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The Vicious Crimes Committed by Chen Shougang and Luan Jinghe at Mudanjiang Prison in Heilongjiang Province Part 1
2007-05-22Mr. Pan Xingfu was the deputy director for the Telecommunications Bureau in Youyi County, Heilongjiang Province. Pan Xingfu persisted in his belief in Dafa and was arrested several times. In 2002 he was sent to Mudanjiang Prison, where he was brutally tortured, and repeatedly beaten to near death. In January 2005, Pan Xingfu's physical condition suddenly deteriorated. He died on January 31st, 2005. He was only 31 years old. -
Practitioner Ms. Xiang Hairong from Hunan Province Jailed, Visiting Mother Arrested and Tortured
2007-05-22In May 2004, while Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xiang Hairong was shopping at a roadside stall, a police car stopped beside her, and several policemen jumped out and grabbed her. Ms. Xiang was sentenced to two years at Baimalong Forced Labour Camp. In July 2005, Ms. Xiang Hairong's parents brought their grandson to the labour camp to visit their daughter and to give her Teacher Li's [Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa] articles. But her parents were arrested and detained in a detention centre. -
Exposing the Crimes Committed inside Gansu Province Women's Prison
2007-05-22Gansu Women's Prison officials supported a group of criminal inmates who brutally beat and closely monitored practitioners. Their daily task was to try to force practitioners to write the "four statements" and the so-called "thought report." If the practitioners refused to cooperate, the other inmates would slander Dafa and ruthlessly abuse practitioners with beatings and curses. They would also spit at them, shock them with electric batons, handcuff and hang them, and deprive them of sleep. Practitioners would also be forced to stand against a wall with their heads down, backs against a wall, and with hands up, or they would be hung upside down. -
Personnel at Hehuakeng Forced Labour Camp in Tangshan, Hebei Province Tortured Me with Various Methods Attempting to Force me to Give up My Belief
2007-05-22I was sent to No. 6 Battalion, which is known as the "strictly monitored" class. I was forced to sit on a board every day. The small bench is 20 centimetres high, 30 centimetres long and less than 10 centimetres wide. I was forced to sit with my back straight, with both legs at the same distance apart as my shoulders, and with my hands on top of my legs with palms up. If at anytime I did not sit as they instructed, they hit me with a board. I only had 10 minutes for breakfast, lunch and supper each day and a five-minute toilet break in the morning and afternoon. For over one month, I was forced to sit. My buttocks became very sore by the end of the month. -
Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Mou Qiang Tortured at Yaan Prison in Sichuan Province
2007-05-22Mr. Mou Qiang was arrested by police in June 2000, when they found him in possession of leaflets exposing the persecution, and sentenced him to seven years' imprisonment. The prison guards at Yaan prison not only tortured Mr. Mou Qiang physically, but also abused him mentally. They instigated the criminal inmates to torture practitioners. The inmates said to Mr. Mou, "Either you go crazy or you write a guarantee statement and keep silent. If you go crazy, that's not our fault and we'll just say it was caused by your practising Falun Gong." -
Ms. Song Guide from Sichuan Province Relentlessly Tortured, Her Disabled Daughter Dies as a Result of the Persecution
2007-05-21In July 1999, former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin started the persecution against Falun Dafa, and Ms. Song, in her 70s, went to Beijing to appeal. She was twice unlawfully imprisoned and subjected to brainwashing. Her daughter, who was disabled, and suffered from a mental illness, was forced twice to leave home and live in a mental hospital. Ms. Song's daughter, who was completely distraught when her mother was imprisoned, died and her body was not found until three days after her death. -
Six-Year-Old Boy Missing After Parents and Other Practitioners Arrested in Yantai City, Shandong Province
2007-05-21Around 9 a.m. on April 17th, 2007, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Sun Guolan was forcefully carried away from her home by five or six policemen. Ms. Sun left her door unlocked for her son who was coming home. The police barged into her house and dragged her away. After they came out of the building, Ms. Sun was forcefully pushed into a van. Practitioners who were arrested on the same day also included Mr. Yu Haiyou. The police first arrested him at his workplace and sent him to a brainwashing centre and then arrested his wife, Wang Xuemei, at their home. Subsequently, the policemen sealed their house. Yu Haiyou's six-year old son has been missing since the arrest of his parents. -
Shanghai Women's Forced Labour Camp No. 5 Division Uses an Unknown Drug to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners
2007-05-21Guards from the No. 5 Division of Qingpu Women's Forced Labour Camp in Shanghai are persecuting Falun Dafa practitioners with an unknown drug. In order to further persecute those practitioners who firmly believe in Falun Dafa, the female guards imprison them separately from others and put the drug into their food. After eating their meals, the practitioners not only suffered vertigo, but also their mental state and memory was seriously impaired. After an older practitioner ate the drugged meals, she acted confused all the time. She was even unable to count. -
