Latest News From China - 12/03/2000

[Daqing] Authorities Secretly Cremate Practitioner Wang Bin

5pm on November 27^th, the family of Wang Bin was suddenly notified that Wang's body would be cremated that evening. The van carrying his body left the morgue at midnight of November 28^th and arrived at the cremation site around 1am. His body was cremated at 2am, and the process was completed by dawn. The local police and plainclothes agents watched the process closely.

According to insiders, the reason why the body was cremated in such a secretive manner was that the police had received orders from the higher-ups that "Wang Bin's body needs to be cremated quickly." Normally bodies are cremated between 4am and 6am, and no one knows the motive behind this midnight cremation.

[Lanzhou, Gansu (province)] Professor Guo Shoujun Under Police Detention Over Ten Months

Dr. Guo Shoujun, in his 30's, was a professor at the Northwest Teacher's College in Gansu Province.

He was arrested for writing the opening remarks of the 1999 Lanzhou Experience Sharing Conference and going to Beijing in February to hold up the banner; "Falun Gong is Good." He has been held at the North Orchard Detention Center in the city of Lanzhou, where he was forced to perform intensive manual labor, for more than ten months now.

The conditions at the detention center are extremely severe. In the summer, every inmate has to meet a quota of producing between 1.5 kg to 2 kg (3.3 4.4 lb) of melon seeds. (Translator's note: the procedure is to put each shell into one's mouth and use the side of one's teeth to open up a small crack on the shell, then take it out of one's mouth, and use one's fingers to pick out the inner seed). The work starts at 7am in the morning. The inmates have to perform the work in a squatting position for close to five hours. After lunch, they have to resume the work and meet the quota, or they are not allowed to go to sleep. The fingers of many inmates are bloody, and the fingernails of some have been peeled away, yet they still are forced to work. Some practitioners in their 60's are forced to meet the same quota as everyone else, and often have to endure physical and verbal abuse from fellow inmates.

In the winter, each inmate has to pick out the best-quality seeds from 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) of melon seeds everyday. The inmates are forced to work form 7am to 5pm in a squatting position outside, where the temperature often falls below -15C (0 F). Anyone who could not meet the quota is beaten or punished. Many inmates suffer from cold sores in the winter. The death rate among inmates here is quite high.

Local practitioners are routinely locked up here for several additional months, even after their terms are up. Dr. Guo Shoujun has been forced to remain here for more than 10 months now, during which time his family has not been allowed to visit him even once. Dr. Guo was an outstanding researcher and teacher at his university. He was the winner of many research grants from the Gansu Province Young Researcher's Fund, and was in charge of a number of medical and pharmaceutical research projects under the Ministry of Technology. He was also a key researcher at the New Technology Development Project at the university.

Lately the government has placed a lot of emphasis on the development of the western region of China. As such a talented and prominent scientist, Dr. Guo should have been contributing to this effort. Because of his faith in Falun Gong, he has been illegally detained for so long and forced to pick out melon seeds everyday. Recently he has received a so-called trial notice from the local court. Supposedly, his case will be tried in open court soon.

[Shenzhen, Guangdong (province)] Former "Top Ten Police Officer" Fired

Li Wei, around 35 years old, a police officer at the Shenzhen Airport. He was fired from his job and his home was ransacked, because he insisted on practicing Falun Gong. He was arrested when he went to Beijing to tell people about Falun Gong sometime during the first half of this year. He was able to get away, but his current whereabouts are unknown.

In the past, he had made large anonymous donations to support the education of poor children in the desolate mountain areas. The local newspaper wrote a special report on him, and he was once named as one of the "Top Ten Young People" in the field of public security.

Practitioner Zhang Yuhong was forced to leave her home with her 6-month-old baby. Her husband was sentenced to one year in prison for going to Beijing to make an appeal on behalf of Falun Gong. He has since been released but remains under close police supervision at home.

Practitioners Yao Dan, Liu Xuefei, Zhuang Wenshu, and Zhao Haining have been arrested for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying material. Their families have not been allowed to visit them.

[Gansu (province)] The truth about Falun Gong awakens people

One practitioner went to visit his relatives in the Longnan area of Gansu Province. He used the time to distribute several hundred copies of Falun Gong material to his friends and family members. The local police were placed on high alert, thinking that a large number of practitioners had arrived, but the practitioner was able to return home safely

Practitioners at a certain city distributed Falun Gong flyers to the local army station and the local middle school. After reading the flyers, Falun Gong became a popular topic of discussion among the local people. On top of admiring the courage of practitioners and being sympathetic toward them, some local people began to openly denounce the evil deeds of Jiang Zemin.

[Jiamusi (city)] Xiangyan Police Station Sends Large Number of Practitioners to Labor Camps

The police at the Xiangyan Police Station in Jiamusi persecute Falun Gong practitioners in an especially vicious manner. They have arrested more practitioners than any other police station in the city. The deeds of Cui Rongli, a platoon leader, have been especially vile. He has punished practitioners ranging from elderly people in there 60's to young girls in their teens. He abused his power, forcing the families of practitioners to pay large fines. He ordered his goons to ransack the homes of practitioners and to arrest practitioners without cause.

Some practitioners were thrown into the detention center without cause, and they were only released after their families paid fines of several thousand Yuan (several months of an average salary) and signed pledges on their behalves. Some practitioners' homes were repeatedly ransacked when nobody was home, and when they returned, they would find that their valuables such as jewelry have vanished. After the home of practitioner Kang Aimin was ransacked, Cui Rongli ordered his goons to throw her into the detention center, claiming that her attitude was bad, and asked to sentence her to a 2-year term at the labor camps. Practitioners Chen Naizhong and Zheng Libin were arrested for attending a large experience sharing conference in Wangfengshan, where several hundred practitioners attended. They each held a hunger strike for several days and were on the verge of death. His family brought Chen Naizhong back home, where he remained for only a few days, before the police arrested him again and sent him directly to the labor camps. Zheng Libin had no family members around, and the Xiangyan Police Station refused to let anyone else take him home. He was also sent to a labor station directly several days later, where he was able to escape later. Professor Huang Min was arrested and sentenced to one year at the labor camps for refusing to comply with the punishment given by the university for going to Beijing to appeal to Falun Gong. Practitioner Zhang Linde, an old lady in her 60's, has been thrown into the local detention center five times, and she has since been sentenced to three years at the labor camps.

The address and telephone number of the evil police officer Cui Rongli:

Home address: 30 Wei, Xiangyang District, Jiamusi City

Home Telephone: 011-86-454-8246439, BBP: 011-86-454-126-1389855

Work Telephone: 011-86-454-86992

[Hainan Province] A partial list of practitioners sent to labor camps or detention centers

Names of some practitioners who have been sent to labor camps:

Chen Wenfang, Chen Qiuyue, Xiao Hanfeng, Han Shouyong, Lin Zhuoqing, Lin Mingfang, Zheng Dongmei, Lu Yeqing, Xu Hui, Xie Hui, Mei Hanqiang, Xu Jianmei, Dai Kun, Liu Yinfeng, Pan Yilin, Fu Kemiao, Xu Dongmei, Wang Limei, Huang Lianhua, Gong Yuxiang, Deng Xiancheng, and Yan Liyou.

Names of some practitioners who have served time or are currently serving time in detention centers:

Zheng Qi, Zheng Jifang, Zheng Xiufang, Xiao Yilin, Zeng Jie, Zeng Liyun, Lu Lichun, Wang Hao, Wang Fa, Wang Ping, Wang Guihai, Wang Heqing, Huang Yejie, Huang Kuicai, Huang Qiongrong, Huang Min, Li Haibo, Li Baochun, Li Guoqiang, Li Yiyan, Yang Xiaopang, Chen Qiujie, chen Qiuer,

Chen Qiuqin, Chen Qiuqing, Chen Hanwen, Chen Qiuzhen, Chen Yan, Chen Qiaofang, Chen Haihua, Chen Haifang, Chen Min, Fu Yuanqing, Lin Min, Zhao Yiyan, Hong Zhifei, Wu Qiao, Wu Jubo, Wu Cuiyu, Deng Lin, Han Linin, Jin Yuening, Zhu Qiaohong, Zhong Jieqiong, Pang Meiying, Long Xiaolin, Shi Cunmei, Zhang Yuzhu, Pang Feifei, Fu Xiuli, Meng Qiuxiang, Deng Qiongfang, Lin Lizhu, Zhao Lifang, Han Zaiguang, Han Zhaoyong, Liu Suyi, Lu Xiaohai, Lu Xiaolong, Zhang Jimei, Fan Meiying, Zhou Xianzheng, Fan Yilin, Fang Fuwang, Fu Yunqing, Xu Zhaoxiu, Zou Qiongyu, Tan Nini, Wu Xuejun, Yang Liping, and Wu Meiqin

Names of practitioner persecuted to death:

Zhuang Guangxin, persecuted to death on October 7^th, 2000

A practitioner from the township of Haidian, name unknown.

In addition, practitioner Xu Weiren went to Beijing in June of 2000. No one has heard from him since then, and it is unknown whether he is still alive or not.
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