Illegal Detention and Imprisonment
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Retired Post Office Worker Arrested
2011-11-01
Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Qian Houbao, 68, was arrested on September 28th. A few days later his friends still hadn't found out where he was being held because Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities would not release the information. During the 2011 Chinese New Year, the police went to practitioners' homes one by one to photograph them without their consent. Now, almost all of the practitioners living in Chaoyang residential area have been photographed. When practitioners refused to cooperate with the police, the officers took to hiding near the gate of the residential area or near the practitioners' homes so they could take the photos secretly. -
Ms. Liang Zuorong and Her Sister Arrested in Aershan City, Inner Mongolia
2011-11-01Ms. Liang Zuorong and Ms. Liu Caixia were arrested on September 29th by police. Ms. Liang's sister, Liang Zuojuan, went to see policeman Chen Guodong to reason with him and ask for the return of 5,000 yuan that he extorted from them. Chen refused to admit any wrongdoing, but when Liang Zuojuan said she had two witnesses that saw him take the money, Chen just said, “This is the wrong place to talk about it,” and then left. On October 9th, Chen went to Liang Zuojuan's home eleven police officers and arrested her and her husband. The police ransacked her home but did not find any evidence that she was a Falun Gong practitioner. -
Several Practitioners Arrested in Macheng City, Hubei Province
2011-11-01On October 13th, several police station made a large-scale arrest of Falun Gong practitioners in Macheng City. They sent them to Macheng City Detention Centre. Around 10:00 p.m. someone called for Mr. Zhu Changkui outside of his home and Mr. Zhu's wife opened the door. About a dozen strangers broke into the house. They first seized Mr. Wu Shuangxi, who was visiting at the time, and took him downstairs. They ordered Mr. Zhu and his family not to move or speak. Then they ransacked the house and confiscated Falun Gong books, and other personal belongings. After that, they took Mr. Zhu away. -
Artist Mr. Si Deli Arrested Again, His Elderly Mother Grief-Stricken
2011-10-31Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Si Deli, an Associate Professor at the Shihe District Cultural Centre, was arrested on June 7th, 2011 by police and workplace staff. At present he is still detained at the Xinyang First Detention Centre. Mr. Si's mother, almost 100 years old, was grief stricken after the arrest. Because of practising Falun Gong, Mr. Si has been constantly persecuted by the 610 Office agents and officers from the Domestic Security Division. He was sentenced to forced labour twice and once to prison, where he endured brutal torture. -
Ms. Liu Fangping Forcibly Taken to Brainwashing Centre
2011-10-31On October 10th, police barged into Ms. Liu Fangping's workplace in an attempt to apprehend her. Ms. Liu's superior was opposed to the arrest and criticized the officers in hopes of deterring them. The officers withdrew without carrying out the arrest. On October 12th, the officers once again entered Ms. Liu's workplace with an order from the Political and Judiciary Committee. After pressuring her superior, they forcibly removed Ms. Liu. Ms. Liu was taken to the Wujiahuayuan Brainwashing Centre. Ms. Liu's husband is also being detained in Jinshi Prison. He was sentenced to serve three years detention in 2009. -
The Police Persecutes Talented Practitioners and Sentences them to Additional Prison Terms During Forced Labour
2011-10-30Ms. Wang Chunrong, 65, is CEO of the Xincheng Accounting Firm in Dalian City. After she started practising Falun Gong, her firm didn't falsify accounts, and her employees are upright and have a good relationship. Her firm was highly regarded among clients and her business was on the rise. However, Ms. Wang Chunrong was arrested in August 2007 and Dalian Xincheng Accounting Firm was forcibly closed down. More than 30 practitioners were arrested on the same day. In September 2009, Ms. Wang was sentenced to two years and three months of forced labour and sent to Masanjia Forced Labour Camp in Shenyang City. In December 2009, the police transferred her to Yaojia Detention Centre in Dalian City. She was sentenced to three years in prison there, starting from the day she was taken to Yaojia Detention Centre. All the previous dates she had been detained didn't count. -
Ms. Zhao Baoli Is Innocent but the Court Refuses to Release Her Fearing Reprisal from 610 Office
2011-10-30Shuangqiao District Procuratorate in Chengde City, Hebei Province pressed charges against Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhao Baoli for producing Falun Gong DVDs and information materials. The court tried her three times, but failed to convict her. However, intimidated by the Chengde City 610 office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong), the court is afraid to release her. -
Two Sisters Sentenced to Chatou Forced Labour Camp
