Torture

• Zhang Minghui Suffers Severe Torture at Jiamusi Prison

  2010-01-01
  Mr. Zhang Minghui is a 38-year-old middle school teacher from Heilongjiang Province. Because he firmly believed in Falun Gong and the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance, he was sentenced to seven years in prison and suffered severe torture at the hands of the guards and inmates at Jiamusi Prison. Division head Lao Baohua encouraged inmates Jiang Meiyu and others to torture Zhang Minghui and claimed, "Do whatever you want as long as you don't beat him to death."
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• Falun Gong Practitioner Xu Xianglan from Wuhan City Sentenced to Eight Years of Imprisonment

  2009-12-31
  Falun Gong practitioner Xu Xianglan and her husband Wang Hansheng were arrested by the local police in July 1999. Later in January 2000, they were sentenced to eight and six years of imprisonment respectively. Their company, Shenshen Group Ltd, property was confiscated by the local authorities. Now that both of them have been released, they hope that the World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong will be able to investigate their unjust abduction and sentencing.
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• An Elderly Man's Plea

  2009-12-31
  Since July 20th, 1999, my wife, Luo Yuying, has been arrested and detained more than a dozen times because of her belief and her telling others about the benefits of practising Falun Gong. She was also sent to the forced labour camp twice, once for one-and-a-half years and another time for two years. My wife almost died in the forced labour camp after suffering all kinds of torture. I have colon cancer and rely on my wife to take care of me at home. Despite my illness, I went to the police station several times and begged for the release of my wife. Not only would they not release her, but they did not permit me to see her.
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• Ten-Year Old Girl Misses Her Mother, Who Was Arrested for Practising Falun Gong

  2009-12-31
  On September 3rd, 2009: Ms. Luo Shimei was sentenced to three years in Longquanyi Women's Prison for distributing leaflets exposing the persecution. Since the Communist Party began persecuting Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, Luo Shimei has been arrested five times. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) incited her husband to hate Falun Gong and he divorced Luo Shimei. Ms. Luo was granted custody of their young daughter. On April 14th, 2009, Ms. Luo was arrested again. Her ten year old daughter has to survive with the support of relatives and other practitioners to pay rent and buy food. Luo Shimei's daughter is broken-hearted, as she has lost the care of both her father and mother.
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• Mr. Wei Kunfeng, an Outstanding Technician in a Chemical Fibre Factory in Pingdingshan City, Repeatedly Persecuted

  2009-12-31
  Prior to the Beijing Olympics Games, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accelerated the persecution of Falun Gong in China. As a result, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wei Kunfeng was arrested in May 2008, and detained in prison. In March 2009, Mr. Wei was sentenced to four years in jail. During a previous incarceration in 2002, prison guards tricked Mr. Wei into drinking water that contained harmful and unknown ingredients. They also ordered other inmates to beat him and claimed, "Whoever hits him the hardest will have his prison term reduced." Because of the beating, Mr. Wei's body, face, and the surrounding hallway were stained with his blood. As a result, Mr. Wei lost consciousness and his heart stopped.
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• Ms. Zhao Fengzhen Relentlessly Persecuted for Her Belief

  2009-12-30
  Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhao Fenzhen, 58, has been repeatedly arrested and mistreated during the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong over the past ten years. The authorities have detained her three times, ransacked her home five times, and extorted 4000 yuan from her family. Ms. Zhao was detained in Fuping Domestic Security Division in 2007. Police officer Zhang Jinhui carried her out of the police car and slapped her face hard three times. He then affixed her feet to a metal chair with shackles and didn't unlock her until the next afternoon. By that time she had lost all feeling in her feet and was unable to stand or walk.
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• Ms. Guo Enlan Arrested Again and Her Family Repeatedly Persecuted

  2009-12-30
  Ms. Guo Enlan and her family benefit from practising Falun Gong. They tell people the facts about Falun Gong and the persecution using many different means. They have consequently been repeatedly persecuted by the Chinese authorities, and three of them have died as a result of persecution. On November 7th, 2009, police arrested Ms. Guo. She is being held in the Liaoyuan Detention Centre. The police also took her computer, printer, and many other items. This is the third time she has been arrested. Ms. Guo Enlan's husband, Dong Zhe, was arrested by police in 2001. He was tortured via many different methods, and was not released until he was very weak. He died in August 2003 at the age of 56.
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• Five Practitioners in Jianyang City, Sichuan Province Sentenced

