Torture

• Four Falun Gong Practitioners from Jiamusi, Anshan and Leshan Cities Pass Away after Being Tortured

  2009-06-12
  In 2002, Mr. Zhang Xueyi was arrested at home by police and sent to a detention centre. He was detained for two weeks. After that, Zhang Xueyi was constantly harassed by police. Therefore, his mental condition gradually deteriorated. In February 2009, police harassment caused Zhang Xueyi's wife to have a stroke. Then on March 28th, Zhang Xueyi passed away at 70 years old.
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• Ms. Guo Zhaoqing in Hunan Province Arrested and Persecuted Nine Times

  2009-06-12
  During the ten years from 1999 through 2009, Ms. Guo Zhaoqing had been arrested nine times, and she has endured many sorts of torture. Her body is covered with scars. In 2001, she was arrested by the local head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and taken to Baimalong Forced Labour Camp in Zhuzhou for two years. During this period, she was handcuffed and hung, electrically shocked, and beaten. The torture put her life in peril, and she was then taken home by her family.No matter how roughly she was treated, she never "confessed" to anything or signed any papers associated with her persecution.
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• Xu Jingyong Describes the Persecution He Was Subjected to in Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province

  2009-06-12
  On June 24th, 2000, my wife and I went to Tienanmen Square and told people the facts about Falun Gong. We were arrested. I was detained in the Qitaihe First Jail where police interrogated me, along with lots of beating and cursing. On the hottest days of the summer, I was forced to pull weeds, dig holes, and plant trees. I was forced to dig ditches, build dikes, and load, unload and move sand, bricks, and rocks on rainy days. In March 2009, the Qitaihe City Office began a hundred-day campaign to harass practitioners. The police came to where I lived and harassed and arrested practitioners but did not find me. On April 27th, the police came to look for me again. I left home to avoid being arrested and persecuted again.
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• Mr. Qin Daqun from Chongqing City Tortured to Death

  2009-06-11
  On May 19th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Qin Daqun was arrested and beaten by police officers. He was detained at the Chongqing City Xishanping Forced Labour Camp. Inmates, incited by guards, hit, kicked and tortured him. Guards forced Mr. Qin to stand for a long time and carry very heavy sandbags. On September 5th, 2008, he passed away due to the inhuman torture.
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• Bo Xilai Implements Widespread "Red" Terror in Chongqing City

  2009-06-11
  In November 2007, Bo Xilai was delegated to the post of First Secretary of Chongqing City. He displayed his tactics from previous positions, persecuting Falun Gong without restraint. Wave after wave of practitioners were arrested--over 100 practitioners were arrested right around the time that the Olympics were held. Officers tried try to force practitioners to renounce their beliefs using many methods of torture and beatings, the severity of which was shocking. Bo Xilai has only been in Chongqing City for over a year, but already numerous practitioners have died or become disabled.
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• The Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Heizuizi Women's Forced Labour Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province

  2009-06-11
  Ms. Rong Chunling, 55 years old, was detained in Heizuizi Women's Forced Labour Camp. Her release date was the end of May 2008. Instead of regaining her freedom, she was detained in a detention centre by local police officers without any warrant or reason. Then she was taken to a forced labour camp for an additional one year and nine months. She is forced to do hard labour for around ten hours daily. In December 2008, she had high blood pressure. On February 13th, 2008, and again one month later, she was in a faint for close to six minutes. The guards claimed that she could not see a doctor because of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) two meetings. Besides, she was forced to work for ten hours daily.
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• Ms. Liu Shufen and Her 72-Year-Old Mother Jailed Separately at Heilongjiang Women's Prison

  2009-06-11
  Since October 1999, Falun Gong practitioner Liu Shufen has been subjected to endless persecution. In mid-May 2002, she was sentenced to 8 years in prison, and sent to Heilongjiang Women's Prison. She was tortured with a method called "big hang-up". Her father was overcome with grief and passed away in 2006, and her mother is currently jailed in the same prison.
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• Investigation of the Chongqing Judicial System: an Account of the Death of Jiang Xiqing and the Torture of His Lawyers

  2009-06-10
  In January 2009, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Jiang Xiqing fainted from torture by police at Xishanping Labour Camp. He was then cremated while he was still alive. Lawyer Zhang Kai and lawyer Li Chunfu were entrusted by Jiang Xiqing's son to provide legal services related to the death of his father as a result of torture. On the afternoon of May 13th, 2009, these two lawyers were at the home of Jiang Hongbin discussing the case. The lawyers were taken from the home by several officials and police. They were detained, tortured and interrogated for over 5 hours.
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• Xu Dawei Dies Due to Abuse in Detention, Family Seeks Justice but Is Intimidated by the Authorities

