Latest News from China - December 5, 2004
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Fucheng County, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners on Hunger Strike at
Fucheng County Detention Center Fucheng County Detention Center of Hengshui District, Hebei Province is
currently detaining five Falun Gong practitioners. They are Ms. Tian Guirong,
Ms. Sang Wen Li and daughter, Ms. Shi Xiaoqin, Ms. Yang Suru and Ms. Can Ying.
They have been on a hunger strike for 20 days. It has been said that they have
been sentenced to forced labor. Telephone numbers of responsible persons: Li Dongqiang, deputy director general of Fucheng County Police Department,
86-318-4788869 (Home) Wei Guoqing, National Security Brigade chief, 86-318-4625018 (Home),
86-13903281054 (Cell) Wei Yongtao, director general of Fucheng County Police Department,
86-13803183926 (Cell), 86-318-7221772 (Home), 86-318-4622520 (Office) Zhang Xuemin, director general of Fucheng County Judicial Bureau,
86-13333189555 (Cell), 86-318-4623161 (Home), 86-318-4621957 (Office) 2. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Sun Liangsheng and Kang Yanxiang
Unlawfully Detained Beyond Their Terms According to insiders, the policemen of Taocheng District Police Department
in Hengshui City fabricated charges against practitioners Mr. Sun Liangsheng and
Mr. Kang Yanxiang, and reported them to the court. Hengshui City Intermediate
Court rejected the case and considered the evidence insufficient to sentence the
practitioners, so the court sent the case back to Taocheng District Police
Department. The deputy director general of the police department Sun Jiancai
unlawfully extended the two practitioners' sentences by eleven months. After the
extended term was up, the policemen still refused to release the practitioners
and continued to detain them at Hengshui City Detention Center. Mr. Sun Liangsheng, a 40-year-old university graduate, is a former excellent
teacher from Hengshui City No. 2 High School. In order to resist the
persecution, he escaped from Hengshui City Brainwashing Center in 2001 and
became homeless to avoid arrest. In the New Year of 2004, Hengshui City 610
Office ordered the Hengshui City Police Department to arrest him. He is now
being held at Hengshui City Detention Center. Mr. Kang Yanxiang, a 39-year-old university graduate, is a former employee of
Hengshui City Science Committee. In order to resist the persecution, he escaped
from Hengshui City Brainwashing Center in 2001 and became homeless to avoid
arrest. In the New Year of 2004, Hengshui City 610 Office ordered the Hengshui
City Police Department to arrest him. He is now being held at Hengshui City
Detention Center. Person directly responsible for the persecution: Sun Jiancai, 49 years old, deputy director general of the Taocheng District
Police Department in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong. He has been
persecuting Falun Gong for the past several years. 86-13383681006 (Cell),86-318-2125663
(Home) 3. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Zhang Dexiang Sentenced to 10 Years
in Prison Practitioner Ms. Zhang Dexiang of Qiqihar City was sentenced to 10 years of
imprisonment by Longsha District People's Court in Qiqihar City. On October 30,
2004, she was sent to the "Group Training Team" in Heilongjiang
Women's Prison. The address of "Group Training Team" in Heilongjiang Women's
Prison: Group Training Team, No. 387 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin City,
Heilongjiang Province, China 4. [Daxing'anling Area, Heilongjiang Province] Wang Yunfeng, Liu Hong, Li
Peiqin Detained in the Forced Labor Camp for Clarifying the Truth About Falun
Gong Since September, the National Protection Section and Politics and Security
Section of Jiagedaqi Police Department in Daxing'anling Area, Heilongjiang
Province have been raiding Falun Gong practitioners' homes. Ms. Wang Yunfeng began to practice Falun Gong in 1996. After the persecution
of Falun Gong started on July 20, 1999, her husband's workplace pressured him,
and this led to their divorce. After the divorce, she had no financial support,
so she worked as a cleaning lady. In October 2004, she was arrested for
clarifying the truth about Falun Gong and was sentenced to one year of forced
labor. Ms. Liu Hong, 33 years old, began to practice Falun Gong in 1998. On October
30, she went out to distribute truth-clarification materials. She was arrested
by officers from Hongqi Police Station and detained for 20 days at Jiagedaqi
Detention Center. Then, she was sentenced to one year of forced labor. Her
husband, a security guard, was implicated and fired. Their 3-year-old child now
longs for his mom. Ms. Li Peiqin, over 50 years old, is a retired cadre of the Tax Department.
She used to suffer renal failure and was critically ill. Fortunately, after she
started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996, her illnesses disappeared without any
treatment. From then on, Li Peiqin worked very hard and was highly praised by
her colleagues. On November 21, Li Peiqin was arrested by the Jiagedaqi Police
Department for clarifying the truth and detained at Jiagedaqi Detention Center.
