Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting

  • Ms. Xu Hongmei and Ms. Shen Zili Tortured to Death in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province (Photos)

    On February 17th, 2007, Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Xu Hongmei (pictured) and Ms. Shen Zili were taken to the Qiqihar City Second Hospital with ankle shackles on. They had been tortured for five days by police. They both had lost consciousness and could not eat; they were coughing up blood and twitching. Qiqihar City 610 Office officers came to the hospital attempting to extort 20,000 yuan from the practitioners' families, promising the practitioners' release. Their families had no money to pay. Ms. Xu Hongmei and Ms. Shen Zili both died on February 27th.
  • Older Practitioner Mr. Tian Fujian Died from Police Brutality in Yuanjiang City, Hunan Province

    61-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Tian Fujian was arrested twice between the years of 2000 and 2001. Police officers and officials have constantly come to his home to harass him. In September 2006, Mr. Tian Fujian was arrested again. He was taken to hospital as he was close to death due to torture and died soon after he was released on December 23rd, 2006. Mr. Tian Fujian's son knew that his father was only released because he was dying as a result of being tortured, and he went to the Yuanjiang City Police Department to request a settlement. They gave him ten thousand yuan as compensation.
  • Account of the Events that Led to the Death of Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Zhou Wuliang of Hunan Province in 2001

    Mr. Zhou Wuliang, who was over 50 years old, was well liked and respected by the community. In late February 2001, nearly all of the Falun Dafa practitioners from Anhua County were arrested and taken to the Anhua County Brainwashing Centre, where they were imprisoned and persecuted. It was during this period that Mr. Zhou was beaten to death by the police in the brainwashing centre. The police, however, claimed that Mr. Zhou Wuliang had committed suicide by jumping off the building. The so-called investigation from the authorities never happened.
  • Elderly Practitioners Received Brutal Treatment in Fushan Town, Shandong Province in 2000

    They gathered up sixteen thugs. Two of them beat each Falun Dafa practitioner. They started to torture us at noon. First they used a heavy catalogue to beat us all over our bodies. Then they forced us to stretch out our arms and hold them horizontally while they placed two large steelyard weights on each of our arms. They put other weights on top of the steelyard weights and also put wooden boxes on our heads. If the box on our heads dropped, they would beat us to the floor and then kick us hard. Afterwards they still got us up and forced us to stand with the box on our heads. They asked while beating us, "Do you still want to practise?" We all firmly said, "Yes!"
  • The Persecution I Experienced in Beijing's Legal Training Centre

    When I was first taken here by Beijing policemen, several armed police officers took me to a cell. An armed police officer monitored me around the clock. I protested the incarceration with a hunger strike. In the first few days, several armed police ordered a doctor from the nearby Tuanhe Hospital to force-feed me. They called the force-feeding "being responsible for your life." The secret police observed me through the door to see if I was fearful, nervous, tired or anxious. Since I was calm, a few days later the secret police showed up. They tried to trick me and convince me with their evil theories and to threaten me. I knew that as a Falun Dafa practitioner I cannot be convinced or tricked by them, no matter how nice they pretended to be, or how tough they looked.
  • The Lives of Mr. Yang Jianpo, Mr. Liu Yongwang and Mr. Bian Zhongxue Are in Danger at Jidong Prison in Hebei Province

    Falun Gong practitioner, Mr. Yang Jianpo is currently being detained at Jidong Prison. He has been on a hunger strike for over three hundred and fifty days. The prison doctor gave him intravenous injections and oxygen, as well as injecting him with an unknown drug. His body contracted with spasms of pain during the injections, from which the guards knew he was still conscious. Members of his family have gone to Jidong Prison more than a dozen times, requesting to see their loved one whose life is in danger. However, prison guards have rejected their request using various excuses.
  • The Crimes at Dalian City Forced Labour Camp in Liaoning Province

    The situation in the Dalian City Forced Labour Camp is horrible. To maintain an intimidating atmosphere, the guards will find any excuse to torment someone once in a while. The electric baton is used primarily, and the painful cries of the victims can always be heard. Division head Lu often applied this torture when on duty at night. Falun Gong practitioners are among these people and forbidden to talk to others. They live in terror and loneliness all day long.
  • Practitioner Ms. Gong Shulian from Sichuan Province Sentenced Again after Escaping from a Detention Centre

