Issued by Clearwisdom Net

I was arrested in 2002 and locked up in the Shandong No. 2 Forced Labor Camp for three years and three months. Because I didn't give up practicing Falun Gong or stop believing in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance," I was ruthlessly tortured as a "key" person. I escaped death many times, but even now, I still tremble when recalling those experiences.

The following are my statements about the brutal and inhuman tortures and persecution I suffered, so as to let people know the atrocities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and to expose the role that the forced labor camp had played under the direction of the malevolent CCP.

More than 200 practitioners were locked up in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp. In order to force the practitioners to give up the practice and to give up their belief in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" the guards in the forced labor camp, under the instruction of Jiang Zemin's regime, cruelly tortured and persecuted practitioners who steadfastly practiced Falun Gong. Every practitioner who was locked up in the forced labor camp must endure the "Five Passes." These are: 1) Being deprived of sleep and monitored by people in shifts; 2) Sitting on a narrow bench; 3) Being hung up by their handcuffs and beaten and tortured with all kinds of brutal methods; 4) "Swelling Air Balloon," and 5) Mental torment (brainwashing).

Sleep Deprivation and Round-the-clock Monitoring

On arriving at the forced labor camp, the first step in breaking down practitioners was to deprive them of sleep. Every hour of every day, practitioners were forced to sit on a wooden bench two inches wide and were not allowed to close their eyes. This torture lasted at least five or six days, sometimes over ten days, or even one month. If a practitioner closed his eyes only for a moment, he was then beaten right away. The police took turns resting. After this suffering was over, one would then be allowed to sleep only for half an hour (from 4:00 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.) and then would be awakened before 5:00 a.m.

The long-term torture made one muddle-headed. One's balance would be off while walking; the four limbs and the brain completely lost coordination. When going to the toilet supported by two persons, practitioners often had their head hit the wall, until they eventually collapsed mentally and talked nonsense. Some practitioners had mental breakdown only a few days after they came to the forced labor camp. Eating excrement and drinking urine happened often.

Sitting on a Narrow Bench

Sitting is also a very brutal method of persecution. For nearly 24 hours every day, one sat on a two-legged, two-inch wide "bench for severe discipline." With nails protruding through the surface and the legs of the bench loose, if one wiggled the bench even a little, the nails pierced one's buttocks. People were forced to sit on the bench, stiff and still. Two or three large men stood by watching. One's hands had to be placed on one's knees, and the lower legs had to be upright. Two hours later, one would suffer an aching back and leg numbness, and one's eyesight grew dim and everything became blurry. Sitting longer, one would suffer aches throughout the whole body. Even scratching an itch would incur a beating from the perpetrators. Except for going to the toilet, practitioners were forced to sit this way at all times.

In less than two days, the buttocks were worn raw, with a big hole on each side. The flesh and blood mingled together, and one's underwear and pants were stuck together. When going to the toilet, since the pants couldn't be taken down, I soaked them with cold water first, and then slowly peeled them off, layer by layer. After the wounds scabbed over, it was even more agonizing to touch the bench; however, I was still forced to sit there. No words can depict the extreme pain. Ulcerous boils developed on my buttocks, agonizingly painful to tolerate and impossible to describe.

Being Hung Up by Handcuffs, Beaten and Tortured

Being hung up by the handcuffs and beaten is also called, "Riding a homemade airplane." There are many variations to this type of torture.

"Swelling Air Balloon"

This was an extremely cruel persecution method that killed people in a subtle way. The police forced practitioners to drink water but didn't allow them to urinate. The lower abdomen was swollen like an air balloon. It was intolerably painful, and one was made unable to stand up or sit down. Many practitioners were forced to hold back urine for over 30 hours. In order to force them to "reform" they still dragged them upstairs and downstairs. It is really hard to depict the intolerable feeling. At last the urine couldn't be excreted and the lower abdomen hurt over a long period of time. Some practitioners were tortured to the extent of incontinence so that their pants and beddings were drenched with urine and couldn't be used. Male practitioners had to use toilet paper or even a plastic bag as a mat.

Brainwashing

In order to force practitioners to give up their belief in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" the guards used collaborators who had given up the practice to instill practitioners day and night with the lies fabricated by the evil Party. They played recordings and videotapes to attack Falun Gong. All were full of filthy speech. In the evil environment, the police ordered the collaborators to beat practitioners. Abuses were a daily occurrence. They disabled, injured, and killed Falun Gong practitioners unscrupulously and without any fear.

What I was able to recount is only a tiny portion of a much larger ordeal. Testimony to even more brutal persecution methods that haven't been exposed yet is still forthcoming.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/7/105626.html

An insider from the Jinqiao Public Security Bureau in Dashi City, Liaoning Province, recently revealed how practitioner Ms. Su Jingyan died. On August 21, 2001, Ms. Su Jingyan was distributing truth clarification materials when local police arrested, tortured and interrogated her. After she was beaten to death, her body was thrown into a local pond, making it look like she had drowned by accident.

The following is a report by a righteous, kind-hearted person who was in a position to know the truth. He will testify when the right time comes.

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I was talking to a staff member of the local police. I spoke positively about Falun Gong and said that the practitioners follow the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance" and that they are very admirable. He then said, "But they lie." I asked him, "Can you tell me who lied?" He thought for a moment and said, "The woman who died, with the name of Su Jingyan." He looked at me. I'd heard about Su Jingyan's death and also read flyers telling about the suspicious circumstances of Su Jingyan's death. I myself did not believe that Ms. Su drowned. Since he mentioned Su Jingyan, I believed that he knew something that we didn't.

