Brainwashing, Illegal Detention and Imprisonment, Inside the Labour Camps, Individual Accounts, 6-10 Office

• Ms. Hu Yurong, Previously Persecuted in a Forced Labour Camp, Sentenced to Seven Years

  2011-10-02
  Ms. Hu Yurong, a Falun Gong practitioner from Sichuan Province, was sentenced to seven years on August 23rd after being held for nine months. In the courtroom her parents yelled loudly, “The evidence is false!” The judge pretended not to hear them. Her parents are over 70 years old. They were outraged and traumatised by the suffering and persecution inflicted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and fainted frequently in court.
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• Skilled Chef Arrested for His Spiritual Belief

  2011-10-02
  Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Sun Zhengyun is a chef. On August 23rd, Mr. Sun was working as usual in his restaurant when several police came to the restaurant and arrested Mr. Sun without a warrant. The police also ransacked his home and confiscated his bank cards, 10,000 yuan in cash, and other personal belongings. Although it is quite common for restaurant owners to put chemical additives into their dishes in order to achieve maximum profit and save money on quality ingredients, Mr. Sun never thought of doing so, and he made his own noodles to assure the quality. Mr. Sun also often helped poor people.
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• Three Elderly Female Practitioners Sentenced in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province

  2011-10-02
  The Wucheng District Court in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, sentenced three female practitioners for practising Falun Gong and telling others the facts about the persecution. The practitioners are appealing to the middle court. Ms. Bao Xiaomei, 74, was arrested on June 25th, 2010. Several policemen broke into her home, seized her property and Falun Gong books. Police took her to the Qiyi Farm Brainwashing Camp from June 25th to August 7th, 2010. The court sentenced Ms. Bao to seven years in prison.
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• Ms. Geng Ruizhi Sentenced to Four Years in Prison, Her Daughter Arrested and Threatened

  2011-10-01
  Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Geng Ruizhi was sentenced to four years in prison by a local court. She was taken to the Inner Mongolia No. 1 Women's Prison at the end of August. Police interrogated and tortured her while she was in custody. They tied her to a customised metal chair and deprived her of sleep for six days; in addition, He Cai severely beat Ms. Geng. As a result, the joints in Ms. Geng's wrists were seriously damaged, and her health deteriorated. When Ms. Geng was arrested at home in February, her daughter objected to the police taking her mother away. The police proceeded to arrest both of them.
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• Thirteen Practitioners Arrested in Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province

  2011-09-30
  Thirteen Falun Gong practitioners were recently arrested by officers from the Ruichang City Police Department in Jiangxi Province. Ms. Zhu Xiaomei and Liu Juzhen were arrested by police on May 21st, while they were out putting up posters exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. Their homes were ransacked and their families were forced to pay 10,000 yuan each in cash. The practitioners were released on June 5th, but were put under surveillance at their home.
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• A Sham Trial Against Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Yang Xueyan from Qingdao City, Shandong Province

  2011-09-30
  On May 13th, 2011, Ms. Yang Xueyan was arrested by police because of her personal collection of Falun Gong books and materials containing important facts about Falun Gong and about the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). She was then detained in Dashan Detention Centre in Qingdao City. She was tried at Laoshan District Court on September 9th. After having witnessed the sham trial against his daughter, Mr. Yang shouted angrily as he exited the courthouse, “The Communist Party is worse than the mafia!” She was tried again on September 19th at No. 1 Court of Dashan Detention Centre in Qingdao City.
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• Ms. Hu Shenhua from Yi County, Hebei Imprisoned for Over Eight Years

  2011-09-30
  During the Communist regime's 12-year persecution of Falun Gong, Ms. Hu Shenhua spent eight and a half years in prison, where she experienced brutal torture. She recounts her experience in detention: "Guard Ji tried to force me to say slanderous words about Falun Gong but I refused. He then hit me in the chest and stuffed my mouth with lit cigarettes. As a result, the inside of my mouth was burned and covered with many blisters. After several consecutive days of being tortured and interrogated this way, I was unable to stand, eat or drink.”
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• Over 30 Practitioners from Jinshi City, Hunan Province Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked

  2011-09-29
  More than 30 practitioners from Jinshi City in Hunan Province were arrested on September 5th, 2011. The police ransacked their homes and confiscated many of their personal belongings. Some practitioners have been transferred to other counties and cities. Several practitioners, including Ms. Ou Shulan, Fang Xiaopeng and Ms. Ding Xuecui, have managed to escape and returned home. Ms. Liu Qingxiu’s older sister, who is a not a practitioner, was also taken into custody and tortured. With the help of her family’s strong protest to the authorities, she was released five days later.
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• Practitioner Ms. Tang Tianmin from Luzhou City Persecuted in Sichuan Brainwashing Centre

