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
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Ms. Wang Zhiying, 56, from Weihai, Shandong Homeless for More Than a Decade Due to Persecution
2011-08-28Wang Zhiying has been homeless for more than 10 years to avoid being arrested for upholding her belief in Falun Gong. She has suffered both mentally and physically from the persecution. Below is her account of what happened. She recounts: "In 2001, because I refused to give up my faith, my husband Song Jiangong and I were forced to leave our home. Only our daughter, who was in high school, remained at home. We rented a room in another place, but police from the local 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) found us and broke in. A policeman grabbed me by the hair and handcuffed me from behind. Two policemen stepped on or knelt on my lower back and legs. I could not breathe and fainted. I was taken to the detention centre." -
Mr. Pan Benyu, Who Once Saved Six People's Lives, Died as a Result of Relentless Persecution and Torture
2011-08-27Because Mr. Pan Benyu firmly believed in Falun Gong and followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, he was sentenced to forced labour camp twice and sentenced to imprisonment twice (once four years, once seven years). After suffering repeated abuse and torture in police custody, he passed away at 1:00 a.m. on July 17th. His death certificate and medical records had been altered by the authorities. -
Villagers in Shandong Province Condemn Linyi 610 Office Agents
2011-08-27On June 22nd, 610 Officers (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) in Linyi, Shandong Province, went to harass and arrest Falun Gong practitioners in Suijiadian Village. However, the villagers condemned them and they had to leave. Prior to the persecution, there were many practitioners in Suijiadian Village and they benefited a great deal from practising Falun Gong. After the persecution started, practitioners were persecuted by the local 610 Office. Practitioner Zu Peiyong was held in a forced labour camp twice. Other practitioners' homes were ransacked and they were arrested, held in brainwashing centres, and had money extorted from them. -
Woman in Her 60's Arrested and Brainwashed, Authorities Extort Money from Her
2011-08-27On June 27th, Ms. Xu Jianxin was arrested at home by 610 Office agents (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) in Shandong's Weifang City and taken to the "Rule of Law Training Centre," actually a brainwashing centre. There, as with many other practitioners in the brainwashing centre, she had a large amount of money extorted from her. Ms. Xu Jianxin conducts herself according to the principles Falun Gong, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, even though Ms. Xu is far from wealthy, she donated to the earthquake-hit region. Yet such a good person is being persecuted. -
Ms. Zhang Fuying Persecuted by Police in Shenzhen City
2011-08-27Ms. Zhang Fuying was arrested by police on June 4th, when she and a relative were trying to deposit money into her bank account at China Postal Bank's Xiangmi Branch. The staff reported them to the authorities when they noticed that all the money had phrases exposing the persecution of Falun Gong written on them. Ms. Zhang was later taken to Shenzhen Legal Education School, which is actually a brainwashing centre. The police ransacked her home twice and confiscated a laptop computer, printer, Falun Gong materials, more than 2,600 yuan in cash, and other personal belongings. -
Older Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Huang Tao Persecuted to Death
2011-08-26Ms. Huang Tao was arrested on January 9th, 2005 by police. She was sentenced to four years in the No. 2 Women's Prison, where she was forced to do hard labour. Due to the harsh treatment and poor conditions, she developed severe diabetes and lost a lot of weight. She was finally released in December 2006 to seek medical treatment. The authorities continued to harass Ms. Huang after her release, and withheld her pension from January 2005 to January 2009. She became increasingly weak and her condition deteriorated. Ms. Huang Tao passed away on July 28th, 2011. -
Mr. Yin Sirong Transferred to Brainwashing Centre after Finishing Forced Labour Term; His Daughter Seeks His Release
2011-08-26Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Yin Sirong was transferred to the Xinjin Brainwashing Centre on May 10th, 2011 after serving an extended term in Xishanping Forced Labour Camp. He has been held for three months in the brainwashing centre. Mr. Yin's daughter went to the brainwashing centre again on August 3rd to request his release. Her request was refused. She had to call her father's name outside of the building in order to finally see him. -
Sisters Zhang Xiaoling and Zhang Yueqi from Guangdong Province Arrested, Family Calls for Help
