Practitioners' Bodies Covered in Skin Ulcers and Open Sores From Being Locked in Damp Rooms

Practitioners' Bodies Covered in Skin Ulcers and Open Sores From Being Locked in Damp Rooms

Falun Dafa Practitioners Illegally Held in the Seventh Large Group of Wanjia Labour Camp Strongly Demand the Release of All Practitioners

[Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province]

As a result of lengthy illegal detainment, Falun Dafa practitioners have not been able to practise Falun Gong or study the Fa [principles of Falun Gong]. They have been locked in damp rooms, where most have developed a dry rash and/or skin ulcers all over their bodies. The yellowish pus that drips from the skin ulcers smells rank. Although the air in the labour camp is foul with the smell, the environment continues to deteriorate.

The sharp pain of open sores is taking its toll on the practitioners. The severely itching sores have ravaged their entire bodies again and again as the rashes came out one layer after another. This kind of miserable suffering would be unbearable to ordinary people. Although Falun Dafa practitioners are toughing it out by their firm, righteous belief and strong determination, they are forced to stay in poorly ventilated rooms, breathing the stench of rampant infection. Since their skin-ulcers remain unwashed for extended periods of time, most cannot fall asleep or remain asleep throughout the night. Even practitioners who have been locked inside for only three months have started to suffer from this symptom.

For example, as one practitioner was recently preparing to be released due to her poor health, it took her a long time to dress herself and then, an even longer time before she was able to get downstairs because of her many painful sores.

These practitioners have stated that continued imprisonment amounts to inhumane torture. We sincerely appeal to kindhearted people to please extend their timely assistance.

Source: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2001/11/13/15703.html