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Report on the Maltreatment of Over Thirty Falun Gong Practitioners Who Were Arrested in Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province
2007-10-09
On August 1st, 2007, more than 40 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested. Practitioner Hu Yanrong was tortured to death. Currently, there are more than 30 practitioners still imprisoned. At the Second Detention Centre, practitioners suffered physical and verbal abuse of different kinds. The police used deceitful ways to extort money from the practitioners by promising that they would be released after 15 days. The guards said that if a practitioner would "confess everything," and as long as they promised that they would practise Falun Gong only at home, and not visit other practitioners, and tell the guards all they knew, they would be released the next day. Some practitioners confessed whom they knew, and how they knew each other, etc. This resulted in some imprisoned practitioners suffering further persecution. -
Give My Dad Back to Me
2007-10-09My dad is Han Naijun, I am my parents only son. I had a happy family, and did very well in my studies. I was a model student and won a scholarship. However, when the police broke into our house, my heart was broken and so was my family. After they took away my dad, they arrested my mum as well. But when my mum was released, my dad did not come back. When I saw the arrest approval notice, I was unable to remain calm. My dad is still detained in Hexi Detention centre. He has not eaten anything for a dozen days, and his life is in danger. I worry about my dad's health very much, because the police would definitely pressure him to renounce his belief and prohibit him from exercising Falun Gong. -
Senior Engineer Mr. Song Aichang Arrested by Vicious Policemen of the Shijiazhuang Police Station
2007-10-09On June 22nd, 2007, Mr. Song Aichang was arrested by police and was interrogated at the Keyuan local police station. They threatened, intimidated and physically abused him during the interrogations. Presently, Mr. Song's wife suffers from grief and anxiety due to her husband's maltreatment. His father, who is over 70 years old, had suffered a stroke before and is bedridden. -
Practitioner Cao Aihua was Tortured to Death Almost a Year Ago--Her Family Is Still Appealing for Justice
2007-10-08In 20 more days, it will be a year since practitioner Ms. Cao Aihua was tortured to death for practising Falun Dafa. While Ms. Cao's son has kept a vigil for his mother in the funeral home for the past year, her relatives have been continuously trying to appeal for the justice she deserves. Ms. Cao Aihua was sent to the forced labour camp on November 1st, 2006. On November 14th she passed away in hospital. When Ms. Cao's husband was carefully washing her lifeless body, he noticed many dark bruises around her waist that were caused by her being punched. There was also a small-sized pinhole on the side of her lower abdomen that leaked out bloody water. -
Practitioners Endure Mental Torture and Gruelling Labour in Shijiazhuang Women's Prison, Hebei Province
2007-10-08At present, the Shijiazhuang Women's Prison has detained about 200 practitioners who are dispersed into each small squad. In the prison, incidents happen fast and cruelly. One's life hangs by a thread; a bit of carelessness is followed by abuse, and there is a tremendous pressure. The practitioners are also required to perform physically demanding work. The prison guards instigate convicts to monitor the practitioners' daily activities including during their conversations, meals, working hours and other activities. Thus, practitioners have to endure many inhuman treatments. They are forced to work long hours until 11p.m. to midnight before they can go to bed. There is a certain amount of work that each must complete; otherwise they are punished. Punishment follows if the work quality is not as good, if one is found talking while working or greeting each other. -
Police Put Ms. Liang Yening and Her Paralysed Mother Under House Arrest in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2007-10-08On the morning of September 19th, 2007, the police stopped Ms. Liang and her child at a restaurant and demanded that she go to the Yuhua Public Safety Bureau. However, Ms. Liang asked to take breakfast home for her paralysed mother and when she got home, she locked the front door. The police mobilised about eight people and stationed them in front of Ms. Liang's house. They banged on the door and shouted at Ms. Liang and her family. Her ten-year-old son was scared and wouldn't stop crying so Ms. Liang's father sneaked the child away and left him with a relative. When Ms. Liang's father got home, the police refused to let him enter the house. Ms. Liang's mother has been paralysed in bed because of a stroke for many years and the friends and relatives of Ms. Liang worry whether her mother can take the shock. Her father told the police that what they were doing would cost someone's life. -
Facts about the Persecution of Guo Yunqin and His Family in Jilin City
2007-10-08Mr. Guo Yunqin, his wife, Du Hongfang, and their son have suffered from a myriad of tribulations in the past eight years since the persecution of Falun Gong began in July 1999. Mr. Guo Yunqin and Du Hongfang, were repeatedly detained and sent to a forced labour camp where they suffered from many types of cruel torture. While they were detained, their 12-year-old son, Guo Fengqing, was left without anyone to take care of him. He lived like a vagabond and was no longer allowed to attend school. Facing constant bullying and humiliation in the community, the boy has been severely traumatised. On July 10th, 2007, Mr. Guo Yunqin was again sentenced to 14 years in prison. His family of three was torn apart again. -
