Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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Disabled Practitioner Arrested, Now in Critical Condition
2009-04-14Disabled practitioner Mr. Chen Jinjing is being held in a detention centre. Around March 18th, 2009, he was taken to the Zhoukou City Centre Hospital for check ups every day for three days. The doctors found that both of his legs were disabled, his blood pressure was unstable, and there were serious problems with his brain, heart, and other organs. If he did not receive immediate medical treatment he would be paralysed very soon, and he might even die. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officers from Zhoukou City and Sha'nan Police Department Domestic Security Division Captain Gao Feng refused to release Mr. Chen. -
Mr. Shi Jun from Shanghai Missing for Four Years
2009-04-14Information on Shanghai Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Shi Jun, who was arrested by the Shanggang Police Station and then disappeared, was first reported on June 14th, 2005, on the Minghui (Chinese version of Clearwisdom) website. Mr. Shi has now been missing for four years. Nobody knows his whereabouts, which has raised many suspicious points about his case. On February 10th, 2005, Mr. Shi said to his family that someone was looking for him and that he needed to go out. He didn't specify where he was going, but it may have been that people with the 610 Office were causing trouble for him. He was afraid that his family would worry, so he didn't tell them where he was going. He never came back. -
Mr. Liu Gang Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison in Henan Province, His Wife Sentenced to 8 Years
2009-04-13Mr. Liu Gang, a Falun Gong practitioner, from the 8th Mine of the Coal Corporation of Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, was recently sentenced to 18 years in prison by a court which is manipulated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). His wife, Ms. Zong Yinqin, was sentenced to 8 years. On March 18th, 2009, Mr. Liu was sent to the Zhengzhou Prison in Xinmi City, Henan Province, and his wife was sent to the Henan Women's Prison in Xinxiang City. -
Jiang Xiqing Tortured to Death and His Family Harassed
2009-04-13Mr. Jiang Xiqing, a 66-year-old practitioner from Chongqing, was tortured to death at the Xishanping Forced Labour Camp, and his family is being continually harassed. State Security police in the Jiangjin District are monitoring his family constantly. The police have said that they would not allow any Falun Gong practitioners to contact his family. They attempted to conceal evidence of their crimes and continue to persecute this family. Mr. Jiang's wife Luo Zehui has been sentenced to eight years in prison and is resisting persecution in the detention centre. Her life is currently in danger. -
Mr. Zhang Xuemin Arrested by Police from Yushu County, Jilin Province--His Family Beaten
2009-04-13On March 18th, 2009, some people who identified themselves as police drove to Dancheng Town, Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province. They were guided by local police officer Chen Fumin, who broke into the home of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Xuemin and arrested him. Mr. Zhang's daughter-in-law, who suffered from serious deafness, tried to stop the plain clothes police from arresting her father and required that they show their identification, but the two officers reacted rudely toward her. When she resisted the police they used garden spades found in the yard to beat the family. As a result Mr. Zhang's nephew was seriously injured and was sent to a local hospital. -
The Torture Death of Mr. Lu Guanglin from Qingyuan County, Fushun City
2009-04-13In 2008, the Panjin City Prison authorities tortured Mr. Lu Guanglin until he suffered a mental collapse and could no long take care of himself. The prison authorities did not want to be held responsible for Mr. Lu's condition and so tried to release him. But when the Qingyuan County Politics and Law Enforcement Committee, 610 Office, and the local police department refused to sign the release order, the prison authorities were unable to release him. Mr. Lu continued to be tortured in the prison, and died in February 2009. -
69-year-old Farmer Secretly Sentenced and Imprisoned in Shanxi Province
2009-04-12Mr. Chen Jia'an is a 69-year-old farmer. On August 4th, 2008, Liu Sitong, a Chinese Communist Party Secretary reported him to the police for explaining the facts about Falun Gong to people. Shortly after, more than a dozen police officers went to Mr. Chen's home to ransack it and arrest him. The officers confiscated his Falun Gong books, informational materials, and other personal items. He was later detained at the Zezhou County Detention Centre. In November 2008, a secret trial was arranged for Mr. Chen by the procurator and the Zezhou County Court. In December 2008, he was sentenced to three years in prison. The family did not know anything about his arrest, trial, or his sentencing until much later. -
Exposing the Persecution at the No. 2 Women's Forced Labour Camp in Shandong Province
