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Latest News from China - 12/19/2001
(Clearwisdom.net)
1. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Female Practitioner Chen Guijun's
Eighteen-Day Hunger Strike
Chen Guijun is a nearly 60 year old woman whose story has been reported many
times. She has been illegally detained for nearly 8 months, because she refuses
to give up her belief in "Truth, Compassion, Forbearance." With her
great compassion and forbearance, she was always kind to those policemen who
tortured her and hoped to awaken their conscience. But the policemen continued
to commit crimes. In order to safeguard the dignity of the universal principles,
Chen Guijun decided to put all her effort toward resisting the persecution. On
December 1, 2001 she went on a hunger strike that is still ongoing.
On Monday, December 17, Chen Guijun's husband and daughter went to Xindu
County's Suburban Police Station looking for her. The police said that she had
been sent away. Her daughter made a phone call to the county's forced labor
camp, but she was informed that Chen Guijun was not there. Then Chen's husband
and daughter looked for her in the county's police department. The officers
there were very nervous and hastily drove them out. We are wondering what they
have done and why they do not dare to let others know? Where is Chen Guijun, and
what is her condition?
Xindu County Police Department: Tel. 011-86-28-3964803
Xindu County's Chengxi Police Station: Tel. 011-86-28-3969938 (Many
practitioners were sent to labor camp from there.)
Xindu County Detention Center: Tel. 011-86-28-3972939 (Many practitioners are
being detained there now.)
Xindu County Postal Code: 610500
2. [China] If We Persecute Kind-hearted People, Then What Kind of Policemen
Are We?
About a dozen policemen and some riot police were having dinner in a
restaurant, and I overheard them talking about Falun Gong.
One of them said, "I think Falun Gong's reputation will be definitely
restored within ten years." Another replied, "I do not think it will
take ten years. Maybe within two or three years." Someone else said, "Falun
Gong practitioners are all good people. They do not fight back when they are
beaten or abused." Yet another said, "Yes. There is no doubt that
Falun Gong practitioners have high morality, righteous minds, obey the laws and
are the best people. If we persecute Falun Gong, then what are we?"
Yes. These policemen knew the truth. What is the fate of those who are
against good people?
3. [Northern China] People Awaken to the Truth
A police department director said, "Falun Gong practitioners are all
good people. I will not detain them. I just arrest murderers, thieves and
robbers. In the meantime, one's belief is a personal issue. Why should
everyone believe in the corrupt Party? "
4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Manifests Dafa's
Magnificence
An employee of a district police department in Harbin City told his family a
story about what he witnessed. He had interrogated a practitioner during the
Spring Festival of 2001. During the interrogation, he saw the older female
practitioner in front of him surrounded by beautiful, multicolored rings. He was
stunned and immediately released the practitioner.
5. [China] Practitioner Mounts Righteous, Stern Defense in Court
A practitioner was sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment. In court he faced
the wicked people with righteous thoughts and defended himself, "What kind
of crime have I committed? Why do you sentence me to so many years? There is
nothing wrong with clarifying the truth of Falun Gong! I am offering to save
people by helping them to know the truth; there is nothing wrong with
that!"
The practitioner spoke assertively with intensity and determination, and the
court had to take a recess. When the court came back from the break, the
sentence was reduced by two years. The practitioner continued to expose the evil
and clarify the truth. He told the court, "Your decision doesn't count.
Only our Teacher can decide. " Again the court called a recess. The third
time, the sentence was reduced to 2 years. He clarified the truth as he did the
last two times. As a result, the court couldn't continue their proceedings.
After the fourth recess and reconvening, his sentence was reduced to 6 months.
As it turned out, he would be released 10 days later.
6. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Violent Acts of Policemen in Gaopian
Township Cause the Death of Another Practitioner
On December 31, 2000, more than 80 Dafa practitioners went to Beijing to
appeal, exercising the lawful rights given to every citizen by the Constitution.
However, they were illegally escorted back by officers from the local police and
detained in Gaopian Township's police station.
Policemen at the station cruelly and inhumanly persecuted Dafa practitioners.
