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Torn Apart by the Persecution: Wife Recently Arrested after 13 Years on the Run, Husband Still Serving a 20-Year Sentence
2014-06-03
Ms. Xiao Yanhong and Mr. Li Wenming met through their mutual practice of Falun Gong and were married in July 1999. But their newly-wedded joy was rapidly crushed as the Communist regime began to persecute Falun Gong that very month. Little did they know that they would not see each other after that, for 12 years and still going. Mr. Li was arrested in September 2002 due to his efforts to inform people of the facts about Falun Gong through tapping into the cable TV network. He was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment and is still being held in Lanzhou Prison. -
The Hidden Truth: Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Li Zhiqin Was Beaten to Death
2014-06-03Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Zhiqin died on September 12th, 2007. His death was a result of being violently abused by officers from the police department and Domestic Security Division, who broke into his home. Mr. Li's family asked for compensation, but the Ningjin Police Department repeatedly fabricated information to hide the real cause of Mr. Li's death. -
Mother Distraught as Son Is Seriously Ill from Torture
2014-06-02Mr. Zhang Jinku's mother was overwhelmed by sadness and pain when she saw her son. She broke down in tears when she saw how he was extremely weak and listless after enduring a year of torture in prison. Mr. Zhang's mother and his wife travelled to Hulan Prison on the afternoon of April 14th, 2014. After a long wait, they were finally allowed to see him. Mr. Zhang was wheeled to the visiting room. He got up, with the aid of two inmates, and walked slowly to the viewing window. His face looked dull and lifeless. His mouth opened involuntarily and his tongue hung out. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhu Jinrui's Suspicious Death in Bei'an Prison
2014-06-02Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhu Jinrui was serving a four-year prison term at Bei'an Prison when he passed away on May 6th, 2014. He was sentenced to prison in April 2013. His family was notified that he had died of a sudden heart attack. When his wife and several relatives went to the prison, they saw traces of blood around his mouth. During the whole process at the prison, the guards and prison officials were closely monitoring them. While overcome with grief, Mr. Zhu's family members were deceived into agreeing with the prison's arrangement to have his body cremated immediately without further investigation. -
Police Official: “You Can't Do Anything, Even If I Beat You to Death”
2014-06-02Officers from the Chaoyang County Police Department actively persecute Falun Gong practitioners. Before sensitive dates, they arrest and harass practitioners, and extort money from them. Police broke into the home of Ms. Zhang Xiufang on April 25th, 2014. They confiscated her computer, printer, and more than 1,000 yuan in cash. Ms. Zhang and her husband, who is not a practitioner, were arrested and taken to the police station for interrogation. -
Brainwashing Centres Continue Former Labour Camps’ Role in the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2014-06-02Although the labour camp system in China has been closed down, the systematic persecution of prisoners of conscience, especially Falun Gong practitioners, continues in China to this day. Brainwashing centres have taken the place of labour camps and have become the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) primary locations where Falun Gong practitioners are incarcerated and tortured. In March and April 2014, forty-seven practitioners in Beijing were arrested and held in brainwashing centres. One practitioner was tortured to death in custody. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhu Jinrui's Suspicious Death in Bei'an Prison
2014-05-29Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhu Jinrui was sentenced to a four-year prison term in April 2013 at Bei'an Prison. He passed away on May 6th, 2014. His family was notified that he had died of a sudden heart attack. When his wife and several relatives went to the prison, they saw traces of blood around his mouth. While overcome with grief, Mr. Zhu's family members were deceived into agreeing with the prison's arrangement to have his body cremated immediately without further investigation. -
Ms. Wang Qifang Detained for More Than a Year, Her Helpless Family Desperately Need Her
2014-05-28Ms. Wang Qifang, a Falun Gong practitioner from Weifang City, was arrested by police. She has been held in the Weifang Detention Centre for more than a year, and her paralysed husband, 8-year-old daughter, and mother-in-law in her 80s have no one to care for them. Two months ago, Ms. Wang's family was notified that she would be tried and that she would be home in two weeks. Two months have now passed, and she is still being held. -
