Latest News from China - August 25, 2004
(Clearwisdom.net)
1. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Xisaishan District Police Arrest Falun
Dafa Practitioners
At 10:00 p.m. on July 7, 2004, officers from the Xisaishan District Branch
Police Department in Huangshi City, Hubei Province, arrested Falun Dafa
practitioners Ms. Zhang Xixiu, 41, and Ms. Yang Zhixing, 63. On July 25, the
officers arrested Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Huang Yuxian, 43. The three
practitioners have been inhumanely tortured.
On July 23, Ms. Yang walked away from the detention center with righteous
thoughts in mind. On July 28, Ms. Huang managed to walk away from the Linjiang
Street Police Station with righteous thoughts in mind. The police escalated
their persecution against Ms. Zhang, who was sentenced to two years of forced
labor and sent to a labor camp.
2. [Qingdao, Shandong Province] Ms. Tian Xiulan and Her Husband Arrested
On the afternoon of June 11, the local "610 Office" arrested Qingdao Falun
Dafa practitioners Ms. Tian Xiulan and her husband Liu in their rented home.
3. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Account of the Arrest of Falun Dafa
Practitioner Ms. Tian Guiting in Longfeng District
Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Tian Guiting, 59, lives in the Longfeng District
of Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. On the afternoon of June 25, 2004, she
went to Dongfeng residential complex to distribute Falun Gong truth-clarifying
materials. Xu Yanwu, manager of the Xiaoye Store of Roasted Foods in the
residential complex, spotted her and followed her. After he saw Ms. Tian board
the No. 355 bus, Xu drove his car after the bus and called the police. Hu
Xuezhong, Head of the Dong'an Police Station, a subsidiary of the Sa'ertu
District Branch Police Department, led officers to stop the bus and arrest Ms.
Tian.
Relevant telephone numbers: Country code: 86; City code: 459 Hu Xuezhong, Head of Dong'an Police Station: 6372866 (office), 86-13069667878
(cellular), 6298769 (home) Xu Yanwu, Manager of Xiaoye Store of Roasted Foods in Dongfeng residential
complex: 4612234 (the store's service desk)
4. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Situations of Eighteen Falun Dafa
Practitioners under Arrest
On February 20, 2004, the police sabotaged production sites for Falun Gong
truth-clarifying materials and web access sites in the Zhoukou area of Henan
Province. Eighteen Falun Dafa practitioners were arrested. On July 8 and 9, the
Chuanhui District Court unlawfully tried sixteen of the eighteen practitioners.
At present they are being held in various detention centers for persecution.
In the Zhoukou City Detention Center:
Ms. Lu Shuying, 57, retired teacher
of Xianzhi Kindergarten in Huaiyang County
Mr. Yang Chao, 33, of Dadong Village
in the Wanzhuang Administrative Village in Doumen Township, Huayang County
Mr. Du Yongzhong, 33, of Dubukou
Village in Zhuji Township, Huaiyang County
Ms. Han Guizhi, 42, of Haiyang County
Farm
Mr. Tan Zhiqiang, 35, of the Jiangnan
Machinery Factory in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province
Ms. Yang Fang, 46, formerly of the
Cotton Textile Dyeing Factory
In the Huaiyang County Detention Center:
Mr. Song Zhenling, 32, teacher at
Zhenhuazhuang Elementary School in Lutai Town, Huaiyang County
Ms. Ge Dahua, 46, formerly of the
Cotton Textile Dyeing Factory
In the Shangshui County Detention Center:
Ms. Wang Yuhua, 35, of Dubukou Village in Zhuji Township, Huaiyang County
In the Xihua County Detention Center:
Mr. Zhu Weiqiang, 24, of Group No. 3
at Hekou Village in Lutai Town, Huaiyang County
Ms. Zheng Caihong, 28, teacher at
Guyao School in Maozhuang, Taikang County
In the Shenqiu County Detention Center:
Ms. Li Juan, 37, of Huaiyang County's
Cotton Textile Factory
Ms. Liu Ningning, 19, of Group No. 2
at Longhu Village in Fengtang Township, Huaiyang County.
In the Taikang County Detention Center:
Ms. Wang Chunling, 43, of Huaiyang County Cotton Textile Factory
In the Dancheng County Detention Center:
Ms. Liu Xia, 24, of Xiazhuang Village at Chengguan Town, Huaiyang County.
Also:
Ms. Wang Guijin, no details about her
situation are available.
Ms. Jia Hong, 35, of Youfangzhuang at
Duanzhuang Village in Huizu Town, Chengguan, Huaiyang County, placed under
surveillance at her home
Ms. Xu Li, 30, teacher at Taikang
County No. 3 Middle School, forced to leave town after being released on parole
to take care of her infant
5. [Shanghai] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zhang Sumei's Home Ransacked
On July 27, Shanghai Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Sumei's home was
ransacked by members of the Baoshan "610 Office." Officials confiscated Falun
Dafa lecture documents and Falun Gong exercise cassette tapes. The officials
also threatened to return.
6. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mo Chengxun
Arrested Again
Mo Chengxun is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Hengshan Town, Suining City,
Sichuan Province. Six months ago Mo left town to avoid persecution by the city's
State Security Unit.
On August 17, 2004, Mo returned to town and was spotted by police in the Anju
District as she was applying for an ID card for her retirement payment. On
August 18, when Mo went to the Hengshan Post Office to claim her retirement
income, plainclothes officers who had followed Mo conspired with the postal
employees to hold up the transaction. Officers from the Hengshan Police Station
arrived quickly and arrested Mo, who was taken to the Lingquansi Detention
Center.
7. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lu Yanfei Demands a Review of Her
Divorce Case
Ms. Lu Yanfei, 50 and professionally educated, is a Falun Dafa practitioner
in Suining City, Sichuan Province. She was formerly chairwoman of Chuanshan
Township in Suining City, the people's representative in the township, and a
member of the standing committee of the township's People's Congress. Ms. Lu was
unlawfully dismissed from her job for practicing Falun Dafa, deprived of all her
rights, and unlawfully held in a labor camp for over four years. While she was
confined in the labor camp, her husband Zhou Xingguang, considering her a
liability that might endanger his position, forced her to sign a divorce
agreement despite their decades of marriage. Suffering under inhumane torture
with no possibility of assistance, she signed the agreement. Her husband then
used his influence in the township to skip the legal procedures and finalize the
divorce, taking possession of all the couple's assets, half of which belonged to
Ms. Lu.
Ms. Lu was not released until February 2004. She no longer has a place to
stay. She has filed a lawsuit to reopen her divorce case. The Zhongqu Court in
Suining City has accepted her suit and the court will review her case on
September 14, 2004.
8. [Luquan City, Hebei Province] Three Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested
On the evening of July 16, 2004, Luquan City Falun Dafa practitioners Ms.
Feng Xiumei, Ms. Zheng Xiuju, and Ms. Gu Xiuxia were arrested for distributing
Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials and posting signs.
Relevant telephone numbers: Country code: 86; City code: 311 Du Shenghui, of Zhifangtou Village in Dahe Township: 2296779 Yang Junheng, Yang Huichen: 2297786 Wei Gaixian, Yu Mancang, Gao Shunhua: 2296548 Head of Dahe Township Government: 2296363 Township Party Secretary: 2296540
9. [Fusong County, Jilin Province] Hebei Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Guo
Shuhui Sentenced to Three Years of Forced Labor in Fusong County, Jilin Province
Mr. Guo Shuhui is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Dongguang County, Hebei
Province. He was arrested in Fusong County, Jilin Province, and has been
sentenced to three years of forced labor. After being refused admission by the
labor camp authorities, Mr. Guo was taken back to the Fusong County Detention
Center.
Fusong County police have also frozen or confiscated all of Mr. Guo's
accounts and assets. His relatives in the county have also been implicated and
persecuted. His landlord was unlawfully held in custody for two weeks.
Relevant telephone numbers: Country code: 86; City code: 439 Gao Feng, Police Chief: 6212815, 6212409, 86-13943953068 (cellular), 8960246 Main lines to the police department: 6211200, 6211201, 6211204, 6211205 Office of the deputy police chief: 6213011, 6212854, 6211155, 6212586
10. [Hanchuan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Xiangjiao and Ms. Huang Xingying
from Miaotou Town Arrested
Ms. Li Xiangjiao is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Miaotou Town, Hanchuan City,
Hubei Province. On August 16, she was spotted by security guards while
distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials at Baicangchu in Guanzhong,
Hanchuan City. Officers from the Chengbei Police Station arrested her and sent
her to Hanchuan's No. 2 Detention Center.
On August 18, Ms. Huang Xing, a Falun Dafa practitioner from Chengguan Town
in Hanchuan City, went to visit relatives in Tian'erhe Town of the same city.
Informants turned her in to the police while she was raising public awareness
about the persecution of Falun Gong. Officers from the Tian'erhe Police Station
arrested her. On August 19, she was taken to Hanchuan City's No. 2 Detention
Center. Officers from the Chengxi Police Station in Chengguan Town ransacked her
home and confiscated Falun Dafa books and audio and video materials.
Relevant telephone numbers:
Country code: 86; City code: 712 Tian'erhe Police Station in Hanchuan City: 8750001, 8751598 Xicheng Police Station in Hanchuan City: 8288487 Chengguan Police Station in Hanchuan City: 8382765, 8392110 Miaotou Police Station in Hanchuan City: 8512312
11. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xu Hongyan and another Falun
Dafa Practitioner Arrested
In early August, Ms. Xu, a Falun Dafa practitioner from Chaha Farm in Qiqihar
City, and another practitioner Ms. Xu went to Gannan County in Qiqihar City to
distribute Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. Police arrested them and held
them in custody at the Gannan County Detention Center. Further details are not
available.
12. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Yang Xinying
Arrested by Wolong District Police
Ms. Yang Xinyin, 41, is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Nanyang City, Henan
Province. On the evening of August 12, 2004, she was arrested by Wolong District
police while raising public awareness about Falun Gong in a downtown area.
Conspiring with the Wolong District "610 Office," the police have held Ms. Yang
at the Nanyang's No. 1 Detention Center (also known as the Shangzhuang Detention
Center).
13. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Unknown Substance Injected into Falun
Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liu Cuidong after Her Arrest
On June 7, Xu Weiqiang, Head of the Guangrong Police Station in Lushun,
Dalian, Liaoning Province; Officers Zhang Jihua, Zhang Shangzai and Hua Hongwei
of the neighborhood administration office; Ren Lina and Li of the Longhe
Residential Community; and others abducted Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Liu
Cuidong to the Dalian Brainwashing Unit. It has been verified that Ms. Liu was
injected with an unknown substance and all four of her limbs are affected.
Relevant telephone numbers:
Zhao Shangzai: 86-13840912100 (cellular) Zhang Jihua: 86-411-87017992
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/8/26/82621.html
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