Torture
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A Call for Help to Save the 743 Falun Gong Practitioners Illegally Jailed in Masanjia Forced Labour Camp
2005-02-04The Masanjia Forced Labour Camp in Liaoning Province is the so-called "model" for Chinese labour camps where Falun Gong practitioners are being persecuted. The 743 Falun Gong practitioners currently detained there are being tortured physically and mentally, and have been deprived of their livelihoods. In 2004 alone, there were many cases in which Falun Gong practitioners, after being tortured, became disabled, suffered mental collapse, and some have even died. -
Practitioner Mr Du Jincai has been on Hunger Strike for 190 Days; His Life Is in Imminent Danger
2005-02-03Falun Gong practitioner Mr Du Jincai is from Liaoning Province. He is currently detained in the Huludao Forced Labour Camp for practising Falun Gong. To protest the persecution, Du Jincai has been on a hunger strike for 190 days, has been force-fed and his life is in danger. We call on people from all walks of life to pay close attention to his situation and rescue Du Jincai. -
A Call for Help to Rescue Mr. Ni Guobin, A Falun Dafa Practitioner Imprisoned in Hubei Province
2005-02-03Because of his practice of Falun Gong, Mr Ni Guobin was imprisoned for three years before he was finally released last year. On July 13, 2004, a few unidentified people who claimed to be officers from the National Security Office, Wuhan Police Department, abducted him again. Ten days later, they sent Mr. Ni back home when he was dying as a result of the cruel torture. After Mr. Ni finally managed to recover, the authorities once again abducted him from his home on December 7, 2004. -
Liver Cancer Survivor Ms. Chang Fengqin Had Relapse and Died in 2002 after Being Forced to Give Up Her Practice of Falun Dafa
2005-02-03In 1997 45 year old Ms. Chang Fengqin was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer by several hospitals. She was given four months to live. That same year she fortunately started practising Falun Gong. After a short period of practice, a miracle happened: she recovered fully. However, after the persecution began on July 20, 1999, Ms. Chang Fengqin was afraid of reading Falun Dafa books and practising Falun Gong. Her cancer recurred and she died in the summer of 2002. -
Two Older Practitioners from Hebei Province Died Due to Torture and Harassment
2005-02-02Ms. Zhang Yuqing, around 60 years old, was a resident of Hebei province. She was tortured in the brainwashing centre because she continued to do the Falun Gong exercises. She was deeply troubled. On January 15, 2005, soon after Ms. Zhang Yuqing returned home, she passed away. Before she died, she said: "I still have duties to fulfill. I regret that they are left undone." Ms. Zhao Wenjie was about 70 years old. Police and government officers frequently harassed her at home. She was greatly anguished and thus deteriorated mentally and physically. Her old diseases came back and she died in early 2003. -
Retired Teacher Mr Xiong Guoshou from Chongqing City Died Due to Police Pressure in 2003
2005-02-02Mr. Xiong Guoshou, in his 60's, was a retired teacher. As the persecution escalated, the pressure from the government grew heavier on the police, society, and his family. Mr. Xiong could not live in his home any longer. He made a tent from plastic film near the bridge close to his house. Still, the police would not leave him alone and they ransacked his tent. Under such pressure, he collapsed, and his healthy body quickly deteriorated. His relatives said he died in the latter half of 2003. -
Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Liyun Died in 2001 as a Result of Torture
2005-02-02Ms. Wang Liyun was 40 years old, and an employee of the Zhongxin Bank in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. She was detained in a detention centre, and was tortured until her life was in danger and fined forty-thousand yuan in cash. Police notified her family after she passed out several times, and released her after extorting another five-thousand yuan. She died on August 6, 2001, due to severe injuries during her detention. -
Practitioner Mr Yang Guang Transferred to a Labour Camp Prison from the "Nude Area" of Jilin Prison