Author Dr. Yan Mingxia Arrested for Promoting Traditional Chinese Culture
2014-05-28Dr. Yan Mingxia, Deputy Division Officer of the Guangdong Province Union Association and an associate researcher in Ethnic Studies at Guizhou Ethnic University, was arrested by police in Guangzhou City on May 2nd, 2014 for introducing to others her Shen Yun Performing Arts DVD. Her computer and personal belongings were taken, and she has been detained in the Liwan District Detention Centre. Shen Yun Performing Arts, a New York-based classical Chinese dance company, aims to revive 5,000 years of Chinese culture through performing arts. Dr. Yan strives to promote traditional Chinese culture. Her efforts to promote Shen Yun drew the attention of the Chinese Communist Party, which led to her being arrested. -
Ms. Yang Chunling Dies as a Result of Torture and Abuse for Tapping into a TV Network to Broadcast Falun Gong Programmes
2014-05-25Falun Gong stories are the most intensively censored information by the Chinese communist regime since it banned the practice. Ms. Yang Chunling defied this censorship by tapping into a cable television network and playing a video about the regime's infamous history and its persecution of Falun Gong. She recently paid the ultimate price for having the courage to overcome the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s censorship and telling people about the goodness of Falun Gong. The CCP authorities found her and arrested her soon after the broadcast. The police viciously beat her and sentenced her to 7 years in prison. She passed away on April 2, 2014, one year after her release. -
Ms. Yang Shifen Dies in Fujian Province Two Days after Being Released, Six More Practitioners Arrested
2014-05-25One of the more than 10 practitioners arrested earlier this year in Fujian Province, Ms. Yang Shifen from Shishi City, died on March 9th, 2014, two days after being released from a detention centre. The large-scale, province-wide arrests have not eased, as six more Falun Gong practitioners were recently arrested. Ms. Yang Shifeng had been repeatedly harassed by local Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the past few years. Her home was ransacked multiple times and her eldest daughter has also been arrested. -
Mother Dies, Daughter Who Suffered a Mental Collapse Due to Torture Now on Her Own
2014-05-25Ms. Hu Fengying, 65, died on May 6th, 2014, after experiencing long-term persecution for practising Falun Gong. Ms. Hu was arrested, then held at a detention centre and a brainwashing centre. She later became paralysed. She succumbed to the tremendous pressure and died. Her daughter, who suffered a mental collapse due to torture, is now on her own. -
Sixty Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested for Distributing Shen Yun DVDs
2014-05-20According to statistics from the Minghui website, there have been about 40 arrest cases since February 2014, involving over 60 Falun Gong practitioners who were arrested for distributing Shen Yun DVDs. Shen Yun, a New York-based performing arts company whose mission is to promote Chinese traditional culture, has been very popular overseas since its inception in 2006. Audiences of different nationalities, beliefs, and ages, have been deeply moved by the beauty and charm that Shen Yun imparts. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities have systematically destroyed China's traditional culture since the regime took control of China in 1949. -
Primary School Teacher Ms. Zhou Zequn Dies as a Result of Persecution
2014-05-20Retired teacher Ms. Zhou Zequn, 70, died as a result of torture on May 2nd, 2014. She had been sentenced to a four-year prison term at Chongqing Women's Prison in 2011, due to her belief in Falun Gong. Ms. Zhou's family was notified by prison guards on February 18th, 2014, to come and take her home. They family found out that Ms. Zhou had been tortured. She could no longer walk and had blood in her urine and stools. She had also been injected with unidentified drugs that destroy the central nervous system. She had lost her memory and could no longer recognize any words. -
Documenting the Bizarre Trial of Mr. Li Shujun in the Xingcheng City Court
2014-05-20Practitioner Mr. Li Shujun was arrested on August 24th, 2013, by police. His home was ransacked. His telephone had been bugged and monitored prior to his arrest. On the day of the trial, March 28th, 2014, it the court lobby, security checkpoint staff asked if anyone was a Falun Gong practitioner, and, if so, that person would not be admitted. During the trial when the judge and prosecutor spoke, the speaker volume was loud and clear. When Mr. Li and his lawyer spoke, the volume was abnormally low. In the end, the court did not allow any time for debate as is usual for such cases, nor was the verdict announced.
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