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  • Search Continues for Practitioner Yang Xuehua, Possibly Killed in Police Custody – Practitioner Wang Yuan Suffering Greatly after 37 Days of Hunger Strike in Detention

    On October 17th, 2006, Yang Xuehua's family members once again went to the National Security Group and the detention centre to ask for a visit, but the detention centre denied that Yang Xuehua was there. On September 22nd, an inside source revealed that Yang Xuehua had been tortured so severely that he became incontinent, yet he was still force-fed.Yang Xuehua was dead after less than one month in police custody. The perpetrators created an atmosphere of terror everywhere to try to cover their crimes.
  • Ms. Wang Liqun, 48, Tortured to Death in Shuangcheng City Second Detention Centre in Heilongjiang Province

    On September 28th, 2006, the State Security Division head and many police arrested several Falun Dafa practitioners including Ms. Wang Liqun at their home. On September 30th Ms. Wang Liqun died inside the detention centre. The authorities are trying to block the information. In order to hide the truth, they have spread rumours that they are planning a large-scale arrest of all Falun Dafa practitioners, and threatened Ms. Wang's daughter to give her signature to have Ms. Wang's body cremated quickly. Ms. Wan agreed under pressure. When Ms. Wang's body was cremated, four vans full of armed police officers were patrolling the area.
  • Ms. Cui Xuewei of Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province, 41, Dies as the Result of Persecution

    Cui Xuewei was detained in Shuangyashan City Detention Centre. She went on a hunger strike protesting the persecution. They force-fed her, and as a result she couldn't stop twitching. The prison doctor mocked her instead of sending her to the hospital, "You want to go to the hospital? Force-feed her until she's full!" For a long time, the labour camp ordered the male prisoners to force-feed the practitioners. These prisoners have no medical training and have no regard for the practitioners' lives. Ms. Cui was later sentenced to two years of forced labour. She almost lost her eyesight from the torture. As a result of the prolonged persecution, Ms. Cui Xuewei passed away on August 6th, 2006.
  • Ms. Zhang Lianying, Whose Husband Met EU Vice President McMillan-Scott, Was Once Badly Wounded From Severe Beatings in Beijing Forced Labour Camp

    In February 2006, Beijing Chaoyang District Dafa practitioner Zhang Lianying was beaten by eight "personal cangues", prisonersdesignated to supervise the behaviour of practitioners. On February 27th, Zhang Lianying was sent to a hospital for 50 days. The wounds on her body had accumulated from several beatings and her entire face turned black. The soles of her feet had black spots caused by being pricked by a sharp object, she could not move her waist or turn over in bed, and her left leg became very swollen.
  • Prison Guards in the Suihua Forced Labour Camp in Heilongjiang Province Brutally Beat Practitioner Mr. Miao Shujun (Photos)

    Mr. Miao Shujun, a Falun Dafa practitioner has been unlawfully detained in the Suihua Forced Labour Camp. On September 26th, his family members went to visit him. They found that his face was terribly swollen and he could hardly move a single step. He told them, "I was beaten on September 22nd. As a result, I have been suffering unbearable headaches and chest pain. The name of the guard who led others to beat me is Shi Jian. The symptoms are getting more and more severe. The guards took me for an examination on September 25th, but told me that there was nothing wrong."
  • Ms. Wang Bo Given Forced Injections; CCP Officials Are Trying to Sentence Her to Prison

    Young Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Bo, held at the No. 2 Detention Centre in Shijiazhuang City, is being given nightly forced injections of unknown drugs. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials who are trying to sentence Ms. Wang and her parents to prison are administering the drugs. They are trying to destroy her willpower. They are planning a trial in an attempt to cover up the persecution to avoid condemnation from the international community. Ms. Wang Bo went on a second hunger strike on October 19th and requested her unconditional release.
  • Practitioner Mr. Liu Jianwen of Shanxi Province, Dies at 38 as a Result of the Persecution

    Mr. Liu Jianwen, a Falun Dafa practitioner passed away on October 17th, 2006, after being persecuted for many years. He was 38. In October 2001, he was sentenced to two years of forced labour. By the summer of 2002 he was skin and bones and suffered severe anaemia. By the time he was released Mr. Liu did not recover and his legs felt numb all the time.
  • Five People from One Family Detained; Ms. Zhao Yinglan Dies at 69 Due to Persecution

