Torture
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Dongfeng County Police in Jilin Province Stun Ms. Zhu Deyan with an Electric Baton and Steal Her Belongings
2011-10-01
Two village heads and four police officers broke into practitioner Ms. Zhu Deyan’s home on September 14th. Two policemen brutally beat Ms. Zhu, shocking her with an electric baton twice. After Ms. Zhu was stunned and unconscious, the police found a locked cabinet. Assuming that there were valuables inside the cabinet, the police searched everywhere for the cabinet key. When Ms. Zhu regained consciousness, the police stunned her again. The police not only broke into and entered a private residence, but they also openly and unscrupulously robbed an innocent woman of her personal belongings. The police took many of Ms. Zhu's belongings. -
Ms. Geng Ruizhi Sentenced to Four Years in Prison, Her Daughter Arrested and Threatened
2011-10-01Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Geng Ruizhi was sentenced to four years in prison by a local court. She was taken to the Inner Mongolia No. 1 Women's Prison at the end of August. Police interrogated and tortured her while she was in custody. They tied her to a customised metal chair and deprived her of sleep for six days; in addition, He Cai severely beat Ms. Geng. As a result, the joints in Ms. Geng's wrists were seriously damaged, and her health deteriorated. When Ms. Geng was arrested at home in February, her daughter objected to the police taking her mother away. The police proceeded to arrest both of them. -
Mr. Cao Dong Still Detained in Prison Beyond His Sentence
2011-09-30When Ms. Yang Xiaojing sent the Vice President of the European Union, Mr. Edward McMillan-Scott, her favourite wedding photo taken with her husband Mr. Cao Dong, in an attempt to rescue her arrested and detained husband, she herself was constantly being threatened by the Chinese Communist Party's 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong). Afterwards, for over a year, Ms. Yang went everywhere, from Beijing to northwest China, appealing for her husband until she developed cancer. She passed away on October 1st, 2009, and died without seeing her husband again. Now her husband is still detained in Gansu's Tianshui Prison. He has been held beyond his prison term. -
Thirteen Practitioners Arrested in Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province
2011-09-30Thirteen Falun Gong practitioners were recently arrested by officers from the Ruichang City Police Department in Jiangxi Province. Ms. Zhu Xiaomei and Liu Juzhen were arrested by police on May 21st, while they were out putting up posters exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. Their homes were ransacked and their families were forced to pay 10,000 yuan each in cash. The practitioners were released on June 5th, but were put under surveillance at their home. -
A Sham Trial Against Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Yang Xueyan from Qingdao City, Shandong Province
2011-09-30On May 13th, 2011, Ms. Yang Xueyan was arrested by police because of her personal collection of Falun Gong books and materials containing important facts about Falun Gong and about the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). She was then detained in Dashan Detention Centre in Qingdao City. She was tried at Laoshan District Court on September 9th. After having witnessed the sham trial against his daughter, Mr. Yang shouted angrily as he exited the courthouse, “The Communist Party is worse than the mafia!” She was tried again on September 19th at No. 1 Court of Dashan Detention Centre in Qingdao City. -
Ms. Hu Shenhua from Yi County, Hebei Imprisoned for Over Eight Years
2011-09-30During the Communist regime's 12-year persecution of Falun Gong, Ms. Hu Shenhua spent eight and a half years in prison, where she experienced brutal torture. She recounts her experience in detention: "Guard Ji tried to force me to say slanderous words about Falun Gong but I refused. He then hit me in the chest and stuffed my mouth with lit cigarettes. As a result, the inside of my mouth was burned and covered with many blisters. After several consecutive days of being tortured and interrogated this way, I was unable to stand, eat or drink.” -
Neighbours Protest as Police Brutally Beat Sichuan Practitioner Mr. Zhao Xinghe
2011-09-29On April 8th, 2011, Mr. Zhao Xinghe was writing “Falun Gong is good” on a street light pole when patrol police spotted him. Soon after, three police vehicles showed up and seven or eight officers got out. They brutally beat Mr. Zhao, slapped his face, stripped off his trousers, and took him to Gongping Police Station. Mr. Zhao's neighbours came to stop the police. “Why are you hitting him? He is very naive. Do not hit him.” “I watched him grow up. He does not do bad things.” A policeman said, “He practises Falun Gong.” The neighbours asked, “How come is it not good to practise Falun Gong? They are good people.” -
Over 30 Practitioners from Jinshi City, Hunan Province Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked
