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Xu Dawei Dies Due to Abuse in Detention, Family Seeks Justice but Is Intimidated by the Authorities
2009-06-10
Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Xu Dawei, 34 years old, lived in Fushun City, Liaoning Province. He suffered eight years of persecution, including detention, at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Finally he was tortured until he was very thin. He suffered a mental collapse, was not able to eat, and after he was brought back home, in less than 13 days, he passed away on February 16th, 2009. Various marks of injury were found on his body. -
Practitioner Ms. Kang Ruizhu Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances in Police Custody in Pingshan County, Hebei Province
2009-06-10Practitioner Ms. Kang Ruizhu was arrested on October 15th, 2002. On October 27th, 2002, her family was informed that she had died. Even today, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) conceals the cause of her death. The Donghuishe Township government and police station said that Ms. Kang was found dead at a big well in the pump house of the magnetic separation factory which is located in the west of the Donghuishe Township government, about a half mile away. The police department and the police station claimed that "beating death is suicide, any other death is suicide" and these were the words from the top. -
Authorities Dump Mr. Gao Dong, Crippled from Torture, in a Local Outdoor Market
2009-06-10In May, 2008, the 610 Office arrested over 30 local practitioners including Mr. Gao under the guise of "security for the Beijing Olympics." Mr. Gao went on a hunger strike in the Panjin City No. 3 Detention Centre. Guards, beat him and tortured him using the tiger bench method. Mr. Gao lost his ability to take care of himself after five days torture. In August, police re-arrested Mr. Gao, searched his home, and took him directly to the Benxi Forced Labour Camp. On April 13th, 2009, in a corner of a farmers' market customers found Mr. Gao curled up on the ground, trembling. He was weak and could not move his legs, crippled from torture. It took tremendous effort just for him to crawl. He was dirty and smelled horrible. -
Brutality at Harbin Women's Prison
2009-06-09Harbin Women's Prison is notorious for its brutal treatment of Falun Gong practitioners. Both guards and inmates have cruelly tortured and abused practitioners, causing severe injury and in some cases, permanent disability. On November 23rd, 2005, practitioner Wen Jie tried to reason with inmate Xia Guixian in a water utility room, trying to stop Xia from beating practitioners. Xia then used a basin to frenziedly hit Wen Jie. Xia also violently grabbed Wen Jie's hair. Wen Jie became bedridden for two weeks as a result of being assaulted by Xia. The beating raised her blood pressure. -
Middle School Teacher Ms. Rong Cunling Sent to a Forced Labour Camp Three Times in Three Years
2009-06-09For refusing to renounce her belief, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Rong Cunling was seized by the police again on July 16th, 2008, the same day she finished a one-year term in a forced labour camp. Ms. Rong was sent to the Hezhuizi Forced Labour Camp in Jilin Province on July 31st, 2008. This was the third time that she was sentenced to forced labour within three years. Rong Cunling suffers from inhuman treatment in the labour camp. She is forced to work like a slave and is beaten, tortured with electric shocks, and deprived of sleep when she refuses to work. Currently, Ms. Rong is very weak. -
Recent Information on the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Wumaping Prison, Sichuan Province
2009-06-09Mr. Deng Jiangang has recently been tortured in Wumaping Prison. He is now in critical condition. In 2009, Mr. Deng's family visited him at the prison clinic and found him to be extremely emaciated, and he even had difficulty walking. Due to torture, he was subsequently diagnosed with tuberculosis, high blood pressure, and mitral stenosis. Mr. Deng talked about the excessive punishment that he endured. He was forced to stay in an isolated cell due to tuberculosis and wore a face mask. He was beaten and verbally abused by drug offender Huang Ming and other prisoners. Huang Ming spread bleach powder on Mr. Deng's face, neck and shoulders. Mr. Deng was also covered with a blanket and then beaten. Huang Ming even threatened to kill Mr. Deng. -
Ms. Feng Xiaomei's Mother and Son Sleep in the Streets While Seeking Her Whereabouts
2009-06-09Since May 7th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Feng Xiaomei had been on a hunger strike for eleven days and was on the brink of death. Her family and a lawyer tried to find discover her whereabouts, but in vain. They had asked privately where she and knew that officers from the Yuhua District 610 Office had sent Ms. Feng to a brainwashing centre at the Hebei Province Legal Education Centre. Ms. Feng's mother and son, Tianxing, went to the Yuhua District government to seek help. However, 610 Office head Liu replied that he didn't know Ms. Feng's whereabouts, but said that they could pass things on to her. -
Even After Her Family Was Devastated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Ms. Fen Xiaomei Was Arrested Again
