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Latest News from China - January 24, 2005
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Yulan, an Employee from Boluomiao Shipyard
of Guangzhou Shipping Bureau was Arrested after Being Surrounded by the Police
for Two Days Ms. Zhang Yulan, 55, is an employee of the Boluomiao Shipyard of Guangzhou
Shipping Bureau. She was reported to the police while she clarified the truth to
her colleagues on December 17, 2004 at her workplace. Soon after this, the
Guangzhou City Public Security Bureau and the Security Section of the Boluomiao
Shipyard of Guangzhou Shipping Bureau surrounded the residential building of the
Boluomiao Shipyard of Guangzhou Shipping Bureau (Unit 402, Building 5, Hongli
West Road, Huangpu District, Guangzhou City) for more than two days. During this
period of time, the police combined threats with inducements, and on December
19, several policemen broke into her home and arrested Ms. Zhang Yulan. She is
now jailed at the Guangzhou City Chatou Forced Labor Camp. Relevant phone numbers: The Office of the Huangpu District, Guangzhou City: 86-20-82279928,
86-20-82297729, 86-20-82283192, 86-20-82292192, 86-20-82282921, 86-20-88248619 2. [Shandong Province] Several Practitioners from Qingzhou City Arrested Between November 25, 2004 and December 10, 2005, Ms. Zhao Guangye, Mr. Zhao
Guangjing and Mr. Zhao Jishan from Jiajiazhuang Village, Tanfang Town, Qingzhou
City, Shandong Province went to Dongxia Town to make the truth-clarifying
materials. They were arrested by the police from Dongxia Town Police Substation.
Mr. Zhao Jishan escaped using his wisdom. Zhao Guangye and Zhao Guangjing were
arrested and sent to Qingzhou Forced Labor Camp. They were tortured severely
without being released until recently. The labor camp demanded money from the
families of Zhao Guangye and Zhao Guangjing for their release. As a result, the
labor camp confiscated eight thousand yuan from both families. They
were however, still dissatisfied with the eight thousand yuan fine from Zhao
Guangye's family so they continued to purposely make trouble for them. At around 8 o'clock on December 28, 2004, police went to Jiajiazhuang to
arrest Zhao Jishan and then went to Dazhao Village to arrest Mr. Zhao Hongsheng.
On the evening of December 27, 2004, police went to Gongyin Village to arrest
Ms. Zhang Ruiyun. Luckily, due to some kind-hearted people's help, Zhang Ruiyun
was not arrested. Since the police failed to arrest her, they pried open the
lock and broke down the front door of her house. They searched everywhere and
found Dafa books and four thousand yuan. Zhang Ruiyun and her husband were
forced to leave home to avoid further persecution, and are still homeless. Relevant phone numbers: 3. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Xiufeng from Taojiatun Town
Arrested Ms. Li Xiufeng from Yihe Village, Taojiatun Town, Gongzhuling City, Jilin
Province was reported and arrested by the Bawu Town Police Substation,
Gongzhuling City. Her sister-in-law was also arrested and sent to the
Gongzhuling Detention Center. On January 19-20, several policemen from the
Taojiadun Police Substation went to Yihe Village to harass all those known to
have practiced Falun Gong. 4. [Yunnan Province] Practitioners, Including Ms. Zhang Wenhang, Arrested Ms. Zhang Wenhang, 37, an engineer from Yunnan Provincial Technology
Supervising Bureau, was illegally sentenced to a forced labor camp. Recently she
was arrested when she clarified the truth of Dafa at a Chinese New Years Party
held at her workplace. Police broke into the house of Mr. Ye Baofu, the former deputy director of
the hospital of the Yunnan Provincial Forestry Bureau, and arrested him, his
wife Ms. Yang Mingqing, and their daughter, Ms. Ye Mao. Ms. Tang Rui, a teacher
from Chuxiong Technology School, 39, was arrested after being interrogated. 5. [Xinjiang] Practitioners, Including Deng Yanling, Arrested Ms. Deng Yanling from Shihezi, Xinjiang, 38, was arrested by the Shihezi
Public Security Sub-Bureau on the evening of January 11, 2005, and is now
detained at Shihezhi No. 1 Detention Center. Besides Ms. Zhang Xiuyun from Yili
City, Xinjiang and her husband Mr. Gong Wending are still being persecuted at
Huocheng Detention Center. Relevant phone numbers: 6. [Beijing] Arrest of Mr. Wang Guoxin, a Ph.D. Student of Beijing Normal
