Brainwashing, Illegal Detention and Imprisonment, Inside the Labour Camps, Individual Accounts, 6-10 Office
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Five Practitioners from Zunhua, Hebei Province Held in Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp
2011-08-12On May 10th, more than fifty practitioners gathered together in Falun Gong practitioner Dang Xiaofen's home to read Falun Gong books together. They were arrested by police. After being extorted for large amounts of money, several practitioners have been released. Five Falun Gong practitioners were detained in Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp. They were sentenced to one to two years of forced labour. -
Mr. Liu Jingze Arrested, His Family Harassed and Evicted from Their Home
2011-08-12The Shenzhen City police arrested Mr. Liu Jingze and several other Falun Gong practitioners on June 21st. Around July 20th, several Communist regime agents went to Mr. Liu Jingze's home in two military cars to harass his family. They questioned his wife, demanding to know if she and Mr. Liu's older brother practised Falun Gong. They searched every room in the house, and checked his wife's mobile phone to see who she had recently contacted. The police ordered the landlord to evict Mr. Liu's wife and his two daughters. -
Former Second Prize Winner of the National Youth Erhu Music Competition Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison
2011-08-11On June 24th, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Jin Yuan was sentenced at Zhuhai City Xiangzhou District Court to eight and a half years in prison. Previously, in November 2010, police ransacked his home and arrested him. The agents searched his home until the afternoon, and confiscated his personal chequebook, among other things. Mr. Jin was then detained in the Zhuhai Number Two Detention Centre before being sentenced. -
Ms. Cai Yuechan and Ms. Cai Yuchang Sentenced
2011-08-10Practitioners Ms. Cai Yuechan and Ms. Cai Yuchang were reported to the police on December 4th, 2010, when they were seen handing out DVDs of Shen Yun Performing Arts. They were arrested and detained at the Shantou Tuopu Detention Centre. Longhu District Court sentenced both practitioners to 18 months in prison on July 7th. They have appealed to the Shandong Intermediate Court. -
Authorities Try to Prevent Ms. Su Dan from Filing a Lawsuit Against Shunyi Police Department
2011-08-09Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Su Dan was arrested by police on February 20th. She was transferred to the Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp, where she was brutally beaten. A lawsuit was filed by Ms. Su's family against officers from the Shunyi Police Department in Beijing for detaining her and seizing her property. The hearing was scheduled on July 13th, at the Beijing Women's Forced Labour Camp. Members of Ms. Su's family, and her lawyer, arrived at the camp, but they were not let in. Then a member of the court told Ms. Su's lawyer that the hearing had been cancelled because they did not have the facilities for holding a hearing. -
Police from Luzhou, Sichuan Province Inject Toxic Drugs into Older Falun Gong Practitioner in Public
2011-08-08Ms. Li Zhongming from Gaoba, Luzhou was arrested at her home on July 15th, by Longmatan 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) agents. Ms. Li shouted, “Falun Gong is good!” “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” Several people gathered to see what was happening, and observed the officials injecting something into Ms. Li's arm. Ms. Li was immediately rendered unable to speak. Her mouth and tongue became stiff and saliva constantly dripped from her mouth. Ms. Li has previously been arrested on several occasions and also had her home ransacked. She was forced to relocate in order to avoid additional persecution. She was put into forced labour camps twice, and was subjected to severe torture. -
Over 100 Falun Gong Practitioners in Tangshan Persecuted Since May
2011-08-08Jia Wenya was transferred to Tangshan City, Hebei Province in May 2011, as the Tangshan Public Security Bureau chief. After he took office, he conspired with assistant chief Liu Xiaozhong and Xu Demao, the party secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politics and Law Committee in Tangshan, and ordered the Tangshan police force to begin a three-month crackdown on Falun Gong practitioners. During these past two months, the Tangshan officers have conducted massive arrests, detainment, confiscation of property, and extortion, and imposed forced-labour sentences on many Falun Gong practitioners, causing hardship for many families. -
Several Falun Gong Practitioners from Yuanbaoshan District, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Arrested
