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Facts of the Persecution
I am a Falun Dafa practitioner in Jizhou City, Hebei Province. On March 30, 2001, I and fellow practitioners, Ms. Li Jingci and Ms. Lou Guiping were abducted and forced to attend a brainwashing class. We refused to cooperate and were cuffed and had to remain standing and not allowed to talk. Police slapped our faces and beat us with studded rubber clubs. Ms. Lou Guiping passed out. Police hit me more than 200 times, resulting in severe bruising, for which I was hospitalized 45 days.
Further persecution occurred in the Jilin Provincial Women's Prison from June to December of 2003:
Falun Dafa practitioner, Ms. Tian Xiulu was tied onto a Dead Man's Bed (1) for 15 straight days. Practitioner, Ms. Su Hong, was tied onto a Dead Man's Bed for 7 days. Practitioner, Ms. Liu Xia, was locked in a small cell (2) for 13 days and went on a hunger strike for 9 days. Practitioner, Ms. Meng Xianli, was held in a small cell for 4 days. Practitioner, Ms. Liu Shuanghui was tortured 87 days, because she refused to wear a prisoner's uniform. She was held in a small cell for 74 days, during which she was also tied onto a Dead Man's Bed for 13 days. She was also tortured with a "Big Hang Up"(3) and suffered from frostbite on her hands because of the cold weather and lack of circulation. Practitioners, Ms. Meng Qingling and Ms. Chen Lihua were also held in the small cell. Practitioner, Ms. Liu Fengrong was also tied onto a Dead Man's Bed.
- Dead Man's Bed: The limbs of the practitioner are tied to the four corners of an ice-cold metal bed. The practitioner is tied so tightly, that he cannot move at all and is not allowed to get up to eat, drink or go to the bathroom. This brutal treatment could last for more than 12 days. This type of cruel torture causes severe mental and physical trauma.
- Small Cell: The detainee is locked up alone in a very small cell. The guards handcuff practitioners behind their backs in a fixed position onto the rear of the cell, so that they cannot move or lay down. It is very damp with no sunlight. Detainees have to urinate and defecate in the cell. Only half of a regular meal is served to these detainees. During the night, the rats freely run around. The stench is so bad that it is difficult to breathe.
- Big Hang Up: There are two forms of this torture: (1) With both hands cuffed behind the back and only toes touching the ground, one is hung by a rope that is tied to the metal window frame; (2) One hand of a practitioner is cuffed to one bunk bed and the other hand to another bed. The two beds are pulled in opposite directions, causing extreme pain to the victim.
Category: Accounts of Persecution
