Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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Mr. Zhang Litian Dies from Prison Beating--Liaoning Procuratorate and Appeals Office Refuse to Receive His Family Members
2009-02-05
Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started persecuting Falun Gong, Mr. Zhang Litian was harassed and persecuted many times. In April 2008, he was arrested by police and imprisoned in the First Detention Centre. He was sentenced to a five year prison term in August 2008, then he was persecuted in the Jinzhou Prison in October. On November 17th, Mr. Zhang died after being brutally beaten by prison guards. His family members went to Liaoning Province Procuratorate of Shengyang City on December 23rd, 2008 to call for justice but were refused. -
Mr. Wang Ren Dies after Prolonged Persecution
2009-02-05In June 2005, police arrested 53-year-old Mr. Wang Ren and sentenced him to three years in the Changlinzi Men's Forced Labour Camp. The guards used many cruel torture methods to try to force Mr. Wang to renounce his beliefs. He was also forced to perform slave labour for eleven hours a day. Under such brutal mental and physical stress, Mr. Wang fell gravely ill. In order to shirk their responsibilities, the Wuchang City 610 Office took him home on February 1st, 2007. By the end of November 2008, he was bedridden. He died on December 11th, 2008. -
Older Practitioner Ms. Liu Fanqin Imprisoned Six Years for Exposing Policeman Who Raped a Female Student
2009-02-05Ms. Liu Fanqin is 60 years old. She exposed the vicious police officer who raped Ms. Wei Xingyan, a Chongqing University female graduate student. Ms. Liu was arrested by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police in June 2003. Afterward, the CCP's public security and judicial systems brutally tortured her during their interrogations. She was physically disabled and could no longer care for herself. Later, she was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment in Chongqing City. The severe persecution suffered by Ms. Liu Fanqin in prison caused her serious health problems. -
Practitioners Maltreated in Huaihua City Mental Hospital, Hunan Province
2009-02-05The clinical staff at the Huaihua No. 4 People's Hospital put practitioners into an isolated room and force-feed them with medicine. Some hold the practitioners' hands and feet and squeeze their nostrils shut while others force-feed medicine into their mouths. Personnel tie practitioners to the "iron bed" with bandages and leave them there for several hours. One practitioner who was tied to a bed lost consciousness and was almost disabled. The hospital staff also inject practitioners with yellow-coloured liquid medicine. Practitioners who have been injected suffer many symptoms, including drooling, sluggish movement, difficulty moving their hands and feet, and blurred vision. Practitioners held a hunger strike to protest the torture, but were force-fed with salt water. -
The Brutal Persecution of Practitioners in Tuopu Detention Centre, Shantou City, Guangdong Province
2009-02-04Seven practitioners are imprisoned in Tuopu Detention Centre. They have been beaten, are forced to work around the clock, and are allowed only two to three hours sleep a night. Mr. Xu Shuiliang was arrested by officers from the Jinsha Police Station in October 2007. He was hung up and beaten for a long time. His knees were beaten with sticks, and he was deprived of sleep for a week. Ms. Xu Wanlan, 41, was arrested by police in October 2007. She is jailed in Tuopu Detention Centre. Almost every day she has been forced to sit on the ground and do handwork. She is allowed to sleep, at most, three or four hours a day. -
Exposing the Persecution at Wangcun Forced Labour Camp
2009-02-04After extensive investigation, we have learned of the following incidents of persecution of Falun Gong practitioners at Wangcun Forced Labour Camp: Mr. Li Gang was hung by his handcuffed wrists in a toilet for seven consecutive days. The guards didn't allow him to close his eyes during this period. Mr. Gao Hong was forced to sit on a narrow bench, and not allowed to blink for six days. On the seventh day, the guards turned the bench upside down and forced him to sit on the tips of the bench legs. Mr. Xue Cunlin was handcuffed and hung up for several days. During this period, guards used sticks to forcefully jab into his rib cage for two hours. -
National Security Agents in Shuangcheng City Arrest Mr. Jia Shuangyou and His Wife, Ms. Jiang Xiuzhen
2009-02-04Since the Chinese Communist Party began its persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, Mr. Jia Shuangyou and his wife, Jiang Xiuzhen, have been arrested and detained several times. Once Ms. Jiang was jailed in Wanjia Women's Forced Labour Camp and Mr. Jia in Changlinzi Men's Forced Labour Camp at the same time, leaving their teenage daughter on her own. Missing her parents, along with all the terror she faced, she developed chronic depression, became very sickly, and suffered from many illnesses. She passed away on December 11th, 2004, at the age of 22. On January 16th, 2009, the couple were arrested again because they practise Falun Gong. -
Falun Gong Practitioners Abused in Mental Hospital in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province
2009-02-04The No. 5 People's Hospital in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, is a mental hospital in Jiujiang City. It has continued to play a direct role in the persecution of practitioners Ms. Jiang Xiaoying, who is a nurse at the No. 5 Hospital, and Ms. Wang Ying. The two have been detained at the hospital for long periods, and treated as mental patients by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) personnel. Ms. Jiang was tied down and injected against her will with drugs that damage the nervous system. Both of them have been forced to divorce their spouses. On January 21st, 2009, Ms. Wang's ex-husband went to the hospital to request her release. The head of the health safety department turned him down. -
