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• Neighbours Condemn Police Breaking into Practitioner's Home in Yunmeng County, Hubei Province

  2011-09-13
  Police went to Falun Gong practitioner's Mr. Wu Haijin's house on August 22nd. They barricaded the front and back doors and kicked hard on the anti-theft door. They shouted, demanding that someone open the door. They broke two steel pry bars on the anti-theft door, but still could not open it. The area residents condemned the police. While they were trying to kick Mr. Wu's door down, neighbours told them that no one was home. While they were illegally breaking into the house by entering through the window, the children in the crowd said loudly, “Why do the police always break into people's homes whenever they want to?!”
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• About 100 Falun Gong Practitioners Still Held in Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labour Camp

  2011-09-13
  In October 2010, there were about 300 Falun Gong practitioners held in Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labour Camp. Group 1 was dissolved in May 2011. It was the group where practitioners were severely persecuted in secret. Now, three groups remain in the labour camp: groups 2, 3 and 4. On July 5th, 29 practitioners were transferred from Tangshan Forced Labour Camp and some practitioners were released from April to July 2011. Now about 100 practitioners remain in the labour camp. All practitioners and other inmates in Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp are still being forced to do slave labour.
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• Gifted Computer Scientist Yao Yuan in Shanghai Sentenced to Eight Years of Imprisonment

  2011-09-13
  Shanghai police arrested Mr. Yao Yuan, a talented computer scientist, in January while he was distributing materials exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. He was detained in the Changning District Detention Centre. It was learned that approximately one month ago, the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) in the Changning District of Shanghai and the Shanghai People's Court framed Mr. Yao, and sentenced him to eight years of imprisonment. His wife was on bail pending trial with restricted mobility.
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• Persecution of Falun Gong Escalates as Bo Xilai Masterminds Persecution Campaign in Chongqing

  2011-09-12
  After his appointment to the Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing, Bo Xilai acted as the mastermind of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners there. Many practitioners were arrested, detained and tortured. Many were brought to trial and imprisoned despite having done nothing illegal. Some were seriously injured, handicapped and even killed in the persecution. Bo swore to the Central Communist Party Committee that he would wipe out Falun Gong from Chongqing during his term of office. To that end, he announced “A three-year plan of total war to fight Falun Gong from 2010 to 2012.” He later shortened the period of the plan from three years to two years and escalated his persecution of Falun Gong.
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• 610 Office Again Arrests Former Defence Researcher Li Zhigang

  2011-09-12
  On August 19th, 2011, police hid near the home of Falun Gong practitioner Li Zhigang and his mother in Changsha City, waiting for them. They arrested Li and his mother and that night, Li Zhigang was taken to the Laodaohe brainwashing centre, organized by the Changsha City 610 office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong). This is the fourth time that Li Zhigang has been arrested by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since the persecution of Falun Gong began in July 1999.
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• Mr. Xu Zhiyin from Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, Secretly Sentenced to Five Years of Imprisonment

  2011-09-12
  Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Xu Zhiyin was arrested by police from the Tianhe District Domestic Security Division on the night of May 22nd, 2010, and was detained at the Tianhe Detention Centre. In June 2011, Judge Liang Hao from the Tianhe District Court sentenced Mr. Xu to five years of imprisonment without notifying his family or his lawyer. Mr. Xu and his family are currently appealing to the Intermediate Court. Liang Hao has been working with the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) to sentence several Falun Gong practitioners and send them to prison.
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• Pharmacist Ms. Wang Zhihong, from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, Taken to Brainwashing Centre

  2011-09-12
  Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Zhihong was forcibly taken by staff at her workplace to the brainwashing centre at Shanxi Province Men's Forced Labour Camp in Xindian. It was learned recently that agents from different levels of 610 Offices (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) in Taiyuan have been persecuting local practitioners. Several retired elderly practitioners were harassed at their homes and some have been forced to leave home to avoid the persecution.
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• Falun Gong Practitioner Tortured to Death in 2001 in Baimalong Women's Forced Labour Camp in Hunan Province

