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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Whether Older Practitioner Ms. Fu Shaozhen of Wuhan City Is Alive or Dead Is Unknown
2009-12-07
Ms. Fu Shaozhen, 65 years old, was arrested on December 25th, 2007, by the Nanhu District local police station when she was distributing Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution. Ms. Fu was sentenced to a three-year prison term. She was transferred to Baofenglu Women's Prison. Holding up display boards in front of banners, her oldest daughter in Hong Kong called for help from the international community to save her mother, Ms. Fu. -
Sitting Board Torture in Jinan No. 1 Forced Labour Camp, Shandong Province
2009-12-06
Jinan No. 1 Women's Forced Labour Camp in Shandong Province is hell on earth for Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners who hold a firm belief in Falun Gong and refuse to co-operate with the guards are more often than not detained in small isolation cells. One of the tortures frequently employed is the "Sitting Board", which is extremely painful but does not leave any sign of torture. Practitioners are forced to sit on a small stool all day long. Several days later, their buttocks are raw and bloody, black and blue. -
Officers in Xinhe Police Station of Changsha City Use Torture to Extort So-called "Confessions" from Falun Gong Practitioners
2009-12-06On September 22nd, 2009, three Falun Gong practitioners from Changsha City were arrested by police from the Xinhe Police Station as they were explaining the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Because they didn't cooperate with the police, they were severely beaten and kicked by them, causing serious injuries physically and mentally. Because practitioner Ms. Wan Ping refused to answer any questions, she was beaten and kicked by Wang Nanting, an officer from Xinhe Police Station. In addition, because he slapped her face so many times, she could hear only buzzing sounds inside her ears. -
Married Couple Arrested and Brainwashed
2009-12-06On September 9th, 2009, policemen from the National Security Group of Haikou City Police Department arrested Falun Gong practitioners Wang Juan and Huang Ande. The couple was sent to a brainwashing centre and they have been detained ever since. The guards of the brainwashing centre use all kinds of methods to torture determined Falun Gong practitioners, including harassment, cursing, humiliation, beating-up, hanging-up and deprivation of sleep. Their relatives tried to find out where they were, but the police claimed that they did not know anything about them. -
Persecution of a 69-Year-Old Man from Tangshan City
2009-12-06In 1999, Mr. Guan Zhenzhu, 69, was arrested for speaking out for justice for Falun Gong. Mr. Guan recalls: "In February 2000, it was extremely cold. All the practitioners detained at the detention centres or brainwashing centres, as well as the criminals, were paraded through the streets on trucks. Finally, when we reached the central square of Qianxi County, a public rally billed as "Public Arrest and Sentencing" was held. All the practitioners from the detention centres were tied neck and heels, and the practitioners held at the brainwashing centres were handcuffed. Practitioner Ms. Zhang Ruiying, who is in her fifties, shouted to the onlookers, "Falun Gong is good!" The officer behind her pulled her backwards by her hair and used the rope around her mouth, like curbing a horse and they let her go only after arriving at the square." -
Mr. Lu Yunlai Dies Two Months after Release from Forced Labour Camp
2009-12-05Mr. Lu Yunlai, 47, still persisted in his Falun Gong practice even though he was harassed and detained by the authorities multiple times. On September 28th, 2008, Mr. Lu and his wife were arrested by police and sent to Matougang Detention Centre. Police interrogated Mr. Lu while torturing him with a method referred to as "Roasting the Whole Lamb". Mr. Lu passed out during the interrogation. He was transferred to the the Baimiao Forced Labour Camp for a one-year term. Mr. Lu was brutally beaten and forced to do a long labour shift. By March 2009, after only four months in the labour camp, Mr. Lu Yunlai's health had significantly deteriorated as a result of torture and abuse. He was diagnosed with late stage lung cancer. Lu Yunlai died on October 30th, 2009, two months after being released from Baimiao Forced Labour Camp. -
Additional Information on the Persecution of Ms. Zhao Guirong in Balinyouqixi County, Inner Mongolia
2009-12-05Ms. Zhao Guirong was persecuted for over ten years by officials from the local police and Daban Police Stations. In May of 2006, Ms. Zhao was taken to the Huhehaote Women's Forced Labour Camp, where she was detained for one year and nine months. Inside the forced labour camp, Ms. Zhao was monitored by two inmates. One inmate abused her and tried to force her to write a "guarantee statement" renouncing Falun Gong. Then, the forced labour camp officials ordered a person to write a guarantee letter for her. One week later, officials forced Ms. Zhao Huirong to perform labour, such as wrapping chopsticks. When practitioners weren't able to finish their assigned work quota, their detention terms were extended by the officials. -
Ms. Liu Jingyan, 71, Developed Severe Mental Disorder Due to Gross Abuse at the Harbin Women's Prison
