Torture
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Older Practitioner Ms. Deng Kuiying Died One Year Ago in Custody after Being in a Vegetative State
2009-12-09
At the beginning of June 2007, 62-year-old Ms. Deng Kuiying was arrested for the second time when passing out Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution in a store, and was sentenced to two years of forced labour in the Beijing Forced Labour Camp. She was deprived of her visitation rights for more than one month, until she was tortured to a vegetative state. When her family finally saw her, she was unconscious and had a very weak heartbeat. After suffering one year in the hospital, Ms. Deng died on September 6th, 2008. -
Ms. Wang Huilan Dies from Forced-feeding, Police Attempt to Conceal the Crime
2009-12-09Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Huilan, 53 years old, from Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province, was arrested on September 1st, 2009 by the Domestic Security Division. On September 7th, she died from brutal forced-feeding at Zhuozhou Detention Centre. Her family and relatives were shocked and saddened by the unexpected news. A dozen of them went to the Zhuozhou City Police Department to seek justice. They demanded that officer Yang Yugang make amends for Ms. Wang's death. The Zhuozhou City Police Department attempted to spend 360,000 yuan to keep Ms. Wang's family and relatives from appealing to the authorities in Beijing and to keep the news of Ms. Wang's death from spreading, so as to eliminate any evidence of their crime. -
Three Practitioners from Weifang City Die in Custody in October 2009
2009-12-09We have learned shocking news from Weifang City, Shandong Province, where three Falun Gong practitioners were tortured to death while in custody in October 2009. Their names are Ms. Li Xiuzhen, Ms. Wang Li, and Mr. Tian Jinzhi. Mr. Tian Jinzhi, 60, went out on October 1st, 2009 as he normally did, but he never returned home and his whereabouts were unknown. On October 11th, 2009, his family was suddenly notified by the Kuiwen District Police Department that Mr. Tian died around October 10th, 2009 while in custody. Mr. Tian's family were horrified to find that his body had been cut open and his organs seemed to have been disturbed. They are strongly doubting the cause of his death, as the police told them they cut open his body to find out the cause of death. -
Gynaecologist-obstetrician Arrested and Tortured for Refusing to Give Up Falun Gong
2009-12-08Ms. Li Jinghua used to be a gynaecologist-obstetrician at Kedong County Hospital in Heilongjiang Province. Police arrested Ms. Li three times for practising Falun Gong. The first two times they held her in the Kedong County Detention Centre. The third time she was taken to the Kedong County Public Safety Bureau 610 Office. Chief of the Bureau actively tortured her. Ms. Li was put on the "Iron Chair" in different positions for seven days straight. As a result, she vomited, her body swelled up, her back bled, and her leg muscles were strained. -
Ms. Xie Chunlan from Harbin Arrested, Family Hires a Lawyer to Appeal
2009-12-08During the October 1st national holiday season, personnel from the National Security Division in Harbin City arrested Falun Gong practitioner Xie Chunlan, who was submitting her household registration in the Xiangfang District Police Department. Ms. Xie's family members refuse to be intimidated by the threats from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and they decided to hire a human rights lawyer from Beijing to defend Ms. Xie in court. -
Chongqing Court Fabricates Charges against Falun Gong Practitioners
2009-12-08Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Fan Defang is 74 years old. On January 28th, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Fan Defang and Ms. Yuan Suxian were arrested by police and sent to Dadukou District Detention Centre. Later Ms. Yuan Suxian died as a result of persecution. On February 28th, 2006, Ms. Fan Defang was prosecuted and received a notice for her hearing on January 20th. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used the already deceased Ms. Yuan Suxian as a witness in prosecuting Ms. Fan Defang. On June 9th, 2006, Dadukou District Court held the hearing and sentenced Ms. Fan Defang to three years of imprisonment. Later Ms. Fan Defang was sent to the Chongqing Women's Prison. -
Lawyer Files a Not Guilty Plea for Ms. Gong Shunhui in Miyi County Court Trial
2009-12-08On November 18th, 2009, the court in Miyi County, Shichuan Province, put practitioner Ms. Gong Shunhui on trial. Ms. Gong's attorney, Li Jinglin of Haosheng Law Firm in Beijing, entered a plea of not guilty for Ms. Gong. During the proceedings, the court staff tried to interfere with the attorney. During the session, the prosecutor, Zhu Zhengfu, interrupted and stopped Ms. Gong from speaking. Attorney Li Jinglin's statement was also interrupted several times. During the recess, the court staff threatened the attorney not to defend his client. -
Older Practitioner Ms. Jin Lianshun Dies Soon after Release from Detention
