The Facts of the Persecution of Falun Gong -- March 14, 2008

Issued by Clearwisdom Net

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  • Multiple Arrests of Falun Gong Practitioners in Liaoning Province Appear Linked to Olympic Games Preparation
  • According information from an internal meeting of CCP officials, the police will follow, monitor and arrest Falun Gong practitioners on a larger scale during the period leading up to the Olympic Games.


    Multiple Arrests of Falun Gong Practitioners in Liaoning Province Appear Linked to Olympic Games Preparation

    At 6 a.m. on February 25, 2008, fifteen Falun Gong practitioners from Suizhong County, Liaoning Province were arrested at nearly the same time by the local police. The arrest of Falun Gong practitioners in Huludao, Jinzhou, Chaoyang and other cities in Liaoning Province also happened near the same time.

    The fifteen Suizhong Falun Gong practitioners were detained in the Huludao Detention Center and the Suizhong County Detention Center. Falun Gong practitioner Yang Guangwu, who was detained in the Suizhong County Detention Center, was released. Two Jinzhou Falun Gong practitioners are also detained in the Suizhong County Detention Center. Some detained Falun Gong practitioners are going on a hunger strike to protest the persecution.

    According information from an internal meeting of CCP officials, the police will follow, monitor and arrest Falun Gong practitioners on a larger scale during the period leading up to the Olympic Games.