Illegal Detention and Imprisonment

• Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province

  2008-01-27
  It has been reported that Saertu Court officials in Daiqing City secretly sentenced three Falun Gong practitioners to incarceration, including Liu Zhigao, Yang Jinfeng and Yin Guirong. The sentences given were seven years for Mr. Liu, detained at unknown location, and three and a half years each for Ms. Yang and Ms. Yin, who are both incarcerated at Harbin City Women's Prison. After arresting him, the police used various methods of torture on Mr. Liu. The persecutors had severely burned his oesophagus and stomach by force-feeding him mustard oil, and as a result he lost his ability to eat. He became emaciated and almost died.
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• Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Shan County, Shandong Province

  2008-01-26
  Recently, claiming that they were "eliminating activities that spread negative propaganda," Shandong Province 610 Office personnel tried to stop Falun Gong practitioners from distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong. At the same time, Shan County of Hezhe City was classified as one of the important counties to be singled out for persecution by the Shandong Province Police Department and Hezhe City Police Department. The police sent special groups from the provincial and city police departments to Shan County for reinforcements and to focus on destroying sites producing leaflets exposing the persecution.
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• Mr. Han Changgui Arrested by Baoqing County State Security Division Officials, Who Also Beat His Teenage Daughter

  2008-01-26
  On the morning of September 27th, 2007, police forced their way into the home of Mr. Han Changgui and confiscated his family's property. They beat Mr. Han Changgui's teenage daughter, Han Hui. After the brutal attack, they apprehended Mr. Han Changgui and took him to the Detention Centre of Baoqing County. Mr. Han was locked in a small cell in the detention centre. The cell was so small that he could not stand up or sit down--he could only squat. After enduring this torture for over 40 days, Mr. Han was finally released.
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• Older Practitioners Mr. Zhang Xuanshou and Shi Jinhua Arrested and Persecuted

  2008-01-25
  On December 23rd, 2007, Mr. Zhang Xuanshou, a 69-year-old retired man from Dayuan Village of Guanjiazui in Qidong along with Mr. Luo Guangzhong, also a 69-year-old practitioner from the same area, were taking a bus to go home. To buy the bus tickets, they used money on which was written facts regarding the persecution of Dafa. The ticket seller then reported them to authorities. Mr. Zhang and Mr. Luo were later arrested by Shaoyang police officers. The police confiscated electronic equipment and 1,800 yuan.
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• Court of Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province Sentences Ms. Huang Xingyao to Three Years in Prison

  2008-01-23
  On May 1st, 2007, when Ms. Huang Xingyao, 44, was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution about the persecution of Falun Gong, four policemen followed, arrested, and detained her at the local detention centre for over seven months. Although her father hired a defence lawyer for her, the court still sentenced her to three years in prison.
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• Over Ten Falun Gong Practitioners in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province Have Been Arrested in the Last Six Months

  2008-01-23
  On July 3rd, Falun Gong practitioner Xue Lijun, a doctor at Mian County Gynaecology Hospital, was reported to the police and arrested by the National Security Group of Mian County Police Station. On September 9th, Falun Gong practitioners Wang Miao and Liu Cuiying were arrested while distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong. The police later arrested Falun Gong practitioners Xie Hongxia and Cui Xiaomei. The police ransacked their homes, detained them and extorted two thousand yuan from them. In September, Zhao Xia was reported for distributing leaflets exposing the persecution. Xia was hung by handcuffs and beaten by the police day after day.
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• Woman Detained and Sent to Brainwashing Centre for Enquiring About Her Mother's Situation at the Police Station

  2008-01-22
  On January 8th, 2008, Liu Jing went to the National Security Team of the Sanhe City Police Department to enquire about the situation of her mother, Yang Huirong. Her mother had been arrested by the National Security Team a couple of days earlier. On the night of January 2nd, 2008, Ms. Yang Huirong, in her 60s, and Ms. Wang Lanhua, in her 40s, were taken away. Liu Jing intended to take her mother home. However, Liu Jing herself was detained. Then the police from the National Security Team ransacked her home and searched her mother's home again.
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• Arrested by 610 Office, Zhu Guilin is Persecuted Again in Changde City Brainwashing Centre

  2008-01-22
  On October 18th, 2007, when Falun Dafa practitioner Zhu Guilin was going downstairs in her home, 610 Office agents, who had been waiting downstairs, grabbed her and dragged her down. Zhu Guilin's clothes were torn and her upper body was exposed. Zhu Guilin shouted that officials were arresting an innocent person. A number of bystanders witnessed the arrest, and many of them denounced the officials' conduct. In spite of sharp criticism from the bystanders and the protest of her family, these people forcibly took Zhu Guilin to the Changde City Brainwashing Centre. Zhu Guilin started a hunger strike to protest the persecution and was brutally force-fed.
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• Corrupt Mishan City Police Send Two Practitioners to Labour Camps After Extorting Money from Family

