Brainwashing, Illegal Detention and Imprisonment, Inside the Labour Camps, Individual Accounts, 6-10 Office

  • More Than a Dozen Practitioners Arrested in Benxi City, Liaoning Province

    On April 23rd, 2008, police officers from the Benxi City Police Department in Liaoning Province arrested local practitioners during a well-coordinated operation. Some officers said that the operation and the list of practitioners were from the Liaoning Provincial government. A dozen officers from Jinshan Police Station knocked on the door of practitioner Mr. Zi Lidong, who is in his 30s, and pretended to be plumbers. Mr. Zi's family told them to wait until the following day. The officers started to pound on the door until they broke it. Mr. Zi jumped from the third floor to escape. Unfortunately he injured his chest, hip, and leg, and was sent to the hospital for an operation.
  • Mr. Wang Zengwu Arrested in Siping City, Jilin Province

    At about 9:00 pm, on April 23rd, 2008, police officers along with agents from the National Security, 10 individuals turned off the power switch located in the hallway outside Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Zengwu's apartment. He opened his door to see if he could fix the problem by turning the power switch on. They took advantage of the open door to enter, ransacked his home, and took his computer. Mr. Wang Zengwu was arrested and detained for 15 days. Now he is detained in the Shuangliao City Detention Centre. He was sentenced to prison in 2002 and was fired from his job, only because he practised Falun Gong.
  • Ms. Xu Shuqin Sentenced to Four and a Half Years by the Zunhua City Court, Hebei Province

    On April 17th, 2008, six Falun Gong practitioners, including Ms. Xu Shuqin, were unjustly tried by the Zunhua City Court in Hebei Province. The court appointed one lawyer for each practitioner for a mock defence. On April 24th, 2008, after the court session, the Zunhua City Court sentenced the six practitioners, including Ms. Xu, who was sentenced to four and a half years. She has already appealed to the Tangshan City Intermediate People's Court. She was previously detained, tortured and suffered brainwashing. Her family was ordered to take her home and pay five thousand yuan.
  • Weifang Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Officials Detain and Monitor Practitioners in Intensified Round of Persecution

    Ms. Liang Li is a practitioner from a broadcast bureau. Since she continued to practise Falun Gong, she was dismissed and has not been paid a salary for eight years. The police often went to her home to harass her and try to "transform" her. Her husband could not bear the intense pressure and jumped off a tall building to commit suicide. Recently, 610 Office agents looked for Ms. Liang everywhere. They could not find her at home, so the broadcast centre dispatched a vehicle to Beijing to look for her, but in vain.
  • Police Arrest Several Practitioners in Xiangtan County, Hunan Province

    Police officers in Xiangtan County, Hunan Province arrested five Falun Gong practitioners in February 2008. When police arrested Mr. Zhu Guangquan, his computer, printer and 12,900 "yuan" cash were seized from his home. In March, Ms. Zhang Yaqin was arrested. Her husband refused to cooperate with the police officers, so they threatened to arrest him for "hindering official business".
  • Many Retired Schoolteachers Harassed and Arrested in Chongqing City

    Practitioner Ms. Hu Zhanying is almost 70 years old. She retired with honours from No. 18 Middle School in Chongqing City. On the afternoon of March 24th, 2008, as she entered her home with her grandson, a group of police officers led by Liang Shibin rushed in and arrested her. They also ransacked her home, seizing many items including purses, computers, and some materials exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. It is reported that Ms. Hu is being detained and mistreated in a brainwashing centre in Chongqing City.
  • Agents from the Shapingba 610 Office in Chongqing Abuse Mr. Lei Zhengxia and His Wife

    Li Hong, Shapingba 610 Office head, the District Domestic Security Division head in Chongqing and other Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel arrested retired teacher Mr. Lei Zhengxia and terrorized his wife Li Weiqun. The arrest took place because the couple told them that Falun Gong is treated unjustly, and that reports on the TV, in newspapers and other media defaming Falun Gong are untrue. The couple suffered a brutal beating. Lei Zhengxia sustained two broken ribs. He haemorrhaged internally and was in critical condition.
  • Practitioners in Lingyuan City Jailed, Family Members Arrested When They Attempted to Visit

