(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Xie Liqian was a retired teacher from Xianyou Town in Fujian Province. She retired early because of her diabetes. After she started practicing Falun Gong, the diabetes soon disappeared and her health returned to normal. Having witnessed this, all seven members of her family then started to learn Falun Gong and have all benefited from the practice.
Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) initiated the persecution of Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, Ms. Xie Liqian and her husband Mr. Chen, her oldest son Chen Xiong and his wife Wang Yu, her oldest daughter Chen Danxia, younger daughter Chen Danfeng and younger son Chen Feng have suffered at the hands of the CCP.
Ms. Xie was illegally arrested on November 15, 2000 and was taken to a detention center. She was then transferred to Fujian Women's Forced Labor Camp for 18 months, where she was tortured so severely that she was left disabled and unable to walk. She was released in May 2002, and remained bedridden at home. She was placed under surveillance and was constantly harassed and threatened by the authorities. As a result of the extensive emotional and physical torture that she endured, Ms. Xie passed away in April 2004.
Mr. Chen Feng is a high school teacher in Youxian Town Chengdong Middle School. He was arrested in 2000, and was taken to a forced labor camp. He was then transferred to an unknown remote location.
In April 2004, Ms. Chen Danxia was kidnapped by a street gang recruited by the police. They smashed her head against a wall, and then severely beat her until she lost consciousness. Her family later learned that she had been raped by members of the gang and the police. She became pregnant and was forced to have an abortion. She was psychologically traumatized by the incident and is unable to take care of herself.
Ms. Chen Danfeng was arrested for a second time in May 2004, and was sentenced to six years in Fujian Women's Prison. She was released in 2010.
Mr. Chen Xiong was a dentist in Fujian Yong'an Railway Hospital. His wife and mother-in-law also practiced Falun Gong. He went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in 2000, and was subsequently wanted by the police. He was forced to leave home to avoid persecution. In 2001, he was arrested by the Putian City police, and was sentenced to ten years in Fujian Longyan Prison by the Fuzhou Railway Deputy Bureau Court. Prison guards used many lies and tricks to force him to renounce his belief.
Wang Yu is an English teacher in Yong'an Railway School. She was sentenced to three years in prison by the Yong'an Court in October 2000. In June 2004, she was arrested for a second time, when agents from the local 610 Office ordered the Fujian Yong'an police to arrest her. She was sentenced to six years in Fujian Women's Prison, where she was subjected to brainwashing sessions.
Ms. Xie's husband Mr. Chen was sent to a brainwashing center. He retired a few years ago and now stays at home. Watching his family suffer persecution has caused him severe stress.
Mr. Chen Yuquan went to visit members of the Xie family in 2001 when they were detained. He was also persecuted by the authorities, and was previously detained in a brainwashing center. He was held at Putian Detention Center in May 2004, where he was beaten and sustained internal injuries. Officials also extorted 3,000 yuan from his family. He was later taken to a forced labor camp for two years, and was then taken to Fuzhou Rujiang Forced Labor Camp for further persecution. After his release, he was placed under tight surveillance at his home. His family was afraid for his safety, and forced him not to contact other practitioners.
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