Latest News from China - March 5, 2004

(Clearwisdom.net)

• [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Four Falun Dafa Practitioners Given Heavy Sentences by the Ganjingzi District Court
• [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa practitioners Chen Changping and Wen Lianju Have Been Arrested
• [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Luo Fengqin Has Been Abducted
• [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Xu Qingyan and Ms. Wang Yulan Have Been Sentenced to Forced Labor and Are Being Held at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
• [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Xun Weihua and Wang Yuxiu Have been Arrested
• [Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia] The Number One Women's Prison Tortures Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Xia
• [Inner Mongolia] Baotou City Detention Center Tortures Falun Dafa Practitioners
• [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liao Haimei Has Been on a Hunger Strike at the Nanchang Women's Jail in Protest Against the Persecution
• [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] More than 20 Falun Dafa Practitioners Have Been Sent to the Qianlianghu Brainwashing Center
• [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Mr. Li Zheng (alias) and His Wife Have Been Arrested by the Local Police
• [Baoding Area, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Xue Jiangzhu Has Been Detained, Her House Searched and Is under Surveillance
• [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] More Than 20 Falun Dafa Practitioners Have Been Arrested
• [Baotou City, Inner Mongolia] Six to Eight Falun Dafa Practitioners Including Chi Xiaoming and Doctor Du Have Been Arrested by the Police
• [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Lan Arrested While Handing out Truth-clarification Materials and Sent to a Brainwashing Center
• [Nanyang City, Henan Province] A Falun Dafa Material Producing Site Has Been Sabotaged by the Police
• [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Persecution Cases of Two Falun Dafa Practitioners
• [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Wang Mingjiang Has Been Arrested
• [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Some of the Facts About the Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners by Police
• [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Six Falun Dafa Practitioners Have Been Arrested

[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Four Falun Dafa Practitioners Given Heavy Sentences by the Ganjingzi District Court

In September 2002, Falun Dafa practitioners who have been sentenced by the Ganjingzi District Court of Dalian City include Xu Zhibin, sentenced to 14 years, Chen Xin, to 13 years, a female Dafa practitioner (name is not immediately known) sentenced to 13 years, a male Dafa practitioner (name is not immediately known), to 13 years. Xu Zhibin and Chen Xin are currently being held at the Wafangdian Prison, Liaoning Province. Xu Zhibin is extremely weak as a result of the torture. Conditions of the other two practitioners are unknown.

Responsible Unit:

Ganjingzi District People's Court, Dalian City

The telephone Number for the Criminal Court of Ganjingzi District Court, Dalian City: 86-411-6600626-ext the Fourth Court

Responsible members:

Presiding Judge: Hu Xiaoping
People's Jury: Ning Guixiang
People's Jury: Mu Fengqin
Secretary: Xun Yanni

[Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa practitioners Chen Changping and Wen Lianju Have Been Arrested

Falun Dafa practitioners Chen Changping and Wen Lianju from Jiahe Village, Yongling Township, Xinbing County, Fushun City were reported to the Xinbing County National Security Bureau when clarifying truth with the villagers on the evening of February 16, 2004. The two practitioners were arrested by National Security personnel and taken to Yongling Police Sub-station. Later, Wen Lianju was released and Chen Changping was held at Xinbing County Detention Center.

[Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Luo Fengqin Has Been Abducted

On March 2^nd, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Luo Fengqin from Shifobao Village, Yixian County in Jinzhou City was abducted when handing out truth clarification materials at Luotun Village, Yixian County. She was later held at the Yixian County Detention Center.

[Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Xu Qingyan and Ms. Wang Yulan Have Been Sentenced to Forced Labor and Are Being Held at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

After Ms. Xu Qingyan and Ms. Wang Yulan were detained at Jinzhou City Number One Detention Center, Xu Qingyan was sentenced to three years of forced labor and Wang Yulan for one year. They have been transferred to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in Liaoning Province.

[Dehui City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Xun Weihua and Wang Yuxiu Have been Arrested

In the morning of January 21, 2004, Chaoyang Township Police Sub-station in Dehui City collaborated with the Criminal Division of Dehui City and searched the homes of Dafa practitioners Ms. Xun Weihua and Ms. Wang Yuxiu. After the search, the two practitioners were taken to Dehui City Detention Center, where they are still being detained.

In another report, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Yang from Xinsheng Village, Chakou Township of Dehui City was detained by the Dehui City Criminal Police Division and taken to the Dehui City Detention Center.

[Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia] The No. One Women's Prison Tortures Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Xia

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Xia from Bameng was arrested while clarifying the truth in Hohhot City. She walked out of the detention center with righteous thoughts and went to Baotou City to hand out more truth clarification material. After being arrested again, she was sent to Guchengwan Detention Center of Baotou City. She was forced to sleep on the floor next to the toilet. Later, she was transferred to Huhhot Women's Jail, where the police incited criminals to hold her four limbs to carry her to the so-called "Reform Room." The police asked the criminals to beat her up but kept it secret. Now, Ms. Wang Xia has been on hunger strike for more than a year. All kinds of cruel torture have failed to make her give up Falun Gong.

