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Latest News from China -- March 8, 2004

April 12, 2004 |  

(Clearwisdom.net)

  1. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Personnel from "610 Office" Force Feed Dafa Practitioner Zheng Huiwang with Central Nervous System-Damaging Drugs
  2. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Release of Dafa Practitioner Yu Jingxia Following the Rescue Efforts of Fellow Practitioners Inside and Outside of China
  3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Some Persecution Facts: Statistics of Persecution in the Wanjia Forced Labor Camp in 2003
  4. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Numerous Dafa Practitioners Sentenced to Long-Term Imprisonment
  5. [Suzhou City, Anhui Province] The Excruciating Torture Methods and Hard Labor in the Suzhou Prison and Anhui Province's Female Prison
  6. [Dianbai County, Guangdong Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Huang Guo While Handing out Truth-Clarifying Materials
  7. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Repeated Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Wu Shengmin
  8. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] Police Arrest Six Dafa Practitioners Including Chen Runqin, Cao Xiujuan and Wu Yueting
  9. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Personnel from the "610 Office" Arrest Dafa Practitioner Jiao Yanqiao
  10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioners Jiang Shumei and Liu Yan
  11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Xu Xianglan is Forced to Work in Wuhan City's Female Prison
  12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Arrest of Practitioners Yang Dongxiang and Song Jinxiu
  13. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioner Hao Wanjun
  14. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Lock-up of Practitioner Wang Hongge in a Small Cell
  15. [Yongqing County, Hebei Province] Police Torture Practitioner Chu Junyi
  16. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Arrest of Practitioners Zhu Xiuying and Luo Zhaofang
  17. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioners Jiang Shutao and Xue Zhanxing
  18. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioner Yin Guiqiang
  19. [Tengzhou City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Dafa Practitioner Zhao Hongxia and Her Sister-in-law
  20. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Unconstitutional Forced Labor Sentence and Imprisonment of Dafa Practitioner Zhao Changhai
  21. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Torture of Practitioners Liu Qiming, Liu Huali and Other Two at the Yuemingshan Forced Labor Camp
  22. [Xinfeng Town, Zhejiang Province] Arrest of Huang Shouyun and Three Other Dafa Practitioners for Studying the Fa Together
  23. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Zeng Zulian
  24. [Dalianzhuanghe City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Xu Shuzhi
  25. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Sun Qiuju
  26. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] List of Names of Dafa Practitioners Detained at the Hehuakeng Forced Labor Camp

1. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Personnel from "610 Office"(1) Force Feed Dafa Practitioner Zheng Huiwang with Central Nervous System-Damaging Drugs

In the brainwashing class set up by Langfang City's "610 Office" located at the Pipeline Bureau's Yuecheng Hotel, personnel force-fed Dafa practitioner Zheng Huiwang with nerve-damaging drugs, forbade him to sleep day or night, and tried to force him to give up cultivation.

Relevant phone numbers:

The brainwashing class located in the Yuecheng Hotel, Langfang City: 86-316-2077145;

Langfang City's "610 Office": 86-316-2015211ext.6162.

(1) 610 Office: an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

2. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Release of Dafa Practitioner Yu Jingxia Following the Rescue Efforts of Fellow Practitioners Inside and Outside of China

Dafa practitioner Yu Jingxia from Shijiazhuang City staged a hunger strike throughout the whole period she was secretly held at Shijiazhuang City's Army Command College. On February 29, 2004 she was transferred to house arrest. Since then Yu Jingxia finally walked out of captivity with the power of her righteous thoughts. The police brought her back home with six cars.

Hereby we thank fellow practitioners inside and outside of China and all righteous people for your great support. Your large number of phone calls and letters greatly shocked the evil and had a huge effect on Yu Jingxia's early release. Policeman Fan Zhimou, leader of the Political & Security Team, Xinhua Police Department, said he had already received 30 letters from Dafa practitioners and many phone calls from practitioners inside and outside of China.

