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• Ms. Jiang Zongping Tortured in the Neijiang Brainwashing Centre in Sichuan Province

  2010-01-14
  On August 26th, 2009, Jiang Zongping, a Falun Gong practitioner from Neijiang, Sichuan Province, was sent to the Neijiang Brainwashing Centre by local Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel. Ms. Jiang recalled the torture she endured in the brainwashing centre: "I was detained in the brainwashing centre for more than forty days. During those days, I was forced to watch the videos that they produced to condemn our teacher and Falun Gong. They employed all kinds of lies and dirty words to defame Falun Gong and our teacher. I was forbidden to make a single movement."
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• Mr. Wu Zonglun Recounts Years of Persecution in Xianning City, Hubei Province

  2010-01-14
  Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wu Zonglun has been arrested, detained, fined, forced to do hard labour and had his home ransacked, as a result of the persecution of Falun Gong begun by Jiang Zemin, [former leader of China and instigator of the persecution] in July 1999. He recounts the persecution he experienced: "On December 19th, 2003, I was sentenced to two years of forced labour and I was taken to Shayang Forced Labour Camp, where I was tortured and forced to undergo intense brainwashing. I was summoned for a "talk," which in reality was intense brainwashing. The plan was to bring victims into their traps, and force them to renounce Falun Gong by the end of the day. The contents of the "talk" mainly included lies made up by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to frame Falun Gong."
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• Mr. Wang Zhihua from Linzhou City, Henan Province Severely Tortured

  2010-01-14
  Police came to the Linzhou Detention Centre on December 7th, 2009. They took Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Zhihua to a disguised police van and drove to the city police headquarters basement entrance. At 1:00 p.m., policeman Qin Zhide forced Mr. Wang to stand on two thick wooden boards, and handcuffed one of his hands to a metal pipe above his head before removing the boards he was standing on. Mr. Wang's body was now suspended from his wrist, and his toes barely touched the ground. A few minutes later his hand went completely numb. He was suspended until 4:00 p.m. when the police released him.
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• Six Practitioners from Gaomi City, Shandong Province, Sentenced to Long Prison Terms

  2010-01-14
  Recently, six Falun Gong practitioners were sentenced by Gaomi City Court to lengthy prison terms. Mr. Guo Hongfa was sentenced to seven years, Mr. Xue Jiagui to three and a half years, Ms. Zhang Guizhi to four years, Ms. Mao Yongfang to six years, and Ms. Mao Yongchun and Ms. Ren Yuying were both sentenced to four and a half years, with Ms. Mao's sentence to be served outside of prison. Before the trial, the practitioners were held at the Gaomi City Detention Centre for approximately nine months, where they were persecuted. They were deprived of sleep for several days on end. Some of the practitioners were tortured in a small isolated cell.
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• Ten Years of a Life Lived in Fear

  2010-01-13
  The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has persecuted Ms. Yang Jine over the past decade for her belief. The police have ransacked her home six times and harassed her constantly. She once lived in exile for five months. They also forced her family to pay them 9,500 yuan. Her child would shiver at the sight of police and police vehicles, and would occasionally stay away from home, dreading another home ransacking.
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• Elderly Ms. Zou Ruihuan Dies Under Persecution - Her Family of Nine Is Brutally Mistreated

  2010-01-13
  Following persistent police harassment, Ms. Zou Ruihuan, 77, passed away on October 26th, unable to recover from the constant pressure of the persecution. Her family of nine have firmly persisted in practising Falun Gong and police have arrested all of them many times. Family members have been sent to forced labour camp, or imprisoned for several years. Ms. Zou's husband was detained twice and tortured, and died in March 2007. The family has also had several tens of thousands of yuan extorted from them by the authorities.
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• Ms. Qing Xiuying Develops Mental Disorders Due to Torture at the Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp

  2010-01-13
  On September 11th, 2009, police went to Ms. Qing Xiuying's office and seized her. She was later sentenced to two years at the Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp. Guards have tortured her to try to get her to give up Falun Gong, subjecting her to sleep deprivation, solitary confinement, and denying her use of the toilet. The last time her family went to visit her, she was very skinny and had dropped more than ten kilograms of weight. Ms. Qing told them, "The forced labour camp tortured me to try to force me to 'transform.' [forcibly renounce Falun Gong." She now often laughs and shouts uncontrollably.
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• Ms. Zhang Xiuchun, 60, Dies as a Result of Persecution at Qiqihar Forced Labour Camp

