Torture

  • Revealing More Information about the Persecution After Reading the Clearwisdom Article, "Former Head of the Shenyang City Judicial Bureau Exposes the 610 Office"

    I deeply appreciated former head of the Shenyang City Judicial Bureau, Mr. Han Guangsheng's courage to speak out and expose the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong. What he said is true but not quite complete; I want to add more information. In the case of practitioner Ms. Han Tianzi, Mr. Han only mentioned that the police shocked Han Tianzi with electric batons but he did not describe the result of the electric shocks. The fact is, because of the electric shock torture, Han Tianzi was in a coma with a high fever. Her body twitched and jerked and she suffered both bladder and bowel incontinence.
  • Zunyi Medical College Graduate Mr. Wu Zhongran Is Suffering Persecution at the Zhongba Labour Camp

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wu Zhongran graduated from Zunyi Medical College in Guizhou Province. He was sent from a brainwashing class to the Guizhou Zhongba Labour Camp where he is suffering from brutal persecution. His tormentors repeatedly spat into his mouth and forced him to swallow. He is also constantly violently punched, kicked and beaten. Mr. Wu's whole body is full of bruises and even now his legs have not recovered enough for him to walk normally.
  • Information on Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Lin Feng from Sichuan Province who was Persecuted to Death

    The guards told her family, "We used all sorts of torture methods, but she refused to accept the brainwashing." For remaining steadfast and refusing to disavow her faith in Falun Dafa, Ms. Lin was injected with nerve-damaging drugs, and she suffered a nervous break down. Her entire body was sickened by the effects of the drugs. She suffered severe swelling in parts of her body and was unable to walk. She then suffered kidney failure and was in critical condition. She was sent to hospital, but her health was just too poor. Ms. Lin Died on July 26th 2005.
  • Even Though Practitioner Ms. Guo Yinjie Is Refused Admission to a Prison Because the Persecution Ruined Her Health, She Is Kept in Detention

    Because of her firm belief in Falun Dafa, she went to Beijing several times to appeal for an end to the persecution. She has been fined, illegally detained and eventually dismissed from her job. Ms. Guo has already experienced a lot of cruel treatment in a detention centre. She was now extremely thin with all her bones visible and her hair turned grey. Ms. Guo's daughter is also currently suffering without her mother.
  • An Senbiao from Daqing City Suffers from Severe Loss of Weight and is Tortured to the Verge of Death

    38-year-old Mr. An Senbiao was locked up and was forced to put on shackles weighting about 33 lbs. Normally, these shackles were reserved for people facing the death penalty. In the Suihua Forced Labour Camp, Mr. An was burned, pricked with needles, force-fed washing powder, shocked with electric batons, sexually assaulted, and is now on the verge of death.
  • School Principal in Qinghai Province Denounced at a Public Meeting and Dies from Abuse Received in Labour Camp

    Mr Zhang Youzhen, former principal of Shuidong Elementary School persisted in practising Falun Dafa though he was handcuffed, forced to wear a three-foot sign saying "Crime of interfering with law enforcement." hung on his chest, and humiliated by being paraded in the street. He was sentenced to forced labour, tortured at the Qinghai Provincial Labour Camp, and passed away on June 19, 2003.
  • Six Practitioners Who Passed Away As a Result of Persecution

    67-year-old Ms. Yang Shuqin started practising Falun Dafa and her stroke, heart disease and arthritis were cured. She went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa after the persecution started on July 20th 1999 and was arrested. In December 2000 local police station personnel searched her home and took away Falun Dafa books and leaflets exposing the persecution. They arrested her again and jailed her for sixteen days, during which time she suffered ruthless abuse such as slapping her face, pinching her chin and twisting her arms. After she was released, persons from the police station and the residential committee and from her employer often sent people to monitor, abuse and threaten her. Ms. Yang passed away in December 2001.
  • Eight Falun Gong Practitioners From Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shandong and Hebei Provinces Who Died as a Result of Persecution

