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Latest News from China - April 16, 2004
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] More than Twenty Dafa Practitioners at
Balizhuang Forced Labor Camp Go on a Hunger Strike to Protest the Illegal
Detainment According to a recent message, more than 20 Dafa practitioners in the Men's
Brigade went on a group hunger strike to protest the illegal detention, but many
of them were brutally beaten. Li Dayong, the head of the Men's Brigade, should take major responsibility
for the persecution. Relevant officers and phone numbers: 2. [Fanggang City, Guangxi Province] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Xu Zhiping Holds
Hunger Strike for over Thirty Days at the Fanggang City Detention Center Ms. Xu Zhiping was arrested on March 7, 2004 in Fangcheng by police officers
Li Kegui, Wang Yong, Liao Xiaoqiu, and Lu Xin from the Fanggang City Port Public
Security Bureau Branch. On March 31, 2004, she was sentenced to 3 years in a
forced labor camp, and is now detained at the Fanggang City Detention Center. Xu
has gone on a hunger strike for over 30 days to protest, and has been force-fed
several times. Phone number of the Fanggang City Detention Center: 86-770-2862017 3. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Hedong Police Station Arrests Fourteen
Dafa Practitioners On the evening of April 13, 2004, Huang Wei and approximately five other Dafa
practitioners were abducted at the office of Huang's Business, close to the
Jianhua Supermarket. Relevant Units: 4. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Female Falun Gong Practitioner Beaten
by Ten Plain-Clothes Police Officers On the evening of April 1, 2004, ten young men were beating up a young woman.
The woman shouted that she is Song Huilan (or Guilan) from the 6th
Textile Factory, a good citizen practicing Falun Gong. At that time, the
plain-clothes police drove away bystanders while they carried the woman quickly
to a police vehicle. 5. [Shenzhen, Guangdong Province] Li Weijun Illegally Sentenced to Ten Years
in Jail Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Weijun has been detained since 2001 because he
produced Dafa truth-clarifying materials. He is now serving a 10-year jail
sentence. 6. [Fusong County, Jilin Province] Dafa Practitioners Wang Yingjun and Gu
Xinzhen Are Abducted Local Dafa practitioners delivered open letters which exposed facts of the
persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by local officers. Some officers were
scared, and threatened to abduct seven Dafa practitioners and take them to
forced labor camps. They arranged for people to monitor the Dafa practitioner's
homes. On the evening of April 9, 2004, Ms. Gu Xinzhen from Fusong County went to
Wang Yingjun's home at Songjianghe, but was abducted by monitoring police
officers. While searching Wang's home, police officers found Dafa truth flyers,
Dafa books, Teacher's image, timing loudspeakers, etc. That evening, Gu and Wang
were brought to the local police station. They continuously clarified the truth
about Falun Gong to police officers. Police officers found nothing when
searching Gu's home. They extorted 3,000 yuan (1) from Gu's family and released
her. Gu's cell phone was also confiscated. Police officers also wrote down Gu's
husband's cell phone number. Wang Yingjun is now detained at the Fusong County Detention Center. 7. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Dafa Practitioner Chen Youlan Is
Again Abducted On February 29, 2004, Ms. Chen (a retired accountant) was arrested by police
officers from Liwan District while she was handing out Dafa truth-clarifying
materials on Xihua Street. Police officers from the Liwan District and Yuexiu
District, and officers from Chen's work place searched Chen Youlan's home, and
took away Chen's notes about her experience in Dafa study, and one audiotape of
Teacher's lectures. They planned to send her to a forced labor camp for a year
and a half, and have now detained her at the Chatou Yuexiu District Detention
Center. Before that, Ms. Chen had been detained and sent to brainwashing
sessions many times, where she suffered both mental and physical tortures. People who should take responsibilities for the persecution: Phone number of Yuexiu District Public Security Bureau Branch: 86-20-83118909 8. [Yilan County, Shandong Province] Wang Fuju Abducted and Taken to
Brainwashing Session Ms. Wang Fuju is a retiree from the Yilan County Industrial and Commercial
Bank. At around 11:00 a.m. on March 1, 2004, Wang was tricked and arrested by
Chen Jiguang, the head of the "610 Office," police officer Sun Lihuo
from the Public Security Bureau, and Zhao Fangkun, the deputy president of the
bank. Zhao called Wang and said, "Please come to the bank, there is an
issue about salary to discuss with you." But when Wang went to the bank,
she was arrested, then sent to the "610 Office" brainwashing center
located at the Water Resources Technical School at Yizhou Street, Linyu City. Relevant phone numbers: 9. [Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Guo Yulong Is Illegally Detained On April 15, 2004, Mr. Guo Yulong, who is from Liaohe Oilfield, Liaoning
Province, called a taxi at Cicai. He was reported to police by the taxi driver,
and is now detained in Liaozhong County. 10. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Zhang Guojun, Head of the Hebei
Province "610 Office," Arrests Two Dafa Practitioners at His Hometown
in Yuanshi County On the morning of April 1, 2004, Zhang Guojun, together with Su Chunxu, chief
of the political security section in Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, along
