The Facts of the Persecution of Falun Gong  -- August 9, 2005

Issued by Clearwisdom Net

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  • Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Died After Police Persecuted Her Family in 2003

  • Mr. Wu Chunlong Sent Home Emaciated and Unconscious from the Jiamusi Forced Labor Camp

  • The Circumstances Surrounding Ms. Li Baojie's Torture Death Come to Light

  • Eyewitness Describes the Torture that Led to the Death of Ms. Liu Limei, an Associate Professor at Northeast Agricultural University

  • Family of Henan Province Practitioner Yuan Xianggan Shattered as a Result of Persecution

  • Descriptions of the Cruel Torture Methods Used to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners at the Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp (Illustrations)

  • The Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners at the Jiamusi Xigemu Labor Camp, Heilongjiang Province

  • 610 Office Staff in Weiyuan County, Sichuan Province Defame Falun Gong

  • Brief News from China - May 26, 2005

  • Summary of Other Articles and News - July 7, 2005



  • Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Died After Police Persecuted Her Family in 2003

    Police arrested the parents of 13-year old Wang Wei of Erdaowan Town, Fuyu, Heilongjian Province. Without cause the parents were illegally arrested, detained and harassed at their home. As the result of unrelenting intimidation on the part of the police, Wang Wei passed away in March 2003.

    Since 1999, Fuyu County Police Station, the Fuyu Erdaowan Town Police Department had continuously harassed Zou Yumei's household. In June 2001, Fuyu County Police Station policeman Lan Peicai, along with other policemen, went to Zou Yumei's house. Seeing that no one was home, they broke in and illegally searched the house. They later found and arrested Zou Yumei and her husband. They detained them at the Fuyu Detention Center for 15 days and made them pay 2000 yuan in extortion for their release.

    When Wang Wei returned home, she saw that her parents weren't there and the house was in a state of disarray. The police threatened her and ordered her to give up practice of Falun Gong. During the 15 days when her parents were detained, she had to live by herself. Because of this sudden change and the isolation she felt, fear and depression took hold of her.

    On April 22, 2002, Fuyu Erdaowan Police Department deputy director Wang Kongjiu and policeman Han Qingyu without cause arrested Zou Yumei. They sent her to Fuyu County's so-called "Law-governed "Transformation" Class." Wang Wei had lost her mother again. Fear and depression became a sickness, and she became thinner and weaker each day. Before she died, she wanted to see her mother, but the police refused her. Her family members asked the police to release Zou Yumei, but they said Zou would have to write the so-called guarantee statement denouncing the practice of Falun Gong and pay a 500 yuan fine before they would release her.

    When Zou Yumei was finally released, it was too late for Wang Wei. In March 2003, Wang Wei, still in her teenage years, passed away due to the evil Communist Party's devastating campaign of persecution of Falun Gong.

    Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/26/107009.html


    Mr. Wu Chunlong Sent Home Emaciated and Unconscious from the Jiamusi Forced Labor Camp

    By the end of April, 2005, Mr. Wu Chunlong's life was in danger from being persecuted in the Jiamusi Forced Labor Camp. The camp, being unwilling to take responsibility for his death, sent the dying Mr. Wu home.

    Wu Chunlong

    In the beginning of May, I went to visit Mr. Wu. I couldn't believe what I saw. Wu Chunlong used to be an energetic young man, but now his eyes looked lifeless and his face was pale. His left eye was red and the entire left side of his face was swollen from apparent beatings. He was also severely underweight, and his head looked big compared to his skinny neck. When I first saw him he was curled up against the wall covered in a bed sheet. He didn't register my arrival whatsoever nor did he seem to hear me when I talked to him. I felt horrible. A fine 30-year-old young man was persecuted to unconsciousness and couldn't even take care of himself.

