Illegal Detention and Imprisonment
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Older Practitioner Mr. Xia Tongmu from Hebei Province Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
2011-02-06
Mr. Xia Tongmu, 62-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Jizhou City, Hebei Province. He was arrested in September 2009 and brutally tortured. In March 2010 he was sentenced to five years in prison. His lawyer solidly defended against the false charges made against him during the trial. However, he was still sentenced to prison. Mr. Xia is currently detained in Jindong Prison, Tangshan City. Mr. Xia's wife, who is over 60 years old, and his daughter are very worried about his safety. His wife has been deeply depressed since the ordeal began. -
Mr. Mou Zongyan and Ms. Wang Yun from Rizhao City, Shandong Province Sentenced to Prison
2011-02-06Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Mou Zongyan and Ms. Wang Yun were arrested one year ago. At the same time more than ten practitioners were arrested because they practise Falun Gong. They have been detained in the Rizhao Detention Centre. Without notifying their families, the Donggang District Court of Rizhao sentenced them to four years in prison. The two practitioners have appealed the sentence. -
Elderly Woman Sentenced to Eight-Year Prison Term for Handing Out Falun Gong Pamphlets
2011-02-05Ms. Shi Yazhen, 67, was secretly sentenced to an eight-year prison term for handing out pamphlets about Falun Gong. Her relatives asked, “Why are the authorities afraid of an old woman? What are they afraid of?” More than seven months elapsed from the day Ms. Shi was arrested until she was transferred to the prison. Ms. Shi's family received no legal documents or notices whatsoever during that time. The whole thing was "black case work." The Hadawan Police Station called Ms. Shi's family in January 2011, and said that Ms. Shi had been sentenced to eight years of prison and transferred to the Changchun Heizuizi Women's Prison. Ms. Shi's husband, in his 70s, was shocked by the news. -
Elderly Ms. Liu Jimei from Huaiyang County, Henan Province Detained
2011-02-05On December 6th, 2010, practitioner Liu Jimei and her 95-year-old mother were reported to the police while they were putting up stickers exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. Liu Jimei was arrested by police. At the police station police forcefully slapped Liu Jimei. They asked Liu Jimei several times who gave her the Falun Gong materials. Liu Jimei said that she did not know who placed them outside her door. Liu Jimei returned home after being detained for 15 days. -
Please Help Rescue Two University Lecturers Arrested for Booking Tickets for Shen Yun's Performance in Hong Kong in 2010
2011-02-03Ms. Wang Hongmei and Ms. Chen Ping, both Falun Gong practitioners in Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, have been in custody for more than one year. The police arrested them simply because they wanted to book tickets for the 2010 Hong Kong Shen Yun performance, a world-class traditional Chinese cultural show. The police monitored the two practitioners’ mobile phones and Internet use, and learned of their plans. On January 13th, 2010, agents from the Domestic Security Division of the Shunqing District Police Department broke into their homes and arrested them. The police took them to Huafeng Detention Centre in Nanchong City, where they have since been incarcerated. -
Twelve Practitioners from an Administrative Area in Liaoning Province Sentenced to Prison
2011-02-03Zhenxing District is a small administrative area in Dandong City, Liaoning Province. Agents from the district 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) and officials from public security organisations, procuratorial organisations, and courts arrested 24 Falun Gong practitioners between 2009 and 2010. Half were sentenced to prison, and five practitioners were subjected to forced labour. Li Hua was sentenced to eight years in prison for practising Falun Gong. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Liang Rongqi from Duyun City Sentenced to Six Years of Imprisonment
2011-02-02On January 6th, 2011, a Duyun City Court judge in Guizhou Province went to Qiannanzhou Detention Centre and sentenced Falun Gong practitioner Liang Rongqi to six years of imprisonment. Mr. Liang's family members came to the detention centre to see him, but they were not allowed in. The court did not give the verdict to his family members. Mr. Liang appealed to the Qiannanzhou Intermediate Court. -
Chenzhou 610 Office Arrested Ms. Chen Binge and Extorted Money from Her Daughter
2011-01-31On October 12th, 2010, police broke into Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Chen Binge’s home, arrested her and forced to attend a brainwashing session. In the class, several CCP members dragged her by her arms, causing severe bruising. When she asked them why they were being so rough, they replied, “It’s because you should not study Falun Gong.” Ms. Chen went on a hunger strike to resist the persecution. They tried everything, including threats and promises to release her, to get Ms. Chen to write a pledge to not practise Falun Gong anymore. Ms. Chen refused to sign, so they extorted 1,824 yuan from her daughter. -