  2009-12-30
  On December 8th, 2009, Ms. Lei Jinxiang and other four Falun Gong practitioners were brought to trial in Jianyang City Court in Sichuan Province. Four attorneys hired by practitioners defended them. The court ignored the truth and the law and handed the practitioners heavy sentences. Ms. Lei was sentenced to a nine and a half-year term, Ms. Jia Zhengfen to eight and a half years, Mr. Zhang Shixiang to six years, Ms. Liu Dehui to four years, and Ms. Peng Xiuqiong to three years.
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• Names and Phone Numbers of Guards Who Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners at the Tuanhe Forced Labour Camp in Beijing

  2009-12-30
  Liu Guoxi (male): group chief of Group No. 1; guard identification number 1153176; about 30 years old. He has been in the Falun Gong persecution group since 1999. Because he proactively persecuted Falun Gong practitioners, he was promoted to group chief. Liu often hysterically curses others in public, and either commands or is directly involved in the persecution of many practitioners. For example, practitioners Yu Ming and Ren Xu, among others, were force-fed for a long period of time while on hunger strike. From the latter half of 2006 until April 2007, before being transferred to Liaoning, Yu Ming was imprisoned by himself in a small room with sealed windows at Group No. 1 (the old building then in use). The cruel persecution he suffered was under the command of Liu Guoxi.
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• Ms. Yang Xiaojing from Lanzhou City Dies as a Result of Repeated Persecution; Additional Information

  2009-12-29
  On October 1st, 2009, a 45-year-old Falun Gong practitioner, Ms. Yang Xiaojing, passed away as a result of the long-term harassment, threats, and persecution by the officials of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ms. Yang was severely harassed by the Lanzhou City police during the days leading to her death. Ms. Yang's husband, Cao Dong, is currently detained at the Tianshui Prison, Gansu Province.
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• Mr. Chen Baihe Again Denied Release for Medical Reasons and Not Allowed to See Family

  2009-12-29
  On December 4th, 2009, Mr. Chen Baihe's wife and daughter travelled more than three hours to the Jidong Prison with the hopes of visiting Mr. Chen, who had been imprisoned for three years and seven months. Their visitation request was denied, along with their request for Mr. Chen's release for medical reasons. In January 2007, Mr. Chen was sentenced to four years in prison for distributing Falun Gong leaflets. During their visit in July 2009, Mr. Chen's wife and daughter noticed that he had lost sight in his left eye, and his blood pressure was high. They asked for Mr. Chen's release for medical reasons, but their request was denied. They lost contact with him after the visit.
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• Macheng County Woman Arrested, Interrogated and Held in Forced Labour Camp

  2009-12-29
  During the past ten years, Ms. Xiang Jinping has been repeatedly persecuted because she persists in her belief in Falun Gong. In 2006, she was arrested and her home was searched by police. In the police station, she was interrogated. She was sent to the Railway Detention Centre, where she was repeatedly punched, kicked and slapped in the face. She was interrogated and forced to press her finger on and sign documents. One night, a guard saw that Ms. Xiang was practising the Falun Gong exercises. As a result, she was not allowed to eat the next four meals. Later on, she was sent to the Hubei Women's Forced Labour Camp.
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• Two Women in Bangbu City Sent to Forced Labour Camp for Explaining the Facts of Falun Gong to a Taxi Driver

  2009-12-29
  Ms. Wang Ping and Ms. Duan Genhua were detained at the local police station and sent to a forced labour camp simply for talking to a taxi driver about Falun Gong on January 13th, 2009. They were transferred to the Second Detention Centre. Ms. Duan went on a hunger strike to protest her detention. Ms. Wang protested her detention by refusing to do forced labour or wear the prison clothing. Ms. Wang was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labour, while Ms. Duan Genhua received one year and three months. Both have since been transferred to the Women's Forced Labour Camp of Anhui Province.
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• Mr. Tian Fujin, 59, Dies in Custody in Inner Mongolia

  2009-12-28
  In 2008 Mr. Tian was sentenced to three years for practising Falun Gong and was locked in the Baoanzhao Prison. His daughter tried to visit him in March 2009, but was rejected due to the fact that she also practised Falun Gong. On December 14th, 2009, the Baoanzhao Prison authorities called his home, and said that he was dying. His family rushed to the prison and saw that Mr. Tian was in a deep coma. He died that night. The prison authorities said his death was caused by a stroke.
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• Honest Judge Ms. Li Mei Framed by the Hefei Court

  2009-12-28
  A trial was held on December 8th, 2009, in the Yaohai District Court in Hefei City, charging Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Mei, a former judge of the Hefei Intermediate People's Court in Anhui Province. During the trial process, Ms. Li's defence lawyer Cheng Hai pointed out many violations by the Yaohai District Court. At this public trial, the Yaohai District Court openly violated the law. From the case filing procedure to the trial process, the court showed many loopholes and inconsistencies.
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