2011-08-08Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Ren Suying was arrested at Wengniute Banner on April 18th. Police broke into her house the next day. After not finding anything they were looking for, they took an empty box with them to use as "evidence" against Ms. Ren. Then everal practitioners were arrested by police. Officials are now attempting to sentence the practitioners. -
Twenty-One Senior Citizens in Miyi County, Sichuan Province Sent to a Detention Centre for Practising Falun Gong
2011-08-07Police arrested 25 Falun Gong practitioners when they were studying the Falun Gong teachings in practitioner Guo Huibin’s home on June 30th. The twenty five people are all over 60 years old. At present, practitioners Wang Zhenghui, Li Fangyuan, and two others have been released. The other 21 practitioners were taken to the Miyi County Detention Centre. -
Statement of Ms. Jin Lianhua, a Korean-Chinese Falun Gong Practitioner, Regarding the Torture She Endured in Police Custody
2011-08-07On May 29th, Ms. Jin Lianhua was arrested for practising Falun Gong and transferred to Helong where she was subjected to interrogation and torture by the police. It was not until she was in critical condition that she was taken to Yanji City Hospital for emergency care. She recounts the torture she was subjected to: "Being hancuffed with my arms behind my back with a 2-litre plastic bottle stuffed between my arms and back to exert additional pain. I was subjected to the torture several times a day for 20 to 40 minutes each time; Force-feeding water while my nose was covered. Sometimes the police would combine this torture with the second one. Once I was in such agony that I struggled with my legs and fell off the stool." -
Firsthand Account of the Persecution: Ms. Wei Currently in Heilongjiang Women's Prison
2011-08-07Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wei Jun was arrested and sentenced to five years of imprisonment in 2008. She is currently detained in the Heilongjiang Women's Prison. Ms. Wei was paralyzed twice due to long periods of torture. At present, she still suffers from numbness in her lower back and has difficulty walking. She lost feeling in her fingers and suffers from severe itching caused by skin inflammation. She is frequently beaten and denied family vistation rights. -
Forced Labour and Mistreatment in Division No. 2 of the Hohhot Women's Labour Camp
2011-08-06Hohhot Women's Forced Labour Camp's Division No.2 forces Falun Gong practitioners and other inmates to do hard labour. They work ten hours a day to seal polywoven bags for Xinde Plastic Co., Ltd. Beginning on March 16th, 2011, they got up to begin work at 6:30 a.m. and worked non-stop until 8:00 p.m. This schedule lasted until May 29th, when they switched to getting up at 6:00 a.m. and worked until 6:00 p.m. The high decibel noise in the workshop, together with the overload of hard labour and carrying heavy items, completely exhausts them. -
Two Falun Gong Practitioners from Liaozhong County, Liaoning Province Arrested and Sentenced
2011-08-06Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Chen Guotao was arrested by police and they found Falun Gong books in his home on April 26th, 2011. He is currently detained in the Liaozhong County Detention Centre. Practitioner Ms. Chen Min was arrested on November 19th, 2010, while talking to people about Falun Gong and the persecution on the street and was sentenced to three years in prison. She is currently being persecuted in Zaohua Detention Centre in Shenyang City. -
Entire Family Devastated as 76-Year-Old Grandfather, Mr. Luo Zhenggui, is Tortured in Guangyuan Prison
2011-08-05Mr. Luo Zhenggui and his wife were detained by officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for not renouncing their belief in Falun Gong. They were subjected to brainwashing and sentenced to imprisonment. In May 2004, while they were being tortured in prisons, Mr. Luo's father-in-law passed away. His wife almost died from torture. They are now homeless in an effort to avoid being detained again. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials confiscated their home, stole their personal belongings and withheld their pensions. -
More Information Regarding Practitioners Arrested by Luojiang County Court in Deyang City, Sichuan Province
2011-08-05On March 7th, 2011, the Luojiang County Court announced a trial to be held against four Falun Gong practitioners. However, the trial was actually just a trap to lure practitioners into the courthouse, where they were arrested. In total, twenty-two practitioners from various counties in Deyang City and some practitioners from Mianyang City went to the court for the hearing and were arrested and taken to brainwashing sessions.