Torture
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Additional Details Regarding the Death of Yuzhou City Dafa practitioner Mr. Shang Shuichi
2004-03-15
Two days after he began eating the buns, Mr. Shang started to feel dizzy, so he stopped eating on day three. But it was too late; he had already been poisoned. His cheeks turned a greenish color. Other practitioners who were more severely poisoned had dark finger nails. To check the practitioners' condition, police drew their blood to do a lab test. In order to dodge responsibility, when they saw anyone in serious condition, the police would drive that person to a deserted Beijing suburb. They would force the near unconscious practitioner to jump out of the car. -
Zhengzhou Dafa Practitioner Song Xu is in Critical Condition
2004-03-14On November 10, 2002, Dafa practitioner Song Xuwent to visit a friend who was recovering from a hospital stay. On his way a policemen grabbed him by the hair, twisted his arms and took him to the Zhengzhou police station by force where the policemen deprived him of sleep for three days and nights. As soon as he dozed off they hit him. They put him in handcuffs and shackles and dragged him along the cement floor by the shackles. His palms were lacerated from the abrasion and became infected. -
Mr. Tang Jianping Dies Alone At Home After Torture by Sichuan Province Police
2004-03-14Mr. Tang Jianping was detained in the Weiyuan Detention Centre several times, where police caused him to become unconscious from beating and torture and deprived him of sleep for ten days and nights. After being transferred to a labour camp, his internal injuries became worse. He experienced swelling of the chest and abdomen, difficulty ingesting food and water, vomiting blood, and blood in his urine. Released in early 2002, his health became worse and worse. He died after vomiting a large amount of blood on August 28th, 2002. -
Dabei Prison in Shenyang City Provides More Evidence of the Jiang Zemin Group's Crimes
2004-03-14"Medical parole" from Dabei Prison Administration Bureau is, in fact, the excuse that the prison has used to extort money from Falun Gong practitioners' family members when the detained practitioners, during the persecution, lost significant body weight and were on the verge of death. They were threatened that if they did not cooperate, they would recall the Falun Gong practitioners and send the family members to prison. -
Right and Wrong Reversed: Sixteen Jilin Province Practitioners Arrested after Shovelling Snow from the Streets and Salvaging a Police Vehicle
2004-03-14In the beginning of February 2004, most public roads were covered by heavy snow in many villages of Qingshan County and travel by vehicle was treacherous. In order to bring convenience to everyone, Falun Gong practitioners in Nianyu Village, Qingshan County overcame the cold weather and shovelled the snow from public roads. After digging out a police vehicle, however, at least 16 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested. The reason was that they were Falun Gong practitioners and they did good deeds in public; therefore their homes were searched and they were arrested. -
Running the Campaign of Terror: "610 Office" Head Luo Gan's Role and Crimes in the Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-03-13In April 2002, Luo Gan issued orders to the political and judiciary departments of Heilongjiang, ordering the arrest of 6,000 Falun Gong practitioners to be carried out within a period of three months. The police were told, "Don't bother with those that committed crimes, such as murder, arson or any other criminal offence." Practitioners released on medical parole, practitioners released after going on hunger strike, practitioners who refused to write pledges or who once went to Beijing to appeal again became the targets of arrest. -
Hebei Province Dafa Practitioner Ms. Jiang Suhua Dies from Injuries After Force Feeding
2004-03-13Jiang's family had attempted to visit her many times while she was detained, but was turned away each time by the detention centre authorities. Her family had not seen her since the day she had been taken from her home against her will, and thus had no knowledge whatsoever of her situation in the detention centre, let alone the fact that she was conducting a hunger strike or that she had been hospitalized. Her medical bills, plus the transportation and the funeral expenses, exceeded 14 thousand yuan. -
Xianhe Oil Production Field and Shengli Oil Field Conducts Merciless Persecution of Employees
2004-03-13Li Xiaodong was sent to the psychiatric hospital three times and, finally bowing to political pressure, the hospital accepted him. After being detained in the hospital, Li Xiaodong was to be subjected to injections with psychotropic drugs, but he firmly resisted. The hospital officials therefore proceeded to administer electric shock treatments (known as ECT) to immobilize him and then injected him with drugs against his will. During that period, the hospital required two daily escorts from his work. -
Account of Brutal Persecution Dafa Practitioner Received in Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp
2004-03-13My family came to visit. Upon seeing me, they were all shocked. I had been very healthy and in good condition when I was taken from home. But now I was tortured and my health debilitated to such a degree. My family went to see the leaders. They met the chief He Qiang and requested that I receive medical treatment. But the camp authorities refused to release me. My family then went to the prosecutor residing in the labour camp. I told him the fact that I was handcuffed and forced to lay flat on my back for a month. -
Depraved and Immoral Places Seen in Broad Daylight: Exposing Prisons in Shenyang City that Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-03-12In 2001, police placed a picture of Falun Gong's founder on the ground at the entrance to Longshan Prison, prior to the arrival of families. The police do not allow family members to enter without stepping on the picture first. This policy continues today. The director of the management section, Jiang Yubo, said to the visiting families, "When you step on the picture, you must step on the head! You will do it again if you fail! If you still can't do it, you are not allowed to enter!" -
Siping City Dafa Practitioner Ms. Jing Fengyun Tortured to Death
2004-03-12Dafa Practitioner Jing Fengyun, in her 40's, was an employee at Siping City's No.1 People's Hospital. She was arrested and sent to a detention centre during the Chinese New Year Holiday in 2002. She once held hunger strike to protest the illegal detention and was tortured to death within a week. This is yet another tragic death of an innocent person who only wanted to live her life according to the principles of Truthfulness - Compassion - Tolerance. -
Ms. Xu Xiuju Suffers Torture-Induced Mental Collapse at the Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp
2004-03-12They forced her to sell her job seniority right [state-owned enterprises compensate a dismissed employee an amount based on his/her length of employment. The dismissed employee will not receive any welfare or benefit]. She not only had to take care of a paralyzed husband and a young daughter, but also had to face cruel persecution. Her life was filled with hardship, as she had to deal with the loss of her personal freedom as well as being constantly monitored. -
Female Dafa Practitioner's Arm and Leg Forced Inside Bags Containing Poisonous Snakes by Anlu City Public Security Bureau
2004-03-12When the Public Security Bureau once again came to my home to arrest me, even the old gatekeeper said, "What did she do? She did not even go out. Why did you take her away?" But they detained me at Anlu City Detention Centre. I protested vehemently against the persecution that I had suffered during the past few years. On March 4, I was sent home. But the director of the local 610 Office announced that if they catch me again, I would have to serve a prison term and that it did not matter if I died. -
Dead After Long-term Detention and Torture: Mr. Chen Hanchang from Qidong City
2004-03-11While in detention, he suffered inhumane torture. He was forced to do long-term intense physical labour, such as carrying heavy rocks. He used to be a strong, healthy man, yet he was reduced to just skin and bones... Despite all the torture, Chen Hanchang was still determined in cultivation. He was then transferred to an out-of-town place where he continued to be tortured. When he was finally released at the end of November 2003, he was in a coma and could not speak. -
In Memory of Practitioner Ms. Qi Fengqin
2004-03-11One of the inmates forced her to the ground, while another gave her a hard kick and cursed at her. That night, Qi Fengqin began to cough, spitting out blood and pus. It was quite a while before other Dafa practitioners were able to reach and inform a guard about her situation. A practitioner told the guard, "The force feeding tube has damaged Qi Fengqin's oesophagus and stomach. We need to send her to a hospital." But the guard just ignored the practitioner.
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