3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Some Persecution Facts: Statistics of Persecution in the Wanjia Forced Labor Camp in 2003

Dafa practitioner Ms. Song Yingjie refused to recite the labor camp rules. Section chief Yao put an electric baton in her mouth and shocked her. Right on the spot, Ms. Song's head swelled up and her face deformed horribly. A Dafa practitioner questioned Guard Yu Fangli, "Why was she beaten so badly?" Guard Yu was quite upset as well and said, "Exactly. I also told Chief Yao not to put it into her mouth!"

Dafa practitioner Ms. Yu Anran had refused to recite the camp rules. She was hung up, shocked with electric batons, and tied to a metal chair for 14 days. She had to relieve herself on the chair. Nobody paid any attention to her. Her buttocks are now covered with open sores, are infected and horrible to look at.

Dafa practitioner Ms. Gao Fengqin tried to escape when she was working in a field in the beginning of August 2003, but was caught and taken back. She was severely tortured and her detention term was extended by one month. As she refused to recite the labor camp rules, she was again severely tortured.

4. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Numerous Dafa Practitioners Sentenced to Long-Term Imprisonment

Mr. An Xiwen was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and is now being held at the Dashaping Coach Factory.

Mr. Sun Zhaohai was sentenced to 19 years imprisonment and is now being held at the Dashaping Coach Factory.

Mr. Su Lanzhou was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment and is now being held at the Dashaping Coach Factory.

Ms. Han Yuping was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and is now being held at the No. 2 Detention Center in Hualinshan.

Ms. Wang Ailan was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment and is now being held at the No. 2 Detention Center in Hualinshan.

5. [Suzhou City, Anhui Province] The Excruciating Torture Methods and Hard Labor in the Suzhou Prison and Anhui Province's Female Prison

Dafa practitioner Mr. Dai Zhifeng is detained at the Clothing Section, Suzhou City's Prison. As he refused to give up his belief and did not obey the policemen's unreasonable orders, he has been locked up in a small cell for nearly half a year. During this period he staged hunger strikes and has always been force-fed. He is often handcuffed to a wall, with his four limbs stretched out and tied up. Mr. Dai has suffered severe damage, both mentally and physically. The police do not allow family members to visit him.

The information telephone number of this prison is 86-557-3021277.

Dafa practitioner Ms. Sun Chan is held in the No.3 District of Anhui Province's Female Prison. When she refused to wear prisoners' clothes, the guard would punish all the inmates to stand up for a long time so as to get them riled up. The guard doesn't stop those prisoners when they beat up Ms. Chan. Her small body is covered with scars and bruises.

Telephone number of this prison is 86-557-3021020.

6. [Dianbai County, Guangdong Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Huang Guo While Handing out Truth-Clarifying Materials

On the night of February 18, 2004, police arrested Dafa practitioner Mr. Huang Guo while he was distributing truth-clarifying materials. He is now being held at Dianbai County's No.2 Detention Center.

7. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Repeated Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Wu Shengmin

Practitioner Mr. Wu Shengmin, 32 years old, was a worker from Shihezi City's East Thermoelectric Factory. He was sentenced to three years of forced labor only because he appealed for Falun Gong. Not long after he returned home, personnel from Shihezi City's "610 Office" and the Security Section from the East Thermoelectric Factory again abducted him and took him to a brainwashing class located in the Nanyuan Hotel. Wu Shengmin managed to escape. On the afternoon of January 7, 2004, personnel from the National Security Team from Shihezi City's Police Department ransacked Wu Shengmin's home and then took him away. His whereabouts are unknown.

8. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] Police Arrest Six Dafa Practitioners, Including Chen Runqin, Cao Xiujuan and Wu Yueting

Police arrested six Dafa practitioners, including Ms. Chen Runqin, Ms. Cao Xiujuan, and Ms. Wu Yueting from Laiyuan County while they were clarifying the truth of Falun Gong to local people. At present, they are being tortured at Laiyuan County's Detention Center.

