Today’s Articles — August 25, 2004
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Practitioner Zhou Zhi Tortured to Death at the Second Prison in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province
(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Zhou Zhi, around 38 years of age, was an engineer at Benxi City Steel Group in Liaoning Province. He was arrested last May for downloading Falun Gong truth-clarification materials from the internet. After his arrest, Zhou had been on hunger strike to protest the illegal detention. Last November, he and three other practitioners were sentenced to 11 years in prison. Zhou was tortured to death at around 9:00 p.m. on August 16 this year at the Second Prison in Shanyang City, Liaoning Province.
Description of the Torture of Practitioners in Xinhua Labor Camp, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province (Photos)
Illustration 1. This happened inside the Xinhua Labor Camp in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province. This torture method is called "tying the ropes." It is often used by the guards there. They strip practitioners of their' upper body clothing. Then they take a rope the circumference of a small finger and tie the rope tightly around the practitioner's arms, making the rope cut into the skin. They put the practitioners' arms behind their backs and raise their hands. This causes extreme, unbearable pain. According to the official camp "rules," such torture cannot be used beyond 15 minutes, otherwise both arms will be disabled. After the rope is removed, almost every place the rope had come in contact with has an open, bleeding wound. The arms have lost feeling. It takes weeks to recover from such gross mistreatment; some people take two to three months to recover. Others, who were tortured more severely, are permanently disabled. In general, when the jail guards "tie the ropes", they also use several high voltage electric batons, some carrying 300,000 volts, to shock a practitioner's head, cheek, neck, heart, back, armpits, sciatic nerve and other places. The extreme pain, coupled with the agony from the high voltage electric shocks often make people lose control of their bowel and bladder.
Seventeen-Year-Old Teng Jiajun Deprived of Right to Attend College Despite Her Excellent Performance in National College Entrance Exam
(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Teng Jiajun is 17-years-old and lives in Maokuishan, Dandong City, Liaoning Province. Both of her parents are Falun Gong practitioners, and local authorities ordered the police to monitor them. The police often broke into the family's home and harassed them. In order to avoid further persecution, Jiajun's parents had to leave home and wander around. Her mother had been laid off from work because she practiced Falun Gong and was supposed to get a monthly stipend of 208 Yuan. Her parents had hoped such a small stipend could at least serve as Jiajun's living expenses. However, the director of the work unit, Wang, refused to give the stipend to Jiajun, saying her mom had to come back to claim it herself. As a result, the 17-year-old had to rely on friends and relatives to give her food.
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Focus Topics
Self Immolation Hoax
Biggest propaganda stunt of all time, cooked up to make Falun Gong look bad
Deaths Confirmed
The true death count is likely many times higher
Organ Harvesting Crimes
Tens of thousands likely killed for their organs
So-Called "1400 Deaths"
A fundamental mistruth in the false propaganda against Falun Gong
April 25 Peaceful Appeal
The most peaceful protest in history is called a 'siege' by top party brass
Prosecuting Jiang Zemin
Bringing the prime culprit in the persecution to justice
More Basic Truths
A primer on the web of lies upon which the persecution was built
Learn About Falun Dafa
An advanced practice of self-cultivation freely available to all
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