So I asked him "What do you mean?" He said, "She had some flyers with her. We asked her if she had distributed them. She did not admit to it. Shouldn't she have been beaten? I did it, too." He said this with an expression that showed hate. I thought he knew just a little bit, but didn't expect that he was directly involved. He essentially told me how Ms. Su died. Many people suspected that Su was beaten to death and that the perpetrators threw her body in the pond to avoid responsibility. So, what we suspected is in fact the truth.

The police had lied to the public about having caught just two practitioners and that Su Jingyan escaped and drowned in the pond. So I asked this man about the other two practitioners, Ma Suyan and Zhao Guiqin, and whether those two were arrested in the room where we held our conversation. He replied with a yes without much emotion.

Details as to how Su Jingyan was killed

Ms.Su Jingyan was a 38-year-old resident from Tielian Village, Dashiqiao City, Liaoning Province. She was a healthy and kind person, and a skilled tailor. She was one of the early practitioners and very steadfast in her practice of Falun Gong. In 1999, when the persecution of Falun Gong started, she went to appeal for Falun Gong and was detained in a drug rehabilitation center, detention center and forced labor camp. In early August of 2001, she was sentenced to three years in a forced labor camp. Then, the police took her and several other female practitioners to Masanjia Forced Labour Camp. When they approached Shenyang City, she jumped out of the window and escaped. She had no money on her and no shoes on her feet, but she managed to go back home with help from kind-hearted people. She continued to clarify the truth to people she met.

On August 21, 2001, Ms. Su Jingyan, Ms. Ma Suyan and Ms. Zhao Guiqin went to Lishan District to distribute truth clarification materials. They started around 9 p.m., but they never made it back home. On August 23, word had it that when they were clarifying the truth, the police arrested them. Ma Suyan and Zhao Guiqin were arrested, while Su Jingyan drowned in a pond in Xiatun, Dashiqiao City. On the 24th, it was rumored that Falun Gong practitioners were distributing flyers. When the police arrived, they only got hold of two practitioners and the other one escaped and drowned. As no one knew where she was from, the police publicized the information for local authorities to come and identify the body.

The news spread around Dashiqiao City. Everybody was talking about it. When other practitioners heard about this, they sensed that there was something suspicious about the story. They started their own investigation and found many inconsistencies in the so-called death report by the police.

The pond in question is by the main road in Xiatun. It formed naturally during rain, since villagers had removed the dirt. It looked like a huge pan. One cannot possible drown in it. Even though one walked into it at night, one would realize it in time and walk back out of it. Another suspicion is that if Su Jingyan did drown, her stomach would be filled with water and her legs and arms would have been straight and stiff. Her body should look peaceful and pale. However, Su's body was in a heap and her hands and feet were claw like. Her body was purple, her arms were up over her shoulders and her abdomen was not bloated.

What is strange is that no one could view her after her body was transferred to the morgue. The police hold the key. No one except for Ms. Su's husband could see her, but her husband was afraid of the police and did not want to pursue it. Why did they have to guard the body? The real reason might be that the police did not want people to take pictures of the body to use as evidence.

The day when Ms. Su's body was cremated, the police sent four vehicles to guard the body. If she had drowned by accident, why would they have to do that? They could just hand the body over to her family. According to insiders, the police paid all cremation expenses, which is not common in accidental deaths at all.

Based on the above, many people suspect that Ms. Su Jingyan was also arrested on August 21 and that the police interrogated, tortured and beat her to death (her body looked like she had been beaten to death). The police were afraid to accept responsibility and therefore threw her into the pond. Practitioners wrote about the suspicious death of Ms. Su Jingyan and then publicized the information on the Minghui/Clearwisdom websites and locally during October of 2001.

Practitioners have not given up their investigation of Su Jingyan's death. Now the truth has come out. An insider who participated in the act and contributed to her death revealed that on August 21, 2001, police from Jinqiao police subdivision arrested her. She was asked whether she distributed the flyers in the Lishan district. Su Jingyan refused to cooperate with them. As a result, she was beaten to death and her body was thrown into the pond.

Practitioner Ms. Ma Suyan was sentenced to a 7-year prison term. She is now being held at Shenyang Dabei prison. Ms. Zhao Shuqin was sentenced to 8 years and is detained at Shenyang Dabei prison.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/3/105348.html

Having broken through layer after layer of Chinese Communist Party red tape, Kaixin finally arrived in Thailand in December 2004. She was a little over three years old at the time. When she met with adults, a bright smile always appeared on her small young face, followed by a warm hug. But when she was beyond the eyes of adults, I discovered that the beautiful smile on her face disappeared in a flash. After being with her for over half a year, I have almost never seen this four-year-old little girl shed tears. I had a deep feeling that she was a very strong and understanding child.

(photo of Kaixin)

One time Kaixin helped me prepare some truth-clarification materials to distribute. Her earnest appearance looked really very lovely. After a while, she left to play. I thought to myself, "After all she is only a child" and continued to prepare the materials on my own. Then she came over to watch me. Sitting quietly, she again began to prepare the materials with me.

Kaixin's mother, Luo Zhixiang, was persecuted to death in China by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) because of her persistent belief in Falun Gong. The family was from Guangzhou. She was three months pregnant when she died. Even worse, in order to escape its responsibility for the crime, the CCP government lied, stating that Luo Zhixiang had committed suicide.

Kaixin lost her mother when she was only one year old. I am unable to imagine how the little girl withstands the pain of losing her mother. I haven't seen her shed tears. I read an article published on the Minghui website (the Chinese version of Clearwisdom) written by Huang Guohua, Kaixin's father, titled "My Daughter Kaixin Is Actually Very Sad." ("Kaixin" means "Happy" in Chinese - translator's note)

In the article he related: "My daughter Kaixin kept crying in her sleep every evening. I did not know why but just thought that it was some evil that was disturbing her. I sent righteous thoughts beside her, but the effect was not good. She still kept crying without let up every evening. Her crying was different. It was not the typical loud cries from a child, but a weeping sound self-sustained with effort. Moreover, she appeared to be in pain as she cried. 'Kaixin, are you thinking of Mother?' I asked. Only then did Kaixin cry out loudly, 'I do think of Mother! Others have mothers, but I don't. I think of Mother so much! I want my mommy! Daddy, I don't remember what my mother looked like!' I embraced my daughter, both of us crying together."

