Illegal Detention and Imprisonment
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Lawyer Denounces Secret Trial As a Violation of the Law
2010-11-20
On October 28th, 2010, the Court of Duyan City in Guizhou Province secretly held a trial against Mr. Liang Rongqi, a Falun Gong practitioner, who was arrested on May 27th. Mr. Liang's mother and his relatives went to seek lawyers for help. Many lawyers were afraid to represent Falun Gong practitioners because of the severe pressure from the Communist authorities. On September 20th, they eventually hired a lawyer from Beijing who agreed to represent him. His lawyer stated in court that a hearing which is not open to the public is a violation of the law. Under pressure, the Court allowed two family members into the courtroom as observers. -
Ms. Rong Xiuzhen Detained in Shijiazhuang Detention Centre for Over Two Years
2010-11-20On July 4th, 2008, the police from Jian'an Police Station in Shijiazhuang City, led by Xue Jianjun, came to Ms. Rong Xiuzhen's home. Her mother and sister were visiting and her daughter was home on summer break from school. They ransacked her home and confiscated a DVD burner, over 3,000 yuan and other personal belongings. Then they arrested Ms. Rong, her sister and her daughter and brought them to the police station. During the same evening, Ms. Rong was sent to the Shijiazhuang City First Detention Centre. -
71-Year-Old Mr. Qian Jierong Sentenced to Forced Labour
2010-11-19Mr. Qian Jierong, 71, has been arrested several times since the persecution of Falun Gong started in July 1999. In November 2006, Mr. Qian was arrested for distributing materials about the persecution of Falun Gong, and was sentenced to one year of forced labour. During his detention at Jinxing Police Station in the Nanchang District of Wuxi, Mr. Qian was beaten so badly that he lost his hearing and some of his teeth were knocked out. He was mentally traumatised, and he sometimes screamed out of fear during the night. Mr. Qian was arrested again in 2008, and was detained at Wuxi 2nd Detention Centre again. Five police officers broke into Mr. Qian's home and arrested him on August 27th, 2010. Some of them kicked the door open, while others broke in through the windows. -
Mr. Wu Zuqiang and His Son from Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province Arrested Again
2010-11-18Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Wu Zuqiang and his son Mr. Wu Xianjin were taken to a brainwashing facility in Maoming City. The sign outside the facility reads "Law Education School." Local Political and Judiciary Committee officials dispatched officers in 11 vehicles to surround Mr. Wu's residence before making the arrest and ransacking his home. Mr. Wu's relatives went to the Gaozhou Police Department to demand the unconditional release of their loved ones and the return of confiscated personal belongings, but were denied entry to the police department. Mr. Wu and his son were previously subjected to frequent persecution. -
Lawyer Offers Spirited Defence of Ms. Li Yanling in Tangshan City Court
2010-11-17On October 21st, 2010, a court in Leting County, Tangshan City opened a session for Ms. Li Yanling, who had been persecuted for nearly half a year. Lawyer Jin Guanghong from Beijing defended her innocence against hundreds of unreasonable questions from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) court. Li Yanling explained the facts about Falun Gong in the courtroom, and a DVD which helped do this was played during the session. Li Yanling was arrested by police in May because she follows Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, the principles of Falun Gong. -
Dadong District Police Department in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Conspires with the Procuratorate and the Court to Frame Practitioner Mr. Dong Xinran
2010-11-17On February 27th, 2010, police arrested practitioner Mr. Dong Xinran while he was working at a petrol station and took him to Dongling District Detention Centre. On March 18th, the Procuratorate issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Dong Xinran after the fact. On August 13th, the Dadong District Court conducted a hearing. The prosecutor claimed that Mr. Dong Xinran talked to Liu Shucheng about Falun Gong when he refuelled his car at the petrol station on February 25th, 2010. Mr. Dong's defence lawyer provided the shift records for February 25th from the petrol station, which showed that Mr. Dong was not on duty that day. However, Judge Jin Chengrui simply ignored the evidence. -
Mr. Li Hongyu from the Bijie Area in Guizhou Province Held in a Brainwashing Facility
2010-11-15Dafang police arrested Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Hongyu on the evening of October 27th, 2010, and immediately took him to the Lannigou Brainwashing Centre in Guiyang City. Mr. Li's elder brother, Mr. Li Donghong has also been arrested and persecuted numerous times for having remained steadfast in his belief, and is currently being held in Guizhou Prison. Mr. Li Hongyu has been seeking help everywhere possible trying to rescue his older brother, and now he himself has been arrested, leaving his disabled wife and child uncared for at home. -
Four Falun Gong Practitioners Brought to Trial in Kunming City Court
