To the Dafa disciples participating in the Midwest Fa Conference being held in Minnesota: Greetings!
I would like to first send my wishes in advance that the grand conference be a resounding success. Dafa disciples' cultivation is not merely for the sake of individual Consummation. Doing well at the three tasks of Dafa disciples and saving sentient beings are things Dafa disciples must do. [I know that] doing a good job of summarizing and exchanging experiences in cultivation and related to saving sentient beings, as with doing better at fulfilling what Dafa disciples ought to do, are things that you the disciples of Dafa hope to achieve by attending the conference. I hope that all of you will benefit from this Fa conference.
Li Hongzhi
September 22, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Minnesota Daily: Falun Gong Practitioners March to Raise Awareness
(Clearwisdom.net)
Falun Gong practitioners and supporters from around the country marched through the East Bank Friday afternoon to raise community awareness of alleged organ harvesting by the Chinese government.
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that was outlawed by the Chinese government in 1999. Translated as a "practice of the wheel of law," Falun Gong is a discipline of meditation and physical exercise that [follows the universal principle of Truth-Compassion-Tolerance].
According to a detailed report written by international human rights lawyer David Matas and former Canadian Secretary of State David Kilgour, the Chinese government has been targeting Falun Gong practitioners for execution and involuntary organ removal.
Wattana Bo, a postal worker from Washington, D.C., came to Minneapolis to attend the march. The purpose of the demonstration was to bring the issue to people's attention, Bo said. "What's going on there is so bad and wrong," University student marcher Benjamen Grinberg said. "We hope to spark people's consciences a bit."
The march began at the Carlson School of Management shortly after 3 p.m. and ended at the Alumni Center. Marchers boasted signs and handed out brochures that spoke out against Communist China and illustrated the amount of money that China was allegedly getting for selling organs.
Cheng Wan, a former University student and Falun Gong practitioner, was among the marchers.
Wan said the persecution of Falun Gong in China has prevented him from returning to his home in Shashi, China. "The Chinese Communist Party tries to control everything," Wan said. "Even your mind." Kirk Allison, a program director at the University, spoke at a rally following the march.
Allison said he is not a practitioner of Falun Gong but recognizes organ harvesting as a "fundamental human rights issue."
[...]
Some of the marchers held a Falun Gong conference Friday evening in Minneapolis after the rally. Falun Gong advocates would not disclose the location of the conference due to past instances where people have tried to "sabotage" them. "Every time we try to plan an event, people try to stop it," marcher Nick Malec, a journalism senior and practitioner of Falun Gong, said. Malec said the march was not driven by political objectives beyond eliminating the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
"We are being persecuted by the Communist Chinese Party," Malec said. "We are trying to raise awareness of that kind of evil."
September 24, 2007
http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2007/09/24/72163494
Posting date: 9/25/2007
Original article date: 9/25/2007
Category: News & Media Reports
Falun Gong practitioners and supporters from around the country marched through the East Bank Friday afternoon to raise community awareness of alleged organ harvesting by the Chinese government.
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that was outlawed by the Chinese government in 1999. Translated as a "practice of the wheel of law," Falun Gong is a discipline of meditation and physical exercise that [follows the universal principle of Truth-Compassion-Tolerance].
According to a detailed report written by international human rights lawyer David Matas and former Canadian Secretary of State David Kilgour, the Chinese government has been targeting Falun Gong practitioners for execution and involuntary organ removal.
Wattana Bo, a postal worker from Washington, D.C., came to Minneapolis to attend the march. The purpose of the demonstration was to bring the issue to people's attention, Bo said. "What's going on there is so bad and wrong," University student marcher Benjamen Grinberg said. "We hope to spark people's consciences a bit."
The march began at the Carlson School of Management shortly after 3 p.m. and ended at the Alumni Center. Marchers boasted signs and handed out brochures that spoke out against Communist China and illustrated the amount of money that China was allegedly getting for selling organs.
Cheng Wan, a former University student and Falun Gong practitioner, was among the marchers.
Wan said the persecution of Falun Gong in China has prevented him from returning to his home in Shashi, China. "The Chinese Communist Party tries to control everything," Wan said. "Even your mind." Kirk Allison, a program director at the University, spoke at a rally following the march.
Allison said he is not a practitioner of Falun Gong but recognizes organ harvesting as a "fundamental human rights issue."
[...]
Some of the marchers held a Falun Gong conference Friday evening in Minneapolis after the rally. Falun Gong advocates would not disclose the location of the conference due to past instances where people have tried to "sabotage" them. "Every time we try to plan an event, people try to stop it," marcher Nick Malec, a journalism senior and practitioner of Falun Gong, said. Malec said the march was not driven by political objectives beyond eliminating the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
"We are being persecuted by the Communist Chinese Party," Malec said. "We are trying to raise awareness of that kind of evil."
September 24, 2007
http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2007/09/24/72163494
Posting date: 9/25/2007
Original article date: 9/25/2007
Category: News & Media Reports
Thursday, September 20, 2007
610 Officials, Party Secretaries and Other Officials Quit the CCP
(Clearwisdom.net)
With the surge of withdrawals from the CCP, the foundation of communism is collapsing. Officials from all levels of the "610
Office," from the Political & Law Committee and from the Party Committee, people that have been carrying out the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, are deeply shocked once they learn the truth about Falun Gong and read the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. They regret that they had done a lot of bad things under the influence of the Party's evil culture, things that were detrimental for the people and country. In particular, after the CCP's evildoings of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners had been revealed, many people whose conscience was still intact have quit the CCP one after another.
"610 Office" Officials Quit the CCP
In August, Ma Wen, a 610 Office official, logged in at the "Quitting the CCP Service Center" on the Epoch Times website to renounce his party membership. He wrote, "I regret very much. I am a "610 Office" official. Due to not understanding the truth of Falun Gong, I committed wrongdoings in persecuting Falun Gong. After contacting a lot of Falun Gong practitioners, I have understood that they are good people. Here I want to say I am sorry to Falun Gong's Master and practitioners. In the future, I will use opportunities at my workplace to help Falun Gong practitioners. My relatives who practice Falun Gong persuaded me many times to quit the CCP. Now I officially withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations."
County government official and "60 Office" member Wang Changxing announced, "Because of being deceived and my mind poisoned by the evil CCP, my work habits and daily behaviors had become corrupt. In particular, after the Communist regime started the persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999, I had participated in persecuting and brainwashing the practitioners. Now I realize that this is a crime against the kind-hearted people. I feel ashamed of what I did in the past. From now on, I quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations, and become a good person."
Political & Law Committee Secretaries Quit the CCP
A veteran Party member stated, "I am Political & Law Committee Deputy Secretary. I had done party politics work for many years and noticed that the CCP always punished good people. After Falun Gong practitioners clarified the facts to me, I have understood that the heavens will eliminate the CCP, so I decided to quit the CCP right now for my safety. I decided to thoroughly quit the CCP, the Youth League and Young Pioneers. Luckily, I understand the cosmic truths as expressed in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." In the future I will practice Falun Gong as well, and become a good person, according to the principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance."
Party Committee Secretary He Ping in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province announced that he thoroughly understood the CCP's wicked features. He admired Falun Gong practitioners for their brave and peaceful protest. He made solemn statements that from then on he quit the CCP and denounced the evil CCP.
Government Officials at All Levels Quit the CCP
"I am Ma Shitu. I am a Bureau Head. I have always opposed to the persecution of Falun Gong, because I know it is not wrong to be a good person. While I noticed that the retired old colleagues have regained their health, I understand Falun Gong is harmless and has a lot of benefits. The CCP has done a lot of atrocious things; regarding this, I am gradually aware of it. We are indeed deceived. Some people of our generation have indeed not committed wrongdoings, but the laws of heaven cannot be violated, and those people should not be eliminated along with the CCP and they should quit the CCP. I believe that good people have good future, so I will do more good things and act as a good leader. I announce to quit the CCP."
City Bank head Zhao Minghui stated that his colleague clarified the facts to him and he felt it was reasonable. For the bright future, he made decisions to quit the CCP, the Youth League and Young Pioneers and all its affiliated organizations.
Soldiers Understood the Truth and Quit the CCP
While the heavens eliminate the CCP, and the CCP is about to disintegrate, people in the CCP state apparatus, the army, armed police and other police officials understand the situation clearly and awaken greatly. "Quit the CCP and don't be the CCP's security blanket" is becoming a tendency in the army. They are using actual deeds - quitting the CCP and army, to reestablish the soldiers' former proper image.
A Chinese soldier wrote in his quitting the CCP statement that was published on the Epoch Times website, "'The CCP strictly controls the Army. The Party forever directs the gun,' the Party completely dominates the country. Under these conditions, the soldier is a machine, a murdering machine controlled by the CCP. We have no democracy, no human rights and no freedom. In order to break away from such control over our souls, we renounce the CCP."
Retired Army leaders Zhang Jihui and Wu Jiaqi announced, "We had our minds poisoned by the Party culture for a long time. We joined the CCP with a muddled mind. Reading the messages on the website and Falun Gong practitioners' truth-clarification on New Year's Day made us clearly we see the CCP's evil nature. We made statements to quit the CCP and all its affiliated organizations.
Armed Police and Police Officials Quit the CCP
Anxiang formerly was an army police officer and now is retired. A predestined person told him that a lot of information was blocked from entering China. When he arrived in Hong Kong, at different tourist sites he had seen images disclosing the CCP's evildoings, persecuting Chinese people. He believed they were true. Therefore, he positively quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. In addition, he stated that he would support justice, resist tyranny and chose a future again.
