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38 Practitioners Illegally Detained After Appeal in Langfang City, Hebei Province

(Clearwisdom.net) Thirty-eight Falun Dafa practitioners from Dachang County, Langfang City, Hebei Province, were illegally detained after appealing for the release of fellow practitioners. Mr. Li Dejun and Ms. Liu Shuying's two daughters ages 12 and 15 are detained in the Dachang County Detention Center. To protest this illegal persecution, several practitioners began a hunger strike February 5, 2006.

United Nations Refugee Ms. Zhang Xinyi Illegally Imprisoned in Hunan Provincial Women's Prison (Photo)

(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Zhang Xinyi is a Falun Gong practitioner and United Nations refugee. On April 28, 2005, she was arrested by the Tianxin District Public Security Sub-Bureau in Changsha City and by the Xinkaipu Police Station. At the same time, her family home was ransacked and personal property was confiscated. In August, soon after a secret trial and without her family members being informed, Ms. Zhang was sentenced to a three-year term of imprisonment by the Tianxin District Court in Changsha City (the presiding judge was Chen Xinzheng). Ms. Zhang refused to accept the decision and lodged an appeal. However, in December 2005, Ms. Zhang's appeal was rejected by the Changsha Intermediate Court (the presiding judge was Yang Saiyu). On January 12, 2006, Ms. Zhang was imprisoned in the Hunan Provincial Women's Prison. Ms. Zhang is now illegally imprisoned in the prison orientation team.

Practitioner Ma Chunli from Dehui City, Jilin Province Near Death from Torture, Officials Refuse to Release Her

(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Dafa practitioner Ma Chunli from Dehui City in Jilin Province was illegally arrested and persecuted. Agents came from the Dehui City 610 Office and the State Security Brigade and sentenced her to six years in prison. Her physical condition deteriorated badly due to long-term persecution. Because of her poor health, the prison declined to accept her. Then she was transferred for treatment to the hospital affiliated with the province police department. The hospital refused to accept her, considering her health beyond cure. But the persecutors continued to keep her in the Dehui City Detention Center despite her health condition. Fourteen months have passed since her arrest. The following is her story: