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Facts of the Persecution

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News and Events Around the World


Practitioners Put on a Show at the Washington DC Independence Day Parade (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) On July 4, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Washington DC Independence Day Parade for the seventh consecutive year. Starting in 1979, the parade has been a key component of the annual Independence Day celebration activities. While the parade includes all kinds of decorated floats, marching bands, and performances, many of the participating groups take "Freedom and Independence" as the theme of their presentation. It was estimated that several hundred thousand people watched the parade along Constitution Avenue.

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Falun Gong's "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" banner

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Falun Gong float

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Falun Gong banner

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Divine Land Marching Band

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Divine Land Marching Band

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Parade spectators

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According to John Wiscombe, one of the parade organizers, more than 200 groups across the United States were selected to participate in the parade. Many marching bands applied to the parade, and only about two dozen were selected after several rounds of consideration by the steering committee. One of the selected bands was the Falun Gong practitioners' Divine Land Marching Band.

Software engineer Mr. Wang is a practitioner from Washington DC, and he said, "Every year, the parade organizers select us despite pressure from the Chinese Communist regime because they know that we represent the authentic Chinese culture."

The Falun Gong procession was led by four practitioners in yellow suits, who displayed a "Falun Gong, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" banner. The banner was followed by a fine decorated float, on which several practitioners of different ethnicities demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises. Emerging from mud and displaying pure beauty, the giant lotus flower at the top of the float and smaller lotus flowers symbolize the nature of cultivation practice.

The float was followed by the Divine Land Marching Band, which consists of more than 100 practitioner musicians. The band performed "Falun Dafa is Good," "Drums and Trumpets Shake the World in Ten Directions", "America the Beautiful" and "King of the Golden Law Wheel Descends to the World". Along the parade route, the Falun Gong procession was met with warm applause.

Members of the Divine Land Marching Band wore a uniform based on attire from the Tang Dynasty. Upon seeing the band, Chinese immigrant Mr. Yang said, "They showcase our traditional culture and I am very proud to see our culture in the U.S."

An older Chinese couple sat in chairs to watch the parade. Mr. Chen said that they have come to the parade for the past several years. Mr. Chen said, "I saw the Marching Band, and I am impressed by the fact that Falun Gong can form such a large band in a short time."

Chen said that he saw practitioners demonstrating Falun Gong outside a subway station several years ago and that he reads the Epoch Times regularly. When he was told that Divine Performing Arts would perform in D.C. in 2009, he asked how he could purchase tickets.


Philadelphia: Falun Gong Practitioners Perform in Independence Day Celebration (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) July 3 was the first day of a nine-day Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia. Entitled "Welcome America: Wednesday Night Out," the event attracted many people. The young Falun Gong practitioners from Minghui School were invited to perform at the celebration.

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The lotus flower dance

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Traditional Chinese dance

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Demonstrating the exercises

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The audience

Many talented artists, actors and musicians performed at the celebration. At 8:30 p.m., six young Falun Gong practitioners from Minghui School performed four traditional Chinese dances and demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises.

Kitte and Charlina, who sat in the front row, highly praised the performances. Kitte said: "I love meditation. The young girls look so peaceful. I want to learn." Charlina said: "Their performances were inspiring and powerful." Lynnete Davis pointed at the bookmark on a paper lotus flower, which read "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance", and said: "These are the principles of my life. I am glad to see it." Some people asked for more detailed information about the exercises.

Local TV station ABC-6 aired the young practitioners' performances on the 11:00 p.m. news.


Finland: Candlelight Vigil Held to Mourn Those Who Have Lost Their Lives During the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) June 26, 2008, was International Day in Support of Torture Victims. On this day, Falun Gong practitioners in Finland came to the railway station in the city center and held a candlelight vigil to commemorate those innocent Falun Gong practitioners who have been tortured to death.

At 4:00 p.m. the activity began, and many passersby stopped to watch the practitioners sitting in solemn silence before the portraits of practitioners who had been tortured to death. A man who had never heard about Falun Gong was drawn to the solemn scene. When he heard about the cruel persecution in China he said, "Of course these people (the deceased Falun Gong practitioners) should be remembered." A practitioner told him, "The deceased you see here are only a few of the many." At once the man went to the table and signed his name on the petition form calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong. He also asked for more information.

When people heard about those who had been tortured to death for practicing Falun Gong, many of them signed their names calling for an end to the persecution. Many also asked for more information about Falun Gong.

Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held a candlelight vigil to commemorate the innocent Falun Gong practitioners who have been tortured to death

Passersby stopped to learn the facts

People signed the petition calling for an end to the persecution

During the activity there was intermittent thunder, and dark clouds covered the clear sky followed by a brief shower. An elderly Finnish lady said to the practitioners, "You come here to commemorate those Falun Gong practitioners who were tortured to death. The thunder and rain seem to show that Heaven shares your sadness."

Since 1999, the CCP has used all sorts of brutal means to persecute Falun Gong practitioners in an effort to force them to give up their belief. Tens of thousands of practitioners have been arrested and detained and subjected to every kind of cruel mistreatment in forced labor camps, prisons, brainwashing centers, and mental hospitals. Even more shocking to the world, the organs of living practitioners have been removed and sold for profit by the CCP. Several thousand practitioners have been tortured to death during the bloody persecution in China. There are still countless practitioners who are being subjected to the brutal persecution.

The rainfall and thunder did not stop the commemoration activity. Practitioner Anja said, "The thunder and rain have not stopped people from coming to find out more about what is going on. On the contrary, people came of their own accord to learn the truth and sign their names expressing their support".


Swiss Human Rights Activist: More People Should Know about the Persecution of Falun Gong (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) On June 28, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners set up an information booth again on Bahnhofstrasse Avenue close to the Zurich train station in Switzerland. As usual, pictures of Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were hung around the tent. Informational materials were displayed on a small table along with petition forms in various languages. On the lawn next to the tent, a handful of practitioners demonstrated Falun Gong's five gentle exercises accompanied by the beautiful exercise music, while several practitioners distributed materials to passers-by.

Learning the exercises

Signing a petition to support Falun Gong

Over the past few years, these Falun Gong information booths have been seen on this well-known shopping street in Zurich almost every month. Some passers-by have become familiar with Falun Gong and have introduced it to others. Many, however, heard about Falun Gong and the CCP's persecution for the first time.

"More should learn the truth"

Ms. Kunz is an anti-violence, anti-discrimination activist. This was the first time that she had heard about Falun Gong. She was very interested and talked with practitioners for a long time. She said that she made a point to visit the information booth upon seeing posters related to the Beijing Olympics. In her opinion, without granting people their human rights, China should not be allowed to hold the Olympics. She had always known about the lack of human rights in China so she does not purchase products made in China. According to her, the reason why she signed the petition to call for a stop to the persecution of Falun Gong was because, "In my opinion it is critically important for people in China to enjoy human rights. I especially hope that this could become a reality before the Olympics are held."

It was Ms. Kunz' hope that international institutions could apply more pressure on the CCP to improve the human rights situation in China. For the first time she learned of the atrocious crime of live organ harvesting by the CCP. She said, "It is critical to publicize this. More people should know about this and apply pressure to help stop it."

An interior designer from Hamburg, Michael, has been living in Switzerland for fifteen years. He also heard about Falun Gong for the first time during this event. The banner, "Eyewitness: In CCP concentration camps, Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to live organ harvesting" moved him. After signing the petition, he said, "I'm very happy to support [Falun Gong practitioners]. Especially the concentration camps, I feel terrible about them as a German and am strongly against them." He promised that he would look up more information on the Internet. Regarding the CCP's crimes of live organ harvesting, he said, "It is simply horrible."

Ms. Zimmerman had read some Falun Gong materials previously, so was not a stranger to the practice. She feels that the persecution against a group of innocent people who believe in Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance is terrible. "Everybody should be entitled to freedom of belief," she said.

"We want to learn Falun Gong"

Ms. Stutz took her daughter straight to the information stand to sign the petition and show support for practitioners. Having taken a leaflet before, she said, "Falun Gong is fantastic, an excellent practice. I have always wanted to learn such a practice. If I had more time I would learn it. I think it's great!"

When talking about the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, she grew teary-eyed, "[The persecution] is a tragedy. How could humans be so cruel? Organ harvesting is horrific. Terrible. Terrible..." Before she left, she thanked the practitioners once again for what they were doing and wished them all good luck.

Mr. Lino, from India, who now lives in Switzerland, said happily, "I saw reports about Falun Gong on Swiss TV and felt it was such a peaceful practice. At the time I thought, 'I want to learn.'" During a walk on Saturday, he ran into the Falun Gong information booth by chance. Practitioner Manu agreed to show him the five exercises, so he started learning the practice. Lino said, "This is great! Very relaxing. I think I will come to the weekly practice in Zurich to continue with it." He also signed the petition to show his support for ending the persecution.

During the day's activities, there were high school students who, having seen the pictures, immediately signed the petition to support Falun Gong. There was an old woman who had previously learned about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, and wanted to know this time how she could help stop the persecution.

After talking with practitioners and taking various materials, including the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, more and more people learned about Falun Gong and the CCP's persecution of this peaceful practice.


England: Falun Gong Practitioners Take Part in the Golowan Festival in Penzance, Cornwall (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) The Golowan Festival, held in Penzance, Cornwall, is a well-known arts festival held in the southwest of England, at the end of June each year. This year, Falun Gong practitioners took part in the 2008 Golowan Festival, bringing the peacefulness and goodness of Dafa to the local residents and visitors to Penzance.

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Practitioners demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises by the seaside in Penzance

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The Falun Gong information stand

Located in Penwith, the most southwest point of England, Penzance is a popular coastal tourist spot. The purpose of holding the Golowan Festival is to promote the traditional culture of Cornwall. In the Golowan Festival parade, primary school students from Penzance and neighboring areas dressed up in various traditional costumes. This year, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to be part of the festival. The practitioners celebrated the festival with locals and also set up a Falun Gong information stand to introduce Falun Gong and to tell people about the genocidal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party.

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Falun Gong practitioners take part in the parade at the Golowan Festival in Penzance.

The Golowan Festival parade was held on June 28 this year. The parade is an important annual event in Penzance and attracts numerous local residents and tourists. Thousands of spectators were massed along the parade route. The Falun Gong team was led by a large yellow banner reading, "Falun Dafa Is Good." The banner was immediately followed by practitioners performing the lion dance and playing waist drums. Accompanied by the sound of drums and with smiles on their faces, Falun Gong practitioners displayed high spirits. Their liveliness was infectious and many spectators kept applauding and waving to the practitioners, or shouting, "Lovely!"

Spectators were thrilled to receive the delicate paper lotus flowers offered by the practitioners. Each paper lotus was attached to a bookmark printed with "Falun Dafa Is Good," and "The World Needs Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance" in English and Chinese. Upon receiving the bookmarks, many people read aloud the printed message and quite a few of them also learned how to say the words in Chinese.

The parade through the city lasted for two hours. Throughout the parade, the practitioners delivered good wishes to people in southwestern England, with the message, "Falun Dafa Is Good." At the end of the parade, people gradually left, bringing home 2,000 lotus flowers and countless good wishes.

The next day, June 29, a Falun Gong information stand was set up in the Festival area. Practitioners were busy introducing Falun Gong and telling people about the nearly nine-year persecution against innocent Falun Gong practitioners in China by the Chinese Communist regime. Meanwhile, a group of practitioners demonstrated the exercises along the seaside walk in Penzance to introduce Falun Gong to more people.

Many passers-by stopped to watch the peaceful Falun Gong exercises, read the leaflets and ask questions about Falun Gong. Some people even sat down, watching the practitioners for half an hour.

One woman expressed her interest in learning the exercises. Though Penzance is in the remote southwest of England, there is a local practice site where practitioners do the exercises and offer voluntary teaching every morning. After the woman said that she did not live in Penzance, she was delighted when practitioners told her that she could download free Falun Gong books and the exercise teaching VCD from Falun Gong websites.


Long Island, New York: Independence Day Parade Welcomes Falun Gong (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) On July 4, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Southampton Independence Day Parade on Long Island, New York. The parade lasted about two hours and drew nearly 20,000 spectators. The Falun Gong procession was the only group consisting of mostly Chinese participants.

