Exposing the Persecution

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Mr. Liang Yuncheng from Fengcheng City Is Being Brutally Tortured

2009-04-15

Mr. Liang Yuncheng was arrested on March 7th, 2009. He is being brutally tortured at the Erlongshan Prison. Officials and guards are trying to brainwash him and threatening him with further imprisonment. On January 3rd, 2006, Mr. Liang was arrested when distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and was taken to the Benxi Brainwashing Centre. In order to force him to give up Falun Gong, a dozen people talked to him day and night, so he couldn't sleep for over ten days. They also beat him using police batons. On January 3rd, 2008, Liang was released. On March 7th, 2009, he was arrested again. During the detention, the police brutally tortured him.

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Ms. Li Guijun Sent to Labour Camp; Currently Very Ill

2009-04-15

Ms. Li Guijun is a Falun Gong practitioner in Linqing City, Shandong Province. She was sent to labour camp in mid-October 2008. She now has oedema all over her body as a result of gross abuse and mistreatment at the labour camp. There are two rotten holes in her feet, making her hurt daily. As already mentioned above, her hyperthyroidism also recurred. Her hyperthyroidism has also recurred, and she is in pain every day. This is the second time she has been sent to a labour camp. Ms. Li's family went several times asking for her release, but have always been refused.

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13 Practitioners on Hunger Strike at Gongjiawan Brainwashing Centre

2009-04-14

In December 2005, practitioners Han Zhongcui and Niu Wanjiang refused to do hard labour. Guard Qi Ruijun then handcuffed the two of them outside in the freezing cold weather. He also ordered Wei Yichuan to beat them. Han Zhongcui was not given anything to eat until late evening. In 2006, Niu Wanjiang refused to sign statements denouncing Falun Gong. Yang Jian beat him cruelly, fracturing his ribs. Qi Ruijun not only did not punish Yang Jian, but he also handcuffed Niu to a metal rail for half a day. When Niu said it was illegal for guards to beat people, Qi exclaimed in front of other people, "We'll keep beating you guys. Our job is to torture you!"

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Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Gu Suoxiang from Jiangsu Province Dies as a Result of Torture

2009-04-14

Mr. Gu Suoxiang, 48, was arrested several times and persecuted by police. On November 28th, 2007, Mr. Gu was at work when he was seized and taken to a brainwashing centre, where he was hung up for 19 days straight, without sleep. Guards even stepped forcefully on his stomach, severely injuring his liver, intestines and other internal organs. On August 2nd, 2008, the police arrested him again using the pretext of safeguarding the Beijing Summer Olympics. By the time he was released, he was bruised and injured all over. The police didn't bother to give him a lift home, so he walked home in his severely weakened condition. Later on he developed diarrhoea and had blood in his stool. He died on March 22nd, 2009 as a result of traumatic injuries to his internal organs.

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Disabled Practitioner Arrested, Now in Critical Condition

2009-04-14

Disabled practitioner Mr. Chen Jinjing is being held in a detention centre. Around March 18th, 2009, he was taken to the Zhoukou City Centre Hospital for check ups every day for three days. The doctors found that both of his legs were disabled, his blood pressure was unstable, and there were serious problems with his brain, heart, and other organs. If he did not receive immediate medical treatment he would be paralysed very soon, and he might even die. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officers from Zhoukou City and Sha'nan Police Department Domestic Security Division Captain Gao Feng refused to release Mr. Chen.

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Mr. Shi Jun from Shanghai Missing for Four Years

2009-04-14

Information on Shanghai Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Shi Jun, who was arrested by the Shanggang Police Station and then disappeared, was first reported on June 14th, 2005, on the Minghui (Chinese version of Clearwisdom) website. Mr. Shi has now been missing for four years. Nobody knows his whereabouts, which has raised many suspicious points about his case. On February 10th, 2005, Mr. Shi said to his family that someone was looking for him and that he needed to go out. He didn't specify where he was going, but it may have been that people with the 610 Office were causing trouble for him. He was afraid that his family would worry, so he didn't tell them where he was going. He never came back.

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Mr. Liu Gang Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison in Henan Province, His Wife Sentenced to 8 Years

2009-04-13

Mr. Liu Gang, a Falun Gong practitioner, from the 8th Mine of the Coal Corporation of Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, was recently sentenced to 18 years in prison by a court which is manipulated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). His wife, Ms. Zong Yinqin, was sentenced to 8 years. On March 18th, 2009, Mr. Liu was sent to the Zhengzhou Prison in Xinmi City, Henan Province, and his wife was sent to the Henan Women's Prison in Xinxiang City.

