Brainwashing, Illegal Detention and Imprisonment, Inside the Labour Camps, Individual Accounts, 6-10 Office
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Additional Information on the Arrests of Ms. Dong Xuexia and Mr. Liu Fenglin by Officers from the Zhaoyuan Ranch Police Department in Daqing City
2008-07-02In September 2007, Ms. Dong Xuexia was arrested by the Nongken Police and taken to the Heping Ranch Detention Centre. During her 50 days of imprisonment, she was brutally tortured, severely beaten, and subjected to electric shocks. She was physically and mentally tormented to such a great extent that all of her hair fell out. The police did not let her leave until she was mentally traumatized. On June 5th, 2008, several officers from the Ranch Police Station again arrested Ms. Dong before she had completely regained her sanity. She is now detained in Heping Ranch Detention Centre. -
Older Practitioner Mr. Qin Sichao Arrested in Linjiang City, Jilin Province
2008-07-02Mr. Qin Sichao, 53, suffers from heart disease. Believing a Falun Gong amulet could cure his illness, Mr. Qin hung one in his car. Someone informed the police of this and on May 21st, 2008, Mr. Qin was tricked into going to the Linjiang building, where he was arrested and taken to Linjiang Detention Centre. On June 5th, 2008, Qin Sichao was sentenced to one year of forced labour. Mr. Qin's wife has not received any information regarding her husband. -
Tsinghua University Ph.D. Student Describes Forced Labour Experience at the Zhuhai Detention Centre
2008-06-30I spent two years at the Zhuhai Detention Centre. During my detention, I produced all kinds of plastic flowers. Some had an electronic device for playing music. In addition, I made colourful lamp strings, and pearl strings, for desk lamps and other uses. All products were exported. As a matter of fact, the prison benefits more from producing items for export, therefore the quotas were continually increased. After I came to the United States, I saw many of these plastic flowers and colourful lamp strings with the label "Made in China" in supermarkets. -
As Olympics Draw Closer, Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Taiyuan City
2008-06-30From May to June, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has disseminated propaganda throughout China that slanders Falun Gong and intensifies the persecution of practitioners. The CCP has also planned the arrest of Falun Gong practitioners in different government organizations. Recently the Taiyuan Police Department of Shanxi Province has arrested about twenty Falun Gong practitioners. -
Practitioners Arrested by 610 Office in "Preparations for the Olympics" in Tianjin City
2008-06-30Agents from the 610 Office of Tianjin City arrested practitioners in the name of preparing for the Olympic Games. There are 21 practitioners listed on the name register of Dagang District. Zhang Gaoli, chief of Chinese Communist Party in Tianjin City, secretly came to Dagang District to assume personal command, compelling work units, families and individuals to promise they would not go out to participate in group activities or appeal to the government or other things of this nature. The Political and Judiciary Committee of the Chinese Communist Party of Dagang District, Tianjin City, 610 Office, and the police participated in these arrests and the harassment of Falun Gong practitioners. -
Would You Use These Chopsticks?
2008-06-30There are chopsticks with red, green, blue, yellow and other coloured heads produced in the Third Detention Centre of the Changchun Public Security Bureau. Currently, there are dozens of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police. The inmates are forced to get up at six o'clock every morning, and have only five minutes to wash and gargle. They then have to work on the bed where they sleep and eat. A toxic-smelling glue is used to attach a small flower and leaf made of polyester to the ends of the chopsticks. There are 125 units per bundle, eight bundles per box, a standard box is 1000 chopsticks. -
Police Arrest Numerous Falun Gong Practitioners and Ransack Their Homes in Laishui County, Hebei Province
2008-06-29On June, 6th, 2008, more than a dozen police officers from Laishui County arriving in three vehicles harassed many Falun Gong practitioners and ransacked their homes. The officers claimed that they were from Hebei Province, Baoding City and Laishui County. Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Helin was supporting the victims of the terrible earthquake in Sichuan Province with donations. For some reason, his kind actions were construed as a "crime" by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They claimed that Mr. Zhang must be a Falun Gong leader because he had donated lots of money. As a result, his home was ransacked by police officers. -
Communist Party Officials in Yueyang City Arrest 25 Practitioners in Two Days
2008-06-29The Olympic torch relay was scheduled to pass through Yueyang City, Hunan Province on June 3rd, 2008. On June 1st and June 2nd, members of the Yueyang City 610 Office arrested 25 practitioners. The police also searched the practitioners' homes. Orders were given to Party officials to keep an eye on each practitioner on file. The officials spread the rumour that it was mandatory to prevent Falun Gong followers from disrupting the Olympic torch relay. An all-out campaign was launched to arrest practitioners. Each practitioner on file was closely followed or watched. The officials even threatened some practitioners to prevent them from leaving home. -