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Several spectators asked a practitioner about the practice

After seeing the colorful Falun Gong procession, many spectators asked for fliers from practitioners, and some asked more questions about the practice.


Indiana, U.S.: Newburgh Welcomes Falun Gong on Independence Day (Photo)

(Clearwisdom.net) On July 5, Falun Gong practitioners came to Newburgh, Indiana to participate in its Independence Day Parade. Newburgh, located on the banks of the Ohio River, was established in 1803. Local residents warmly welcomed the practitioners to their town.

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The Falun Gong procession consisted of banners, practitioners dressed up as celestial maidens and a float. The unique presentation brought a sense of excitement and Eastern culture to the parade.

As the procession passed by the main stage, the announcer said, "Absolutely beautiful! Falun Gong is a mind-body cultivation method. We warmly welcome Falun Gong, who have come here for the very first time, and we hope you will come back next year."


Facts of the Persecution


The Brutal Persecution of Retired Teacher Li Shouwo

(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Li Shouwo, a 72-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner, was a teacher at Pingshan Elementary School, Hebei Province. It was said that he was one of the most excellent role models in the whole county. Before 1999, Li Shouwo, wanting to have a healthy body and be a good person, began to practice Falun Gong. After the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong began, Mr. Li was illegally detained many times without just cause. He was violently beaten and suffered brutal torture. He was almost tortured to death several times.

In July 1999, Li Shouwo went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong and was arrested by CCP staff members. The police took away his cash in the amount of 385 yuan. They also forced him to pay 200 "yuan". After Mr. Li was sent back to his hometown, he was detained for three days and the local police fined him 160 yuan. Later on, he was sent to the detention center twice. He was detained for 29 days the first time and 45 days the second time.

Around 10:30 p.m. on May 30, 2001, Dong Shuan, the director of the Dawu Township Security Department, brought over a dozen people and took Li Shouwo to a brainwashing session at Li Village, Dawu Township. Hou Cunli, a staff member from the 610 Office visited Li Shouwo several times and forced more propaganda on him. Because Li Shouwo did not give up his belief and went on a protest hunger strike for 16 days, he was sent to the county detention center and was persecuted there for one month.

One month later, on July 17, Li Shouwo was sent to a brainwashing center in the Shiyan Middle School. About 13 Falun Gong practitioners were detained there in a ten-meter-square room. Each day, they only gave each Dafa practitioner 6 ounces of food. Sometimes they would make 4 people share one piece of fried dough. Sometimes they were only allowed to eat a half bowl of rice soup without any rice as a meal. They would not allow Falun Dafa practitioners to go to the restroom. There was one toilet bucket in the room and practitioners had to relieve themselves in the room. Practitioners were not allowed to open the window even in very hot weather. There was no drinking water provided, let alone water for taking a shower.

Once Li Shouwo told Hou Cunli in front of everyone, "Is it enough to only give us each 6 ounces of food?" Hou Cunli said, "If you complain that it is not enough, be "transformed" quickly! Stop complaining. This is under the CCP's control. You are only allowed to follow orders. You are forbidden to say or do anything else. How can you dare to complain! How can you dare to be against us..." At that moment, Wang Gengting, the head of the 610 Office, walked up to Li Shouwo and kicked him hard, making him fall down on his back and lose consciousness. Then, Wang Gengting ordered people to drag Li Shouwo to a place away from the others. They waited until Li Shouwo came back to life and then slapped Li Shouwo's face twice so heavily that Li saw darkness in front of him and could not see anything. Wang Gengting said while he was slapping Mr. Li's face, "Now I will see if you dare to complain anymore. How can you dare to be against us..." Then he ordered Li Shouwo to stand under the hot sun for a whole day.

One night, Zhang Xingang, a member of the 610 Office, was chatting with other people and said that Niu Zengui, the assistant secretary of Pingsahn County, had a secret order saying that the local government would find a job for anyone who could "transform" a Falun Gong practitioner (at that time some of the 610 Office members were students recently graduated from college). He also mentioned they could use any kind of method against Falun Gong practitioners as long as they were not beaten to death. He added that it would not matter too much even if they really beat a Falun Gong practitioner to death.

On October 9, at around 8:00 p. m., Zhang Xingang, a staff member from the 610 Office and seven other people took Li Shouwo to a small room. Zhang Xingang said to Li Shouwo, "Stop practicing Falun Gong. There is no use in it." Li Shouwo said, "Falun Gong asks us to be a good person. I got rid of my illnesses after practicing Falun Gong. Why are you preventing me from practicing such a good system." Zhang Xingang said viciously, "You practiced Falun Gong and your illnesses were gone. Now we will beat you up to let you have your illnesses again." Li Shouwo said, "It is illegal to beat up people." Zhang Xingang then jumped to his feet and patted his chest, "I graduated from a Politics and Law University. How could I not know that beating up people is illegal. We'll beat you up. I tell you that if you want to sue us, you will not be allowed to step out of this room. We commit crimes and nobody dares to step in. No one will be successful if they want to sue us. The CCP wants us to beat you up. Jiang Zemin asks us to beat you up, and the 610 Office asks us to beat you up. The 610 Office makes these decisions. I represent the 610 Office, therefore whatever I say, goes. If you stop practicing Falun Gong, we will send you home immediately. If you say that you will continue to practice, then...." He waved a stick at Li Shouwo's face and continued, "We will use this to take you to the end." Li Shouwo said firmly, "I will continue with my practice!" As soon as he said that, seven people rushed over to him and violently beat his head, chest, back, arms and legs with leather-covered sticks and wooden sticks. At the beginning, Li Shouwo cried out because of the pain. Not long after that, he lost consciousness and fell down on the floor. No one knew how long a time had passed, when sharp pain woke up Li Shouwo and he opened his eyes. Zhang Xingang saw him opening his eyes and said, "Now Lao Li has come back to life. Give him some water." Then, they rubbed hot pepper water onto Mr. Li's eyes. Li Shouwo felt his whole body violently ache. His stomach was burning like fire and it felt like a knife was poking into his eyes. Then Li Shouwo lost consciousness again (it was around 11:00 a. m.). When Li Shouwo came to again, it was around 6:00 or 7:00 p. m. in the evening. He woke up for about ten minutes and then lost consciousness again. When he regained consciousness again, it was night and he was not sure of the exact time. That night, Li Shouwo lost consciousness several more times.

The next day (October 10), when Zhang Xingang saw that Li Shouwo had not died, he beat Li Showo using bamboo strips. With two people in a team, they stood by Li Shouwo's sides while each person violently beat Li Shouwo's back with a one-meter-long bamboo strip. While beating Li Shouwo, Zhang Xingang said, "This bamboo strip is too soft. Even though it cannot beat you to death, it will let you suffer for a while." Two people were beating Li Shouwo's back and two people were beating his hands and feet with chopsticks. They would stop when they saw Li Shouwo lose consciousness. After a whole day's brutal beating, Li Shouwo's entire body turned black and blue.

On the third day (October 11), they handcuffed Li Shouwo to a tree in the yard. Zhang Xingang said, "We will use fire today." Then each of them used a cigarette lighter to burn his hands, his eye-brows and mustache, while another person burned his hair and two other people burned his body with cigarettes. They shouted and laughed while they were burning Li Shouwo. Li Showo cried out because of the pain and his body emitted a strong burning smell. He once again lost consciousness. Li Shouwo's mustache and eyebrows were all gone because of the burning. He lost most of his hair. There were many places on his hands that were burned and blistered. After that, Li Shouwo totally lost control of his mind and his whole body constantly went into convulsions. That night, two doctors stayed at Li Shouwo's bedside, waiting to see if his heart stopped beating so they could immediately dispose of his body.

The news that Li Shouwo was dying in the brainwashing center spread over the entire Pingshan Township and to the neighboring townships. The 610 Office had no choice but to send Li Shouwo to a hospital. Five days later, the police sent him to the brainwashing center again for further persecution, even before he recovered from his life-threatening condition.

Finally, even though Li Shouwo did not give up his firm belief in Falun Dafa, he was released to go home by the 610 Office on November 17, 2001.

In 2003, the 610 Office took Li Shouwo to the Wentang Brainwashing Center and detained him there for over 20 days while torturing him both physically and mentally. Since then the CCP has sent people to secretly monitor Li Shouwo, even until today.

Over the course of the persecution, CCP staff members have severely persecuted Li Shouwo financially. During the two-year period from 2000 to 2001, Li Shouwo was fined a total of 10,000 yuan. Later on, the elementary school stopped his monthly income for 14 months, which resulted in financial loss of over 11,300 yuan. The elementary school did not increase his annual stipend which added up to 150 yuan each month or over 10, 000 yuan for seven years. The CCP has extorted a total of 30,000 yuan from this elderly man.

The cruelty of the CCP is horrifying. However, what Li Shouwo has been suffering is only the tip of the iceberg in the persecution of Falun Gong. Heaven will eliminate the CCP and protect China. The trial for the CCP is not far away.


Ms. Qing Yan from Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, Recounts the Persecution She Has Suffered

(Clearwisdom.net) I was fortunate to start practicing Falun Dafa in 1998. Prior to becoming a practitioner I had suffered for years from several diseases including stomach disease, enteritis, anemia, and arthritis. After I started to practice Falun Gong, all of my diseases miraculously disappeared. However, not long after that, the persecution of Falun Dafa by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began. In April 2004, when my fellow practitioners and I were doing the exercises in Qiaotou Park in Guanghan City, police from an anti-riot squad illegally arrested us and detained us in the anti-riot brigade. They also confiscated our bicycles. Later on, they sent us to our local governments. Dai Wenyong, the Secretary of the local CCP office, slapped my face several times. Another person, who didn't know the truth of Falun Gong, also slapped my face several times. Several days after that, I went to Qiaotou Park again. Bao Xingyao and Cai Lijun, policemen from Xigao Police Station, took two other practitioners and me to the Xigao local government offices. Chen Changzhi took several pots of dirty water from the fish pond outside and poured them over my head. He also pressed my head down into the pot of dirty water. Zhu Zhonghuai, Liao Xiuguo, and another person brutalized us for a long time. After they finished, they forced my fingerprints on several documents against my will.

At the end of December 2000, I went to Beijing to peacefully appeal for Falun Gong. I was arrested before reaching Tiananmen Square. As soon as I entered the door of a local police station, the police forcibly and thoroughly searched me. Then they forced my fingerprints on several documents and took a mug shot of me. The police and criminal inmates attacked me. Twenty days later, someone from Guanghan City picked me up and took me back to Xigao Shoe Factory. I remembered that was the day before the Chinese New Year. My escort took me to a small room, and another person immediately began beating me. He didn't stop until he became exhausted from hitting me. Later on, they forced me to stand up straight for a long time.

The following day, Dai Wenyong, the Secretary of the local CCP, forced me to stand up in the middle of the courtyard. He asked me whether I would stop practicing Falun Gong. I said that I would never stop. Then he slapped me in the face. He told me to take off my shoes and stand barefooted on the cold floor. Later on, Cai Lijun ordered me to haul a big stone out of the front door of the shoe factory and stand on it. He also ordered me to take off my sweaters so that I would freeze in the cold weather. At that time, there were many people in the adjacent Xigao Market. The guard shouted at them to say that I was against the CCP and society. I was forced to stand there for over three weeks. Once, the guards sent me to a small room. Several people from the local police station and the local government came in. One of them ordered me to take off my trousers, and he then flogged me on my buttocks. I was almost beaten to death, and I couldn't move my legs or stand up for a long time afterwards. Later on, I was taken to Guanghan City Detention Center and illegally detained. Soon after I was taken to Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zizhong City, Sichuan Province. Every day we were brutally tortured, physically and psychologically. I was forced to sit in a stiff military posture for more than 10 hours every day, until my buttocks festered and bled. It took me half a year to recover from that. My vision deteriorated in the camp, and I couldn't see things clearly. A year after returning home, my vision returned to normal.

After I returned home, CCP officials often came to harass me. They tried to make me write repentance statements and to promise to stop practicing Falun Gong.