Partial list of responsible people and their phone numbers (country code: 86, area code: 312. Don't dial area code before a cell phone number):

Liu Zhangshuan, deputy administrator of Laiyuan County's Provincial Government Committee: 7311818,and 13703360858 (Cell);

Guo Xiaofeng, commissar of the Provincial Police Department: 7322339;

Bai Shutian, policeman from the Provincial Department: 7321747.

9. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Personnel from the "610 Office" Arrest Dafa Practitioner Jiao Yanqiao

At around 7:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 27, 2004, personnel from Shijiazhuang City's "610 Office" led a large number of policemen and broke into practitioner Jiao Yanqiao's home. They took her and another 60-year-old female practitioner away. Their whereabouts are unknown.

10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioners Jiang Shumei and Liu Yan

At around 9:00 p.m. on February 25, 2004, practitioners Ms. Jiang Shumei and Ms. Liu Yan came back to their rented 4th-floor apartment. They found that there was no power so they fixed the problem. Soon after there was another power outage. At that time, a neighbor from the apartment across the hall came out to see why there was no electricity. While they were checking the power meter, more than a dozen plainclothes policemen rushed down from the fifth floor and broke into the practitioners' room. Jiang Shumei started to clarify the truth to the police and announced to the police, "What you are doing is illegal!" Other building tenants came out and started to make comments. The practitioners talked with the police for 40 minutes before they were forcibly taken away. The police used three unmarked cars. Since these practitioners' arrest, two or three policemen have stayed in the room, lying in wait to arrest other practitioners.

Ms. Jiang Shumei was detained at the Masanjia Labor Camp in 2000. Ms. Liu Yan was a police detective from Liaoning Province's Police Department and was detained at the Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp in 2001.

11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Xu Xianglan is Forced to Work in Wuhan City's Female Prison

Practitioner Ms. Xu Xianglan is now detained at the No. 3 Division in the No. 3 Brigade in Wuhan City's Female Prison and is forced to work in an old clothes factory. Right now, a very vicious policewoman named He Li is in charge of watching Ms. Xu Xianglan.

12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Arrest of Practitioners Yang Dongxiang and Song Jinxiu

On February 23, 2004, Pan Hanpeng, a teacher from Wuhan City's No.2 Middle School, reported practitioner Ms. Yang Dongxiang, a worker in the same school, when Yang was clarifying the truth. On February 10, 2004, practitioner Ms. Song Jinxiu was arrested and taken to Jianghan District's Brainwashing Class.

13. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioner Hao Wanjun

Practitioner Mr. Hao Wanjun from Wafangdian City was forced to become homeless to avoid the persecution. On January 14, 2004, police arrested him and sent him to Wafangdian City's Police Department Detention Center.

14. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Lock-up of Practitioner Wang Hongge in a Small Cell

Practitioner Mr. Wang Hongge from Changchun City was detained at the No. 4 Division in the Jilin Prison for validating Dafa. On February 18, 2004 he was locked up in a small cell but detailed information is not available.

Jilin Prison Phone number:

Chief: 86-432-2409488

Liu Wei, the Political Section chief: 86-432-2409418

15. [Yongqing County, Hebei Province] Police Torture Practitioner Chu Junyi

On December 24, 2003, policeman Zhang Zhenqing from the No. 1 Division of Yongqing County's Police Department arrested practitioner Mr. Chu Junyi from Yongqing County, Hebei Province at his home. The police suspected him to be involved with writing articles to expose the local evildoers on the Internet. Dafa practitioner Mr. Chu was detained at the county's detention center and his computer and other property were confiscated. Yu Yong from the local "610 Office," Zhang Zhenqing and Liang Chengshan, chief of the detention center, tortured Chu cruelly. Due to the long-term detention and torture, Chu's health is extremely poor. He has been diagnosed with Hepatitis B. Considering his condition, he ought to be released immediately, but policeman Zhang Zhenqing attempted to extort 10,000 Yuan (2) from Chu's family. Because the family refused such an unreasonable request, the police sent Mr. Chu to Langfang City's Brainwashing Class on February 24, 2004 for further abuse and mistreatment.

