Torture

• The Crimes of the Huaiyang County Police

  2009-04-17
  In October 2000, the outstanding teacher Song Zhenling and his wife Wang Guijin went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong but were arrested. When the police interrogated Ms. Wang, they forced her to kneel on the floor the entire time and beat, kicked, and slapped her and pulled her hair, yanking out sections of her hair. Her face was swollen from the abuse. The police also tied both of the practitioners' hands behind their backs, then beat and interrogated them until their faces were numb. The next day the police tied up Mr. Song and Ms. Wang's lower bodies. The police head used his leather shoes to slap Mr. Song in the face and after 48 hours of interrogation, he took all the cash that the couple had with them, but did not give them anything to eat.
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• Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zeng Qing Recounts Her Persecution Experiences

  2009-04-17
  "I was imprisoned in a forced labour camp for one year. It felt like I was living in hell for a thousand years. They forced us to listen to material framing and slandering Falun Gong. If we didn't listen carefully, we were punished. Falun Gong practitioners were put in the same cell with twenty or so drug addicts, and the guards told them to watch us. If they found out that we did Falun Gong exercises, they severely beat us. It was a routine and we were deprived of sleep, beaten and cursed. When Falun Gong practitioners were screaming in pain, doctors gave them an injection with some kind of anaesthetic drug. They left nothing untried to force us to give up practising Falun Gong. Some suffered mental collapse."
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• 98-Year-Old Woman Seeks Her Granddaughter Liang Yuzhen's Release

  2009-04-16
  Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liang Yuzhen from Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province went to the countryside to distribute leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong in February 2009. Police arrested her and took her back to her home that night. They ransacked the house for evidence to persecute her. Ms. Liang's 98-year-old grandmother held her tight and pleaded with the police that she needed her granddaughter to take care of her. The police pried her hands open and forcibly took Ms. Liang away and sent her to Heshan Detention Centre.
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• Persecution of Practitioner Mr. Xia Hongmin from Laishui County in Hebei Province

  2009-04-16
  On March 5th, 2009, police officers arrested practitioner Mr. Xia Hongmin from Laishui County in Hebei Province. The following day, he was taken to Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp. Mr. Xia is being forced to go through re-education (brainwashing) through forced labour. During a previous detention in a brainwashing centre the guards shouted, "If the Party doesn't want you to practise, you don't practise, otherwise we'd have to beat you." They used clubs and sticks to beat practitioners, and while beating them they kept asking whether they would continue with the practice.
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• Ms. Liu Xiufang and Her Family Arrested and Beaten in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province

  2009-04-16
  Since February 2009, in order to catch Falun Gong practitioners who had utilized a small loudspeaker exposing the persecution of Falun Gong, the Heilongjiang Public Security Bureau has ordered the police and special agents from the National Security Department in Jiamusi City to persecute local practitioners and their families on a large scale. As a result, about twenty local practitioners have been arrested and their houses ransacked. On February 13th, 2009, just as practitioner Ms. Liu Xiufang was leaving her home to go shopping, a plain clothes police officer came up to her and pushed her back into the house, pinning her against the wall. Later, he also arrested Ms. Liu's husband and took him to the Jiamusi City Police Station.
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• False Charges Filed Against Three Falun Gong Practitioners at the Heping District Court in Shenyang City

  2009-04-16
  On March 23rd, 2009, the Heping District Court in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province held a hearing against three Falun Gong practitioners, Mr. Gao Shubin, Ms. Gu Chunying and her husband Mr. Guo Jian. The security at the court was very tight. Due to involvement from the local 610 Office, the court only allowed the presence of one family member for each practitioner during the hearing. Many Falun Gong practitioners and their supporters came to the court. Some plain clothes agents closely monitored them outside the courtroom and videotaped everything.
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• Harbin Court Sentences Practitioners Mr. Wang Kun and Ms. Zhu Yumei to Eight-Year Prison Terms

  2009-04-15
  On March 25th, 2009, family members of practitioners Ms. Zhu Yumei and Mr. Wang Kun heard from an acquaintance that Ms. Zhu Yumei and Mr. Wang Kun had been sentenced to eight-year prison terms. The two families went to Acheng Court, demanding to see the court documents. The sentencing document was dated March 19th, which meant that the two practitioners had been sentenced a week prior. The court officer Han Yang, who was in charge of the cases, had deceived the two families. He claimed that he couldn't handle the cases, and that they had been forwarded to the Harbin Intermediate Court. In actuality, the Acheng area 610 Office handled the cases in secrecy in an effort to accelerate the persecution of Ms. Zhu and Mr. Kun.
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• Chinese Communist Party City Director in Qingdao City Encourages Crimes by Issuing Decree to Persecute Practitioners