A CCP police official named Zhong Guoren knew all the evildoings that the Party committed. He had previously intended to break away from it but had no opportunity to do so. Today he finally had a chance to announce quitting the Youth League. He felt very happy and will eventually have a bright future.
Li Jixiang was a veteran Party member who joined the "Revolutionary Army" before the CCP seized power. He had worked in the police system for many years and his mind had been deeply poisoned by the CCP. After he understood the contents of The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and the truth of Falun Gong, he decided to quit this wicked organization.
Dalian City police official Wang Ming made statements that during the past several dozen years he witnessed the CCP's slaughter a lot of common people and their cruel killing of peaceful Falun Gong practitioners. He felt extremely sad and therefore announced to quit the CCP.
The Worldwide Tide of Withdrawing from the CCP
In order to help Chinese people quit the CCP, the Global Quitting the CCP Service Center or the Quitting the CCP Center emerged.
Over thirty countries in five continents have set up more than 100 regional Quitting the CCP Service Centers or Service Stations. Thousands of volunteers are providing varieties of voluntary service to Chinese people all day long.
At present, they mainly disseminate The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and information of how to quit the CCP. They do their work through a variety of modern communications, by ways of satellite TV, broadcasts, network, telephone, fax, and by other means. Practitioners have printed and distributed large amounts of newspaper, fliers and video information. They have also established a variety of "quit the CCP" website service channels, and used the telephone, fax and email. They established worldwide Quitting the CCP, the Youth League and Young Pioneers withdrawal service centers at well-known and frequently visited tourist sites.
The Global Quitting the CCP Service Center head Gao Dawei said, "Nowadays in China, not only common people, but a lot of officials inside the CCP, and in the politics and army systems assist to disseminate The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. Everything that we have done overseas tells them that they are not alone, and righteous people worldwide stand together with them and gather their righteous voices.
With the surge of withdrawals from the CCP, the foundation of communism is collapsing. Officials from all levels of the "610
Office," from the Political & Law Committee and from the Party Committee, people that have been carrying out the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, are deeply shocked once they learn the truth about Falun Gong and read the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. They regret that they had done a lot of bad things under the influence of the Party's evil culture, things that were detrimental for the people and country. In particular, after the CCP's evildoings of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners had been revealed, many people whose conscience was still intact have quit the CCP one after another.
"610 Office" Officials Quit the CCP
In August, Ma Wen, a 610 Office official, logged in at the "Quitting the CCP Service Center" on the Epoch Times website to renounce his party membership. He wrote, "I regret very much. I am a "610 Office" official. Due to not understanding the truth of Falun Gong, I committed wrongdoings in persecuting Falun Gong. After contacting a lot of Falun Gong practitioners, I have understood that they are good people. Here I want to say I am sorry to Falun Gong's Master and practitioners. In the future, I will use opportunities at my workplace to help Falun Gong practitioners. My relatives who practice Falun Gong persuaded me many times to quit the CCP. Now I officially withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations."
County government official and "60 Office" member Wang Changxing announced, "Because of being deceived and my mind poisoned by the evil CCP, my work habits and daily behaviors had become corrupt. In particular, after the Communist regime started the persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999, I had participated in persecuting and brainwashing the practitioners. Now I realize that this is a crime against the kind-hearted people. I feel ashamed of what I did in the past. From now on, I quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations, and become a good person."
Political & Law Committee Secretaries Quit the CCP
A veteran Party member stated, "I am Political & Law Committee Deputy Secretary. I had done party politics work for many years and noticed that the CCP always punished good people. After Falun Gong practitioners clarified the facts to me, I have understood that the heavens will eliminate the CCP, so I decided to quit the CCP right now for my safety. I decided to thoroughly quit the CCP, the Youth League and Young Pioneers. Luckily, I understand the cosmic truths as expressed in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." In the future I will practice Falun Gong as well, and become a good person, according to the principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance."
Party Committee Secretary He Ping in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province announced that he thoroughly understood the CCP's wicked features. He admired Falun Gong practitioners for their brave and peaceful protest. He made solemn statements that from then on he quit the CCP and denounced the evil CCP.
Government Officials at All Levels Quit the CCP
"I am Ma Shitu. I am a Bureau Head. I have always opposed to the persecution of Falun Gong, because I know it is not wrong to be a good person. While I noticed that the retired old colleagues have regained their health, I understand Falun Gong is harmless and has a lot of benefits. The CCP has done a lot of atrocious things; regarding this, I am gradually aware of it. We are indeed deceived. Some people of our generation have indeed not committed wrongdoings, but the laws of heaven cannot be violated, and those people should not be eliminated along with the CCP and they should quit the CCP. I believe that good people have good future, so I will do more good things and act as a good leader. I announce to quit the CCP."
City Bank head Zhao Minghui stated that his colleague clarified the facts to him and he felt it was reasonable. For the bright future, he made decisions to quit the CCP, the Youth League and Young Pioneers and all its affiliated organizations.
Soldiers Understood the Truth and Quit the CCP
While the heavens eliminate the CCP, and the CCP is about to disintegrate, people in the CCP state apparatus, the army, armed police and other police officials understand the situation clearly and awaken greatly. "Quit the CCP and don't be the CCP's security blanket" is becoming a tendency in the army. They are using actual deeds - quitting the CCP and army, to reestablish the soldiers' former proper image.
A Chinese soldier wrote in his quitting the CCP statement that was published on the Epoch Times website, "'The CCP strictly controls the Army. The Party forever directs the gun,' the Party completely dominates the country. Under these conditions, the soldier is a machine, a murdering machine controlled by the CCP. We have no democracy, no human rights and no freedom. In order to break away from such control over our souls, we renounce the CCP."
Retired Army leaders Zhang Jihui and Wu Jiaqi announced, "We had our minds poisoned by the Party culture for a long time. We joined the CCP with a muddled mind. Reading the messages on the website and Falun Gong practitioners' truth-clarification on New Year's Day made us clearly we see the CCP's evil nature. We made statements to quit the CCP and all its affiliated organizations.
Armed Police and Police Officials Quit the CCP
Anxiang formerly was an army police officer and now is retired. A predestined person told him that a lot of information was blocked from entering China. When he arrived in Hong Kong, at different tourist sites he had seen images disclosing the CCP's evildoings, persecuting Chinese people. He believed they were true. Therefore, he positively quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. In addition, he stated that he would support justice, resist tyranny and chose a future again.
A CCP police official named Zhong Guoren knew all the evildoings that the Party committed. He had previously intended to break away from it but had no opportunity to do so. Today he finally had a chance to announce quitting the Youth League. He felt very happy and will eventually have a bright future.
Li Jixiang was a veteran Party member who joined the "Revolutionary Army" before the CCP seized power. He had worked in the police system for many years and his mind had been deeply poisoned by the CCP. After he understood the contents of The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and the truth of Falun Gong, he decided to quit this wicked organization.
Dalian City police official Wang Ming made statements that during the past several dozen years he witnessed the CCP's slaughter a lot of common people and their cruel killing of peaceful Falun Gong practitioners. He felt extremely sad and therefore announced to quit the CCP.
The Worldwide Tide of Withdrawing from the CCP
In order to help Chinese people quit the CCP, the Global Quitting the CCP Service Center or the Quitting the CCP Center emerged.
Over thirty countries in five continents have set up more than 100 regional Quitting the CCP Service Centers or Service Stations. Thousands of volunteers are providing varieties of voluntary service to Chinese people all day long.
At present, they mainly disseminate The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and information of how to quit the CCP. They do their work through a variety of modern communications, by ways of satellite TV, broadcasts, network, telephone, fax, and by other means. Practitioners have printed and distributed large amounts of newspaper, fliers and video information. They have also established a variety of "quit the CCP" website service channels, and used the telephone, fax and email. They established worldwide Quitting the CCP, the Youth League and Young Pioneers withdrawal service centers at well-known and frequently visited tourist sites.
The Global Quitting the CCP Service Center head Gao Dawei said, "Nowadays in China, not only common people, but a lot of officials inside the CCP, and in the politics and army systems assist to disseminate The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. Everything that we have done overseas tells them that they are not alone, and righteous people worldwide stand together with them and gather their righteous voices.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Additional Persecution News from China - September 6, 2007 (34 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net)
The following persecution incidents happened in 17 provinces and 34 cities or counties. They covered nine practitioners' detention situations and 59 practitioners' arrests.
[Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhang Jian Unable to Walk Due to Persecution
[Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Lu Lan Arrested and Detained
[Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Guan Meilan And Her Husband Arrested
[Honghezhou Area, Yunan Province] Practitioners Ms. Dai Jinlan and Ms. Wang Lichun Sentenced to Forced Labor
[Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Practitioner Mr. Gao Qingshe Arrested
[Baishan City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Lin Daihong Arrested
[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Jinling Arrested
[Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
[Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Follow-up Information on the Persecution of Practitioner Ms. Lai Li
[Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Mr. Yi Xiangang Arrested
[Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Ruoying Arrested
[Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] On August 31, 2007, Police from Changan Police Station in Shuangyanshan City Arrested Ms. Du Xiuqin and Detained Her in the Detention Center.
[Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Hu Yanjin Forced to Leave Home to Avoid Persecution
[Laishui County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhao Zenglan Becomes Homeless to Avoid Persecution
[Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] On the Evening of September 4, 2007, Practitioner Mr. Yue Quanhai from Beishifo Township, Laiyuan County Was Arrested.