Related Phone Numbers: (Country code: 86, area code: 316, do not dial area code before a cellular phone number)

Zhang Zhenqing: 6621298 (Home), 13323065029 (Cell), 6624405-0 ext. No.1 Division (Office)

Yu Yong, "610 Office" chief: 6628981(Home), 13313269994 (Cell), 6623113(Office)

Liang Chengshan, detention center chief: 13930666965 (Cell), 6622553 (Home)

(2) Yuan is the Chinese unit of currency. The average income of an urban worker in China is around 500 Yuan.

16. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Arrest of Practitioners Zhu Xiuying and Luo Zhaofang

On February 10, 2004, someone reported practitioners Ms. Zhu Xiuying and Ms. Luo Zhaofang from Hengyang City to the police when they were clarifying the truth to several people. Police from the Zhengxiang Precinct arrested the two practitioners and detained them at Hengyang City's Detention Center.

Zhengxiang Police Office: 86-734-8160020

17. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioners Jiang Shutao and Xue Zhanxing

In July 2003, police from Tiexi District's Police Precinct arrested practitioners Jiang Shutao and Xue Zhanxing, who were renowned tenors from the Qianjin Performance Institute. Mr. Jiang Shutao was sent to the Longshan Forced Labor Camp while Mr. Xue Zhanxing was beaten up and tortured at Tiexi District's Police Precinct. There is no more information about him after he was transferred to the armed forces.

18. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioner Yin Guiqiang

At around 3:00 p.m. on February 25, 2004, police from Chaoyang City's Lingbei Police Precinct arrested practitioner Mr. Yin Guiqiang when he was clarifying the truth to them. Current information about him is unavailable.

19. [Tengzhou City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Dafa Practitioner Zhao Hongxia and Her Sister-in-law

On January 20, 2003, when Dafa practitioners Ms. Zhao Hongxia and her sister-in-law from Tengzhou City went to the Xigang Mine to clarify the truth and distribute truth-clarifying materials, someone reported them to the police. Wang Qi, "610 Office" head from Tengzhou City's Police Department, put them into detention. Wang Qi had Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhao Hongxia put into handcuffs and shackles around the clock, even during mealtime. She needs someone to help her to use restroom; she could not wash her face or comb the hair, and she could not change clothes. "610 Office" personnel ordered employees from Tengzhou City's Cigarette Factory to brainwash her. When they saw Zhao Hongxia they said, "Why treat her like that? She only practices the Falun Gong exercises. The '610 Office' people are too vicious." They helped Zhao Hongxia wash her face and comb her hair. Zhao refused to give in to the persecutors and insisted on clarifying the truth to people around her with righteous thoughts.

Person in responsible positions during the persecution:

Wang Qi: 86-13906320359 (Cell), 86-13906375006 (Cell)

20. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Unconstitutional Forced Labor Sentence and Imprisonment of Dafa Practitioner Zhao Changhai

Dafa practitioner Mr. Zhao Changhai was arrested for making truth-clarifying materials and sentenced to three years of forced labor. During the detention he insisted on practicing Falun Gong and has not given up his belief in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." Because of this, policemen didn't release him when his detention term had expired; instead, they sent him to a detention center. At present, they sentenced him to four years of imprisonment, where Zhao Changhai is still detained.

Persecutors in the case:

Wei Zhixue, Political and Judiciary Committee secretary, 86-452-5551289

Qiao Xuanzhu, police department head, 86-452-5551966

21. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Torture of Practitioners Liu Qiming, Liu Huali and Other Two at the Yuemingshan Forced Labor Camp

Policemen attempted to brainwash practitioners Liu Qiming, Liu Huali and two other practitioners detained at Anshan City's Yuemingshan Forced Labor Camp. Liu Qiming and Liu Huali have been tortured so unmercifully that they are very weak, but the guards still forced them to do heavy labor. All of the information about their abusive treatment was tightly concealed. Practitioners are detained at the No.7 Division of the Yuemingshan Forced Labor Camp. Other male Dafa practitioners who are detained at the Subordinate Division are also forced to do heavy labor.