On April 7, 2004, policemen Jiang Bo, Cai Lijun, Liao Xiuguo, Chen Li, Zeng Xiangzhi, and Li Yongcui from the Jin'e Police Station put me a police car and detained me at Hexing Brainwashing Center, where I was beaten and abused. I was not allowed to sleep for several days, and I was forced to stand for long periods. My hands and feet became swollen. I could not even put shoes on my feet. During that time, I was repeatedly beaten. Under the inhuman torture, I wrote the repentance statement against my will. The authorities reported on TV that I had been "reformed" and "saved." The persecution has not stopped. CCP officials still often come to my home to harass me.


The Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners at the Chongqing City Women's Forced Labor Camp

(Clearwisdom.net) Chongqing City Women's Forced Labor Camp was previously located in Maojiashan, Chongqing City. In order to avoid investigation by international human rights organizations, it was relocated to Majiahe, Chongqing City.

The group that persecutes Falun Dafa was renamed the "Yuxin School." This name has been used for some time, but an official signboard does not appear on the building. All visible signs of torture have been removed and all of the houses were cleaned and tidied. Many people visit, and it has become the country's "advanced unit." This hellish place is literally disguised as a "lovely heaven."

This "school" unlawfully imprisons over one hundred Falun Dafa practitioners. The guards here don't use standard torture instruments, but instead use more vicious means to cruelly persecute the prisoners. They use a variety of ways to mentally destroy practitioners, including preventing them from relaxing for a moment, keeping their minds in a highly tense state around the clock, and gradually turning them into the walking dead, who mechanically follow instructions given by inmates or collaborators.

First of all, for each practitioner brought here, the inmate "boss" sends two trained collaborators (usually drug addicts) to conduct so-called training and consolidation. (The effectiveness of the training and consolidation is linked to the reduction or extension of the collaborators' prison terms.) Physical punishment alone includes extended standing while facing a wall, being deprived of meals, sleep deprivation, squatting for long periods of time, lying down with four limbs stretched, standing straight for extended periods, pulling a cart while in a harness, running, walking with feet spread wide apart, and being forced to drink water made from mixed food waste. All this is called "training and consolidation," but it is actually to persecute people and turn them into zombies who cannot think for themselves.

It doesn't matter whether the prisoners do well or not, or whether they cooperate or not. The entire process is essentially set up to persecute Falun Dafa practitioners, and to crush the practitioners' wills. Meanwhile, some unknown drugs are put into the meals, and after eating, the prisoners are sleepy, disorientated, distracted and begin suffering from memory loss. They lose their thoughts and memory of Dafa, and thus lose righteous thoughts. They can no longer recall Hong Yin, Teacher's articles and the Dafa that they had previously memorized.

When the practitioners reach this stage, the brainwashing starts. They are forced to learn documents, watch TV, and recite prison rules. They are locked in solitary confinement, and filled with a whole set of the Communist Party's crooked reasoning and evil theories.

During the brainwashing period, practitioners are not allowed to meet with anyone from outside, and they are kept awake for several days and nights. The collaborators cut their clothes into strips in front of them, then tell them to buy more with their own money. Collaborators also tell them, "Look how free we are. We can talk and eat in the workshop, when outside, we can have sex with a prostitute during the day and gamble at night. We beat, kill, steal--we can do anything. Our guard tells us that we are the most intelligent ones here. Only those that the guard chooses will be allowed to look after you. How can you complain if you continue to do that practice?" After living through ten to fifteen days of the "training and consolidation," a person no longer looks like a person.

A Falun Dafa practitioner in Jiangjin was punished by being forced to squat for an extended time. Even with feet slowly rotting and holes forming on the soles, this practitioner was still forced to continue squatting in that position. Another practitioner from Tongliang, who was thirty-four, had only been there for a few days. After being tortured by collaborators Lin Falan, Chen Rong and Peng Zongxiu, this practitioner could not utter a word, nor get out of bed.

Yet another practitioner was dragged into a yard by several collaborators, including Liu Chengling. She was tortured until she passed out for over two hours. After regaining consciousness, she sat in meditation and shouted "Falun Dafa is good!" The collaborators again bound her feet with straps, sealed her mouth with tape, and violently pulled her hair. That Dafa practitioner refused to "study," and refused to be "transformed." She is still being cruelly persecuted.

Practitioners who fail the "training and consolidation" are put in solitary confinement and tortured there. Others who complete the training and consolidation will work in workshops. This is the second phase of this persecution, making the prisoners work for other's profit. For example in the candy workshop each practitioner is monitored and managed by two collaborators day and night. Depending on one's age, each prisoner has to wrap up 3.25-4.75 kilograms (7-10 lb.) of candy each hour. Younger practitioners have to wrap up over 60 kilograms (132 lb.) of candy per day while older practitioners have to wrap almost 40 kilograms (88 lb.) of candy. The unfinished quantity is accumulated each day and used as the excuse to extend the prisoner's term.

Practitioners work twelve hour shifts and have to work longer if they are not able to complete the task. They often work until 2:00 a.m., but the new day starts again at 7:00 a.m. There is a rule about sleeping. Practitioners are not allowed to sleep facing a wall, they must face towards inmates and collaborators. This is because the prison administrators are afraid that practitioners will send forth righteous thoughts or memorize Teacher's articles and Dafa teachings. Practitioners who displease inmates or guards are subjected to physical punishment, spread over several hours, but physical punishment does not reduce the work time for wrapping candies. Talking is not allowed, as messages can be passed through talking. Glancing at other people is not allowed either, as signals can be passed by a glance. Breaking these rules results in physical punishment.

When prisoners are visited by family members, after the family has left, they are subjected to a strip search. Their clothes are taken away for an examination which usually lasts a couple of hours. In winter time they nearly freeze to death. People here are kept constantly busy "studying," being brainwashed, and laboring in workshops. They live in extremely poor conditions, and are strictly managed. They are so tortured that they are reduced to looking like skeletons.


Practitioner Mr. Li Yunbiao's Unjust Imprisonment in Beian City, Heilongjiang Province

(Clearwisdom.net) Practitioner Mr. Li Yunbiao of Beian City, Heilongjiang Province started practicing Falun Gong in 1997. After the persecution began, he was arrested, jailed, and tortured by the police from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) several times. In 2005 he was unlawfully sentenced to Beian Prison for an eight-year term. There has been no further news of his whereabouts since 2006.

After July 20, 1999, when the persecution began, Mr. Li went to Beijing to petition the government authorities. He was arrested by the CCP police and unlawfully jailed at Suihua Forced Labor Camp in Heilongjiang Province. There, he was brutally tortured and beaten, resulting in his suffering hydrocephalus and the loss of his front teeth. He was then transferred to the night watchman's guardhouse at one of the four sub-farms of the Changshuihe Farm. He protested many times through hunger strikes.

On a heavy snow night while the watchman was asleep, Mr. Li escaped. He was wearing light clothing, and hiked through a mountainous area to his brother's home in Daqing. The local Public Security Bureau received news of his escape, and the next day they sent a police officer to Daqing. Mr. Li was arrested again and put in solitary confinement at the local Public Security Bureau. The place was built like an iron cage and was very cold. The officer purposely opened the door for cold air to come in.

Mr. Li had been subjected to inhuman treatment, and he was thin and weak. A doctor indicated that he had pleurisy, liver-water, and tuberculosis. His chest, down to his stomach, was swollen like a pot. When they extracted what was underneath, they found water-like pus. The doctor concluded, "He will not live long. Tell his family to get ready for his funeral."

Mr. Li's sisters living in Dalian and Shanghai came to see and care for him, and all of his relatives were worried and angered that a good man such as he was persecuted to this degree. Due to his faith in Dafa, however, he recovered day by day, and after a few months he was able to take care of himself. There were many people in the hospital, and Mr. Li clarified the truth to them and saved sentient beings.

The police took turns watching Mr. Li day and night, and he was later kept captive in a room in the rear of the hospital. They locked his door and did not allow any contact with the outside. He realized that he was in a hopeless situation and that he should leave. A fellow practitioner found him and came up with a plan. On a Saturday he was able to escape with the help of the practitioner, and then continued his efforts to clarify the truth to sentient beings.

In 2002, police officers were checking every house in Beian. They found Mr. Li and unlawfully put him in Beian Prison. Later the local Public Security Bureau took him, and he protested again through a hunger strike. When he was about to die, they released him temporarily for medical treatment. His sister took him to Dalian, and after he recovered he went to Beijing to validate the Fa, clarify the truth, and save sentient beings.

In May 2005, Li Yunbiao returned to Beian and brought many copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. He worked with his hometown fellow practitioners on distributing the Nine Commentaries and helped people to do the "three withdrawals" (withdrawing from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers). One day, while he was carrying a heavy load of the Nine Commentaries and other materials used to clarify the truth on his bicycle, he was intercepted by local police officers in Changshuihe and was arrested again. In August 2005, he was unlawfully sentenced to eight years in Beian Prison.

On October 11, 2006, the Clearwisdom website reported that Mr. Li, who was unlawfully imprisoned in Beian Prison of Heilongjiang Province, had been sent to the Beian Prison hospital due to ill health. As of the writing of this report, there has been no further news of Mr. Li.


Ms. Wang Qinghui, Ms. Zhang Zhimei, and Others from Shenzhou, Hebei Province Sentenced

(Clearwisdom.net) On January 25, 2008, Shenzhou City officials convened a court trial to sentence Falun Gong practitioners. They designated a relative who knew nothing about the law to be their counsel instead of allowing the practitioners to hire a lawyer to plead their cases. "Going through the motions," the officials straight away sentenced the practitioners based on the unsubstantiated charge of "interfering with the execution of the law by means of an illegal organization." Ms. Wang Qinghui and Li Xiaolan were sentenced to four years, Lu Shunli and Zhang Rong were sentenced to three years, and Ms. Zhang Zhimei was sentenced to three-and-a-half years.

More than ten police officers and those from the Domestic Security Division, headed by police officer Liu Baoxiang and village officials, went to arrest Ms. Wang Qinghui around 4:00 a.m. on October 4, 2007. They entered the yard by leaping over the wall and pried the door open. They arrested her, ransacked her home, and confiscated satellite receiving equipment, a DVD, a computer, and other personal belongings.

They even abducted her relative, Mr. Guo Yancun, who had come to help with chores for her son's wedding. Mr. Guo was detained for 70 days and was released after his family paid the police 5,600 yuan.

The Communist agents also arrested Ms. Zhang Zhimei, Li Xiaolan, Zhang Rong, Lu Shuanli--altogether more than 80 practitioners. They ransacked the homes of more than 100 families. Among the 80 arrested practitioners, 77 of them were released after they paid the extortion (between 5000-15000 yuan) while three of them who could not afford to pay the extortion were sent to forced labor.

Ms. Wang Qinghui was taken to the third floor of Shenzhou Police Department. Eleven police officers took turns slapping her. One officer would take a break from beating her while another one continued the abuse. One officer kicked her calf and pulled her hair. He then stepped on both of her legs and pushed her to the ground. He shouted at her and ordered her to "confess her crime." She didn't say anything, and the police pushed her head to make her see others' "confession." Ms. Wang was hurt severely but said, "Is it an achievement for a man to beat a weak woman and ignore the criminals?" Those that heard her were speechless.

Several days later, an official got the approval to arrest her and demanded that she sign the approval letter, but she refused. One police officer grabbed her hand and forced her to submit her fingerprint. Ms. Wang was angry and hurt and fell unconscious. The police hurriedly had someone inject her with a drug to wake her up. Then they took her to Raoyang for detention.

The other arrested practitioner was Ms. Zhang Zhimei, 59. Agents from the Domestic Security Division beat and verbally abused her. They stepped on her legs. She was tortured like this for half a day and one night. Her injured legs only began to heal three months later.


Criminal Acts Committed by the 610 Office in the Longgang District Branch of the Shenzhen City Public Security Bureau

(Clearwisdom.net) In the nearly nine years of persecution against Falun Gong practitioners since July 20, 1999, the 610 Office in the Longgang District Branch of the Shenzhen City Public Security Bureau has persecuted Falun Gong practitioners in a variety of ways. They have ransacked practitioners' homes, detained them illegally, subjected them to torture, put them into mental illness asylums, subjected them to brainwashing, and sent them to labor camps and prisons. Many practitioners were forced to become homeless and leave their families behind. Below is a partial account of the persecution that this 610 Office has committed.