Mrs. Zhu Yifang Severely Tortured in Chuanxi Prison
2009-02-03On April 25th, 2006, Ms. Zhu Yifang from Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, was forcibly taken from work by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents. She was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment at Chuanxi Prison. After being subjected to constant torture at the prison, Ms. Zhu developed oedema and kidney failure in November 2008. Her back and legs were so swollen that she was unable to get out of bed. Her abdomen was also severely swollen. At one point, the prison sent Ms. Zhu to the Police General Hospital of the Pubic Security Bureau. She was in critical condition and was sent back to the prison because the hospital did not want to take responsibility for her death. -
Professor at Sichuan University Sentenced to Prison, His 94-Year-Old Father Seeks Help for His Release
2009-02-03Mr. Ding Zeyang, a professor of the Macromolecule Chemistry Faculty of Sichuan University in Sichuan Province, was sentenced on August 10th, 2008 to 4 years of imprisonment by the Wuhou District Court, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. Mr. Ding's case has entered the next stage in the court, but his lawyer was not allowed to make any photocopies of the court documents. The court required that the lawyer hand in his defence for Mr. Ding as soon as possible, so that they could conclude the case soon. Since Mr. Ding was arrested on September 13th, 2007, his 94-year-old father has attempted to see him over 10 times. -
A Mother Appeals for Her Daughter in Jail
2009-02-03I am the mother of a Falun Gong practitioner. My daughter has been detained for six months. I call out her name in my dreams and awaken in tears again and again. From 1999 to 2009, my daughter, Jiao Xuemei, was arrested and detained four times. During the past 10 years, she has been persecuted again and again. Our family has suffered great loss financially and has suffered tremendous mental pressure. On June 16th, 2008, on the eve of the Olympic Games, officers from Xishandao Police Station again detained Jiao Xuemei and took her to the Tangshan No.1 Detention Centre. The Lubei Court put her on trial on September 19th and sentenced her without evidence of any wrongdoing. -
Former Tsinghua University Doctoral Student Mr. Wang Xin's Oesophagus Injured During Force-feeding at Nanguanling Prison
2009-02-03Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Xin was a Tsinghua University doctoral student who was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2001. Mr. Wang has been imprisoned for eight years and subjected to inhumane tortures at different places, including Beijing Prison, Dabei Prison, Huazi Prison and Nanguanling Prison. In late 2008 he held a hunger strike to protest the persecution. In response, the prison guards conducted a forced-feeding, and forcibly inserted a feeding tube down his throat which severely injured his oesophagus. -
Mr. Wang Jinglun, 76, Sentenced to Seven Years of Imprisonment in Heilongjiang Province
2009-02-02Mr. Wang Jinglun, 76, is a retired teacher. He had helped develop the talent of many students and is highly respected in the educational community of Bing County. This well-respected educator was recently sentenced to seven years of imprisonment because he practises Falun Gong. The trumped-up charge was "undermining the implementation of law." The government prosecutor charged the practitioners on the evidence that they had gathered at Mr. Wang's home on the evening of August 12th, 2008. There, the police found Falun Gong books, Falun Gong informational materials that detailed the persecution of Falun Gong, and a printer to make the materials. Regarding this charge, Mr. Wang and the other practitioners all proclaimed to the court that they were innocent of any wrongdoing. -
610 Office Refuses to Release Falun Gong Practitioner in Critical Condition
2009-02-02Qiqihar City officials in Heilongjiang Province refuse to release imprisoned Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Pan Benyu, despite his critical condition. Mr. Pan Benyu was arrested by police on December 12th, 2006. His arrest was part of an ongoing Chinese Communist Party (CCP) activity that established a quota for arresting a certain number of practitioners before the end of the year. Prison guards tried to force Mr. Pan into making a false confession using torture that resulted in internal and external bleeding and bruising. He was taken to hospital. Back in prison, Mr. Pan was again subjected to several torture sessions and was again taken to hospital. At present, Mr. Pan's severe injuries have caused a loss of liver function. -
Additional Information on the Persecution and Deaths of Mr. Han Liguo and Mr. Sun Qian in Shenyang Prison
2009-02-02Guards at Shenyang City No. 2 Prison in Liaoning Province routinely torture Falun Gong practitioners very brutally. Practitioner Mr. Han Liguo was tortured to death, followed by the death of practitioner Mr. Sun Qian. Guards have also tortured practitioner Sun Yongsheng. One Saturday morning in early July 2004, somebody in the No. 20 Ward called out for Han Liguo and said that the prison head, Li Jianguo, wanted to see him. Nobody has seen Mr. Han since. After a long time, other prisoners heard that he had already passed away. But just how did he die? No one knows what really happened.
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