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In China, Millions Targeted for Brainwashing
2010-12-10
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is rolling out a new campaign that seeks to forcibly “transform” [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] the minds of Falun Gong believers in China. It will go for three years, involve millions of people, and cost billions of dollars, according to Party documents available online and a recent analysis by a Falun Gong human rights group. -
Ms. Zhang Yanfang, Who Learned Falun Gong in Prison, Was Persecuted to Death
2010-12-09Ms. Zhang Yanfang, who learned Falun Gong when she was imprisoned, died on November 2nd, 2010, in prison at the age of 54. In over ten years of imprisonment in Haerbing Women's Prison, she was brutally tortured by being hung up, forced to sit on an iron bench, beaten, frozen, starved, deprived of sleep, put in prolonged solitary confinement, and force fed. -
Liu Yujian, Arrested at Peking University, Is on the Verge of Death
2010-12-09On October 28th, 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Liu Yujian was arrested at the Ziyuan Hotel of Peking University by four policemen from the Chaoyang District Police Department in Beijing. After enduring serious beatings, he was imprisoned in the Chaoyang Detention Centre in Beijing. After his arrest, Liu Yujian started a hunger strike to protest the persecution. He was force-fed for more than 10 days. This has caused Mr. Liu to develop high blood pressure, heart problems, and stomach ulcers. He is on the verge of death, but the police still refuse to release him. -
Released after Seven Years of Imprisonment, Mr. Xu Ming Arrested Again
2010-12-09In June 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Xu Ming was arrested at his home by 13 police officers. After he started practising Falun Gong, many people witnessed the changes in him and thought very highly of him. Mr. Xu was subjected to seven years of imprisonment because he practised Falun Gong. Not long after he was released, he was arrested again. Now he is being held in the Changzhou City Detention Centre. The police officers ransacked his house and took away his computer and many other personal belongings. Mr. Xu was sentenced for the first time ten years ago. He was brutally tortured during interrogation. When he was in prison, he was forced to do slave labour during the daytime. At night he was deprived of sleep for 12 days in a row. -
Woman, Whose Torture Was Cited by Attorney, Killed in Custody
2010-12-09A Chinese woman whose experience of torture was mentioned in an open letter written by a famous human rights lawyer has been killed in custody, according to a Falun Gong human rights group. Fifty-three year old Sun Shuxiang, a Falun Gong practitioner from Changchun, died on October 10th, four months after her release from a labour camp where she had been severely tortured. Sun was cited as a torture victim by Chinese human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng in a 2005 open letter to top Chinese leaders. -
Retired Engineer from Chongqing Loses Vision in Both Eyes As a Result of Persecution; Her Family Torn Apart
2010-12-08Seventy-one-year-old retired engineer Ms. Wang Liuzhen was subjected to forced labour twice for remaining steadfast in her belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She lost vision in both eyes. Following the orders of Chinese Communist Party, local officials forced her husband to divorce her, and forbade her children from visiting her. On top of this, they hired two bullies to monitor an elderly lady who is not a threat to anyone. -
My Experience in Heizuizi Forced Labour Camp in Jilin Province
2010-12-08In September 2001, while I was handing out materials about Falun Gong I was arrested. I was sentenced to one year of forced labour in Heizuizi Forced Labour Camp in Jilin Province. Two employees attempted to brainwash me against Falun Gong. I started a hunger strike to protest the persecution. The prison guards yelled at me and I was physically abused. They slapped me on the face and made me stand in a corner. My forehead and back of my head swelled up with lumps. They put me on the death bed and force-fed me twice daily. After I was released, my husband divorced me because the pressure and fear was too much. I was also fired from my job, which made my life even harder. -
Mr. Su Anzhou Lost His Wife and Son to Persecution
2010-12-08Mr. Su Anzhou and his wife Ms. Geng Cuifang began practising Falun Gong in 1997. After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, Mr. Su was sentenced to eight years in prison for his belief. Ms. Geng jumped from the sixth floor of a building to her death. Their son, Su Wei, died from lung cancer because he could not afford to buy medicine after both of his parents had been persecuted. -