  2009-06-10
  Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Xu Dawei, 34 years old, lived in Fushun City, Liaoning Province. He suffered eight years of persecution, including detention, at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Finally he was tortured until he was very thin. He suffered a mental collapse, was not able to eat, and after he was brought back home, in less than 13 days, he passed away on February 16th, 2009. Various marks of injury were found on his body.
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• Practitioner Ms. Kang Ruizhu Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances in Police Custody in Pingshan County, Hebei Province

  2009-06-10
  Practitioner Ms. Kang Ruizhu was arrested on October 15th, 2002. On October 27th, 2002, her family was informed that she had died. Even today, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) conceals the cause of her death. The Donghuishe Township government and police station said that Ms. Kang was found dead at a big well in the pump house of the magnetic separation factory which is located in the west of the Donghuishe Township government, about a half mile away. The police department and the police station claimed that "beating death is suicide, any other death is suicide" and these were the words from the top.
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• Authorities Dump Mr. Gao Dong, Crippled from Torture, in a Local Outdoor Market

  2009-06-10
  In May, 2008, the 610 Office arrested over 30 local practitioners including Mr. Gao under the guise of "security for the Beijing Olympics." Mr. Gao went on a hunger strike in the Panjin City No. 3 Detention Centre. Guards, beat him and tortured him using the tiger bench method. Mr. Gao lost his ability to take care of himself after five days torture. In August, police re-arrested Mr. Gao, searched his home, and took him directly to the Benxi Forced Labour Camp. On April 13th, 2009, in a corner of a farmers' market customers found Mr. Gao curled up on the ground, trembling. He was weak and could not move his legs, crippled from torture. It took tremendous effort just for him to crawl. He was dirty and smelled horrible.
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• Brutality at Harbin Women's Prison

  2009-06-09
  Harbin Women's Prison is notorious for its brutal treatment of Falun Gong practitioners. Both guards and inmates have cruelly tortured and abused practitioners, causing severe injury and in some cases, permanent disability. On November 23rd, 2005, practitioner Wen Jie tried to reason with inmate Xia Guixian in a water utility room, trying to stop Xia from beating practitioners. Xia then used a basin to frenziedly hit Wen Jie. Xia also violently grabbed Wen Jie's hair. Wen Jie became bedridden for two weeks as a result of being assaulted by Xia. The beating raised her blood pressure.
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• Middle School Teacher Ms. Rong Cunling Sent to a Forced Labour Camp Three Times in Three Years

  2009-06-09
  For refusing to renounce her belief, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Rong Cunling was seized by the police again on July 16th, 2008, the same day she finished a one-year term in a forced labour camp. Ms. Rong was sent to the Hezhuizi Forced Labour Camp in Jilin Province on July 31st, 2008. This was the third time that she was sentenced to forced labour within three years. Rong Cunling suffers from inhuman treatment in the labour camp. She is forced to work like a slave and is beaten, tortured with electric shocks, and deprived of sleep when she refuses to work. Currently, Ms. Rong is very weak.
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• Recent Information on the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Wumaping Prison, Sichuan Province

  2009-06-09
  Mr. Deng Jiangang has recently been tortured in Wumaping Prison. He is now in critical condition. In 2009, Mr. Deng's family visited him at the prison clinic and found him to be extremely emaciated, and he even had difficulty walking. Due to torture, he was subsequently diagnosed with tuberculosis, high blood pressure, and mitral stenosis. Mr. Deng talked about the excessive punishment that he endured. He was forced to stay in an isolated cell due to tuberculosis and wore a face mask. He was beaten and verbally abused by drug offender Huang Ming and other prisoners. Huang Ming spread bleach powder on Mr. Deng's face, neck and shoulders. Mr. Deng was also covered with a blanket and then beaten. Huang Ming even threatened to kill Mr. Deng.
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• Ms. Feng Xiaomei's Mother and Son Sleep in the Streets While Seeking Her Whereabouts

  2009-06-09
  Since May 7th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Feng Xiaomei had been on a hunger strike for eleven days and was on the brink of death. Her family and a lawyer tried to find discover her whereabouts, but in vain. They had asked privately where she and knew that officers from the Yuhua District 610 Office had sent Ms. Feng to a brainwashing centre at the Hebei Province Legal Education Centre. Ms. Feng's mother and son, Tianxing, went to the Yuhua District government to seek help. However, 610 Office head Liu replied that he didn't know Ms. Feng's whereabouts, but said that they could pass things on to her.
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