Torture
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Criminals in Shayang Forced Labour Camp Ordered to Beat Falun Gong Practitioners
2009-12-02
On September 27th, 2009, four practitioners from Xiangfan, Hubei Province, were arrested by police in the Domestic Security Division. They were taken to the Shayang Forced Labour Camp. Officials there put them in solitary confinement, torturing them every day. Several of Mr. Kong's teeth were knocked out. Mr. Cheng's leg was beaten so badly that he developed a limp, and Mr. Zhang's back was injured. -
A Mother Writes to Her Son from Prison
2009-12-01My son, how are you doing? Time flies. It's been seven years since I was taken away from you. You were a boy back then. Now you are a bright and sophisticated college student. I'm so glad! The electric net and the high wall separate me from you. I can only walk towards you in my dream, bringing you my firm belief in truth. One night when you were fifteen years old, we were suddenly awoken from our sleep. Policemen broke into our apartment and searched our home and took me away. Since then, I haven't been back home. I was worried then about the hundreds of Falun Gong books in our home. You were so clever that you took a few with you every day on your way to school and passed the precious materials on to fellow practitioners. -
Officials from the Laishui Police Station Steal a Family's Life Savings and Then Abduct and Beat their Victims
2009-12-01On October 7th, 2009, officials in Laishui County, Hebei Province, broke into Mr. Li Dezhi's home and took his bank deposit certificates worth seventy thousand yuan as well as cash. When Mr. Li's wife tried to stop them, she was badly beaten. They detained Ms. Liu with the practitioners arrested from other villages that evening. The woman official watched them, didn't let them use the toilet, and gave them a wooden pail to urinate in. She kept on cursing Falun Gong and didn't give them anything to eat. -
Torture Methods Used in Jilin Prison: Knockout Drugs and Rape
2009-12-01Guards at Jilin Prison ordered inmates to dope Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Wenfeng with knockout drugs and rape him. This practice has continued for more than a year. The inmates claim, "These are all prison management's ideas." Previously, in September 2008, Zhang Wenfeng had a headache and felt weak after he awoke, and found that there was a needle hole on the right side of his lower back. Mr. Zhang suspected that he had been injected by other inmates while sleeping, and reported the incident to the guard right away. He requested a physical exam at the prison hospital. The doctor just looked at him and said, "It's not a needle hole." Mr. Zhang requested a physical exam but was refused. -
Persecution Suffered by Ms. Wang Hongxia from Anyue County, Sichuan Province
2009-12-01Ms. Wang Hongxia, a teacher in Anyue County, Sichuan Province, was sentenced to forced labour on two separate occasions, for a total of five years. In December 1999, when she found out that the governor of Sichuan Province was coming to Anyue County for an inspection tour, she decided to hold up a banner in front of the County Government Office to protest the persecution of Falun Gong. As a result, she was sentenced to two years at the notorious Nanmusi Women's Forced Labour Camp. Later again she was taken to the Nanmusi Women's Forced Labour Camp and kept there for two and a half years. She was forced to stand still all day and night given only two to three hours of sleep a day and beaten frequently and tortured on a "tiger bench". -
Mr. Yang Yuxin Tortured to Death, His Wife, Ms. Zhen Haiyan, Arrested Three Times
2009-11-30Ms. Zhen Haiyan's husband was Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Yang Yuxin. They were married on May 1st, 2007. One month later, they were both arrested. In August of 2007, Mr. Yang was tortured to death. Ms. Zhen was also tortured so badly that she could not take care of herself. On November 6th, 2009, four policemen jumped over a fence into the yard of another Falun Gong practitioner, Ms. Wang Guilan, and then broke into the house. Without legal documents, they held Ms. Wang's daughter and Ms. Zhen Haiyan on the ground hitting and kicking them, before taking them by force to Dayangshu Town Police Station. -
Older Practitioner Ms. Li Caiping from Yuyao City, Zhejiang Province, Again Sentenced to Prison
2009-11-30Ms. Li Caiping, 52, was secretly handed a four-and-a-half-year prison term on October 20th, 2009, for the second time. Ms. Li was also arrested on October 18th, 2005, for hanging a banner reading "Falun Gong is good." She was given a three-year prison term in November 2005 and sent to the Zhejiang Province Women's Prison. Eight inmates tortured her for ten straight days. They beat her, banged her head against the wall, and kicked her genital area. Ms. Li was tortured so badly that she became emaciated and was in low spirits. -
Mr. Xie Yujun, Mr. Chen Shenghui, and Ms. Wen Chunru Arrested
