Latest News from China - July 25, 2004
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Mr. Chu Defu Is
Sentenced to Eleven and a Half Years in Prison Mr. Chu Defu is from the town of Gongkouzi, Qingyuan County, Fushun City,
Liaoning Province. On May 25, 2003, police from the Panjing City Police
Department of the National Security Unit, arrested Chu from his rented apartment
in Shuangtaize District, Panjing City. The police also took 57,200 yuan (1) from
the apartment and have not returned the money. On March 5, 2004, the Shuangtaizi
District Court sentenced Mr. Chu to eleven and a half years in prison. He was
sent to Nanshan Prison in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province in the beginning of
July. 2. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Two Dafa Practitioners Arrested for
Handing Out Truth-Clarifying Materials On July 17, 2004, two practitioners from Qinhuangdao were arrested while
handing out truth-clarifying materials in the Kaifa District by the police from
Unit #110. One of them was sent back home due to health reasons; the other is
being detained at the No. 1 Detention Center in Qinhuangdao City. 3. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Li
Yumei Arrested After a Six-Hour Standoff with the Police On July 22, 2004, the police broke into Ms. Li Yumei's home after she kept
them out for six hours. They arrested Ms. Li and took her to the police station.
There were six or seven police and two police vehicles involved in this
incident. It is believed that their intention was to find the production source
of truth-clarifying materials. Li Yumei was illegally sent to a forced labor camp for two years before.
During her incarceration, she was subjected to various torture methods such as
being shocked with electric batons, and being hung and beaten, etc. But her
righteous thoughts were always strong and firm. Her husband left her and
re-married while she was in prison. Li's jail sentence was extended and when she
got out she was still being subjected to harassment. During the SARS epidemic,
she was sent to the city brainwashing center where she protested by going on a
hunger strike. After four days, she had a high fever and was sent back home.
After that, she had to leave home for one year to avoid illegal arrest and
further persecution'. She was unable to see her father for the last time before
he passed away. During that period of time, the police also tried to locate her
whereabouts. In May of 2004, she returned to her hometown with righteous
intentions to save sentient beings. 4. [Shizuishan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Mo Ping
Arrested by the Police Ms. Mo Ping is around 20 years old. She had previously been sent to a forced
labor camp. At the end of May 2004, she was reported to the police while passing
out flyers that explained the facts of the persecution in Shizuishan City,
Ningxia. On June 5, the police arrested her again, and she is now currently
being detained at the Shizuishan City No. 1 Detention Center. Shizuishan City No. 1 Detention Center Director, 86-951- 2034678 5. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Dafa Practitioner Ms.
Liu Xiurong Arrested by Local Police Tongliao City Dafa practitioner Ms. Liu Xiurong was arrested by the local
police and has refused to cooperate with them. She has been taken to an unknown
location by Tongliao City's "610 Office."(2) Policeman Shao Jun told
Ms. Liu's second daughter, Tian Xin, "If you want find your mom, call these
two people." The two people are: Inner Mongolia Communist Party Committe "610 Office" contact: Zhang
Xiaojun 86-471-4812182, 86-13074723598 (Cell) Chifeng City "610 Office" contact: Meng Heping 86-476-8368810,
86-13947678697(Cell) 6. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Lingru Sentenced to Seven Years in
Prison, She Is Currently on a Hunger Strike to Protest Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhao Lingru was an employee at the Jinzhong
Prison in Mancheng County, Hebei Province. She was detained at the Baoding City
Detention Center for one year and nine months. After going on a hunger strike
for over a month at the detention center, they were afraid taking responsibility
for her, so they transferred her to the Hebei Taihang Prison where she has
continued her hunger strike. On July 8, she was again transferred to the No. 2
Prison in Shijiazhuang City. Ms. Zhao Lingru was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Baoding City
Nanshi District Court. She is still on a hunger strike to protest the
persecution. She is extremely weak, and her physical condition is cause for
concern. Relevant Telephone Numbers: Baoding City Detention Center: 86-312-5027634 7. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Low Yan and Ms. Sun
Guijuan Have Been Arrested Again Anshan City Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Low Yan has been imprisoned at the
Shenyang City Jail. There she was tortured until her life was in danger. The
prison then released her for medical treatment. After she recovered she was
again taken to the Shenyang City Jail (originally called Shenyang Dabei Prison).
