The Facts of the Persecution of Falun Gong -- June 24, 2005

Issued by Clearwisdom Net

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- Ms. Wang Yiyi, Employee for a Branch of General Electric, Faces Illegal Trial in Shanghai - Father Defends Daughter
- Falun Gong Practitioner Han Junmiao from Hebei Province Dies from Persecution
- A Former Engineer from the Xi'an Aircraft Manufacturing Company Was Beaten to Death and His Wife Was Twice Detained in a Forced Labor Camp
- Nineteen Practitioners from Beijing, Jiangxi Province, Hunan Province, Shandong Province, Sichuan Province, and Other Areas, Died of Persecution
- Nineteen Falun Gong Practitioners from Hebei, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan Province Died as a Result of Persecution
- Eleven Female Practitioners from Liaoning, Hebei, Henan and Hunan Provinces Pass Away as a Result of the Persecution
- Brief News from China - June 4, 2005

Ms. Wang Yiyi, Employee for a Branch of General Electric, Faces Illegal Trial in Shanghai - Father Defends Daughter

The Xuhui District Court in Shanghai was to hold a trial of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Yiyi at 9:30 a.m. on June 17, 2005. Ms. Wang has been detained for over six months. The head judge is Lu Wenjia, phone number 86-21-64688640. Ms. Wang Yiyi's father Wang Huaizhong requested to defend his daughter in court. Here are the details.

Ms. Wang Yiyi is 32 years old and a senior management official at the Silica Gel Industry Department of the American GE Company's branch in Shanghai. On the evening of November 24, 2004, someone reported that she was distributing Falun Gong truth clarification materials on Xietu Road in Shanghai. Officers from the Xietu Road Police Station arrested her and detained her at the Xuhui Detention Center, No. 15 of No. 398 Ally, Longwu Road, Shanghai.

Ms. Wang's father Wang Huaizhong, head engineer at the Tiancheng Dasha Corporation Ltd. in Dalian City, went to Shanghai in December 2004 and visited related government departments. He demanded an explanation for his daughter's arrest. The government departments he contacted were at a loss to justify the arrest. Wang Huaizhong has appealed and demanded his daughter's release. He has condemned the government, purported upholder and administrator of the law, for violating the rule of law.

Relevant persons:

Wang Weixing, official at the Xuhui District 610 Office: 86-21-64868911 ext. 37219

Xu Zhenhui, Appeals Division at the Xuhui People's Procuratorate: 86-21-64872222 ext. 2410

Ms. Wang Yiyi's father's statement in her defense and a letter of appeal

Defense Statement

On March 18, 2005, Xu Zhenhui, the public prosecutor at the Xuhui District People's Procuratorate, filed a lawsuit against Wang Yiyi. The prosecution document states: "This procuratorate thinks that the defendant has made and distributed over 508 copies of Falun Gong materials. Her action has violated Cultion 1, Article 300 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. She should be prosecuted for using an evil cult organization to disrupt the administration of law." In my opinion, Item 1, Article 300 of the Criminal Law, which the public prosecutor quoted, does not apply to Wang Yiyi. Wang Yiyi was exercising her rights as endowed by the Constitution of China and did not violate any law. My reasons are as follows:

1. Personnel from the Xuhui Police Department of the Shanghai City Police Department and from the Xuhui District People's Procuratorate have collected physical evidence and obtained witnesses through investigation and examination, which lasted four months. The police and public prosecutors think this case is backed by evidence and the lawsuit stands on solid ground. However, on scrutinizing the two files of main evidence provided by the public prosecutor, I didn't see anything that refuted the facts listed in the No. 81st issue of the New Epoch newsletter or the flyer containing "Analysis of Prophecies in the Book of Revelation" that Wang Yiyi created and distributed. In other words, the public prosecutor completely acknowledges the authenticity of these printed materials. Would the public prosecutor sue Wang Yiyi if she only said on her flyer, "Homogenized milk costs 10 yuan a kilogram?" Of course not. The public prosecutor clearly knows that the information on Wang Yiyi's flyer is critical to convicting her. The judiciary officials most certainly verified the accuracy of the articles in her flyers, only they don't dare to present their findings to the public. The important things listed in the 81st issue of the New Epoch include: (1) In October 2004, it was verified through civil means that 42 Falun Gong practitioners were tortured to death in Mainland China; (2) As of October 31, 2004, the number of confirmed torture deaths of Falun Gong practitioners had reached 1,101; (3) 72-year-old Jiang Changfeng in Beijing was illegally sentenced to ten years in prison for cooking food for Falun Gong practitioners who made truth clarification materials; (4) A TV station in New Zealand reports that Falun Gong practitioners have filed a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in a high court."

Wang Yiyi exposed some judicial officers' brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and clarified the truth. Her action is not anti-government. It is aiding the judicial system to correct itself and also conforms to a document entitled "Several Policies Regarding Preventing and Correcting Detention Past Term During Prosecution Work" issued on September 24, 2003 by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

To establish a harmonious society, all criminal activities must be heavily suppressed, particularly crimes committed by corrupt government officials and judicial officers who violate the law. Major TV stations and newspapers are exposing more or less of these crimes. I have one question for the public prosecutor: Is it a crime to expose crimes committed by corrupt government officials? Is it a crime for Wang Yiyi to expose some judicial officers' crimes within the Xuhui District? Is the public prosecutor in the Xuhui District protecting corrupt judicial officials? Is it illegal for Wang Yiyi to reveal what major newspapers can publish and circulate? Which law dictates such an unreasonable verdict? I think clarifying the truth about Falun Gong is not the same as opposing the government. From the same perspective, learning the truth about Falun Gong is also not opposing the government, it is a right every Chinese citizen should have. According to Article 35 of the Constitution of China, "Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration." Freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly include the freedom to print and distribute flyers, to publish articles, and to give public speeches. Wang Yiyi was exercising her right as protected by the Constitution, therefore she did not violate any law.

2. Criminal Law is intended to punish the perpetrator for his or her actions but not a person's ideology or religious beliefs. Cultion 1 of Article 300 in the Criminal Law stipulates that, "those who organize superstitious cults and secret societies or use superstition to violate laws or administrative regulations are subject to three to seven years imprisonment." Clearly, "organize superstitious cults and secret societies or use superstition" is the action, and "violate laws or administrative regulations" is the result of such action. For example, if a person committed murder with a knife, his action was using the knife and the outcome of his action was murder. This person would therefore be punished by law. If the same person used the knife to cut vegetables, his action was still using the knife but the outcome of his action is cutting vegetables, which is his right and therefore he is innocent. The critical part of the cultion is "violate laws or administrative regulations," and the first half only constitutes the condition for the crime. If the condition exists but the crime was not carried out, then the crime does not exist. Wang Yiyi's case is similar to a person cutting vegetables.

I saw not one single piece of evidence in either file that could be used to prove Wang Yiyi violated any law or regulation, and not one single piece of evidence to prove that Wang Yiyi disrupted the administration of law. Where is the evidence that Wang Yiyi should be prosecuted as stated in the lawsuit? Public prosecutor: which law did Wang Yiyi break? What harm and damages did she cause? So far, I think you have no solid evidence against Wang Yiyi, and you are only trying to frame her. If you don't withdraw the lawsuit, I will sue you according to Chapter 4 of the Criminal Law and charge you with violation of a citizen's personal freedoms and democratic rights. At the same time, I also solemnly warn the court that if you conspire with the public prosecutor to wrongfully accuse my daughter of crimes she did not commit, I will appeal to every level of the government, up to and including the central government, until justice is served. I will also inform the public of the illegal actions perpetrated by persons at the Xuhui District Procuratorate and the Xuhui District Court.

3. Modern society holds two main beliefs: theism and atheism. Members of the Chinese Communist Party believe in Marxism-Leninism and advocate atheism, while people who believe in higher beings cultivate themselves and promote their belief in gods. Falun Gong practitioners follow the tenets of Truth, Compassion and Forbearance and promote Falun Gong. Their right to practice their belief is guaranteed by Article 36 of the Constitution of China, which stipulates, "Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of religious belief."

