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Latest News from China - November 22, 2003

December 05, 2003 |  

(Clearwisdom.net)

1. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Seven Dafa Practitioners Escape from the Labor Camp

Recently seven Dafa practitioners escaped from the Baimalong Female Labor Camp in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province in an open and above-board manner.

2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Cases of Dafa Practitioners Being Persecuted in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province

On September 10, 2003, a practitioner named Zhang Po from Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, was illegally arrested by Harbin No. 2 Labor Camp. At Wangjia Labor Camp, Ms. Cang Fengying was jailed in a small cell, Ms. Zhao Dongxia received the "Big Hang Up" torture and Ms. Sun Zhifen's current whereabouts are still unknown.

3. [Nongan County, Jilin Province] The Circumstances of the Arrest of Ma Guosen, a Practitioner from Jilin Province

At 9:00am on November 3, 2003, Mr. Ma Guosen, a practitioner from Gaojiadian, Nongan County, Jilin Province was taken by Liu Fa of the sub-district office to the town government while he was working at his employer. Li Xun, who is the Secretary General of the town government, director Xu of the police substation, Zhang Yanxue, who is the registrar of the household registration department and a policeman forced Ma Guosen to write the "Five Statements". After Ma refused it, Li Xun issued the order to handcuff him, but failed. Strengthened by Master, Ma Guosen escaped using righteous thoughts. Following that, Li Xun issued an order to search Ma Guosen's home, and confiscated his Dafa books. They also illegally arrested Ma's wife, Zhang Fengyun (who is also a Dafa practitioner) and sent her to the Nongan County Public Security Detention Center. There are only an 80-year-old father and a 9-year-old daughter left at Ma Guosen's home now.

At the same time, Ms. Cai Yuying was illegally arrested, since she was reported to the police by Wang Chunling, who is the director of Xinyang Neighborhood Committee. Now, the director's wife, Mrs. Wang Chunling has a swollen face from a toothache and also has red rashes all over her body. She stated that: "If Cai Yuying does not return, I will never recover."

The telephone numbers for part of the responsible persons:

The director of the police substation: Xu (First name unknown), Zhang Yanxue, 86-431-3162365.

4. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] The Persecution of Li Dexiang, a Practitioner from Gansu Province

Ms. Li Dexiang, over 40 years old, a practitioner from Jinchang City, Gansu Province went to Beijing to appeal for Dafa in January 2000. In March the same year, she was arrested by the police and was illegally sentenced to one and a half years in a forced labor camp. Since she did not give in at the Pingantai Labor Camp in Gansu Province, her imprisonment was extended for another two months by the police. In March 2002, when she was studying the Fa and sharing experiences with another fellow practitioner at home, she was again illegally arrested. She was illegally detained for over five months. On April 20, 2003, she was reported to the police when she was giving out truth-clarifying materials with a fellow practitioner in the countryside and was illegally detained at the labor camp for over two months. She was released unconditionally after she went on a hunger strike to resist the persecution. In the afternoon on November 3 the same year, she was illegally arrested from her home by the police from Jinchang City Public Security Bureau.

5. [Northeast China] A Dafa Practitioner Risked Her life for a Just Cause by Extinguishing a Dangerous Fire

A practitioner (with a pseudo-name Hong Ying) works at a factory. In the afternoon on October 19, 2003, an unexpected incident caused a fire at Hong Ying's workshop. Hong Ying, at the risk of her own life, quickly took the source of the fire out of the workplace. She extinguished the fire quickly and prevented a dangerous incident. Because of this, the factory leader awarded Hong Ying with 500 yuan [500 yuan is the average monthly income for an urban worker in China.] 100 yuan of the money was used to treat her co-workers to meals and the other 400 yuan were all given to fellow practitioners who are suffering in jail. Hong Ying did not keep a single penny for herself.

6. [Tianjin City] Yao Xiuxin, a Dafa Practitioner Was Illegally Detained by Dagang District Police Substation in Tianjin

Ms. Yao Xiuxin was illegally arrested for clarifying the truth. At present time, she is illegally detained at Dagang District Police Substation in Tianjin. She had been on a hunger strike for five days when we dispatched this news and her life was in great danger. However, the police still did not want to release her, because they wanted to extort ten thousand yuan [500 yuan is the average monthly income for an urban worker in China] from her.

7. [Xishui City, Hubei Province] Lan Xiaoqing, a Practitioner from Hubei Province Was Severely Tortured to Extort a Confession

Lan Xiaoqing, a practitioner from Xishui, Hubei Province, was illegally arrested in April 2003. When Lan was illegally detained, he was severely tortured by the police from the Section One of Xishui Public Security Bureau to forcibly obtain a confession. Lan's family were not allowed to visit Lan until today. In order to protest against the persecution, Lan Xiaoqing started a hunger strike on November 16. Overseas Dafa practitioners are asked to please make phone-calls to demand the release of the illegally detained Dafa practitioners.

