Latest News From China - 9/23/2003
(Clearwisdom.net) [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Xie Qiongying
Illegally Detained at the No.1 Detention Center While she was at home on September 5, 2003, Ms. Xie Qiongying's home was
illegally searched and she was arrested without cause. She is currently held at
the No.1 Detention Center in Macheng City, where she is on a hunger strike to
protest the persecution. People responsible for this case: Luo Zhisheng, member of the Politics & Law Committee, 86-13986569599
(cell), 86-713-2928909, 86-713-2951252 Bai Kaiyu, political instructor at the Public Security Bureau, 86-13986510906
(cell), 86-713-8920518, 86-713-2913397 [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Zhu Xiying Is Beaten Unconscious Some local thugs organized by policeman Peng Honghui stopped Ms. Zhu Xiying
while she was walking on the street. They beat her for over twenty minutes until
she lost consciousness. Then she was sent to the local detention center. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Scheme to Abduct 120 Falun Dafa
Practitioners to the Hongweixing Brainwashing Class and Monitor Internet Access The Hongweixing Brainwashing Class was established by the "610
Office" [An agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with
absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other
political and judiciary systems] in order to brainwash and physically
torture Falun Dafa practitioners into giving up their spiritual belief. The
"610 Office" plotted to illegally detain a hundred and twenty Falun
Dafa practitioners and brainwash them. They are currently making arrests to meet
their goal. Also in Daqing City, it has been discovered that the police have installed
monitoring devices into new computers being sold at the Computer Town store in
order to better monitor and control user access to information on the Internet.
Practitioners are also advised to be careful when buying printers and
photocopiers. Related article: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2003/9/20/40499.html [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Are Publicly Tortured
in the Courtroom In early September 2003, several Falun Dafa practitioners, including Mr. Li
Lin and Mr. Zhao Jisheng, who had already been illegally detained past the
completion of their jail terms, were illegally tried in Yushu City. Several
hundred policemen surrounded the courtroom building that morning. The court had
deliberately not informed the family members of Falun Dafa practitioners about
the trial. When the judge imposed fabricated charges against Falun Dafa
practitioners, Li Lin began to expose the lies. A nearby policeman seized him by
the throat, choking him so tightly that he could not speak. When Zhao Jisheng
began to speak out, the police shocked him into silence with an electric cattle
prod. Even the prosecuting attorney was appalled at witnessing such barbaric
treatment in the courtroom. More details on this situation will be forthcoming. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Laixi Bus Station Staff Members Persecute
Falun Dafa Practitioners In 2001, a Falun Dafa practitioner, an employee from the Laixi Bus Station,
was planning a trip to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa. Lu Dianpeng, the
director on duty at the station, discovered her intentions and refused to
dispatch the bus. Laixi Bus Stationmaster, Wang Ron, together with his
brother-in-law, a policeman at the Bus Station, dialed 110 for police backup
officers and detained her in the Chengguan Police Substation. Wang Rong said
that she would be jailed for several years. They also phoned police departments
in other cities to stop another practitioner who was also on her way to Beijing.
As a result, that practitioner was apprehended and illegally detained for
several days. Wang Rong: 86-13906480323 (cell), 86-532-8457689 (home) Lu Dianpeng, 86-13505323000 (cell), 86-532-8462864 (home) Falun Dafa Practitioners Li Xinchai, Zhang Cuifang and Pan Xiuying Are
Persecuted In August 2001, Mr. Li Xinchai was illegally sentenced to three years of
forced labor for going to Beijing, and he is still serving that sentence. On June 8, 2002, the Zhonggezhuang Substation Police illegally arrested Ms.
Zhang Cuifang and Ms. Pan Xiuying for making truth-clarifying materials. After
fifteen days of illegal detention in Laixi City, they were first transferred to
the Qingdao Forced Labor Camp, and then to the Wangchun Forced Labor Camp in
Zibo City. Although Pan Xiuying has been released, Zhang Cuifang has yet to
return. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Homeless Practitioner Li Yangqiao Illegally
Arrested On September 20, 2003, Ms. Li Yangqiao, who had been homeless since 2000 in
order to avoid near certain illegal arrest, was arrested on a bus. The case will
be investigated for more details. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Yu Zhiqiang and Hu
Guizhi Persecuted On August 8, 2002, Haicheng District Police illegally arrested Yu Zhiqiang
and his mother, Hu Guizhi, and sent them to the No. 1 Detention Center in Anshan
City. Although Yu Zhiqiang was later able to elude the authorities, his mother
was transferred to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. At the time of her arrest,
she was carrying money for their living expenses, which included 1500 Yuan in
cash and a checking account with 7000 Yuan deposited in her daughter's name. [The
average monthly salary for an urban worker in China is about 500 Yuan.]
