Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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Five Practitioners in Hunan Province Sentenced to Three to Seven Years of Imprisonment
2009-02-28
The Hecheng District Court of Huaihua City, Hunan Province, tried Ms. Zhou Ling, Ms. Yi Chunxiu and three other practitioners on October 28th and 29th. Upright lawyers from the local area and Beijing defended their innocence. After three months of detention, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) district court handed down the verdicts on January 10th, 2009. Ms. Zhou Ling and Ms. Tang Kaiju rejected the ruling and have appealed to a higher court. Ms. Zhou Ling was sentenced to three years in jail, Ms. Yi Chunxiu to seven years and Ms. Tang Kaiju, Ms. Tang Fangju and Ms. Xiang Aimei were all sentenced to three years jail and three years' probation. The "crime" committed was "sabotaging the implementation of the state's laws by utilizing an [slanderous word omitted] religious organization." -
Mr. Bao Yongsheng from Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province Arrested and Tortured by Police
2009-02-28On December 2nd, 2008 police took several policemen with him to arrest Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Bao Yongsheng and Mr. Wang Jun at their workplace. The policemen tried many times to extort a confession from Bao Yongsheng using torture. Wang Jun was taken to Suihua Forced Labour Camp. Police forcefully locked up Bao Yongsheng at Jinshantun Detention Centre. They sent police officers to Bao Yongsheng's mother-in-law's home, threatening the 80-year-old woman, and forcing his mother-in-law and brother-in-law to sign an arrest warrant. Because his mother-in-law didn't know how to write, the officers wrote her name on the arrest warrant themselves. -
The Persecution of Practitioners in the Women's Prison in Shaanxi Province
2009-02-27Since May 2006, the Shaanxi Province Women's Prison has used more and more ways to torture jailed practitioners. The prison guards force them to remain standing or squatting for long periods of time, hang them up by the handcuffs, don't allow them to wash themselves, subject them to sleep deprivation, force-feed them, expose them to the elements for long periods of time, deny them use of the toilet, poke them with needles, and spit in their faces. Guards beat practitioners with police batons, kick them and pull their hair. No one was allowed to be released without writing a guarantee statement promising to give up Falun Gong. -
Torture Suffered by Ms. Wang Yaling and Zhang Jingyan from Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province
2009-02-27Falun Gong practitioners Zhang Jingyan and Wang Yaling are from Bailaowu Village in Liaoning Province. Their repeated arrests and subsequent sentencing at the hands of police has led to all manner of excruciating tortures for them. Wang Yaling suffered all kinds of inhuman torture at the Masanjia Labour Camp, including beatings, electric shocking, sleep deprivation and other forms of abuse. The guards tried to force each practitioner to give up his or her belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She witnessed another practitioner, Yang Chunfang, who was beaten to disability for refusing to give up her belief. -
Ms. Jiang Guiyun, Ms. Cao Jingyun and Other Practitioners Tortured at Heizuizi Forced Labour Camp in Jilin Province
2009-02-27Ms. Jiang Guiyun, 59, was arrested while visiting her sister in Changchun City, Jilin Province. She was jailed in Heizuizi Forced Labour Camp in Changchun City on August 7th, 2008. She remains there and is denied contact with anyone. As a result, Ms. Jiang suffered a stroke and lost her ability to walk. Guard Liu Shuxia, prison doctor Chen, and prison doctor Wu tied Ms. Jiang to a "Dead Person's Bed" and injected her with an unknown solution. As a result, Ms. Jiang suffered severe heart pain. At present at the forced labour camp, she continues to be forcibly injected intravenously. -
Older Female Practitioner Detained for Six Months Without Visitation in Yunnan Province
2009-02-27Ms. Dai Qiongxian, 61, went to distribute leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong in Hengxing Park on August 26th, 2008, but she was reported and taken into custody at the Xishan District Detention Centre. On the same day, five officers ransacked her home until 1:30 a.m., taking her Falun Gong books and other materials. It has been six months since Ms. Dai was initially detained. Her family has tried to visit her many times, but the detention centre has refused them. This is her second detention. The first time, she had gone to Beijing to appeal on October 10th, 2000, and the police arrested her and sent her to 18 months of forced labour. -
Fan Ying Detained for Six Years, Her Young Daughter Not Allowed to Visit Her
2009-02-26Ms. Fan Ying, a Falun Gong practitioner, was sentenced to five years of imprisonment, and her family members were not allowed to visit her for several years. Although she finished her term between August and September 2008, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials continued to persecute her by sending her to Xinjin Brainwashing Centre. Ms. Fan has been persecuted to the extent that she can now no longer take care of herself. Her daughter, Liu Lijuan, who is a high school student, has not seen her mother since April 2003. Ms. Liu has filed a lawsuit to seek justice for her mother. -
Practitioner Du Ting Is Tortured in Prison, His Wife Calls for Support
2009-02-26
