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Latest News from China - August 4, 2005

August 17, 2005 |  

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  1. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] School Leaders Lied Twice in Order to Have Mr. Wu Arrested
  2. [Chongqing] Torture Disables Ms. Liu Fanqin
  3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Shurong and Two Others in Their Sixties Remain in Custody in the Jinzhou Detention Center
  4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Geng Li Sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
  5. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Xuewu Arrested
  6. [Minquan County, Henan Province] Mr. Li Zhengju Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
  7. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Aihong from Jianguomen in the Chaoyang District Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
  8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Wenjun Arrested at Home
  9. [Baotou City, Inner Mongolia] Yang Yurong Arrested
  10. [Yunnan Province] Police Arrest Mr. Su Zhenhong; Mr. Su's Family in Financial Distress
  11. [Jilin Province] The Linjiang Police Station in the Ningjiang District Arrests Mr. Tian Shaofeng
  12. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Elder Yuan Secretly Arrested
  13. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Sent to the Brainwashing Center

1. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] School Leaders Lied Twice in Order to Have Mr. Wu Arrested

Mr. Wu Jiwen, 34, is a teacher at Xiagang School in Hefei City, Anhui Province. In October 1999, he went to Beijing to appeal for the right to practice Falun Gong. As a result, upon his return, he was held in a brainwashing center for over a year.

In mid-July 2002, the Qilitang Police Station in Hefei City sent him to a detention center, where he was held for fifteen days. At the end of July, officers from the police station conspired with school leaders to lie and ask Mr. Wu to "come to the school for a meeting" and to "come to the neighborhood administration office for a study session." When Mr. Wu went to the school from home, he was forcibly taken away in a police vehicle. He was sentenced to two years of forced labor.

Mr. Wu was had to engage in forced labor before he was released in February 2005. The school leaders then prohibited him from going back to work. At the beginning of June 2005, the principal of the school lied to him again and told him that he could now come to school to report for duty. As soon as he stepped through the school gate, officers from the 610 Office placed him under arrest. His whereabouts are unknown.

2. [Chongqing] Torture Disables Ms. Liu Fanqin

Ms. Liu Fanqin, 54, is from Beipei, Chongqing. She was arrested for publicly exposing how officers in the Chongqing Detention Center raped Ms. Wei Xingyan, a graduate student at Chongqing University.

Around June 27, 2004, while in custody, Ms. Liu was handcuffed and lifted off the ground. This resulted in injuries to her shoulders, damage to the nerves in her arms, torn ligaments, and displacement of her shoulder joints. She also suffered spinal damage in the lower back. Subsequently, both of Ms. Liu's hands became completely disabled. She can no longer take care of herself. The authorities of the Yongchuan Prison refused to admit her three times due to her severe injuries. Ms. Liu remains in custody at the Dadukou District Detention Center in Chongqing.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Wen Fanghuo, head of the State Security Team: 86-23-68906708, 86-23-68839626, 86-13098799671 (cell)
The Dadukou Police Station: 86-812-2222417, 86-812-2224459, 86-812-2224774
The Information line of the Appeals Office of the Dadukou Police Department: 86-23-68830238
The Chongqing People's Procuratorate: 86-23-67752000
Division No. 1 of Chongqing People's Procuratorate: 86-23-63850100
The High Court of Chongqing: 86-23-67673051

3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Shurong and Two Others in Their Sixties Remain in Custody in the Jinzhou Detention Center

It has been confirmed that Ms. Wang Shurong, Ms. Luo Yuzhi, and Ms. Gong Lihua remain in custody at the Jinzhou Detention Center in Dalian City. They are all in their sixties.

Telephone numbers of responsible individuals:
Guo Xin, director: 86-411-87261999 (office), 86-13998622277 (cell)
Li Guangjun, officer: 86-411-87260219 (office), 86-13109812077 (cell)

4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Geng Li Sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Geng Li, 31, lives in the Zhongshan District of Dalian City. On the evening of July 4, 2005, officers from the state security division arrested her at work. The officers searched her rented home in the Yaojia Residential District and confiscated two printers, a personal computer, and other items. Ms. Geng was sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp on July 26.

