Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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Former Russian Programme Host at Heilongjiang Province TV Station Given Second Four-year Prison Term
2013-02-22
Former Russian programme host and reporter for a Heilongjiang Province TV Station, practitioner Zhao Xidong, was arrested on December 31st, 2011 by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities and was recently sentenced to four years in prison. His wife has filed an appeal to Judge Yu Li of the Nangang District Court, Harbin City. In January 2000, Mr. Zhao was fired from his post for practising Falun Gong. On June 27th, 2006, he was sentenced to four years in prison and sent to Daqing Prison. He suffered inhuman treatment while he was imprisoned. -
Firsthand Account: Details of Persecution Endured by Li Jiqiu from Qiqihar Before His Death
2013-02-22Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Jiqiu from Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province was brutally persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for a long time. He was arrested and sentenced in 2004. As a result of persecution at the Yaohulu Police Farm in Fulaerji and the Tailai Prison, he became severely ill. He was often harassed by police after being released. He was forced to become homeless and his health steadily deteriorated. He passed away on December 9th, 2012. -
Ms. Miao Fengling, 54, from Tianjin Arrested, Family Members Persecuted under Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Implication Policy
2013-02-22On December 17th, 2012, police broke into Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Miao Fengling's apartment building and arrested her. The officers also took her husband and daughter with them and didn't release them until 4:00 a.m. the next day. Ms. Miao was then sent to the Heping District Detention Centre. Ms. Miao's family has been implicated and persecuted because she practises Falun Gong. Her husband lost his job, and the authorities even harassed her younger sister, who is a sales manager, at her workplace. Other family members have also been directly persecuted. -
Mr. Hu Chuanlin Suffers Mental Breakdown Due to Torture at Xinan Forced Labour Camp
2013-02-22Practitioner Hu Chuanlin was arrested and taken to the Beijing Xinan Forced Labour Camp on October 30th, 2012. Within two weeks of arriving at Xinan Forced Labour Camp, he suffered a mental collapse from torture and inhumane treatment. On November 7th, Mr. Hu's lawyer went to Xinan Forced Labour Camp and requested to see his client; however, his request was denied by the labour camp authorities. According to Mr. Hu's mother, Mr. Hu talked to her on the phone for half an hour and told her, “You cannot possibly imagine what it is like in here.” His mother could feel that he was not in a normal state of mind and said he sounded extremely depressed as a result of the torture. -
Kind Villager in Hebei Province Dies as a Result of Persecution in Handan Labour Camp
2013-02-22Mr. Wu Ruixiang was taken to the Handan Forced Labour Camp on April 24th, 2012. Mr. Wu refused to “transform” [forcibly renounce Falun Gong]. He was subjected to brutal torture there. Guards ordered an inmate to deprive Mr. Wu of sleep and ordered the inmates to monitor him around the clock. Mr. Wu was forced to stand or sit on a small stool. He was verbally abused and threatened. He was forced to attend brainwashing sessions. He was originally sentenced to one year of forced labour. However, four months later, the camp authorities called his family and urged them to take him home. Mr. Wu died on January 18th, 2013. -
Mr. Xie Guichen and Ms. Tan Chengxiang from Jilin Province Unjustly Sentenced to Long Prison Terms
2013-02-22Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Xie Guichen and Ms. Tan Chengxiang were arrested on July 30th, 2012, for distributing Shen Yun Performing Arts [a New York based world-class traditional Chinese cultural show] DVDs. They were detained for about six months. Mr. Xie was so badly tortured that he had to be sent to a hospital for treatment. The police forbade the practitioners' families from visiting them. Their families recently learned that Mr. Xie had been sentenced to 10 years in prison and Ms. Tan to 8 years. -
Six Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested for Installing Satellite TV Receivers
2013-02-22Officers from Chifeng Security Bureau, 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong), and police arrested Ma Xiaoguang and five other Falun Gong practitioners on December 21st, 2012, when they were installing a satellite TV receiver for a villager's home in Aohan County of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. The police took away a large number of personal belongings and detained the seven people at Aohan Detention Centre. -
The Persecution of Practitioners at Heilongjiang Province Women’s Prison
2013-02-22While doing roll-call in Ward No. 2 of the Heilongjiang Province Women’s Prison at around 8:00 p.m. on January 6th, 2013, guard Qu Jialiang slapped practitioner Ms. Lu Yinghua (from Hegang City and in her forties) and Ms. Zhang Dexiang on their faces more than thirty times. Some people tried to stop him, but he became enraged and beat whoever he saw. He also severely beat practitioners in Ward No. 3 during roll-call on that day. In attempts to transform [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] practitioners, the guards not only threaten them, they also persecute them using various tortures, including sleep deprivation, solitary confinement, physical restraint, solitary confinement, hanging by handcuffs, force-feedings, drug administration, and severe beatings. -
