Torture

Mr. Zhang Lei Arrested, Four Relatives Sent to Forced Labour Camp

2009-11-28

On September 12th, 2009, police officers from Linhai City arrested Mr. Zhang Lei, a practitioner from Jinzhou City. On the following day, police arrested four members of his family who are also practitioners: his father, his mother, his wife, and his mother-in-law. These four practitioners have been sentenced to one year of forced labour, while Mr. Zhang Lei is currently detained in the Linghai City Detention Centre.

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Ms. Li Yulan, 52, from Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Secretly Sentenced

2009-11-28

Ms. Li Yulan, 52, has been persecuted for many years for practising Falun Gong. She was forced become homeless in order to avoid further persecution. In July 2007 she was arrested again when she was staying in another city. Her family didn't know she was sentenced to six years in jail until one year later. She is detained in Jilin City Women's Prison. Previously in detention guards force-fed her and injected her with nerve-damaging drugs. Ms. Li felt numb in the face and mouth. Her mouth watered and her tongue didn't work properly when she spoke. Then she suffered from the symptoms of drug poisoning. She suffered vertigo, swelling in her head, difficulty walking and her body was limp. She couldn't speak properly.

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Tian Shaoyan Persecuted to the Point of Loss of Functioning Abilities

2009-11-27

Ms. Tian Shaoyan is a Falun Gong practitioner who has been arrested and imprisoned several times due to her belief in the practice. On May 6th, 2008, Ms. Tian was arrested by police and sent to Masanjia Forced Labour Camp on May 27th. At Masanjia Forced Labour Camp she has been tortured and is now unable to stand up or walk by herself. She is unable to hold things in her hands, has no facial expressions, has lost several teeth, is unable to talk or recognise her own daughter, and is not mentally healthy. She is unable to feed herself and has lost a lot of weight; she cannot take care of herself.

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Ningan City Police Threaten Mr. Ge Zhifu's Family for Hiring a Lawyer

2009-11-27

Four months ago, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Ge Zhifu was arrested by police in Ningan City, Heilongjiang Province. They also arrested his wife, Ms. Tian Junhuan, and his mother, Ms. Mi Xinrong, at his home. Then they ransacked his home and confiscated his property, including the taxi that he drives to earn a living. Mr. Ge's father, who is over 70 years old and suffers from serious liver cirrhosis, was left home alone. When his family hired a lawyer to represent him, the police threatened them, "We will arrest you if you refuse to give up hiring the lawyer."

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The Persecution of Practitioners at Changji Prison in Xinjiang Autonomous Region

2009-11-27

Practitioner Lu Yongjian was arrested and sentenced in September 2000. In 2001 He was sent to Xiabahu Prison. During the detention, in order to "reform" [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] him, prison guards first hit Mr. Lu with sticks. Then they beat him with electric batons. Mr. Lu's body (from the thighs to buttocks) turned black and blue from the beating. He could not sit or lie down due to the torture. He was tortured until he signed a guarantee statement to renounce Falun Gong against his will. However, the persecution of Mr. Lu did not stop. Mr. Lu, in his 60s, was forced to haul bricks along with the young inmates in the brick factory, which is the toughest place in the prison. Mr. Lu was allowed to sleep for only three to four hours each night. He had been detained for three years when he was released in October 2003.

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Police Officer Li Bing from Chifeng City Persecutes Falun Gong Practitioners

2009-11-27

In 2008, Li Bing persecuted practitioners more actively due to the Beijing Olympic Games. On April 25th, 2008, Li Bing and around eight other police officers arrested Ms. Ji Yunzhi. Ms. Ji suddenly had symptoms of a heart attack and she lost consciousness at the scene. Despite this, the police lifted her into the police vehicle and took her to the detention centre. The police laid Ms. Ji down on the cold cement floor for more than an hour, with no regard for the fact that her condition was so grave. The prison doctor brutally persecuted her, claiming that they were only trying to save her. They used needles to pierce her, which caused her head and many areas on her feet to bleed. They even stabbed a needle under her nose.

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71-Year-Old Ms. Su Zebi Dies Soon after Being Released from Forced Labour Camp

2009-11-26

On May 19th, 2008, police arrested 71-year-old Ms. Su Zebi and she was sentenced to one year in Shabao Women's Forced Labour Camp. Practitioners were forced to read books slandering Falun Gong and were forced to write reports to "correct their thinking." If they were reluctant, they were beaten and deprived of sleep. They had to perform forced labour. Practitioners had to wrap more than 60 pounds of confectionary every day, fold 350 boxes for packing down jackets, and sew details on six pairs of trousers. Ms. Su Zebi suffered serious physical and psychological injuries. After she returned home on June 1st, 2009, police harassed her and she died on November 14th.

