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Gao Rongrong is known to many as the innocent woman whose face was disfigured with electric batons by the Chinese police simply because she persisted in her belief. She may have died in silence, but now an increasing number of people who are learning about her death are becoming interested in Falun Gong and concerned about the genocidal persecution in China.

Although the precise details of her death are lacking due to the brutal persecution, the CCP's severe information blockade and the fact that many practitioners who were involved in her recent rescue effort were arrested and are undergoing persecution, some people have reached the clear conclusion that Gao Rongrong was murdered under orders from the 610 Office. The detailed information about the direct cause of her death, her second arrest, and the tortures she suffered after the arrest are all incomplete, but certain documents for this case have been secretly delivered abroad through civil channels, which has made the overall picture of this murder clear.

610 Office - The Murderers

In October 2004, Gao Rongrong successfully escaped from under the guard's noses and she publicized to the world her facial disfigurement from electric shock baton torture. After that, the 610 Office treated her as a mortal enemy. Luo Gan, the head of the central 610 Office, personally arranged retaliation against her, claiming, "This incident has caused too much of a stir in the international community." He ordered his subordinates to "take good care of her case." The Ministry of Public Security listed her escape as Top Priority Case No. 26. A Special Case Group was established at the Shenyang City State Security Bureau, and the Shenyang City Judicial Bureau issued a "Notice for Assistance in Investigation."

"Take good care of her case" is a euphemism for an execution order. According to witnesses, Gao Rongrong was sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp after she was abducted for the second time on March 6, 2005. She was held there until June 6, 2005, when she was sent for emergency treatment to the No. 1 Hospital affiliated with the China Medical University in Shenyang City.

It is unknown what she went through at the labor camp during those three months that resulted in her being near-death. Many Falun Gong practitioners who were involved in her escape and rescue were also abducted and tortured.

Gao Rongrong's parents went to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp numerous times and asked to meet with their daughter. Su Jing, one of the heads of the labor camp, lied and said Gao Rongrong wasn't there, and that the government was investigating her case and even she could not see Gao Rongrong. Later she changed her story and said, "Gao Rongrong is here and she is eating well. She is doing great!" Wang, another head of the labor camp said to Ms. Gao's parents on the fourth day of her emergency hospitalization, "We never wanted to accept her to begin with. Those 'higher ups' forced us to take her. It is up to them to decide whether you are allowed to visit her or if she is to be released."

Gao Rongrong's former work unit, the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang City falsely claimed in a document issued in late March 2005 that Gao Rongrong had gone overseas.

The 610 Office intentionally blocked access to Gao Rongrong and made her disappear from public view. Authorities at the Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp, the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, the Judicial Department in Liaoning Province, the Liaoning Province Labor Re-education Bureau and persons from the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts told the same story about Gao Rongrong. Not a single person dared to reveal her whereabouts or any facts about her.

An insidious murder was purposely covered up. In a dark environment, Gao Rongrong most likely suffered tortures unimaginable to people living in a peaceful environment. During the process, her health reached a critical state.

Emergency Hospitalization - A Deceitful Formality

Gao Rongrong "emerged" again on June 6.

The Emergency Room doctor who treated Gao Rongrong said, "She was in critical condition when she was brought here."

Did the 610 Office agents allow any real medical treatment to be administered to Gao Rongrong during her ten-day hospitalization between June 6 and June 16?

Gao Rongrong's Death Certificate

One of Gao Rongrong's relatives with some medical knowledge immediately pointed out that Gao Rongrong did not receive enough nutritional supplements and those that were administered were not appropriate for her condition. He concluded that Gao Rongrong suffered systemic failure of bodily functions caused by long-term malnutrition (starved to death).

According to witnesses, the hospital did not in any way provide the necessary treatments for Gao Rongrong and did not even give her any food. The fact that a hospital does not make the effort to treat a critically ill patient leads one to suspect that the hospital was also following "special orders" from the higher-ups or was otherwise under great pressure. Then, who else but Luo Gan and its 610 Office have the authority to give such orders?

Around 9:00 a.m. on June 12, after having received a notice, Gao Rongrong's parents rushed to the hospital. They saw Gao Rongrong was at death's door after being diagnosed with systemic failure. She had a very weak pulse. She was hooked up to an oxygen tank and was skin and bones. She was totally unconscious and did not react to outside stimuli. The scars on her face the electric shocking had caused were still deep and shocking.

Even under such a severe condition, around 20 people were still observing Gao Rongrong. They asked the doctor many times, even in the presence of Gao Rongrong's mother, "When is she going to die?"

According to the doctor, his medical instruments revealed brain abnormalities. The doctor suspected the cause to be injection(s) of system-damaging drugs.

Gao Rongrong's family asked for Gao Rongrong's medical records and profile during the period she arrived from the Masanjia Labor Camp up to the present, but their request was rudely denied. What do those documents contain that must remain hidden?

Surprisingly, several days before Gao Rongrong passed away, the police had started telling people in the local area that she "has committed suicide through a hunger strike."

Agreement on Body Placement for Gao Rongrong

After Gao Rongrong died, the 610 Office and the police forbade her family from seeing her body and forced them to agree to let the police monitor and control her body. They even tried to snatch receipts for the "Agreement on Body Placement" and the "Notice on Body Entering/Exiting the Freezer," so that they could cremate her body at the Shenyang City Mortuary unchallenged. In addition to the many spies hovering around Gao Rongrong's family home, the police also installed monitoring devices around their home, and dispatched plainclothes police officers around the mortuary and the places around their home such as department stores and the market. They also isolated Gao Rongrong's family and conducted strict interrogation. Their fear of punishment and their intent to shirk responsibility for Gao Rongrong's murder is clear as day.

Related report on the Clearwisdom website:

"Ms. Gao Rongrong Tortured to Death"

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Our sources informed us that Ms. Gao Rongrong was arrested near the United States Consulate in the Heping District of Shengyang City on March 6, 2005. Practitioner Sun Shiyou, who was with her, was arrested at the same time. Sun Shiyou's current whereabouts are unknown. After Ms Gao's death, the head of the local 610 Office, staff from Masanjia Forced Labor Camp and the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts' Party Committee assistant secretary visited Ms. Gao's home and coerced the family into having her body cremated immediately. Once her body was at the Wenguantuan Funeral Home, Ms. Gao's family members were strongly discouraged from paying their respects. Police are monitoring the area around Ms. Gao's home.

1. Gao Rongrong Was Secretly Held at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp Since She was Arrested

After her arrest, Gao Rongrong was secretly held at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Gao's family members had called the head of the camp, Su Jing, who in the beginning categorically denied that Ms. Gao was held there. Gao's mother went numerous times to Masanjia. Finally, Su Jing could no longer keep up the farce and disclosed that Ms. Gao had been sent to the University Hospital emergency room on June 6, 2005.

On June 12, Ms. Gao Rongrong went into a coma and did not respond to external stimuli. Her family members noticed after they arrived at the hospital that 20 plus people were monitoring her. They went as far as asking the doctor frequently and in front of Ms. Gao's mother when she would die.