  1. Tao Qingjuan, who was on her way back home on July 2, 2000, was captured by waiting police. They ransacked her home and took her to the police station, where they attempted to force her to write a guarantee statement. Ms. Tao refused and was detained in the Buji Detention Center.

  2. Wang Xiaohuan and He Zhilan, while distributing truth-clarifying materials in Bantian District in the middle of November 2000, were arrested by 610 Office members from the Longgang District Public Security Branch. They were subsequently detained in the Longgang Detention Center.

  3. Huang Xian and Zhou Kelong were illegally detained in the Longgang Detention Center on February 16, 2000.

  4. Rao Fangchun was arrested from home before the Spring Festival of 2000.

  5. Ouyang Hengyang was arrested in November 2003 and detained in Longgang Detention Center in Shenzhen City.

  6. Chen Guangzhan from Longgang District was arrested on January 9, 2005 and had a lot of Falun Gong books and materials confiscated. Another practitioner with the surname Liao was also arrested.

  7. In 2005, Su Jin was discovered to have truth-clarifying CDs. Police detained and interrogated her for the source of the CDs.

  8. Mr. Chen Zongbao, a 30-year-old clerk in a furniture plant in Dingjialing Industry District, was arrested by officers from the Longgang Town Police Station in the evening of October 10 as he was putting up truth-clarifying materials on the roadside. He was beaten and detained in the Longgang Town Detention Center.

  9. Ms. Xiao Anjiao from Shaoyang City, Hunan Province worked in a factory in Longgang District. She was arrested in early April of 2005 when she went out to distribute truth-clarifying materials. Afterwards, the Shenzhen authorities notified Fang Laishen, a policeman in Shaoyang, to take Xiao back to Shaoyang for continued persecution.

  10. Sun Jiefeng from Shenzhen was arrested from the home of Liu Yu on March 30, 2005 after the police broke down the door. He was detained in the Longgang District Detention Center in Shenzhen. On January 26, 2006, Sun Jiefeng was unconditionally released.

  11. Liu Yu, a teacher and former journalist for the Wenhui Newspaper, is about 30 years old. On April 30, 2005, when he returned home, he found that the security door and inside door had been broken, and that his home had been ransacked. A policeman with the surname of Liu brought a group of people to look around. When asked to identify themselves, they said that they were policemen but did not show any identification. They proceeded to beat Liu Yu and then took him away. Liu Yu was detained in Longgang Detention Center.

  12. Ms. Qiu Hannong, over 40 years old, was arrested and detained in Longgang District Detention Center.

  13. On September 9, 2005, Liu Bitao was arrested from his home in Buji and detained in Longgang Detention Center. On October 8, he was subjected to brainwashing in the Xili Asylum and Education Center.

  14. On April 20, 2006, Li Guanqun from Shekou, Shenzhen was arrested. Afterwards his home was ransacked, and many things were confiscated, including computers, CDs, a MP3 player, books and truth-clarifying materials.

  15. Huang Wenbiao had studied in Australia for several years. At the end of 1995, he started to practice Falun Dafa in Australia. In 1997, he went back to Shenzhen City in China. In 2000, he went to Beijing to appeal with his pregnant wife Feng Liping and was arrested. His wife had a miscarriage due to the physical abuse that she suffered. In 2001, Huang Wenbiao was sentenced to forced labor camp, and his wife Feng Liping had to leave home to avoid further persecution.

  16. Feng Liping, the wife of Huang Wenbiao and 31 years old, worked in a pharmacy in Shenzhen City. She was arrested in 2006.

  17. At 4 p.m. on June 10, 2005, Chen Guihua was arrested in Henggang Town, Shenzhen City and detained there.

Liu, national security team agent in the 610 Office of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau

Qiu, (Police No.: 064534), policeman

Luo, (Police No.: 064354), policeman

Li Zhi, plainclothes agent in Luogang Police Station

Wang Yucai, policeman in Luogang Police Station, Police No.: 065670, notorious for persecution

Luogang Police Station: 86-755-28886018

Liang Zhiwei, policeman in Luogang Police Station, Police No.: 065447, a passive participant in the persecution.

Ma Yongping, policeman in Luogang Police Station, Police No.: 065203

Zheng Junyan, policeman in Luogang Police Station, Police No.: 064354


Additional Persecution News from China - June 17, 2008 (26 Reports)

(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates incidents of persecution that took place in 25 cities or counties in 11 provinces. Twelve Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 28 practitioners were arrested.

  1. [Xianghe County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Xian Arrested and Sentenced to Two Years in Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp on June 9, 2008
  2. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Wenjuan Arrested by 610 Office on June 11, and Currently Detained in A Brainwashing Center
  3. [Chongqing City] Mr. Deng and Ms. Liao Arrested on June 15
  4. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Xiao Chunhong and Other Practitioners Arrested
  5. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhao Lin Arrested
  6. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Wei Guanqun Arrested
  7. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Lin Dongsheng Arrested
  8. [Wanquan County, Hebei Province] Many Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested
  9. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Ms. Meng Zhao'ai and Mr. Wang Guisheng Arrested
  10. [Tanghai County, Hebei Province] Five People including Liu Xiaoling Arrested
  11. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xue Lihong and Other Practitioners Arrested
  12. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Fengqin Arrested
  13. [Shimen County, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiang Wenying Tortured Until She Became Mentally Disordered
  14. [Bazhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Shi Min Arrested
  15. [Longjing City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ji Jinyu Arrested
  16. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cheng Wenfen Harassed
  17. [Beijing City] Mr. Dao Wanhui from Shijingshan District Released from Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp at the End of 2007, Arrested Again in May 2008
  18. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Secretly Transferred
  19. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Zhongqiang and Mr. Li Ge Illegally Sentenced in Forced Labor Camp
  20. [Linjiang City, Jilin Province] Supplemental Information about Arrested Mr. Yun Zhonggang
  21. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] On the Morning of June 14, 2008, Mr. Song Weidong Was Arrested at Home in Pulandian City
  22. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Situations for Mr. Qi Yufu and Ms. Zhang Guozhen
  23. [Dianbai County, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liang Huanan Arrested
  24. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Many Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced in Jail
  25. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ke Xiuyu Arrested
  26. [Yining City, Xinjiang Province] Ms. Yin Fengxue Arrested

1. [Xianghe County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Xian Arrested and Sentenced to Two Years in Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp on June 9, 2008

2. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Wenjuan Arrested by 610 Office on June 11, and Currently Detained in A Brainwashing Center

3. [Chongqing City] Mr. Deng and Ms. Liao Arrested on June 15

4. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Xiao Chunhong and Other Practitioners Arrested

On the evening of Jun 4, 2008, police from the National Security Group of Qindu Police Station of Xianyang City Police Department arrested Ms. Xiao Chunhong, Ms. Jia Ye, and Mr. Xiao Gang. They are "illegally detained" in the Qindu Police Station detention center. Xiao Li is in Chang'an Brainwashing Center.

5. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhao Lin Arrested

Mr. Zhao Lin is 36 years old. During the afternoon of June 13, 2008, he was reported while he was distributing truth-clarifying materials at Qianwangliang Village, Tayu Township. He was arrested and seriously beaten by police from the Tayu Township Police Station. The police illegally took away his computer and printer from his home.

6. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Wei Guanqun Arrested

On the afternoon of June 11, 2008, police from the National Security Group of Dengfeng City ransacked practitioner Mr. Wei Guanqun's home in Yichuan County. Mr. Wei, 53 years old, was arrested and detained in Dengfeng City Detention Center.

7. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Lin Dongsheng Arrested

On June 8, 2008, Mr. Lin Dongsheng, a teacher in Laizhou City, was arrested when he brought his students to attend a university entrance exam in Laizhou City Experimental Middle School. He is illegally jailed in the Laizhou City Detention Center.

8. [Wanquan County, Hebei Province] Many Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested

Around 9:30 p.m. on June 14, 2008, policemen from the National Security Group of Wanquan County arrested many practitioners in Guoleizhuang Township, including Ms. Bai Yintao, Ms. Wang Xiaoxian, Mrs. Zhang, and Ms. Liu. They are being held in Kongjiazhuang Detention Center.

9. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Ms. Meng Zhao'ai and Mr. Wang Guisheng Arrested

Around lunchtime on June 11, 2008, Ms. Meng Zhao'ai and Mr. Wang Guisheng were reported and arrested by police from the 610 Office of Changle County and from the police station at Qiaoguan Town. They are in Changle County Detention Center.

Guo Xingjun, Director of 610 Office of Changle County: 86-13805363818, 86-536-6299603

Liu Yongjin from Police Station of Qiaoguan Town: 86-15905369169, 86-536-6237808

10. [Tanghai County, Hebei Province] Five People including Liu Xiaoling Arrested

On June 11, practitioners, including Ms. Liu Xiaoling, Ms. Qin Pengzhen, Ms. Yang Shuzhi, and Ms. Zhao Yufang, and a non-practitioner driver, Mr. Zheng Jianjun, were arrested while distributing truth-clarifying materials in Luannan County. Currently, they are in the 1st Detention Center of Tangshan City.

11. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xue Lihong and Other Practitioners Arrested

On May 24, 2008, Ms. Xue Lihong from Yushulinzi Town, Jianping County, was arrested by policemen from Shenyang City. She is now missing.

On June 14, practitioners Ms. Ni Fengzhen and Ms. Zhang Rongyan from Machang Township, Jianping County, were arrested by police from the Jianping Police Station while the two were distributing truth-clarifying materials. They are now in a county detention center.

12. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Fengqin Arrested

On June 13, 2008, Ms. Li Fengqin from Banjita Town, Linghai City, was arrested at a bus station because she was carrying truth-clarifying materials in her handbag. She is in the 2nd Detention Center of Jinzhou City.

13. [Shimen County, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiang Wenying Tortured Until She Became Mentally Disordered

Around the 2007 Mid-Autumn Festival, 70-year-old practitioner Ms. Xiang Weying from Shimen County was arrested by the local police. Her home was ransacked. Her computer and TV were taken away. She was illegally sentenced to three years in a detention center. After that, she was further detained in a local detention center.

In June 2008, Ms. Xian was tortured so badly that she became mentally disordered. Workers from the detention extorted more than 200 yuan from her and then released her.

14. [Bazhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Shi Min Arrested

Mr. Shi Min is 55 years old from Chaheji Town, Bazhou City. On June 12, 2008, he was arrested at home by the director of Langfang City 610 Office, Han Zhiguang, and police officers from the 610 Office of Bazhou City.

15. [Longjing City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ji Jinyu Arrested

Around 5 p.m. on June 12, 2008, practitioner Ms. Ji Jinyu from Longjing City was arrested and taken to Longjing City Detention Center. Her home was ransacked. Her printer, DVD player, and a notebook computer were taken away.

16. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cheng Wenfen Harassed

Practitioner Ms. Cheng Wenfen is about 60 years old. She is from Qiaodong District, Shijiazhuang City. In April 2008, she was arrested at home by the police from the Penghou Street Police Station of Shijiazhuang City. She was released after being jailed in Huitong Road Police Station and having 3000 yuan extorted from her.

On June 11, 2008, officers from Penghou Street Police Station went to Ms. Cheng's home to harass her again.

Chief of Penghou Street Police Station Hao Shuangting: 86-311-86103674, 86-311-86010538

Huitong Road Police Station: 86-311-86128014, 86-311-86128004

17. [Beijing City] Mr. Dao Wanhui from Shijingshan District Released from Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp at the End of 2007, Arrested Again in May 2008

18. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Secretly Transferred

Before June 8, 2008, police from Huanren County secretly transferred practitioners Mr. Zhang Yunsheng, Mr. Dong Renqing, and Ms. Qi Zhenhong, who were all in the Huanren County Detention Center. Currently, their whereabouts are unknown.

19. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Zhongqiang and Mr. Li Ge Illegally Sentenced in Forced Labor Camp

On June 12, 2008, Mr. Li Ge and Mr. Xu Zhongqiang were sentenced to two years of forced labor. They are now in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.

