(Clearwisdom.net) In the past few years, more and more people in China have learned the truth about Falun Gong and found that Falun Gong practitioners are good people. Many have protested and tried to stop the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong. In some cases, an entire village, including the village cadres, signed a joint letter to ask for the release of a Falun Gong practitioner.
Here are some true stories:
On the afternoon of August 8, 2004, six police officers from Xishui County, Hubei Province broke into the home of Mr. Yao Wanglai, a Falun Gong practitioner residing in Jiuping Village, Zhudian Town, Sishui. When the police attempted to arrest him, his family argued with the police. The police began to use violence, which raised the attention of the villagers. Villagers rushed from their paddies and homes to Mr. Yao's home. Even the village mayor came to stop the police from arresting Mr. Yao, but the police officers refused to change their minds. More than 100 villagers at the scene became upset and spoke up for Mr. Yao, and the police had to finally abort their plan and left.
On the evening of September 17, 2006 while the Hongdao Police Station in Chengyang District, Qingdao City attempted to have Mr. Zhao Yuzun arrested from his home in Dayang Village, Hongdao, fellow villagers heard the news and arrived at the scene. They surrounded the police officers and gave Mr. Zhao a chance to flee. The villagers also stopped the police from arresting his wife in an attempt to lure Mr. Zhao back.
On December 21, 2010, Mr. Yuan Yulong, his son Yuan Shoujiang and his daughter-in-law Gong Jinfen from the Zhongsheng Village, Shangjieji Township, Fujin City, Heilongjiang Province, were arrested for practicing Falun Gong. Ninety five percent of the villagers, including the village cadres, signed a joint letter to endorse that the three arrested Falun Gong practitioners are kind and honorable people and demanded that they be released immediately. They not only signed the letter, but also put their fingerprints on it. They have shown their support for justice and their approval of the three Falun Gong practitioners' character.
The Villagers and the Village Government of Daqiao Village, Xian'an District, Xianning, Hubei Province Attested to the Character of Mr. Liu Shehong
Mr. Liu Shehong is a Falun Gong practitioner from Xianning City, Hubei Province. Before he practiced Falun Gong, he was a notoriously problematic youth. He was addicted to drugs and would do just about anything to get money for them, and everyone avoided him. He was repeatedly imprisoned for using drugs and fighting. He was once locked in the Shayang Forced Labor Camp for four years. His drug addiction emptied his family's bank account and ruined his health. As a young man, Mr. Liu had swollen legs and was very unhealthy, with a dark complexion. In fact, he nearly died because of his drug addiction.
At the end of 2006, Mr. Liu started practicing Falun Gong. In just four months, Mr. Liu quit using drugs, became healthy, and restored a healthy complexion. He followed Falun Gong's cultivation principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance and began treating people with kindness and respect. He also started to help with household chores. He abandoned all his bad habits and behavior and transformed into a new person. Everyone who knew about his past and was very impressed with his transformation.
When his relatives and fellow villagers heard that Mr. Liu was arrested for practicing Falun Gong, they signed a joint letter to recount the story of his transformation. The letter states: Mr. Liu followed Falun Gong's cultivation principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance. After studying Falun Gong's books for a month, Mr. Liu stopped using drugs and quit smoking. They asked the police department to release him.
The joint letter was signed by Mr. Liu's fellow villagers:
Daqiao Village Committee also wrote to attest Mr. Liu's character:
“To the Relevant Government Agencies:
With this letter we are attesting the following facts:
Mr. Liu Shehong who was originally from my village, faced many prison terms due to drugs and fighting. After our investigations, we found that Mr. Liu has paid a lot more trips back to the village to visit his mother since February 2007. He no longer shows any signs of drug addiction, and he is perfectly healthy. In fact, he has eliminated all the bad habits of cursing or using violence. He appears to be an ordinary and peaceful man. He has never done anything that violates the law or disrupts the public order.
Truly,
Daqiao Village Committee in Xian'an Distrcit
May 12, 2008”
letter from the Daqiao Village Committee
Villagers from Ying'emen Town, Qingyuan County, Fushun City, Liaoning Province Signed a Joint Letter to Appeal for Mr. Xu Dawei
In February 2009, a joint letter from Fushun, Liaoning Province to appeal for a Falun Gong practitioner raised the attention of top CCP leaders, including Zhou Yongkang and Luo Gan.
Mr. Xu Dawei is a Falun Gong practitioner from Ying'emen Town, Qingyuan County, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, who was imprisoned for eight years. He suffered from a litany of tortures in prison, including wearing handcuffs and foot shackles for long periods of time, brutal beatings, being suspended in the air, force-feeding, beaten up with a rubber tube, sticking needles in the skin, electric shocks, and injections of nerve-damaging drugs. When he was released from prison, his hair had turned gray and his body was skin and bones. There were marks of electric shocks on his body, and his arms and legs were swollen. There were scars on his right knee and ankle, and the skin on his hips were damaged and dark purple. His family sent him to the hospital, but he passed away 13 days later at the age of 36.
His fellow villagers were outraged. They organized two trucks of people to go to Dongling Prison to seek justice for him. When the prison refused to respond, 376 villagers from five different villages signed a joint letter to appeal for him.
The joint appeal letter from 376 villagers from five different villages
More People in China Are Speaking Up for Falun Gong Practitioners
In 2003, the “610 Office” in Hongshan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province created a forced brainwashing center in Jiufeng Town. For each Falun Gong practitioner, the center would be given 6,000 yuan as a “brainwashing fund.” On the evening of April 10, 2003, the Huashan Town Police Station in Hongshan District and the “610 Office” arrested Ms. Li Jiulan, a local Falun Gong practitioner. Ms. Li tried to reason with the police and refused to be taken to the forced brainwashing center. Her husband, who is not a Falun Gong practitioner, sparred with the police. Her child held onto her legs, crying and screaming. The villagers arrived at the scene when they heard the commotion. They were outraged and condemned the police. Several villagers grabbed Ms. Li from the hands of the police, and struggled with them for 30 minutes.
In mid-March 2003, a Falun Gong practitioner from Jilin Province was arrested from his home. He was taken directly to a forced labor camp, but the camp refused to take him because he was tested to have hypertension. Somehow the police managed to have the camp take him on their second attempt. His son who is in his 20's told the story of his father among the villagers in order to rescue him. He visited more than 1,000 households and 668 villagers signed the letter. A villager commented, “I only signed the letter because he practices Falun Gong.”
In June 2009, Mr. Zheng Decai, a Falun Gong practitioner from Guangmingshan, Zhuanghe City, Dalian, Liaoning Province was arrested for practicing Falun Gong. In March 2010, more than 80 households in the village signed a joint letter to rescue Mr. Zheng. They expressed their support for the Falun Gong practitioner and asked the local authorities to release him immediately.
As more and more people learn the truth about Falun Gong, it is likely that more people in China will speak up for practitioners to stop the persecution.