University Mr. Wang Guoxin is a teacher from the Education Science Institute of Hebei
Normal University. He was monitored by the building surveillance system of
Beijing Normal University in 2004, while he was clarifying the truth as a PhD
student. As a result, an investigation was made against Wang. The Security
Section of Beijing Normal University and the local staff pried open the door of
his room during the New Year holidays of 2005, when he had returned to
Shijiazhuang to visit. They searched his room, found the Falun Gong
truth-clarifying flyers, and so they arrested Wang Guoxin. Relevant phone numbers: 7. [Huichun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Han Chunhong Held Hunger Strike at
Changchun Labor Camp for Fifteen Days Ms. Han Chunhong, around 42 years old, is a resident of Huichun City, Jilin
Province. She was arrested on November 18, 2004 by three policemen. Later she
was sent to Heizhuizi Labor Camp in Changchun and tortured there. She has been
on a hunger strike for fifteen days at the Changchun Forced Labor Camp, and is
now suffering from shock. 8. [Shandong Province] Sun Yuwen from Weifang Economy Development District
was Arrested While Distributing Truth-Clarifying Materials Sun Yuwen from Youyi Village, Weifang Economic District, is a new
practitioner who started studying the Fa recently. When he was handing out
truth-clarifying flyers on the afternoon of January 5, 2005, he was arrested by
police from the Xuanwu Street Police Substation. His home was searched and the
police took away his TV set, DVD player, Dafa books and Teacher's photos. His
family refused to pay the three thousand yuan that the police are trying to
extort from them. He was then detained at Kuiwen District Detention Center and
his family was not allowed to visit him. 9. [Linying County, Henan Province] Several Dafa Practitioners were Abducted
in Linying County, Henan Province On the morning of January 20, 2005, Mr. Tong Haikuang, the former Deputy
Presiding Judge of Guxiang Village, Linying County was arrested (He was removed
from his post as a judge in 2002 since he went to Beijing to appeal for Dafa,
and he is now working at the county courthouse). On the same day, he was
detained at Linying County Detention Center, and is now being detained at the
Brainwashing Class located on the second floor of the county military
department. Another practitioner was arrested the same day. Relevant phone numbers: 10. [Guangzhou City] Mr. Huang Zhuanqin and Ms. Xu Yueping were Arrested and
Taken to the Yuexiu District Brainwashing Class In January 2005, the Yuexiu District 610 Office arrested Mr. Huang Zhuanqing
and Ms. Xu Yueping. Their homes were ransacked. Many Dafa materials were
confiscated on January 21, 2005. Huang and Xu were then transferred to Yuexiu
District Brainwashing Class. 11. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Gao Xuerong and Ms. Chen Chanqing
Tortured Ms. Gao Xuerong, who is approximately 65 years old, is from Tang Village,
Gongnong Town, Jianxi District, Luoyang City, Henan Province. Since July 20,
1999, when the persecution began, she has been forced to attend three
brainwashing classes and was detained once. Her home was searched and she was
fined a total of seven thousand yuan. In January 2005, she was reported for
clarifying the facts in Zhang Village, Shanshan Town, Gaoxin District, Luoyang
City. She is currently being tortured at the Luoyang City Forced Labor Camp. Her
family is not allowed to visit her. Ms. Chen Chanqing, who is around 50 years old, is from Tang Village, Gongnong
Town, Jianxi District, Luoyang City. Since July 20, 1999, she has been arrested
twice, and taken to brainwashing classes. She has also been fined over a
thousand yuan. In January 2005, she was also arrested for clarifying the facts
in Zhang Village, Shanshan Town, Gaoxin District, Luoyang City. She is currently
being tortured at the Luoyang Forced Labor Camp. Her family is not allowed to
visit her. 12. [Shaoyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Che Xiangyang from Zijiang Farm
Chemicals Factory, Shaoyang City, Huann Province, Tortured Again On December 31, 2004, Ms. Che Xiangyang from Zhijiang Farm Chemicals Factory,
Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, was arrested by the Shuangqing District police.