    Ms. Zhao Yinglan was from Jiansanjiang Farm, Heilongjiang Province. Five people in her family were arrested and detained, including her two sons, one daughter, and two daughters-in-law. Four of them (except her younger son) were sent to a forced labour camp; all because of their belief in Falun Gong and following the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." On March 20th, 2006, Ms. Zhao's daughter-in-law, Ms. Cao Xiufang, was arrested again. Because of all the sorrow, worry, and pain she went through, 69-year-old Ms. Zhao died on June 16th.
  • With a Sign of "Service People" Hanging High, the Chinese Communist Party Refused to Discipline Policeman Who Assaulted 85-Year-Old Lady

    On September 8th, 2006, policemen Liu Zhongping arrested practitioner Mr. Meng Xiangqi. Mr. Meng was sentenced to six years of imprisonment. On October 30th, Mr. Meng's grandmother, Ms. Zhang Shulan, went to Kangping local police station and requested that policeman Liu Zhongping return the money and release Mr. Meng. Officer Liu insulted and humiliated her. Later, Ms. Zhang went to Liu Zhongping's home to again request that he return the stolen money. Liu slapped Ms. Zhang hard across her face and beat her. Ms. Zhang went to the chief procurator to make a complaint. He said, "Liu Zhongping hit you outside his working hours. This incident is not considered as 'a policeman hitting someone.' It is not considered illegal or a violation of regulations."
  • Mr. Huang Min Tells of the Cruel Tortures He Suffered in Forced Labour Camps for Five Years and Seven Months

    In September 2001, I was transferred to Yushan Forced Labour Camp. They used violence in order to make me renounce Falun Gong. The prison guards had four inmates brutally beat me on an average of six rounds a day. When they realised that beating would not work, they resorted to different means of torture. They kept hitting my wrists and finger joints with a pair of forceps until all the soft issues and tendons were badly swollen. In addition, they hit me on my ankles and toes, the areas that are more sensitive to pain. They made a hammer out of copper wires and used it to hit my head until there were bumps all over my head. Finally they poked my fingertips with large sewing needles until my fingers bled profusely.
  • The 610 Office and National Security Office of Guangshui City, Hubei Province, Persecute Mr. Zhang Pengfei

    On Wednesday, September 6th, 2006, Deputy Secretary Hu Dekui of the Guangshui Administration Office in Hubei Province took Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Pengfei to Xiaogan for a brainwashing session. Mr. Hu said, "The order to apprehend Mr. Zhang came all the way from the top. State officials are not allowed to practise Falun Gong, and because Mr. Zhang practises, he must be "transformed." We didn't really want to do this because we don't have the funds and now we'll have to pay a few thousand yuan for his living expenses and send along an official to accompany him."
  • Ms. Chen Weijun Persecuted in Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison

    On September 30th, 2006, practitioner Ms. Chen Weijun was sent to the prison hospital. After 10 days, not a single doctor had checked in on her or asked her about her condition. On October 5th, a criminal inmate named Xu Jinlan saw that Ms. Chen was meditating and slapped her in the face. Then head inmate Xiu Shufen had two other inmates watch her 24 hours a day. They also had many criminals surround and shout at her. They said they had orders from Zhao Yingling to do so. The criminals also used the the cover of a plastic box to slap her face. They punched her and threw her from one bed to another. As a result, her legs turned black and blue.
  • Six Deaths Due to the Persecution Recently Learned

    During the last seven years of bloody persecution by Jiang Zemin's regime and the Chinese Communist Party, many practitioners who cultivate the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" have been persecuted both physically and mentally. The Jiang regime and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used each other for their own ends to inhumanely persecute this most kind-hearted group of people in Chinese society. As a result, many practitioners have been physically harmed and mentally injured. Some of these practitioners have even died while uncleared of false charges.
  • Recent Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners at Heilongjiang Women’s Prison

    Ms. Liu Dan is 31 years old. On March 1st, 2006 she was arrested and taken to Heilongjiang Women’s Prison and has been on a hunger strike for more than four months. Convicts Xiao Lihua, Zhang Jing and Gao Hong used forced-feeding to torture Liu Dan. Every time they force-fed her they tied her to a chair or a bed and taped her mouth or pulled her to the floor by yanking her hair. Ms. Liu Dan was persecuted until she became very weak. Finally the perpetrators had no choice but to send Lui Dan to the infirmary, where murderer Li Guixiang continued persecuting her.
  • Stories of Practitioners Who Died as a Result of Persecution

    On September 28th, 2001, 52-year-old Ms. Wang Xiurong was arrested by the police and dragged down the stairs from the third floor. She was detained at the local police station, where she was severely beaten by the Deputy Director, and was not released until she was tortured to near the point of death. The 610 Office also forced her to write a letter renouncing her beliefs and practice of Falun Gong, otherwise her son would lose his job. She developed rectal cancer and passed away on September 23rd, 2003.