Latest News from China - October 29, 2003
October 28, 2003 (Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Qing'an County, Heilongjiang Province] Death of Dafa Practitioner Yang
Jingyun Due to Severe Abuse during Persecution -- Belated News Prior to her retirement, Ms. Yang Jingyun, 64, was the labor union chairman
of her work unit in Qing'an County, Heilongjiang Province. In spite of the Jiang
regime's persecution and vicious lies, Yang Jingyun was still determined in her
Falun Dafa cultivation practice. Her house had been ransacked several times. On
September 23, 2002, police arrested her when she distributed truth-clarifying
materials in a village. She was put into a detention center and she was sick due
to severe mental torment. Seven days later, police ordered her family to sign a
"guarantee statement" and then permitted her family to bring her out for
hospitalization. She died on November 6, 2003, after having been sick in bed for
over a month. 2. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Sentencing of Twenty-Three Dafa
Practitioners In mid-September 2003, in collusion with the Taoshan Court, Heilongjiang
Province's Police Department and the Qitaihe City "610 Office," 23 Dafa
practitioners were sentenced to two to seven years of imprisonment with trumped
up charges. Male practitioners were illegally detained in the Mudanjiang City
Jail and female practitioners at the No. 387 Collective Training Group, located
at Xuefu Street, Nangang District, Harbin City. 3. [Chongqing] Dafa Practitioner Tang Shulan Is Sentenced to Seven Years of
Imprisonment Dafa practitioner Ms. Tang Shulan (former name: Tang Dan) from Chongqing,
Yongchuan City was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment at Chengdu City
Court. At present, she is detained at the Subdivision District Jail of Hong'an
Town Women's Jail in the Longquanyi District, Chengdu City (zip code: 610109).
Tang Shulan was a student of the English Department in Sichuan's Foreign
Language Institute, class of 2002. In October 1999 she was discharged from the
University for appealing for Falun Dafa in Beijing, and was subsequently
detained at the Yongchuan City Police Department. She was heavily fined and had
to live in exile afterwards. In October 2002 she was arrested again in Chengdu
City. 4. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Dafa Materials Production Center is
Destroyed Supplemental report: in March 2003, police destroyed a Dafa truth-clarifying
materials production center in Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province. About 40 to
50 practitioners were illegally arrested. Seven to eight practitioners were
forced to live in exile. One practitioner was tortured to death. Material and
equipment worth over 100,000 Yuan was confiscated. 5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Dafa Practitioner Ming Yanbo Suffers
Excruciating Torture in Changchun City's Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp Dafa practitioner Ms. Ming Yanbo, 52, is from Jilin City, Jilin Province.
Because she clarified the truth to the public, she was on the "610 Office"
wanted list. Personnel from the Longhua Street Committee in Jilin City deceived
her and placed her into Division No. 4 in the Changchu City Heizuizi Forced
Labor Camp. When she arrived, Zhang Guimei, head of the No. 4 Division and other
policemen tried to brainwash her. Instigated by Zhang Guimei, Ming Yanbo's
family members, having no knowledge about the true facts of Dafa, forced Ming
Yanbo to put her fingerprint on the "rupture statement," which was an
announcement giving up Falun Gong practice. Ming Yanbo adamantly objected and
declared that the fingerprint was invalid because it was obtained by force.
