Torture
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Persecution Escalates in Guangdong Province
2005-11-25
On September 12th, a dozen officers from the Meihua Street Police Station in Guangzhou City broke into practitioner Shi Lei's home and took him away, saying they wanted to "summon [Shi Lei] and obtain some information." When Shi Lei's wife asked them to present the arrest warrant, the police only flashed a slip of paper that read, "Using x cult to disrupt implementation of the law." When Shi Lei was taken downstairs people heard Shi Lei shouting, "Help! The police are abducting and beating me!" -
Eight Older Falun Dafa Practitioners Died as a Result of Persecution in Liaoning, Sichuan, Hebei, and Hunan Provinces
2005-11-2565-year-old Ms. Ren Xiaochou was a practitioner from Hebei Province. After the persecution started, she was repeatedly threatened, fined, and arrested by personnel from the township government. She was forced to do physical labour at the township government after refusing to pay the extortion money. Later she witnessed an incident at her daughter's home where the police took a family member away. This caused her great mental and physical trauma. On April 2nd, 2005, she showed symptoms of sickness and died on July 8th, 2005 of a cerebral hemorrhage. -
Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners in Qianxi County
2005-11-25Since 2004, Party members from the Qianxi County 610 Office, the county police department and the National Security Bureau have continued to carry out the Party's persecution policy, forcing the residential administration office and the village and township administration offices to conduct surveillance, tap telephones, monitor homes, and play many other dirty tricks to persecute Dafa practitioners. There were several incidents when practitioners were arrested and held for two years. They have now committed new crimes against practitioners. -
Doctor Liu Boyang Tortured to Death by Changchun Kuancheng District Public Security Sub-Bureau
2005-11-24Falun Dafa practitioner Liu Boyang was a doctor at a hospital in Jilin Province. On the afternoon of October 28th, 2005, Liu Boyang and his mother Wang Shouhui delivered Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution to a practitioner's home. They were followed, “illegally arrested” and detained at the Changchun Kuancheng District Public Security Sub-bureau. He and his mother were tortured and Liu Boyang died from the torture at 8 p.m. that night. -
Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Li Shuzhong at the Brink of Death; Politics and Security Committee Proclaims, "No Release Will Be Granted, Even if He Dies"
2005-11-24Dafa practitioner Mr. Li Shuzhong was arrested at on October 21st, 2005. Mr. Li was held at a detention centre. He has been on a hunger strike for 28 days in protest against the persecution and is extremely weak. Li Shuzhong had his feet shackled when he was sent to hospital for an IV infusion. He was also chained to the bed. Right now he is being force-fed and abused in other ways. According to witnesses, Li Shuzhong has lost consciousness and is very weak. He is sometimes in a coma. The perpetrators left the feeding tube in his stomach for long periods of time and covered up the tube with a face-mask. -
Ms. Du Jinglan Dies as a Result of Torture at the Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison
2005-11-24In April 2003, 55-year-old Ms. Du Jinglan was sentenced to seven years in prison, and was taken to Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison where she was inhumanely tortured. She was deprived of the right to sleep at night and was tortured during the day. She was handcuffed to the heating pipes, hung up and beaten with wooden sticks, and was brutally dragged around by other prisoners. After suffering long-term, inhumane torture Ms. Du Jinglan died on October 27th, 2005. -
Hebei Province Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp Cruelly Persecutes Falun Dafa Practitioners
2005-11-24Some of the torture methods deployed by the forced labour camp include: Force-feeding faeces: This torture was used when practitioners went on hunger strike to protest the unjust persecution. Several practitioners were sent to the hospital when they vomited after the force-feeding. Each practitioner had to pay 50 yuan for each force-feeding; placing a large poisonous lizard on the practitioner, then the lizard is shocked with an electric baton, causing the practitioner to be shocked and poisoned at the same time. -
Fan Yongcheng and His Wife from Gansu Province Were Persecuted and Are Now Apart (Photo)
2005-11-23Fan Yongcheng and his wife Lei Zhanxiang lived in Jinchang City, Gansu Province, and started practising Falun Dafa in 1997. Since July 20th, 1999, they have been persecuted again and again because they have persisted in practising Falun Gong. In January 2000, the couple went to Beijing to appeal to the authorities on behalf of Dafa. After returning home, they were detained. In the detention centre, Mr. Fan couldn't eat. He vomited whatever he ate. Fifteen days later, when he had lost the ability to walk, he was released and sent home supported by two people. On September 9th Mr. Fan was sentenced to 12 years in prison and Ms. Lei has been homeless for the last five years. -