The telephone numbers for the responsible departments and persons:

Xishui County No. 1 Labor Camp, Hubei Province: 86-713-4233506 ext. 8001, 8002, 8003.
Director of the Labor Camp: He Zhengguo: 86-713-4238755(H)
Commissioner of the Xishui County Public Security Bureau: Hong Zengxie, 86-713-4226168(H)
The head of the "610 Office" of Xishui County Political and Legislative Committee: Fang Yongming: 86-713-4242226(H)
Deputy Commissioner of Xishui County Public Security Bureau: Huang Haijun (the head who persecutes Falun Gong), 86-713-4226298(H)
Section Chief of Section One of Xishui County Public Security Bureau: Yang Jiang (the head who persecutes Falun Gong), 86-713-4224008((H)
Chief Procurator of Xishui County Procuratorate: Li Yushan: 86-713-4236631, 86-13508656036(C)
Xishui County Procuratorate: 86-713-4235521
Complaint Section of Xishui County Procuratorate: Guo Shengli, 86-713-4240805
Head of Xishui County Court: 86-713-4238009(O)
The First Courtroom of Xishui County Court: 86-713-4238022(O)

8. [China] The Record of Liu Jun, a Policeman at Hulan Prison Persecuting Dafa Practitioners

Liu Jun is the instructor of the Health Section of Hulan Jail (previously named Gezhi Prison). In the summer of 2003, some practitioners were jailed at Hulan Prison after being illegally sentenced. Some of them were distributed to the Health Section and were kept under surveillance by Liu Jun. On the next day, Liu Jun started to force the practitioners to sit on small stools, which are 1.5 inches wide and 5 or 6 nches long from 4:00 am to 9:00 pm. He forced the practitioners to sit on the stool facing the wall, disallowing them to have a single move. They tortured the practitioners in this way for three consecutive days. When asked why he tortured Dafa practitioners so severely, he said: "A secret order from the central government states that if the practitioners are not transformed, we will not be paid our salaries." (Liu Jun's cell phone is: 86-13303640266).

9. [Nanning City, Guangxi Province] Jianxin Jail in Guangxi Province Intends to Imprison Dafa Practitioners

With the vicious plotting by the "610 Office", a jail was built in the area of Luowen Gardening Center in Nanning City, Guangxi Province. Inside the jail, the male and female cell blocks can hold thousands of prisoners. The intent is to illegally detain Dafa practitioners and brainwash them. At the present time, the "610 Office" is comparing handwriting on all Dafa truth-clarifying materials and letters to identify and arrest Dafa practitioners.

10. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Lin Guizhi, a Practitioner from Liaoning Province Is Illegally Jailed at Wujiawa Labor Camp Lin Guizhi, a Practitioner from Liaoning Province is Illegally Jailed at Wujiawa Labor Camp.

Lin Guizhi, a practitioner from Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province was illegally arrested by the police at the Municipal Flour Factory and takn to the Zhangnan Police Substation. He is now illegally jailed at Wujiawa Labor Camp.

The telephone numbers for the responsible departments:

Zhannan Police Substation: 86-421-2914786
Wujiawa Labor Camp: (No. 1 Labor Camp): 86-421-3814329;
(No. 2 Labor Camp): 86-421-3813010

11. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Jiang's Regime Illegally Refuses to Issue Passports to Dafa Practitioners

Jiang's Regime has ordered that all Falun Dafa practitioners desiring a passport to go abroad must go to the "610 Office" to obtain a certificate before they can get their passports. The "610 Office" at Shenzhen City strictly follows this illegal order that makes it impossible for Dafa practitioners to get their passports.

12. [Chengdu City, Shichuan Province] Several Dafa Practitioners in Chengdu Were Illegally Arrested by the Police

A Dafa practitioner Ms. Tian Suhua, 59 years old, resides at No. 6 Unit 4, Residential Building 2, at Chendu Engineering Mechanical Factory General in Shichuan Province. In August 2000, she went to Beijing to appeal, but was detained for several days by the Beijing police immediately after she checked in for her accommodation. Later she was sent back to Chengdu to be illegally jailed and her wages have been deducted by one-third as a fine since then. At 4:00 pm on November 6, 2003, Tian Suhua was illegally arrested by the police, when she was giving out the truth-clarifying materials. She is still illegally jailed.

Dafa Practitioners Jiang Shoulan, Zhang Fengqing, Guo Mingyu and several other fellow practitioners whose names were unknown have been illegally ordered to attend the "brainwashing class."

13. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Hengyang Intermediate Court Once Again Illegally Sentenced Dafa Practitioners

On November 18, 2003, Hengyang Intermediate Court in Hunan Province once again lost their professional integrity: They illegally sentenced Dafa practitioners from Qidong County: Li Baozhen, Zhang Xinfa, Zhang Xuanshou and Guan Hejun. This court prohibited these Dafa practitioners to appeal.

Hengyang Intermediate Court:

Court Head: Luo Anrong,
Deputy Head: Liu Zheng (mainly in charge of the political and legislative issues)
Deputy Head: Luo Fangzhong
Deputy Head: Gan Shaodong (mainly in charge of the economics issues)
The telephone number for the Head Office: 86-734-8291551
The telephone number for the Discipline-inspection Office: 86-734-8291118
The office phone number for the criminal courtroom one: 86-734-8292483
The office phone number for the criminal courtroom two: 86-734-8291261

14. [Yanbian District, Jilin Province] The "610 Office" at Yanbian District Launched a New Round of Persecution of Dafa Practitioners

Since mid November 2003, the "610 Office" at Yanbian District, Jilin Province started a new round of arrests of Dafa practitioners. It is said that the "610 Office" at Longjing City has sent secret agents to go inside Dafa practitioners' homes, while they are at work.

15. [Hebei Province] Hebei Provincial Party Committee Is Planning a Propaganda Campaign to Defame Dafa Throughout the Entire Province

Hebei Province is planning a propaganda campaign of "Two Promotions and One Development" in the whole province: the so-called "promotion of science, promotion of civilization, and development of a healthy society". Its purpose is to denounce belief in god and defame Falun Dafa.

The Propaganda Department of Hebei Provincial Party Committee also organizes to edit a propaganda outline of "Two Promotions and One Development" with six lectures. In the fourth lecture, they defame Master Li Hongshi, Dafa and Dafa practitioners in several places. At the present time, they are training and arranging one administrative level after another. They have already spread the training to the county and city levels. They will also send cadres to the countryside to have activities to promote this agenda. In some locations, they are prepared to spread this activity to the sub-district offices and the neighborhood committees.