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  • Mr. Wu Youchui Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Telling People "Falun Dafa Is Good"

    Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wu Youchui is in his 50s. Mr. Wu and his wife started cultivating Falun Dafa in 1998 and both became mentally and physically healthy. He was arrested by policemen from Boxi District Police Department in Cangzhou City simply because he told people that Falun Dafa is good. He was detained for eight months in the Cangzhou City Second Detention Centre and was sentenced to three years in prison, which is a very heavy term.
  • Mr Liu Yongwang Persecuted and on Verge of Death in Jidong Prison in Hebei Province

    Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Liu Yongwang, 34, was tortured in Baoding Forced Labour Camp. After Mr. Liu Yongwang's left leg became crippled from the severe torture, he was transferred to Tangshan Forced Labour Camp where he suffered further persecution. He went on a hunger strike to protest his unjust treatment and was brutally force-fed. Mr. Liu describes the force-feeding: "I could only breath through my mouth. As I was breathing deeply, a spoonful of liquid was forced down my throat. I felt like I was being held under water and choked. It was a mixture of powdered milk and salt. I feared being murdered. A large portion of liquid had entered my lungs."
  • Cases of Torture against Practitioners in the Qingyang Area, Gansu Province

    In March 2000, Ms. He Xuemei, 52 years old, went to Beijing to appeal for Dafa. Police sent her back to herlocal police station. Officer Miao beat and kicked Ms. He, and sent her to the Xifeng Detention Centre. They detained her there for one month. Police tried to force her to write a "guarantee statement" to renounce Falun Gong. She refused and police officers brutally beat her. Miao punched Ms. He in the face more than 30 times and smashed her head against the wall many times. She passed out frequently. In the end, the police locked her in the Xifeng Drug Rehabilitation Centre for 15 days. During that time, the government authorities incited Ms. He's husband to divorce her.
  • Practitioners Persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Wuwei City, Gansu Province

    Ms. Dong Jinlan was persecuted to death. In Wuwei City, in recent years, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents have perscuted six practitioners to death, looted more than one million yuan from practitioners, sentenced thirty practitioners to prison and another thirty-seven to forced labour camps. Countless stereos, TVs, washing machines and other electronic devices were confiscated from their homes.
  • Forced to Become Destitute and Homeless for Three Years, Mr. Xu Jingwen's Family of Three from Gansu Province Arrested

    In mid-December 2006, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Xu Jingwen and his son, Xu Changfeng, 19 years old, were arrested at home by local police and their belongings confiscated. The approximately 9000 yuan that the family had borrowed from relatives to pay for the eldest son's wedding was also taken. Afterwards, the police arrested Mr. Xu's wife, Ms. Xu Guixiang, and sent this family of three to the Yongchang County Detention Centre in Jinchang City. Prior to this, Mr. Xu Jingwen and his wife had been forced to become destitute and homeless for three years to avoid arrest.
  • Dafa Practitioner Tan Haiyan from Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province Suffers Brutal Abuse

    On July 20th, 2006, during the lunch hour, Dafa practitioner Tan Haiyan, who was held in Panzhihua Detention Centre, shouted three times: "Falun Dafa is good!" Guard Zeng Xiaomin yelled at the inmates who resided with Tan: "Why didn’t you cover her mouth?" Guard Zeng Xiaomin used the "implication method" to punish everyone, including an inmate who has heart disease, by forcing them to stand from noon till three in the afternoon. Guard Zeng Xiaomin instigated each inmate to beat Tan Haiyan in turn, and whoever refused to do so would be punished by her. She also forced inmates to cover Tan Haiyan’s mouth with a dirty mop.
  • Judge in Shanghai's New Pudong District Court Refuses to Allow Dafa Practitioner Mr. Zeng Aihua's Lawyer to Review Case Files

    On January 20th, under instructions from the 610 Office, the New Pudong District People's Court in Shanghai City openly broke the law and refused Mr. Zeng Aihua's lawyer the right to look up his case files, which caused his lawyer to be unable to prepare his defence. Mr. Zeng is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Hong Kong and was unjustly charged. The judge in charge of his case also refused to answer phone calls from Zeng Aihua's lawyer and family members.
  • Three Falun Gong Practitioners from Beijing, Hebei Province and Liaoning Province Died as a Result of Persecution