Ms. Liu Dan, 29, Brutally Tortured by the Jixi City Police for Five Days and Four Nights
2005-11-23Ms. Liu Dan was forced to leave home due to the vicious persecution. She was arrested at a fellow practitioner's home on October 24th, 2005. Ms. Liu Dan refused to cooperate with the illegal interrogation. As punishment, policeman Wang Weijun handcuffed Ms. Liu's arms behind her back and forced her to stand facing the wall for long periods of time. He also yelled profanities at her. That night, the police handcuffed Ms. Liu's wrists and chained them above her head to the metal door. Her ankles were tied together. They also forced her upper body to bend down. The position was extremely painful. -
The Long Term Persecution of Shenyang Practitioner Ms. Dong Jingya by Staff at Masanjia Forced Labour Camp
2005-11-23Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Dong Jingya and Mr. Yan Hongwei from Shenyang City were arrested. Ms. Dong sent to Masanjia Forced Labour Camp, and Mr. Yan to a brainwashing centre in Fushun City. A police officer said, "If he will not be "transformed," it is hard to determine when he will go home." They are both in an extremely dangerous situation. Ms. Dong Jingya has been on a hunger strike for more than six months. She is being force-fed repeatedly. -
First-hand Accounts of the September 23rd Large-scale Arrests of Practitioners in Daqing City (Photos) Part 2
2005-11-22When Mr. Zheng Hongjun was arrested, he was pushed into the police car barefoot in only his underwear. His sister and brother tried to stop the arrest, but were attacked by the police. His father, in his 60s, was so scared he fell onto a bed, pale faced with terror. Mr. Zheng's 65-year-old mother, who had never had heart problems, developed an irregular heartbeat due to the arrest. Zheng Hongjun's daughter, who has been disabled and bedridden for ten years and cannot speak clearly, was threatened to the point of crying and almost fell onto the floor from her bed. Now Mr. Zheng has been detained at the Longfeng Detention Centre for over 20 days. -
Retaliatory Persecution in Jinzhou Forced Labour Camp
2005-11-22For years, in order to "transform" them, the forced labour camp have continued persecuting practitioners who simply believe in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." They have used many brutal methods of torture, such as: tying a victim to the bed; sleep deprivation; sitting on a metal chair for a long time; hanging, electric shock; being hung up with the hands shackled behind the back; handcuffing in a one position for a long time; sitting in a lotus position on wooden sticks; hitting the ankles and joints with a clothes hanger; burning fingers, toes, or feet with cigarettes; hearing loud noises through headphones; knocking the helmet with a stick; gagging with a dirty mop; and wiping the mouth with dirty toilet paper. -
Repeated Arrest of Luo Jiabin and His Wife Jiang Yulian from Hunan Province
2005-11-22Recently, Dafa practitioners Luo Jiabin, a former air force pilot, and his wife Jiang Yulian, a nurse, were arrested. Participating in the arrest were agents from the 610 Office and officers from the Hongjiang City Police Department. The police arrested Ms. Jiang Yulian on the street. The child cried loudly and sadly and was later sent back home by some kind hearted people. The grandmother looks after the child now. -
Mr. Wei Haiwu and His Family Endure Immense Suffering While Seeking His Release from Illegal Detention
2005-11-22Wei Haiwu and his wife Yin Fengqin have suffered brutal persecution for practising Falun Gong, including having their home searched and their phone tapped, detentions with extended terms, illegal fines, brainwashing, threats and other atrocities. In July 2002 Mr. Wei Haiwu was sentenced to two years of forced labour. His wife Yin Fengqin has been sent to the same labour camp twice: once in April 2001 and again in May 2003. On the morning of August 7th, 2005, Wei Haiwu was arrested once again in Baoding City while at work. -
First-hand Accounts of the September 23 Large-scale Arrests of Practitioners in Daqing City (Part 1)
2005-11-21Twenty-seven practitioners were arrested and their homes searched. After more than a month, the local media has not said one word about the incident. Arrested practitioners, however, are still detained. Except for a few relatives of practitioners and a few witnesses, most citizens, and even some relatives of the arrested practitioners, do not know of these arrests. Practitioners risk much spreading flyers to expose the illegal persecution, but flyers posted in public places have been quickly damaged by people hired by the government.
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