20. [Linjiang City, Jilin Province] Supplemental Information about Arrested Mr. Yun Zhonggang

Practitioner Mr. Yun Zhonggang, 58 years old, is from Linjiang City. In 2002, he was jailed at a detention center in Linjiang City. After that, he was transferred to Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City by Linjiang City police officers. He was persecuted in the labor camp for one and a half years. During this time, his wife was in Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City for one year.

On the morning of May 22, 2008, Mr. Yun was followed and arrested. After he was taken to Xinshi Police Station, the police ransacked his home. On June 5, 2008, he was transferred to Fenjin Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City.

21. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] On the Morning of June 14, 2008, Mr. Song Weidong Was Arrested at Home in Pulandian City

22. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Situations for Mr. Qi Yufu and Ms. Zhang Guozhen

Practitioner Mr. Qi Yufu was sentenced to one year of forced labor. He is now in Fuxin Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Zhang Guozhen was sentenced to one year of forced labor. She is in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.

23. [Dianbai County, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liang Huanan Arrested

At the beginning of June 2008, Mr. Liang Huanan from Mata Town of Dianbai County was reported and arrested while clarifying the truth in Dabanguan District. He is in Zhaitou Detention Center.

24. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Many Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced in Jail

In May 2008, many practitioners from Macheng City, who had been incarcerated in a local detention center for more than one year, were sentenced. Mr. Liu Xin was sentenced to six years; Mr. Bai Zijian to four years; Mr. Luo Xianbao to four years; Mr. Luo Liteng, 10 years; Ms. Xie Qiongying, seven years; and Mr. Yu Xuelun, three years. More than 10 other practitioners were given suspended sentences.

25. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ke Xiuyu Arrested

In June 8, 2008, Ms. Ke Xiuyu from Guanghan City was reported for posting truth-clarification messages. She was arrested by officers from Xianggang Road Police Station in Guanghan City. Later she was transferred to Guanghan City Detention Center.

26. [Yining City, Xinjiang Province] Ms. Yin Fengxue Arrested

On June 12, 2008, Ms. Yin Fengxue from the Science and Technology Bureau of Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture was arrested by police from Yining City. Her home was ransacked.


Additional Persecution News from China - June 25, 2008 (48 Reports)

(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 32 cities or counties in 14 provinces. Thirty-three Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 55 practitioners were "illegally arrested".

  1. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

  2. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Police Arrest Four Practitioners

  3. [Shen County, Shandong Province] Mr. Daguang Arrested from His Home

  4. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xie Cuixia Arrested

  5. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Shufen on Trial

  6. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Bao Xiju and Her Daughter Arrested

  7. [Akesu City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Gong Xinping and Ms. Xie Zhiming Arrested

  8. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Luo Hong and Ms. Xiao Dongmei Arrested from Their Homes

  9. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Aixiu Arrested

  10. [Danyang City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhang Qinghua and Ms. Rong Jufang Arrested

  11. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Several Officers from the Beicheng Police Station Arrested Mr. Li Caixiao at 10:00 a.m. on June 24, 2008

  12. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cai Suqin Arrested

  13. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Junzhong Arrested

  14. [Dachang County, Hebei Province] Ms. Han Xiurong Arrested

  15. [Xinji City, Henan Province] Mr. Lu Qing Arrested

  16. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. He Shuqiong Arrested in Her Hometown, Shehong County, Sichuan Province

  17. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Repeated Arrest of Ms. Chen Chujun

  18. [Hongjiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiang Aimei, Ms. Tang Fangju, Mr. and Mrs. Xie Arrested

  19. [Huixian City, Henan Province] Mr. Yang Xifu Arrested

  20. [Yanshan County, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

  21. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Aixiu Arrested

  22. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

  23. [Beijing] Ms. Yang Jinghua and Ms. Shang Xiaofeng Arrested on May 20, 2008, and Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor

  24. [Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Deqian Arrested

  25. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Forced Labor

  26. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Duan Yuhua Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor

  27. [Chicheng County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Jianmin Arrested

  28. [Chicheng County, Hebei province] Mr. Wang Sen and Mr. Di Zhiyun Persecuted

  29. [Shanhaiguan City, Hebei Province] Recent Circumstance of Mr. Wei Danquan

  30. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Police Arrest Ms. Cao Guiqin

  31. [Linqu City, Shandong Province] Police Harass Practitioners' Families

  32. [Beijing] Current Circumstances of Ten Arrested Practitioners

  33. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] More Than Ten Practitioners Arrested in June 2008

  34. [Shanghai] Ms. Yang Haiyan's Family of Three Arrested

  35. [Xushui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Wenying Lives away from Home to Avoid Persecution

  36. [Guizhou Province] Mr. Zhou Bin Forced into a Brainwashing Center

  37. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Practitioners Persecuted Since May 17, 2008

  38. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information about the Persecution of Ms. Song Weidong

  39. [Sichuan Province] The Persecution of Ms. Ai Hui and Her Family

  40. [Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Fengzhou, Ms. Xu Shuyun and Mr. Zhang Wenguang Arrested

  41. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Yuehua, Who Was Arrested on May 13, 2008, Is Being Held at a Brainwashing Center

  42. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Several Practitioners Including Ms. Jiang Qin, Ms. Huang Liping and Ms. Li Mei Arrested

  43. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] The Persecution of Ms. Gu Li

  44. [Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Junzhong Arrested

  45. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wu Yanhua Arrested

  46. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Li Xifu Arrested

  47. [Hongjiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Julan Arrested

  48. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Jiao Xuemei Arrested

1. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Liu Xiaoling, Ms. Yang Shuzhi, Ms. Zhao Yufang, Ms. Qin Pengzhen, and non-practitioner Mr. Zheng Jianjun, a driver, on the night of June 11, 2008. The arrests took place when the practitioners were distributing Falun Gong truth-clarification materials in Luannan County, Tangshan City. The police ransacked Ms. Yang and Ms. Zhao's homes and confiscated Dafa books and other materials. Ms. Liu, Ms. Yang and Ms. Qin were taken to the city's No.1 Detention Center. Ms. Zhao and Mr. Zheng are being held in the county detention center.

Tangshan City No.1 Detention Center: 86-315-2532500
Luannan County Detention Center: 86-315-4433558
Xicheng District Police Station in Luannan County: 86-315-4168441

2. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Police Arrest Four Practitioners

Personnel from the Fugou County Domestic Security Division in Zhoukou City arrested four practitioners, including Mr. He Anying, Mr. Zhao Hu, and Ms. Luan Yulan on June 15, 2008. They are being held in the county detention center.

3. [Shen County, Shandong Province] Mr. Daguang Arrested from His Home

Police followed Mr. Daguang from Shen County on June 1, 2008, on his way home from Jinan City. They arrested him, ransacked his home, and confiscated a printer, a computer, and Falun Gong truth-clarification materials.

4. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xie Cuixia Arrested

Nanbaishe Police Station Chief Li Yanhui from Zhao County and five policemen arrested Ms. Xie Cuixia from her home in Beilijiatuan Village, Zhao County, on the afternoon of June 3, 2008.

5. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Shufen on Trial

Xishui County Court agents held a trial for Ms. Yang Shufen on June 12, 2008. Though no verdict was reached that day, Ms. Yang was informed that she would be sentenced to eight years in prison.

Ms. Yang had lived away from home since 2001 until she was arrested in Wuhan in April 2007. She had been held in the county detention center for more than a year.

6. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Bao Xiju and Her Daughter Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Bao Xiju from Xiadongmen Village, Tanbu Town, Mengyin County, on the afternoon of June 22, 2008. They also arrested her daughter, who tried to stop the authorities from arresting her mother. The mother and daughter are being held in Yedian Town.

7. [Akesu City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Gong Xinping and Ms. Xie Zhiming Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Gong Xinping and Ms. Xie Zhiming on June 14, 2008, one day before the Olympic Torch reached Akesu City. Ms. Gong and Ms. Xie are still being held in a detention center.

8. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Luo Hong and Ms. Xiao Dongmei Arrested from Their Homes

Personnel from the Hengyang City Domestic Security Division broke into Ms. Luo Hong's home, arrested her, and ransacked the place at 10:00 a.m. on June 4, 2008. Ms. Luo is being held in the city's No.1 Detention Center.

Ms. Xiao Dongmei was arrested and her home was ransacked at 9:00 p.m. on May 30, 2008.

9. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Aixiu Arrested

Personnel from the Baichihe Town Police Station arrested Ms. Cui Aixiu, a teacher from the town's Central Primary School, on June 5, 2008. They ransacked her home the next day but found nothing related to Falun Gong except a thumb drive. Ms. Cui is still being held at a detention center.

10. [Danyang City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhang Qinghua and Ms. Rong Jufang Arrested

Ms. Zhang Qinghua and Ms. Jufang were arrested and their homes were ransacked a week ago. Their whereabouts are unknown.

11. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Several Officers from the Beicheng Police Station Arrested Mr. Li Caixiao at 10:00 a.m. on June 24, 2008

Beicheng Police Station: 86-316-3215110, Wang Weiguo: 86-13503161931

12. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cai Suqin Arrested

Ms. Cai Suqin was arrested for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarification materials on June 17, 2008. She is being held in Dawa Detention Center. Her family requested her release, but Rongxing Police Station Chief Yao Zhigang ignored them.

Yao Zhigang: 86-427-3453399 (Home), 86-13795040123 (Cell), 86-427-8823033 (Office)

13. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Junzhong Arrested

Police arrested Mr. Liu Junzhong from his workplace at 9:00 a.m. on June 23, 2008. He is being held in Shuangyashan City.

14. [Dachang County, Hebei Province] Ms. Han Xiurong Arrested

Ms. Han Xiurong, in her 60s, is retired from the Dachang County Women's Union. Police arrested her and put her in the Langfang City Brainwashing Center on June 10, 2008.

15. [Xinji City, Henan Province] Mr. Lu Qing Arrested

Led by Xinxinglu village official Liu Bingsheng, personnel from the Nanzhiqiu Town Police Station arrested Mr. Lu Qing from the village on June 23, 2008. They confiscated Dafa books, Falun Gong truth-clarification materials, a computer, and a printer. He is being held in the city detention center.

Liu Bingsheng: 86-311-83411829

16. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. He Shuqiong Arrested in Her Hometown, Shehong County, Sichuan Province

17. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Repeated Arrest of Ms. Chen Chujun

Personnel from the 610 Office arrested Ms. Chen Chunjun, an accountant in the Huaihua City Southern Railway Station.

18. [Hongjiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiang Aimei, Ms. Tang Fangju, Mr. and Mrs. Xie Arrested

Personnel from the Huaihua City 610 Office arrested Ms. Xiang Aimei and Mr. and Mrs. Xie from Anjiang Town, Hongjiang City, on May 27, 2008.

Ms. Tang Fangju, an employee from the city's Education Bureau, was arrested and put in the city No. 2 Detention Center.

19. [Huixian City, Henan Province] Mr. Yang Xifu Arrested

Mr. Yang Xifu from Huixian City was arrested on May 22, 2008, for explaining the facts about Falun Gong. He was held for 15 days and then transferred to the city detention center.

Hong Zhenrong from the Chengguan Town Police Station: 86-13525028663 (Cell)

20. [Yanshan County, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

Police have harassed Ms. Shuli, Ms. Hongmei, Ms. Guiyun, Ms. Wang Xia, Ms. Shuying, Ms. Jinshuang, Ms. Shuping, and Ms. Chongru at their homes since June 2008 and have confiscated Dafa books from their homes. Several practitioners in surrounding towns and townships were also harassed in June 2008.

21. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Aixiu Arrested

Ms. Cui Aixiu lives in West Baichihe Village, Baichihe Town, Zhucheng City. Personnel from the town police station arrested her on the afternoon of June 5, 2008.

Baichihe Town Police Station in Zhucheng City: 86-536-6511110
Zhang Xingye, Zhucheng City Police Department Chief: 86-13605368876, 86-536-8783219 (Home), 86-536-6328899 (Office)

22. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Five practitioners including Mr. Chen Wenqing were arrested on May 28, 2008, and are being held in the Xi'an City Police Department's Detention Center.