2011-09-29More than 30 practitioners from Jinshi City in Hunan Province were arrested on September 5th, 2011. The police ransacked their homes and confiscated many of their personal belongings. Some practitioners have been transferred to other counties and cities. Several practitioners, including Ms. Ou Shulan, Fang Xiaopeng and Ms. Ding Xuecui, have managed to escape and returned home. Ms. Liu Qingxiu’s older sister, who is a not a practitioner, was also taken into custody and tortured. With the help of her family’s strong protest to the authorities, she was released five days later. -
Facts of the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zhang Ping from Lanzhou City, Gansu Province
2011-09-29Due to practising Falun Gong Ms. Zhang Ping was sentenced to five years of forced labour and lost her job at the Hualong Security Department of the Gansu Province Trust and Investment Company. While walking down Baiyin Road in Lanzhou City on August 13th, 2002, Ms. Zhang was seized by policeman Wei Dong and other officers from Lanzhou City Police Department. Wei snatched the more than 2,000 yuan in cash she carried with her. Because she shouted “Falun Gong is good,” Wei and another man beat her savagely, leaving her head covered with bumps and her mouth and nose oozing blood, which stained her clothes. Her left ear drum was broken and she suffered a minor concussion. Wei also made a rope by twisting a strip of cloth and gagged her mouth with it for four straight hours. -
Chengdu Falun Gong Practitioner Gu Huaibing Sentenced; His Family Is Appealing
2011-09-29Wuhou District Court in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, sentenced seven practitioners to imprisonment. Mr. Gu Huaibing was sentenced to seven years, Zhou Yaping to two years and four months, and Liao Jianpu to two years and six months. Zhao Haiping, Wang Hongbo, Wang Jianguo, and Li Xiaoyan received three years each. The seven practitioners all said that they would appeal their sentences because practising Falun Gong does not violate the law. -
Mother and Daughter Arrested--Police Threaten Retaliation If They Hire a Lawyer
2011-09-28Ms. Hu Zhenru was recently sentenced to one year of forced labour. Ms. You Bo, who is Ms. Hu's daughter, was held at a brainwashing centre. Ms. Hu's family was trying to safeguard their legal rights by means of the law. Officer Zhou Guoyi threatened Ms. Hu's husband, “We will punish harshly whoever hires a lawyer!” -
Persecution Account of Ms. Liu Yanhua from Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province
2011-09-28Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liu Yanhua has been abducted, imprisoned, subjected to brainwashing and “re-education” through forced labour, and suffered other forms of torture since the persecution of Falun Gong began in July 1999 under the Jiang Zemin, [former leader of China and instigator of the persecution] regime. In February 2009, Ms. Liu was subject to the “Big Hang-Up” torture for four days. She was hung on a bed with her arms pulled straight out while handcuffed. This was the first time. The second time, she was hung up for five days. In October 2009, she was subjected to the “Iron Chair” torture for an entire month with her hands cuffed behind her back. -
Many Practitioners Arrested in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia
2011-09-28On April 18th, 2011, police arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Ren Suying, ransacked her home, and detained her in Wudan Town Detention Centre. Ms. Ren Suying is facing trial. Ms. Cong Pei'an, in her fifties, was arrested on her way home on August 21st, by police. She is being held in Yuanbaoshan District Detention Centre. Domestic Security Division chief Wang Heran and agent Feng Xiaohu interrogated her and tortured her. Agent Feng dragged her by the cuff into a police vehicle. She has wounds on her face, legs, and belly, and her blood pressure is high. -
Practitioner Ms. Tang Tianmin from Luzhou City Persecuted in Sichuan Brainwashing Centre
2011-09-28On July 12th, 2011, plainclothes police officers arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Tang Tianmin and took her to the Jiantaoshanzhuang Brainwashing Centre. Ms. Tang opposed the persecution by holding a hunger strike for eight days, until she was released. Ms. Tang was assigned two collaborators (former practitioners, brainwashed against Falun Gong, made to assist in brainwashing and torturing practitioners). They monitored her around the clock and forced her to listen to or watch propaganda which defamed Falun Gong. They also tried to force Ms. Tang to write statements renouncing her belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, using fear, pressure, corporal punishment, and threats of not being released. -
Director of Retirement Home Dies as a Result of Persecution in Panjin Prison, Liaoning Province
2011-09-27Mr. Fan Zhenguo was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2008 for practising Falun Gong. While in prison, he was subjected to forced labour, and he lost consciousness several times due to abuse. Three years later, on September 11th, 2011, he died as a result of persecution in Panjin Prison at the age of 50. On September 13th, prison authorities forced his family to cremate his body.
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