No government department, social organization or individual is allowed to coerce or discriminate against people who do or do not have a religious faith, and it is impossible to force 1.3 billion Chinese people to have the same faith. Yet, Cultion 1, Article 300 of the Criminal Law mentioned the word "cults," which is unique to China. This word cannot be found in foreign laws and only exists in Chinese law. Then, what is the definition of a cult? Neither the definition nor an explanation can be found in Chinese law. How many religions currently exist in China? Does the judicial system have the statistics? What are the doctrines and dharma of a righteous religion? What are the doctrines and dharma of a cult? What standard do you use to tell righteous religions from cults? Which agency is responsible for making such judgments? What is the judicial process to make such judgments? All of these are absent in the Chinese judicial system. According to Article 3 of the Criminal Law, "Actions that are defined to be crimes by laws should be prosecuted according to the law. Actions that are not defined to be crimes by laws should not be prosecuted." The word "cult" cannot be applied when carrying out the law due to lack of its definition in the context of Chinese society. If the judicial officials convict Chinese citizens accusing them of "organizing cults," the officials themselves would be violating the law. The lawsuit stating, "Wang Yiyi made and distributed Falun Gong materials...and should be prosecuted for using an evil cult organization to disrupt the administration of law" is a completely trumped-up charge that stands on no legal ground. It is not deduced from Chinese laws but from Jiang Zemin's propaganda! The judicial officials are using the law to intimidate an ordinary citizen. This is a violation of Article 3 of the Criminal Code, and Wang Yiyi is innocent.

Since its introduction to the public in 1992 and prior to July 20, 1999, nearly 100 million people practiced Falun Gong. The book Zhuan Falun was published by the China TV Broadcasting Agency Publishing Company and was sold at Xinhua Bookstores throughout the country. Beijing Youth Daily listed Zhuan Falun as one of the ten best- selling books in Beijing. Shanghai TV broadcast the morning exercise of Falun Gong practitioners in Shanghai, and the families of seven members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo were practicing Falun Gong. When 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners went to Beijing to appeal on April 25, 1999, premier Zhu Rongji approved the practitioners' three requests and published three orders in the People's Daily: "First, release detained Falun Gong practitioners in Tianjin City; second, approve publication of Falun Gong books; third, give the practitioners an environment protected by law to practice their belief."

Falun Gong teaches people to be good and asks its students to cultivate, study, work and live according to Truth, Compassion and Forbearance. Falun Gong has no organization and everyone is free to come and go as they wish. The public prosecutor ignored the facts and the law to claim that Falun Gong is a cult, which is incomprehensibly irrational.

4. After nearly six years of persecution, the practitioners in China not only have not given in but have also grown more determined. This is because Falun Gong represents justice and the future. The unjustified persecution of Falun Gong practitioners is wrong and has failed and is absolutely not sanctioned by Chinese law for the following reasons:

Not one word in the Constitution of China could support the claim that Falun Gong is a cult;

Not one word in the Criminal Law of China could support the claim that Falun Gong is a cult;

The "Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Banning Heretical Cult Organizations, Preventing and Punishing Cult Activities" does not say that Falun Gong is a cult;

The judicial interpretation from the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate never said that Falun Gong is a cult;

Up until today, the Supreme People's Procuratorate has never filed an indictment against Falun Gong, and the Supreme People's Court has not held trials of Falun Gong according to the Criminal Procedural Laws of China.

If the two major judicial organizations have never filed an indictment, never held a trial, and never convicted Falun Gong, how could the Xuhui Police Department and Xuhui District Procuratorate convict a kind and innocent girl? On what grounds did you arrest my daughter? By law you have to give me a satisfactory answer. If you cannot answer, as her father, I think that Falun Gong is completely legal in China and that Falun Gong practitioners are protected by Chinese laws. Wang Yiyi did not violate any law. On the contrary, she was upholding the dignity of the constitution and contributing to building a harmonious society. She was fighting for justice and for her belief. I ask the presiding judge to immediately release Wang Yiyi.

Defender: Wang Huaizhong

May 15, 2005

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The appeal letter from Wang Yiyi's father

To the supervisors to whom it may concern:

Since the day my daughter Wang Yiyi was arrested, I have been carefully reading and studying the Constitution of China and other related legal documents. I've consulted many judges, chief judges and lawyers. In particular, I consulted a lawyer who obtained his doctoral degree in law in Shanghai. Meanwhile, I did all kinds of research to learn the real situation about Falun Gong practitioners and the relationship between the laws and Falun Gong. When I completely figured out everything, I went to Shanghai to visit the police officers and supervisors of the Xietu Road Police Station. I also went to the Xuhui District Police Department reception office for an appointment with Wang Weixing, who claimed to be an official in the legislative affairs office at the Xuhui District Police Department, but he is actually an official in the "610 Office." It seems that they don't know anything about Article 300 in the Criminal Law. So I wrote a letter entitled "Release my good daughter who is innocent but arrested" to the people's procuratorate in the Xuhui District and to 15 other government offices, hoping that the procuratorate would carefully check this case, abide by the law, and release my daughter. But, in the end, the procuratorate indicted me.

After reading the indictment I was quite calm. This indictment didn't manifest any respect for the law. The "proof" and "evidence" that the procuratorate referred to were based on lies that everybody knows. This indictment violated the logic of seeking the truth from facts. All law-enforcement officials know that, to sentence a person, one needs evidence and has to abide by legal processes. Although there are two attachments of major evidence in this indictment, there is no evidence of a crime nor witnesses nor material evidence. The law statutes referred to in this indictment were not appropriate, either. The indictment didn't follow Article 300 of the Criminal Law. I explained these points in my defense in detail from the standpoint of the laws.

The indictment states, "When Wang Yiyi was passing out Falun Gong flyers in an apartment building, she was caught by the residents and the security people. After that, in the same building, policemen ..." This is not the truth! At 11:00 a.m. that December day in 2004 in an office on the fourth flour of the Xietu Road Police Station, Xu Ming, the police in charge of this case, told me, "We arrived there three minutes after we got the report and caught Wang Yiyi right away. She still had some materials in her hands." A girl who was released from the Xuhui District Detention Center told me, "That night Wang Yiyi told me that, after she had passed out all the materials, a resident opened her door and saw her, but that resident shut the door immediately, and after a few minutes the police came. Wang Yiyi guessed that it was that resident who reported her to the police."

Then why did procurator Xu Zhenhui lie about the process? There are two reasons. The first one is that, by doing so in this incident, they can hold the residents and the security people in that building responsible for the persecution of Falun Gong. The second one reason is that they can then say that the persecution of Falun Gong is a spontaneous movement among ordinary people, thus deceiving more people.

When the procuratorate and court don't follow the law when enforcing the law, they have already stopped respecting the law. In the process they became the criminals who break the law when enforcing the law. From my point of view, the Xuhui District Procuratorate cannot be called the people's procuratorate any more. The chief procurator and officer Xu Zhenhui are simply criminals. I write to appeal, asking the government to check this case and punish those bad people.

Attachment: 1. Indictment; 2. Defense

Wang Huaizhong

CC: City and District Government; City and District People's Congress' Offices

May 20, 2005

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Note from the person who submitted this article:

After reading the defense written by Wang Huaizhong for his daughter Wang Yiyi, we think that, from the standpoint of law, this defense shows that the persecution of Falun Gong has no legal basis and is unlawful. This defense has caused alarm in the legal community.

That an everyday person can use the laws to reveal the legitimacy of Falun Gong so clearly shows that, in China, people have already started waking up and rethinking their view of Falun Gong and this persecution from different angles, and also shows that people already have a deep understanding of Falun Gong.