Ms. Liu Jianhua of Hunan Province and Ms. Zhao Yazhen of Heilongjiang Province Died As a Result of Relentless Persecution and Torture
2007-10-07When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began its persecution of Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, Ms. Liu Jianhua went to Beijing to appeal on behalf of the practice. She was repeatedly arrested and detained over the years. In November 2004, a police officer arrested Ms. Liu while she was on her way to deliver leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. He dragged her by the hair for half a mile. Then he smashed her head against a car door until she lost consciousness because she refused to get in the police car. She was immediately sentenced to two years of hard labour without even notifying her family. After being subjected to physical and mental persecution for many years, Ms. Liu developed high blood pressure and had problems with her heart, lungs and pancreas after being released from the labour camp. She died on September 3rd, 2007. -
Additional Information Regarding Practitioner Mr. Qiao Zenyi's Death While in Police Custody in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province
2007-10-07
In June 2006, 58-year-old, Mr. Qiao Zenyi was arrested because he often explained the truth of the persecution to people. He was sentenced to 1-1/2 years of forced labour. The guards did not let him eat, use the toilet or sleep. They made him stay outside in the cold winter. He developed tuberculosis. Mr. Qiao died on September 12th, 2007, two months after he left the forced labour camp. -
Persecution Faced by Two Teachers in their Sixties in Tonghua City, Jilin Province
2007-10-07Ms. Hu Song, about sixty years old, was the Vice Principal of Yanjiang Elementary School in Tonghua City, Jilin Province. After 1994 she learned Falun Dafa, completely recovered her health, and gained recognition for her outstanding work at school. Since 1999, when the persecution started, Ms. Hu was forced to attend a brainwashing session to renounce Falun Gong. Around 2005, Hu's house was seized by Erdaojiang Public Security Branch Bureau, and she is now detained in Changchun Forced Labour Camp. -
Persecution of 70-year-old Practitioner Ms. Wang Yanxiang in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province
2007-10-07Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Yanxiang, a 70-year-old woman from Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province, was again persecuted on September 27th, 2007. Her daughter, Ms. Liu Shufen, is also a Falun Gong practitioner and was sentenced to 11 years in prison eight years ago. Ms. Wang's husband died about one year ago, so she not only lost her family but lost her sole financial resource. This lonely old woman's experience is so bitter that a lot of kind people surrounding her feel much sympathy for her. -
More Information About the Death of Mr. Li Zhiqin in Ningjin County, Hebei Province
2007-10-06On September 11th, 2007, 610 Office officials went to 50-year-old Mr. Li Zhiqin's house, arrested him and ransacked his home. He was tortured to death that evening. After Mr. Li began to practise Falun Gong, he did not need to take any medicine, and he never had any symptoms of heart disease, yet the Communist agents claimed that he died from "heart disease." Although his family merely gave his body a glance, they saw that there were areas of black and blue scars on his legs. The policemen did not allow the family to see his upper body at all. -
The Persecution-Caused Death of Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Xu Shufen at Qianan City Detention Centre, Hebei Province in 2002
2007-10-06In September 2002, police arrested Ms. Xu Shufen at home. Ms. Xu pleaded with the police not to tear up Falun Dafa books as she watched. As a result, one policeman violently beat Ms. Xu, making one of her eye sockets and eyeball swell. She was in severe pain. After savagely torturing her, the policemen handcuffed her so that she could not move, and they also tied her up tightly. Due to repeated torture Ms. Xu had a brain hemorrhage and died as a result on November 6th, 2002. She was 49 years old. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Dong Hongju Detained for the Fifth Time in Baoding City, Hebei Province
2007-10-06The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is staging a "house cleaning" one year before the Olympic Games, justifying their actions as "maintaining social stability." The result is that it stepped up the persecution of innocent people. After the international community condemned the CCP's notorious human rights record, the CCP could no longer hide its evil and violent nature. It forced the police, neighbourhood administration personnel, and business leaders to participate in the persecution. Their ill treatment of Falun Gong practitioners is especially harsh. Their violence is without reason or legal foundation. The CCP followers break into people's homes at will. They also routinely "visit" all who have appealed to the government for Falun Gong. They fill out forms to summarise each person's so-called current status. They can arrest and send any Falun Gong practitioner to a brainwashing centre or forced labour camp without cause. -
Practitioner Ms. Wang Lina from Beijing Sent to a Forced Labour Camp-Her Family Forced to Endure Additional Suffering
2007-10-06One morning in late July or early August, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Lina from Beijing was arrested at her home by police officers. Ms. Wang was sentenced to two years in a forced labour camp. Presently, the persecutors are blocking the information about where she is detained. Ms. Wang's daughter said, "After my mum was arrested, I was shocked and could not concentrate on my exams. I am so worried about my mum. Last time my mother was sent to a forced labour camp, she suffered a lot."
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