The number of Falun Gong practitioners who have been killed by the CCP government is over 2600. Many of these practitioners have left behind young orphans. In China, many orphans become homeless, with nobody to take care of them. During the six years that the CCP government has been suppressing Falun Gong, how many good Chinese people have been brutally persecuted just because they persist in practicing Falun Gong and do not give up their belief in "Zhen-Shan-Ren" ("Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance")?

It is a well-known fact that practitioner Ms.Gao Rongrong, because of her persistent belief in "Zhen-Shan-Ren" was continuously beaten for more than six hours by followers of the CCP with several electrical batons. As a result, her face was seriously disfigured. But even more horrible, after Gao Rongrong was rescued and exposed the facts of her persecution before the whole world, the CCP authorities unscrupulously and illegally arrested Gao Rongrong again and cruelly persecuted her to death.

Recently, four former CCP officials, now overseas, have exposed some of the details of how the CCP has suppressed the Chinese people and monitored each foreign nation. The cruel nature of the dictatorship of the CCP is being exposed to the whole world. As an eyewitness, having personally seen and experienced the persecution of the Chinese people by the CCP, and as an average person yearning for peace, human rights, and freedom, I humbly appeal to you. Kind-hearted people of the whole world, with your benevolent hearts and sympathy, please help these good Chinese people with your actions to stop this brutal, bloody persecution in any way you can!

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/6/105552.html

On the morning of June 16, 2005, practitioner Kang Yanxiang's 80-year-old mother, and several relatives went to the Office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Committee of Hengshui City, Hebei Province. They wanted to meet with officials from the 610 Office to request the unconditional release of Kang Yanxiang and Sun Liangsheng. The guards at the entrance of the building, however, didn't allow them to enter and told them, "There is no one in the 610 Office."

For the past several years, Mr. Kang Yanxiang and Mr. Sun Liangsheng have been brutally persecuted by the Hengshui City 610 Office and other government agencies for practicing Falun Gong. Their persecution accounts have been disclosed on Clearwisdom.net.

When they were first put on trial, the court ruled that there was not enough evidence, and they should be released immediately. Instead, they were illegally detained for more than one and a half years. Recently, they were illegally sentenced to four years of imprisonment by the 610 Office. When their family members and relatives heard about this, they went to appeal to the authorities. Despite the long distance, her old age and the hot weather, Mr. Kang's 80-year-old mother also went to appeal on his behalf. The officials, however, didn't allow them to enter the government building. As a result, they had to stand outside under the scorching sun. Kang Yanxiang's mother was tired and had to sit on the ground.

When more passersby gathered in front of the government building, the practitioners' relatives started to tell people how their loved ones were persecuted by the 610 Office because they believe in Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. People expressed their sympathy and outrage. Only then did the officials of the 610 Office come out. An official even had the audacity to yell at Kang Yanxiang's mother. The passersby scolded the official saying, "How could you treat an elderly woman like that?" Some said, "Our tax dollars pay your salary, yet you send innocent people to prison without notifying their families. Now that their families are here, you don't want to see them, leaving them standing outside in the sun. This is so unfair."

Later several policemen came by, but the practitioners' relatives were not afraid. They continued to tell people the truth about the persecution of their loved ones and requested their release. A middle-aged man in civilian clothes was standing by the building entrance. From time to time, the policemen went to report to him.

At noon, the practitioners' relatives left. That same day, the Hengshui City 610 Office ordered the police to go to their home and harass them.

Perpetrators from Hengshui City:

Li Junqu is the CCP Committee Secretary of Hengshui City. During his tenure as the mayor and Party Committee Secretary, he participated in, directed and instigated the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. This resulted in numerous practitioners being detained and sentenced to prison or forced labor camps where they were cruelly tortured. Some have lost their lives and their families were torn apart. Many people were deceived and poisoned by the government's propaganda and slander of Falun Gong.

Lu Songyin, male, around 47 years old, is head of the Hengshui City's 610 Office. His home address is Room 501, Suite 4, No.2 Building, Residential Community of the Office of CCP Committee of Hengshui City. Since he took over the 610 Office in the fall of 2001, he planned and directed the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. His phone numbers: 86-318-2026026(Office)86-318-2029198(Home)86-13903289198 (Cell). His wife, Zhang Yanping, is Head of the Taocheng District Archive Bureau in Hengshui City. Her phone numbers: 86-318-2322526(Office) 86-318-2029198(Home) 86-3932890088 (Cell).

Ji Lijian, male, is deputy head of the Hengshui City's 610 Office. In the past several years, he actively participated in and directed the persecution of practitioners. His phone numbers: 86-318-2065766(Office) 86-318-2022518(Home)86-13091189809 (Cell). His wife, Xia Xiaohua, works at the Prosecution Division of Hengshui City People's Procurator's Office. Her phone numbers: 86-318-2052000 (Office) 86-318-2022518(Home)

Zhang Zengliang was the former head of Hengshui City Political and Judiciary Committee, and is the current Deputy Secretary of Hengshui City CCP Committee. He is in charge of Hengshui City's political and judiciary matters. For the past several years, he played an active role in participating in and directing the persecution of practitioners. His actions are directly responsible for the severe persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Numerous practitioners have been detained, and sentenced to prison or forced labor. Some practitioners lost their lives. For example, during the 2004 New Year's holiday, he ordered the arrest of over a dozen practitioners, including Sun Liangsheng, Kang Yanxiang, Chen Yu, and Liu Hongluan. He illegally put several practitioners, including Chen Yu, Ni Xuebing, and Chai Baozhu in the labor camp for forced labor. Practitioners Sun Liangsheng and Kang Yanxiang were illegally sentenced to four years of imprisonment after being detained for more than one and a half years. On November 9, 2004, a so-called anti-cult organization was formed in Hengshui City. Zhang Zengliang was the keynote speaker at the initial meeting, to continue the slander campaign against Falun gong. His phone number: 86-318-2065198(Office).

