Other News, Exposing the Persecution

Torture | Kidnapping | Brainwashing | Illegal Detention and Imprisonment | Extortion | Persecution Throughout Society | Inside the Labour Camps | Individual Accounts | 6-10 Office | Death Cases | Organ Harvesting

  • Rujiang Men's Forced Labour Camp Uses Convicted Drug Abusers As Personal Monitors To Harass Practitioners

    In the camp, during the day, guards force the practitioner to read material which defames Falun Gong, or to recite the camp's regulations, etc. In evening, the guards force the practitioner to talk to them, or to write words that attack Falun Gong. If the practitioner refuses, the guards deprive him of sleep until 3 a.m. or 4 a.m even though the practitioner is required to get up at 6 a.m. If the practitioner does not give up his beliefs, the guards punish him by forcing him to stand facing a wall, depriving him of sleep, etc. If the practitioner does not give up even after 1 to 2 months of such torture, the guards deprive him of further rights and continue to have the personal monitors monitor him 24 hours a day. The practitioner is not allowed to speak with other practitioners, or shop downstairs, or visit other cells, or leave his cell.
  • Painter Mr. Wang Mingyue and Photographer Mr. Jin Xiaohui from Beijing Sent to Forced Labour Camp

    On July 8th and 9th, 2008, two practitioners from Beijing were arrested; one is a famous oil painter, Mr. Wang Mingyue, and the other is a photographer, Mr. Jin Xiaohui. They are now imprisoned in the Tuanhe Forced Labour Camp in Beijing. Mr. Wang was in very good physical condition before his arrest, but now, according to a witness from the labour camp, he has lost a great deal of weight. This is yet another case of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong practitioners under the excuse of "safeguarding the Olympic Games."
  • Mother's Pain

    In 1994 I was so fortunate to start practising Falun Gong. I looked like a new person: the diseases were all gone. After July 1999, when the persecution started, my siblings and I were all persecuted. My mother was devastated. After the onset of the persecution, I was ordered to a brainwashing centre every day. One day as I returned to my work place after the brainwashing session, my supervisor did not allow me to go home and tried to force me to write a guarantee statement to quit cultivation and a "regret statement" to slander Falun Gong. My mother passed away because she was scared to death. My heart hurts because of sadness and pain.
  • Two Brothers Sentenced to Forced Labour--Their Elderly Parents Call for Help

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Qiao Baoming is 42 years old. On August 27th, 2008, he was arrested at work by agents from the Binzhou City 610 Office. His home was searched and he was sentenced to two years of forced labour. Practitioner Qiao Baoyang (Qiao Baoming's brother) was arrested in May 2008 and also sentenced to forced labour. Both are now in the Shandong Province No. 2 Forced Labour Camp. Their 76-year-old father is sick at home.
  • Police Covertly Cremated the Remains of Mr. Qian Shiguang, Who Had Been Severely Injured

    Mr. Qian Shiguang, 65, died as a result of torture on September 8th, 2008, in the Gongjiawan Brainwashing Centre. According to witnesses, Mr. Qian appeared to have been severely traumatized. His face was bruised, his eyes bulged, and both of his hands were dark. Afraid of having their brutality exposed, the police dared not use a crematorium, and cremated the body secretly. Before his death Mr. Qian wrote about some of the abuse and brutal mistreatment he experienced on small slips of paper, under extremely difficult circumstances.
  • Engineer Arrested before Olympic Games; Family Files Suit Against Persecutors

    Mr. Yang Jianzhong, 70, was awarded the title of "outstanding cost engineer". On August 7th, 2008, just before the Olympic Games, he was arrested by local police officers and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents, and his home was searched. More than 90,000 yuan in cash was seized from his home and he was detained at the Wenjiang District Detention Centre. Fifteen days later, he was transferred to the notorious Xinjin Brainwashing Centre. Several days ago, he was taken to a hospital in Wuhou District of Chengdu City. Jia Xiaodong.
  • Ms. Wu Yinfeng Constantly Persecuted by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Officials in Gansu Province

    Thirty-seven-year-old farmer Ms. Wu Yinfeng has been constantly persecuted by the local Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organizations and the police in recent years because she practises Falun Gong. On June 2nd, Ms. Wu Yinfeng was sentenced to three years of forced labour and was detained at the Liugouhe Women's Forced Labour Camp in Lanzhou City. The prison guard Dai Wenqin and Division Leader Fan Yirong gave Ms. Wu injections, infusions and unknown drugs. Ms. Wu had terrible cramping afterwards and curled up in pain. She lost consciousness twice and was extremely weak. The forced labour camp only released her when she was critically ill, on June 5th.
  • Jiang Yong Tortured with Six Electric Batons at Shanghai'sTilanqiao Prison

