Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting

  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zhang Shuzhen from Hebei Province in Critical Condition After Three Days of Abuse

    A group of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials broke into Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Shuzhen's home on March 13th, 2007 and arrested her. Zhang Shuzhen was unconscious from the persecution when she was taken to the Zhuolu County Police Department. Police officers injected her with a potent drug, causing her to completely lose all muscle control. Officials drove Zhang Shuzhen home on March 16th. Zhang Shuzhen lay on a stretcher. The officials violently yanked her up and smacked her down on purpose when getting her out of the vehicle and onto a bed. The brutal treatment resulted in a severe back injury. Zhang Shuzhen could not move, yet the officials accused her of faking disability. Zhang Shuzhen is now paralysed and incontinent, and she drifts in and out of consciousness.
  • Yuhua Public Security Bureau of Shijiazhuang City Is Still Persecuting Practitioner Mr. Wang Xiaofeng

    Mr. Wang Xiaofeng has been severely persecuted since 1999 like many other Falun Gong practitioners, because he is steadfast in believing in "Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance". He was arrested for appealing on behalf of Falun Gong, and he was interrogated and forced to resign from his job. He was also forced to become homeless. His young wife Feng Xiaomin was tortured to death, and he was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution. He had to leave his young son in the care of Feng Xiaomei, his wife's sister.
  • I Was Brutally Tortured in the Gansu Province Women's Forced Labour Camp

    The guards in the forced labour camp wanted to put on the statement that I “admit” practising Falun Gong was wrong. The captain then pressured the drug offender to put words that slandered Falun Dafa at the end of my statement and read it in public.I strongly protested and asked them to give me the statement, and went on a hunger strike. Captain Fan ordered 4 or 5 drug offenders to pin me to the ground and cuff my hands behind my back, with one of my arm up and the other down. I screamed from the pain. They then cuffed me to the bed frame. I was locked in a position in which I couldn't stand, kneel down or squat. I was forced to change my body position and reposition my legs constantly. Even the drug offenders felt sorry for me and shed tears.
  • Ms. Shi Yan from Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province Subjected to Torture

    Ms. Shi Yan was arrested and sentenced to forced labour. She was brutally tortured to the point that hospitals refused to accept her. Currently, she is still suffering tremendous pain. After Ms. Shi had been detained for ten months, the section chief in the Judicial Bureau in charge of labour camps extorted 15,000 yuan from her family and released her on medical parole. After she got home, the labour camp still dispatched officials to harass her brother. They also told the local residential committee to monitor her activities. As a result, Ms. Shi continues to live in fear everyday. Her family also worries about her, and her health has further deteriorated.
  • The Inhuman Persecution Endured by Practitioner Ms. Liu Jinying from Laishui County, Hebei Province

    Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Liu Jinying is 42 years old. During the last five years and three months, Ms. Liu has been held in custody in Laishui, and spent time in Laishui Detention Centre, the Women's Prison of Shijiazhuang City, and Taihang Prison. To protest the persecution, Ms. Liu went on hunger strikes many times. The guards tortured her with all means available. They took her to a hospital and force-fed her flour soup. They injected soup into her mouth while pinching her nose to stop her from breathing. When she couldn't hold her breath any more, she swallowed. The third time, they used a bamboo stick to pry open her teeth. After they failed to pry open her teeth, they inserted a rubber tube into her nose. The first time, they inserted the tube into her trachea. The force-feeding lasted over a month.
  • Crimes Committed by Policewomen in Nanjing Women's Prison in Jiangsu Province

    From 2003 to 2004, Huang Fengying exhausted various methods to torture Falun Gong practitioners. Claiming herself an atheist, she used two people who used to practise Falun Gong but later turned against Falun Gong under brainwashing and torture -Wang Xiaoqing and Dong Jing. They tortured practitioner Huang Lijun until she was near death. They kicked and beat her up. Dong Jing kicked her private parts. One time Huang Fengying locked Huang Lijun alone in the police office and shocked her all over with electric batons. Upon returning to her cell, Huang Lijun lost control of her bladder and bowels.
  • Three Practitioners from Mengyin County, Shandong Province Persecuted

    On the night of April 28th, 2001, a gang led by Zhao Hongfeng raided practitioner Mrs. Lei Guiling home. They extorted 300 yuan from her and arrested her and took her to the township office. On the night of the 29th, a dozen hooligans covered the heads of 14 to 15 practitioners and kicked them to the floor. Each thug used a rubber stick and together they hit Lei Guiling. When she lost consciousness, they poured cold water on her to rouse her. They laughed loudly when they saw the practitioners in pain. Lv Hu dragged Ms. Lei into a small room. For six days, they denied her food, water and the freedom to move. Police officers from the substation handcuffed her hands behind her back to a pole and kept her out in the strong sunlight. Only after extorting 2000 yuan did they release her.
  • Wang Gang Attempts to Sue Baoding City Prison in Hebei Province for Torture and Consequent Amputation of His Leg

