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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Older Practitioner Ms. Pan Xiuming Brutally Tortured at Nanling Police Station in Changchun, Jilin Province
2008-12-01
On October 16th, 2008, Ms. Pan Xiuming, a 59-year-old Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested by the Changchun Nanling police when she was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. At the police station, she was tortured by Officer Dong. He slapped her in the face until her mouth bled. He punched her in the chest and arms until her arms were black and blue, shoved her, and dragged her by her hair. He also struck her on the head. The attack was so vicious that she had suffered from vertigo, nausea, and vomiting. Another policeman handcuffed her behind her back and pulled the cuffs upward until she almost fainted. He then used pens to stab under her fingernails until her fingers were bruised and swollen and stomped on her feet with his boots. During the torture, Dong shouted his questions at her, "Where did the materials come from?" -
A Former Doctoral Student at Tsinghua University Discloses Persecution and Torture in Sihui Prison of Guangdong Province
2008-12-01Liu Xifeng was a teacher in Shenzhen City. He was once awarded the "Excellent Teacher of Shenzhen City" award. He was repeatedly arrested and sent to forced labour camps. In September 2002, he and his wife were arrested together. His wife was sent to a forced labour camp and tortured to death. Mr. Liu was sentenced to ten years of imprisonment. In December 2003, he was sent to Sihui Prison. Since he was held in the detention centre, he had been on a hunger strike for a long time. He would not wear the prison uniform. He was shackled for a long time. As a result, he was very weak and almost lost his ability to walk. Even without shackles, he walked like a toddler or a bow legged disabled person. -
Ms. Mao Yaping Died in 2007 as a Result of Brainwashing and Torture in Gansu Province
2008-11-30In November 2002, practitioner Ms. Mao Yaping was arrested at work because she had appealed for Falun Gong and forcibly taken to the notorious Gongjiawan Brainwashing Centre - the "Lanzhou City Legal Education School." On July 20th, 2003, guards at the centre began their cruel torture of detained practitioners. Ms. Mao was hung up by the handcuffs for more than ten days and confined for more than one month. Severe physical and mental abuse damaged her health badly, and she never recovered. She suffered kidney failure and died on October 2nd, 2007 in her hometown of Tianshui City, Gansu Province. -
Ms. Wu Di Dies as a Result of Persecution in Jiangsu Province
2008-11-30Ms. Wu Di, in her 40s, went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong and was arrested and detained in a labour camp. In 2001, Ms Wu Di was taken by force to the Xuzhou City Chaping Mental Hospital. In this facility, drugs harmful to the central nervous system were administered to the practitioners against their will. Later she was imprisoned in Nanjing City Women's Prison and was tortured to the point of mental collapse. Upon returning home in 2007, Suining City 610 Office chief Yang Shuguang and Domestic Security Division Chief Li Jun have repeatedly harassed her, followed her, and threatened her. At around 11 p.m. on November 10th, 2008, she went missing, and her family found her body drowned in the Cheng River. -
The Persecution of a Kindergarten Teacher and a Cashier
2008-11-30Ms. Qi Xiaoping, a teacher, and Ms. Wang Xiaomei, a cashier, in Deyang City, Sichuan Province, were repeatedly harassed, threatened, and detained for their belief in Falun Gong. In detention they suffered inhumane torture. They were beaten and hung up with handcuffs to a window frame. While being taken to a forced labour camp, they escaped from the police. On August 13th, 2008, the police again arrested them and have since detained them in a detention centre. -
Twin Brothers Are Persecuted for Being Good People;Their Mother Dies While They Are Imprisoned
2008-11-30Because twin brothers Mr. Cong Ming and Mr. Cong Liang practise Falun Gong, they have been subjected to persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the past nine years. Mr. Cong Ming was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment in 2001, and he is still in prison. His brother Mr. Cong Liang was arrested and imprisoned on August 10th, 2008. Their mother was left alone with no one to look after her. She died in early November 2008. -
The Persecution of Li Tongzhi in Hantan City, Hebei Province
2008-11-29Mr. Li Tongzhi, has been arrested and imprisoned five times because of speaking out against the persecution of Falun Gong. From July 1999 to July 2008, for nine years, the local police searched Li Tongzhi's home and harassed his family countless times. The fifth arrest, in July 2008, was related to the Olympic Games. On July 14th police came to search his home for Falun Gong-related materials. His family members tried in vain to stop them. The police found DVDs exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. Li Tongzhi tried to explain the facts of Falun Gong to them, but they forcefully took him to the Guangmingqiao Police Station. The same afternoon, they sent him to the No. 1 Detention Centre. A week later, he was sentenced to one year and three months of forced labour. Li Tongzhi is still detained in the labour camp. -
Ms. Zhang Xiaoning Persecuted by the 610 Office
