(Clearwisdom.net) At least seven practitioners from Honghezhou, Yunan Province, are still detained in Chinese Communist prisons and subjected to persecution. Below are brief descriptions of these practitioners.
1. Mr. Dong Mingzu, 47, worked at the Jijie Refinery in Gejiu City. In April 2000, he was detained for over a month for practicing Falun Gong. On January 11, 2008, the 610 Office of Honghezhou and Gejiu City and the Domestic Security Division illegally arrested Mr. Dong and collaborated with the court to sentence him to seven years in prison. Mr. Dong is currently in Yunan Province First Prison.
2. Ms. Wang Yuzhong, 46, was an employee of Gejiu City Hardware Electricity and Chemical Co., Ltd. In May and again in November 2005, the police took Ms. Wang into custody and held her at a detention center and a brainwashing center. On January 8, 2008, the 610 Office, the Domestic Security Division, and the court collaborated to sentence her to seven years in prison. During her imprisonment, Ms. Wang's husband divorced her due to pressure from the 610 Office. Ms. Wang is currently in Yunan Province Second Women's Prison.
3. Ms. Su Qiongbo, 48, is a former employee of Gejiu City Commerce Bank. In 2002, because she posted "Falun Dafa is good" signs in public, the 610 Offices of Gejiu City and Honghezhou sent her to a forced labor camp for a two-year term. She was forced to leave her job. On February 5, 2009, Gejiu City Domestic Security Division took her away to "have a talk" for half a day. On February 12, the 610 Office and the Domestic Security Division took her from her home. She was sentenced to eight years and is imprisoned in Yunan Province Second Women's Prison.
4. Ms. He Lianchun, in her 30s, is from Mengzi County in Honghezhou. On January 23, 2009, the Mengzi County 610 Office and the Domestic Security Division arrested her and sentenced her to ten years in prison. During her trial she was on a hunger strike and consequently subjected to inhumane force-feeding, causing bodily injury. She is currently in Yunan Province Second Women's Prison.
5. Ms. Qian Shufang is from Kaiyuan City. On February 12, 2009, the Honghezhou Court sentenced her to five years in prison. She is currently in Yunan Province Second Women's Prison.
6. Ms. Shen Shaoqing, 68, is a retired teacher from Gejiu City 308 Team. On December 24, 2008, the police arrested her for distributing Falun Gong truth clarification materials. The police confiscated her property, including a computer, printer, CD burner, and other equipment. The Honghezhou 610 Office and the court sentenced her to seven years in prison. Ms. Shen is currently in Yunan Province Second Women's Prison.
7. Ms. Luo Fang was born in June, 1969. Her address is the First team of the State-run Jinping County Farm. She is a teacher at the farm's school. On June 10, 2002, officers from the Jinping County Police Department arrested Ms. Luo because she was found talking with people about the beauty of Falun Gong and about the persecution. The police extorted 200 yuan from her.
On May 4, 2008, officers Xu Fuqing, He Yujie, Li Wenming and others from Jinping County Police Department broke into Ms. Luo's home and stole her computer, printer, burner, Falun Gong books, and truth clarification materials.
In September 2009, Jinping County Court held a trial and sentenced Ms. Luo to eight years. She is currently imprisoned in Yunan Province Second Women's Prison at Kunming City.
Written on March 1, 2010
