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Ms. Li Yunjiu and Ms. Shi Qunyang from Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province Sentenced to Prison
2007-07-28Pengzhou City Police Department in Sichuan Province used the made up accusation of "disturbing social order" to detain Falun Gong practitioners Li Yunjiu and Shi Qunyang at the Pengzhou City Detention Centre. We have recently heard that Li Yunjiu had been sentenced by secret trial to five years of imprisonment, and Shi Qunyang was sentenced to three years of imprisonment. Lin Gang went personally to Ms. Shi's residence after she was sentenced to prison and threatened her husband, saying, "If you don't divorce your wife, you will not get your pay." -
Ms. Li Xiaoyan Has Kidney Failure Due to Torture in Shandong Forced Labour Camp
2007-07-28Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Xiaoyan is being detained in the first ward of the Shandong Province First Women's Labour Camp. Her arms, legs, and face are now swollen due to torture in the labour camp. The doctors say that she now has kidney failure. On June 22nd, she was taken to the prison clinic for a check-up. Tests revealed that her heart was malfunctioning, her kidneys were not functioning, and the protein level in her urine was dangerously high. On January 11th, 2007, she was sentenced to one and one half years of imprisonment and was sent to the Shandong Province First Women's Forced Labour Camp. Her 70-year-old mother went to the labour camp several times to see her daughter, but she was turned away each time. -
Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners at Liaohe Oil Field in Liaoning Province
2007-07-27Mr. Xin Minduo, 33, was a technician at the Liaohe Oil Field, and was the backbone of the operational technology department. Because of his belief in Falun Gong, he was sentenced by the Liaohe Public Security Bureau to 3 years of forced labour in Panjin Forced Labour Camp. On August 3rd, 2005, Mr. Xin was arrested by police officers from Panjin Public Security Sub-bureau. Xinglongtai District Court in Panjin City sentenced him to 13 years in prison, and locked him up in Nanshan Prison in Jinzhou. On the night of September 1st, 2006, Mr. Xin died as a result of torture. His body was cremated by Nanshan Prison authorities on the morning of September 3rd. -
Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Zhang Zongsu and Mr. Li Guocai from Tangshang, Hebei Province Taken into Custody for Over Two Months
2007-07-27Practitioners Ms. Zhang Zongsu and Mr. Li Guocai, an elderly couple were arrested by police officers on April 26th, 2007. They were detained at the Tangshan City First Detention Centre. Ms. Zhang Zongsu had symptoms of heart disease when she entered the detention centre. She went on a hunger strike without water for nearly a month. Afterwards, she was force-fed twice a day. Since the couple was arrested, their family has not been permitted to visit them. On July 7th,Mr. Li Guocai, 62, was arrested again by an agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Tangshan City. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Lian Tao from Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, Severely Persecuted
2007-07-27Wumahe District Police arrested 62-year-old Mr. Lian on September 23rd, 2005, from his home. His home was searched and his possessions confiscated. His computer was taken away. After being held at the Wumahe Detention Centre for about a month, Mr. Lian was sentenced to three years of forced labour. He was transferred to Suihua Forced Labour Camp in Heilongjiang Province on October 26th, 2005. After the 2006 Chinese New Year, Mr. Lian requested to see the camp head due to the guard on duty arbitrarily beating people and demanding overtime work, such as selecting toothpicks, for up to 14 hours at a time. Policeman Liu Wei and six other guards beat Mr. Lian so brutally that he could no longer see clearly and he was covered in black and blue bruises. -
Liu Zhimin Has Difficulty Walking After Punitive Forced-Feeding in Hulan Prison in Heilongjiang Province
2007-07-27Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Liu Zhimin from Harbin City has been detained in the Hulan Prison because he refused to be "transformed." He is being subjected to forced feeding. His family have been refused visits. Chen Weiqiang, a division leader in the 610 Office, said, "Whoever refuses to accept forced transformation, refuses to write the "four statements," refuses to do hard labour, or refuses to obey the authorities cannot be visited." His family members said, "We have visiting rights. How could you deny us our rights?" Chen said, "There is a document to that effect from the national government." -
Many Dafa Practitioners in Jilin City Have Been Force-fed with Mustard Oil and Cruelly Beaten by Police
2007-07-26On June 29th, 2007, many Jilin City Dafa practitioners were arrested and taken by police to the Beiji police dog base. Police found Ms. Feng Guirong by tracking her mobile phone. They cruelly beat her. They put a iron bar on top of her small legs, then a large policeman used his foot to roll the bar with force. They cruelly beat Ms. Feng and force-fed her with three to four bottles of mustard oil. Ms. Feng's mouth was completely deformed, and she was not able to walk or sit properly. She is now being held at Jilin City Detention Centre. -