    When I went back to see him again the next say, he couldn't get off the bed by himself, and when he tried to walk he was unsteady and looked like he would fall at anytime. He was still not able to respond to me when I talked to him. It was as if he had lost all of his memory and thoughts. I felt he had become this way because when he went on a hunger strike in the Jiamusi Forced Labor Camp, the police added drugs to his food when they force fed him.

    Through constant Falun Gong book study and doing the exercises, Mr. Wu could start walking steadily and could eat again. The swelling on his face went down, and his face became rosy. Sometimes he could talk a little. He was reborn because Falun Gong gave him hope.

    On the morning of May 19, Yin Xiaodong from the Songlin Police Station in Jiamusi City went to Wu Chunlong's home. Yin said that the forced labor camp wanted him to go to the police station so that they could record a conversation with him. Yin also asked Mr. Wu to report to the police station once a month and suggested that his father should take him back to the forced labor camp after he recovered. Yin forced Wu Chunlong to take a temporary resident ID and took pictures of him.

    Wu Chunlong had just started to recover from the tremendous mental trauma, and now, after the threat from the police, he was terrified by the horrifying memories from the past. He was shivering just thinking about having to go back to the pain and all the brutal tortures. At that point Mr. Wu collapsed mentally. He ate less and less and didn't feel any hunger despite not eating. He could eat a little rice porridge, but nothing else. He suffered from diarrhea and his weight went down. Now Wu Chunlong has a high fever that doesn't seem to go away. He is short of breath and sometimes looks like he is in a trance. He always feels that he is still in the terror of the evil. For many days he was nervous and slept the whole day. He couldn't get out of bed and needs help from his father in order to urinate.

    The Jiamusi Forced Labor Camp saw that Wu Chunlong's life was in danger again. In attempts to avoid responsibility they made Mr. Wu's father write a statement taking responsibility before they let Mr. Wu go home. The statement said Wu Chunlong's family would take full responsibility for his death if he died. His father, Wu Yongxiang, found out that Wu Chunlong was not conscious only after signing the statement and was very resentful of being tricked. The following is Mr. Wu's father, Wu Yongxiang's statement.

    Solemn Statement

    On April 30, Dao Yukun, from the forced labor camp, came to my home and asked me to write a statement taking responsibility for my son's life. I missed my son and really wanted to see him. I didn't know my son had been persecuted. I wrote down whatever Dao told me. After I finished, Dao made a phone call and asked two police officers to carry my son home. I regretted that I wrote the statement the minute I saw that my son was unconscious and severely underweight. I now declare that the statement is null and void! I must ask for justice for my son!

    Wu Yongxiang

    Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/24/106865.html


    The Circumstances Surrounding Ms. Li Baojie's Torture Death Come to Light

    Ms. Li Baojie, 34 years old, lived in Panshan County, Panjin City, Liaoning Province. Since she continued to practice Falun Gong after the persecution began, she was illegally arrested by the police many times. In August 2004, she was reported while clarifying the truth in Dalian City, Liaoning Province. Police officers Zhao Laixing and Liu Yonghua from Panjin City, went to Dalian City and brought Li Baojie and her husband, Pan Xushu, back to Panjin City. Both of them were then sentenced to three years of forced labor by the Panjin City Police Department. They were detained in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. After suffering extended indignity and torture, Ms. Li was tortured to death on April 8, 2005.

    Because the police continuously blocked information, covered up the truth and fabricated lies to deceive Ms. Li's family, the circumstances surrounding Ms. Li's death have not been exposed until now.

