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Latest News from China - June 24, 2004

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  • [Siping City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners on Hunger Strike for Nine Days in Jilin Prison
  • [Beijing] Bai Shaohua and Li Hailin Held in Concentration Brigade at Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp Since April 27
  • [Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province] Chen Wenjie and Li Jinghui under Severe Persecution at Yangjiang Prison
  • [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lin Guizhi in Extremely Weak Condition as a Result of Abuses in Wujiawa Detention Center
  • [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Mei Sent to Xinjin Brainwashing Center
  • [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Guirong and Ms. Zhang Yuqin Sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp after Arrest by Jinzhou Police
  • [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Du Xiuyun Under House Arrest at Xinqu Electric Heating Factory
  • [Handan City, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zhang Gaiqin Taken to the City's Brainwashing Center
  • [Yitong County, Jilin Province] Seventy-Six-Year-Old Mr. Zhao Jingsong Persecuted by Yitong County Police Department and Jilin Prison
  • [Yongji County, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Zhang Zhen Arrested
  • [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Reports on Falun Dafa Practitioners Under Persecution
  • [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Liu Qingming Unlawfully Held at the Brainwashing Unit Within Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp
  • [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Elderly Practitioner Ms. Peng Liuying Arrested While Distributing Truth-Clarifying Materials
  • [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Liu Qingming Arrested in Huadu District
  • [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Zhang Hong Remains Under Custody at Harbin City No. 2 Detention Center
  • [Wuchang, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Xu Zhaohui Arrested at Work by Police

1. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners on Hunger Strike for Nine Days in Jilin Prison

As of June 18, Falun Dafa practitioners in the Siping Prison have been on hunger strike for nine days in protest over their unlawful detention.

2. [Beijing] Bai Shaohua and Li Hailin Held in Concentration Brigade at Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp Since April 27

Falun Gong practitioners held in the No. 3 Brigade of the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing staged a group protest against their illegal confinement on April 27, 2004. Bai Shaohua and Li Hailin have been locked up in the Concentration Brigade since April 27.

According to reliable sources, Bai Shaohua has been on a hunger strike for many days. The police resorted to extreme measures in order to wear down the practitioners' determination. The practitioners were forced to sit on wooden boards for twenty hours a day, with only four hours of sleep. Practitioners' family members made attempts to visit them at the forced labor camp and the Administration Bureau numerous times since April 27. However, the authorities refused to let the families visit practitioners, their stated reasoning being that the Falun Dafa practitioners "have violated relevant regulations and are being punished. While they are in ‘training' in the Concentration Brigade, no visits are allowed." The officials also refused to answer how long the "training" would last. The practitioners are in an extremely difficult situation and the authorities have done everything they could to block any possible leakage of information from within the labor camp.

In addition, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Yu Ming has been transferred to the Xin'an Women's Forced Labor after being held in custody at the dispatch center for over half a year since November 2003.

3. [Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province] Chen Wenjie and Li Jinghui Under Severe Persecution at Yangjiang Prison

Falun Dafa practitioners Chen Wenjie and Li Jinghui are undergoing inhumane torture in Section Eight and Section Three of the Yangjiang Prison. The police have pretended that nothing is happening. They wrote letters to deceive and threaten Ms. Chen's family, saying that she would be treated more harshly for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.

Relevant Telephone Numbers:

Zhuang, officer assigned to Chen Wenjie's case:

86-13702811151 (mobile), 86-662-6380759
Xu, head of the Investigation Section: 86-13827058589 (mobile)
Party Secretary Ma and Director Shi, of the Jiangmen City "610 Office" (1):

86-662-3332987, 86-662-3328072
Pan Dongming, official in charge of the brainwashing Center in the Jiangmen City "610 Office": 86-13902882354 (mobile)
Tan Yankun, brigade head of the Pengjiang District "610 Office":

86-750-3487061 (office), 86-13702278647 (mobile)
Chen Guoquan, deputy brigade head of the Pengjiang District "610 Office":

86-750-3487062 (office), 86-750-3525050 (home)

4. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lin Guizhi in Extremely Weak Condition as a Result of Abuses in Wujiawa Detention Center

Ms. Lin Guizhi is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province. At 7:30 a.m. on November 18, 2003, she was abducted on her way to work by officers from the Zhannan Police Station. She was taken to the Wujiawa Detention Center. (The telephone number of the detention center is 86-421-3814329.)

