Latest News from China - May 9, 2004
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1. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Ruihua and Her Five-Year-Old Son
Brutally Taken into Custody by Gaomi Township Police
On May 6, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Sun Ruihua brought her
five-year-old son along to distribute Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials at
the country fair in Gaomi. Police took Ms. Sun into custody and their brutality
terrified the child. Bystanders rebuked the officers for abusing the mother and
child, both of whom were thrown into a police vehicle. Later, Ms. Sun's husband
went to visit them and demand the release of his loved ones. Police refused to
release either one of them and the only contact Sun's husband had with his
family was a peek through a window. By that point the mother and the son had not
had any food or drink for a day and a night.
2. [Shandan County, Gansu Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Zhou Junqi
Arrested
On the evening of April 30, 2004, Shandan County Falun Dafa practitioner Zhou
Junqi was arrested while hanging banners in the Weiqi Township, near the county
government and in the county's Nanhu Park.
3. [Shandong Province] Four Falun Dafa Practitioners from Qilu Petrochemical
Company Unlawfully Arrested and Taken to the Zibo City Detention Center
On April 21, Falun Dafa practitioners Zhang Ping, Zhao Yuying, Zhou Yuxiang,
and Jia Hongxia from Qilu Petrochemical Company went to the countryside to
distribute Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. They were unlawfully arrested
by local authorities and are now being held at the Zibo City Detention Center.
4. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Facts About the Persecution of Ms. Li Wei, a
Nurse at Meihuazen Clinic, and Her Husband
In May 2003, Ms. Li Wei, a nurse at the Meihuazhen Clinic in Yanji City,
Jilin Province, and her husband were arrested by the Yanji City State Security
Brigade for being steadfast in their beliefs in Falun Dafa . With righteous
thoughts in mind, they managed to escape. At the end of February 2004, the
couple was again arrested. Li's husband was released, as he appeared to be very
ill. Ms. Li remains in custody.
5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Su Weihuan Detained at Longshan
Forced Labor Camp
In February 2003, Shenyang City Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Su Weihuan was
arrested while distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials in Sujiatun,
Liaoning Province. Later she was unlawfully sent to the Longshan Forced Labor
Camp in Shenyang City. She was held in the No. 2 Brigade.
After receiving her bachelor's degree, Ms. Su Weihuan, 33, became an engineer
with the Liaoning Province Hydraulic and Electric Science Research Institute. In
December 1999, she went to Beijing to peacefully appeal the persecution. She was
arrested and thrown into a Women's detention center in Zaohua Township in
Shenyang City. In March 2004, officer Tang Yubao beat her using a charged
electric baton.
Relevant telephone numbers:
Construction Materials Institute, where Ms. Su worked: 86-24-23863895 and
86-24-23861906 (fax) Main line at the Longshan Forced Labor Camp in Shenyang City: 86-24-24760033 Head of the labor camp: Li Fengshi No. 2 Brigade in the labor camp: 86-24-24761745, 86-24-24760033 ext. 8222 Head of the No. 2 Brigade: Wang Jinghui (female) Deputy head of the No. 2 Brigade: Tang Yubao
6. [Tianjin] Several Falun Dafa Practitioners in Beichen and Hedong Districts
Arrested; Their Homes Ransacked
On April 12 and 13, officers from the Tianjin City Police Department
unlawfully arrested five Falun Dafa practitioners in the Beichen District,
including Mr. Li Yuanyong, Ms. Xu Xueli, and Ms. Shao Shuwen.
Mr. Ma Hongzhi and Mr. Qiu Gang from Hedong District, Mr. Li Yuanyong from
Beichen District, and Ms. Liu from Hongqiao District are currently being held at
the Hebei Branch Police Department. Their homes have all been ransacked.
7. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiao Yanmei Held at the Shuangyang
No. 3 Detention Center
Ms. Xiao Yanmei, 46, is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Changchun City, Jilin
Province. In mid-April 2004, she was arrested while in the home of another Falun
Gong practitioner. She is being held in the Shuangyang No. 3 Detention Center.
8. [Shaoyang City, Hunan Province] Daxiang District Court Unlawfully Puts Ms.
