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  • Weak from Torture, Police Apply Pressure on 60 Year Old Ms. Liu Yuying Until Her Death in September 2004

    Ms. Liu Yuying, about 60 years old, was a resident of Henan Province. In December 2000, she travelled to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong and was arrested and detained in a forced labour cam for eight months. By that time, Ms. Liu had become extremely weak from the persecution, was emaciated and could barely walk. After she returned home, police continued to harass her at home. Under such tremendous mental pressure, Ms. Liu's health condition further deteriorated. She died on September the 17th 2004.
  • Police in Jilin Province Arrest and Intimidate a Nine-Year-Old Girl

    “My name is Zhang Yue and I am nine years old. Auntie Lu and I went to the big dam for a walk. Suddenly, two people stopped us. They did not allow us to speak, and pushed us into a vehicle. When we arrived at the police station, the police separated me from Auntie Lu and questioned me, “what is your name?” I did not know what they planned to do and did not answer him. One of them got very angry and slapped me on the face. They would not let me go back to home until about 4:00 a.m. in the morning. Even now, I still can't stop shivering all over, even though I'm no longer cold.”
  • Current Status of Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhang Qifa's Surviving Daughter Zhang Qi

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Qifa worked for the Sanchazi Forest Farm in Jiangyuan County Forestry Bureau in Baishan City, Jilin Province. On January 19, 2003, he died as a result of torture at the Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province. His father Zhang Quanfu died from beating torture at the same labour camp on January 8, 2003. The two men left behind their daughter and granddaughter.
  • The Situation of Three Orphans in Gansu Province

    Wang Juanjuan is an 8-year-old girl. She is a fourth grader in Hetan Team Elementary School, Jiaojiazhuang Township, Yongchang County, Gansu Province. She lives with her 80-year-old grandmother, and they have no resources with which to live. Wang Juanjuan's father Wang Zexing, 40 years old, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in March 2001 for practising Falun Gong. Her mother, Wang Yongfang, 37 years old, is also a Falun Gong practitioner. She was sentenced to a 6-year prison term in March 2001.
  • Exposing a CCTV Fabricated News Program

    Prior to the interview, they had called Gao to the factory's workers union office and gave him "ideological education." They told him to cooperate, repeat what they had presented to the TV audience, and assist them to "expose and criticise" Falun Gong. Gao didn't want to lie to the TV audience and refused to do that. Seeing that they couldn't get what they wanted, they locked him up in a small room in the workers union office for a whole day.
  • Elderly Xi'an Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Zhou Qingtian Tortured to Death

    Mr. Zhou Qingtian lived in Shaanxi Province and was retired. He was sent to Shaanxi Zaozihe Labour Camp in 2002 to be "reeducated through forced labour" for one year, because he practised Falun Gong. During this period, the police ordered some drug addicts to torture him by piercing his fingers with steel needles. He was again arrested in 2004 and tortured to death by Xi'an police in July 2004.
  • Details of the Relentless Persecution That Caused the Death of 51 Year Old Practitioner Ms Yang Qinghua from Wuhan

    Ms. Yang Qinghua, 51 years old was from Hubei Province. In 2001 she was sent to Hewan Forced Labour Camp for appealing for the restoration of the right to practise Falun Dafa. She was persecuted until "both eyes lost sight, both ears lost hearing, the feet lost the ability to walk, and the mouth lost the ability to talk properly." She was bedridden and on the brink of death. Although released, she was unable to recover from the mental and physical trauma, and the police continued to harass and threaten her until she died on August 25, 2004.
  • Husband Beaten to Death, Children Illegally Jailed in Prisons, Zhou Dongmei Cries for Justice on the Streets

    This is the desperate situation of a family from Hubei Province, all Falun Dafa practitioners. Ms. Zhou and her daughter, went to the streets on October 11, 2004. They held poster boards explaining the injustice that their family is suffering. People on the streets were shocked to find out that Ms. Zhou's husband died from internal injuries caused by brutal beatings by the police. They could not believe that her son was being tortured to the brink of death. When Zhou and her daughter passed in front of the police department several police officers forcibly snatched away and smashed their boards and arrested them.
  • 11-Year-Old Girl Tian Ge Orphaned Due to Persecution

    Tian Ge was born on November 6, 1993. Her father Tian Yili was 32 years old when he died in 2002. Her mother Zhen Yujie was 28 years old when she died in 1999. Tian Ge now lives in Yinmachi Village, Xidayingzi Town, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province with her Aunt Tian Hua and Uncle Wang Shukui.
  • How Changlinzi Forced Labour Camp in Harbin City Persecutes Falun Gong Practitioners

    Torture method: Violently Beating Practitioners with Stools or Benches: Falun Gong practitioners were forced to squat on the floor with their hands behind their back. Prisoners and policemen then used stools or benches to beat them violently on the head and the back. If the practitioners did not obey them, they would be tortured with even more cruel methods.
  • Practitioner Mr. Chi Huiwen in Yanji City Tortured to Death, Leaving Behind a Six-year-old Daughter

    On October 1, 2001, Falun Gong practitioner Chi Huiwen was taken to a brainwashing centre for the second time. The head of the brainwashing centre and others tortured Chi Huiwen for two days then released him because he was near death and they did not want to bear the responsibility. His health continued to deteriorate and he passed away on April 22, 2004 leaving behind his six-year-old daughter Chi Yujing.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Song Wenhua Tortured to Death at Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp

    Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Song Wenhua, 56, was resident in Jilin Province. In October 2004, Song Wenhua was tortured to death at Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp in Changchun City. Some official from the labour camp bellowed to his family, "We don't take care of the old and sick. We also won't release him as long as he is still alive. If he is dying, we will carry him outside the labour camp's gate at the last minute so he can die outside. Then his death will not be counted as 'tortured to death by the labour camp.'"
  • With Both Legs Broken Due to Cruel Torture, Practitioner Mr Zhang Peiqi is Still Detained in a Detention Centre

    Ever since his arrest in March, practitioner Zhang Peiqi of Jilin City, has endured severe torture, which resulted in two broken legs. While four men carried Mr. Zhang into a prison cell, it was noticed that he had been so brutally tortured that there was no uninjured spot on his body, and both of his legs were completely swollen and bruised - it was a horrific sight. All twenty-plus inmates in the prison cell can testify to this fact. Lawless personnel still refuse to release him.
  • The Difficult Situation of 16-Year Old Han Zhihui, Whose Mother Su Baolan Was Tortured to Death

    In September 2001, Shandong Province Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Su Baolan died from being persecuted. Her son, Han Zhihui, who is 16 years old, is still in high school and survived. In 2003, his father remarried a woman with a 13-year-old daughter. Since then, Han Zhihui has been mistreated and abused by his stepmother. By this time his situation has become even more intolerable.
  • The Mental and Physical Torture of Falun Dafa Practitioners by Guards at Beijing's Tuanhe Forced Labour Camp

    Tuanhe Forced Labour Camp used a technique called "sitting facing the wall" to physically and mentally torture practitioners. "Sitting facing the wall" requires practitioners to sit absolutely straight with their faces towards the wall, their knees against the wall, and their eyes only a few inches away from the wall. They must not move or close their eyes or glance sideways. "Sitting facing the wall" is a physical punishment and mental torment for practitioners. Inmates monitor the practitioners.