[Yishui County, Shandong Province] Practitioners Mr. Zhang Yizhi and Ms. Qi Guiling Arrested
[Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Liu Chengguo Tortured
[Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xie Bing and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
[Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Huimin and Her Young Baby Taken into Custody
[Yi County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Li Haiyan Taken into Custody
[Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Hua and Several Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
[Huangshi City, Hubei Province] On August 24, 2007, Huangshi City Police Took into Custody Practitioner Ms. Yang Yunxia, Who Is in Her Sixties
[Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia] Practitioners Mr. Nie Jiang and Ms. Pu Dongmei Unlawfully Detained
[Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Zejin Unlawfully Taken into Custody
[Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Cuizhen Unlawfully Sentenced to Forced Labor
[Beijing] Practitioner Mr. Fu Jiangying Taken into Custody at the End of June 2007; Her Whereabouts Unknown
[Shanhaiguan City, Hebei Province] 22 Practitioners Taken into Custody
[Yongxing County, Hunan Province] Practitioners Ms. Cao Yanfang and Ms. Cao Shuiju Taken into Custody
[Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Jiang Zhancai Taken into Custody
[Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Li Xianmin Unlawfully Held at Panjin Prison
[Fanchang County, Anhui Province] Ms. Xu Fengliu, Ms. Zhu Shenghua and Ms. Wei Renfeng Taken into Custody
[Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Jiang Zhiping and Ms. Dong Fengqin Taken into Custody
[Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Practitioner Mr. Hu Jianqing Sent to Labor Camp
[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Meizhi's Home Under Surveillance
1. [Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhang Jian Unable to Walk Due to Persecution
Mr. Zhang Jian is a practitioner from Qiqihar City who is being detained in the Daqing Prison. On August 28, 2007, in order to protest the persecution, Mr. Zhang refused to wear prisoner clothes or have his head shaved. He also requested a recess every day. However, Wang Yongxiang, director of the prison, and several police officers pulled Mr. Wang to the field and brutally beat him. Mr. Zhang cannot walk due to the persecution he suffered.
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Lu Lan Arrested and Detained
On May 9, 2007, Ms. Lu Lan, a practitioner from Changchun City, was arrested. She is being detained in the Changchun City Third Detention Center. Her family members have not been allowed to visit her.
3. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Guan Meilan And Her Husband Arrested
On the morning of April 12, 2007, more than twenty police officers from the Benxi City Police Department and State Security Division broke into Ms. Guan Meilan's home. They arrested Ms. Guan and her husband, Mr. Jiang Weiguo, and confiscated Dafa materials, computer equipment, cash, and bank deposit slips. Ms. Guan and Mr. Jiang are being detained in the Benxi City Detention Center.
There are currently 53 practitioners detained in the Benxi City Detention Center.
4. [Honghezhou Area, Yunan Province] Practitioners Ms. Dai Jinlan and Ms. Wang Lichun Sentenced to Forced Labor
In August 2007, officials from the Gejiu City 610 Office and police officers from the State Security Division of the Gejui City Police Department arrested Ms. Dai Jinlan and Ms. Wang Lichun, practitioners from Gejiu City, Honghe Area. They were each sentenced to one year of forced labor and sent to the Dabanqiao Women's Forced Labor Camp.
5. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Practitioner Mr. Gao Qingshe Arrested
On August 17, 2007, police from the Yuci Police Department of Jinzhong City and officers from the Jinzhong City "610 Office" ransacked Mr. Gao Qingshe's home in Jinzhong City and arrested him. Mr. Gao is being detained in the Jinzhong City Detention Center.
6. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Lin Daihong Arrested
On August 31, 2007, police from the Shiren Town Police Station in Baishan City arrested Ms. Lin Daihong while she was distributing truth clarification materials. Ms. Lin is detained in the Jiangyuan County Detention Center in Baishang City.
Xu Youshi (male), police officer from the Shiren Town Police Station: 86-439-8642170 Zhang Xianghua, director of the Shiren Town Police Station: 86-13943997771 (cell)
7. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Jinling Arrested
On September 3, 2007, police from the Sanshilidian Police Station in Jinzhou District, Dalian City arrested Ms. Chun Jinling at her home. They confiscated a printer, a computer, and a motorcycle. Ms. Chen is being detained in the Jinzhou District Detention Center.
Chief police officer Han of the Sanshilidian Police Station: 86-13840982018 (cell)
8. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
At the end of August 2007, police from the State Security Division of the Jiangbei Police Department and the Haishu Police Department in Ningbo City arrested seven practitioners at their homes. They are being detained in the Ningbo City Detention Center.
State Security Division of the Jiangbei Police Department: 86-574-81986072 Liang Chunbo (male), police officer from the State Security Division of Haishu Police Department: 86-13566334692 (cell)
9. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Follow-up Information on the Persecution of Practitioner Ms. Lai Li
On September 5, 2007, Ms. Lai Li started a hunger strike. Ms. Lai is in critical condition and was sent to the Guiyang City Police Hospital for emergency treatment.
Lin Juan (female), officer of the Judicial Section of Yunyan Police Department in Guiyang City: 86-1331228911 (cell) Yan Shanhua (male), officer of the Judicial Section of Yunyan Police Department in Guiyang City: 86-851-6814438
10. [Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Mr. Yi Xiangang Arrested
On the morning of September 3, 2007, officials from the Ziyang City 610 Office, police from the Yanjiang District Police Department in Ziyang City, and officials from the Security Department of Mr. Yi Xiangang's workplace arrested Mr. Yi while he was on his way home from work. Mr. Yi's whereabouts are unknown.
11. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Ruoying Arrested
On the afternoon of August 30, 2007, police arrested Ms. Liu Ruoying in her home in Xiaoguan District, Nanjin City. They confiscated a computer, Dafa books, and Dafa materials. Ms. Liu's whereabouts are unknown.
12. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] On August 31, 2007, Police from Changan Police Station in Shuangyanshan City Arrested Ms. Du Xiuqin and Detained Her in the Detention Center.
13. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Hu Yanjin Forced to Leave Home to Avoid Persecution
At the beginning of September 2007, several police officers from Lingyuan City Police Department came to practitioner Ms. Hu Yanrong's mother's home to harass her family. Ms. Hu Yanrong's sister Ms. Hu Yanjin was forced to leave home to avoid persecution.
14. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhao Zenglan Becomes Homeless to Avoid Persecution
Ms. Zhao Zenglan, in her sixties, is a practitioner from Beiqishan Village in Laishui County. On September 4, 2007, Ms. Zhao's home was ransacked and she had to leave home to avoid persecution.
15. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] On the Evening of September 4, 2007, Practitioner Mr. Yue Quanhai from Beishifo Township, Laiyuan County Was Arrested.
16. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Practitioners Mr. Zhang Yizhi and Ms. Qi Guiling Arrested
On September 4, 2007, police from Yaodianzi Town Police Station arrested Mr. Zhang Yizhi and his wife Ms. Qi Guiling. They are being detained in the Yishui County Detention Center.
17. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Liu Chengguo Tortured
On January 13, 2006, Mr. Liu Guocheng from Fengcheng City was arrested while he was doing the Falun Gong exercises at home. He was sentenced to two years of forced labor and sent to the Beixi City Forced Labor Camp. In the labor camp, Ms. Liu was often beaten up. He is in solitary confinement.
18. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xie Bing and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
On August 24, 2007, officers from the the Fularji District Police Station followed and then took into custody seven practitioners, including Mr. Xie Bing and Ms. Wang Chunjiang. The practitioners are held at the Fularji Detention Center.
19. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Huimin and Her Young Baby Taken into Custody
On September 4, 2007, practitioner Ms. Zhang Huimin from Xiong County in Baoding City went to the nearby rural area to clarify the truth. She was carrying her three-week-old baby. The police took her into custody at the Anxin County Police Department upon receiving reports from villagers.
Anxin County Police Department: 86-312-5333426 Detention center: 86-312-5333377 Anxin County 610 Office: 86-312-5328610
20. [Yi County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Li Haiyan Taken into Custody
On the morning of September 4, 2007, officers from the Tanghu Town Police Station in Yi County broke into practitioner Ms. Li Haiyan's home. The police took away ten copies of Disintegrating Communist Party Culture and forcibly took Ms. Li into custody. Ms. Li Haiyan is being held at the Qilizhuang Detention Center in Yi County.
Tanghu town Police Station: 86-312-8820015
21. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Hua and Several Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
In August 2007, nine practitioners in Panjin City were taken into custody. They are: Mr. Zhang Hua, Mr. Li Fusheng, Mr. Sun Zhencai, Ms. Zhang Ying, Mr. Li Jiangua, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Liu Hongpu, and his wife Ms. Li Xiufen. The practitioners are being held at the Liaohe Detention Center at the Liaohe Oil Fields.
22. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] On August 24, 2007, Huangshi City Police Took into Custody Practitioner Ms. Yang Yunxia, Who Is in Her Sixties
23. [Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia] Practitioners Mr. Nie Jiang and Ms. Pu Dongmei Unlawfully Detained
Practitioner Mr. Nie Jiang, 39, lives in the northern section of the Tuanjie Residential Community in Hohhot City. On August 9, 2007, the police searched his home and detained him.
Practitioner Ms. Pu Dongmei, 36, is an employee of the Hexi Company, affiliated with the No. 6 Aerospace Institute. She was detained on August 7, 2007.
24. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Zejin Unlawfully Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of September 3, 2007, Ms. Wang Zejin, a practitioner in Kunming City, was unlawfully taken into custody by officers from the Heilinpu Police Station in Kunming City, Yunnan Province. Ms. Wang has been taken to the Wuhua Detention Center.
Heilinpu Police Station in Kunmin City: 86-871-8182152 Detention Center affiliated with Wuhua Police Department in Kunming City: 86-871-8309871
25. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Cuizhen Unlawfully Sentenced to Forced Labor
Practitioner Ms. Chen Cuizhen, 55, lives in the Xiaodongmen area outside downtown Xi'an City. On June 6, 2007, she was clarifying the truth outside her home. Officers from the Beilin Police Department forcibly took her to a brainwashing center in the Workers' Rehabilitation Center. The police subsequently searched her home. In August, she was unlawfully sentenced to fifteen months of forced labor.
Shaanxi Province Women's Forced Labor Institute: 86-29-86246942 Shaanxi Province Women's Prison: 86-29-82225248 Beilin Police Department in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province: 86-29-87422862
26. [Beijing] Practitioner Mr. Fu Jiangying Taken into Custody at the End of June 2007; Her Whereabouts Unknown
27. [Shanhaiguan City, Hebei Province] 22 Practitioners Taken into Custody
On the evening of August 15, 2007, the police in Shanhaiguan City took 22 practitioners into custody.
Among the practitioners taken into custody, Mr. Wei Danquan, Mr. Chen Qijiang, Mr. Ma Tieping, and Ms. Fu Shufen have been sent to labor camps in Baoding City and Tangshan City. Ms. Shen Shuqin has been taken to the Changli Brainwashing Center. Mr. Zuo Hongtao's life is in imminent danger. Ms. Gao Shuling's whereabouts are unknown. Some of the other practitioners have been released home.
28. [Yongxing County, Hunan Province] Practitioners Ms. Cao Yanfang and Ms. Cao Shuiju Taken into Custody
On the evening of September 2, 2007, practitioner Ms. Cao Yanfang was turned in to the police while she was distributing truth-clarification materials. The police subsequently took her into custody and confiscated Falun Dafa books at her home and a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong.
On the morning of September 4, 2007, state security officers took practitioner Ms. Cao Shuiju from her home in Yongxing County, Hunan Province. Ms. Cao Shuiju has been transferred to the custody of the Yongxing County Detention Center.
Yin Shuiping (male), deputy Party secretary of the Political and Judiciary Committee, and director of the 610 Office: 86-13973538472, 86-735-5566099
29. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Jiang Zhancai Taken into Custody
On the evening of September 2, 2007, Mr. Jiang Zhancai, a practitioner at the Shouguang City Broadcasting Department, was taken into custody. The police searched his home. After his family had been extorted out of 8,000 yuan, the police went back on their promise to release Mr. Jiang. Instead, they sent Mr. Jiang to the Weifang City Brainwashing Center for persecution.
30. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Li Xianmin Unlawfully Held at Panjin Prison
On March 9, 2004, Mr. Li Xianmin, a practitioner from Huludao City, was taken into custody by officers from the district state security division at a fellow practitioner's home in Lianshan District. He was later sentenced to four years in prison. Mr. Li has been held at the Panjin Prison.
31. [Fanchang County, Anhui Province] Ms. Xu Fengliu, Ms. Zhu Shenghua and Ms. Wei Renfeng Taken into Custody
On the morning of August 24, 2007, practitioners Ms. Xu Fengliu, Ms. Zhu Shenghua and Ms. Wei Renfeng were taken away by members of the county 610 Office and police. The police confiscated from Ms. Xu's home a personal computer, laser printer, ink-jet printer, and 18,000 yuan in cash.
32. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Jiang Zhiping and Ms. Dong Fengqin Taken into Custody
On the evening of September 4, 2007, practitioners Ms. Jiang Zhiping and Ms. Dong Fengqin from Luyuan District, Changchun City were taken into custody by officers of the Xi'an Square Police Station in Luyuan District.
33. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Practitioner Mr. Hu Jianqing Sent to Labor Camp
At noon on August 16, 2007, practitioner Mr. Hu Jianqing was taken into custody. On August 30, he was taken to the Baimiao Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City to serve a twelve-month forced labor term.
Mr. Hu's wife has been unlawfully sentenced to eight years in prison. She is being held at the Xinxiang Women's Prison in Henan Province.
34. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Meizhi's Home Under Surveillance
On August 22, 2007, officers from the crime response team in the Xigang Police Department in Dalian City besieged the building where practitioner Ms. Wang Meizhi lives. The police have assigned people to tap into Ms. Wang's telephone line, the security camera at the entrance to her building, and nearby areas under surveillance.
Posting date: 9/19/2007
Original article date: 9/19/2007
Category: Latest News from China
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2007/9/6/162222.html
The following persecution incidents happened in 17 provinces and 34 cities or counties. They covered nine practitioners' detention situations and 59 practitioners' arrests.
[Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhang Jian Unable to Walk Due to Persecution
[Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Lu Lan Arrested and Detained
[Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Guan Meilan And Her Husband Arrested
[Honghezhou Area, Yunan Province] Practitioners Ms. Dai Jinlan and Ms. Wang Lichun Sentenced to Forced Labor
[Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Practitioner Mr. Gao Qingshe Arrested
[Baishan City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Lin Daihong Arrested
[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Jinling Arrested
[Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
[Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Follow-up Information on the Persecution of Practitioner Ms. Lai Li
[Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Mr. Yi Xiangang Arrested
[Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Ruoying Arrested
[Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] On August 31, 2007, Police from Changan Police Station in Shuangyanshan City Arrested Ms. Du Xiuqin and Detained Her in the Detention Center.
[Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Hu Yanjin Forced to Leave Home to Avoid Persecution
[Laishui County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhao Zenglan Becomes Homeless to Avoid Persecution
[Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] On the Evening of September 4, 2007, Practitioner Mr. Yue Quanhai from Beishifo Township, Laiyuan County Was Arrested.
[Yishui County, Shandong Province] Practitioners Mr. Zhang Yizhi and Ms. Qi Guiling Arrested
[Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Liu Chengguo Tortured
[Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xie Bing and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
[Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Huimin and Her Young Baby Taken into Custody
[Yi County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Li Haiyan Taken into Custody
[Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Hua and Several Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
[Huangshi City, Hubei Province] On August 24, 2007, Huangshi City Police Took into Custody Practitioner Ms. Yang Yunxia, Who Is in Her Sixties
[Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia] Practitioners Mr. Nie Jiang and Ms. Pu Dongmei Unlawfully Detained
[Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Zejin Unlawfully Taken into Custody
[Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Cuizhen Unlawfully Sentenced to Forced Labor
[Beijing] Practitioner Mr. Fu Jiangying Taken into Custody at the End of June 2007; Her Whereabouts Unknown
[Shanhaiguan City, Hebei Province] 22 Practitioners Taken into Custody
[Yongxing County, Hunan Province] Practitioners Ms. Cao Yanfang and Ms. Cao Shuiju Taken into Custody
[Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Jiang Zhancai Taken into Custody
[Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Li Xianmin Unlawfully Held at Panjin Prison
[Fanchang County, Anhui Province] Ms. Xu Fengliu, Ms. Zhu Shenghua and Ms. Wei Renfeng Taken into Custody
[Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Jiang Zhiping and Ms. Dong Fengqin Taken into Custody
[Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Practitioner Mr. Hu Jianqing Sent to Labor Camp
[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Meizhi's Home Under Surveillance
1. [Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhang Jian Unable to Walk Due to Persecution
Mr. Zhang Jian is a practitioner from Qiqihar City who is being detained in the Daqing Prison. On August 28, 2007, in order to protest the persecution, Mr. Zhang refused to wear prisoner clothes or have his head shaved. He also requested a recess every day. However, Wang Yongxiang, director of the prison, and several police officers pulled Mr. Wang to the field and brutally beat him. Mr. Zhang cannot walk due to the persecution he suffered.
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Lu Lan Arrested and Detained
On May 9, 2007, Ms. Lu Lan, a practitioner from Changchun City, was arrested. She is being detained in the Changchun City Third Detention Center. Her family members have not been allowed to visit her.
3. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Guan Meilan And Her Husband Arrested
On the morning of April 12, 2007, more than twenty police officers from the Benxi City Police Department and State Security Division broke into Ms. Guan Meilan's home. They arrested Ms. Guan and her husband, Mr. Jiang Weiguo, and confiscated Dafa materials, computer equipment, cash, and bank deposit slips. Ms. Guan and Mr. Jiang are being detained in the Benxi City Detention Center.
There are currently 53 practitioners detained in the Benxi City Detention Center.
4. [Honghezhou Area, Yunan Province] Practitioners Ms. Dai Jinlan and Ms. Wang Lichun Sentenced to Forced Labor
In August 2007, officials from the Gejiu City 610 Office and police officers from the State Security Division of the Gejui City Police Department arrested Ms. Dai Jinlan and Ms. Wang Lichun, practitioners from Gejiu City, Honghe Area. They were each sentenced to one year of forced labor and sent to the Dabanqiao Women's Forced Labor Camp.
5. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Practitioner Mr. Gao Qingshe Arrested
On August 17, 2007, police from the Yuci Police Department of Jinzhong City and officers from the Jinzhong City "610 Office" ransacked Mr. Gao Qingshe's home in Jinzhong City and arrested him. Mr. Gao is being detained in the Jinzhong City Detention Center.
6. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Lin Daihong Arrested
On August 31, 2007, police from the Shiren Town Police Station in Baishan City arrested Ms. Lin Daihong while she was distributing truth clarification materials. Ms. Lin is detained in the Jiangyuan County Detention Center in Baishang City.
Xu Youshi (male), police officer from the Shiren Town Police Station: 86-439-8642170 Zhang Xianghua, director of the Shiren Town Police Station: 86-13943997771 (cell)
7. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Jinling Arrested
On September 3, 2007, police from the Sanshilidian Police Station in Jinzhou District, Dalian City arrested Ms. Chun Jinling at her home. They confiscated a printer, a computer, and a motorcycle. Ms. Chen is being detained in the Jinzhou District Detention Center.
Chief police officer Han of the Sanshilidian Police Station: 86-13840982018 (cell)
8. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
At the end of August 2007, police from the State Security Division of the Jiangbei Police Department and the Haishu Police Department in Ningbo City arrested seven practitioners at their homes. They are being detained in the Ningbo City Detention Center.
State Security Division of the Jiangbei Police Department: 86-574-81986072 Liang Chunbo (male), police officer from the State Security Division of Haishu Police Department: 86-13566334692 (cell)
9. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Follow-up Information on the Persecution of Practitioner Ms. Lai Li
On September 5, 2007, Ms. Lai Li started a hunger strike. Ms. Lai is in critical condition and was sent to the Guiyang City Police Hospital for emergency treatment.
Lin Juan (female), officer of the Judicial Section of Yunyan Police Department in Guiyang City: 86-1331228911 (cell) Yan Shanhua (male), officer of the Judicial Section of Yunyan Police Department in Guiyang City: 86-851-6814438
10. [Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Mr. Yi Xiangang Arrested
On the morning of September 3, 2007, officials from the Ziyang City 610 Office, police from the Yanjiang District Police Department in Ziyang City, and officials from the Security Department of Mr. Yi Xiangang's workplace arrested Mr. Yi while he was on his way home from work. Mr. Yi's whereabouts are unknown.
11. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Ruoying Arrested
On the afternoon of August 30, 2007, police arrested Ms. Liu Ruoying in her home in Xiaoguan District, Nanjin City. They confiscated a computer, Dafa books, and Dafa materials. Ms. Liu's whereabouts are unknown.
12. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] On August 31, 2007, Police from Changan Police Station in Shuangyanshan City Arrested Ms. Du Xiuqin and Detained Her in the Detention Center.
13. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Hu Yanjin Forced to Leave Home to Avoid Persecution
At the beginning of September 2007, several police officers from Lingyuan City Police Department came to practitioner Ms. Hu Yanrong's mother's home to harass her family. Ms. Hu Yanrong's sister Ms. Hu Yanjin was forced to leave home to avoid persecution.
14. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhao Zenglan Becomes Homeless to Avoid Persecution
Ms. Zhao Zenglan, in her sixties, is a practitioner from Beiqishan Village in Laishui County. On September 4, 2007, Ms. Zhao's home was ransacked and she had to leave home to avoid persecution.
15. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] On the Evening of September 4, 2007, Practitioner Mr. Yue Quanhai from Beishifo Township, Laiyuan County Was Arrested.
16. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Practitioners Mr. Zhang Yizhi and Ms. Qi Guiling Arrested
On September 4, 2007, police from Yaodianzi Town Police Station arrested Mr. Zhang Yizhi and his wife Ms. Qi Guiling. They are being detained in the Yishui County Detention Center.
17. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Liu Chengguo Tortured
On January 13, 2006, Mr. Liu Guocheng from Fengcheng City was arrested while he was doing the Falun Gong exercises at home. He was sentenced to two years of forced labor and sent to the Beixi City Forced Labor Camp. In the labor camp, Ms. Liu was often beaten up. He is in solitary confinement.
18. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xie Bing and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
On August 24, 2007, officers from the the Fularji District Police Station followed and then took into custody seven practitioners, including Mr. Xie Bing and Ms. Wang Chunjiang. The practitioners are held at the Fularji Detention Center.
19. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Huimin and Her Young Baby Taken into Custody
On September 4, 2007, practitioner Ms. Zhang Huimin from Xiong County in Baoding City went to the nearby rural area to clarify the truth. She was carrying her three-week-old baby. The police took her into custody at the Anxin County Police Department upon receiving reports from villagers.
Anxin County Police Department: 86-312-5333426 Detention center: 86-312-5333377 Anxin County 610 Office: 86-312-5328610
20. [Yi County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Li Haiyan Taken into Custody
On the morning of September 4, 2007, officers from the Tanghu Town Police Station in Yi County broke into practitioner Ms. Li Haiyan's home. The police took away ten copies of Disintegrating Communist Party Culture and forcibly took Ms. Li into custody. Ms. Li Haiyan is being held at the Qilizhuang Detention Center in Yi County.
Tanghu town Police Station: 86-312-8820015
21. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Hua and Several Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
In August 2007, nine practitioners in Panjin City were taken into custody. They are: Mr. Zhang Hua, Mr. Li Fusheng, Mr. Sun Zhencai, Ms. Zhang Ying, Mr. Li Jiangua, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Liu Hongpu, and his wife Ms. Li Xiufen. The practitioners are being held at the Liaohe Detention Center at the Liaohe Oil Fields.
22. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] On August 24, 2007, Huangshi City Police Took into Custody Practitioner Ms. Yang Yunxia, Who Is in Her Sixties
23. [Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia] Practitioners Mr. Nie Jiang and Ms. Pu Dongmei Unlawfully Detained
Practitioner Mr. Nie Jiang, 39, lives in the northern section of the Tuanjie Residential Community in Hohhot City. On August 9, 2007, the police searched his home and detained him.
Practitioner Ms. Pu Dongmei, 36, is an employee of the Hexi Company, affiliated with the No. 6 Aerospace Institute. She was detained on August 7, 2007.
24. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Zejin Unlawfully Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of September 3, 2007, Ms. Wang Zejin, a practitioner in Kunming City, was unlawfully taken into custody by officers from the Heilinpu Police Station in Kunming City, Yunnan Province. Ms. Wang has been taken to the Wuhua Detention Center.
Heilinpu Police Station in Kunmin City: 86-871-8182152 Detention Center affiliated with Wuhua Police Department in Kunming City: 86-871-8309871
25. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Cuizhen Unlawfully Sentenced to Forced Labor
Practitioner Ms. Chen Cuizhen, 55, lives in the Xiaodongmen area outside downtown Xi'an City. On June 6, 2007, she was clarifying the truth outside her home. Officers from the Beilin Police Department forcibly took her to a brainwashing center in the Workers' Rehabilitation Center. The police subsequently searched her home. In August, she was unlawfully sentenced to fifteen months of forced labor.
Shaanxi Province Women's Forced Labor Institute: 86-29-86246942 Shaanxi Province Women's Prison: 86-29-82225248 Beilin Police Department in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province: 86-29-87422862
26. [Beijing] Practitioner Mr. Fu Jiangying Taken into Custody at the End of June 2007; Her Whereabouts Unknown
27. [Shanhaiguan City, Hebei Province] 22 Practitioners Taken into Custody
On the evening of August 15, 2007, the police in Shanhaiguan City took 22 practitioners into custody.
Among the practitioners taken into custody, Mr. Wei Danquan, Mr. Chen Qijiang, Mr. Ma Tieping, and Ms. Fu Shufen have been sent to labor camps in Baoding City and Tangshan City. Ms. Shen Shuqin has been taken to the Changli Brainwashing Center. Mr. Zuo Hongtao's life is in imminent danger. Ms. Gao Shuling's whereabouts are unknown. Some of the other practitioners have been released home.
28. [Yongxing County, Hunan Province] Practitioners Ms. Cao Yanfang and Ms. Cao Shuiju Taken into Custody
On the evening of September 2, 2007, practitioner Ms. Cao Yanfang was turned in to the police while she was distributing truth-clarification materials. The police subsequently took her into custody and confiscated Falun Dafa books at her home and a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong.
On the morning of September 4, 2007, state security officers took practitioner Ms. Cao Shuiju from her home in Yongxing County, Hunan Province. Ms. Cao Shuiju has been transferred to the custody of the Yongxing County Detention Center.
Yin Shuiping (male), deputy Party secretary of the Political and Judiciary Committee, and director of the 610 Office: 86-13973538472, 86-735-5566099
29. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Jiang Zhancai Taken into Custody
On the evening of September 2, 2007, Mr. Jiang Zhancai, a practitioner at the Shouguang City Broadcasting Department, was taken into custody. The police searched his home. After his family had been extorted out of 8,000 yuan, the police went back on their promise to release Mr. Jiang. Instead, they sent Mr. Jiang to the Weifang City Brainwashing Center for persecution.
30. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Li Xianmin Unlawfully Held at Panjin Prison
On March 9, 2004, Mr. Li Xianmin, a practitioner from Huludao City, was taken into custody by officers from the district state security division at a fellow practitioner's home in Lianshan District. He was later sentenced to four years in prison. Mr. Li has been held at the Panjin Prison.
31. [Fanchang County, Anhui Province] Ms. Xu Fengliu, Ms. Zhu Shenghua and Ms. Wei Renfeng Taken into Custody
On the morning of August 24, 2007, practitioners Ms. Xu Fengliu, Ms. Zhu Shenghua and Ms. Wei Renfeng were taken away by members of the county 610 Office and police. The police confiscated from Ms. Xu's home a personal computer, laser printer, ink-jet printer, and 18,000 yuan in cash.
32. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Jiang Zhiping and Ms. Dong Fengqin Taken into Custody
On the evening of September 4, 2007, practitioners Ms. Jiang Zhiping and Ms. Dong Fengqin from Luyuan District, Changchun City were taken into custody by officers of the Xi'an Square Police Station in Luyuan District.
33. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Practitioner Mr. Hu Jianqing Sent to Labor Camp
At noon on August 16, 2007, practitioner Mr. Hu Jianqing was taken into custody. On August 30, he was taken to the Baimiao Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City to serve a twelve-month forced labor term.
Mr. Hu's wife has been unlawfully sentenced to eight years in prison. She is being held at the Xinxiang Women's Prison in Henan Province.
34. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Meizhi's Home Under Surveillance
On August 22, 2007, officers from the crime response team in the Xigang Police Department in Dalian City besieged the building where practitioner Ms. Wang Meizhi lives. The police have assigned people to tap into Ms. Wang's telephone line, the security camera at the entrance to her building, and nearby areas under surveillance.
Posting date: 9/19/2007
Original article date: 9/19/2007
Category: Latest News from China
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2007/9/6/162222.html
Monday, September 17, 2007
Secretary of the Political and Judicial Committee and His Entire Family Quit the CCP After Hearing the Truth
(Clearwisdom.net)
Secretary of the Political and Judicial Committee Wakes Up
Some years ago, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Political and Judicial Committee Secretary was given his post as a reward for his active role in the persecution of Falun Gong. The Falun Gong practitioners from his county repeatedly clarified the truth to him and finally got through to him. He then persuaded his entire family to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations, and also began to protect practitioners.
In early 2005, after he was given his promotion, he was determined to continue the persecution of Falun Gong and refused to listen to advice to the contrary. Practitioners visited his home a dozen times and brought him truth-clarification materials, including copies of "Traveling between Heaven and Earth" and "Choosing Your Future." They also gave him software for breaking through the Internet blockade. All of this was done to try to get him to awaken to the truth and choose a good future.
The practitioners' earnestness and determination finally broke through, and his conscience was awakened. The CCP secretary and his family of five withdrew from the CCP and its affiliated organizations, and he promised to stop participating in the persecution.
On New Year's Day in 2006, someone reported to him that they had found Falun Gong fliers. The secretary sternly talked to that person and told him to keep this to himself. At the end of the year, staff from the 610 Office came to ask about the local situation with regards to Falun Gong. He told them that there was nothing to report. He didn't want practitioners to be harassed.
For the past two years, when his supervisor ordered him to persecute practitioners, he either delayed it or dealt with it with paperwork but took no action.
After a Police Officer Learned The Truth, He Quit the Party
By a Falun Dafa practitioner in China
Starting on July 20, 1999, the day when Falun Gong was banned in China, police officers in our area have committed crimes against practitioners because their minds were poisoned by the slanderous CCP propaganda. When a policeman came to harass me, he asked, "Do you practice it or not?" I replied, "Falun Dafa is the righteous Fa, and it brings great benefit to people and our nation without causing any harm! Why should we not practice it?" He said to me, "Because the Party said that it was a wicked practice." I responded, "What you have seen and heard on TV is fabricated. Those programs were created to deceive people." After that, I told him about how I have benefited from practicing Falun Gong and did my best to clarify the truth to him.
After that, whenever he showed up at my home, I treated him with a practitioner's great compassion. I clarified the truth to him, and I told him the situation of Falun Dafa around the world. I told him that the practice had spread throughout the world. After he learned the truth, his attitude changed. He said to me kindly, "If you think it's good, then do it at home. Don't fight with the government, you can't win."
Some time ago, I ran into him. I gave him a copy of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and told him about withdrawing from the CCP. I told him, "You could use a pseudonym when you quit the Party. This is for your own good." He couldn't think of a pseudonym, so I told him, "Let me give you a name." He was happy with the name I came up with and said, "Well, you did a good job." We both laughed. Seeing another being saved, I felt a deep joy in my heart.
Secretary of the Political and Judicial Committee Wakes Up
Some years ago, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Political and Judicial Committee Secretary was given his post as a reward for his active role in the persecution of Falun Gong. The Falun Gong practitioners from his county repeatedly clarified the truth to him and finally got through to him. He then persuaded his entire family to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations, and also began to protect practitioners.
In early 2005, after he was given his promotion, he was determined to continue the persecution of Falun Gong and refused to listen to advice to the contrary. Practitioners visited his home a dozen times and brought him truth-clarification materials, including copies of "Traveling between Heaven and Earth" and "Choosing Your Future." They also gave him software for breaking through the Internet blockade. All of this was done to try to get him to awaken to the truth and choose a good future.
The practitioners' earnestness and determination finally broke through, and his conscience was awakened. The CCP secretary and his family of five withdrew from the CCP and its affiliated organizations, and he promised to stop participating in the persecution.
On New Year's Day in 2006, someone reported to him that they had found Falun Gong fliers. The secretary sternly talked to that person and told him to keep this to himself. At the end of the year, staff from the 610 Office came to ask about the local situation with regards to Falun Gong. He told them that there was nothing to report. He didn't want practitioners to be harassed.
For the past two years, when his supervisor ordered him to persecute practitioners, he either delayed it or dealt with it with paperwork but took no action.
After a Police Officer Learned The Truth, He Quit the Party
By a Falun Dafa practitioner in China
Starting on July 20, 1999, the day when Falun Gong was banned in China, police officers in our area have committed crimes against practitioners because their minds were poisoned by the slanderous CCP propaganda. When a policeman came to harass me, he asked, "Do you practice it or not?" I replied, "Falun Dafa is the righteous Fa, and it brings great benefit to people and our nation without causing any harm! Why should we not practice it?" He said to me, "Because the Party said that it was a wicked practice." I responded, "What you have seen and heard on TV is fabricated. Those programs were created to deceive people." After that, I told him about how I have benefited from practicing Falun Gong and did my best to clarify the truth to him.
After that, whenever he showed up at my home, I treated him with a practitioner's great compassion. I clarified the truth to him, and I told him the situation of Falun Dafa around the world. I told him that the practice had spread throughout the world. After he learned the truth, his attitude changed. He said to me kindly, "If you think it's good, then do it at home. Don't fight with the government, you can't win."
Some time ago, I ran into him. I gave him a copy of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and told him about withdrawing from the CCP. I told him, "You could use a pseudonym when you quit the Party. This is for your own good." He couldn't think of a pseudonym, so I told him, "Let me give you a name." He was happy with the name I came up with and said, "Well, you did a good job." We both laughed. Seeing another being saved, I felt a deep joy in my heart.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Becoming Falun Dafa Practitioners
How I Became a Dafa Practitioner - A Clearwisdom Special Collection
On August 12, 2005, the Clearwisdom team published a notice to western practitioners Calling for Articles: How Did You Become a Dafa Practitioner?
Since then, we have received numerous submissions from practitioners. They were from different countries and from different walks of life, from accomplished pianists, famed musicians, to prisoners; from youngsters to an 86 year-old gentleman. They all shared how Falun Dafa has profoundly changed their lives, both physically and mentally.
We compiled some of the articles from the published articles on Clearwisdom.net. We also included a few articles from Taiwan.
A practitioner remembered the first night he read Zhuan Falun when he was 15-years-old
I can still vividly remember the first night I started reading Zhuan Falun. I was in a very bitter mood, and was also feeling quite angry and jealous. Since I had nothing else to do, I picked up Zhuan Falun and read the first lecture. The principles contained within it struck a deep chord with me. Even though much of the vocabulary was over my head, there was something familiar and comforting about the book. By the time I was done, I had a remarkable sensation that I had never experienced before. It was a sense of true calm, of contentment from the bottom of my heart. The jealousy and bitterness that only hours before had seemed to consume me disappeared. That night, I went to sleep smiling, and got the best sleep of my life.
A Taiwanese practitioner who obtained Fa in jail described his experience:
It was like the darkness fading away as the morning arrives, after listening to Teacher Li's lecture tapes for just 8 days.
A young lady was struck with multiple sclerosis when she was only 25 years old. She shared her experience:
I continued doing the exercises, sometimes sitting in a chair and sometimes standing. I slowly read Zhuan Falun. I became stronger and stronger and my vision became clearer. Within a few short months all of my symptoms disappeared and now I have been symptom free for over 4 years. My eyesight has improved and I have the least amount of correction in my glasses that I have ever had since I started wearing glasses. I have been able to go back to work, and I am leading a full and busy life once again. In the Memorial Day Parade I was even able to perform the exercises on a moving float without falling off. Before, I had a hard time standing on the ground without falling.
......
There are many touching stories like these.
We also welcome practitioners to continue to share your stories so people around the world can benefit from your experience.
Clearwisdom
On August 12, 2005, the Clearwisdom team published a notice to western practitioners Calling for Articles: How Did You Become a Dafa Practitioner?
Since then, we have received numerous submissions from practitioners. They were from different countries and from different walks of life, from accomplished pianists, famed musicians, to prisoners; from youngsters to an 86 year-old gentleman. They all shared how Falun Dafa has profoundly changed their lives, both physically and mentally.
We compiled some of the articles from the published articles on Clearwisdom.net. We also included a few articles from Taiwan.
