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FDI: Brother and Sister Hung by Their Wrists and Beaten; Brother Dies from Torture, Abuse

How can you help stop the persecution of Falun Gong in China?
NEW YORK (FDI) -- Mr. Hongping Chen, a Falun Gong practitioner from Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province died last month after a year and a half of torture and abuse.

On June 10, 2001, Mr. Chen and his sister were arrested at the Donghuayuan Bus Station in Huailai County because they were openly discussing Falun Gong in public. The director and nine policemen of the Donghuayuan Police Station made the arrest.

According to sources familiar with the case, the police took the siblings to an outdoor "yard". The police hung them both up by their wrists and then proceeded to beat them severely. These sources say that Mr. Chen was beaten until he spat up blood; his entire body was black and blue, and both his legs were broken.

After the beatings, the police sent Mr. Chen to the Huailai Detention Center.

The next day, the director of the Beixinpu Town Police Station, Liu Yufeng, told Mr. Chen he would be sent home. However instead, Mr Chen was taken directly to the Gaoyang Labor Camp in Hebei Province, without any legal procedure.

It is not yet clear what happened to Mr. Chen's sister.

At Gaoyang Labor Camp, the police and inmates continued to torture and abuse Mr. Chen because he refused to give up his beliefs in Falun Gong. He was also forced to continually watch anti-Falun Gong propaganda.

After one and a half years inside the labor camp, Mr. Chen was on the verge of death.

On January 29, 2003, the officials at Gaoyang Labor Camp sent Mr. Chen to the local hospital where he was diagnosed with a number of serious conditions. Gaoyang Labor Camp officials ordered a policewoman to send him home the same night, in an apparent attempt to avoid responsibility for his death.

Mr. Chen never recovered from his injuries and died on March 5, 2003.

Contact information of responsible parties:

Huailai County Police Department
Address: Shacheng Town
Phone: 86-313-6223655

Donghuayuan Police Station
Phone: 86-313- 6855745
Director Office: 86-13903134350

Gaoyang Labor Camp
Switch board: 86-312-6816458
Reception Desk: 86-312-6816141
Team Office: 86-312-6815245

Yang Zemin (captain of Team Five): 86-13603286301 (cell)
Female Team: 86-312-6816141
Policewoman: Ma Li
Beixinpu Town Police Station:
Phone: 86-313-6222979, 86-313-6841011

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NEWS - Apr. 17, 2003
Falun Dafa Information Center, www.faluninfo.net


Background

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa (about), is a practice of meditation and exercises with teachings based on the universal principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." It is a practice that was taught in private for thousands of years before being made public in 1992 by Mr. Li Hongzhi. Falun Gong has roots in traditional Chinese culture, but it is distinct and separate from other practices such as the religions of Buddhism and Taoism. Since its introduction in 1992, it quickly spread by word of mouth throughout China, and is now practiced in over 50 countries.

With government estimates of as many as 100 million practicing Falun Gong, China's President Jiang Zemin outlawed the peaceful practice in July 1999 (report), fearful of anything touching the hearts and minds of more citizens than the Communist Party. Unable to crush the spirit of millions who had experienced improved health and positive life changes from Falun Gong, Jiang's regime has intensified its propaganda campaign to turn public opinion against the practice while quietly imprisoning, torturing and even murdering those who practice it.

The Falun Dafa Information Center has verified details of 654 deaths (reports / sources) since the persecution of Falun Gong in China began in 1999. Government officials inside China, however, report that the actual death toll is well over 1,600, while expert sources estimate that figure to be much higher. Hundreds of thousands have been detained, with more than 100,000 being sentenced to forced labor camps, typically without trial.


FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE FALUN DAFA INFORMATION CENTER
Contacts: Gail Rachlin (+1 917-501-4441), Levi Browde (+1 914-720-0963), Erping Zhang (+1 646-533-6147), or Feng Yuan (+1 917-941-1097).
Fax: 646-792-3916 Email: faluninfoctr@nycmail.com, Website: http://www.faluninfo.net/
Mailbox of FalunInfo editor@faluninfo.net

Posting date: 4/20/2003
Original article date: 4/20/2003
Category: News & Media Reports

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