Details of the Persecution in Taiping

The Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners in the Town of Taiping, Jixian County, Heilongjiang Province

These are the examples of persecution which have been recorded (There are probably larger numbers not recorded) in just one town in China. China is one of the largest countries in the world, and has the largest population in the world. From this, one can begin to imagine the vast scale of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners throughout China.)

Zhang Shuoxian, a 68 year-old female, is blind in both eyes. On February 2, 2000, the town government illegally sent her to a detention centre for 60 days. She had to pay 700 Yuan to the detention centre as "food expenses."

Zhai Shulin, 38 year-old, male, was illegally detained for 47 days after he went to Beijing to appeal. In the detention centre, they put 53-lb shackles on his feet for practicing the exercises. They fined him 525 Yuan [the average monthly salary of a Chinese worker is 400 Yuan] when they released him. In 2000, Zhai went to Beijing to appeal again. They caught him in Shenyang and illegally detained him for over 41/2 months. In the detention centre, they put 110-lb iron shackles on him and physically punished him because he said, "Falun Dafa is good". They then illegally sent him to a forced labour camp. On July 22, 1999, the town government extorted 3000 Yuan from Zhai's family.

On February 2, 2000 Ma Zhenlin, a 71 year-old male was illegally sent to a detention centre for 24 days by the town government. Zhang Jingliang, the chief of security section of Jixian County extorted 2000 Yuan from him and the detention centre asked him for 360 Yuan for "food expenses."

Wang Chunling, a 24 year-old female, went to Beijing to appeal on February 2, 2000. They caught her in Shenyang and illegally detained her in the county's detention centre for 4 3/4 months. She went on a hunger strike for 4 days.
Ma Qingquan went to Beijing to appeal on July 21, 1999. The security section of Jixian illegally detained him for 69 days. In the detention centre, they put 42-lb shackles on his feet for practicing the exercises. On February 1, 2000, he went to Beijing to appeal again. They caught him and illegally detained him for 143 days. In the detention centre, they put 87-lb shackles on his feet for seven days for practicing the exercises. He went on a hunger strike to protest and was force-fed a highly concentrated salt water solution. On November 18, 2001, they sent him to the detention centre again for distributing Falun Dafa materials in the town of Shengchang. He went on a hunger strike for 12 days and they forcefully fed him with salt-water solution. They released him 32 days later. They extorted more than 4000 Yuan from him in August 1999 and 379 Yuan in 2001.

Meng Wanyou, 46 years old, was brought to Taiping Police Station on February 2, 2000 and illegally detained for 53 days in the detention centre. On May 25, 2001, they sent him to the detention centre again for clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa and held him 105 days. On September 10, 2001, they sent him to Suihua Labour Camp without informing his family. He has been detained there ever since.
Sun Yongzhen, female, 45 years old, was brought to Taiping Police Station on February 2, 2000 and illegally held for 21 days in the detention centre. She paid 300 Yuan for "food expenses" to the detention centre and 2000 Yuan as a deposit.
Gao Lili, female, 20 years old, was brought to Taiping Police Station on February 2, 2000. They illegally held her for 53 days in the detention centre and charged her 750 Yuan for her "meals."

Li Furong, male, 60 years old, was detained for 66 days since February 2, 2000 for no apparent reason. They charged him 750 Yuan for "meal expenses" and 2000 Yuan as a fine.
Zhai Renzhang, male, 65 years old, was arrested at home on February 7, 2000 by the town government. They detained him for 18 days and charged him 250 Yuan for his "meals" and 2000-Yuan as a deposit.

Li Jinglian, female, 43 years old, was brought to the detention centre on February 3, 2000 and detained for 16 days. She paid 240 Yuan as "meal expenses."

Yi Fengxian, male, 36 years old went to Beijing to appeal on July 20, 1999. He was illegally detained for 47 days, and 3000 Yuan plus 525 Yuan for "meal costs" were extorted from him. On February 2, 2000, they caught him on his way to Beijing to appeal and illegally detained him for 143 days. He was released after a four-day hunger strike.
40 year-old Ma Shufen, female, went to Beijing to appeal on February 2, 2000. She was caught on the way and illegally detained for 143 days. She was released after being on a hunger strike for four days. While she was in the detention centre, they ransacked her house, took 6,650 Yuan and fined her another 22,880 Yuan.

Ma Zhenqing, male, 68 years old, was arrested at home on February 3, 2000 for no apparent reason. They sent him to the detention centre and detained him for 20 days. 2300 Yuan was extorted from them for "meals" and other "expenses."

Liu Shuqin, female, 60 years old, was arrested at home on February 2, 2000 for no apparent reason. They detained her for 66 days. They extorted 2000 Yuan and 750 Yuan for "meal expenses" from her.

Tang Xueyong, male, 38 years old went to Beijing to appeal on February 2, 2000. He was caught on the way and illegally detained for over 4 months. He was sent to a forced labour camp without any proper legal procedures. On May 25, 2001, he was sent to the detention centre again for distributing Falun Dafa materials and illegally detained for over 3 months. In the detention centre, he went on a hunger strike for 6 days. They forcefully inserted a feeding tube in him and he passed out. While he was still unconscious, they dragged him to a car and sent him to Suihua Labour Camp, where he remains.

Ma Xuelin, male, 49 years old, was taken to the police station on February 3, 2000. They sent him to the detention centre and detained him for 20 days. They extorted 300 Yuan from him.

Xu Hongming, male, 17 years old, was sent to the detention centre on May 25, 2001 for distributing Falun Dafa material. After detaining him for 105 days, they illegally sent him to a labour camp where he still remains.
Song Dehua, 48 years old, was brought to the police station on February 3, 2000 and sent to the detention centre for 16 days. He was fined 240 Yuan.

Wang Xiaoli, female, 35 years old, was brought to the police station on February 3, 2000 and sent to the detention centre for 16 days. He was fined 240 Yuan.

The responsible people include:

The secretary of political work: Yang Shudong
The secretary of politics and law: Zhu Rongbao
The Party secretary: Yang Fuyou
The chief of security section of Jixian: Zhang Jingliang

http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2002/2/5/18423.html
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/1/22/23619.html