2011-10-27Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Zhang Xiaoling and Ms. Zhang Yueqi were arrested by police on August 3rd, 2011. The older sister, Zhang Xiaoling, was sentenced to two years in Chatou Forced Labour Camp and the younger sister, Zhang Yueqi, was sentenced to one year in the same camp. Zhang Yueqi is only 16 years old. Their mother has not been allowed to visit them. -
Jing County Teacher Mr. Liu Jinqiang and his Wife Arrested--Their Home Ransacked by Police
2011-10-26Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liu Jinqiang drove a three-wheeled motorcycle with his wife, Ms. Wang Jing, and their friend, Ms. Zhao Jinrui, into Dezhou City to go shopping on September 20th. When they were on their way home after shopping, they were followed and stopped by four police vehicles. Many plainclothes police officers got out of the four vehicles and forcibly took Mr. Liu Jinqiang, Ms. Wang Jing, and Ms. Zhao Jinrui to their vehicles. A villager who witnessed the incident said, “Mr. Liu Jinqiang ran a few steps but he was caught and then handcuffed by the police. The police also pulled Ms. Wang Jing by the head and dragged her into a vehicle.” Ms. Wang is detained in the Dezhou Detention Centre. The police also confiscated what they had just purchased in Dezhou City, which cost over ten thousand yuan. -
Court Fails to Inform the Family of Mr. Li Huosheng of His Trial
2011-10-25Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Huosheng, 53 was arrested on April 20th, 2011. More than 30 people broke into Mr. Li's home, searched it everywhere and took a computer, a printer, and all his Falun Gong books. Mr. Li was covertly tried on September 27th. Court officials didn't inform his family, so they could not attend the court proceedings. -
Beijing's Haidian Court Sentences Ms. Wang Fuling Without Notifying Her Family
2011-10-24On June 25th, 2010, while practitioner Ms. Wang Fuling was posting signs exposing the persecution of Falun Gong in the Shuguang residential area in Haidian district, she was spotted by Hu Xuejun, a policeman from the Shuguang Police Station. Hu called the security of the residential district. Together they arrested Ms. Wang and took her to the Wanshousi Police Station. Later, Ms. Wang was detained in the Haidian Detention Centre. One month later, she was transferred to the Beijing Detention Centre. The next month, she was transferred back to the Haidian Detention Centre. During this period of time, her family was never allowed to visit her. -
Fuzhou Domestic Security Division Agents Arrest Many Falun Gong Practitioners
2011-10-24On September 16th, 2009, police officers arrested retired teachers Falun Gong practitioners Fan Kejuan and Wang Xiuqin, who were in their seventies, and ransacked their homes. They not only took Fan Kejuan's computer and printer, but also her husbands computer which he used to conduct scientific research. They were held in Fuzhou No. 2 Detention Centre, and Fan Kejuan was sentenced to three years and held in Fujian Women's Prison. Wang Xiuqin was held for one year before sentencing her to three years in prison with five years' of probation. After she returned home in September 2010, she was frequently harassed by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) thugs. -
Firsthand Account: Ms. Li Qiongying, in Her Sixties, Sentenced after Refusing to Bear False Witness Against Another Practitioner
2011-10-23When Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Qiongying was arrested, police asked Ms. Li to acknowledge getting Falun Gong fliers from a deceased practitioner's home. They said, “Cooperate with this, and we will immediately take you home in a police car.” I clearly told them, “My conscience won't allow it. I'd rather die.” Zeng punched me in the face, and I fell to the ground. She was subsequently tortured by the director of the First Division of Xianyou County Police Department, Zeng Jinxiong, and sentenced to six and a half years in prison. -
Former Deputy Secretary of Laishui County, Hebei Province Arrested Again
2011-10-23Several police officers knocked on the door of Falun Gong practitioner Liu Jinying's home at 9:00 p.m. on October 8th, pretending that they were there to inspect the water meter. They questioned Liu Jinying about where she had been, while making a record of what she said, and then took her away. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. Liu Jinying was previously sentenced to serve a five year jail term by a Laishui County Court because she practised Falun Gong. She refused to write a guarantee statement renouncing the practice, and she was brutally tortured in prison to the point of mental disorder. -
Ms. Liu Wei Sentenced to Prison for Talking to People about Falun Gong
2011-10-23Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liu Wei was arrested by police on September 17th, and sentenced to four years and six months in prison. She is currently detained at the Changchun Women's Prison. At around midnight on July 24th, 2009, Ms. Liu was arrested the first time for talking to some people in Ji'an to raise their awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution. The Toudaogou Police arrested her and sent her to the Ji'an Detention Centre, where Ms. Liu was tortured to the point that she contracted a serious blood disease. She was later released due to her illness.
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