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Latest News from China - August 28, 2004
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Policemen Shoot at Practitioner Li Fengquan
When Chasing Him At about noon on July 20, practitioner Li Fengquan was passing by Liqingxi
Village on his motorcycle when he met some policemen. The policemen tried to
search his motorcycle. To avoid being arrested again, Li got on his motorcycle
and left. Policeman Du Guoqing and others were chasing him and tried to catch
him. When they realized they couldn't catch Mr. Li, they started shooting at
him. Mr. Li Fengquan ran into a corn field to get away from the policemen. The
policemen besieged the field and claimed: "Whoever finds Li Fengquan will
get a 100 yuan bonus." But, all the people knew the facts of the
persecution and nobody wanted to help the police search for Li Fengquan. Later, the policemen searched Li's home and found a couple of Falun Dafa
flyers. The director of the police station whose surname is Bai said, "If
he were a thief or other criminal, there would be no problem in letting him get
away. but that's not possible in this case because he is a Falun Gong
practitioner." They even kidnapped Li's wife to the police station. Later
their children demanded that the policemen release their mother. The Police Station of Chaoyang Township of Dehui City of Jilin Province, Tel:
86-431-7590010 2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Please Help Rescue Practitioner Chen Lihong In the night of August 9, 2004, when practitioner Chen Lihong from Xinzhou
District of Wuhan City was tearing down the banners that slandered Falun Gong he
was captured by Pan Bichu and others from Yangluo Street Neighborhood
Administration Office. Mr. Chen was sent to Liuji Brainwashing Center. The next
day he was sent to the Detention Center of Xinzhou District and was detained
there. By law, when the detention expired, the detention center was required to
release him. Because he refused to sign the so-called "Guarantee
Statement" and refused to give up his belief, he was sent to Liuji
Brainwashing Center to accept the brainwashing again on Aug. 24th. Now Mr. Chen Lihong is very sick and bleeding a lot caused by hemorrhoids.
But the brainwashing center refused to release him. Instead they were torturing
him with being "cuffed and hung up" (1). Liu Junshen, the director of the "610 Office" of Xinzhou District,
86-27-86925760 Wang Zhoumin, the supervisor of the administration section of the "610
office" of Xinzhou District, 86-27-86918558 The Liuji Brainwashing Center of Xizhou District, 86-27-89132610 Pan Bichu, 86-27-86960265 3. [Tianshui City, Gansu Province] Practitioner Tang Qiong Is Sentenced to 12
Years, In July She Fell off From a Building and Died. The Cause of Her Death Is
not Clear Ms. Tang Qiong was a 32-year-old practitioner from Tianshui City of Gansu
Province. Because she refused to give up her belief in Falun Dafa and told
people the truth about the persecution, she was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
She was detained at the Women's Prison of Gansu Province. In the prison, she
didn't give up the practice and suffered all sorts of tortures. At the end of
July 2004, she suddenly fell from the prison building and died. The policemen
blocked the information, disguised the facts, and deceived the family members.
The authorities said Ms. Tang Qiong killed herself. The details are under
investigation. 4. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Chen Guanghui Is Detained in
the Prison of Suzhou City, His Life Is in Danger Chen Guanghui is the previous section manager of Lianyungang Division of
Chinese Construction Bank. Information from the Prison of Suzhou City indicates
that the bottom of his skull was seriously injured and his life is in great
danger. Now he is in a deep coma, his lungs are infected, and he has fever every
day. When his situation was just becoming stable, the manager of the Prison
wanted to transfer him from the Affiliation Hospital of the Suzhou Medical
University to the Prison Hospital. But the Prison Hospital doesn't have the
ability to handle such seriously injured patients. 5. [Jiyang County, Shandong Province] Practitioner Xu Tingping Is Sentenced
to One Year in Prison Mr. Xu Tingping is a practitioner from Jiyang County of Jinan City in
Shandong Province. In October 2000 he was detained for one month because he went
to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. Afterwards, he was bailed out by his family
members. He is very steadfast in his belief. In July 2004 a new practitioner was practicing Falun Gong at home. The
policemen broke into his home and found him practicing Falun Gong. The policemen
also found Teacher Li's new lecture in his home. The policemen kidnapped him to
the Police Department of Jiyang County. This practitioner gave them Mr. Xu
Tingping's name under cruel torture. Later, Mr. Xu was arrested. The policemen
blocked the information and sentenced Mr. Xu Tingping to one year in prison
after asking the Government of Jinan City for instruction. The Police Department of Jiyang County, 86-531-4211640 6. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] The "610 Office" Continues
Abducting and Detaining Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Du Xiuju is an instructor at the Advanced Technician School of
Lianyungang City. She was kidnapped on August 19, 2004 again because she refused
to give up practicing Falun Gong. Now she is being detained at the Detention
Center of Lianyungang City. Practitioners Jiao Jiagan and Liu Shuye are still under detention. 7. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Li Fengqiu Is Holding a
Hunger Strike to Protest the Persecution At about 7 p.m. on August 8, 2004, practitioner Ms. Li Fengqiu from Taihe
District of Jinzhou City in Liaoning Province was kidnapped. Then, Ms. Li was
sent to the detention center, but the detention center refused to accept her.