2011-08-26Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Zhang Xiaoling and Ms. Zhang Yueqi were arrested by police from Huangpu District Police Station on August 3rd. When their other sister Zhang Liling went to the police station to demand their release, she was detained overnight. The two sisters are currently detained in the Huangpu District Detention Centre. Ms. Zhang Yueqi is only 16 years old and a student. The family is very worried about them. -
Mr. Xiao Xicheng from Beijing Detained
2011-08-26A group of police officers broke into Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Xiao Xicheng's home on June 17th, arrested him and took him to the Wanshoulu Police Station. The next day, Mr. Xiao was transferred to the Haidian District Detention Centre, where he was held for more than a month. During his detention, his family didn't receive any news about him. Finally on August 2nd, Mr. Xiao's family received a letter from the Daxing Men's Forced Labour Camp in Beijing informing them that they could visit Mr. Xiao before August 28th. -
Mr. Feng Qi Dies as a Result of Persecution in Suzhou No. 3 Prison, Anhui Province
2011-08-25Mr. Feng Qi was arrested on March 1st, 2008 and he was taken to the Changfeng County Detention Centre. Mr. Feng was sentenced to three years in a forced labour camp, and was transferred to the Suzhou No. 3 Prison. Practitioners are forced to watch videos and read materials slandering Falun Gong. Whenever practitioners refuse, guards order inmates to beat them. Mr. Feng was left physically disabled as a result of the torture he endured. Mr. Feng Qi passed away on July 31st. -
School Teacher Ms. Zhang Shuling from Suihua, Heilongjiang Province Dies As a Result of Persecution
2011-08-25Teacher Ms. Zhang Shuling was arrested by officers from the Domestic Security Division on July 5th, and later held in the Nongken Detention Centre in Suihua City. She passed away on July 30th. Ms. Zhang taught her students according to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, but had been subjected many times to persecution at the hands of local police and her school officials. She was fired from her job, and was arrested on November 26th, 2003 as she was distributing information about Falun Gong and given a three-year prison term. The three-year persecution left Ms. Zhang physically and mentally devastated. -
Persecution Details of Falun Gong Practitioner Zhou Lianying
2011-08-25Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhou Lianying has been arrested five times during the past 12 year since the persecution launched by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began. Her home has been ransacked seven times, and her daughter was suspended from middle school due to her belief. Ms. Zhou has been subjected to beatings, slave labour, and three years in a forced labour camp. The health she regained after cultivation was ruined, and she was in critical condition when released. -
Engineer Mr. Ma Zhenyu Brutally Interrogated at Xiaguan Detention Centre
2011-08-25Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Ma Zhenyu was arrested by police about two months ago. On the street, police savagely beat him. He was brutally interrogated and underwent brainwashing at the Xiaguan Detention Centre. However, simply because he practises Falun Gong, he was arrested by the Chinese authorities several times and had previously been imprisoned for seven years at Suzhou Prison. -
Mr. Ouyang Haiwen Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Practising Falun Gong
2011-08-24Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Ouyang Haiwen, 56, once travelled to Beijing to speak out for Falun Gong, only to end up being beaten by Chinese police and suffering from intracranial bleeding. He was later sentenced to two years in a forced labour camp for sharing important facts about Falun Gong. He once suffered from the brutal torture of being force fed for several months because he had protested being thrown into a forced brainwashing facility for practising Falun Gong. He was at the brink of death several times because he went on hunger strikes as a non-violent means to protest his unconstitutional incarceration. Not long ago, while he was connected to IV fluids and an oxgen tank, a group of medical staff took him to court for a sham trial because he had practised Falun Gong; yet he appeared in court, dignified. -
Falun Gong Practitioner's Teenage Daughter Taken Hostage by Tianjin State Security Bureau
2011-08-24On July 20th, 2011, Li Yang, the teenage daughter of Ms. Yang Chunxiang, a Falun Gong practitioner in Tianjin, was arrested by officers of the Tianjin State Security Bureau. It was rumoured that Li Yang might be released in exchange for Ms. Yang Chunxiang. Ms. Yang Chunxiang and her daughter went out to distribute leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong on May 12th. When someone reported the pair's activities to the police, Ms. Yang and her daughter were arrested by police.