The judge made harsh sentence against Falun Gong practitioners with no defendants showing up in the court. He claimed, "There is no need for a hearing."
As the movement for judicial reform gains strength in China, the practice of arbitrarily sentencing Falun Gong practitioners to prisons and forced labor camps is sometimes replaced by elaborate legal maneuvering.
An elderly woman is arrested and tortured for distributing DVDs of a classical Chinese dance performance. She had been released due to poor health, but her daughter remains under arrest.
The previously healthy Mr. Lu was released in terminal condition after just one year in a labor camp.
Mr. Li is not allowed to meet with his lawyers.
Because Mr. Lin Zehua refused to write the statements to renounce Falun Gong, he was abused until he completely lost the ability to walk. But the prison guards accused him of pretending and denied him any medical treatment.
Clearwisdom.net and its Chinese-language sister-website (minghui.ca) provide first-hand reports about the horrors of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Dozens of reports are received every day from the victims of torture, the wrongfully imprisoned, and families crippled by the senseless hardship and grief for their loved ones imposed by the persecution. In contrast, the websites also report positive news and events from the more than 80 countries around the world where Falun Gong is practiced, and serve as an online forum for practitioners to share stories of the good things Falun Gong has brought to their lives. For more information, please contact editor@clearwisdom.net.
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