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Good People Helping Disaster Victims Are Arrested and Persecuted
2013-11-05
A disastrous flood occurred in the Fushun District of Liaoning on August 16th, 2013 with the worst affected area at Nankouqian Town in Qingyuan County. Government officials did not provide relief for the disaster, and even prevented the news from getting out. Ms. Huang Yupin, together with fellow practitioners Zhang Yanfen, Ms. Liu Jinyan and Mr. Zhang Wenkun prepared food and clothing, and then went to distribute them to the flood victims. However, they were arrested by the police on the same day. -
College Teacher Persecuted, Her Salary and Bonuses Withheld
2013-11-05Ms. Zhang Shuqin, a teacher at the Shanghai Academy for Health Sciences, cannot teach her students. The academy, following the orders of the Shanghai 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong), doesn’t allow her to, simply because she practises Falun Gong. When she was arrested on October 9th, 2011, the academy withheld her year-end bonuses as well as a month's salary because she had been arrested. In addition, she was subjected to brainwashing sessions conducted by officials from the 610 Office. -
After 10 Years in Prison, a Former Teacher Sent to Brainwashing Centre
2013-11-05Falun Gong practitioner and former teacher, Mr. Liu Xifeng, was recently arrested and taken to the Shenzhen Brainwashing Centre. Previously, Mr. Liu was detained in the Guangdong Sihui Prison for more than a decade. The abuse and torture in the prison rendered him physically disabled. Mr. Liu's wife, Ms. Wang Xiaodong, was an outstanding teacher at the Nanshan Foreign Language School. She died several years ago after being tortured in the Nanshan Detention Centre. -
Mr. Zhen Lijie Subjected to the Stretching Torture in Masanjia Forced Labour Camp
2013-11-05Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhen Lijie was detained in the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp for a year and half, where he was subjected to the stretching torture to force him sign the three statements to renounce practising Falun Gong. They pulled his arms and legs apart so hard that they dislocated them. In spite of his painful moans, the guards continued to torture him and blew cigarette smoke in his face. The pain was indescribable and he finally agreed to sign the papers. But his legs and arms were so swollen that he could not walk for a long time. -
Jilin Prison: Described by Inmates as "Hell on Earth"
2013-11-05The “Naked Zone” in the Jilin Prison is an example of the institution's base methods of humiliation and torture. Practitioners who have become disabled from persecution and mentally ill inmates are detained in the “Naked Zone.” Some practitioners have lost the ability to take care of themselves due to the persecution in Jilin Prison. In order to simplify the process of practitioners relieving themselves, the prison guards don't allow them to wear clothes. They are left bare in the “Naked Zone” all year round, forced to live like animals. The room is not cleaned, and because of the filth, they develop lice, scabies and other infections. -
British Falun Gong Practitioner's Account of Being Harassed by Beijing State Security Agents in China in 2010
2013-11-05I'm a Falun Gong practitioner from England. On July 28th, 2010, I went to Beijing to visit my parents. The minute I arrived at the Beijing airport, I was followed. Throughout the following month, state security agents talked to my father several times. The agents arrested me three times, and they once interrogated me for seven hours. In the end, they forced me to write a guarantee statement swearing never to attend Falun Gong activities overseas. After I returned to England, I received mail from the agents asking me to stay in contact with them. -
What Really Happened to These Two Falun Gong Practitioners?
