Illegal Detention and Imprisonment
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Ms. Tang Wenyan Faces Trial in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province
2010-03-25
On October 25th, 2009, Ms. Tang Wenyan, 41, was arrested by officers from Yantian Police Station because she was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong. She was then sent to the Dongguang First Detention Centre. Since being detained, her family members haven't been allowed to visit. On February 22nd, 2010, the Dongguang Intermediate Court told Ms. Tang's family to get a lawyer for her because her case would be heard on March 3rd. After the persecution began on July 20th, 1999, Chinese Communist Party members tried to force her to give up practising Falun Gong, but to no avail. As a result, she was fired from her job. -
Four Falun Gong Practitioners from Changsha Recently Arrested
2010-03-25During two meetings of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), from March 2nd to 5th, 2010, four Falun Gong practitioners from Changsha were arrested. Several of their homes were inspected by community workers. Some of their places of employment were watched all day by community workers. They were also harassed by phone. Mr. Huang Yonghui has been detained multiple times. He can no longer work because he is physically disabled as a result of being beaten in Chishan Prison in Hunan Province. Mr. Liu Muyu was detained for 15 days in the Changsha Detention Centre in December 2009. -
Mr. Wang Jijun Is Secretly Transferred to Jidong Prison, Tangshan City
2010-03-24Mr. Wang Jijun is in his 40s. On September 7th, 2009, officers from the domestic security divisions of the Tangshan City Police Department and the Yuhe Police Department arrested him. He was tried on November 23rd, 2009, in the Yuhe District Court in Cangzhou City. His family hired a lawyer, who pleaded "not-guilty" on his behalf. Under the direction of the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong), the court sentenced Mr. Wang to four years in prison for possessing three Falun Gong CDs and five files on his computer. On March 3rd, 2010 without notifying his family, Mr. Wang was quietly transferred from the Cangzhou City Detention Centre to Jidong Prison, Tangshan City. -
Dehui City 610 Office Agents Arrest Several Falun Gong Practitioners
2010-03-24Four officers from the Chalukou Town Police Station went to the home of Mr. Ji Guoxiang on March 2nd, 2010. They attempted to arrest Mr. Ji, but he was able to escape. The police took away his Falun Gong books. Dehui City Police Department officers and those from the Chalukou Town Police Station have been constantly harassing and persecuting Mr. Ji since July 20th, 1999. Mr. Ji decided to live away from home, moving from place to place several times. This same group of officers next went to the home of Ms. Jiang Yaqin. They arrested her and confiscated her Falun Gong books and materials. -
Over Thirty Practitioners from Huantai County in Shandong Province Detained
2010-03-24On February 24th, 2010, right before the opening of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) National People's Congress (NPC) and Political Consultative Conference, the Zibo City 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) and the Huantai County 610 Office arrested Falun Gong practitioners and ransacked their homes in Huantai County. Some practitioners are being detained at the Houbu Village Brainwashing Centre. In 2001, police put Mr. Li Yuxiang into a forced labour camp for three years, and his daughter, Li Cong, was also sent to forced labour for three years. The Zhangjiadian District Court of Zibo City sentenced his son, Li Shusen, to eleven years and incarcerated him in the Shandong Provincial Prison for six years -
Mr. Zhang Beiqi from Jilin Province Arrested in Shandong Province After the Chinese New Year
2010-03-23On February 27th, 2010 Mr. Zhang Beiqi was arrested in his hometown in Shandong Province by police, because Mr. Zhang helped find an attorney to defend practitioner Li Fengyun. In the past 10 years, Mr. Zhang was detained for eight years at various places, including Yanji Labour Camp, Jiutai Labour Camp, Tonghua Labour Camp, Tiebei Prison in Changchun City, Jilin Prison, and others. Now he has been arrested once again. Du Peng defended Ms. Li Fengyun's right to practise Falun Gong. Ms. Li Fengyun also defended herself. After the court hearing, many people learned the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution. -
Former President of Mingyuan Construction Research Institute Imprisoned
2010-03-23On August 2nd, 2007, Mr. Jiang Zonglin was arrested at his home by police officers from the Jinniu First Section and Fuqin Police Station. Mr. Jiang was taken to Jinniu and Xinlv Brainwashing Centre in Chengdu, and detained for nearly three months. During his detention, Mr. Jiang was subjected to interrogation by torture. In September and October 2008, Wuhou Court held trial on Mr. Jiang, and later sentenced him to five years of imprisonment. -
Ms. Li Chunhong Arrested, Family Harassed and Tortured