A practitioner remembered the first night he read Zhuan Falun when he was 15-years-old
I can still vividly remember the first night I started reading Zhuan Falun. I was in a very bitter mood, and was also feeling quite angry and jealous. Since I had nothing else to do, I picked up Zhuan Falun and read the first lecture. The principles contained within it struck a deep chord with me. Even though much of the vocabulary was over my head, there was something familiar and comforting about the book. By the time I was done, I had a remarkable sensation that I had never experienced before. It was a sense of true calm, of contentment from the bottom of my heart. The jealousy and bitterness that only hours before had seemed to consume me disappeared. That night, I went to sleep smiling, and got the best sleep of my life.
A Taiwanese practitioner who obtained Fa in jail described his experience:
It was like the darkness fading away as the morning arrives, after listening to Teacher Li's lecture tapes for just 8 days.
A young lady was struck with multiple sclerosis when she was only 25 years old. She shared her experience:
I continued doing the exercises, sometimes sitting in a chair and sometimes standing. I slowly read Zhuan Falun. I became stronger and stronger and my vision became clearer. Within a few short months all of my symptoms disappeared and now I have been symptom free for over 4 years. My eyesight has improved and I have the least amount of correction in my glasses that I have ever had since I started wearing glasses. I have been able to go back to work, and I am leading a full and busy life once again. In the Memorial Day Parade I was even able to perform the exercises on a moving float without falling off. Before, I had a hard time standing on the ground without falling.
......
There are many touching stories like these.
We also welcome practitioners to continue to share your stories so people around the world can benefit from your experience.
Clearwisdom
Thursday, September 6, 2007
"Even the Nazis in Germany Didn't Come up With This"
(Clearwisdom.net) The Global Human Rights Torch Relay was initiated in Athens, Greece on August 9, 2007. It started a relay through European countries and raised concerns throughout the international community. The relay was sponsored by the "Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong" (CIPFG). When asked by a reporter whether the Chinese Communist Party has kept its promise to improve its human rights record, the President of the U.S and Canada Leading Group of CIPFG, Clive Ansley, pointed out that the Chinese Communist Party has seriously failed to keep this promise. He also stated that the CCP's crimes of organ-harvesting from living Falun Gong prisoners for organ transplant surgeries is still ongoing.
Clive Ansley
Record of the interview, listen on-line (17 Min. and 2 Seconds) Record of the interview, RM download (4.1 MB) Record of the interview,MP3 download(7.9 MB)
Clive Ansley is a solicitor and barrister, and the country monitor for China within the group, " Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada." He has been actively involved with China and Sino-Canadian relations for more than forty years. He practiced law in China for fourteen years. Mr. Ansley has served as an expert witness on the Chinese legal system for a number of different countries including Canada, the United States and various European countries, and he can read and speak Chinese. He is a China expert.
"Even the Nazis in Germany Didn't Come up With This"
Ansley said, "It is blatantly obvious that not only has the Chinese Communist Party not kept any promise to improve the situation, but that the human rights abuses are worse today than they have ever been in the past."
"One of the things when we get into a discussion of this issue, that comes up continuously, I find that people who are talking about human rights in China, whether they have improved or gotten worse, very often the speakers start talking about different concepts all together."
"When I say human rights have never been worse in China, I'm often questioned by people who say, 'Well, we no longer have the Street Committee, and people are free to go to the Hard Rock Café at night, and they have bars, and entertainment, all sorts of things that they didn't have before. They (the Chinese Communist Party) have less control over their daily lives, so of course things are improving.'"
"I would agree with them if that's what we were talking about, but that's not how I define human rights."
"It is true that people have more freedom of operation today and in their daily lives, but that's only because the Chinese Communist Party doesn't care about those things. They are sufficiently politically sophisticated to know if they kept up the old style of repression that we had under Mao, with people peering through their bedrooms at night and regulating the most personal aspects of people's everyday life, and forcing them to take part in political campaigns and to march and wave banners, and so forth... They know that people had had enough of that and they would be facing a revolt. They also realized, because they don't have any ideology anymore, they don't care if Chinese people listen to so-called 'bourgeois- liberal' music, decadent music. They don't care about any of that stuff, the only thing they care about is maintaining their absolute dictatorship in power. People are not going to be organizing a revolt against the government if they are reasonably satisfied with the material things in their lives. If they can buy an air ticket, and take a holiday, and go to Xinjiang. Those things are better in China, there is no question at all."
"When I talk about human rights being worse than they've ever been before, I'm talking about things that I think are slightly more important than whether or not you're allowed to go to the Hard Rock Café at night. When we talk about the fact that there are undoubtedly tens of thousands of human beings today that are being kept alive in herds, the concept is that they are herding these people. Kept alive to be killed, on demand, as needed to provide their organs for sale to international clients in the organ market. When we look at that, how in the world can we talk about human rights? How can we even include a government like this in the society of nations? David Matas and David Kilgour in their report said, 'This is a new kind of evil'. Even the Nazis in Germany didn't come up with this."
As a lawyer, in terms of how to define human rights, Clive Ansley's position is that "you haven't even spoken to the issue of human rights if people do not have freedom of speech. If you do not have freedom of speech, if you cannot oppose the government of the day, if you don't have freedom of assembly, if you don't have freedom of religion, then you don't really have any fundamental human rights. Yes you can go out to the Hard Rock Café, you can go listen to a jazz concert, you can go to a risqué fashion show that aren't much more than strip shows, okay great if that is what you mean by human rights, then it is making progress. But the fundamental human rights have gone backwards. My point in talking about the organ trade is that if you have something that is as blatantly bestial and uncivilized as this, how can you even discuss the improvement in human rights? "
"There Is No Doubt At All About the Organ Harvesting Happening in China"
When asked, "What if, as said by some westerners, the organ-harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners is only allegations?" or "What if the organ-harvesting described by David Matas as 'the new kind of evil' never happened, or is no longer happening in China?" Clive Ansley responded,"There is no doubt at all about it, and just to comment and go back to the beginning of your comment, because you covered quite a few things there in your question. First off, you say westerners say these are just allegations by David Kilgour and David Matas."
"The first thing I would point out is, both these individuals have absolutely impeccable credentials. Both with David Matas and with David Kilgour, there is no one outside the Chinese government, I would say, who would attack one of these people in terms of their credibility. Now their credibility by itself doesn't mean that the charges are true, it's simply that they [have] a long and absolutely unquestioned history of being very principled people, very well-trained people. They're both lawyers, they are well-trained in evidence and in carrying out investigations and analyses of evidence. They were retained independently, in this case, so the credentials are not in question at all."
"After that, it's only a question of reading their report. I would guess that any western critics of Matas and Kilgour have not read their report. I have read their report in its entirety, and I think that evidence is overwhelming. Like David Kilgour and David Matas, I'm sorry I have to come to that conclusion."
"I would like to conclude that these are false charges and that it's not going on, but I don't think anyone who understands conditions in China and understands the difficulties coming up with what is sometimes called a 'smoking gun' in this kind of a case, and understands the fundamental principles of evidence... I don't think anybody could read that report and not come away thinking that there is an overwhelming support for the unfortunate conclusion that this is going on. "
"Now I'm choosing my words very carefully, I don't say 'prove'. One of the things I think any reader should be impressed with when they read the report by Kilgour and Matas is that they don't say any piece of evidence in there proves that this is happening. They point out the obvious, that when people are being murdered on the operating table, you're not going to find a smoking gun, you're not going to find absolute incontrovertible proof of any particular murder."
"Some people have said the Beijing government could tidy up like in the case of Su Jia Tun, for example, the first area where this practice was discovered. Two or three weeks later the Beijing government had people from the U.S. embassy come in, they looked around and they said, 'We couldn't find any evidence of this going on'. Some people said of course they couldn't find evidence, Beijing had two or three weeks in which to cover up in there before the American inspectors came. But that doesn't even scratch the surface of the problem."
'If we assume for the moment that this is going on, people are operated on and their organs taken out while on the operating table and they die, what would an inspector expect to find even if he came in the middle of the operation? People are being operated on all the time in hospital operating rooms, there's a lot of blood, there are body parts removed, people die on the operating tables. What would anybody expect to find? "
"Now, what Kilgour and Matas did, is they had Chinese speaking people posing as people who needed organs calling hospitals in China, talking to doctors, saying we want Falun Gong donors, because we hear that they are healthier people. They live a healthy lifestyle, so we would like Falun Gong donors. Do you have Falun Gong donors available? We have doctors in Chinese hospitals saying yes we have a lot of them right now. Or in other cases, we use to have them but we don't right now, call the hospital in Guang Zhou, they have Falun Gong donors. Or saying we don't have them right now, but we can get them for you. Or saying we always use living donors, we don't use organs from brain dead donors."
"We have hospitals' websites, many have been closed down since this thing was exposed. On the websites, they are guaranteeing that they can find a compatible organ, in some cases within two weeks, in some cases within two days. This is just absolutely impossible unless you had a system like this operating."
"We have doctors in the West who specialize in transplants operations and the transplant organs, and they will tell you there is no possible way that you can guarantee to find compatible blood, compatible tissue in a volunteering donor within those time periods. Anybody in the West who is looking for a transplant, will wait up to 5 years or they may die before they ever get it."
"We have many more voluntary donors in the West. For cultural reasons the Chinese very seldom agree to donate organs, it's almost unheard of. It would be the hardest place on the planet to locate voluntary donors of organs."
