Clearwisdom Weekly Persecution News - June 2 ~ June 8, 2008

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June 2

• Recent Persecution Cases in Shanwei City, Guangdong Province

Shanwei City 610 Office arrested three Falun Gong practitioners and sent them to Sanshui Brainwashing Center in Guangdong Province.

June 3

• Zhang Sulan and Her Son Sent to a Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Zhang Sulan and her son are both Falun Gong practitioners. In the past few years, they have been homeless for seven years due to the persecution . On the afternoon of April 12, 2008, they were arrested by the police in Linghe District, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. Currently, they are both detained in forced labor camps.

June 4

• Xu Shutang from Jianli County, Hubei Province Persecuted in Brainwashing Center

An elderly farmer is sentenced to one and one-half years of forced labor for practicing Falun Gong.

• Recent Persecution Committed by Kunshan 610 Office and Domestic Security Agents

As part of a 'pre-Olympic' crackdown, practitioners are being arrested, including those who have been persecuted in the past.

June 5

• Mr. Cui Guangyong Dies from Persecution in Wangqing County, Jilin Province

Mr. Cui dies soon after his return home from his third labor camp experience.

• Ms. Zhang Mengxia Sentenced to Five Years of Imprisonment after Suffering Multiple Arrests, Brainwashing and Torture

In April 2008 Ms. Zhang and other Falun Gong practitioners were given 5 year terms. She has already suffered long term imprisonment and torture.

June 6

• Ms. Xu Jiarong Tortured to Death in a Guizhou Province Prison

Ms. Xu Jiarong dies soon after her release from a long detention.

• Blind, Elderly Man Arrested and Tortured by Police in Huaiyang County, Henan Province

When a detention center will not accept a disabled man, the authorites arrest his wife instead.

• Mr. Yang Xiyao from Yanshan County, Hebei Province Illegally Detained in Prison

An elderly Falun Gong practitioner, previously released for poor health, is re-arrested.

June 7

• Two Brothers and a Sister Arrested and Tortured

• Police in Huai'an City Arrest Head Nurse Ms. Hu Yunqing

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Hu Yunqin is the head nurse at the Chinese Medicine Hospital in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. On April 15, 2008, she was taken by police from her workplace and detained for 15 days. During her detention, she was subjected to physical and mental torture.

June 8

• Mr. Liu Quan Dies in Dalian City Prison, Liaoning Province

Mr. Lu Quan died in prison. His family members found bruises on his body, but prison authorities refused to take autopsy and did not allow them to take the body back to his hometown.

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