[Clearwisdom.Net] Since July 22, 1999, practitioners in Shuangqiao District of Dazu County have been forced to hand in Dafa books and videos countywide. Practitioners were told to write a "guarantee letter"(stating that they would not practice), to criticize Dafa materials, and abandon their belief, otherwise they would be fired, fined, put into labor camps or forced to attend "transformation classes." These punishments were carried out on the orders of the town government.

Some evil policemen at the County Public Security Bureau often beat and harassed the detained practitioners. When it came time for Dafa practitioners to eat, the police would say sarcastically: "You practitioners are not afraid of getting hungry. What do you eat for? Do not give them food."

Those practitioners who went to appeal in Beijing would be sentenced to a labor camp. Every company was told to root out practitioners in their employ. Practitioners' movements, phone calls and personal letters were all monitored. They were deprived of all personal freedom.

Following is news about several practitioners being persecuted here:

1. Li Jian, male, 35 years old, was the director of the Health and Disease Prevention Department in Dazu County. He was an excellent employee. He went to appeal in Beijing in October 1999. He was caught and sentenced to 1.5 years in a labor camp for practicing Falun Gong and being unwilling to write the "guarantee letter." Now he is detained in Xishanping Labor Camp Center of Chongqing City.
2. Chen Qingbing, male, around 30 years old, is a teacher in Sanqu Middle School of Dazu County. His wife Deng Shangyuan, 26 years old, is a teacher in Sanqu Liuhezi Primary School. Both practiced Falun Dafa. Mr. Chen was detained when he promoted Dafa and told the truth to the public on May 13, 2000. He was detained for 30 days and fined for 4,000 Yuan (about $500). In November 2000, they took their one-and-a-half-year old child with them to appeal in Beijing and were detained. On their way of being sent back to their hometown, they had no food for two days. The couple were sentenced to two years in a labor camp.
3. Zheng Xuegang was a teacher at Sanqu Middle School of Dazu County. He was detained for 30 days and fined 4,000 Yuan (about $500) on May 13 , 2000. while promoting Dafa. In November 2000, he went to appeal in Beijing and was detained. After he was sent back, he was then sentenced to 2 years in the labor camp.
4. Zhou Zhongxin, female, 57 years old, is a retired teacher in Dazu County No.1 Primary School. Her salary was suspended due to practicing Falun Gong and appealing in Beijing in October 1999. She was detained when she appealed in Beijing and was sentenced to two years at the labor camp.
5. Ran Yingjie, female, 46 years old, was a worker in Hongyan Automobile Company of Shuangqiao District. She wanted to appeal in Beijing, but she was detained at Shijiazhuang train station [Hebei Province] in October 1999. After being sent back to her hometown, she was detained for one month. She was arrested again when she promoted Dafa on May 13, 2000. That time she was sentenced to one-year labor camp, and was paraded through the streets as a public example. She is detained in Maojiashan Female Labor Camp in Chongqing City.
6. Luo Kangyang is a 56-year-old lady. She was detained on May 13, 2000 when she was promoting Dafa. She was detained for 7 days. In November 2000, she was arrested while appealing in Beijing. After one month's detention, she was sentenced to a one-year stay in a labor camp.
7. Hong Lilian (pseudonym) is a 59-year-old lady. She went to appeal in Beijing on October 3, 1999. She was sent back to Dazu County and detained for one month after being arrested in Tiananmen Square. She was detained 35 days due to promoting Dafa on May 13, 2000 and fined 2,000 Yuan. After being bailed out and awaiting trial, she was constantly interrogated by the police.
8. Zhao Zhonglu, is a 43-year-old man. He was detained for 40 days for promoting Dafa on May 13, 2000 and fined 4,000 Yuan. He went to appeal in Beijing and was detained in November 2000. He is still in jail.
9. Li Liangduan, male, 38 years old, was detained for 38 days and fined 4,000 Yuan due to promoting Dafa on May 13, 2000. He was also arrested while appealing in Beijing in November 2000. He is still in jail.
10. Chen Yuxin (pseudonym) is a 63-year-old lady. She went to appeal in Beijing in October 1999, and was detained for 40 days and fined 2,000 Yuan.
11. Chang Jing (pseudonym), male, 48 years old. He was detained for 30 days and fined 2,000 Yuan for promoting Dafa.
12. Zhang Xianqi (pseudonym), male, 62 years old, was detained for 30 days and fined 2,000 Yuan for promoting Dafa.
13. Wei Qiang (pseudonym), male, 60 years old, was detained for 40 days and fined 4,000 Yuan for appealing in Beijing.
14. Tong Weiliang (pseudonym), male, 60 years old, was detained for 42 days and fined 1,000 Yuan for promoting Dafa in May 2000.
15. Meng Hongbing (pseudonym), male, 38 years old, was detained for 36 days and fined 4,000 Yuan for promoting Dafa in May 2000.
16. Tang Lijun (pseudonym), 48 years old, was detained in May 2000 for 30 days and fined 4,000 Yuan for promoting Dafa in May 2000.
17. Song Cheng (pseudonym), 50 years old, was detained for 30 days and fined 4,000 Yuan for promoting Dafa in Baoding in May 2000.
18. Zhong Zhongli (pseudonym), male, 75 years old, was fined 1,000 Yuan for promoting Dafa.
19. Zheng Yinglan (pseudonym), female, 36 years old, a worker in Dazu County, was detained for 30 days, fined 4,000 Yuan and fired for promoting Dafa.
20. Yue Xiangmin (pseudonym), male, 70 years old, was detained for 7 days and fined 200 Yuan for watching one of Teacher's Lectures in May 2000.

Besides the practitioners mentioned above, many other practitioners were fined, forced to attend the "transformation class" and persuaded to write the "guarantee letter". Even some practitioners' relatives had to write the "guarantee letter". A certain practitioner was under close surveillance. If he wanted to be out of town, he had to ask for permission, which was always denied.

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