  2011-09-11
  Ms. Cao Jingzhen passed away on October 25th, 2001, at the age of only 52 as a result of being tortured in Baimalong Women's Forced Labour Camp. She was handcuffed behind her back, had her mouth stuffed with dirty socks and sealed with tape, and was punched, kicked, and shocked with electric batons. Ms. Cao protested, saying, “As a human being, you're supposed to have a good heart. How can you mistreat good people like this?” Before she had finished speaking, several guards assaulted her with electric batons so viciously that she passed out.
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• Ms. Yu Yimin Persecuted to Mental Breakdown, Passes Away

  2011-09-11
  Ms. Yu Yimin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Wuhan City, passed away on August 5th. She had been arrested five times, jailed in brainwashing centres three times, and sentenced to one year of forced labour for her belief. In detention, she was injected with unknown drugs, which along with the torture, caused her to suffer a mental breakdown. Ms. Yu was also fired by her company for her belief in Falun Gong. Without financial support, she became homeless and destitute. Her family was torn apart due to the persecution.
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• Ms. Qiao Huarong from Jizhou City, Hebei Province Subjected to Persecution Many Times, Still Imprisoned

  2011-09-11
  Practitioner Ms. Qiao Huarong is a citizen of Jizhou City, Hebei Province. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began its persecution of Falun Gong, Ms. Qiao has been detained many times. In November 2008, she was sentenced to four years in prison. Since then, she has been detained at Hebei Women's Prison and subjected to brutal persecution.
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• The Persecution in Guan County, Shandong Province

  2011-09-11
  There were approximately 10,000 people practising Falun Gong in Guan County, Shandong Province before the persecution started in July 1999. However, since then the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been brutally persecuting practitioners. CCP officials in Guan released an order to terminate 29 practitioners' wages on October 14th, 2000. Six brainwashing centres have been set up by the Guan 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) since the persecution started, detaining thousands of practitioners over the years.
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• Eleven Practitioners Arrested in Qixia City, Shandong Province

  2011-09-10
  Between 5-8 a.m. on August 30th, 2011, officers from Qixia City Police Department, 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong), Domestic Security Division and local police stations arrested 11 practitioners from the city and surrounding areas, in some cases ransacking their homes. Among the 11 arrested, one elderly practitioner was released that same day, while another practitioner presumed to be arrested is still missing.
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• Older Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Cong Peilan from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Arrested

  2011-09-10
  Ms. Cong Peilan, a Falun Gong practitioner from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia was arrested by local police the night of August 21st. Ms. Cong was forced to leave her home in 2004 to avoid persecution. Because Yuanbaoshan District Domestic Security Division police could not find her, they put her on the national wanted list in 2009. Ms. Cong is currently detained at Yuanbaoshan District Detention Centre.
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• Mr. Zhou Xiangyang's Family Files Lawsuit Against Gangbei Prison

  2011-09-10
  Mr. Zhou Xiangyang was taken to Gangbei Prison, now called Binhai Prison, on March 5th, 2011. He was tortured by the guards and has been on a hunger strike to protest the persection for more than 160 days. When Mr. Li Xiwang's death at the prion became public and was exposed on the Clearwisdom website Mr. Zhou's family were worried that he would face a similar fate. They then hired lawyers from Beijing and filed a lawsuit against the prison authorities. Two lawyers went to the prison on August 22nd, and requested to see Mr. Zhou. Guards told the lawyers that they had to submit the local police station's certification, verifying that they did not practise Falun Gong themselves. A visit to see Mr. Zhou was not granted.
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• Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Xiang Li from Yi County, Liaoning Province Arrested and Persecuted by Police

  2011-09-10
  Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xiang Li was arrested and detained on July 21st by Domestic Security officer Feng Weidong and others. During her arrest and detention, Feng Weidong slapped her face several times. The police also bribed a doctor to falsify Ms. Xiang's medical records so she could be transferred to the Jinzhou City Detention Centre. Ms. Xiang has since been released. This was the tenth time that she had been arrested by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel.
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