with many police officers and officials from Sucun Township, went to Wangcun,
Yuanshi County as a group of about 40 people in seven vehicles. They abducted
Dafa practitioners Zhou Xiuqi (age 60+) and Liu Xinfu (approx. age 60), then
detained them at Yuanshi County Detention Center. While arresting the two Falun Gong practitioners, Zhang and the other
officers followed no legal procedures. They just accused practitioners of
calling him, his relatives, and father-in-law to clarify the truth of Dafa. Zhang Guojun's contact information: 11. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] A Dafa Practitioner Is Arrested for
Clarifying the Truth Recently, a Dafa practitioner at the Nanjing Military Zone Headquarters was
arrested for clarifying the truth of Dafa to people. The practitioner's name is
unknown. It's said he (or she) will be sentenced to five years in jail. 12. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Dafa Practitioner Wang Yingkun Is Very
Weak After Being Detained in Hefei Women's Forced Labor Camp Ms. Wang Yingkun has been detained many times because she continues to
practice Falun Gong and does not give in to the local "610 Office." On
March 26, 2004, she was tricked into a brainwashing session. Since she has
exposed the criminal behavior of local police officers to the international
media, she was sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp on March 29. She is
currently detained at Hefei Women's Forced Labor Camp. According to insiders, Ms. Wang showed symptoms of high blood pressure, but
the camp officers do not allow her to be bailed out for medical care. 13. [Qiyang, Hunan Province] Two Dafa Practitioners Have Been Detained for
Forty Days in Qiyang Detention Center Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Yangui from Qidong and He Qunyang from Qiyang
were detained in the Qiyang Detention Center for 40 days. 14. [Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Yongmei, a Student at Tonghua Normal College,
Is Arrested Ms. Wang Yongmei, about 24 years old, entered Tonghua Normal College in 1998.
On the afternoon of April 13, 2004, she was abducted by several police officers
from the Third Police Station of Helong City, Jilin Province. She was to be sent
to Tonghua City. Wang Yongmei has been forced to live a homeless life for three
years after she suffered persecution beginning in 1999. Her brother was
sentenced to one year in a forced labor camp because he practices Falun Gong.
Under such pressure, their father had a stroke, and could not take care of
himself. 15. [Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Yu Hongge Is Arrested Again Mr. Yu Hongge was illegally sentenced to forced labor camp because he went to
Beijing to appeal. After he was bailed out for medical care, he posted a
statement in front of the Anshan Forced Labor Camp to declare that the
"guarantee statement" of giving up Falun Gong practice he signed under
pressure was void. The statement influenced many people. Later he went back to
work, and has been a hard working employee. It's known that the Gangdu Public
Security Bureau branch and the Anshan City Public Security Bureau have recently
arrested Yu again and detained him in the Second Detention Center of Anshan
City. Police officers' wrong doings have incurred great public indignation. Relevant phone numbers: 16. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Pan Qi Is Detained at
Jinzhou Sanli Detention Center for Clarifying the Truth of Dafa On April 5, 2004, Ms. Pan Qi from Dalian City clarified the truth about Dafa
to patients at her work place, but was reported and arrested by police officers
from the Huangmei Detention Center. Three police officers searched her apartment
and found some Dafa truth-clarification materials. Now Pan Qi has been
transferred to the Jinzhou Sanli Detention Center. Her case was taken by police
officer Xu Yungang from the Development Zone Public Security Bureau. 17. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Three Falun Gong Practitioners Are Sent to
Brainwashing Center Several days ago, three Dafa practitioners in Shiyan City were sent to
Xiajiadian Brainwashing Session, Shiyan City. They are technician Mr. Lu Yong
from Dongfeng No. 1 Foundry, Mr. Yan Qiang from Dongfeng Carburetor Factory No.
64, and Li Xinshu, a retiree from the Dongfeng Transmission Factory #59. 18. [Jinzhou City, Hubei Province] Four Dafa Practitioners from Gongan County
Are Detained 1.) Ms. Wang Shaoqing is a 60-year-old farmer and resident of Donggang,
Gongan County. In mid-March 2004, she was arrested at home by police officers
from Gongan County, who broke into her home by breaking anti-theft door/window
frames. Later, she was sent to the Wuhan City Brainwashing Center. Wang suffered
various kinds of mental and physical torture. Authorities attempted to force her
into giving up her belief in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." She
is still detained at the Wuhan City Brainwashing Center. 2.) Ms. Long Dezhen is a 56-year-old housewife and resident of Gongan County.
On March 22, 2004, she was arrested at home by police officers from the Gongan
County "610 Office," and she has still not been released. This is the
second time she has been illegally detained. 3.) Ms. Li Guangzhen is a 65-year-old housewife and resident of Gongan
County. She was arrested in mid-March 2004, while handing out Dafa truth
materials at Zenbutou by police officers from the local police station, and sent
to the county detention center. She has yet to be released. This is the second
time she has been illegally detained. 4.) Ms. Mao Shanyu is a 63-year-old housewife and resident of Gongan County.