2010-11-15On November 3rd, 2010, the Kunming Middle Court in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, was scheduled to try four Falun Gong practitioners. On April 12th, these four practitioners were arrested and detained by police. Previously in 2000, one of the four practitioners who is in her 70s, Ms. Wang Shulan, was arrested when she was on a train on her way to Beijing to appeal to the government against the persecution of Falun Gong and put into detention. She was sent to a forced labour camp for three years. -
Ms. Liu Zezhi and Ms. Li Fang'e from Guangshan County, Henan Province Sentenced To Prison
2010-11-14Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Liu Zezhi and Ms. Li Fang'e from Guangshan County, Henan Province were arrested around May 1st, 2010, as they distributed Falun Gong information. The county 610 Office [an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong] agents made the arrest, and manipulated the county court officials to sentence the two practitioners. -
Ms. Lin Jiuliang from Xinjin County Sichuan Province Arrested
2010-11-14On October 25th, police suddenly broke into the home of Ms. Lin Jiuliang. Ms. Lin asked: "What are you doing? You are not allowed to enter my home without my permission. It is against the law." One of the policemen pulled out a piece of paper, calling it a "search warrant." Ms. Lin read the paper. The words "search warrant" were on it, but there was no explanation or reason for the search, no signature and no official seal. Ms. Lin shouted: "This is against the law!" A policeman entered all the rooms in Ms. Lin's house and rummaged through everything. They pried open drawers and trunks, damaged furniture, and threw clothing on the floor. A week later they came back and arrested her. -
Chenzui Village Police Officers in Tianjin Arrest and Extort Money from Practitioners
2010-11-12Villager Li Guosheng falsely accused a male practitioner from the same village of burning an antithetical couplet [two lines of poetry traditionally placed on the doors of people's homes] on March 15th, 2007. The practitioner, who had just begun practising Falun Gong, learned of Li's accusation and asked another practitioner, Ms. Huang Xixiu, to go with him to explain the facts about Falun Gong to Li. When they arrived at Li's home, only his daughter-in-law was there. The two practitioners told her of their visit and explained, "Falun Gong practitioners cultivate Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance and would definitely do no such thing." Li Guosheng's daughter-in-law became irrational and called Li. Li returned home and told the practitioners, "I reported you to the authorities." Police arrested Ms. Huang the next day, ransacked her home, and extorted money from Ms. Huang. -
Please Help Stop the Persecution of My Mother, Xia Aihua
2010-11-10On October 15th, five people who claimed to be from the community office and local police station banged and kicked at the door and window of our home. They yelled that they would break in if we refused to open the door. After we opened the door, they demanded that my mother come with them. They left a phone number and a contact name before arresting her. Later my father was told that my mother was taken to a brainwashing centre to be "transformed" [forcibly renounce Falun Gong]. The name and phone number they had left behind were non-existent. -
Mr. Wu Hongjun Sentenced to Three Years--Authorities Ignore Appeal
2010-11-10Mr. Wu was riding a motorcycle on March 28th, when police stopped him using the excuse of checking his licence plate. The police searched his bag and confiscated Falun Gong materials, including over 100 yuan in notes that had Falun Gong content written on them, DVDs exposing the persecution of Falun Gong and pamphlets, and other personal belongings. They arrested him and took him to the Third Detention Centre of Duli Township in Ranghulu District. The Ranghulu District Court sentenced him to three years in prison on June 8th. His appeal was ignored by the authorities and he is still being detained. -
11 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province
2010-11-09On the evening of October 26th, Jinzhou City police arrested eleven Falun Gong practitioners. Qi Xiaohong was not even allowed to put shoes on and Tang Jiwen's home was ransacked. The police followed the practitioners home, broke in once they were inside, and took away personal belongings while arresting them. Currently, the practitioners are jailed in Jinzhou City Detention Centre. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Song Jiaxing Sentenced to Five Years in Mi County Prison
2010-11-09In mid September, 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Song Jiaxing was secretly sentenced by the court to five years in Mi County Prison, Henan Province. He had already been detained for nine months in Qi County Detention Centre. In mid June 2010, his case was heard at Qi County Court, but his family was not informed. During the trial, Song Jiaxing defended Falun Gong, stating that practising Falun Gong did not break any laws. However, the trial was only for show and the outcome had already been decided.
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