2013-11-05The Epoch Times , a Chinese newspaper that is not controlled by the Chinese regime, reported that it appears that Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Xia Junfeng's organs were removed and sold for profit, and netizens in China have recently started to pay attention to his case. After reading about Mr. Xia's death, it occurred to me that the organs of Mr. Li Baishun, a practitioner who died as a result of the persecution, could also have been removed and sold for profit. -
Older Mr. Bao Wenjun Died after Years of Torture, Harassment and Imprisonment
2013-10-31Mr. Bao Wenjun, a Falun Gong practitioner, died after suffering years of persecution. Prior to his death, he was tortured many times, detained in a labour camp and was in a prison for five years. Further information will be provided once it becomes available. After Mr. Bao was released from the No. 5 Prison in Xinjiang at the end of 2012, he was arrested again for distributing Falun Gong materials exposing the persecution. He was held at the local police station in Bachu County and then transferred to the Makit County Detention Centre. -
Businessman Dies within Two Months of Incarceration at Shanghai's Tilanqiao Prison
2013-10-31Mr. Zhao Bin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Shandong Province, died within two month of being detained at Tilanqiao Prison, Shanghai, on October 19th, 2013. He was 58 years old. According to reports published on Minghui, Tilanqiao Prison is called the “City of Death,” because Falun Gong practitioners are tortured there, and a number of practitioners have died as a result. Torture methods include long-term sleep deprivation and beatings with multiple electronic batons. The prison guards order other inmates to brutally beat practitioners. -
Firsthand Account: Ms. Wang Guolian Poisoned and Injected with Toxic Drugs
2013-10-31The Chinese Communist Party has used a variety of despicable means to persecute Falun Gong practitioners, including brainwashing, torture and poisoning with toxic drugs. Ms. Wang Guolian was fed poison and injected with drugs. She recounts, "Both of my hands were cuffed to each side of the bed; my feet were shackled to the other end of the bed, so I could not move at all. Sun Pingshu, the chief nurse and others then started to inject me with drugs. A few minutes later, I started shaking all over. Soon, I could not speak at all. I later experienced some abnormal conditions, including dizziness, nausea, being unable to eat, and rapid weight loss from 190 lbs to 100 lbs. Most weirdly, I started to drool during sleep every night." -
Older Ms. Yang Cuifen Dies as a Result of Persecution
2013-10-31Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yang Cuifen, in her sixties, suddenly passed away on October 2nd, 2013, in Yunnan Province No. 2 Women’s Prison, where she had been incarcerated for more than four years. Ms. Yang’s family got a phone call from the prison informing them that she was in critical condition, and ordering them to go to the hospital to sign some documents. At the hospital, Ms. Yang's family saw that she was unrecognizable, unconscious, and barely breathing. Ms. Yang's family were taken aback by her sudden death as they hadn't noticed anything wrong in the past four years when they visited her at the prison. -
Authorities Torture a Man, Breaking His Leg, Then Refuse to Allow Him to Meet With His Attorney
2013-10-26Police arrested Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liu Wei in November 2012 and tortured him numerous times. Along with the other injuries he suffered, his leg was broken. His family hired an attorney, but Nongan Detention Centre officials prevented Mr. Liu from meeting with his attorney. After the attorney left, Mr. Liu was tortured again by being locked to the ground and stretched for a long time. -
Ms. Xu Zhen Tortured to Death in a Labour Camp in Just 20 Days
2013-10-26The last scream from Ms. Xu Zhen was heard at 9:00 am on October 20th, 2011. It was the day that she was smothered to death at the Division 4 building of the Chongqing Women’s Forced Labour Camp. After cultivating Falun Gong, Ms. Xu became more energetic. She followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and became a much better person. However, being a good person did not prevent her from being injected with central nervous system damaging drugs in the forced labour camp, and being tortured to death. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Tortured to Death, His Sister's Household Registration Record Changed Without Consent
2013-10-26When the persecution of Falun Gong started in 1999, many practitioners were arrested, incarcerated, and tortured. Many became disabled, and some even died. One such practitioner, Mr. Tan Yanjun from Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province, was detained three times for practising Falun Gong. He was tortured so often and so brutally that he became paralysed. When his condition became critical in the middle of November 2004, he was released on medical parole. On February 27th, 2005, he died as a result of his injuries. He is survived by two young children. In addition, Tan Yanjun's younger sister, Tan Yanwei, had her residence registration changed by the police without her authorisation. -
Ms. Ji Shujun, 55, Tortured in Forced Labour Camps in Hebei Province
2013-10-22Ever since the Chinese communist regime launched the persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999, Ms. Ji Shujun's, employer and the local police have repeatedly pressured her to give up her faith. Because she remained steadfast in her belief, Ms. Ji was subjected to many years of torture in several forced labour camps in Hebei Province. The torture included being shocked with electric batons, being left to freeze outdoors in the snow, and being brutally force-fed.
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