(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Gong Yuxiu, a Falun Dafa practitioner from Taihe County, Jiangxi Province, was persecuted to the brink of death when she was sent to the hospital. With righteous thoughts she managed to escape, but now she has to go from place to place, unable to return home because of the persecution. The police posted "wanted" notices everywhere and the local TV station broadcasted the notice on prime time, offering 10,000 yuan to anyone who would provide information leading to the arrest of their so-called "escaped prisoner."

Just from this TV notice, it's obvious that what they did was illegal and dishonest. They did not even dare to mention Falun Gong in the notice. Having people learn the facts is what they fear most, so they tricked those who did not know the truth and led them to persecute good people. They took advantage of people's greed and lured people to betray their own hearts for money.

The perpetrators in Taihe County have escalated the persecution of Falun Dafa students since last year. They have mobilized all levels and departments of the government, even using the Public Security Bureau and the National Security Bureau to strictly monitor and follow practitioners and harass their families. They have installed monitoring devices in community living compounds, and even hired the vagrants and local thugs to follow practitioners. These activities undermine the law.

The police arrested Falun Dafa practitioners Yuan Ruiling, Chen Guifeng, Gong Yuxiu and Li Gongchan at the end of 2004 by using the above methods. During the interrogation, police deprived practitioners of sleep for several days and nights. Yuan Ruilin went on a hunger strike to protest the persecution and they broke two of his teeth by force-feeding him. Gong Yuxiu went on a hunger strike to protest the persecution as well. At one point Gong Yuxiu's life was in critical danger. The situation of the other practitioners is unknown. The perpetrators have not allowed their family members to meet them or send them any money or items.

In June 2004 the practitioners who had been illegally detained for half a year came together to protest the persecution. One day in the middle of June, the perpetrators brought four practitioners to court and tried to put them on trial. They tried to impose fabricated charges on them, but the practitioners firmly resisted. Because of the practitioners' righteous thoughts and righteous actions, the trial failed to proceed.

Phone number for the First Section of the Public Security Bureau of Taihe County, Jiangxi Province: 86-796-5332412

Phone number for Lin Zhiyong: 86-796-5339090 (Home), 86-13507964666 (Cell)