Exposing the Persecution
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Mr. Guo Fengzhan from Lingyuan, Liaoning Province, Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
2011-05-15
Mr. Guo Fengzhan, in his sixties, was arrested on September 28th, 2010. The Lingyuan Court sentenced him to four years in prison. He has filed an appeal. On February 8th, 2011, Mr. Guo’s daughter-in-law went to the court and talked to judge Qiao Jianmin. Qiao told her that they were still investigating. Mr. Guo’s daughter-in-law said many good things about him. Qiao said, “It is useless no matter how many good things you say about Mr. Guo. It is hard to handle as long as the case involves Falun Gong. For other crimes such as robbery, and murder, we can make some exceptions. However, there is no exception regarding a Falun Gong case. It's a political case.” -
The Inside Story of the “September 19th” Outrage in Jilin Province (Heizuizi) Women's Labour Camp
2011-05-14On September 19th, 2007, guards in Heizuizi Women's Labour Camp subjected many Falun Gong practitioners to various forms of abuse. Guard Jin Lihua snatched away a hand-copied Falun Gong book from practitioner Xiaofen, so she stopped performing forced labour. The guards took her to the office and punched, kicked and shocked her with electric batons, leaving bruises all over her arms and legs. Moreover, they added two months to Xiaofen's term. Guards tortured practitioner Ms. Li Yajuan with the “stretching bed” method. They tied her limbs to each corner of the bed and left her body hanging in the air, with her back slightly touching the metal section, which was warped in the middle of the bed. Three days later, she was let down, but could not walk. -
Mr. He Binggang Framed by Police and Indicted in Shanghai
2011-05-14Falun Gong practitioner Mr. He Binggang was arrested by officials from the Changning District Domestic Security Team's 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) on April 15th, 2010. The police claimed they had received a phone call a phone call from a witness saying that Mr. He's company had a computer that had been obtained illegally. They searched the company and found a box of Falun Gong books and a Falun Gong DVD, which had been planted by another plainclothes policeman and arrested Mr. He. The Changning District Procuratorate has indicted him. -
Policewoman Kong Feiying from Anlu City, Hubei Province Fired with No Explanation Given
2011-05-14Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Kong Yingfei is a former policewoman from Anlu City, Hubei Province. She started practising Falun Gong in 1998. In 2000, shortly after the Chinese Communist Party launched its nationwide persecution of Falun Gong, she was fired by her police bureau without being given an explanation. In 2000, Ms. Kong went to Beijing to appeal to the government regarding Falun Gong, and was arrested by local police and sent back to the Anlu Detention Centre. When she was in the detention centre, she was ordered to sign the “three statements” to renounce her belief, but she refused to do so. -
Chongqing Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Xu Wenxiu Paralysed from Torture
2011-05-14During the past ten years, Chongqing Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xu Wenxiu has been repeatedly persecuted by officials from the Chongqing 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong), the prison, detention centre, drug rehabilitation centre, police station, brainwashing centre and other government agencies. She is now paralysed and bedridden due to the persecution, and is unable to take care of herself. -
Mr. Xie Wutang Dies after Ten Years of Persecution
2011-05-13Mr. Xie Wutang, 71, was a Falun Gong practitioner who lived in Changsha City, Hunan Province. He was detained and tortured in Wuling Prison. During this time Mr. Xie was unable to practise the Falun Gong exercises, and his health deteriorated considerably. Despite this, prison officials did not release Mr. Xie until he was in critical condition. Once he was released in March 2010, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The cancer spread throughout his body. The doctors said it was too late for surgery. He died on April 12th, 2011. -
Seriously Ill Due to Persecution, Mr. Wang Hongwei Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
2011-05-13Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Wang Hongwei and Ms. Wang Haixia (Wang Lili) were arrested in November 2009, after being homeless for five years. In July 2010, Wang Hongwei was sentenced to 10 years in prison and Wang Haixia to six years. Mr. Wang has been seriously ill as a result of persecution. He was rejected by the prison twice due to his poor health. -
Ms. Huang Shifen Arrested and Missing in Shifang City, Sichuan Province
2011-05-13Ms. Huang Shifen, a Falun Gong practitioner from Shifang City, Sichuan Province, was arrested and detained for 15 days. On April 2nd, several members of Ms. Huang's family went to visit her, but the guards did not allow them to see her. On April 12th, she was taken from the detention centre. Ms. Huang's current whereabouts is unknown. -
