Brainwashing, Illegal Detention and Imprisonment, Inside the Labour Camps, Individual Accounts, 6-10 Office

  • Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Liu Yanlei and Her Husband Detained

    On the afternoon of May 13th, 2012, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liu Yanlei was reported while she was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong around the Hongjialou Cathedral. She was arrested by officers from the Dongfeng Police Station. That same night, Ms. Liu's husband, Mr. Zhang Guangping, was also arrested. Husband and wife are currently held at two different detention centres.
  • Several Falun Gong Practitioners Detained in Yuanbaoshan District, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

    Several Falun Gong practitioners from the Yuanbaoshan District in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, were arrested in mid-April 2012. They have been detained for over a month. The Yuanbaoshan District authorities are planning to persecute them further. Ms. Wang Fenghuan and Ms. Cui Cuixia were arrested by a police officer under orders from the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) on the afternoon of April 13th, while they were explaining the facts about Falun Gong to people.
  • Alumnus Calls for Doctor's Exoneration

    Ms. Chen Jing is my college friend and a Falun Gong practitioner. She was born in 1979. She was accepted into Jiamusi University’s Medical College in 1998 and upon graduation became a doctor in Jiamusi Central Hospital. Bowing to police pressure, the hospital fired her after she accompanied a child to visit his parents, who were detained for their belief. Despite experiencing brutal persecution, Ms. Chen's faith in Falun Gong is unshaken. When we met recently, she spoke with a calm demeanor, and even with a grin on her face.
  • Retired Nurse Ms. Chen Jiurong Arrested

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Chen Jiurong, 67, from Shenyang City, Liaoning Province was arrested in May 2012, by police, who also ransacked her home. On the morning of May 10th, Ms. Chen's family went to the police station to demand her release, but the officers said that Ms. Chen had been transferred to Shenyang City Detention Centre at 3:00 a.m. that morning.
  • Four Elderly Practitioners in Shandong Province Arrested

    Four practitioners from Chenbei Village in Shandong Province were arrested at their homes by police on April 16th, 2012. Those arrested were Jiang Yuwen, 64, Zhang Wangming, 65, Jiang Huaizhen, around 60, and Liu Guanglei, 70. At no time during the arrests or incarceration were proper procedures followed. After Jiang Huaizhen was arrested, she suffered a fall and she was completely unable to move her right leg. Over night her leg became extremely swollen and developed several blisters. The police managed to extort 5,000 yuan from her family before setting her free.
  • Ms. Huang Youfeng, 60, from Nanan District, Chongqing City Placed on Trial

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Huang Youfeng, 60, was reported by someone when she was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong and was arrested by the police. Ms. Huang was taken to the patrol officer's office, then to the detention centre. Due to high blood pressure, Ms. Huang was released and is now under residential surveillance. The Procuratorate of Nan'an District placed her on trial on May 7th, 2012.
  • Ms. Zhang Yanling and Her Husband from Dunhua City, Jilin Province Arrested by 610 Office Agents

    Ms. Zhang Yanling was informed by her manager at work on April 6th, that she was to meet an officer from the Jilin Province 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong). She politely declined. The next morning, Ms. Zhang was arrested at work and was then taken to a brainwashing centre. Her husband, Mr. Wang Yongqiang, was later arrested and taken to a brainwashing centre after he questioned the Domestic Security Division about the situation.
  • Mr. Li Xuangang from Changsha County, Hunan Province Arrested at Work, Current Whereabouts Unknown

    On April 9th, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Xuangang went to work and was arrested by police officers from the 610 Offices (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) of Changsha County, Hunan Province and Chibi City in Hubei Province. He is currently being detained in Chibi City, the exact location unknown. After the persecution began, Mr. Li Xuangang went to Beijing on July 20th, 1999 to appeal for Falun Gong. He was sentenced to four years in prison and a year of forced labour. Mr. Li Xuangang has been persecuted repeatedly over the past ten years for practising Falun Gong.
  • Ms. Zhang Xiuling Arrested by Police in Laishui County, Hebei Province