2009-12-05Elderly Ms. Liu Jingyan and five other practitioners appealed against the persecution of Falun Gong in Hongxinglong, Jiamusi, in July 2008. Police arrested them and took them into custody. The practitioners were sentenced to four years of imprisonment in December 2008, and sent to the Harbin Women's Prison. Ms. Liu has been abused there so severely that she suffers from several illnesses. Although her life is in danger, the prison authorities refuse to release her. -
Several Practitioners Arrested in Shouguang City, Shandong Province
2009-12-05On October 17th-18th, 2009, officers from the Shouguang Public Security Bureau arrested practitioner Zhang Mufang, Dong Ailing, and two couples from near Shouguang City, Shandong Province. The practitioners were detained at the Daotian Town Police Station. On October 24th, the police went to Nanci Village in an attempt to arrest practitioner Yang Aihua. After arresting these practitioners, the police immediately contacted their families to extort ten to forty thousand yuan from each family. The family of a practitioner from Beiheya Village had to pay ten thousand yuan for the practitioner's release. The police also ransacked every practitioner's home. -
Ms. Liang Zhiqin Devastated by Toxic Injections and Electric Baton Shocks
2009-12-04Ms. Liang Zhiqin, 58 years old, was taken to the Tangshan City Ankang Hospital because she refused to give up her belief in Falun Gong in 2000. She was tied to the "Death Bed" and injected with toxic drugs. , Ms. Liang Zhiqini suffered the most severe injuries from the torture. She was twice injected with the toxin. The first injection immediately knocked Ms. Liang unconscious. The drug gave her acute cardiac problems, and intense chest pain woke her up in the middle of the night. Ms. Liang recalled, "I was woken up at midnight by a sharp pain in my heart. I was disturbed by my own groans from the pain." Ms. Liang was also severely shocked with electric batons. -
Ms. Liu Zhi, a Housewife in Heping District, Shenyang City, Arrested
2009-12-04Ms. Liu Zhi is a practitioner, who has practised Falun Gong for 13 years. She is 49 years old, healthy and full of energy. On the afternoon of October 22nd, 2009, officers from the Xinxing Police Station in the arrested Ms. Liu. The police searched Ms. Liu's home and confiscated electronic items and valuables. They took her to Shenyang City Zaohua Detention Centre. Her family has been denied their right to visit her, and they have not heard anything from her. -
Two Cousins Detained and Tortured, Family Not Allowed To Visit
2009-12-04Ms. Chuai Cuijun and Ms. Chai Junxia are cousins. They have both benefited physically and mentally from practising Falun Gong. Since March 2004, their home has been ransacked five times. Five members of the family have been detained six times because they refuse to denounce Falun Gong. Both women are detained in the Hebei Women's Prison. In January 2009, Ms. Chai was brutally tortured by the guards and suffered beatings, electric shock, being locked in a small cell, and being forbidden to sleep for an extended period of time. As a result, she developed chronic eye and stomach pain, for which no medical treatment has been provided. Ms. Chuai was also brutally beaten and verbally abused in the prison. -
The Persecution of Ms. Zhang Liping
2009-12-04Ms. Zhang Liping, a Falun Gong practitioner from Benxi City, Liaoning Province, was arrested in September 2004 and inhumanly persecuted at Masanjia Forced Labour Camp. Because of her refusal to wear the prison uniform, Ms. Zhang was not provided meals, use of the toilet and personal grooming for two and a half days. The guards took the practitioners' clothes and food, and forced them to work. They kicked and punched the practitioners and hit their heads against the wall if the practitioners refused to comply with the guards' orders. To protest the persecution, the practitioners went on a hunger strike. Zhang Liping was accused of being a leader and was hung up for two days. In 2005, Ms. Zhang was arrested again and taken to a forced labour camp. She was only released from the camp in 2007. -
Ms. Zhao Lianhua Dies as Result of the Persecution
2009-12-03In 2000, Ms. Zhao Lianhua went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, and she was arrested and detained in the Yanji City Detention Centre. She was released after 18 days, for she was very ill due to brutal mistreatment. After she returned home, the police constantly harassed Ms. Zhao. They tried to force her write statements to renounce Falun Gong, but Ms. Zhao resolutely refused. Ms. Zhao had to leave home to avoid being arrested. Later police detained her in the Heizuizi Labour Camp. Her life was in danger after only a few days of being in the Camp. Ms. Zhao never recovered from her mental and physical injuries and died on October 30th, 2009. -
Mr. Wang Shenlun From Yingkou City, Liaoning Province Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
2009-12-03Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Shenlun from Yingkou City, Liaoning Province was arrested and Falun Gong materials were confiscated by police. He was then held in police custody for more than five months. Bayuquan District Court officials covertly sentenced him to five years in prison on November 18th, 2009. None of Wang Shenlun's family knew about the sentence. They had to inquire of a guard at the detention centre who told them Wang Shenlun was preparing to appeal the sentence.
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