(Clearwisdom.net) On June 21, 2005, the local police and the 610 Office arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Guoyan of Shenshu Town, Tieli City, Heilongjiang Province. They searched her residence and confiscated her Falun Dafa books, audiotapes and CD's. Her husband was able to escape through sending forth righteous thoughts. The policeman Zhou attempted to pursue and capture him, but the husband got away. He is now homeless and has to move from place to place to avoid being captured.

On June 25, 2005, the police from the Harbin Nangang public security branch and the Tieli City 610 Office arrested Ms. Li's son Tian Shiguang at his residence in Harbin City . They put Tian in the Nangang District Detention Center. The next day they sent him to the Tieli City No. 1 Prison. Practitioners Ms. Li Guoyan, Ms. Wang Jidan and Ms. Ma Yonghong of Fengzhen were detained. Fellow practitioner Ms. Li Dongju was detained at the No. 2 Prison.

In late May 2005, the police arrested Ms. Li Dongju for copying Falun Gong truth clarification flyers by hand. Ms. Wang Jidan of Shenshu Town learned Falun Gong in 2004. On June 8, 2005, she was found distributing Dafa flyers and letters at the police station, so they arrested her. These two ladies were both detained in Tieli City. Later, the police saw the news about the arrests of Ms. Li Guoyan and Ms. Wang on the Internet. The local police were surprised, scared, and upset. They blamed Ms. Li's son, Tian Shiguang, for leaking the information.

On June 12, 2005, Tian went with his mother, Ms. Li, to the Shenshu Police Station to clarify the truth about Falun Gong to Director Lv Fajiang. They also wanted to demand the release of Ms. Li Dongju and Ms. Wang Jidan. However, the director was not on duty that day, so mother and son were able to leave safely. Later they heard that Director Lv claimed he would have arrested both of them and sent them to the Tieli Prison.

At the Tieli Prison, the new practitioner Ms. Wang Jidan broke under the cruel torture. She confessed that Ms. Li had been teaching her the Falun Gong exercises and telling her to distribute the flyers. On June 21, 2005, the police arrested Ms. Li and were looking for her husband, too. Her son, Tian Shiguang, was at school in Harbin and did not know what was happening at home. When searching the house, the police found and read Tian's diary. It confirmed that Tian was also a Falun Gong practitioner. They located him through his cell phone and arrested him.

On August 3, 2005, Ms. Li Guoyan, Tian Shiguang, Ms. Li Dongju and Ms. Ma Yonghong were taken in a police van to Harbin and Suihua for sentences of three years. Tian Shiguang was sent to the Suihua Forced Labor Camp, while the three women practitioners were sent to Harbin Women's Forced Labor Camp (also known as a drug rehabilitation center). On that day, Tian kept sending forth righteous thoughts during the drive. At the physical checkup in Suihua, Tian was found to have lots of problems with his heart, liver and kidneys, so the Suihua Forced Labor Camp refused to accept him. He was immediately transferred back to the Tieli City No. 2 Prison. When the women arrived at the Harbin Women's Forced Labor Camp, Ms. Li Guoyan failed the physical exam because she had a heart problem. On the second day, they sent her back to the Tieli City No. 2 Prison. Ms. Li Dongju and Ms. Ma Yonghong were detained in the Harbin Women's Forced Labor Camp.

The Tieli police did not release Ms. Li Guoyan and Tian at that time. First they intended to send the mother and son to the Yichun Forced Labor Camp for further persecution. On the night of August 9, 2005, Tian suddenly became seriously ill and was rushed to the hospital for emergency care. The prison police released Tian and his mother a little past 4 p.m. on August 19, 2005. They were listed as "released for medical treatment," because they feared he would die.

After he recuperated for a bit, Tian Shiguang left home to avoid the continued persecution.

On September 11, 2005, Ms. Li Dongju's father came to the Harbin Women's Forced Labor Camp to visit her, but was only allowed a 15-minute visit. The discipline instructor of the camp mentioned that Ms. Li was too stubborn, but if the father could persuade her to abandon Falun Gong, they would extend the visit longer. The father and daughter only met for 15 minutes. Later it was said that there was a poem written on the wall of Ms Li Dongju's cell.

"No use to detain me
Dafa is in our hearts
You can confine only one person
But there are millions of others"

Related Telephone Numbers:

The Head of the Tieli City 610 Office, Chen Tie:
86-13945899836 (Cell), 86-458-2287888 (Home); the telephone at his side hotel job: 86-458-2282578.
Tieli City Secretary General, Luan Yuehua: 86-13304587296 (Cell)
The Shenshu Police Station: 86-458-2886103
The Police Station Director, Lv Fajiang: 86-458-2239488 (Home)
Policeman, Shao Lizhi: 86-458-2396686 (Home)