Practitioners Tortured in Suihua Forced Labour Camp
2007-05-21Prison officials Liu Wei and Diao Xuesong used toothpicks to stab Falun Gong practitioner Peng Chen's fingers and legs. His legs now no longer function normally, so he has to use his hands to move his legs. Another practitioner, Miao Shujung was beaten so badly that he has not been able to eat anything since. Whatever he eats he throws up. He used to weigh 209 pounds, but after being tortured he now only weighs 132 pounds. Due to his serious condition, they finally released him to receive medical treatment. It will be a wonder if he can survive. Another practitioner, Li Cangxin, was tortured so severely that he now needs assistance to walk. -
Details of the Recent Arrest of Ms. Ji Yan of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province
2007-05-21At 6:40 a.m. on April 14th, 2007, after practitioners Ms. Ji Yan and Mr. Wei Danquan drove through the Shanhaiguan toll station, their car was stopped by two police cars. Ms. Ji's belongings were confiscated, she was handcuffed and taken away in a car. Lu Ping, the director of Qinhuangdao City's National Security Group, asked, "Who is Ji Yan?" When Ms. Ji turned around to answer, Lu Ping immediately punched her in the face, pulled her hair, and pushed her down to the ground. He started to beat her further but was stopped by the guard. Then the police officers took off Ms. Ji's glasses, covered her head with a black bag, and took her down to a car, while Lu Ping was shouting, "Never dream of getting out of here, I've got to kill you today!" -
Twelve Practitioners Taken into Police Custody after Luo Gan's Secretary Visited Chicheng
2007-05-20On April 21st, 2007, the secretary of Luo Gan (one of the primary perpetrators of the persecution) went to Chicheng, Hebei Province. When he passed the Dahaituo Tourist Area in Chicheng County, he saw the large banners posted by Falun Dafa practitioners to inform people about the true nature of Falun Gong. After he returned to Beijing, he reported this to his boss. He then pressured the government officials of Chicheng County accusing them of not being able to suppress Falun Gong effectively. As a result, the 610 Office of Zhangjiakou set up a special team. They went to Chicheng County and worked with the local police department to persecute practitioners. In every town in the county, the police arranged someone to keep surveillance at night. Police vehicles patrolled the streets everywhere. -
The Bureau of Education in Xiong County, Hebei Province Actively Persecutes Dafa Practitioners
2007-05-20Dafa practitioner Ms. Han Junmiao worked hard and never took advantage of others nor accepted bribes. The Bureau of Education, however, had police officers take her away from work and sentenced her to three years in a forced labour camp. Ms. Han was tortured brutally in the forced labour camp. She suffered greatly both physically and mentally and almost lost her life there. During this time, the school authorities removed her from her position. In 2003, after Ms. Han was released from the camp, the Bureau of Education had someone monitor her at home. Under this tremendous pressure, Ms. Han's health deteriorated and she died on May 6th, 2005, at the age of 53. She lost her life simply because she wanted to be a good person who speaks the truth and values morality. -
Ms. Liu Yanmei from Shangdong Province Tormented for a Year, Labour Camp Authorities Refused to Let Her Husband Visit Her
2007-05-20Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Liu Yanmei from Dagou Village, Puwang Town, Yinan County, Shangdong Province, was arrested in May 2006 when she was distributing pamphlets about Falun Gong. She was later sentenced to three years in Shangdong Forced Labour Camp located in Jinan. News from the labour camp reported that she was seriously tortured. Her family tried to visit her many times but was refused by the camp authorities. -
Many Falun Gong Practitioners Tortured to Death or to Mental Collapse at Benxi Forced Labour Camp
2007-05-20Mr. Wang Yuzhu was a practitioner from Haiyang County, Shandong Province. On December 10th, 2006, guard Liu Shaoshi (male) instructed guards Guo Tieying, Ding Huibo, and Guo Baogang to tie Mr. Wang to a bed and put 55-pound rice sacks on top of each of Mr. Wang's legs for two hours. Liu said maliciously, "I would bury all Falun Gong practitioners alive if I had the authority." Mr. Sun Baoying became mentally disordered after he was tortured for about six months in Benxi Forced Labour Camp. -
Policemen from Wanquan County of Zhangjiakou City Arrest Several Dafa Practitioners
2007-05-20Police surrounded practitioner Zhao Wanying's home. Although he was not at home, his wife and daughter were there and the police stayed for more than 40 hours. Police ransacked their home and took away Mr. Zhao's wife and his daughter, who are not practitioners, to the county police department. It has been over a week now, and the child is still not allowed to go to school. According to some witnesses, Mr. Zhao's wife suffered a heart attack. Their current whereabouts are not known. The policemen monitored Mr. Zhao's residence for two days, hoping to capture Mr. Zhao and any practitioners who go to his home. The policemen have been camped out inside his home and eating his food.