Two police from the Songsan City Police Station visited Ms. Low a few days ago.
They took her to the police station for questioning. On her way back home,
several unidentified people forcefully took her back to the Shenyang City Jail. In other news, Anshan City Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Sun Guijuan was again
taken by the police, and her whereabouts are currently unknown. Ms. Sun was
previously kept in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp where her life was put in
danger due to the persecution she has been subjected to. She was released for
medical treatment about a year ago. 8. [Chongqing City, Sichuan Province] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Li Hongrong
Arrested for Cutting Down a Defamatory Banner Banners and posters designed to defame Falun Dafa recently appeared around
the town of Mawang, in Jiulongpo District. On July 16, 2004, in the morning
around 4:00 a.m., practitioner Ms. Li Hongrong went to Mawang Elementary School
and cut down the defamatory banners there. She was arrested by police who were
waiting for her there and was taken to the Mawang Police Station. She conducted
a hunger strike at the police station. On July 20, she walked out with righteous
thoughts. One day after she returned home, she was again taken to the police
station. Her current condition is unknown. Mawang Police Station: 86-23-68834570 9. [Panjing City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners from Yulou Are
Arrested On July 21, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Qi Hongyi and Mr. Liu Zhiyong
were arrested by the police from Yulou Police Station for hanging up speakers
that broadcast the facts of the persecution against Falun Dafa. When
practitioners Qi Hongyu and Liu Yuxiao went to the police station demanding
their release, they too were detained and sent to the Panjing Bohai Detention
Center. On July 22, 2004, Qi Hongyu had a sudden heart attack and was released. Responsible parities: Yulou Police Station, Xinlongtai District, Panjing City General Manager Wang Guoren, 86-427-5887666 (Home) Bohai Detention Center Director 86-427-2684555 10. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liu Shuxian Is
Arrested Baoding City Dafa practitioner Ms. Liu Shuxian is an employee of a film
factory in Baoding City. Because she clarified the truth about Falun Gong at
work, one of her male co-workers started practicing Falun Gong. He was also
actively involved in clarifying the truth about the persecution. He was caught
by the factory security posting Dafa materials. After being interrogated, he
told them that the materials came from Ms. Liu Shuxian. On June 23, 2004, police from the Tianwei Police Station arrested Ms. Liu
from her workplace. They also videotaped the office at the film factory.
Afterward, they searched and ransacked Ms. Liu's home and confiscated Dafa
related books and materials, as well as Ms. Liu's address book. It is unknown
whether she is still being detained at the detention center or the police
station. The details need further investigation. 11. [Fujian Province] Fujian Women's Prison Brutally Persecutes Falun Dafa
Practitioners The practitioners in Fujian Women's Prison are being brutally persecuted. On
every Tuesday and Thursday morning, they are subjected to "political
education," during which they are forced to constantly watch videos
defaming Falun Gong. The prison officials also setup so-called "tiger
teams" that force practitioners to give up their beliefs by subjecting them
to various high pressure tactics around the clock. In order to make a profit,
the prison forces practitioners to work long hours, sometimes for five days and
four nights straight. Practitioners have to take their three meals at their
workbenches. For the elderly who cannot meet the quota during the day, they are
told to take the work back to their cells and sleep only after they finish the
required quota. Some practitioners are cuffed and are not allowed to use the
toilet, and some are not allowed to eat. Other common punishments include being
forced to face a wall for extended periods of time, sleep deprivation, etc.
Practitioners are subjected to the most brutal and inhuman treatment. 12. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Zhifu District's "610 Office"
Arrests Dafa Practitioners Last August in Wendeng City At the end of August of 2003, the Zhifu District's "610 Office"
arrested Dafa practitioners Hou Shufeng, Zhou Shuchun, Mr. Zhou Zhijun, Ms. He
Xiuling, Ms. Qiu Wenjuan, and Ms. Sui Shumei, and others. The police also
ransacked a Dafa material production site and confiscated a photocopy machine
and 40,000 yuan. 13. [Shandong Province] Wendeng City Police Department Illegally Raids
Private Residences and Arrests Dafa Practitioners in 2001 On January 12, 2001, Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhou Chengqin went to practitioner
Xu Yingguang's home to return a raincoat. As it happened, a few other
practitioners were also there, Ms. Ci Yuhua, Liang Ru, Li Yueping, and others.
