Illegal Detention and Imprisonment
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Mr. Wang Changzheng and Mr. Huang Zhiyong Sentenced in Wuhan
2010-07-02
According to the orders of the 610 Office [an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong], the court in the East-West Lake Area of Wuhan recently gave Mr. Wang Changzheng, a local Falun Gong practitioner, a sentence of four and a half years for distributing Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution. Mr. Huang Zhiyong was sentenced to four years. The court refused to give a written judgement to the families of these Falun Gong practitioners. -
Ms. Li Caixiao Arrested in Sanhe City, Hubei Province
2010-07-01On May 25th, 2010, practitioner Li Caixiao was arrested. She was sent to Langfang Brainwashing Centre the day after she was arrested. With nowhere to redress the injustice, she began a most painful way to protest the arrest and persecution - she staged a hunger strike, abstaining from food and water. Ms. Li was force-fed in the Langfang Brainwashing Centre. The forced-feeding session was so brutal and painful that she almost suffocated. On June 3rd, Ms. Li Caixiao was sent home because she was very weak. -
Vice Director of Mei County Bureau of Agriculture in Guangdong Province Appeals Twelve-year Prison Sentence for Practising Falun Gong
2010-06-30In April of 2010, practitioner Xie Hanzhu, detained at the 3rd Prison in Guangdong Province (also called Meizhou Prison) asked his father to appeal his twelve-year sentence to the provincial superior Procuratorate, after being interrogated by the Meijiang district public security bureau and Xue Qingwen from the national security division. Xie Hanzhu was detained at Meizhou Prison nearly five years ago, in September of 2005. His whereabouts have rarely been known. In the past year, his family was only allowed to visit him after the political office of the prison sent out a special notice. In the subsequent visit, his family observed him walking abnormally, and suspected that this was the result of a beating. -
Practitioners Xu Genyuan, Huang Youjun, and Xue Li from Yueyang Sentenced
2010-06-30Practitioners Xu Genyuan, Huang Youjun, and Xue Li were recently sentenced to nine years, five years, and three years in prison, respectively. Xu and Huang were arrested on June 7th, 2009, and brutally tortured, beaten, and force-fed in detention. During their trial on October 15th, prosecutor Li Weixin accused Xu and Huang of "sabotaging the implementation of state laws and executive regulations by utilising an illegal religious organisation." When defence lawyer Zhang Chuanli from Beijing requested the court to specify which law of the Chinese Constitution declared Falun Gong to be illegal, Li, the judge, and National Security Bureau agents in attendance could not respond. -
Seven Falun Gong Practitioners in Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province Face Trial
2010-06-30Seven Falun Gong practitioners in Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province have been in custody for nearly eight months. Nancha District Court officials had initially planned to try them on June 8th, but decided at the last minute to postpone it. Two of the practitioners' families hired lawyers to defend them. On October 26th, 2009, agents from the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong), police launched a mass arrest of local practitioners. Within a few days they apprehended 12 practitioners. Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Yulan are currently held in the Harbin City Drug Rehabilitation Centre, each serving a two-year term of forced labour. -
The 610 Office Determines the Terms of Falun Gong Practitioners' Sentences and the Judiciary System Just Goes Through the Formality of Holding Trials
2010-06-29The 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) is a special agency of the communist regime that came into existence for and is dedicated to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. It is directly responsible for the arrest, trial and even the term of imprisonment of each Falun Gong practitioner. The Xingcheng City 610 Office has persecuted dozens of practitioners, unjustly sentencing them to terms of from three to eight years. Thousands of practitioners have been subjected to forced labour and detention. Many of their houses were ransacked and robbed, and many of them were fired from their jobs and had huge amounts of money extorted from them. -
Persecution Suffered by Three Women in Leting County, Hebei Province
2010-06-28Mr. Li Yanling, Ms. Xing Yue and Ms. Li Yanping are Falun Gong practitioners in Leting County, Hebei Province. The three women were arrested recently and have since been held in Leting County Detention Centre. Their families are denied visitation rights. Li Yanling's mother and older brother were also persecuted on many occasions. Her mother Li Shuyan, in her 60s, was once held in Leting County Detention Centre for more than one year in 2000. She was sentenced to two years in June 2007. -
Qitaihe Intermediate Court Officials Conduct a Show Trial and Uphold Original Sentences Against Three Practitioners
