Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting

  • Guangzhou City Practitioner Mr. Ma Minqing Arrested and His Wife Sentenced to Forced Labour

    Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Ma Minqing and his wife, Ms. Zheng Jie'er, had been forced into homelessness for some time. They were the main targets of persecution that the Public Security Bureau of Yuexiu District had focused on. Ms. Zheng Jie'er was arrested on July 23rd, 2006, and was sentenced to two years of forced labour. The same office arrested Mr. Ma Minqing on October 8th, 2006.
  • Practitioners Tortured at Xinkaipu Forced Labour Camp in Hunan Province

    Mr. Liu Heqing, in his 30s, had previously left the forced labour camp. Unfortunately, he was again sentenced to forced labour in March 2005. He was beaten after he yelled, "Falun Dafa is good!" He fainted and was carried to a closed room. When he came to, he started yelling, "Falun Dafa is good!" He continued to yell when others were eating. Those in charge handcuffed him and punched his chest and stomach. All of his teeth fell out after the beating. Although he was beaten with sticks and electric batons, he still yelled, "Falun Dafa is good!" They used a long needle to puncture his tongue, pulled a threaded needle through it, and tied the thread to a weight. After that horrific torture, Mr. Liu could no longer talk nor look after himself. He became mentally unstable.
  • 60-Year-Old Ms. Lu Yanfang Persecuted to Death by Police from Shulan City, Jilin Province

    Ms. Lu Yanfang was about 60 years old. She went to Beijing twice to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong after the persecution began on July 20th, 1999. Police officers stopped her when she reached Beijing the second time and detained her. In March 2002, she was again detained by police. To avoid being harassed, Ms. Lu was forced to leave home and become destitute. In May 2006, Ms. Lu's whereabouts were reported to authorities. To avoid arrest, Ms. Lu had to walk dozens of miles in the mountains during the night. Because of this tremendous mental and physical pressure, she became ill and died on October 10th.
  • Wang Xiaoyan Is Persecuted in Dalian City, Liaoning Province And Cannot Join Her Husband in Germany

    On May 27th, 2006, Ms. Wang Xiaoyan was arrested and her home was ransacked by police from the Chunhai Station. She has not been allowed visits ever since. She called home for the first time last week, and said that she is now being detained in the Second Branch of Masanjia Labour Camp on a two-year term. Details of her situation over the past five months are unknown.
  • A Child Alone During Mid-Autumn Festival When Other Families Get Together

    The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family reunions. I know of a child named Liangliang, whose father, a Falun Gong practitioner, was sentenced to a seven-year prison term on August 16th, 2006. Liangliang is all now left at home alone. Who does he reunite with? One day in December 2005, when Liangliang's father was distributing leaflets, someone told the police and he was arrested. On August 16th, 2006, he was sentenced to a seven-year term. Now Liangliang is all alone, with no one to look after him.
  • Kind Hearted Cheng Hanxiang, A Villager in Liaoning Province, Is Repeatedly Detained

    Mr. Cheng Hanxiang, in his 50s, is always willing to help others, and people all know that he is a really good man. He used his own savings to help support poor students and orphans. However, in June 2004, police arrested Mr. Cheng and detained him in the detention centre, because he practises Falun Gong. Later, he was sent to the Huluao Labour Camp and has been detained there now for more than two years. That was the fourth time that Mr. Cheng had been detained.
  • Heilongjiang Province TV Station Employee Zhao Xidong Persecuted for Persisting in His Belief in Falun Dafa

    Mr Zhao Xidong worked at the Russian Translation Centre of Heilongjiang Provinces' TV Station since 1993. He was the top talent there, with unique and valuable skills. Because Heilongjiang Provinces' TV Station desperately needed someone with this talent, Shenyang Military Area was forced to transfer Zhao Xidong there. He put his talents into action. He was an editor, reporter, anchor, etc. He was able to photograph, interview, edit, and do voice dubbing. He also practises Falun Dafa. On December 12th, 2005, the Dongli District Police Department sentenced Mr. Zhao Xidong to a labour camp for eighteen months.
  • Mr. Yang Huilin Almost Buried Alive at Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp in Hebei Province--His Wife Dies as a Result of the Persecution

