Latest News from China - 11/6/2003
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioner
Chen Xuekai Mr. Chen Xuekai, 48, is from Zhengshan Village, Zhengshan Town in Linshu
County, Linyi City. In 2000, he was unlawfully sentenced and held in the No. 11
Brigade at the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp (located in the Guanzhuang area, Jinan
City). While serving his term, Mr. Chen and fellow Falun Dafa practitioner, Chu
Liuwen, were placed under "strict supervision" in the No. 11 Brigade. The police
stretched his arms and legs out with handcuffs because of his firm belief in
Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance. For over thirty days, Mr. Chen was
deprived of regular meals. Sometimes he had to eat and pass waste in the
stretched position. [This method of torture is typically known as the "Dead
Person's Bed." The four limbs of the practitioner are stretched out and tied to
the four corners of an icy-cold metal bed. The practitioner cannot move at all.
Neither is he allowed to get up to eat, drink, or go to the bathroom. This type
of cruel torture causes severe mental and physical damage to the practitioner,
and contrary to this case, rarely lasts more than a dozen days.] He was also
forced to work for over sixteen hours each day. However, none of the torture has
affected his firm belief in the Teacher of Falun Gong. In 2003, Mr. Chen was
released upon expiration of his three-year forced labor term. On September 23, 2003, while Mr. Chen was working in the fields, members of
the Linshu "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] abducted him and took him to the
Linyi City Brainwashing Center. While in detention he upheld righteous thoughts
and carried out righteous deeds by clarifying the truth about Falun Gong to
everyone he encountered. The brainwashing center staff viciously resorted to
lifting and dropping him, in order to force him to step on the portrait of the
founder of Falun Gong. The staff also scribbled words on his body that slandered
the Teacher of Falun Gong. Regardless of threat or enticement, Mr. Chen's
determination in cultivating Falun Dafa could not be altered. 2. [Shandong Province] Persecution of Shandong Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Zheng Xuying, about 50, from Rizhaou City, was unlawfully sent to a
forced labor camp prior to October 1, 2003, and her home was ransacked. Mr. Zhang Jianyong, about 30, from Rizhao City, was unlawfully arrested two
months ago, and his home was ransacked. Current information about him is not
available. Mr. Xu Zengheng worked at Linli City Knitting Factory. He was unlawfully
sentenced to three years of forced labor in 2000. After his release in July
2003, Mr. Xu was subsequently abducted and taken to a brainwashing center in
September. He was also extorted out of 2,000 Yuan. [The average monthly
income for an urban worker in China is 500 Yuan.] Ms. Ma Shouyun, around 30, is from Junan County. She was unlawfully taken to
the Linyi City Detention Center on October 9, 2003 and transferred to the city's
brainwashing center on October 14. Ms. Gong Min, around 38, also from Junan County, has been abducted and
brought to the brainwashing center. Lei Yancheng is in charge of the Falun Gong persecution in Mengyin County.
Home telephone number: 86-539-4806956. 3. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Party Committee in Tazhong Village
Persecutes Falun Dafa Practitioners Whenever articles attacking Falun Dafa are aired on TV or radio, the Party
Committee at Tazhong Village loudly broadcasts them through a public address
system. Tazhong Village administration office: 86-311-5811704. 4. [Zanhuang County, Hebei Province] Zanhuang County "610 Office" and Police
Continue to Persecute Falun Dafa Practitioners In October 2003, the Zanhuang County "610 Office" and police launched a new
campaign persecuting Falun Dafa practitioners, by unlawfully placing them under
surveillance. Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Chen was arrested for no reason. On
October 22, her husband, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Chen Geng, was also
arrested for no reason. Individuals responsible for the persecution are: Police Officer Lu Guiping 5. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Xinji Authorities Screen Each and Every
Person to Persecute Residents Authorities in Xinji City are carrying out the persecution against Falun Dafa
by harassing each and every resident. All current and retired employees in the
city have to be screened, one by one. Those that have never practiced Falun Gong
have to sign "the three statements." [Created by the "610 Office," the three
statements consist of a letter of denouncement of Falun Gong, a guarantee to
never practice Falun Gong, and a list of names and addresses of all family
members, friends and acquaintances who are practitioners.] Those who once
practiced Falun Gong also have to write "the four statements." [Practitioners
are coerced under brainwashing and torture to write these as proof that they
have given up their belief. The fourth statement additionally expresses
