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

  • Yunan Province Second Prison Denies Family Visits for Ms. Shi Yun

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Shi Yun was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment. She was detained in Yunan Province Second Prison in May 2008, and has been detained there for nine months. The prison has denied her of family visits. Her family members came to Yunan Province Second Prison again on February 13th, 2009, and requested to visit her. The prison guard called the section where she is being held. Her family was told they needed to bring certification to verify their relationship. When they later came to the prison with the certificate, the guard called the section again and was told that Ms. Shi Yun is under "strict control" and the family needed a letter from the local 610 Office. To this day, her family has not been allowed to see her.
  • Young Woman Tortured in the Hainan Province "Legal Education School" Brainwashing Centre

    Ms. Chen Zhuoyi, 33, was taken to a brainwashing centre in April 2008, because she has persevered in telling people the facts about the persecution. Ms. Chen was deprived of sleep around the clock. The so-called "teaching assistants" were divided into two-person groups that took turns watching her. Due to prolonged loss of sleep, she often had a headache, felt dizzy, had blurred vision, suffered hearing loss, and fainted many times. They slapped her head and shoulders with Falun Gong books for hours every day, which hurt and numbed her. They beat and kicked her, and told the guards to help them torture her.
  • Mother Falls Seriously Ill after Her Son is Arrested and Tortured

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Zhenxin, 27, was arrested and sent to a forced labour camp in August 2008. Currently, he is being persecuted in Balizhuang Forced Labour Camp in Baoding City. Because of his firm faith in Falun Gong's principles, Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance, Li Zhenxin was tortured in October 2008. The torture methods included being shocked with 4 electric batons on the head, chest, and genitals. The severe treatment made his chest turn purple. In the Mancheng County Detention Centre, Mr. Li Zhenxin was brutally beaten by policemen. He was seriously injured all over his body and suffered a broken leg.
  • Ms. Lu Xueqin and Twelve Other Practitioners Arrested and Tortured by Police and 610 Office Personnel in Shandong Province

    From January 25th, 2009, to the end of February 2009, the 610 Office in Qingdao City arrested thirteen practitioners. All thirteen have had confessions extorted from them by means of torture and sleep deprivation for periods of two weeks or even longer. Among them, Ms. Lu Xueqin was tortured so badly that she became disabled, and many times she was in critical condition. The families of these practitioners, with the help of nine lawyers, sued them for this.
  • The Brutal Persecution of Practitioners at Hongzehu Prison in Jiangsu Province

    A large number of Falun Gong practitioners have been detained at Hongzehu Prison in Jiangsu Province. Xie Zhaoyuan was arrested in November 2003 when he posted information regarding the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong on the road to Xinyi City, Jiangsu Province. He was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Xinyi City Court. Mr. Chen Zhanguo was sent to Hongzehu Prison and was brutally mistreated in detention, which caused him to be mentally disordered.
  • High School Teacher Ms. Sun Guifang Sentenced to Two Years

    On the night of January 24th, 2008, 55-year-old Ms. Sun Guifang, Falun Gong practitioner and teacher was taken from her home by police of Yuquan Town Public Security Bureau. She was given a two year sentence and taken to the Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison in Harbin City. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, CCP personnel of Acheng District have persecuted Ms. Sun many times for her belief in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." This persecution has caused tremendous pain to her and her family, both physically and mentally.
  • Ms. Ma Jiying from Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province, Sentenced to 12-Year Prison Term

    Ms. Ma Jiying, 54, a practitioner and farmer from Heilongjiang Province, has already served two sentences in forced labour camps, detained for four years. She was tortured, hung up and beaten with both hands tied behind her back, ordered to sit all day with her face touching the back of another practitioner and her eyes looking straight ahead, forced to wear heavy shackles (over 30 pounds) and made to do hard labour. She suffered other inhumane tortures as well. Recently she was sentenced to a 12-year prison term. She is now imprisoned in Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison, which is located in Harbin City.
  • The Persecution of Ms. Mao Kun in Chengdu City