On March 5, 2004, Ms. Lin was sentenced to seven years in prison and transferred to the Dabei Prison. By then, she had become very weak and was having great difficulty walking by herself due to the police torturing her in the detention center. Her previous heart problems returned as she had been forbidden to practice the Falun Gong exercises in the prison. The Dabei Prison refused to admit her. When dragging Ms. Lin back into the vehicle, officers brutally beat her despite the presence of witnesses. Thus, Ms. Lin was taken back by officers from Shaungta Branch Police Department.

At the beginning of March 2004, Ms. Lin was twice taken to the Balipu Central Hospital for an electrocardiograph and other examinations. When the results came out, Ms. Lin asked for a look of her electrocardiograph. Cao Binglin, a police officer, refused to show it to her and brutally beat her instead. Later, she learned from the doctor that the kidney test had four positive signs showing that she had kidney disease, her pulse was too high, and her blood was too thick.

Before May 1, Ms. Lin's medical records were given to the Shuangta District Court after the district hospital authenticated it. There is no news from the court yet.

5. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Mei Sent to Xinjin Brainwashing Center

Li Mei is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Longquanyi, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. On May 21, 2004, Ms. Li was arrested at work and taken to the Xinjin Brainwashing Center.

6. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Guirong and Ms. Zhang Yuqin Sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp after Arrest by Jinzhou Police

In mid-May 2004, the Xinglong Police Station in Taihe District, Jinzhou City arrested Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Zhao Guirong and Ms. Zhang Yuqin. The police also extorted cash from their families. Both Ms. Zhao and Ms. Zhang have been sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. Both were sentenced to an unlawful term of two years of forced labor. The police also ransacked several other practitioners' homes.

Relevant Telephone Numbers:

Country Code: 86; City Code: 416

Liu Zhuo, head of the Xinglong Police Station: 4128885, 4129244
Meng Weidong, director of the Xinglong Police Station: 2522110

7. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Du Xiuyun Under House Arrest at Xinqu Electric Heating Factory

Ms. Du Xiuyun is an employee of the Xinqu Electric Heating Factory in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. She was reported to the police while raising awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong to the public. Her home was ransacked, and she has been placed under house arrest in the factory.

Relevant Telephone Numbers:

Country Code: 86; City Code: 315

Wang Chaoyang, Party Secretary of the Xinqu Electric Heating Factory: 3084120 (office)
Liu Wenxue, Secretary of the Party Disciplinary Committee of the Xinqu Electric Heating Factory: 3084121
He Lihong, Party Secretary of the Duojing Company, a subsidiary of the Xinqu Electric Heating Factory

8. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zhang Gaiqin Taken to the City's Brainwashing Center

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Gaiqin is an employee of the Properties Management Division of the Handan Commerce Institute. She has been raising public awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong in the workplace. On June 15, 2004, she was deceived into going to the Party Secretary's office, where she was forcibly taken to the Handan City Brainwashing Center.

9. [Yitong County, Jilin Province] Seventy-Six-Year-Old Mr. Zhao Jingsong Persecuted by Yitong County Police Department and Jilin Prison

Mr. Zhao Jingsong, 76, is from Yitong County, Jilin Province. He was a senior Party official retired from the county's water plant. In April 2002, Yitong County police broke into his home to conduct an unlawful search. They did not find anything. The police forcibly took Mr. Zhao away anyway.

After being unlawfully held at the Yitong County Detention Center for nine months, Mr. Zhao developed high blood pressure and heart problems. His body became swollen and he could not care for himself.

While he was unlawfully held in the detention center, lawless officials of the county prosecutors office demanded 5,000 Yuan (2) from his family, promising to release him upon receiving the payment. Given Zhao's age and poor health, his family came up with the 5,000 Yuan. However, Mr. Zhao was not released but sentenced to three years in prison instead. He was sent to Jilin Prison. Prison officials were reluctant to admit him given his age and illnesses. In the end, they were persuaded by Yitong County police to take him into custody.

10. [Yongji County, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Zhang Zhen Arrested

On March 20, 2004, Yongji County Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Zhang Zhen went to Sanjiazi Township to hand out Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials to residents. When he gave materials to township government officials, they turned him in to the police. Officers from the Sanjiazi Township Police Station placed him under arrest.

Relevant Telephone Numbers:

Sanjiazi Township Police Station: 86-432-4108219
Telephone number at the practitioner's home: 86-432-4123362

11. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Reports on Falun Dafa Practitioners Under Persecution

Zhang Yanwu is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Mancheng County, Baoding City. On May 27, officers from the Nanqi Police Station forcibly took Zhang to a detention center.

