Torture
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A Young Woman in Gansu Province Describes the Persecution She Suffered and Demands an Investigation
2004-12-25
Ms. Zhang Ping is a 35-year-old professional from the former Gansu Provincial Trust Investment Company, Stock Exchange Department. She is suffering from persecution merely because she persists in adhering to the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance" and clarifying the truth of Falun Gong to the government. Ms. Zhang says of her experience in detention, "Only because I shouted, "Falun Dafa is good," police brutally bashed my forehead. My mouth and nose bled profusely and my ears buzzed loudly. Policeman Wei Dong even tied my mouth and my neck with a piece of cloth that was one meter wide for four to five hours, which nearly suffocated me to death." -
Shanghai Apartment Buildings Turned into Virtual Prisons in Order to Block the Distribution of Falun Dafa Informational Materials
2004-12-25As part of their effort to persecute Falun Dafa practitioners, officials in Shanghai are turning residential apartment buildings into "prisons" in order to block the distribution of materials that clarify truth about Falun Dafa. Following the policy of suppressing Dafa practitioners even more deviously while trying to hide the facts of the persecution to the outside world, these officials make accomplices out of innocent people such as gatekeepers, retired communist party members, lift operators, janitors and maintenance staff. -
A Call for Support: Associate Professor Zhang Mengye, a Former Classmate of Hu Jintao, Is Pursued by the Police
2004-12-24Falun Dafa practitioner Zhang Mengye is 66 years old. He was an associate professor at Guangdong Province Institute of Electric Industry. He was also a classmate of Chinese president Hu Jintao at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department in Tsinghua University in 1959. Zhang Mengye has retired from the Institute and is now working for a private company. Lawless government officials have abducted and persecuted him on many occasions because he practises Falun Gong. On December 13, 2004, the police again tried to abduct Zhang Mengye and his wife, Luo Muluan. They have been in a stalemate with the police for four days. -
Practitioner Mr. Mu Xingbo from Changchun Dies After Facing Years of Persecution
2004-12-24Mr. Mu Xingbo, 28 years old, was a practitioner from Changchun City, Jilin Province. He was pursued by the police for telling people the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong. He had been living away from home for a long time to avoid being arrested and as a result, his health was damaged. He died on October 12, 2004. -
The Persecution by Jiang Zemin's Regime Has Taken My Elderly Uncle's Life
2004-12-24"Uncle Wang was from my hometown. He was suffering from bone marrow cancer. Doctors considered him terminally ill and sent him home to die. One day a neighbour, a Falun Dafa practitioner, told him miraculous stories of Falun Gong and brought him a book. That day was a turning point in his life. He accepted the principles of Falun Dafa and thus his health and character improved dramatically. When the persecution of Falun Dafa started, my Uncle Wang gave up practising out of fear. His old bad habits and ill health returned, he went to hospital and never came out. My Uncle Wang left us in sadness and sorrow. It was Jiang Zemin who took away his life." -
Memories of 51 Year Old Ms. Li Ling, a Practitioner from Liaoning Province
2004-12-24Due to inhuman and long-term persecution, practitioner Ms. Li Ling died on November 17, 2004, at Liaoning Province Women's Prison. Ms. Li was only 51 years old. Not long before her death, Li's husband visited her at the prison, he found her hair was very long and almost white. Although her body was very weak due to torture she had received, she remained steadfast in her faith. Upon her death, during discussions with the prison officials, her family members told the officials that they knew Li was tortured to death, although she had not committed any crime. -
Practitioner Han Ye from Shenyang City Passed Away As a Result of the Persecution in 2003
2004-12-23Falun Gong practitioner Han Ye, was a resident of Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. He had suffered from a blood disorder since he was young. He told of the drastic improvement in his health in order to testify to the goodness of Falun Gong. He went many times to appeal to the Liaoning provincial government and to peacefully appeal in Beijing. However, he was arrested many times. To avoid harassment and arrest, he was forced to leave his home and become homeless. Han Ye's health deteriorated and his old health problems reappeared. On January 23, 2003, he passed away. -
Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Liu Yongqi from Jilin Province Dies Within Three Days of Being Sent to Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp
2004-12-23Falun Dafa practitioner, Mr. Liu Yongqi from Baishan, Jilin Province died from the consequences of brutal torture on December 13, 2004 at the Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp in Jilin Province. This happened on the third day after he was unlawfully taken there for custody. He could be heard shouting "Falun Dafa is good" throughout the whole night, before his death. The details of the tortures Mr. Liu Yongqi had to suffer before his death are not yet available as the labour camp authorities have blocked any information regarding Mr. Liu's death. -
Mr. Luo Xiaolong from the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Died in 2003 as a Result of the Persecution
2004-12-23Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Luo Xiaolong from the Xinjiang Autonomous Region was about 29 years old and had lived in Shihezi City. Between 2001 and 2002, he was arrested by police, along with practitioner Wang Jianhong, for distributing a lot of Falun Dafa truth-clarifying materials. He suffered brutal tortures and was later sentenced. In about July 2003, as Luo Xiaolong was at the brink of death, the prison had to allow him to go home for medical treatment. He died soon after he returned home. -
Information about Two Hebei Province Female Practitioners Who Died in 2003 as a Result of Persecution
2004-12-23Ms. Wang Xiping, 42 years old, lived in Hebei Province. She was incarcerated in a labour camp and detention centre, cuffed with 20 pound shackles, and brutally beaten. She suffered from poor health after she was released, and died on May 23, 2003. 63 year old Ms. Yan E'zi also came from Hebei Province. In December 2000, she was arrested and detained in the county detention centre for more than 14 months. She was severely persecuted both mentally and physically and was emaciated. Authorities extorted 2,000 yuan from her family before she was released. After she returned home, she was not able to recover from her state of poor health, and died on October 10, 2003. -
Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Guoshun from Fujian Province Died in Custody
2004-12-22Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Li Guoshun from Fujian Province was arrested on August 23, 2004 while passing out truth clarifying materials. He went on hunger strike to protest the persecution, and the doctors at the Minxi Prison Hospital, along with the police, ignored his deteriorating condition. He died on October 14, 2004. -
Practitioner Jiang Yanqing from Shenyang City Died after Extended Police Harassment
2004-12-2250 year old Mr. Jiang Yanqing, a Falun Gong practitioner from Shenyang City, went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in 2000 and was arrested. During the following two years 2000 and 2001, he was detained at three labour camps. He suffered extreme tortures wherever he was incarcerated. In one instance, police knocked out some of his teeth. In May 2004 he suddenly fell into a coma and never regained consciousness. Twenty days later, he passed away. -
Young Female School Teacher Liu Weishan Became Mentally Disabled as a Result of the Persecution
2004-12-22Ms. Liu Weishan was a young schoolteacher. She was well known for her kind heart among her colleagues, and the students loved her. Ms. Liu was imprisoned on trumped-up charges. Since she refused to plead guilty, prison guards brutally tortured her. After two years in prison, we recently learned from someone at the Wuhan City Women's Prison that Ms. Liu Weishan became mentally disabled from the abuses she suffered. -
Atrocities Committed During the Wanjia Forced Labour Camp's Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-12-22Entering the gate of the Wanjia Forced Labour Camp in the city of Harbin means a series of harsh trials and tribulations for Falun Gong practitioners. The first is being forced, under the pressure of torture, to write the so-called "Three Statements." During the past five years, some Falun Gong practitioners were tortured to the point of mental collapse, some became disabled, and some were tortured to death. -
Hebei Province Former Workshop Director and Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Xu Xiuzhi Died as a Result of the Persecution
2004-12-21
Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Xu Xiuzhi from Hebei Province was 49 years old. As a result of abuse and torture she experienced in a labour camp in July 2004, she became paralyzed in her lower body. Ms. Xu Xiuzhi passed away on August 8, 2004.
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