The above picture is “the governor of Heilongjiang province, Li Fanwu, falling victim to the Cultural Revolution in 1966,” (p/c Inside Story of Australia.)Wikipedia describes the history of Communist Struggle Sessions: People non-compliant to the Communists “were forced to wear placards around their necks bearing the words ‘Counter-Revolutionary Revisionist’ or other similar slogans with their names crossed out. Specific methods of abuse included hair shaving (阴阳头) dunce caps, “jetplane position” (喷气式) (a type of stress position), and verbal and physical attacks… The term ‘struggle session’ refers to a session of pīdòu (批鬥.) The session is held in public and often attended by a large crowd of people, during which the target is publicly humiliated and subject to verbal and physical abuse, for having ‘counter-revolutionary’ thinking or behavior.”

Originally published in Padre Peregrino. Read original article