[Inner Mongolia] Baotou City Detention Center Tortures Falun Dafa Practitioners

In October 2000, Baotou City Detention Center held a large number of Falun Dafa practitioners who had gone to Beijing to appeal. It was said that there were as many as six busloads of practitioners taken there from Beijing at one time. The police brutally tortured the Dafa practitioners who went on hunger strike. Some practitioners were sprayed with cold water, some were force fed and others were beaten up. The police also incited criminals to use violence against the practitioners. In one cell, practitioner An Qingxia was beaten up after the criminals stuffed a towel into her mouth. Some of the practitioners were shoved to the toilet and forced to sleep on the wet and stinking floor. The police also forced the practitioners to listen to their lectures. If the Dafa practitioner's sitting position was not in line with the demands of the police they would be beaten up.

Mr. Zhang Fengxiang from Chaoyangwan, Weichang County in Hebei Province was sentenced to forced labor for more than a year because he went to Beijing to appeal. After he was released from the forced labor camp, he was abducted to a brainwashing center. The thugs there said that Falun Dafa practitioners do not smoke and drink, but then they forced the Dafa practitioners to smoke and drink. They inserted two cigarettes into the practitioners' nostrils and poured wine and hot pepper water into their mouths.

[Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liao Haimei Has Been on a Hunger Strike at the Nanchang Women's Jail in Protest Against the Persecution

Fifty-four-year old Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Liao Haimei from Zhangshu City, Jiangxi Province works in the Zhangshu City People's Hospital and lives in the hospital dormitories. In November 1999 Liao Haimei was sentenced to two years of forced labor. During the detention, she suffered all kinds of torture and was released after her term of forced labor was illegally extended for eight months due to her persisting in her belief in Falun Dafa. In June 2003, Liao Haimei was arrested again for putting up a Falun Dafa truth-clarification poster and sentenced to three years imprisonment. She is now being held at the Treatment Department of the Nanchang Women's Prison Hospital.

Liao Haimei's belief in Falun Dafa is rock-solid. She rejected all the requests by the police and has been on a hunger strike ever since her arrest. She has not had any prison food in the last seven months and is now force fed by the police every day.

People who are involved in the persecution:

Deputy Head of the Zhangshu City National Security Division: Ruan Xinhua
Head of the Zhangshu City Public Security Bureau: Chen Wen
Deputy Head of the Zhangshu City People's Hospital: Yu Zhiqin

[Yueyang City, Hunan Province] More than 20 Falun Dafa Practitioners Have Been Sent to the Qianlianghu Brainwashing Center

When it was close to the opening of the National People's Congress and the Chinese Political Conservative Conference, Yueyang City "610 Office" ⁽¹⁾ sent more than 20 Falun Dafa practitioners to the Qianlianghu Brainwashing Center.

[Baoding City, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Mr. Li Zheng (alias) and His Wife Have Been Arrested by the Local Police

Falun Dafa Practitioners Mr. Li Zheng (alias) and his wife were arrested at about 5 o'clock in the morning of February 11, 2004 by the local police. On February 8, 40 police vans and more than 100 policemen with photos in their hands were dispatched to Quhou Village and made a door to door search. In the evening of February 10, Mr. Li Zheng was meeting another practitioner, Wang Daming (alias), in the street and it is possible that they were followed. At 5 o'clock on February 11 the local police sent two groups of people to Mr. Li Zheng's home and arrested Mr. Li and his wife. Mr. Wang Daming and his wife were also arrested by the police in another place either in the evening of the 10^th or the early morning of the 11^th. Mr. Li Zheng might have been sent to Beijing. Details are to be investigated.

[Baoding Area, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Xue Jiangzhu Has Been Detained, Her House Searched and Is under Surveillance

Ms. Xue Jiangzhu is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Beiliuzhao Village of Qiaotou Township in Yixian County, Baoding area, Hebei Province. She was arrested by the Head of the Baima Township Police Sub-station, Chen Fulai, policemen Zhang Haitao, Zhou and others on May 27^th, 2003 when she was handing out Falun Dafa truth-clarification materials. She was detained for 15 days and forced to pay a 300 yuan fine ⁽²⁾. There was a deep scar left on Xue Jiangzhu's wrist from when policeman Zhang Haitao arrested and interrogated her.

On June 11, 2003, the Baima Township Police Sub-station extorted 2,000 yuan from Xue Jiangzhu's home. The Qiaotou Township government also demanded 2,000 yuan from the village where Xue Jiangzhu lives. The township government confiscated a sofa, sewing machine, bed, television and other daily necessities from Xue's home. This has made it very hard for Xue Jiangzhu to live a normal life. Now, she can barely manage to live. The Qiaotou Township government and the local police station keep a tight surveillance on Xue's daily life, so she lost all of her personal freedom.

[Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] More Than 20 Falun Dafa Practitioners Have Been Arrested

Because the Falun Dafa truth-clarification flyers, slogans and banners were everywhere in Shuangcheng City, the authorities arrested more than ten Falun Dafa practitioners on February 12, 2004. In a city wide operation on February 27^th, more than 20 practitioners were arrested. Among them were Kou Fangqi, Na Chenxian, Zhang Hongxia and Wang Yunshan from Xiqin Township, Shangcheng City. Others include Liang Shuwen, Fu Zhiying, Zhang Fengtian and Ms. Sun Xiuqin (Her husband Yi Fuquan is now detained at Hasanjian) from Jincheng Township, six practitioners from Hanhu Township (their names are not immediately available), one from Dancheng and four from Chaoyang and Qianjin Townships.

[Baotou City, Inner Mongolia] Six to Eight Falun Dafa Practitioners Including Chi Xiaoming and Doctor Du Have Been Arrested by the Police

In January 2004, six to eight Falun Dafa practitioners including Mr. Chi Xiaoming and Doctor Du were arrested by the National Security Division of the Qingshan Public Security Bureau. They have been detained for nearly two months. In the detention center Dafa practitioners suffered from severe psychological persecution. Chi Xiaoming was often badly beaten up by the inmates, who were incited by the police. However, his belief in Falun Dafa is still rock-solid. It is reported that police planned to sentence Chi Xiaoming to two years of forced labor. No details of other Falun Dafa practitioners are immediately available.

Responsible Units:

Qingshan Detention Center (Yinliuyaozi) 86-472-7152660
Baotou City National Security Division: 86-472-2124091

[Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Lan Arrested While Handing out Truth-clarification Materials and Sent to a Brainwashing Center

Falun Dafa practitioner Li Lan, who is a resident of Huaqiao Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan City, was arrested by the police on March 1^st, 2004 at the Hongshan Square when handing out truth-clarification materials. She was then sent to a brainwashing center.

[Nanyang City, Henan Province] A Falun Dafa Material Production Site Has Been Sabotaged by the Police

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Baozhi, 52 years old, is a retired worker from the Nanyang Locks Factory and lives on Gongnong Road in Nanyang City. In the afternoon of March 4, 2004 she was arrested by the police from home. Her home was ransacked and her personal property was confiscated. Items that were taken included several computers and printers, as well as some truth-clarification materials.

Recently, more than 20 Falun Dafa practitioners from Nanyang City and the counties under its jurisdiction have been arrested by the police.

[Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Persecution Cases of Two Falun Dafa Practitioners

Falun Dafa practitioner Gu Qun, a retired worker from Chengdu Household Supplies Company, was sentenced to three years in prison for persisting in the belief of Falun Dafa.

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Tao Juhua refused to listen to the orders from police, so they ordered inmates to beat her up. Ms. Tao then went on a hunger strike to protest the evil deeds of the police, and her front teeth were knocked out during the forced feeding.

[Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Wang Mingjiang Has Been Arrested

Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wang Mingjiang from Jiaozhou city was forced to leave home and go from place to place to avoid arrest. At about 1:00 o'clock on February 28, 2004, Mr. Wang was taken away by the police on Xuzhou Road, Jiaozhou City. His whereabouts are not known at present.

[Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Some of the Facts About the Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners by Police

At the beginning of January 2004, Chen Songlin led a group of policemen from the Renmin Road Police Sub-station of Hengshui City to go to Chengguan Township of Jizhou City and arrested Dafa practitioner Shi Wentong

Renmin Road Police Sub-station: 86-318-2059695, 86-318-2025678

Director: Zhao Bingzhi
Political Commissar: Si Wentong
Deputy Director: Liu Yanming

There are a lot of Falun Dafa practitioners in the Kangfu Street Police Sub-station district. When the persecution started on July 20 1999, this area became a place where Dafa practitioners are severely persecuted. Last year, the police from the local police station searched the Dafa practitioners' homes many times. Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Yin Chunmei was forced to leave home to avoid arrest. The Kangfu Street Police Sub-station searched her mother's house twice, once on August 15^th and again a few days later. Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Xun Liangshen, Mr. Kang Yanxiang and his wife who had been forced to leave home and go from place to place to avoid persecution, have been arrested.

Kangfu Street Police Sub-station: 86-318-2338019

[Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Six Falun Dafa Practitioners Have Been Arrested

On March 4, 2004 witnesses saw a large number of policemen and "610 Office" officials force their way into a house at Mazhang Market and arrest three male and three female Falun Dafa practitioners. It is most likely they have been taken to Ruiyun Police Sub-station in Mazhang

Ruiyun Police Sub-station in Mazhang: 86-759-2710909

Director's Office: 86-759-2711770

Director: Zhou Jier

(1) "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.

(2) yuan: Chinese currency, the monthly salary for an average Chinese urban worker is about 500 yuan.