"And what do we have here? The only way to maintain the numbers of transplants that are carried out by Chinese hospitals is to have a huge supply of people standing by whose tissue types and blood types have been programmed, at least the information on it has been fed into computers so that when a foreign patient turns up who needs a kidney, or a heart, or a liver then he will be tested, that information will be fed into a computer, and they will select a living human being who is kept alive just for this kind of match making. "
"That person will have all of his organs taken out of his body and used for transplant purposes. We have any number of transplant surgeons in the West who will verify the claim that these number of transplants simply can't be carried out on any other basis."
"Coming back to Kilgour and Matas and their report, they emphasize over and over again as they go through each piece of evidence, they say does this by itself prove that this is occurring? No it doesn't, but it's highly suggestive. And they moved on to the next piece of evidence and the next. When you take all those things and put them together, it does not prove in the sense that you can carry out a chemical experiment in a lab and prove a certain chemical reaction. It's not proven in the sense of television footage of Falun Gong people being taken in and operated upon, but I don't think any reasonable person can read their report and come away unconvinced that this is what's happening."
Posting date: 9/6/2007
Original article date: 9/6/2007
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Clive Ansley
Record of the interview, listen on-line (17 Min. and 2 Seconds) Record of the interview, RM download (4.1 MB) Record of the interview,MP3 download(7.9 MB)
Clive Ansley is a solicitor and barrister, and the country monitor for China within the group, " Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada." He has been actively involved with China and Sino-Canadian relations for more than forty years. He practiced law in China for fourteen years. Mr. Ansley has served as an expert witness on the Chinese legal system for a number of different countries including Canada, the United States and various European countries, and he can read and speak Chinese. He is a China expert.
"Even the Nazis in Germany Didn't Come up With This"
Ansley said, "It is blatantly obvious that not only has the Chinese Communist Party not kept any promise to improve the situation, but that the human rights abuses are worse today than they have ever been in the past."
"One of the things when we get into a discussion of this issue, that comes up continuously, I find that people who are talking about human rights in China, whether they have improved or gotten worse, very often the speakers start talking about different concepts all together."
"When I say human rights have never been worse in China, I'm often questioned by people who say, 'Well, we no longer have the Street Committee, and people are free to go to the Hard Rock Café at night, and they have bars, and entertainment, all sorts of things that they didn't have before. They (the Chinese Communist Party) have less control over their daily lives, so of course things are improving.'"
"I would agree with them if that's what we were talking about, but that's not how I define human rights."
"It is true that people have more freedom of operation today and in their daily lives, but that's only because the Chinese Communist Party doesn't care about those things. They are sufficiently politically sophisticated to know if they kept up the old style of repression that we had under Mao, with people peering through their bedrooms at night and regulating the most personal aspects of people's everyday life, and forcing them to take part in political campaigns and to march and wave banners, and so forth... They know that people had had enough of that and they would be facing a revolt. They also realized, because they don't have any ideology anymore, they don't care if Chinese people listen to so-called 'bourgeois- liberal' music, decadent music. They don't care about any of that stuff, the only thing they care about is maintaining their absolute dictatorship in power. People are not going to be organizing a revolt against the government if they are reasonably satisfied with the material things in their lives. If they can buy an air ticket, and take a holiday, and go to Xinjiang. Those things are better in China, there is no question at all."
"When I talk about human rights being worse than they've ever been before, I'm talking about things that I think are slightly more important than whether or not you're allowed to go to the Hard Rock Café at night. When we talk about the fact that there are undoubtedly tens of thousands of human beings today that are being kept alive in herds, the concept is that they are herding these people. Kept alive to be killed, on demand, as needed to provide their organs for sale to international clients in the organ market. When we look at that, how in the world can we talk about human rights? How can we even include a government like this in the society of nations? David Matas and David Kilgour in their report said, 'This is a new kind of evil'. Even the Nazis in Germany didn't come up with this."
As a lawyer, in terms of how to define human rights, Clive Ansley's position is that "you haven't even spoken to the issue of human rights if people do not have freedom of speech. If you do not have freedom of speech, if you cannot oppose the government of the day, if you don't have freedom of assembly, if you don't have freedom of religion, then you don't really have any fundamental human rights. Yes you can go out to the Hard Rock Café, you can go listen to a jazz concert, you can go to a risqué fashion show that aren't much more than strip shows, okay great if that is what you mean by human rights, then it is making progress. But the fundamental human rights have gone backwards. My point in talking about the organ trade is that if you have something that is as blatantly bestial and uncivilized as this, how can you even discuss the improvement in human rights? "
"There Is No Doubt At All About the Organ Harvesting Happening in China"
When asked, "What if, as said by some westerners, the organ-harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners is only allegations?" or "What if the organ-harvesting described by David Matas as 'the new kind of evil' never happened, or is no longer happening in China?" Clive Ansley responded,"There is no doubt at all about it, and just to comment and go back to the beginning of your comment, because you covered quite a few things there in your question. First off, you say westerners say these are just allegations by David Kilgour and David Matas."
"The first thing I would point out is, both these individuals have absolutely impeccable credentials. Both with David Matas and with David Kilgour, there is no one outside the Chinese government, I would say, who would attack one of these people in terms of their credibility. Now their credibility by itself doesn't mean that the charges are true, it's simply that they [have] a long and absolutely unquestioned history of being very principled people, very well-trained people. They're both lawyers, they are well-trained in evidence and in carrying out investigations and analyses of evidence. They were retained independently, in this case, so the credentials are not in question at all."
"After that, it's only a question of reading their report. I would guess that any western critics of Matas and Kilgour have not read their report. I have read their report in its entirety, and I think that evidence is overwhelming. Like David Kilgour and David Matas, I'm sorry I have to come to that conclusion."
"I would like to conclude that these are false charges and that it's not going on, but I don't think anyone who understands conditions in China and understands the difficulties coming up with what is sometimes called a 'smoking gun' in this kind of a case, and understands the fundamental principles of evidence... I don't think anybody could read that report and not come away thinking that there is an overwhelming support for the unfortunate conclusion that this is going on. "
"Now I'm choosing my words very carefully, I don't say 'prove'. One of the things I think any reader should be impressed with when they read the report by Kilgour and Matas is that they don't say any piece of evidence in there proves that this is happening. They point out the obvious, that when people are being murdered on the operating table, you're not going to find a smoking gun, you're not going to find absolute incontrovertible proof of any particular murder."
"Some people have said the Beijing government could tidy up like in the case of Su Jia Tun, for example, the first area where this practice was discovered. Two or three weeks later the Beijing government had people from the U.S. embassy come in, they looked around and they said, 'We couldn't find any evidence of this going on'. Some people said of course they couldn't find evidence, Beijing had two or three weeks in which to cover up in there before the American inspectors came. But that doesn't even scratch the surface of the problem."
'If we assume for the moment that this is going on, people are operated on and their organs taken out while on the operating table and they die, what would an inspector expect to find even if he came in the middle of the operation? People are being operated on all the time in hospital operating rooms, there's a lot of blood, there are body parts removed, people die on the operating tables. What would anybody expect to find? "
"Now, what Kilgour and Matas did, is they had Chinese speaking people posing as people who needed organs calling hospitals in China, talking to doctors, saying we want Falun Gong donors, because we hear that they are healthier people. They live a healthy lifestyle, so we would like Falun Gong donors. Do you have Falun Gong donors available? We have doctors in Chinese hospitals saying yes we have a lot of them right now. Or in other cases, we use to have them but we don't right now, call the hospital in Guang Zhou, they have Falun Gong donors. Or saying we don't have them right now, but we can get them for you. Or saying we always use living donors, we don't use organs from brain dead donors."
"We have hospitals' websites, many have been closed down since this thing was exposed. On the websites, they are guaranteeing that they can find a compatible organ, in some cases within two weeks, in some cases within two days. This is just absolutely impossible unless you had a system like this operating."
"We have doctors in the West who specialize in transplants operations and the transplant organs, and they will tell you there is no possible way that you can guarantee to find compatible blood, compatible tissue in a volunteering donor within those time periods. Anybody in the West who is looking for a transplant, will wait up to 5 years or they may die before they ever get it."
"We have many more voluntary donors in the West. For cultural reasons the Chinese very seldom agree to donate organs, it's almost unheard of. It would be the hardest place on the planet to locate voluntary donors of organs."
"And what do we have here? The only way to maintain the numbers of transplants that are carried out by Chinese hospitals is to have a huge supply of people standing by whose tissue types and blood types have been programmed, at least the information on it has been fed into computers so that when a foreign patient turns up who needs a kidney, or a heart, or a liver then he will be tested, that information will be fed into a computer, and they will select a living human being who is kept alive just for this kind of match making. "
"That person will have all of his organs taken out of his body and used for transplant purposes. We have any number of transplant surgeons in the West who will verify the claim that these number of transplants simply can't be carried out on any other basis."
"Coming back to Kilgour and Matas and their report, they emphasize over and over again as they go through each piece of evidence, they say does this by itself prove that this is occurring? No it doesn't, but it's highly suggestive. And they moved on to the next piece of evidence and the next. When you take all those things and put them together, it does not prove in the sense that you can carry out a chemical experiment in a lab and prove a certain chemical reaction. It's not proven in the sense of television footage of Falun Gong people being taken in and operated upon, but I don't think any reasonable person can read their report and come away unconvinced that this is what's happening."
Posting date: 9/6/2007
Original article date: 9/6/2007
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
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