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Latest News from China - December 27, 2004

January 17, 2005 |  

(Clearwisdom.net)

  1. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Zhang Jie Brutally Tortured in Jilin Prison
  2. [Hubei Province] Nineteen Practitioners Arrested from Xishui County
  3. [Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners from Yingkou City, Boyuquan District, Arrested and Sent to a Brainwashing Center
  4. [Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Jianping Tortured Nearly to Death
  5. [Wendeng City, Shandong Province] Wendeng City 610 Office Persecutes the Fang Zhuangzhao Family
  6. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] 610 Office Forces Zhang Yuwei and Ms. Zhai Yongyi to Undergo Brainwashing
  7. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Yongjun, Sentenced to Eight Years on a Fabricated Charge, Appeals
  8. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Weiping and Ms. Wang Yuling Illegally Detained for Distributing Truth-clarifying Materials
  9. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ren Suying Faced Illegal Court Hearing
  10. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Wang Couple Arrested for Producing Dafa Materials
  11. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Police Arrest Practitioners
  12. [Qianshan County, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Zhu Jianxun from Yongping County Persecuted for Practicing Falun Gong
  13. [Jinan City, Shangdong Province] Ms. Meng Lijun and Meng Bo Arrested
  14. [Suileng County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. An Dong and Mr. Ying Zhonglian Arrested
  15. [Kaifeng County, Henan Province] Practitioner Cruelly Tortured at Kaifeng County Labor Camp
  16. [Shanhe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Gao Guiyun Tortured at the Kaiping Labor Camp
  17. [Chongqing] Fuling District Authorities Arrested and Tortured Ms. Liu Xinyu
  18. [Chongqing City] The Police from Wanzhou District Longbao Public Security Bureau Arrested and Tortured Mr. Wang Guanglin

1. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Zhang Jie Brutally Tortured in Jilin Prison

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Jie, 28, was arrested and sentenced because of the March 5 television signal interception incident. He is currently detained in the Jilin Province Second Jail in the Ninth Detention District. He has been tortured until he cannot eat, and he even vomits if he drinks water. The police from the Jilin Province Second Jail told his relatives they had to pay for Mr. Zhang to get medical treatment, and release on medical bail is prohibited. Zhang Jie's wife was also arrested for the same incident and sentenced to two years of forced labor. She was recently released but is very weak and cannot work. They have no money and their situation is extremely difficult.

2. [Hubei Province] Nineteen Practitioners Arrested from Xishui County

In the afternoon of December 24, during a group experience sharing among practitioners from Xishui County, Hubei Province, police from Wanggang Town Police Substation came and arrested 19 practitioners. Eleven have been released, but the others are still detained at the First and Second Detention Centers of Xishui County.

Those detained include: Mr. Wang Guixiang, Mr. Wang Zheng'an, Mr. Wang Youchu, Mr. Xia Guoping, Mr. Cheng Zhiping, Mr. Wei Yajun, Ms. Zhang Ai'yu and Mr. Guo Youyuan.

3. [Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners from Yingkou City, Boyuquan District, Arrested and Sent to a Brainwashing Center

On the morning of November 25, 2004, four policemen arrested practitioner Ms. Li Cuihong, who is over 60 years old, from Haixing Village in the Boyuquan District. Two officers pulled her arms, while the other two dragged her by her feet for over 300 meters. A crowd gathered and witnessed the abuse. Many people criticized the police, but the police didn't listen, and continued to drag Ms. Li to the police car. Li Cuihong has been arrested three times since 2002.

Practitioner Ms. Yao Qiang, over 50 years old, lives in the family residence building of the criminal police team. Four policemen abducted her. She was arrested twice before this.

Dafa practitioner Ms. Yang Lijun, over 60 years old, is a clinical doctor. She was also arrested on the same day. Ms. Yang has been arrested three times.

The three practitioners were sent to the Yingkou City Brainwashing Center to try to force them to give up their belief.