Zhang Guimei took the excuse of her going back on her word as a reason to
relentlessly torture her. About five policemen beat and kicked her while
shocking her with electric batons. When her family visited her again, her face
was severely burned and too miserable to see. However, she still insists on Dafa
cultivation practice, no matter whatever the difficulties may be. 6. [Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province] Vicious "Policy" in Mianzhu City's
Brainwashing Center It has been confirmed that policemen from Guangji Town Police Department in
Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province broke the law and illegally arrested Dafa
practitioners Yang Xunrong and Wu Xianrong. Officers from Tumen Town Police
Department arrested practitioner Wang Guanxi. Those practitioners were forcibly
sent to Qingdao Town Brainwashing Center in Mianzhu City. It is said about 20
practitioners are on the persecution black list of Mianzhu City's police
authority. Police prepare to carry out the vicious policy: "Forcible
transformation! For those who can not be transformed, suspend their retirement
pension or fire them." 7. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioners Abducted to a
Brainwashing Center After Illegal Arrest In the afternoon of October 24, together with other policemen, Wang Qiang
from Lianshan District's Xinggong Police Precinct of Huludao City, Liaoning
Province, deceived Ms. Xie Lijuan and another practitioner and got into their
house. They arrested the two practitioners and took away many Dafa
truth-clarifying materials. That same morning, local police arrested practitioner Ms. Ling Yanping from
Gangxi Village, Gangtun Town, Huludao City while Ling was conducting business at
a market. Right now, these practitioners are detained at the Xingcheng
Brainwashing Center. 8. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Unlawful Arrest of Dafa Practitioner
Li Haisheng During the night of October 23, plainclothes police arrested practitioner Mr.
Li Haisheng from Haifeng County, Guangdong Province, at Xixiang Town in the
Bao'an District of Shenzhen City. Another practitioner who was accompanying him
walked away in time. In order to arrest the two practitioners, Shenzhen police
authorities dispatched many plainclothes officers to stake out Li's home and his
friends' homes. After Li's arrest his home was ransacked. The loss was big.
Because Li was very determined to practice Falun Gong, he was detained from July
2000 to July 2002 at the Second Middle Team in the No. 7 Division of the Sanshui
Forced Labor Camp. His detention term was extended by a couple of months because
he did not give up the practice. Following his release he was sent into a
brainwashing class for 50 days. Later, he escaped from surveillance and came to
Shenzhen City to work. That is why he has been the main target on the wanted
list of the Haifeng County authorities. The police from Haifeng County tried to
arrest him by any means. Unfortunately, this time the police broke the law and
he was arrested. Main responsible persecutors: 9. [Beijing] People Are Seeking the True Facts of Dafa from Several Different
Sources On October 25, 2003, some coworkers came back from Hong Kong and excitedly
told me, "I saw many Falun Gong practitioners at a Hong Kong dock. Some of them
were practicing the exercises, some were distributing truth-clarifying materials
and some were playing truth-clarifying videotapes. I also saw banners reading,
'Bring Jiang to Justice.'" I told them that besides in Hong Kong, practitioners
from all over the world are clarifying the truth. Nowadays, the procedure to go
to Hong Kong is simplified. So every day, many people go to Hong Kong for
business or vacation. These people are bringing what they have seen back to the
Mainland. Hong Kong is such a special place. Hong Kong practitioners' validating
the Fa plays an important role for Mainland Chinese to learn the true facts
about Dafa. As before, some of our coworkers who are visiting Hong Kong for business or
education, or going to North America or Europe for business, brought back the
truth of Dafa to the Mainland. As practitioners in Mainland China, we feel
people are waking up and seeking the truth of Dafa in different ways. 10. [Ningxiang County, Hunan Province] Elderly Dafa Practitioner Ms. Ma Lihua
is on a Hunger Strike to Protest the Brainwashing On October 14, practitioner Ms. Ma Lihua, over 60 years old and from
Ningxiang County, Hunan Province, was detained at the newly opened brainwashing
center in Hunan Province. She has been on a hunger strike since October 14 to
protest the persecution. The police refused to release her and yelled, "Do you
think you can get out by staging a hunger strike?" 11. [Shandong Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioners Yan Ting, Zhou Min and
Qu Jinping On October 17, 2003, when Ms. Yan Ting distributed truth-clarifying materials
at a market in Chaoquan Town, Feicheng City, Shandong Province, policemen from