    Ms. Guo Jianju, 56, was detained and subjected to persecution several times because she persisted in doing Falun Gong exercises outdoors after the persecution began on July 20th, 1999. On April 18th, 2000, she was sentenced to one year of imprisonment in a forced labour camp. On October 28th, 2002, police arrested her again and she was sentenced to two and a half years in a forced labour camp, where sustained physical injuries. The long period of suffering finally caused her mental collapse. She died on November 26th, 2006.
  • Three Practitioners Arrested on the Jinan City Railway and Sentenced to Forced Labour

    Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Wang Yingwei, Ms. Li Guang, Ms. Li Xiaoyan and Ms. Zhou Yingchun were arrested on the evening of December 13th, 2006 by the chief of the Jinzhou City Railway Policemen Department, when they spoke out for justice and explained the facts about Falun Dafa to passengers on the train. They were detained at Jinan City Railway Detention Centre for about a month. At present, Ms. Li Guang has been sentenced to two years of forced labour, Ms. Li Xiaoyan sentenced to eighteen months , and Ms. Zhou Yingchun has been sentenced to two years. They are being detained in Shandong Province, at the First Women's Labour Camp.
  • Ms. Zheng Shangbi in Sichuan Province Persecuted for Practising Falun Gong

    Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zheng Shangbi has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since July 20th, 1999. During the past seven years, she was arrested three times and detained in a detention centre, labour camp and often tortured. Her home has been raided several times. Her Falun Gong books and personal belongings were stolen. Her family was often harassed and threatened and lives in great fear everyday.
  • The Persecution of Ms. Li Xiuling, a Practitioner from Shulan City, Jilin Province

    On December 7th, 2000, six police searched my vending stall. They took away a Dafa book and sent me to the Heizuizi Labour Camp in Changchun City, where I was held for one year. In the labour camp, I experienced inhuman torture. Every day I was forced to do hard labour for 16 hours. Because of that, my eyesight became drastically worse. In the labour camp, I witnessed the police torturing Li Shixia. Police used several electric batons to shock her simultaneously. As a result, her neck was swollen to become as thick as her head was round, and later had severe ulcers.
  • Corrupt Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Officials in Xinjiang Autonomous Region Attempt to Sentence Dafa Practitioners Ms. Wang Junhua and Mr. Zhang Zhiming to 10 Years in Prison

    Dafa practitioners Ms. Wang Junhua and Mr. Zhang Zhiming from Tianshui City, Gansu Province have been detained for one year in Hutubi County, Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities are attempting to sentence them to 10 years in prison. Ms. Wang Junhua was reported for distributing out Dafa leaflets exposing the persecution and arrested. The police extorted over 10,000 yuan from her. Mr. Zhang Zhiming was searched by a policeman while walking on the street and because he had Dafa leaflets with him, he was arrested and tortured by the police. The police also stole 10,000 yuan from his bank account.
  • Three Practitioners from Beijing, Weifang, and Tangshan Died as a Result of Persecution

    Practitioners Ms. Shao Yan and her husband firmly believed in Falun Gong and therefore were forced to become homeless. They then were arrested and Ms. Shao was sentenced to forced labour. Her husband, Li Wendong, was sent to a hospital because he had suffered long term torture. As a result, he was bedridden due to paralysis and even lost his memory. Ms. Shao Yan died on December 31st, 2006, due to long-term inhuman tortures.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Liu Hongwei on Hunger Strike at Jilin City Detention Centre

    On October 24th, 2006, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Liu Hongwei and his wife Mu Ping were arrested by National Security personnel. Afterwards, their home was ransacked and property such as their computer, cash, a 70,000 yuan bankbook, Dafa books, VCDs exposing the persecution, and other items were confiscated. On October 25th, Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Liu Hongwei and Ms. Mu Ping were imprisoned at the Jilin Municipal Detention Centre. Liu Hongwei and Mu Ping have been imprisoned in the detention centre respectively, for two and a half months. It is known that Mr. Liu has been on a hunger strike at the detention centre to resist this persecution.
  • Former Traffic Police Chief in Jilin Province Persecuted for Advising People to Quit the Chinese Communist Party

    Mr Shao Ligui is a former chief of police from the Fusong County Traffic Police Division. In his work, he followed "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." He never took any bribes, was very responsible, and treated people with kindness. He was a really good policeman. Being the chief of police, he helped people quit the CCP. On November 25th, 2006, Shao Ligui exposed the lies spread by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), explained the facts about Falun Dafa, and asked people to quit the CCP at Jinshan Forestry Farm of Linjiang Forestry Public Security Bureau. He was arrested however. He is currently detained at the Linjiang Forestry Bureau Detention Centre.