| Jiang said the beatings represented a sharp escalation of a recent campaign by the Shanghai authorities to silence Mr. Zheng. |
| Scotland have had worse beatings at the hands of the Sassenachs than they sustained last weekend, but few which left one so depressed. |
| Marks from beatings criss-crossed his back, and deep pocks, apparently from electric shock burns, were gouged in his skin. |
| Ministry of Interior officials were responsible for most incidents of abuse of prisoners, including beatings, whippings, and sleep deprivation. |
| They are unable to see the difference between a good old fashioned cuff on the ear and serial beatings. |
| And so began a horrendous sequence of interrogation and beatings lasting at least six hours. |