2. The Doctor Suspected that Gao Rongrong Had Been Injected with Harmful Drugs

The doctors divulged that a brain scan revealed that Ms. Gao Rongrong's brain looked abnormal. The doctor suspected that the abnormality was due to her having been injected with harmful drugs. Her family members demanded that all medical records taken at Masanjia and the University hospital be turned over to them. This request was refused without explanation.

3. Escalating the Persecution and Colluding to Hide the Truth

During the three months after Gao Rongrong was abducted and missing, staff from the involved organizations, including Shenyang Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp, Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, the Liaoning Province Courts and the Provinces Forced Labor Bureau gave the same message, "Don't worry, the law will severely punish those responsible! You don't need to search any more. Go home and wait! Those in supervisory positions who hold responsibility are still reviewing the case. This time, the delay has nothing to do with Gao Rongrong. The review centers on the people who arrested her. As soon as they resolve these issues, she will come home. We will then talk about the treatment for her legs. We need to decide if she should go home for the treatment or if we should treat it here. This all will be discussed later." At no time did anyone involved and in the know mention that Gao Rongrong was on a hunger strike and she had grown very weak.

Insiders tell us that with regards to Gao Rongrong's earlier rescue by fellow Falun Gong practitioners, the authorities were worried that their crimes would be exposed further worldwide. Luo Gan, the Head of the Central 610 Office got personally involved. He and No.26 in the Ministry of Public Security viewed this as an important case. The Shenyang City Security Bureau created a "Special Working Group." They set up a special office and interrogation room in the small white building of Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp. All practitioners suspected to have any connection with Ms. Gao Rongrong were taken there for interrogation. They publicly announced their names on websites, and followed and monitored these practitioners for the most opportune time to abduct them.

At the end of February and early March of 2005, everyone who had been involved in the rescue of Gao Rongrong was abducted and taken to Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp and from there to Masanjia Female Forced Labor Camp and Shenxin Forced Labor Camp. Meanwhile, they kept Gao Rongrong's whereabouts secret after she was again abducted on March 6. Gao Rongrong's parents had returned to Shenyang after an out-of-town trip and found that Gao had disappeared. Staff from the Shenyang Public Security Bureau, Heping Sub-bureau and the local police station kept passing the buck, and refused to disclose her whereabouts. Her former employer, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, even issued a phony document in late March, in which they alleged that Ms. Gao Rongrong had left China.

Falun Gong practitioner Sun Shiyou, who was at the time with Gao, was also abducted. They had been near the United States Consulate, located in the Heping District, Shenyang City. No one knows where he is either. His wife Dong Jingzhe was brutally persecuted at Masanjia and has been on a hunger strike for close to four months. It was reported that Dong Jingzhe's legs were fractured from the torture.

In March 2005, Gao Rongrong's parents went to Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp to inquire about the situation of Gao. Shi Fengyou who was in charge of brainwashing told them, "The Zhangshi Re-education Center had not accepted Gao Rongrong, but he had seen Gao Rongrong at the Masanjia hospital." Later, though, he changed his statement, and said that he saw Gao Rongrong when he took Dong Jingya (another abducted Falun Dafa practitioner) to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Shi Fengyou stated, "The situation is under control. You don't need to look any further. Her legs have not returned to normal. She can't stand upright yet. When all is well, she will be sent home. She is doing fine."

Gao Rongrong's father asked: "Has Luo Gan become interested in this case?" Shi Fengyou answered: "Luo Gan has given direction, as this matter has too big of a worldwide impact. Let us 'handle the situation well'."

Gao Rongrong's elderly parents went again to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. No one dared to come to meet with them. Only after intense persistence did the manager Su Jing come to meet with them. Su Jing said, "It can be said that Gao Rongrong is at Masanjia, though she is not here in person." She said that even she was unable to see Gao Rongrong, as the appropriate authorities were interrogating her.

In early April, Ms. Gao's elderly parents visited Masanjia again. They found Su Jing and asked about Gao Rongrong's hunger strike. Su said: "At this time everything is well. She is eating very well." Ms. Gao's mother asked, "Didn't you say that you were unable to see Gao Rongrong? How can you be so sure that she is eating well?" Su replied, "I have been informed about it. I do know."

They asked where Gao Rongrong was and requested to see her in person. Su Jing refused the request and told them to go home. She said that they had to wait for instructions from those at higher levels handling her case.

Gao Rongrong's family went to Masanjia many times, requested to see her and asked for her release. A deputy with the surname Zhao (female) came to see them every time. At one time, Gao Rongrong's mother asked about Gao's broken legs and requested to see her. Zhao said: "She is doing well. You don't need to worry about having to bring food for her." The mother suggested again that she would take Ms. Gao home to nurse her legs, Zhao claimed: "We can't let her go home the way she looks at this time. The social impact would not be good."

The persecution is the real reason for the negative effect on society and the associated international impact. Yet, the Chinese Communist regime, which is the primary criminal in the persecution, not only does not end the suppression and the inhuman treatment of practitioners, but also increases its efforts to cover the truth and escalates the persecution significantly. In addition, it accuses the victims of causing the negative impact on society. This is a distinctive characteristic of the criminal and autocratic nature of the CCP.

4. Using the Excuse of "Orders from Above" and Collaborate in the Persecution

Ms. Gao's family members put much effort into searching for her, including requesting information from relevant government offices. They told the officials, "Ms. Gao was disfigured from electric shock batons; her leg was broken from torture. Yet, the perpetrators are not punished. According to the forced-labor regulations, because she is a victim who has been seriously injured, she should not be detained."

Shi Fengyou from the Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp, Su Jing and Vice Director Zhao from the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, and officials from the provincial judiciary department and the forced labor bureau all said that the law will accordingly punish the perpetrators. They told the family to go home and wait for more information and that "authorities above" had not reached a conclusion regarding the case. "This time, Gao Rongrong is not in trouble; the people who carried her away are in trouble, not Ms. Gao. We will send her home once the case is wrapped up. Furthermore, we will discuss the issue of treating her legs - whether to treat her first or let her go home and receive treatment there." From the beginning to the end of the inquiries, no one mentioned that Ms. Gao was on a hunger strike and in critical condition during the discussions.

On June 6, 2005, members of the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp sent Ms. Gao from the Dabei Prison Hospital in Shenyang City to the No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University for emergency care. However, when Ms. Gao's parents went to Masanjia on June 10 to visit her, a male director of the Dabei Prison Hospital named Wang said to them, "We did not want to take her, but since we received an "order from above," we had to. We will follow any orders we receive about whether to let you visit her or when to release her." He never mentioned that by that time, Ms. Gao was in critical condition and had been sent to No. 1 Affiliated Hospital.

5. Intentionally Causing Ms. Gao's Death

Around 9 a.m. on June 12, 2005, after receiving a notice, Mr. Gao's family members went to the hospital. They saw Ms. Gao with a respirator in her mouth - she was unconscious and emaciated. All her organs were failing. Her face, particularly the left side, was still covered with scars from the electric shock batons.

One of the family members has medical knowledge. The relative immediately realized that Ms. Gao's nutrients were not sufficient - in fact, the nutrients did not fit her condition. The family member concluded that Ms. Gao's body was failing because she had not had food for a long time. The emergency room doctor in charge of Ms. Gao's case said, "She was in critical condition when she arrived here on June 6."