Dandong City Procuratorate Persecutes the Shao Sisters
2011-01-31Zhenxing District Court in Dandong City, Liaoning Province tried practitioners Ms. Shao Changfen and Shao Changhua on December 24th. During their defence of the practitioners, two Beijing lawyers pointed out that practising Falun Gong is exercising their freedom of belief. Freedom of belief is a basic human right. The court could not dispute the lawyers' justifiable defence. The judge announced a recess until further notice. Ten days later, the court sentenced Shao Changfen and Shao Changhua to seven years and four years of prison, respectively, without holding another open hearing. -
Ms. Chen Shulan Jailed for Eight Years, Daughter Still Missing
2011-01-29Police arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Chen on September 16th, 2002. She was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and detained in the Beijing Women's Prison, where she was badly mistreated. She was released on March 17th, 2010, after serving her full term. That same day, however, she was arrested again and taken to the Changping District Brainwashing Centre where she was subjected to 70 days of brainwashing before finally being released at the end of May 2010. Her 10 year-old daughter is still missing. Ms. Chen brother Chen Aizhong was tortured to death at the Hehuakeng Forced Labour Camp in Tangshan City on September 20th, 2001. Ms. Chen's sister, Chen Hongping, was taken to a forced labour camp; both of her legs were broken by communist officials and she was tortured to death at the Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp on March 5th, 2003. -
Seven Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced
2011-01-27The Zhaoyuan City Court of Shandong recently sentenced seven Falun Gong practitioners to imprisonment. Mr. Kao Fuquan was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment; Ms. Song Guihua, wife of Mr. Kao Fuquan, was sentenced to seven and a half years; Ms. Yang Lanxiang, a disabled person, was sentenced to seven and a half years; Ms. Diao Yunying was sentenced to seven years; Ms. Pang Cuirong was sentenced to four years; Mr. Yang Wenjie was sentenced to four years; and Ms. Teng Yingfen was sentenced to four years. Police arrested the seven practitioners in 2010. They were detained, tortured, and interrogated. The court and other legal departments have not allowed the practitioners or their families to hire lawyers. They have also not allowed family members to attend the trials. -
Ms. Zuo Xiuwen and Three Other Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province
2011-01-26On December 13th, practitioner Ms. Zuo Xiuwen and three other practitioners were arrested. The practitioners were later detained in the Huachuan County Detention Centre. On December 16th, some of the relatives of the arrested practitioners went to the Huachuan County Police Station to see them, but the police turned them away. On December 28th, the relatives were finally allowed to see Ms. Wang and her elderly mother in the Huachuan County Hospital. The practitioners had been violently force-fed. The relatives saw the blood-stained tubes that were inserted into their stomachs during the force-feeding. -
Yunnan Province Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Chen Keyu and Mr. Yan Guisheng Detained
2011-01-24Recently, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Chen Keyu, 38, was sentenced to three years imprisonment. She is currently in the Yunnan No. 2 Woman Prison’s training ward, which is the “strictly controlled” ward. Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Yan Guisheng, 38, was sentenced to three years. He was sent to the Yunnan Province No. 1 Prison. They were both arrested for talking to people in public about Falun Gong and exposing the persecution. Previously, Mr. Yan was imprisoned for three years for practising Falun Gong. -
Several Falun Gong Practitioners from Tongren City, Guizhou Province Arrested and Persecuted
2011-01-22In early November 2010, personnel from the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) arrested about 30 practitioners. They held a brainwashing session in the nursing home for the elderly in Dalong Town to persecute these practitioners. Practitioner Jiang Qirong had a warrant issued for his arrest, and was forced to leave his home in order to avoid persecution. He was arrested however on November 16th in Hunan Province. Mr. Jiang is currently detained at the Tongren Detention Centre. Because he couldn't endure the torture, he told police information about other practitioners in Tongren, who were then subsequently monitored and arrested by police. -
Elderly Practitioner Ms. Li Yingju, from Keshan Farm in Heilongjiang Province, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
2011-01-22Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Yingju, 68, was arrested at home by police on May 14th, 2010, and given a five-year prison term. We learned that she will be sent to Tailai Prison within three days. The police are currently monitoring her home around the clock, cutting off her contact with the outside world. A police vehicle is blocking the door to her house, and police officers are taking turns monitoring her.
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