Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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Li Jifeng from Shulan City Beaten and Tortured Several Times
2009-10-15
Mr. Li Jifeng is from Shulan City, Jilin Province. After becoming a Falun Gong practitioner, he was strict with himself yet tolerant of others. Everyone speaks very highly of him. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started to persecute Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, Mr. Li has been arrested and detained several times. Because he refuses to give up the practice, he has been brutally tortured. -
Lanzhou Brainwashing Centre Detains Sixty-Year-Old for 15 months
2009-10-15It has been one year and three months since 60-year-old Lanzhou Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Chen Guifang was imprisoned in the Lanzhou City Law prison, actually a brainwashing centre at Gongjiawan. The brainwashing centre refused to release her because she would not renounce the practice and teachings of Falun Gong. Another practitioner, 65-year-old Mr Qian Shiguang, was detained several times and was sentenced to forced labour three times. He was tortured and his life was endangered several times. He was arrested in May 2005 again and was detained at the Gongjiawan Brainwashing Centre. He had been tortured for three years and on September 8th, 2008, he was persecuted to death . -
Hong Kong Resident Ms. Li Yaohua and Her Daughter Face Prosecution; Son in the U.S. Calls for Help
2009-10-14Falun Gong practitioners and Hong Kong residents Ms. Li Yaohua and her daughter Ms. Zhang Zhibo are very likely to be prosecuted in a Shanghai court in the next few days. They have been held in the Xuhui Detention Centre for nearly four months on charges of "producing and distributing Falun Gong video CDs and booklets." Ms. Li's son, Mr. Zhang Zhiyuan, now a lecturer in the Dental Faculty of California University in Los Angeles, has called for public attention to his mother's case in an effort to stop the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from continuing with this unlawful prosecution. -
Women's Prison of Hebei Province: A Criminal Organization
2009-10-14The Women's Prison of Hebei Province is supposedly an organization meant to execute the law; however, it is actually a criminal organization. It has been brutally persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. The prison guards specifically make use of the violent criminals in the inmate population to torture Falun Gong practitioners. In May 2009, a female guard searched practitioner Ms. Yang Runying and found and confiscated a Falun Gong book. That night, officer Zhang Runying punched, kicked and slapped Ms. Yang. Then officer Zhang instigated a gang of inmates to brutally beat her once again. -
State Security Arrested Three Practitioners in Hanzhong City, Shanxi Province
2009-10-14Practitioners Mr. Liu Wei, about 50, Mr. Chen Zhengxian, about 65, and Ms. Guo Jianzhen, 52, were arrested by the State Security Office on September 25th, 2009. The officers ransacked Mr. Liu's home and took some of his personal belongings, including a computer. It is not clear where these practitioners are being held. An unconfirmed source said that the 610 Office had secretly established a brainwashing centre, so it is possible they are in Hanzhong City, Wuxiang Town. -
Ms. Xiao Deying Mistreated in Baimalong Forced Labour Camp
2009-10-14Ms. Xiao Deying was arrested and sentenced to one year of forced labour in 2008. She suffered brainwashing, slave labour and corporal punishment in the Baimalong Forced Labour Camp. She was locked in a small cell and forced to sit on a small bench all day long. The police sent three inmates to brainwash her and three drug addicts to watch her. One of the inmates, Wu Lin from Changsha City, screamed and cursed at Ms. Xiao almost non-stop except when she was sleeping or eating. Under the brutal torture, Ms. Xiao was forced to give up her practice of Falun Gong. -
On Hunger Strike for 19 Days, Ms. Zheng Yuling Dies in Custody
2009-10-13Ms. Zheng Yuling was arrested on the night of August 6th, 2009 while she was putting up a banner at the Chibi City Police Department housing. She was sentenced to one year of forced labour and taken to the Hubei Province Women's Forced Labour Camp on August 25th. Ms. Zheng's husband rushed to the labour camp on September 29th. Her body had been dressed and her face made up, but he could still tell that her nose was deformed and there were many needle holes on her hand. The camp administrator told him that Ms. Zheng began a hunger strike on September 9th and died at noon on September 28th. He condemned the guards, saying, "She was on a hunger strike for 19 days before she died. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" The guards had no answer. -
The "Death Bed" and Other Brutal Tortures Render Ms. Gao Guizhen in Critical Condition
