Illegal Detention and Imprisonment
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Mr. Jiang Shanliang and Ms. Tong Li from Shenzhen Face Trial
2010-01-22
Mr. Jiang Shanliang and his wife Ms. Tong Lin were recently married. Ms. Tong found a good job due to her outstanding work performance and talent. She is friendly and the company staff think highly of her. Ms. Tong and another Falun Gong practitioner were arrested on the afternoon of January 12th, 2008 by police. Police took them to the Bao'an Detention Centre. Ms. Tong was released in early 2009. Ms. Tong and her husband were again arrested at home on September 12th, 2009. The couple is currently being held at the Jiuwei Detention Centre. The authorities were scheduled to try them at the Bao'an District Court on January 18th, 2010. -
Ms. Han Shujuan Arrested at Home, Sick Father in His 70s Left Unattended
2010-01-21Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Han Shujuan from Jianshanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province was with her sick father at home on January 10th, 2010, when more than a dozen police officers suddenly broke in and attempted to arrest her. Ms. Han resisted the arrest. An officer beat her, and Ms. Han shouted loudly, "Police beat good people." The police eventually took her away, and her paralysed father was left home with no one to look after him. Ms. Han's husband was not home. Ms. Han is now being held at the Beihao Detention Centre (also a brainwashing facility). -
Falun Gong Practitioner Lai Jinming Arrested
2010-01-21Ms. Lai Jinming enjoyed a peaceful and happy life with her husband and daughter after her retirement. Because of her belief in Falun Gong, and its central principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, her life was destroyed by the Chinese Communist Party. On December 29th, 2009, Ms. Lai was talking to people about the truth of the persecution of Falun Gong, when she was arrested by police. On January 3rd, Ms. Lai's family members again went to the Chaoyang Police Station. When they asked a policeman, Li, when they planned to release Ms. Lai, Li simply asked, "How long was her sentence last time?" "One and a half years," was the reply. Li said, "So this time it it will be two years." -
Police in Handan City Arrest Mr. Ji Ruiling and His Sister Ms. Ji Junyun and Extort Large Sum of Money from Family
2010-01-21On September 18th, police arrested Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Ji Ruiling and his sister Ms. Ji Junyun, as well as Mr. Ji's wife and son. The police took away more than 5,200 yuan in cash and a bankbook from Mr. Ji Ruiling's home. They confiscated two computers, a printer from Ms. Ji Junyun's home, as well as about 5,000 yuan in cash. On September 19th, the police sent Mr. Ji Ruiling and Ms. Ji Junyun to the Handan No. 2 Detention Centre, and they have been detained there ever since. -
Qufu District Court Tries Mr. Zhao Genfa
2010-01-20On December 29th, 2009, the trial of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhao Genfa took place in the First Criminal Court of Jining City in the Zhong District Court, Shandong Province. In the preceding days, Qufu Court officials changed the trial venue several times. This was not a case of an official need for a trial in a "different location." Qufu Court officials simply arranged to "borrow" a small courtroom that could only accommodate 20 to 30 people from the First Criminal Court of the Zhong District Court. These changes and postponements by Qufu Court officials suggest that they were trying to hide something, because this was the first time a Falun Gong practitioner had ever been tried in Qufu. It wasn't clear what kind of charges were to be filed against Mr. Zhao. -
Mr. Hao Yin Sent to Shuangkou Forced Labour Camp in Tianjin
2010-01-19After many difficulties and setbacks, with the help of kind-hearted people, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Hao Yin's three daughters have finally found out where he is. He was sentenced to two years and three months of forced labour and sent to Shuangkou Forced Labour Camp in Tianjin. The girls have travelled to the labour camp unsuccessfully three times trying to see their father. The girls' mother, Ms. Gao Yane, had been sentenced to three years in prison for speaking with people about Falun Gong and the persecution. She has lost the sight in one eye and hearing in one ear as a result of abuse. -
Chen Zhizhong of Dezhou City, Shandong Province Sentenced to Forced Labour Again
2010-01-17In late October 2009, Mr. Chen Zhizhong from Dezhou City, Shandong Province was sentenced to forced labour again for practising Falun Gong. His family questioned policeman Zhang Xikun, "Why didn't you notify the family when you took him away?" Zhang replied, "There is no reason. I had to do it. Back in 2001, we sentenced him to three years of forced labour. This time we are not as tough and will sentence him to only one year." -
Elderly Lady, Previous Handicapped due to Abuse, Again Arrested and Tortured
