Torture
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Additional Information on the Death of Ms. Wang Shuxia in Liaoning Province
2008-07-09
Ms. Wang Shuxia, 45, was arrested and detained several times by police for practising Falun Gong. In 2002 she was sentenced to three years of forced labour, and taken to the Masanjia Labour Camp. Her mental state worsened. They locked her in solitary confinement for the first three months and tortured her by hanging her up by her wrists in rings. The scars on her wrists were still visible after six years. In January 2008, the court sentenced Ms. Wang to three years in prison. On June 5th, 2008, the prison guard notified local police that Ms. Wang had died. When her family rushed there, they found her body freezing cold, but they could still see bruises on her neck and chest. It was clear she had not died naturally; she was tortured to death. -
Tortures in Jiangxi Province Women's Forced Labour Camp
2008-07-09Practitioners are the only ones required to clean the toilets in Jiangxi Province Women's Forced Labour Camp. In summer, the practitioners cannot use fans while other inmates can. A practitioner is locked in a 75 square foot cell with her two monitors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In the cell, she eats, sleeps, uses the toilet, does forced labour, and never has a break. She only has 15 minutes a day to get water, clean the chamberpot, and wash her clothes. The practitioner's prison term is extended at least five days for every month that she does not "transform." Practitioners on hunger strike are tied to a bed. Their limbs are strapped down day and night, and no exception is made when they need to use the toilet. -
Police in Jianyang City, Sichuan Province, Arrest Many Falun Gong Practitioners in Run-up to the Olympics
2008-07-09Recently in Jianyang City, Sichuan Province, authorities from the police department, National Security, and the 610 Office and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members of each township went around to arrest Falun Gong practitioners. They incarcerated the practitioners in a brainwashing centre in Er'ehu of Yingjie Town, Ziyang City. -
Practitioners Assaulted in Suihua Forced Labour Camp
2008-07-08Suihua Forced Labour Camp in Heilongjiang Province has been classified as a "Model Forced Labour Camp" by the Communist regime. It is a dark, evil place where Falun Gong practitioners are persecuted. There are about two hundred people incarcerated there, of which more than seventy are practitioners. They are spread out amongst 5 groups of prisoners. -
Ms. Song Yulian and Others Tortured in Qianjin Labour Camp in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province
2008-07-08Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Song Yulian, 48, was sentenced to one-and-a-half years of forced labour because she went to a police station to request that her confiscated Falun Gong books be returned to her. On the day when Ms. Song refused to write the "three statements", she was tortured by eight perpetrators. That afternoon they tortured Ms. Song with the "big hang up", four or five times, and beat her until she lost consciousness. Since April, the door to the toilet has been locked day and night. Prisoners working in the workshop have to hold their bladders to the point that they almost wet their trousers. -
Update on the Arrest of Five Falun Gong Practitioners from Mishan in Heilongjiang Province
2008-07-08On June 2nd, 2008, two practitioners, Mr. Liu Jinglu and his wife Sun Yuxiang, from Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province, drove to Zhuangxing Village, Taiping Township. They started distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling the farmers who worked there the facts about Falun Gong. Someone reported them to the local Taiping Police Station. On hearing the news, the police officers rushed to the site, but Liu Jinglu and his wife had driven away. Police intercepted the couple and were taken to the Taiping Police Station. They also arrested two other practitioners who were passing by Mr. Liu's house. -
The Immoral Deeds Committed by the Police in Baqi Township, Shulan City, Jilin Province
2008-07-07On June 15th, 2008, Baqi Township Police Station Chief Fu Wenzhong in Shulan City, Jilin Province, and three others barged into the residence of Mr. Jiang Yihong, a Falun Gong practitioner. They did not show him any identification, and during their search they did not find any Falun Gong materials. They did not give any reason for breaking into his home, and then they took him away. Because of the intervention of Jiang's family members, Jiang managed to escape. However, his mother, Tan Yuling, a 68-year old practitioner, was forcefully taken away. -
Mr. Zhang Minghui Beaten and Tortured in Mudanjiang Forced Labour Camp
2008-07-07Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Minghui was again arrested on January 26th, 2008, and now faces a pending sentence. Mr. Zhang was tortured in Mudanjiang Forced Labour Camp beginning in September 2002. He endured a living hell for 15 months in the labour camp, until his release in December 2003. In order to escape persecution by the police, Mr. Zhang's wife had to become homeless, taking with her their infant child. -