Mr. Li Mingtao of Handan City Being Monitored after Serving 11 Years in Jail
2013-02-22On December 19th, 2012, after being released from serving 11 years, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Mingtao has repeatedly been harassed and monitored by the local Communist authorities. In 2001, police arrested Mr. Li, then 31, and took all of his Falun Gong books, cash, and bank books from his house. Police tortured him for over 20 days to try to get him to “confess.” He was shocked with high-voltage electric batons and hung up while his hands were handcuffed, causing severe swelling in his hands and legs. The handcuffs also cut into his flesh. To try break him down, the police whipped him and deprived him of sleep. -
Beijing Painter and Calligrapher Mr. Zhang Jie Sentenced to Two-Year Forced Labour Term; His Attorney Applies for Administrative Reconsideration
2013-02-22Mr. Zhang Jie, a painter and calligrapher in Beijing, was arrested at home on October 29th, 2012 by officers from the Haidian Police Station. He was sentenced to two years of forced labour for possessing Falun Gong books and CDs. Mr. Zhang and his lawyer submitted two documents for administrative reconsideration, and the Beijing municipal government Administrative Reconsideration Office has signed and accepted the documents. We urge the Beijing municipal government to make a correct choice, revoke the Forced Labour Written Decision against Mr. Zhang, and restore Mr. Zhang's personal freedom. Mr. Zhang developed serious physical conditions during his detention. -
Elderly Man's Cancer Cured Through Falun Gong Practice, Dies after Forced to Live in Cold Cave
2013-02-15Mr. Zhai Jiazhong, an elderly farmer from Henan Province, had persisted in practising Falun Gong. Just for that reason, the village chief, who is a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), forced him to move out of the village and live in cold cave in the mountain. He passed away in August 2012 due to starvation and living in the cave. -
Practitioner Mr. Liao Yuanfu Dies after Years of Torture
2013-02-15In December 2000, Mr. Liao Yuanfu hung up some Falun Gong banners outdoors. He was arrested by police. The police beat Mr. Liao with fists and boots, and armed police hit him with the backs of their guns. Mr. Liao's face swelled from the beating and his eyes were black and blue. The beating lasted for several hours. Mr. Liao was sentenced to ten years in prison on January 24th, 2001, and he was transferred to Deyang Prison. While in prison, in order to "transform" [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] Mr. Liao, guards used every imaginable method of torture on him. After Mr. Liao was released, officials demanded that he write a guarantee statement to renounce practising Falun Gong, but Mr. Liao refused. In March 2012, Mr. Liao had pain all over his body, and was out of breath and very uncomfortable. His condition deteriorated, and he was eventually bedridden and unable to care for himself. Mr. Liao passed away in extreme pain on November 7th, 2012. -
Mr. Yang Minghua, 59, of Beijing Dies after One Month in Detention
2013-02-15Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Yang Minghua was arrested on August 9th, 2012 and held at the Shunyi District Detention Centre. He became emaciated as a result of the persecution. He was released on medical parole in September but passed away on October 10th at the age of 59. Mr. Yang's wife Ms. Sun Shanxiang also practised Falun Gong and was sentenced to forced labour three times. She is incarcerated at the Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp and does not know about her husband's death. -
Mr. Zhang Qingsheng Facing Trial; His Wife Tortured to Death
2013-02-15Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Zhang Qingsheng, Ms. Yang Xiuying, and Ms. Wen Shufan have been detained for over a year. The Hulan District Court in Harbin City planned to put them on trial on December 28th, 2012. Police raided Mr. Zhang's home on January 14th, 2004, after arresting his wife, Ms. Sun Yuhua. Ms. Sun was tortured to death and passed away on March 8th, 2004. -
The Atrocities Committed in Zhengyang Police Station, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province: Practitioners Suffocated with Smoke, Force-fed Alcohol, and Hung Up
2013-02-15In early March 2005, officials from the Zhengyang Police Station in Qiqihar City arrested 68 Falun Gong practitioners. I was one of them. The police detained us and then interrogated us using different forms of torture. Nearly every practitioner was tortured with the “Big Hang Up.” The police hung us up with our hands cuffed behind our backs. In addition, they put lit cigarettes into our nostrils and suffocated us with smoke. We could hardly breathe. They also force-fed us alcohol. Despite the fact that I am a woman, several male officers grabbed me, shoved me down on the floor, and poured liquor down my throat.
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