Torture

• Wreaths and Banners Condemn Jinzhou Prison for Killing Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhang Litian

  2009-01-02
  Mr. Zhang Litian was a 36-year-old Falun Gong practitioner in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province. After Mr. Zhang was detained in Jinzhou Prison for over a month, Cheng Jun, the head of Division 20, and Zhang Baozhi, the assistant head of Division 20, instigated four inmates to beat Zhang Litian to death on November 17th, 2008. Recently, some goodhearted people hung wreaths and banners near Jinzhou Prison to commemorate Mr. Zhang and publicize the fact that he was tortured to death. We hope conscience and justice will prevail, and the persecution will end.
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• Seven Practitioners Held in the Shenyang City Detention Centre

  2009-01-02
  The top officials of the detention centreboften instigated the criminal inmates to torture practitioners. The torture methods included beatings, forced-feedings of concentrated salt water, forcing practitioners to sit on the tiger bench, injecting them with drugs, and extorting money from them. In August 2006, practitioner Ms. Wen Yingxin, 34, was tortured to death after nine days in the detention centre
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• Many Practitioners Arrested and Fined Recently by Police in Weifang City, Shandong Province

  2009-01-01
  On October 29th, 2008, police officers barged into the residence of Ms. Li Shuqin. They took her Falun Gong books and other items. They took Ms. Li to the Yuhe Police Station and incarcerated her. They tried to extort at least twenty thousand yuan from her family. The family did not cooperate, so the police did a blood test on Li Shuqin against her will in the afternoon. They took her to Yuhe Hospital to check her blood pressure and her heart rate. When they were checking her, she had a heart attack. When she was lying on the bed, her whole body was shaking and bouncing around on the bed. Despite her being in this condition, the police still took her to the Weifang City Detention Centre.
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• Shayang Forced Labour Camp Authorities Abuse Practitioners with Isolation

  2009-01-01
  Under the intense abuse, practitioners in Shayang Forced Labour Camp were forcefully instilled with the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) fallacies and absurdities, made to watch video tapes with slanderous content towards Falun Gong, talk with the guards in charge of brainwashing and collaborators, copy articles containing CCP propaganda at night, deprived of sleep, and forced to squat on one leg for a long time. Also, they were prohibited from seeing their family members, mailing letters and making phone calls. They had to ask for permission even when they needed to use the toilet. They were monitored by the controlling inmates all day long.
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• Ms. Wang Zhongqiong and Ms. Chen Ru from Deyang City, Sichuan Province Sentenced to Prison

  2009-01-01
  On December 8th, 2008, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) court sentenced Falun Gong practitioners 69-year-old Ms. Wang Zhongqiong and 47-year-old Ms. Chen Ru to four years and three years in prison respectively. During the trial, the judge did not allow either their relatives to defend them or the assignment of a defender. The trial was conducted in a hurried and careless manner. Many policemen from the National Security Groups of Deyang City and Shifang City showed up in the courtroom. After the trial, an unidentified person was video-recording all the people walking out of the court.
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• Recent Situations of Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted in Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province

  2009-01-01
  Mr. Qu Dehong is in his forties. After the persecution of Falun Gong began, Qu Dehong took part in a press conference attended by Western journalists in October 1999. Shortly afterwards, he was arrested and sentenced to three years and six months in jail, and was detained in the Harbin City Third Prison. In 2004, Qu Dehong was reported to police when he was distributing materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. He was arrested and severely tortured many times by police and force-fed large quantities of drugs that damage the central nervous system. He was sentenced to six years in jail. He is currently detained in Jiamusi Prison.
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• Ms. Zhang Xiuqin Dies One Month after Being Arrested

  2008-12-31
  On November 13th, 2008, someone reported Ms. Zhang Xiuqin, around 48 years old, while she was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong. Police arrested her and detained her in the Xining City Detention Centre. According to guards, on December 7th, Ms. Zhang suddenly passed out. The centre doctor tried to resuscitate her in vain, then took her to hospital. The hospital forbade anyone from getting close to Ms. Zhang, including her husband. She died on December 13th, only one month after she was arrested. It has not been discovered how the officers and guards mistreated her in custody, but based on the fact that she fell into a coma during detention, all responsible parties will not escape justice.
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• The Terror of Xishanping Forced Labour Camp in Chongqing City During the Olympic Games

  2008-12-31
  During the Olympic Games, there was a atmosphere of terror in the Xishanping Forced Labour Camp in Chongqing City. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials held a variety of conferences, enforcing rules and regulations to restrict people's freedom. The Seventh Division specialized in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. Lei Kejin was the captain of the division for many years before he was transferred to a different division. Lei had been actively participating in the violent "transformation" of Falun Gong practitioners since the persecution began. His hands were stained with the blood of Falun Gong practitioners. Because of his active involvement in the persecution of Falun Gong, Lei became the torch bearer for the Olympic Games.
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• Shijiazhuang City Intermediate Court Abuses the Law in the Cases Against Falun Gong Practitioners