  2011-09-28
  On July 12th, 2011, plainclothes police officers arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Tang Tianmin and took her to the Jiantaoshanzhuang Brainwashing Centre. Ms. Tang opposed the persecution by holding a hunger strike for eight days, until she was released. Ms. Tang was assigned two collaborators (former practitioners, brainwashed against Falun Gong, made to assist in brainwashing and torturing practitioners). They monitored her around the clock and forced her to listen to or watch propaganda which defamed Falun Gong. They also tried to force Ms. Tang to write statements renouncing her belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, using fear, pressure, corporal punishment, and threats of not being released.
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• Firsthand Account: Ms. Peng Xiumin from Qinhuangdao City Beaten and Subjected to Forced Labour

  2011-09-27
  On July 21st, 2010, a fellow practitioner and I explained the facts [about Falun Gong] to workers at a construction site. Police arrested us. We were interrogated and searched. During the detention, several guards held me down on the bed. They held my head, pinched my legs, and struck my hands. One guard pinched my nose shut with his fingers. They forced my mouth open to pour in unknown drugs. My legs and arms were still black-and-blue 10 days later. Later, I was also forced to do slave labour for 15 and a half hours each day.
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• Mr. Yang Zongquan Secretly Sentenced to Four Years in Prison by Jiaozhou Court in Qingdao City

  2011-09-27
  Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Yang Zongquan was arrested by the police on March 30th, 2011. Jiaozhou Court of Qingdao City recently secretly sentenced him to four years in prison. His family still doesn’t know where he is. His family went to the Jiaozhou Detention Centre numerous times demanding to see him, but each time they were turned away. When his wife asked where Mr. Yang was being detained, the answer was, “We don’t know.”
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• Mr. Zhao Ziliang and Ms. Liu Yanmei from Yinan County, Shandong Province, Arrested

  2011-09-27
  Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Zhao Ziliang and Ms. Liu Yanmei were arrested by agents from the Yinan County 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) on September 8th. Mr. Zhao was taken to the Linyi City Brainwashing Centre. Ms. Liu’s whereabouts are unknown. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, Ms. Liu has been arrested multiple times for not giving up the practice. To force her to “transform,” [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] CCP agents had arrested her twice, held her in a forced labour camp and beat her.
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• After Serving Prison Terms, Three Falun Gong Practitioners from Yushu City, Jilin Province Remain Incarcerated in a Brainwashing Centre

  2011-09-26
  Ms. Yu Aihua, Mr. Lu Xianfeng and Mr. Li Manting are Falun Gong practitioners from Yushu City, Jilin Province who are incarcerated in the Xinglongshan Brainwashing Centre in Changchun City. Mr. Lu and Mr. Li were directly taken to the brainwashing facility after having already served prison terms. Falun Gong practitioners are forced to watch video programmes containing hate propaganda against Falun Gong. They are frequently made to listen to hate speeches made by people who have been forced to renounce Falun Gong. They are frequently threatened with having their salaries or wages suspended and have to serve prison terms unless they renounce Falun Gong. If they refuse to give up their belief in Falun Gong, their family will not be granted visitations.
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• Ms. Zhao Guirong Sentenced to Seven-Year Prison Term for Practising Falun Gong

  2011-09-26
  Since China began its suppression of Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhao Guirong's home has been repeatedly ransacked, and she has been repeatedly arrested and incarcerated in both forced labour camps and prisons. For handing out free materials containing important facts about Falun Gong and about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) she was sentenced to a seven-year prison term by Balinyouqi People’s Court in Inner Mongolia in June 2010. She is now incarcerated in Hohhot No. 1 Women’s Prison in Inner Mongolia.
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• Mr. Zhao Chunlei from Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, Arrested

  2011-09-26
  At lunch break on September 8th, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhao Chunlei was about to prepare lunch at his workplace, when he suddenly heard urgent knocking at the door of his business. Looking through a window, he saw police vehicles outside. Mr. Zhao's company is a legal business, and his honest business practices and sincerity have earned recognition and praise from his business partners. The staff immediately knew that the police had come to harass them, so no one responded to the knocks. The police called for a locksmith and had the door opened. About ten police officers rushed in and sprayed hot pepper spray into the eyes of the employees, who were immediately in great distress. Mr. Zhao stood up to stop the police's evil deeds, and four officers ganged up to hold him down. Mr. Zhao and two other employees were arrested.
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