Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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Cui Lixin's Family Requests Her Immediate Release From Forced Labour Camp For Medical Treatment
2008-11-07
Ms. Cui Lixin is a Falun Gong practitioner was was sentenced to forced labour in June 2007. Currently she is diagnosed with an intestinal adhesion and is in danger. Her mother-in-law has written letters to the relevant authorities asking that her daughter-in-law be released for medical treatment. She writes: "Since she (Ms. Cui) was sentenced to forced labour because she practises Falun Gong, it's as though half the sky has collapsed at home. My grandson has lost his mother. No one supervises his schooling or makes sure that he is fed or clothed. Whenever I hear my grandson talking about his mother, I can't help crying." -
Nine Years of Persecution Endured by Practitioner Cheng Xiaobao from Xiangfan City, Hubei Province
2008-11-07On June 21st, 2001, Mr. Cheng Xiaobao, 50 years old, was arrested for his efforts to expose the persecution of Falun Gong. He went on a hunger strike to protest. A prison doctor opened the practitioner's mouth with an implement and force-fed Mr. Cheng with the help of five criminals. One month later Cheng's whole body was swollen and covered with scabies. In August 2002, Cheng Xiaobao who had already suffered all kinds of miseries was sentenced four years in prison. In prison he was forced to to make bricks. Guards beat him and pulled him into the scorchingly hot brick kiln. At last, Mr. Cheng was abandoned to the road for delivering the bricks, half dead. -
Persecution Still at Heightened Level in Hebei Province Women's Prison after the Olympics
2008-11-07During the Beijing Olympics, the Hebei Province Women's Prison suspended all visitation and phone calls for practitioners and their families. After the Olympics, each ward created a special group which consisted of three "transformed" practitioners, two prisoners as personal monitors, and another prisoner who monitored the group and informed the guard. The special group targets one practitioner at a time. The targeted practitioner was transferred to a single cell, and not allowed to meet or communicate with any other practitioners. The special group intensively tried to "transform" the practitioner. After a period of time, if the "transformation" fails, the practitioner is either confined to a torture room or taken to the brainwashing camp and subjected to further persecution. -
Policemen in Tangshan City Imprison a Family of Four
2008-11-07On July 10th, 2008, Ms. Zhang Yueqin, her husband He Yixing, their daughter He Yan and son-in-law Sun Fengli were all arrested by police in Tangshan. The police broke into Ms. Zhang's residence, breaking their windows and doors. They searched her residence, took many valuable personal belongings and more than 600,000 Yuan cash. They were all locked up in the First Detention Centre in Tangshan. A team of people from the Hebei Provincial 610 Office came to the detention centre to brainwash all four of them. In July, Ms. Zhang was the first of the four who was subjected to the torture method "Death Bed". On August 13th, the authorities at the Detention Centre refused to allow the lawyer to see Zhang Yueqin and He Yixing. Their excuse was that they had orders from higher authorities. -
36-Year-Old Ms. Fan Yanli Dies after Being Detained in Henan Province
2008-11-06
Ms. Fan Yanli, 36, lived in Nanyang City, Henan Province. On April 24th, 2008, she was arrested along with more than a dozen other Falun Gong practitioners in one of their homes. The police ransacked her home, and she was detained in the Nanyang City First Detention Centre for more than six months. Due to the hard labour, malnutrition, lack of sleep, and constant threats, she became very weak and often vomited. On October 9th, Wolong District Court put Ms. Fan Yanli on trial. She died on October 27th, 2008. -
Mr. Ouyang Zhandong of Inner-Mongolia Autonomous Region Is in Critical Condition as a Result of Abuse
2008-11-06Mr. Ouyang Zhandong, a Falun Gong practitioner, is in critical condition due to the abuse he endured in Baoding Forced Labour Camp in Hebei Province. He suffered a stroke due to high blood pressure, which was the result of relentless persecution. He is now paralysed and bedridden. The forced labour camp officials have refused to release him and have refused to let his family or his lawyer see him. Mr. Ouyang is currently detained in Balizhuang Forced Labour Camp. His elderly mother learned of his critical condition and wanted to visit her son, but her request was turned down by labour camp officials. -
Mr. Lu Yuexin and His Wife Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison, Leaving 12-Year-Old Son at Home
2008-11-06Mr. Lu Yuexin and his wife Ms. Huang Manping were arrested on March 5th, 2008 because they continue to practise Falun Gong. The police drove seven cars to Ms. Huang's home and ransacked it. They have been held at a detention centre since the arrest. The Lanshan County Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Court sentenced the couple to seven years in prison. The couple's 12-year-old son is left without his parents' care. -
Mr. Li Gu of Nanchang City Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
2008-11-06Mr. Li Gu, a Falun Gong practitioner in his 30s, was arrested when he went out at night to distribute Falun Gong materials at the end of January 2008. He was incarcerated in the Nanchang City Second Prison until he was later sentenced to eight years in prison by the Superior Court at Qingshanhu in Nanchang City. He was savagely beaten and his family was denied visitation. His wife was also arrested and incarcerated in the Nanchang City Second Prison. -