Three Practitioners from Longkou City, Shandong Province Sentenced to Forced Labour
2011-05-13On March 20th, practitioners Ms. Chen Yan, Ms. Qu Jianqin and Ms. Liu Changyuan were arrested by police from Shiliang Township Police Station. They were detained at Zhangjiagou Detention Centre for more than 20 days. They were all sentenced to one and a half years of forced labour. April 13th is the police chief's reception day. Ms. Chen's family went to him and gave him a letter of appeal. When Chief Shao Aimin saw it was about Falun Gong, he threw it on the desk and said angrily, "Put it over there." -
Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Wang Nanfang Abused with Many Torture Methods—Part 2
2011-05-12Practitioners held in Masanjia Forced Labour Camp were forced to sit on a stool for more than ten hours every day, forced to memorise 30 rules and standards of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and forced to watch videos that slandered Falun Gong. They used high-pressure violence and cruel means to try to force practitioners to “transform” and write the three statements, make an oath, slander Falun Gong, and write their name on the “oath wall.” If they didn't comply, they were forced to stand facing the wall for a long period of time and/or tortured with the “stretching bed,” the “big hang-up”, and electric batons along with other cruel methods. -
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Officials Cover Up the Truth about Mr. Hou Yanshuang's Death
2011-05-12Since Mr. Hou Yanshuang's death was reported outside of China, Shenyang First Prison officials have been afraid their outrageous actions would be exposed. Higher levels of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) also panicked. They did not check who was in charge of the case, whether the prison broke the law, or whether Mr. Hou's family was given an explanation. Their only concern was how the news of Mr. Hou's death got out of China. Mr. Hou Yanshuang was detained and persecuted in the Shenyang First Prison. As a result of persecution, he suffered many severe illnesses and passed away on April 3rd, 2011. -
Mr. Zhang Jiuhai from Beijing Sent to a Forced Labour Camp Three Times
2011-05-12The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has persecuted Falun Gong practitioners for more than ten years. Over the course of the persecution Mr. Zhang Jiuhai has been detained in forced labour camps three times for a total of about six years. In 2000, Mr. Zhang was reported to police and arrested because he distributed Falun Gong informational materials. He was sentenced to one year of forced labour. In the dispatch centre, he was brutally tortured. Guards forced the practitioners' heads down on a bed and stretched their arms up in an “airplane” shape. As a result of the torture, Mr. Zhang Jiuhai’s whole body trembled and he almost lost consciousness. Guards beat, verbally abused, and pinched Mr. Zhang and slammed his head against a wall. -
Ms. Gao Shuqin from Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province Recounts Years of Persecution
2011-05-12Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Gao Shuqin was a teacher in Wujia Town, Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province. She went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in late 2000 and has been suspended from work ever since. Her daughter is in high school and her family is living under tremendous political and financial pressure. After the persecution began on July 20th, 1999, officers from the Shuangcheng City Police Department held Ms. Gao at the No. 2 Detention Centre twice, for a total of 79 days, and extorted 20,700 yuan from her. She was also held at a brainwashing facility twice and Wujia Town government officials extorted 2,100 yuan from her. -
Mr. Zhou Xiangyang in Critical Condition--His Mother Calls for Justice
2011-05-11On April 12th, an elderly woman stood outside of Gangbei Prison wearing a vest with the words, “My son is in critical condition - Gangbei Prison will not let his parents visit him - My son is a good person.” Many bystanders were sympathetic and some condemned the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) harsh treatment of her son. This happened after Mr. Zhou Xiangyang's mother requested to visit him and was rejected. -
Award Winning Teacher from Suining City Imprisoned for Five Years, Now Homeless to Avoid Further Persecution
2011-05-11Guo Chunfang was previously a teacher and won an award for “Best Teacher” several times in a row. Her students and their parents loved her teaching ability. Guo Chunfang is steadfast in her belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and plans to continue practising Falun Gong in spite of the persecution. For the five years of January 15th, 2007 to February 19th, 2011, Guo Chunfang was imprisoned at the Longquanyi Women's Prison in Chengdu. On March 8th, she was released. When she returned home, police surrounded and harassed her, trying to take her to a brainwashing facility. With help from her relatives, she managed to get away from the police officers, but now she can't go home for fear of further persecution.
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