The only meal practitioners had every day consisted of one bowl of thin
porridge, covered with a layer of hot pepper sauce. After eating this kind of
food, practitioners would get swollen, sore throats and severe coughs. The
policemen also deprived practitioners of sleep for one whole week. During the
night, the police tricked practitioners to come out, with the excuse of
"having a talk." Then 7 or 8 policemen ganged up to punch, kick and
beat the practitioners with spiked clubs. Some practitioners were beaten black
and blue, and could not walk for a long time. Practitioner Wu Xianzhi, who was
from Gaopian Township, was beaten for hours to the point of losing
consciousness. When she was escorted back, her face was red and swollen, and her
entire body was covered with wounds. Her condition was so bad that she could not
stand up.
At the same time, another practitioner named Chen Dengyi from San Shui
Township was beaten so severely that he bled from several places and was
unconscious for several hours. He was also force fed with urine after he woke
up.
Another female practitioner, Tan Sufen, 58 years old, is from Heping Village,
Nanxing Township, Guanghan City, Sichuan Province. She was beaten black and blue
and at the verge of death. Officials from the Gaopian Township Police Station
were afraid of taking responsibility, so they hastily called her family to take
her back home. She died at home six days later. (See related report on
Clearwisdom.net at http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2001/4/25/6769.html)
Dafa practitioners were illegally detained here for 45 days and forced to pay
1,000 Yuan to cover their living expenses. Everyone was also extorted 5,000 Yuan
as a "fine."
7. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] The Atrocities of the Lawless Police
from Nanxing Township
In June of 2001, the police from Nanxing Township, Guanghan City, Sichuan
Province, broke into the house of a Dafa practitioner. They arrested the
practitioner after finding Dafa materials in his home. The practitioner did not
give in and refused to give them information about the source of the Dafa
materials. As a result, the police severely beat this 60-year-old senior citizen
until he was black and blue. He was unconscious for more than two hours. The
criminals, afraid of taking responsibility and having their crimes exposed,
immediately woke the practitioner up with cold water and rushed him to Nanmen
Detention Center in Guamghan City. He is still being detained there.
Director of Nanxing Police Station: Cai Shizhen
Home telephone: 011-86-838-522-6431; cell phone: 13909023899
Police officer Zeng Guanghua, beeper 1270565927
Police officer Xian Lingxian, beeper 1295055231
Telephone for Nanxing Police Station: 011-86-831- 550-0115
8. [Sichuan Province] Practitioner Zhang Cheng Sentenced to Forced Labor Camp
On December 20, 2000, policemen again forcibly removed practitioner Zhang
Cheng from the Sichuan Boiler Factory. At the same time, Lin Xianrong and other
policemen went to search Zhang Cheng's house and took away his Dafa books.
At the Jintang Detention Center, Zhang Cheng appealed for his unconditional
release. But Huang Buming, policeman of the No.1 section of the police
department, told Zhang Cheng that he would be released if he slanders Dafa and
Master on television. Even a normal person would despise such behavior, not to
mention a Dafa practitioner! Half a year later, the county prosecutor sent the
case back to the police department due to lack of evidence. According to
regulations, the next step is to collect evidence or unconditionally release
him. But instead, the police authorities handed over this case to the provincial
government and authorized them to send Zhang Cheng to a forced labor camp. The
police tried many times to entrap Zhang Cheng to write the so-called
"guarantee" renouncing Falun Gong, but they never succeeded.
Soon the paperwork for sending Zhang Cheng to forced labor camp was approved.
At that time, Zhang Cheng was extremely weak from the torture. The police
officers didn't inform his family, nor did they take any measures for his
health. Even his family's request for bailing him out for medical treatment was
rejected. The police hastily sent Zhang Cheng to the "transfer
station" of Ningxia Street's Forced Labor Camp in Chengdu City. Because of
Zhang Cheng's poor health, the transfer station authorities refused to accept
Zhang Cheng, but the policemen simply left him there. Finally Zhang Cheng was
sent to Xinghua's Detention Center in Mianyang City. He has been detained in the
No.3 "high-discipline team" for the last 4 months.
