Torture
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Torture Methods Used in the Shayang Forced Labour Camp in Hubei Province
2006-05-22The torture methods used in Shayang Forced Labour Camp include the guards stomping on practitioners who were pushed down to the ground. They used several high-voltage electric batons at the same time to shock the practitioners and gagged their mouths with filthy pieces of cloth in order to prevent them from crying out; they also tied practitioners' whole bodies tightly with ropes, pinched their pressure points, viciously beat and kicked them, and shocked them with several electric batons at the same time. -
65-Year-Old Practitioner Ms. Sun Nianrong From Hebei Province Died from Persecution
2006-05-22In 2001, 65-year-old Ms. Sun Nianrong was sentenced to a year of "reeducation through forced labour" and taken to the Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp, where she suffered tremendously. In March 2003 the police extorted 3,000 yuan of her salary through her company. Later, Ms. Sun was taken to the brainwashing centre to be persecuted again. She suffered extremely both mentally and physically and passed away on April 7th, 2006. -
Three Practitioners from Sichuan, Anhui and Jilin Died as a Result of Persecution
2006-05-22Mr. Li Jinzhao was 63 years old. Since 1999, when Jiang Zemin's regime started persecuting Falun Gong, Li Jinzhao was sent to a labour camp and was subjected to brainwashing classes. He also suffered much physical hardship. In July 2005, the police arrested and sent Mr. Li to a detention centre. There they tortured him physically on many occasions. Then, he was sent to brainwashing classes for further persecution. By that time Mr. Li's body was already swollen from his injuries, and his life was in danger. A few days after he was released for treatment, Li Jinzhao passed away on October 3rd, 2005. -
Investigation Lead: Memory Evoked by the Crime of Live Organ Harvesting Performed on Falun Gong Practitioners
2006-05-22On the morning of January 1st, 2001, large buses filled with Dafa practitioners were dispatched from the Tiananmen Police Station. Armed police stood next to the windows inside the buses. Close to noon, after a long time of driving, the buses arrived at the gate of a detention centre. All of the practitioners were held in rooms, about 20 per room. Someone knocked on all the doors and said, "Young people, come out." One young woman practitioner inside our room, between 20 years and 30 years of age, looked at the rest of us, stood up and said, "I'm young, I'll leave first." Why did they call for young people to come out first? This thought flashed across my mind. -
Family Members Arrested While Visiting an Elderly Detained Practitioner
2006-05-21Hao Fukui, an elderly practitioner has been persecuted for the past 9 months and his life is now in danger. His family members, Hao Yaofeng, Liu Mingwei and Mu Chunmei, went to visit him on March 1st, and were detained by the police. They were all sentenced to two years of forced labour. Police sent them to Masanjia Forced Labour Camp. On learning of this, their other family members tried every way possible to rescue them. During the process, they met with harassment, verbal abuse and the vicious threats from all branches of the government and the police force. -
Persecution Leaves Wu Chunxia and Her Husband Li Zheng Unable to Reunite With Their Family
2006-05-21Wu Chunxia and her husband Li Zheng from Hubei province are both Dafa practitioners. Since July of 1999, they have been persecuted. Since their wedding day in 2000, the days they were together have been less than one month! It was either Wu Chunxia or Li Zheng who were detained and tortured. Their daughter was born three years ago but has never seen her mum. Now their three-year-old daughter and Li Zheng's father, who is over seventy years old, are hoping that the day will come when Li Zheng and Wu Chunxia are released. -
Police Constantly Persecute Du Guihua and Her Family
2006-05-21During recent years, Dafa practitioner Ms Du Guihua and her family have been constantly persecuted by the policemen from Hegang City Police Department. Her second sister, Du Guilan, was tortured to death; her little sister Du Guijie is still detained in Harbin Women's Prison; a happy family was broken apart by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Furthermore, the police have also stolen savings of 5,000 yuan that she had earmarked for her child to go to school. -
Some Details Surrounding the Death of Yang Xiaojie, Who Died from the Torture Suffered in Hebei Province Fourth Prison
2006-05-21Mr Yang Xiaojie had practised Falun Dafa for many years. He had benefited both physically and spiritually. Knowing that Falun Dafa does not harm any person or country, he decided to step forth to say a fair word so that more people would know the truth about the persecution. However, he consequently was sentenced to eleven years in prison. In prison, police used all means trying to force him to give up his belief, conscience, and basic principles as a human being. Yang Xiaojie went on a hunger strike to protest the injustice. Prison officials force-fed them with milk mixed with a high concentration of salt. Yang Xiaojie had stomach bleeding and vomited blood. Although he was hospitalised, Yang Xiaojie passed away in January 2006. -