Several government offices and law units received over 100 appeal letters from Wang Yiyi's father Wang Huaizhong, which exposed the unlawful persecution of Wang Yiyi by the Xuhui District People's Procuratorate and also gave Shanghai government officials and law-enforcement officers pause.

Ms. Wang Yiyi's trial was to be held in the Sixth Court at 9:30 on June 17, 2005. The presiding judge was Lu Wenjia 86-21-64688640 (Office). Mr. Wang Huaizhong applied to present the defense for his daughter. It was uncertain whether or not his application would be approved.

Wang Weixing, mentioned in the letter, is not an official in the legislative affairs office in the Xuhui District Police Department but, as already stated above, an official in the Xuhui District 610 Office. His phone number is 86-21-64868911, ext. 37219.

Xu Zhenhui is an official in the indictment cultion of the Xuhui District People's Procuratorate, 86-21-64872222 ext. 2410

Falun Gong Practitioner Han Junmiao from Hebei Province Dies from Persecution

Han Junmiao, a Falun Gong practitioner from Xiong County, Hebei Province was severely persecuted between July 1999 and May of 2005 for her belief in and the practice of Falun Gong. Over that period of time, the local 610 Office put her in Baoding City Mental Hospital, Baoding City Forced Labor Camp, the Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp, the Xiong County Brainwashing Class and the Baoding City Brainwashing Class. She endured harsh torture and still firmly believed in Falun Gong. After she returned home, Ms. Han was still watched, monitored and harassed by the "610 Office." Han Junmiao passed away early in the morning on May 6, 2005.

Practicing Falun Gong to be a good person

Ms. Han Junmiao was 53 years old. She had junior college education and was the director in the Recruiting Office of the Education Bureau, Xiong County, Baoding City. Before she started practicing Falun Gong, she had several illnesses, such as heart disease, liver disease, swelling in the leg, and other conditions. These conditions disappeared after she began practicing Falun Gong. She benefited both mentally and physically from the practice. Working diligently, she was well liked and respected by her colleagues and superiors at work.

In 1998, the bathroom in the Education Bureau needed repair. Dirty water was everywhere in the hot summer, and nobody did anything about it. Han Junmiao took care of it all and even laid the bricks herself. In her position as Director of the Recruiting Office, she never accepted any bribes or took advantage of perks normally associated with her position.

Nevertheless, such a good person went through unbelievably savage torture from 1999 until May 6, 2005, the day she died from persecution.

Mental hospital staff inject her with drugs harmful to her central nervous system

In July 1999, the persecution of Falun Gong began. In November of 1999, officers from the Politics and Security Section in the police department came to Han Junmiao's office. Under the pretext of a conversation with Ning Hongmao, the Secretary of Politics and Law Committee, they unlawfully detained her. Ten days later, the Politics and Security Section sent her to Baoding City Mental Hospital, where four men held Han Junmiao down. Someone injected her with a drug that attacks the central nervous system. The drug made it so that Han Junmiao couldn't sit or lie down. She had to stay up for the whole night. During her two-week stay in the mental hospital, Ms. Han was injected twice with this drug. She suffered severe mental and physical trauma.

Ruthlessly tortured for three Years in forced labor camps

Early in October of 2000, Dong Aihua, Zhao Daping and Wang Jianjun from the Politics and Security Section came to Han Junmiao's office again and took her to a detention center. Her husband was not home at that time. Her youngest daughter was only ten years old and couldn't find her mother when she came back from school. In November Han Junmiao started a hunger strike to protest. Approximately ten days later, she was sentenced to three years of forced labor and sent to the Baoding City Forced Labor Camp.

During the 12 days at the Baoding Forced Labor Camp, she was handcuffed for several nights to the handrail on the stairs. A dozen policemen pushed her down to the floor and used electric batons to shock her, from the bottom of her feet to her waist. They even put an electric baton into her mouth. They shocked her in the head and back. Ms. Han wasn't allowed to sleep and was forced to stand in water for four days and four nights. Nevertheless, the labor camp still couldn't shake Han Junmiao's belief in Falun Gong. She was then transferred to the Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp.

At the Gaoyang Labor Camp, she was again injected with drugs that harm the central nervous system, which for a while made her mentally incoherent. They kept her in an iron cage for ten days, where she wasn't able to sit down or stand up straight.

In December of 2000, for refusing to write the so-called Guarantee Statement to not practice Falun Gong, Han Junmiao was sent to a huge, icy-cold windowless warehouse. She was handcuffed to an iron ring on the concrete floor, making her only able to squat on the floor. She couldn't sit or stand all day long and was deprived of sleep. Washing for personal hygiene was out of the question. A person being subjected to this kind of torture would experience numbness in the legs in a little over an hour and would be unable to bend over because of back pain. On the second day of being handcuffed like this, Han Junmiao's hands and arms were severely swollen. She was handcuffed like that for 4-5 days.

Around July 2001, the weather was scorching hot. Han Junmiao was handcuffed in the yard under the blazing sun. She still couldn't stand or sit all day long and was forbidden to sleep. She was handcuffed like that for several days.

The labor camp put Han Junmiao and three mentally and physically disabled people in the same room. One of them, a little girl, was mentally disabled. An older lady was incontinent. Another older lady wasn't able to say things clearly and had a hard time control her moods. It always smelled bad in the room.

The police still could not persuade Han Junmiao to change her mind about Falun Gong, even after she suffered the torture Gaoyang Labor Camp used on Falun Gong practitioners: the Tiger Bench, force-feeding with chili pepper water, being force-fed feces, and the Death Bed. The guards brought her to the fields in the evening to mercilessly beat her and to have her bitten by snakes and vermin. The Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp later transferred her to Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp to continue the persecution.

In October of 2002, even after Han Juanmiao had been tortured and abused in three labor camps, she remained steadfast. Her courage made those who persecuted her admire her. Still, she suffered severe physical trauma and also became very thin. The shocks from electric batons left scars on her face, and her hands and feet had bleeding cracks, which would be aggravated by movement.

Li Chengqun from the 610 Office sent her to brainwashing classes and forced labor camps

The day Han Junmiao's term ended, personnel from the 610 Office in Xiong County sent her directly to the Xiong County Brainwashing class held at the Xiong County Dayin Shooting Range. Li Chengqun, the 610 Office head, ordered his subordinates to torture her physically. Ms. Han was forbidden to sleep and was force-fed. After more than 40 days, they still couldn't force her to give up Falun Gong. Li Chengqun sent her to the Baoding City Brainwashing Class, where she underwent anther month of cruel torture.

After she returned home, people from the 610 Office frequently monitored her, even when she went shopping for groceries. On politically sensitive days, several people were watching her in her house. At night, her family slept in the inner rooms, while the monitoring people slept in an outer room.

In October 2004, 610 Office head Li Chengqun sent people to forcibly take Han Junmiao away from her home again and sent her to the Baoding City Forced Labor Camp. Due to Han Junmiao's health problems, the labor camp refused to accept her. Li just left her at the labor camp and left in a hurry. The labor camp had to call him to take Han Junmiao back. Li Chengqun then sent Han Junmiao to the Xiong County Brainwashing Class to continue the persecution.

By then Ms. Han had been tortured to the point of not being able to eat. She vomited every time she ate. Several days later Han Junmiao's mother went to visit her. When she saw her daughter's terrible condition, she begged them to let her daughter go. The anxious mother took out the only 300 Yuan she had and gave them to a guard named Zhang Guoli. They then let Han Junmiao leave.

Even after Han Junmiao returned home, Li Chengqun from the 610 Office still didn't want to let up on the persecution. He sent people to watch her all day long, harassed and monitored her and said, "When she can stand up, we will send her to the labor camp again."

After Han Junmiao was released from the labor camp, she was not allowed to go back to her job. Since the family needed to send two children to school, they were having a difficult time financially. She petitioned several times to get her job back, but due to pressure from the 610 Office, she was turned down.

