Persecution in Henan Province: Father Repeatedly Arrested, 14 Year-Old Son Dies

Zhang Xiaoruan, a Falun Gong practitioner from Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, worked at the Yellow River Water Resource Control Bureau. Because he believed in Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, and wanted to be a good person, he was persecuted during the past nine years. His family was devastated.

After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began the persecution of Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, Zhang Xiaoruan was dismissed by his work unit and lost his job because he insisted on practising Falun Gong. Yang Zhijun and other police officers from Wuzhi county often went to his home to harass him. He was monitored by plain-clothes police day and night.

Zhang Xiaoruan's son, Zhang Wenbin, was dismissed from Xiaoyuan Village School because he did not give up his practice of Falun Gong. In the village, he was often abused, and laughed at by other people. He was badly hurt at such a young age. He passed away on December 28th, 2000, at the age of 14.

Zhang Xiaoruan was arrested by police officer Yang Zhijun and others. They took him to the United Security Team in Longyuan Township. He was detained there for over 15 days and was not allowed to contact anyone.

In 2003, he was arrested again and detained at the brain-washing session at the former Armed Forces Department in Wuzhi county.

In 2005, Zhang Xiaoruan was arrested by officers from the Wuzhi police station and the national security team while distributing leaflets exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. He was detained under the Laoqin River Bridge in Wuzhi for 15 days and was forced to watch videos slandering Falun Gong.

On January 19th, 2006, three to four CCP cadres from Longyuan township went to his village to have a branch meeting. Zhang Xiaoruan went to expose what they were doing. He was kicked and beaten by the village cadres on the spot. He fell down to the snow ground and lost his consciousness. The cadres stopped their meeting and ran away.

Zhang Xiaoruan's wife could not endure the harassment from the police and divorced him.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/5/3/177718.html