Latest News from China - April 30, 2005
(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Qu Xiuqing was arrested on April 16, 2005. She is currently being
detained at Pingzhuang Detention Center, Yuanbaoshan District, Chifeng City,
Inner Mongolia. She has been on a hunger strike for over ten days. Relevant Telephone Numbers: Liu Weiming, case officer, 86-476-3594410 (Home), 86-476-3514143 (Office),
86-476-3662328(Pager), 86-13904762505 (Cell) Mr. Zhang Guoling, an employee of the Molybdenum Industrial Company at Jindui
City, Hua County, was secretly arrested this week. His whereabouts are currently
unknown. Mr. Wu Zuqiang is a factory worker at the Nuts and Bolts Factory in Shiziling
District, Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province. On April 11, 2005, he went to visit
his son, Wu Jinsheng, at Sanshui Forced Labor Camp, and returned on the morning
of April 13. However, that same night, while working the night shift, he was
arrested and taken to Maoming Brainwashing Center. According to reliable
information, Mr. Wu Zuqiang has been on hunger strike to protest his detainment. Relevant Telephone Numbers: Political and Judiciary Committee of Gaozhou City, 86-668-6662858 Zhan Hanming, Secretary of the political and Judiciary Committee,
86-13809784637 (Cell) Ms. Miao Fengzheng is from Dongda Village, Majia Township, Shenyang City,
Liaoning Province. She was sentenced to three years in prison, and is currently
detained at Section 2 of the women's wing at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Ms.
Miao's mother passed away from excessive grief on April 22, 2005. Around 10:00 a.m. on April 26 2005, officials from the Jiaozuo City 610
Office broke into Ms. Zhang Guilan's home and conducted a search. Zhang's
pregnant daughter-in-law was so frightened that she hemorrhaged. Ms. Liang Huaying from Jiangbei District is 70 years old. Her husband is 80
years old and very weak. He does not practice Falun Gong. On January 19, 2005,
Ms. Liang went to the residential area of her old workplace, Jiangbei Leather
Products Factory, to clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. She was reported to
the police. Because of that, the local police station officers went to talk with
her. At around 1:00 p.m. on April 19, a group of police officers suddenly broke
into her home and announced that she had been sentenced to two years at a forced
labor camp. Ms. Liang was immediately forced into a police car and taken to the
Maojiashan Women's Forced Labor Camp. While clarifying the truth at Jilanxi, Mr. Chen Changjun and his wife Ms. Yan
Guangbi were followed by someone hired by Xiong Kerong, the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP) secretary of No. 18 Middle School, and Ma Peigao, the principle of
the school. They were reported to police and were arrested. Their home was
ransacked. They were detained at Jiangbei District Detention Center for a month. On April 14, 2005, Ms. Yang Guangbi was released. Mr. Chen was secretly
transferred to Xishanping Forced Labor Camp to serve a two-year sentence. Ms. Wang Kaiping was arrested on September 8, 2004. Li Zhenghua was arrested
in July 2004. Ms. Han Ping was arrested in mid-March 2005. Ms. Zhao Kungbi was
arrested on April 7, 2005. Zhao has been on a hunger strike since the first day
she was detained. Around midnight on April 25, 2005, police broke into the home of Ms. Yi Zijin
and arrested her and her husband, Mr. Zhao Shuhai. They are being detained at
Guan County Detention Center. On April 11, 2005, Mr. Li Ming was arrested while clarifying the truth about
Falun Gong in Pi County, Chengdu City. The local 610 Office arrested him. On
April 12, police from Wangjiang Police Department of Wuhou District sent him to
a brainwashing center at Jinhuaqiao Community Center of Wuhou District. Li Ming was a student of Economics at Sichuan University. He was expelled
from the university for clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. In 2000, Li was
arrested while distributing Falun Gong materials at the Sichuan University
campus. He was sent to Xinhua Forced Labor camp at Mianyang City, Sichuan
Province, where he was brutally tortured. In 2002, the 610 Office again arrested
Li for clarifying the truth to students. He was sentenced to two years in
prison. Mr. Xiu Xiaolong was arrested in October 1999. In March 2000, the No. 1
Middle Court of Tianjing City sentenced him to five years in prison. The High
Court rejected his appeal. When his term was up, prison guard Fan Yasheng
conspired with the Liqizhuang Police Station and the Xiqing Police Sub-Bureau to
have Mr. Xiu illegally detained, and later sentenced to another 15 months in
prison. Currently, Mr. Xiu Xiaolong's family is demanding his unconditional release.
