Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Guo Chunzhan from Weiping Township, Xingcheng City, Liaoning Province was illegally sentenced to one year of forced labor in 2005 for practicing Falun Gong. He was again arrested for handing out Falun Gong brochures on July 27, 2009, and he was sentenced to a four-year prison term. His lawyer pointed out to the court that the premises for punishing Falun Gong adherents are against the constitution, and that believing in Falun Gong or to propagate the practice does not constitute a crime. Read more...