Her husband and a 4-year-old grandson are without care. The telephone numbers of relevant responsible persons: Jiagedaqi Police Department: Director general, Wang Zhiming, 86-457-2123178 (Office)Politics and Security
Section, Yu Hongzhang, 86-457-2121788 (Home), 86-13845757868 (Cell) Xie Yong, 86-13945708889 (Cell) Du Zhilin, 86-13804846508, 86-457-6666508 (Cell), 86-457-2124240 (Office) 5. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Piao Shilian, Liu Chunli, Song Guoru Arrested
for Clarifying the Truth Ms. Piao Shilian of Yanji City, Jilin Province was arrested by Yanji City 610
Office personnel around November 1, 2004, and was detained for more than a
month. She is currently detained at Yanji Detention Center. It is said that she
wrote a petition to the Procuratorate a few months ago accusing the Yanji City
610 Office of stopping the payment of her and her husband's wages without due
cause. On November 25, 2004, Liu Chunli of Yanji City, Jilin Province talked to a
plainclothes police about the persecution of Falun Gong. After Liu gave the
police officer a truth-clarification flyer, Liu was arrested and taken to Yanji
City National Protection Section. At noon on December 1, 2004, Ms. Song Guoru of Yanji City, Jilin Province was
arrested for distributing truth-clarification material. 6. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Tang Shuqing, Chen Haidong, Zhou Hongyun
Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor Recently, Mianyang City practitioners Ms. Tang Shuqing, Chen Haidong and Zhou
Hongyu were sentenced to one year of forced labor. Tang Shuqing was taken to
Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp. 7. [Xilinhaote, Inner Mongolia] Shi Yujie and Mother Abducted and Sent to a
Brainwashing Center In order to trap and arrest Ms. Shi Yujie, who has been homeless to avoid the
persecution, the police released her mother from Shuaijiaying Women's Forced
Labor Camp ahead of schedule. On October 24, 2004, when Shi Yujie went home to
visit her mother, she was arrested by officials from the National Protection
Section of Xilinhaote City, Inner Mongolia and the 610 Office. Shi Yujie and her
mother have been sent to a brainwashing center. 8. [Wanquan County, Hebei Province] Li Jun Secretly Sentenced to 11 Years On November 28, 2003, the authorities of Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province
tried to put Mr. Li Jun and three Dafa practitioners from Wanquan County on
trial, but their efforts were in vain. The practitioners' family members have
requested many times to visit the practitioners. Finally, on April 24, 2004,
their requests were approved, but the practitioners were no longer there. Li Wusheng of Zhangjiakou Court claimed that the practitioners had been sent
to Tangshan. The family members went through a lot of trouble and finally found
out that Li Jun was notified of the secret sentence of 11 years at 5 p.m. on
April 15, 2004. He was sent to Tangshan Prison on April 16, 2004, and then
transferred to Hebei Province No. 1 Prison (Baoding Prison). His family members
tried to visit him many times, but Baoding Prison sent them away using all kinds
of excuses. Three months later, Li Jun was able to see his 70-year-old father,
10-year-old daughter, wife and elder sister. Afterwards, when the family members visited again, Baoding Prison stalled by
asking for their identification, then the certificate from the 610 Office, then
the reception certificate. They appeared to be following procedures, but the
reception certificate was never given to the detained Dafa practitioners or
their relatives. The relatives were only allowed to see Yang Lei, the chief of
Baoding Prison Political Section. Others could not intervene with this matter. 9. [Chongqing City] Xiao Sisters Sentenced to 3 Years of Forced Labor for
Clarifying the Truth About Falun Gong On March 9, 2004, Ms. Xiao Yixiu and her sister Ms. Xiao Yizhen from Jiangbei
District, Chongqing City visited their relatives in Wusheng County, and
clarified the truth about Falun Gong to the local people. Subsequently, they
were arrested by the police. Because they continued to clarify the truth to
people in the detention center, they were sentenced to three years of forced
labor. They are now being held at Wusheng County Detention Center in Sichuan
Province. 10. [Jintan City, Jiangsu Province] Shen Xiaoqin and Ding Meifeng Sentenced
to Seven Years of Forced Labor In early 2004, Shen Xiaoqin and Ding Meifeng from Jintan City were sentenced
to seven years of forced labor. Xue Yuying and Lu Heying were sentenced to two
and a half years of forced labor. 11. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Tong Jingzhi Arrested for
Distributing Falun Gong Materials On December 1, 2004, policemen from the Railway Police Station arrested Tong
Jingzhi from Jianping County while he was distributing Falun Gong
truth-clarification material near the railway. 12. [Xinjiang] Hu Dingyuan Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor for
Distributing Falun Gong VCDs On September 28, 2004, national security officers searched the home of Hu
Dingyuan from Xinjiang and detained him for 30 days for distributing Falun Gong
truth-clarification VCDs. Later, he was sentenced to two years of forced labor. During his detention, his family members were not allowed visit. After he was
sent to the forced labor camp, his family visited again, but the forced labor
camp officials refused let them visit with the excuse that he had been there for