The Persecution of Mr. Yang Jinhan in the Zhengzhou City Baimiao Forced Labour Camp
2008-07-07Mr. Yang Jinhan, 34 years old, tore down a display board that slandered Falun Gong in May 2007. He was locked up in detention and then sent to a labour camp. Mr. Yang protested the sentence. He refused to wear a prisoner's uniform or follow the rules of brigade No. 3 of Baimiao Forced Labour Camp. He was handcuffed behind his back and tortured with three electric batons. Yang Jinhan was detained in brigade No. 3 and forced to perform slave labour for an average of over 14 hours each day. -
Tianhe District Court in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Sentences Mr. Feng Zhigang to Four Years
2008-07-07On September 23rd, 2007, Mr. Feng was arrested by police officers from Guangzhou City. While being held in solitary confinement in the Tianhe Detention Centre, Mr. Feng's body became weak and bloated. On numerous occasions, his family traveled long distances to visit him, but each time they arrived, the guards would not allow them to see Mr. Feng. On May 30th, 2008, the Tianhe District Court in Guangzhou City sentenced Mr. Feng to four years in a forced labour camp - despite the fact that Mr. Feng entered a not-guilty plea and local practitioners explained the facts about Falun Gong to the court. When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) administrators read aloud the verdict, Mr. Feng felt nauseated and vomited. Mr. Feng is currently detained at the Tianhe Detention Centre. -
Requesting Urgent Help for a Teacher in Ningxia Autonomous Region
2008-07-06Falun Gong practitioner Mr. He Xianglong, 46, is a teacher in Longde County, Guyuan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region. He is highly respected and even received an "Excellent Teacher" award in 2007. On the evening of June 17th, 2008, when he was helping with the evening study group in Shatang Town Middle School, police from the Domestic Security Division and the Shatang Town Police Station came to the school and arrested him without showing any legal documents. Mr. He Xianglong is currently detained in the Longde Detention Centre. -
Ms. Wang Shuxia Tortured to Death While in Custody in Liaoning Province
2008-07-06Ms. Wang Shuxia, 45, played a video exposing the persecution of Falun Gong at a booth she was operating. Police arrested her, ransacked her home, and took away her TV set, DVD player, and Falun Gong books. On January 15th, 2008, the Diaobingshan City Court held a secret trial, and sentenced her to three years in prison. On May 3rd, 2008, they took her to the Shenyang City Prison. On May 5th, 2008, the prison guard called her family and said she had died from a stroke. When her family went to see her body, they saw all the injuries. Ms. Wang's family was very sad because she was tortured to death in less than 48 hours! -
In Memory of Ms. Gao Rongrong, Who Died Three Years Ago
2008-07-06On June 16th, 2005, Ms. Gao Rongrong was killed while in detention as a direct result of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policy of "eradicating the practice of Falun Gong." Three years have passed, and the injustice has not been exonerated. Through reading the Clearharmony website, people can see that the CCP is still intensely persecuting practitioners, and continuing to mislead people around the world. -
Student from Qianguo County No. 5 High School Arrested While Using the Internet and Expelled from School
2008-07-06On May 10th, 2008, Yin Fuan, a student at Qianguo County No. 5 High School in Songyuan City, Jilin Province was arrested. When this 19-year-old boy was using the Internet to form a blog, police from Beijing monitored and discovered his belief in Falun Gong. As a result, the officers from the Songyuan National Security Team arrested him. Yin Fuchun was expelled from school. Yin Fuchun has been held at the Qianguo County Detention Centre for over 30 days. -
Officers from Guangming Police Station in Shunyi, Beijing, Arrested My Mother
2008-07-05June 3rd was my mother's 37th birthday. However, my mum was absent, leaving me to spend her birthday without her. Because she believes in "Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance," she was arrested by the Communist Party police. On the morning of April 18th, 2008, my classmates and I went to one of their homes. I wanted to call my mum to tell her where I was, but I could not locate her. Her mobile phone was not working, and no one picked up the home phone. I kept trying to locate her until 5 p.m. I was very worried and asked my relatives to help. At 7 p.m. I went home and found it a mess. Cigarette butts were everywhere, and the computers and printers were gone. Later I heard that my mother had been arrested while she was at work. I was very scared.
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