Dafa Practitioners Unlawfully Detained and Families Torn Apart in Gansu Province

The following are a few of many cases of Falun Dafa practitioners being persecuted by staff of the Political and Judicial Committee and the police department in Lintao County, Gansu Province.

Mr. Yang Shengchun is 76 years old. He was once illegally detained for 6 months. In July 2002, he was arrested again and remains imprisoned.

Ms. Sang Xiaochun, is 33 years old. Because she travelled to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, she was detained over two months. On July 19, 2002, she was arrested again. She remains detained. Her 8-year-old child is being cared for by her mother-in-law who is in her 60's (the child's grandmother. Her husband is also in unlawful detention for practising Falun Gong. So a family is torn apart because they adhere to the principles of Truthfulness -Compassion - Tolerance.

Ms. Yang Juixiang, is 23 years old. She was illegally detained along with Ms. Sang Xiaochun on July 19, 2002. Because she refused to give up Falun Dafa, she has remained in prison. Her 3-year old child is being raised by her mother-in-law in her 60's (the child's grandmother).

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2003/8/10/55413.html