Illegal Detention and Imprisonment

  • State Security Division Personnel Embezzled 30,000 Yuan from Ms. Wang Lanying

    Police stormed into Ms. Wu Licui's home on July 31st, 2008. They took away her Falun Gong books as well as other personal property, including a personal bank deposit passbook and 147,900 yuan in cash. In her bank passbook, there was a deposit of 30,000 yuan from practitioner Ms. Wang Lanying. Ms Wang lent the money to Ms. Wu to buy a house. On September 7th, 2008, police arrested Ms. Wang and took her to the Kaijiang County Detention Centre. In order to embezzle the 30,000-yuan bank deposit, State Security Division agents brutally tortured Ms. Wang into falsely confessing that she never lent any money to Ms. Wu. In this way, the State Security Division was able to confiscate the money.
  • Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Dai Chuanyi Sentenced to Three Years in Prison in Chongren County, Jiangxi Province

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Dai Chuanyi is 42 years old and works for the Hongrang Development Bureau in Chongren County. Chongren County police broke into his home at 10:00 a.m. on November 11th, 2008. They arrested Dai Chuanyi and his wife as well as another couple who was visiting the Dai household at the time. They took lots of Falun Gong materials and sentenced Dai Chuanyi to three years in prison at the end of March 2009.
  • Recent Crimes Committed by Officials in Zhucheng City, Shandong Province

    On March 30th-31th, 2009, the Zhucheng City Municipal Committee, along with the Political and Judiciary Committee, the 610 Office, and officers from the Zhucheng City Police Department, arrested over 20 practitioners in their local area. In 2008, over twenty practitioners in Zhucheng City were sentenced to forced labour, and several have been detained. Ms. Liu Xiumei from Shunwang Street was tortured to death at a local detention centre. Ms. Wang Jinxiu from the Dianzi District was forced to jump from a third story window and suffered compound fractures in her legs.
  • Seventy-three Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Mengyin County, Shandong Province

    From November 20th, 2008 to March 31st, 2009, police from the Mengyin County, Shandong Province made frequent arrests of Falun Gong practitioners. According to incomplete statistics, at least 73 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested. The police harassed, confiscated property, arrested, and brutally tortured Falun Gong practitioners starting on November 20th, 2008. They also deceived and threatened the practitioners' family members and extorted money from them.
  • Changchun Court Forces Practitioner's Defence Lawyer to Break His Contract

    In April, the Chinese Communist Party Court and Judiciary Department in the Nanguan District of Changchun City, Jilin Province, notified the family of 54-year-old Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Gao Shuyu of her court date. A year ago she was arrested and has been detained ever since. At the same time, the authorities forced the lawyer that Ms. Gao's family had hired to break his contract with her family. The lawyer told the family that he was under severe pressure and was not allowed to defend those who practise Falun Gong.
  • Ms. Qi Shuyan Arrested Again for Raising Awareness about the Persecution in Heilongjiang Province

    Ms. Qi Shuyan, a 53 year old woman, who has been arrested and detained at the Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp several times since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started to persecute Falun Gong in 1999. In the camp the police forced practitioners to sit on little stools which were very uncomfortable and watch anti-Falun Gong propaganda shows on TV from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. If any practitioner closed their eyes, their detention time would be extended. On April 25th, 2009, Ms. Qi Shuyan went out and distributed Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution. She was arrested by police and is now detained at the Detention Centre.
  • Why Must This Two-Year Old Suffer?

    Yu Jialiang is the two-year-old daughter of Beijing Falun Gong practitioners Yu Ping and Zhao Yumin. Little Jialiang should be living a happy and peaceful life with her loving family, but in the past year, she has witnessed the unjust arrest of both her parents. Her father was sent to Beijing Tuanhe Forced Labour Camp and her mother to Women’s Forced Labour Camp in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. Now she suffers in a broken family without parents to care for her. According to incomplete statistics, from the end of 2007 to June 30th, 2008, more than 8037 Falun Gong practitioners were detained or arrested, especially in Beijing, including Jialiang’s parents.
  • Mr. Sun Yubin Detained for Seven Years and Now Arrested Again

