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Latest News From China -- August 26, 2004
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Shao Minggong on Hunger Strike to
Protest Illegal Detention Mr. Shao Minggong is a practitioner from Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. He
was arrested by the National Security agency and detained in Jinzhou City First
Detention Center of Liaoning Province. Even the police there have admitted to
his being detained longer than his sentence dictates, and Shao began a hunger
strike not long ago. He is extremely weak and on the verge of death. The director of Jinzhou City First Detention Center: 86-416-4588717 Jinzhou City First Detention Center: 86-416-4588931 2. [Chenyang City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Qi Mingli on Hunger
Strike in Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp Mr. Qi Mingli, a practitioner from Chenyang City, has been detained in
Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp for over a year now. He has started a hunger
strike to protest the persecution. Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp, Liaoning Province: 86-416-4568325 3. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Lu Jinyu Has Been on
Hunger Strike in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp for 7 Days Masanjia Forced Labor Camp: 86-24-89212252, 86-24-89210262 Office of the Third Branch of Second Brigade: 86-24-89210406 4. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Dafa Practitioner Gao Qingyuan Sent
to a Brainwashing Center Dafa practitioner Gao Qingyuan lives in Shuiyin Road, Dongshan Section,
Guangzhou City. On the morning of August 20, 2004, he was arrested and later
detained in the Legal School in Guangzhou City for brainwashing. His current
situation is unknown. 5. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Two Falun Dafa Materials Production
Sites Destroyed ; Dafa Practitioners Arrested On August 12, 2004, two Falun Dafa materials production sites in Qingdao
City, Shandong Province were destroyed. Two elderly Dafa practitioners and Ms.
Lan were arrested, and it is surmised that they had been followed for a long
time. All their equipment and materials were also taken away, and the homes of
these three practitioners were ransacked. They are now being detained. 6. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Dafa Practitioner Zhang Xueying Arrested
and His House Confiscated On the morning of August 20, 2004, policeman Yu Bing of Pingdu Zhanggezhuang
County Police Station brought other policemen and trespassed the home of Zhang
Xueying, a Zhanggezhuang Village resident. They illegally arrested him and
confiscated his house. The police also took away Dafa books and truth-clarifying
VCD's, as well as written materials. Zhang Xueying is now detained in
Zhanggezhuang County Police Station and undergoing so-called "transformation",
which usually involves torture and brainwashing. 7. [Chongqing City, Sichuan Province] Police Arrest Dafa Practitioners Li
Yunyi and Qiu Cuixiang in Dadukou Early in the morning on August 20, 2004, Chongqing Dafa practitioners Li
Yunyi and Qiu Cuixiang, who were visiting other practitioner in Dadukou, were
arrested. According to an eyewitness, after Li Yunyi and Qiu Cuixiang entered the
building and proceeded up the stairs on the morning of August 20, he heard
someone hitting a woman, who was shouting, "This is my belief. We are practicing
Falun Gong to be good people. We haven't done anything wrong!" The police then
tried to gag her mouth and continued beating her, and she cried out in pain,
"The police are hitting good people! The police are hitting good people!" 8. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Dafa Practitioner Zhang Huirong Forced
into Homelessness and Arrested Because he refused to give up Falun Gong, Zhang Huirong from Dongwang
Fuzhuang Village, Nancun County, Pingdu City, Shandong Province was forced to
abandon his home and live in exile to avoid persecution. On August 15, 2004, he
returned home with the intention of seeing his family , but officers from the
Nancun Police Station arrested him in his home on the same day. His whereabouts
are unknown. 9. [Xuchang County, Henan Province] Dafa Practitioner Han Qiaoling Arrested
and Sent to Zhengzhou City Shibalihe Forced Labor Camp Dafa practitioner Han Qiaoling, about 40 years old, is from Luoguai Village,
Suqiao Town, Xuchang County, Henan Province. In July of this year, police
arrested her for distributing truth-clarifying materials, and she was detained
in Zhangge Detention Center for one month. Furthermore, her family was forced to
pay 3000 yuan upon her release. After returning home, Han located the
responsible unit and asked for the return of the money, but the police refused
to reimburse her and arrested her instead. Without any legal procedure, she was
sentenced to one year of hard labor and sent to Zhengzhou City Shibalihe Forced
Labor Camp. 10. [Jilin Province] Yanji Dafa Practitioner Cai Fuchen Illegally Imprisoned
for a Lengthy Period In May 2004, Dafa practitioner Cai Fuchen of Yanji, Jilin Province was
arrested for making producing truth-clarifying materials. He remains in prison
to this day. 11. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Dafa Practitioners Wang Guiying and
Qu Xiumei Arrested from Their Homes At 2 p.m. on August 9, 2004, Dafa practitioner Wang Guiying from Madaoshi
Shandong Village, Lidao County, Rongcheng City, Shandong Province, was arrested
from his home. At the same time, Dafa practitioner Qu Xiumei from Madaocangya
Village, Lidao County, Rongcheng City was also arrested from her home without
reason. 12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Dafa Practitioner Gan Lihua Arrested and
Sent to a Brainwashing Center On May 13, 2004, Dafa practitioner Gan Lihua was reported to the City Public
Security Bureau while distributing truth-clarifying materials on Dacheng Road,
Wucheng Section, Wucheng City. She was subsequently arrested and sent to Wucheng
Yangyuan Brainwashing Center, and her current situation is unknown. Her family
attempted to bring clothing to her, but the brainwashing unit would not allow
it. Her family members were also not allowed to visit her, and this is the
fourth time she has been arrested. 13. [Qingzhou City, Shandong Province] Dafa Practitioners Xiao Jicheng and
Cui Yufeng Arrested On August 19, 2004, Qingzhou City police arrested Dafa practitioners Xiao
Jicheng, from Koubu Village, Koubu County, Qingzhou City, Shandong Province and
Ms. Cui Yufeng, from Heguan County, Qingzhou City. Their whereabouts are not
known. 14. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Dafa Practitioner Yang Zhengwu Sentenced to
One and a Half Years of Forced Labor Dafa practitioner Yang Zhengwu from Wuhan City, Hubei Province has been sent
to Hewan Forced Labor Camp to serve one and a half years of hard labor. 15. [Xiaogan City, Hubei Province] Current Situation of Dafa Practitioners at
Materials Production Sites in Xiaogan City On July 8, 2004, police destroyed two Falun Dafa materials production sites
in Xiaogan City; one of them was a new site. All the truth-clarifying materials
and equipment was taken away. About a dozen Dafa practitioners were arrested and
sent to Xiaogan City First Detention Center, and they are still being imprisoned
there. They went on a hunger strike for several days and have become very weak.
Practitioner Chen Ming was forced-fed during the hunger strike and fell
unconscious; she was later sent to a hospital to be resuscitated. The names of several detained practitioners are as follows: Li Qing of
Xiaogan City, Zhouqing of Jingshan County, Chen Ming and Wan Chao from Yingcheng
City, Ms. Pan Juying from Anlu City, and several Dafa practitioners from Guang
Shui City, Yunmeng County, and Wuhan City (their names are currently
unavailable). Related phone numbers: Xiaogan City First Detention Center:
86-712-2831146 Yingcheng City "610 Office:"
86-712-3246610 Yingcheng City "610 Office"
Secretary: 86-712-3248610 |