He is currently being held at Shuangkou Forced Labor Camp in Beicheng District,
Tianjing City. During the five years he was incarcerated at Tianjing No. 1
Prison, Mr. Xiu was beaten severely, his right arm was broken over five months
ago and it still has not healed completely. Xiu's family is demanding his
unconditional release so that he can recover without further delay. Xiqing Police Sub-Bureau: 86-22-27393016, National Security Unit,
86-22-27392597 Liqizhuang Police Station: 86-22-83922000 Ms. Feng Chunrong, who is almost 60 years old, is from Jiaozuo City, Henan
Province. She has been imprisoned twice for her belief in "Truthfulness,
Compassion, and Forbearance." During an illegal search, the police from
Jiefang District Police Department took 7,000 yuan from her home.
Ms. Feng repeatedly asked for the return of the money, but the reply has always
been that she would only get the money back if she renounces Falun Gong.
Finally, Ms. Feng went to Jiaozuo City Political and Judiciary Committee to
appeal for her case. But the secretary of the Political and Judiciary Committee,
Guo Guoming, called the police and had her arrested immediately. Ms. Feng was
sentenced to three years in prison. In March 2004, Ms. Feng was sent to
Shibalihe Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City. She has been tortured at the
labor camp to such an extent that she is no longer able to walk. On April 14 2005, the police from Ciyutuo Town Police Sub-Bureau arrested Mr.
Wu Liantie at his home during his lunch hour, and his home was ransacked. Later,
he was taken to Liaozhong County Detention Center where he was tortured. After
being on a hunger strike for four days, he was taken to Zhangshi Brainwashing
Center in Shenyang City for further persecution. Recently, the Hezuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City has intensified the
persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. The production quota for
practitioners has increased from 4 to 12 yuan. If one cannot finish the quota,
he/she is forced to put in overtime, which often lasts late into the evening,
sometimes as late as 11:00 p.m. Incidents such as Falun Gong practitioners being
beaten occur frequently. Wang Huilian, 32, a lecturer from Northeast Normal University started a
hunger strike on April 21, 2005. Twice a day, Wang is being force-fed and
injected with drugs. Jin Min and six other practitioners went on strike to
protest, and they are being tortured. In the morning of April 21, 2005, police officers from the Development
District and the Desheng Police Station of Jinzhou District went to the home of
Mr. Han Yuanzhong. They deceived him and sent him to Shenyang City. Che Ming, Director of Jinzhou District Police Station, 86-411-87210337 Ms. Zhuang Yan was an excellent teacher at Kuanping Elementary School in
Changchun City. She was also the director for the teaching staff there. After
July 20, 1999, when the persecution began, the school removed her from the
director position, and her salary was reduced to only 200 yuan per month. But
Ms. Zhuang never complained. She still worked tirelessly without asking for any
reward. In early September 2004, police went to the school and abducted her without
giving any reason. They dragged her out by her hair and forced her into a police
car. Ms. Zhuang is currently being jailed at Hezuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Zhang Xiurong is over 60 years old. One day in March 2005, while shopping
in a morning market, Ms. Zhang was arrested by the National Security Unit of
Songshan District. She is currently being detained and persecuted at the
Songshan District Detention Center. Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Liu Yanqing, Ms. Xiaomei, and Mr. Zhang Jianyi
from Xibin District of Daqing City disappeared on April 23, 2005. They have most
likely been arrested. Ms. Chen Wenfen, 60, is from Dongsanjiao Village of Shijiazhuang City. On the
afternoon of April 25, 2005, an agent was sent to her home to make sure she was
there. Police later went there to arrest her. They also ransacked the home. It
is said Ms. Chen was sent to a brainwashing center in the capital of Hebei
Province, along with other arrested Falun Gong practitioners. On April 5 2005, Ms. Wang Qizheng and Ms. Li Birong from Linshui district
were distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials in Guanyin Township.
