1. They forbid Falun Gong practitioners to see their families, relatives, friends and colleagues. Even loved ones that traveled thousands of miles to see practitioners were turned away.
2. No phone calls. No private letters. Letters are written under supervision and the contents must be approved by the police. Outgoing mail was purposefully delayed for up to two months. Incoming mail is read by police first. They decide to either withhold it indefinitely or let the practitioners read it. The practitioners must return the letters to the police.
3. Actual criminals are entitled to term reduction, but not Falun Gong practitioners.
4. The camp assigned two informants to each Falun Gong practitioner. The informants' job is to watch the practitioners around the clock and to prevent them from talking to each other. Practitioners are not allowed to have pen and paper. The informants also intimidated those who lent practitioners pen and paper. They also keep daily written records of their "work." In July 2001, practitioner Mei Aiping documented the persecution situation and asked some inmates and workers to help mail the letters. The police later intercepted one of the letters. As a result, worker Li was fired. An inmate was locked up in a maximum-security cell for one month, and his sentence was extended by one month.
Physical violence:
1. On June 19, 2001, Falun Gong practitioners Liu Li and Yu Fei refused to participate in forced marching. Zhang Peixiong, a deputy captain, ordered criminals Chen Shengqiang, Zhu Tianxiang, Zhang Wang-En and Wu Kai to brutally beat up the two practitioners in a workshop. They hit and kicked Yu Fei's lower back and chest so hard that these two areas were severely bruised. Afterwards, his lower back felt so painful that it was difficult for him to turn over in bed. Other criminals who beat Yu Fei include Huang Wuyuan, Yu Lianxi, Hu Xingxian, Zhang Wei and Deng Shixong. At that time, Officer Lei Di saw the incident but turned a blind eye.
2. On July 25, practitioners Liu Li, Mei Aiping, Xu Ping, and Yu Fei again refused to participate in the forced march. Captain Zuo Yanjie ordered people to drag the practitioners to a dark place and hit them violently. Liu Li was kicked to the ground. After they pinned him to the ground, several criminals kicked him with all their strength at his lower back. Blood gushed out of his mouth. Three other practitioners were also assaulted. The criminals hit their chests and lower backs, causing excruciating pain. Practitioner Liu Li asked Officer Lei Di why he allowed this torture. Lei did not say a word. The criminals who hit the practitioners were Huang Wuyuan, Zhang Wei, Zhang Wang-En, Wu Kai, Hu Xingxian, Zhu Tianxiang, and Yu Lianxi.
The persecution of the other practitioners:
Wang Jun, 30, is an employee at Wuhan Gas Pipeline Company. On January 1, 2001, he went to Beijing's Tiananmen Square to appeal for Falun Gong and was sentenced to one year of forced labour. During the several months in the 7th Brigade, informants often severely beat him. To protest the inhuman physical and mental torture, he repeatedly went on hunger strike. Later the police transferred the extremely frail Wang Jun to another place.
Wu Xinguo, about 30 years old, is a teacher at the Central China Normal University Affiliated Elementary School. In March 2001, he was sentenced to one year of forced labour and sent to the 7th Brigade. On May 28, 2001, he started a hunger strike to protest the illegal detention. Sixty-eight days later, he was released on bail. During his hunger strike, he was force-fed everyday. Facing the most severe persecution by the informants, he calmly endured it. His resolve to uphold Falun Gong was unshakeable.
Written on January 13, 2002.
Source:
http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2002/1/25/18095.html
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/1/13/23096.html
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