2010-03-21Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Chunhong is imprisoned at the Tieling City Detention Centre. Over the past ten years of persecution by the Chinese Communist Party, her family has been repeatedly harassed. Her father and sister were repeatedly tortured under the persecution, which resulted in her sister suffering from a mental disorder. In 2006, police arrested Ms. Li. The officers subjected her to more than an hour of electric shock. As a result, Ms. Li's face and mouth were burned and distorted. They then locked her into a metal cage. After being detained at the Kaiyuan City Detention Centre for 40 days, Ms. Li was imprisoned at Masanjia Forced Labour Camp in Shenyang City. -
Mudanjiang City Police Harass and Arrest Falun Gong Practitioners in the Name of the "Two Conferences"
2010-03-21Agents from the Mudanjiang City Political and Judiciary Committee and the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) have been harassing and arresting Falun Gong practitioners in the name of the two high-level conferences for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They directed the police department's domestic security division, along with police stations, to make the arrests. Five practitioners were confirmed to have been arrested recently as a direct result. -
Two Female Falun Gong Practitioners in their 60s Arrested in Shenyang City
2010-03-20On the night of March 3rd, 2010, police arrested Ms. Peng Yujuan and Ms. Jin Yunzhi, in their 60s, as they distributed leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong and sent them to Shenyang City Detention Centre. It has been learned that Cai Tianzuo, head of the Domestic Security Division, is fabricating so-called "evidence," in an attempt to send the two ladies to the notorious Masanjia Labour Camp. -
The Persecution of Ms. Han Lianfeng, Zhao Suhong and Zhao Suyan from Shouguang City, Shandong Province
2010-03-18On May 23rd, 2008, police arrested Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang's wife and Ms. Han Following a week-long torture session at the Shengcheng Police Station, Ms. Han was transferred to Shouguang City Detention Centre. Two days after her arrival, Domestic Security Team agents went to the detention centre to interrogate her. She was restrained on a metal chair and forced to confess. Groups of officers took turns interrogating her around the clock for five days, and she was deprived of sleep. Agent Sun Chenliang used a metal pipe to hit her shoulders and back. He also punched her in the face. Another agent, Li Ruyuan, hit Ms. Han's back with his fists. Her face became bruised, her hair messed up, and her arms and back were bruised. -
Mother and Daughter, Both Hong Kong Residents, Detained for Nine Months
2010-03-17On June 4th, 2009, Hong Kong residents Ms. Li Yaohua and her daughter, Zhang Yibo, were arrested in the Xuhui District of Shanghai by personnel from the Tianlin Police Station and the local 610 Office [an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong]. They have been detained ever since, for a total of nearly nine months. Their case files have been sitting in the Xuhui District Court for over four months. They are still being detained in the Xuhui District Detention Centre along with other practitioners Zhang Qin, Lu Yuzhi, and Ye Ying and her daughter. -
Practitioners from Tianjin City Sentenced to Prison Terms
2010-03-16After having been detained for nearly fourteen months, practitioners from Tianjin City were secretly sentenced at Hedong detention centre by Tianjin City Hedong court in the morning of January 14th, 2010. The court did not notify any of their families. Practitioners Liu Huijiang, Yang Qingsheng were sentenced to five and four years in prison respectively. Chen Xuehui and Lu Fucheun were sentenced to four and half years. Chen Xueqi and her husband Yang Xuejun were sentenced to two years and delayed for two years. Lu Fuchun had been previously released for medical treatment. On January 14th, he was deceived into going to the Hedong detention centre and was held there. On February the 4th, the warden in Hedong detention centre extorted four hundred Yuan from his family. -
Chongqing Practitioner Mr. Zuo Guoqian Arrested Twice
2010-03-15Mr. Zuo Guoqian was detained in the Banan District Detention Centre for one month in 2005. During this period, he was forced to do long hours of labour, gluing medicine bags and other items, to make money for the detention centre. The living conditions were extremely bad. A room that normally accommodates eight people was overcrowded with up to 15 or 16 people. On September 9th, 2005, Mr. Zuo Guoqian was sent to the Xishanping Forced Labour Camp and was detained there for one year. During that period, he endured numerous tortures. -
Husband of Shen Yun Performer Arrested at Airport and Taken to Brainwashing Centre
2010-03-13On February 18th, 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Jiang was scheduled to take a Continental flight to reunite with his wife in the US. He had checked in his luggage, obtained a boarding pass, and gone through the security check. He should have arrived in the Newark Airport on the afternoon of February 18th, but his wife found that he had never boarded the plane. He went missing after the security check and before boarding the aircraft in Pudong Airport. He is now detained in a brainwashing centre.
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