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Details about Ms. Chen Yumei Being Beaten to Death by Police in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province
2008-07-23
Ms. Chen Yumei's body was cremated on July 6th, 2008. She was arrested on the evening of July 3rd, 2008, and brutally beaten by officers from Chang'an Police Station in Dadong District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province until she passed out. Ms. Chen was taken to hospital. The doctor found severe bleeding in her skull. Her family saw that her arms and legs were covered with bruises, and her body had severe scratches as a result of being dragged on the ground. The doctors said that the marks were caused by being beaten or dragged. She died on the evening of July 4th, 2008, at age 48. -
Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Zhu Shuyun
2008-07-23
Police officers arrested Ms. Zhu Shuyun, 47, on May 9th, 2007, as she was walking along a road. At the police station they interrogated her. They held her hair and smacked her head against a wall and then slapped her face until she lost consciousness. The ruthless beating bloodied her mouth, spattering the wall, the floor, her clothes, and her face, and a big clump of her hair was pulled out. They handcuffed her behind her back. She was then forced to lie on her stomach on the floor and placed between the legs of a computer chair. One police officer sat on the chair and stepped on her back. Then they removed her shoes and again beat her. -
Mr. Zhong Zhenfu Whipped with Metal Wires by Guards in Pingdu City Prison
2008-07-22On May 4th, 2008, police officers ransacked two Falun Gong centres producing Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution in Pingdu City, Shandong Province. Practitioners Ms. Xu Aifang, Mr. Wang Yunchong and Mr. Zhong Zhenfu were arrested. That same night, the police forced each of these practitioners to sit on an "iron chair" and interrogated them. Since the practitioners refused to cooperate with the police, the officers poured boiling water over their necks and bodies. Three days later, the practitioners were taken to Pingdu City Prison. At the prison, the guards put shackles on Mr. Zhong Zhenfu and whipped him in the head with metal wires. His life was in danger after the torture. -
Mr. Zhu Zhiyong from Lulong Town, Qinhuangdao City Persecuted
2008-07-22Practitioner Mr. Zhu Zhiyong, 29, has been arrested, detained and persecuted on four occasions by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police. Everyone in his village said that he was the kindest boy. In June 2008 he was locked up in the Lulong County Detention Centre. After June 4th, 2008, police entered and ransacked Mr. Zhu Zhiyong's house four times. They took away a television, printer and other personal property. The house was turned upside down and left in a big mess. Even the bedding was torn up when they searched for evidence that he practised Falun Gong. They dug out the ashes in the stove trying to find something that could have been hidden underneath. Mr. Zhu's personal belongings were strewn everywhere on the ground. It was hard to even open the door. -
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Uses Large Amount of Money on Brainwashing Session in Lanxi City, Zhejiang Province
2008-07-22Using the excuse of preparing for the Olympics, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Committee in Lanxi City, Zhejiang Province used a large amount of money to hold a brainwashing session in Shiliping Farm, Jinhua City during June. Police officers arrested seven Falun Gong practitioners from Lanxi City and sent them to this session. The Lanxi City CCP Deputy Secretary together with the city's 610 Office and police force, extorted 210,000 yuan to hold this brainwashing session. Each practitioner's employer had to pay 5,000 yuan, plus assign two employees to closely monitor the practitioner. -
Ms. Niu Yuhui Recounts the Persecution She Was Subjected to in Nanshan Detention Centre in Shulan City, Jilin Province
2008-07-22On April 17th, 2008, police officers arrested me at home. I shouted, "Falun Gong is good!" to let people hear the truth. Afraid of drawing attention to the unjust arrest, those evildoers took off a coat and used it to cover my mouth to stop my shouting. I almost lost consciousness. They took me to Beicheng Police Station where they subjected me to a body search. They searched my backpack and stole over 2,000 yuan in cash. They got a key from my bag and took it to search my home. They made a big mess while ransacking the house. That evening they took me to a detention centre. I staged a protest hunger strikeOn the sixth day they force-fed me. I suffered badly during each brutal force-feeding procedure. -
Jiamusi Police Department Takes Eight of Ms. Ma Duo's Family Members and Friends into Custody
2008-07-21Ms. Ma Duo, a 26-year-old practitioner, has been sentenced to three years in prison by the Jiamusi Suburban Court. Ms. Ma and her family have appealed the case. They hired lawyers from Beijing to defend Ms. Ma. When the lawyers and Ms. Ma's family went to the Jiamusi City Intermediate Court to process the paperwork for representing Ms. Ma, a dozen plain-clothes police officers took Ms. Ma's relatives into custody right in front of the lawyers. According to eyewitnesses, the police also took away three or four more people near a hospital outside the Jiamusi City Intermediate Court. A total of about eight of Ms. Ma Duo's family and friends have been taken into custody and held at the Jiamusi Detention Centre. -
Ms. Gao Jie Sent Straight to Brainwashing Centre After Five Years of Imprisonment
