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Five-year-long Persecution of Li Xianglan and Others at the Harbin City Prison in Heilongjiang Province
2007-09-14I was taken to the detention centre, after the police arrested me at home in the middle of the night. Guard Yuan Hailong struck me until I was covered with bruises. My eyes became bloodshot, my lips and gums bled and swelled up, and both sides of my neck bled from being pinched repeatedly. He kicked me with his boots, and my legs swelled up so severely that I could not fit them in my trousers, even after many days. He kicked me in the hips, and I felt as if my hips were exploding. I could not turn over in bed for 20 days. That was five years ago, but the area where he kicked me still feels like bugs are crawling over it. -
Husband and Daughter of Ms. Gao Baoju Abused While Trying to Visit Her in Detention Centre
2007-09-14On August 9th, 2007, three officers of the State Security Division in Mancheng County Police Department, took Ms. Gao Baoju, a Falun Gong practitioner into custody from her own factory. After that, her family repeatedly requested to visit her but were denied. The whole family was impatient to see her. He Jia, Ms. Gao's daughter, was due to attend a new school soon and was extremely anxious about her mother's safety. On August 22nd, He Jia and her father went to the detention centre to visit her mother. Jia Ruiqin, the female deputy director, growled, "So you are Gao Baoju's daughter. Pay 10 yuan first, then you can see your mother." Ms. He replied, "I do not have the money on me." Jia Ruiqin then swore at her. -
Six Falun Dafa Practitioners Tortured in Changtu County, Liaoning Province
2007-09-14The 35 local police substations in Changtu County, Liaoning Province have been involved in the harassment, torture, and fining of Falun Gong practitioners and ransacked their homes in the eight years of persecution. On May 1st, 2007, when Mr. Li Wei was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution, Police Chief Li Fangming arrested him. While imprisoned, Mr. Li Wei was labelled as a criminal and sentenced heavily. The guards put heavy iron shackles on him and severely tortured him. His case has been sent to the Procuratorate. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Huang Min Persecuted to Death in the Qingyang District Hospital, Sichuan Province - The Second Practitioner to Die There in 4 Months
2007-09-13Less than six months ago, National Security agents and police officers arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Huang Min from Chengdu City, Sichuan Province on the street. On August 15th, 2007, her family was informed of her death. Huang Min had been tied to a bed at Xinhuashe District Health Service Centre. Ms. Huang's body weighed around 25 kg [55 lbs]. The facial expression was one of terrible anguish. The eyes were slightly open, and the head was tilted to the right. The mouth was wide open, completely exposing the upper front teeth. One tooth was missing, in the middle of the lower front row. An unknown yellow substance covered the whole mouth and teeth, and also leaked from the corner of the mouth. The body had a strong medicinal odour. The fingers were frozen in the posture of a tight grip. There were a few bruises on the forearms that appeared to have been caused by pinches. -
Mr. Zheng Handong Died after Being Forcibly Hospitalised by Fanjiatai Prison in Shayang County, Hubei Province
2007-09-13On March 20th, 2007, 26 practitioners including Mr. Zheng Handong were were transferred from Qinduankou Prison to Fanjiatai Prison and again subjected to physical examinations: their blood pressure was measured, x-rays taken, and blood drawn for a second time. For two consecutive days, the political commissar and the hospital director of the prison, as well as the guards of the ward and subdistrict, all came to request that Mr. Zheng Handong go to the hospital for treatment. He never returned. The only information was from guard Xiong Zuyong of his ward who was responsible for delivering him to the hospital. Xiong repeatedly claimed that Mr. Zheng's blood pressure while he was hospitalised continued to decrease. Mr. Zheng died on August 8th, 2007. Why would Mr. Zheng Handong die in the hospital while he was under the care of expert doctors? What did these "experts" do? -
Forced Labour Camps in Shanghai Enslave Inmates to Produce Toys for Export
2007-09-13Shanghai Hali Toys Ltd is a large enterprise in China that produces toys. A subsidiary of The Haixin Group, the company exports some of its products to Europe and U.S. The company specialises in producing and selling stuffed toys. For some of the "Made in China" products that are exported, the production base are forced labour camps in Shanghai. In order to reduce costs and meet fast delivery deadlines, the company violates international trade laws. It colludes with the forced labour camp to enslave Falun Dafa practitioners and other inmates, forcing them to work extra long hours and do extra harsh labour work. -
Daqing Public Security Bureau and 610 Office Persecute My Family
2007-09-13During the first few years when we were forced to drift around on the streets to avoid arrest, the police often went to our home and knocked on the door. At that time, our little daughter was the only person at home and she got very scared. She would cry and say on the phone, "Daddy, I miss you and Mummy. But you must not come home. The police hide somewhere downstairs. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine as long as you're safe." -
Details of the Persecution Targeting Falun Gong Practitioners Employed in the Field of Education in Zhoukou, Henan Province
