Torture

Mr. He Zhi Dies in Custody in Guangxi Region Prison, and His Wife Is Threatened

2009-08-26

In August 2004, more than one dozen officers arrested Mr. He at his home and confiscated his two computers along with CDs exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. His wife was working the night shift, and their ten year old daughter was left alone at home. The police detained Mr. He in the Youjiang District Detention Centre. At the beginning of 2005, the Youjinag District Court sentenced him to eight years in prison. At the beginning of April 2009, Mr. He died in Litang Prison. A source said his death was very tragic. His wife went to his funeral at the prison and was severely threatened. When she returned home, she did not dare to live in her home or speak about her husband's death. She keeps silent, and Mr. He's parents still do not know about his death.

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Yang Guanghui, Medical PhD Student in Jilin University Arrested

2009-08-26

On July 5th, 2009, Ms. Yang Guanghui, age 37, was arrested in front of the Jilin City Railway Station by officials from the Zhanqian Police Station in Jilin City. She is currently held at the Jilin City Detention Centre. Ms. Yang Guanghui's relatives, including her 10-year-old daughter, are doing everything they can, trying their best to save her, and looking forward to her return soon. Her relatives went to the Zhanqian Police Station to visit her and to ask for her release; however, they were not only refused, but they were threatened by the officials there.

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Ms. Li Yuqin Tortured for Five Years at Dabei Prison, Liaoning Province

2009-08-26

Ms. Li Yuqin recounted in this article the torture she suffered at Dabei Prison, Liaoning Province, beginning with describing the injuries she suffered: "My buttocks were covered with wounds. Some were still bleeding while others festered. All I had was toilet paper to cover the wounds, which then stuck to them. Despite being barely able to sit, I was forced to sit on a small stool, one of the many tortures used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, for fourteen to fifteen hours daily. After twenty days, my wounds changed from festering to bleeding again. When I went to the toilet, blood dripped all over the floor. The guards said that after I renounced Falun Gong their 'task' would be accomplished and only then would I be no longer tortured."

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Hunan Province Women's Prison Officials Train Inmates to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners

2009-08-26

Hunan Province Women's Prison specializes in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners to get them to "reform." Officials have recruited a group of extremely vicious inmates and trained them to abuse practitioners. The prison has established seven brainwashing cells to target Falun Gong practitioners who have refused to "reform." Each cell holds one practitioner and three inmates. If the practitioner shouts "Falun Gong is good" or "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good" or refuses to "reform," the inmates' terms will be extended; however, if the inmates make the practitioner "reform" and give up Falun Gong practice, regardless of what method they use, they will earn credits, a promotion, or term reduction.

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Mr. Ou Ziwen Dies as a Result of Torture in the Bazhong Forced Labour Camp, Guizhou Province

2009-08-25

On December 1st, 2004, police arrested Mr. Ou Ziwen, 66, took his Falun Gong books and materials, and detained him. He was sentenced to three years in the Zhongba Forced Labour Camp where he was regularly tortured with sleep deprivation and heavy labour. Mr. Ou was finally released in 2007, but due to being brutally tortured in the labour camp, he suffered from a hernia, became very emaciated, experienced liver, kidney and lung failure, and finally died on April 4th, 2009.

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Mr. Wang Jiang in Critical Condition after Torture, Family Visitations Frequently Denied

2009-08-25

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Jiang is a farmer in Heilongjiang Province. He was arrested in January, 2006 and then sentenced to ten years in prison by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ongoing torture resulted in his developing serious illnesses such as bone tuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculosis. Now he cannot take care of himself. Daqing Prison not only won't release Mr. Wang on medical parole, but they also have regularly prevented visitation by his family. The new head of Daqing Prison has further intensified the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.

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Deputy Division Head Zhang Yuke and His Family Persecuted for Ten Years

2009-08-25

Because he refused to give up practising Falun Gong, Mr. Zhang Yuke has been tortured repeatedly in labour camps. Mr. Zhang's wife, Yu Fengyun, was also repeatedly persecuted because she persisted in practising Falun Gong. In 1999 she was subjected to one year of forced labour. After she was released she was arrested again in 2001 and subjected to another year of forced labour at the same labour camp. In 2005 Ms. Yu was sent to the labour camp for the third time. In 2008. Zhang's wife was sentenced to two years in prison, and remains in prison to this day. Zhang Yuke was sentenced to four years at the Jilin Prison, where he has been repeatedly tortured. For the last several months, he has been tied against the bed and force-fed daily.

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Mr. Gu Yunpeng Brutally Tortured, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

2009-08-25

Falun Gong Practitioner Gu Yunpeng, who was recently released from Xinjian Prison in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province after serving a three-year sentence for practising Falun Gong, was arrested again in February 2009. Once at the Daowai District Detention Centre, the guards tortured him, forcing him to drink water from the toilet, and injecting mustard oil into his nose and mouth while hanging him upside down. They handcuffed and shackled him, connecting the two. On June 16th, 2009, Daowai District Court officials sentenced Mr. Gu to five years' incarceration and sent him to the Xinjian Prison.

