Torture

  • Mr. Zeng Haiqi Dies from Torture at Jinshi Prison

    Mr. Zeng Haiqi was a Falun Gong practitioner from Hunan Province, China. He was sentenced to prison for practising Falun Gong and died in prison on April 26th, 2013. His family received a call from Jinshi Prison on April 25th that he was dying from cirrhosis and renal failure. Mr. Zeng's family was puzzled, as he had been perfectly healthy ever since he started practising Falun Gong. When Mr. Zeng's family saw his body, they saw injuries all over it. His body was swollen. There were bruises on his upper body. There was blood on his genitals and on his buttocks. His family was outraged, “He must have died a most painful death!” His family demanded a thorough investigation, but the prison insisted on examining the body for 20 days first.
  • Ms. Jin Junmei, a Woman With Disabilities, Beaten in Prison

    Ms. Jin Junmei, 57, a woman with disabilities from Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, was on the verge of death when she started practising Falun Gong. All of her illnesses have since disappeared. She was arrested by police officers from the local Domestic Security Division on August 1st, 2012 and taken to the Gansu Province Women's Prison. She was beaten in January 2013 and her face was badly injured.
  • Slave Labour at Liaoning Women's Prison—Products Exported to Korea, Canada

    I would like to share on how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) profits by forcing Falun Gong practitioners to do slave labour while imprisoned. Liaoning Women's Prison makes products for the Shenyang Anna Garment Group and the Shenyang Zhonghe Clothing Co., Ltd. The clothing made includes skinny jeans, checkered shirts, shorts, and skirts. Everyone is forced to work 12 hours per day, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All three meals are to be eaten in the workshop. Completing their work quota is critical in order to avoid penalties, such as not being able to buy daily supplies, standing or squatting for long periods of time, or beatings.
  • The Horror of Masanjia Women’s Forced Labour Camp

    Most people who witness scenes of solitary confinement, hanging by cuffs, electric shock, forced-feeding, beating, tiger bench torture, death bed torture, prolonged hard labour, or the many other horrifying tortures used against Falun Gong practitioners in China, will definitely feel disturbed. Even the bloodiest scenes in movies or novels cannot compare to such an experience. But all these things are real-life occurrences, and they exist all around us.
  • Ms. Li Xintong in Critical Condition from Torture--Still Being Held in Changchun Women's Forced Labour Camp

    Ms. Li Xintong, from Jilin City, Jilin Province, has been detained in the Heizuizi Women's Forced Labour Camp of Changchun. Four months into her forced labour camp term, she was subjected to forced injections and drug administration, which caused severe heart disease symptoms, including marginal lung function resulting in restricted oxygen intake, heart palpitation, heavy breathing, and stiffness in the chest. Camp authorities refused to acknowledge her critical condition and refused to release her for medical treatment. Ms. Li's husband Yu Hong, her father Li Zhijun, and mother Guo Hongqin were also arrested at the same time as Ms. Li.
  • Detained 14 Times in 14 Years – Farmer Ms. Wang Xingmei Recalls the Persecution She Suffered

    Since the persecution of Falun Gong began on July 20th , 1999, because I remained faithful to my belief, I have been sentenced to one year of forced labour, subjected to brainwashing twice, detained four times, and I've been incarcerated 14 times. My house has been ransacked numerous times, my personal freedom has been violated, and I have been threatened, had funds extorted from me, and my family’s phone has been tapped. I hope that after reading what my family and I have gone through, people will better understand the evil nature of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
  • Torture, Beatings, Hard Labour and 16-Hour Workdays at Shuangkou Forced Labour Camp in Tianjin

    The Shuangkou Forced Labour Camp in Tianjin has brutally persecuted Falun Gong practitioners for the last 14 years. Inmates endure harsh, inhumane conditions, forced to do hard labour for 16 to 17 hours every day. Many would characterise the conditions as "slave labour." Falun Gong practitioners suffer additional abuse during and after work hours. They are subjected to relentless brainwashing, forced to watch and listen to propaganda slandering. Mr. Li Guangyuan was beaten until his ribs were broken. Mr. Li Jie was hit until he couldn't walk.
  • Three Distinguished Female Falun Gong Practitioners Brutally Tortured in Prison

