Torture
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Even After Her Family Was Devastated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Ms. Fen Xiaomei Was Arrested Again
2009-06-08
Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Feng Xiaomei was arrested on April 27th, and is being detained at the Shijiazhuan City Police Station. Her whole family steadfastly cultivated in Falun Gong and abided by Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and, as a result, were persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party. Police sent Ms. Feng's husband to Shijiazhuan Forced Labour Camp for two years. He was badly traumatized there and was extremely weak by the time he was released in November 2002. He died on October 9th 2003, at the age of 39. Ms. Feng's younger sister was also tortured by police. She was forced to stay away from home and died in 2004. -
Mr. Shao Xingbao and His Wife Persecuted by the Jiaonan City 610 Office
2009-06-08Mr. Shao Xingbao was sentenced to four years in prison by the Jiaonan City Court on April 24th, 2009. On the afternoon of May 8th, his wife, Ms. Wang Lifang, was arrested by the Beijing Road Police Station. Mr. Shao was previously arrested and sentenced to prison for practising Falun Gong. He was arrested again in the afternoon on February 24th, 2009, by the Beijing Road Police. His wife, Ms. Wang, asked to visit him many times at the police station, detention centre, and police department. She was turned away each time. The Jiaonan City Court did not disclose the April 8th court date to Mr. Shao's family. -
The Persecution of Song Xincun and His Family in Wendeng City, Shandong Province
2009-06-08Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Song Xincun, fifty-four years old, is a peasant from Shandong Province. His wife, Yao Qiuhong, is fifty-two. They have a daughter and a younger son. During the past ten years of the persecution of Falun Gong, their family has been together for only two New Year celebrations. The rest of time they have had to stay in different places. They have been arrested and their belongings ransacked. The family's direct financial loss has exceeded two hundred thousand yuan. -
Mr. Zhao Jun from Heilongjiang Province Arrested During the Olympics and Taken to a Forced Labour Camp
2009-06-08Mr. Zhao Jun, a Falun Gong practitioner from Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province, was arrested by officers from the Qiezihe Police Station during the Olympics on August 29th, 2008. That night, he was tortured and forced to "confess." The next day, Bi Shuqing from the 610 Office and personnel from the police station took him to a forced labour camp. According to incomplete statistics, at least 300 Falun Gong practitioners from Qitaihe City have been subjected to forced labour or sent to prison between 1999 to 2009. -
Practitioners Gao Dongdong and Liu Xinli from Pingshan County, Hebei Province Persecuted
2009-06-07Practitioners Gao Dongdong and Liu Xinli are a couple from Zhongbailou Village, Hebei Province. On the morning of July 21st, 2008, just before the Beijing Summer Olympic Games, seven or eight people from the Pingshan County 610 Office, the Pingshan Town government and the radio and TV broadcasting bureau, broke into Ms. Liu Xinli's home. They confiscated a satellite receiver, Falun Gong books and other personal belongings. Ms. Liu was arrested and sent to the Pingshan County Detention Centre. On August 11th, 2008, she was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labour and taken to the Zhijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp. -
Persecution at the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp
2009-06-07Practitioner Ms. Tao Yuqin was subjected to the "Big Hang Up" torture in the camp in 2007. The guards handcuffed her left hand to a radiator under a window, and her right hand to a radiator pipe from the roof, then gradually pulled the right handcuff. Ms. Tao's arms were stretched out straight but not parallel to the ground. Her body was bent. As a result, her right arm was injured and became crippled. During the "strict policing", she was subjected to further torture which led to chronic diarrhoea. Ms. Tao was released at the end of 2008. She is unable to bend or move her right arm, hand or fingers. -
Ms. Xue Li from Sichuan Province Arrested in Yueyang City
2009-06-07On the morning of March, 30th, 2009, practitioner Ms. Xue Li was arrested by officers from the Meixi Township Police Station in Yueyang City. She has now been transferred to the local procuratorial agency, who are attempting to sentence her to prison. Ms. Xue Li's sister-in-law went to see Jiang Chao, the head of the Domestic Security Division, to explain the facts about Falun Gong to him, and request that he does not persecute a good person. But Jiang Chao refused to listen and handed Ms. Xue Li's documents over to the Procuratorate. In March 2008, Ms. Xue Li's brother, Mr. Xue Zhongyi, also a practitioner, was arrested by police. -
Ms. He Wen, 59, from Beijing Sentenced to Three Years of Forced Labour
2009-06-07On February 26th, 2009, the police and the 610 Office broke into the home of 59-year-old practitioner, Ms. He Wen, and ransacked it. When Falun Gong materials were found, she was arrested and detained in the Pre-trial Division of Qinghe Jail. For refusing to renounce her belief, on March 16th, 2009 she was sentenced to three years of forced labour by the forced labour directory of the Beijing City government. Ms. He was imprisoned at the Tiantanghe Women's Forced Labour Camp from 2000 to 2002. She was tormented by the prison guards and inmates. Because she held steadfast in her belief, she was taken to the "intensive training" team and put in solitary confinement. -