Accounts of Persecution Taking Place in Jiutai Forced Labour Camp of Jilin Province
2008-11-05Mr. Xie Xue, 60, was transfered to the Jiutai Forced Labour Camp on August 29th because he refused to write statements renouncing Falun Gong. He was tortured in the strict discipline division. This practitioner has had a stroke and one side of his body doesn't function well. Practitioners are forced to get up at 4:00 a.m. and sit on the floor facing a wall, with their backs straight and hands behind their backs. They sit in the same position until midnight except when they are in the toilet or having a meal. During the disciplinary period, practitioners are only given half a steamed bun, half of a bowl of rice or vegetable soup for each meal. They are held at the strict discipline division until they write statements renouncing Falun Gong. -
Police from the Public Security Bureau in Jiansanjiang, Heilongjiang Province Torture Falun Gong Practitioners
2008-11-05On March 21st, 2008, five Falun Gong practitioners from Jiansanjiang, Heilongjiang Province were arrested and taken to the local police station, when they were explaining the truth about Falun Gong to people at the Qinglong Mountain Farm. That night, practitioners Mr. Shi Mengwei, Mr. Chen Dong and Mr. Tian Baoyu were locked up separately, and mercilessly beaten by seven or eight policemen. When the policemen became tired, they took a break by interrogating Ms. Yu Fengxian and Ms. Sun Yan, and then continued beating the three male practitioners. The next day, these practitioners were transferred to the Qianjin Farm Detention Centre. -
Ms. Wang Kaibi from Cangxi County, Sichuan Province Is Severely Tortured and Develops Physical and Mental Problems
2008-11-05Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Kaibi was arrested by people from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and sent to the Nanmusi Forced Labour Camp in Zizhong in January, 2007. She became disoriented and developed problems during her incarceration. During her detention, the authorities subjected Ms. Wang to sleep deprivation, struck her in the head, kicked her, and stomped on her legs. Seven to eight people took turns torturing her. Guards all beat her. She still often feels dizzy, her memory is very bad, and her eyes feel pressure. -
Ms. Liu Yurong from Linghai City Sentenced--Now Detained in Shenyang Prison
2008-11-05Ms. Liu Yurong was sentenced to six years in prison by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). She is currently being detained at the Shenyang Prison. Following her arrest in May for practising Falun Gong she was held in a detention centre. she showed signs of a stroke from the persecution. She was unable to get out of bed. The police ordered her family to give them 800 yuan, but still didn't allow them to visit her. When Ms. Liu Yurong's mother saw how the persecution had damaged the health of her daughter, who was previously very healthy, the older woman broke down and burst into tears. -
50-Year-Old Ms. Zhou Yuntian Dies Shortly after Being Transferred Out of Shanghai Prison General Hospital
2008-11-04Ms. Zhou Yuntian, 50, was taken from the Changning District Detention Centre to the Shanghai City Zhoupu Prison General Hospital on August 6th, 2008. She fell unconscious on the morning of August 7th. The doctors diagnosed her, saying that she had no hope of survival. That same afternoon, the prison administration processed her paperwork so that she could be bailed out on medical parole within two hours. On August 8th, she died only three minutes after being taken to an outside hospital. Her son is currently still detained in the Changning District Detention Centre. The details are yet to be investigated. -
Older Ms. Zhang Qiuhong Dies in Anhui Province As a Result of Persecution
2008-11-04On June 21st, 2008, police stormed into 60-year-old Ms. Zhang Qiuhong's rented room and forcibly arrested her. Ms. Zhang went on a hunger strike to protest, and her life was subsequently in danger. The police took her to the Hefei City First Hospital. They finally agreed to let her obtain a guarantor for her pending trial on June 30th, 2008, after she passed out 19 times. She was finally checked out of the hospital on July 17th. In late September two agents from the Luyang District Court came to her door again, and forced her to sign her name to prove she was home. Ms. Zhang died on October 18th as a result of the continued persecution. -
Ms. Zhou Dongying Repeatedly Arrested and Tortured
2008-11-04Ms. Zhou Dongying, fifty-three years old, is a Falun Gong practitioner in Yueyang. She began to practise Falun Gong at the end of 1997. After Jiang Zemin, [former leader of China and instigator of the persecution] ordered the government to persecute Falun Gong in July 1999, Chinese Communist Party personnel have persecuted her many times. In 2005, she was held in a detention centre for brainwashing sessions. She went on hunger strike to resist the persecution, and developed intestinal bleeding. They sent her to the First Municipal Hospital and forcefully injected her with unknown drugs to further persecute her. The brainwashing centre officials told the doctor that she had a mental illness. She was given electro-shock therapy. Finally Ms. Zhou began to go into convulsions.
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