Summary of Other Articles and News - January 19, 2005

(Clearwisdom.net)

Facts of the Persecution

1. Dafa Practitioner Mr. Yu Lei Illegally Sentenced to Five Years in Prison in Shanghai

Dafa practitioner Mr. Yu Lei, 43, was illegally sentenced to five years in prison after being detained in August 2002. He is now being held at Division 5 of the Tilanqiao Prison in Shanghai. On December 15, 2004, Yu Lei began a hunger strike protesting the horrific mistreatment of Dafa practitioners. The hunger strike has lasted over one month now. The guards started to brutally force-feed him on December 22, 2004.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/1/19/93811.html

2. Exposing Crimes at the Wancun Women's Forced Labor Camp in Shandong Province

From February 16, 2004 to February 20, 2004, practitioner Yang Wenjie persisted in Dafa practice, and the guards locked her in a restroom. She subsequently protested, and guards dragged her into the office, where she was beaten and kicked. Section head Chen finally gave the order that Yang Wenjie be moved out of the restroom, but the guards are still holding other practitioners in the restroom.

In March 2004, a group of guards led by division head Li Aiwen force-fed a newly arrived practitioner. In late February 2004, practitioner Gao Guiying from Weihai was again subjected to brainwashing and was deprived of sleep night after night. She held a hunger strike to protest the persecution. The perpetrators detained her in solitary confinement and later took her away. During 2002 and 2003, the practitioners were forced to get up at 5:30 a.m. to wrap cotton threads and trim the seams on pants. They were not given any break during the day and were forced to work until they finished the assigned workload late at night. Their hands were swollen and bruised, and some practitioners passed out from exhaustion.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/1/19/93791.html

3. Lawsuit Filed by Falun Gong Practitioners' Families in the Wenjiang District of Chengdu City

Practitioners Geng Yuancheng and Jiang Yi in Tianfu Town, Wenjiang District of Chengdu City were illegally sentenced to prison. Their parents and wives filed a lawsuit against the Wenjiang District Police Department and Hong Lunchun, Li Ming, and other perpetrators from the Chengxi Police Station, charging them with severe violations and deprivation of the practitioners' personal freedom and freedom of belief. The plaintiffs lawsuit requested: 1. Stop persecuting the two illegally detained practitioners, annul their sentences, and unconditionally release them. 2. Compensate the practitioners for their financial losses and mental suffering during the illegal detention. 3. Publicly apologize to the practitioners. 4. Prosecute those responsible for the persecution.

http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/1/19/93783.html