Gao Shoutao, Xi'an City Domestic Security Division: 86-13359226614

23. [Beijing] Ms. Yang Jinghua and Ms. Shang Xiaofeng Arrested on May 20, 2008, and Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor

24. [Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Deqian Arrested

Police arrested artist Mr. Wang Deqian and ransacked his home on the morning of June 6, 2008. They confiscated Dafa books and a handcrafted calabash.

Zhang Tao, Longmen Township Police Station chief: 86-312-4617110
Zhao Haiyan, a policewoman in the police station: 86-13703321057

25. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Forced Labor

Ms. An Lianyu from Laishiwan Village, Ms. Yu Ailing from Dongya Village, Ms. Hui Zenghua from Jinqianguanzhuang Village, and Mr. Hu Changping from Dongxiya Village in Mengyin County were arrested on June 17, 2008. Mr. Hu has been sentenced to one year of forced labor in Wangcun Forced Labor Camp; Ms. An and Ms. Hui to two years; and Ms. Yu to one year. The female practitioners are being held in the Shandong Province No.1 Women's Forced Labor Camp.

26. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Duan Yuhua Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor

Ms. Duan Yuhua from the Shaling area in Shenyang City is being detained at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Non-practitioner Mr. Kong Fangui was sentenced to one year of forced labor for lending practitioners his car to distribute truth-clarification materials. He is being held in Shenxin Forced Labor Camp.

27. [Chicheng County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Jianmin Arrested

Mr. Zhang Jianmin and his wife, Ms. Guo Suhua, went to see their daughter in Huailai County. On his way home, Mr. Zhang waited for a bus at the county bus station on the morning of June 24, 2008. Police searched his bag and found two copies of the "Minghui Weekly." They arrested him and informed police in Chicheng County. The county Domestic Security Division chief, Zhang Yongxin, interrogated Mr. Zhang and worked with local police to ransacked the home of Mr. Zhang's daughter. The police arrested Mr. Zhang's wife, Ms. Guo, and sent her back to Chicheng County. Ms. Guo has been released, but Mr. Zhang is still being held in the county detention center.

28. [Chicheng County, Hebei province] Mr. Wang Sen and Mr. Di Zhiyun Persecuted

Mr. Di Zhiyun is being held in the Zhangjiakou City Detention Center, and Mr. Wang Sen is being held in the Chicheng County Detention Center.

29. [Shanhaiguan City, Hebei Province] Recent Circumstance of Mr. Wei Danquan

Shanhaiguan City Court agents sentenced Mr. Wei Danquan to four years in prison on June 23, 2008. He could appeal within 10 days after the verdict was announced.

30. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Police Arrest Ms. Cao Guiqin

Six officers from the Weifang Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Cao Guiqin from the Weifang City Railway Eastern Station at 4:30 p.m. on June 21, 2008. They confiscated 1,200 yuan from her and held her at an unknown location.

31. [Linqu City, Shandong Province] Police Harass Practitioners' Families

Police from Linqu City arrested four practitioners around June 17, 2008. They do not want their crimes to be publicized on the Internet, so they threatened the practitioners' families. They said if they found information of the arrest online, they would arrest them also, even though they do not practice Falun Gong.

Xu Wenyuan, Linqu County Police Department: 86-536-3456678 (Office), 86-536-3456369 (Home), 86-13963686369 (Cell)
Ma Lianzhi: 86-536-3116118 (Office), 86-536-3160866 (Home), 86-13806360696 (Cell)

32. [Beijing] Current Circumstances of Ten Arrested Practitioners

Ten practitioners were arrested on May 13 and 14, 2008, and four of them have been sentenced to forced labor.

Ms. Chen Manxin, 41 years old, is from Xibazi, Badaling, Yanqing County. Personnel from the Beijing Police Department's Domestic Security Division arrested her and her sister, Ms. Chen Manping, on May 14, 2008. The two were sentenced to two and a half years of forced labor.

Ms. Chen Jingjing, 24 years old, is Ms. Chen Manxin's niece. Personnel from the Domestic Security Division and Qinglongqiao Police Station Chief Mao Yu arrested her from her rented residence at No. 78 at the Fuyuanmen Apartments in the Haidian District, at 10:00 p.m. on May 14, 2008. The owner of the house, Mr. Liu Baoguo, was also arrested. Ms. Chen Jingjing was sentenced to two years of forced labor. Mr. Liu Baoguo was released on bail for hospitalization after a 30-day-detention.

Personnel from the Shengli Police Station in the Shunyi District arrested 58-year-old Ms. Liu Guijin at 9:00 p.m. on May 14, 2008. She has been sentenced to two years of forced labor. Ms. Liu's family has not received any legal documents pertaining to the arrest.

Personnel from the Domestic Security Division arrested 57-year-old Ms. Wang Yue and ransacked her home on May 13, 2008. She is being held in the Chaoyang District Detention Center. Police denied her family's visits.

33. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] More Than Ten Practitioners Arrested in June 2008

34. [Shanghai] Ms. Yang Haiyan's Family of Three Arrested

Ms. Yang Haiyan's family of three live in Apartment No. 19, 2639 Lane, Pudong Avenue, in the New Pudong District, Shanghai. Their whereabouts are unknown.

Qingningsi Residential Committee in Jinyang Street, Pudong District: 86-21-58460096
Li Pinqi, chief

35. [Xushui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Wenying Lives away from Home to Avoid Persecution

Personnel from the Xushui County Police Department broke into Ms. Li Wenying's home and ransacked the place at 4:00 p.m. on May 26, 2008. They confiscated Dafa books, an MP3 player, and truth-clarification materials. Ms. Li was not at home, but police arrested her non-practitioner husband, Mr. Zhang Li, and detained him for four hours and then released him. Ms. Li is living away from home now to avoid arrest.

36. [Guizhou Province] Mr. Zhou Bin Forced into a Brainwashing Center

Local police and officers from the Guiyang City Mine's Jianshan Residential Committee arrested Mr. Zhou Bin and put him in a brainwashing center on June 12, 2008. Mr. Zhou Bin used to be employed at the Guiyang City Mine, but was fired because he practices Falun Gong.

37. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Practitioners Persecuted Since May 17, 2008

Mr. Wang Haimin was arrested on May 17, 2008.

Police arrested a female practitioner in her 40s on May 17, 2008.

Mr. Gao Juyan was arrested a week ago.

Police failed to arrest Mr. Zhang Junjian on June 23, 2008, but ransacked his home. They confiscated his computer, a motorized tricycle, and a set of satellite TV systems worth 5,000 yuan. The police attempted to confiscate his car, but Mr. Zhang's family prevented them.

Liu Yuhu, Kaifeng City Police Department chief: 86-378-3857900, 86-13903787508, 86-378-3853202
Cui Shengli, deputy chief: 86-378-5322006, 86-13903786378, 86-378-2888618

38. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information about the Persecution of Ms. Song Weidong

Ms. Song Weidong, 66, is being held in Pulandian Detention Center. She staged a hunger strike to protest the persecution and was force-fed.

39. [Sichuan Province] The Persecution of Ms. Ai Hui and Her Family

Personnel from the Xuyong County Police Department's Domestic Security Division including Ma Yuliang broke into Ms. Ai Hui's home at noon on June 9, 2008. Police ransacked her home and attempted to arrest Ms. Ai's mother, but she escaped. Police officer Feng Guangyong attempted to coerce Ms. Ai into writing a guarantee statement, but she refused. She was taken to the police station and released two hours later.

40. [Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Fengzhou, Ms. Xu Shuyun and Mr. Zhang Wenguang Arrested

A dozen officers from the Nonghe Town Police Station in Tonghe County arrested Ms. Zhang Fengzhou at 9:00 p.m. on June 23, 2008. Police confiscated three computers, a printer, and 2,000 yuan cash. They also arrested Ms. Xu Shuyun and Mr. Zhang Wenguang.

41. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Yuehua, Who Was Arrested on May 13, 2008, Is Being Held at a Brainwashing Center

42. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Several Practitioners Including Ms. Jiang Qin, Ms. Huang Liping and Ms. Li Mei Arrested

43. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] The Persecution of Ms. Gu Li

Ms. Gu Li from the Jinzhou District in Dalian City was arrested in March 2008 and is being held in Pulandian Detention Center.

Pulandian Detention Center: 86-411-83148520

Guan Xiujuan, deputy chief: 86-411-84054428, 86-411-83148789
Wang Jian, a policewoman: 86-411-88331322

44. [Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Junzhong Arrested

Mr. Liu Junzhong from Baoqing County was arrested from his workplace and had his computer confiscated on the morning of June 23, 2008.

45. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wu Yanhua Arrested

Personnel from the Qianfoshan Police Station in the Lixia District arrested Ms. Wu Yanhua from Jinan City and put her in Liuchangshan Detention Center on June 16, 2008.

46. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Li Xifu Arrested

Personnel from Jiancaoping Police Station arrested Mr. Li Xifu and ransacked his home at 9:00 a.m. on June 12, 2008. Mr. Li walked out of the police station the next day and requested the return of all the items the police had confiscated.

47. [Hongjiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Julan Arrested

Six policemen broke into Ms. Li Julan's home and confiscated all her Dafa books on the afternoon of May 28, 2008. Ms. Li escaped but was arrested two days later when she returned home.

Liu Keli, Hongjiang City Party Secretary: 86-745-7732696 (Office), 86-13907450156 (Cell)
Yu Yuejun, 610 Office head: 86-745-7733038, 86-13907454018 (Cell)

48. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Jiao Xuemei Arrested

Personnel from the Xishandao Police Station arrested Ms. Jiao Xuemei from her workplace, the Tangshan City Thermal Power Company, on June 16, 2008. She is being held in the city's No.1 Detention Center.

Wang Cunzong, Tangshan City Thermal Power Company Party Secretary: 86-315-2229599 (Home)


Practitioners Exchange Insights and Experiences


Spread the Nine Commentaries Continuously Until the Evil Party Is Eliminated

Greetings, Master! Greetings, fellow practitioners!

It is my great honor today to present, at this grand and solemn Fa conference and on behalf of all fellow practitioners from the Nine Commentaries Distribution Station in Flushing, a report to our benevolent Master about our Fa-rectification cultivation experiences during our transmission of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party to save sentient beings. It is also our wish to share with fellow practitioners the things that have worked for us and things that need to be improved in the future.

Three eventful years have passed by since the Nine Commentaries Distribution Station in Flushing was first set up in 2005. Thanks to Master's mercy and care, and to fellow practitioners' cooperation and perseverance, our Nine Commentaries Station has become a distinctly unique part of the landscape in Flushing and New York City. During this process, a lot of practitioners have participated. Although some of them later left the Nine Commentaries Station to work on other projects, our station has stood its ground, always on the front line in the battle between good and evil. It transmits Dafa, eliminates the evil, and saves sentient beings.

In the past several years, the practitioners who have persevered at this station are mostly senior citizens, with an average age of 65 and above. Each of us coordinates with each other, overcomes difficulties of all types, and eliminates the interference. With our calmness and unpretentiousness, we have brought the truth to the public and ascended in our cultivation realms while saving sentient beings.

Next I shall summarize our experience and shortcomings in the following five sections.

1. Save Sentient Beings in the Battle between Good and Evil

Upon the publication of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party at the end of 2004, we felt an obligation to step forward and take the initiative to save sentient beings through the wide spread of the Nine Commentaries. Later on, we realized that we should establish a permanent site for such an effort. Therefore we brought in tables to set up TV sets and information folders. We took turns distributing materials to passers-by, telling them about the crimes of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and asking them to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. After a while, we also put up a display board that revealed the facts, which considerably improved our efforts.

A married couple who are practitioners made their van available to us. In the past few years, they have overcome all kinds of obstacles, persistently delivering materials, display boards, TV sets, etc., to the Nine Commentaries station on a daily basis. At the end of the day, they had to come and move everything back home. Amidst this process there was hardship, conflicts, tests to pass, as well as financial interference. The couple, however, has triumphed over all these difficulties, solely by virtue of their righteous belief in Dafa and their aspirations for saving sentient beings. They said, "All we know is we should eliminate the evil Party, and we should save human beings! We are Master's disciples, and no obstacle or interference can stop us!"