    In order to "transform" me and force me to give up my belief in cultivating Falun Dafa, defendant Gao Yin ordered policemen and inmates to abuse and torture me using various devices. In particular, he ordered defendant Fan Jianli to use torture devices on me, causing injuries that eventually led to my leg being amputated. I was forced to see Fan in the monitoring cell. I couldn't stand due to the pain in my legs so I had to crawl into the monitoring cell. Fan insisted that I stand up and walk into the cell, so I had to crawl in and out of the cell three times. Even so Fan continued to hit me and stomp on me. A medical checkup later showed that the blood vessels, bones, and muscles in my leg had become necrotic. If it wasn't amputated immediately, the toxins would attack my heart and my life would be in danger. Gao Yin forced me to submit to the amputation.
  • The Brutal Persecution of Mr. Zhao Lanyi from Shandong Province

    Once when Mr. Zhao Lanyi went to distribute leaflets exposing the persecution to a village he was beaten by four men who were deceived by the lies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As they were kicking Mr. Zhao, a fifth person said, "Falun Gong practitioners are good people. They don't do bad things, but [only] good things." They didn't listen, but dragged him away. They then took off Mr. Zhao's belt and used it to whip him all over his body. One man hit Mr. Zhao's ribs and chest. Their hands were injured from beating Mr. Zhao, and they tried to frame him by accusing him of biting them. Mr. Zhao replied, "Our Teacher teaches me to not fight back when punched or insulted. We are doing the right thing and are good people." They continued to beat Mr. Zhao for over an hour.
  • The Persecution Experienced by A Common Family

    I went to Beijing to petition for my fundamental rights to practise Dafa. I was arrested and sent to Longshan Correctional Centre, where the guards were full of abusive words. One day a TV reporter came, and we were told to sit in a line in the corridor, while a supervisor told the reporter how good the conditions were, how Falun Gong practitioners were treated like sisters, and how we liked the place. I said to the supervisor, "You just said you treated us as you did to your loved ones, but how come you often beat us and yell at us? Look at what you did to Aunt Yuan Zeqin, who's sitting right next to me. She is over 70 and her ribs were all broken." At that moment, the reporter switched off his camera.
  • Chongqing Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested, Sentenced to Prison for Printing Informational Materials

    Mr. Deng Liang, 33 years old, began the practice of Falun Dafa in 1997. His diligence and kindness at work won him the award of "Top 10 Best Trained Attendants." When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, Mr. Deng created and distributed large quantities of materials exposing the persecution. In July 2004 he was arrested. During the first 24 hours, the police deprived him of sleep and did not provide any food. In addition, he was not allowed to use the toilet, but was forced to sit still on tiny stools. A fabricated crime of "Destruction of the Country's Execution of the Law" was used to sentence Deng Liang and Wang Jinfei to seven years in prison. Due to the persecution, Deng now suffers vision problems and almost went blind.
  • The Abuse of Practitioners at the Chongqing City Women's Forced Labour Camp: A Personal Account

    Between August 2005 and July 2006 I was detained in the Chongqing Women's Forced Labour Camp. They immediately tell new detainees the camp rules, which are implemented right away. One is given a deadline to memorise the rules and regulations, and has to read and memorise the regulation books. They call it "Militarised Management." One has to pass a three-month-long "discipline" probation period; otherwise they will extend the lock-up time and intensify the discipline. During those three-months, one has to get up at 5:30 a.m., spend not more than 10 minutes on personal hygiene and then commence with the "discipline," which lasts until midnight.
  • Unyielding After Three Years of Forced Labour, Mr. Li Xuejin from Dalian City Arrested Once Again

    In 2001, Mr. Li Xuejin was arrested at a relative's home because he practised Falun Dafa. During his detention he resisted the demands of his captors but was subjected to various tortures and was later sentenced to three years of forced labour. Li Xuejin was tortured with various methods including "wearing a boxing cap," and the “death bed” torture. He was also exposed to temperatures of minus 10 degrees Celsius (14°F) while wearing only his underwear, for an entire day. On February 6th, 2007, Li Xuejin was arrested once again by officials and sent to a detention centre.
  • Chief Justice Xiao Wanxiang Tries Many Practitioners at Hongkou District Court (Shanghai)

    On February 1st, 2007, Shanghai City 610 Office agents ordered the chief justice of the Shanghai Hongkou District Court to bring Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Jiang Suying to trial. Ms. Jiang was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. As a chief justice, Xiao Wanxiang had also presided over the trials of four other practitioners in Shanghai on April 11th, 2005. On that occasion, Ms. Zhou Shumei was sentenced to six years, Ms. Liu Fendi to seven years, and Ms. Hua Liping to three years in prison, while Ms. Wu Peiyu was given three years of probation. In addition, on January 11th, 2007, he put Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Guan Longmei, a resident of Hongkou District, on trial and sentenced her to seven years in prison.
  • More Information About the Persecution of Practitioner Ms. Li Kemei

    Ms. Li Kemei was reported to the police by someone when Ms. Li was informing people about the true nature of Falun Gong about the persecution on October 15th, 2006. She was detained at the Yishui County Detention Centre. The next day, a police officer named Yao forced Ms. Li to wear a placard that identified her as a criminal around her neck. Ms. Li did not cooperate with him at all and said, “There is nothing wrong with Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance, and reciting Falun Dafa is good.” Without saying anything, the police officer came forward to give Ms. Li Kemei several slaps, and kicked her in the chest several times. At the end, two police officers held Ms. Li up and forced her to have a photo taken before they forced her to give her fingerprints. When Ms. Li refused, the police officers gave her several slaps.