Ms. Gao's family members asked the guards from the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp who were posted by her room, "Why is she in such a condition? Why didn't you notify us earlier?" The guards all said that they had just started working for the labor camp, so they did not know anything about Ms. Gao.

Meanwhile, some persecutors stayed around Ms. Gao's home. They told Ms. Gao's neighbors, "Ms. Gao Rongrong is on a hunger strike, and she is dying."

On June 16, 2005, Ms. Gao died in the emergency room of the No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University. She was only 37 years old when she died. The same previously mentioned persecutors, who kept saying that the "higher authorities" had not reached a conclusion regarding this case are now pressuring Ms. Gao's family members to cremate her body and destroy all evidence of the torture.

6. Wei Ershen, Vice Principal of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, is also responsible

Wei Ershen, vice principal of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, is also responsible for Ms. Gao's death. Wei is a representative of the National People's Congress and the vice director of the China Fine Arts Association. Simply because Ms. Gao clarified the truth to students at Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Wei had her abducted and taken to the Longshan Forced Labor Camp, where she was disfigured. Afterwards, her family members many times asked Wei for help. Yet, as the vice principal of the college and a representative of the National People's Congress, Wei ignored them completely. It is said that Wei often travels abroad as a tourist.

Contact Information for Luxun Academy of Fine Arts

The Luxun Academy of Fine Arts was previously called the Yanan Luxun Fine Arts School, which was founded in 1938. Luxun Academy of Fine Arts is currently located in the Nanhu High-Tech Development District of Shenyang City.

Address: No. 19 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, 110003

Phone: 86-24-23932651

Fax: 86-24-23930671

Address of Affiliated Middle School: No. 146 Wanghuazhong Street, Dongling District, Shengyang City, 110045

Two Perpetrators Directly Responsible for Ms. Gao's Death:

Tang Yubao: deputy head of Group Two, male, around 47 years of age, police ID number 2116065, lives in the Xinggong Street Judicial Bureau Dormitory in the Tiexi District. Perpetrator Fawanghuihui work ID number 12697. Before Ms. Gao was disfigured, Tang caused the death of practitioner Ms. Wang Xiuyuan. Ms. Wang was a 52-year-old resident of Shenhe District, Shenyang City.

Team leader of Group Two: Jiang Zhaohua

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Longshan Forced Labor Camp, Shenyang City

Address: Lizigou #97, Zhujia Township, Dongling District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, Zip code: 110173 Main switchboard: 86-24-24760033

Li Fengshi: head of labor camp, in his 40s, lives near South Shima Road Market in the Heping District

Group Two: 86-24-24761745, 24761735, 24760033 ext. 8222

Wang Jinghui: head of Group Two, female, in her 40s

Team leaders of Group Two: Jiang Zhaohua, Wang Jichang, Wang Chunmei and others

Group One: 86-24-24760624, 86-24-24760033 ext. 8212, 86-24-24760033 ext. 8213

Yue Jun: head of Group One, male, 33 years of age

Yang Min: deputy head of Group One; female, in her 30s

Heads of the camp administration: Wei Mintang, Jiang Yubo, Wang Xuetao, 86-24-24761735

Zhang Xiaoqiu: head of the Life and Hygiene Division

Li Wuyi: labor camp doctor

Shenyang City Judicial Bureau

Address: North Heping Street, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, Zip code: 110014

Zheng Chaoquan: head of the Judicial Bureau

Zhang Xiansheng: deputy head of the Judicial Bureau

Li Rongchen: head of the Forced Labor Administration Division of the Judicial Bureau

Phone: 86-24-22852378, 22855022, 22825808

Liu Bo: division head, 86-13804006266(mobile phone), 86-24-22855027(office)

Ji: division head, 86-24-22855027(office)

Secretarial Section: 86-24-22824660

Organization Section: 86-24-22855034

Propaganda Section: 86-24-22700704

Under the state terrorist policies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the 610 Office systematically carries out Jiang Zemin's orders of "defaming their [Falun Gong practitioners'] reputations, bankrupting them financially, destroying them physically," and "practitioners tortured to death will be recorded as suicide cases, do not identify the body; cremate locally." As a result, many Falun Gong practitioners have been tortured to death or injured. Countless families have been torn apart, and hundreds of thousands of practitioners have been forced to leave home and become destitute to avoid being imprisoned. Millions of practitioners' family members, friends and colleagues have been subjected to various degrees of brainwashing, and many have been drawn into participating in the persecution. Despite layers of information blockades, it has been verified through non-governmental sources that more than 2,600 Falun Gong practitioners have died from persecution. These are only the cases uncovered so far. Among them, about 55% were women, and about 57% of the women were more than 50 years old.

Falun Dafa practitioners in China have demonstrated the tortures administered to them while they were held in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp of Liaoning Province.

1. Practitioner Li Suyun demonstrates the torture methods applied to her.

Ms. Li had been jailed in Masanjia for 6 months and she was tortured almost every day. After half a year in Masanjia, her weight fell from over 50 Kg to only about 20 plus Kg. Seeing that she was dying, the Labor Camp released her.

Torture method: Standing upside down

"Cold House Torture": Open window and door in winter.

"Kick Face": Guards order criminal inmates to kick practitioner in her face.

"Flying Airplane"

"Hanging by handcuffs"

"Brutal Force-feeding"

"Shocked with electric batons"

The guards organizing the tortures included Political Supervisor Sao Li, Captain Lu Yurong, Captain Wang Guangyun, Political Supervisor Zhang Jun, and Captain Li Shuhuan.

2. Practitioner Liu Fengmei demonstrates being shocked with electric batons

Demonstrations: Shocked with electric baton

The guards who participated in the electric shock tortures are: Division Captain Wang Yanping, Squadron Captain Zhou Qian. These two shocked her and coerced her at the same time, "Write three letters or we will continue shock you." Other practitioners locked in nearby cells could hear the sound of electric sparks.

3. Tortures Li Jinghua experienced during forced brainwashing

Torture Demonstration

Guards participating in torturing Ms. Li Jinghua included the Captain of the 3^rd Division Yang Yu, (Squadron) Captain Zhang Yan, and Captain of the 1^st Division, Wang Yanping. The police tortured Li Jinghua to force her to give up her belief. They used sleep-deprivation, electric shocks, and "locked in small cage". Later, Li Jinghua was jailed in a mental hospital until she suffered a mental collapse from the abuse she received there.

4. Sun Xiuhua demonstrates how guards shocked her with electric batons

Electric Shock Demonstration

The guards who participated in torturing Ms. Sun Xiuhua included the Captain of the 2^nd Division, Zhao Guorong, and guard Sheng Ying.

5. Practitioner Xu Xiuying was tortured with forced-feeding while she was on hunger strike to protest the brainwashing.

The guards who participated in torturing Xu Xiuying included Political Supervisor Zhang Jun and Division Captain Dong Bin.

The Public Procurator Qin Chunzhi from the Procuratorate Bureau in Liaoning Province actively cooperated with the 610 Office and refused to give a medical examination report to Gao Rongrong's family after the electric shock disfigured her face. When she was arrested again, Qin Chunzhi threatened her family with intimidating comments saying if he himself was found to be responsible for this case, he would not be so lenient.