They were reported to the police and later arrested by officers from the Guanyin
Township Police Station. Their cases were transferred to the Linshui National
Security Unit. Ms. Wang was illegally detained for 15 days and her home was
searched. The police confiscated Falun Gong books and materials. Ms. Li Birong
was illegally detained for seven days. After Ms. Wang was released, the police
still forced her to check in with them on a regular basis. In March 2005, Mr. Liang Zhongling from Guang'an City was distributing Falun
Gong truth-clarifying materials. He was reported, and police from Guang'an
Police Department arrested and beat him. Mr. Liang is currently being detained
at Guang'an Detention Center. Mr. Yang Zhi from Dancheng City has being detained in Luyi for over two
years. He is still being illegally detained at Nan Prison in Luyi. Liu Zheng, captain of the National Security Unit of Luyi County, in charge of
persecuting Falun Gong, 86-13938056999 (Cell) Mr. Lin Zhichun, 50, and Ms. Long Shufen, 52, are from Xiaobei area of Dadong
District of Shenyang City. Several months ago, they were distributing Falun Gong
truth-clarifying material in the Zhongjie area of Shenhe District. After being
reported to authorities, they were arrested. In Zuojiazhuang and Xiangheyuan regions of Chaoyang District, Ms. Du Lichun,
who is around 60 years old, was arrested on the morning of April 15, 2005. She
lives in apartment building 25 of Xibahe. Police officer Zhang Jun requested she
come down to the ground floor that morning. As soon as she came down, members of
the local 610 Office, the police station, and the neighborhood committee
arrested her. Ms. Du's whereabouts are currently unknown. In February, Ms. Wang Guilan from the same area was arrested. Ms. Wang was
told that the secretary of the neighborhood committee, Zhang Xueying, wanted to
have a word with her. She has not been seen since. Zhang Xueying has been
participating in the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners for the last few
years. Ms. Ma Xiuyun from Shaoyao area of Taiyanggong Street was also recently
arrested. Ms. Zhou Chunxiu, 43, is from Yangjiazhuangzi Village of Zhucheng City,
Shandong Province. She works at Yuanfei Plastic Products Limited in Zhucheng
City. In 2000, Ms. Zhou was arrested for distributing materials that expose the
persecution of Falun Gong. She was secured to an iron chair in a hotel room for
three and a half days. During that period of time, she was not allowed to sleep.
One police officer kicked her in the face and punched her on her head. She was
also fined 2,000 yuan. On April 5, 2004, the union leader of her workplace and several plain-clothes
police officers broke into her home. They handcuffed her and sent her to a
detention center for over 20 days. She was again fined 2,000 yuan. The police
threatened her family, saying that if they did not pay up, Ms. Zhou would be
sent to a forced labor camp. Mr. Li Quzhu, 51, was from Lilou Village, Jiaxiang County, Jining City,
Shandong Province. In February 2000, he was detained and his home ransacked.
Officers from the local police station stole 200 yuan from him. In July 2000,
Mr. Li was twice beaten by officers Cao, Zhu, Yang and others, once in Jining
city and once at Yutai. Another officer grabbed him by his hair and kneed his
chest several times. This resulted in severe internal injuries. In June 2001,
Mr. Li's wife was illegally sentenced to three years in prison. Mr. Li was
interrogated at a police station around the clock. Four police officers took
turns interrogating him through the night. He was not allowed to rest. They
forced him to squat down for the entire evening. Whenever he tried to move a
bit, a police officer would step on him. After multiple rounds of illegal
detainment, his home being ransacked, and being threatened, Mr. Li passed away
on October 2, 2003. Ms. Liu Guili is around 60 years old. On April 8, 2005, she was reported to
police for passing out truth-clarifying booklets. Police from Huanghuadian
Police Station arrested Ms. Liu and detained her at the Xiuyan Detention Center. Xiuyan Detention Center telephone number: 86-412-7822768
[Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Qu Xiuqing Holds a Hunger Strike to
Protest Her Illegal Arrest And Detention
Zhang Zhigang, 86-476-3563935 (Home), 86-476-3593640
Zhang Zhengqing, Director of Pingzhuang Detention Center, 86-476-3514140
(Office), 86-476-3500473 (Office), 86-13190937577 (Cell)
Wang Jinshan, director of 610 Office in Chifeng, 86-13327150680
(Cell), 86-476-8215693 (Home), 86-476-8337060 (Office)
Yang Chunyue, assistant director of 610 Office in Chifeng, 86-13904766288
(Cell), 86-476-8350999 (Home)
Wang Xiaodong, 86-476-8424610 (Office), 86-476-8421672
Li Da'an, Director of the detention center, 86-13700829287 (Cell)
Liu Deyun, Deputy Director of Police Department in charge of prisons,
86-13507687078 (Cell)
Cui Shougui, Deputy Secretary of Political and Judiciary Committee,
86-13803942879 (Cell), 86-394-7223856 or 86-394-7223023
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