    The Communist Party publicly cracked down on Falun Dafa on July 20th, 1999. Since then, practitioner Mr. Yang Huilin has suffered illegal arrest, imprisonment, extortion, and torture at the hand of the local 610 Office and police several times. His family finally broke down and fell apart. At the Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp, Mr. Yang was tied up and tortured with seven or eight electric-shock batons. He was almost buried alive by the guards. After fleeing the camp, he had little choice but to be destitute and homeless for a long time. His wife, Ms. Yang Xiaowen, died from persecution.
  • Persecuted Practitioners from the Chaoyang District of Beijing

    On September 11th, 2003, practitioner Ms. Su Wei was arrested by the 610 Office and local police while she was buying breakfast for her child. At that time her husband was visiting his ill mother, so her young son was left at home with nobody to look after him. Ms. Su was later sentenced to a two-year term of forced labour. On February 24th, 2006, she was again arrested from her home and sentenced to another two and a half years of forced labour.
  • Practitioner Mr. Li Huzhe From Yanbian, Jilin Province Arrested and Taken to Helong City Brainwashing Centre

    Officers from Beishan Police Station in Yanji City broke into the home of practitioner Mr. Li Huzhe on the evening of September 18th, 2006, only because he practises Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance and tries to be a good person. They took him to Beishan Police Station in Yanji and later sent him to the Helong City Brainwashing Centre.
  • Practitioner Mr. Song Baogang from Shandong Province Arrested

    Practitioner Mr. Song Baogang, 38 years old, was fired in July 2000 because he refused to give up his belief in Falun Dafa. His home was ransacked and he was arrested in August 2000. He went to Beijing to appeal on January 1st, 2001, and was later held at Yuelou Detention Centre for one month. His family paid 2,000 yuan for his release. Later, national security agents eavesdropped on his phone conversation with a friend and he was arrested by police. He was taken back to Wangcun Forced Labour Camp for a two-year term. His sentence was eventually extended by more than two years. He was arrested again at the home of another practitioner on September 7th, 2006.
  • Mr. Yang Jianpo on Brink of Death at Tangshan Prison; Liu Xianglong Arrested for Taking Mr. Yang’s Family to Visit Him

    Forty-three-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Yang Jianpo is on the brink of death at the Jidong Prison. His family went to the prison on October 6th, 2006 and asked to meet with him. They also requested Yang Jianpo's release on medical parole. Division 4 officials forbade the family to meet him. Some other relatives wanted to go to the prison on October 8th hoping to see Yang Jianpo this time. The relatives didn’t know how to get there and so asked practitioner Liu Xianglong to take them. Once there, the prison arrested Liu Xianglong.
  • More Details on the Death of Practitioner Mr. Xin Minduo

    On August 3rd, 2005, police officers arrested Mr. Xin Minduo while he was walking down the road. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison, on February 21st, 2006. He was confined to a "small cell" and force-fed heavily-salted water because he resisted efforts to make him give up the practice of Falun Gong. The prison staff refused to let his family visit him because he had been on a hunger strike for three months and was physically very weak. The warden said to his family: "We won't release him even if he is dead, it doesn't matter who you talk to. You can even go to the State Council." On September 1st, 2006, Mr. Xin Minduo died in Nanshan Prison, and his body was cremated without his family's approval.
  • Many Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested in Yanqing County, Beijing and Sent to Labour Camps Since Late June 2006

    Practitioner Mr. Shi Yingji, 31 years old, was arrested on June 28th, 2006 and abused until he suffered from symptoms of brain haemorrhage. The police didn’t approve his formal arrest at the time and instead placed him under surveillance at the Yanqing County Hospital. Beijing Police Department's No. 1 Department suddenly approved Mr. Shi's arrest on September 19th, 2006. He is now being held at the Beijing Detention Centre. The notice was sent to Shi Yingji’s family after one week, but no written or oral explanation was given. Shi Yingji was held at the Yanqing County Hospital during which time he had symptoms of a myocardial infarction, high blood pressure and a stroke. He was in critical condition.
  • Police in Liaoning Province Try to Frame Falun Gong for Their Crime of Persecuting Mr. Chen Dongping to Death

    Fushun city police in Liaoning Province have harassed and persecuted Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Jiang Jie's family for a long time. Ms. Jiang's husband, Mr. Chen Dongping, was arrested twice. Mr. Chen became very sick from the long term persecution and passed away on August 12th, 2006. On September 8th, Ms. Jiang was arrested again by Fushun police and she is currently detained at Fushun City Detention Centre. Fushun police attempted to shift the blame on Falun Gong for Mr. Chen's death. At this time, the police are persecuting Ms. Jiang Jie with all kinds of torture methods, trying to force her to slander Falun Gong and its founder.