  2009-04-15
  Although the Chinese Communist Party has no lawful basis for their persecution of Falun Gong, the party director in Qingdao City issued guidelines to all subordinate cities, districts, groups, local offices, and the party directory of Qingdao Armed Police Region, to request them to strengthen their persecution of Falun Gong, thus encouraging people at all levels of government to participate in the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) crimes. The guideline document claimed that it is part of the unified action of central, provincial, and city party directories.
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• Mr. Liang Yuncheng from Fengcheng City Is Being Brutally Tortured

  2009-04-15
  Mr. Liang Yuncheng was arrested on March 7th, 2009. He is being brutally tortured at the Erlongshan Prison. Officials and guards are trying to brainwash him and threatening him with further imprisonment. On January 3rd, 2006, Mr. Liang was arrested when distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and was taken to the Benxi Brainwashing Centre. In order to force him to give up Falun Gong, a dozen people talked to him day and night, so he couldn't sleep for over ten days. They also beat him using police batons. On January 3rd, 2008, Liang was released. On March 7th, 2009, he was arrested again. During the detention, the police brutally tortured him.
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• Ms. Li Guijun Sent to Labour Camp; Currently Very Ill

  2009-04-15
  Ms. Li Guijun is a Falun Gong practitioner in Linqing City, Shandong Province. She was sent to labour camp in mid-October 2008. She now has oedema all over her body as a result of gross abuse and mistreatment at the labour camp. There are two rotten holes in her feet, making her hurt daily. As already mentioned above, her hyperthyroidism also recurred. Her hyperthyroidism has also recurred, and she is in pain every day. This is the second time she has been sent to a labour camp. Ms. Li's family went several times asking for her release, but have always been refused.
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• 13 Practitioners on Hunger Strike at Gongjiawan Brainwashing Centre

  2009-04-14
  In December 2005, practitioners Han Zhongcui and Niu Wanjiang refused to do hard labour. Guard Qi Ruijun then handcuffed the two of them outside in the freezing cold weather. He also ordered Wei Yichuan to beat them. Han Zhongcui was not given anything to eat until late evening. In 2006, Niu Wanjiang refused to sign statements denouncing Falun Gong. Yang Jian beat him cruelly, fracturing his ribs. Qi Ruijun not only did not punish Yang Jian, but he also handcuffed Niu to a metal rail for half a day. When Niu said it was illegal for guards to beat people, Qi exclaimed in front of other people, "We'll keep beating you guys. Our job is to torture you!"
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• Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Gu Suoxiang from Jiangsu Province Dies as a Result of Torture

  2009-04-14
  Mr. Gu Suoxiang, 48, was arrested several times and persecuted by police. On November 28th, 2007, Mr. Gu was at work when he was seized and taken to a brainwashing centre, where he was hung up for 19 days straight, without sleep. Guards even stepped forcefully on his stomach, severely injuring his liver, intestines and other internal organs. On August 2nd, 2008, the police arrested him again using the pretext of safeguarding the Beijing Summer Olympics. By the time he was released, he was bruised and injured all over. The police didn't bother to give him a lift home, so he walked home in his severely weakened condition. Later on he developed diarrhoea and had blood in his stool. He died on March 22nd, 2009 as a result of traumatic injuries to his internal organs.
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• Disabled Practitioner Arrested, Now in Critical Condition

  2009-04-14
  Disabled practitioner Mr. Chen Jinjing is being held in a detention centre. Around March 18th, 2009, he was taken to the Zhoukou City Centre Hospital for check ups every day for three days. The doctors found that both of his legs were disabled, his blood pressure was unstable, and there were serious problems with his brain, heart, and other organs. If he did not receive immediate medical treatment he would be paralysed very soon, and he might even die. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officers from Zhoukou City and Sha'nan Police Department Domestic Security Division Captain Gao Feng refused to release Mr. Chen.
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• Mr. Shi Jun from Shanghai Missing for Four Years

  2009-04-14
  Information on Shanghai Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Shi Jun, who was arrested by the Shanggang Police Station and then disappeared, was first reported on June 14th, 2005, on the Minghui (Chinese version of Clearwisdom) website. Mr. Shi has now been missing for four years. Nobody knows his whereabouts, which has raised many suspicious points about his case. On February 10th, 2005, Mr. Shi said to his family that someone was looking for him and that he needed to go out. He didn't specify where he was going, but it may have been that people with the 610 Office were causing trouble for him. He was afraid that his family would worry, so he didn't tell them where he was going. He never came back.
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• Mr. Liu Gang Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison in Henan Province, His Wife Sentenced to 8 Years

  2009-04-13
  Mr. Liu Gang, a Falun Gong practitioner, from the 8th Mine of the Coal Corporation of Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, was recently sentenced to 18 years in prison by a court which is manipulated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). His wife, Ms. Zong Yinqin, was sentenced to 8 years. On March 18th, 2009, Mr. Liu was sent to the Zhengzhou Prison in Xinmi City, Henan Province, and his wife was sent to the Henan Women's Prison in Xinxiang City.
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