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• Mr. Li Yuzhang of Yishui County, Shandong Province Arrested, Family Suffers Persecution

  2007-07-06
  On May 14th, 2007, police officers broke into the home of 59-year-old practitioner Mr. Li Yuzhang. Without showing any identification, they ransacked the place and took him and other relatives into custody. Mr. Li Yuzhang was detained at the County Detention Centre. His daughter, holding her niece and bringing along her son, has been to many offices asking for the release of her father. At the National Protection Brigade, deputy head Xie Fugui treated her rudely and pushed her out of the office. On the morning of June 2nd, she took her 7-year-old son to the detention centre dormitory with a sign hanging around her neck to call for her father's release. An official ordered officers to push her and the child into a car.
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• Ms. Zhang Chunfang Dies as a Result of Torture in Beijing Women's Prison

  2007-07-05
  In the beginning of 2004, Ms. Zhang Chunfang was reported while distributing leaflets exposing the persecution. She was detained in the Beijing Women's Prison for a three-year term. Because she was not allowed to do the Falun Gong exercises and because the guards mentally and physically tortured her, Ms. Zhang appeared to have many illness symptoms, such as high blood pressure, cerebral thrombosis, one side of her body going numb, nausea and vomiting. After being unconscious for more than ten days inside the Beijing Prison Management Hospital, she died on June 15th, 2007.
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• Liu Liang's Death Raises Questions, 610 Office Obstructs Investigation

  2007-07-05
  On December 26th, 2006, several agents from the local 610 Office and the police station broke into Mr. Liu Liang's home and arrested Liu Liang and his mother. The authorities attempted to sentence Liu Liang to prison, however due to lack of evidence, Liu Liang was released after a 20-day detention. On June 5th, 2007, Jiaozhou City Police Department went looking for Liu Liang intending to arrest him. Liu Liang met police on the village entrance path. Liu Liang, who was partially sighted, was frightened by the policemen and fell down the well together with his motorcycle. His body did not have bruises or injuries but his stomach was filled with water and it seems that he died from water inside his lungs.
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• 610 Office Agents Harass Falun Dafa Practitioner Wang Bo's 87-Year-Old Grandmother - Attendees at Second Court Hearing Were Arrested

  2007-07-05
  Wang Bo's grandmother, Han Lingrong, is 87 years old. She depends on her family to assist with her daily life needs. However, three 610 Office agents from the Yuhua District Police Department in Shijiazhuang City and from the Yudong Police Station came to her residence on June 21st, 2007, at around 5:00 p.m. They presented a search warrant and stated that someone suspected that Ms. Han had been involved in handing out Falun Gong leaflets and reported her to the police. This claim was so absurd that anyone thinking rationally will find it preposterous. Ms. Han depends on her daughter and son-in-law to take care of her daily life needs. How could she hand out Falun Gong leaflets?
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• Forty Practitioners Tortured in Shaanxi Provincial Women's Jail

  2007-07-05
  This year, the jail authorities started to use a new trick: all practitioners are required to "plead guilty," otherwise they will be handcuffed and tortured. Ms. Li Yanfang in the No. 9 Team did not cooperate and has been in the "Strict Discipline Team" for six months. Another practitioner was handcuffed for three days. Ms. Gou Yufang was forced to stand for the first two days and was then hung by her handcuffs with only the tips of her toes touching the ground for seven days.
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• Falun Gong Practitioner Su Kezhen from Jingmen City, Hubei Province, Died As a Result of Persecution

  2007-07-04
  Ms. Su Kezhen was in her 50s. The 610 Office arrested her several times. In prison, Su Kezhen protested with a hunger strike and suffered all kinds of brutal tortures. Several of her teeth were broken from the beatings, and due to the tight handcuffs, her hands were so seriously swollen that the police could no longer close the handcuffs. They had to clamp the handcuffs with metal wires to restrain her wrists. Furthermore, they hung her up by her arms and let her fall her to the floor again and again. Due to the torture while she was incarcerated and the frequent harassment and threats from the police, Ms. Su Kezhen passed away on the afternoon of May 24th, 2007.
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• Father and Daughter from Shandong Province Escape Detention but Cannot Return Home

  2007-07-04
  Practitioners Mr. Miao Shubao and his daughter Miao Chunyan are from Yantai City, Shandong Province. In April 2007, they were arrested and held by local police. After they were detained, the family fell into difficulty. Mr. Miao's wife couldn't take care of herself and needed help to use the toilet. They were able to escape detention, but in order to avoid further persecution, they cannot return home. Their family members have been harassed and subjected to extortion by local police.
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• Practitioner Ms. Zhu Shuyun Sent to a Forced Labour Camp after She Was Brutally Beaten at Balibao Police Station, Changchun City, Jilin Province