Relevant telephone numbers:

The Quanyong Police Station (formerly Xishan Police Station) in Dalian City: 86-411-84643321
Telephone number of director of the police station: 86-411-84647802
Li Dong and Liu Peiwu, officers in charge of Ms. Geng Li's case.

5. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Xuewu Arrested

At 4:00 a.m. on August 2, 2005, officers from the Tonghua County State Security Division arrived at Mr. Wang Xuewu's home in Sankuyushu Town in Tonghua County. Mr. Wang was sent to the Tonghua County Brainwashing Center, located in the Lodge of the Tuoyaoling Microwave Station in Liuhe County, the same day.

6. [Minquan County, Henan Province] Mr. Li Zhengju Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

In March 2005, Mr. Li Zhengju and his non-practitioner wife from Minquan County, Henan Province, were turned in to the police while clarifying the truth. They were arrested and taken to the Cao County Detention Center in Shandong Province. On May 28, Mr. Li was sentenced to four years in prison. Mr. Li's wife was not released until July 1, when the period for him to appeal the sentencing had ended. It has been reported that Mr. Li will be sent to the Jinan Prison on August 20.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Country code: 86, area code: 530
The Cao County 610 Office in Shandong Province: 3215610
Jin Xinjun, director of the Cao County 610 Office: 3213057
Ma, deputy director of the 610 Office: 3218348
Zhang Junliang, deputy director of the 610 Office: 3211381
The Police Department: 3211761

7. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Aihong from Jianguomen in the Chaoyang District Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Ms. Wang Aihong, around 30, lived in Jianguomen in the Chaoyang District. She was detained for about a month in 2000 for unfurling banners in Tiananmen Square. After that she was under constant harassment. In March 2004, the police arrested her at home. She was held in custody for a year. Then the Chaoyang District Court in Beijing sentenced her to three years in prison on fabricated charges. She is being held in Tiantanghe in Daxing County, Beijing. Her family has been denied visitation.

8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Wenjun Arrested at Home

Ms. Sun Wenjun, from Changchun City, works in the clothing business in Jilin City and temporarily lives there. On the afternoon of August 1, 2005, a group of police officers rushed into her rented house in Jilin and arrested her. Ms. Sun is being held in the Yueshan Road Detention Center in Jilin City.

9. [Baotou City, Inner Mongolia] Yang Yurong Arrested

In mid-July, Yang Yurong from Baotou was arrested and is being held at the Kun District Police Department. The police also searched Yang's home.

10. [Yunnan Province] The Police Arrest Mr. Su Zhenhong; Mr. Su's Family in Financial Distress

Mr. Su Zhenhong, 51, is a physician at the Employee's Hospital of Kunming Steel Factory. At 1:00 p.m. on January 28, 2005, officers arrested him at work. He is being held in the Luozishan Detention Center, which is affiliated with the steel factory. His mother is in her eighties, his wife has no job due to poor health, and their son is only 4 years old. They are in great financial distress, as they have no income.

11. [Jilin Province] The Linjiang Police Station in the Ningjiang District Arrests Mr. Tian Shaofeng

Mr. Tian Shaofeng, in his thirties, works at the Ningjiang District Hydraulic Bureau in Songyuan City. On July 21, 2005, Officers from the Linjiang Police Station in the Ningjiang District arrested him while he was commuting. Mr. Tian is being held in Songyuan City Detention Center.

12. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Elder Yuan Secretly Arrested

Two years ago, Elder Yuan clarified the truth to a male coworker. This person was later promoted to the position of security patroller. On June 24, 2005, security patrollers followed Yuan to an area near the petro-chemical plant. They secretly took Yuan to the Tianhui Police Station in Xindu. Yuan's whereabouts are unknown.

Relevant telephone number: 86-28-83572232

13. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Sent to the Brainwashing Center

On July 14, 2005, Ms. Guo Xiuqiong, from Team No. 4 of Division 9 at Laochi Township in Suining City went to the city. The Suining police arrested her there and sent her to the Suining Brainwashing Center. They also arrested Jiang Xingrong along with her.

July 30, 2005