It was Master's instruction that we should save sentient beings, but the evil has created all kinds of interference. This interference sometimes manifest in this dimension directly. During the winter, in less than a 100-meter-radius of our Nine Commentaries station, it was extremely windy. So wicked was it that it sometimes lifted the display boards, which were secured by sandbags, and carried them to the other side of the street. The wind was also penetrating; our heavy down coats were not its equal. However, if you left that small area, everything changed. The wind would lessen or even completely vanish when you went to the steps of the nearby public library. During the summer, it was hot beyond compare. Our skin ached under the burning sun. Many of us had sun blisters, or our skin would peel. We all agreed that there were two spots in New York where the evil has been ruthless in its interference: One is the Chinese Consulate, and the other is our Nine Commentaries station. The evil was going out of its way to prevent sentient beings from being saved. Regardless of their age, every practitioner here at the station has endured a certain degree of physical discomfort. To them, side and leg pains are everyday phenomena. No one, however, shrank in the face of this hardship; each of us took it as joy. We sent forth righteous thoughts while distributing materials. A large quantity of evil has been eliminated in the process.

Something funny happened last summer at the Nine Commentaries station. We saw people approaching us with smiles on their faces. But then the evil forced them to put on a long face when they got into our Nine Commentaries station. They turned their faces to the right when there were practitioners distributing materials on the left, and their faces to the left when practitioners were distributing materials on the right. If there were practitioners distributing materials on both sides, they chose to pass through with their eyes set straight ahead. We thus intensified our righteous thoughts and greeted them warmly in the meantime. Very soon we turned the situation around. Now when local residents pass by the station, they will nod to us with smiles, telling us they have already received the materials. There were some who made a point of stopping by to express their gratitude to the Epoch Times and Falun Dafa.

2. Age and Education Level Are No Obstacles to Truth Clarification

In the past, some practitioners at the Nine Commentaries site had some mental obstacles in clarifying the truth face-to-face. They thought that because of their advanced age, it was difficult for them to communicate with younger generations, or some thought they did not have enough education to be able to speak well. Later on, through Fa study and looking inwards, they have gradually realized that all of these are false notions, for the following reasons: first, these were old-force arrangements; and secondly, these thoughts were reflections of our lack of understanding of the Fa and of falling behind in Master's Fa-rectification progress. During the group sharing, we said to ourselves that if we wanted to tell others how to eat rice, it would not an issue at all for us to be able to speak well. Then why does it become an issue when we try to clarify the truth? The main problem is that we did not know the truth well enough. After realizing this, we started reading the Nine Commentaries and Dissolving the Party Culture over again, and at the same time intensifying our Fa study and sending forth righteous thoughts. Now this is no longer an issue. The effect of our truth clarification is getting better and better. Next I will give a couple of examples:

Last summer, two Chinese students who were going to college in New York were taking a break on the steps of the public library. One elderly practitioner went over to talk to them. Initially, they were quite critical and resistant, saying that Falun Gong was getting into politics and was also superstition. They even questioned the accuracy of the numbers of people who have resigned from the organizations of the Communist Party. This practitioner told them that both Newton and Einstein, the two greatest scientists in human history, believed in God, and they attributed all their accomplishments to God's mercy. She recounted her own experiences with Dafa, especially the benefits to her mind and body. She also told them the head of the evil party was obsessed with personal grudges when he started the brutal persecution against Falun Gong practitioners; what is unfolding before our eyes shows that the heavens are eliminating the Chinese Communist Party, and to secure one's safety one must withdraw from the CCP. She then went on to clarify the relationship between withdrawing from the Party and erasing the mark of the beast.

The compassion and the rationality in the words of that practitioner moved the two young people. Their expression changed from utter contempt to seriousness, then to complete respect. Before they knew it, the three of them had already chatted for nearly one hour. In the end, the two young people decided to withdraw from the Party organizations on the spot. Solemnly, they signed their names, their gratitude overflowing in abundant words. Unable to hide their emotion, the two students shook hands with every practitioner present. When it came to that elderly practitioner, they couldn't let go of her hands for a long time, while repeating, "Thank you Granny." They picked up various informational materials when they left and said they would read them carefully and spend more time on researching Falun Gong in the future. They also promised that they would tell their friends "Falun Dafa is good. The Communist Party is evil," and help them withdraw from the CCP. The profound change in the two college students filled the heart of every practitioner present with joy. Each of us was genuinely grateful for Master's mighty compassion and salvation.

Another episode just occurred recently. An 80-year-old practitioner was a little over-weight and moved slowly. However, she was persistent in coming to the Nine Commentaries Station and distributing materials every day. She told us she would send forth righteous thoughts every time she left home for the station, telling herself, "Otherwise, I will not be able to make it." She didn't speak very well, and she was pretty quiet. A recent incident has changed what we thought of her. This is what occurred.

As it happens, those special agents with assignments to monitor practitioners who clarify the truth and send forth righteous thoughts at the Chinese Consulate sometimes also visit our Nine Commentaries station. A while ago, they came again. This practitioner had a thought: these special agents should have their opportunity, too. So, she went over and handed a copy of "Special Issue of the Nine Commentaries" to one of them. That person didn't accept it. Rather, he said those practitioners were all hired by someone; they were not patriotic because they didn't support the Beijing Olympics; and they were all stupid because they practiced Falun Gong. With openness and seriousness, that practitioner told him, "It is the CCP that has been lying and making fabrications. We are not against the Beijing Olympics; we do not see the CCP as our enemy, either, because we don't want to stoop to their level. Yes, we practice 'Truth, Benevolence, and Tolerance'; if you think we are all stupid, then it would be our wish to be stupid in this manner. For so many years, only Falun Gong has really revealed the evil nature of the Communist Party. You must know the CCP has done many bad deeds, right?" That person was made speechless. He said, "Well, I'll take a look and see how reactionary the Nine Commentaries can be. It is funny if you think Falun Gong can defeat the CCP though." That practitioner replied, "Whatever your thoughts, it is good that you want to read it. Just keep in mind that the CCP will die not because of Falun Gong, but because of its persecution against Falun Gong. I would suggest you seriously consider withdrawing from it." That person answered awkwardly, "No, No, I am not a CCP member. This grandma is so sharp." Another agent close by listened, his facial expression betraying his nervousness. He was quick to signal the agent talking to the practitioner to leave immediately. The practitioner said afterwards, "If not for the wisdom and strength Master gave me, I would never be able to speak with such power."

3. When We Do Not Follow Everyday People's Attachments in Truth Clarification, the Wisdom Dafa Bestows upon Us Is Boundless

Master has admonished us about following everyday people's attachments in our truth-clarification efforts. Having worked on truth clarification for several years, this has struck a chord with us. Our experience suggests that we should make an effort to close the gap between us and our audience and to try to speak to them from a perspective they can understand.

Once, a Buddhist convert read the display board and said, "I don't believe the claim of organ harvesting from living people. Communists may be bad, but they can't be that bad." One practitioner answered, "That is because you are very kind, and so you can't believe it." There had been a touch of hostility in that Buddhist convert's words before the practitioner spoke. Now, she immediately conveyed a sense of satisfaction, proudly proclaiming herself to be someone practicing Buddhism. The practitioner took this opportunity to make a further comment, "Isn't it true that all people believing in Buddha are kind-hearted? It happened to me also; I couldn't believe it in the beginning. Unfortunately, a lot of strong evidence has shown that this tragedy is really going on. The communists are truly evil, evil beyond our imagination." That Buddhist convert paused, and said, "Yes, I agree. They are so evil." Then, she left, without forgetting to pick up some materials. One afternoon last summer, a seemingly knowledgeable gentleman visited us. He said, "It is true that the CCP is no good, yet you should not engage in politics." A practitioner explained to him that politics in and of itself is not a scary concept; it was just that the CCP had manipulated the concept in its persecution of the Chinese people. In ancient times, politics contained entirely different meanings. "How?" he inquired with much interest. The practitioner said, "Look, at the two Chinese characters that together make up the word politics. The first one combines two other Chinese characters. If you read it from left to right, it means correct culture or thinking. Now, the second character in the word politics means rule or governance. So in Chinese, politics means using correct culture or thinking to rule a country" nowhere does it contain anything that is violent in nature." The man nodded a couple of times. "It really makes a lot of sense," he said. But then he raised another question, "Well, I still don't think it is right for the West to criticize China's human rights record. See, China is such a big country; nobody will find it an easy job to rule it. It is truly something remarkable to be able to feed such a huge population." The practitioner could hardly contain his amusement upon hearing this. "Yes, that is a common manipulative tactic the CCP has been using all along. It always argues that 'the right to existence is the biggest human right.' It in essence is nothing but deliberately confusing two very different concepts. As we know, 'human rights' is a concept in sociology, not physiology. Human beings are born with the right to be fed and clothed" in other words, it is a heavenly mandate. Whether it be an emperor or a government, it is their basic responsibility to feed and clothe their people; failing that, the emperor customarily had to issue a public announcement to make himself accountable. How can a government take extra credit for providing the basic necessities to its people? In fact, 'human rights' refer to the right of a person to have freedom of belief, freedom of assembly, the right to protest injustice, the right to organize, etc. It has nothing to do with the so-called right to existence." The gentleman was all smiles now. "It makes so much sense now. I have really learned a lot today. I actually have withdrawn from the Party. It was just that I still had a couple of questions. This was why I stopped by to have a chat with you folks. I learned something today. It was really worth it." Saying this, he left satisfied.

Besides Chinese people, the Flushing area is populated mainly by Koreans, Mexicans, Indians, and Arabs. Because of this, you can find any kind of belief being practiced here. In the past, people of other ethnic groups, especially Indians, would usually refuse to accept our materials, and they turned a blind eye to our display boards. The situation, however, has swiftly changed since Master published an article on February 28, 2007, titled "Disintegrate Completely All the Meddling Deities in the Three Realms that Have a Hand in Interfering with Fa-Rectification," This has been especially so for Indians and Arabs. It used to be that those people would turn their backs on us when we greeted them. They have shown some great changes since around last August or September. We now tell them this is about a persecution going on in China when we pass the materials to them. Many people accepted the materials, and some even came back to pick them up when they somehow missed them the first time.

4. To Put the Magnificence of Dafa on Full Display; To Assist Those with Predestined Relationships to Attain the Fa

Other than distributing the Nine Commentaries and encouraging people to withdraw from the Communist Party organizations, our station also plays the role of spreading Dafa. Some people with predestined relationships have since started the cultivation of Dafa after finding out the truth about Falun Gong at our station.

Last summer was one of the peak periods in our Nine Commentaries Station's endeavor to tell the facts and to help people withdraw from the CCP. A lot of practitioners came to the station to help out over the weekends. Some were Western practitioners; and some traveled from as far as Long Island. We split ourselves into two groups: one stayed at the public library; the other group went across the street. We put up the display boards, distributing the materials and clarifying the truth at the same time.

One day a western girl passed by. She was curious about what we were doing. When she learned about Falun Dafa, she embraced the practitioner who was talking to her, and said with tears that this was exactly what she had been looking for. She started distributing materials right away, and asked a practitioner to teach her the exercises on the spot. During our conversations we learned that she was going to college in Las Vegas and encountered us by accident while taking a tour of New York. She was ecstatic, saying she had been undecided whether there was a need to visit Flushing; now everything seemed to have been arranged.

Here is another story. A man and his daughter and son came to read the materials at the station. When he finished reading, he said he was ready to withdraw from the CCP using his real name. Unfortunately, after he signed his name, he suddenly realized that his son, who had been behind him, was gone. No practitioner present had paid attention to his son either, and so he was very worried. The practitioners immediately realized this was evil's interference. They comforted the man while sending forth righteous thoughts. They told him, "You should say 'Falun Dafa is good' in your mind; everything will be fine." Meanwhile, other practitioners helped him to file a report with the police. Half an hour later, we received a call from the police telling us his son had been found on North Avenue. After a short while, the man came back, with his son in hand, murmuring "Thank you, thank you" to us all the time. It was only at that point that we found out his son suffered from autism. We suggested to him that he should play Dafa music for his son, and he left grateful. He came back again in two weeks. This time he made the trip to withdraw from the communist Youth League on his wife's behalf. He said that what happened last time really touched his wife. She had planned to come in person to withdraw from the party organization, but because she had to work extended hours, she had requested her husband to do it for her.

