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Mr. Ni Wenkui, 45, Died as a Result of Torture and Abuse in Daqing City
2007-11-26
Mr. Ni Wenkui, 45, was a Falun Gong practitioner. The police sentenced him to three years in prison in June 2003. During that time, he suffered inhuman abuse. He was often beaten and not allowed to sleep. In the last ten months of his life, he was in a vegetative state and could not take care of himself. Mr. Ni died on November 12th, 2007. -
Three Practitioners from Yunnan Province, Chongqing City, and Heilongjiang Province Died as a Result of Persecution
2007-11-26
Ms. Yang Sufeng, 49, steadily followed the teachings of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" and tried to be a better person. She soon improved her health, both physically and spiritually. Then someone reported her when she was distributing informational materials exposing the persecution in a rural area in March 2005. Personnel from the 610 Office and the Gejiu City Police Department had her sentenced to forced labour for two-and-a-half years. Ms. Yang was subjected to brainwashing and mentally pressured when she was in the First Forced Labour Camp of Yunnan Province. She was so severely injured, both physically and mentally, that she was very weak when she was released in June 2007. She passed away in a hospital on November 11th, 2007. -
Nanjing City 610 Office, Under Cheng Xiaodong, Persecutes Mr. Zhang Xuefeng and His Wife, Ms. Liu Kaimei
2007-11-26Cheng Xiaodong (male) is head of the 610 Office in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. Since July 20th, 1999, he has used all kinds of ruthless tactics to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. As a result, many practitioners have been detained, taken to the brainwashing centre, or taken to the mental hospital for persecution. Some of these practitioners have also been taken to the forced labour camp. Two of those who have been been imprisoned are Mr. Zhang Xuefeng and Ms. Liu Kaimei. This couple has been sentenced to long prison terms by the Xiaguan District Court in Nanjing City. -
Little Hong Hong's Family's Bitter Experience
2007-11-26Hong Hong is only seven years old. Unfortunately, a few days ago, she was arrested with her mum and dad, Mr. Tong. Mr. Tong originally believed the slander and hate propaganda about Falun Gong that was broadcast and published by the television and newspaper media when the persecution started in July 1999. When he went abroad, he discovered that the CCP had spread lies about Falun Gong. On October 11th, 2007, Hong Hong went out with her parents to visit a friend's family. On their way home, several police officers forcefully took the family away to the police station. Hong Hong was very frightened, crying all the time. That same day, Mr. Tong was sent to Haiwei Detention Centre. Hong Hong and her mother were later released and allowed to go home at midnight. -
Further Details About Mr. Xu Jishan's Death as the Result of Torture at Daqing City Prison
2007-11-25On June 7th, 2005, guards Li Fengjiang and Zhang Dezhi Daqing City Prison urged inmates to forcibly "reform" practitioner Xu Jishan. They stripped off his clothes and tied him to bed boards (the two boards were crisscrossed), and threw him into the urinal in the toilet. They poured cold water on him from taps and basins for four hours, which resulted in Mr. Xu's choking death. When the inmates realised Mr. Xu Jishan had died from their abuse, they hurriedly reported this to guard Zhang Dezhi. They put clothes on Xu Jishan's body and hastily carried him to the Daqing City Prison Hospital. The 7th Division head Li Fengjiang convened a meeting and told the inmates that Xu Jishan had died of a heart attack. In addition, they threatened the inmates not to speak at will. -
Many Practitioners Arrested in Shenzhou City, Hebei Province
2007-11-25On October 4th, at 5am, 8 people from Shenzhou City police station and Dongan village township police station drove to practitioners Wang Qinghui and Guo Yanchun's home in Xiyangtai village, Dongan township. The police broke into their home by climbing over the wall, arresting them and confiscating one laptop computer, one printer, one copier, some DVDs and one satellite receiver. The following day, Lu Xiaoli from the same village was also arrested. In the evening of October 3rd, police from Yuke township government, Shenzhou City, drove to the home of practitioners Zhang Yunhui and Song Guiling. They were arrested as they returned from corn harvesting in the field and taken to the township judiciary department where they were brutally beaten. -
Torture, Brainwashing and More: Persecution in Chifeng Prison, Inner Mongolia
2007-11-25Practitioner Zhou Jinpeng was arrested in September 2004 when police raided a site producing leaflets exposing the persecution. Zhou was sentenced to seven years in prison. Warden Zhang forced Zhou to write statements renouncing Falun Gong, and Zhang often ordered Zhou to stand at attention for hours on end. He also shocked Zhou with a 300 kilovolt electric baton for one hour. Zhou was shocked three times during his first 6 months in Chifeng Prison. Inmates often took part in the torture. They wrapped Zhou in a big blanket, then over a dozen inmates punched, kicked, and rammed him. -
Persecution of Practitioners in Xinjiang Autonomous Region
2007-11-25Mr. Zhong Mingwen and Ms. Tao Ying were distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong. They were reported to the local authorities and arrested on March 25th, 2007 by police. The police confiscated a laptop computer, a printer, two pairs of AC powered speakers, over 60 blank CD's, and numerous Dafa leaflets. The couple was detained in the Jinghe County Detention Centre. They refused to obey the police's orders or wear the inmate uniforms. Thus the detention centre director Yu Lujun beat them with a baton over 30 times. The next day they refused to count off and were handcuffed and hung for 4 hours. Then the following day they were hung for over 10 hours, during which time the policeman Guan Ning kicked them violently. -
More Than 50 Practitioners Still Detained in Sihui Prison, Guangdong Province
2007-11-24I was arrested by police from Dongguan City for distributing leaflets exposing the persecution, and was sentenced to four years in prison. I was detained in Sihui Prison and subjected to brainwashing and forced hard labour, which resulted in great trauma to my physical and spiritual health. There are 50 to 60 practitioners currently in Sihui Prison. The guards in the prison have instructed inmates to watch practitioners around the clock. Practitioners are deprived of sleep for long periods of time and only allowed to sleep two hours per day. They are forced to sit on small stools for extensive periods of time. Mr. Zhuang Wenshu was handcuffed and shackled for two years. He is now very frail. Mr. He Jingru was mistreated for a long time. He went on a hunger strike and was force fed through a tube. He is in very poor health. -
The Persecution of Ms. Zhang Bo of Tonghua City, Jilin Province
2007-11-24On April 27th, 2007, practitioner Ms. Zhang Bo was taken to the Jilin Province Women's Forced Labour Camp in Changchun City because she continued to practise Falun Gong. Zhang Bo had no contact with other detainees and was watched by two prisoners, former practitioners who had written the "Four Statements" to renounce Falun Gong. She was forced to watch videos that slandered Dafa and ordered to write down her "feelings", which she refused. Wei Dan tortured Zhang Bo with an electric baton, and her heart contracted with every shock. Another time, she was forced to stand from 5:10 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for twelve days, after which her feet and legs were badly swollen. Later, guards tortured Zhang Bo with electric batons until the batons ran out of batteries. -
Communist Agents in Changchun City Planning to Sentence Mr. Li Zhiyong to Prison
2007-11-24Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Zhiyong from Changchun City was arrested again on October 26th, 2007 and taken to Jilin Prison. The Communist agents intend to sentence Mr. Li Zhiyong to prison. His parents looked for him everywhere. Eight days later they were informed that Mr. Li Zhiyong had been arrested and was being held at Jilin Prison. His father went to the prison to meet him, but the guards forbade the visit. Mr. Li's parents went to the Jilin Province Judiciary Department to report the situation. When the guard heard it was related to Falun Gong, he said, "Our higher-ups forbid all reports on Falun Gong." A letter that his family had mailed to the head of the Jilin Prison was also returned. -
Two Graduate Students, Including Ms. Liu Jingzi from Beijing Normal University, Unjustly Sentenced
2007-11-24Ms. Liu Jingzi is a graduate student attending Beijing Normal University. After Jiang Zemin's [former leader of China] communist regime launched the persecution of Falun Dafa, one of Ms. Liu Jingzi's classmates was reported one day when she was informing people about the persecution of Falun Gong and dispelling the state propaganda attacking the practice, and she was detained by the police. Later, the police found Ms. Liu and searched her dormitory under the excuse of "collecting information." She was subsequently arrested. Now Ms. Liu and her classmate have been sentenced, she for two years and six months, and the other woman for five years. They are currently detained in Beijing. -
Ms. Wang Xiaoyun, Arrested in China for Signing Up for NTDTV's International Vocal Competition, Currently Released on Medical Parole
2007-11-23Ms. Wang Xiaoyun from Weifang City, Shandong Province received the invitation to participate in the New Tang Dynasty TV's (NTDTV) International Chinese Vocal Competition in New York. She signed up to take part and as a result was arrested by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents. She was carried into a police car and taken to the Railway Police Station. The persecutors handcuffed her and tied her up all night, which injured her badly and made it hard for her to walk. Ms. Wang was released on medical parole on October 28th, 2007, after having suffered torture at the hands of the police. -
Ms. Li Zhenglin from Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province Held in a Detention Centre
2007-11-23Ms. Li Zhenglin from Jiujiang City, Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province, was arrested and confined in the county detention centre by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel. She started hunger strikes several times to protest the persecution. The authorities not only refused her family's requests to visit many times, but also claimed that her case had already been transferred to the city procuratorate. -
Persecution of Practitioners from Qidong County, Hunan Province
2007-11-23In July 2007, fifteen Falun Gong practitioners from Chengguan Town, Buyunqiao Town, and Guanjiazui Town of Qidong County were arrested. Several of them were sentenced to forced labour camps. Wang Meihua was released after the police extorted 20,000 yuan from him. Kuang Zongyao was reported for stamping information dispelling the state propaganda attacking the practice on paper currency. Kuang Sen was arrested for selling and installing a satellite receiver for New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV), a TV company that broadcasts programmes exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. Most of the practitioners were arrested for possessing Falun Gong materials. Most of them were seriously beaten. Kuang Sen was beaten for seven days. Peng Fang was beaten to the verge of death.
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