less than one month. However, even after a month passed, his family was still
not allowed to see him. 13. [Xinjiang] Yu Yuanji and Chen Yuanli Sentenced for Clarifying the Truth The Tianshan District Procuratorate and court in Urumuqi City, Xinjiang put
practitioners Mr. Yu Yuanji and Ms. Chen Yuanli on trial. Mr. Yu Yuanji is 64 years old. He was arrested on February 25, 2004 for
clarifying the truth about Falun Gong and sentenced to 7 years in prison in
October 2004. Ms. Chen Yuanli is 70 years old. She was arrested on February 27, 2004 for
clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. After a long period of detention, she
became emaciated and weak, but she is still being held and was sentenced to four
years of forced labor. Chief justice: Chen Zhong; Judge: Lu Jun, Zhao Xiaoxi 14. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Li Shoudong Detained for Clarifying the
Truth About Falun Gong Falun Gong practitioner Li Shoudong from Weifang City, Shandong Province was
arrested for clarifying the truth about Falun Gong and detained at Kuiwen
District Detention Center for about a month. Then in November 2004, Li Baolong,
the person in charge of Henglian Security Office, took Li Shoudong to Changle
Forced Labor Camp for three years of forced labor. It is said that the fellow practitioners who were arrested together with Li
Shoudong include Tan Jianping, Zhu Yuehua, Ms. Wang and others. They are also
being detained in the forced labor camp. 15. [Chongqing City] Tian Yicheng Suffers Brutal Torture On August 28, 2004, practitioner Tian Yicheng was sent to Yongchuan Prison in
Chongqing. Tian has been isolated and persecuted day and night. The methods of
torture include sleep deprivation, beating, and repeated brainwashing. 16. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Wang and Shi Wei Detained Husband and wife Wang and Shi Wei were arrested, and their material
production site suffered losses. Wang is now being held at Anshan City No. 1
Detention Center, and Shi Wei is being held at Anshan City No. 3 Detention
Center. The relevant telephone numbers: Anshan City No. 1 Detention Center: 86-412-2960506 17. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Li Guoyou Arrested While Visiting
Wanjia Forced Labor Camp At noon on October 6, 2004, Mr. Li Guoyou, a young teacher from Architecture
Institute of Harbin Industry University, visited an elderly female practitioner
at Wanjia Forced Labor Camp. He was arrested by the guards, and then sentenced
to two years of forced labor. Li Guoyou wrote a letter to the relevant
authorities and asked them to reconsider the decision. He declared that it was
unlawful for them to search his body, detain and interrogate him, search his
home and sentence him. He requested that the authorities reverse the decision to
send him to the forced labor camp, unconditionally release him, and requested
all relevant parties of Wanjia Forced Labor Camp to give him a public apology. Li Guoyou was born in the countryside. He had excellent conduct and grades
since he was a boy. He qualified for university and then became a teacher. Soon
after he became a Falun Gong practitioner, his arthritis and insomnia
disappeared. He performed his work according to the principle of
"Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance." The students who work
under his guidance won awards several times in the national competition of
university students. He also worked together with others to write an article,
which was published in an international architecture publication and won an
award. After the persecution of Falun Gong started, Li Guoyou went to Beijing to
appeal for Falun Gong. He was arrested and interrogated by the police. The
police covered his head with a plastic bag and poured cold water on him. They
nearly suffocated him. The police also stuffed dirty rags into his mouth and
filled his nose with water. In Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing, Li Guoyou witnessed that Falun Gong
practitioner Liu Yongping was deprived of sleep for 18 days until his hair
turned white and his legs and feet became swollen and had hypomnesia. Liu Xiao,
a lecturer from Beijing Xiehe Medical University, was tortured to the point of
mental collapse. He lost control of his bowels and bladder, and was unable to
speak. Professor Li Xutang from People's University was locked up in a small
utility room with the hot water system in the hot summer. He fainted from the
suffocating heat. Li Guoyou is currently detained at the detention center of
Daoli Police Department in Harbin City. 18. [Daqing, Heilongjiang Province] Wang Guiyan and Zhang Yanping Arrested
for Publishing Facts About the Persecution on Clearwisdom Net Ms. Wang Guiyan and Ms. Zhang Yanping from Sartu District, Daqing City,
Heilongjiang Province published articles about the persecution they suffered on
Clearwisdom Net around November 20. Sui Jiwen and other policemen from Sartu
District Police Department Politics and Security Section arrested these two
practitioners at their workplaces, Sartu Civil Administration Bureau Welfare
Home and Sartu Elderly Cadre Bureau, and then sent them to Daqing City Detention
Center at 11 p.m. on December 2. Relevant telephone numbers: Sui Jiwen: Sartu District Police Department Politics and Security Section
chief, 86-459-4686029, 86-459-5816990 (Home), 86-13009900808 (Cell)Daqing City
Detention Center manager: Du Zhenjiang, 86-459-4616098
Detention Center
Postcode: 150069
Anshan City No. 3 Detention Center: 86-412-2960933
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