Mr. Yu Qingyuan Arrested; His Wife Escapes Detention Centre but Remains Homeless
2008-06-29Mr. Yu Qingyuan is a Falun Gong practitioner who was arrested by the police on the train in May 2008. On the evening of April 23rd, 2008, police arrested Mr. Yu's wife Yuan Shujun. Later, Ms. Yuan Shujun escaped from the Shuanliao Detention Centre and then abandoned her home to avoid further persecution. Mr. Yu's daughter has been traumatized by this series of events. Presently, Mr. Yu's father-in-law takes care of Mr. Yu's daughter and their life is very difficult. -
The Persecution of Mr. Wu Wenfeng, a Blind Practitioner from Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province
2008-06-28Mr. Wu Wenfeng, a blind Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested in June 2008 at an elderly people's centre by police from the Xinjieji Police Station on June 5th, 2008. Since the Chinese Communist Party launched the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, Mr. Wu has also been often persecuted. On September 22nd, 2003, Mr. Wu was transferred to Dongsheng elderly people's centre where he was detained and closely monitored. One policeman from the 610 Office told him, "We will lock you up here until you die." -
The Persecution and Torture I Experienced at the Hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
2008-06-26In 2001 I was arrested by police because I practise Falun Gong. In the detention centre, the guards forced us to perform hard labour daily. We had to meet a high quota. We hand crafted flowers for funerals. We were forbidden to do the Falun Gong exercises. I did the exercises anyway, so the guards beat me. The guards treated me brutally. They handcuffed me to an iron bed, and chained my feet to it. When the guards gave me an intravenous injection, they claimed that they were trying to find the blood vessel. They hit my wrists heavily. My hands hurt a lot from these beatings. The guards used the thickest feeding tube they could find to force-feed me. They took pleasure in making me feel pain. -
Ms. Li Xiulan Severely Tortured in Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp
2008-06-25Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Xiulan underwent intense physical and psychological torture during her 16 months in Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp in 2002. The guards at the camp deprived Ms. Li of sleep in an attempt to make her renounce her belief. Ms. Li exposed the brutal practices that were used to try to "reform" Falun Gong practitioners. Two chiefs made inmate Ma Jun beat Ms. Li mercilessly. Ma knocked Ms. Li to the ground, pressed his knee on Ms. Li's right kidney, and punched her in the stomach. Later, Ms. Li was forced to do farm labour, which included digging soil and carrying manure. Ms. Li's physical condition remains extremely serious. Her right kidney and stomach have become rock-hard as a result of her injuries. She is in constant pain each day. -
Jiangdu Court Trial Shows the Despicable Nature of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Court System
2008-06-25On June 12th, Judge Zhang Jun of Jiangdu Court in Jiangsu Province presided over a trial involving defendant Mr. Wei Bensheng, a Falun Gong practitioner. At the beginning of the trial, two public prosecutors from Jiangdu Municipal Procuratorate read aloud the false, fabricated charges against Mr. Wei. Mr. Wei's defence lawyers pointed out to the court that the prosecution against Mr. Wei was in direct violation of the Chinese constitution, which grants each Chinese citizen the right to freedom of belief and freedom of speech. -
Police Officers Search the Home of a Retired Teacher and Her Disabled Daughter
2008-06-23On May 28th, 2008, Ms. Zhang Fuhua, a retired teacher living in the Oil Extraction Community, Dagang Oil Field, Tianjin City, had her home broken into by seven police officers. Claiming that someone had reported Ms. Zhang for practising Falun Gong, distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong, officers searched her home and seized all Falun Gong-related books and materials. Before leaving, several police seized her hand and forced her to sign a piece of paper against her will. -
Arrests of Falun Gong Practitioners Wang Yinghua, Wang Yingxia, and Others from Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province
2008-06-23Two sisters, Wang Yinghua and Wang Yingxia, were arrested and detained by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. The oldest sister, Wang Yinghua, was detained in Jiamusi Detention Centre for more than two months after she was arrested by the Tiananmen Square police for appealing for Falun Gong in Beijing. The police did not release her until she was near death due to the police brutality. The other sister, Wang Yingxia, was also arrested, and her house has been ransacked five times since 1999. The police have extorted tens of thousands of yuan from her. She was twice sent to a forced labour camp. When she was detained in Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp, the police put her through numerous forms of torture.