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The Persecution of Older Practitioner Miao Maoling at the Qinghai Province Women's Forced Labour Camp

2009-11-26

Ms. Miao Maoling was a retired worker from the Xining City Train Station. She was sentenced to forced labour twice, imprisoned for three years, forced to endure brainwashing sessions for several months, harassed by police officials on numerous occasions, and her home was ransacked several times. She was severely injured, both emotionally and physically. At the forced labour camp, she was shocked with electric batons, suffered physical torture, intense labour, three months of military training, and overexposure to the sun in the heat of summer.

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Practitioners Treated Like Slaves in Benxi Forced Labour Camp in Liaoning Province

2009-11-26

Guards in Benxi City Forced Labour Camp not only brainwash and torture practitioners but also force them to perform strenuous hard labour to produce products for the camp. Practitioners are forced to straighten diodes by hand. They have sticky chemical substances on them which is harmful to the labourers' health. Practitioners have a quota of 40 boxes of diodes per week. The practitioners have to straighten the diodes in the early morning and later are forced to take brainwashing classes. From noon to 9 p.m., the practitioners are forced to straighten diodes. The practitioners have to earn 30,000 yuan for the camp each year.

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Elderly Practitioner Ms. Fu Shulan Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

2009-11-26

On July 30th, 2009, the Jiangan District Court sentenced Ms. Fu Shulan to six years' imprisonment. Ms. Fu is currently being detained in Fanjiatai Prison in Shanyang. Ms. Fu's family were shocked to see Ms. Fu's disfigured appearance. Ms. Fu's face was severely swollen, she was lame and there were blood stains on her hands. Ms. Fu told her family, "They detained me in a small room for a year, I never received the 400 yuan you sent to me every month, and the handcuffs cut into my flesh and caused the bleeding."

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Mr. Tin Jinzhi Dies in Custody, His Body Cut Open

2009-11-25

Mr. Tian Jinzhi was a healthy man with a pure heart, and followed the principles of Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance. He 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 Jinzhi died around October 10th, 2009 while in custody. Mr. Tian's family is very angry, as they cannot believe such a healthy man could die in custody in such a short time period unless he was tortured severely. They were horrified to find that his body had been cut open and his organs seemed to have been removed. 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.

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Ruthlessly Persecuted by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Authorities After Falun Gong Turned Me into a Good Person

2009-11-25

Fifty-five-year-old Mr. Xie recounts some of the tortures inflicted on him in Wutong Detention Centre in 2002: "They inserted a toothbrush between my fingers, tightened my fingers around it, and then twisted the brush left and right until the skin and the flesh were lacerated. As a result the fingers on my right hand festered for more than 40 days; two people pinned me to the ground and forced me to sit against the wall. Two criminals stepped on my legs and walked on them until my legs were black and blue, which only disappeared weeks later; I was forced to stand still against a wall. The evildoers punched the right and left sides of my chest and waist with their elbows until I collapsed."

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Assistant Professor Imprisoned for Three Years

2009-11-25

In 2002, Ms. Yang Yongping was sentenced to a three-year prison term in the Heilongjiang Provincial Women's Prison, where she was persecuted because of her Falun Gong practice. Ms. Yang recalls her persecution: "We were forced to do hard labour for at least 14 hours each day from 5:30 a.m. until after 10:00 p.m. We were allowed only a few minutes to have meals. Some practitioners went on a labour strike and hunger strikes to protest. The guards forced us to squat for a long time. In December, they dragged us outside to stand in the snow from 8:00 a.m. to after 4:00 p.m. without warm clothing, and we were not allowed to move a bit. Some practitioners were forced to lie on their stomachs on a hill of snow."

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Brutal Torture Inside Jinan Women's Detention Centre

2009-11-25

In November, 2007, Ms. Yao Guihua said to the guards in Jinan Women's Detention Centre that it was not right to be "reformed" [forcibly renounce Falun Gong]. She was detained in a segregation room. Guards and prisoners took turns trying to "reform" her, but she was very determined and shouted firmly, "Falun Gong is good." They got very angry, stuffed a piece of dirty cloth into her mouth, and continued beating and cursing at her. Ms. Yao's legs were struck so hard that they became numb and she could not walk.

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Mr. Liu Qunming, 56, Dies as a Result of Persecution

2009-11-24

In 2008, the police arrested a large number of Falun Gong practitioners around the time of the Olympics. On July 7th, 2008, officers broke into Mr. Liu Qunming's home, arrested him, and ransacked his home. Police planned to detain Mr. Liu for 15 days and then send him to a forced labour camp on July 19th. Due to Mr. Liu being on a hunger strike after his arrest, he appeared very sick. The labour camp refused to accept him and he was released. His daughter had to leave home to avoid being arrested. Mr. Liu never recovered from the abuse that he suffered during detention, and he died on the morning of October 27th, 2009.

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