    The following is an account of persecution posted on the Minghui Website on July 20, 2005, that we believe is related to the case of Ms. Li Baojie. The title is, "A Letter Passed from the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp of Shenyang City:"

    "...since we came from different divisions and wore different types of clothing, the guards in the first division ordered us to wear uniforms. That was on April 1. Many practitioners refused to wear the uniforms, and were brutally beaten by a group of guards. Those practitioners, who stood up most prominently to disagree, were not only beaten up, but also punished with detention in small cells. The next day, we took off the uniforms and resisted the persecution. We went on a hunger strike again. This time even more practitioners joined in the hunger strike. We refused to wear the uniforms, sit on the small stools or eat meals, which greatly reduced the extent of the tortures that individual practitioners suffered. On the sixth day of our hunger strike, several guards pressed one practitioner down and more than ten other guards stood beside and watched as they force fed practitioners. After a while, I saw a big vehicle going back and forth. On that day, four practitioners were close to death due to forced feeding. Three of them were saved but one was tortured to death ....."

    The time of this letter exactly matched the date that Ms. Li Baojie was tortured to death. Other witnesses also validated that, on April 7, 2005, the guards of the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp force-fed the Falun Gong practitioners in Division 1. Prison Doctors Cao Yujie (female, about 50 years old), Ding Dayong (male, middle-aged), Chen Bin (female, about 30 years old), and other guards force-fed corn paste to Ms. Li through clamps placed in her mouth. They covered Ms. Li's nose so that she could not breathe. Witnesses say Ms. Li started to scratch with her two hands and twist frantically. Soon, her two hands were stiff. Then the three prison doctors treated her in a frantic rush for a while. After that, Ms. Li was carried out and sent to the First Hospital of Shenyang Medical School for emergency treatment. The doctor's diagnosis stated: infection in the lungs, Type II breath exhaustion and acid poisoning through respiration. It is clear that the doctors in the First Hospital of Shenyang Medical School were harboring the criminals and covering up the truth. They also lied and said that this kind of case was not caused by taking in food. Their purpose was to help the guards at the Masanjia Labor Camp shirk responsibility and to cover up the truth that force feeding resulted in Ms. Li's serious condition.

    The doctor issued a notice of terminal illness and recommended surgery and placing Ms. Li on respiration equipment. The doctor asked for signatures from both Ms. Li's family and the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp to do so. However, even with a human life at stake, the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp viciously refused this last chance of emergency treatment by not signing. Because food entered Ms. Li's lungs when the guards force-fed her, causing severe injury to her and she was not treated in a timely manner, Ms. Li lost her life on April 8.

    We strongly appeal to bring the following criminals to justice: Zhou Laixing, Li Yonghua (Police from the Politics and Security Section of the Panjin City's Police Department), Su Jing, Cao Yujie, Ding Dayong and Chen Bin (from the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp).

    Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/22/106739.html


    Eyewitness Describes the Torture that Led to the Death of Ms. Liu Limei, an Associate Professor at Northeast Agricultural University

    I was one of four practitioners arrested by the Harbin Anti-Riot Squadron and Shuangcheng Police in April, 2002. I was imprisoned along with Ms. Liu Limei in the Wanjia Forced Labor Camp Hospital.

    When I first saw Liu Limei, she had already been on a hunger strike for 6 months. She was extremely thin. Her voice was very weak, but she still kept on clarifying the truth to people around her and shouted loudly "Falun Dafa is good!" The police force-fed her, but Liu Limei would not cooperate and would resist the persecution. Once, a police officer was force-feeding her, and I saw her nose bleeding. She was out of breath, but the police still force-fed her. They beat her and swore at her when they could not succeed. I was able to hear her extremely weak voice on and off, "Falun Dafa is good!" The police sealed her mouth with tape, but by then Liu Limei was on the edge of death.

    When the police gave Liu Limei intravenous injections, she would not cooperate either. Police injected her with drugs to make her sleep. Every time after she was injected, she seemed to lose consciousness. Liu Limei was repeatedly force-fed, beaten, and injected with sleeping medicine. The police continuously tortured and threatened her.

