Latest News from China - November 25, 2004
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Beijing] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Wang Jihong To Be Tried in Court Practitioner Mr. Wang Jihong is currently detained in Changying Detention
Center (run by the Chaoyang District Police Department). Wang has been on five
hunger strikes during his detention. He will appear in the Chaoyang District
Court this coming Friday. However, the court has banned other practitioners from
the courtroom. 2. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Li Xiurong Arrested Around 7 p.m. on November 13, 2004, when practitioner Li Xiurong was riding
her bike near the city's Milk Company, two milk company guards, Li Wei and Li
Guang, abducted Li and then contacted the local police station. Currently, Li
Xiurong is being held in the city's detention center. Relevant phone numbers: Milk Company guards 86-454-8582373, 86-454-8582374 Manager of the Milk Company: 86-454-8584616 Sales Department of the Milk Company: 86-454-8595527 3. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Practitioner Ms. Hu Wenjing is Detained
in Yangshuo City, Guangxi Province In October 2004, Ms. Hu Wenjing from Zhengzhou City talked about the true
nature of Falun Gong to a tour guide while she was sightseeing in Guilin City,
Guangxi Province. The tour guide reported Ms. Hu to the local police. After her
arrest, Hu was illegally sentenced to one year of forced labor. Hu is most
likely being held in Yangshuo City, Guangxi Province. 4. [Tianjin City] Mr. Yuan Shouchun, a Student at the Light Industry
Technology Institute, Has Been Arrested On October 28, 2004, while talking about the persecution of Falun Gong
practitioners, Mr. Yuan Shouchun, a student at the Tianjin Light Industry
Technology Institute, was reported to the police by someone who overheard what
Yuan was talking about. Police from Xiqing District Police Department arrested
Yuan and have been holding him in the detention center. Related phone numbers: Xiqing District Police Department (under the jurisdiction of the Tianjin City
Police Department): 86-22-27916433 Affiliated detention center: 86-22-27917177, ext. 8945, 86-22-27393016, ext. 8945 5. [Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Cuiyu Is Arrested Ms. Liu Cuiyu is a 52-year-old Falun Gong practitioner and retiree from the
Ziyang Locomotive Plant. On the morning of November 18, 2004, while Ms. Liu was
posting some information about the true nature of Falun Gong on Songtao Bridge
in Ziyang City, she was arrested by the local police. Officers from the police
station and the security office of the of Ziyang Locomotive Plant illegally
ransacked Liu's home and took away her Falun Dafa books. 6. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Yuxiu Is Arrested On the afternoon of October 20, 2004, Ms. Liu Yuxiu and Ms. Liu Yuhong, both
residents of Cangfu Street in the Xinzhou District of Wuhan City, went to a
nearby village to talk to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. Someone
reported them to the Cangfu Police Station. Police officers immediately went to
arrest the two practitioners. Liu Yuxiu was arrested and is currently detained
in Wuhan Women's Detention Center. Liu Yuhong escaped with the help of her
righteous thoughts. After the police searched for her for about two hours, they
went to her home to ransack the place, hoping to arrest her there. However, Liu
Yuhong managed to evade them again with righteous thoughts. Phone number of the Cangfu Police Station: 86-27-89020104 7. [Duyun City, Guizhou Province] Practitioner Ms. Tan Yulian Is Frequently
Harassed and Arrested On July 28, 2004, Ms. Yang Hongyan, a practitioner from Duyun City, was
tortured to death at Zhongba Farm. Around 10 p.m. on August 29, 2004, after
practitioner Ms. Tan Yulian (a resident of Duyun City) went to offers
condolences to her fellow practitioner's family, seven police guards, led by Yan
Ronggui, arrived at Ms. Tan's home in three police vehicles. The perpetrators
ransacked Tan's home and tried to arrest her. However, Tan escaped because of
her righteous thinking. The police took away some truth-clarifying materials
printed from the Minghui website, the Chinese version of the Clearwisdom
website. In order to avoid further harassment, Tan Yulian rarely went to her home. On