4. [Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Jianping Tortured Nearly to Death

In Xinxing Town the Yancheng City 610 Office and the Tinghu Police Station again arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Jianping, who is from Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province. In March, seven or eight policemen emerged from a police vehicle and dragged Ms. Wang away, to the shock of over 100 onlookers. While she was being abducted for placement in a brainwashing center, Ms. Wang clarified the truth to the spectators, who were furious with the unjust actions of the police.

The 610 Office and the police sentenced Ms. Wang to one and a half years of forced labor. She was charged with making the police department look bad in front of such a big audience. She went on a hunger strike to protest the torture she experienced at the Judong Forced Labor Camp in Jiangsu Province and escaped by maintaining strong righteous thoughts.

On October 22, 2004, Xinxing Town police sent Ms. Wang to Judong Forced Labor Camp once again. She has been on a hunger strike for two months and is now on the verge of death.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Xinxing Town, Tinghu Police Station, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province: 86-515-8226600

Policeman responsible: Zhang Chengyuan

Judong Forced Labor Camp: 86-511-7706336

Instructor: Hong Ying

Team leader: Cao Chunmei

5. [Wendeng City, Shandong Province] Wendeng City 610 Office Persecutes the Fang Zhuangzhao Family

In the spring of 2002, Ms. Zhang Zhihua (Mr. Fang Zhuangzhao's wife), from Kouzi Town, Wendeng City, Shandong Province, went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa but was captured and sentenced by the Wendeng City 610 Office to three years of forced labor reform. The forced labor camp refused to accept her. On July 23, 2003, the Wendeng 610 Office arrested Ms. Zhang again and sent her to Wangcun Forced Labor Camp for three years.

At 9:00 p.m. on August 10, 2004, officers from the Wendeng City 610 Office stormed into Mr. Fang's home. When his daughter, Fang Jianli, questioned whether they had any authorization to enter, the officers became furious and started attacking her. They illegally seized possession of the house, stole Mr. Fang's cassette player, Falun Dafa books, and 850 yuan in cash. Then they arrested Mr. Fang's family members, including Fang Jianli, Fang Guozhao (62 years old), Sun Xuecai (67 years old), and Zhang Qishu (67 years old). Fang Jianli was sentenced to three years of forced labor after being illegally detained. The rest of the family members were illegally detained for 15 days.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Wangcun Forced Labor Camp director, Liu Changzeng: 86-533-6690988, 86-533-6689550 (Office), 86-13805336562 (Cell phone)

Head of Wendeng City 610 Office, Wang Yongjian: 86-13706491119 (Cell phone)

6. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] 610 Office Forces Mr. Zhang Yuwei and Ms. Zhai Yongyi to Undergo Brainwashing

At the end of November 2004, police arrested Mr. Zhang Yuwei while he was distributing truth-clarifying materials with his father. Mr. Zhang had been an employee at the Weichai Company, but his employment contract was voided because he persisted in practicing Falun Dafa. Mr. Zhang was detained at the Weifang City 610 Office Brainwashing Center, located within the former Weifang City Vocational School for Industry Cadres campus. There he was forced to endure brainwashing. The 610 Office employees attempted to extort 10,000 yuan from his family but failed. Now they have threatened the family that if Mr. Zhang still refuses to renounce his belief in Falun Gong he will be sent to a forced labor camp.

Recently Ms. Zhai Yongyi and another practitioner went to the Industry Cadre Institute to visit Mr. Zhang. The 610 Office personnel searched both of them and found that Ms. Zhai had a receipt for 2,000-yuan worth of CDs. For this reason, they detained her at the brainwashing center for torture. She still has not been released.

7. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Yongjun, Sentenced to Eight Years on a Fabricated Charge, Appeals

Mr. Li Yongjun, 32 years old, lives in Huajingxin Town in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou City. On the evening on April 23, 2004, Mr. Li Yongjun and Ms. Dai Yanhong and her husband were arrested and their homes seized by the Tianhe District 610 Office. The officers illegally confiscated all Falun Dafa books, materials and equipment, including a fax machine, a notebook, a scanner, a printer, a paper-cutting machine, and a binder. Ms. Dai escaped by maintaining righteous thoughts after three months on a hunger strike. Mr. Li was detained at the Tianhe District Brainwashing Center. On June 28, he was sent to Tianhe District Detention Center.

On September 21, 2004, Tianhe District Court held a public trial for Li Yongjun. Eight family friends were present, including Ms. Dai. (Restrictions set by the court limited the number of people allowed to attend.) At the trial, Mr. Li was emaciated and his speech and responses were abnormally slow. He mentioned twice during the trial that "both his body and mind were seriously damaged" and "his current health condition was very poor."

On December 3, 2004, Tianhe District People's Court sentenced Mr. Li to eight years in jail on fabricated charges. He refused the sentence in court and announced his intention to appeal. Mr. Li's counsel submitted a petition of appeal to the Tianhe District People's Court on his behalf and officially proposed to appeal to the Guangzhou City Intermediate Court. Mr. Li has been on a hunger strike to protest since the day he was sentenced. Guangdong Province Telecommunications Hospital, a hospital connected to the Tianhe District Detention Center, brutally force-fed him.

8. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Weiping and Ms. Wang Yuling Illegally Detained for Distributing Truth-clarifying Materials

Ms. Sun Weiping and Ms. Wang Yuling from the Daoli District of Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, were reported for distributing truth-clarification materials in Zhaodong City. Officers from the Zhaodong City Police Sub-station in Heilongjiang Province abducted the women and beat them. Both women were hospitalized. They are now illegally detained at the Zhaodong City Detention Center. No visitors are permitted.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Police Sub-station case officer, Yang Lijun: 86-13796746068 (Cell phone)

Detention center director, Wu Guozhi: 86-455-7701780 (Office)

9. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ren Suying Faced Illegal Court Trial

Ms. Ren Suying from Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, was arrested over two months ago. She is currently detained at the Chifeng City Hongshan District Detention Center. She was facing an illegal trial at the end of December.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Deputy Director of the Chifeng City Police Department and head of the 610 Office, Yang Chunyue: 86-476-8339595 (Office), 86-13904766288 (Cell phone)

Chifeng City Hongshan District Public Security Bureau: 86-476-8350444

Chifeng City Hongshan District Detention Center: 86-476-8663772

Officers that handle Ren Suying's case:

Wu (female) from the Hongshan District Procuratorate: 86-476-8222780 (Office)

Gao Feng from the Hongshan District Court: 86-476-8255211 (Office)

10. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Wang Couple Arrested for Producing Dafa Materials

Mr. Wang and his wife Ms. Shi Wei from Anshan City, Liaoning Province, were arrested for producing materials for Falun Dafa. Mr. Wang is detained at the Yueminshan Second Detention Center in Anshan City, and Ms. Shi is being held at the First Detention Center of Anshan City. Mr. Wang has been on a hunger strike for over a month. Detention Center officials are not allowing visits from family members and are attempting to illegally sentence the couple.

11. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Police Arrest Practitioners

In December, the police arrested Ms. Wang Qingyun, Ms. Song Qianyang, and Wu Hangyi one after the other.

Relevant phone numbers:

The office of Xianning Municipal Committee: 86-715-8126269, 86-715-8126485, 86-715-8126365

Deputy Mayor of Xianning City Rao Peng, who is principally in charge of persecuting Falun Gong: 86-715-8126246, 86-715-8126368, 86-715-8126127

Xianning City Public Security Bureau: 86-715-8232114

Director Xiang of the Xianning City 610 Office: 86-715-8126026

12. [Qianshan County, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Zhu Jianxun from Yongping County Persecuted for Practicing Falun Gong

Mr. Zhu Jiangxun, a former employee of the Yongping Copper Mineral Factory in Qianshan County, Jiangxi Province, was sentenced to two years of forced labor for practicing Falun Gong. He was imprisoned at the Xingjian County Forced Labor Camp in Jiangxi Province. After his release, his employer fired him, and he is just getting by with a part-time job.