    Once, Ms. Liu slept a whole day after being injected with sleeping drugs by the police. When she woke up, she could not move her hands and arms. I heard her saying, "I am so cold; please cover my arms with the quilt." At that time it was the beginning of July and the weather was hot. I immediately called the prison guard. The prison guard saw the situation and immediately called a doctor and the head of police. During the urgent rescue, they found that she had no blood pressure and her heart had stopped beating. They had IV's in both of her arms. The head of the hospital (his last name is Hao) came. He lifted her quilt and saw how thin she was. She weighed about 80 lbs and her skin was dry and cracked. She looked like a person over 80 years old. Hao told her, "I will release you for sure, drink some milk first." He was afraid that Ms. Liu would die in the hospital, and he immediately told Liu's family members to come get her. At 9 a.m., Liu Limei's husband came and hugged her. She was extremely thin and frail, breathing only faintly. Her husband said, "What can I do with her in such a condition?" Afterwards I heard that Liu Limei was transferred to another hospital by the police, not really released. Later they released her only after her family members paid a large fine.

    Reference material:

    Ms. Liu Limei, 41 years old, was a Falun Gong practitioner and an Associate Professor at Northeast Agricultural University. She was supervising students of Masters and Ph. D programs before the persecution. After July 20, 1999, Ms. Liu was arrested many times for being a practitioner. She was tortured in Wanjia Forced Labor Camp and the Wanjia Hospital. She went on a hunger strike many times and her health deteriorated rapidly. On August 12, 2003, Ms. Liu Limei died in the Forced Labor Camp.

    People involved the persecution of Liu Limei:

    Hospital Doctors: last name Mao, last name Han, last name Chang and last name Hao
    Police: Yu Fangli
    Prison guards: last name Han and last name Hu
    Heads of the Labor Camp: Shi Yingbai and Song Zhaohui

    Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/20/106484.html


    Family of Henan Province Practitioner Yuan Xianggan Shattered as a Result of Persecution

    Mr. Yuan Xianggan was a mathematics teacher at Ruyang First High School in the Luoyang area of Henan Province. He was illegally sentenced to three years in prison. Later his wife, Ren Qin, also a mathematics teacher in the same school, was sentenced to four years in prison. His sister Yuan Xiangfan was tortured to near death at Shibalihe Women's Forced Labor Camp. She was taken home on December 9, 2002, and passed away on September 8, 2003. Yuan Xianggan was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution.

    Mr. Yuan Xianggan is forty years old. He is an excellent teacher and has also persisted in practicing Falun Gong. In February 2000, he went to appeal in Beijing and was sentenced to three years in prison. He was sent to Luoyang Forced Labor Camp, where he suffered inhumane torture. After his release in February 2003, he started clarifying the facts of the persecution again.

    His sister Yuan Xiangfan was arrested in February of 2002 for appealing in Beijing. She was detained at the Ruyang County Detention Center and was subjected to the iron chair torture method for three days straight. When a higher provincial official came to inspect the detention center, Ms. Yuan was carried out in the iron chair to avoid notice by the inspection team. Seeing this horrible scene, many people shed tears. In 2001, she was sent to the Shibalihe Women's Forced Labor Camp, where the police and inmates subjected her to inhumane torture. When she was tortured to near death, she was finally released and taken home by her family on December 9, 2002. Paralyzed, Ms. Yuan remained in bed until she passed away on September 8, 2003.

    In early August 2003, Ms. Ren Qin, Yuan Xianggan's wife, was illegally detained for 15 days at Ruyang Detention Center. After being forced to pay 250 yuan in so-called living expenses, she was transferred to the Fengshan Hotel, where she was detained for over 10 days and had to pay 100 yuan each day in living expenses. Afterwards she was once again transferred to a brainwashing class at a school for the blind and deaf, where she suffered torture for 15 days. Because she refused to give up her belief, she was again detained in a detention center one week later.

    Soon after his sister Yuan Xiangfan was cremated, Mr. Yuan Xianggan was investigated and the police attempted to sentence him. To avoid further persecution, Mr. Yuan was forced to leave home. The public security office searched for him all over. He was expelled from school. Several months later, his wife Ren Qin was sentenced to four years in prison, leaving behind a son in high school and Mr. Yuan's parents, who are seventy years old.