2009-11-30Mr. Xie Yujun, Mr. Chen Shengjun, and a woman practitioner from Xingning City, Guangdong Province, were arrested on the evening of October 27th, 2009, in Wuhua County. All three practitioners are currently held at the Wuhua County Detention Centre. In addition, Ms. Wen Chunru was arrested on November 1st, 2009. Her whereabouts is unknown. Police went to the kindergarten that Mr. Xie Yujun's daughter attended. They found his daughter's teacher and then lied to the six-year-old girl, saying that her teacher wished to visit her family. The innocent girl did not know it was a hoax and led the deceivers to her home. The police yelled to Mr. Xie's wife, "If you don't open the door, we will pry it open. You have to open the door for us anyway." The police broke open the door and charged in. -
Mass Arrests of Falun Gong Prior to Communist Anniversary
2009-11-30The Chinese communist regime not only tightened security before its 60th anniversary celebration, but also arrested Falun Gong practitioners around the country. At least 70 cases of arbitrary arrest and detention were recorded by the mainland China section of Minghui.net, a Falun Gong website which receives extensive first-hand reports of persecution cases. Public Security Bureaus in many areas searched the homes of many practitioners, taking personal belongings and detaining many in labour camps. In one case, a three-year-old girl was detained along with her mother. The wave of arrests reported occurred between Sept. 23rd and Sept. 28th. -
Shapingba District Police in Chongqing City Have Tortured Many Falun Gong Practitioners to Death
2009-11-29On April 15th, 2006, Mr. Zhang was talking about Falun Gong to a group of workers at a construction site when police officers arrested him and immediately took him to Baihelin Detention Centre, where he was tortured for four and a half months. On August 29th, his son went to the detention centre to visit him and found his father was on the verge of death. He was hooked up to an intravenous drip, and was just skin and bones. He could not move or speak. He was catheterised and there was blood in his urine. The detention centre authorities sent him to the local hospital for emergency treatment. Mr. Zhang died on the morning of September 5th, 2006. He was only 56 years old. -
Beijing Practitioner Ms. Liu Wenping Tortured with Unidentified Drugs in Labour Camp
2009-11-29Ms. Liu Wenping, 55, is a Falun Gong practitioner from Beijing. This kind-hearted homemaker has been subjected to brutal persecution by the Chinese Communist Party for her belief in Falun Gong. Between 2002 and 2003, Ms. Liu was persecuted in the Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp, where unidentified drugs were used to torture her. The abuse resulted in severe injury to Ms. Liu's mind and body. The brutal torture frequently put her life in danger, and she was resuscitated several times. Ms. Liu was in critical condition upon her release. -
Ms. Ye Wei from Shenzhen--Ten Years of Persecution Continues
2009-11-29During the past ten years of persecution, Ye Wei has been subjected to physical and mental torture many times. While her physical body has suffered much, her faith in Falun Gong remains strong, a common testament of practitioners withstanding years of torture. Families of persecuted practitioners also suffer, and Ye Wei's family is no exception. The persecution extends to these families as they worry about their loved ones and worry about their own safety under threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). -
Seventy Year-old Practitioner Ms. Liu Ping Arrested
2009-11-29On September 25th, 2009, Ms. Liu Ping, a 70 year-old female practitioner, was arrested at her home by police officers from the county's Public Security Bureau. According to her family, she was sentenced to a forced labour camp for two years. According to Chinese law, any person older than 65 cannot be sentenced in a forced labour camp. This act demonstrates how the Chinese Communist Party doesn't follow its own rule of law. -
Outstanding Teacher Ms. Shi Jinling from Zunhua, Hebei Province, Under Two-Year House Arrest
2009-11-28Ms. Shi Jinling is a teacher in Xingwangzhai Town, Zunhua, Hebei Province. In the past years, she has been persecuted by the school officials and her superiors. Xiao Yongliang, the principal, forced Ms. Shi's husband, Li Jun, a teacher from the Education Office in Xingwangzhai Town, to put his wife under house arrest in October 2007. Li Jun almost choked Ms. Shi to death on June 12th, 2009, and she is currently still under house arrest. -
Wife of Imprisoned Practitioner Cao Xinrui Recounts the Hardships She Now Faces
2009-11-28Mr. Cao Xinrui was arrested by police officers because he practised Falun Gong. He was sentenced to three years in Jidong Prison. Mr. Cao's wife is left alone to support their mentally and physically disabled son and two young daughters. The authorities from her village, township and local administration bureau refuse to acknowledge her situation, as her husband is a Falun Gong practitioner. She took her children to the prison to demand the release of her husband, but the personnel there were very cruel to her. Mr. Cao's wife said: "Since my husband's arrest, my life has become very difficult, having to bring up three children on my own. Especially my son, who can't take care of himself at all. Who will be able to help us?"
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