In the spring of 2005, Han Junmiao started going to the office every day. If her boss didn't assign her any work, she would clean up. After two months, her boss said they would discuss her salary issues with the 610 Office. The very next day, though, Li Chengqun and seven or eight men came to her house. They lied to her husband and said, "The Baoding Forced Labor Camp called and will need to give Han Junmiao a physical examination." Ms. Han refused to go with them. Li then ordered several men to drag away and throw her into a vehicle. When they arrived at their destination, the labor camp refused to accept her. Li had to send her back home and still had people watch her all day long. They did not leave until Ms. Han's husband could not stand it anymore and forced them to leave.

Han Junmiao once said, "After I came back from the labor camp, I can't even recall how many times this kind of persecution has happened. Sometimes they just stood by the door. Sometimes they lived in our house day and night. We can't live a normal life. My youngest daughter didn't even want to come home when she thought of these people living in our house. She couldn't concentrate in her classes because of this."

The nonstop harassment and persecution kept Han Junmiao's whole family from living a normal life. She was unable to practice and cultivate normally and was under great physical and mental distress. Her health deteriorated and she passed away early in the morning on May 6, 2005. She was 53 years old.

Afterwards, the 610 Office dispatched people for the several days of Han's funeral to monitor the family.

A Former Engineer from the Xi'an Aircraft Manufacturing Company Was Beaten to Death and His Wife Was Twice Detained in a Forced Labor Camp

Mr. Wang Weizhen, former senior engineer of the Xi'an Aircraft Manufacturing Company, was illegally arrested by the police of Hu County, Xi'an City on September 1, 2002. Five days later he was beaten to death. During the same time period his wife, Mrs. Ma Jie, was tortured by police, who hung her off the floor and brutally beat her. She was forcefully brainwashed, illegally detained to a forced labor camp, and officially confined to house detention. In March 2004, Ma Jie was illegally arrested by officers of the 610 Office, and sentenced to a two-year term at the Xi'an Female Forced Labor Camp, where she remains to this day.

Mr. Wang Weizhen refused to give up the practice of Falun Gong. As a result, he had no choice but to become homeless and destitute in order to escape persecution. In May 2002 he was living in the Residential Area of the Latex Plant in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. On September 1, 2002 he was illegally arrested with his wife and sent to the Hu County Police Station by Liu Zhijin, Head of the 610 Office at Hu County, along with six local police officers. According to an insider, Wang Weizhen and Ma Jie were detained separately in adjacent rooms at the Hu County Police Station, where Wang was brutally beaten, cruelly tortured and interrogated. Afterwards, he was apparently sent to either a rest home in Yuxia Town or the Lajiatan Detention Center in Hu County. On September 6, 2002, he was tortured to death. He was 57 years old.

Mr. Wang was beaten to death by police officers led by Liu Zhijin, and then his body was thrown from a tall building. Several Falun Gong practitioners witnessed the event, and shouted loudly, "Look! The police are killing people!" In order to deceive the public, the officers lied, claiming that Mr. Wang committed suicide by jumping from the building. At the same time, they transferred the remaining Falun Gong practitioners they were unlawfully detaining to other places.

During the same time period, two policemen tortured Mr. Wang's wife, Ma Jie, by hanging her off the floor by her handcuffed wrists every day. They beat her until she lost consciousness, and then threw her to the floor and roughly roused her. It was more than twenty days after Mr. Wang was persecuted to death before the police informed Ma Jie about his demise, and then they forcefully cremated Mr. Wang's body. Ma Jie suffered tremendous physical and mental torture. She was later illegally detained for a six-month term at the Hu County Police Station, and forced to attend brainwashing classes in the Railway Sanatorium of Chang'an County and the Lianhu Detention Center of Xi'an City. Later, she was illegally sentenced to a two-year term at a forced labor camp by the Labor Camp Committee of Xi'an City, and was officially confined to house detention.

In March 2004, when Ma Jie was clarifying the truth to people about the persecution that her family had suffered, she was reported to authorities, and illegally arrested by Liu Zhiyong, the Head of the 610 Office, and Gao Jun. Not long after she was unlawfully sentenced to a two-year term of imprisonment at the Xi'an Female Forced Labor Camp, where she is presently being held.

Ma Jie's Brother's Family Also Suffer Persecution

The brother of Ma Jie, Ma Minghai, and his family members all practice Falun Gong, and they've been persecuted many times. Ma Minghai and his wife were repeatedly and illegally detained in a forced labor camp. Their six children and Ma's mother, who is more than seventy years old, were all left at home. They had to pay the children's tuitions on loans and financial aid from their friends. The elderly mother collects odds and ends from the refuse heap to sell, and the family must struggle to survive.

Mr. Ma Minghai peacefully appealed for Falun Gong in Beijing in 1999. As a result, he was illegally sentenced to a three-year term of imprisonment at a forced labor camp. Since he refused to cooperate with the authorities, his term of imprisonment was extended for another six months. He suffered inhumane torture at the Zaozihe Forced Labor Camp, and he was detained alone in a confined compartment for one year and four months, where he was not allowed to see sunlight or his family. He went on a hunger strike for one month to protest the persecution. The police let prisoners tie his hands and legs to the bed for eleven days. He was force-fed, developed dropsy and was unable to walk.

Mr. Ma Minghai was persecuted and tortured for three and half years, after his term in the forced labor camp expired, he was returned to the local 610 Office, who kept him under surveillance. In this way he was denied his basic human rights. In January 2004, when Ma Minghai and his wife Chen Chun'e were at home, more than ten policemen from the Qindu District Police Station in Xianyang City broke into their house. The doors were locked, so several policemen used iron bars to pry open and break the security door, then they smashed a cabinet and a chest and ransacked the house. They couldn't find anything, but still dragged Ma Minghai to the police wagon by force, without even letting him put on his shoes.

There were several bystanders in the area, and one of them was very angry upon seeing the barbaric behavior of the police, saying, "What crime did he commit? Why do you cuff him to the tree without letting him put his shoes on?" Because of what he said, police took both the man and Mr. Ma away. Ma Minghai was illegally sentenced to one and half year's imprisonment in Zaozihe Forced Labor Camp of Shaanxi Province for the second time, where he remains to this day.

Mrs. Chen Chun'e, Mr. Ma Minghai's wife, peacefully appealed for Falun Gong in Beijing in 1999, and she was illegally sentenced to two years' imprisonment in a forced labor camp. She was cruelly subjected to the torture method "Standing like Terracotta Warriors" (half squatting) at the Xi'an Female Labor Camp until she could no longer stand or squat. She was forced to write the so-called "Three Letters" ("Letter of Regret," "Letter of Guarantee," and "Letter of Intent"). Less than two months after she was released from the forced labor camp, she was again illegally sentenced to another year's imprisonment, and she was again sent to the Xi'an Female Labor Camp. Less than three months after her second labor camp term expired, she was again sentenced to two years imprisonment, and she is still held at the forced labor camp.

Nineteen Practitioners from Beijing, Jiangxi Province, Hunan Province, Shandong Province, Sichuan Province, and Other Areas, Died of Persecution

Ms. Niu Shumin, 87 years old, lived in Changping Disctrict, Beijing. Since she started practicing Falun Gong in 1996, all her diseases disappeared. Because all her family members practice Falun Gong, they have been frequently assaulted by vicious persons. On the evening of July 20, 2004, more than ten 610 Office staff members went to her home, arrested her and took photos of her without her consent. Niu Shumin was badly hurt both physically and mentally, and was constantly in a state of fear after that. Later, her granddaughter was also arrested by the 610 Office, and three family members including the granddaughter were unlawfully sentenced. This caused Ms. Niu tremendous anguish, and she died in February 2005.

Ms. Sun Jiying, 69 years old, was a retired employee of Jiujiang Meter Plant, Jiangxi Province. In 2000, she was detained for almost a month for having gone to Beijing to appeal. When she was distributing truth clarification materials in the neighborhood of 707 Plant employees' residence, she was reported to the police and detained again. When she was released, the unlawful officials continuously interfered with her practice and study of Falun Gong. Physically and mentally pained, she died at the end of October 2004.