However, all of her money was confiscated for no reason. On June 14, 2003, policemen from the Fanrong Police Substation illegally
arrested Yu Zhiqiang once again. After first being tortured, he was transferred
to the No.2 Detention Center in Anshan City. On July 14, he was transferred to
the Haicheng Detention Center. Li Haihua, Yang X and some other people went to
Hu Guizhi's daughter's home and had the money in her checking account withdrawn. Haicheng Detention Center phone: 86-412-3121019 Haicheng Public Security Bureau phone: 86-412-3223693 [Yining City, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region] Falun Dafa Practitioners
Protest the Persecution with a Hunger Strike Falun Dafa practitioner Zhao Qijie is being persecuted for his belief. On
September 11, 2003, he was illegally sentenced to five years in prison. On
September 12, 2003, the "610 Office" in Yili State, together with the
Yining Public Security Bureau, forcibly detained seven Falun Dafa practitioners
in a brainwashing class. The practitioners have been on a hunger strike for over
ten days, strongly protesting the illegal detention. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Recent Persecution of Falun Dafa
Practitioners In March 2003, Changchun Falun Dafa practitioner Wang Wei was illegally
arrested and detained in the Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp. He was recently
transferred to the Weizigou Forced Labor Camp, for allegedly documenting
evidence for one of the lawsuits against Jiang. Three other practitioners were
transferred at the same time. According to an anonymous source within the public
security system, there will be a three-month program of "Strict
Control," directed primarily at Falun Dafa practitioners who insist on
their belief. "610 Office" employees at the Changchun Plant No. 228 were also
plotting to persecute Falun Dafa practitioners in their area. On September 14, 2003, Changchun City Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Zhang
Zhongyu was illegally arrested and is being held in the Tiebei Detention Center.
His current situation is unknown since no visitors are allowed. Another male
practitioner was illegally arrested at the same time but his whereabouts are
currently unknown. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Officers in Gongjiawan Hire 300 Unemployed
People to Persecute Falun Dafa Practitioners Gongjiawan is a small place, but it is the base for persecution of Falun Dafa
in Lanzhou City, and home of the notorious Gongjiawan Brainwashing Center.
According to a reliable inside source, after the SARS epidemic, some relevant
departments hastily hired three hundred people at monthly salaries of 300 Yuan.
By day, these people usually stay at the Yangjiaqiao Police Substation or other
governmental departments. Each equipped with an electric cattle prod, they go
out in the evenings to patrol the Gongjiawan area in an attempt to arrest Falun
Dafa practitioners doing truth-clarifying work. The informant stressed that
Falun Dafa practitioners should pay close attention to security while doing
truth-clarifying work. According to information from Lanzhou City, there is a rapidly growing number
of retired women wearing red armbands who are supposedly on duty in many work
units but who may actually be acting as informants. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] The "610 Office" in Dongli
District Plans to Hold Brainwashing Class With National Day (October 1) drawing near, the Harbin City "610
Office" set a quota of Falun Dafa practitioners for each subordinate office
to brainwash. The "610 Office" plans to hold a brainwashing class for
all practitioners who refuse to write the so-called "statement of
guarantee." In addition, those practitioners' salaries will be severely
cut. The brainwashing class will be held at Songjiang Electronic Machinery
Hotel, totally isolated from the outside world. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Lu Qingzhai Illegally
Detained in Brainwashing Class At around 5:00 p.m. on September 12, 2003, 68-year-old Mr. Lu Qingzhai was
distributing truth-clarifying materials. On the following day, because of an
informant, Qinggong Substation Police illegally arrested Lu and detained him in
the brainwashing class located inside the Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp. Qinggong Police Substation phone: 86-24-25709004 [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Guangzhou Launches New Campaign to
"Completely Transform" Falun Dafa Practitioners It was recently learned that the Guangdong Provincial Government is launching
a new round of persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners, and it is named after
their new goal that was set this year, that all practitioners become
"Completely Transformed & Checked." Such arbitrary things as a
practitioner's "attitude" will now be closely scrutinized. In
addition, groups of citizens recruited by the "610 Office," the
Neighborhood Committees and the local police, have begun to harass Falun Dafa
practitioners at home by acting as spies to "inquire" about Falun Dafa
announcements they have seen on the Internet. Some have even threatened
practitioners and their family members. [Hebei Province] Textbooks Contain Defaming Propaganda Materials that distort and defame Falun Dafa have appeared in the students'
Practice Booklets in the Hubei Educational System. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Wang Chengde
Illegally Arrested Mr. Wang Chengde had rented a room for doing Falun Dafa work. On September 2,
2003, he had moved out and tried to contact the landlord for his 500 Yuan
deposit. The landlord informed on him and assisted the Public Security Bureau in
his arrest, which occurred later that day.
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