Mr. Wang Jitao Died as the Result of Torture

(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wang Jitao, 54, lived in Chengde City, Hebei Province. On September 1, 2003, he was arrested by State Security agents and detained in the Chengde City Detention Center. He was inhumanly tortured. His ribs were fractured by beating, and his head suffered internal injuries. After being released, his rib fracture healed, but he constantly suffered from a headache. On April 29, 2007, the doctor found a huge pool of liquid inside his skull. He died on April 30, 2007.

Practitioners Zuo Li and Li Lin Detained in Xi'an Women's Prison; Their Lives are in Danger

(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Li Lin and Ms. Zuo Li are from Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province. Ms. Li is 39 years old and is a teacher in a technical secondary school in Chenggu County. Ms. Zuo is 40 years old. In February 2004, the two practitioners were passing out truth-clarification fliers on the street and were illegally arrested. They were taken to the Chenggu County Detention Center and handcuffed to the metal window for 24 hours by guards Yuan Yu and Zhang Zhigang. The two practitioners resisted the persecution by going on a hunger strike. They were force-fed, which resulted in injury to their esophagus. They were both given a heavy sentence by the Chenggu Police Department: Ms. Zuo was sentenced to five years and six months, and Ms. Li was sentenced to six years. They are imprisoned in the Xi'an Women's Prison where they are tortured. Even though their lives are in critical condition, the prison guards continue to torture them.

Second Trial of Wang Bo and Her Family Opens; Five Lawyers Defend the Family's Innocence, One Lawyer Audits the Trial (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) The second trial of Wang Bo and her parents from Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province commenced at the Shijiazhuang Intermediate Court at 8:30 a.m. on April 27, 2007 and ended at around 1:40 p.m. Five lawyers, Li Heping, Li Xiongbing, Zhang Lihui, Li Shunzhang, and Wu Hongwei defended the Wang family's innocence based on the constitution of China which guarantees freedom of belief and human rights. They made statements from the legislative aspect, from the judicial process and those pertaining to legal facts. Lawyer Teng Biao audited the trial.

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