Che Xiangyang is currently detained in the No. 1 Detention Center in Shaoyang
City. Phone numbers of the persecutors: Li Bin, Head of the Shuangqing District: Xiao Hui, Leader of the National Security Team of the Shuangqing Public
Security Sub-bureau: 13. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhu Yumei and Liu Sufang Arrested on
Their Birthday Ms. Zhu Yumei from Luohe, Henan Province and her daughter Ms. Liu Sufang from
Zhengzhou, visited Beijing on September 28, 2004. On the same night, police took
them to the Luohe Office using the excuse of checking identification. Officers
of the Nanguang Office of Zhengzhou City and the Guancheng Public Security
Sub-bureau arrested Zhu and Liu. Later Liu was taken to Wanqingshanzhuang
brainwashing class. Zhu was taken back to the Luohe 610 Office. Zhu was fined
over ten thousand yuan and is now under constant government surveillance. Mr. Zhao Gongping from Ningling County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province was
arrested by police for clarifying the facts at Yichuan. A farmer who knows the
facts was also arrested. 14. [Chuzhou City, Anhui Province] Practitioners from Fengyang County
Persecuted in July 2004 Mr. Shen Xuean, an employee of the Fengyang Agricultural Bank, was arrested
on July 19, 2004. He has been tortured at the Fengyang County Detention Center
ever since. Shen was also sentenced to a year of forced labor. Mr. Shao Qing, a security guard at the Linhuaiguan Rubber Factory, was
arrested on July 20, 2004. Shao was detained at the Fengyang Detention Center. Mr. Zhang Decan, a farmer in the Dashandi Production Team of Caodian Village,
Fengyang County, was arrested at the end of December 2004. He has been tortured
at Nanhu Forced Labor Camp. 15. [Bangbu City, Anhui Province] Ma Jun Arrested In July 2004, Ma Jun was arrested by Zhong Yongxiang, an officer in the
Longzihu District brainwashing class. Ma walked out of the class using righteous
thoughts. However, Ma has not been able to return home since then. On January
14, 2005, Ma was arrested in Shanghai and is now jailed at Bangbu City No. 1
Labor Camp. 16. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Tiemei and her Mother Arrested Ms. Yang Tiemei and her mother from Chishui Village, Jiaohe City, Jilin
Province were arrested for distributing truth-clarification materials on the
evening of January 21, 2005. Wang Lin, from Huangsongdian Town, Jiaohe City was arrested by the police
from Huangsongdian Police Substation, Jiaohe City. 17. [Chongqing] Yang Zuolin from Jiangjin City is Detained in the Langshan
Forced Labor Camp On the morning of December 7, 2004, Yang Zuolin, from Jiangjin, Chongqing
City was arrested at the Chongqing Dafa-Materials Center. Yang is now detained
in Building 8 of the Jiangjin City Detention Center. 18. [Liaoning Province] Xu Chong, Li Ming and Zhao Yanxia Arrested Xu Chong, from Pulandian City, Liaoning Province was arrested by the police
from Dalian City Public Security Bureau in the morning of January 21. Xu used to
work for the Pulandian City Public Security Bureau. On January 19, Li Ming from Fushun City was arrested in Beilongfeng. Zhao Yanxia from Hele Village, Taipingzhuang, Chaoyang County was arrested. Relevant phone numbers: January 24, 2005 |