    Mr. Sun Yubin, 46, has been arrested and detained repeatedly since July 20th, 1999, spending a total of seven years in confinement. He has been subjected to torture and brainwashing many times and has developed a mental disorder. His son has had to drop out of school to help make ends meet. On March 26th, 2009, Mr. Sun was arrested again for promoting Falun Gong and has not been released. The authorities from the detention centre, the police patrol, and the state security division have refused to take responsibility for processing his release. Meanwhile, his entire family is suffering greatly due to his absence and the uncertainty of his condition.
  • Mr. Dai Guoyu from Laixi City, Shandong Province Is Sentenced

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Dai Guoyu was arrested and persecuted by the local 610 Office and police department on July 30th, 2008. Under the direction of 610 Office personnel Wang Jianzhi and Shen Tao, Mr. Dai was given a three-year sentence. Mr. Dai's daughter, Dai Jin, and his wife approached the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel and requested his release many times, but Shen Tao and others shifted the responsibility and cursed at them. The police even created false evidence to frame Mr. Dai.
  • Mr. Chen Handong Arrested and Tortured

    On April 4th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Chen Handong was arrested while he was waiting for a train. The policemen claimed he was a escaped convict. They then detained Handong in the Qingdao Road Detention Centre. There he started a hunger strike to protest such persecution. National security officials tied him to an "iron chair" and put him on trial. Three police interrogation teams of two in each team questioned Handong continually. They did not allow him any sleep. Handong continued his hunger strike and refused to answer any questions. The policemen had to send Handong to the hospital four times because he was suffering from severe dehydration. Each time he returned from the hospital, they continued to torture him.
  • Ms. Tao Wei, Practitioner from Jixian County, Heilongjiang Province, Arrested for the Fifth Time

    On the morning of April, 23rd, 2009, Ms. Tao Wei was reported to the local police station while she was talking to people about Falun Gong. As a result, she was arrested by the local 610 Office and then detained at the Jixian County Detention Centre. Since July 20th, 1999, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began publicly persecuting Falun Gong, Ms. Tao Wei had been brutally persecuted numerous times for her firmly held beliefs. She has been arrested five times and detained at a forced labour camp twice. Once she almost lost her life when she was punitively force-fed.
  • Numerous Practitioners' Homes Ransacked in Tangshan City, Hebei Province

    Recently, the Domestic Security Division and city police departments worked together on a series of persecution incidents against Falun Gong practitioners. On April 9th, 2009, in a joint effort with the Airport Road Police Station, officers ransacked the home of Ms. Xia Shuying. They confiscated large quantities of personal items and arrested her. On April 10th, police ransacked Ms. Liang Feng's home. They took Ms. Liang's son's computer.
  • Hubei Province: Practitioner Mr. Du Ziguo Sentenced to Eight Years

    In June 2008, practitioner Mr. Du Ziguo was posting leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong near Baihu Township in Huangmei County, Hubei Province. Someone reported him and he was arrested by police. On January 14th, 2009, he was given an eight-year sentence by the Huangmei County Court. Mr. Du Ziguo appealed the verdict, but the Huanggang City Intermediate Court ignored Mr. Du's request to hire a lawyer and upheld the original sentence without ever holding a trial. Mr. Du Ziguo is now being detained at an undisclosed location.
  • Fourteen Practitioners Arrested in Jinzhou City on April 17th

    On April 17th, 2009, the Jinzhou City Police Department, Anti-cult Association, Guta District Political and Judicial Directory, Guta District Police Department and the 610 Office, Tienan Police Station, and Zhongtun Police Station collaborated to arrest fourteen practitioners. They are all currently detained in the Guta District Police Department. Police also broke into practitioner Li Yuxia's home and ransacked it on April 17th. They arrested Ms. Li and her daughter Qi Lin, and took them to Guta District Police Department for interrogation. The three were released later that day.
  • The Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Lu Qiqi and his Family in Wuhan City, Hubei Province

    On March 31st, 2009, while Ms. Li Shihong was coming home a group of people suddenly appeared and took her away. Two hours earlier, Ms. Song, Ms. Li's mother was also arrested. Three months prior, Mr. Lu Qiqi, Ms. Li's husband was also arrested. After Ms. Li was taken away security police went to her 12-year-old son's class and pressured him to tell them who had been in contact with his mother.