Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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Older Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Liu Sulan Passes Away after Enduring Years of Persecution
2011-04-30
Before Liu Sulan began practising Falun Gong in February 1997, she had diabetes and her whole body was swollen. She was unable to work. After practising Falun Gong, she became healthy. However, since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Falun Gong in 1999, Ms. Li, who followed the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance was detained many times. She became homeless and she suffered tremendously, both physically and mentally. After suffering serious medical complications last year, Ms. Liu passed away on April 10th, 2011. -
Missing: Mr. Jin Guanghong, Defence Attorney for Falun Gong Practitioners
2011-04-30Mr. Jin Guanghong, a Beijing-based defence attorney for Falun Gong practitioners, has been missing for more than 10 days. According to a friend, in March 2011, Mr. Jin acted as the defence attorney for Mr. Li Tie, a human rights activist in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. At the beginning of April, Mr. Jin should have been working on the case of Falun Gong practitioners in Luoyang City, Henan Province. Mr. Jin was seen on QQ (a Chinese Internet instant messenger program) on April 8th, 2011. The location of his login was displayed as Luoyang City, Henan Province. He wasn't seen on the Internet after that. His mobile phone has also been off line. Mr. Jin's friend said he hadn't been able to get a hold of Mr. Jin since April 10th. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Wang Hao Arrested Six Times and Sentenced to Forced Labour Twice
2011-04-30Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Hao lives in Wuhan City. During the 12-year persecution of Falun Gong, he was incarcerated six times and sentenced to forced labour twice -- once in 2002, and the other time in 2005. In Hewan Labour Camp Mr. Wang suffered from various kinds of torture. He was forced to stand for a long time, locked up in a small confinement cell, subjected to brainwashing, and forced to do hard labour. He was forced to stand up for three, seven and nine consecutive days without sleeping. As a result he began having delusions, high fever, and blood in his urine. He could not pass stool, his legs were swollen, and his feet were infected and leaked yellow fluid. -
Several Practitioners in Jiansanjiang District of Heilongjiang Province Sent to Brainwashing Centre
2011-04-30Several Falun Gong practitioners in Jiansanjiang Farm Administration Sub-Bureau of Heilongjiang Province are being detained at the Qinglongshan Brainwashing Centre. Ms. Bao Guizhi, 58, was arrested and sent to the Qinglongshan Brainwashing Centre on March 20th. On that morning, police waited for Ms. Bao outside of the apartment building where she lived. When they saw her coming down the stairs, they attempted to take her to the police car, but failed when Ms. Bao resisted them. At around 1:00 p.m., Ms. Bao was captured by seven or eight policemen at the supermarket. She was then sent to the Qinglongshan Brainwashing Centre. -
Mr. Ju Zaibin Dies as a Result of Persecution
2011-04-29Mr. Ju Zaibin was often pressured by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police to give up his belief in Falun Gong, but he firmly refused. In July 2002, Mr. Ju was reported to the police and was later sentenced to three years in Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp. During the first four months in the camp, Mr. Ju was subjected to forced brainwashing day and night. Under a guard's instructions, an inmate kicked him viciously in the chest, which caused him to have difficulty breathing. The three years spent in the labour camp seriously affected Mr. Ju's health. His lungs were severely damaged, he had difficulty breathing and continuously coughed. He later died at the age of 38, on November 25th, 2010. -
After Being Imprisoned for Seven Years, Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zhang Furong from Changsha City Arrested Again
2011-04-29On February 24th, 2011, practitioner Ms. Zhang Furong was arrested by police while she was posting informational materials about Falun Gong. A few hours later she was released, but, before they let her go, the police took her ID card, three bank cards, and 1,900 yuan in cash without giving her a receipt. Ms. Zhang was once sentenced to over a year of forced labour and later was sentenced to seven years in prison and detained in the Hunan Province Women’s Prison because she refused to give up her belief in Falun Gong. She was detained in prison for almost nine years. -
All Three Members of Zhang Xiufang’s Family Secretly Tried and Sent to Prison in Shanghai
2011-04-29Residential Committee officials worked with national security officials to arrest Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang Xiufang on March 4th. Ms. Zhang's husband Ying Zhiming and son Ying Yeqi had previously been arrested and detained in Tilanqiao Prison. Zhang Xiufang’s family has suffered frequent persecution by the Chinese Communist Party for being steadfast in practising Falun Gong. Now the whole family is in jail again. -