the third day after August 29, Tan ran into director Wang of the Guanghui Road
Residential Committee around 6 p.m.. Wang tricked Tan into going home and then
immediately called the local police station. The police officers arrived at
Tan's home at 8 p.m. to arrest her. Tan escaped again with the help of her
righteous thoughts. The police then ransacked Tan's home and confiscated a copy
of Zhuan Falun. After that night, Tan had no choice but to leave her home and travel from
place to place to avoid the constant harassment. On September 29, 2004, Tan was
identified by someone, who then called the police. The police arrested Tan,
charging her with "disturbing public order" and detained her in the
Drug Rehabilitation Institute in the Duyun Soy Sauce Plant for two weeks. After
she was released, Tan's children were sent a bill of 150 yuan to cover the cost
of her living expenses during her detention. 8. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhuang Huaxian
Arrested Ms. Zhuang Huaxian is in her fifties. One of her family members works for the
Zhanjiang Port Bureau. Before Zhuang started to cultivate Falun Dafa, she
suffered from many diseases such as bone proliferation, heart disease, and
anemia, and she was a paraplegic as well. After she started practicing Falun
Dafa, all her diseases disappeared, and she became a healthy person. In the beginning of 2000, in order to validate her belief in the principles
of Falun Dafa, Zhuang went to a park to do the Falun Gong exercises with other
practitioners. The police arrested her and detained her for a while. Because she
refused to give up her belief and continued to talk about the persecution of
Falun Gong to the public, Zhanjiang City's 610 Office and police department
added her name to a "blacklist." The 610 Office ordered the Zhanjiang
City Police Department to follow and monitor her closely. Zhuang was thus forced to leave her home and move from place to place to
avoid the continual harassment. On the evening of October 29, 2004, while she
was distributing materials that give facts about the persecution of Falun Gong
in a residential area, the police followed and then arrested her. The
perpetrators confiscated and did not return her cell phone and purse. Inside the
purse, they found the key to her friend's home. The perpetrators went to the
friend's home, ransacked 'the place, and took away some truth-clarifying
materials. Currently, Zhuang Huaxian is being held at the Zhanjiang Harbor Police
Department Detention Center and has been tortured. Relevant phone numbers: Zhanjiang Harbor Police Department, Deputy Chiefs Zhang Luosheng and Ouyang
Dong: 86-759-2224389 (Office), 86-13809752077 (Cell), 86-759-2250411 9. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Yingyang Persecuted;
His Family Is Torn Apart Mr. Wang Yingyang is an employee of Cang County Cotton and Hemp Company in
Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. While visiting his wife's (Ms. Chen Junying)
parents, who live in the No. 10 Village of Qinghan Town, Gucheng County,
Hengshui Area, Hebei Province, Wang was helping his brother-in-law with the farm
work on the afternoon of November 18, 2004. While they were working, Zhai
Hongjun and some other guards from the Gucheng County Police Department arrested
Wang and ransacked the home of Chen's parents. The perpetrators took Wang back
to Cangzhou City and continued to harass him there. They also searched for
Wang's wife Chen Junying, forcing her to stay away from her home. Related phone numbers: Shao Li from the Gucheng County Police Department: 86-318-5323339 (Home), Zhai Hongjun: 86-318-5328017 (Home) 10. [Liuhe County, Jilin Province] Practitioners Sun Renqi and Sun Jing
Arrested and Detained Mr. Sun Renqi is the Vice Director of the Federal Tax Bureau of Liuhe County.
On September 6, 2004, Sun and his wife Jing were arrested while they were
distributing materials that describe the true nature of Falun Gong and the
persecution of practitioners. Both of them were sentenced to three years of
forced labor. Sun Renqi is being held in the No. 4 Group of Chaoyanggou Forced
Labor Camp in Changchun City, and Sun Jing is in the No. 4 Group of Heizuizi
Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City. Their 17-year-old daughter is now left to
fend for herself. 11. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Ms. Gao Jinfang and Ms.
