Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Xinhua Forced Labour Camp, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province

The following is information about the situation of several Dafa practitioners who have been arrested and subjected to persecution in Xinhua Forced Labour Camp, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province.

Dafa practitioner Mr. Wang Fang, over 50 years old, is from Leshan City, Sichuan Province. He was a geology prospecting technician. Mr. Wang was twice arrested and detained at Xinhua Forced Labour Camp. His second arrest lasted for one year and six months. Mr. Wang was arrested while at work. To extort a confession from him, the local police tortured him overnight. They instigated criminal prisoners to repeatedly beat him and he lost consciousness many times. Wang Fang resisted the persecution by going on a ten-day hunger strike in the forced labour camp. The police deceived him by letting him go home, but arrested him again several days later. His wife is also a Dafa practitioner and she was arrested at the same time. She is currently detained in Yangmahe Women's Forced Labour Camp in Jianyang City, Sichuan Province.

Dafa practitioner Mr. Lu Chunbin, in his forties, is from An County in Northern Sichuan Province. He was an employee in the business field. He has been arrested and detained in Xinhua Forced Labour Camp twice and the second time, he was fired from his job. During the long period that he has been detained, Mr. Lu firmly resisted the persecution. His strong will and actions have frightened the evildoers. He uses all kinds of opportunities to inform the criminal prisoners who monitor him about the true nature of Falun Gong, teaches them the principles of proper conduct, and answers their questions about different aspects of life. The criminal prisoners have come to truly respect and admire Lu Chunbin. He has been tied up, hung up with his arms behind his back, and brutally beaten. However, none of the methods and tactics used have worked against him. Thus, he was put in isolation and was detained there alone for a long time.

Dafa practitioner Shao Changming lived on Sanshimi Street, Wusheng County, Guang'an City, Sichuan Province. He is over 50 years old and was a math teacher. He was sentenced to three years in prison. Mr. Shao was arrested while he was teaching in class. Three months later, his father, who was over 80, was also persecuted. He passed away in grief and indignation.

Dafa practitioner Mr. Gou Guangwu is from Jinfo Village, Tongjiang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province. He is 65 years old and has retired from working in the forest. He was sentenced to a year and a half in prison. Along the several dozens kilometres of roads across two counties and three areas, Mr. Gou wrote and posted 29 notices resisting the persecution. The authorities monitored and tracked him for three months. Eventually, Mr. Gou was arrested by police while he was at home.

Dafa practitioner Mr. Xie Xinlu, in his forties, is from Xichang City, Sichuan Province. He was a carpenter. Due to a so-called "rule violation", Mr. Xie has been tortured in isolation for several months. He has been beaten, forced to stand and squat, and forced to run for over 200 laps in the room, while being monitored by criminal prisoners. He is not allowed to go to sleep before midnight. However, Mr. Xie still holds his beliefs firmly and resists the persecution. After these several months of abuse, he has become extremely thin and weak.

Dafa practitioner Mr. Xu Qiang is from Simianshan, Jiang'an County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province. He is 22 years old, and has been practising Dafa since he was 16. He has experienced all kinds of torture, including brutal beating and other physical punishments. He was forced to wear thick winter clothes in the summer when it was over 40 degrees Celsius (above 105 Fahrenheit). Although he is only 22 years old, he has been very strong and firm during his detention in prison. The police have tried to deceive and lull him by allowing young criminal prisoners near his age to pretend to be friends with him. After some time, he saw through their evil tactics and firmly resisted the persecution with fellow practitioners.

Dafa practitioner Xu Hongjun is from northeastern China and is over 40 years old. He owned some business in selling drinks. He was arrested in Sichuan Province on October 1st, when someone reported him while he was explaining the facts about Falun Dafa in public. After his arrest, he was tortured in isolation for an entire month. Every day Mr. Xu suffered from all kinds of physical torture and was not allowed to sleep before midnight. After a month, his feet were badly swollen and his body was very thin and weak. He had to be supported by the criminal prisoners to walk.

Dafa practitioner Song Jinyin is over 30 years old. He was a computer technician. The first time he was arrested, he was detained for 3 years in Deyang City Prison, Sichuan Province. The second time, he was illegally detained for 3 years and then his detention was extended by 3 months. Although Mr. Song has been arrested twice, he is still firmly resisting the persecution. He was shocked with electric batons, brutally beaten, and suffered much torture by the guards. His time in prison was extended for three more months and he was put in isolation. The person who reported him got a 3-month reduction in his prison term. The criminal prisoners who monitor him also are tortured by police. The police purposely stir up suspicions and inner conflicts within the prisoners to create an atmosphere of terror, so that the criminal prisoners will closely follow orders in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.

There is another Dafa practitioner whose name is unknown. He is over 40 years old. He was transferred to Xinhua Forced Labour Camp from Yibin City Detention Centre. He was put in isolation to be tortured for several months and suffered from all kinds of tortures including being brutally beaten. The criminal prisoners who monitored him had be changed many times. This practitioner is extremely weak, but he is still strong in his faith and firmly resists the persecution. No one yet knows his name [Editor's note: Because of the Chinese Communist Party's policy of implicating and harassing family members and work units, Dafa practitioners often refuse to give their names when arrested].

The places in Sichuan Province where Falun Gong practitioners are centralised and detained:
For male practitioners: 6-2 Medium-security Brigade of Xinhua Forced Labour Camp in Mianyang City and Jiuwuchang Jail in Deyang City.
For female practitioners: Nanmusi Women's Forced Labour Camp and Yangmahe Women's Jail in Jianyang City.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/3/17/150875.html