The Persecution Suffered By Peng Dong Before His Death

Dafa practitioner Mr. Peng Dong, in his 20s, was from Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province. Because he had been persecuted for a long time, his body and spirit were devastated enormously. He died suddenly on June 28th 2005.

Peng Dong was happy to have had the chance to first practise Falun Dafa in September of 1996. He became the youngest assistant very quickly. Throughout his nine years of cultivation practice, Peng Dong had firmly believed in Dafa, and had been persistent in cultivation. He studied the Falun Dafa books attentively and practised the exercises every day.

After the persecution began, he went out very quickly to explain the truth of Falun Dafa with his own experience and appeal. On December 30th 2000, he rode a bicycle alone to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Dafa. Before leaving, he distributed more than 80 copies of leaflets exposing the persecution that he made to some workplaces and government offices in Hanzhong. And on the road, he continued to distribute the leaflets. During the long and tiresome journey, he lived outdoors, and overcame fatigue. After his travel shoes were worn out, he put on another pair. When he arrived at Yuci County, Shanxi Province, he was tracked by the local police. He was arrested and put in a local detention centre. Later he was sent back to the detention centre of Hanzhong city.

Wherever Peng Dong went, he would tell people the facts about Falun Dafa. He refused to be "transformed"¹ and was sentenced to a two and half year term in the labour camp. He was sent to the Shanxi Province Labour Camp (Zaozihe Labour Camp). Because he rejected the transformation, he was tied up on a death bed for two days. In the situation of his body being extremely weak, the personnel in the labour camp forced him to shoulder a sandbag over 100 Jin (lb.), which made him nearly go into shock. On May 13th 2002, he was punished by being forced to kneel for one day in a dark room.

In 2003, Peng Dong was released after his labour camp term expired. The Hanzhong city 610 office¹ and the national security bureau went to his home to harass him on several occasions.

On October 15th 2004, the city 610 office and the national security bureau once again caught Peng Dong and forced him into brainwashing. To resist the persecution, Peng Dong went on a hunger strike for five days.

In April 2005, Peng Dong was caught and taken to Xinyuan hotel for illegal interrogation. Every time he was arrested, he would shout loudly: "Falun Dafa is good," exposing the evil crimes of the persecution.

Having suffered the persecution for a long time, Peng Dong's body and spirit were seriously devastated. He died on June 28th 2005.

Note

1. "Reform or Transform" Implementation of brainwashing and torture in order to force a practitioner to renounce Falun Gong. (Variations: "reform", "transform", "reformed", "reforming", "transformed", "transforming", and "transformation")

2. "The 610 office" is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/9/10/110118.html