    Ms. Gong Shulian, 45, went to Beijing to appeal the persecution at the end of 2000. After returning from Beijing, police arrested her and sentenced her to a year and a half of forced labour. She suffered various forms of torture and almost died. She was then sent to a detention centre after the forced labour camp. Ms. Gong miraculously escaped from the detention centre at the end of 2005, but was arrested again in May 2006 when she was distributing materials and explaining the facts about Falun Dafa.
  • The Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners at the Kaiping Forced Labour Camp in Tangshan, Hebei Province

    If practitioners held a hunger strike to protest the persecution, they would be subjected to brutal force-feeding. The tormentors handcuffed practitioners' arms behind their back, to a chair. Several people would hold the practitioner's head and insert tubes through their nose. Then they would feed, little by little, some black material from a small container; all the while chatting with each other. It takes 40 minutes to finish the forced-feeding, which is more painful than delivering a baby. Moreover, in the winter, they would place practitioners in rooms with the windows open and only allow them to wear one sweater. Practitioners often have to sleep on the ground on a cold wooden board.
  • Mr. Tai Zhengxu Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

    At the beginning of the persecution, Mr. Tai Zhengxu was forced to leave home to avoid being arrested in July 2001. He was arrested in 2002 while telling people the facts about Falun Gong. Four to five policemen beat him until he passed out. He was detained, threatened, and tortured, and not allowed to sleep for more than ten days. Later, he was sentenced to imprisonment and lost his freedom. He is now detained in the Hongzehu Prison with a seven-year prison term just because he spoke out for justice for Falun Gong.
  • Elderly Ms. Li Xuebi from Chengdu, Sichuan Province Died after Being Tortured to Disability

    After 62-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Xuebi was tortured until she was disabled, the authorities continued to harass her. She died at 2:30 p.m. on February 17th, 2007, Chinese New Year's Eve. When she was detained for three months in the Luzhou City Prison, there were no bed, bedding, or even straw in the cell. Ms. Li had to sleep on the wet floor, causing her spine to deform and severely damaging her health. She was released when she was dying and could not take care of herself in the prison.
  • First Hand Experience of Cruel Brainwashing at the Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp (Part 9)

    I was persecuted for not renouncing Falun Gong from that day in July 1999 when the Chinese Communist regime banned Falun Gong. Because, seven years ago, the former head of the Chinese Communist regime, Jiang Zemin, gave the order "to destroy them physically, starve them financially and destroy them mentally and spiritually," I lost my basic right to earn a living and live a normal life. I was harmed physically and mentally. Because of the rule "guilt by association," my family and relatives suffered and still suffer from this persecution.
  • The Persecution Mr. Zhao Guangxi Suffered Before His Death in Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province

    On January 29th, 2007, practitioner Mr. Zhao Guangxi passed away as a victim of the Chinese Communist Party's vicious persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners. He was a good person who believed in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. He was only 42 years old when he died. Mr. Zhao's wife Wang Guihua is also a practitioner. She was imprisoned in Wanjia Forced Labour Camp in Harbin when her husband died. They did not even see each other before he passed away. They have a young son who was left alone at home.
  • Mr. Hu Jiyu Was Beaten Savagely and Had 13,000 Yuan Extorted from Him

    Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Hu Jiyu is in his 40's. In April 2001, police extorted 1,800 yuan from Mr. Hu. On September 9th, 2001, 200 yuan in cash were confiscated. The policemen failed to catch him, so they arrested his wife as a substitute and extorted 3,000 yuan from his family. On February 28, 2004, Mr. Hu was arrested and taken to the 610 Office. Because he did not accept "transformation," he was forced to stand nonstop for 12 hours. He was then forced to lie face-down on the concrete floor when the temperature was below 10o F. The policemen put a metal barrel over his head and beat on the barrel to make loud noises. On February 14th, 2006, Mr. Hu was arrested and was savagely beaten. He has had a total of 13,000 yuan extorted from him.
  • Practitioner in Qinglong County, Hebei Province Arrested and Fined for Repairing Road

    On January 8th, 2007, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Han Yuquan led 130 to 140 people to voluntarily repair a public road. All the people in the vehicles passing through the road thanked them. However, on January 11th, police ransacked his house and confiscated his Dafa books. Because Mr. Han was not home, they arrested his wife and took her to the detention centre. After the village officials discussed the situation with police, she was released after five days in the detention centre and a cash fine of over 1,000 yuan.