Torture
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Agents from the Shapingba 610 Office in Chongqing Abuse Mr. Lei Zhengxia and His Wife
2008-05-25
Li Hong, Shapingba 610 Office head, the District Domestic Security Division head in Chongqing and other Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel arrested retired teacher Mr. Lei Zhengxia and terrorized his wife Li Weiqun. The arrest took place because the couple told them that Falun Gong is treated unjustly, and that reports on the TV, in newspapers and other media defaming Falun Gong are untrue. The couple suffered a brutal beating. Lei Zhengxia sustained two broken ribs. He haemorrhaged internally and was in critical condition. -
Three Practitioners Died as a Result of Persecution in Liaoning, Sichuan, and Yunnan Provinces
2008-05-24Ms. Fu Ping, 44, was arrested in 2000, while handing out Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution. She was locked in a cell for death row inmates for more than three weeks by officers from Gaoxin District. Ms. Fu was then sentenced to 18 months of forced labour. Later, she was reported to the authorities while handing out DVDs exposing the persecution. Her home was ransacked, and she was forced to leave her home for a long period of time to avoid being arrested. After returning home, Fu Ping was under surveillance and could not practise Falun Gong. Her former illnesses reoccurred and she lived a hard life. Ms. Fu died at the end of March 2008, her body entirely swollen. -
The Persecution and Abuse of Ms. Xie Caile from Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
2008-05-24Local police arrested practitioner Ms. Xie Caile from Chengdu in August 2002. She was sentenced to five years in prison in June 2003 and later incarcerated at Chengdu Women's Prison, where she suffered much misery. They injected her with unknown drugs and placed her on a "Death Bed" and inserted a tube used for liquefied gas from her nose to stomach. Her nose and oesophagus were injured right away. She was forbidden to leave the cell and was cut off from all connections to the outside world. Rumour once had it that she had already died from abuse. Ms. Xie was released on August 27th, 2007. -
Details of the Persecution of Elderly Mr. Li Wenmou from Tonghua City, Jilin Province
2008-05-24In July 2000, Mr. Li Wenmou, 72, went to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong and was arrested by Tiananmen Square police. He was released but once at home, local police arrested him and had him sentenced to one and a half years of forced labour. On September 2-3rd, 2000, he was taken to Tonghua Forced Labour Camp, where all the practitioners, regardless of age, were physically assaulted and shocked with electric batons. Guard Sun Jianfu urged criminal inmate Zhan Wandong to slap the practitioners with the bottoms of his shoes. He also told the criminals that, if they beat practitioners, they would get credits and reductions in their sentences. Li Wenmou was made to do hard labour every day and forced to watch slanderous videos and undergo compulsory brainwashing. -
Three Practitioners Arrested in Shulan City, Jilin Province
2008-05-24On April 14th, 2008, opolice arrested Ms. Niu Yuhui at her home Shulan City. The police searched Ms. Niu's home and confiscated more than 6,000 yuan in cash, along with a computer and other personal property. Ms. Niu was taken to the Beicheng Police Station and transferred to a local detention centre that night. Ms. Niu has been imprisoned for her belief many times since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started to persecute Falun Gong practitioners in 1999. In 2001, after she was released from a forced labour camp, she was forced to flee her home to avoid constant harassment from local CCP members. Yet later police arrested her again. -
Ms. Gong Guozhi from Mengyin County Tortured
2008-05-23Ms. Gong Guozhi, 62, was arrested and locked up in a detention centre. Whilst there the police applied torture to try to force her to give up practising Falun Gong. Guard Zhao Jian (male) slapped her so violently that she fell to the ground. Her face turned black and blue. Zhao Jian forced her to sit on the floor and stretch out her legs. He then stepped on her knees and kicked her lower back. He stomped on her back with his leather shoes. -
An Overseas Chinese Appeal for the Rescue of Ms. Tao Yi and Mr. Bao Jianwei
2008-05-23Several days ago I was surprised to hear that schoolteacher Ms. Tao Yi and her husband, Mr. Bao Jianwei had been arrested by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities in China. I felt grief and indignation, and my conscience wouldn't allow me to remain silent. I was once a colleague of Ms. Tao Yi's, and I remember her being extremely amiable. The students also liked her very much. Several years ago Mr. Bao Jianwei was imprisoned for over three years for practising Falun Gong and speaking out for justice. In order to achieve the goal of "reformation," the prison guards forced Mr. Bao to sit on a small backless stool, and deprived him of sleep. -
Crimes Committed by Police Officer Li Jianguang
2008-05-23Li Jianguang, a police officer from the Zhaoyuan City Domestic Security Division in Shandong Province, has been involved in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners for the past nine years. Despite the fact that his evil behaviour was exposed many times on the Clearwisdom website, he never stopped committing crimes. Ms. Lan Jucui is a practitioner in her 40s. She was physically assaulted from time to time in the brainwashing centre. One day, Li Jianguang continually slapped her face until he was exhausted. Then he humiliated her by kicking her crotch until she fainted and vomited. -