The Director and Vice-Director of the Jiaxing Street Heping District Police Station in Shenyang City and policemen Jin Dayong and Cao Gang all participated many times in the arrest of Gao Rongrong.

The Director of Security Tian Liwu along with a person with the last name Qu was with the No.10 Public Security stationed long term at Luxun Academy of Fine Arts. These two continue to actively persecute Falun Gong practitioners and were particularly brutal in persecuting Gao Rongrong. They participated in repeatedly arresting her. The Director of the financial Department Jia Shuping was also involved in persecuting Gao Rongrong.

Vice Secretary Wang Hong (female) from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts and Sun Jie, Director of the Propaganda Department (also the 610 Office at Luxun Academy of Fine Arts), came to Gao Rongrong's home on June 17 and attempted to force her parents to cremate Gao Rongrong immediately. Gao's parents chased them out.

The Higher Education Union in Liaoning Province followed through with orders from Shenyang City 610 Office and Political Legal Committee's so-called "Special Case Team" and removed all evidence regarding Gao Rongrong from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, they also instructed the Institute that no one other than the "Special Case Team" was allowed to handle anything regarding Gao Rongrong. They prepared, planned and carried out the unjust arrest of Gao according to Luo Gan's instruction. In 2003, when Gao Rongrong discussed Falun Gong with a student and was reported by the student's wife, the Vice-Director from the Higher Education Union along with Zhang Chen, Wei Ershen, Wang Hong, Sun Jie, Tian Liwu, Mr. Qu and Jia Shuping increased pressure on Gao Rongrong. They later got together with Shenyang City 610 Office, Heping and Jiaxing Police Station to arrest Gao Rongrong and transfer her to the City Detention Center. Gao ended up in Longshan Correctional Facility in Shenyang where she suffered a series of tortures by way of electric batons shocking her face for many hours which resulted in severe disfiguration of the face.

The Director Wang from Masanjia Labor Camp and one member from the Political Committee also went to Gao Rongrong's home to pressure relatives to cremate Gao's remains.

There are three more important characters from among Gao Rongrong's killer list: Li Fengshi from Longshan Labor Camp, Director Zhu and Shi Fengyou from Zhangshi Labor Camp. Shi Fengyou personally told Gao's father: "Li Fengshi was at his wits end and asked me to talk with Gao Rongrong, I tried for half an hour, but I could not fix her." The individuals who arranged the arrest of Gao Rongrong were stationed at a little white building in the Zhangshi Labor Camp. One practitioner witnessed the Director of the Labor Camp Zhu and several police torture a male Falun Gong practitioner with electric batons while he was tied up in a bed, and forced him to point out Gao Rongrong's hiding place.

Mr. Lin Shusen, from Qingan County, Heilongjiang Province, is 32 years old. Since May 2005, his family has lost contact with him. He went to Beijing over a month ago. Recently, after many inquiries from different sources, we have learned that Mr. Lin was arrested by officers from the Xinjiekou Police Station in the Xicheng District of Beijing on April 28 and is now detained at the Beijing Xicheng Detention Center, Jia 7 Jia, Qiliqu Township, Shahe Town in the Changping District of Beijing. On May 31, he was transferred to the Beijing No. 2 Detention Center, which is under the 7^th Division of the Beijing City Government. So far his family has not been able to see him.

Mr. Lin graduated from Beijing Acupuncture for Bone Injury School. He started to practice Falun Gong in 1996. Since the suppression of Falun Gong by Jiang's regime started in 1999, just because he upheld his belief in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance," Mr. Lin was arrested by the 1^st Division of the Beijing Police Department in January 2001 and was later sentenced to three years in prison by the Beijing Chaoyang District Court. On January 17, 2001, he was sent to Qianjin Prison in Chadian Town of Tianjin City, where he was brutally tortured. To try to make him give up practicing Falun Gong, the police applied various physical and mental tortures on him such as the use of straight jackets, the Death Bed, shocking him with electric batons, non-stop labor, deprivation of sleep, handcuffing his arms behind his back, and forced-brainwashing. But they all ended up in vain. The police also shocked him simultaneously with 11 electric batons with tens of thousands of volts.

Mr. Lin Shusen was mentally disoriented for over six months from the tortures at the Qianjin Prison under the Qinghe Prison Management Bureau of Beijing.
After he was released, he was again illegally arrested by the Beijing police on April 28, 2005.
Parties and individuals known to have participated in the persecution of Mr. Lin Shusen:
Beijing No. 2 Detention Center (Dougezhuang), Ye Changqing: 86-10-87395164, 86-10-87395163
Xinjiekou Police Station of Xicheng District, Beijing: 86-10-62253861, 86-10-62253891
Beijing Xicheng Detention Center located in Qiliqu Township, Shahe Town, Changping District of Beijing, Zip code 102206
Main line of Jia 7 Jia: 86-010-80723322
Extension for the Interrogation Office: 2693
Hao Junling, director
Wang Jun, head of the interrogation section
Yang Lei, Zhou Fei, Che Xinding, interrogation officers

Ms. Ye Mi, a young instructor at the Art College of Xiamen University, mailed a letter to her friends telling them of her genuine practice experience with Falun Gong and exposing the lies of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) slanderous media campaign. In retaliation, the Xiamen Municipal Court brought a charge against Ms. Ye. The court hearing was originally scheduled for June 3, but the date was changed at the last moment and the hearing was held on the morning of June 9. The so-called "trial," under the direction of the CCP, was transferred into a show that completely blurred right from wrong, black from white, and was an illegal attempt to impose an indictment on the defendant.

Ye Mi is a young instructor at the Art College of Xiamen University. She is sincere, kind, understanding and always ready to help others. Her colleagues, friends and students all think very highly of her. Everybody says that she is an exceptionally good person. Ye Mi works hard and conscientiously. During the school evaluations, her students always give her a very high rating. Her students commented that Ye Mi not only taught them art, but she was also an inspiration; she taught them how to be moral and noble people.

The letter that Ye Mi mailed to her friends was intercepted by the authorities. They used this letter as "evidence" to indict her. They changed the court date from June 3 to June 9 at the last moment. Officials threatened that this time, they would give Ms. Ye a severe sentence.

The public prosecutor read out the indictment, claiming that Ye Mi used a [slanderous word omitted] to interfere with the execution of law, calling it a very serious situation. He recommended that Ms. Ye should be sentenced from 3 to 7 years in prison.

The public prosecutor held up some Falun Gong books that had been confiscated from Ye Mi's residence and asked her if they belonged to her. Ms. Ye replied, "Yes, they are mine.". The public prosecutor then asked her what they were used for. Ye Mi replied that she read those books for her personal study. The public prosecutor held up 30 computer discs that they had confiscated from Ms. Ye's residence and asked if they were hers. Ye Mi said yes, but they were blank - there was nothing on them. The public prosecutor pointed at the computer confiscated from Ms. Ye's residence and asked if it was hers. Ye Mi again replied in the affirmative. The public prosecutor asked what she used it for. Ye Mi said that she mainly used it for teaching. It was clear that none of the confiscated items could be used as "evidence."

