Illegal Detention and Imprisonment

  • Ms. Wang Lihui and Her Family Members Harassed, Arrested and Fined by Authorities

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Lihui has been severely persecuted over the past few years. Her phone is regularly monitored by the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) and Public Security Bureau, and officers often come to her home to harass her family. Several times Ms. Wang's husband was harassed at work. Unable to stand it any longer, the family has been living separately for ten years.
  • Ms. Yao Aihua, Ms. Jiang Yumin and Ms. Zheng Qiying Sent to Brainwashing Facility, Then to Forced Labour Camp

    Ms. Yao Aihua and Ms. Jiang Yumin from Jining City were given two years of imprisonment on August 2nd, 2010, and then were transferred to and persecuted in the Shandong Province Brainwashing Centre. Ms. Zheng Qiying was arrested on July 27th; her current whereabouts are unknown. Ms. Yao Aihua is in her 50s. She was arrested on July 20th, 2010 by police. At that time, she was taking care of her five-month old granddaughter at her daughter's home. Over ten policemen in plain clothes broke in and forcibly arrested Ms. Yao in front of her daughter and granddaughter.
  • Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Li Shuxiu Sent to Wangcun Forced Labour Camp

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Shuxiu was deceived by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agent Guo Xiuyan and went to Guo's home on June 3rd, 2010. Li Shuxiu was then immediately arrested by police. A few days later, she was transferred to the Domestic Security Division of the Zhucheng Public Security Bureau and detained for a month. The Zhucheng 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) sent her to the Wangcun Forced Labour Camp in Zibo, Shandong Province on July 5th, although her life was at great risk due to her state of health.
  • Older Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Du Juying Unjustly Admitted to a Mental Hospital Again

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Du Juying has been persecuted repeatedly because of her beliefs. Even two of her sons participated in her persecution under pressure from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). CCP officials threatened her sons with the loss of their jobs and instigated them to mistreat their mother. Ms. Du's son Qu Zhipeng forced her to be admitted into the Yichang City Dongshan Mental Hospital again in June 2010.
  • Mr. Niu Ruiyi and Ms. Mao Xiulan from Tianshui City, Gansu Province Secretly Sentenced

    In January two Falun Gong practitioners were arrested and taken from their home by the police. The police confiscated their computers, printers, Falun Gong books, and many other personal belongings. Both Mr. Niu and Ms. Mao were detained in the Gangu County Detention Centre since their arrest. In May, Mr. Niu and Ms. Mao were put through a show trial and sentenced by the Tianshui City Gangu County Court in Gansu Province. Throughout the whole trial up until the final verdict, there was not a principal prosecutor present nor was their case open to the public. The defendants' family members were never notified of their trial. Their families never received any kind of legal documents or any other kind of notice explaining what happened to them.
  • Police in Jilin Province Detain a Disabled Practitioner

    On July 11th, 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Du Liming, who is disabled, was reported to the police as she distributed Falun Gong DVDs in Yidan Town. Police arrested Ms. Du and detained her in the Yitong County Detention Centre. The whereabouts of her developmentally delayed child is unknown. Ms Du has been harassed, threatened, and arrested by the police frequently because of her spiritual belief and practice.
  • A Wife's Sorrow - Husband Guo Haixiang from Xingtai City, Hebei Province is Arrested

    On July 27th, 2010, seven policemen broke into practitioner Guo Haixiang's home in Huining Village, Xingtai County. They took Guo away after ransacking his house. Guo's wife was not able to eat, drink, or sleep for days after his sudden arrest. She has been crying and feeling the pain while thinking about their life together. Before practising Falun Gong Guo used to drink until he was intoxicated, then yell and hit his wife. Since practising Falun Gong he became a good person and lived harmoniously and happily with his wife. So what kind of crime has Guo Haixiang committed? Will he be "transformed" [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] in jail, and if so, into what kind of person?
  • Please Help My Mother Song Dan

    Several days ago, my mother, Song Dan, was talking to some people about Falun Gong, hoping that more would benefit from the truth and her experience, but she was arrested by police from the Tangyuan County Police Station. They did not allow us to visit my mother. There are elderly people at home who need her. My whole family urgently hopes my mother will come home soon. I hope that kind people everywhere will help us to rescue my mother!
  • Mr. Sun Tienong and Mr. Xu Sheng Sentenced by Acheng Court Officials in Harbin City