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Guangdong Province's Sanshui Forced Labour Camp Freezes Practitioners

2009-08-24

Guangdong Province's Sanshui Forced Labour Camp once carried out multiple sessions of torture to "conquer the toughest fortress" in an attempt to "Reform" or "Transform" Falun Gong practitioners. They used sleep deprivation, electric shock, verbal abuse and humiliation, excessive sun exposure, hanging by handcuffing, force-feeding, and prolonging forced labour terms. They also froze practitioners with air conditioning units.

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Mr. Jiang Heping from Guangan City, Sichuan Province Persecuted to Near Death

2009-08-24

On May 13th, 2009, Mr. Jiang Heping, a Falun Gong practitioner in Guangan City, Sichuan Province, was reported for handing out Falun Gong flyers on the streets. He was arrested by the Longtai District government; his flyers were taken away, along with the 530 yuan he had on him. Without even a trial, he was jailed at the Guangan Detention Centre. For three months, personnel of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used various forms of torture to reduce the once healthy Jiang Heping to a wounded, scarred man with severe head injuries.

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Ms. Li Wenjuan's Family from Shanghai City Arrested

2009-08-24

Ms. Li Wenjuan and Ms. Zhong Yijun are both in their 60s. On June 5th, 2009, when Ms. Li was visiting Ms. Zhong at her home, they were arrested by police from Shanghai's Putuo District and local 610 officials. The police also arrested Ms. Li's husband and her son-in-law. The simultaneous arrest of the three family members frightened Ms. Li's pregnant daughter to have a miscarriage. After 24 hours of detention in the police station, Ms. Li's husband, who was in poor physical condition, was sent to the hospital. As a protest to the arrest, Ms. Li went on a hunger strike and became very weak physically.

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Ms. Peng Xiuying, in Her Sixties, Suffers Mental Breakdown as a Result of Persecution

2009-08-24

After July 20th, 1999, Peng Xiuying went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. After she returned home, she was arrested repeatedly by the local The "610 office". In November 2006, Peng Xiuying was arrested for the ninth time and taken to the Judong Women's Forced Labour Camp, where she was tortured severely. Two drug addicts were assigned by the guards to force Peng Xiuying to write the three Guarantee Statements to give up Falun Gong. When Peng Xiuying refused, they forced her to stand until 3:00 a.m. before she was allowed to sleep, and then she had to get up at 6:00 a.m. If she accidentally yawned, they would pull her hair, shake her or use match sticks to hold open her eyelids. They also forbade her to use the toilet as a form of torture. As a result of torture she suffered a mental breakdown.

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Ms. Liu Jinlian, 71, Sent to Forced Labour Camp Twice

2009-08-23

Ms. Liu Jinlian, 71 years old, was sent to Wanjia Forced Labour Camp in 2001 for one year.because she was caught handing out Falun Gong materials in public. In the camp, she got progressively weaker. She had scabies all over her body. Eight years later, her body still has scars from the scabies. She was forced to watch TV programmes that slandered Falun Gong. Then the practitioners who had turned against Falun Gong tried to force her to write a Guarantee Statement to renounce Falun Gong. She refused. The guards then made her sit on a tiny bench for a long time, which caused her buttocks to develop raw sores. The authorities also made her sort toothpicks every day from dawn to dusk. In 2003 she was imprisoned in the camp again for one year of forced labour. She was brutally beaten there.

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Three Family Members Arrested and Detained; Four-Year-Old Deprived of Her Mother

2009-08-23

Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Yin Xunzhen, Ms. Xu Shujie and Ms. Yin Qi were arrested in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province and were arrested for four months. They have still not been released. The police have now submitted these cases to the courts for further persecution. Lin Weijia, Yin Qi's four-year old daughter, misses her mother every day since she was arrested. Every time she sees her mother's picture or the two Chinese characters meaning "Mother," her eyes fill with tears. She even asked, "Will Mum come home after I die?" It has been reported that Ms. Yin Qi has been suffering a torture called "Driving the Train" in the detention centre. This torture involves binding both legs and arms together for ten days continuously.

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Mr. Gong Yuping from Shandong Province Sent to Wangcun Forced Labour Camp

2009-08-23

On June 1st, 2009, six policemen broke into 55-year-old Mr. Gong Yuping's home without warning while he was taking care of his grandson. They arrested him and several days later sentenced him to one year of forced labour. He is now in Wangcun Forced Labour Camp. In the afternoon of the same day, Mr. Gong's family went to the Jiangshan Police Station to ask for his release, but officers drove them away. Nine days after Mr. Gong was detained, he was sentenced to one year of forced labour.

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