Torture

• Dafa Practitioners Beaten At Wafangdian Prison, Authorities Cover up Their Crimes

  2005-08-27
  We learned in early 2005 that many Falun Dafa practitioners detained at Wafangdian Prison in Dalian City, Liaoning Province were severely tortured. During detention, they were constantly beaten by guards and inmates. Practitioners filed a lawsuit against prison officials. Regarding the issue of Falun Gong practitioners being tied up on a death bed, beaten and not allowed to use the toilet, the deputy director of the Discipline Committee in Wafangdian Prison, Wang Tao, claimed: "It is not a 'death bed', it is a 'multi-function bed' used for isolating infectious patients. It is commonly used in prisons."
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• 50-Year-Old Practitioner Mr. Wang Dianren from Jilin Province Tortured to Death

  2005-08-26
  After having been sentenced to three years in prison, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Dianren was transferred to Sipingshiling Prison in Jilin Province on August 9th 2005. The guards repeatedly beat him. Once a guard Mr. Liu Jian kicked Wang Dianren hard in his stomach after he shouted out, "Falun Dafa (or Falun Gong) is good." The kick severely injured Mr. Wang's spleen. The intense pain caused him to collapse and pass out. He never recovered from the internal injury. He died as a result of torture on August 15th 2005.
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• Primary School Teacher Ms. Deng Shangyuan Dies as a Result of Persecution

  2005-08-26
  Ms. Deng Shangyuan was a teacher employed at a primary school located in Baoxing Town, Sichuan Province. She had been detained and mistreated many times during the persecution, and had been closely monitored and harassed constantly by lawless officials. In March 2005, policemen stormed into her home in the middle of the night and ransacked it, causing her to be unable to sleep at all. She became very thin, and died on July 25th 2005.
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• After Suffering Interrogation and Torture, Cai Fuchen and Others Have Been Sentenced to Prison

  2005-08-26
  On May 26th 2005, Cai Yuchen and five other practitioners were apprehended from a site producing leaflets exposing the persecution. Authorities confiscated more than 100,000 yuan in cash and equipment, and even seized all of their daily necessities. The six practitioners were then detained at the Yanji City detention centre for 15 months. During their detention, police brutally tortured them numerous times in order to force them to make confessions. On the evening of his arrest, Cai Fuchen was beaten and severely wounded. He could not walk after the beating. The other five were all wounded to various degrees. Yanji City Court recently sentenced Cai Fuchen to 10 years imprisonment.
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• Daqing Prison Refuses to Release Practitioner Bu Fanwei and Claims, "His Death is Inevitable, Even If He is Bailed Out"

  2005-08-26
  Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Bu Fanwei, currently detained in Daqing Prison, has lost his basic abilities to sustain life and is at the brink of death. He is on life support with sodium and potassium injections. His family asked to have him released on bail for medical treatment but the request was denied. Deputy Prison Director Jiang Shuchen said, "His death is inevitable, even if he is bailed out." Practitioners detained may die at any moment due to the persecution or be injured or become disabled as a result of abuse and torture. In a short three-month period, three practitioners have died because of the persecution.
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• A 70-year-old Tells in his Own Words of Being Detained for Seven Months and Tortured to Near-Death

  2005-08-25
  "As a 70-year-old man, I was arrested, detained, put into a labour camp, and sentenced to prison by the evil Chinese Communist Party just for my belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and for wanting to be a good person. When I was released I had been tortured to near-death, just skin and bones."
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• Little Benny Wants His Dad Back Home (Photo)

  2005-08-25
  In March 2005, the German government rejected the political asylum application for Jiang Renzheng, his wife, his son, Benny and his other son. They were deported to China and returned to Jiang Renzheng's hometown, Benxi. The family's tragedy followed. On April 8th when Benny and his younger brother were playing at their grandparents' home in Shenyang, seven people came in and arrested his dad. Upon seeing dad arrested, Benny followed and ran to the doorway. He became terribly frightened and cried. Since then, he often cries and calls for his dad. He can't say complete words, but he calls for his dad often.
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• The Tortures I Suffered at Jiuzhan Police Station in Jilin City