2009-12-07On August 19th, 2009, Ms. Jin Lianshun, 69, told her neighbours while chatting how her severe seizures had been cured. One of the neighbours reported her to the community administration. Soon after she returned home, a group of officers arrested her, and her home was ransacked. The police took all her Falun Gong books and her laptop. They interrogated her and detained her 15 days in the Yanji City Detention Centre. Suddenly facing the terrifying environment, Ms. Jin was shocked. She would speak or shout while sleeping, which disturbed the inmates in the detention centre. The prisoners were afraid that she would die and urged guards to release her quickly, but the authorities refused. She could not get over the stress caused by this incident, and she died a few days later in September 2009. -
Lawyer Hired to Investigate the Torture of Mr. Liu Yuhe at Jilin Prison
2009-12-07Mr. Liu Yuhe is a Falun Gong practitioner in Huadian city, Jilin Province. Due to being tortured in detention, he is unable to speak and is suffering from incontinence. Mr. Liu is in the Jilin prison hospital and family members are not allowed to visit him. His family has hired a lawyer to find out who is legally responsible for Liu Yuhe's condition. On November 12th, 2009 Mr. Liu's family members went with their lawyer to Jilin Prison to obtain Mr. Liu's signature. The family members of another practitioner, Shi Wenzhuo, and their lawyer went with them also. The officials there refused to let them see Mr. Liu. -
How Gongzhuling City Police Officials Persecute Practitioners Is a Reflection of the Nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
2009-12-07On April 16th, 2009, Political Director Wang De and Director Li Jianqi of the Domestic Security Division of Gongzhuling City Police Department and officer Li Hui from the Taojia Police Station in Gongzhuling City arrested several practitioners. The practitioners' children have repeatedly sought the release of their parents. The officials utilised their power to confiscate practitioners' property and cash. After they arrested these practitioners, they regularly extorted money from their families. By now, they have extorted over 60,000 yuan from Mr. Shen Baogui's wife and 50,000 yuan from Xiao Jie's daughter. However, they are still not satisfied and have refused to release the practitioners. -
Whether Older Practitioner Ms. Fu Shaozhen of Wuhan City Is Alive or Dead Is Unknown
2009-12-07
Ms. Fu Shaozhen, 65 years old, was arrested on December 25th, 2007, by the Nanhu District local police station when she was distributing Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution. Ms. Fu was sentenced to a three-year prison term. She was transferred to Baofenglu Women's Prison. Holding up display boards in front of banners, her oldest daughter in Hong Kong called for help from the international community to save her mother, Ms. Fu. -
Sitting Board Torture in Jinan No. 1 Forced Labour Camp, Shandong Province
2009-12-06Jinan No. 1 Women's Forced Labour Camp in Shandong Province is hell on earth for Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners who hold a firm belief in Falun Gong and refuse to co-operate with the guards are more often than not detained in small isolation cells. One of the tortures frequently employed is the "Sitting Board", which is extremely painful but does not leave any sign of torture. Practitioners are forced to sit on a small stool all day long. Several days later, their buttocks are raw and bloody, black and blue. -
Officers in Xinhe Police Station of Changsha City Use Torture to Extort So-called "Confessions" from Falun Gong Practitioners
2009-12-06On September 22nd, 2009, three Falun Gong practitioners from Changsha City were arrested by police from the Xinhe Police Station as they were explaining the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Because they didn't cooperate with the police, they were severely beaten and kicked by them, causing serious injuries physically and mentally. Because practitioner Ms. Wan Ping refused to answer any questions, she was beaten and kicked by Wang Nanting, an officer from Xinhe Police Station. In addition, because he slapped her face so many times, she could hear only buzzing sounds inside her ears. -
Married Couple Arrested and Brainwashed
2009-12-06On September 9th, 2009, policemen from the National Security Group of Haikou City Police Department arrested Falun Gong practitioners Wang Juan and Huang Ande. The couple was sent to a brainwashing centre and they have been detained ever since. The guards of the brainwashing centre use all kinds of methods to torture determined Falun Gong practitioners, including harassment, cursing, humiliation, beating-up, hanging-up and deprivation of sleep. Their relatives tried to find out where they were, but the police claimed that they did not know anything about them. -
Persecution of a 69-Year-Old Man from Tangshan City
2009-12-06In 1999, Mr. Guan Zhenzhu, 69, was arrested for speaking out for justice for Falun Gong. Mr. Guan recalls: "In February 2000, it was extremely cold. All the practitioners detained at the detention centres or brainwashing centres, as well as the criminals, were paraded through the streets on trucks. Finally, when we reached the central square of Qianxi County, a public rally billed as "Public Arrest and Sentencing" was held. All the practitioners from the detention centres were tied neck and heels, and the practitioners held at the brainwashing centres were handcuffed. Practitioner Ms. Zhang Ruiying, who is in her fifties, shouted to the onlookers, "Falun Gong is good!" The officer behind her pulled her backwards by her hair and used the rope around her mouth, like curbing a horse and they let her go only after arriving at the square."
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