Sun Guihua Are Arrested On the morning of November 20, 2004, when Ms. Gao Jinfang (35, an employee of
Zhucheng City Foreign Trade Company) and Ms. Sun Guihua (69, a resident of
Taojialing, Zhucheng City) were telling people the facts about the persecution
of Falun Gong in Xialiugu Village, Huanghua Town, Zhucheng City, someone
reported them to the Huanghua Town Police Station. Officers from the police
station then arrested the two practitioners. During the arrest, a bus driver
asked the police why they were arresting the two women. The officers then
arrested the driver. Guards from the Zhucheng City Police Department took the
three people back to Zhucheng City and have detained them in the Zhucheng City
Detention Center ever since. 12. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Recent Situation of Practitioner Wei Guiqin The "Latest News from China -- November 12, 2004" reported
practitioner Ms. Wei Guiqin's arrest by the police. Currently, Wei is detained
in the Siping City Detention Center. It is said that officials are planning to
sentence Wei to three to seven years in jail. Relevant phone numbers: Tiedong District Prosecutor, Siping City, Criminal Case Prosecutors' No. 2
Section (in charge of Wei Guiqin's case): 86-434-3377474. Section Head: Yang. Deputy Section Head: Lu Hongkui (Major person in charge of the case) Beimen Street Police Station: 86-434-3515461. Beimen Police Chief Yin Liye: 86-434-2206168 13. [Hebei Province] Four Practitioners in Xiong County Were Sent to a
Brainwashing Center Four practitioners from Xiong County, Hebei Province, were arrested on
November 16, 2004. The practitioners are: Ms. Lan Fen (from Wangjiafang
Village), Ms. Jin Feng (from Nantantai Village), Wang Wei (a teacher at Xiong
County High School), and another practitioner whose name is not known. The Xiong
County 610 Office sent the four practitioners directly to the "Baoding Law
Education Center," a brainwashing center. 14. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Practitioners Ms. Du Shuhui and Ms. Wang
Fengqin Were Arrested Ms. Du Shuhui is in her fifties. She is an employee of Nanyang City Ironware
Company, and she lives in the residential area of the No. 3 Storage Area of
Nanyang Cigarette Company. On the morning of November 22, 2004, police guards
from the State Security Group overseen by the Wancheng District Police
Department arrested Du. The perpetrators ransacked Du's home, took Falun Dafa
books, and robbed her of some audio tapes and a color TV. Ms. Wang Fengqin is 60 years old. She was arrested for revealing the facts
about the persecution of Falun Gong around November 18, 2004. Ms. Wang is
currently detained in the No. 1 Detention Center of Nanyang City, also known as
Shangzhuang Detention Center. Related phone number: Guard Du Siwei: 86-13937766368 (Cell) 15. [Maanshan City, Anhui Province] Several Practitioners Arrested in Secret Practitioner Ms. Chai Jingfang from Maanshan City, Anhui Province, was
arrested on November 5, 2004. She was released on November 17. A few days later,
she was arrested again. According to a reliable source, eight local
practitioners have been arrested recently. Related phone numbers: Huashan District Police Department: 86-555-2341220 Hudong Road Police Station: 86-555-2324805 16. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Liying Was
Arrested and Her Home Was Ransacked On the afternoon of November 22, 2004, some perpetrators arrested
practitioner Ms. Zhang Liying and ransacked her home. 17. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Duan Liying Taken by
Force to the Hebei Province Brainwashing Center Ms. Duan Liying is a teacher in her thirties. She works at the kindergarten
inside the North Design Institute. Because Duan gave her colleague Gao Yurong a
VCD of the movie "Sandstorm" that reveals facts about the persecution
of Falun Gong, the colleague reported Duan Liying to her manger. The manager
demanded that Duan write a "repentance letter." When Duan refused, the
manager informed the local police station. The police ransacked Duan's home, and
then took her to the Hebei Province Brainwashing Center on October 27, 2004.