Mr. Wang Weiguo, 64 years old, was a practitioner from Qian'an County, Jilin Province. Wang Weuiguo obtained the Fa in 1996, and he went to Beijing to appeal in January 2001. Once, when he was distributing truth clarification flyers, he was arrested by the police and then detained and persecuted for two weeks. He managed to leave the detention center with righteous thoughts, and later on the same year he quit the Chinese Community Party (CCP). Soon after the Spring Festival of 2002, his home was searched and he was detained for handing out Falun Gong flyers and clarifying the truth to people. Wang Weiguo did not give up his belief in Falun Gong, despite severe persecution in the detention center. After one month, he left the detention center with righteous thoughts. He continued to practice and save sentient beings by clarifying the truth after he returned home. That same year, he went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong and then returned home safely. With frequent assaults by the police, Mr. Wang was physically and mentally stressed , and suffered a sudden stroke on June 12, 2003. He died one day later.

Ms. Ouyang Youhua, 48 years old, lived in Baihua Village, Guiyang County, Hunan Province. Both she and her husband were Falun Gong practitioners. Her husband, Mr. Li Jinbao was detained and fined unlawfully twice since 1999, and is currently imprisoned at Xinkaipu Forced Labor Camp, Changsha City. In 2001, the couple was forced to leave their home. In 2002, they were reported to the police and arrested. After having detained the couple at Guiyang Detention Center for more than seven months, the 610 Office staff arranged for three years of imprisonment in a forced labor camp. Ouyang Youhua was rejected by the forced labor camp because of her high blood pressure, so the 610 office sent her to Guiyang Detention Center. After one month of unlawful detention, Ouyang Youhua went on a hunger strike in protest. After eight days of hunger strike, she was on the verge of death and those in charge were forced to release her to avoid responsibility for her death. After that, they continued to assault her and threaten her at home. In September 2004, right after the persecutors left her home, she had a stroke. With the help of her fellow practitioners, she was heading for recovery, until she suffered another stroke on June 8, 2005, and passed away on June 9.

Mr. Wang Zhongqiao, 50 years old, was a practitioner from Zoucheng City, Shandong Province, and an employee of Nantuan Mine of Yunkuang Company. He had suffered from liver disease and was hospitalized many times before he learned Falun Gong in the spring of 1996. His physical health improved dramatically and he had completely recovered by the summer of 1996. In 1999, he was imprisoned by the 610 Office because he refused to give up his practice of Falun Gong. After he was released, a party secretary, Pan, talked to him in person, threatened and brainwashed him, forcing him to stop practicing. His liver disease recurred, and he passed away on June 13, 2004.

Mr. Meng Xianchun, 38 years old, was from Zhaochang Village, Beixiu County, Zoucheng City, Shandong Province. Since 1997 on he had suffered from various kidney and spleen diseases and no treatment was effective. He started to practice Falun Gong in October 1998. By February 1999, he had completely recovered. He went from being nearly blind and unable to get out of bed, to being able to work at the construction field carrying bricks and cement. Impressed by the dramatic change in Mr. Meng's health, dozens of fellow villagers also became practitioners. Since July 20, 1999, local police often went to his home and assaulted him, and finally forced him to stop practicing. His old diseases quickly returned and he passed away on November 27, 2001.

Ms. Han Chenglan, 66 years old, was from Zhaochang Village, Beixiu County, Zoucheng City, Shandong Province. She started practicing Falun Gong in 1998, and after July 20, 1999, was frequently assaulted by the 610 Office staff. She passed away on February 12, 2003.

Mr. Chen Xieyong, 52 years old, was from Xiaozhuanshanbao Village, Daqinjia County, Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province. He was persecuted for practicing Falun Gong and passed away in 2001.

Ms. Zhang Shimei was a practitioner from Xinxiang City, Henan Province. She went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, and was unlawfully detained at the detention center. She was severely tortured in prison and passed away there.

Ms. Li Quanying, 80 years old, was from Xinxiang City, Henan Province. She obtained the Fa in early 1999. In 2000, her grandson was arrested and detained because he refused to give up his belief in Falun Gong. Li Quanying's health deteriorated with this family distress, and she passed away.

Ms. Huang Chaomei, 46 years old, was a practitioner from Duanzhou, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province and an employee of an auto parts factory. She went to Beijing to appeal more than once since July 20, 1999 and was detained and persecuted in a detention center. In July 2003, Huang Chaomei was persecuted at the brainwashing center, where she was forced to write a guarantee letter to stop practicing. She suffered from throat disease after she was released. Later, she made a solemn statement denouncing the "guarantee letter" and started to practice again. However she did not recover from her disease, and passed away in February 2005.

Since Jiang XX and his followers started to persecute Falun Gong in 1999, the 610 Office (the Political and Legal Committee) of Deyang City, Sichuan Province have been active in the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. Forced brainwashing centers have been established in the counties or districts of Dengyang City, including Mianzhu, Shifang, Guanghan, Jinyang, Zhongjiang. To fool the public, the brainwashing centers are given names such as "Center for Legal Training" or "School for Promoting Science." Practitioners who are considered by the 610 Office or the police as having clarified the truth of Falun Gong and those who do not want to give up their beliefs in Falun Gong are the brainwashing targets.

Mr. Zeng Chuanxing, 52 years old, was from Zhaoqiao Village, Bajiaojing Township, Deyang City, Sichuan Province. He was arrested many times and the corrupt officials extorted money from him, his home was searched, and his wife was sent to a forced labor camp. Because of long-term persecution, Zeng Chuanxing passed away on March 13, 2005.

Ms. Wang Yukun, 66 years old, lived in the neighborhood of the ninth neighborhood committee, Jiannan County, Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province. Due to long-term interference and threats from the neighborhood committee, Wang Yukun passed away in January 2004.

Ms. Li Yongzhi, 84 years old, lived in the neighborhood of the ninth neighborhood committee, Jiannan County, Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province. Due to long-term interference and threats from the neighborhood committee, Li Yongzhi passed away in 2001.

The following are all practitioners from Deyang City, Sichuan Province, who had benefited by practicing Falun Gong before April 25, 1999. After they lost the environment for practice and suffered continuous harassment by the persecutors, they passed away.

- Jia Xiaoping, died in 2000
- Zhou Hou, died in 2000
- Li Bimei, died in 2002
- Qiu Congrong, died in 2003

In June, 1999, the party office of Deyang City compiled a newsletter about Falun Gong, reporting that there were 104 practice sites and more than 30,000 practitioners in Deyang. At 3:00 a.m. on July 20, 1999, the corrupt officials in Sichuan Province started to persecute practitioners according to Jiang XX's requirement of action together. Some veteran practitioners or practice site assistants were illegally arrested and questioned by police, and their homes were searched. Practitioners' normal work, daily lives, and practice environment were destroyed. They have been registered by the police, searched and questioned by neighborhood committees or police, kept under surveillance or stalked, their phones tapped, their outings limited, and they are required to report when they need to go out.

Persecutor's phone numbers:

Han Jun, Protection Office, Mianzhu City Hospital,86-838-6902079,86-13006456775(Cell)

Nineteen Falun Gong Practitioners from Hebei, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan Province Died as a Result of Persecution

Mr. Zhang Shanpin, in his 60s, was a Falun Gong practitioner from Xiheying Town, Weixian County, Hebei Province. Since the peaceful appeal of April 25, 1999, he has traveled many times to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. Therefore, his local village, town and county government staff have persecuted him incessantly. They tortured him physically, penalized him economically, and abused him mentally.

During every holiday, the so-called "sensitive days," the officials extorted money from him and sent people to monitor him. By 2001, they had extorted 19,000 yuan. They ransacked his home many times and even robbed his last bit of instant noodles. His son and daughter-in-law were beaten cruelly many times. His wife was sentenced to three years of forced labor. Under such evil persecution Mr. Zhang Shanpin mentally collapsed and became seriously ill. He passed away in 2004.