On May 25, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Chen Zhenhua was arrested by Mancheng County police at Beiguo Merchants Building in Baoding City, Hebei Province. Also arrested at the same time were Meng and Mi Mei. Among the three arrested, Mi was sent directly to the Balizhuang Forced Labor Camp in Baoding City upon arrest.

In addition, several Falun Dafa practitioners have been arrested in Yi County, Baoding City. Mr. Zhuo Guilin had been forced to leave his home in Yi County and was staying in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. He was arrested and taken back to Yi County in April 2004. Mr. Wu Guimin was arrested by Yi County police and sent directly to the Balizhuang Forced Labor Camp in Baoding City. Ms. Yang Xiuting was arrested on March 25, 2004, and four other Falun Dafa practitioners were arrested with her.

Yi County Falun Dafa practitioner Xi Zixuan, arrested a few months back, was transferred from the Yi County Detention Center to the Balizhuang Forced Labor Camp in April 2004.

12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Liu Qingming Unlawfully Held at the Brainwashing Unit Within Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp

Liu Qingming is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Shahekou District in Dalian City, Liaoning Province. Liu had long been forced to leave home to avoid unlawful persecution. Around June 10, 2004, Liu was arrested in a relative's home in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. Liu has been sent to a brainwashing unit in the Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp.

Relevant Telephone Numbers of the Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp:

Country Code: 86; City Code: 24

Brainwashing Center: 25363870, 25811634
Administration Section: 25811657, 25811634
Cheng Diankun, deputy head of the forced labor camp:

25363255 (office), 86-13700027456 (mobile)
Shi Fengyou, deputy head of the Administration Section: 86-13309888036 (mobile)
Song Baishun, brigade director specialized in persecuting Falun Gong: 25811547

13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Elderly Practitioner Ms. Peng Liuying Arrested While Distributing Truth-Clarifying Materials

Ms. Peng Liuying, in her seventies, is a Falun Dafa practitioner who lives on Qingchuan Street in Hanyang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. On the morning of June 24, 2004, informants called the police while she was distributing pamphlets about Falun Gong to the public. She has been taken to the Taojialing Brainwashing Center in Hanyang District.

14. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Liu Qingming Arrested in Huadu District

Mr. Liu Qingming, around 28 years old, is a Falun Gong practitioner of Shaoguan origin in Guangdong Province. After 8:00 p.m. on June 14, 2004, police officers found Liu carrying Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials on a motorcycle through Huadu District, Guangzhou City. Mr. Liu was forcibly taken into custody at the Huadu Police Department.

Relevant Telephone Numbers:

Country Code: 86; City Code: 20

Main line of Huadu District Police Department: 86832161
Supervision Office of the police department: 36832622
Call-In Center of Huadu District Procuratorate: 86882000
Office of the procuratorate: 86969599

15. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Zhang Hong Remains Under Custody at Harbin City No. 2 Detention Center

The State Security Brigade of the Daowai Branch Police Department in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province arrested Falun Dafa practitioner Zhang Hongmu, residing in Dongli District, Harbin City. Zhang remains under unlawful custody in Room No. 301 of the Harbin City No. 2 Detention Center.

On June 3, the police took Zhang to the notorious Wanjia Forced Labor Camp in Harbin City. However, Zhang was brought back to the detention center the next day as doctors had diagnosed Zhang with severe heart problems.

Relevant Telephone Numbers:

Bai Zhenyu, police officer: 86-451-88336931, 86-451-88743896

16. [Wuchang, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Xu Zhaohui Arrested at Work by Police

On June 2, members of the Wuchang District "610 Office" and officers from the Xujiapeng Police Station forcibly took Falun Gong practitioner Xu Zhaohui to a brainwashing center while Xu was working at the Wuchang Vehicles Factory. Members of the factory's Party committee and security division all took part in the arrest.

Relevant Telephone Numbers:

Country Code: 86; City Code: 27

Wuchang District "610 Office" and Xujiapeng Neighborhood Administration Office of in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province: 86811290
Call-in office of the Xujiapeng Street Police Station: 86811329
Sun Yuchang, Party Secretary of the Wuchang Vehicles Factory, a subsidiary of China Southern Vehicles Group: 51159001
Ying Zhimin, Secretary of the Party's Disciplinary Committee of the vehicle factory: 51159001
Liu Jianshe, official of the factory's Security Department: 51159137

Notes

(1) "610 Office" is 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) Yuan is the currency in China, where the average monthly salary of an urban worker is 500 Yuan.

June 24, 2004