Latest News from China - 3/10/2003

(Clearwisdom.net)

1. [Guangdong Province] Illegal Arrest of Dafa Practitioners Feng Wentao, Lin Jieshan, and Liu Ziyun at the Hands of Local Police
2. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Dafa Practitioner Yu Meixiu is on a Hunger Strike Lasting over Two Months; Her Life is in Extreme Danger
3. [Suzhou City, Anhui Province] Persecution against Xi Tiejun, Zhu Guangzhen, and Other Dafa Practitioners in Suzhou City Prison
4. [Jidong City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioners Qu Dehong Sentenced to Three and a Half Years of Imprisonment
5. [China] Aggravated Persecution against Practitioners Who Write Solemn Declarations
6. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Illegal Arrest and Detention of Practitioners During the Two Conferences
7. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Indefinite Prison Sentence for Two Dafa Practitioners at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
8. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Court Sentences Six Dafa Practitioners to Long Term Imprisonment
9. [Xinle City, Hebei Province] Criminal Records for "610 Office" Persons

[Guangdong Province] Illegal Arrest of Dafa Practitioners Feng Wentao, Lin Jieshan, and Liu Ziyun at the Hands of Local Police

On December 13, 2000, Mr. Feng Wentao was arrested at Tianhedongpu in Guangdong Province and detained at the Shangshe Detention Center. Not until one month after his detention did his family receive any information. In December 2002, he was secretly sentenced to six years of imprisonment and then transferred to Guandong Province's Sihui Prison.

On February 18, 2003, Ms. Lin Jieshan was arrested when she was clarifying the truth. At present, she is detained at Jiedong County's Detention Center in Guangdong Province.

In addition, Liu Ziyun and one other practitioner were arrested.

[Hefei City, Anhui Province] Dafa Practitioner Yu Meixiu is on a Hunger Strike Lasting over Two Months; Her Life is in Extreme Danger

Ms. Yu Meixiu, 57 years old, was arrested and illegally sentenced to four years of imprisonment because she clarified the truth about Falun Dafa. She is detained at Hefei City's Female Prison where she has been on a hunger strike over two months. Her life is in extreme danger.

[Suzhou City, Anhui Province] Persecution against Xi Tiejun, Zhu Guangzhen, and Other Dafa Practitioners in Suzhou City Prison

According to a reliable source, Mr. Xi Tiejun and over a dozen other Dafa practitioners are illegally detained at Suzhou City Prison in Anhui Province. None of his family members are allowed to visit or communicate with him. Even smiles between practitioners result in brutal torture. Currently, they have been on a hunger strike over 20 days. Ms. Zhu Guangzhen, a nearly 70-year-old woman, is also detained there.

[Jidong City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioners Qu Dehong Sentenced to Three and a Half Years of Imprisonment

On November 1, 1999, practitioner Mr. Qu Dehong was arrested in Beijing and sentenced to three and a half years of imprisonment because on October 28, 1999, he attended the press conference held in Beijing to clarify the truth to international reporters.

[China] Aggravated Persecution against Practitioners Who Write Solemn Declarations

After some practitioners wrote the so-called "three statements*" under pressure, they submitted solemn declarations that the "three statements" they signed were null and void from then on. However, aggravated persecution was inflicted on them. Most of these practitioners were not allowed to see their family members. The worst case was the persecution against practitioner Mr. Su Yan. He has been locked up in a small cell since the end of February, has to suffer hunger and cold and is persecuted both mentally and physically.

*Three Statements: they are signed documents coerced under extreme pressure, torture and brainwashing, designed by the Chinese authorities to ensure that detained Falun Gong practitioners be appropriately brain-washed. The statements consist of a letter of repentance, a guarantee to never again practice Falun Gong, and a list containing names and addresses of all family, friends and acquaintances of the detainee who practices Falun Gong. This system was concocted by the "610 Office," an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

[Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Illegal Arrest and Detention of Practitioners During the Two Conferences

Recently, during the "Two Conferences," the People's Congress and Political Consultation Conference, policemen from Anshan City started another round of practitioner arrests. Practitioners were detained for more than 20 days, which severely violates the law and human rights.

[Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Indefinite Prison Sentence for Two Dafa Practitioners at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Practitioners Ms. Li Yanmei and Ms. Wang Qinghua are now held at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Ms Li's term expired in January 2003, Ms. Wang's term expired in February 2003, but the personnel at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp didn't release them and extended their terms at will. Additionally, Ms. Teng Shiyun was just sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.

[Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Court Sentences Six Dafa Practitioners to Long Term Imprisonment

According to news broadcast on Pingdingshan City's TV station on December 25, 2002, Pingdingshan City's Prosecuting Office and Pingdingshan City's Court jointly sentenced six Falun Gong practitioners to long-term imprisonment.

Ma Huadong from the Xinhua District's Police Department ransacked Falun Gong practitioner Teng Yuzhi's home. He temporarily arrested the practitioner for finding a copy of Zhuan Falun in his home and extorted 8,000 Yuan before he released him.

[Xinle City, Hebei Province] Criminal Records for "610 Office" Persons

Since July 20, 1999, under instructions from Zhang Xiaorong, and from the director of the city's Political & Judiciary Committee and Bai Wansheng, director of the city's police department, personnel from Xinle City's "610 Office" *) arrested Dafa practitioners at will and illegally detained, fined, and tortured them with excruciating means. From the time of the 16^th National Party Congress to up until now, they took practitioners away in broad day light an secretly held them in some temporary, rented rooms in suburbs, threatened and extorted them. Practitioners who refused to write the so-called "Three Statements" or hand in an undocumented fine of around 2,000 Yuan will be sent to forced labor camps.

Telephone number of the "610 Office": 86-311-8652281

Director of the "610 Office": Wang Zhannian

• Director of the city's Political & Judiciary Committee and vice director of the "610 Office": Ban Huimin

* The "610 Office" is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute powers over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.