Latest News from China - February 24, 2005

(Clearwisdom.net)

1. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Ming Walked Out of Forced Labor Camp for the Second Time
2. [Shanghai City] Five Falun Dafa Practitioners Abducted While Distributing Truth Clarification Materials, Four of Them Sent to Forced Labor Camps
3. [Anshun City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhai Liandi, Ms. Zhai Shunmei, and Ms. Du Yongqiong Sentenced to Two Years in Forced Labor Camp for Distributing Truth Clarification Materials
4. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jia Xiuying Is Still Being Detained
5. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Updates on Persecuted Falun Dafa Practitioners from Yueyang City
6. [Helong City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Renshu Is Illegally Jailed
7. [Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province] Details on the Abduction of Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Qu Chuanlu
8. [Neijiang City, Sichuan Province] List of Practitioners Being Imprisoned or Sentenced to Forced Labor Camps in Weiyuan County
9. [Chongqing City] Ms. Fan Defang and Ms. Yuan Suxian Abducted while Clarifying the Facts about Falun Gong in the Rural Area of Dadukou Village
10. [Chongqing City] Ms. Tan Bifang Is Sent to Jingkou Brainwashing Center for Talking to People about Falun Gong

1. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Ming Walked Out of Forced Labor Camp for the Second Time

Mr. Yu Ming from Shenyang City, was abducted in Beijing on October 29, 2003, and sentenced to a forced labor camp. He was jailed first at the Beijing Forced Labor Camp Dispatch Center, then at Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp and Xin'an Women's Forced Labor Camp's junior brigade. In the end, he was secretly transferred to the No. 1 Forced Labor Camp in Kaiping District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province on September 14, 2004.

After about 16 months of resisting the persecution, his physical health was deteriorating. However with a strong will, he recently walked out of the forced labor camp for the second time on medical bail.

2. [Shanghai City] Five Falun Dafa Practitioners Abducted While Distributing Truth Clarification Materials, Four of Them Sent to Forced Labor Camps

At around noon on January 6, 2005, five Falun Dafa practitioners from Xuhui District, Shanghai City, were distributing Falun Gong truth clarification materials in front of a supermarket in Minxing District when they were abducted. They were Ms. Ren Lingdi, Ms. Rong Huijun, Ms. Hu Yuefang, auntie Lu, and auntie Xu. Later, Ms. Hu Yuefang was released due to medical reasons. Ms. Ren Lingdi and Rong Huijun were sentenced to forced labor camp for 15 months. Ms. Lu and Ms. Xu were each sentenced to one year in a forced labor camp.

3. [Anshun City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhai Liandi, Ms. Zhai Shunmei, and Ms. Du Yongqiong Sentenced to Two Years in Forced Labor Camp for Distributing Truth Clarification Materials

Ms. Zhai Liandi, Ms. Zhai Shunmei and Ms. Du Yongqiong, from Jiuzhou Town, Anshun City, were sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp for distributing Falun Gong truth clarification materials on December 26, 2004.

Another Falun Dafa practitioner, Hu Yongxiu, was abducted but not sentenced to forced labor camp due to high blood pressure. She is now detained at the No. 2 Detention Center of Anshun City.

Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Zhang Weiyi's home was ransacked and he was fined over 10,000 yuan before being released after several days of detention.

4. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jia Xiuying Is Still Being Detained

On the morning of February 22, 2005, Jinan City's Beiquanfu Police Station abducted Ms. Jia Jun when she was distributing video CDs with truth information about Falun Gong. Her mother, Ms. Jia Xiuying, was also abducted from her home and taken to the same police station by officers from the Licheng District Police Department.

Ms. Jia Jun was released last night due to the fact that her baby was still being breast fed. Ms. Jia Xiuying is still being held at Beiqunfu Police Station. She is older, and has heart problems and high blood pressure. It's deep winter in Northern China and her family members are very worried about her.

5. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Updates on Persecuted Falun Dafa Practitioners from Yueyang City

Mr. Xiang Chunhua is in his fifties, and is from Zhifeng Township, Miluo City. He was sentenced to three years in a forced labor camp in 2004. He is now being held at the Wangling Forced Labor Camp in You County, Zhuzhou City.

Mr. Leiqian, 25, from Cenchuan Township, Pingjiang County, was sentenced to four years in a forced labor camp in 2002 by police from Pingjiang County. He is now being held at the Wangling Forced Labor Camp in You County, Zhuzhou City.

Ms. Wu Xinmin, 40, was previously a worker at Miluo City's Mianshang Nitrogenous Fertilizer Factory. She was sentenced to four years of imprisonment in 2001. She is now being tortured at Baimalong Forced Labor Camp, Zhuzhou City.

Mr. Hu Puqi, 61, a resident of Changle Town, Miluo City, is well known for his willingness to care for the elderly. He was detained for over a month in 2002. He was released only after he paid fines totaling 1,500 yuan.

6. [Helong City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Renshu Is Illegally Jailed

Ms. Li Renshu, 61, from the No.1 Brigade, Longping, Toudao Town, Helong City, Jilin Province, was abducted while she talked to neighbors about the truth of Falun Dafa on February 4, 2005. She is now jailed at Helong Detention Center.

Phone numbers of responsible personnel:
Jin Chengji, Associate Party Secretary of the local Political and Judiciary Committee:
86-433-4222435 (Office), 86-433-4231279 (Home)
Jiang Zhe, 610 Office: 86-13904468949 (Cell), 86-433-4221168 (Home), 86-433-4238610 (Office)
Jin Longyuan: 86-433-4233070 (Office), 86-433-4262690 (Home)
Zhang Baohua (Associate Head of the local National Security Brigade): 86-13904468610 (Cell)

7. [Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province] Details on the Abduction of Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Qu Chuanlu

Mr. Qu Chuanlu, 30, lives at Ertun Village, Niujia Town, Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province. He started Falun Gong practice in 1996. On December 28, 2000, the Wuchang City 610 Office and local police department abducted, jailed, and fined him 5,000 yuan before he was released three months later. At 7:00 p.m. on September 17, 2004, while Mr. Qu was taking a break from work at Laowu Village, Pingfang District, police from the local Niujia Police Station abducted him and took him to Wuchang Detention Center. The operation was directed by the head of Niujia Town, Cao Xuefeng, and the reason was that they were afraid Mr. Qu might go to Beijing to appeal for an end of the persecution during the National Day holiday period.

8. [Neijiang City, Sichuan Province] List of Practitioners Being Imprisoned or Sentenced to Forced Labor Camps in Weiyuan County

9. [Chongqing City] Ms. Fan Defang and Ms. Yuan Suxian Abducted while Clarifying the Facts about Falun Gong in the Rural Area of Dadukou Village

Ms. Fan Defang, 70, lives in Laodong Village, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing City. Ms. Yuan Suxian, 60, lives in Minzhu Village, Jiulongpo District. Local police abducted them while they clarified the true facts about Falun Gong to the people of Dadukou Village. They are being held at Dadukou Detention Center.

10. [Chongqing City] Ms. Tan Bifang Is Sent to Jingkou Brainwashing Center for Talking to People about Falun Gong

In November, 2004, local police abducted Ms. Tan Bifang and took her to the Jingkou Brainwashing Center in Shapingba District, Chongqing City, because she talked to people about Falun Gong. She has to pay 6,000 yuan monthly for living expenses while in the brainwashing center. She has been there for three months now and has been forced to pay 18,000 yuan.

Phone numbers of responsible personnel:
Su Ning, staff of Mawang Police Station at Jiulongpo District, 85-23-68834570, 86-23-68834571
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/2/25/96116.html

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