2009-06-08Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Feng Xiaomei was arrested on April 27th, and is being detained at the Shijiazhuan City Police Station. Her whole family steadfastly cultivated in Falun Gong and abided by Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and, as a result, were persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party. Police sent Ms. Feng's husband to Shijiazhuan Forced Labour Camp for two years. He was badly traumatized there and was extremely weak by the time he was released in November 2002. He died on October 9th 2003, at the age of 39. Ms. Feng's younger sister was also tortured by police. She was forced to stay away from home and died in 2004. -
Mr. Shao Xingbao and His Wife Persecuted by the Jiaonan City 610 Office
2009-06-08Mr. Shao Xingbao was sentenced to four years in prison by the Jiaonan City Court on April 24th, 2009. On the afternoon of May 8th, his wife, Ms. Wang Lifang, was arrested by the Beijing Road Police Station. Mr. Shao was previously arrested and sentenced to prison for practising Falun Gong. He was arrested again in the afternoon on February 24th, 2009, by the Beijing Road Police. His wife, Ms. Wang, asked to visit him many times at the police station, detention centre, and police department. She was turned away each time. The Jiaonan City Court did not disclose the April 8th court date to Mr. Shao's family. -
The Persecution of Song Xincun and His Family in Wendeng City, Shandong Province
2009-06-08Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Song Xincun, fifty-four years old, is a peasant from Shandong Province. His wife, Yao Qiuhong, is fifty-two. They have a daughter and a younger son. During the past ten years of the persecution of Falun Gong, their family has been together for only two New Year celebrations. The rest of time they have had to stay in different places. They have been arrested and their belongings ransacked. The family's direct financial loss has exceeded two hundred thousand yuan. -
Mr. Zhao Jun from Heilongjiang Province Arrested During the Olympics and Taken to a Forced Labour Camp
2009-06-08Mr. Zhao Jun, a Falun Gong practitioner from Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province, was arrested by officers from the Qiezihe Police Station during the Olympics on August 29th, 2008. That night, he was tortured and forced to "confess." The next day, Bi Shuqing from the 610 Office and personnel from the police station took him to a forced labour camp. According to incomplete statistics, at least 300 Falun Gong practitioners from Qitaihe City have been subjected to forced labour or sent to prison between 1999 to 2009. -
Practitioners Gao Dongdong and Liu Xinli from Pingshan County, Hebei Province Persecuted
2009-06-07Practitioners Gao Dongdong and Liu Xinli are a couple from Zhongbailou Village, Hebei Province. On the morning of July 21st, 2008, just before the Beijing Summer Olympic Games, seven or eight people from the Pingshan County 610 Office, the Pingshan Town government and the radio and TV broadcasting bureau, broke into Ms. Liu Xinli's home. They confiscated a satellite receiver, Falun Gong books and other personal belongings. Ms. Liu was arrested and sent to the Pingshan County Detention Centre. On August 11th, 2008, she was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labour and taken to the Zhijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp. -
Persecution at the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp
2009-06-07Practitioner Ms. Tao Yuqin was subjected to the "Big Hang Up" torture in the camp in 2007. The guards handcuffed her left hand to a radiator under a window, and her right hand to a radiator pipe from the roof, then gradually pulled the right handcuff. Ms. Tao's arms were stretched out straight but not parallel to the ground. Her body was bent. As a result, her right arm was injured and became crippled. During the "strict policing", she was subjected to further torture which led to chronic diarrhoea. Ms. Tao was released at the end of 2008. She is unable to bend or move her right arm, hand or fingers. -
Ms. Xue Li from Sichuan Province Arrested in Yueyang City
2009-06-07On the morning of March, 30th, 2009, practitioner Ms. Xue Li was arrested by officers from the Meixi Township Police Station in Yueyang City. She has now been transferred to the local procuratorial agency, who are attempting to sentence her to prison. Ms. Xue Li's sister-in-law went to see Jiang Chao, the head of the Domestic Security Division, to explain the facts about Falun Gong to him, and request that he does not persecute a good person. But Jiang Chao refused to listen and handed Ms. Xue Li's documents over to the Procuratorate. In March 2008, Ms. Xue Li's brother, Mr. Xue Zhongyi, also a practitioner, was arrested by police. -
Ms. He Wen, 59, from Beijing Sentenced to Three Years of Forced Labour
2009-06-07On February 26th, 2009, the police and the 610 Office broke into the home of 59-year-old practitioner, Ms. He Wen, and ransacked it. When Falun Gong materials were found, she was arrested and detained in the Pre-trial Division of Qinghe Jail. For refusing to renounce her belief, on March 16th, 2009 she was sentenced to three years of forced labour by the forced labour directory of the Beijing City government. Ms. He was imprisoned at the Tiantanghe Women's Forced Labour Camp from 2000 to 2002. She was tormented by the prison guards and inmates. Because she held steadfast in her belief, she was taken to the "intensive training" team and put in solitary confinement.
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