    In February, 2008, a dozen people, including two lawyers, went to Shenyang City in order to visit Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Feng Guofu in jail. On February 25th, 2008, they were arrested while they slept. After they had money extorted from them, everyone in the group except 50-year-old Ms. Li Shuming was released. She has been beaten, jailed, and endured forced labour many times because she practises Falun Gong. She has been deaf for four years, ever since the township's government ordered 15 people to beat her.
  • Accounts of Persecution at the Zhongba Forced Labour Camp, Guizhou Province

    In the detention centre, if your family paid out money, then you might be given a used toothbrush. If not, then you had to share a toothbrush with 10-20 prisoners, or you wouldn't even have one. Next, everyone must recite the prison regulations. Those with an education and able to read had to memorize them within a week. Those with no education had to recite them in two weeks. If not, the prison guards would deprive you of sleep and force you to recite them all night long. If you refused to recite, the cell head would beat you brutally and sent you to the guards. The guards would put you into a torture position called "riding a motorcycle" (putting you in shackles and then handcuffing you under the shackles). This bends your back at a right angle, and your are unable to straighten up to walk or to sleep. This would last for three to four days, or sometimes even a week or two.
  • Mr. Gao Ke Tortured at Changlinzi Labour Camp in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province

    Mr. Gao Ke was handcuffed and tortured severely in an “iron chair”. The chief guard ordered a prisoner to seal Mr. Gao's mouth. The prisoner then put a dirty rag in his mouth and sealed it with a wide piece of tape. Yang ordered another prisoner to tie Mr. Gao to the iron chair and watch him closely. Mr. Gao was not allowed to use the toilet and he had to urinate and defecate in his trousers. Mr. Gao was also not allowed to eat for two days. On the fourth day, Mr. Gao's feet became extremely swollen. The iron hoop on the chair cut into his muscle.
  • Police in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, Arrest and Harass a Good Person

    On March 3rd, 2008, the chief of police led a dozen agents from the security section and the 610 Office to break into Ms. Zheng Caiyun's home and take her away. Her husband and children tried to stop them, demanding to know if they had a legal basis to do such a thing. They replied, "The chief said so." Her family had to watch Zheng Caiyun being taken away. After cultivating Falun Gong, Ms. Zheng always thought of others and was appreciated by her neighbours. Now this wonderful person has been arrested and locked up and continues to be persecuted.
  • Ms. Huang Qian Arrested and Facing Trial for Allegedly Rescuing Her Brother in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province

    On September 23rd, 2007, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Huang Qian was taken into custody by 610 Office agents. The agents suspected that Ms. Huang was involved in rescuing her younger brother, Mr. Huang Jiang, who had been arrested and detained at a brainwashing centre. She was arrested by police officers from the Tianhe District Station and had been previously detained at the Tianhe District Detention Centre for over six months. On March 20th, 2007, Mr. Huang Jiang was arrested and taken to the brainwashing centre.
  • The Torture I Suffered at Masanjia Forced Labour Camp, in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province

    In 2005 I was arrested at my home by the local police and the thugs from the neighbourhood committee. I was sent to the notorious Masanjia Forced Labour Camp where I was detained for three years. I was tied to a "Dead Person's Bed" and they gave me intravenous injections and force-fed me with unknown drugs every day. After the drugs I felt numb in my head and legs. I was tied to the bed day and night. I even had to relieve myself on the bed. I was also force-fed corn flour paste. When the paste had gone bad they still fed it to me. I was not only covered in the smell of excrement, but also had nasal mucus all over my face
  • Officials from Wanjia Forced Labour Camp of Harbin City Continue to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners

    Qianjin Forced Labour Camp detains over forty Falun Gong practitioners, who were transferred from Wanjia Forced Labour Camp. They are forced to work for over fourteen hours every day. In the summer, they make ice cream sticks and toothpicks, load and unload trucks, plant trees, work on farms, etc. Many practitioners are suffering from their former illnesses, which have recurred under the persecution. Despite this, Zhang Bo and Zhang Aihui force them to continue working or their terms are extended.
  • Police from Furong District, Changsha City Arrest Falun Gong Practitioner Lai Jinming and Plan to Sentence Her to Forced Labour

    Ms. Lai Jinming, 49, was reported to the police by a gate guard when she distributed leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong in the apartment building of the Hunan Province Art Institute. Later, she was arrested by police and was detained at the Changsha City Detention Centre. Since no visits are allowed, her current situation and how badly she has suffered from torture is still unknown.