Approximately 2,000 Dafa Practitioners Face Extreme Tortures in Wangcun Forced Labour Camp

Zhuang Qi, a man of 50 years of age, was a chauffeur for the Chunliang Oil Extraction Factory in Boxing, Shandong Province. Since he refused to follow the demands of his captors to recant his belief in Falun Dafa, he was illegally sentenced to three years of forced labour. In the first half of 2002, Zhuang was taken to the Wangcun Forced Labour Camp in Zibo City, Shandong Province (also known as No. 2 Labour Camp in Shandong Province). Persistent in his faith in Falun Dafa in the labour camp, he suffered cruel tortures and persecution from Jing Xucheng, Sun Fengjun, Song Weizhong, Liu Hongdong, Song Changrong, and other policemen. These tortures included long periods of handcuffing behind the back, the tiger bench [a kind of torture, see illustration on www.clearharmony.net/articles/200205/4484.html], punching the ribs, sleep deprivation, and smashing wooden stools against his chest and back. Zhuang Qi is presently still detained in the labour camp and suffering persecution.

Zhang Lianbin, a male 28 years of age, was a business owner from Laiwu City, Shandong Province. He was caught distributing Falun Dafa truth clarifying materials and illegally sentenced to three years of forced labour. He has been incarcerated in Wangun Forced Labour Camp since the first half of 2002. Because he refused to write the so called "thoughts and understandings" that denigrate Falun Dafa, he suffered cruel torture and persecution from Jing Xucheng, Sun Fengjun, Song Weizhong, Jiang Ning, Liu Hongdong, Song Changrong, and other evil policemen. These tortures included having soft parts of his body brutally beaten [this torture is extreme: it causes excruciating pain but leaves few marks behind, making it look like the beating was not severe], being denied warm clothing in even the coldest weather, secret torture while in solitary confinement, and sleep deprivation. Presently, Zhang Lianbin is forced to sit on a "strict control stool," which is less than 2.5 inches wide, in the piercing cold wind everyday. He is then forced to endure brainwashing until very late at night.

Zhao Youqiang, a male of 30 years of age, from Taian City, Shandong Province, graduated from a technical secondary school and is a Top Tier Cook (a certification granted by the country). Because he participated in clarifying the truth of the persecution of Falun Gong to people, he was illegally forced to three years in a labour camp. In December 2001, he was sent to Wangun Forced Labour Camp. Since Zhao announced that he would not give up Falun Dafa, he suffered from cruel torture by policemen and collaborators [people who used to practise Dafa, but who succumbed to brainwashing and torture and joined in the persecution]. Some of the persecution he suffered consisted of having soft parts of his body beaten, hanging by handcuffs, sticking thumbtacks into the fingers, torture in solitary confinement, etc. Zhao Youqiang is still detained in the labour camp suffering extreme persecution.

Note: The labour camp practises an isolation tactic. Dafa practitioners do not have the freedom to interact with one another. Their every action is watched, including eating, sleeping, and even using the toilet. The lens of a security camera is ever present, always targeting practitioners. This is why detailed information of Dafa practitioners is so difficult to obtain. For some practitioners, we know only their names, and for other practitioners we only know their ages or places of residency. For some practitioners, we only know what persecution they have suffered from but do not know their names or other information. Some practitioners, when brought to the labour camp, were immediately locked up in windowless cells. People outside can only hear their grisly, bloodcurdling cries.

Some practitioners were shocked with eight electric batons at the same time. Some had their clothes ripped off and then were forced to stand in the cold. It is not known where some were sent after they were "pronounced insane." Some were beaten so badly that they could not control their bowels and bladders. Some were deprived of sleep for more than a week and were almost on the brink of mental breakdown. Some were forced to labour until they would faint and fall down on the ground from exhaustion. Some were thrown onto the ground and then hysterically punched and kicked. Some had their meals taken and were not allowed to eat. Some had their teeth knocked out during force-feeding.

Presently, approximately 2,000 practitioners (male and female) are being detained in No. 2 Labour Camp in Shandong Province. They are suffering many different levels and types of torture.

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