  2005-08-25
  "On June 3rd 2005, policeman Yang Mingyu and a woman came to my apartment with the intent of taking me to the Jiuzhan Police Station. While I was answering his questions, Yang suddenly slapped my face. At that moment I was lost. After a while, I realised what he was doing and asked him, "Why do you, a policeman, hit people at will? Yang searched for the key to my apartment and demanded that I give it to him. I refused. Next, they ransacked my room and confiscated all the Falun Dafa books I had there. Five or six policemen came in at this point and began to beat me. They kicked and hit me, and then punched my face while grabbing my hair. They forcefully took me to the police station, where they continued to brutally torture me."
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• Ms. Zhu Xiyu Displays Banners and Demonstrates Falun Gong Exercises at Jindalai Square in Jilin Province for the Past Two Years

  2005-08-25
  Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhu Xiyu has been displaying a banner reading "Falun Dafa is Good" and demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises for the last two years at the Jindalai (Korean Rhododendron) Square in Yanji City (an Ethnic Korean Autonomous Region), Jilin Province. She has been arrested six times and imprisoned for more than one year, but she has never given up her appeals. Just in the last two months, she was arrested three times.
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• Persecution Intensified as Hundreds of Practitioners at the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp Declare Their Resolve to Continue Practising Falun Gong

  2005-08-24
  The Masanjia Forced Labour Camp is a concentration camp used to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. The guards there randomly bring steadfast practitioners into small wards and brutally torture them, using methods including: fierce beatings, handcuffing practitioners to metal chairs for 24 hours, leaving the windows open in freezing winter temperatures which causes injury and disability, putting high-volume loudspeakers beside practitioner's ears, sleep deprivation, and not allowing practitioners to use the toilet more than 2 or 3 times per day.
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• Details of How Falun Dafa Practitioner Wang Hongde Was Persecuted to Death

  2005-08-24
  Due to mental pressure Wang Hongde's situation in Daqing City's Hongweixing Prison worsened each day. He had a hard time breathing, and had whole-body oedema. Mr. Wang was at the brink of death as a result of being tortured in prison. He was eventually sent to hospital in heavy handcuffs and shackles. However, due to the abrupt cessation of treatment, several recurrences of the illness, and not getting immediate treatment, he lost his chance to be treated and died on May 14th 2005.
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• Shanghai Practitioner Wu Aizhong and Others Facing Illegal Imprisonment

  2005-08-24
  The couple proclaimed their innocence before the court's public prosecutor. They declared that they printed Falun Gong flyers with the purpose of letting people know the truth about Falun Gong. The court ruled that both of them had violated the illegal ban on Falun Gong, and said that making Falun Gong materials carries a sentence of 7 - 10 years in prison. The court appointed defence lawyer openly admitted that he could only submit a guilty plea. The verdict is not yet known.
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• Resisting Brainwashing, Female Scientist Li Guiqin Had Two Front Teeth Knocked Out

  2005-08-24
  Heilongjiang Province Agricultural Science Institute scientist Ms. Li Guiqin was unlawfully detained at Jiamusi Labour Camp. During her detention, the guards persecuted her using a very brutal torture whereby one hand is pulled over the shoulder to the back, the other hand is twisted behind the back near the waist, and two hands are handcuffed. On one occasion, guards beat her, knocking out two front teeth and then laughed at her.
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• Ms. Kong Fanrong Tortured to Death in 2003, Her Family Still Suffering Persecution

  2005-08-23
  Ms. Kong Fanrong and her family have been suffering persecution from since 1999. On May 11th 2003, Kong Fanrong died due to torture she received in detention. Her husband was arrested in March 2005. By the time he returned home, he was nearly dead from torture. Their daughter was arrested at the end of July.
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• Mr. Zeng Hongfu from Sichuan Province Went Blind, Then Passed Away in 2004 As a Result of Persecution

  2005-08-23
  Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Zeng Hongfu was persecuted repeatedly, causing him to develop diabetes. The police tried to force him to renounce Falun Dafa but he refused. Later, Zeng Hongfu went blind, but the officials still kept him under 24-hour surveillance. Under such enormous pressure and stress, Mr. Zeng's health deteriorated and he died in July 2004.
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