Mr. Cai Zhitian, 55 years old, was a Falun Gong practitioner in Han Village, Gaoli Township, Dingxing County, Baoding Region, Hebei Province. He was a very good village official because he practiced Falun Gong and followed the principles of Truth-Compassion-Tolerance. After the persecution started, he went to appeal for Falun Gong three times. He was illegally arrested and detained many times. One day in 2002, while he was building his new home, a few authorities broke into his home, arrested and took him to the township government for persecution. They also extorted 2,000 yuan from him. He suffered physically and mentally because of the persecution. His old illnesses recurred. He passed away on December 26, 2004. The authorities responsible persons are Yang Xiu (the secretary of the Communist Party of Han Village), Xing Mingzhi (the associate director of Gaoli Township), Zhang Wenhua, and Liu Wenxing.

Mr. Sun Baoda, a graduate of Shenyang Medical University, became at the age of 27 a doctor at the First Hospital of Pulandian. Because he refused to renounce Falun Gong, the police of Pulandian sent him to the Dalian Forced Labor Camp. He was sentenced to one year of forced labor. One morning, he was found dead under the Pulandian intersection. He was only 29 years old. The cause of his death is being investigated.

Mr. Liu Kuangqing, 21 years old, lived in Hengyang City of Hunan Province. He and his mother began to practice Falun Gong in 1995. His parents went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in 1999 and were arrested and detained for one month. In 2000, he went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong twice. Once he was held in a detention center with his father for one month. At that time he was under 18 years old. They extorted 6,000 yuan from him. Many times he was separated from his parents. Therefore, he lacked the proper care of a family. The evil ransacked his home many times. Depraved officials arrested him without any reason from time to time, terrified him, monitored his telephone and followed him as soon as he left his home. He lived a very stressful life. He always worried about his family and suffered physically and mentally, and was deeply troubled. He suddenly suffered abdominal pain and vomited. The hospital couldn't find any problems. He passed away on November 23, 2003.

Ms. Tang Manyuan, 65 years old, lived at 306 Building 5, Printer Factory Dormitory, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province. She began to practice Falun Gong in 1997. Somebody reported her to the police. Therefore, Liu Zhiyong (the head of the Political and Security branch of Daxiang Police Department, Shaoyang City) and policemen from the Daxiang Police Department and Security Office of the factory arrested her. The police transferred her to a number of detention places and beat her constantly. They beat her with bamboo sticks. Her entire body became swollen. They tried to force her to step on Master's picture. When she returned home at the end of 2002, her head and face were swollen and her inner organs were severely injured. She passed away in the spring of 2003.

Ms. Lu Aihua, 53 years old, was a farmer of Houma Village, Guanzhang Township, Neixiang County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. She used to suffer from many illnesses. No medication alleviated her suffering. In 1999, she began to practice Falun Gong. Within a few months she became healthy. During the 2001 New Year, she went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong and was detained by the Neixiang County Police Department. They extorted a few thousand yuan before her family was allowed to take her home. In 2002, the Nanyang City Police Department detained her again, without due cause. During the past few years, the police harassed and upset her continuously. Her family became frightened and put her under house arrest. They forbid her from contacting anyone or practicing Falun Gong. This persecution caused her illnesses to recur and she collapsed mentally. On April 25, 2005, she jumped out the window in her apartment building when no one was watching her and died. After she died, the police took her husband to the police station.

Ms. Liu Aiming, over 50 years old, was an employee of Wenquan Construction Company, Xianning City, Hubei Province. She started practicing Falun Gong in 1993 and participated in the lecture sessions given by Master many times. After the persecution started on July 20, 1999, she appealed for Falun Gong many times. She was arrested and detained many times without due cause. Also, she was sentenced twice to forced labor. She became homeless at the end of 2003 and suffered deeply physically and mentally. Later, she appeared to contract leukemia. She passed away on June 3, 2005.

Mr. Li Lianghua, 57 years old, was from Huangshi City, Hubei Province. He attended Master's lecture session. After practicing Falun Gong, he changed physically and mentally. His entire family also began to practice Falun Gong. After the persecution started on July 20, 1999, he was persecuted by the evil CCP regime and suffered brainwashing. He was harassed continuously. The persecution caused his old illnesses to recur. He passed away in January of 2005.

Ms. Su Guiying, 40 years old, was a Falun Gong practitioner of Chongqing City, Sichuan Province. In 2001, policemen from the First Section of the Police Department of Yuangan District, Chongqing City arrested her. She was taken to a detention center. She was detained and tortured for a few months. She suffered many serious illnesses. They allowed her medical parole, but she had to post bail. At home, she was harassed continuously. She passed away in January of 2005.

Ms. Pu Suchun, 64 years old, was a Falun Gong practitioner in Nanchong City, Sichuan Province. She began to practice Falun Gong before the persecution began. Beginning with May 2001, her husband was persecuted for one and half years. She lived a very stressful life and suffered mental torture. Her retirement pension was confiscated, her home was ransacked, and she had to pay a fine. Living such a stressful like, she passed away in June of 2002.

Ms. Rao Mingzhen, 54 years old, was from Leshan City, Sichuan Province. She used to be weak and suffered from many illnesses. In June of 1999, she began to practice Falun Gong and gradually became healthy. After the persecution started on July 20, 1999, she remained firm in her practice of Falun Gong. In February of 2000, she traveled to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. She was detained at a police station, her home was ransacked, and they fined her a few thousand yuan. She was brought to trial and forced to write a so-called "Guarantee Statement." Her captors forced her to stand under the scorching sun wearing handcuffs. They tortured her through other cruel methods. Twenty days later, she was released from the police station, but forced to report to the local government daily. The authorities ransacked her home often. Before the New Year Eve of 2005, they ransacked her home again at night and insulted her. Soon after that, she passed away.

Ms. Liu Shuqin, 64 years old, was a Falun Gong practitioner from Tahe County, Heilongjiang Province. Before she practiced Falun Gong, she suffered from many illnesses. She, for example was severely diabetic. After she practiced Falun Gong, she became healthy. After the persecution of Falun Gong started, she continued with the practice. In December of 2000, she went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, where she was arrested at the Beijing Train Station and detained for 15 days. After she returned back to home, the local policemen asked her children to monitor her. Because of the monitoring by the officials and her children, she lost her cultivation environment. She couldn't practice or study the Fa for a long time. This caused her old illnesses to recur and she passed away in 2002.

Ms. Liu Tianli, 61 years old, was a Falun gong practitioner of Tahe County, Heilongjiang Province. Before practicing Falun Gong, she suffered from liver and lung diseases. She began to practice Falun Gong in 1996. She became gradually healthy. After the persecution of Falun Gong started on July 20, 1999, she was detained twice, without any cause. In 2001, she was sentenced to one year of forced labor. Afterwards, her family members monitored her and forbid her to practice Falun Gong or contact Falun Gong practitioners. In 2002, she suffered a stroke and became an invalid. She passed away in 2004.

Mr. Gong Peiyu, 48 years old, was from Jilin City, Jilin Province. He started to practice Falun Gong in 1998. After the persecution of Falun Gong started, he traveled to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in 2000. Because he couldn't practice and study the Fa regularly because of the persecution, he passed away on March 19, 2005.

Mr. Cao Yongde, 67 years old, was a retired official of the Yanbian Art School of Jilin Province (It is called Yanbian Art College now). He started to practice Falun Gong in 1995. His employer persecuted him since 2001. Suffering deeply from the long lasting persecution, he passed away on April 7, 2005.