    Mr. Li Naijun, 53, was a Falun Gong practitioner from Heilongjiang Province. On January 1st 2001 he was beaten by the police while he was appealing for Falun Dafa on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. His nose was broken, and he bled profusely. Later he was again beaten by policemen at the Beijing Police Bureau. As a result he suffered bloody stools. Later he was sent back to Heilongjiang Province and was detained for two months. Li Naijun suffered physical and mental torture and died in June 2005 due to his nasal injury.
  • 82 Year Old Retired Teacher, Ms Li Xiuqing from Sichuan Province, Died from Persecution

    82-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Xiuqing, a retired teacher from Chengdu City Eighteenth High School in Sichuan Province, went to the Provincial Government to peacefully appeal for Falun Dafa with her fellow practitioners against the huge pressure from the Party. She was arrested and detained in Nanjiao Park in Chengdu City. Ms. Li Xiuqing died on May 22th 2005 after being closely monitored, threatened, and followed by the "610 Office" for a long time.
  • Several Practitioners Brutally Persecuted at Jilin Prison - Their Situation is Dire

    The guards and officials at Jilin No. 2 Prison have been brutally persecuting unjustly held Falun Dafa practitioners. Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wang Fengcai is 33 years old, and lived in Fengchan Village, Mingyue Town, Antu County, Jilin Province. He is now being held in the No. 3 Prison Area. On May 13th 2005, Wang Fengcai was subjected to forcible brainwashing. He refused to compromise. The police and three "collaborators" locked him in a solitary confinement cell. Wang Fengcai went on a hunger strike to resist the persecution and became critically ill. He has been sent to Jilin Railway Hospital and is on the verge of death.
  • The Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Nanmusi Forced Labour Camp

    Each Falun Dafa practitioner detained in Nanmusi Forced Labour Camp was targeted by two or three "personal cangues" - the criminals designated by the police to forcefully control the practitioner's behaviour. The practitioners who do not give in are usually attacked verbally or beaten. They have to stand facing the wall for long periods of time and are deprived of sleep or not allowed to wash their faces or take a shower. Even relieving their bowels is forbidden. Some are persecuted by electric baton shocking or being hung up with their hands cuffed behind their backs.
  • Manipulated by the "610 Office", Shiyan City Court Sentences Ms. He Jiao to Prison

    After Ms. He Jiao was illegally sentenced to three years imprisonment, her husband became destitute and homeless in order to avoid being illegally arrested at home. Their nine-year-old daughter had to live with her uncle's family in the countryside. Upon hearing the news, He Jiao's mother immediately fell ill with increased high blood pressure and a nearly collapsed spirit. She was unable to get out of bed for days.
  • More Facts about the Persecution Suffered by Mrs. Du Guihua in Jiamusixigemu Forced Labour Camp

    44-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Mrs. Du Guihua was unjustly arrested in October 2002 and sentenced to three years in the Jiamusixigemu Forced Labour Camp, where she suffered all sorts of torture and brutal persecution, and developed numerous tumours in her body. She was released in 2005 after her family's persistent requests.
  • Falun Gong Practitioner Zheng Zhihong Sues for Unlawful Persecution

    Mr. Zheng Zhihong is a Falun Gong practitioner from Hubei Province. His father, Mr. Zheng Zhong, died because he was severely persecuted for his belief in Falun Gong. On March 11th 2004, his father's work unit organised a memorial service for him. Mr. Zheng Zhihong delivered a eulogy at the service. On May 20th 2004, he was arrested because of the eulogy. The local court issued a preliminary verdict and Mr. Zheng appealed it. On February 28th 2005, the intermediate court denied his appeal and upheld the original sentence, a five-year prison term. Mr. Zheng, other Falun Gong practitioners and people with a sense of justice think he should be cleared of the charges.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Pu Fanwei Is on the Brink of Death from Torture at Daqing City Prison

    Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Pu Fanwei is being held in No. 4 Prison Ward at Daqing Prison. He has been on a hunger strike for over 30 days in protest of the persecution. His current blood pressure is 40 mmHg / 70 mmHg. Mr. Pu is emaciated and is receiving IV infusions at the prison. He is in critical condition. Guard Guo Chuntang screamed, "What's the big deal if we kill a couple of detainees here at Daqing Prison?" Guard Li Fengjiang once said in public, "For Falun Gong practitioners, it's either "reform" or cremation."