Shen Zhihua and Mr. Liu Yong on Trial
Ms. Shen Zhihua, a woman in her 60's, and Mr. Liu Yong, who is in his 30's,
are Falun Dafa practitioners from Shaoyang City, Hunan Province. In 2003, they
were unlawfully arrested and were brutally beaten by police. On April 5, 2004,
the Daxiang District Court in Shaoyang City sentenced Mr. Liu to five years in
prison and Ms. Shen for three years. Around the same time, officials of the "610
Office" (1), police department, procuratorate (prosecution department in China),
and the court extorted several thousand Yuan (2) from the practitioners'
families. Mr. Liu Yong and Ms. Shen Zhihua insisted on their innocence and have
filed appeals. Both practitioners remain in the Shaoyang City No. 2 Detention
Center.
9. [Tongling City, Anhui Province] Ms. Yu Xiuhua Arrested
Ms. Yu Xiuhua is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Tongling City, Anhui Province.
Around April 8, she was arrested on the way to her home in Wangjiang. She was
sent to a brainwashing class held in a hotel in Tongling City. It has been
reported that this brainwashing class was set up for her alone. Officials from
the Tongling City Police Department, the Suburbs Branch Police Department and
the Suburbs People's Government have participated in the persecution.
10. [Changyi City, Shandong Province] Yang Guihong and Liu Jiageng Arrested
On the evening of March 13, 2004, Ms. Yang Guihong and two other female Falun
Dafa practitioners from Ligezhuang village in Beimeng Town, Changyi City,
Shandong Province were abducted by authorities. One of them was found and
brought home while the other two remain missing.
On April 2, 2004, the police arrested a Falun Dafa practitioner from the same
village named Liu Jiageng. Over a month has now passed and not a word has been
heard from Liu.
11. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Xin Unlawfully Held in Custody
Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Lu Xin, 37, who has a Master's degree, works in
the Chinese Language department of Changchun Univeristy. Ms. Lu is being
unlawfully imprisoned in the Changchun City No. 3 Detention Center for refusing
to renounce Falun Dafa.
12. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Several Falun Dafa Practitioners
Arrested
In April 2004, lawless officials in Jianchang County, Huludao City, Liaoning
Province arrested seven female Falun Gong practitioners and sent them to the
Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in Liaoning Province.
Ms. Zhu Yun, a Falun Dafa practitioner in Huludao City, has been missing
since late April 2004. No one has heard from her so far, and it is likely that
she has been arrested.
The police took Ms. Wang Wenlian, a Falun Dafa practitioner in the
petrochemical industry in Huludao City, away from her home at 3:00 p.m. on May
6, 2004.
On the evening of April 29, 2004 police ransacked Ms. Wang Lixiang's home.
Wang is also a Falun Dafa practitioner in the petrochemical industry in Huludao
City, and she has been forced out of her home, and now has no where to go.
Relevant telephone numbers:
Huludao City State Security Department: 86-429-3113154 Yang Yaowei, chief of the Lianshan Branch Police Department in Huludao City:
86-429-2161999 (office), 86-429-3113789 (home), 86-1394290999 (cellular) Xu Chongjie, head of the Management Branch Brigade of Huludao City Detention
Center: 86-429-3111025 (office), 86-429-2130736 (home) Wei Guozhong, head of a detention center: 86-429-3126987 (office),
86-429-3119802 (home)
13. [Liaoyang City, Shenyang Province] Ms. Zhuang Lanying in Liaozhong County
Arrested
At 4:00 p.m. on April 30, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhuang Lanying
was arrested near the building she lives in by officers from the Shenyang City
Police Station and the local Xichu Police Station in Liaozhong County.
14. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Zhang Hong
Unlawfully Taken to the Harbin City No. 2 Detention Center
Zhang Hong is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Dongli District, Harbin City,
Heilongjiang Province. On the evening of May 8, 2004, Zhang was hanging Falun
Dafa banners near the Dongfeng Prison in Dongfeng Town, Taiping District, Harbin
City, and was spotted by armed police officers in the prison watchtower.
Officers alerted the Dongfeng Police Station, who arrested Zhang. On May 9,
Zhang was taken into custody to the Harbin No. 2 Detention Center and has since
been interrogated by the Taiping District State Security Brigade in Harbin City.