  2008-01-20
  On July 28th, 2007, police from the Dangbi Township Police Station arrested practitioners Mr. Zhang Chuanfu, 21, and Mr. Xue Yanrong, 33. Police officers not only extorted 5,000 yuan from the practitioners' families but also sent the practitioners to a forced labour camp. On October 17th, Mr. Zhang Chuanfu's father came to the police station and asked for permission to see his son. Han said, "They are gone." Zhang's father, "Why? Where did you send them? What law did he violate?" Han said, "He distributed Falun Gong flyers, and that was against the law. I have no idea where they were sent."
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• Police Kidnap and Rob Several Practitioners from Dafangshen Town, Dehui City, Jilin Province

  2008-01-17
  On December 17th, 2007, Mr. Liu Guiqing's home was surrounded by three police cars. Police forcefully dragged Mr. Liu Guiqing on to the street and put him into a police car. The police also attempted to kidnap Mr. Liu Guiqing's wife. Mr. Liu's wife argued strongly and interrogated them, "I have not violated any laws. Why do you try to arrest people illegally?" She held the door-frame and would not let them bring her away. After they confiscated their Falun Gong leaflets they detained Mr. Liu. Currently, Mr. Liu is still imprisoned in the Dehui Municipal Detention Centre.
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• Ms. Yang Huirong and Ms. Wang Lanhua from Sanhe City, Hebei Province, Arrested

  2008-01-16
  On the evening of January 2nd, 2008, Ms. Yang Huirong, in her 60s, and Ms. Wang Lanhua, in her 40s, from Sanhe City, Hebei Province, were arrested by local authorities. On the morning of January 3rd, Ms. Yang's home was ransacked, and her MP3 player, her tape recorder, and Falun Gong books were confiscated. The two women were taken to Sanhe City Detention Centre. Previously, Ms. Yang's daughter, Liu Ying, also a Falun Gong practitioner, became mentally ill and jumped off a building after being brainwashed.
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• Ms. Han Guanrong, 63, Arrested Again After Suffering in a Forced Labour Camp for Six Years

  2008-01-15
  Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Han Guangrong is 63 years old. She suffered from several chronic illnesses that disappeared within several months of practising Falun Gong. Ever since, she was determined to be a good person and live by Falun Dafa's principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." However, over the past 8 years, government officials have ransacked her home, arrested her, sentenced her to forced labour camps and prison, and withheld her pension. These perpetrators often harassed and monitored her. Now, Ms. Han has been arrested again. Her continuous suffering has brought great pressure to her entire family.
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• Saertu District Public Security Bureau Officers of Daqing City Refuse to Release Ms. Li Hui and Attempt to Sentence Her

  2008-01-14
  38-year-old Ms. Li Hui, a Falun Dafa practitioner, was arrested but then escaped on April 25th, 2007. Afterwards, she was arrested once again and taken to Daqing Detention Centre on September 20th. It has been over three months since her arrest. Police took turns torturing her cruelly for several days and as a result she suffered third degree burns. They forced her to sit in an Iron Chair and did not allow her to sleep for several days. According to inside sources, the Saertu Public Security Bureau authorities refuse to release her and they have attempted to bring accusations to sentence her. Her husband divorced her due to the long term economic and mental pressure from the CCP.
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• Latest Update on the Arrests of Falun Gong Practitioners in Dingzhou City, Hebei Province

  2008-01-13
  Just before October 1st (China's National Day holiday), Liqingu Town police barged into Ms. Xu Tongyan's home, confiscated her family property, arrested her, and took her to the police station. That night she was hung up and beaten by police officers while she was handcuffed. Later, she escaped. Liqingu Town head deceived her family and said, "Have her come home. We guarantee it will be all right." Her family members believed him, so Ms. Xu was found, and she returned home. The Liqingu Town police promptly arrested her and still have her in detention.
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• Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province Residents Ms. Ma Ruizhen and Ms. Zhu Cuiying Arrested

  2008-01-13
  On November 29th, 2007, two groups of police from the Shuozhou City Police Department, Shanxi Province, were sent to arrest Falun Dafa practitioners. One group arrested Ms. Ma Ruizhen, who lives in the family compound of the city's party commission. The other group arrested Ms. Zhu Cuiying, who lives in the family compound of the Shuocheng District Bureau of Industry and Commerce. The police ransacked their homes, took away their computers, printers, and other personal items. Ms. Ma Ruizhen and Ms. Zhu Cuiying are now imprisoned at the Shuocheng District Detention Centre in Shuozhou City.
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