repentance.] Anyone who does not comply is reported to the police. 6. [China] Over Ninety Hydrogen Balloons Carrying Truth-Clarifying Banners
Successfully Released by Falun Dafa Practitioners In the early morning of October 1, 2003, area Falun Dafa practitioners
carried out righteous deeds with righteous thoughts. They successfully released
over ninety hydrogen-filled balloons with banners that clarified the facts about
Falun Gong. All participants have returned home safely. On the night of October
3, they unfurled over eighty banners in another area, and distributed other
truth-clarifying materials, some of which were printed on self-adhesive
stickers. One banner stretched out for over four meters, reading "Falun Gong
practitioners worldwide have sued Jiang for genocide, inhumane torture and
crimes against humanity." A police vehicle was seen parked under the banner that
had been hung over a major street, and officers were conflicted over how to
handle the incident. 7. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Xie Guizhen and Other Falun Dafa
Practitioners Unlawfully Arrested On November 2, 2003, Jidong County Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Xie Guizhen,
Ms. He Xiaocen, Ms. Liu Jinxia and Ms. Bai Shuqin were unlawfully arrested while
distributing truth-clarifying materials. 8. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Xue Qingfang Is
Unlawfully Arrested Ms. Xue Qingfang, 50, is a Falun Dafa practitioner in the Beizhan District of
Xinxiang City, who was unlawfully arrested during the New Year's season of 2003.
She has remained in custody ever since. It has been reported that the
authorities are planning to illegally sentence her to prison. 9. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Chen Youqing and
His Wife, Zhao Chunhua, under Persecution Xinxiang Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhao Chunhua, a 29-year-old Hangzhou
University graduate, twice went to Beijing to file appeals on behalf of Falun
Gong in 1999 and 2000. She has been unlawfully detained, "fined" huge amounts of
money (which was actually extortion), and then forced to leave home and move
from place to place in order to avoid further persecution. Two months ago, she
and her husband, 31-year-old university graduate Chen Youqing, were unlawfully
arrested by the police while clarifying the facts about Falun Gong in another
town. Their child was with them when they were arrested. They were first held at
the Hua County Detention Center. Ms. Zhao was later sent to the Shibalihe
Women's Forced Labor Camp to serve a two-year term, while Mr. Chen was
unlawfully sentenced to approximately six years in prison (the exact number of
years to be verified later). He remains under persecution at the Hua County
Detention Center (in the jurisdiction of Anyang City). 10. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Xie Chunfeng
Is Missing after Expiration of Unlawful Forced Labor Term Mr. Xie Chunfeng worked at the Intermediary Court in Shantou City. He was
twice unlawfully sent to the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp, and also to a mental
hospital. His term matured in September of this year and the intermediary court
sent him back to the forced labor camp. To date, his whereabouts remain unknown. 11. [Chenghai City, Guangdong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Wang Shaofen
Sent to Forced Labor Camp Again In October 2003, Ms. Wang Shaofen, a Chenghai City Falun Dafa practitioner,
was once again unlawfully sent to the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp in Guangdong
Province; this time, to serve a two-year term for distributing Falun Gong
truth-clarifying materials. 12. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Several Falun Dafa Practitioners Held in
Custody at the Guiyang City Public Security Hospital Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Liu Bo is a veteran and a cadre at the
Construction Bank in Guiyang City. In December 2001, he was abducted and taken
to the so-called "Guizhou Province Legal School," a brainwashing facility
located within the Zhongba Forced Labor Camp in Guiyang City. Mr. Liu refused to
give up his belief in Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance and was sent directly
to a forced labor camp from the brainwashing center. To protest the brutal
persecution against him, as well as the persecution of all other Falun Dafa
practitioners, Mr. Liu has been on a hunger strike. He is now being held at the
Guiyang City Public Security Hospital and remains in critical condition. Several
other Falun Dafa practitioners are also being held in custody at the same
hospital. Below are some relevant telephone numbers. Country code: 86 Area Code: 851 Guiyang City Public Security Hospital: 5100094.
Ding Zengshun, who is head of the "610 Office" and Deputy Party Secretary of the
Political Judiciary Committee.
Construction Bank in Guiyang City: 6514823, 6523714, 6502480 and 6505292.
Xu Hua, head of the No. 1 Detention Center in Guizhou Province: 3760046.
Zhang Jigui, Director of the No. 1 Detention Center in Guizhou Province:
3812733.
Luo Fei, head of the No. 2 Detention Center in Guizhou Province: 3760059.
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