The so-called "serious situation" referred to 62 letters that were intercepted by the authorities. Only one of them was written by Ms. Ye to her friends, wherein she described her personal experience and what she had learned through Falun Dafa. She learned that Falun Gong could improve one's health and raise one's moral standard. She also told her friends and her fellow practitioners that she simply wanted to follow "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" to be a good person, and she did not intend to oppose anyone. Simply for this, Ye Mi is encountering brutal persecution.

Ye Mi stated in court that she wrote that letter herself. At the same time, she explained that as a Chinese citizen, she has the freedom to write letters. This right is protected by the Chinese Constitution. Intercepting citizens' personal letters and using them as evidence to impose long prison sentences is unconstitutional. She said it was an evil deed that violated human rights.

The public prosecutor accused Ms. Ye of using this letter as Falun Gong "propaganda material." The defense attorney counter-argued that the letter was simply a personal letter, not publicity material at all. In addition, the letter did not even reach the intended addressee and hence it did not play any "propaganda" role.

The public prosecutor's continued accusation of Ms. Ye centered around "61 letters that had Falun Gong materials and some 100 copies of other Falun Gong materials." Ye Mi had never seen those materials, and therefore, certainly she would not acknowledge that they were hers. The public prosecutor said that the handwriting on the envelopes was believed to be hers, hence the indictment was valid and could be used as evidence even if Ye Mi did not acknowledge them.

The defense attorney requested that the 61 letters be presented in court, but the public prosecutor rejected the request.

The defense attorney once more asked that the public prosecutor at least present some convincing evidence proving that Ms. Ye wrote the 61 letters and proving that these 61 envelopes were stuffed with more than 100 items of publicity materials. Once again, the court rejected this request.

Ye Mi then said, "If you cannot present the original 61 letters, then please present pictures or photocopies of these letters for me to see." This request was also rejected.

Ye Mi gave a statement, saying that, on the evening of December 27, 2004, during wide-scale arrests of Falun Gong practitioners sponsored by the Xiamen City 610 Office and the Municipal Police Department, she was illegally sentenced to over half a year of forced labor. During the illegal imprisonment, she was unable to take care of and educate her son. Her husband worked overseas. During that time, he had to leave his job and come back to Xiamen to take care of their son. Ye Mi missed her parents, her husband and her son, as well as her students and friends. After she was released from the labor camp, the 610 Office personnel always followed her. Ye Mi requested that the illegal and inhuman persecution be stopped immediately.

During the trial, Ms. Ye remained calm and positive. She frequently smiled at her friends and colleagues who were in the audience. When she made her statement, she was extremely gentle. Everyone in the audience was deeply sympathetic towards Ms. Ye and had the highest respect for her. She used the gentlest words to indicate her firm and clear-cut standpoint. Ye Mi is an exceptionally good and kind-hearted person. Since she practiced Falun Gong and wrote a letter describing her experience to her friends, she was sentenced to prison. This is both vicious and ludicrous!

Ye Mi and her attorney repeatedly requested that the 61 letters be presented in court, but the requests were repeatedly rejected. Then the "judge" announced a court recess. However, after waiting for over an hour, the audience was told that the trial was over.

What a farce! The vicious plot behind this show trial, however, was obvious. The authorities resorted to all means in their attempt to imprison someone who believes in "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." Ms. Ye is a person who fulfills her duty responsibly, and is deeply loved by her students; she is a virtuous wife, an affectionate mother, a kind, beautiful and talented artist! All kind-hearted people, please offer your support to help stop this persecution!

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Fu Xingli, about 40 years old, is from Daqinjia Village, Daqinjia Town, Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province. Mr. Fu was subjected to persecution by the authorities in 2001 because he clarified the truth about Falun Gong to other people. He was forced to become homeless to avoid further persecution. He was recently arrested and has reportedly fallen from the third floor of a building, causing severe injuries. His face was badly mutilated, he has a bleeding lung, and his life is in danger. He is in the Zhaoyuan City People's Hospital.

The officials are tightly guarding the facts, and the real situation is unknown.

In Mr. Fu Xingli's family, more than 10 members practice Falun Dafa, each of whom has suffered persecution, including his oldest sister, who was illegally detained in a forced labor camp for two years. The second eldest sister was also forced into homelessness for the past four years because she clarified the truth. One of his sisters-in-law was illegally detained at the Wang Village Labor Camp in Shandong Province. Another of Mr. Fu's sisters and a sister-in-law were both forced to become homeless for three years and were then arrested, one sentenced to seven years and the other to eight, because they told people the truth about Falun Gong. They were both held at the Shandong Provincial Jail. Fu Xingli's father, because he was detained and persecuted so many times and could no longer bear his family's miserable situation, died in 2003 without getting the chance to see his children before he died. Several children of family members were left with no one to care for them except Fu Xingli's mother, who is more than 70 years old, and can barely manage.

Mr. Fu has one son and one daughter, who are both in high school. He also takes care of his sister's children and his mother. Before he was arrested, he spent every day working hard to make money to care for his family, clarify the truth to people, and avoid arrest. During the past four years, he has suffered repeated arrests and was subjected to persecution over and over again. He has endured many hardships.

Officials responsible for persecuting practitioners in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province:

Wang Shiliang, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee: 86-535-8232868 (Office)
Zhang Wei , Mayor: 86-535-8211771 (Office)
Jiang Zhongqin, Vice Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee: 86-535-8210955 (Office), 86-535-8236878 (Home)
Xu Linhong, City Legal and Political Secretary, 86-535-8216988 (Home), 86-13808910011 (Cell)
Cai Ping, Chief of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, 86-535-8213899, 86-13705358566 (Cell)

Practitioner Dong Xia from Qian'an City, Jilin Province was detained in the Qian'an Detention Center and persecuted to the point of becoming disabled. On March 30, 2005, Police Chief Jia Hongfu with accomplices from the National Security Group of Qian'an City came to Qizi Village of Zanzi Town, Qian'an City and arrested Dong Xia, who had just arrived from Jilin City.

The following are letters from Dong's mother and daughter calling for justice:

Calling for Justice for My Daughter

Since childhood, my daughter had very poor health, suffering from rheumatism, nephritis and osteophytosis. After she practiced Falun Dafa, all of her diseases disappeared. Our family is very grateful to Falun Gong and Master. Master has freed my daughter from the pains of illness. My daughter has since strived to be a good person by strictly following the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." In order to let more people learn about Falun Dafa and benefit from it like herself, she returned to her hometown from Jilin City for eight days, but Jia Hongfu and his accomplices arrested her.

My daughter was paralyzed only days after being detained at the detention center. This grieved me terribly. I cannot understand why she was arrested in the first place. To be a virtuous person by following the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" is not a crime. Why is she still detained there and suffering such pain?

I asked the chief of the city Public Security Bureau why my daughter was tortured and disabled in the detention center. His reaction surprised me. He was furious that his secretary allowed me to enter his office. He screamed that his room was not for people like me and dragged me out of his office.

The chief's behavior was an insult. How can his conscience let him treat an older person like that? I would like to make it clear that anything that happened to my daughter is the sole responsibility of the Public Security Bureau. The law is supposed to punish the bad people. My daughter is innocent. It is not wrong to follow the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance."

Dong Xia's mother,

Liu Guifang

Letter to the People of Dong Xia's Hometown

Dear People of Qizi Village:

I grew up in our town and I won't forget those who helped me and showed kindness towards me, and especially those who nurtured me.

