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Ms. Fan Shude from Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province Arrested and Tortured Again
2011-12-16Ms. Fan Shude, 57, was plagued with many illnesses before she practised Falun Gong. However, all of her illnesses soon disappeared after she began practising. She has been arrested and tortured five times because of her belief. In 2007, Ms. Fan was sentenced to one and a half years in Qianjin Forced Labour Camp, where she was tortured for over eight months. During this period of time, guards injected her with unknown drugs. About 50 practitioners were arrested by police on November 13th. Ms. Fan was also arrested. She was severely tortured and taken to a hospital for treatment. -
Ms. Pan Sujuan and Her Husband Imprisoned, Their Three-Year-Old Son Loses His Parents
2011-12-16Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Pan Sujuan was sentenced to prison in Beijing. She was recently taken to the Zhejiang Province Women's Prison. Her son, who is only three years old, now lives with his invalid grandmother. On July 24th, 2009, Ms. Pan was reported for distributing Falun Gong DVDs at a market in Beijing. She was arrested by police. Since she was still breastfeeding her son, the police released her on bail pending trial for one year. On July 25th, 2009, police deceived Ms. Pan's husband, Mr. Ran Fengyun, also a practitioner, into going to the Haidian Detention Centre to bail Ms. Pan out. Mr. Ran was arrested and taken to Tumuji Forced Labour Camp in Inner Mongolia to serve a two-and-a-half-year term of forced labour. -
Mr. Mao Danxin, Former Deputy Director of the Kunming Steel Construction Company in Yunnan Province, Arrested Again
2011-12-15On November 11th, Mr. Mao Danxin, after many years of being homeless and travelling from place to place, was arrested by the police. They confiscated his computer, printer and other personal belongings. Mr. Mao Danxin is now detained in the Guandu District Detention Centre. Since the persecution began in 1999, Mr. Mao was arrested, had his home ransacked, was detained, suffered forced labour, and was sentenced to prison terms multiple times. He has been forced into homelessness and has had to wander about for many years. His parents passed away under the stress of deep worry about their son. His arrest put his wife and children in a very difficult situation. -
Firsthand Account of the Inhumane Conditions at Hebei Province Women's Forced Labour Camp
2011-12-15Once a practitioner enters the forced labour camp, that night she is not allowed to sleep and the collaborators attempt to “transform” [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] her all night long. Guards take turns yelling at her, and if she does not give up, she will be forced to stand for the entire night and not allowed to sleep, wash, or use the toilet, even on summer days when it is 30 or 40 degrees Celsius. If she still does not give up, she will be handcuffed and they will try to hold her hand to force a finger print on a pre-written "statement." It is said that they are rewarded several tens of thousands of yuan for each “transformed” practitioner. The torture does not end with this forced “transformation.” -
Husband and Wife Sentenced to Eight Years of Imprisonment
2011-12-15Mr. Liu Xuegang and Ms. Zhong Li, a husband and wife from Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province were arrested on May 14th, 2009, and sentenced to eight years in prison by the Jiguan District Court on November 10th, 2009. The couple had previously experienced persecution before they eventually got married in 2007. They are currently subjected to long-term incarceration. -
Seven Falun Gong Practitioners Held in Nanchang County Detention Centre, Jiangxi Province
2011-12-15Seven female practitioners from Nanchang City in Jiangxi Province were arrested on the morning of September 25th, when they were seen handing out Falun Gong DVDs in Dutou Township, Nanchang County. We were first informed that all of the practitioners would be sent to a forced labour camp, but were then told that Ms. Hu would be sentenced to prison and the others would be sent to a forced labour camp. -
Senior Couple's Home Ransacked; Their Daughter Criticises the Police Officers and They Retreat
2011-12-14Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Ma Yuefen and his wife, Ms. Lu Fenglan, live in Jinchang City, Gansu Province. Recently their home was ransacked again by officers from the Jinchang City Domestic Security Division, who also planned to arrest Mr. Ma. The couple did not cooperate and tried to kindly persuade the officers to leave them alone. Their daughter prevented the police from making an arrest and protected her father. The police then left. -
Ms. Zhu Chunju from Fangzheng County Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