Wang Baojun is the current head of Hengshui City Political and Judiciary Committee and deputy mayor. He is in charge of the police department, judicial bureau, security bureau, and the Municipal Anti-cult Office (this is actually the 610 Office. The government changed its name after the 610 Office became notorious.) He participated in and directed the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. His phone numbers: 86-318-2038201(Office)86-318-2031586(Home)

Li Yibing, male, in his 40's, is head of the National Security Group of Taocheng District Police Department in Hengshui City. He is in charge of a special group formed specifically to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. Since 1999, he's been carrying out arrests and interrogation of practitioners. He processed almost all of the cases of practitioners sentenced to the labor camp in Hengshui City. He uses all kinds of tricks on practitioners, threatening or tempting them with false promises. His phone number: 86-13383681123(Cell)

Zhai Qiming, male, in his 40's, is deputy head of the National Security Group of Taocheng District Police Department in Hengshui City. For the past several years, he has actively arrested, interrogated and tortured practitioners, and searched their homes. When he interrogates practitioners, he often slanders Falun Gong and Teacher. His phone number: 86-13383681122(Cell)

Sun Jiancai is deputy police chief of Taocheng District Police Department, and is in charge of persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. His actions led to the persecution of more than 100 practitioners since 1999. His phone number: 86-13383681006(Cell)

Zuo Tiehan is deputy head of the National Security Group of Hengshui City Police Department. For the past two years, he was the main perpetrator of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. He is involved in illegal arrests and interrogations of practitioners. His phone number: 86-13383388305(Cell)

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/6/24/104779.html

Mr. Chen Rusong, 68 years old, was a practitioner from Zhejiang Province. Before he practiced Falun Gong, he suffered from many illnesses, including high blood pressure, heart and eye diseases. After he began to practice Falun Gong in 1996, he soon became healthy. After the persecution began on July 20, 1999, he was often harassed, monitored, tracked and threatened. Mr. Chen's home was ransacked and he was kept in a brainwashing center for two months in 2004. Not long after he returned home, he became blind. Chen Rusong also suffered mentally. He died within a short period after returning home.

Ms. Ma Yuhuan, 40 years old, was a technician from the Liaoyuan City Coal Mine Machine Factory in Jilin Province. In April 2003, she studied Falun Gong and practiced the exercises with 17 fellow practitioners from the same factory. Police from the Xian Public Security arrested them. The practitioners were tortured during the interrogation, but they all remained steadfast. All were later sent to the Changchun Prison. In September 2003, Ma Yuhuan became critically ill because of the persecution. She was granted medical leave and her family took her to a hospital for emergency treatment. They spent 15,000 yuan in medical expenses, but could not save her life. The originally healthy technician who was loved by factory co-workers left this world forever. Ma Yuhuan's family feared harassment by the authorities, thus they dare not tell the truth about her death.

Ms. Feng Lanzhu, around 50 years old, was a practitioner from Enping City, Guangdong Province. She worked in a private sector company. Before she practiced Falun Gong, she suffered from severe asthma attacks, high blood pressure and other illnesses. She fully recovered after she became a practitioner in 1998. Ms. Feng went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in 2000 and was persecuted by the 610 Office. Officers from the Public Security Bureau, local police station and residents' committee often harassed Ms. Feng, disturbed her peace, confiscated her truth clarifying materials and monitored her. Ms. Feng was arrested and taken to the local brainwashing center three times. During all that time she suffered severely under the persecution and she and her family were harassed continuously. Her mind and body suffered great harm and she became emaciated. In September 2004, Ms. Feng quit her job due to illness. However, the agents from the 610 Office continued to harass her at home during November. Because of the severe persecution, Feng Lanzhu died on July 1, 2005.

Ms. Wang Yanling, from Pingdingbo Town, Tieling City, Liaoning Province, has been a practitioner since 1998. On July 20, 1999, when the persecution began, she went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. Police from Tianjin arrested her. She went to Beijing again on October 12, 1999 and was arrested on the 26^th. After she was released in January of 2000, Ms. Wang was again arrested by police from the Pingdingbo Town local police station in January 2001, detained at Tieling County detention center and sentenced to two years of forced labor. In January 2002, she was sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Because of her illnesses, they refused to accept Ms. Wang, and she was released on bail for medical treatment. Policeman Lu Hongbiao from the Pingdingbo Group, Wang Zhifan and others from the local police station frequently harassed Wang Yanling. She became very frightened and died from the persecution in October of 2003.

Ms. Yin Baorong, 60 years old, was a resident from Jianghe Town, Fusong County, Jilin Province. Since she began to practice Falun Gong in March 1999, her benign tumors gradually became smaller. After the persecution started on July 20, 1999, she went to Changchun to appeal. The evildoers often harassed her, prevented her from practicing Falun Gong, and confiscated her books and Falun Gong materials. Ms. Yin's previous illnesses reappeared. She spent a lot of money on treatments, but was not cured. Yin Baorong passed away on April 2, 2004.

Mr. Li Shilong, 73 years old, from Datong City, Shanxi Province, began to practice Falun Gong in 1996 and benefited both physically and mentally. After the evil party started to persecute Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, the police harassed him because he did not renounce the practice. Li Shilong died in May of 2005.