Unfortunately, I am extremely saddened by what took place in our town a few days ago. As you know, my mother's poor health and her many diseases all vanished after she practiced Falun Gong. Her outlook changed and she no longer cared much for fame and money, strictly following the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" in her daily life, and striving to be a good person.

My mother lived with me in Jilin City, but she missed very much all the people in our home town, especially those who once practiced Falun Gong with her. She once said to me, "Now that many people have given up the practice in our home town and are suffering from their old illnesses again, I should not be selfish. I must go back to our town and help them to return to the practice and be free from pain again."

My mother's kindness has touched me greatly and I am so grateful to Falun Gong for bringing her peace and happiness. This is why my mother came back to our town. But she was detained and tortured at the detention center.

It is incredible that an unarmed older person was treated this way for breaking no law. Is it a crime to be a virtuous person by following "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance"?

Good is rewarded with good and evil meets evil. I hope our fellow countrymen can maintain their integrity, do more good and be blessed.

Daughter of Dong Xia,

Zhang Wei

1. [Shanghai] Ms. Gong Naifang Arrested by Fengxian Police Department

Ms. Gong Naifang from Shanghai was arrested by officers from the Fengxian Police Department around 2:00 p.m. on April 14, 2005. Police also searched her home.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Fengxian Police Department: 86-21-57426071 and ask for the State Security extension
Xietu Road Police Station: 86-21-64042433

2. [Hebei Province] Mr. Sun Liangsheng and Mr. Kang Yanxiang Sentenced to Four Years in Prison by the Hengshui City Court

Mr. Sun Liangsheng and Mr. Kang Yanxiang have been illegally held in custody for over a year. Recently they have both been sentenced to prison for four years by the Taocheng District Court in Hengshui City, Hebei Province.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Country code: 86, area code: 318
Jin Ronghai, chief procuratorator of the Taocheng District Procuratorate in Hengshui City: 2336699 (office), 2169789 (home), 86-13833896699 (cell), 6669988 (mobile)
Yu Licheng, deputy head of the prosecuting section of the Taocheng District Procuratorate in Hengshui City: 2323977 (office), 2126138 (home), 86-13903289688 (cell)
Xu Qingxun, deputy head of the arrest warrants section: 2326108 (office), 2126385 (home), 86-13932855185 (cell)
Han Zhendong, deputy chief of the criminal court of the Taocheng District Procuratorate in Hengshui City: 86-13932861396 (cell), 7918686 (office), 7906060 (home)

3. [Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Fengyu, Forced to Become Homeless, Is Being Held in the Liuchangshan Detention Center in Jinan City

Ms. Wang Fengyu, from Penglai, has been homeless for many years because of the persecution. Following her arrest on December 20, 2004, Ms. Wang has been held in the Liuchangshan Detention Center in Jinan City. The charges filed by the authorities have been transferred to the Tianqiao District Court.

Wang Chunyan, contact person in the Criminal Courtroom of Tianqiao District Court: 86-531-5964850

4. [Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Dingfeng Arrested for Distributing Truth-Clarifying Materials

Ms. Zhang Dingfeng, born in 1946, was arrested on the afternoon of April 15, 2005, while she was distributing truth-clarifying materials near the Baiyun Public Cemetery in Suizhou City. She was sent to Wuhan City on the same day and sentenced to one year of forced labor. Ms. Zhang previously was arrested on July 15, 2004, while clarifying the truth. At that time she was sentenced to three years of forced labor, but the term was not enforced.

5. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Hongying and Other Practitioners Arrested at Her Home

A dozen or so officers from the Fujin Police Station arrested Ms. Wang Fengqing and her daughter, Ms. Liu Hongying, at their home.

Around noon on April 30, the officers broke into the home to arrest Ms. Liu Hongying on the grounds that someone had confessed that she participated in clarifying the truth. A practitioner from Nanfen happened to be with Ms. Wang and Ms. Liu at the time. Ms. Wang asked the police to present the necessary legal documents. The officers showed no legal documents, but they took Ms. Liu into custody as well as the practitioner from Nanfen as they "argued" with the officers. The director of the police station gave orders to arrest all three practitioners and search Ms. Liu's home.

6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Some Updates on the Persecution of Falun Gong Students in the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp

Authorities at the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp have recently escalated the persecution against practitioners. The value of work output produced by each practitioner has been increased from four yuan per day to 12 yuan per day. Practitioners have been forced to work overtime when the production quota is not met. It is not uncommon for them to work until 11:00 p.m. Practitioners are also being physically abused in this facility.

Wang Huilian, 32, a lecturer at Northeastern Normal University, went on a hunger strike on April 21, 2005. Prison guards have force-fed and given him injections twice a day. Ms. Jin Min and others have remained on a strike to protest the unreasonable production quota.

7. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] More Information about the Arrest of Ms. Qu Xiuqin from the Yuanbaoshan District

Ms. Qu Xiuqin from Chifeng City was arrested in a one-story home west of the the Hongshan District Farm Market on April 12, 2005, by Hongshan District State Security officers carrying out orders from the Chifeng City State Security Department. Ms. Qu is being held in the Pingzhuang Detention Center in the Yuanbaoshan District.

Relevant information:

Country code: 86, area code: 476
Zhang Zhenqing, director of the Pingzhuang Detention Center in Yuanbaoshan District, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia: 3514140 (office), 3500473 (office), 86-13190937577 (cell)
Liu Weimin: 3514143 (office), 3662328 (mobile), 86-13904762505 (cell)
Pingzhuang Detention Center in Yuanbaoshan District, Chifeng City: 3501801
Yin Jintang, chief of the Yuanbaoshan District Police Department in Chifeng City: 86-476-3532589 (office), 3512925 (home)
Wang Jinshan, director of the Chifeng City 610 Office: 86-13327150680 (cell), 8215693 (home), 8337060 (office)
Yang Chunyue, deputy director of the Chifeng City 610 Office: 86-13904766288 (cell), 8350999 (home), 8335529 (office), 8689902 (mobile)
Chen Xiaodong: 86-13848569192 (cell), 8424610 (office), 8421672 (home)
Meng Heping: 86-13947678697 (cell)
Hu Daoshu: 86-13847690690 (cell)

8. [Shaanxi Province] Elderly Couple Mr. Wang Jincai and Ms. Yang Lianying Arrested by the Police

Mr. Wang Jincai and his wife Ms. Yang Lianying, of the Provincial No. 4 Construction Company in Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, are both over 60 years old. Local police arrested the couple half a dozen times as they remained steadfast in practicing Falun Dafa and clarifying the truth. The couple has suffered constant extortion in addition to other forms of severe persecution. Nearly two months ago, only days after Mr. Wang was released, his wife Ms. Yang was taken away by the police. She remains in custody.

9. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Gao Xuerong and Ms. Chen Chanqin Secretly Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Gao Xuerong and Ms. Chen Chanqin, from Luoyang City, were arrested in January 2005 for distributing truth-clarifying materials. The authorities have blocked any information about them. No visits have been allowed. It has been learned that authorities have secretly sentenced both of them, without notifying any of their family members.

10. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Fan Manhong Mentally Collapses As a Result of Persecution at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Fan Manhong, 36, went to municipal and provincial authorities to appeal for Falun Gong after the persecution started on July 20, 1999. In October 1999, she went to Beijing to appeal and was sent back to Shenyang City. She was held in the Fangjialan Detention Center in Shenyang City. She went to Beijing to appeal again after being released. She was taken into custody at Facility No. 5 in Shenyang.

Ms. Fan was illegally sentenced to 18 months of forced labor in 2000 and sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, where she experienced severe torture. She had suffered loss of memory by the time she was released. She appeared to be dazed and suffering from symptoms of severe mental collapse.

11. [Liaoning Province] Police in Hongtoushan, Qingyuan County, Arrest 17 Falun Gong Practitioners

Hongtoushan police in Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province, have arrested 17 Falun Gong practitioners, including Wang Guang, Zhu Dahai and Yang Xuejun, who were arrested at work, and Ms. Wang Cuiling, Ms. Sun Shuiqin and others, who were arrested at home.

In addition, around 3:30 a.m. on April 14, 2005, several dozen plainclothes police officers from the No. 1 Division of the Fushun City Police Department arrived in four vehicles to launch an all-out campaign, arresting over 30 Falun Gong practitioners in Ming Township, Nankouqian Town, Qingyuan County. In some villages, all Falun Gong practitioners have been placed under arrest. Three more practitioners were arrested on a bus in Qingyuan County.

12. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Lijun and Several Other Practitioners Arrested

Around 6:00 a.m. on March 29, 2005, four officers from the Nancheng Police Station in Shulan City came to Ms. Zhao Lijun's home. They kicked down the door to break in. The officers forcibly took Ms. Zhao away and searched her home. At 7:00 a.m., officer Xu Ku and officer Kong found a tape of Falun Gong exercises at Mr. Zhao Yanshun's home. They arrested Mr. Zhao.

Recently, Mr. Sun Changyou and his wife Ms. Wang Guozhen were arrested. Mr. Qi Yunsheng from Tuchengzi Commune was arrested on April 7, 2005.

13. [Beijing] Mr. Wang Jinghe Arrested at His Home in the Haidian District

On April 24, 2005, Mr. Wang Jinghe, who lives in Wenquan Village, Wenquan Town in the Haidian District of Beijing, was arrested at his home by officers from the Haidian District 610 Office.

14. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Zhige Severely Tortured

On March 27, 2005, Mr. Wang Zhige was followed by Weng Hongbing, deputy head of the State Security Section of the Fangzheng County Police Department, and other officers. He is being held at the Fangzheng County No. 1 Detention Center. On the first day of his arrest, Mr. Wang suffered severe beatings from Chou Yongsheng, Weng Hongbing and other officers. His spine was injured, resulting in loss of sight in his left eye. He could not move his left arm. Mr. Wang has been on a hunger strike for over 30 days. He was once brutally force-fed which resulted in his passing out. He did not regain consciousness until four hours later in the emergency treatment ward of the hospital. He is in a very weak physical condition. Mr. Wang's family has demanded his release. Zhao Jiaqi, deputy chief of the police department, bluntly rejected the family's request.

Relevant telephone numbers:
Weng Hongbing, deputy head of the State Security Section of the Fangzheng County Police Department: 86-13115506902 (cell)
Chou Yongsheng, head of the State Security Division of the Fangzheng County Police Department: 86-13303617297 (cell)
Zhao Jiaqi, deputy chief of the Fangzheng County Police Department (in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong): 86-13303617299 (cell)

15. [Beijing] Ms. Yan Sen from the Xicheng District Arrested at His Home and Sentenced to Forced Labor

Ms. Yan Sen, a retired teacher from the No. 159 Middle School in Xicheng District, Beijing, was arrested at her home by the police on January 19, 2005. Ms. Yan has been recently sentenced to two years of forced labor.

16. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Fengyi Arrested

At noon on April 29, 2005, officers from the Chengyang Police Department in Qingdao City, led by Jiang Xun, Party secretary of Qiji Village, broke into Mr. Jiang Fengyi's home. The police confiscated Falun Dafa books and cassette tapes of Teacher's Fa-lectures. The officers obtained fingerprints on the arrest warrant from Mr. Jiang Fengyi's cousin, Mr. Jiang Fengxi. Mr. Jiang Fengyi is currently being held in the Chengyang District Detention Center, which is affiliated with the Qingdao City Police Department.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Jiang Xun, Party secretary of Qiji Village in Yuanshang Town: 86-532-2453098 (home)
Jiang Fengxi, villager: 86-532-2453433

17. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Longgang District Police Search the Homes of Mr. Dong Dehui and Ms. Guan Zhongying

On April 25 and 26, 2005, officers from the Longgang District Police Department in Huludao City illegally entered the homes of Mr. Dong Dehui and of Ms. Guan Zhongying. Under the pretext that they had received reports on them, the officers searched the two homes. In addition, the police also went to Ms. Huang Renxi's work unit to arrest her, but she was not there at the time.

Relevant telephone numbers:
Chen Weizhi, of the Huludao City 610 Office: 86-13898954024 (cell)
Li Siyu: 86-13052664446 (cell)

18. [Huazhou, Guangdong Province] Ms. Mai Cuijuan and Three Other Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Mai Cuijuan, in her 40s, and Ms. Zhang Huahong, in her 50s, were turned in to the police while distributing truth-clarifying materials on the evening of April 21, 2005. The police arrested them. Ms. Mai is being held in the Huazhou No. 2 Detention Center, and Ms. Zhang is being held in the No. 1 Detention Center.

Mr. Wu Bingda was turned in to the police by middle school students while distributing truth-clarifying materials in a neighboring village on April 16, 2005. The police took Mr. Wu to a brainwashing center in Maoming City. They also searched his home.

Ms. Chen Xiu was arrested on April 25, 2005 by seven officers, led by Dong Chaoyong of the Huazhou State Security Division. The officers also searched her home. Ms. Chen is being held in the Huazhou No. 1 Detention Center.

Officer Dong Chaoyong: 86-13702892319 (cell)

May 4, 2005

1. [Tianjin City] Persecution of Ms. Liang Hongyan Leads to Mental Collapse

Practitioner Ms. Liang Hongyan, 36 years old, was an employee of the Tiantie Group Hospital. In December 2001, she was arrested for visiting the Minghui website (the Chinese version of Clearwisdom) and for exposing the persecution of Falun Gong in China.

According to sources in the Public Security Bureau, Ms. Liang was arrested and detained at the She County Detention Center in Hebei Province, where she was thrown into a male cell and humiliated by the male prisoners. Twelve days later, she was sentenced to four years in prison and sent to Tianjin City Women's Prison.

Address: The Third Team in No. 4 District, Tianjin City Women's Prison, Lingzhuangzi West, Nankai District, Tianjin City, Zip code 300381

For more than three years, the prison guards have been instigating inmates to beat and curse her. She has appealed many times but in vain. Her family is on the verge of breaking up. Her parents were threatened by the Communist Party's Committee in Tiantie Group and were not allowed to lobby for her release. The prison guards said that Ms. Liang appeared to have suffered a mental collapse.