Soon after, police from the Wendeng City Police Department broke into Xu's home
without any legal documents. They searched the place and arrested all the
practitioners present. At the time, Ms. Zhou Chengqing's 80-year-old mother was sick at home and
could not take care of herself. Zhou's ex-husband was also ill and could not
take care of himself. He was living at Zhou's home at the time. Zhou's husband
and her daughter had already both been given three-year prison terms for
practicing Falun Gong. Only Ms. Zhou had stayed at home to take care of the two
sick people. When Zhou was illegally detained, she requested to call relatives
to take care of the sick, but even such a basic right was taken away from her.
As a result, the two sick people stayed in bed for two days without heat, food
or water in the bitter winter. Later, when another practitioner from Sanlihe
District, Wendeng City was released, Zhou was able to ask her to tell her
relatives to take care of the two sick people. The detention center wanted to release all the practitioners before the
Chinese New Year, but the city police department refused. The people who are
directly responsible for this case include the Wencheng Sub-Bureau director,
Wang Guoan, assistant director Xu Haifeng, and policeman Li Yinglin. 14. [Helongjiang Province] Three Dafa Practitioners and Two Non-Practitioners
from a Farm in Jiayin Are Secretly Sentenced for Making Truth-Clarifying
Materials Five people from a team of 15 who were working on a Farm in Jiaying,
Helongjiang Province were arrested for making Falun Gong truth-clarifying
materials. They are practitioner Ms. Li Xia (over 40 years old), Ms. Zhang (over
50 years old), Ms. Pu (over 50 years old), non-practitioner Mr. Wang Dianwen
(over 40 years old), and Mr. Che Liming (over 30 years old). Without notification to their families, these five people were secretly
sentenced. The three practitioners were sentenced to 3 years in prison and the
two non-practitioners were sentenced to 2 years in prison. The charge was
disturbing social order. Perpetrator involved: Criminal Division: Guo Wanchun 86-458-2622801, Rong Tao 86-458-2621002 Administrative Division: Du Xihui 86-458-2624066 15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Shuangliu County Practitioner, Li Jiabin
and His Son Are Arrested On the afternoon of June 14, 2004, the head of the "610 Office" at
the town of Peng in Shuangliu County, Sichuan Province, police officers, Zhou,
Li Junhu, and Fan Xiaogang led over a dozen people to arrest Falun Dafa
practitioner Mr. Li Qingxue (about 30 years old) at Juzi Village. They then went
to the home of his father, Mr. Li Jiabin. The police confiscated all Dafa
related books, materials, audiotapes, CDs, and two banners and then arrested him
as well. Li Jiabin is currently being detained at Peng City Police Station, and his
son Li Qingxue is being detained at an unknown location in Chengdu City. 16. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Gao Yuxia Is Being
Detained Zhengzhou Dafa practitioner Ms. Gao Yuxia was reported to police while she
was putting out truth-clarifying materials on Fengchan Street at around 8:00
p.m. on July 12, 2004. The arresting police officers took her to the Fengchan
Street Police Station. The police then searched her residence and found nothing.
Ms. Gao was sent to the Jinshui District Detention Center. 17. [Beining City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wei Baoxiang Is
being Detained at the Beining City Detention Center On July 7, 2004, Liu Chunxiang from the National Security Section of Beining
City led a group police from the Goubangzi Police Department to the home of Dafa
practitioner Ms. Wei Baoxiang. They ransacked her home and forcefully took her
into custody without any legal procedure or documents. Ms. Wei is currently being detained at the Beining City Detention Center. In
order to resist such persecution, Ms. Wei has now been on hunger strike for 17
days. Telephone numbers for relevant personals: National Security Section, An Dianming 86-416-6627126 (Office) Goubangzi Police Department 86-416-6652581 18. [Beijing] Three Practitioners Are Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked On June 16, 2004, police from the local police station arrested three
practitioners from the Daxin Industrial Development District. They are Li
Xiaoping, Song Shuhui, and Fang Xiao. On that same night, they were taken to the
Daxin District Detention Center. The police also confiscated one address book,
one computer, one printer, and all Dafa related books and materials.
Supervisor, 86-951-2034686
Office on Duty, 86-951-2034698
Taihang Prison: 86-312-7169999
Shijiazhuang City No. 2 Prison: 86-311-38319167
Director Bao Xier, 86-427-7584694
Office on Duty 86-427-22684551
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