(Clearwisdom.net) Since July 20, 1999, the Xiangtan 610 Office has persecuted local Falun Gong practitioners on a large scale, including making illegal arrests and sentencing practitioners to prison terms and forced labor. Based on incomplete statistics, more than 150 practitioners are detained in the Xiangtan Detention Center. The police officers from the 610 Office have been using different tactics to torture practitioners.
Some of the practitioners who are being detained patiently explain to the guards and other prisoners what Falun Gong is. Due to their perseverance, they have managed to let many guards and prisoners know that Falun Dafa is good and that it is legitimate to practice Falun Gong and believe in Truth-Compassion-Forbearance. People also know that Falun Gong practitioners are a group of good people. Some officers have stopped persecuting practitioners. Some prisoners have changed their attitude towards Falun Gong, from hatred to respect. Some even say out loud, “Falun Dafa is good! Truth-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” after gaining a deep understanding of Falun Gong.
In September, Ms. Huang Duohong went on a hunger strike to protest the persecution. She was force-fed and suffered a great deal both physically and mentally, and became very weak. Nevertheless, she still showed great compassion and persistence, which touched many police officers and prisoners.
Ms. Huang talked to people she met about Falun Dafa. She told them, “Falun Dafa teaches people how to be a good and follow the principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance. By practicing Falun Gong, people have benefited both mentally and physically. Falun Dafa has spread all round the world and has been welcomed and widely recognized. The persecution of Falun Gong is a crime. The Chinese Communist Party is doomed to collapse, and withdrawing from it and its affiliated organizations is the right thing to do.” Due to her persistent efforts, many in the prison know what Falun Gong is. When she was restrained on the way to the clinic for force-feeding, she passed by the women's and men's cells. People in the cells shouted to her and the guards, “Falun Dafa is good! Truth-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” This demonstrates that when people understand the truth, they will respect Falun Dafa and practitioners.
The male prisoner who first shouted “Falun Dafa is good” was released two days later, which was earlier than his scheduled release. One female prisoner said to a female police officer, “Please let the Falun Gong practitioners go home. They are all good people.” The police officer replied sympathetically, “She refuses to eat, so how can she survive? I really wish I could let her go home.” The female prisoner was released two days after she talked to the police officer about releasing Falun Gong practitioners. She was very happy and hugged one of the practitioners, and said, “Thank Mr. Li Hongzhi! Falun Dafa is good, and Truth-Compassion-Forbearance is good!'”
Ms. Huang Duohong is 42 years old. She used to run a stationery shop in the Yuhua District in Xiangtan City. In 1996, she started practicing Falun Gong. Many illnesses she used to have disappeared without any medical treatment. More importantly, through following the principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance, she has understood the importance of cultivating virtue, thinking about others first, and running her business honestly. Therefore, her business has been faring very well. She is a good wife at home, too. She has always taken care of her parents and parents-in-law with kindness, and helped her siblings. She is kindhearted and ready to help others out. She has sponsored poor students to go to school and given away money and goods.
In July 1999, the Chinese Communist Party started the persecuting Falun Gong. Since then, Ms. Huang has been detained and tortured several times. She was forced to leave home to avoid arrest and remained homeless for more than six years. On August 19, 2011, she visited another practitioner, Mr. Li Zhigang, in Changsha, Hunan Province. Mr. Li was a former deputy researcher in the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the National University of Defense Technology. They were both arrested that afternoon. They were later detained in the Hunan Law Education Training Center, which is actually a brainwashing center for persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. On August 26, Ms. Huang was transferred to the Xiangtan City Sanjiaoping Detention Center. She has been on hunger strike to protest how she has been tortured for two months.
