Summary of Other Articles and News - 04/10/2003

(Clearwisdom.net)

The Truth and People's Hearts

Because of the persecution, a fellow practitioner and I lost our jobs and were teaching in a kindergarten for the time being. During the class, we wrote down "Falun Dafa Is Good" and 'Zhen-Shan-Ren is the fundamental law of the universe" on the blackboard, and the kids read the words together. All of a sudden, a child said, "Thank you, Teacher!" Other kids echoed that kid and thank us as well. Later on, we told them some things about Falun Dafa every day, and they were very interested. A student named Xiao Xin was negatively influenced by her Dad and had developed some prejudice towards Dafa. We then explained things about Dafa to her in a way that she could understand. Once shortly before naptime, Xiao Xin leaned towards my ear with her little palm around her mouth and said to me in a low voice, "Falun Dafa Is Good!"

Practitioners Exchange Insights

During the days when I left home to avoid the persecution, I developed small, itchy rashes all over my body. At that time, I often thought: only if my mother were beside me! One day, I went to a practitioner's home and met her 13-year-old daughter, Hai Lian, who was also a practitioner. I learned that she also developed the same type of rashes as mine. I asked her, "Does your mother know about your rashes?" She said, "I did not tell her. It won't help to tell her about my rashes. On the contrary, it would make her worry." A few days later, the rashes on Hai Lian's body disappeared. I was really touched that Xiao Lian's first thought was for others, not herself.

Righteous Thoughts and Righteous Actions

Before my cultivation of Falun Dafa, I had a bad temper. I often quarreled with my relatives and neighbors. After my cultivation, I corrected my behavior and conduct according to the standards for a practitioner. I went out of my way to be good to my neighbors. I also got along much better with parents in law, my mother and my brothers. In December 2000, I went to Tiananmen Square and displayed a banner with the words "Falun Dafa Is Good". Four or five plainclothes policemen rushed towards me. One of them grabbed my hair and threw my head against a van, causing my head to start bleeding. At around midnight, a policeman forcibly stripped me naked and beat me when he saw that I refused to say anything. They tried to put handcuffs and shackles on me, which I was able to stop it. Because I held very strong righteous thoughts and firmly negated the evil persecution, I was released three days later.

Facts of the Persecution

The following are some examples of the torture means that the Changlinzi Forced Labor Camp have used against Falun Gong practitioners: 1) pressing the practitioner down onto the floor and forcing both hands backwards up as high as possible; 2) applying an electric baton to the head, hands and even the private areas of the body; 3) stabbing with needles; 4) handcuffing the arms outstretched and then punching the chest and abdomen of the practitioners; 5) inserting a hard object in between two fingers and then squeezing both finger tips with force, causing the fingers to start bleeding instantly; 6) cuffing both hands of the practitioner to a bed frame, tying both feet down with rope, and then rocking the body of the practitioner violently, causing the handcuffs and rope to cut into the flesh painfully; 7) kicking the practitioner's ribs with leather boots; 8) confining the practitioner in a solitary cell, with both hands cuffed to a chair or window sills; 9) squeezing the practitioners' private areas with force; 10) hanging the practitioner up and denying the practitioner sleep. If the practitioner nods off, he would be beaten, or the prison guard would burn his eyebrows or nose with a cigarette lighter or a cigarette. Sometimes, the guard would even burnt the practitioners' private areas.

In addition to heavy labor, the Forced Labor Camp of Shanxi Province also applies various forms of torture and physical punishments to Falun Gong practitioners. For example, they force practitioners to do drills or remain standing under the baking sun for long periods of time, handcuff them for long periods of time, beat and shock them with electric batons, confine them to solitary cells, deny them sleep, dispatch drug addicts to beat them with clubs, and forcibly brainwash them.

Falun Dafa practitioner Yu Yingnan of Huludao City, Liaoning Province was illegally detained several times before being sent to the Forced Labor Camp of Huludao City. In the forced labor camp, he received various tortures, including electric shocks, heavy beatings, needles piercing his fingertips, lit cigarette burning his body, and heavy physical labor for extended periods of time. Her term was illegally extended for four months. She was released in October 2001 and then left home to avoid further persecution. In June 2002, the police arrested Yu Yingnan for distributing the truth-clarifying materials. She was once again sentenced to 3 years of forced labor and sent to the Forced Labor Camp of Huludao City, where she remains today.

News from China

After I started practicing Falun Dafa, my relationship with my family has become more harmonious. My illnesses went away and so did many of my bad habits. Because I went to Tiananmen Square to validate the Fa, I was arrested, and the police interrogated me with torture. I was released later with a fine of 1,000 Yuan. After that, the police would come to harass me at home during the so-called "sensitive days" [national holidays or major political events such as the convening of the People's Congress]. Even my friends and relatives have been implicated by the persecution.