Torture
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The Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioner Wei Liping in Hailin, Heilongjiang Province
2010-11-20
During the past ten years of persecution against Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Wei Liping has been repeatedly arrested and detained. She was sentenced to five years in Harbin Prison. During this time, she was repeatedly beaten and tortured, and was in critical condition several times. She went on a hunger strike to plead her innocence and request her release. She was force-fed with gruel mixed with a large amount of salt by guards, which caused her to cough profusely. She coughed up blood for several months afterwards. -
Ms. Rong Xiuzhen Detained in Shijiazhuang Detention Centre for Over Two Years
2010-11-20On July 4th, 2008, the police from Jian'an Police Station in Shijiazhuang City, led by Xue Jianjun, came to Ms. Rong Xiuzhen's home. Her mother and sister were visiting and her daughter was home on summer break from school. They ransacked her home and confiscated a DVD burner, over 3,000 yuan and other personal belongings. Then they arrested Ms. Rong, her sister and her daughter and brought them to the police station. During the same evening, Ms. Rong was sent to the Shijiazhuang City First Detention Centre. -
71-Year-Old Mr. Qian Jierong Sentenced to Forced Labour
2010-11-19Mr. Qian Jierong, 71, has been arrested several times since the persecution of Falun Gong started in July 1999. In November 2006, Mr. Qian was arrested for distributing materials about the persecution of Falun Gong, and was sentenced to one year of forced labour. During his detention at Jinxing Police Station in the Nanchang District of Wuxi, Mr. Qian was beaten so badly that he lost his hearing and some of his teeth were knocked out. He was mentally traumatised, and he sometimes screamed out of fear during the night. Mr. Qian was arrested again in 2008, and was detained at Wuxi 2nd Detention Centre again. Five police officers broke into Mr. Qian's home and arrested him on August 27th, 2010. Some of them kicked the door open, while others broke in through the windows. -
Ms. Jiang Wenling's Husband Experiences the Wonders of Falun Gong; Shanghai Police Sentence Her to Forced Labour
2010-11-19Ms. Jiang Wenling used to have multiple illnesses and her husband had been in a coma from being ill. The couple became completely healthy after practising Falun Gong. After Ms. Jiang told people about the wonders of Falun Gong and exposed the persecution, she was arrested by Shanghai police and sentenced to one year of forced labour. -
Falun Gong Practitioners Relentlessly Persecuted Under the "Healthy Influence of Education"
2010-11-19Under the facade of kindness, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has come up with a new method of persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. In September 2010, the police held a "Legal System Education Session" (actually a brainwashing centre) to "transform" [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] Falun Gong practitioners. They used a method called the "Healthy Influence of Education." Living conditions are slightly improved than a detention centre, however, the fundamental objective is still the same-- the authorities still try all means to force Falun Gong practitioners to write statements to give up practising Falun Gong, and they threaten to send practitioners to detention centres and to sentence them to prison if they refuse to co-operate. -
Persecution Experience of Ms. Zhao Hongli from Tonghua, Jilin Province
2010-11-19On the evening of July 24th, 2009, I was arrested along with several other fellow practitioners by police while we were delivering information about Falun Gong. About six plainclothes officers arrived in two police cars, and did not provide any identification. Four of us were taken to the police station, and then interrogated separately. During my interrogation, the policemen cursed at me, humiliated me, kicked my legs, and cursed Falun Gong. After that, we were handcuffed to each other and not permitted to lie down or close our eyes. They made loud sounds to startle us when any of us closed our eyes. We were tormented this way for the entire night. On the second day, we were transferred to the Ji'an Detention Centre. -
Ms. Lin Jianhua Dies after Being Repeatedly Harassed
2010-11-18Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Lin Jianhua had been repeatedly harassed for her belief by the local 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) and was held twice at the Hewan Forced Labour Camp. Ms. Lin was tortured in the camp. Guards forced her to stand seven days without moving. Blood dripped down her legs to the ground. They did not allow her to wash. Her feet swelled. The guards ordered unknown drugs put into her drinking water. Her tongue felt numb after drinking. She died at the age of 46 on May 23rd, 2010. -
Details of 72-Year-Old Ms. Cheng Ke's Death Due to Persecution
2010-11-18Ms. Cheng Ke died after being force-fed in the Hexi District Public Security Bureau Detention Centre in 2004. A witness recounts: "Guards force-fed Ms. Cheng and brought her to our cell. She asked many times, in a weak voice, 'I am thirsty, I need water.' Nobody dared to give her water, fearing retaliation from the guards. At around noon, we were told that Ms. Cheng had died. The next day, guard Zhang called together the inmates and warned them, 'You will say that she died of a heart attack; not one of you will say what happened. If you do, you can forget about going home.'" -