Later, the Xiaolingzi Police Station of Taihe District sent Ms. Li to the
Masanjia Correction House. Now, Ms. Li is holding a hunger strike to protest the
persecution. Xiaolingzi Police Station of Taihe District, 86-416-3498207 Cong Zhitian, the director of the Xiaolingzi Police Station of Taihe District Jia Yongbin, the political director of the Xiaolingzi Police Station of Taihe
District Liu Xu, the vice director of the Xiaolingzi Police Station of Taihe District 8. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Practitioner Liu Yuqing Is Beaten by the
Policemen Under the Detention Practitioner Liu Yuqing from Dingcheng District of Changde City in Hunan
Province was beaten by Tan Sanming and over ten other policemen. Tan Sanming, the director of the Political and Security Brigade of the Police
Department of Dingcheng District in Changde City of Hunan Province,
86-13319625938 (Cell), 86-736-7382797 (Home) 9. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Practitioner Song Zhexin Is Secretly
Sentenced to 4 Years' Detention In the morning of August 2, 2004, the People's Court of Wuling District of
Changde City in Hunan Province held a secret trial against practitioner Song
Zhexin. Gao Jiayu (also named Gao Jiaxiu) was presented in the court to defend
on Song Zhexin's behalf. Song Zhexin's basic human rights were deprived because
he insisted on practicing Falun Gong. During the process, nobody was allowed to
come within 150 meters of the court. At the end, Song Zhexin was sentenced to 4
years in prison. 10. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Five More Practitioners Are Abducted In the night of August 23, 2004, five more practitioners from Rizhao City of
Shandong Province were abducted. They were Ms. Yuan Yan from the Harbor Bureau,
Mr. Qin Yujie from Shijiu Middle School, and three others from the
Transportation Bureau. 11. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Zhao Zhenming Is Abducted
When Distributing Truth Clarification Flyers Mr. Zhao Zhenming from Changchun City was reported to police and kidnapped by
the policemen of Longxing Police Station when he was distributing truth
clarification flyers on August 22, 2004. His home was searched and he was
detained at the Security Detention Center of the Police Department of Changchun
City. Xinglong Police Station, 86-430-48443700 Wang Yuanbing, Sheriff The Security Detention Center of the Police Department of Changchun City,
86-431-7092404 12. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Liu Xiuqin Is Abducted and
Detained Ms. Liu Xiuqin, in her 50's, is a practitioner from Fushun City of Liaoning
Province. She lived at Jiangjun Street of Shuncheng District of Fushun City. At
about 9:30 a.m. August 12, 2004, she was kidnapped from 90 Guchengzi Street of
Wanghua District of Fushun City. Now she is under detention. 13. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Are Illegally
Detained Ms. Lu Aimin is a retired employee of the General Hospital of Dongfeng
Company of Shiyan City. On Aug. 21st, she was abducted by the
policemen from the Dongyue Division of the National Security Brigade. It was
said that she was reported by somebody who didn't know the truth of Falun Gong. Also, practitioner Li Cui from Shiyan City is still under detention. 14. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Liu Huiyun Is Abducted Again
and Is Holding a Hunger Strike In 2001, Practitioner Liu Huiyun from Shunping County of Baoding City of
Hebei Province was illegally detained in the forced labor camp for 2 years. When
her term expired, she was sent to the Brainwashing Center in Zhuozhou City
because she refused to give up her belief. While she was being detained in the
brainwashing center, she was able to break through the persecution with strong
righteous thoughts. On July 2nd 2004, Ms. Liu Huiyun was abducted by the policemen from the
Police Department of Shunping County. During the detention she started a 5-day
hunger strike. Twenty days later, she got away from the detention. On July 27,
2004, she was kidnapped again. Without any excuse, she was sent to the forced
labor camp and was sentenced to one year in forced labor camp. Once she arrived
in the forced labor camp, she was handcuffed on the bare bed immediately by the
policemen. Now, she has been holding a hunger strike to protest the persecution
for the past 28 days. 15. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Practitioners Li Baojie and Pan Xueshu
Are Detained in the Forced Labor Camps On about August 20, 2004, practitioner Li Baojie and Pan Xueshu from Panjin
City of Liaoning Province were abducted by the policemen from Jinzhou District
of Dalian City. On the same day, Li Baojie was sent to Masanjia Forced Labor
Camp. Pan Xueshu was sent to the Forced Labor Camp of Benxi City. Now, both of
them are holding a hunger strike to protest the persecution. 16. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Practitioner Zhou Renming Is Abducted When
Distributing Truth Clarification Materials On August 25, practitoner Zhou Renming from Yueyang City was abducted when
distributing truth clarification materials. The policemen from Wulipai Police
Station of Yueyang City illegally searched his home. Wulipai Police Station of Yueyang City, 86-730-8620098 Note: 1. Cuffed and hung up - With both hands cuffed and both feet off or only the
toes touching the ground, one is hung on the basketball support or the beam of
the house with the handcuff. Severe injury often results. 2004-9-1
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