2011-12-14Ms. Zhu Chunju was taken away from her home by police on August 16th. It was recently reported that she has been sentenced to six years in prison. By the time her family was informed of her sentence, the deadline for appeal had passed. Ms. Zhu Chunju and her husband, as well as their three children, started to practise Falun Gong in 1998. During the past decade, all three children were sent to forced labour camps. She and her husband were repeatedly detained. Everyone in the family was persecuted physically, mentally, and financially by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). -
Sun Jianfei and Other Police Officers from Suihua, Heilongjiang Province, Use Extortion to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners
2011-12-14Sun Jianfei was head of the Chunlei Police Station in the Beilin District of Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province. He was transferred to the Beilin Police Department this year, in charge of persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. He spared no effort to cooperate with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in persecuting those good people who believe in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Sun Jianfei and other agents from the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) monitor, follow, and extort money from Falun Gong practitioners. -
Ms. Wu Liming from Nenjiang County, Heilongjiang Province Detained--Family Denied Visitation
2011-12-14Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wu Liming has lived away from home since 2002 to avoid the persecution. In June 2011, she was arrested and sentenced to two years of forced labour. She was transferred to the Jiusan Detention Centre in September. Three months have now passed, and no one knows her current situation. Neither is her family allowed to visit her. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Cao Ruitang Forcibly Taken to a Brainwashing Centre
2011-12-13Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Cao Ruitang, in his fifties, and his wife own a store. On November 22nd, about 20 police officers barged into the store. Some of the officers wore police uniforms, some wore ballistic vests and others were in plain clothes. Mr. Cao attempted to talk to them rationally when a group of officers rushed in shouting: “Handcuff him!” and “Carry him away!” Mr. Cao was then forcibly carried to a vehicle and taken away. Mr. Cao's wife called the Guangyang Police Department and asked for Mr. Cao's whereabouts. The answer she received was: “He has been sent to the brainwashing centre.” -
Elderly Woman Commits Suicide After Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Officials Deceive Her to Arrest Her Daughter
2011-12-13A tragic event happened recently in Yaodianzi village, located in Yishui county, Shandong province. Ms. Huang Chengmei is a Falun Gong practitioner. Her mother committed suicide by drinking poison because Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials asked her the whereabouts of her daughter and lied to her that nothing would happen to her daughter. The officials then abducted her daughter and sentenced her to two years of forced labour. Ms. Huang's mother full of guilt and regret sadly took her own life. -
Yongchuan Police Persecute Retired Cadre Mr. Su Junru
2011-12-13Mr. Su Junru, 76, was recently persecuted by police and brutally tortured at the Xishanping Forced Labour Camp. As a result, he cannot walk properly. On September 30th, several police officers went to Mr. Su’s home and confiscated Falun Gong books, and materials exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. In November Mr. Su received notification that he was sentenced to two years of forced labour. His family is preparing to apply for reconsideration of the sentencing. -
Ms. Li Weiling and Ms. Wu Xiaofeng from Shanghai Sentenced to Imprisonment
2011-12-13Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Li Weiling and Ms. Wu Xiaofeng from Shanghai were sentenced to four years and three and a half years of imprisonment, respectively. Li Weiling is the youngest daughter of Yu Peiying from Shanghai. Yu's eldest daughter, Li Weihong, who was also a practitioner, died as a result of physical abuse and torture during her detention. Ms. Li Weiling and her mother have been persecuted by Shanghai 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) agents. -
Jiao Lin Cruelly Tortured at Dongling Prison in Shenyang City
2011-12-12Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Jiao Lin was transferred to Dongling Prison in Shenyang on August 16th. He refused to cooperate with the guards or wear the prison uniform. He shouted “Falun Gong is good and for this he was cruelly tortured. When his family saw him, he was emaciated and barely able to walk. The guards threatened that if he did not give up his belief and was in danger, they wouldn't be responsible. Jiao Lin was arrested by Chinese Communist Party agents in September 2010, when he was explaining the facts about Falun Gong and the persecution. He was tortured by Cao Dejun and other guards at the Fengcheng Detention Centre. He became critically ill and was released.