    Mr. Sun Tienong and Mr. Xu Sheng were sentenced to prison terms of five years and four years respectively, by officials from Acheng Court in Harbin City on July 7th, 2010. The trial was conducted in secret and the practitioners' families were not informed. Mr. Sun and Mr. Xu were arrested by police on January 24th, while they were out posting Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution in Sanyang Village. They were taken to the Acheng District No. 2 Detention Centre.
  • Mr. Wen Hongjun's Elderly Mother and Disabled Wife Thrown Out of Court for Demanding His Release from the Ji County Detention Centre

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wen Hongjun went into exile to avoid further persecution from local police. A Police arrested him on September 28th, 2009. Ji County Court officials subsequently tried him on February 5th and April 2nd. His lawyer defended his innocence at both trials, but the court adjourned both sessions without delivering a verdict. He is still incarcerated in the Ji County Detention Centre. Wen Hongjun's mother is in her 80s, and his disabled wife has epilepsy. His sudden arrest left the two women without any income. The two women travelled close to 100 miles to demand their loved one's release. The court bailiffs carried them out of the courthouse and threw them out on the pavement.
  • The Ordeal Suffered by Mr. Kao Fuquan and His Wife, Ms. Song Guihua

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Kao Fuquan was arrested on May 8th by 610 Office agents (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong). He is incarcerated at a brainwashing centre, where he has been subjected to abuse and torture. His wife, Ms. Song Guihua, was also arrested on August 6th. The centre's officials have forbidden Mr. Kao's family to visit him and have blocked information concerning his circumstances from the outside world. We have learned that the brainwashing centre guards severely abused Mr. Kao for five days.
  • Ms. Tang Min from Changsha City Once Again Sent to a Brainwashing Centre

    Ms. Tang Min was subjected to incarceration in a mental hospital and injected with toxic psychiatric drugs. Following each injection, she experienced symptoms of feeling cold, trembling, and becoming restless. The long-term psychiatric drug injections and isolation caused Ms. Tang, who was in her forties, to appear thin and old. Ms. Tang was arrested again and sent to a brainwashing centre by personnel from her workplace and 610 Office agents (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) on July 16th.
  • Model Worker Ms. He Guihong Persecuted by Domestic Security Division of Xianning City in Hubei Province

    On July 1st, 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. He Guihong was arrested by Xianning City 610 Office [an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong] personnel and police officers from the Xianning City Domestic Security Division when she was working at the "1+8" retail chain store in the Xian'an District. On July 2nd, Jiayu County 610 Office personnel and Domestic Security Division personnel sent her to the Banqiao Village Brainwashing Centre of Wuhan City. She was proclaimed a "model worker" for the whole city and county many times.
  • Elderly Practitioner Ms. Jing Ziying from Xi'an City Arrested; Her Whereabouts Unknown

    Ms. Jing Ziying, 79, is from Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. On July 20th, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started the persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Jing went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in 2000. CCP agents refused to listen to her, but instead sentenced her to one year of forced labour. While in a forced labour camp Ms. Jing refused to be "reformed" [forcibly renounce Falun Gong]. The guards subjected her to sleep deprivation and tried to force her to read books slandering Falun Gong. The guards also forced her to do hard labour. Ms. Jing was arrested again on July 22nd, 2010 by police and her current whereabouts are unknown.
  • Falun Gong Practitioners Xie Jinda, Xue Yuxia, and Zheng Guolin Arrested

    On July 7th, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners Xie Jinda, Xue Yuxia, and Zheng Guolin from Harbin City distributed Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution to people in Hongjuntuner village. The practitioners' family members immediately hurried to Yongyuan Town upon hearing the news of their arrests. However, the police refused to let them into the police station. The police began pushing, shoving and threatening Zheng Guolin, who is over seventy years old. The family members, after having waited outside the door of the police station for over four hours, became very worried and tried to peek through the window. The policemen inside immediately began to take pictures of them.