Torture
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Police in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province Arrested 18 Falun Dafa Practitioners Within One Month
2006-12-19
Since October 30th, police in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province have arrested eighteen Falun Dafa practitioners. On November 25th, four people from the National Security Division of the Police Department in the Xinghualing District of Taiyuan City took Ms. Li Yukun from her home, accusing her of distributing copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party . On November 26th, Ms. Li was imprisoned at the Taiyuan City Detention Centre. -
Ms. Zhang Fengying Missing After Being Persecuted Relentlessly in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province
2006-12-18Because she persevered in her practice of Falun Gong and tried to be a good person according to the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance," Ms. Zhang Fengying was arrested, forced to go through brainwashing sessions and tortured numerous times by the authorities of Funing County. Her home was also ransacked many times. In addition, she was sentenced to one year of forced labour and has had thousands of yuan extorted from her by the authorities. Ms. Zhang's whereabouts are currently unknown, and her child and husband are left alone without her, which has brought great suffering to the family. -
Falun Dafa Practitioner Wei Chunping Brutally Tortured at Hubei Province's Qinduankou Prison
2006-12-18In December 2002, the Jianghan District Court sentenced practitioner Mr Wei Chunping to five years in prison for practising Falun Dafa. In the prison a guard ordered criminal inmates to hang a bucket full of water weighing over 80 pounds by a thin plastic cord around Mr. Wei's neck. They told him not to spill any! As soon as Wei Chunping could no longer hold still and water spilled out, the evildoers beat and kicked him fiercely. They battered Mr. Wei's chest with their elbows and kicked him with the steel ends of leather boots. The beatings sometimes lasted forty hours, sometimes 17 hours without any break. The guards forced Wei Chunping to perform heavy labour on a regular basis and also subjected him to brainwashing. -
Falun Dafa Practitioners Speak Out against Slanderous Accusations in Longshan District Court in Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province
2006-12-18On December 6th, 2006, the Longshan District Court of Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province put nine Falun Dafa practitioners on trial. These nine practitioners spoke out righteously against the slanderous accusations. Mr. Zhao Yan stepped forward. After being detained for nearly eight months, this young man's weight had gone from 200 pounds to 150 pounds. His face was very sallow. He was asked, "Do you admit to all the crimes you have committed?" He answered, "No, cultivating Falun Gong is an innocent act!" The Judge was very angry and ordered, "Record what he says!" After more than three hours, the Court session concluded without resolution. -
Four Practitioners Died under Persecution in Gansu, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, and Henan Provinces
2006-12-18Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Ren Guangxin, 48, lived in Benxi City, Liaoning Province In December 2003, Mr. Ren was arrested in Tongyuanpu Town, Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province. Because he refused to cooperate with the authorities, he was beaten to death by local policemen. His family members saw that his body was covered with bruises and his chest was especially black. It was tragic to see. Due to the information blockade, further details are yet to be investigated. -
Six Falun Dafa Practitioners from Chongqing, Liaoning, Hunan and Other Locations Who Died as a Result of Persecution
2006-12-18Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Peng Chengrong, age 65, was frequently persecuted since July 20th, 1999. In January 2000 she was arrested by the police while distributing leaflets exposing the persecution, and detained for six months. In July 2001, she was again jailed for a week for explaining the facts about Falun Dafa to people. Since then, local police and village government agents harassed her, forcing her to leave home and wander about. During this period both her physical and mental health became seriously damaged. She passed away on November 30th, 2006. -
Mr. Shi Baoqi Dies in Police Custody after a Dozen of Practitioners Arrested in Taiyuan City
2006-12-17Around a dozen Falun Dafa practitioners in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province have been arrested in the past month. On November 13th, 2006, police stormed into practitioner Ms. Li Caiyun's home and arrested Mr. Shi Baoqi. A witness saw that he was covered with blood after the arrest Mr. Shi was tortured severely during detention. On December 5th Mr. Shi Baoqi died suddenly after an intravenous injection in the police hospital at age 40. -
Ms. Jiang Yirong Died from Effects of Long Term Persecution