    “She could not raise her head, could not see things and could not walk.” This was Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhu Weiying's physical condition when her son went to visit her at Suzhou No. 3 Women's Prison in Anhui Province. Ms. Zhu had to be carried out on a stretcher for the visit due to her poor condition. The prison head said she was eligible for serving her term outside of prison in every way due to her condition, but they would not allow her to do so unless she “transforms” [forcibly renounces Falun Gong].
  • Engineer Mr. Gao Dong Disappeared Two Years Ago

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Gao Dong has been missing since 2011 when he travelled to Haicheng City, his hometown. Panjin City 610 Office agents (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) searched his home and took his landlord in for questioning. Word spread that Mr. Gao had been sent to Benxi City Forced Labour Camp, while another source said that he was held in Anshan City Detention Centre. His whereabouts remain a mystery and no one knows if he is even still alive.
  • More and More Chinese People Outraged by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Abuse: 10,000 Sign to Rescue Mr. Zheng Xiangxing

    The Political and Legal Affairs Committee ordered a massive arrest of Falun Gong practitioners on February 25th, 2012. After hearing that Tangshan City practitioner Mr. Zheng Xiangxing was one of those arrested, 562 local residents signed their names with fingerprints to rescue him. Officials ignored their petition and threatened those who signed it. They then sentenced Mr. Zheng to 10 years in prison. Due to injuries he suffered as a result of being severely tortured at Baoding Prison, Mr. Zheng had to undergo two brain surgeries, but was not released. Between March 2012 and March 2013, 10,852 residents signed their names with their fingerprints, seeking Mr. Zheng's released.
  • Mr. Lin Zehua Paralyzed, His Family Sues Jiamusi Prison

    The family of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Lin Zehua filed a lawsuit against Jiamusi Prison on March 21st, 2013. They are suing the prison for physically abusing Mr. Lin, which eventually paralyzed him. Mr. Lin was paralyzed four and half years ago and is still jailed at Jiamusi Prison. Mr. Lin was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2008. Prison guard Lai Baohua often instigated criminal inmates to verbally and physically abuse Mr. Lin for not giving up his belief. Mr. Lin was forced into slave labour work and monitored by “personal monitors” around the clock.
  • Qian Fajun Disabled Due to Forced Drug Administration in a Labour Camp

    Mr. Qian Fajun is a Falun Gong practitioner from Junan County, Shandong Province. He was subjected to long-term force-feeding in the No. 2 Men's Forced Labour Camp in Shandong Province, which alsmost killed him. He was in critical condition and taken for emergency treatment. An unknown drug was injected into his right foot causing a severe infection. Soon after his release in January 2012, he started suffering the effects of the drug. He was unable to walk or use his arms and couldn't take care of himself. He could not even get out of bed by himself.
  • Mr. Liu Wenwei, former Harbin Railroad Procuratorate Employee, Persecuted to Death

    Once employed at the Harbin Railroad Procuratorate, Mr. Liu Wenwei began to practise Falun Gong in 1999. During the past 13 years, he was detained three times, sentenced to three years of forced labour, and taken to a brainwashing centre twice. His home was ransacked four times, and he was monitored for a long period of time. He was also re-assigned to a new job at work. On November 11th, 2012, at the age of 51, he passed away a few days after he was released from the brainwashing centre.
  • Officials at Tianjin Women's Prison: “No Medical Parole Unless She Is Dying”

    Tianjin Women's Prison officials recently notified Ms. Ping Yurong's family that her lungs were filling with fluid. When the family requested that Ms. Ping be released for medical treatment, the prison officials said that they “will not consider granting medical parole unless she is dying.” According to medical experts, fluid on the lungs is serious and needs to be treated promptly. Ms. Ping's situation is worrisome because the conditions at the prison are poor and her condition is so serious. Because the prison authorities even bothered to notify her family, it is suspected that the prison is acknowledging that Ms. Ping is seriously ill. By notifying the family, the prison seems to be attempting to evade responsibility for her condition.
  • Torture and Sexual Abuse of Falun Gong Women is Rife in China's Detention Centres and Labour Camps (Part 1)

    Tens of thousands of female Falun Gong practitioners have been subjected to unspeakable abuse, including rape, forced abortions, detention, physical torture, injection of unknown substances, and even live organ harvesting. And in addition, countless families have been broken apart. This article presents an in-depth report of numerous cases of various types of sexual abuse and torture perpetrated against women who practise Falun Gong.