2009-10-13Ms. Gao Guizhen was the former chief of the National Tax Bureau Collection Section in Weifang City. She became destitute and homeless for seven years in order to avoid persecution from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On August 1st, 2009, Ms. Gao was arrested by the police from Kuiwen Police Department in Weifang City and suffered from brutal tortures such as the death bed, tied to a "cross" and being injected with unknown drugs in the Weifang City Detention Centre. By August 31st, Ms. Gao's life was in great danger due to the brutal tortures. -
Mr. Duan Tilin Repeatedly Beaten at Jiamusi City Prison
2009-10-13Mr. Duan Tilin was sentenced to three years in prison because of his steadfast belief in Falun Gong and for adhering to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. He is now suffering abuse in Jiamusi City Prison. On January 19th, 2009, an inmate was directed by the warden Jing Peng, to force Mr. Duan to perform hard labour and operate machines in the workshop. Mr. Duan tried to reason with Jing which caused Jing to explode with anger and start punching and kicking Mr. Duan's head and body. After beating him repeatedly with his hands and feet, Jing switched to a rubber baton, and used it to keep hitting Mr. Duan's arms and back. Jing continued until Mr. Duan passed out. -
Ms. Zheng Yawen from Yanji City Tortured by the Police
2009-10-13Ms. Zheng Yawen is imprisoned at the Helong City Detention Centre in Jilin Province. She was tortured by police officers after her arrest. Police tortured Ms. Zheng for six days straight. They subjected her to inhaling cigarette fumes in a smoke-filled room, hand-cuffed behind the back , tiger bench, and other tortures. As a result of the torture, Ms. Zheng suffers from severe abdominal cramps daily. She has difficulty eating and has no bowel movements. Police also deny her family's visitation requests. -
Mr. Ge Lijun, 33, Dies as Direct Result of Three Forced Labour Terms
2009-10-12Mr. Ge Lijun was a college student, but he was dismissed from school due to his practice of Falun Gong. He had to move around to avoid being arrested. In the past ten years of persecution, Mr. Ge was sent to the Changji City Forced Labour Camp three times for a total of six years, where he was tortured with electric baton shocks and forced to labour for up to 20 hours per day. In March 2009, Mr. Ge was finally released, but due to long time brutal mistreatment, his four limbs were so stiff that he could not stretch out his arms or open his hands. Mr. Ge died in June. -
Three Practitioners in Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, Given Heavy Prison Sentences
2009-10-12Mr. Bao Yongsheng, Mr. Zhang Peixun, and Mr. Li Congfu were recently handed heavy prison sentences for practising Falun Gong. On September 23rd, 2009, police transferred the three practitioners from the Xilin Detention Centre to Jiamusi Prison. During his arrest, police beat Mr. Bao with a thick, wooden stick and a metal pipe. After dragging Mr. Bao outside into the freezing cold, they poured 12 buckets of ice cold water on him, then forced him to stand still until he lost consciousness several times. Police repeatedly kicked Mr. Zhang in the head until blood was streaming down his face. -
Mr. Ma Chaoyu Arrested, Daughter Calls for Rescue
2009-10-12Ms. Ma Yan, who currently resides in Japan, previously spent five years in prison for practising Falun Gong. Now, her father Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Ma Chaoyu, was arrested on September 10th, 2009. He is currently being held at the Fengtai District Detention Centre. Ms. Ma explained that during the eleven years that her father has been practising Falun Gong, he has always been very healthy, and that people who know him consider him a good person. Knowing firsthand how badly practitioners are tortured both physically and spiritually in state-run prisons, she is very worried for her father. -
Mr. Zeng Zhaoqin Developed a Mental Disorder After Being Arrested Four Times and Tortured
2009-10-12In November 2004, Mr. Zeng Zhaoqin was arrested for distributing Falun Gong materials and sent to a detention centre. This was his fourth arrest. After being detained for 28 days, Mr. Zeng was sentenced to one year of forced labour in the Xinkaipu Forced Labour Camp, where he was beaten, forced to stand for long periods of time, and denied use of a toilet. Mr. Zeng was tortured until he developed a mental disorder and was unable to care for himself. -
After Enduring Ten Years of Brutal Persecution, Ms. Yang Xiaojing Dies While Husband Still in Prison
2009-10-11On October 1st, 2009, after being long term harassed, threatened, and cruelly persecuted, Ms. Yang Xiaojing died while her husband Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Cao Dong remains in Gansu Province Prison. Ms. Yang Xiaojing and her husband were married for nine years, but were only together for several weeks. Ms. Yang was sent to forced labour twice for a total of four years; Mr. Cao was sentenced to prison twice: once for four years, another for five years.
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