Feicheng City arrested her. She is now being held at the Feicheng City Detention
Center. On October 22, 2003, while Ms. Zhou Min and Ms. Zhai Jinping distributed
truth-clarifying materials at Sijia Village in the west of Tai'an City,
policemen from Tai'an City arrested them. They are now being held at Tai'an City
Detention Center. 12. [Beijing] Illegal Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Li Hongshan Dafa practitioner Mr. Li Hongshan is a former military officer for Hegang
City's Frontier Defense Station in Heilongjiang Province. To avoid illegal
arrest, he has been forced to live in exile for several years. But he insists on
clarifying the truth of Falun Gong. During each festival the army would send
personnel everywhere to try to arrest him. But he was steadfast in his Dafa
cultivation practice. He went to Beijing to validate Dafa and was arrested prior
to May 1, 2003. Now his family has been informed that he will be illegally
sentenced. 13. [Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Signboard for the Political and
Security Section Disappears The Political and Security Section for Anda City Police Department in
Heilongjiang Province is located at the east side of Bei'erdao Street. Liu
Yingshan, head of the city's "610 Office," who persecutes Dafa practitioners,
stayed there. As Dafa practitioners are clarifying the truth, more and more
people get to know the crimes of vicious officials persecuting Dafa and Dafa
practitioners. Practitioners often put truth-clarifying materials into the door
of the political and security section, and posted banners reading, "Falun Dafa
is Great," "Falun Dafa is a Righteous Way," "Heaven's Justice Does Not Allow
Persecuting Falun Dafa," and other righteous phrases onto the walls of the
section. Recently, this section secretly took away its signboard and arranged
for a doorkeeper who is said to be Liu Yingshan's relative. 14. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Dafa Practitioner Li Tong'e Is Illegally
Arrested Again In 2002, Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Tong'e, from Handan City, Hebei Province,
was arrested prior to the 16th Party Congress. She suffered many brutal
tortures. Because she refused to give up Dafa cultivation practice, she was held
at a detention center for about ten months. Before she was released in August
2003, the officials extorted 3,000 Yuan from her, and her family also spent a
lot of money to get her out. Not long ago, persons from the Zhuhe Road Street
Office in Handan City entrapped her by deceiving her to go to the Zhuhe Road
Street Office. Her residence committee and her work unit colluded with the
others. They attempted to force her to write the "three statements" but she
firmly refused. Then she was sent to a brainwashing class for further
persecution. 15. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Mo Lina Ms. Mo Lina, 49, was arrested on or around October 25. Her whereabouts is
unknown. The details are under investigation. 16. [Beijing] Pay Attention to Surveillance Video Cameras Placed at Busy
Places Utility poles at busy places in Beijing have been equipped with video
cameras. Policemen try to monitor Dafa practitioners' actions using these
cameras. 17. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Illegal Arrest of Two Additional Dafa
Practitioners Nine practitioners were detained at the Suizhong County Brainwashing Class in
Huludao City of Liaoning Province. Besides the seven Dafa practitioners who were
reported on several days ago, Ms. Wei Yarong from Yejia Township and Mr. Wang
Shude from Wanggang Village were also arrested. 18. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] The Local Fengrun District Authorities
Arranged for Primary and Secondary School Students to Watch a Movie that
Slanders Dafa Recently, Fengrun District's Education Bureau and the district's movie
company showed a movie slandering Dafa at all primary and secondary schools
within the district. At present, the movie was shown at schools in Shaliuhe
Town. Each student was forced to pay 4 Yuan and watch the movie. 1
Li Huan, Shanwei City "610 Office" head
Wang Shaoyue, Haifeng City "610 Office" head
He Feixiong, Chief of the Political and Security Section, and Pan Yongming, an
officer for the section
2
"610 Office" is 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.3
Yuan is Chinese currency. 500 Yuan is the average monthly income for an urban worker in China4
Three Statements: Practitioners are coerced under brainwashing and torture to write these as proof that they have given up their belief. Created by the "610 Office," the three statements consist of a letter of repentance, a guarantee to never again practice Falun Gong, and a list of names and addresses of all family members, friends and acquaintances who are practitioner, and never to go to Beijing to appeal for Dafa.Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2003/10/29/59697.html
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