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Jiang Xiqing Tortured to Death and His Family Harassed

2009-04-13

Mr. Jiang Xiqing, a 66-year-old practitioner from Chongqing, was tortured to death at the Xishanping Forced Labour Camp, and his family is being continually harassed. State Security police in the Jiangjin District are monitoring his family constantly. The police have said that they would not allow any Falun Gong practitioners to contact his family. They attempted to conceal evidence of their crimes and continue to persecute this family. Mr. Jiang's wife Luo Zehui has been sentenced to eight years in prison and is resisting persecution in the detention centre. Her life is currently in danger.

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Mr. Zhang Xuemin Arrested by Police from Yushu County, Jilin Province--His Family Beaten

2009-04-13

On March 18th, 2009, some people who identified themselves as police drove to Dancheng Town, Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province. They were guided by local police officer Chen Fumin, who broke into the home of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Xuemin and arrested him. Mr. Zhang's daughter-in-law, who suffered from serious deafness, tried to stop the plain clothes police from arresting her father and required that they show their identification, but the two officers reacted rudely toward her. When she resisted the police they used garden spades found in the yard to beat the family. As a result Mr. Zhang's nephew was seriously injured and was sent to a local hospital.

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The Torture Death of Mr. Lu Guanglin from Qingyuan County, Fushun City

2009-04-13

In 2008, the Panjin City Prison authorities tortured Mr. Lu Guanglin until he suffered a mental collapse and could no long take care of himself. The prison authorities did not want to be held responsible for Mr. Lu's condition and so tried to release him. But when the Qingyuan County Politics and Law Enforcement Committee, 610 Office, and the local police department refused to sign the release order, the prison authorities were unable to release him. Mr. Lu continued to be tortured in the prison, and died in February 2009.

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69-year-old Farmer Secretly Sentenced and Imprisoned in Shanxi Province

2009-04-12

Mr. Chen Jia'an is a 69-year-old farmer. On August 4th, 2008, Liu Sitong, a Chinese Communist Party Secretary reported him to the police for explaining the facts about Falun Gong to people. Shortly after, more than a dozen police officers went to Mr. Chen's home to ransack it and arrest him. The officers confiscated his Falun Gong books, informational materials, and other personal items. He was later detained at the Zezhou County Detention Centre. In November 2008, a secret trial was arranged for Mr. Chen by the procurator and the Zezhou County Court. In December 2008, he was sentenced to three years in prison. The family did not know anything about his arrest, trial, or his sentencing until much later.

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Exposing the Persecution at the No. 2 Women's Forced Labour Camp in Shandong Province

2009-04-12

In 2007, I was sent to the No. 2 Women's Forced Labour Camp Division 2 in Shandong Province. Upon arriving, several people persecuted me. I did not give up my practice of Falun Gong. Guards then told drug addict inmates to take turns watching me. They deprived me of sleep, access to the toilet, and the use of water. I was forced to stand for a long time (three days and four nights) twice. My legs were severely swollen and I could barely walk. I refused to write words defaming Falun Gong, so the guards gave me a heavy workload.

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Ms. Xin Xiaoping Faces Sentencing in Linyi County, Hunan Province

2009-04-12

Ms. Xin Xiaoping was arrested by officers from the National Security Division on October 15th, 2008, while Ms. Xin was on her way to work. The officers accused her of "sabotaging the enforcement of the law by organizing and using an illegal organization" because she practised Falun Gong and aided a practitioner who escaped from a local hospital. After arresting Ms. Xin, the police took her to the Linyi County Detention Centre, where she remains to this day.

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Remembering Older Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Qu Jie

2009-04-12

After the onset of the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, Ms. Qu Jie, who was close to 60 at the time, was persecuted numerous times. She was first held in the Hegang City Second Detention Centre, where she treated everyone with kindness, including those who abused her. While in detention, her blood pressure shot up to 220-280. The police had to taken her to a hospital, where they continued to pressure her to abandon her belief. She firmly refused. In 2002, she was sentenced to five years in prison. Due to the mistreatment and abuse, Qu Jie suffered a massive brain aneurysm in the summer of 2004 and passed away.

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Mr. Liu Qinghua from Siping City, Jilin Province, Tortured to Death

2009-04-11

Mr. Liu Qinghua was a cancer patient before he practised Falun Gong. The practice saved his life, and he continued to practise Falun Gong despite the persecution. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) arrested him because he distributed materials that published the facts about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution. He was sentenced to three years in prison and subjected to torture and brainwashing at Panjin Prison. His health deteriorated while in prison due to the abuse he was subjected to. On December 31st, 2008, Panjin Prison released Mr. Liu on medical parole. He died on February 23rd, 2009, at the age of 47.

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