This is the second time Duan has been sent to the brainwashing center. Related phone numbers: North Design Institute Operator: 86-311-6046450, 86-311-6046451,
86-311-6046452 Manager: Yang Yongxiang 18. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Li Jianxu Abducted and
Tortured Practitioner Li Jianxu is a senior citizen who lives in Dalian City. At 9
p.m. on November 2, 2004, while he was telling people about the persecution and
the true nature of Falun Gong near Zhoushuiziqian, Li was arrested by officers
from the local police station, the Zhoushuiziqian Police Station. The next day,
Li was sent to the Dalian City Detention Center, where he was tortured in an
effort to get him to relinquish his beliefs and renounce Falun Gong. Related phone number: Zhoushuiziqian Police Station (Shahekou District, Dalian City) operator: 19. [Yanshan County, Hebei Province] Practitioners Ms. Liu Shuzhen and Ms.
Xing Xiuhua Illegally Arrested Before her arrest in Cang County, practitioner Ms. Liu Shuzhen had been
forced to stay away from her home since November of this year to avoid constant
harassment and repeated arrests. After the arrest, the perpetrators forced her
to attend a brainwashing session in Cangzhou City, then transferred her back to
her hometown in Yanshan County. On the morning of November 22, 2004, Ms. Xing Xiuhua, who lives in the
residence building of the Yanshan County Environmental Protection Bureau, was
arrested by the police. The persecutors ransacked Xing's home, confiscating many
Faun Dafa books and materials that give facts about the persecution of Falun
Gong. On October 29, practitioner Ms. Cheng Jinqin was arrested by Zhang Xinping
from the Political Protection Section of Yanshan County Police Department. Cheng
was sent to a forced labor camp in Tangshan City. 20. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Ms. Song Dongxue and Ms.
Zhang Suling from Puji Town Were Arrested On the morning of November 24, 2004, when Ms. Song Dongxue and Ms. Zhang
Suling, both from Puji Town, Zhangqiu City, were distributing fliers that supply
facts about the persecution of Falun Gong in Xianggongzhuang Town, the local
police arrested the two practitioners after receiving a tip from someone. On November 23, 2004, officers from the Puji Town Police Station illegally
searched the 'women's homes. The two practitioners are currently detained at the
Zhangqiu City Police Department. 21. [Yuanjiang City, Hunan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Ou Yuanxiu
Illegally Detained Practitioner Ms. Ou Yuanxiu is a resident of Caowei Town, Yuanjiang City. On
November 2, 2004, the local police suddenly arrived at her home. They arrested
Ou and ransacked her home. The persecutors then transferred Ou to Yuanjiang City
Detention Center, where she is still being held. Members of Ou's family went to
the detention center three times but were refused permission to see her. 22. [Beijing] Two Practitioners Arrested in Haidian District Around 2:30 a.m. on September 23, the police abducted Ms. Wu Lanxiang, about
60 years old and a resident of Zhongwu Village in Sijiqing Town, Haidian
District, Beijing, from her home. Because the police had found some materials
describing the persecution of Falun Gong in her home, they sentenced Wu to two
years in jail. The perpetrators who arrested Wu include people from the Beijing
City Police Department, the Haidian District Police Department, and the Sijiqing
Police Station. Ms. Lin Xiuying is a practitioner from Tianjin City. She is about 50 years
old. She moved to Zhongwu Village to take care of her parents. Around noon on
September 23, 2004, she heard someone slandering Falun Dafa in a grocery store.