There is often a loud speaker mounted behind the forced labor camp that
broadcasts Falun Dafa radio in the middle of the night. It tells the people
nearby about the greatness of Falun Dafa's "Truthfulness, Compassion,
Forbearance" and the evil essence of Jiang Zemin and his associates.
9. [Changping District, Beijing City] "610 Office" Uses Former
Practitioners Who Have Turned Against Dafa
Wang Zhenhua, associate secretary of Changping's District Committee, Beijing,
together with officials from the "610 Office" made use of several
former practitioners who have turned against Dafa to persecute practitioners.
They drove these former practitioners to detention centers and practitioners'
homes to spread evil thoughts and delude practitioners. Some practitioners were
turned in by them and had to leave home to avoid arrest. The "610
Office" agents and these former practitioners are currently running rampant
in Beijing
10. [China] "A Wave of His Hand"
A young military officer read Zhuan Falun once before, and he knows
that Falun Dafa is good. His mother is a practitioner who has cultivated for
many years, and she has done lots of work for Fa-rectification. Last year, she
was brutally persecuted by followers of Jiang Zemin's regime and was hung in an
iron cage for three days. When she was released, she was already on the verge of
death. But through practicing the exercises and studying the Fa, her paralyzed
arms recovered. The young man supported what his mother did and helped her to
spread the Fa. One day he told his mother, "Today, I will go
somewhere." Then he waved his hand, and his mother asked why. He said,
"You are a veteran practitioner, can't you understand this? Master said, 'A
Buddha is mighty capable, and he could wipe out all of humankind's illnesses
with a wave of his hand.' (Zhuan Falun). Today I want to do something for
you that is as easy as waving a hand." His mother understood and gave her
son some Fa-promoting fliers. She then happily saw him to the door.
11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Young Children Suffer Hardships
After Their Mother's Illegal Arrest
In October 2001, Harbin practitioner Cui Xiuqin was arrested while
distributing Dafa truth-clarifying materials at a railway station. She is
currently being held at Harbin's No.2 Detention Center. During her detention
period she was once sent to a mental hospital to be tortured for several days.
As she resolutely refused to cooperate, she was sent back to the No.2 Detention
Center. Since her unlawful arrest, her two sons, ages 7 and 5, are left at home
without care in the middle of winter. We ask all kind-hearted people with a
sense of justice to please pay attention to the plight of these two children and
their mother.
12. [Xindu County, Sichuan Province] Deplorable Acts Committed by the Local
Police
On December 15, in order to arrest more than 20 practitioners, a large number
of policemen from Xindu County's Police Department surrounded Baoguang Garden.
They even harassed and searched other tourists.
13. [Laiwu City, Shandong Province] Record of Criminal Deeds Committed by
Local Officials
Wei Jianguang is director of Yangli Township's Police Station and has
instructed his men to monitor, follow and harass practitioners. Wei Jianguang
has also sent practitioners to brainwashing class or Laiwu City's Detention
Center. His phone number is 011-86-634-6521284.
Qi Xinguo is the security section chief of Laiwu City's No.2 Textile Factory.
The address of the factory is No.026 Daqiao Road South, Laiwu City. He has been
actively persecuting practitioners who are employees of the factory. He
illegally detained practitioners and severely beat them. On November 24, 2001,
he arrested a practitioner who is an employee of the factory and discussed with
the police department on how to persecute him. The next day, Qi Xinguo's wife
suddenly became ill and had to have surgery. However, he still didn't relent in
his wrongdoings. Previously he also restricted the personal freedom of a married
couple who are practitioners by not allowing them to go home after work. He
forced them to stay at the Security Section overnight, and they had to go
directly to work the next morning. This kept the practitioners from having a
normal life and hurt them both physically and mentally. Running out of choices,
the two practitioners left the factory where they had worked for many years and
started to live in exile to avoid persecution. Qi Xinguo's phone number is
011-86-634-8805741.
The director of Laiwu City's No.2 Textile Factory even printed many copies of
a letter written by a person who turned against Dafa and distributed the letters
to everyone in the work unit. His phone number is 011-86-634-8806908.
14. [Tianjin City] Practitioner Wang Guifang Kidnapped
On December 3 or 4, 2001, policemen kidnapped practitioner Wang Guifang from
home.
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