    Mr. Jiang Yong from Shanghai City, while detained at the Tilanqiao Prison, was recently tortured by six guards, each using an electric baton. The beatings burned large areas of his skin, causing much bleeding. At one point, Fan Zhenqun, the deputy captain of the sixth ward even said, "Electric shock therapy is better than medical therapy." One of the prison guards, Xu Meng electric shocked and beat Mr. Jiang while asking others to measure Mr. Jiang's blood pressure, fearing that he might die of the torture. Mr. Jiang became unconscious at times, but whenever he revived, Xu Meng continued to shock and beat him.
  • Crimes Committed by the Deyang City Brainwashing Centre in Sichuan Province

    In the centre, two personal monitors are assigned to each practitioner around the clock. They report to the centre authorities every word and action the practitioner says or takes. The centre brainwashes these personal monitors as soon as they enter the centre and teaches them how to maintain a close relationship with the practitioners, and how to find out the sources of Falun Gong materials. They also learn how to determine practitioners' weaknesses so that they can be reported. The personal monitors listen to the practitioners, first observing their behaviour to find out who is more steadfast and knows more. They even claim, "We understand that after practising for so long, it is difficult to stop right away. That's why we allow you to practise a little. However, gradually you will stop practising."
  • Tianjin Police Torture Ms. Shao Kunhua to Mental Disorder, Then Extort Money from Her Family

    Ms. Shao Kunhua, a Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested in 2001 when she went to Beijing to appeal. She lost consciousness after the police from Tianjin force-fed her with unknown drugs. She woke up experiencing a mental disorder, and her family members were extorted out of more than 10,000 yuan. A year later, Shao Kunhua slowly recovered from the torture and regained her health by reading Falun Gong books and doing the exercises.
  • The Shenyang 610 Office Manipulated the Courts to Give Falun Gong Practitioners Long Sentences

    Recently, the Shenyang 610 Office in Liaoning Province manipulated the courts in different districts to give a number of Falun Gong practitioners long sentences. The Shenbei New District Court in Shenyang City sentenced practitioner Ms. Wang Shumei to ten years of imprisonment, Mr. Xi Changhai to eleven years, Mr. Huo Defu to six years, and Mr Sun Yushu to eight years. The Dadong District Court sentenced practitioner Ms. Liu Tingxiu to three years of imprisonment, Ms. Zhang Qinghua to three and half years, Ms. Wu Naiying to four years, Mr. Cong Liang to four and half years, and Ms. Jiao Lianfang to three years. The Tiexi District Court sentenced Ms. Zhao Guiyun to three years.
  • Summary Report on Ms. Yang Hailing's Death while in Custody in Heilongjiang Province

    Ms. Yang Hailing was again arrested on April 25th, 2002. The police interrogated her at a detention centre. They stabbed her head, body and arms with sewing needles. She went on a hunger strike, so the guards force-fed her mustard oil, which made her cough continuously. On April 12th, 2003, Ms. Yang was tortured to death.
  • Older Practitioner Ms. Lei Yugui Dies As a Result of Persecution in Henan Province

    Ms. Lei Yugui, who was in her 60s, went to appeal twice for Falun Gong and she was arrested and sent to brainwashing sessions many times. In 2005, agents from the 610 Office and the local police department searched Ms. Lei's home and found Falun Gong materials. The emotional strain caused her to lose consciousness, and she was rushed to hospital. While Ms. Lei was at the hospital, Officer Sang Hu tried to force her to tell who had given her the materials, but she remained silent until her death.
  • More Details on Mr. Liu Lianyi's Death as a Result of Persecution

    Mr. Liu Lianyi, over 60 years old, was a Falun Gong practitioner in Hebei Province. Chinese Communist Party personnel interrogated and beat Mr. Liu Lianyi many times. Personnel in the detention centre utilized criminal inmate Xiaojiang to persecute Mr. Liu. He would say, "The superintendent said, 'Let's see whether Falun Gong or his fists are more powerful.'" Then he would start to beat Mr. Liu. Xiaojiang would then repeat this many times and ask, "Will you still practise?" until he was tired. The beatings continued for more than ten days. On October 1st, 1999, Mr. Liu Lianyi felt great pain in his chest and abdomen. Other practitioners who were detained with him asked for the prison doctor. The doctor came about two hours later, but it was too late. Mr. Liu died on the way to the hospital.
  • Ms. Zhao Suzhen from Anguo City of Hebei Province Sentenced to Forced Labour

    On December 21st, 2008, officers from the Yaoshi Police Station arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhao Suzhen when she was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. She was detained at the Anguo City Public Security Bureau Detention Centre. After seven days, on December 27th, she was taken to the Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labour Camp for one year of forced labour. Ms. Zhao had also suffered previous persecution for practising Falun Gong.