The practitioner then described some facts about the persecution of Falun Gong
to that person and twice said, "Falun Dafa is good." A few days later,
Ms. Li was arrested at her parent's home. Her current whereabouts are unknown. 23. [Gongyi City, Henan Province] Practitioner Mr. Li Jinzhong Was Illegally
Sentenced to Jail Practitioner Mr. Li Jinzhong is a resident of Xiaonan Village in Gongyi City.
Around 9 p.m. on July 10, 2004, when he was letting people know the truth about
the persecution of Falun Gong, someone reported him to the Daobei Police Station
in Gongyi City. Guards from the police station arrested Mr. Li and transferred
him to the State Security Group. On July 12, the State Security Group of Gongyi City sent Li to the Gongyi
City Detention Center, where Li was detained for several days. The State
Security Group then sent Li to Baimiao Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City for
an 18-month term. Currently, Li Jinzhong is detained in the No. 2 Team of the
labor camp. State Security Group of Gongyi City, Zhang Quanqi: 86-13938265359 (Cell) 24. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Six Practitioners in Guilin Town Arrested On October 30, 2004, two practitioners from Dadian Village, Guilin Town,
Linzhou City, were arrested in their homes. On the evening of October 19, 2004,
the local Security Group arrested four other practitioners from the same
village. The six practitioners are currently being detained in the Linzhou City
Detention Center. 25. [Shanghai City] Practitioner Mr. Xu Jianxin Was Recently Arrested Practitioner Mr. Xu Jianxin is a resident of Qibao Town in the Minxing
District of Shanghai City. Around midnight on September 19, 2004, when Xu was in
his home, someone phoned him, and he went out. At 3 a.m., about three hours
after he left home, officers from the No. 803 Police Team of Shanghai City
arrested him. Xu is currently being detained in the Minxing District Detention
Center. Relevant phone numbers: Qibao Town Police Station in the Minxing District Instructor: 86-21-64615718, Chief: 86-21-64616110 26. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] A Senior Falun Gong Practitioner Was
Arrested Around midnight on November 21, 2004, the police went to Fengshengbao Village
in the Qianshan District of Tiexi, Anshan City, and arrested a female
practitioner. The practitioner is between 60 and 70 years old. It is said that
she had been forced to leave her home in Shengousi District and remain homeless
in Fengshengbao Village to avoid police harassment. 27. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Were Illegally Detained Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Zhai Shenyi, Sun Yun, Wang Yiben, and Tan
Yunjiang are employees of the Lingzi Coal Mine, which is under the jurisdiction
of the Zichuan District Mine Bureau in Zibo City. About three weeks ago, while
the four practitioners were studying the Falun Gong teachings in their homes,
the coal mine security guards locked the doors of the practitioner's homes from
the outside until the police arrived to arrest them. The Liuquan Police
Sub-department in the Zichuan District sent the four practitioners to two
detention centers: Zhai Shenyi, Wang Yiben, and Tan Yunjiang were sent to the
Linchuan Detention Center, and Sun Yun was sent to the Zibo City Detention
Center. They have been in detention for over 20 days. 28. [Heilongjiang Province] Jia Xuequn Was Illegally Sentenced to One Year of
Forced Labor Practitioner Jia Xuequn is a teacher at the No. 34 Middle School of Daqing
City. Jia is in charge of the seventh grade's No. 3 class. After Jia played a
video that showed how the "self-immolation" incident was staged on
Tiananmen Square a few years ago to her students, police guards from the State
Security Group of the Ranghu Road Police Sub-department arrested Jia on the
afternoon of September 29, 2004. One month later, she was sentenced to one year
of forced labor. 29. [Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Dai Yali, an Employee of the No. 1
Pipeline Company of Panjin City, Was Arrested Again The police arrested practitioners Ms. Dai Yali and Ms. Zhang Suyan on October
20, 2004. After Dai had been detained for 15 days, she escaped with the help of
her righteous thoughts. At 1:30 p.m. on November 22, 2004, Dai was arrested
again. Those participating in her arrest were: the Panjin City State Security