    The officials in Ruyang First High School actively cooperated with the 610 Office to persecute practitioners. Principal Yuan Zhenhan has repeatedly incited hatred toward Falun Gong and practitioners among staff members and students in public. The party secretary Chu Xi'an is also actively involved. Two other teachers in this school are practitioners, and at present they are not allowed to work.

    Li Baoxian, the director of the Political and Security Office in the Ruyang County Public Security Bureau, Henan Province (the person mainly responsible for persecuting Falun Gong): 86-379-8213548

    Wan Daguang, the secretary of the Political and Security Committee in Ruyang County: 86-379-8214815, 86-379-8215392
    Chen Huili, the head of the 610 Office in Ruyang County: 86-379-8211827
    Li Jun, Chief of the Bureau of Education in Ruyang County: 86-379-8211218
    Yuan Zhenhan, Principal of Ruyang First High School: 86-379-68226308 (Home), 86-13938848666 (Cell)
    Chu Xi'an, secretary: 86-379-68288696

    Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/20/106547.html


    Descriptions of the Cruel Torture Methods Used to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners at the Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp (Illustrations)

    The followings are descriptions of the cruel torture methods used at the Nanmusi Forced Labor Camp, Sichuan Province, to brutally torture Falun Gong practitioners:

    1. Tying up the legs while sitting in a lotus position

    When the practitioner is sitting in a lotus position, the police use ropes to tie the legs very tightly. Then the rope is brought over both shoulders. The hands are folded tightly against the back and then tied against the body. After just half an hour, both feet become swollen and start to bleed. The pain felt in the hands and feet cannot be described in words. To increase the pain, two policemen step on the feet. The pain is excruciating, so tremendous, in fact, that the practitioner loses consciousness. This torture method may also result in the feet becoming numb and in deep injuries. Blisters as big as eggs grow on the feet and legs. Falun Gong practitioners who have suffered this torture are: Li Yun, Fu Liqiong, He Yumei, Zhong Shuirong, Wang Hongxia, Geng Xiaojun, Zheng Caixian, Sun Shihui and others.

    2. Tiger Bench

    The practitioner sits on a very low small iron bench. He/she has to put the heels on top of a high stool. The knees and back have to remain straight and the practitioner must look straight ahead; otherwise the practitioner will be beaten with clothes hangers or benches. Practitioners are forced to sit in this position from a few to over 20 days. The pain is beyond description. Practitioners who have been tortured using this method are: Zheng Caixian, Wang Hongxia and others.

    3. Force-feeding with condensed salt water

    This is an extremely cruel torture method. Falun Gong practitioners are shoved and then pressed to the ground by a few people. The guards then sit on top of his/her body and force the mouth open with special forceps that keep the mouth wide open to the maximum extent. As a result, the practitioner's teeth become loose. The other end of this tool presses against his throat, which causes the throat to bleed. They then force-feed the practitioner with condensed salt water. The liquid will often choke the practitioner when it is poured down the throat, which can result in death. Since condensed salt water causes great harm to the stomach, this torture method is a very cruel form of punishment. The suffering is beyond description. Because of the mouth clamp, whatever is forced-fed can't be vomited. If the practitioner does not swallow the force fed material, he/she can't breathe. Also, condensed salt water can't be easily swallowed. Therefore, it remains stuck in the throat, which is a life-threatening situation. Force-feeding is the leading cause of death among Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners who have suffered from this torture method are: Zhao Zhongling, Li Yun,

    Wang Hongxia, Fu Liqiong and Deng Zhongsu. Zhu Yinfang died as a result of being force-fed with condensed salt water and excrement.