2007-09-12Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started its ruthless persecution of Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, practitioners employed in the education field in Zhoukou, Henan Province, have informed people about the true nature of Falun Gong. They did not want people to be condemned for their participation in the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong. Besides exercising their constitutional right to appeal for Falun Gong at appeals offices, practitioners have been spreading the truth about Falun Gong, which has touched people's hearts far and wide. However, they have faced the ransacking of their homes, extortion, unlawful arrests, incarceration in forced labour camps and prisons, torture, and even death. The following are facts of the CCP's persecution of practitioners in the education field in Zhoukou. -
How Wanjia Forced Labour Camp Persecuted Us
2007-09-12On March 16th, 2002, my daughter and I took a train to Beijing. After we arrived in Tiananmen Square, as we walked, we called out, "Falun Dafa is good! Restore the good name of Dafa! Restore the good name of our Teacher!" A group of police officers tried to drag us into a police vehicle as they beat us. We tried to get away, but they pushed us into the vehicle and beat us. My head swelled up. When we explained the facts about Falun Dafa to them, they pounded on my chest and covered my mouth. They sprained my arms and cut my hands. My property was seized, I was fined 10,000 yuan, and three months' worth of my salary was confiscated. Eventually, I was sent to Wanjia Forced Labour Camp for three years. -
Ms. Li Zhengying and Her Daughter Ms. Zhao Fengxia from Tongliang County, Chongqing City Suffer Persecution at a Forced Labour Camp
2007-09-12Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Li Zhengying and her daughter Ms. Zhao Fengxia travelled to Chongqing looking for a job. Along the way they visited an old schoolmate. They were arrested by police and taken by force to Daping Detention Centre, where they suffered abuse for 15 days. On July 6th, 2007, they were moved to an unknown location. On July 11th, their family members learned that they were imprisoned at Shimahe Women's Forced Labour Camp in Chongqing City. The family rushed to the camp but were not allowed to visit. On July 12th, labour camp officials called Ms. Zhao Fengxia's family to inform them that Ms. Zhao was unable to speak. -
Dafa Practitioner Ding Zhenfang from Dalian City Is Arrested for the Fourth Time
2007-09-12On August 16th, 2007, police arrested the nearly 60-year-old Dafa practitioner Ding Zhenfang and confiscated the machine that she used for making leaflets exposing the persecution and the leaflets themselves. During a previous detention inmates were ordered to torture Ms. Ding. They used the "death bed"and "tiger bench", and wrapped her up with tape until she could hardly breathe. The prisoners beat her with sticks, force-fed her with water laced with hot spices, hung her up, put her into solitary detention, and shocked her with electric batons. Due to the torture, Ms. Ding had a deformed appearance, was swollen all over, and her ankle festered to the point where the bone was clearly visible. The scars are visible even now. -
Exposing the Persecution in the Prison Admission Section of Shandong Provincial Prison
2007-09-11In Shandong Province Prison practitioners who refuse to give up their beliefs are deprived of sleep for very long periods of time. They are not allowed contact with anyone. Every day they are forced to write a report of their thoughts. If the reports do not meet the requirements of the prison administrations, the practitioners will be forced to write non-stop all day. If the reports still do not say what they want to hear, the practitioners are sent to disciplinary units. These units are designed to cause as much spiritual and physical torture necessary to force them to give up the practice of Falun Gong. -
Practitioners Taken Directly to Brainwashing Centres after Completing Their Prison Sentences
2007-09-11Mr. Xie Yonggang from Hubei Province, Ms. Du Xiuju from Jiangsu Province and Ms. Wang Xunlan from Shandong Province had been detained for several years because they persevered in their belief in Falun Gong. On the same days they were released from prison, the perpetrators from the 610 Office and other authorities arrested them and took them to brainwashing centres to forcibly transform them. This kind of incident has occurred all over the country. -
Account of the Barbaric Torture Ms. Xu Lianzhen, Retired Worker from Liaoning Province, Suffered in 2001 at the Hands of Villains from the 610 Office
2007-09-11In February 2001, police barged into the home of retired practitioner, Ms. Xu Lanzhen and arrested her. At the police station the head of the 610 Office asked Ms. Xu if she would continue to practise Falun Gong, and she replied: "yes." he bound her hands with handcuffs to the iron bars of a window, leaving her toes barely touching the ground. He harnessed her neck with a wire which was tied to the back of a bench and then he ripped off her clothes. He shocked her face repeatedly with a 10,000 volts electric baton. Blisters covered her face and the smell of burnt flesh filled the room. She suffered so much pain that she could hardly breathe. They continued hitting her head and shocking the sensitive body parts such as the face, neck, underarms, and hands, etc. She cried out in pain. -
CCP Officials in Shandong Province Relentlessly Harass and Torture Mr. Ji Yongxian and His Family Members
2007-09-11Ji Yongxian is from Taoxu Town, Mengyin County, Shandong Province. His parents, younger brother, younger sister and himself are all Falun Gong practitioners. In the past eight years, the local Chinese Communist Party (CCP) faithfuls have never stopped harassing them, extorting money from them, and arresting them. The former CCP party secretary of Taoxu Town, Jiang Yongjian, fired Ji Yongxian from his teaching position of over 20 years. Ji Yongxian and his brother went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. Policemen from the County Police Department stationed in Beijing brought them back. As a result, Ji Yongshi was forced to leave home and become destitute and homeless.