Ms. Li Peiqin Persecuted to Death in Heilongjiang Province
2009-06-06Since the persecution of Falun Gong started in July 1999, Ms. Li Peiqin had been arrested on several occasions. In August 2005, police arrested Ms. Li and was forcibly dragged her a train bound for Shanghai. When she arrived, the officers detained her at the police station and tortured her with sleep derivation. Two people were assigned to monitor her 24 hours a day. Even though she was in critical condition, the guards refused to release her. During that time, agents from the National Security Division went to Ms. Li's home and work unit to harass her. As a result of their continuous harassment, her health began to deteriorate further. On January 24th, 2009, she passed away at the age of 58. -
Practitioners Peng Weisheng and His Father Have Been Detained for One Year in Wuhan City, Hubei Province
2009-06-06Practitioners Peng Liang and Peng Weisheng, father and son were arrested by police on May 28th, 2008, under the guise of safeguarding the Beijing Olympics. The police also ransacked their home, tortured and interrogated them, and put them in a forced labour camp. The father was sentenced to a year and a half, and the son to a year of forced labour. They are currently detained in Hewan Forced Labour Camp in Wuhan City. Since the Chinese Communist Party began the persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999, Mr. Peng's son, was tortured to death in prison because of his steadfast cultivation in Falun Gong. Mr. Peng's wife was also killed by the police when she tried to expose the torture committed against her son. -
Please Help Ji Baoshan's Destitute Family in Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province
2009-06-06
Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Ji Baoshan was arrested more than three months ago. At the time of his arrest, his wife was forced to beg for food to care for their two-month-old baby. She wrote her story on a piece of yellow cloth, explaining how her husband was arrested for practising Falun Gong and being a good person, how their home was ransacked, and how they lost their only source of income. She was calling for help. -
Practitioners Arrested Outside of Gaoxin District Court in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
2009-06-06Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Xie, 69, and Ms. Yu, 67, were arrested on April 29th, 2009, when they went to the courthouse to attend the trial of Mr. Xie's practitioner brother. Because of their steadfast faith in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, they have been spied on, tracked, and had their personal belongings confiscated. They were also fined, sent to brainwashing centres and detention centres, and had their home ransacked on numerous occasions. In addition, they had to leave home for long periods of time to avoid being arrested and harassed. Their former employer began withholding their retirement pension in March 2009. -
Practitioners Subjected to Relentless Brainwashing in Masanjia Forced Labour Camp, Liaoning Province
2009-06-05Falun Gong practitioners newly sent to the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp see over ten prison guards with electric batons in the hall on the first floor. The bursting sound of the electric batons and the prison guards' abusive shouting create an atmosphere of horror for the newcomers. After they have been assigned their groups, they take their luggage and go to a hall on the fourth floor, where they are undressed and searched. In the process the prison guards interrogate the practitioners. They want to know whether they had written the so called guarantee statement to denounce Falun Gong. They shock the practitioners with the electric batons before they can even put on their trousers. -
Zhuhai City Police Arrest the Family of Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Yin Xunzhen
2009-06-05Mr. Yin Xunzhen and his wife, Ms. Xu Shujie went to visit their daughter, Yin Qi, and her family in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province. On April 10th, 2009 police ransacked their home and arrested everyone. Mr. Yin is detained in Doumen Third Detention Centre, and Ms. Xu and their daughter are detained in Doumen Second Detention Centre. Their son-in-law, Lin Fengbin, has been released. Grandma and Grandpa take care of their three-year-old granddaughter. The two became sick as a result of the incident. Although their son is back, they are very worried about the others. -
Facts about Crimes Committed by Officials from the Gongjiawan Brainwashing Centre in Lanzhou City
2009-06-05In February 2009, 610 Office branches from Gansu Province and Committee of Political and Legislative Affairs organized a so-called "specialist group." The group moved into the Gongjiawan Brainwashing Centre in Lanzhou City and stayed there for two weeks. They threatened to imprison Falun Gong practitioners and attempted to make them give up their faith. In the end, they failed in their goal. On February 20th, 2009, Qi Ruijun, head of the brainwashing centre, got drunk and struck Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Su Jinxiu in the face. Ms. Su's face turned black and blue. Later, practitioner Niu Wanjiang saw her face and asked her what happened. Upon seeing that, guard Qiao Houquan and collaborator[former practitioner who assists in brainwashing and torturing practitioners] Liao Yongtian started beating Niu Wanjiang.
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