2006-12-17After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began the persecution in 1999, Ms. Jiang Yirong was detained and much of her family's property was confiscated several times because she was explaining the facts about Falun Dafa to others. Police threatened her and took her to be brainwashed many times. In May 2006, Ms. Jiang was arrested again and taken to a brainwashing centre. She developed liver cirrhosis symptoms after the long-term persecution and passed away on December 2nd. -
Falun Dafa Practitioners Tortured in the Fifth Division of Jidong Prison in Hebei Province
2006-12-17Mr. Ge Huaiqiang is an expert radiologist. Because he practises Falun Gong, he was sentenced to four years in prison and detained in the Fifth Division of Jidong Prison. The guards once deprived him of sleep for five days and nights. If he closed his eyes, they would incite criminal inmates to push his head into water. When he was on the salt-shovel team, the guards forced him to carry bricks and do intense labour, even when his leg muscles were injured. He has appealed many times but no one has responded. -
Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners at the Tianjin First Prison
2006-12-17"Transforming" practitioners has been linked with rewards for prison guards and the reduction of prison terms for prisoners. I once shared a cell with Mr. Song Yuanshan, a 59-year-old practitioner. One morning when he was just getting up from bed, he was slapped repeatedly in the face by prisoners. When I told the gang not to slap him, they beat me severely. Later, they beat me over and over until both my head and hands were bleeding and my face was swollen. Several of them suspended me on a double bed and then stepped on me with their full body weight so that my thighs became black and blue and I couldn’t walk. I had wounds all over my body. They then locked me in a small room for more than three months. -
The Persecution Suffered by Practitioner Ms. Zhang Junying in Jilin Province
2006-12-1757-year-old Ms. Zhang Junying has been detained and persecuted many times since 1999. In 2001 she was sent to Heizuizi Forced Labour Camp because she was reported for exposing the persecution and telling people the facts of Falun Dafa. The camp forces practitioners to watch videos that slander Falun Dafa and try to force practitioners to write the so-called "Four Statements" to renounce the practice. Practitioners who refuse to write the statements are deprived of sleep and forced to stand near the wall and do manual labour. Ms. Zhang was tortured both mentally and physically until her vision became blurry. -
2,500 Family Members of Falun Gong Practitioners Jointly Sign Letter Exposing Atrocities at the Baimalong Women's Forced Labour Camp
2006-12-16Ms. Li Jiaju, in her fifties, was nearly killed at the labour camp when she arrived there in January 2006. The guards force-fed her with faeces and urine. They shoved a sanitary napkin and filthy towel inside her mouth. They deprived her of sleep and use of the toilet, and made her stand up or squat for long periods. They also poured cold water on her in the winter until she lost consciousness. They beat her when she came to and taped her mouth so she could not make a sound. She is currently near death, but the labour camp refuses to release her. -
Despicable Tactics Used in Baimalong Women's Forced Labour Camp in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province
2006-12-16Guards at Baimalong Women's Forced Labour Camp used despicable tactics to torture practitioners in attempts to brainwash them. In early July 2006, to cover up their crimes of brutally torturing practitioners, the labour camp held a so-called "assisting education" conference, which was broadcast on TV. They invited several families of the tortured practitioners, who suffered mental trauma as a result of the brainwashing. The labour camp distorted the facts to deceive people and cover up their crimes. The truth is that they tortured practitioners to the edge of death. On the surface, they used those family members to present their efforts as good work. -
Mr. Hu Yongjian and His Wife Arrested - Their Young Child and Elderly Parents Left Without Care
2006-12-16In February 2006 Ms. Tang Yunli, was arrested by the 610 Office, and in October, her husband, Hu Yongjian was arrested, leaving their 10-year-old child and parents, in their late 70s, at home without care. The officials confiscated about 3,000 yuan. Ms. Tang Yunli was taken to Wangcun Forced Labour Camp. These people had been recognised in the village for their good deeds and kindness to others. -
Mr. Guo Zhenge Tortured to Mental Collapse in Tuanhe Forced Labour Camp in Beijing
2006-12-16Mr. Guo Zhenge, a Falun Dafa practitioner, was sentenced to two years of forced labour by the National Security Agents with the excuse of "harbouring Falun Gong books" on January 30th, 2005. The prison guards directed prisoners to beat Guo Zhenge. They deprived him of sleep for many nights. Guo Zhenge had to sit on a stool without moving every day as the prisoners strictly monitored him. He was not allowed to go out of the room. The food given to him was less than half of the normal quantity for detainees. Guo Zhenge suffered a mental collapse as result of the long term mental and physical persecution.
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