2010-06-28Xinxing Court officials from Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province tried and sentenced Mr. Li Xinchun, Mr. Jiang Botao and Mr. Guo Qizhong in April 2010. The three practitioners appealed their sentences, but Qitaihe Intermediate Court officials recently upheld the original sentences. According to officials handling the case, an order from the higher-ups stated that a heavy sentence would be levied against those practitioners who hired lawyers. The court officials have not given the written verdicts to the practitioners' families who only know that the three practitioners were sentenced to between four and five years in prison. The officials also acquiesced that they were not the ones who made the final decision. They only conducted a show trial. -
Mr. Wan Guohua and Ms. Li Fengxiu of Nancheng County, Jiangxi Province Sentenced
2010-06-28On April 8th, 2010, practitioners Ms. Li Fengxiu and Mr. Wan Guohua were sentenced by the Linchuan Court to five years and three years in prison respectively for distributing Falun Gong fliers. While they were detained at the Shangdundu Detention Centre in Linchuan City, police denied their family visitation rights. The mother of Mr. Wan went to the detention centre, when it just so happened that her son and Ms. Li were about to be taken to prison. Guards then gave her a choice of paying either 50 yuan for a 10-minute visit or 100 yuan for a half hour visit. -
The Persecution and Trial of Ms. Liu Zhi
2010-06-27Ms. Liu Zhi, a 49-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, was arrested in October 2009, and was sentenced to prison for four years in May 2010. On the day of the trial, the court did not allow any of her family members to go inside, making up all kinds of excuses why they could not attend. After the trial the court did not announce the verdict in the courtroom or to Ms. Liu. Her family members were shocked. They decided to appeal her case; however, the time allowed for an appeal was only 10 days. They asked for a copy of the defence's case many times, but never did see any of the papers or hear what was said in court. -
Ms. Liang Bo, Teacher at Central University for Minorities, Arrested Again
2010-06-27Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liang Bo is a teacher at Wenchuan College, Central University for Minorities. She was again arrested and taken to Haidian Detention Centre. On May 20th, 2010, the Haidian Police Bureau summoned Ms. Liang, saying they needed to "discuss her situation." She refused to comply with the summons. Police officers from the Haidian Police Bureau broke into her home and arrested her after ransacking her home. They intend to charge her with a crime she didn't commit and then sentence her. -
Ms. Chen Guang Appeals Seven Year Prison Sentence
2010-06-26After being held in detention for nearly a year, Ms. Chen Guang, 48, was sentenced to seven years in prison on April 14th, 2010. She has appealed, and her case has now been transferred from the Huantai County Court to the Zibo City Intermediate Court. The second trial date is yet to be announced. Agents from the Huantai County 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) seized Ms. Chen from her home, and ransacked it, at around 6:00 p.m. on May 12th, 2009. While in detention, Ms. Chen was shocked with electric batons, injected with unknown substances, and denied the use of the toilet. -
Ms. Luo Juan of Chenzhou City, Hunan Province Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
2010-06-25The Beihu District Court in Chenzhou City, Hunan Province sentenced Ms. Luo Juan to six years in prison on May 17th, 2010. None of her family members were informed about the trial. She was also deprived of her right of counsel. Ms. Luo had been enduring torture in a detention centre and passed out on one occasion. Guards tied her up on a metal board, and subjected her to forced injections and brutal force-feedings. -
Ms. Wen Shuhua Tried in Court Following an Eight-year Imprisonment
2010-06-25Ms. Wen Shuhua from Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province was put on trial around June 13th, 2010 at the Yanhu District Court. No decision was made at the conclusion of that day's trial. Ms. Wen was covertly arrested around March 16th, 2010. Her home was ransacked and turned into a mess. Previously, Ms. Wen was arrested on December 11th, 1999 and detained for more than 20 days. She was then sentenced to eight years in prison in 2000. Less than two years since her release in 2008, she was once again subjected to persecution. -
Four Falun Gong Practitioners Handed Long Sentences in Maoming City, Guangdong Province
2010-06-25Maonan Court sentenced four Falun Gong practitioners on May 20th, 2010. Ms. Lu Hongfei was sentenced to 15 years, Mr. Li Jian to 12 years, Ms. Cheng Li to 11 years, and Ms. Zhang Weirong to 6 years. Thirty-one-year-old Mr. Li Jian went to Beijing to appeal in 2001 and was sent to a labour camp for one year. After returning home in 2002, he was soon picked up and taken to Maoming Brainwashing Centre by police, which used the 16th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress as justification for detaining him. Later he was sent to Sanshui Forced Labour Camp, but he still did not give in. After the labour camp term expired, officials sent him back to Maoming Brainwashing Centre. He went on a hunger strike for more than 10 days to protest. Fearing he might die, the guards released him.
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