Falun Gong Practitioners Tortured in the 2nd Forced Labor Camp of Shandong Province

In 2009, the 2nd Forced Labor Camp of Shandong Province has been using various ways to torture detained Falun Gong practitioners.

Guards at the 7^th team of the forced labor camp hang practitioners up and deprive them of sleep. Jiang Guotun experienced this torture in January 2009, Sun Jiawen was tortured this way in February 2009, Wang Yuping was tortured in mid-March 2009, Xie Hua was tortured from March 18 to 20, 2009, and Lin Jingzhi was tortured from March 28 to 31, 2009.

Also, Sun Wenjia's teeth were loosened and his gums were bleeding after being beaten by guard Song Nan. Mr. Sun went on a three-day hunger strike to protest this illegal and brutal treatment. Guard Wang Xinjiang handcuffed practitioner Wang Yuping in a restroom and forced him to stand for four days and nights. Mr. Wang's legs and feet became painfully swollen. Practitioner Lin Jingzhi's face was red and swollen from the beatings he received.

The guards of the 7^th Team deprived the following practitioners of sleep: Chen Zhida from Rizhao, Ma Qingchun from Yantai, Ni Zhongping from Weifang, Gao Henfeng, Zhang Fengfu, and Li Ruijiang from Chiping.

On March 3, 2009, guard Song Nan beat practitioner Zhang Weixing from Laixi and kicked his lower legs. At the end of December 2008, guards handcuffed Mr. Zhang and hung him up for two days straight. After that, he felt dizzy, and his blood pressure was extremely elevated.

Detained practitioners and other prisoners at the forced labor camp were made to work long hours. However, reports from the labor camp staff to higher authorities claimed that detainees worked six hours a day, had a half hour break in the morning and afternoon, and were allowed time to napat noon. In fact, the detainees were made to work from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., although, in the winter, sometimes the work would stop around 4 p.m. Prisoners were given a five-minute break for smoking in the morning and afternoon. Non-smokers were given a few minutes to use the restroom. The lunch break was 20 minutes. Starting in March 2009, detainees were required to work till 8:30 or 9 p.m., three nights a week. Even when detainees weren't working late, the camp staff purposely delayed the delivery of dinner. The detainees were often forced to work on Sundays.

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