Torture

Mr. Lu Yunlai Dies Two Months after Release from Forced Labour Camp

2009-12-05

Mr. Lu Yunlai, 47, still persisted in his Falun Gong practice even though he was harassed and detained by the authorities multiple times. On September 28th, 2008, Mr. Lu and his wife were arrested by police and sent to Matougang Detention Centre. Police interrogated Mr. Lu while torturing him with a method referred to as "Roasting the Whole Lamb". Mr. Lu passed out during the interrogation. He was transferred to the the Baimiao Forced Labour Camp for a one-year term. Mr. Lu was brutally beaten and forced to do a long labour shift. By March 2009, after only four months in the labour camp, Mr. Lu Yunlai's health had significantly deteriorated as a result of torture and abuse. He was diagnosed with late stage lung cancer. Lu Yunlai died on October 30th, 2009, two months after being released from Baimiao Forced Labour Camp.

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Additional Information on the Persecution of Ms. Zhao Guirong in Balinyouqixi County, Inner Mongolia

2009-12-05

Ms. Zhao Guirong was persecuted for over ten years by officials from the local police and Daban Police Stations. In May of 2006, Ms. Zhao was taken to the Huhehaote Women's Forced Labour Camp, where she was detained for one year and nine months. Inside the forced labour camp, Ms. Zhao was monitored by two inmates. One inmate abused her and tried to force her to write a "guarantee statement" renouncing Falun Gong. Then, the forced labour camp officials ordered a person to write a guarantee letter for her. One week later, officials forced Ms. Zhao Huirong to perform labour, such as wrapping chopsticks. When practitioners weren't able to finish their assigned work quota, their detention terms were extended by the officials.

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Ms. Liu Jingyan, 71, Developed Severe Mental Disorder Due to Gross Abuse at the Harbin Women's Prison

2009-12-05

Elderly Ms. Liu Jingyan and five other practitioners appealed against the persecution of Falun Gong in Hongxinglong, Jiamusi, in July 2008. Police arrested them and took them into custody. The practitioners were sentenced to four years of imprisonment in December 2008, and sent to the Harbin Women's Prison. Ms. Liu has been abused there so severely that she suffers from several illnesses. Although her life is in danger, the prison authorities refuse to release her.

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Several Practitioners Arrested in Shouguang City, Shandong Province

2009-12-05

On October 17th-18th, 2009, officers from the Shouguang Public Security Bureau arrested practitioner Zhang Mufang, Dong Ailing, and two couples from near Shouguang City, Shandong Province. The practitioners were detained at the Daotian Town Police Station. On October 24th, the police went to Nanci Village in an attempt to arrest practitioner Yang Aihua. After arresting these practitioners, the police immediately contacted their families to extort ten to forty thousand yuan from each family. The family of a practitioner from Beiheya Village had to pay ten thousand yuan for the practitioner's release. The police also ransacked every practitioner's home.

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Ms. Liang Zhiqin Devastated by Toxic Injections and Electric Baton Shocks

2009-12-04

Ms. Liang Zhiqin, 58 years old, was taken to the Tangshan City Ankang Hospital because she refused to give up her belief in Falun Gong in 2000. She was tied to the "Death Bed" and injected with toxic drugs. , Ms. Liang Zhiqini suffered the most severe injuries from the torture. She was twice injected with the toxin. The first injection immediately knocked Ms. Liang unconscious. The drug gave her acute cardiac problems, and intense chest pain woke her up in the middle of the night. Ms. Liang recalled, "I was woken up at midnight by a sharp pain in my heart. I was disturbed by my own groans from the pain." Ms. Liang was also severely shocked with electric batons.

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Ms. Liu Zhi, a Housewife in Heping District, Shenyang City, Arrested

2009-12-04

Ms. Liu Zhi is a practitioner, who has practised Falun Gong for 13 years. She is 49 years old, healthy and full of energy. On the afternoon of October 22nd, 2009, officers from the Xinxing Police Station in the arrested Ms. Liu. The police searched Ms. Liu's home and confiscated electronic items and valuables. They took her to Shenyang City Zaohua Detention Centre. Her family has been denied their right to visit her, and they have not heard anything from her.

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Two Cousins Detained and Tortured, Family Not Allowed To Visit

2009-12-04

Ms. Chuai Cuijun and Ms. Chai Junxia are cousins. They have both benefited physically and mentally from practising Falun Gong. Since March 2004, their home has been ransacked five times. Five members of the family have been detained six times because they refuse to denounce Falun Gong. Both women are detained in the Hebei Women's Prison. In January 2009, Ms. Chai was brutally tortured by the guards and suffered beatings, electric shock, being locked in a small cell, and being forbidden to sleep for an extended period of time. As a result, she developed chronic eye and stomach pain, for which no medical treatment has been provided. Ms. Chuai was also brutally beaten and verbally abused in the prison.