    4. Being hung up by handcuffs

    With this torture method, the practitioner is hung so that only the tips of the toes can touch the ground, while the heels cannot touch the ground at all. If the heels touch the ground, the handcuff will cut into the skin. With this method, the practitioner may suffer from diarrhea or vomiting and the pain is excruciating. The hands may also become numb. Practitioners who have suffered this torture method are: You Quanfang, Wang Hongxia, Zhang Shiqing, Yin Fafeng, Geng Xiaojun, Zhao Zhongling.

    5. Handcuffed with both hands folded against the back and hung up on a tree

    This torture method will make the practitioners feel as if the handcuffs are cutting their wrists. The practitioners tortured this way suffer agonizing pain, and sweat profusely the entire time. Falun Gong practitioners who suffered this torture method are: Wang Hongxia, Zhang Fengqing, Zhang Wenhong and Wang Zhengmo.

    6. Handcuffing torture methods

    The practitioner is handcuffed with the hands in an upward position, using a fitted handcuff, and then handcuffed against a large tree.

    Standing straight while handcuffed against a window. The person who suffers from this torture method can't move. After a while, his/her feet will swell. Falun Gong practitioners who have suffered from this torture method are: Gao Yan, Zhang Shiqing, Zhang Wenhong, Wang Hongxia, Tao Juhua, Fan Ying, Geng Xiaojun, Yin Fafeng, You Quanfang and others. At least 30 practitioners in all have suffered from this torture method.

    7. Handcuffed to the Bed Rail

    At night, practitioners are handcuffed to the iron bed rail. In wintertime, when it is cold, they can't move. Their hands become numb and hurt terribly, which prevents them from falling asleep. Practitioners who have suffered from this torture method are: Huang Chenghui, Geng Xiaojun, Wang Hongxia and Li Yu.

    8. Handcuffed while squatting

    Practitioners are handcuffed to an iron bed and forced to squat. The practitioners who are tortured with this method cannot sit down, or stand up. Their feet will hurt terribly. Zhao Zhongling and others have suffered from this torture.

    9. Beating

    Policemen, as well as from a few to more than 20 collaborators beat practitioners as a group. Practitioners who were beaten like this were injured from head to toe. Their internal organs were also injured. Some lost consciousness. Also many suffered from pain for quite a few months after the beating. Falun Gong practitioners who have suffered from this brutal torture method are: Zhang Shiqing, Li Guangqing, Chen Xiaoling, Liu Xia, Wu Yuping, Yin Fafeng, Fu Liqiong, Chen Jinhua, Tang Tianmin, Wang Hongxia, Li Xuemei, Zhu Yinfang, Li Yuhua, Li Fengqi, Zhao Zhongling, Yang Taiying, Xu Ping, He Yumei, Zhong Shuirong, Geng Xiaojun, Zheng Caixian, Gao Yan, Yang Shaopei, Su Shihui, Lu Yanfei, Chen Fuzhen, Zhu Yaohui and others.

    10. Humiliation

    Falun Gong practitioner Yin Fafeng was stripped and forced to stand in front of a mirror for two nights.

    Practitioners had to wear a paper hat and paper clothes, which were covered with swear words. If they refused, they were beaten. Falun Gong practitioners who have suffered this torture are: Fu Liqiong, Geng Xiaojun, Zheng Xiancai, Wang Hongxia and Deng Zhongsu.

    During freezing winter weather, Falun Gong practitioner Su Shihui was stripped and allowed to wear only her underwear. She also had to suffer other tortures.

    11. Electric shock

    Practitioners are shocked with electric batons. The torturers will use the baton to shock the mouth, face, neck, hands, back, buttocks, etc. Falun Gong practitioners who have suffered this torture are: Yin Fafeng, Zhang Shiqing, Zhang Fengying, Zhang Wenhong, Zhang Yaqun, Fan Ying, Wang Hongxia, Tao Juhua, Zhu Yuehui, You Quanfang and others.