Mr. Li Guochang was a practitioner from Liqingu Village, Dingzhou City, Hebei Province. In the winter of 2000, he went to Tiananmen Square in Beijing to tell the truth of Falun Gong to the government, but was detained and persecuted. He was also subjected to brainwashing in Baoding Forced Labor Camp. He returned home in 2001, and died soon after from illness incurred in detention.

Mr. Wang Lizhi, 85 years old, was from Yishui County, Shandong Province. After he began to practice Falun Gong in April 1995, he became healthy and completely recovered from inflammation of the gallbladder, blood clots, coronary disease, blockage of his heart and brain blood vessels and deafness. After 1999, his family was deceived and poisoned by the propaganda on CCTV, and did not let him practice Falun Gong. Three months later, he was found to have pancreatic cancer. Some relatives suggested that he resume his practice of Falun Gong. After two months, his illness symptoms disappeared. However, police officers came to his home many times to harass him, so his family stopped him again from practicing Falun Gong. Mr. Wang's illnesses recurred and he died on June 28, 2004.

Ms. Liu Qiying, 60 years old, was a practitioner from the Development Zone of Dianzi Village, Weifang City, Shandong Province. After she became a Falun Gong practitioner in 1996, all her illnesses disappeared. She introduced Falun Gong to others daily and was very steadfast. After July 20, 1999, Ms. Liu went to Beijing to appeal. She was arrested and detained for 15 days. The lawless authorities extorted 2,000 yuan from her. After Ms. Liu was released, she became ill and was taken to a hospital by her family. After several days of hospitalization, she wanted to return home. Soon, she became well again. Ms. Liu went to Beijing again to appeal for Falun Gong. She was again arrested and held in custody for a month. Liu Qiying fell ill after she returned home. She died on May 13, 2001.

Ms. Wang Sumei, 36 years old, lived at Huanggu District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. She went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in October of 1999. She was arrested and detained for 15 days. Not long after she was released, Ms. Wang suffered a relapse of her old illnesses and died.

Ms. Cao Guimei, 69 years old, lived at Huanggu District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. Between July of 1999 and December of 2000, she was arrested twice and tortured at Longshan Forced Labor Camp. She went on a more than 40-day hunger strike and the guards force-fed her with salt water many times. Afterwards, Ms. Cao could not stop coughing and vomited blood for a month. She became emaciated. The authorities finally released Ms. Cao. She died at the end of 2002.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/14/106129.html

Ms. Xu Zengfang was 50 years old, and her home was in Nanli, Yichang, the Tanggu District, Tianjin. She became healthy after starting to practice Falun Gong in 1997. However, she was harassed from time to time by government agents after July 20, 1999, and was forced to attend brainwashing classes in 2001 by the police. Because she did not give up her practice, government agents and the police broke into her house many times. In March 2004, police officers from the Hangzhou Road Police Station in the Tanggu District broke into her house, searched it, snatched all the Falun Gong books, and once again forced her into the detention center in the Tanggu District. She was kept there for 15 days and was badly injured. She used to be healthy, but under the great mental pressure, her health deteriorated, and she died of disease on January 1, 2005.

Mr. Hu Minxin, born in 1934, was a practitioner in Sichuan. He started practicing Falun Gong in March 1995 and benefited in many ways. Mr. Hu insisted on practicing even after the government suppression of Falun Gong began. He was ordered to the police station to talk about his "realization of Falun Gong." He went to Beijing in July 2000 to clarify the truth about Falun Gong and was detained for half a month. From February 28 to March 15, 2001, Mr. Hu was detained at a farm, where he was forced with brainwashed and persecuted. Mr. Hu got a high fever from the harsh treatment but was not allowed to go home. In May 2001, because of the great mental pressure and having no way to live since his salary had been suspended, Mr. Hu became ill, fell down, and never got up again.

Ms. Ji Xiulan, 45 years old, lived in Zhou Tiange Village in Anqiu, Shangdong Province. Many of her diseases were cured after she started Falun Gong practice. After July 20, 1999, she went to Beijing many times to appeal for Falun Gong. One time, she even walked to Beijing, overcoming many obstacles. For this, she was kidnapped, illegally detained, and fined over 40,000 yuan. Her husband was sent to "training" in July 2000 because he insisted on "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." The police searched, threatened, and harassed her many times at her home. She was persecuted both physically and spiritually. She passed away in May 2003 after a long period of persecution.

Mr. Zhou Baisheng, 35 years old, lived in Shabu Village in Anqiu, Shangdong Province. He was good man, acting in accordance with "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" after starting the practice. After July 20, 1999, he went to Beijing to clarify the truth of Falun Gong. He was captured, detained, and fined. Because the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) extended the persecution, his whole family was against him and kept him from practicing. He died in May 2005.

Ms. Zhou Shurong, 58 years old, lived in Hanjia Village in Anqiu, Shangdong Province. A lot of her diseases were cured in a very short time after she began to practice Falun Gong. After July 20, 1999, she went to Beijing many times and was persecuted. She lost a peaceful environment to practice and was persecuted badly. She passed away in March 2005.

Mr. Gong Weijing, 65 years old, lived in Liu Guanzhuang Village, Shandong Province. After July 20, 1999, he was kidnapped, fined, and his home was searched many times. Due to the constant disturbance from government agents and policemen, he died on February 25, 2005.

Mr. Li Yan, 61, was from Fushun, Liaoning Province. He used to have many diseases, all of which were cured after he started practicing in 1997. Once the persecution of Falun Gong started on July 20, 1999, the police, the 610 Office, and the community often came to his house to harass him. As a result his old diseases came back, and he died on May 8, 2005.

Ms. Hong Suping, 76, from Hulu Island, Liaoning Province, started practicing Falun Gong in 1996. On April 25 and July 20, 1999, and in June 2000, she went to Beijing three times. In June 2000 she was captured in Beijing and fined 4000 yuan before being released. She was not in good health due to the loss of the group environment to study the Fa. She passed away on April 3, 2005.