She was arrested in mid-March 2004 by police officers from the local police
station while she was handing out Dafa truth materials together with Li
Guangzhen at Zenbutou. She was then sent to the county detention center, and has
still not been released. This is the second time she has been illegally
detained. 19. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Six Dafa Practitioners Recently
Arrested Dafa practitioners Ms. Wan Xier, Ms. Zhou Meixiang, Mr. Du Yuanfu, Ms. Zhou
Mei, Ms. Chen Meili, and Mr. Mao Linsen were secretly arrested recently by
police officers. 20. [Jiutai City, Jilin Province] List of Dafa Practitioners Detained at
Yinmahe Forced Labor Camp for Extended Periods Jiang Wei (from Fengman District, Jilin City), Dong Guangwen (Tonghua City),
Jin Fengxue (Shulan County), Jiang Jianfeng (Songyuan County), Zhang Jingshou (Longjin,
Yanbian City), Zhu Dechen (Fuyu), Li Xiaodong (Gongzhuling City), Jin Fanlong (Tumen
City), Zhou Junzhu (Jinlin City), Jin Junjie (Longjin City, Yanbian Autonomous
Zone), Liu Guangzhi (Jiangbei, Jilin City), Liu Guangrong (No. 456 Hospital,
Fengman District, Jilin City), Bai Jingsong (Dehui City), Chen Ji (Shulan City),
Hao Jingchun (Jilin City), and Song Youzhi (Jilin City) are Dafa practitioners
who have been detained at the Yinmahe Forced Labor Camp for extended periods. 21. [Beipei District, Chongqing City] Beipei District Court Illegally
Sentences Two Dafa Practitioners On March 10, 2004, the Beipei District Court tried Dafa practitioners Zhou
Chenxing and Chen Shanquan. The trial ended on the morning of March 10, but no
results were declared. Mr. Zhou Chenxin was born in 1947, and is a farmer from Group 7, Yongmu
Village, Qingnianguan Township. He was arrested in May 2003, and is still
detained at Beipei District Detention Center. Mr. Chen Shanquan was born in 1970, and formerly was a teacher at the Second
Middle School of Qingnianguan Township. He was arrested on May 21, 2003, and is
still being detained at Beipei District Detention Center. 22. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Liu Fang Arrested
While Clarifying the Facts to People On the morning on April 2, 2004, Ms. Liu Fang from the Nuerhe Textile
Factory, Taihe District, along with two other Dafa practitioners, went to the
New Taimen Township to clarify Dafa truth to people, but were reported on to the
police. Liu Fang was arrested, but the other two escaped. Liu Fang is now
detained at the Huludao City Detention Center. 23. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Cai Zhigang Suffers
from Persecution On the evening of April 2, 2004, Mr. Cai Zhigang from the Jinzhou City
Development Zone was arrested without cause from his workplace by police
officers from Wangjia Police Station of the Development Zone. After hearing of the case, Cai's father and wife went to the Wangjia Police
Station to find out what had happened, but were also detained. At 11:00 p.m.,
seven police officers, along with the director of the local Residential Office,
brought Cai's father and wife with them, and searched Cai's home and his
father's home. The police officers left at 3:00 a.m. While police officers
searched his home, Cai escaped and has had to live a homeless life to avoid
further persecution. Note: Mr. Cai Zhigang is 41 years old. Before the persecution started in July
1999, he worked at the Towboat Company, Jinzhou Port Business Company Inc. He
was the coordinator of the Development Zone Falun Gong practice site. In October
2000, he was arrested by the Jinzhou City "610 Office," and was
detained at the Jinzhou City's First Detention Center. He was extorted of an
unknown sum of money before he was released. After his release, he was fired and
forced to leave home for over three months to avoid harassment from police
officers. Later on, he was arrested at a materials site at Linghai City and was
detained at the Linghai Detention Center. Half a year later, he was transferred
to the Jinzou City Forced Labor Camp for a two-year term. He was released in
December 2002. In June 2003, he started as a temporary contract worker at the
Jinzhou City Port Engineering Company. 24. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Two Dafa Practitioners Are Jailed at
Detention Center for Handing out Dafa Truth Materials In early 2004, Wang Yuancai (name extrapolated by sound) and Xiao Pu, two
Dafa practitioners from the Mianyang City Hi-Tech Zone, were arrested by police
officers for handing out Dafa truth materials. They are now detained at Mianyang
City Detention Center. 25. [Yingyang City, Henan Province] Police Officers Again Harass Dafa
Practitioner Li Qingjun's Family Because of practicing Falun Gong, Li Qingjun and Zhang Xiaorong's bookstore
was confiscated by police officers from Political Security Section, Yingyang
City. This cut off Li's income source, and has made their living situation very
difficult. April 15, 2004 (1) Yuan is Chinese currency. The monthly salary for an average Chinese
urban worker is about 500 Yuan. (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. |