43-year-old practitioner Mr. Du Ting has been imprisoned in the Tilanqiao Prison in Shanghai for about eight years now. He was stripped of his clothes and tied to the "dead person's bed", while inmates kept beating and verbally abusing him around the clock. This torture lasted for a long time. Currently Mr. Du is mentally traumatized and often appears confused. His is in extremely poor health and his life is in jeopardy. The family's request that he be released for medical care has been rejected. -
Ms. Wang Hui from Laiwu City, Shandong Province Sent to Forced Labour Camp
2009-02-26On February 7th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Hui was arrested. Police from Chengxi Police Station took her from home. At the time, Ms. Wang's husband was visiting relatives and not home. Only their young daughter was at home at the time. When she was forcibly taken away, Ms. Wang had her house key with her. Police used Ms. Wang's key to enter the home, confiscating a computer that their daughter uses for school work and Falun Gong books The next day Ms. Wang was taken to Jinan City Forced Labour Camp. -
Mr. Cheng Wenxian from Shandong Province Imprisoned in Wangcun Forced Labour Camp
2009-02-26Mr. Cheng Wenxian, 56 years old, is from Shandong Province. Because he remained firm in his belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, Mr. Cheng was repeatedly arrested. Jiaonan City 610 Office agents had him sentenced to one year of forced labour and took him to Wangcun Forced Labour Camp. After the persecution began on July 20th, 1999, Mr. Cheng went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. He was arrested and served three years of forced labour. Three years later Mr. Cheng wrote a letter to the local Law and Politics Bureau officials, urging them to stop persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. He was again arrested and detained at Qingdao City Brainwashing Centre to be "reformed." -
Additional Information about the Death of Mr. Dong Fengshan in the Siping City Prison: Beaten by Inmates, His Chest Pierced with Sharp Spade Handle
2009-02-25On October 13th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Dong Fengshan was arrested by police and his home was also searched. He was detained at the Shanyou Detention Centre, where he was tortured. Later, he was sentenced to nine years in prison. Mr. Dong's arrest, detainment and sentencing was kept secret from his family. On October 23rd, 2008, he was taken to the Siping City Prison, where he was tortured and killed within a matter of six days. The side of his chest was pierced with a sharp spade handle and he was hit with an electric baton. -
Elderly Practitioner Ms. Zhong Dongqin Imprisoned
2009-02-25Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhong Dongqin is 71 years old and from Hengshui City, Hebei Province. She is the elder sister of Mr. Zhong Cunjie, a practitioner who was persecuted to death on February 5th, 2008. On July 24th, 2008, police officers forcibly arrested Ms. Zhong and sent her to the Hengshui City Detention Centre. She is still detained there. Her sister and friends went to the detention centre several times, but have been refused a visit with Ms. Zhong. In the afternoon of October 19th, 2008, Taocheng District Court in Hengshui City wanted to try Ms. Zhong without notifying her family. -
Liaoning Province Practitioner Mr. Xu Dawei Suffered Mental Disorder After Eight Years in Prison
2009-02-25
Mr. Xu Dawei, 35, is a practitioner from Fushun City, Liaoning Province. Before he was arrested eight years ago, Mr. Xu was in good health. When he was released on February 3rd, 2009, his hair was grey, his body was covered with scars, he was emaciated, and he had developed a mental disorder. After eight years in prison, Mr. Xu had oedema in his hands and feet. His right knee and ankle had scabs. He had dark purple marks on his buttocks from necrosis. -
Forced into Homelessness for Three Years, Ms. Zhang Fengying is Arrested Upon Returning Home to Look After Her Paralysed Husband
2009-02-25Ms. Zhang Fengying was forced into homelessness for more than three years because she remained steadfast in her practice of Falun Gong and conducted her life according to the principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance. One day, Ms. Zhang took the risk of returning home to take care of her husband, whose legs had become paralysed. She was arrested at her home on December 1st, 2008 by plain clothes policemen and imprisoned at the Funing County Detention Centre. Since 1999, police have arrested Ms. Zhang, ransacked her home, and subjected her to lengthy brainwashing sessions on numerous occasions, subjecting her to tortures such as the "Tiger Bench", "tying up", and "hung up in a tree". -
Open Letter from Practitioners' Relatives to the United Nations Human Rights Council Condemns Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Atrocities Against Falun Gong
2009-02-24The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) submitted a report on human rights in China to the United Nations. The CCP is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the international community, just as it has done in the past. It is behaving dishonourably in its use of organizations under its control, including so-called "independent" human rights organizations that cannot operate without its consent. These organizations exist to dupe the intended audience and keep the CCP in power. We, relatives of Falun Gong practitioners in China, who suffer severely under the inhuman persecution meted out by the CCP, wish to testify about the true human rights situation in China. We have witnessed the Party's brutality, witnessed the Party's tyranny, and are privy to the Party's lies and shameless behaviour.
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