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang Xiuling was arrested by Laishui County police on April 23rd, 2012. Ms. Zhang began to practise Falun Gong in May 1999. Before that, she used to suffer from neurotic headaches, neck pain, peritoneal adhesions from an appendectomy, chronic arthritis, and irregular heartbeat. A month after she began the practice, all of her illnesses disappeared. Furthermore, her family conflicts were resolved after she followed Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Ms. Zhang used to be short-tempered and argued with her husband and daughter all the time.
  • Retired Lieutenant Colonel: I See Clearly the Evil Essence of the Chinese Communist Party

    I feel truly sorry for those who haven't realized how evil the essence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) really is. Once upon a time, I was just like them. Although people know that corruption in the Party is very common, they continue to put their hopes in it. Although most people are puzzled by the CCP's propaganda, they never think to question it, because they don't believe that a nation-wide media publication could deceive the population of an entire country.
  • Wife Speaks Out Against Unjust Sentence of Mr. Tang Jian from Chongqing

    Mr. Tang Jian was arrested at work five months ago and sentenced to a three-year prison term by the Nan'an District Court in Chongqing on March 16th, 2012. He is appealing to the Chongqing Fifth Middle Court. Mr. Tang's wife describes her pain on hearing her husband was sentenced: "Every cell in my body felt as though being torn apart. The pain was indescribable. My heart felt like it would explode, and blood rushed to my throat. I was not able to breathe and the smell of blood filled the air. I collapsed." She also said, "Mr. Tang Jian does not violate any laws. It is totally wrong to detain him and sentence him."
  • Law Professional Jin Yijun Appeals Forced Labour Sentence

    On December 7th, 2011, Ms. Jin Yijun went to Lanzhou Prison to pick up practitioner Shao Yanbo, who had been incarcerated for eight years. She was followed and arrested by police. Her home was also ransacked. On January 5th, a lawyer was engaged, but that same day, the police manipulated the Labour Re-education Committee in Lanzhou City and took Ms. Jin Yijun to forced labour. On the afternoon of January 6th, the police secretly transferred her from the First Detention Station in Lanzhou City to the Gansu Province Women's Forced Labour Camp for one year of forced labour. Jin Yijun told her family clearly that she would appeal the forced labour sentence.
  • Mr. Wu Guangwan of Ziyang City, Sichuan Province Taken to the Notorious Er'ehu Brainwashing Centre

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wu Guangwan was arrested on April 21st, by police. Mr. Wu was taken to the notorious Er'ehu Brainwashing Centre. Simply because Mr. Wu is a good person who cultivates kindness, he has been subjected to persecution many times. In September 2010, Mr. Wu was also taken by police to the Er'ehu Brainwashing Centre. Through brainwashing methods such as keeping a large light and loud TV on at night, they forced him to watch videos that slander Falun Gong. He was also subjected to physical and verbal abuse and continuous sleep deprivation for more than a month. When Mr. Wu was in a confused mental state after being deprived of sleep for so long, the brainwashing centre personnel forced him to compromise and write a guarantee statement to renounce practising Falun Gong.
  • Shanghai Practitioner Mr. Shi Yi Locked up in a Mental Hospital

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Shi Yi went to West Nanjing Road Police Station in Jingan on March 29th, 2012, hoping to talk to the police chief about Falun Gong and to collect some of his personal belongings that had been confiscated from him. However, Mr. Shi was arrested on his way to the station by police. His family was later informed that he had been taken to the Central Hospital of Mental Health in Jiangan.
  • Practitioner Zhang Shengquan From Chongqing City, Previously Sentenced to Prison and Forced Labour Camp, Recently Framed and Sentenced Again to a Four-Year Prison Term

    On February 16th, 2012, Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Shengquan, 53, was arrested by nine police officers. Five days later, the Chongqing City Judicial System secretly sentenced him to a four-year prison term. Zhang Shengquan will appeal the court ruling. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has constantly persecuted Zhang. He previously had been sentenced to two years of forced labour and a three-year prison term for his beliefs.