Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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Practitioner Mr. Zhao Baosheng Persecuted to Death, His Wife and Children Left to Struggle Without Him
2013-03-08
Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhao Baosheng was once a millionaire in the cashmere business. He has been detained and persecuted seven times by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). His body and mind were greatly damaged by the persecution, before he died on November 3rd, 2011 at age 48. His wife has been arrested eight times and now her and the children struggle to live on without him. -
Ms. Tuo Meiling Died as a Result of a Mental Collapse Due to Forced Drugs
2013-03-08Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Tuo Meiling from Lingwu City, who had been forced her to take unknown drugs and was tortured in Yinchuan Women's Prison to the point of mental collapse, died at the age of 48. She was last seen by those who knew her at the beginning of 2009, and nothing was heard about her since until the news of her death at the end of 2012. The details surrounding her death are unknown, but it is estimated that she died in the latter half of 2011. -
Ms. Huang Yuanran, a Teacher from Nanning City, Dies after Years of Persecution
2013-03-08Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Huang Yuanran suffered years of persecution because she upheld her belief. She had her resident registration forcibly cancelled by her employer and was subjected to arrest and forced labour. She had been homeless since 2001 due to the persecution. Ms. Huang died on December 17th, 2012 in Guangzhou after an October 30th arrest attempt by police. Before her death, agents from the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) were constantly monitoring her, even at the hospital where she stayed before she died. -
Mr. Zhang Xuewen, 54, Passed Away in 2003, within Five Months of Detention
2013-03-08Mr. Zhang Xuewen was imprisoned in March 2003 for upholding his belief in Falun Gong. On August 7th, 2003, Mr. Zhang's family was notified by guards at Hulan Prison that Mr. Zhang was in critical condition and his relatives were required to go to the prison. When they arrived there the next day, they saw that he was already dead. His appearance was appalling. He was emaciated and his teeth had been knocked out. The prison authorities told his family that Mr. Zhang's condition was the result of his being at the Hulan County Detention Centre. They said that under pressure from the higher level agency, they had to accept Mr. Zhang. They told the family that he died of illness and there was no relationship between his death and what took place at the prison. -
Eyewitness Accounts: Forced Labour Inside China's Labour Camps and Prisons
2013-03-08I was sentenced to Suihua Forced Labour Camp in Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, in the spring of 2007 for practising Falun Gong. In June 2007, all the inmates were forced sort and package a large quantity of toothpicks that had been accidentally soaked in sewage. The contaminated toothpicks mixed with faeces and dirty toilet paper were already dried. We could hardly breathe with the stench of urine and faeces. We were not even given any masks or gloves for protection. There were about 80 of us, but it took us nearly two weeks to finish the work. -
The Chinese Communist Party's Hidden Crimes in the Forced Labour Camp System
2013-03-01In 2012, a few days before Halloween, Julie Keith from Oregon pulled out a box of Chinese-made Halloween decorations from her storage, intending to decorate. Astonishingly, when she opened the box she found a letter calling for help from Unit 8, Department 2 of Masanjia Forced Labour Camp in Liaoning Province, China. The letter stated: “If you occasionally buy this product, please kindly resend this letter to the World Human Right Organization. Thousands people here who are under the persicution of the Chinese Communist Party Government will thank and remember you forever... -
Practitioners Tortured and Made to Do Hard Labour at Fenjin Forced Labour Camp in Changchun City
2013-03-01Officials at Fenjin Forced Labour Camp in Changchun try to brainwash Falun Gong practitioners in an attempt to get them to renounce their belief and force them to do hard labour, so that the officials there can make huge amounts of money from it. Practitioners at the camp are made to work in a factory that produces bird craft products, which are then exported to Japan. The place is filthy and very dusty. The air is filled with a pungent odour from coloured dyes and the smell emitted from the glue is suffocating. There is no ventilation, which causes extreme pain to the eyes and throat. -
Mr. Du Xiangzhong Arrested Again after Years of Severe Persecution
2013-03-01Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Du Xiangzhong was arrested on January 4th, 2013 while he was talking to people about Falun Gong in Ju County, Rizhao City. Over the 10-plus years of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong, Mr. Du, 48, was imprisoned and beaten multiple times, and twice taken to a forced labour camp. In addition, he has been extorted for over 30,000 yuan. -
Five Falun Gong Practitioners from Ningxiang Arrested