  2010-01-13
  On August 4th, 2006, Ms. Zhang Xiuchun was seized from her home by police because she practised Falun Gong. Ms. Zhang was sentenced to two years of forced labour at the Qiqihar Forced Labour Camp. She was not allowed to use the toilet and was left sitting in her own excrement because she refused to give up her belief. The long-term, high-pressure forced labour led to diabetes, loss of bladder control, and bad eyesight. Her health deteriorated, and she was treated in the hospital for a month. She remained in a coma during the hospitalisation. Ms. Zhang died on December 26th, 2009.
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• Three Women Practitioners Die as a Result of Persecution

  2010-01-12
  71-year-old Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Ren Jianying went to various towns to distribute leaflets exposing the persecution and tell people the facts about Falun Gong. In 2001, when she was distributing Falun Gong leaflets, the police arrested, interrogated and tortured her. The police severely beat her hands with a broom. In 2006, she was sentenced to a two-year prison term. In Beijing Women's Prison, the guards would not allow her to go to sleep. She was forced to keep a standing or squatting position all day and night. Guard Tian Fengqing ordered criminals to beat her up and try to force her to transform [forcibly renounce Falun Gong]. Ms. Ren Jianying suffered many kinds of torture and her illnesses came back. On December 4th, 2009, she passed away.
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• Mr. Kuang Xinrong's Defence Process Blocked

  2010-01-12
  Practitioner Mr. Kuang Xinrong is facing charges of practising Falun Gong from the Jiangjin District Court, Chongqing, but the court and the Jiangjin District Political and Judiciary Committee blocked his attorney from the defence process and would not allow the lawyer to meet Mr. Kuang because Mr. Kuang was charged with practising Falun Gong.
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• Chongqing University Student Mr. Lu Zhen Beaten to Death

  2010-01-12
  Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Lu Zhen was a student at the International Finance Department of Chongqing University. When he was jailed in Shandong Province Prison, someone reported Mr. Lu for passing Falun Gong articles to other people. On June 20th, 2009, a guard ordered 6 inmates to seriously beat him. In the early morning of June 21st, Mr. Lu Zhen was beaten to death when he was only 33 years old. Mr. Lu was in excellent health prior to entering the prison. Mr. Lu Zhen's family members were told that he died of a sudden heart attack on June 22nd.
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• Ma Qingping, a Teacher from Puyang City, Henan Province, Persecuted by Local Law Enforcement

  2010-01-12
  Ma Qingping, a fine arts teacher in Puyang City, was sentenced to four years in prison for making New Years greeting cards which displayed the words, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." The principal of the school in which he was teaching reported him to the police. The principal helped police to pressure the 170 students to hand in the greeting cards. Some students refused to hand them in. Those students wanted to show the police and the principal that their teacher was not committing any crimes.
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• Ms. Xu Qingyan Tortured Repeatedly and Forced to Become Homeless

  2010-01-11
  Ms. Xu Qingyan is a common peasant. Because she believes in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, she was arrested five times by the police, detained in prison for more than four years, and tortured many times. She still can't return to her home. Her experience shows how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) inhumanly tortures Falun Gong practitioners. At the same time, her unconquerable spirit and will show the world that unjust law enforcement cannot change people's belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. On February 24th, 2009, police arrested arrest Ms. Xu again. The detention centre refused to accept her because she had two large tumours in her abdomen. After that, Ms. Xu was forced to become homeless to avoid police harassment.
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• The Truth Halts an Unjust Trial

  2010-01-11
  On December 2nd, 2009, the Helong City Court in Yanbianzhou, Jilin Province, tried Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Fengyun. Ms. Li's lawyer presented a strong defence, so the judge had to adjourn the trial hastily. Over the ten years of persecution, few lawyers have been brave enough to defend Falun Gong practitioners in court. Ms. Li's case was the first one in this area, so it attracted many people. Before the trial began, the presiding judge unreasonably demanded that the defence not make any statements on the quality of Falun Gong. The defence challenged the prosecutor to provide legal evidence that Falun Gong is a cult. The prosecutor became speechless.
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• Ms. Zhang Shuzhen Repeatedly Detained in Harbin

  2010-01-11
  Ms. Zhang Shuzhen, 60, has been detained and persecuted repeatedly for practising Falun Gong. At present, she is being held in the Ducks House Detention Centre in Harbin City, and so far no detailed information is available. Previously, Ms. Zhang spent two years at the Wanjia Forced Labour Camp in Harbin City, where she was monitored by criminals and locked in a cell. Once, Ms. Zhang and ten other practitioners were hung up, then confined in a male camp for more than 20 days. On another occasion, prison guards brutally beat practitioners. Ms. Zhang tried to stop them and to protect the practitioners. Male guards were told to join the beatings. Ms. Zhang was beaten until she fell down and could not stand up.
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