Summary of Other Articles and News - November 1, 2004

(Clearwisdom.net)

Facts of the Persecution

1. [Pingdu City, Shangdong Province] The Persecution of Ms. Zhang Zengyan's Family

Ms. Zhang Zengyan steadfastly practiced Falun Dafa. Consequently, the police arrested her without due process several times and fined her a total of 26,200 yuan. At midnight of September 28, 2002, more than ten police officers broke into Zhang Zengyan's home again and threatened her husband, Shang Baolin, into telling them where they could find her. They threatened to take him to the police station and beat him. Shang Baolin was extremely frightened and therefore revealed that she was at her mother's home. After they left, Shang Baolin immediately alerted his wife so she could escape. Zhang Zengyan could tell that he had barely any strength left to talk. On October 10, 2002, Shang Baolin passed out, fell to the ground and did not regain consciousness. He suffered a mental collapse. He passed away when he was only 39 years old. From then on, Zhang Zengyan and her 10 years old daughter suffered a bitter life. On October 17, 2004 at 3:00 a.m., Zhang Zengyan was arrested while writing a truth clarification slogan at the local "610 Office" Brainwashing Center. She was sent to Pindu Brainwashing Center for further persecution. Her daughter heard of this and went to the police station to ask for her release. The police lied and told her, "We have not seen your mother."

2. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] The Persecution of Lie Jie

In the afternoon on November 6, 2003, Zhao Dong, a staff member from Shuiji Township government, and police from Chengguan Police Station arrested me at home and took me to the Xinzhuang Brainwashing Center. I shouted during the entire trip, "Falun Dafa is great." As soon as I arrived at the brainwashing center, I crossed my legs and sent forth righteous thoughts. Wan Wei from the "610 Office" stepped on my legs and feet with his heavy leather boots. Wang Haiyan, an accountant from the "610 Office," didn't let me sleep because I had not answered their questions. Wang Dehong, a collaborator (1), hit a chair with a stone right next to my ears. I went on a hunger strike to protest this unjust arrest. That day, Wang Wei and six or seven people force-fed me. They pushed me onto the bed and forced porridge into my mouth by using a force-feeding tool for animals. Wang Wei was the one who forced the porridge into my mouth. They were clumsy and got the porridge all over my face, in my nose, ears, eyes and hair. After that there was a ringing sound in my ears.

3. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Sixty-Year-Old Ms. Zhang Yuzhen

Before July 20, 1999, some practitioners and I rented a car to go to Beijing. We wanted to appeal for the fair treatment of Falun Gong. We were arrested by police and detained in Fengtai Stadium. We were exposed to the scorching sun for an entire day. After July 20, 1999, the police continuously came to my home and harassed me. They banged on my door like robbers, called me at midnight, and sent somebody to covertly monitor me. In November 1999, I traveled again to Beijing to validate Falun Dafa. I was arrested by the police, sent back to my hometown and detained for two days. In February 2000, police ransacked my home. In May 2000, because I practiced the Falun Gong exercises in a park, I was arrested at my place of work and unlawfully detained for two days and one night. In June 2000, I went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong again. I was arrested on Tiananmen Square, sent back to my hometown and detained for three days. During that time, my home was ransacked. In 2001, I went to a practitioner's home to read Falun Dafa books. I was arrested and detained for 16 days and then sent to Qingdao Brainwashing Center. I was released because I didn't pass the physical exams. I am over sixty years old. Just because I practice Falun Dafa, I am persecuted.

Note:

(1) Collaborators -- Former Falun Gong practitioners who have gone astray due to brainwashing and torture.