Group, the Panjin City Police Department, the Hongqi Police Station, and the
Public Security Division of Dai's work unit, the No. 1 Pipeline Company of
Panjin City. The police confiscated a computer, some Falun Dafa books, and some
truth-clarifying materials while ransacking Dai's home. Dai Yali's current
whereabouts are unknown. 30. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Wang Guiqin Was Arrested Practitioner Ms. Wang Guiqin is a resident of Shiwen Town in Fushun City. She
was arrested by the police for revealing facts about the persecution of Falun
Gong around November 11, 2004. Wang is now being held in the Fushun City
Detention Center. 31. [Manzhouli City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Zhang Yu and Xing
Shuguang Were Arrested Falun Gong Practitioners Zhang Yu and Xing Shuguang are a married couple
living in the Yiyuan Residential Area of Manzhouli City. On November 24, 2004,
guards from the Hezuo District Police Department, which is overseen by the
Manzhouli City Police Department, arrested the couple in their home around 5
a.m. At that time, most of their neighbors were still asleep. The police also
illegally ransacked their home twice, including the room of Zhang Yu's elderly
parents who live with the couple. 32. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Mr. Yang Xiaohai Was Arrested
Again Practitioner Mr. Yang Xiaohai is a resident of Naizishan Town, Jiaohe City. A
few months ago, he was arrested and detained in the Jiaohe City Detention
Center. He later escaped with righteous thoughts. On November 22, 2004, the
police arrested him again. Yang's current whereabouts are unknown. 33. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Changyi District Police Department Continues
to Arrest Falun Gong Practitioners On November 9, 2004, guards Ren Fei and Yu Hongtao from the Tongtan Police
Station of the Changyi District Police Department went to practitioner Liu
Yaxiang's home. The two perpetrators tricked the practitioner into opening the
door for them and then ransacked Liu's home. They took away some Falun Dafa
books, truth-clarifying materials, and Liu's personal address book. The police also arrested a 49-year-old practitioner from her home and sent
her to the No. 3 Detention Center of Jilin City. Relevant phone numbers: Tongtan Police Station: 86-432-3952110, Chief Bai Yu: 86-13500982447 (Cell) The No. 3 Detention Center of Jilin City: 86-432-2123550, Director Liu Xuezhi: 34. [Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province] Some Practitioners Are Forced to Leave
Their Homes Ms. Cheng Guiyun, 47, was made to leave her job because she practices Falun
Gong. In August 2002, the police ransacked her home and arrested her. The
perpetrators then detained her in a confinement cell and interrogated her. For
four days in a row, Cheng was not allowed to sleep. Two guards from the State
Security Group of Shiyan City beat her brutally. As a result, her body was
covered with black bruises, and her left kneecap was fractured. Cheng was then
sentenced to one year of forced labor. Cheng was released at the end of her
term. Since August 2004, Zhang Dongsheng and Qin Yuntong from the local 610 Office
and Chief Wang Shoufeng of the city police department often went to Cheng
Guiyun's home to try to force her to write the four "Guarantee
Statements" agreeing to give up Falun Gong. As a result, Cheng left her
home and traveled from place to place for four months. However, the police still
go to Cheng's home and try to force Cheng's family members to turn her in. Ms. Liu Xiangdong is a high school teacher. The local 610 Office and police
department have detained her for a month. The perpetrators had previously
detained Liu in brainwashing centers for two months and extorted 5000 yuan from
her. In January 2002, the 610 Office tried to force Liu to attend a brainwashing
session again. Liu left her home and went from place to place for two years to
avoid being persecuted. Her whereabouts are still unknown. 35. [Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Wu Guizhi Was
Illegally Detained Ms. Wu Guizhi is a teacher at Heping Primary School. On November 22, 2004,
six police guards from the Chengbei Police Station arrested Wu claiming that,
"someone reported Wu." The perpetrators violently ransacked Wu's home.
Wu is currently in the Acheng Detention Center. 11/25/2004
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