  2008-12-31
  Shijiazhuang City Intermediate Court in Hebei Province thwarts the regular legal process by dictating verdicts to the Lower Court and depriving defendants of the right to appeal. Employees of the court are accused of holding detainees beyond their terms, preventing defence lawyers from meeting with defendants, restricting defence lawyers from doing their jobs, arresting Falun Gong practitioners who attend court hearings of other practitioners, and denying defendants' right to medical parole. They are accused of having framed practitioners for crimes and of having been actively involved in the persecution of Falun Gong.
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• Mr. Jiang Minghui Has Been Tortured for Two Years in Lanzhou Prison

  2008-12-31
  Two years ago, Mr. Jiang Minghui, a Falun Gong practitioner from Lanzhou city, Gansu province, was sentenced to seven years in Lanzhou prison. In 2008, Mr. Jiang Minghui, Jiang Chunbing and Li Fubing were sent to solitary confinement for two to three months. They were forced to wear handcuffs and shackles. Some had their handcuffs and shackles tied together, which meant they were constantly bent over 90 degrees, unable to walk. Mr Jiang Minghui's mother often visited him in prison over the years, and each time she counted the days remaining until she could next see him. Most times she was not allowed to see her son, and this caused her great worry, as it usually meant that he was being tortured.
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• Ms. Sun Sumei Dies after Extended Persecution in Hengshui City, Hebei Province

  2008-12-30
  Ms. Sun Sumei, a Falun Gong practitioner from Hengshui City, Hebei Province, was arrested and sent to the Hengshui City Detention Centre by police officers from the Hengshui City Development Area on June 30th, 2008. The perpetrators extorted 15,000 yuan from her family members before releasing Ms. Sun in mid September. On October 23rd, the Public Security Bureau in Hengshui City Development Area began harassing her again. In the past several years, Ms. Sun Sumei has been imprisoned, harassed and threatened by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). She passed away on November 6th, 2008.
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• Falun Gong Practitioners Detained in the Shenyang City Detention Centre

  2008-12-30
  On May 24th, 2008, Zhao Zhanbo was in his mother-in-law's neighbourhood. About a dozen officers beat him until he fell to the ground. They then handcuffed him, and pushed him into a police vehicle. Many local residents witnessed this outrage. Three policemen took his keys and later searched and ransacked his home. Police beat him for three days and nights in a detention centre. Mr. Zhao was not allowed to sleep. Mr. Zhao is emaciated.
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• Falun Gong Practitioners Mistreated Prior to and After Olympics in Shandong Province

  2008-12-30
  Before the Olympics, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officers arrested many practitioners. In attempts to force practitioners to give up their faith, criminal prisoners were recruited by guards from the Seventh Division to torture them. The practitioners who have steadfast faith are forced to stand or sit on a small bench for long periods of time, which causes severe bruising of the hips. While sitting, they are forced to listen to propaganda that slanders Falun Gong. They are also cursed at and beaten. In the Seventh Division, a toilet is used as a small cell specifically to torture Falun Gong practitioners. Inside the small room, the light is dim and the air is stale. Practitioner Mr. Xue Quanlin was locked in a small cell for nearly two weeks because he did not give up his faith and refused to be "transformed."
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• Taian Prison Authorities Prevent Lawyers from Meeting with Zhou Ning

  2008-12-30
  Falun Gong practitioner Zhou Ning was sentenced to five years of imprisonment. After appealing, the higher court upheld the original sentence, and on November 12th, 2008, he was locked up in the Taian Prison in Shandong Province. On December 9th, two lawyers went to the prison to find out whether Zhou Ning was willing to appeal. Prison officials refused to allow the lawyers to meet with Zhou and even made Zhou write a statement saying that he didn't want to appeal. .
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• Ms. Li Guangmei From Guangdong Province And Mr. Jia Tiancai From Henan Province Died as a Result of Persecution

  2008-12-29
  Between 2000 and 2003, Ms. Li Guangmei, from Guangdong Province, was taken to a brainwashing centre twice. Since she persisted in her belief steadfastly, she was threatened many times. In the brainwashing centre, her freedom was restricted. Even when she went to the toilet or took a shower, she was monitored. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents took turns trying to brainwash her and force her to give up Falun Gong. She was deprived of sleep for several days and nights in a row. Her family members were prohibited from seeing her. The agents also insulted and beat her. Severely devastated both mentally and physically, she died in November 2003, at the age of 37.
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