2009-04-12In 2007, I was sent to the No. 2 Women's Forced Labour Camp Division 2 in Shandong Province. Upon arriving, several people persecuted me. I did not give up my practice of Falun Gong. Guards then told drug addict inmates to take turns watching me. They deprived me of sleep, access to the toilet, and the use of water. I was forced to stand for a long time (three days and four nights) twice. My legs were severely swollen and I could barely walk. I refused to write words defaming Falun Gong, so the guards gave me a heavy workload. -
Ms. Xin Xiaoping Faces Sentencing in Linyi County, Hunan Province
2009-04-12Ms. Xin Xiaoping was arrested by officers from the National Security Division on October 15th, 2008, while Ms. Xin was on her way to work. The officers accused her of "sabotaging the enforcement of the law by organizing and using an illegal organization" because she practised Falun Gong and aided a practitioner who escaped from a local hospital. After arresting Ms. Xin, the police took her to the Linyi County Detention Centre, where she remains to this day. -
Remembering Older Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Qu Jie
2009-04-12After the onset of the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, Ms. Qu Jie, who was close to 60 at the time, was persecuted numerous times. She was first held in the Hegang City Second Detention Centre, where she treated everyone with kindness, including those who abused her. While in detention, her blood pressure shot up to 220-280. The police had to taken her to a hospital, where they continued to pressure her to abandon her belief. She firmly refused. In 2002, she was sentenced to five years in prison. Due to the mistreatment and abuse, Qu Jie suffered a massive brain aneurysm in the summer of 2004 and passed away. -
Mr. Liu Qinghua from Siping City, Jilin Province, Tortured to Death
2009-04-11Mr. Liu Qinghua was a cancer patient before he practised Falun Gong. The practice saved his life, and he continued to practise Falun Gong despite the persecution. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) arrested him because he distributed materials that published the facts about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution. He was sentenced to three years in prison and subjected to torture and brainwashing at Panjin Prison. His health deteriorated while in prison due to the abuse he was subjected to. On December 31st, 2008, Panjin Prison released Mr. Liu on medical parole. He died on February 23rd, 2009, at the age of 47. -
A Call to Rescue Ms. Zhu Ming in Dalian City
2009-04-11Practitioner Ms. Zhu Ming from Dalian City, Liaoning Province, is 47 years old. She was arrested by police while she was selling vegetables at a food market. The police ransacked her home and confiscated her family's property. Presently, she is imprisoned in the Yaojia Detention Centre. Zhu Ming's arrest has caused enormous damage to her family. Her 75-year-old mother had a weak heart to begin with, and after witnessing the barbaric actions of police confiscating their belongings, her condition worsened. Every night she is awakened by nightmares of the crimes of the police. She cries to no end. -
Kindhearted Family in Tianjin City Persecuted for Ten Years
2009-04-11Mr. Zhou Zhencai; his wife, Ms. Wang Shaoping; and their two sons, Mr. Zhou Xiangdang and Zhou Xiangyang, have practised Falun Gong since 1996. Their whole family has benefited from the practice tremendously. Nonetheless, the Zhou family has been severely persecuted since 1999 for informing people about the true nature of Falun Gong and exposing the persecution to the government. Mr. Zhou and his wife were forced to become homeless to avoid being arrested. From 1999 to 2003, the national security police ransacked their house numerous times and took their valuables. In September 2005, Mr. Zhou was sentenced to the Shuangkou Forced Labour Centre in Tianjin City for two and a half years. His wife was sent to the Banqiao Women's Labour Centre for one and a half years. -
Honest Official Persecuted by the State Security Department after Being Detained over a Dozen Times
2009-04-11On February 27th, 2009, officers from the State Security Department and the local police officers arrested Mr. Jiang Guobo and his wife Mrs. Zhou Ling at their workplaces in Shandong Province. When they arrested Mr. Jiang, the police officers pulled a black sack over his head, tied it at his neck, and then carried him to the car. Mr. Jiang has now been detained at the Changle Detention Centre for more than 20 days. In 2005, Mr. Jiang was arrested and brutally tortured. His arms and legs were cuffed to a cross for more than 20 days. He lost consciousness as a result of the unbearable pain. -
Mr. Xu Jun, 54, Dies as a Result of Torture and Abuse at Yinmahe Forced Labour Camp
2009-04-10On June 11th, 2008, Mr. Xu Jun, 54, was arrested and beaten by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police. On June 25th, he was sentenced to a labour camp and he was mercilessly tortured and forced to work long hours at the Yinmahe Labour Camp in Jiutai City, Jilin Province. On February 17th, 2009, after eight months of maltreatment, Mr. Xu Jun died. Mr. Xu Jun had been sentenced to prison twice. The first time he was held in custody in the Tiebei Prison, Changchun City. In 2000 when his prison term matured, the police from Tumen City took him directly from the prison to the Tumen Detention Centre. Mr. Xu Jun's wife was sentenced to ten years in prison due to her faith in Falun Gong. Currently, she is in custody in the Changchun Women's Prison.