Summary of Other Articles and News - 08/04/2003

(Clearwisdom.net)

Facts of Persecution

In Jilin Province, Liuhe County Party Committee assistant secretary Liang Xuemin, Public and Security Bureau deputy chief Song Fuping, and "610 Office."* Liu Gang has been following Jiang's regime and relentlessly persecuting Falun Gong practitioners in Liuhe County. Since July 20, 1999, they have implemented repressive policies against Falun Gong practitioners, such as arrests, prison terms and detention in forced labour camps, and "re-education" through forced labour. From January 1, 2000 to the present, 60 people have been forced to endure "re-education" through forced labour, 6 people were allowed to serve the term outside the labour camp, 105 people were arrested on criminal charges, more than 20 people were illegally fined a total of 70,000 Yuan*, and practitioners had property valued at 30,000 Yuan illegally confiscated.

*The 610 Office is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political or judicial systems.

**Yuan is the Chinese currency. The average monthly salary of an urban worker in China is 500 Yuan.

Practitioners' Insights and Experiences

Because I wallowed in human sentiment, with the tears in my eyes I eventually compromised myself and wrote a "Guarantee Statement" [A statement to declare that he or she is remorseful for practicing Falun Gong and guarantees not to practice Falun Gong again, not to go to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, and never again associate with any Falun Dafa practitioners.]. After returning home, I felt I unworthy of being a Dafa practitioner and started to be deliberately isolate myself. Fellow practitioners were very anxious upon seeing my situation, so they tried every method to get close to me. I burst into tears, experiencing even more of Teacher's great mercy. Thereupon, I decided to return to cultivating. I am determined to be diligent now, make up for the damage I have caused, and assist Teacher in his journey in this world. At the same time, I have also reconsidered my past, and have gradually enlightened to the main reason I failed the test. It was because of my strong attachment to human sentimentality. My family environment has also gradually been rectified through studying the Fa, sending forth righteous thoughts and clarifying the truth. I realized that not being attached to temporary sentimentality and fundamentally being considerate of family members is to truly care for and to cherish them. These are the responsibilities of the Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples, which we can't shirk, and the opportunities given by Teacher for us to establish our mighty virtue.