2. [Wuyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Guirong Detained and Persecuted in the Yancheng County Brainwashing Class

Around May 14, 2005, police officers from Wuyang County and Luohe City in Henan Province arrested practitioner Ms. Zhang Guirong and sent her to the brainwashing sessions held in Yancheng County. Ms. Zhang's husband, Zhao Guo'an, was brutally tortured to death some time ago. To date Ms. Zhang has not been released.

Mr. Zhao Guo'an was a farmer in Wuyang County. He was arrested in 2003 because he would not give up his practice of Falun Gong. After June 2003, he was sent to the No. 3 Forced Labor Camp in Xuchang County, where he died within four months from the torture he was subjected to. Later the authorities notified his family that he died of an acute disease. When his family saw his body, however, it was covered with bruises and wounds. When his family questioned the police about the cause of death, the police did not respond and quickly cremated the body. Mr. Zhao's family has appealed to the government many times but has received no response.

3. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Qiu Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

On the morning of May 26, 2005, practitioner Mr. Li Qiu of the Nanpiao Mining Business Bureau in Huludao City was secretly tried in the Nanpiao District Court. Mr. Li did not agree with the verdict. After the trial, he was sent back to the Huludao Detention Center.

On May 30, Mr. Li's family learned that he had been sentenced to three years in prison. They decided to appeal the sentence during the first 10 days of his incarceration and are still working through the appeal process.

Phone numbers of relevant people:

Zhou Hongsheng, chief procurator: 86-429-4198601
Wang Shijiang, deputy procurator: 86-429-4198602
Feng Han, deputy procurator: 86-429-4198603
Office, Head of the Court: 86-429-4192457
Liu Miao, Wang Hongyu, and Zhou Ji, heads of the Criminal Department who participated in the persecution of Mr. Li Qiu

4. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liao Qiyuan and Mr. Chen Guangzhan Arrested and Brought to Trial for Printing Falun Gong Materials

Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Liao Qiyuan and Mr. Chen Guangzhan were arrested for printing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. On the afternoon of June 1, 2005, they were tried in the Nanshan District Court in Shenzhen City. They were handcuffed, their feet shackled, and their heads covered with a black cloth. There were many uniformed police as well as plain-clothed officers outside the courthouse. Anyone who was not a member of the victim's family or who was a Falun Gong practitioner was not allowed to enter the courthouse. At the same time, policemen near the entrance arrested practitioner Wang Hongjun in broad daylight.

5. [Tieli City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Dongju Arrested by the Police for Writing Falun Gong Truth-Clarifying Materials

Practitioner Ms. Li Dongju, from Shenshu Township, Tieli City, was arrested by the local police for hand writing truth-clarifying materials. Due to the poor living standards in her area, computers and printers are not available. She is currently detained in Tieli City.

Shenshu Township Police Station: 86-458-2886103

Person responsible: Lu Fajiang, Political instructor and temporary chief of the Shenshu Police Station

6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wu Xiaoyan Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Wu Xiaoyan from Dalian City, 29 years old, was arrested on May 31, 2005. Her computer, which was owned by the company she worked for, cell phone, and Falun Gong books were confiscated. Her whereabouts are still unknown.

7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Chu Qinghua Secretly Sentenced to Two and a Half Years of Forced Labor

Practitioner Mr. Chu Qinghua from Changyi City was arrested when he went to Weibei Prison to visit his father Chu Liwen. It was recently reported that he was secretly and illegally sentenced to two and a half years in a forced labor camp. He was sent to Wangcun Forced Labor Camp to serve the sentence.

8. [Ningxia City, Gansu Province] Police Arrest Five Practitioners

Police in Ningxia City arrested the following practitioners: Tan Xiuxia, Cai Guojun, Qiao Jianhui, Hu Jiancai and Xi Hua originally from Shizuishan and Yinchuan.

9. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Ms. Jiang Yulian Arrested for a Passing Out a Falun Gong Card

On the afternoon of April 20, 2005, Ms. Jiang Yulian, a medical doctor, was arrested by the local police for handing out a wish card. She was first detained at the local drug rehabilitation center and later transferred to a detention center. She went on a hunger strike for 32 days to protest being persecuted.

On the morning of May 27, her health having deteriorated to the point of being life-threatening, she was released on bail for medical treatment. However, the release cost her 5,000 yuan. Her home was ransacked as well. Valuable items including a laptop computer, a printer, a color TV, and over 10,000 yuan in cash were confiscated.

10. [Fengshun County, Guangdong Province] Ms. Luo Ruhua Arrested for Doing Falun Gong Exercises in Public

Ms. Luo Ruhua is 52 years old. On the morning of May 1, 2005, agents from the 610 Office and local police officers arrested her while she was doing Falun Gong exercises at Luofuqiao.

11. [Linfen City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Bai Delong and Guo Lanfang Arrested

At the end of May 2005, people from the Security Department of the Huozhou Coal Bureau broke into practitioner Mr. Bai Delong's home. They confiscated a large quantity of Falun Gong materials. Bai Delong, in his 70s, and Guo Lanfang, over 40, were arrested and sent to the Huozhou City Detention Center.

Responsible persons:

Shi Taiping, head of the Huozhou Power Plant: 86-357-5693088 (Home)

Jin Jianguo, head of the Security Division of the Huozhou Power Plant: 86-357-8996082

12. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Wang Change and Ren Guizhen Arrested for Handing Out Falun Gong Truth-Clarifying Materials

In late May 2005, practitioners Wang Change and Ren Guizhen from Weifang City were arrested on their way out of town to hand out truth-clarifying materials. They are currently being detained at Hanting Detention Center of Weifang City. Their homes were ransacked on the day they were arrested.

13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Zhang Yujie and Li Yutang Arrested

On April 27, 2005, the local police of Dezhou City arrested Falun Gong practitioners Zhang Yujie and Li Yitang from Weifang City at Xiajin. According to internal sources, the police deprived them of sleep to force them to reveal the names of other practitioners.

14. [Chifeng, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Yu Fengjie Transferred to a Brainwashing Class After Being Detained for Four Years

On May 31, 2005, practitioners Ms. Yu Fengjie and He Ruifang, who worked at Hongwei Mining Plant of Pingmei Company in Chifeng City, had served their prison terms of four years. Ms.Yu Fengjie's family traveled a long way to Huhehaote City No.1 Women's Prison to bring her back home with them. However, the prison authorities did not allow her family to see her and issued orders that only people from the 610 Office could take her back. In fact Ms. Yu Fengjie was transferred to a brainwashing class for continued detention and suffering.

On June 2, 2005, practitioner Ms.Yu Xiulan from Yuanbaoshan District of Chifeng City was transferred to a brainwashing class in Chifeng City. Ju Fengjin and Li Wenyuan, police officers from the Jianchangying Township Police Station, took Ms. Yu away are.

15. [Yichang, Hubei Province] University Teacher Mr. Zhou Qiang Arrested for Not Giving up Falun Gong

On the morning of June 1, 2005, Mr. Zhou Qiang, a teacher at the School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Three Gorges University, Yichang City, was sent to a brainwashing center by the Yichang City police and the Security Department of the Three Gorges University because he would not give up his practice of Falun Gong and because he announced that he was quitting the Communist Party.

Security Department of the Three Gorges University:

Office of the head: 86-717-6392122
Office of the deputy head: 86-717-6392626, 86-717-6392455