2010-01-16On September 15th, 2009, the Heishan County Domestic Security Division dispatched the entire team to arrest Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Jiang Hailan. They spent nearly three hours ransacking the home. Ms. Jiang started a hunger strike to protest the detention, but the guards ignored her. They sent her to the Jinzhou First Detention Centre. On the 11th day of her hunger strike, four guards at the detention centre pressed her down and inserted a thick tube through her nostrils to force-feed her. It was very painful for her. Ms. Jiang had been persecuted since November 2002 and had become handicapped as a result. -
Wuzhong District Court in Suzhou City Sentences Ms. Shi Jianping
2010-01-16Despite defence attorney Zhang Chuanli's convincing arguments, Wuzhong District Court officials in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province handed Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Shi Jianping a four-year prison sentence on December 16th, 2009. Mr. Shen Jiandong was finally able to see his wife Ms. Shi Jianping, whom he hadn't seen for more than eight months. Her hair had turned grey, and her now thin face had a yellowish complexion. -
Police of Laiyuan County, Hebei Province: "This is Called 'Strategy' not 'Lying'"
2010-01-15On December 29th, 2009, the village director received a phone call from the police station directing him to inform Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zuo Zewen to immediately go to the police department to pick up his family tricycle. When Mr. Zuo and his wife went to the police department, their tricycle was not there. A policeman offered Mr. Zuo a ride to the police station to pick up the tricycle. But when Mr. Zuo got in the car, Zhang Fang drove him directly to the Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp. When the village director asked the domestic security division officer why the police had lied to him and used him to lie to others, and inquired of how he would be able to explain this to all of the villagers, Wei said, "This is not 'lying', it is 'strategy." -
Mr. Liu Wen Arrested Delivering Milk, His Family in Difficulty
2010-01-15Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liu Wen and his wife raise diary cows to support their daughter's college education. On September 19th, 2009, Mr. Liu took a bus to deliver milk and was stopped by a government employee. The official identified him as a Falun Gong practitioner after locating his name on a blacklist and took him to the police station. Public Security Bureau officials ransacked Mr. Liu's home when no one was in. Mr. Liu had previously been sentenced to three years of forced labour in 2000. At the Baoding Labour Camp he was subjected to violent brainwashing. The guards tied him to the "dead person's bed" for 17 days, shocked him with several electric batons at once, hitting him in the armpits and in the genitals. -
Six Practitioners from Gaomi City, Shandong Province, Sentenced to Long Prison Terms
2010-01-14Recently, six Falun Gong practitioners were sentenced by Gaomi City Court to lengthy prison terms. Mr. Guo Hongfa was sentenced to seven years, Mr. Xue Jiagui to three and a half years, Ms. Zhang Guizhi to four years, Ms. Mao Yongfang to six years, and Ms. Mao Yongchun and Ms. Ren Yuying were both sentenced to four and a half years, with Ms. Mao's sentence to be served outside of prison. Before the trial, the practitioners were held at the Gaomi City Detention Centre for approximately nine months, where they were persecuted. They were deprived of sleep for several days on end. Some of the practitioners were tortured in a small isolated cell. -
Mr. Kuang Xinrong's Defence Process Blocked
2010-01-12Practitioner Mr. Kuang Xinrong is facing charges of practising Falun Gong from the Jiangjin District Court, Chongqing, but the court and the Jiangjin District Political and Judiciary Committee blocked his attorney from the defence process and would not allow the lawyer to meet Mr. Kuang because Mr. Kuang was charged with practising Falun Gong. -
Ma Qingping, a Teacher from Puyang City, Henan Province, Persecuted by Local Law Enforcement
2010-01-12Ma Qingping, a fine arts teacher in Puyang City, was sentenced to four years in prison for making New Years greeting cards which displayed the words, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." The principal of the school in which he was teaching reported him to the police. The principal helped police to pressure the 170 students to hand in the greeting cards. Some students refused to hand them in. Those students wanted to show the police and the principal that their teacher was not committing any crimes. -
Ms. Xu Qingyan Tortured Repeatedly and Forced to Become Homeless
2010-01-11Ms. Xu Qingyan is a common peasant. Because she believes in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, she was arrested five times by the police, detained in prison for more than four years, and tortured many times. She still can't return to her home. Her experience shows how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) inhumanly tortures Falun Gong practitioners. At the same time, her unconquerable spirit and will show the world that unjust law enforcement cannot change people's belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. On February 24th, 2009, police arrested arrest Ms. Xu again. The detention centre refused to accept her because she had two large tumours in her abdomen. After that, Ms. Xu was forced to become homeless to avoid police harassment.
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