13. [Jinan City, Shangdong Province] Ms. Meng Lijun and Meng Bo Arrested

On December 20, 2004, the Tianqiao District Public Security Bureau destroyed a Dafa materials production center in Jinan City, Shangdong Province. Four practitioners, including Ms. Meng Lijun and Meng Bo, were arrested. Meng Bo left the detention center with righteous thoughts after a four-day hunger strike. The whereabouts of the other three practitioners are unknown.

14. [Suileng County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. An Dong and Mr. Ying Zhonglian Arrested

On December 20, 2004, the Suileng Public Security Bureau of Heilongjiang Province arrested Mr. An Dong and Mr. Ying Zhonglian at home.

15. [Kaifeng County, Henan Province] Practitioner Cruelly Tortured at Kaifeng County Labor Camp

In June 2004, policemen from Kaifeng County, Henan Province, arrested a male practitioner (name and age unknown) who was distributing truth-clarifying materials. The practitioner would not cooperate with the arrest and imprisonment and refused to reveal his name and address. He went on a hunger strike in protest and has been brutally force-fed several times at Huaihe Hospital. He is currently imprisoned at Kaifeng Labor Camp.

Relevant phone numbers:

Ma Quanxing, the Procurator General of Kaifeng County: 86-378-6666986 (Office), 86-13803781688 (Cell phone), 86-378-7962628 (Home)

Gu Jianguo, the Party Secretary General of the County Committee: 86-378-6688999 (Office), 86-13700786666 (Cell phone), 86-378-3956666 (Home)

Cao Zhijun, the Party Secretary General of the Political and Judicial Committee: 86-378-6668996 (Office), 86-13938601666 (Cell phone), 86-378-8992208 (Home)

16. [Shanhe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Gao Guiyun Tortured at the Kaiping Labor Camp

Ms. Gao Guiyun from Shanhe City is being tortured at the Kaiping Labor Camp in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. Gao Guiyun's family's situation is very bad. They went to visit her at the labor camp but were not allowed in. Ms. Gao Guiyun is believed to be on a hunger strike in protest.

17. [Chongqing] Fuling District Authorities Arrested and Tortured Ms. Liu Xinyu

Around 4:00 p.m. on December 11, 2004, officers from the Police Substation of Fuling Teachers' College arrested Ms. Liu Xinyu when she was distributing truth-clarifying materials. At around midnight, the National Security Team of the Fuling District Public Security Bureau of Chongqing City took her to the Fuling District Labor Camp. Ms. Liu Xinyu shouted out, "Falun Dafa is good." The police injected her with an unknown drug to keep her from calling out again, and she was unconscious for 24 hours. Her mouth and lips became dry and chapped. Because she refused to cooperate with them and renounce Falun Dafa, the police tortured her twenty-four hours a day by handcuffing her hands behind her back. They will not release her hands even for her to eat or use the toilet. This has continued for over ten days.

Seven other practitioners, including Ms. Chen Yin, Mr. Yuan Qingshen and Li Yunyi, are also being tortured in this labor camp.

Phone number for the Fuling District Public Security Bureau: 86-23-72239110

18. [Chongqing City] The Police from Wanzhou District Longbao Public Security Bureau Arrested and Tortured Mr. Wang Guanglin

Mr. Wang Guanglin, over 30 years old, has a bachelor's degree. In November 2004, he was arrested in the Wanzhou District when he was distributing truth-clarifying materials. He is now imprisoned and being tortured at the Wanzhou Labor Camp.