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Latest News from China - May 15, 2004
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Beijing] Ms. Men Xiangron in Fengtai District Arrested; Her
Sixteen-Month-Old Baby Also Taken into Custody Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Men Xiangrong is a graduate school student
working on her Master's degree. On January 15, 2004, police took her away from
her home, which is located in Fengtai District, Beijing. The police also took
away Falun Dafa books, all furniture and valuables. Even her sixteen-month-old
baby was taken into custody. Her husband requested to take the baby but was
denied by the police. Telephone number at Ms. Men Xiangrong's home: 86-10-67694387. 2. [Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] Two Falun Dafa Practitioners Detained At the end of March 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Li Sanxi was taken to the
Railroad No. 4 Detention Center by the Xiangfan Railroad police. Li was
subsequently sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor and sent to the
Shayang Forced Labor Camp in Hubei Province. At the end of March 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Lei Caiying was arrested at
her home by members of the Xiangfan City "610 Office" (1) and leaders
of the company she works at. She was held in the city's No. 1 detention center.
The personal computer in her home was confiscated. 3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Two Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested Ms. Li Xiuqing, in her seventies, lives near the Xiaoxi Public Bathhouse in
Shenhe District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. On the evening of May 10, she
was arrested by the Daxi Police Station while distributing Falun Gong
truth-clarifying materials in Daxi area. After 11:00 p.m. the same night,
officers from the Daxi Police Station ransacked her home, taking away Falun Dafa
books, truth-clarifying materials, and an address book with the telephone
numbers of fellow practitioners. Police took Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Chen Yanmei away from her home on
April 5. It has been reported that she was implicated by a Falun Gong
practitioner who delivered Falun Gong documents to her. 4. [Chongqing] With Righteous Thoughts, Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Yue
Chunhua Escapes from Forced Labor Camp; Her Whereabouts Unknown Ms. Yue Chunhua, in her forties, was the chairperson of the workers' union in
the Chongqing Huayan Factory of Standard Parts. In 2001 she was sent to a forced
labor camp. After her term expired, she had been held in the Jingkou
Brainwashing Center in Chongqing for over two years. On May 2, 2004, with the
wisdom she acquired from Falun Dafa, Ms. Yue finally managed to get away from
the brutal persecution which lasted for over three years. Since she had been
under police abuse for so long, and had often been deprived of food and sleep,
she was in poor physical condition. Her family is concerned about her wellbeing. 5. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ailing Ms. Zhang Held by the "610
Office" in the Basement of a Senior citizen's Home Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Aihong was an employee of the Nanjing
Construction Engineering Institute. In 1999 she went to Beijing to appeal
peacefully for Falun Gong and was sentenced to three years in prison in 2000.
She was fired from the institute where she worked, and her husband also
subsequently left her. Ms. Zhang held firm her belief while in prison. According
to insiders, her term expired almost a year ago. However, she has since been
held in the basement of a senior citizens' home by members of the Nanjing City
"610 Office." 6. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Yang Hua
and Her Husband Arrested On the morning of April 29, Falun Dafa practitioner Yang Hua and her husband
Niu Dengfeng went to Shiqiaoxi to post Falun Gong truth-clarifying stickers.
Officers from the Xisanzhuang Police Station arrested the couple upon receiving
reports from informants. On the afternoon of April 30, the officers ransacked
their home, taking away Falun Dafa books, VCDs and other personal items. Ms.
Yang Hua is currently being held in the Hebei Provincial Capital Brainwashing
Center for persecution. Relevant telephone numbers: Xisanzhuang Police Station: 86-311-7755396 7. [Huanghua City, Hubei Province] Cheng Jilin Unjustly Arrested At noon on April 21, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Cheng Jilin, a
store-owner, was arrested by a group of officers while working in the store. The
officers were from the Jinghai Police Department in Tianjin, the Huanghua City
Police Department, and the Luqiao Police Station. As villagers had thwarted
previous attempts by the police to arrest Cheng, this time they arrived at a
time when there was no one near the store. Cheng Jilin was put in the Jinghai
Detention Center, and was sentenced to a one-year forced labor term. 8. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhao Ershun Sentenced to Forced
Labor Around 6:00 p.m. on April 2, 2004, police arrested Falun Dafa practitioner
Mr. Zhao Ershun at his home in the jurisdiction of the Majia Neighborhood
Administration in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. Mr. Zhao was taken to the
Jinzhou No. 2 Detention Center. Officers demanded tens of thousands of Yuan (2)
in cash from his parents. His parents were not able to come up with that much
cash, and the police unlawfully sent him to a labor camp for a two-year term. 9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Sun Aihua
and Her Sister Arrested Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Sun Aihua lives in Zhanshan, Qingdao City. She
was arrested at the beginning of April. It has been reported that officers of
the state security department, officers of the police department, and members of
the "610 office" carried out the arrest and jointly conducted the
search of her home. A month and a half has passed, and her whereabouts remain
unknown. The police also ransacked the home of her sister, who is also a Falun
Dafa practitioner. Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Yin Xinyun, 29, lives in Li Village, Qingdao
City. The police took him away from work on May 10. He is being held in the
Dashan Detention Center in Qingdao City, Shandong Province. 10. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Xu Qing
Arrested Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Xu Qing is an employee of the Jinhua Branch
Bureau, a subsidiary of the Hangzhou Railroad Bureau. In November 2000, he was
sentenced to two years of forced labor, when his daughter was less than a year
old. Relevant telephone numbers: Zhang Kunming, deputy director of the Jinhua City "610 Office:"
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