Illegal Detention and Imprisonment
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The Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province
2008-03-18
On October 12th, 2007, 42-year-old Ms. Gao Chunlian was arrested once again and is still being detained. Her life is already at risk since she became mentally disordered from torture. In April 2001, police arrested Ms. Gao. They held her in the Shijingshan Detention Centre in Beijing for 25 days. She was forced to sit on a stool the whole day. If her posture was not straight, the guards would beat her. Later on, she was transferred to Zhuozhou Detention Centre. Ms. Gao started a protest hunger strike. Chief Wang ordered prison doctor Zhang Yugang to force-feed Ms. Gao. Zhang Yugang inserted a thick rubber tube into Ms. Gao's nose and down to her stomach. When the tube was removed, large amounts of blood followed. The detained criminals who were watching were so upset by this that they cried. She suffered inhuman beating as well. She is now barely recognisable and is close to death. -
Ms. Hu Aiqin Has Been Sentenced to Eight Years in Xinjiang
2008-03-17Ms. Hu Aiqin, a Falun Gong practitioner from Hami City in Xinjiang had been held in custody by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for a year. Around the end of 2007, she was sentenced to another eight years. After this sentence, the CCP finally allowed family members to visit her by appointment. When her mother went to visit her, an elderly lady with white hair came out. She thought to herself, "I never knew they locked elderly ladies in here." At a closer glance, she realized that the elderly lady was her daughter. In one year's time, her daughter's black hair had turned white. Ms. Hu's mother became stricken with grief. -
Beijing Police Ransack the Jinkui Decorative Painting Company
2008-03-16The Beijing Public Security Bureau has persecuted over one hundred Falun Gong practitioners since January 2008. They have searched practitioners' homes, persecuted their family members, and ransacked companies and factories run by practitioners. Manager Chen of Jinkui Decorative Painting Company is an extremely sincere and kind person, and he has hired many practitioners. After practitioners were arrested, their family members went to Dongcheng Detention Centre many times requesting to visit, but they were turned away without being given a reason. -
Multiple Arrests of Falun Gong Practitioners in Liaoning Province Appear Linked to Olympic Games Preparation
2008-03-15At 6 a.m. on February 25th, 2008, fifteen Falun Gong practitioners from Suizhong County, Liaoning Province were arrested at nearly the same time by the local police. The arrest of Falun Gong practitioners in Huludao, Jinzhou, Chaoyang and other cities in Liaoning Province also happened near the same time. they were all detained in detention centres. Some detained Falun Gong practitioners are going on a hunger strike to protest the persecution. -
Families Broken Apart by the Persecution in China Ask, "When Will Our Loved Ones Come Home?"
2008-03-15Ms. Wang Qi, a 30-year-old health care professional, was arrested by the District Public Security Bureau while she was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution. She was detained in Hexi Detention Centre and later was sent to the forced labour camp in Huhhaote City for two years. She has a five-year-old son who had never been without his mother before. Now, in the absence of his mother, imagine how he feels! His mother also misses him very much. -
Falun Gong Practitioners in Dehui City, Jilin Province Arrested to "Prepare" for the Olympic Games
2008-03-15On March 6th, 2008, police officers from Dehui City Police Department, together with people from the Changchun City Police Department, arrested two practitioners in Dehui City. The police went to the Chalukou Town No. Eight Middle School. These persecutors arrested Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Chen Xuedong and Geng Jisheng, both of whom are teachers at the school. From there, the police went to Chen Xuedong's house and ransacked it. They confiscated a computer, a printer, a colour inkjet printer and some other personal belongings. They also beat Chen in his own home. According to a source, Chen Xuedong was sent to Changchun City for further persecution. -
The Persecution of Ms. Zhu Lanying in Baoding City, Hebei Province
2008-03-14On February 19th, 2008, Ms. Zhu Lanying and another two practitioners were reported when distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong. They are now detained in the Baoding City Detention Centre. Ms. Zhu was previously detained in Baoding City Detention Centre in 2001 her legs, hips, and back turned blue from cyanosis, a condition caused by lack of oxygen in the blood, due to persecution she suffered. Her elderly mother was grief-stricken by the persecution of her daughter and worried about her so much that she passed away in May 2001. -
Police in Mengying County, Shandong Province, Sentence Elderly Practitioners Ms. Wang Fafeng and Ms. Wang Zaifeng to Forced Labour