Chief persecutors:

Zhang Zhenyang and Zhang Yongli, Anshan City's Yuemingshan Forced Labor Camp in Liaoning Province, postal code: 114001

22. [Xinfeng Town, Zhejiang Province] Arrest of Huang Shouyun and Three Other Dafa Practitioners for Studying the Fa Together

During the afternoon of February 12, 2004, several practitioners studied the Dafa books together. Tang Shiyong and other officers from Xinfeng Town's Police Precinct came and demanded the practitioners turn in their books. They arrested the practitioners and ransacked every practitioner's house.

Arrested Dafa practitioners from Xinfeng Town, Guanghan City, Sichuan Province:

Ms. Huang Shouyun, 50 years old, No.11 People's Commune of Gucheng Village

Ms. Chen Conghui, 57 years old, No.10 People's Commune of Gucheng Village

Mr. Wang Xianjin, 60 years old, No.8 People's Commune of Guangdong Village

Ms. Hu Xianrong, 62 years old, No.3 People's Commune of Guangdong Village

Phone number of Xinfeng Town's Police Precinct: 86-838-5195007

23. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Zeng Zulian

On February 18, 2004, Wang Qian, Lianshan Town chief Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, led a group of people to search Dafa practitioner Ms. Zeng Zhulian's house, but they found nothing. During the morning of February 19, Wang Qian again led a group of people to Zeng Zulian's home and asked "to have a talk with her" at the township government. When she went there, however, they directly sent her to Hexing Town's Brainwashing Class in Guanghan City.

Later on, several months ago, someone reported Zeng Zulian when she was clarifying the truth to the public. She was arrested and taken to a police precinct, where the police chief almost beat her to death. Because they feared that she would die at the police precinct, they later asked Zeng Zulian's husband to carry her back. Afterwards, they often went to her home to harass her.

Lianshan Town's Police Precinct in Guanghan City: 86-838-5800219

Lianshan Town Government: 86-838-5800111

24. [Dalianzhuanghe City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Xu Shuzhi

On February 25, 2004, when Dafa practitioner Ms. Xu Shuzhi from Guanjiashan Township, Dalianzhuanghe City, was posting truth-clarifying materials, Pang Junsheng, the Security Section chief from the Pang Brigade, Shichang Village, Guanjiashan Township, saw her and asked what she was doing. Then Dafa practitioner Ms. Xu Shuzhi clarified the truth to him. Pang Junsheng, however, reported her secretly. Ms. Xu Shuzhi is presently being detained at Dalianzhuanghe City's Detention Center.

Relative phone numbers:

Pang Junsheng: 86-411-9301786 (Home)

Shichang Village Committee: 86-411-9370249

25. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioner Sun Qiuju

At noon on December 25, 2003 when Dafa practitioner Sun Qiuju was working at the Flour Factory, officers from Yancheng County's Police Department forcibly took her away. Now she is being detained at Yancheng County's Detention Center.

26. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] List of Names of Dafa Practitioners Detained at the Hehuakeng Forced Labor Camp

Tangshan City: Liu Jianbo, Wang Jianmin from the Fengrun District;

Qinhuangdao City: Qi Xianmin, Li Shiwu, Yin Zhirong, Tian Shujun, and Dong Junming;

Zunhua City: Li Haidong, Cao Yongguang, and Zhang Xiaolong;

Shanhaiguan City: Zheng Zhicheng and Liu Chengfu;

Qinglong City: Zhang Qingshu and Wang Xiaoshan;

Chengde City: Wu Conghua;

Fangezhuang Mine: Zhu Jingbo