Mental Torture and Murder in the CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong - Part 4 (Photos)
2006-05-21Jiang Zemin's regime persecutes Falun Gong practitioners not only to physically torture them but also to destroy their ethics. Kong Fansun, a director of "Legal System Education and Training Centre" in Hebei Province, said to practitioners who were "reformed" that, "Practitioners who can torture and scold others are really transformed." "Reformed" people have to show that they value lying, betrayal, cruelty and inhumanity to certify their absolute betrayal of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." That procedure of "reform" actually reforms a person into a ghost. To those people who have dignity, the "reform" is killing their spirits. They suffer much more than physical death. -
The Seven Year Long Tragedy and Suffering of My Family
2006-05-20The persecution my husband suffered was just brutal. They began at the knees, whipping upward until they reached the neck and shoulders. Belt buckles were used to beat my husband's back. He was soaked in blood and sweat and his flesh was raw. The pain was unimaginable. Then they asked, "Do you still say you cultivate?" My husband answered "yes." Then, they continued to beat him brutally. My husband's entire back, buttocks, and thighs were one bloody mess. All flesh was exposed, and his entire body was covered with blood. The prisoner kicked my husband's left side very hard and his rib broke. The pain had passed the level he could tolerate. He had no other choice left and against his will, he said in a low voice, "Will not cultivate." -
Jiang Zemin's Visit to Rongcheng City Sparks Increased Abuse of Local Practitioners
2006-05-20On the morning of May 8th, 2006, Jiang Zemin, former leader of China and instigator of the persecution, visited the Xixiakou Corporation in Chengshan Town. The Xixiakou Corporation CEO requested the local policemen to arrest and mistreat Falun Dafa practitioners. At 5:00 p.m. on May 7th two security guards were placed at each Falun Dafa practitioner's home, and no one was allowed to leave. At around 8:00 a.m. on May 8th policemen and security guards stormed into the homes of Falun Dafa practitioners. They tried to deceive the practitioners to go out on a tour, and then lied again and said they wanted to take the practitioners to harvest vegetables on Heilu Island. If practitioners refused to go with them, they would drag and force them. -
Falun Gong Practitioners at the Changlinzi Forced Labour Camp Enslaved and Tortured by Brigade Captain Zhao Shuang
2006-05-20I was detained in the Fifth Brigade of the Changlinzi Forced Labour Camp on February 17th, 2004. While I was performing forced labour, an instructor waved a piece of paper in front of me, saying, "the "guarantee letter" you wrote isn't right." Taking a quick look at it, I replied, "If it's no good, why don't you tear it up?" The instructor used two electric batons to shock me until the batteries went dead. There were black spots and blisters all over my body, from my neck to my thighs. Then, accompanied by the sound of their laughter, Zhao Shuang pinched my testicles through a plastic bag, causing me unbearable pain. -
Ms. Chen Pingzhen Murdered in Heilongjiang Province; Local Police Refuse to Investigate
2006-05-20On February 12th, 2006, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Chen Pingzhen disappeared after celebrating at a relative's birthday party. The next day, her family members searched everywhere but found no trace of her. On the afternoon of February 14th, Ms. Chen's second son, Liu Zhenchen, a deputy chief at the Hedong Police Station, saw a public notice: "Unknown female body found. Identification needed (photo of the deceased attached)." It had been issued by the Hegang City Public Security Bureau. He recognised his mother in the picture and there was no doubt in his mind that his mother had been murdered. -
Five Practitioners Persecuted to Death in Jilin, Hubei and Heilongjiang Provinces
2006-05-20Ms. Qiu Yunzhi was 52 years old. After she began practising Falun Dafa, her physical and mental health greatly improved and her diseases healed miraculously. In a visit to the Appeals Office in Beijing in March 2003, Ms. Qiu was arrested by the police halfway through her trip. She was sent to her hometown and held the Dehui City Detention Centre for 16 days. She was also extorted out of 2,700 yuan. Thereafter, she suffered constant harassment, threats, and house break-ins by 610 Office agents. Under great pressure, she suffered a mental breakdown and was mentally disordered for the past five years. Finally, on March 21st, 2003, she died. -
Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Yang Jianpo Unjustly Sentenced to Six Years in Prison and Taken to Detention Centre (Photo)
2006-05-19On April 25th, 2006, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Yang Jianpo was sentenced to six years in prison at the Guangyang District People's Hospital. There was no trial and his family was not notified. The lawless officials announced the "verdict" in front of his sickbed at the hospital. Later, Yang Jianpo's family went to the city government offices, but the officials refused to meet with them. One official even threatened, "You'll get arrested no matter where you go to appeal. We'll arrest you right now if you don't leave right away!"