Relevant telephone numbers:
Zhang Guangming and Wu Jinlong, officers from the Dongfeng Police Station in
Dongfeng Town, Taiping District, Harbin City who arrested Zhang Hong:
86-451-82034015 Taiping District State Security Brigade in Harbin City: 86-451-57684184 Bai Zhenyu, person in charge of this case: 86-451-88743896 Han Huabin, head of the state security brigade: 86-13089993399 (cellular)
15. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Peng Yuyuan, an Employee of the Hefei
Science and Technology University, Unlawfully Held in the Hefei City Detention
Center
Ms. Peng Yuyuan is an employee of the Hefei Science and Technology
University. On the evening of May 8, she was taken to the Hefei City Detention
Center by the Changhuai Police Station in Hefei City.
Relevant telephone numbers:
Changhuai Police Station in Hefei City: 86-551-4211953 Security Division of Hefei Science and Technology University: 86-551-3602309,
86-551-3602312, 86-551-3602313 Wang Xiaoming, head of the Hefei City Detention Center: 86-551-4483021,
86-551-4484984, 86-551-4484983, 86-551-4482902 (all main lines) extensions 2838
or 2815 for the office of the head of the detention center
16. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Three Falun Dafa Practitioners in
Dongxinzhuang Village Arrested
Around 10:00 p.m. on April 27, 2004, Li Yanjuan and other officers from the
Shijiatun Town Police Station in Qiaoxi District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei
Province, set up a trap with the help of Yang Zilin, head of the security
section in Dongxinzhuang Village. Yang asked three Falun Dafa practitioners to
speak to the village committee. When the three practitioners, Dong Liyuan, Meng
Jinzhen, and Wang Yuling arrived, they were swiftly arrested and taken to the
police station. So far their whereabouts remain unknown.
17. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Facts Regarding the Persecution of
Several Falun Dafa Practitioners
Ms. Wang Yonglian, 60, retired from the county's Hydro-Bureau in August 1998.
In November 2000, she was unlawfully sentenced to three years of forced labor.
She was sent to the No. 3 Brigade of Jinan Women's Forced Labor Camp where she
was constantly persecuted and had over 22,000 Yuan in cash extorted from her by
the county police department. Her workplace also fined her 3,000 Yuan.
Ms. Wu Chunxia was unlawfully sentenced to three years of forced labor in
April 2001, and was sent to the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp in Zibo City, Shandong
Province. In 2000, she was expelled from the Yidu Nursing School in Shandong
Province for practicing Falun Gong.
Mr. Lu Hongyue was an accountant in the country branch of the China
Construction Bank. On October 18, 2000, he was unlawfully sentenced to three
years of forced labor while being held at the Changle Forced Labor in Shandong
Province. He was then fired by the bank in November 2000.
Mr. Shi Mingchang was unlawfully sentenced to three years of forced labor by
the county police department in conspiracy with the county's armed police.
Ms. Sun Jihua used to work for the county's water supply company. On November
27, 2000, she was unlawfully sentenced to three years of forced labor and held
in the Jinan Women's Forced Labor Camp. The fines extorted from her for
appealing peacefully and for being forced to attend brainwashing classes have
added up to 11,000 Yuan.
18. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhu Xiangkuan in Luocheng Town
Remains in Custody
Mr. Zhu Xiangkuan, 60, is a resident of Zhujia Village in Luocheng Town,
Shouguang City, Shandong Province. Early in the morning on May 23, 2004,
Shouguang police climbed over the wall and broke into his home. Without
presenting any legal documents, they forcibly arrested him and confiscated 2,000
Yuan in cash. While holding Mr. Zhu in an unlawful detention, officers
persistently demanded cash from his family, which they flatly refused to pay.
Mr. Zhu has since been unlawfully sentenced to two years of prison. He remains
in the Changle Forced Labor Camp.
19. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Yu Xiuhua
Arrested
At 4:00 p.m. on April 29, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Qian was arrested
at her home. She is an employee of the Shouguang Food Byproducts Company.
20. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Ms. Lu Guifang Remains Missing after
being Abducted by the "610 Office"
Ms. Lu Guifang is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Baijia Lizhao Village,
Yangshan Town, Linqu County, Shandong Province. Members of the Weifang City "610
Office" arrested her around March 12, 2004. Her whereabouts remain unknown.
(1) The "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.
(2) The monthly income of an average urban worker is 500 Yuan.
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/5/11/74387.html
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