Mr. Wu Zuqiang and His Son from Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province Arrested Again
2010-11-18Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Wu Zuqiang and his son Mr. Wu Xianjin were taken to a brainwashing facility in Maoming City. The sign outside the facility reads "Law Education School." Local Political and Judiciary Committee officials dispatched officers in 11 vehicles to surround Mr. Wu's residence before making the arrest and ransacking his home. Mr. Wu's relatives went to the Gaozhou Police Department to demand the unconditional release of their loved ones and the return of confiscated personal belongings, but were denied entry to the police department. Mr. Wu and his son were previously subjected to frequent persecution. -
An Open Letter to Expose the Persecution of My Parents by Law Enforcement Authorities
2010-11-18My parents are Falun Gong practitioners. On September 29th, 2009, dozens of police officers broke into our house. They arrested my parents and confiscated personal computers, a TV, and other items. My father was detained at the Shuangyang Third Detention Centre in Changchun, and my mother was detained at the Tiebei Police Hospital. My older sister and I have been making every effort to appeal for my parents' release. Each time we went to the police department or court to appeal, officials turned us away without justification. When we went to the hospital to visit our mother, we were first denied entry and then asked to pay bribes. -
Kindergarten Teacher in Her Sixties Tortured at the Fujian Women's Prison
2010-11-17Ms. Zuo Xiuyun has been arrested and sentenced to prison twice, in 2000 and 2004, since the Chinese Communist Party banned Falun Gong eleven years ago, simply because she believed in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She was held at the Fujian Provincial Women's Prison for nine years, where she was brutally tortured. She recounts her experience of persecution: "Several officers cuffed my hands and hung me from the iron window bars. I had to stand on my toes, otherwise it would be extremely painful because the handcuffs were cutting into my flesh. The pain was excruciating. I still have the scars on my wrists." -
Account of Persecution Suffered by Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zhao Gaorong from Wuhan City
2010-11-17I was jailed in the Baibuting Detention Centre in May 2005. I started a hunger strike to protest the persecution, and five guards force-fed me. They also injected me with unknown drugs, which caused serious pain all over my body. Later, officer Qin Jin from the Huaqiao Police Station took me to the Dongxihu Detention Centre. The centre's doctor injected a high-concentration salt water solution into me, making my stomach feel like it was on fire; they didn't allow me to drink water. -
Lawyer Offers Spirited Defence of Ms. Li Yanling in Tangshan City Court
2010-11-17On October 21st, 2010, a court in Leting County, Tangshan City opened a session for Ms. Li Yanling, who had been persecuted for nearly half a year. Lawyer Jin Guanghong from Beijing defended her innocence against hundreds of unreasonable questions from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) court. Li Yanling explained the facts about Falun Gong in the courtroom, and a DVD which helped do this was played during the session. Li Yanling was arrested by police in May because she follows Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, the principles of Falun Gong. -
Dadong District Police Department in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Conspires with the Procuratorate and the Court to Frame Practitioner Mr. Dong Xinran
2010-11-17On February 27th, 2010, police arrested practitioner Mr. Dong Xinran while he was working at a petrol station and took him to Dongling District Detention Centre. On March 18th, the Procuratorate issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Dong Xinran after the fact. On August 13th, the Dadong District Court conducted a hearing. The prosecutor claimed that Mr. Dong Xinran talked to Liu Shucheng about Falun Gong when he refuelled his car at the petrol station on February 25th, 2010. Mr. Dong's defence lawyer provided the shift records for February 25th from the petrol station, which showed that Mr. Dong was not on duty that day. However, Judge Jin Chengrui simply ignored the evidence. -
Mr. Guo Qingan and His Wife Sentenced to Prison
2010-11-16On September 30th, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Nie Shumei, 51 years old, and her husband, Mr. Guo Qingan were sentenced to prison, Ms. Hie to nine years and Mr. Guo to six, by the Jinshantun District Court. Previously, in detention, Ms. Nie and Mr. Guo Qingan were tortured with "Carrying a Sword on the Back" (The victim's hands are tied behind his back with one hand over the shoulder and the other hand against the lower back. A great deal of force is used to pull the two hands toward one another and then they are handcuffed together), the Iron Chair, brutal beatings, and other methods.
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