Photo Evidence Tells of Grisly Torture in China (Oct 27, 2005)
Abuse of Falun Gong Woman, Mutilated Breasts, Too Disturbing to be Adequately Described in Words
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Wang became a prisoner of conscience on May 14, 2002, when she was taken from her workplace by police. Police gave no cause for arrest, only stating that Wang was part of the Falun Gong.
In an account of Wangs time in captivity provided by eyewitnesses and persons close to Wang in China, guards at the Masanjia Labor Camp reportedly deprived Wang of sleep, subjected her to the elements, bound and hung her, locked her in a bathroom for over a month, and physically beat her. She was also forced to perform labor, including some 300 hours in one month. On one occasion Wang was beaten and kicked by camp guards for six hours.
In early 2003, two male guards, exasperated at not being able to extract a statement of repentance from Wang for her beliefs, tore open Wangs shirt and shocked her breasts with high-voltage electric batons. The torture is said to have lasted for over 30 minutes.
The perpetrators, part of a special team from the Liaoning Province Public Security Division (Benxi Camp) sent to the camp to reform Wang and other Falun Gong believers, allegedly yelled at Wang, before the mutilation, Well see who is tougher! Following the torture Wang was denied sleep and made to stand through the night. Wangs wounds were not attended to, and soon began to fester.
One prominent U.S. attorney, upon seeing the photos, called the violence done to Wang, Too disturbing to be adequately described in words.
The following morning two additional guards bound Wangs limbs in a contorted position and hung her up, looking like a ball, with handcuffs for seven hours. The pain reportedly left Wang crippled. Wang was photographed after having been sent home to die; camp staff believed she had but two months to live.
This is utterly outrageous, said FDI spokesperson Erping Zhang. This is some of the most disturbing evidence received in recent months that Chinese authorities are continuing to brutalize practitioners of the Falun Gong and disregard Chinese and international law. We continue to see zero accountability and instead culpability at every level of the system
Chinese officials continue to deny the torture and abuse of members of the Falun Gong, despite documentation by FDI, Amnesty International, the U.N., and other groups of a combined 40,000 some cases of maltreatment and 2,747 wrongful deaths. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, are said to be held in Chinas massive gulag system.
Accounts of sexual violence at the hands of Chinese authorities in Dalian citys labor camps are growing more common. Female adherents of Falun Gong are known to have had bundled toothbrushes shoved into their vaginas, followed by dousing of the wounds with chili pepper juice. Men in Dalians camps report shocking of genitals with electric batons.
Information of Wangs torment comes on the heels of an official Chinese Government white paper, Building of Political Democracy in China, in which the regime lauds its socialist democracy for having scored tremendous achievements. The paper, while claiming citizens basic rights are respected and guaranteed, appears to fly in the face of state-sanctioned torture of apolitical persons of faith such as Wang.
The Falun Dafa Information Center is calling on all international organizations and foreign governments to help bring the perpetrators of Wangs mutilation to justice and hasten the release of all Falun Gong prisoners of conscience in China.
Details of Wangs ordeal in the Masanjia camp, including specific dates, details of abuses, and the names of figures and penal system bodies reportedly responsible, can be found at: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2005/10/20/66071.html
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NEWS - Oct. 27, 2005
Falun Dafa Information Center, www.faluninfo.net
http://www.faluninfo.net/displayAnArticle.asp?ID=9268
Background
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa (about), is a Buddhist practice of meditation and exercises, with teachings that emphasize living by three principles: truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. Originating in China, Falun Gong is now practiced in over 70 countries. With Chinese government estimates of 100 million practicing Falun Gong in China, in July 1999 the Chinese Communist Party-state launched a nationwide, violent campaign to eradicate the practice. The Falun Dafa Information Center has verified details of 2,747 deaths and over 44,000 cases of torture (reports / sources). Millions have been detained or sent to forced labor camps.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE FALUN DAFA INFORMATION CENTER- Contacts: Gail Rachlin 917-757-9780, Levi Browde 646-415-0998, Erping Zhang 646-533-6147, or Christina Chai 917-386-5068. Email: contact@faluninfo.net, Website: http://www.faluninfo.net/
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