2005-02-02Mr Yang Guang's legs were broken when he was cruelly beaten by the Labour Camp Prison guards in Jilin Province. He has been intensively monitored by criminal inmates and guards. During the winter months, the temperature falls below minus 25o Celsius (minus 20o Fahrenheit) in northeastern China. For several years, Yang Guang had been held in the "nude area" of Jilin Prison in Jilin province, where he was forbidden to wear any trousers. No words are able to express his great physical and mental suffering. -
Mr. Li Wenjun Illegally Sent to a Forced Labour Camp and Tortured, All Appeals Denied (Re-Enactment Photos)
2005-02-01Mr. Li Wenjun's letter to the forced labour camp, "Since I am persistent in my belief in Falun Dafa, and want to let people know what Falun Dafa really is, I appealed to the government and clarified the truth to people. But I was arrested and detained. Kindness will always be kindness. Even though I suffered a lot, I will still tell people that Falun Dafa is good. The true hope of humankind is to wake up to the true kind nature of a human being." -
More Details Regarding Ms. Su Aigui, a Falun Gong Practitioner from Hubei Province Who Was Recently Persecuted to Death
2005-02-01Ms. Su Aigui was a Falun Gong practitioner from Tianmen City. Through the practice her several acute illnesses were healed. Yet the authorities hounded and tortured her in order to force her to renounce Falun Dafa. Suffering brutal force-feeding with vinegar and hot pepper water in detention, her body was ravaged. Even though she was released, Su Aigui died on January 7, 2005. -
68 Year Old Ms. Han Shumin of Heilongjiang Province Died from Police Harassment in 2004
2005-02-01Ms. Han Shumin, 68 years old, lived in Heilongjiang Province. Police and other lawless people often went to her home to harass and intimidate her, and she felt extremely pressured. On March 18 of 2003, she was in her daughter's home when police jumped into their yard from a neighbour's home. They shouted and tried to break into the house. The old lady was scared and fell to the floor. She lay there for more than an hour and could not stand up. After this incident, her health became worse and worse. She died on April 22, 2004. -
Associate Professor from Chongqing Social Work Vocational College Persecuted to Death
2005-02-01Falun Dafa practitioner Mr Yang Yanhai, 62, was an associate professor at the Chongqing Social Work Vocational College. The authorities have constantly harassed Yang's family, and the emotional anguish they had to endure is hard for most to imagine. Yang Yanhai was persecuted to death on January 4, 2004. His last words on that day were, "Teacher is good, Dafa is good, and Truth, Compassion and Forbearance are good." -
63 Year Old Ms. Wang Fengru from Liaoning Province Died in 2003 Due to Constant Harassment
2005-01-3163 year old Ms. Wang Fengru from Liaoning Province suffered physically and mentally due to severe persecution. On July 23, 2003, the County's Disciplinary Committee and village officials went to her house to persecute her. Two days later, Ms. Wang Fengru died due to the relentless harassment. -
Two Elderly Falun Dafa Practitioners from Hunan Province Have Recently Died from the Persecution
2005-01-31Ms. Lu Yongzhen, 63, and Mr. Zhang Lingwu, 60, were both Falun Dafa practitioners from Hunan Province. Ms. Lu Yongzhen went to Beijing twice to peacefully appeal for Falun Gong and was twice sentenced to forced labour and cruelly beaten numerous times. She died from the persecution on October 8, 2004. In February 2004, police ransacked Mr. Zhang Lingwu's home and took him into custody. He was brutally beaten the same night and was subsequently sentenced to one and a half years of forced labour. He passed away on January 4, 2005. -
Two Practitioners from Inner Mongolia, Were Persecuted to Death in 2003
2005-01-31Ms. Liu Guohua from a village in Inner Mongolia, remained steadfast and did not stop practising Falun Dafa despite severe persecution. She died in 2003 after being persecuted for two years, at the approximate age of 30. 45 year old practitioner Ms. Cui Guilan, was also from Inner Mongolia. Local police and "610 Office" agents repeatedly harassed her and twice sent her to a brainwashing centre. After all these incidents, Ms. Cui Guilan developed breast cancer and left this world in 2003.