Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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Ms. Hou Manyun in Her 50s Cruelly Tortured
2007-12-05
After July 20th, 1999, the Chinese authorities have repeatedly harassed, arrested, imprisoned and tortured Ms. Hou Manyun, subjecting her and her family to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) red terror. Her young son, attending elementary school, jumps at the sound of a doorbell and will not let anyone in until he or she announces himself or herself because he is afraid that it might be the Chinese police attempting to arrest his parents. The Chinese police arrested his mother and sent his father to a forced labour camp. The police even threaten a child his age who practises Falun Gong by saying, "Do you dare practise Falun Gong now? If so, we will lock up you too!" The two children almost burst into tears out of fear. -
Before 67-Year-Old Qi Tingsong Died as a Result of Torture, Laiwu City Police Filed Records Claiming He "Committed Suicide in Fear of Punishment"
2007-12-04Mr. Qi Tingsong, a 67-year-old Falun Gong practitioner was arrested on October 15th, 2007. He was severely tortured by the police until his death on November 11th. On November 6th, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police met at the Liangpo Police Station. They falsely recorded that Qi Tingsong had "committed suicide in fear of punishment" at the meeting. Before Qi Tingsong went into a coma from the torture, he had severe hemorrhage during his bowel movement. He also spat blood from his mouth. The medical examination record also clearly indicated that he had severe liver, heart and kidney failure, anaemia due to blood transfusion and upper digestive tract hemorrhage. His lips had become rotten. His tongue was black and had been cut shorter as there was a clearly cut section. His lower back and arms had severe scars. -
Famous Calligrapher Liu Xitong in Qingdao City Arrested for Exhibiting His Work
2007-12-04
On November 12th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioner, calligrapher Liu Xitong and his wife Liu Aifang were arrested by police officers. The Lius' home was ransacked. From November 3rd to 8th, Mr. Liu Xitong had successfully held a six-day calligraphy exhibition in the Publishing Art Hall in Qingdao City. An administrator in Qingdao City stated: "We held numerous calligraphy exhibitions; this is the most successful one." On November 13th, Xiangtan Road Police decided to officially detain Mr. Liu for one month. -
Inmates in Sichuan Women's Forced Labour Camp Beat Deng Li and Broke Her Left Hip
2007-12-04Ms. Deng Li, a forty-six-year-old Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested by police and taken to Sichuan Women's Forced Labour Camp on August 27th, 2007. In the camp Ms. Deng was ordered to write a guarantee statement to renounce Falun Gong, but Ms. Deng refused. An inmate then pulled Deng Li upstairs and proceeded to kick her in the hips. Guards again ordered her to write the statement. As she refused inmates violently slapped and punched Ms. Deng left eye causing her vision to blur, and her face and mouth became distorted from the beating. Then they beat her until she became unconscious. -
Mr. Cai Zhigang Died Far from Home as a Result of Persecution
2007-12-04Mr. Cai was first arrested on October 21st, 2000. Police arrested Mr. Cai when he was purchasing materials for his employer. He was forcibly taken into custody then detained for more than two months in the detention centre. The police extorted 20,000 yuan from his family before releasing him, and his employer ended his contract without reason. He was arrested again in 2001 and tortured with a cruel method of "Carrying a Sword on the Back" for more than three hours at one time. Later Mr. Cai became homeless to avoid arrest. In the long three-and-a-half years he spent away from home, Cai Zhigang endured all sorts of hardships, especially the mental burden of the fact that his whole family had lost their source of income. Mr. Cai became sick due to the huge mental pressure and he died on November 17th, 2007, still far away from home. -
Mr. Li Xianchao Tortured in the Jiangbei Detention Centre, Chongqing
2007-12-03In October 1999, Mr. Li Xianchao, 32 years old, went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. As a result, in November 30th, 1999, he was kicked out of school. He has been arrested many times. In September 2000, he escaped from the brainwashing centre. In 2001, Mr. Li was sentenced to two years of forced labour for carrying Falun Gong materials. In 2005, he was arrested again and taken to Jiangbei Detention Centre. Mr. Li Xianchao started a hunger strike to protest as soon as he was sent to the detention centre. He was bound onto a chair for several days. Three days later, they force-fed him. Five criminals pushed him against the desk and inserted a tube through his nose. Mr. Li screamed in pain. People did not recognise him because his face and body had changed so much from the torture. -
Jiang Jianxue Injured as a Result of Persecution at the Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp
2007-12-03Dafa practitioner Jiang Jianxue from Beijing has suffered intensified persecution at the Beijing Women's Labour Camp for refusing to give up Falun Gong. She was forced to sit on high benches for long periods of time, until both her legs were numb and she could not walk properly and subjected to sleep deprivation. After a period of time, Ms. Jiang started to feel numbness and pain below her chest. Her buttocks festered and oozed pus, and she could not stand up straight. It was clear that she was badly injured. Under the prolonged physical and mental torture, Ms. Jiang developed insomnia and signs of delirium. She could only sleep after being injected with drugs and she appeared to show signs of an impending collapse. -
Mr. Han Zhong from Anhui Province Permanently Blind in His Right Eye Due to Brutal Beating
2007-12-03
