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Artist Mr. Zhou Ning in Critical Condition Due to Persecution
(Clearwisdom.net) It was reported that Mr. Zhou Ning, a Falun Gong
practitioner from Jinan City, Shandong Province, was illegally
arrested on September 12, 2007. Since then he has been detained and
persecuted in the Jining City Detention Center. At present, he has been sent to
the affiliated hospital of Jining Medical College for recovery. He is in
critical condition. Mr. Zhou, 38, works at the Special Education Polytechnic School and teaches
hearing impaired students arts and crafts. He is also one of the founders of the
school's arts and crafts program, and used to be the dean of the school. He
successfully held Woodcarving Exhibits many times in China, America, and
Denmark, and drew widespread attention from academic and artistic circles. His
works were collected by the Chinese Art Museum, Shenzhen City Art Museum, and by
many celebrities, both domestic and overseas. Mr. Zhou suffered persecution again and again for persisting in his belief in
"Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. He was arrested several times,
dismissed by his workplace, his residence was confiscated, and he was forced to
be destitute and homeless. On September 12, 2007, he was again arrested in
Jining City. On October 18, 2007, his arrest was approved by authorities. Later
he was detained in the Jining City Detention Center, where he suffered brutal
abuse. Mr. Zhou held a hunger strike to protest the persecution. As a result, he was
force-fed by the guards in the detention center. He was severely wounded both
mentally and physically. It was learned that he was taken to the hospital for an
injury to his lumbar vertebra, and he is in critical condition. We call for
kindhearted people around the world to pay attention to this issue and offer
support. Jining City Detention Center: 86-537-2033077 On May 08, 2008 Posting date: 5/16/2008 |