Mr. Yang Xiucheng, 62, worked in the Zhulu Mine in Zhang Jiakou, Hebei Province. He started practicing Falun Gong in 1998, and all his diseases soon recovered. On July 20, 1999, Jiang's group started the illegal persecution and suppression of Falun Gong. The authorities tried to force Mr. Yang to guarantee that he would not practice. He refused to do so and was persecuted for 15 days in the police station, then transferred to the Songshi County 610 Office to be brainwashed. He was illegally persecuted for 45 days and harassed many times thereafter. His mind was under severe attack, his old diseases came back, and he died in January 2005.

Ms. Zhang Naiming, 54, was a worker in a silk factory in Huanggang, Hubei Province. She started practicing Falun Gong in 1995. After the persecution of Falun Gong started, she went to appeal but was forced back on the way there. Later, because she lost the environment to practice in a group, she was mentally depressed for a long time and passed away on August 24, 2000.

Ms. Zhao Guilan, 78, was from Queshan, Henan Province. She started practicing Falun Gong in 1998. She was bothered by many diseases before and could not walk for several years due a leg injury. Within one month of starting the practice, all her diseases disappeared, and she could walk without the help of a cane. She could do the housework, cook, and was able to practice at the practice site. After the persecution started, her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter went to appeal, but they were severely persecuted and detained many times. Their homes were searched, and they were sentenced. From then on, the old lady lost the environment to practice. She suffered huge mental pressure and intimidation. She was sick and died in grief in 2002, when her son and daughter-in-law were in jail.

Mr. Xiao Zhensheng Xiao, 70, was from Zhengzhou. After he started practicing Falun Gong in 1997, his diseases disappeared. His wife was illegally detained when she went to clarify the truth in Beijing in 2000. The police went to harass him at his home many times. In 2002, his wife was detained after sending out fliers. Because Mr. Xiao was unable to practice Falun Gong and was under great mental torture, his health deteriorated. On March 30, 2003, government agents went to disturb in his family. Due to this traumatic experience, he passed away in three days due to a cerebral hemorrhage.

1. Baoji City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Chen Aiqin and Others Arrested
2. Jiaonan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Guichun and Her Husband Arrested
3. Beijing City] Mr. Zhang Yongqi Tortured and Sentenced to Prison
4. Nantong City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Li Arrested and Tortured
5. Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Meng Zhaoru Detained at the Railway Detention Center
6. Fangshan District, Beijing City] Ms. Ren Guoxian Tortured at the Daxin Forced Labor Camp
7. Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Fuming and Ms. Wang Fengmei Arrested
8. Tianmen City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wan Tao Arrested
9. Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Shu Bing Sent to the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp
10. Shenyang City, Liaoning Province) Mr. Wei Tianxi Arrested
11. Chongqing City] Several Practitioners in the Yubei District Arrested
12. Lishu, Jilin Province] Mr. Gai Shubin Detained
13. Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Quan Faces New Torture and Abuse

1. [Baoji City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Chen Aiqin and Others Arrested

Ms. Chen Aiqin began practicing Falun Gong in 1994. On July 1, 2005, the local 610 Office arrested her. She is being detained at the Tieyuan Hotel together with Ms. Shi Yuzhen and Zhuan Wang.

The Tieyuan Hotel reception desk: 86-917-2823888

2. [Jiaonan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Guichun and Her Husband Arrested

Ms. Cui Guichun and her husband are residents of the Fengjiataihou Village, Zhangjialou Township, Jiaonan City. At 2 p.m. on June 27, 2005, police officers from the Shanqian and the Zhangjialou Police station arrested the couple. They are now detained at the Zhangjialou Police Station.

Zhou Shengdong, Director of the Zhangjialou Police Station. Phone: 86-13869806717 (cell), 86-532-84132977.

3. [Beijing City] Mr. Zhang Yongqi Tortured and Sentenced to Prison

On February 26, 2005, 15 practitioners including Mr. Zhang Yongqi (about 40 years old), Mr. Li Xinping, 36, and Ms. Lu Jing, 31, had a party at Ms. Zhao Xiaoping's home in Doudian Village, Fangshan District. They were all arrested and brought to the Fangshan Detention Center. Several of them have been sentenced to forced labor camps. Li Xinping has been sent to a forced labor camp in Tangshan City.

The police searched Mr. Zhang's. They confiscated a PC, a printer, and truth clarification materials. At the Fangshan Detention Center, Mr. Zhang was tortured to the point of nearly dying. He was twice sent to a forced labor camp, but the camp refused to take him because he was too weak after being tortured.

Phone numbers:

The Fangshan Police Branch, 86-10-69317154

The Fangshan Detention Center, 86-10-69313007 (receptionist); 86-10-89329924

4. [Nantong City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Li Arrested and Tortured

Ms. Wang Li is a resident of Apartment 201, Building 18, Xuetian-xin Village, Nantong City. On January 20, 2004, she was arrested when delivering Falun Gong truth clarification video CDs. At the Nantong City Police Department, she was hung up and beaten for three days and nights, and sentenced to one and a half years in prison. She was released and sent home before May 1, 2005. The torture and abuse that she suffered was so severe that it caused her to collapse mentally. She now needs the care of her family members.

5. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Meng Zhaoru Detained at the Railway Detention Center

Ms. Meng Zhaoru was found carrying Falun Gong materials at the Harbin Railway Station and was arrested. She was detained at the Harbin Railway Detention Center. The officer in charge of her case is Li Yan from the 1^st Section.