Mr. Han Zhong, a Falun Gong practitioner, has been brutally persecuted multiple times since the persecution began in 1999. Around November, 2006, Mr. Han was beaten so badly by several inmates and prison guards in Nanhu Forced Labour Camp that he became blind in his right eye. Even though he asked to go to the hospital multiple times the guards kept ignoring his requests and continued to beat him. His parents and family have also suffered from long-term threats and intimidation. -
Ms. Song Xiuyu Persecuted by the 610 Office and Public Security Bureau in Muling City, Heilongjiang Province
2007-12-03Ms. Song Xiuyu is a 67-year-old retired doctor and Falun Gong practitioner. For the last eight years Ms. Song has been subjected to psychological and physical torture because she would not give up practising Falun Gong. Over the past few years, the local authorities have extorted several thousand yuan from Ms. Song each time she was released from detention. On October 10th, 2007, three policemen forced their way into Ms. Song's home and ransacked it. They arrested Ms. Song, who is now, once again, in Muling City Detention Centre. -
Older Ms. Yang Zhengbi Dies as a Result of Long-Term Persecution
2007-12-02On July 17th, 2007, Ms. Yang Zhengbi, 54, was arrested by police while distributing leaflets exposing the persecution. She was detained in Dongxing District Detention Centre, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents sentenced her to 15 months of forced labour. She was taken to the Zizhong Labour Camp, but the camp had to reject her due to her high blood pressure. Her husband, also a practitioner, was serving a term of forced labour in the Mianyang City Labour Camp. For the past years under persecution, Ms. Yang was tortured in the prison, labour camp, and put in detention centre many times. She could not even find peace in her home. This persecution severely hurt her mentally, physically, and financially. She died on November 6th, 2007. -
Older Mr. Su Ruixian from Langfang City Died as a Result of Persecution
2007-12-02In the past eight years of the persecution, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Su Ruixian was not allowed to work and live a normal life. Since the persecution began on July 20th, 1999, there was not one peaceful day for Mr. Su's family. Because he refused to give up his freedom of belief, Mr. Su was expelled from the Communist Party and fired from his government job. He was sentenced in 2000 to three years of forced labour in the Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp. In the camp, he was tortured by being handcuffed for two months while being locked in a small cell and shocked with electric batons. Once a guard whipped him with a thick nylon rope, covering his buttocks with purplish black bruises. His legs were covered with festering sores. He died on November 9th, 2007 at the age of 57. -
Wei Mingzhen Tortured in Shenyang City Women's Prison - Now Unable To Take Care Of Herself
2007-12-02On the morning of May 22nd, 2007, Ms. Wei Mingzhen (53 years old) and Ms. Xiao Shusheng (51 years old), were arrested when they were distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong at a market. On November 8th, 2007, they were sent to the Shenyang City Women's Prison. Recently, the families went to visit them in prison and found Wei Mingzhen's body was very thin and her face was pale; her health was extremely poor. The skin under her right eye was purple and an obvious sign of severe beating. By talking to her, her family got to know that she was brutally beaten in the prison and tortured. At this moment Wei Mingzhen is unable to take care of herself and has almost lost her sight. -
The Persecution of Ms. Song Weijue's Family from Shanghai
2007-12-02On the evening of November 8th, 2007, Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Song Weijue, her husband Mr. Zhu Fanli and their daughter were forcibly taken from their home by police officers. Their daughter has now been released, but Ms. Song and Mr. Zhu are still being detained. During the eight-year persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Ms. Song Weijue and her sister Ms. Song Weijuan have been arrested multiple times. They were sentenced and have suffered brutal persecution. Ms. Song Weijue is 50 years old. In 2001, she was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Ms. Song Weijuan was given a heavy sentence of ten and a half years. -
Mr. Wu Jiuping Died as Result of Persecution in Anhui Province
2007-12-01On November 22nd, 2007, four thugs went to Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wu Jiuping's home. Subsequently Mr. Wu died after falling from the fourth floor. The four left the scene without making any effort to help him. The details of what happened are under investigation. Mr. Wu's neighbour on the first floor heard a loud noise, thought something had fallen from upstairs, and found Mr. Wu on the ground. The neighbour called out for help and saw the four thugs quickly leaving, despite the fact that Mr. Wu was still moving on the ground. Sources said Mr. Wu was talking half-consciously after arriving in hospital. The left side of his face was severely swollen, and his left eye was almost blinded. His whole back and lower body were covered with bruises. His left pelvis was crushed, and his left leg was broken. -
The Persecution of Tianhe Chess Academy Principal Mr. Tong Huanxiang
2007-12-01Mr. Tong Huanxiang is the principal of Tianhe Chess Academy in Weihai. On October 11th, 2007, Mr. and Mrs. Tong Huanxiang and their daughter were just leaving a friend's house on the beach when a jeep started to follow them. After about six metres, a group of plainclothes police officers and armed police jumped out of the jeep and arrested them, claiming they were following orders. The police took them to a police station. Mr. Tong's seven-year-old was terrified and burst into tears. They were all detained. During their detention, the child repeatedly wet her pants because she was so scared. The police robbed them of their bags and confiscated all thei belongings in the bags. The police took their keys and ransacked their home and offices, including 50,000 yuan, without telling the couple.
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