Torture

Judge Refuses to Play Falun Gong DVD, Part of the Evidence, in Court

2013-09-10

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Chen was reported to the police when she was seen distributing free DVDs about Falun Gong and the persecution to the public near Zhongxin Market on March 3rd, 2013. She was arrested and then interrogated by police. Ms. Chen Guilan was put on trial on August 9th at Shuangta Court in Chaoyang City. Her lawyer gave a strong defence for her in the court and requested that an importance piece of evidence be played in the court to support his client's innocence - one of the DVDs on the persecution of Falun Gong. However, the judge refused his request, giving all sorts of excuses.

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Ms. Qi Yaru in Critical Condition Due to Torture

2013-09-10

Ms. Qi Yaru, 47, is a Falun Gong practitioner from Habin City, Heilongjiang Province. Because of practising Falun Gong and living by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance (the three pillars of the practice), she was arrested five times over the past 14 years. Ms. Qi was sentenced to four years in prison in July 2012. She has been incarcerated in the Women's Prison of Heilongjiang Province. On June 14th, 2013, Ms. Qi's family received a call from the prison, telling them that Ms. Qi is now bedridden and unable to eat or take fluids. She is currently in critical condition due to torture.

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Two Forced Labour Camps in Hunan Province Face Shut-down

2013-09-10

The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong is approaching a dead end, along with the forced-labour camp system in China. Baimalong Women's Forced Labour Camp started releasing prisoners other than Falun Gong practitioners early this year. The camp were secretive about releasing its detainees so Falun Gong practitioners would not be aware of it. Some inmates left overnight. In May this year, the camp released quite a few people. After finding out, practitioners demanded to be released. The Baimalong camp has released nearly 50 people this year. Falun Gong practitioners were not released until they finished their terms.

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Ms. Qi Yaru in Critical Condition Due to Torture

2013-09-09

Ms. Qi Yaru, 47, is a Falun Gong practitioner from Habin City, Heilongjiang Province. Because of practising Falun Gong and living by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance (the three pillars of the practice), she was arrested five times over the past 14 years. Ms. Qi was sentenced to four years in prison in July 2012. She has been incarcerated in the Women's Prison of Heilongjiang Province. She is currently in critical condition due to torture.

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Mr. Ma Tianjun Passes Away after Eight Years of Torture in Prison

2013-09-09

Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Ma Tianjun and his wife, Ms. Li Yi, were arrested in August 2002. Mr. Ma was sentenced to eleven years in prison. After eight years of torture he became paralysed, unable to speak, and was dying. He was released in 2010, as he was dying, and the prison wanted to shirk responsibility for his possible death. He passed away on July 3rd, 2013. While on medical parole, he was closely monitored by local government agencies and the local police station.

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Imprisoned and Tortured for 11 Years, Mr. Li Jinpeng Passed Away Soon After Release from Prison

2013-09-09

Mr. Li Jinpeng was imprisoned twice for a total of 11 years for his belief in Falun Gong. While incarcerated, he was severely tortured and mistreated, which had dire consequences on his health. Mr. Li passed away on August 15th, 2013, at the age of 47 just six months after being released from his last incarceration.

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Husband Tortured to Death, Wife Disabled after Eight Years of Imprisonment

2013-09-03

Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Gai Xiuqin and her husband Mr. Lu Guanglin were arrested and sentenced to prison in March 2005. Mr. Lu was sentenced to 13 years, and in February of 2009, he died as a result of severe torture. His wife, Ms. Gai, was sentenced to eight years and suffered inhumane torture in Liaoning Women’s Prison. When she was finally released, she was disabled, with back and shoulder pain, and unable to straighten or bend her fingers.

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Mr. Liu Qiang Became Mentally Disordered at the Xingtai Forced Labour Camp

2013-09-03

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liu Qiang from Xingtai City, Hebei Province, became mentally disordered in 2011, while being detained in Xingtai Forced Labour Camp. After being subjected to brutal torture and becoming extremely weak, he was incarcerated for an additional two months after he had completed his term.

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Heilongjiang Women's Prison Forces Practitioners to Work Without Sleep

2013-09-03

When Ms. Qi Yaru's husband visited her in the Heilongjiang Women's Prison on May 10th, 2013, he was shocked to see that her face was swollen and deformed. He was furious when he learned that his wife had been forced to sew cloth decorations by hand while being deprived of sleep. She couldn't finish her assigned quota because her hands were numb as a result of the mistreatment in the prison, slowing down her ability to work.

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More of the Tortures Used by China's Communist Regime

2013-09-03

The Chinese Communist regime has utilized hundreds of torture methods against Falun Gong practitioners over the course of the brutal 14-year persecution. The goal of the torture? To force practitioners to renounce their belief. A savage torture method used in the Guangzhou Brainwashing Centre involves the practitioners' legs being tied up in the full lotus position. Their arms are then tied behind their backs, and their hands are suspended behind them. This torture is excruciating.

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Imprisoned and Tortured for 11 Years, Mr. Li Jinpeng Passed Away Soon After Release from Prison

2013-09-03

Mr. Li Jinpeng was imprisoned twice for a total of 11 years for his belief in Falun Gong. While incarcerated, he was severely tortured and mistreated, which had dire consequences on his health. Mr. Li passed away on August 15th, 2013, at the age of 47 just six months after being released from his last incarceration.

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Slave Labour Conditions at Jincheng City Detention Station in Shanxi Province

2013-09-03

Practitioners and other prisoners held in the Jincheng City Detention Station in Shanxi Province are forced to do extremely demanding slave labour regardless of their age, gender, or physical conditions. Detainees have been exposed to poisonous chemical dyes for extended periods, due to unhealthy work conditions, and now have swollen faces and show symptoms of dizziness. The detainees must rise at 6:00 a.m. and begin making bundles of flowers. They have a daily quota to fill, and it takes more than 14 hours each day to finish the daily quota. The detainees are regularly beaten, cursed at, and otherwise physically abused.

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Mr. Ma Tianjun, 54, Passes Away after Eight Years of Torture in Prison

2013-09-03

Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Ma Tianjun and his wife, Ms. Li Yi, were arrested in August 2002. Mr. Ma was sentenced to eleven years in prison. After eight years of torture he became paralyzed, unable to speak, and was dying. He was released in 2010, as he was dying, and the prison wanted to shirk responsibility for his possible death. He passed away on July 3rd, 2013. While on medical parole, he was closely monitored by local government agencies and the local police station.

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Mr. Zhang Jianlai Sentenced to Prison Two Years Ago, Current Whereabouts Unknown

2013-08-27

Mr. Zhang Jianlai from Zhengzhou City was arrested and secretly sentenced to prison over two years ago for practising Falun Gong. His whereabouts are currently unknown. His mother, Ms. Lan Shiqi, passed away in March 2013 without seeing her son one last time. After Mr. Zhang was arrested on March 21st, 2011, the police ransacked his home and he was held in the Zhongyuan District Detention Centre.

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After Enduring Five Years of Imprisonment, Ms. Qi Fengmin Faces Another Trial

2013-08-27

Ms. Qi Fengmin was arrested by local police on April 9th, 2013, and now faces trial and unjust sentencing by the Chinese Communist regime. She had previously been arrested in July 2008, and wrongfully imprisoned for five years. Ms. Qi's relatives were heartbroken upon seeing Ms. Qi's younger daughter crying about losing her mother once again. They know very well how badly their hearts were hurt by the multiple arrests, and they were on the brink of a mental collapse. They knew their sister, Ms. Qi, was subjected to inhumane torture during the five years of wrongful imprisonment, and they firmly believed in her innocence.

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