Members of Mr. Song Zhiyu’s Family Go Missing on the Way to Attend His Trial in Inner Mongolia
2011-04-29Mr. Song Zhiyu was tried in Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia, on April 14th. On April 12th, several members of Mr. Song's family started out for Inner Mongolia to be present at his trial. On the morning of April 13th, these family members still had contact with other family members at home. After 10 a.m. that, however, they could not be reached on their mobile phones, and their family members at home did not know where they were. -
Falun Gong Practitioners Endure Unbearable Tortures Involving Their Eyes
2011-04-28Ms. Wang Yuhuan was at death's door nine times as a result of severe abuse and torture while in detention. She recounted: “After they tortured me with the "tiger bench" method for over four hours, I was close to death. They put a metal bucket over my head. Seven police officers smoked three cigarettes each and blew the smoke into the bucket for more than an hour. I choked and fainted many times. They brought me to by pouring cold water over me. Before I was completely clear-headed, they burned my eyelids with cigarette butts. The pain was indescribable.” -
Ms. Hu Miaomiao Cruelly Tortured by Hou Junmen and Other Guards in Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp
2011-04-28On June 15th, 2010, police arrested Ms. Hu Miaomiao, a Falun Gong practitioner who worked as a teacher in Zhangjiakou City Kindergarten in Hebei Province. She was sentenced to one year of forced labour and suffered torture and sexual abuse in Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labour Camp in Hebei Province. The guards ordered an inmate to sexually abuse Ms. Hu with a broom handle. Ms. Hu couldn't walk because she was unable to open her legs nor bend them after the torture. The guards had to carry Ms. Hu to the toilet, but she couldn't squat down, and kept crying because of the extreme pain in her private area. -
Three Falun Gong Practitioners Emaciated Due to Brutal Persecution in Jinshi Prison
2011-04-28Mr. Peng Shaohui was arrested in 2006 and sentenced to seven years in prison. He was detained in Jinshi Prison. Wang Jun, the guard team leader, poured cold water on him in the winter, which soaked his clothes and turned to ice. He was tortured in this manner for more than 10 hours. The guards also instigated other prisoners to punch and kick him. In 2010, guards ordered several prisoners to force-feed him for several months. His mouth bled and he vomited blood as a result. Due to the persecution, Mr. Peng became very thin and now only weighs about 90 pounds. He was sent to a hospital and is currently still detained there. -
81-Year-Old Woman Placed under House Arrest after Planning to Attend a Shen Yun Performance in Taiwan
2011-04-28eijing resident, 81-year-old Ms. Nie Zhen wanted to go to Taiwan to see a Shen Yun performance (a world-class traditional Chinese cultural show) and be reunited with her younger sister, whom she hasn't seen for many years. Her younger sister had arranged everything for her in Taiwan and bought her a ticket for the Shen Yun show to be presented on April 10th, 2011, in Kaohsiung. However, Ms. Nie Zhen was suddenly notified that she was forbidden to leave home. -
The Persecution of Older Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Dong Guiying Before Her Death
2011-04-27Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Dong Guiying was arrested at least nine times by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) between February 2000 and June 2006. The police severely persecuted her and she ended up in critical condition, eventually passing away on November 17th, 2009. Just before Ms. Dong died, the police even asked about her health, intending to arrest her again. -
Mr. Yang Zhanjiu Continues to Suffer Persecution After Torture Rendered Him Disabled; His Wife Died in Custody
2011-04-27Police arrested practitioner Mr. Yang Zhanjiu again on March 5th, 2010. Previously, Mr. Yang Zhanjiu was arrested in August 2002 and detained at Yushu City Detention Centre. There, he suffered brutal tortures. He was then sentenced to a seven-year prison term in March 2004. At Shiling Prison the tortures continued. As a result, both of his legs were fractured, he had a broken ankle, and his heel bone was completely gone. He became handicapped and was released towards the end of August 2009. Mr. Yang’s wife, Li Shuhua, was arrested on September 24th, 2003. Fourteen days later, she died as a result of torture. She was only 32 years old. -
Yang Zhiwen’s Ribs Broken in a Forced Labour Camp in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province
2011-04-27Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Yang Zhiwen was arrested by police on December 17th, 2010. On the night of December 21st, the police took him to the Qinhuangdao City Forced Labour Camp. In the forced labour camp, Mr. Yang's left eye was bruised and his ribs were broken as a result of torture in an attempt to force him to give up his belief.
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