    12. Squatting and standing for a long time

    This is a very common and inhuman punishment. Some practitioners were forced to stand in a military position for one or two months. Some were forced to squat for one month. After a few days, this torture resulted in swelling of the legs. The swelling often made the legs as big as the feet. Those who suffered this torture could no longer walk. After squatting for a few days, their heels were injured. All Falun Gong practitioners suffer from these kinds of punishments regularly.

    13 Other corporal punishment and torture

    "Making dumplings." The practitioner is covered by a blanket and then beaten. "Hitting an ox from a distance." The practitioners are tied with ropes against a door, and while squatting on a toilet.

    Standing in "horse step" position.

    Putting bowls on top of palms and making the practitioner stand for a long time.

    Sleep deprivation: for three days and nights or longer, allowing only two or three hours of sleep. At all times other than those few hours, the practitioner is forced to do hard labor.

    Force-feeding water.

    Not allowing the practitioner to use the bathroom for a long time.

    The above are the most severe corporal punishments. Others are difficult to describe.

    Policemen from the Nanmu Temple Forced Labor Camp, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province cooperated with others to devise many cruel and inhuman torture methods, meant to "transform" Falun Gong practitioners. A forced labor camp is a living hell. We hope that the world's people will give their support to help end the persecution.


    Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/16/106269.html


    The Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners at the Jiamusi Xigemu Labor Camp, Heilongjiang Province

    On March 2, 2005, in the Jiamusi Labor Camp, unit 7, cells 7 and 8, camp wardens mobilized over thirty guards and twenty criminal inmates to torture detained female Falun Gong practitioners with electric batons, police batons and handcuffs.

    Policeman Yu Wenbin asked all practitioners to sign a "re-education agreement." He told them, "Whoever signs the agreement will be released to his or her family. People who refuse to sign the agreement will be handed over to the 610 Office." The guards then dragged the practitioners who did not sign to another room to torture them. Guards handcuffed them to the beds and then kicked them or beat them with their fists or with clubs or electric batons. Several practitioners passed out. Zhang Xiaodan and Sun Hui, wardens in charge of persecuting Falun Gong practitioners, grabbed the unconscious practitioners' hands and pressed their fingerprints onto the agreements.

    Policemen Cai Zhenjuan, Liu Yadong, and Xu used clubs and electric batons to beat the practitioners. A practitioner from the Jiamusi Lianjiangkou Paper Mill, Ms. Su Yanhua, 57 years old, was struck on the head and lost consciousness immediately. When she had regained consciousness, the police shackled her to an iron chair. Ms. Su went on hunger strike in protest. A few days later, policemen locked Ms. Su to a bed. They removed the quilt and the bed board, leaving only a board, which was less than 30 centimeters wide. Ms. Su could not move at all. The cell was damp and cold. Ms. Su contracted scabies when she was detained in a labor camp in 2003. The medicine forcibly administered by the camp clinic was poisonous and caused Ms. Su to lose her memory. Her tongue became stiff and her leg was injured. Nonetheless, on March 2, 2005, the policemen beat her to unconsciousness again.

    On the same day, two thirds of the practitioners in cells 7 and 8 were severely injured. Ms. Yan Xihua from Shuangyashan City was pulled out by policeman Guo Xinhui and the criminal inmates. Liu Yadong beat Yan violently, causing her not to be able to move or to turn over. She kept groaning in pain and had difficulty breathing. The police kept torturing her. Ms. Xie Xuepu, 58, from Hongdian Village, Fujin City, is another practitioner. After the beatings, she was bloody all over her body and could not walk or sleep.

    On March 3, guard Cai Zhenjuan beat Ms. Xie again. Everyone in cell 8 witnessed the brutality. Ms. Xie bit her teeth and rolled on the ground in pain. Cai beat her while kicking her with his leather boots.

