Torture

• I Have Personally Suffered the Same Tortures as Lawyer Mr. Gao Zhisheng

  2009-03-25
  Nine years ago, when Falun Gong was persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), I went to Tiananmen Square in Beijing to appeal against the persecution. I was arrested and beaten, and then put into a detention centre. There I was persecuted severely, suffering many tortures. When we were taken to the detention centre, we were forced to stand along a wall all day long in the freezing cold. I was beaten severely by the guards for not telling them my name [Note: Because of the CCP's policy of implication, Falun Gong practitioners often do not reveal their name or address in order to protect family members, friends and co-workers from being harassed and persecuted by CCP officials]. The guard even used a belt to strangle my neck until the belt broke.
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• Guard in Daqing Prison: "It Serves Him Right to Be Beaten!"

  2009-03-25
  My husband, a Falun Gong practitioner, was sent to Daqing Prison in Heilongjiang Province in 2007. It has been more than two years now, and we have only seen each other three times during the first year. Later, Daqing Prison would not allow me to see him anymore under the excuse that he refused to wear the prisoner's uniform. I haven't seen my husband for more than a year now. On February 24th, 2009, I was told that there was news on the Internet about my husband being beaten by prison guards. My husband and three other inmates were beaten nine times in five days by three guards with policemen's batons. His arms, legs and hip were seriously injured. I was really worried.
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• Police Arrest Supermarket Owners Mr. Qi Wanchuan and His Wife, Ms. Liu Bing'e, and Steal Their Money

  2009-03-25
  Mr. Qi Wanchuan and Ms. Liu Bing'e, husband and wife, are practitioners in Kongjiazhuang, Wanquan County, Hebei Province. They were arrested at their supermarket by officers led by chief Li Fenglou from the Wanquan Police Department. Valuables from their home and the cash in the register, totalling more than 10,000 yuan, were stolen. The family was traumatized by the incident. Mr. Qi is currently detained in Wanquan County Jail. Ms. Liu is detained in Shisanli Jail in Zhangjiakou City. Ms. Liu is on a hunger strike to protest the persecution, and she is very weak.
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• The Cruel Persecution of Older Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Shi Changying by Police in Dong County, Anhui Province

  2009-03-25
  The police from Dong County, Anhui Province persecuted 58-year-old practitioner Shi Changying, causing her to lose her eye sight in one eye. Recently she was arrested and incarcerated by the police again. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel saw that she was dying and quickly forced her son to bring money to bail her out. They said that if she died, it was none of their business. They claimed that her son should be responsible for her and forced him to sign a document for confirmation.
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• Ms. Ma Xiulan, 69, Dies Due to Abuse in Detention

  2009-03-24
  Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Ma Xiulan, 69 years old, was arrested and detained in the Nanhai District Detention Centre in June 2008. She was inhumanly tortured, forced to sleep on the cement floor, shocked with an electric baton, and beaten, resulting in bruises all over her body. On January 6th, 2009, the Centre suddenly notified her family to pick her up from the police hospital. Ms. Ma died on March 16th, 2009.
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• Mr. Ma Yingxuan, Almost 70, Spends Three Years in Jail in Jiangsu Province

  2009-03-24
  Mr. Ma Yingxuan, nearly 70 years old, was arrested in 2002 because he practises Falun Gong. The police handcuffed him and covered his head with a black bag each time they brought him in for interrogation. In the police station, Mr. Ma was so badly tortured that there were all kinds of injuries all over him. Mr. Ma was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year term. Later Mr. Ma was taken to the Taian jail and was imprisoned under heavy security, including being watched 24 hours a day by surveillance cameras, guards, and prison inmates who acted as informers.
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• Wang Kun Jailed for Over Half a Year

  2009-03-24
  In the summer of 2008, Mr. Wang Kun was arrested by the chief of the local police station. He has been detained ever since. His mother, being sick herself, tried to appeal for help, but to no avail. At his trial Mr. Wang's lawyer argued that he is innocent. The participants from the prosecutor's side knew that they did not have a case, lacking any legal basis and not having enough evidence, yet police prepared 2,000 copies of Falun Gong materials as false evidence to convict Mr. Wang. The family members have just received notice that Acheng Court would try Wang Kun again on March 9th, 2009.
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• The Arrest of Ms. Liang Yuzhen from Heshan City, Guangdong Province

  2009-03-24
  On February 25th, 2009, Ms. Liang Yuzhen was arrested by police officers from Heshan City. She was reported to the police while she distributed Falun Gong informational materials in the countryside. At 9:00 p.m., her home was ransacked. The police took Ms. Liang, whose hands were handcuffed behind her back, to her home. Only her 89-year-old grandmother was there. The police didn't show any search warrant but searched her home anyway, leaving her apartment in a mess. They also confiscated what cash she had at home and took some of the informational materials, as well as Falun Gong books, her brother's computer, and other items. The police didn't have any legal documents for her arrest, to search the home, or for her detention.
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• Mr. Jiang Xiqing from Chongqing Dies Due to Persecution--His Family Harassed