Phone number of the 1^st Section: 86-451-86434818

6. [Fangshan District, Beijing City] Ms. Ren Guoxian Tortured at the Daxin Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Ren Guoxian, about 30 years old, has a postgraduate education. She is being detained and tortured at the 2^nd Group of the Daxin Women's Forced Labor Camp, Beijing City. Once she was not allowed to sleep for 21 days and nights. During that time, she was offered only half of a slice of steamed bread per meal. She was not allowed any visits, and could not bathe or wash her clothes. Both police officers and convicted drug addicts have been monitoring and torturing her. Ms. Ren was sentenced to two and half a years in a forced labor camp.

Du Jinbing, head of the 2^nd Group: 86-10-60278899 ext. 5201 (2^nd Group)

7. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Fuming and Ms. Wang Fengmei Arrested

On June 27, 2005, Mr. Zhao Fuming and Ms. Wang Fengmei were delivering truth clarification materials in a suburb when officers from the Xinshilu Police Station arrested them.

Phone number of the Xinshilu Police Station: 86-311-83834318.

8. [Tianmen City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wan Tao Arrested

Mr. Wan Tao is a resident of the Xinyan Community, Yuekou Township, Tianmen City. When he worked at Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, he created by hand over 600 posters clarifying the truth about Falun Gong and posted them. Unfortunately, local police officers discovered him. In early June 2005, after he went back to his hometown, the local police officers arrested him. He is being detained at the 1^st Detention Center of Tianmen City.

9. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Shu Bing Sent to the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp

At about 5 p.m. on July 1, 2005, police officers arrested Shu Bing at home. It is said that Shu has been sent to the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp.

10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province) Mr. Wei Tianxi Arrested

Mr. Wei Tianxi is a resident of Shuangshanzi Village, Chenjiao Township, Liaozhong County. At around 9 a.m. on June 24, 2005, local police officers and officers from the Shenyang City "610 Office" broke in to his home and arrested him. Mr. Wei shouted "Falun Dafa is Good," and "Return Innocence to Falun Gong."

11. [Chongqing City] Several Practitioners in the Yubei District Arrested

Between 8 p.m. and midnight on June 30, 2005, police officers from the Shuangfeng Police Station searched Ms. Wang Aihua's home, arrested her, and confiscated her PC, printer, copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, and other materials. That same evening, Ms. Huang Enju, Ms. Zhang Zhengfang from the Petroleum Base, Ms. Wen Zuxiu, Ms. He Xiuzhen, and Li Lunxin from Shaping were also arrested.

12. [Lishu, Jilin Province] Mr. Gai Shubin Detained

Mr. Gai Shubin is a 57-year-old resident of group 2, Yuanyi Village, Lishu Township, Lishu County. On March 19, 2005, officers Wang Fei and Li Changfu, who are the head and deputy head of the local "610 Office," Sun Jinfu, deputy head of the Lishu police department, and Zhou Yanwen (female), head of county police group, arrested Mr. Gai at his home. Mr. Gai is detained at the Lishu Detention center, has been tried, and may be sentenced to prison. Previously, Mr. Gai was detained at the Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City for two years.

Relevant phone numbers:

Li Changfu, 86-13304359610 (Cell), 86-343-5234610 (Home)
Sun Jinfu, deputy head of Lishu Police Department, 86-13843479777 (Cell), 86-343-
5242777 (Home), 86-434-5228350 or 86-13904355761 (Cell)
Zhou Yanwen, head of the police group, 86-13504445731 (Cell), 86-434-5223921
(Home) 86-434-5223868 extension 4040 (Office)
Chen Wanli, head of the Lishu County Court, 86-13843410222 (Cell), 86-434-3640055
(Home) 86-434-3196001 (Office)

13. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Quan Faces New Torture and Abuse

Mr. Zhang Quan is an employee of the Dagushan Mine, Anshan City. In 2000, officers in the mine sent him to prison because he practiced Falun Gong. Under intense pressure, Mr. Zhang collapsed mentally. He and his wife divorced. He then lived alone in an apartment room. The mine allowed Mr. Zhang only 300 yuan to live on per month. Recently, the mine sent Mr. Zhang to a mental hospital. There he is facing new tortures and abuses.

Phone number of the Dagushan Mine, 86-412-5711252

1. Two Female Falun Gong Practitioners from Pixian County, Sichuan Province Suffer Brutal Persecution

For refusing to renounce Falun Gong, two female practitioners living in countryside of Pixian County, Sichuan Province have suffered persecution from Pixian County government officials.

Ms. Zhen Qilan, who is currently 52 years old, lives in the First Section of the Shahe Village of Tangyuan Town of Pixian County, Sichuan Province. Since July 20, 1999, the day that Jiang's regime started its ban of Falun Gong, Ms. Zhen has been to Beijing twice to appeal for Falun Gong. She has since been abducted a total of five times, and has been forced to wear handcuffs and fetters. The police and officials also tortured her using iron-hook branding, punching and kicking and slapping her in the face.

In the second case, in April of 2004, policemen and officials forcibly abducted practitioner Ms. Lu Yuanfen to several places, including a detention center in Gucheng Township, other police stations, and the local 610 Office. The policemen and officials tortured Ms. Lu with electric batons, hanging her with handcuffs, and dragging her by her hair and slamming her head against an iron box.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/3/105338.html

2. Practitioner Li Qiu and His Family Members in Huludao City Appeal to the Court

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Qiu and his family members appealed to the Huludao City Intermediate People's Court against Nanpiao Public Security Sub-bureau, Huangjia Street Police Station, Nanpiao Mining Bureau Attached High School, Nanpiao District Procuratorial Institution, and the Nanpiao District Court. From December 2004 to May 2005, officials from the above-mentioned organizations have used various brutal methods to persecute Mr. Li Qiu. The officials fabricated evidence against Mr. Li , trying every method to put him in jail, depriving him from his right to freedom. The officials broke into Mr. Li's home, illegally searching and confiscating his personal property. Mr. Li and his family members appealed to the court asking to immediately withdraw the sentence of 3-years imprisonment, to return all Mr. Li's personal belongings, to investigate the above- mentioned organizations' legal obligations, and to compensate Li Qiu for his physical and psychiatric damages and losses.