Practitioners in Lingyuan City Jailed, Family Members Arrested When They Attempted to Visit
2008-05-23In February, 2008, a dozen people, including two lawyers, went to Shenyang City in order to visit Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Feng Guofu in jail. On February 25th, 2008, they were arrested while they slept. After they had money extorted from them, everyone in the group except 50-year-old Ms. Li Shuming was released. She has been beaten, jailed, and endured forced labour many times because she practises Falun Gong. She has been deaf for four years, ever since the township's government ordered 15 people to beat her. -
Accounts of Persecution at the Zhongba Forced Labour Camp, Guizhou Province
2008-05-22In the detention centre, if your family paid out money, then you might be given a used toothbrush. If not, then you had to share a toothbrush with 10-20 prisoners, or you wouldn't even have one. Next, everyone must recite the prison regulations. Those with an education and able to read had to memorize them within a week. Those with no education had to recite them in two weeks. If not, the prison guards would deprive you of sleep and force you to recite them all night long. If you refused to recite, the cell head would beat you brutally and sent you to the guards. The guards would put you into a torture position called "riding a motorcycle" (putting you in shackles and then handcuffing you under the shackles). This bends your back at a right angle, and your are unable to straighten up to walk or to sleep. This would last for three to four days, or sometimes even a week or two. -
Mr. Gao Ke Tortured at Changlinzi Labour Camp in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province
2008-05-22
Mr. Gao Ke was handcuffed and tortured severely in an “iron chair”. The chief guard ordered a prisoner to seal Mr. Gao's mouth. The prisoner then put a dirty rag in his mouth and sealed it with a wide piece of tape. Yang ordered another prisoner to tie Mr. Gao to the iron chair and watch him closely. Mr. Gao was not allowed to use the toilet and he had to urinate and defecate in his trousers. Mr. Gao was also not allowed to eat for two days. On the fourth day, Mr. Gao's feet became extremely swollen. The iron hoop on the chair cut into his muscle. -
Police in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, Arrest and Harass a Good Person
2008-05-22On March 3rd, 2008, the chief of police led a dozen agents from the security section and the 610 Office to break into Ms. Zheng Caiyun's home and take her away. Her husband and children tried to stop them, demanding to know if they had a legal basis to do such a thing. They replied, "The chief said so." Her family had to watch Zheng Caiyun being taken away. After cultivating Falun Gong, Ms. Zheng always thought of others and was appreciated by her neighbours. Now this wonderful person has been arrested and locked up and continues to be persecuted. -
Ms. Huang Qian Arrested and Facing Trial for Allegedly Rescuing Her Brother in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province
2008-05-22On September 23rd, 2007, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Huang Qian was taken into custody by 610 Office agents. The agents suspected that Ms. Huang was involved in rescuing her younger brother, Mr. Huang Jiang, who had been arrested and detained at a brainwashing centre. She was arrested by police officers from the Tianhe District Station and had been previously detained at the Tianhe District Detention Centre for over six months. On March 20th, 2007, Mr. Huang Jiang was arrested and taken to the brainwashing centre. -
The Torture I Suffered at Masanjia Forced Labour Camp, in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province
2008-05-21In 2005 I was arrested at my home by the local police and the thugs from the neighbourhood committee. I was sent to the notorious Masanjia Forced Labour Camp where I was detained for three years. I was tied to a "Dead Person's Bed" and they gave me intravenous injections and force-fed me with unknown drugs every day. After the drugs I felt numb in my head and legs. I was tied to the bed day and night. I even had to relieve myself on the bed. I was also force-fed corn flour paste. When the paste had gone bad they still fed it to me. I was not only covered in the smell of excrement, but also had nasal mucus all over my face -
Zhang Quanliang and Other Practitioners Severely Tortured at Yongchuan Prison in Chongqing
2008-05-21Mr. Zhang Quanliang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested in December 2006. The prison guards have forced practitioners to read books that defame and slander Falun Gong. Practitioners are prohibited from using the toilet, sometimes for 24 hours at a time. In addition, they are not allowed to take showers or do laundry. The guards force practitioners to kneel down and clean the floor with hand towels and rags. Guards stuff rags from the mop into practitioners' mouths to gag them so that they cannot speak. Guards and inmates frequently use batons, brooms, and mops to brutally beat practitioners, but they do not allow the practitioners to make any sound during the beatings.
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