  2009-03-23
  On January 28th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Jiang Xiqing was persecuted to death while he was imprisoned in the Xishanping Forced Labour Camp. The case details were exposed at home and abroad. His family members submitted an appeal letter to the National People's Congress, Appeals Office, Police Department, Judicature Bureau, and Procuratorate in Chongqing City. In the relevant departments they addressed, there were many officials with a conscience, and people who expressed deep sympathy and were willing to offer help. However, some officials in high-level management positions ignored the immense amount of grief Mr. Jiang's family members suffered, and continually harassed them and threatened them for appealing the case.
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• Ms. Zhang Chunhe Has Been Detained for Seven Months, Now in Serious Condition

  2009-03-23
  Ms. Zhang Chunhe, a practitioner in her fifties was arrested at work seven months ago and is currently in serious condition in jail. On July 23rd, 2008, police arrested Ms. Zhang Chunhe and took her to the Chatou Brainwashing Centre in Guangzhou City. She was rejected by the centre on July 24th, after her physical exam showed that she had multiple tumours. Completely disregarding her health status, the police detained her in the Xiyuan Police Station, handcuffed and shackled her. Ms. Zhang was not allowed to eat, drink, or use the toilet.
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• Two Practitioners Tortured to Unconsciousness at the Qingbaijiang Detention Centre in Chengdu City

  2009-03-23
  Practitioner Ms. Zhou Daoqiong, a retired teacher, along with Mr. Zheng Bin, were jailed at the Qingbaijiang Detention Centre. Both lost consciousness after being tortured and were sent to the Qingbaijiang Hospital for treatment. But the more treatment they received, the worse their situation became. On February 3rd, 2009, someone reported Ms. Zhou Daoqiong while she was informing people about the true nature of Falun Gong. On October 23rd, 2008, police officers arrested Mr. Zheng Bin and ransacked his home.
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• Hegang City Government Sabotages Implementation of Law--Suspends Citizen Identification Cards

  2009-03-23
  The Hegang City government in Heilongjiang Province severely persecutes Falun Gong practitioners. By the end of 2008, about twenty Falun Gong practitioners had been persecuted to death, many were paralysed due to torture, over a dozen were dismissed from their jobs, and several became homeless due to the persecution. In order to prevent practitioners from going to other places, the local government suspended, detained, and even stopped the processing of their ID cards on a large scale. When some practitioners went to the local police station to apply for their personal ID cards, the police said, "We have received orders saying that we should not issue personal IDs unless we have approval from the 610 Office or the Committee of Political and Legislative Affairs or the leaders of the police station."
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• Inmates at Jinzhou Prison Send Out Appeal Letter after Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhang Litian Was Beaten to Death

  2009-03-22
  Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Litian died on November 17th, 2008 in Jinzhou Prison in Liaoning Province. Inmates from Jinzhou Prison's No. 20 Section found a way to send out an appeal letter, exposing that Mr. Zhang was cruelly beaten to death by guards and inmates in the No. 20 Section. They request that the deaths of Mr. Zhang Litian and other practitioners are investigated and that the prison stop persecuting them.
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• Ms. Zuo Lizhi Secretly Sentenced to Five Years of Imprisonment by Yi County Court in Liaoning Province

  2009-03-22
  Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zuo Lizhi of Yi County in Liaoning Province was given a secret trial on October 10th, 2008 by the Yi County Court. During the hearing Zuo Lizhi talked about how she gained physical and mental benefits from practising Falun Gong. The lawyer also defended her on the grounds that she was innocent. However, the court still sentenced her to three years of imprisonment. She appealed the sentence and was subsequently given a five-year sentence.
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• Persecution of Mr. Zhu Zuoxin from Zhejiang Province

  2009-03-22
  At the end of 1999, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhu Zuoxin was sent to a forced labour camp for one year because he refused to renounce Falun Gong. At the beginning of 2001, he was arrested again and sent to the Shiliping Forced Labour Camp for three years. Later on, his term was extended for another year. In the forced labour camp, he was inhumanly tortured. He had been hung up on a door frame for two months, during which he was not let down to use the toilet or sleep at night. Every day, the camp only gave him about 4 oz leftover rice to eat. He was tied on a "tiger bench" for several days. The guards forced fed him with cold water and dropped irritating oil into his eyes. Finally, he was sent to a hospital for emergency treatment after he had no pulse and no breath.
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