Chinese versions available at:

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/3/105341.html

1. Several Falun Gong Practitioners Abducted in Lishu County, Jilin Province

On March 17, 2005, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Gai Shubin from Lishu Town, Lishu County, Siping City, Jilin Province was abducted from his home by police officers and was detained in Lishu County Detention Center, where he was tortured with the tiger bench and by other means. He was illegally put on trial and is still being held in the detention center. On July 1, 2005, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yu Xiaojua, 46, was arrested and taken to the Quanyanling Township Police Substation, and has been detained in Lishu County Detention Center since then. The police will not allow her family to visit her, and they ransacked both her home and her office at her workplace. On July 2, 2005, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Qin, 42, and his wife Pi Fenghua were arrested by police and detained in Lishu County Detention Center, where they were not allowed to eat or be seen by friends or family. Their school-age daughter was left alone without any parental care. On July 2, 2005, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Cai Dahong and his wife were both arrested while on a trip. They are currently being detained in the Lishu County Detention Center.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/5/105464.html

2. Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Xu Huochen Is Sentenced to Forced Labor While His Wife Is Homeless

On April 28, 2005, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Xu Huochen from Qiaokou District, Wuhan City went to visit fellow practitioner Zhou at his home. Mr. Zhou is a young man. Police came and ransacked his home and went to ransack Mr. Xu's rental home on 1773 Jiefang Blvd. as well. Police carried his wife Guo Yulan (also a practitioner) into a waiting vehicle by force. On the same evening, police ransacked his home located in Hanshui No. 4 Village. Ms. Guo Yulan escaped and was forced to become homeless in order to avoid being illegally arrested at home. Mr. Xu Huochen has been sent to Hewan Forced Labor Camp. Both of their retirement salaries are no longer being paid to them.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/5/105517.html

3. Ms. Yin Dexiu Is Beaten, Humiliated, and Locked in a Mental Hospital

Ms. Yin Dexiu, 50, is a Falun Gong practitioner in Weifang City, Shandong Province. She was picked up by a Township government worker after she went to Tiananmen Square in Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong on December 26, 1999, and was beaten while being held in one of the Township offices. The next day, she was handcuffed and forced to walk to each village while being escorted by police, who humiliated her. Several days later, villains poured water on the ground and forced her to stand in the freezing water while barefoot. She was brutally beaten, and cigarettes were used to burn her fingers. After being extorted of 13,400 yuan, she was released on the ninth day. She was arrested again in June 2000 and went on a hunger strike while she was detained in the Wangwang Detention Center. She was sent to a mental hospital by Yuan Yanwen (male) and Director Jing of the Beilo Mental Hospital, where she was force-fed and injected with unknown drugs. After the injection she could not hold chopsticks, and she slept for more than ten days. She was locked in the Mental Hospital more than seven days. She still felt weak after being released and could not sleep at all for the first 14 days.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/5/105494.html

4. Persecution Facts About Nanmusi Forced Labor Camp in Sichuan Province

The drug addicts and other prisoners and collaborators in the Nanmusi Forced Labor Camp are being loosely treated, while Falun Gong practitioners are being strictly monitored. Prison guards encourage prisoners to torture Falun Gong practitioners. The camp recently provided three levels of food, the worst being given to steadfast Falun Gong practitioners, who were also deprived of all their rights. Falun Gong practitioners are forced to do heavy labor until midnight. Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Tong Huiqiong was beaten by prisoner Qing Xiurong. In April 2005, Ms. Tong Huiqiong was beaten by prisoner Song Limei (female) until she passed out. As a result, Ms. Tong Huiqiong suffered a mental collapse. The camp will not allow Falun Gong practitioners to be visited by or to visit their family members. The guards would push Falun Gong practitioners who came to visit their family members outside the gate.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/5/105466.html

5. Persecution Facts Concerning Suihua Labor Camp in Heilongjiang Province

Falun Gong practitioners from Daqing City, Mr. Zhan Yinge, 60, Mr.Zhang Bin, 38, and Mr. An Senbiao, 38, were sent to Suihua Forced Labor Camp on March 15, 2005. Guards started attacking them within the first three or four days by forcing them to watch videos slandering Falun Gong every night after 9:00 p.m. when most prisoners went to bed. They were beaten cruelly. Mr. Zhan Yinge's skin was burnt by electric baton shocks. Nevertheless, their righteous faith in Falun Gong has never wavered. Mr. An Senbiao was force-fed and cuffed to a metal bed 24 hours per day. Starting from June 1, 2005, prison guards encouraged prisoners to torture Mr. An Senbiao, and are trying to torture him to death. Mr. An Senbiao has been on hunger strike more than 100 days, and his condition is critical. Another Falun Gong practitioner, Mr. Liu Guichen, 60, from Qitaihe City was beaten until his chest hurt. His chest is still in pain. He cannot breathe without pain, and he walks unsteadily.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/5/105473.html

6. Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Su Minghua Is Illegally On Trial

On November 25, 2004, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Su Minghua, a 54-year-old accountant from Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province was arrested from her home and detained. About two weeks ago, she was put on trial by the Wuzhong District Court of Suzhou City, and was sentenced to three years of forced labor. Ms. Su and her family appealed to the Suzhou City Middle Level Court. After Ms. Su was arrested, her 84-year-old mother could not take the stress and pressure caused by such a sudden attack. She died on December 20, 2004, with a broken heart. Ms. Su's husband is living at home with cerebral vascular disease and heart disease. He needs her care. Their only daughter (also a Falun Gong practitioner) is studying abroad in Switzerland and cannot go home to visit due to the persecution.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/5/105485.html