Mr. Wei Zizhong, 80 years old, was a retired employee of the 3rd Electrical Power Construction Company of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. In May of 1997, he began to practice Falun Gong, at the age of 75. He went to the practice site daily. His moral standard improved quickly, and his health improved daily. Alas, after the persecution started on July 20, 1999, he lost his cultivation environment because of the inhuman persecution. That was a big loss for him. In March 2001, his son was arrested and taken to a brainwashing center, where he was persecuted. In February of 2002, his son was arrested at his working place, their home was ransacked, and their Falun Gong books were confiscated. Given such fright, his health condition declined more and more after September 2002. He passed away on November 18, 2002.

Mr. Liu Juyuan, 62 years old, was from Changchun City, Jilin Province. He was an associate professor at the Jilin Industrial University. He began to practice Falun Gong in 1995. He became healthy. After the persecution started on July 20, 1999, the university put great pressure on him. They tried to have him renounce Falun Gong. He remained firm in his practice of Falun Gong. Under such stressful environment and suffering the persecution, his illnesses recurred. He passed away in 2003.

Mr. Cheng Shaoshun, 59 years old, was from Shuangyang District, Changchun City, Jilin Province. He began to practice Falun Gong in 1997. After the persecution started, he felt deeply saddened. The police harassed and threatened him continuously. Because of the persecution, he passed away in January of 2003.

Ms. Jin Xiukun, 60 years old, was from Shuangyang District, Changchun City, Jilin Province. After practicing Falun Gong, she became healthy. After the persecution started, the police continuously harassed and threatened her. The persecution caused her severe mental stress. Her illnesses recurred. She passed away on January 19, 2004.

Eleven Female Practitioners from Liaoning, Hebei, Henan and Hunan Provinces Pass Away as a Result of the Persecution

Photo of Ms. Sun Kemei

Ms. Sun Kemei, forty-two years old, was formerly an employee at the Motor Factory of Lingyuan Steel Corporation, Liaoning Province. Ms. Sun used to suffer from a number of illnesses, which all disappeared soon after she started to practice Falun Gong in 1994. Right after Jiang's regime launched the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners on July 20, 1999, Ms. Sun went to Beijing to appeal. The Beijing authorities arrested, imprisoned, beat and strip-searched her, and stole all of her belongings. After she returned from Beijing, the security division of Lingyuan Steel Corporation (now the Hongshan Police Station), frequently harassed her and searched her home. She was fined and fired her from her job. After years of persecution, her illnesses recurred, and she died on December 9, 2003.

Ms. Wang Yu'e, fifty-five years old, lived in Foyedong Village, Foyedong Township, Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province. Ms. Wang started to practice Falun Gong in 1996. In 1999, the authorities detained her twice for her practice, sending her to the notorious Masanjia Forced Labor Camp where she was severely persecuted. In 2000, the authorities at Masanjia Labor Camp called Ms. Wang's family and told them to get ready for her funeral. The labor camp released Ms. Wang to her family, and she slowly recovered from a critical state of health caused by the police torturing, however, the local police still did not leave her alone and harassed her repeatedly. She died in August of 2004.

Ms. Chen Shaomin was from Zhangwu County of Liaoning Province. She started to practice Falun Gong in May of 1998. Before that, Ms. Chen suffered from many illnesses including high blood pressure and nephritis. After learning Falun Gong, she became a totally healthy person again and looked much younger. Since Jiang's regime launched the persecution of Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, she lost her right to practice. Moreover, the local police frequently harassed and intimidated her and her daughter, who was also a Falun Gong practitioner. The persecution caused her to suffer both mentally and physically. Ms. Chen fell ill due to the pressure and died on May 27, 2004, at the age of fifty-one.

Ms. Lei Yuhua from the Wangzhuangkuang of Xinglong Coal Mine in Hebei Province recovered from her illnesses after she learned Falun Gong. But on July 20, 1999, when Jiang's regime implemented the persecution campaign against Falun Gong, she lost her practice environment and began to suffer from lung cancer. As a result, Ms. Lei died on October 20, 2003, in her fifties.

Ms. Yang Hongying was a teacher at the Yiwan Elementary School in Anjiang, Hunan Province. Ms. Yang started to practice Falun Gong back in 1997, and recovered from her illnesses through practicing. After the persecution started, Ms. Yang was constantly under stress from intimidation and close surveillance by the authorities. Under this difficult situation she had a relapse of her old illnesses, and died in February of 2005.

Ms. Yi Qunlan, fifty years old, was an official at the Appeals Office in Hongjiang City, Hunan Province. The authorities closely monitored and shadowed her because she was a Falun Gong practitioner. In 2001, she was informed on, causing the authorities to intensify their persecutions against her. As a result, Ms. Yi had a relapse of her old illnesses and died in 2001.

Ms. Long Fengying, forty years old, was a worker at the Food Company of Hongjiang City, Hunan Province. Ms. Long began to practice Falun Gong in 1997 and the diabetes she suffered from for many years miraculously disappeared. Since Jiang's regime launched its nationwide campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners, she became so frightened that she stopped practicing Falun Gong. Her illnesses recurred and she died in 2003.

Ms. Huang Ling, a former employee of the recycling station of Great Bridge, in Anjiang, Hunan Province, went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. The authorities, including the 610 Office, imprisoned and persecuted her. Subsequently, her employer fired her and her husband also left her. These numerous atrocities led to her mental collapse, and in 2004 she died, a woman in her thirties, away from her home in a hotel.

Ms. Lei Xinrong was from Luoyang City, Henan Province. She, too, went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. The authorities detained and imprisoned her, and sent her to brainwashing classes. Ms. Lei resisted the evil persecution and refused to be "transformed." As a result, she was sent back to the detention center. After she returned from the detention center, she continued to live under surveillance of the authorities. Due to the continuous persecution, Ms. Lei died in May of 2000 at the age of forty.

Ms. Wang Xinling, a resident at Gaotuo Village, Chahe, Fengrun District, Hebei Province, began to practice Falun Gong as early as 1995. She became a completely healthy person after learning Falun Gong. Since July 20, 1999, the authorities frequently went to her home (where she used to have a practice site), to harass her. She was deeply hurt both physically and mentally, and died on December 19, 2002, at the age of 36.

Ms. Lou Qingyun was a resident of Shulan City, Jilin Province. She began to practice Falun Gong in 1996, and managed to get rid of her many years of reliance on medicine. She lived a healthy life for over three years until July 20, 1999, when Jiang's regime launched the persecution campaign against Falun Gong practitioners. Mentally and physically hurt, Ms. Lou died on December 18, 1999, at the age of 73.

Brief News from China - June 4, 2005

1. [Yingcheng City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wan Chao Almost Tortured to Death

On February 25, 2005, practitioner Mr. Wan Chao from Qiuxu Primary School in Langjun Town, Yingcheng City, was detained at his work place. Section Chief Chen Jianping from the Xiaogan City Police State Security First Division Reconnaissance Branch; Cao Junwen, Xu Tao, and He Jianshe from the Yingcheng City Police Department; Wang Jiangtao, director of the Langjun Town Police Substation; and Xu Hanpeng were responsible for the arrest. Mr. Wan was imprisoned in the Xiaogan City First Detention Center.

To resist the detention and torture, Mr. Wan started to fast at the end of May. By June 3 he had fasted for seven days and was becoming very emaciated. Before this, in August 2004, he had fasted in the same detention center to resist his detention and was diagnosed by the Xiaogan City First People's Hospital with pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis and malnutrition. Mr. Wan is now very weak and at the edge of death. The Xiaogan City First Detention Center is now planning to force-feed him.

Related phone numbers:

Country code: 86, City code: 712
Qiuxu Primary School: 3518854
Yingcheng City Education Committee: 3222104
Langjun Town Police Substation: 3224515
Yingcheng City State Security Division, Nie Moshan (person in charge): 13971940576 (Cell)
Yingcheng City 610 Office: 3246610
Xiaogan City First Detention Center: 2831146

2. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Police Arrest Ms. Wang Yulan and Ms. Lin Shuzhen

On the evening of May 29, 2005, Ms. Wang Yulan and Ms. Lin Shuzhen from Anqiu City were arrested by police when they distributed truth clarification material in Guanwang Town, Heqia Village. It's not clear where they are imprisoned.

