Latest News from China - 08/16/2003

(Clearwisdom.net)

• [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Officers at the Chuangyezhuang Police Station in Honggang District Illegally Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. An
• [Beining City, Liaoning Province] Cases of Falun Dafa Practitioners under Persecution
• [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Cases of Falun Dafa Practitioners under Persecution
• [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Song Fengchun from Jianchang County Is on Hunger Strike Protesting Illegal Custody
• [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Local Police Illegally Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioner Jia Xiangping in Doumen Township
• [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Yi Wangban from Zhoukou City Remains in Illegal Custody at the Shibalihe Women's Forced Labor Camp
• [Liaoning Province] Police Officers at the Dalian Forced Labor Camp Brutally Abuse Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Ping
• [Chongqing City] Four Falun Dafa Practitioners from Chadian Town in Tongnan County are Illegally Arrested
• [Chongqing City] Falun Dafa Practitioners at Huayan Town in Tongnan County under Illegal Arrest
• [Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province] An Illegal Arrest
• [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Members of Luojiang County "610 Office" Face Resistance When Coercing Falun Dafa Practitioners across the County to Write "Guarantee Statements"
• [Qingyuan County, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Bian Wenhua Illegally Arrested
• [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] An Upcoming Police Raid
• [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Evil Scoundrels in Daoli District Hold Brainwashing Classes in the Shuangcheng Market to Persecute Falun Dafa Practitioners
• [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Deyang City "610 Office" and Education Commission Jointly Sponsor So-Called "Legal Education Exhibition" to Poison the Public
• [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Internet Cafés across Chengdu City Start Implementing Electronic IDs in August

1. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Officers at the Chuangyezhuang Police Station in Honggang District Illegally Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. An

Police officers at the Chaungyezhuang Police Station in Honggang District, Daqing City have recently started illegally arresting Falun Dafa practitioners. On August 11, Ms. An was taken away from her home. This police station has also arrested Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Li Yequan (who has managed to escape with righteous thoughts in mind), Mr. Pei Chuanjie, and Ms. Jiang Li.

Responsible individuals at the Chuangyezhuang Police Station:

Zhang Weidong, officer, mobile phone number: 86-13936999368.
Feng Limin, head of police station.
Telephone number for the Chuangyezhuang Police Station: 86-459-4697110.

2. [Beining City, Liaoning Province] Cases of Falun Dafa Practitioners under Persecution

Ms. Zhao Guixia, 49, is a peasant who lives in Changxing Town in Beining City, Liaoning Province. She was taken away from her home by officers from the Changxing Town Police Station on July 30, 2003.

Ms. Xing Fei, 27, is a teacher at the Zhaotun Town Elementary School in Beining City. She lives in Goubangzi Town in Beining City. She was taken away from her home by officers from the Goubangzi Police Department on July 17, 2003.

Ms. Han Sufeng, in her fifties, is a retired worker from the Goubangzi Town Plastic Factory in Beining City. She lives in Goubangzi Town in Beining City. She was taken away from her home by officers from the Goubangzi Police Department on July 20, 2003. Ms. Han has been sentenced to three years of forced labor and has been sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.

Ms. Jing Lanying, 30, is a peasant who lives in Chentun Village, Liaotun Township in Beining City. She was taken away from her home by officers from the Liaotun Township Police Station on July 18, 2003. Ms. Jing remained on a hunger strike for fifteen days while she was in the detention center.

3. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Cases of Falun Dafa Practitioners under Persecution

Mr. Song Wenhua, 55, is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Tonghua City, Jilin Province. A local informer turned him in to the police while he was distributing Falun Gong truth clarifying materials in a mountain area in May 2003. He was taken to the Political Security Section at the Tonghua County Police Department. Two policemen stripped him naked and beat him continuously for over an hour. Officer Yu Jisheng burned his penis with a cigarette. After being abused throughout the night, Mr. Song was sent to the local detention center. On August 8, he was illegally sentenced to two years of forced labor and sent to the Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province.

Ms. Chen Guihua, 54, is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Tonghua City, Jilin Province. She was brutally beaten by three police officers in the Tonghua County Detention Center for doing Falun Gong exercises while in custody there. Ms. Chen was later sentenced to two years of forced labor and sent to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province.

A Falun Dafa practitioner whose name is not known has been illegally sentenced to fourteen years in prison and sent to the Jiutai Prison on August 8, 2003.

4. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Song Fengchun from Jianchang County Is on Hunger Strike Protesting Illegal Custody

On the morning of August 11, Ms. Song Fengchun was taken away by officers from the Political Security Section of the Jianchang County Police Department. Ms. Song is being held in the Jianchang Detention Center. She has been on a hunger strike protesting against the illegal custody.

Officers who participated in the arrest include Wang Junsheng and Cao Wentong, whose home phone number is 86-429-7127362. The telephone number for the Jianchang Detention Center is 86-429-7122723.

5. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Local Police Illegally Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioner Jia Xiangping in Doumen Township

Mr. Jia Xiangping is in his fifties. On July 29, 2003, he was taken away from his home by officers led by Li Xizhi, Chief of the Doumen Township Police Station.

6. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Yi Wangban from Zhoukou City Remains in Illegal Custody at the Shibalihe Women's Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Yi Wangban, 54, lives on Wenhua Street in Zhoukou City, Henan Province. In October 2000, Ms. Yi went to Beijing to validate Falun Dafa and was taken into custody by the Zhoukou Political Security Brigade. She was first held at her workplace, the Cultural Bureau, for 20 days. During this period, police officer Gao Feng at the political security group pretended to be handling her case with leniency. In fact, Gao was trying to take this as an opportunity to advance himself politically and career-wise. After his deceptive tricks ended up with nothing, Gao turned desperate and began pulling Ms. Yi's hair and hitting her hard, completely ignoring Ms. Yi's daughter who was crying next to her mother. Gao finally gave up on Ms. Yi and threw her into the detention center. After more than twelve days of attempted brainwashing in December 2000, Ms. Yi continued to remain steadfast. She was then transferred to the Shibalihe Women's Forced Labor Camp located in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province for three years of forced labor. Ms. Yi Wangban has remained in the labor camp ever since.

7. [Liaoning Province] Police Officers at the Dalian Forced Labor Camp Brutally Abuse Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Ping

Ms. Li Ping has been on hunger strike for five and a half months since her illegal arrest on February 27, 2003. She is emaciated in the Dalian Forced Labor Camp and on the verge of death. Besides brutally force-feeding her, the police officers in the labor camp have also incessantly demanded money from her family. Ms. Li's family members refused to oblige.

8. [Chongqing City] Four Falun Dafa Practitioners from Chadian Town in Tongnan County are Illegally Arrested

In late July, the police illegally arrested Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Yang Ming, Ms. Xu Ying, Ms. Huang Wanshu and Mr. Tan Qilong. Mr. Yang Ming is handicapped in both legs, and Ms. Xu Ying is his wife. After being held for over a dozen days, and after the police extorted 2,000 Yuan from them, the couple was released. The other two practitioners are still in custody.

500 Yuan is the average monthly income for an urban worker in China.

9. [Chongqing City] Falun Dafa Practitioners at Huayan Town in Tongnan County under Illegal Arrest

A large number of Falun Gong banners have been displayed in Huayan Town recently. The police have arrested four or five Falun Dafa practitioners. Details will be released after further investigation.

10. [Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province] An Illegal Arrest

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Lu Meilan was illegally arrested on August 7, 2003.

11. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Members of Luojiang County "610 Office" Face Resistance When Coercing Falun Dafa Practitioners across the County to Write "Guarantee Statements"

It has been learned that since June 2003 the "610 Office" in Luojiang County has been trying to coerce all Falun Dafa practitioners in the county to write "statements of guarantee" to promise to give up practicing Falun Gong. The practitioners have firmly rejected this demand despite pressure from their work places. Under orders from the county's "610 Office," some companies, such as the Luojiang Resin Factory, have suspended the spouse of any Falun Dafa practitioner from work. If the practitioner still refuses to write the "guarantee statement" renouncing Falun Gong, his or her spouse will also face abduction to the brainwashing center.

Individuals responsible for the persecution:

Luojiang County Police Department: He Shouxian (Bureau Chief) and Cai Shoyun (Section Chief), whose mobile phone number is 86-13608100599.

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

12. [Qingyuan County, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Bian Wenhua Illegally Arrested

On the evening of June 6, 2003, Bian Wenhua went to Yanzhuang Township to distribute Falun Gong truth clarifying materials and was arrested by the police. Bian is being held in a brainwashing center.

Bureau heads of the Justice Bureau in Qingyuan County: Xing Liqiu (home phone [phone]) and Zhan Chunlai.
Party Secretary of the Political and Judiciary Committee at Yanzhuang Township in Qingyuan County: Liu Zhanjie.
Police Station: Wang Dianjie (head), Liu Jun.
Party Subcommittee Secretary at Houlangying Village in Qingyuan County: Liu Jixiang; telephone number: 86-312-8102728.
Director of Security: Zhao Guoji; telephone number: 86-312-8102237.

13. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] An Upcoming Police Raid

Falun Dafa practitioners report that police officers have mobilized in the Hebei area in search of sites where Falun Gong materials are stored.

14. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Evil Scoundrels in Daoli District Hold Brainwashing Classes in the Shuangcheng Market to Persecute Falun Dafa Practitioners

Evil scoundrels in Daoli District are holding brainwashing classes in the Shuangcheng Market. Falun Dafa practitioners abducted from various districts and counties in Harbin City were sent to the brainwashing center from August 5 through 7.

15. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Deyang City "610 Office" and Education Commission Jointly Sponsor So-Called "Legal Education Exhibition" to Poison the Public

The "610 Office" and the Education Commission in Deyang City have held a so-called "Legal Education Exhibition," co-sponsored by the local finance bureau. The exhibition is held in the Nanchunyuan Garden in Bajiao Town, Deyang City. Five exhibition halls were set up in a two-story building next to a public restroom in the southeast corner of the garden. One exhibition hall is dedicated to defaming Falun Dafa. Visitors are mostly students who come in groups as part of their legal curriculum, and these young people are the primary victims of the show.

16. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Internet Cafés across Chengdu City Start Implementing Electronic IDs in August

It has been learned that all Internet Cafés in Chengdu City will implement the policy of electronic ID cards for anyone who accesses the Internet staring this August. The ID cards are known as "electronic identification cards dedicated for Internet access." Any net surfer has to provide his or her name, address, and personal identification number when applying for the ID card. The police departments have set up network connections with all the Internet cafés. No matter where a net surfer accesses the Internet, the location and computer, duration of Internet access, web pages visited, or chat room records are all kept on file for convenient review.

August 15, 2003