Informing the World About Labour Camps, Detention Centres, Prisons, and Hospitals in Mainland China

Since the public exposure of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) inhuman acts of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners and cremating the bodies, the Falun Dafa Association and the Minghui website [Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net] established "The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (CIPFG)" on April 4th, 2006. Since then, CIPFG has been proactively investigating the organ harvesting issue, collecting evidence, and exposing the facts about Mainland China's labour camps, detention centres, prisons, and hospitals.

1) Intimidation by Shandong First Women's Forced Labour Camp and Murders in the "Far Northwest"

2) Forced Blood Tests on Detainees at Wanjia Forced Labour Camp

3) Suspicious Autopsy of Practitioner Zhang Zhenggang

4) Situation at Jilin Gongzhuling Xinsheng Prison

5) Exposing Collection of Blood Samples from Unlawfully Detained Falun Gong Practitioners at Wangcun Forced Labour Camp

6) Secret Prison at Wangcun Forced Labour Camp

1) Intimidation by Shandong First Women's Forced Labour Camp and Murders in the "Far Northwest"

I was taken to and detained without due cause at Shandong First Women's Forced Labour Camp, Jiangshuquan, Jinan City in 2002. The head of the forced labour camp and those responsible for "transforming¹" us threatened us , "If you refuse to be transformed, you will be taken to the 'Far Northwest.' The buildings have already been constructed. If you are sent there, your death is certain. Don't even think of coming back alive." At that time, I suspected that we would have to suffer cruel and inhuman torture. Alas, after the exposure of Sujiatun's secret and the live organ harvesting at labour camps, detention centres, prisons, and hospitals across the country, I suddenly understood what their threat actually entailed.

2) Forced Blood Tests on Detainees at Wanjia Forced Labour Camp

After hearing about horrifying news of the inhuman crimes -- the live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners -- at labour camps, detention centres, prisons, and hospitals all across China, I remembered what I had experienced at Wanjia Forced Labour Camp.

In March of 2005, all inmates, including Falun Gong practitioners, were ordered to have their blood drawn and tested. They said that they were testing us for infectious diseases. Everyone had a full test tube, which was the width of a thumb, filled with our blood. Every test tube was numbered. During the procedure, the prison hospital director was very aggressive and at the same time afraid that anyone might refuse. Thinking back, I'm speculating - was this in reality to build a database for live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners?

3) Suspicious Autopsy of Practitioner Zhang Zhenggang

Given the recent exposure of live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners at labour camps, prisons, and concentration camps, their subsequent transplants into patients, and the cremation of the bodies, I became suspicious of what happened to Zhang Zhenggang, who was inhumanly beaten to death.

Mr. Zhang Zhenggang was a Falun Gong practitioner and the director of the Falun Gong Huaian Practice Site. Staff from the Huaian Public Security Office arrested and detained him from March 2nd to 25th of 2000. Although existing law clearly forbids torture, Mr.Zhang was severely beaten by officers from the Huaian Public Security Office on March 25th, 2000. Then, he was rushed to Huaian First People's Hospital. On the evening of March 30th, Zhang was still unconscious. An electrocardiogram indicated a slowing down of the heartbeat and breathing difficulties.

After a short discussion among public security officers, forty to fifty more officers arrived at the hospital. They closed off the corridor and the hospital ward, and deceived Zhang's family, who were at Zhang's bedside, into leaving the room. They said that they wanted to discuss Zhang's death. But, in reality they isolated and monitored them carefully. Several policemen forced the doctor to remove the oxygen tank and drips from Zhang, and to give him an injection. Then the policemen frenziedly pushed away all of his relatives and family members, and took Mr. Zhang's body to the crematory.

According to Mr. Zhang's wife, relatives and fellow practitioners, after police and the 610 officers² wheeled Zhang's body to the crematory, they performed an autopsy without the presence and signed agreement of Zhang's family. They are not certain if police and the 610 officers had Mr. Zhang's organs removed. But the circumstances surrounding this autopsy are very suspicious. Police and 610 officers did not provide any explanation or the autopsy report.

4) Situation at Jilin Gongzhuling Xinsheng Prison

We believe that there are a number of large underground rooms at Xinsheng Prison, equipped with everything needed in a hospital. An internal source said that more than 300 people are detained there. It is not known as to how many Falun Gong practitioners are there. Apparently, Gongzhuling Xinsheng Prison is much bigger than Jilin Prison, and it is still under construction. Also, it is rumoured that more officers are needed there. Political instructor Wang Songlin, a new employee, is in charge of the underground rooms.

Practitioner Yang Huiyong was transferred to Gongzhuling Xinsheng Prison from Changchun Tiebei Prison. His chest and back were covered with bruises from beatings with an electric baton, his feet and legs were swollen, and his head was badly injured. After strong protests, his family members finally could see him. To hide the injuries and the persecution Mr. Yang suffered, they put a big hat on his head. They did not want his family to see the injuries.

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Phone numbers of top level officers at Jilin Province Gongzhuling Xinsheng Prison:
An Ping: 13944461399 (mobile); Chen Zhongbin: 13943487099 (mobile); Su Baochen: 13944472399 (mobile);
Senior Officers: Dong Jun, 6155916 (home), 13044434205 (mobile); Dong Ruihua, 6287099 (home), 13943483454(mobile);

5) Exposing Collection of Blood Samples from Unlawfully Detained Falun Gong Practitioners at Wangcun Labour Camp

I am a Dafa practitioner from Shandong. I had been detained without due cause for three years at Wangcun Labour Camp -- from 2002 to 2005. After the exposure of the organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners at concentration camps, I recalled an incident when I was detained and persecuted at Wangcun Labour Camp.

At the beginning of January of 2005, the labour camp forced all Dafa practitioners who refused to be "transformed" to have a blood test. Everyone had a big tube of blood drawn and afterward felt weak and cold. They said it was a blood test. I thought at that time they were selling our blood for money. A few depraved guards carried me from the third floor to the health clinic, which was downstairs. They took my blood at the clinic gate. Only a few people who they thought were completely "transformed," and who already were their tools in the persecution of practitioners, were excused from giving blood.

6) Secret Prison at Wangcun Forced Labour Camp

There is a secret prison near the Wangcun Labour Camp. It is located near the youth detention centre and hidden extremely well. There are out of sight guards in that area and ordinary people may not approach this area. According to people who work at the labour camp, that place was constructed to house the worst criminals. It does not belong to the same governmental system as the labour camps, and even staff from the labour camps may not enter the area.

Note

1. "Reform or Transform" Implementation of brainwashing and torture in order to force a practitioner to renounce Falun Gong. (Variations: "reform", "transform", "reformed", "reforming", "transformed", "transforming", and "transformation")

2. "The 610 office" is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2006/5/3/126634.html