2008-03-14Ms. Wang Fafeng and Ms. Wang Zaifeng, two elderly practitioners in Mengying County, Shandong Province, were arrested when they were distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong. The local police took them to Shandong Province No. 1 Women's Forced Labour Camp for an 18 month sentence. The police also broke into Ms. Wang's home, ransacked it and confiscated a bundle of leaflets exposing the persecution, Falun Gong books, a TV and DVD player. They also smashed her portable stereo and stole 200 yuan in cash. The policemen punched and kicked her husband and stuffed him in the boot of the car. -
Li Chuanyu from Juancheng County, Shandong Province Arrested Two Years Ago, Whereabouts Unknown
2008-03-14Mr. Li Chuanyu, a 40-year-old, Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested by police from the Public Security Bureau of Juancheng County in the summer of 2006. His whereabouts are currently unknown. Mr. Li Chuanyu lived in a poverty-stricken county. He is disabled, his wife suffers from mental illness, and his daughter is ill. Nevertheless, the county police repeatedly broke into his home and extorted thousands of yuan from his family every time he was released from police custody. -
Relatives Try to Rescue Beijing Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Qi Wei
2008-03-13On February 22nd, 2008, Qi Wei was forcibly taken away by police officers from Anzhen Police Station. It has been 14 days and there has been no word from him. His family has not received any legal documents from the police station. At about 9:20 p.m. on February 22nd, when Mr. Qi and his newly-wedded wife were out for a walk, four plainclothes officers approached suddenly and, without presenting any ID, started kicking and beating Mr. Qi. They forcibly took the couple to the police station. At 3 a.m. on February 23rd, Mr. Qi's wife was released after vigorous protest from her family. Mr. Qi's family and friends have searched everywhere for him, but authorities at the police station, detention centre, and Chaoyang Public Security have told them they didn't know where he is. It is not known whether he is still alive or not. -
Liu Changrui from Mengyin County, Shandong Province Arrested, Detained and Fined by Communist Party Officials Five Times
2008-03-12On March 5th, 2001, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held its national conferences, Falun Gong practitioner Liu Changrui was forcibly taken away by police officers and CCP officials from the town government. He was locked in a cold cement warehouse. There were no bed covers and cement powder covered the ground. He could only squat or stand, and he was not allowed to use the toilet. Mr. Liu was locked up there for over 20 days. During the daytime, he was forced to work in the fields, planting potatoes, cleaning and planting trees. -
56-Year-Old Mr. Zhang Dongxing and His Wife Harassed and Arrested in Chiping County, Shandong Province
2008-03-12Mr. Zhang Dongxing and his wife have been threatened by local police many times since the persecution began. In May 2003, police scaled the walls of their house, dragged Mr. Zhang and his wife from their bed, and handcuffed them without letting them get dressed. The police searched the home and seized the couple's Falun Gong books as well as their new DVD player. They then took the couple to the County Detention Centre and held them for over a month. They were not released until they had paid several thousand yuan. In December 2007, police arrested Mr. Zhang once again. They also seized computer equipment stored in his home. Although Mr. Zhang had no computer knowledge, he was charged with making illegal overseas contacts on the Internet and sentenced to one year in the Shandong Province Second Forced Labour Camp. -
Over Ten Falun Dafa Practitioners from Dehui City, Jilin Province Arrested
2008-03-11On February 27th, 2008, the 610 Office, the Dehui City Police Department, and the Changchun City Police Department arrested more than ten Falun Dafa practitioners and detained them in the Dehui City Detention Centre. They ransacked the practitioners' homes, stole their personal property, and recorded them with video cameras while they were arresting them. -
Large Number of Beijing Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested Before Olympics
2008-03-08According to sources from Beijing, from the end of 2007 to early this year, at least 100 Falun Gong practitioners with confirmed names (oftentimes practitioners do not reveal their true identity to protect family, friends and colleagues) have been arrested in Beijing. Some were immediately sentenced to eight months in prison. It is believed to be a new round of suppression by the Chinese Communist Party before the next session of the National Congress in March and the Olympics in August 2008. -
Shanghai Court Sentences Practitioner Zhou Lixun to Three Years of Confinement
2008-03-07On January 15th, 2008, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) court in the Hongkou District of Shanghai City, carried out instructions from the 610 Office, acting in accordance with prearranged procedure, to sentence seriously ill Falun Gong practitioner Zhou Lixun to three years in prison. The sentence will be served outside of prison, because of her poor health, to three years in prison. The sentence will be served outside of prison because of her poor health. When she was arrested on the street for distributing leaflets exposing the persecution one passerby said: "Why do people who practise Falun Gong have to suffer this type of mistreatment?"
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