Torture
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Further Details of the Death by Torture of Ms. Du Guilan
2005-03-26On February 6th 2003, the Minghui website (the Chinese counterpart of Clearwisdom.net) published information about the death of Du Guilan, a Falun Dafa practitioner from Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province. Police officials claimed at the time that Ms. Du died after jumping from the second floor of a building. Local practitioners doubted the truth of this, and thought it more likely that Ms. Du was tortured to death by police officers. What follows are further details that have since been uncovered. -
Heilongjiang Province Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Guo Ailing Died in 2001 as a Result of Persecution-Related Illnesses
2005-03-25Ms. Guo Ailing was in her 40's. The breast cancer she used to have was healed once she started to practise Falun Dafa. She went to Beijing to appeal in October 1999, was detained, and forced to publicly criticize herself in her workplace. From that point on, the police came to her home to harass her all the time. The stress of this harassment harmed her severely both mentally and physically. Her previous illness returned in 2001, and she died as a result of the persecution. -
Torture Methods Used in the Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners in Weifang City
2005-03-25At the end of December 1999, staff of the Family Planning Office forced Falun Dafa practitioners to stand on a cold cement floor, poured water about 5 centimetres deep onto the floor and kept the practitioners standing there for 7 days and nights. -
Yang Yanping Sues Nanshan Prison Supervisors for Torturing Her Husband Cui Zhilin to Death
2005-03-25“My husband, Cui Zhilin, was 43 years old when police arrested him for practising Falun Dafa in September 2002. He was sentenced to 11 years and jailed in the Jinzhou Ctiy Nanshan Prison. On August 5, around 1 p.m., I received a phone call from the police telling me my husband had died the previous day, after jumping off the building during an interrogation session. Judging from the wounds on his body, my husband did not jump off a building and must have been tortured to death.” -
Re-Enactments of How the Police Cruelly Torture Falun Gong Practitioners in Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province - Part 3
2005-03-24This photo shows a re-enactment of the torture "Locking up the Throat". The police direct criminals to use their fists and forcefully punch the practitioner's throat or use their fingers to tightly choke their neck so that the practitioner is in severe pain and can't talk. -
Hunan Provincial Women's Prison Tortured Ms Tao Fangzhi, Who Became a Practitioner While in Prison
2005-03-24Ms. Tao Fangzhi, 46, who was serving a sentence for manslaughter, became a Falun Dafa practitioner, after she learned the practice from a fellow inmate practitioner. After she became a practitioner, Ms. Tao recognized from her heart the previous mistakes that she had made, and truly realized the purpose of life. She was tortured in the prison because she continued practising Falun Dafa and telling the facts about Dafa to other inmates. -
Disabled Elderly Female Practitioner Faces Sham Trial in Shenyang City
2005-03-24On January 31, 2005, the Tiexi District Court of Shenyang City conducted a sham trial of 65 year old Ms. Shi Shengying. She attempted to explain how she had benefited from Falun Dafa and she was being inhumanly persecuted for her belief, when the judge interrupted her, "Do not talk about these things. Just say whether you spread propaganda about Falun Gong in the park." He quickly announced, "That is the end of the hearing. A sentence will be announced on a selected date after a court discussion." -
Elderly Mr. Cheng Huizhong from Hebei Province Dies as a Result of Persecution
2005-03-23Mr. Cheng Huizhong was 71 years old from Hebei Province. His illnesses were cured since starting to practise Falun Dafa. He was arrested and subsequently tortured by the police. He eventually suffered a mental collapse and could no longer take care of himself. Mr. Cheng never recovered and died in February 2005. -
Re-Enactments of How the Police Cruelly Torture Falun Gong Practitioners in Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province - Part 2
2005-03-23This photo shows a torture re-enactment "Pricking the Finger Tips". Police officers use un-wound paper clips to prick the practitioners' fingertips until they bleed. They also break a plastic ruler in half and use the sharp edge to cut practitioners' fingers. Some police use toothpicks to puncture the area under the fingernails until they draw blood. -
The Tragedy of Ms. Jia Xueyun from Hebei Province
2005-03-23Ms. Jia Xueyun is in her 40's. Ms. Jia's friends and family knew that she was perfectly healthy before she was incarcerated in Kaiping Forced Labour Camp. In just three months, her weight dropped from 143 lbs to 66 lbs. Every friend and relative that came to see her could not help bursting into tears and felt indignant at the injustice perpetrated against her. Ms. Jia Xueyun was nothing but skin and bones when she was finally brought home. In fact, she was hardly breathing. -
50 Year Old Mr. Zheng Nianjie from Hebei Province Died in 2002
2005-03-2250 year old Mr. Zheng Nianjie used to be very weak and suffered from many illnesses. After practising Falun Dafa, he fully recovered. He was always very nice, honest, and had a kind heart. He was famous in the village for his good temperament. However, because he firmly kept his faith, he was persecuted many times and suffered numerous internal injuries. He died in October 2002 from torture in a labour camp. -
Thirteen More Falun Dafa Practitioners from China Are Known to Have Died Amidst the Persecution
2005-03-22Out of 13 more reported deaths as a result of persecution, 10 practitioners were over 50 years old and 3 were over 70, including an 83 year old lady. Through the practice of Falun Dafa all of these people experienced good health and curing of their illnesses. However once they were threatened, monitored and harassed constantly by local officials and police they were no longer allowed to practise the Falun Gong exercises or study the teachings and they lived in a state of fear and anxiety. As a result old illnesses resurfaced and they passed away. -
Re-Enactments of How the Police Cruelly Torture Falun Gong Practitioners in Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province - Part 1
2005-03-22This photo shows a torture re-enactment: "Knocking the Head Against the Wall". Police officers knock female practitioners' heads against the wall. This type of torture causes a big lump on the head, dizziness and blurred vision. Some practitioners bleed while others pass out. -
Family of Practitioner Mr. Wang Bingwen Demand His Release from Qingdao City Forced Labour Camp
2005-03-22Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wang Bingwen has been persecuted in Qingdao City Forced Labour Camp for a long time. After discussion, Mr. Wang's family members decided to go to the forced labour camp to firmly request his release. On February 3, 2005, eleven of his family members went there. Not only did they request to see their relative, but they also demanded his release. Although the police tried to arrest the family, they managed to escape. -
Facts That Should Never Be Forgotten (Part 1)
2005-03-21Ms Xu Fayue's right foot suffered third degree frostbite, with the first, third and fifth toes completely dead and emitting a foul odour, as a result of being locked up in temperatures of below minus 10 degree C. After nearly one month, most of her big toe, all of the third toe and part of the fifth toe of her right foot were amputated.