Anqiu Guanwang Town Police Substation: 86-536-4331189

3. [Tianshui City, Gansu Province] Maiji District Police Arrested Mr. Zhang Zhiming

On May 30, 2005, Feng Jitang led police from the Maiji District Police Station in Tianshui City and arrested practitioner Mr. Zhang Zhiming.

4. [Changchun, Jilin Province] Ms. Cui Yufang and Others Arrested for Clarifying the Truth

On May 25, 2005, Ms. Cui Yufang from Changchun went out to clarify the truth with a couple Ms. Han, and Mr. Ma. Staff of the Kaixuan Road Police Station arrested them. Now Ms. Cui and Ms. Han are imprisoned in Changchun Third Detention Center, and Mr. Ma is imprisoned in Tiebei Detention Center. Ms. Han and Mr. Ma have a 14-year-old daughter whom nobody taking care of.

5. [Tianshui, Gansu Province] Wang Yuping Is Imprisoned in Linxia Prison

Related phone numbers:

Country code: 86, City code: 930
Linxia Prison Warden: 6214321
Deputy Warden: 6215308;6225144
Deputy Political Commissar: 6213153;6219930 (Home)
Linxia State Supervision Bureau Chief: 6214291
Office One: 6214565
Security Bureau Chief: 6215872

6. [Kaifeng, Henan Province] Ms. Qi Guizhi and Ms. Pan Meilian Arrested

On May 10, 2005, Ms. Qi Guizhi and Ms. Pan Meilian from Kaifeng were caught by Songmenguan Police Substation officers. After ransacking their home, officers from the Shunhe District Police Sub-Station applied to arrest Ms. Qi.

Related phone numbers:

Country code: 86, City code: 378
Shunhe District "Procuratorat" Chief Liu Wei: 13937869368 (Cell)
Deputy Prosecutor Chief Song Tianxing: 13903786159 (Cell), 5971398 (Home), 2820794 (Office)
Deputy Prosecutor Chief Duan Sue: 13839997377 (Cell), 3152048 (Home), 2854565 (Office)
Deputy Prosecutor Chief Cui Guoji: 13598750990 (Cell), 2853424 (Office)
Deputy Prosecutor Chief Cui Jianwei: 13903786123 (Cell), 2925875 (Home), 2854009 (Office)

7. [Beijing] Ms. Cui Huiyun Is Imprisoned in Beijing's Daxing Prison

Ms. Cui Huiyun, 45, is from Beijing. Since July 20, 1999, she has gone to Tiananmen Square to appeal for Falun Gong many times. In 2001 the police arrested her. They made her stand outside during wintertime, sprayed her with cold water, beat her, and didn't let her sleep. Eight days latter she was released. After she came back, some people reported to the authorities that she had distributed truth clarifying material. To avoid being harassed by the local police, she was forced to leave her home.

Later Ms. Cui Huiyun went to Hebei Province and was illegally arrested by Hebei police, put in foot shackles and handcuffs, and sentenced to two years in prison. Ms. Cui was transferred to Baoding Prison, where she also suffered brutal torture.

In August 2004, she went to distribute material and was reported to authorities by an attendant in Beijing City's Tiejiangying District. She was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison and is now still in Beijing Daxing Prison.

Ms. Cui Huiyun's home phone: 86-10-8768-9251, 86-10-6760-6500
Her son's cell phone: 86-13911072201
Her younger brother's phone: 86-10-67638797 Cell: 86-13011839311

8. [Chaoyang District, Beijing] Chencheng from Guanzhuang Was Arrested

One morning in late May 2005, Chencheng from Guanzhuang in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, was reported to authorities for distributing truth-clarifying material and was arrested by officers from the local police station. This practitioner is being held in the Chaoyang Sub-District Police Station.

9. [Hengshui, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Suorong Sent to Baoding Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp

On the afternoon of April 21, 2005, when Ms. Wang Suorong from Hengshui was clarifying the truth, plainclothes police took her away. Five police officers, four men and one woman, later searched her home and confiscated Falun Gong tapes and materials. She was sentenced to one year and sent to the Baoding Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp.

10. [Hubei Province] Suizhou City Maternity & Children's Hospital Physician-in-Charge Ms. Qiu Lilan Arrested

Ms. Qiu Lilan is a physician-in-charge at the Suizhou City Mother and Children's Hospital. On the morning of June 1, 2005, she was arrested at her workplace, and no news of her has been heard since.

11. [Henan Province] Practitioners from the Nanyang Dengzhou and Youtian Districts Being Persecuted

Ms. Tian Songlin, 67, is from Dengzhou City. On May 18, 2005, both she and Ms. Pi Yunhua were arrested at her home.

Persons involved in their persecution:

Country code: 86, City code: 377
Dengzhou State Security Division Chief Wang Jingmin: 13503901878 (Cell), 62192018 (Home)
State security Division Deputy Chief Ding Jiannan: 13838986798 (Cell)
Mr. Ma Gang was caught by someone from the Youtian Refinery Factory's security department when he clarified the truth.
Accuser Yao Tao: 63823362
Refinery Factory Security Department Secretary: 63827035
Security Department Vice Minister: 63827149
CCP office Director: 63827243
Ms. Liu Lianxiang was arrested in the middle of April 2005 and is now illegally imprisoned in the Tanghe Houjing No. 2 Detention Center.
Youtian CCP Party Committee Secretary: 63832005
Bureau Chief: 63832001
Deputy Bureau Chief: 63832013
Bureau CCP Party committee office (Concurrent 610 office): 63832006
Youtian Police Station State Security Division: 63832543
Youtian Police Station Public Security Division: 63832010

12. [Jilin] Mr. Sun Changping Unconditionally Released from Changchun Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp

On June 1, 2005, Mr. Sun Changping from Fusong County, Baishan City, was unconditionally released from Changchun Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp.

13. [Huangshi, Hubei Province] Mr. Tian Yuanhuai Was Arrested

Mr. Tian Yuanhuai from Huangshi was taken away by police without any reason and sent to Wuhan Province's brainwashing class.

14. [Beijing] Feng Shaoming Couple from the Chaoyang District Arrested

Mr. Feng Shaoming and Ms. Du live in Beijing in the Chaoyang District, Xibeihe Beili building 10, 14th Floor, Door 4. In the middle of May of this year, they were just going out to look for jobs, but right after they stepped out the door, a dozen persons arrested them and ransacked their home. Now nobody knows where Mr. Feng and Ms. Du are.

15. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo Xiuhua Was Arrested

On June 1, 2005, Ms. Guo Xiuhua from Harbin was taken away from her workplace by officers of the Xiangfang District Police Station.

16. [Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang Province] Siege of Ms. Meng Zhaohua's Home

Since 5 p.m. on June 3, 2005, Ms. Meng Zhaohua's home in Shuancheng City has been surrounded by Harbin and Shuangcheng City police officers trying to catch her.

17. [Fengcheng, Liaoning Province] More Information about Ms. Gao Shulian

Ms. Gao Shulian, 70, was of the Hui tribe. She was an accountant for the Liaoning Province Dandong Fengcheng City First Hospital. She suffered many diseases but after practicing Falun Gong, she became healthy.

On March 14, 2003, when Ms. Gao was distributing truth clarifying material, somebody reported her to the authorities. She was illegally arrested by Fengcheng 110 police and imprisoned in the detention center, where she was forced to write repentance statements and had 4000 yuan extorted from her, 2000 for a so-called "fine" and the other 2000 as "Guarantee" money. Fifteen days later she was released. She then wrote a solemn statement saying that her forced declaration in the detention center was completely invalid and that she would be a practicing Falun Gong disciple in the future.

On November 24, 2003, Ms. Gao Shulian was caught again by police in Xinmin Village and detained in the police station for one night. This frightened her so much that she continued to live in fear. In September 2004, she got sick. She died in October.