Ms. Li Xianhua Is Unlawfully Sentenced and Mr. Hu Chougai's Prison Term Extended in Chenxi, Hunan Province
2007-07-26Ms. Li Xianhua, in her fifties, was arrested in a fellow practitioner's home when she was attending a Falun Dafa experience-sharing meeting on July 13th, 2006 and was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the local police department, the Procuratorate, and the local court. Guards to beat her and put ten-pound shackles on her. She has been transferred to the Changsha City Women's Prison. Mr. Hu Chougai is in his forties. In March 2004, he was reported for distributing leaflets exposing the persecution. He was later sentenced to two years of imprisonment. -
Two Older Female Practitioners from Huludao City Arrested By Police from Shaguotun Township Police Station
2007-07-26On May 22nd, 2007, two Dafa practitioners, Xiao Shusheng and Wei Mingzhen were distributing leaflets exposing the persecution in the market at Shaguotun Township when they were arrested by police from the Shaguotun Township Police Station. Ms. Xiao's husband tried to visit his wife many times but he was always refused by the police. Ms. Wei's mother-in-law has gone to Nanpiao Police Station to enquire about Ms. Wei's situation, and Ms. Wei's son also went to the detention centre to see his mother, but they were also turned away. The police from Nanpiao District Police Station said, "If it were a murderer or arsonist, maybe you could find someone to help you, but for Falun Gong, no one dares to help you." Facing -
National Security Team of Yushu City, Jilin Province Recently Arrested Many Falun Dafa Practitioners
2007-07-26On the morning of July 10th, 2007, police officers from the Zhengyang Police Station broke into the homes of Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Man Shujie and Mr. Zuo Zhongren without cause and arrested three practitioners. Later that day police arrested Mr. Cui Zhanyun. He has been arrested seven times. His daughter Ms. Li Shuhua died as a result of torture at the National Security Team of Yushu City and the Yushu Detention Centre. Mr. Cui's son-in-law, Mr. Yang Zhanjiu, was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment, and he is now detained in Sipingshiling Prison. His lower body has been paralysed due to torture -
Exposing the Crimes Committed Against Falun Gong Practitioners in Nanjing Women's Prison
2007-07-25The Nanjing Women's Prison sent Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhou Zhiying to the Pukou Mental Hospital to be persecuted for persisting in her beliefs and refusing to be "transformed." Every day the mental hospital forced her to take drugs that could damage the central nervous system and seriously harm her body. They also used the so-called "electro-therapy" to persecute her (it is much more painful than shocks from an electric baton). -
Police in Sanhe, Hebei Province Arrest Mr. Meng Zhaomin and Create Hardship for His Family
2007-07-25On June 4th, 2007, Yang Anle and Yang Xizhong with more than ten policemen from Nancheng Police Station broke into a photo studio operated by practitioner Mr. Meng Zhaomin and his wife. They abducted Meng Zhaomin, and also took a recorder, audio tapes, Falun Dafa books, and recordings. Two days later, Yang Anle and some other police officers went to the photo studio and asked for Mr. Meng's clothes. They said he had been sent to the Langfang Criminal Detention Centre (known to be a brainwashing centre). -
Several Dafa Practitioners in Jilin Province Sent to a Brainwashing Centre
2007-07-25On July 4th at 8:00 p.m., Dafa practitioner Li Xiuwen had just arrived home when two cars stopped by her house. The group was led by Gao Wei, the armed forces minister of Chaluhe Town, Guo Laigang, the deputy chief of Chaluhe Town Police Department, and policeman Liu Guojun. About sixty people gathered around as the police surrounded the home and talked with Mr. Li. Li Xiuwen's mother came out and said, "Why do you want to arrest my son? He is good person." More onlookers came to the scene, and Gao Wei realised that the situation was not good and said, "We will let it go for now." The police then left. -
Two Practitioners Lose Their Youth Due to Torture
2007-07-25Ms. Zhou Qiaohang, 32 years old, is a graduate student from Harbin Industrial University. The police used all means, including electric shocks, "tiger bench" sleep deprivation, and so on, to torture Ms. Zhou Qiaohang in attempts to extort so-called "evidence." In November 2002 Ms. Zhou Qiaohang was sentenced to ten years imprisonment. She has been imprisoned at the Women's Prison of Heilongjiang Province ever since. -
Persecution Experiences of Mr. Liu Guoquan from Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang Province
2007-07-24Police came to my home and carried me into a vehicle. A police officer stepped on my head until we arrived at the county government building. They wrote something and attempted to force me to sign it. I refused. The policemen handcuffed me behind the back, and one person on each side beat me. I was knocked down to the ground. They stepped on my head. That same night they sent me to the Shuangchen Detention Station. It was very cold, but they stripped me naked. They poured cold water on me for a long time. I was shivering from the cold. After suffering 15 days of such torture I was sent to Harbin City Wanjia Concentrated Training Team for another five days. Then I was sent to Changlinzi Forced Labour Camp.