Latest News from China - January 28, 2005
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Jilin Province] Several Falun Dafa Practitioners from Fusong County Are
in Critical Condition after Cruel Torture Since May 14, 2004, practitioners from Fusong County, Jilin Province,
including Ms. Yin Jun, Mr. Li Zongyun, Ms. Wang Xiuyun from Lushuihe, and Mr.
Wang Zhiping from Quanyang, have been arrested and brutally beaten for their
belief. It has been reported that Mr. Li Zongyun, Mr. Gao Han (in his thirties) and
Ms. Yin Jun (in her twenties) are in critical condition at the Fusong County
Police Department. Ms. Yin was also secretly sentenced to prison ten days ago. 2. [Hebei Province] Several Practitioners from Lihuangfu Village in Liashui
County Are Arrested Upon receiving specific reports, officials from the Laishui County 610 Office
arrested several Falun Dafa practitioners in Lihuangfu Village, Laishui Cuonty,
Hebei Province. The practitioners include Ms. Xu Xinying, Ms. Zhao Xiuling, and
Ms. Zhang Guirong. Officers from the Yi'an Town Police Station in Laishui County
ransacked the practitioners' homes. Ms. Xu Xinying's elderly family members, in
their eighties, have been left unattended. 3. [Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Suju Arrested by Officials from the 610 Office
in Dingxing County Around January 13, 2005, Wang Dezhu from the Dingxing County 610 Office in
Hebei Province and Li Xianguo, the Yangcun Village Party Secretary, led police
officers to place Ms. Zhang Suju under arrest. The police confiscated one copy
machine and all the Falun Dafa materials found in the house. 4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Song Jinxiu Arrested by the Police Police have arrested Ms. Song Jinxiu from Wuhan City, Hubei Province. She was
on her way to Huangpi County to visit her mother who is in her eighties. Ms.
Song has been secretly sent to the Wuhan City Women's and Children's Corrective
Institute for custody. 5. [Shanghai] Ms. Li Yuyan and Her Husband Arrested at Their Home Recently, Ms. Li Yuyan and her husband were arrested at their home in
Shanghai. In addition, several practitioners from the Xuhui District have been
arrested. They include Ren Lindi, Ms. Yao Lanying, Ms. Wu Yuefang, Ms. Lu
Peizhen, Ms. Rong Huijun and two practitioners whose names are not known. 6. [Shanghai] Falun Dafa Practitioners Held at a "Legal Education
School" In October 2004, four or five practitioners were held at the Qingpu Legal
Education School in Shanghai, including Ms. Shen Shumei who lives at Lingshijing
in the Zhabei District of Shanghai, Ms. Zhang Shuying, and Ms. Zhang Ying who
lives in the Baoshan District. The other practitioners' names are not available. In 2004, police received reports that Ms. Shen Shumei and Ms. Zhang Shuying
were clarifying the truth in the Changning District. Officers from the local
police station arrested them and took them to a local detention center. After
being detained for eighteen days, Ms. Shen was sent to the Qingpu Legal
Education School for brainwashing by personnel from the 610 Office and held
there from September 23 to October 22. Ms. Zhang Shuying's situation is not
known. Ms. Zhang Ying managed to escape from the school with the power of her
righteous thoughts. 7. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Yanxia Arrested by Jianping County Police Ms. Zhao Yanxia is from Taipingzhuang Township in Jianping County, Liaoning
Province. A few days ago, five officers from the Taipingzhuang Police Station
forcibly took her into custody. Ms. Zhao is presently being held at the Jianping
County No. 2 Detention Center. Relevant telephone numbers: Jianping County Political & Security Section: 86-421-7829551 8. [Tianjin] Several Dozen Practitioners Arrested in Dongli District On January 17, 2005, over a dozen practitioners, including Ms. Zhang Zhihong,
Ms. Yang Yuting, and Ms. Song Yunling, were arrested in front of the Tianjin
City Public Security and Detention Center. They are being held at the Dongli
District Detention Center. All have remained on a hunger strike, protesting this
unlawful arrest. 9. [Beijing] Ms. Xia Ruimin and Ms. Liu Guilan from Miyun County under
Arrest; Their Whereabouts Unknown Ms. Xia Ruimin is from Dongxuegezhuang Village in Taishitun Town, Miyun
County, Beijing. On December 31 she was arrested at her home. The perpetrators
included Wang Xinzhong, head of the Taishitun 610 Office, as well as more than
twenty officers from the county's state security unit and from the local police
station. Ms. Xia's whereabouts remain unknown. Ms. Liu Guilan was arrested the
same day. Her whereabouts are also unknown. 10. [Beijing] Several Universities Refuse to Hire Luo Xiang for His Belief in
Falun Gong Mr. Luo Xiang received his doctorate degree in the Philosophy Department at
Peking University. He was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor for
his belief in Falun Gong. He resumed his Ph. D. program after being released,
and graduated in July 2003. Mr. Luo applied to several universities after
graduation for lecturing posts. Officials in some of these universities
appreciated Mr. Luo's expertise and promised to hire him upon interviewing him.
Unfortunately, when they dispatched human resource staffers to Peking University
to pull Mr. Luo's personal records, they turned down his application on the
basis of his belief in Falun Gong as documented in the university's records Since graduation a year ago, Mr. Luo Xiang is still looking everywhere for a
teaching position. 11. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhu Yuxiang Arrested Mr. Zhu Yuxiang from Zhonggong Street in the Tiexi District, Shenyang City
was arrested on January 24, 2005 while distributing Falun Dafa truth-clarifying
cards in the streets. He is being held at the Tiexi District Police Department. 12. [Beijing] Mr. Yan Sen from the Xicheng District Arrested According to reliable sources, Mr. Yan Sen, a retired teacher from the No.
159 Middle School in the Xicheng District was arrested at his home on January
19, 2005. Members of the school's 610 Office and police officers broke into and
ransacked his home, confiscating a printer and all Falun Dafa books. 13. [Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners from Hailun City Arrested Recently, Ms. Guo Xiulan, Ms. Guo Xiuqin and Ms. Wang Xiaofeng from the
Shengli Commune in Hailun City were arrested after police received reports that
they were distributing Falun Dafa truth-clarifying materials. Guo Xiulan and Guo
Xiuqin are being held at the No. 1 Detention Center, and Wang Xiaofeng is held
at the No. 2 Detention Center. Telephone number for the Political & Security Section: 86-455-5720220 14. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Hongwei and Ms. Shang Zhongxian
Arrested Around 3:00 p.m. on January 22, 2005, Pei Zhiyong, head of the security
section of the Dongyue Branch Police Department in Shiyan City, led eight police
officers to break into the home of Ms. Zhang Hongwei and Shang Zhongxian. When
the two practitioners refused to open the door, the officers smashed the door
open. The ransacked the place and forcibly dragged Ms. Zhang and Ms. Shang into
a police vehicle and took them to a brainwashing center. A two-year-old toddler
was left at home unattended. The baby was crying while the door was left open. January 28, 2005
Taipingzhuang Township Police Station in Jianping County: 86-421-7386007
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