    In October 2008 Ms. Mao Kun was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for practising Falun Gong. Before this sentence, Ms. Mao had been detained twice in a forced labour camp and suffered from inhumane tortures because she refused to give up her belief in Falun Gong. In Nanmusi Forced Labour Camp Ms. Mao was viciously beaten and when she went on a hunger strike she was violently force-fed.
  • A Good Daughter-in-law Arrested, Her Sick Mother-in-law and Blind Father-in-law Left Unattended

    On February 17th, 2009, police officers arrested Ms. Jin Daxia at her work. They also took away her son, threatened him, confiscated the family's property, and confiscated the computer that he uses for school. Those who are familiar with Ms. Jin Daxia were shocked upon hearing the news of her arrest. Since her husband died in an accident she has been looking after her elderly, sick mother-in-law and her completely blind father-in-law. Now they are left at home alone.
  • Large-Scale Arrest of Practitioners in Tangshan City's Fengnan District, Hebei Province

    Tangshan City, Hebei Province recently saw a large-scale arrest of Falun Gong practitioners. The police also ransacked the practitioners' homes. Thirteen practitioners were arrested; nine are at the Fengnan Detention Centre, and the fate of the other four remains unknown. On February 20th, 2009, police arrested practitioners Mr. Dong Jinbo and Ms. Li Yanzhi. The police also confiscated some personal belongings. Dong Jinbo and Li Yanzhi are now held at the Fengnan Detention Centre.
  • Update on Recently-Arrested Practitioners in Jiamusi City

    Under the direct command of the Heilongjiang Province Public Security Bureau, the Jiamusi City Public Security Bureau and Security Bureau arrested fifteen Falun Gong practitioners and their family members in the week following February 8th, 2009. To date they have arrested another nine practitioners and their family members. Amongst them are practitioners who are over sixty or seventy years old, as well as family members of practitioners who are not Falun Gong practitioners. Moreover, friends of practitioners have also been arrested.
  • The Persecution of Mr. Liu Hongchang, Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province

    I was detained by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for five years because I practise Falun Gong and suffered terrible and excruciating torture such as being beaten with electric batons and being force-fed. During that time, my daughter was discriminated against at her school, and my wife suffered from "guilt by association" and lost her job. After my wife lost her job, our daughter, who was only 15 years old, was forced to drop out of school and leave her home town to make a living. My father, my brother, and two uncles were threatened by the police many times. Their normal lives were disrupted, and they could not stand the intense pressure. They became ill and died, first one, then the other.
  • Heizuizi Women's Forced Labour Camp Has Kept Ms. Li Xiuhong Constantly Tied-up for Eight Months

    In Heizuizi Women's Forced Labour Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province, the wardens have had Ms. Li Xiuhong tied up around the clock for eight months in order to prevent her from practising the Falun Gong exercises. The wardens also ordered her family to try to persuade her to stop practising Falun Gong because her health has declined rapidly due to the torture (the labour camp won't stop the torture unless she gives up her practice). Her family insists that her poor health is caused by the torture in the labour camp rather than her practising, so the family has refused to do what the wardens want.
  • District Court in Handan City Secretly Sentences Elderly Ms. Hou Qiaozhen to Three Years

    The District Court of Congtai in Handan City, Hebei Province secretly held a trial and sentenced Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Hou Qiaozhen, 70, to three years. She has been thin and weak since she was persecuted in 2000. In October 2000, Ms. Hou Qiaozhen was disseminating information about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was arrested by police and was then sent to the Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp for one year. While at the forced labour camp, Ms. Hou Qiaozhen was cruelly tortured. The police officers beat her, deprived her of sleep and subjected her to brainwashing.
  • Repeated Harassment and Torture of Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Shen Quanhui

    Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Shen Quanhui and his wife Ms. Li Fengyun from Jilin City were taken away by police, without any legal process, at the beginning of September 2008. Mr. Shen, his wife, and Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhen Baohua, were cruelly tortured. It was reported that Mr. Shen was continuously beaten for several days and nights. He passed out from the pain many times. In 2003 Mr. Shen was sent to Yinmahe Forced Labour Camp in Jiutai for a term of two and a half years because he practises Falun Gong.