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

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June 30

• Mr. Liu Haibin from Tianjin Arrested Again by 610 Office

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

• Ms. Wang Pinrui from Nongan County, Jilin Province Brutally Beaten at Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp

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

• 38-year-old Activist Dies From Abuse in Chinese Custody Within Weeks of Arrest

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

• Falun Gog Practitioners Assaulted in Suihua Forced Labor Camp

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 Tortured to Death While in Custody in Liaoning Province

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.

• High School Student Arrested While Using the Internet and Expelled from School

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

July 4

• Tianhe District Court in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Illegally Sentences Mr. Feng Zhigang to Four Years

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

• The Summary of Falun Gong Persecution in Changchun Over the Past Three Months, Under the Guise of the Olympic Games

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

• Police in Jianyang City, Sichuan Province, Arrest Falun Gong Practitioners in Run-up to the Olympics

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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