  2007-07-04
  Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhu Shuyun, 46, is from Jilin Province. She was arrested in JMay and the police brutally beat her. They covered her head with a blanket and took off her shoes. Her face was badly beaten, her fingernails fell off due to the beating, and her legs were beaten to the point of being swollen. There was blood was all over, and she lost consciousness several times. She was sentenced to one year of forced labour, by the Legal System Section of the Changchun Police Department. She is currently being tortured in a forced labour camp.
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• Chinese Ice Hockey Coach Facing Trial for Practising Falun Dafa

  2007-07-04
  On May 9th, 2007, a Chinese national ice hockey coach by the name of Mr. Gao Weixi was arrested by officers of the Nanguan Branch of Jilin Police Department for practising Falun Dafa. Mr. Gao is now detained in the No. 3 Detention Centre in Changchun City and is facing trial. Mr. Gao was previously held in two forced labour camps in Changchun City: Weizigou Forced Labour Camp and Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp.
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• Practitioner Ms. Jia Shuzhen Suffers a Mental Collapse due to Persecution at Hebei Province Brainwashing Centre

  2007-07-04
  Ms. Qin Shuling, Ms. Jia Shuzhen, Ms. Gao Lanqing, and Mr. Li Zhenwen went to Yongan Village to post Falun Dafa leaflets exposing the persecution on May 27th, 2007. The patrols spotted them before they could post more than a few. Ms. Qin and Ms. Gao were arrested and Ms. Jia and Mr. Li were followed home. The police ransacked their homes and arrested them that same night. Hebei Province Brainwashing Centre returned Ms. Jia Shuzhen to her home on June 19th. In just ten days, the 610 Office personnel had turned a young, beautiful, and gentle Jia Shuzhen into a lifeless, incoherent, and red-eyed disturbed person.
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• Senior Instructor Ms. He Yingqing of Changsha City, Hunan Province Died as a Result of Persecution in a Labour Camp

  2007-07-03
  During the two years in the Baimalong Forced Labour Camp, Ms. He Yingqing was subjected to a variety of torture methods. In a period of about 60 days, she was only permitted to sleep for three hours per day. She was even prohibited from using the toilet. The guards shocked her with electric batons for an entire day, which made her arms black and blue with bruises. Ms. He Yingqing was handcuffed continuously in very painful positions for 40 days for more than 20 hours a day, excluding mealtimes. Later she was detained in the labour camp again. Under huge mental pressure and physical strain for many years, 41-year-old He Yingqing passed away on the night of June 24th, 2007.
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• Five Years of Imprisonment Devastates the Health of Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Zhou Zhigao from Changsha City, Hunan Province

  2007-07-03
  Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Zhou Zhigao from Changsha City, Hunan Province was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in 2003, and is currently imprisoned at the Wuling Prison. After several years of brutal mistreatment, 57 year-old Mr. Zhou Zhigao has become emaciated with a hunched back. His eyesight has deteriorated badly, and his hearing has become greatly impaired. When he met with his family, the second anything was said about Falun Gong, the police cut off their conversation. According to the news already disclosed, Mr. Zhou Zhigao suffered merciless beatings at the Wuling Prison by the prison guards with police batons.
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• Her Family Separated Due to Repeated Persecution, Ms. Lu Xia from Shandong Province Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

  2007-07-03
  Ms. Lu Xia obtained both physical and mental benefits after learning Falun Dafa, and her family lived peacefully. After July 20th, 1999, when the suppression of Falun Gong by the former leader of China, Jiang Zemin, began, her family's quiet life was disrupted. Lu Xia was repeatedly imprisoned, brutally tortured, and injected with nerve damaging drugs. She had to leave home to avoid persecution. The situation even led to her divorce. Eventually she was sentenced to eight years in prison and is still in Jinan Women's Prison.
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• Xiong County 610 Office and Public Security Officers of Hebei Province Arrest Good People for Reward Money

  2007-07-03
  Around the months of June and July, the Xiong County 610 Office and Public Security Bureau officers are putting together a special task force targeting Falun Gong practitioners. It was further reported that a special fund was allocated for this task force. A significant sum of money was to be awarded for each "successful" case. In other words, through monetary rewards, law enforcement officers are encouraged to commit crimes, arrest law-abiding citizens, and extort money from them.
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• Authorities Continue Attempts to Destroy Evidence in the Case of a 33-Year-Old Engineer in Hebei Province Tortured to Death in 2001

  2007-07-02
  The individuals responsible for torturing Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Zuo Zhigang to death are again attempting to cremate his body, ensuring that all remaining physical evidence of their crimes is destroyed. Authorities try to have the body cremated against family wishes using the excuse that the family has "exceeded the body preservation time." Their behaviour arouses suspicions that by cremating Mr. Zuo's body they intend to destroy evidence of their crimes. They didn't notify Mr. Zuo's family.
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