2013-03-01On December 21st, 2012, police arrested Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Dong Chao, Ms. Zhu Chuxia and a practitioner surnamed Yao as they passed Guangming Village, Wangcheng County. The three practitioners were beaten by the police. Afterwards, Yao and Mr. Dong were sent to the Wangcheng Detention Centre. Ms. Zhu's whereabouts are unknown. After being detained for several days, Yao still had clearly visible blood marks about the mouth. Mr. Dong's front teeth were missing due to being beaten. He looked old and withered. He talked in a low voice and had no energy. -
A Practitioner Testifies to the Conditions in a Forced Labour Camp
2013-03-01When I read the media report about Julie Keith, a lady from Oregon who had bought a box of Halloween decorations and found a letter from someone in a Chinese labour camp inside, I was moved to tears. According to the letter, the decorations were made in Section 8, Division 2 of Masanjia Forced Labour Camp. The letter stated, “If you accidentally buy this product, please kindly resend this letter to the World Human Rights Organisation. Thousands of people here, who are being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party, will thank and remember you forever.” I was detained in the Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp in 2001 for 18 months. About 1000 detainees were incarcerated there, and most of them were Falun Gong practitioners serving terms of one to three years. Inmates were often ordered to monitor and beat practitioners. -
Ms. Liu Yanjun and Other Falun Gong Practitioners Still Detained; Police Officers from Changchun Continue Fabricating Lies
2013-03-01Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Liu Yanjun, Ms. Liu Yanchun, and Mr. Jiang Tao were arrested on September 13th, 2012, and have now been held for over four months. The Erdao District Procuratorate scheduled a public hearing on January 11th, 2013. The family attended. The family stressed that their relatives hadn't committed any crimes, were wrongfully accused, and that the law enforcement officers had actually violated the law. Ms. Liu's father stated that his daughters had been arrested in the summer, but it was now almost the Chinese New Year and he has yet to see them. Prosecutor Chen Yu claimed, “They've been dressed very warmly and are in good spirits.” The family replied, “Then why did a doctor from the centre call us and ask us to find our medical insurance cards to prepare for their hospitalisation? -
Mr. Jia Zhijiang Tortured after the “700-Signature Petition Incident” and Indefinitely Detained
2013-03-01More than 700 villagers from Zhengding County, Hebei Province, signed a petition in June 2012, demanding the release of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Lankui, who was unjustly arrested on June 7th, 2012. After the incident was widely covered in the media inside and outside of China, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents carried out large-scale arrests in an effort to identify who posted the details of the petition on the Internet. Mr. Jia Zhijiang was among those detained. He has been detained for almost six months, during which time he has been subjected to severe physical abuse and torture. -
Li Yuzhen and Yang Zongquan of Shangdong Province Still Unjustly Imprisoned
2013-03-01Mr. Li Yuzhen, 70, and Mr. Yang Zongquan, over 50, are both from Qingdao, Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province. They were arrested in March 2011 for telling people the facts about Falun Gong. Their homes were also ransacked and the police stole cash, computers, and other personal items. They were interrogated, beaten, and their hands and ankles cuffed. They are still in the Jiaozhou City Detention Centre because Jinan Prison refuses to accept them. -
Ms. Wang Ling, 65, Mentally Incapacitated after Being Tortured in Labour Camps for Eight Years
2013-03-01Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Ling was arrested by officers from the Public Security Bureau of Tieling City for her faith in Falun Gong. She was sent to the notorious Masanjia Forced Labour Camp in Shenyang City three times for a total of eight years and tortured with stretching, hanging, freezing, bundling, beating, etc. All of her teeth were knocked out. At present, she is mentally incapacitated and very feeble, and can only walk slowly. She can't stand for very long. -
Sixty-four-year-old Ms. Cui Hai from Wuhan City Seriously Injured While Being Interrogated and Tortured
2013-03-01Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Cui Hai, 64, was arrested after having earlier been forced to live away from home to avoid the persecution. Police held her in a brainwashing centre for more than 2 months before transferring her to Wuhan City No.1 Detention Centre. During her one-month detention, Ms. Cui was seriously injured while being interrogated and tortured. Over the past 13 years, Ms. Cui Hai had been repeatedly arrested, detained, and sentenced because she refused to renounce Falun Gong. After being held in prison for three years, she was fired from her job, and thus lost her salary and benefits. She is now being secretly detained and tortured again.
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