The above are only some of the positive experiences we have gained from the transmission of the Nine Commentaries and from saving sentient beings. Each of us has felt the profound power of Dafa from these experiences. We have reached a consensus in our understanding on this score. That is, whenever our xinxing attains the right level, and whenever our aspirations for saving sentient beings are foremost, Master will give us the wisdom to do it well. Many times we couldn't help but feel how unbelievable it was in retrospect" How did I say it that way? How come it was just so perfect? How come what I said exceeded the scope of my knowledge? Put simply, whenever we cultivate diligently and do the three things wholeheartedly, Dafa will manifest itself for us to see, and everyday people will see in us the compassion and grandness of Dafa. Without Master and Dafa, we can achieve nothing.

Of course, we still have obvious inadequacies. Although on the surface there is interference from various objective elements, in substance it is because we have not reached the standard set by Master as a body; it is because we have not completely kept up with the pace of Fa-rectification, and it is because sometimes we are still unable to clarify the truth with our whole heart, and so are affected by superficial forms or results. For example, when the promotion of performance tickets started during the Christmas season, some practitioners left the Nine Commentaries station to help out with that effort. This resulted in the Nine Commentaries station being short-handed, and for certain periods of time the effectiveness of our effort to help people withdraw from the CCP was also negatively affected. We were worried and confused. Some even had the thought of giving up. However, when we thought of our mission, we decided we would persist despite these difficulties. Through studying the Fa we realized that although there was evil interference in other dimensions, the root cause for the situation remained our poor comprehension from our Fa study" in other words, we had not progressed to the level that we should have attained. Thus we offered each other encouragement, intensified our Fa study and the sending forth of righteous thoughts, and looked inward for problems. We came to understand that persistence itself eliminates evil" indeed, the fact that each of us has persisted through all these years in spite of various difficulties by itself is a remarkable manifestation of Dafa disciples validating the Fa. It is true that sometimes we didn't provide the best answers to help people who had questions, but it only shows that we didn't have a very clear understanding of certain aspects of the Dafa principles. On the other hand, verbal assaults and abuse by the evil against us have also been tests for our xinxing. We firmly believe that as long as we cultivate well, the Nine Commentaries Station is bound to have a tremendous effect, and there should be no difficulty that we are unable to overcome. In the face of rapid changes in the Fa-rectification process, and in the face of the grim reality that a lot of sentient beings are still not saved, there is no reason that can justify our not doing well. May all of us cultivate more diligently so that we can be worthy of the mighty mercy bestowed on us by Master.

Let me conclude by presenting a poem that we wrote that we wanted to dedicate to this Fa conference. It is our wish that the poem reflects our gratitude to Master, and encourages us to be more diligent along with fellow practitioners:

More than ten springs have passed by, all witnesses of Master's compassion and hardship in saving sentient beings, They created Buddhas and other gods for the new universe, Dafa disciples, let's redouble our efforts in cultivation, And make full use of every second in saving sentient beings far and wide.

Thank you Master! Thank you fellow practitioners!


Experience Sharing on Clarifying the Truth in Flushing, New York

(Clearwisdom.net) After attending the New York Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference this year, I stayed in Flushing, New York to clarify the truth. Every day we went to subway entrances, the Flushing Library and supermarkets to talk to the local residents and distribute the Epoch Times newspaper. I had the experience of being surrounded and insulted by CCP agents and other people, but now people have become more peaceful. I would like to share my experiences with my fellow practitioners.

At the very beginning, we were misunderstood by many people who hadn't learned the truth about Falun Gong. I thought that we should clarify the truth to sentient beings with compassion, a peaceful mind, calmness and wisdom. When I distributed the Epoch Times newspaper, I was misunderstood by the local residents or harassed by CCP agents who attempted to cause disruptions. I realized that I should remain calm at all times so that I could send forth powerful righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil and help more people understand the facts. As I was distributing newspapers, I noticed that people were observing us. I realized that it's very important for us to show compassion, maintain a peaceful mind and be smiling when we clarify the truth.

Once I distributed the newspaper in front of a supermarket. Since the entrance and exit of the market were very close to each other, I distributed newspapers at the exit. I said loudly with a smile, "Hi, here is the Epoch Times newspaper!" An older lady saw me and said unpleasantly that she did not want to see the newspaper. After saying that, she walked into the supermarket. I knew that she was only rude because she had been deceived by the CCP's slander against us. I did not mind her behavior at all and kept handing out newspapers with a smile on my face. After a while that lady came out and said to me, "I want a copy of your newspaper." She then asked me for detailed information about the Flushing incident and gave me a chance to clarify the truth to her.

Under the scorching sun in Flushing, I kept handing out newspapers and talking to people for hours, which was not easy for me to do, especially when I was insulted by CCP agents or local residents. When this happened to me, I had to explain the facts to them patiently and calmly. Due to Master's care, as well as fellow practitioners' continuously sending forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil, many touching things happened.

One day, when I was distributing the Epoch Times newspaper in front of a supermarket, a male passerby said to me, "Young lady, don't worry. If someone hits you, I will hit him back." Sometimes, some people would give me a thumbs-up and say, "You Falun Gong people are really brave and outstanding!" Some people suggested to me that we should clarify the truth to more westerners and let them know about the evil nature of the Communist Party.

One time when I was distributing newspapers in front of a supermarket, I was insulted by a man who was deeply poisoned by the CCP. I did not respond to his insults and continued to hand out the newspaper. Later on, a gentleman who was 97-years-old came up to me and said that he wanted to advertise in the Epoch Times for three months and asked me how he could do this. I was surprised and thanked him for his support. After I wrote down his phone number, he told me, "You are very kind, and I believe that kindness will lead to a long life."

Another time a middle-aged couple came over and started loudly verbally abusing me. I told them, "The FBI is investigating the Flushing incidents. You might want to take a newspaper home and check if your pictures are in it." Upon hearing this, the initially aggressive couple fell silent and left without another word.


I Found My Well-Hidden Selfishness

(Clearwisdom.net) After I learned Falun Dafa, I was very diligent and participated in many projects to clarify the truth and save sentient beings. I took the initiative to look for things that I could do and do them better.

However, a few years ago, my husband was relocated to a remote township and I moved with him. I became the only practitioner in this town and it takes two and a half hours to go to the nearest practice site. From coordinating many projects to being the only practitioner in a town where 900f the residents were Caucasians, the changes were overwhelming. I spent a lot of time adjusting to the new environment and set up a practice site in the community center. I told myself that wherever I went, I had to do what a practitioner should do.

In spite of that, I was feeling frustrated. I envy practitioners who are in big cities and can participate in all projects to validate Dafa and clarify the truth. Although I could still participate in some projects through the phone and Internet, I couldn't go into a Chinese community, where I have a lot of experience and would like to continue to do so. Now I can't, and I worry that many practitioners who have the opportunity do not have the courage to talk directly to Chinese people.

While I was unsure what to do, I started to register for a program and prepare for exams. Pressure from school prevented me from doing truth clarification work well. Thus, I slacked off in my cultivation. I thought that since I was alone here, I could not do as much as the other practitioners. I was in such a cultivation state until I read the "Fa Teaching at the 2008 New York Conference."

    "Don't let having relatively fewer students in a particular area, or the presence of ongoing disputes among our students in some areas, become grounds for being passive about validating the Fa, saving sentient beings, or even your own cultivation. You would be ruining yourselves, then. You should know, and I have been saying all along, that when you, as Dafa disciples, look at something, you have to make sure to view it in reverse since the Three Realms are inverted, and you have to conduct yourselves in a positive, correct manner. "

I did not pay much attention to this paragraph at first. I thought it was for practitioners who are not happy with their local Falun Dafa Association. After I studied the Fa a few times, I realized that Teacher was also speaking to the practitioners who slacked off in their cultivation and truth clarification efforts because there were few practitioners where they were. This shook me. I thought to myself that I was like that. I became passive because of the change of environment and having only few fellow practitioners.

I started to look inward. What was my mentality? Why did I become so passive? One day, I realized that in my mind, I had a deep rooted attachment to purpose. I need a purpose for everything I do and the purpose has to be consistent with my self-interest.

Through this process of looking inward, I came to understand that what I had been doing was based on selfishness. I did not do it for the purpose of saving sentient beings, but to validate myself. When the opportunity for validating myself was removed, I just passively did whatever.

What was the real reason behind this? I slacked off because of selfishness that was very well hidden. It was even hidden behind the reason to cultivate. My selfishness had determined that I live in a way that is beneficial to myself. I cultivate because cultivation is good for me. I picked the means of clarifying the truth that was beneficial to me. When I worked on a certain Dafa project, it was because this certain project was beneficial to me. I did not do it on the basis of altruism.

I asked myself, where did this selfishness come from? Why did I just find it now? My passiveness did not come from interference, or change of environment, or inability to balance cultivation and daily life. It came from selfishness. Everything else was an excuse.

Have I ever done anything based on altruism without the slight consideration of personal gains? As long as I am calculating, no matter how much I have done, it cannot change the fact that it was driven by selfishness. Because my actions were driven by selfishness, I will never be able to balance the conflicting agendas. When I am inconsistent with the characteristics of the universe - Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, I will surely have conflicts. On the surface, it looks like if I spent more time on truth clarification, I would not fulfill my responsibility in ordinary society. This is because my foundation of cultivation is not solid and I didn't change myself fundamentally and become a being for others.

An altruistic being will not have conflicts. If everything we do is based on altruism, including every thought we have and every word we speak, we will not have to balance anything. What am I trying to balance anyways? My self-interests?

Because I did not think of others first, whenever I came across something that suited me better, I put aside what I was doing. Whatever I came across in life, as soon as it was in conflict with my self-interest, it had to move. Isn't this holding onto my own self-interests deep within my heart? Did I really cultivate? Or was this just cosmetics? Why did I pretend in my cultivation? Was this for self-interest at another level? Am I attached to "fame" among fellow practitioners? Why did I have so many bad thoughts?

When I realized this, I cried. I said to Teacher, "Teacher, I don't want that. I don't want these bad thoughts. I have to clear them out."

I then said to Teacher, I will focus on pure cultivation, clarify the truth and do the three things well, simply because I want to do it--not for myself, but for others-- and not for any other purpose or self-interest.


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Clearwisdom Review (Volume 3, Issue 23, June 2008)

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News and Events from Around the World

Facts of the Persecution

Voices of Justice

Media Reports and Opinions

Falun Gong Practitioners' Personal Experiences

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Clearwisdom Weekly Persecution News - June 30 ~ July 6, 2008

June 30

On May 26, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liu Haibin was arrested again. He had been arrested and sentenced to four years in prison for distributing truth clarification materials in 2000. Ever since his arrest on May 26, he has been on a hunger strike in protest.

July 1

Due to the persecution, Ms. Wang Pinrui and her mother were forced to be destitute. While they traveled to Baicheng City, Jilin Province, the local police arrested her. She is currently detained in the Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp and is often brutally beaten.

July 2

Mr. Zhao Shouzhu died in a hospital soon after being violently force-fed, and injected with unidentified drugs, while in custody.

Falun Gong Practitioners are forced to write "guarantee letters" to stop their practice of Falun Gong and are tortured if they refuse.

July 3

Ms. Wang Shuxia, 45 years old, died after just 48 hours in Shenyang City Prison. The prison said she died of a stoke, but her family saw many injuries when allowed to view her body after death.

A young student mentions an interest in Falun Gong on his blog, leading to a major police reaction.

July 4

This is the latest in a series of imprisonments that have left Mr. Feng in poor health, but the authorities have refused his family's request for medical treatment.

July 5

Chinese Communist authorities have engaged in a coordinated effort to arrest Falun Gong practitioners and to defame the Falun Gong community by planting false news stories.

July 6

Another example of the arrest of Falun Gong practitioners in large scale under the guise of the Olympic Games in China.


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