Victim of New Brainwashing Campaign Dies at Labour Camp within Days of Arrival
2010-12-08An elderly man from northeast China, who police abducted in September to force him to renounce Falun Gong, died in custody on October 30th, according to a Falun Gong human rights group. On September 10th, 61-year-old Mr. Zhang Qingjun and his wife were abducted by two officers from Shixian police station and taken to a brainwashing facility located at Songlin Nursing Home. Over the following days, dozens of agents from the local Tumen City 6-10 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong), Communist Party, police, and neighbourhood committee used various methods in an attempt to force Zhang to “transform,” to give up his practice of Falun Gong. -
Ms. Jin Nu Brutally Tortured and Husband Dies Due to Persecution
2010-12-07Since the persecution of Falun Gong began in July 2009, police have tortured, harassed, and extorted money from Ms. Jin Nu and her husband. Ms. Jin was handcuffed on a steel chair continuously for more than 12 hours. When she was released from the chair, she was not able to stand up straight. Her husband was persecuted and as a result became paralysed. He was shocked during the process of Ms. Jin's arrest. Since all their money was confiscated by police, he was not able to afford any treatment. He passed away on April 22nd, 2010. -
Hebei Province Women's Forced Labour Camp Extends Ms. Feng Xiaomei's Term
2010-12-07Ms. Feng Xiaomei has been detained for 18 months at Hebei Province Women's Forced Labour Camp. Her term has been extended. Ms. Feng's family and friends have tried to appeal her case to various government offices and other higher authorities, but to no avail. It is a common practice by authorities at Hebei Province Women's Forced Labour Camp to arbitrarily extend practitioners' terms in violation of the Chinese constitution. The majority of the practitioners who remain steadfast in their belief are subjected to extended terms. -
Mr. Cai Zhixiong Tortured at Changsha City Brainwashing Centre in Hunan Province
2010-12-07Summer is the busiest time of the year to sell seeds for practitioner Mr. Cai Zhixiong from Hunan Province. However, this summer, he was arrested by officers from the local agriculture bureau and the Yongxing County 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) in Hunan Province. Mr. Cai was detained and tortured in the brainwashing centre. He also suffered serious economic losses due to missing the busiest part of the season. He recounts his experience in detention: "Chen Ziming often pinched my throat, beat me, and poked me with a bamboo stick. He pushed me against the wall and twisted my arms behind my back. Then, Xu Lijun hit my hip with one of his knees and told me that it was good for me." -
Practitioner Wang Huafen From Huai'an City of Jiangsu Province Suffers Persecution
2010-12-07Ms. Wang Huafen started practising Falun Gong in 1997. She has been repeatedly arrested, detained, and tortured by various methods such as deprivation of sleep, being forced to sit in an iron chair, hanging by handcuffed wrists. In August 2001, Ms. Wang was arrested and taken to a brainwashing centre. She and other practitioners were forced daily to watch TV programmes defaming Falun Gong. The government officials coerced her to write statements to defame Falun Gong in line with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policy. As she refused, she was deprived of sleep, food and water for six consecutive days. At nights policemen would beat her. In October 2001, she was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. -
Many Practitioners in Li County Arrested; Ms. Peng Donglian Died in Detention
2010-12-06On November 9th, 2010, 12 practitioners in Li County, Changde City, Hunan Province, were arrested. Among them, 58-year-old Ms. Peng Donglian died under mysterious circumstances in the Li County Detention Centre on November 20th. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel claimed that she died from heart disease. Yet Ms. Li had never had heart disease listed anywhere in her medical history. -
A Retired Cadre of Shenyang Bureau of Civil Affairs in Sichuan Province was Persecuted to Death
2010-12-06Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Shen Bing, 66, had suffered from liver cirrhosis and could not find a cure. After practising Falun Gong, both his physical and mental health recovered. However, because he refused to give up the practice, he was sent to Deyang Prison. In April 2010, Mr. Shen started having pain in his liver. He told the guards the history of his severe liver cirrhosis prior to practising Falun Gong and requested medical treatment. Due to a lack of timely medical treatment, his condition became worse. Mr. Shen was persecuted until he became critically ill and died on November 22nd, 2010.
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