2008-11-29In mid-June 2008, Ms. Zhang Xiaoning, a Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested and taken to the Yanqing County Brainwashing Centre in Beijing. She was detained for four months. During that time, she was forced to watch videos that slandered Falun Gong for hours. The only food she was given was a small steamed bun for each meal. She persevered in following the standards of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and refused to be "transformed." [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] During the Beijing Olympics Ms. Zhang only slept for four hours per day during that time (from approximately 1:00 to 4:00 a.m.). Whenever she started to doze off, an officer would splash her with cold water. -
Mr. Guo Jian and His Wife Arrested in Shenyang, Their Nine-Year-Old Daughter Misses Her Parents
2008-11-29The nine-year-old daughter of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Guo Jian and his wife is a second grade student at the Zhenxing Second School in Heping District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. Every day, she grasps the hands of her elderly grandparents and begs them to bring her parents back. On August 19th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Guo Jian, 35, was arrested outside his home by police officers from the Xinxing Police Station. Mr. Guo is currently detained at the Heping Police Station. His wife, Gu Xhunying, 32, was also arrested on September 16th. Ms. Gu is a very kind person. She is currently detained at the Shenyang City Detention Centre. -
Thirty-one Practitioners Detained in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region No. 5 Prison
2008-11-29Since July 1999, all male Falun Gong practitioners with prison sentences have been detained in the Region No. 5 Prison. Currently there are 31 practitioners still imprisoned there. Guards have tried to brainwash practitioners by limiting their personal freedom, depriving them of sleep, forcing them to stand for a long time, closely monitoring them, and force-feeding them. The prison's 610 Office head, Zhang Yongjun, has actively participated in the persecution and has received awards from the regional 610 Office multiple times. -
Older Practitioner Mr. Wang Shouren Dies Two Months after Release from Henan Province Forced Labour Camp
2008-11-28In May 2007, Mr. Wang Shouren, 64 was arrested again by police and sentenced to 18 months of forced labour. He was taken to the Baimiao Forced Labour Camp again. Before the 2008 New Year, all of the prisoners were forced to do slave labour for 18 hours each day, which was later reduced to 15 hours. Under such severe conditions, Mr. Wang was too weak to eat, emaciated, and could not take care of himself when the Camp Administration released him. He died two months after returning home on September 14th, 2008. -
Children Need Care After Mother Died and Father Arrested in Liaoning Province
2008-11-28On the night of April 23rd, 2008, the Benxi City police conducted a large-scale arrest of more than forty Falun Gong practitioners, including elderly practitioners in their seventies, and young mothers. That was part of their "Safe Olympics" plan. Police stormed into Mr. Xiong Anming's home, beat on the door, and tried to break it open. Mr. Xiong and his wife Zhang Yulan tried to escape arrest by jumping from their third-floor apartment. Ms. Zhang's lower spine was fractured, and she was taken to hospital. The police ransacked their home and arrested Mr. Xiong. Ms. Zhang was released from the hospital before she had fully recovered, due to not being able to pay the medical expenses. She fled home with her two sons. She died in the extreme pain of her injury on November 15th, 2008. -
Mr. Xia Yuanbo Dies as a Result of Persecution in Heilongjiang Province
2008-11-28Mr. Xia Yuanbo, 27, was arrested, detained and tortured many times for practising Falun Gong. In November 2001 he was locked up in the notorious Changlinzi Men's Forced Labour Camp. He was cruelly tortured, and became emaciated. He never recovered after his release, and he had no permanent home. He developed symptoms of late stage tuberculosis. He could not breathe, felt congested, and vomited out rotten flesh. Mr. Xia Yuanbo's family took him to be treated at the hospital. His family used up all the 5000 yuan of borrowed money, and had to take him home. Mr. Xia became emaciated, and died in pain on September 21st, 2008. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Hu Xianying of Anshan City Suffers Mental Collapse as Result of Persecution
2008-11-28Ms. Hu Xianying is a resident of Anshan City, Liaoning Province. Because she persisted in practising Falun Gong she was frequently harassed by the local police. They repeatedly threatened her and arrested her. She has suffered a mental collapse as a result of the persecution. After she was arrested, her husband developed a serious illness and died. Her daughter has developed heart problems as a result of the constant police harassment. -
Mr. Yang Jiaye Dies at the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Men's Forced Labour Camp
2008-11-27Mr. Yang Jiaye had poliomyelitis (commonly known as polio), but he benefited both physically and spiritually after beginning to practise Falun Gong. On June 30th, 2008, police arrested him at his home because they found him playing Falun Gong music on the street. They had him sentenced to two years of forced labour the next day and took him to Nanning City First Labour Camp. He died at age 30 on November 18th, 2008, while detained in the Fourth Ward. On the day of his death, Mr. Yang's older brother and younger sister both rushed to the labour camp to find out the cause. The camp administration pressured his family to try to force them to sign the papers necessary to allow immediate cremation of the body without inspection.
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