2008-07-21Ms. Gao Jie, 53, was a teacher at the Shuangzhan Elementary School in Chongqing City. She began to practise Falun Gong in 1993, and benefited from the practice physically and mentally. After July 20th, 1999 when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime launched a campaign to eradicate Falun Gong, she has spent most of her time in prison. In June 20th, 2003, Ms. Gao was given a five-year sentence and served the term in Yongchuan Forced Labour Camp. Now, she has again been sent to a brainwashing centre located because she refuses to renounce her belief in Falun Gong. -
Chaoyang County Police Department in Liaoning Province Ganged Up with Liucheng Police Station to Terrorise Practitioners
2008-07-21Recently, police from the Chaoyang County Police Department and Liucheng Police Station teamed up to arrest Falun Gong practitioners. They went to a number of households to harass the practitioners and ransack their homes. Mr. Li Lin was arrested and taken to Liucheng Police Station, where they extorted 1,000 yuan from him before he was released. The personal property of practitioner Zhao Shujun was stolen. In order to avoid further persecution of themselves and their family members, some of the practitioners from Yaoeryingzi Village were forced to leave their homes. -
Mr. Qi Tingsong's Family Receives Compensation for His Death Due to Torture after Persistent Appeals
2008-07-21
Mr. Qi Tingsong, a Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested on October 15th, 2007, by Laiwu police. By November 11th he was dead as a result of torture. Mr. Qi Tingsong's family members appealed this injustice to the relevant departments for six months, but no one paid any attention to them. Mr. Qi's wife hired a lawyer who insisted on seeking justice. Laiwu Police Department were in the wrong and had no recourse, so they had to comply with the lawyer's mediation to compensate Mr. Qi Tingsong's wife. -
Police in Mudanjiang City Continue to Arrest and Injure Practitioners
2008-07-20Mr. Zhao Jianguo was arrested and interrogated under brutal torture by police from the National Security Agency in Mudanjiang City. The police took him to the office of the City's National Security Agency. They took turns interrogating him and would not allow him to sleep for several days. During those interrogations, police officer Guo Liangyi kicked several of Mr. Zhao's teeth out. Peng Fuming, the team leader from the National Security Agency, tortured Mr. Zhao twice with ropes. Qiao Ping used the bottom of a shoe to slap Zhao's face, and he also threatened to send him to the forced labour camp. -
Who Caused Mr. Liu Xiaozhao's Death?
2008-07-20In 2000, Liu Xiaozhao was taken to Laiwu Detention Centre by police. In order to resist the persecution and prove that belief in Falun Gong is not a crime, he went on a hunger strike for about eight or nine days without food and water. He became skin and bones. When he returned home, his wife had gone back to her parents because she could no longer bear the hardship. Liu Xiaozhao thought to himself how his wife and child were implicated because of him and didn't enjoy any of the good things in life with him. No one cared if they got food to eat or not under the dictatorship of the CCP, people were not allowed to practice qigong in order to gain a healthy body. What would be the end of this kind of life? Liu Xiaozhao had never been good at expressing himself since he was young and always kept his thoughts to himself. But no one imagined that he would choose death to end the suffering. -
Ms. Gao Ruixia Died as a Result of Persecution in Liaoning Province
2008-07-20Ms. Gao Ruixia began practising Falun Gong in 1998. She studied the teachings of Falun Gong and did the exercises every day. She lived a fulfilling life, experienced great improvements spiritually, and all her diseases went away. But after the persecution began on July 20th, 1999, her happy life turned to one of countless harassments. Police went to Ms. Gao's home to harass and closely monitor her. They deprived her of a peaceful practice environment. Gradually, Ms. Gao's health deteriorated and her sickness recurred. The police did not stop harassing her even when she was in critical condition, until the day of her death on October 17th, 2007. -
Police in Zunhua City, Hebei Province Arrest Mr. Zhao Jingjun
2008-07-20On July 6th, 2008, officers from the Domestic Security 610 Office in Zunhua City, and more than ten officers from the Dongjiusai Township Police Station broke into practitioner Mr. Zhao Jingjun's house in Qihu Village. They ransacked his home and arrested him. Mr. Zhao Jingjun has now been arrested by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the fourth time. In addition to his arrest, the police kicked his three-year-old son and sprayed mace into the faces of his ten-year-old son, Yangyang, and his 60-year-old mother. The chemical was very irritating to their eyes, causing redness and pain. -
Ms. Chen Yumei Beaten to Death by Police in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province
2008-07-19On the morning of July 4th, 2008, officers from Chang'an Police Station in Dadong District, Shenyang City tried to arrest Ms. Chen Yumei, 48, on Pangjiang Street near Ms. Chen's neighbourhood. They brutally beat and kicked her. Many bystanders witnessed the brutality, and saw that Ms. Chen passed out from the beating. At around 9 a.m. on the same morning, a police vehicle arrived at Ms. Chen's home, and her family was asked to identify her in an ambulance. She died at around 8:30 p.m. on July 4th.
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