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The Persecution of Ms. Zhang Liping

2009-12-04

Ms. Zhang Liping, a Falun Gong practitioner from Benxi City, Liaoning Province, was arrested in September 2004 and inhumanly persecuted at Masanjia Forced Labour Camp. Because of her refusal to wear the prison uniform, Ms. Zhang was not provided meals, use of the toilet and personal grooming for two and a half days. The guards took the practitioners' clothes and food, and forced them to work. They kicked and punched the practitioners and hit their heads against the wall if the practitioners refused to comply with the guards' orders. To protest the persecution, the practitioners went on a hunger strike. Zhang Liping was accused of being a leader and was hung up for two days. In 2005, Ms. Zhang was arrested again and taken to a forced labour camp. She was only released from the camp in 2007.

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Ms. Zhao Lianhua Dies as Result of the Persecution

2009-12-03

In 2000, Ms. Zhao Lianhua went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, and she was arrested and detained in the Yanji City Detention Centre. She was released after 18 days, for she was very ill due to brutal mistreatment. After she returned home, the police constantly harassed Ms. Zhao. They tried to force her write statements to renounce Falun Gong, but Ms. Zhao resolutely refused. Ms. Zhao had to leave home to avoid being arrested. Later police detained her in the Heizuizi Labour Camp. Her life was in danger after only a few days of being in the Camp. Ms. Zhao never recovered from her mental and physical injuries and died on October 30th, 2009.

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Mr. Wang Shenlun From Yingkou City, Liaoning Province Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

2009-12-03

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Shenlun from Yingkou City, Liaoning Province was arrested and Falun Gong materials were confiscated by police. He was then held in police custody for more than five months. Bayuquan District Court officials covertly sentenced him to five years in prison on November 18th, 2009. None of Wang Shenlun's family knew about the sentence. They had to inquire of a guard at the detention centre who told them Wang Shenlun was preparing to appeal the sentence.

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Mr. Li Zhigang Tried in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province

2009-12-03

The Nangang District Court in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province held a trial of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Zhigang on October 30th, 2009. In February 2009, Mr. Li was arrested at home by police. On March 8th, Mr. Li was taken to a secret location for three days of interrogation under brutal torture and was near death. His family hired an attorney to defend him. However, that attorney experienced obstruction from the court, including being ordered not to defend Mr. Li Zhigang.

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What On Earth Is My Mother's Crime?!

2009-12-03

My mother Yang Taizhen, 53, went to Beijing three time to appeal for the rights of Falun Gong, and was intercepted by the authorities. She was detained twice and sentenced to forced labour once. In the forced labour camp, the authorities beat her on a regular basis, dragged her by the hair, forced her to stand facing the wall for long periods of time, and forced her to sit on a chair for extended periods. When my mother refused to wear the prisoner uniform and the number tag, the guards took away all her clothes except for a very thin piece, even during the cold winter.

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Mr. Huang Lizhong Dies in Detention after Years of Persecution

2009-12-02

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Huang Lizhong died as a result of persecution on October 25th, 2009, in Panjin Prison. Mr. Huang had been arrested in February 2008 and his home ransacked. He was sentenced to ten years in prison. When his family went to visit him on October 20th, two criminal inmates held him up by his arms in the meeting room. He was extremely emaciated, his teeth were crooked, he had difficulty speaking, and he trembled.

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Ms. Cao Shuanmei, 52, Beaten to Death in Shanxi Province Women's Prison - Additional Information

2009-12-02

I was very sad to read of Ms. Cao Shuangmei's death. Ms. Cao entered Shanxi Province Women's Prison in May 2008. Lei Runxiang, the warden, observed that Ms. Cao was not accepting the brainwashing so she ordered prisoners to beat Ms. Cao, and one night they beat her the whole night. Ever since she ordered the beating the prisoners were able do whatever they wanted to torture her. Ms. Cao became as thin as a skeleton, but she still refused to accept the brainwashing. The brutal mistreatment escalated. Ms. Cao had been 5'6" tall, but she now appeared very short, and could not stand still or walk steadily, as she was emaciated.

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Retired Teacher from Zhongqing City Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

2009-12-02

On November 11th, 2009, the Shapingba District Court in Chongqing City put on trial Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Lei Zhengxia, a 65-year-old retired teacher. The judge sentenced Mr. Lei to three years imprisonment for talking about Falun Gong to students in his small restaurant and for having Falun Gong materials in his home. After the persecution of Falun Gong began on July 20th, 1999, Mr. Lei has been arrested and detained on numerous occasions. In 2008 police arrest Mr. Lei for the sixth time. A police officer brutally beat Mr. Lei at his home. Mr. Lei's internal organs were injured and he couldn't move. Police then sent him to hospital as they were afraid Mr. Lei would die.

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