    Practitioner Ms. Liu Xuehua's hands were shackled. A male policeman pinned her to the ground by the feet and told another policman to "electric shock her breasts!" Policeman Zhang Xiaodan verbally abused Ms. Liu. Policemen also shocked her neck, so her injuries were not easily visible. They continually shocked Ms. Liu for 30 minutes. She screamed loudly. She was about to have her period that day, but the torture made it disappear. She felt extreme pain at night.

    Liu Yadong and some male policemen severely beat Ms. Zhang Guizhi, from Xinhua Farm. Ms. Gao Cuilan, a practitioner from Hegang City, was shackled and beaten. She sustained multiple bruises, was covered with scars, and her hands were injured. On March 2, because Ms. Gao refused to sign the agreement, she was brutally shocked with electric batons. She still has difficulty walking due to the torture. The police extended her prison term, although her husband works full time and cannot take care of their young child. The police refused to listen to her request to be released on time.

    Ms. Li Shumei also refused to sign the agreement and was severely beaten. Her womb kept on bleeding. She still feels abdominal pain today. She cannot walk or eat, her skin looks yellow in color and she is emaciated.

    All of these abuses were perpetrated by policemen Liu Yadong, Cai Zhenjuan, and Zhang Xiaodan, who executed the plans of "strict administration," "coercing a confession," and "procuring evidence by violence." These plans were approved by the administrative officers He Qiang, Xu Chun, and Jiang Zuoqi.

    Phone number of the Jiamusi Labor Camp cell 8: 86-454-8891926

    Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/8/105711.html


    610 Office Staff in Weiyuan County, Sichuan Province Defame Falun Gong

    I would like to expose how a 610 Office staff member in Weiyuan County of Sichuan Province deliberately planned and staged an incident to defame Falun Gong and the teacher, Mr. Li Hongzhi.

    After the staged "Self-Immolation" Incident at Tiananmen Square, Miao Yongli, associate Party Secretary of Gaoshi Town, and Li Gang, director of the local Police Substation (the two are the murderers of practitioner Zhang Congming), schemed an inhumane plan in order to receive a promotion. Without any conscience, they lured Tang Yichun with 200 yuan and the promise that they would take care of her medical expenses in the future. She was told to go to the highway from Gaoshi to Weiyuan located at Mapu. Tang Yichun is from Team Eight of Hefeng Village, Gaoshi Town. Her husband Liu Jiajie was the school director of the Township in 1975. He was punished and sent to farm in his hometown because they had violated the one-child policy. Because they were sent to farm, Tang Yichun became mentally unstable and had remained in this condition for 25 years. Miao Yongli and Li Gang had Tang Yichun come to the highway and told her to wave and jump and say, "I went insane because of practicing Falun Gong." A reporter from Weiyuan Television Station recorded Tang Yichun and created a program that was broadcast repeatedly in Weiyuan County. This program slandering Falun Gong reached over 700,000 people in Weiyuan County and nearby areas such as Neijiang, Zigong, Leshan, Ziyang and Chengdu, etc. Because of this program many in these areas have developed hatred toward Falun Gong and Mr. Li Hongzhi.

    When Tang Yichun received the 200 yuan, it was time for the open market in Gaoshi Town. While she was at the market, the money was stolen.. Later, when she asked Miao Yongli and Li Gang to pay for her medical expenses, the two had many excuses to avoid paying. Shortly thereafter, the truth of Zhang Congming's death was made public and the two thugs feared punishment. Miao Yongli was transferred to Xiangyi Town and Li Gang was transferred to Longhui Town to escape being punished for the crimes they committed. This occurred two years ago.

    During the past six years, all kinds of incidents have been staged by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP,) which defames Falun Gong and deceives innocent people. We would like to ask everyone not to believe the deceptive propaganda on TV, radio and newspapers that is manipulated by the evil spirit of the CCP.

    Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/17/106353.html


    Brief News from China - May 26, 2005


    1. [Gansu Province] Ms. Jin Yu and Her Family Persecuted

    In 2000, Ms. Jin Yu from Gansu went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. The police arrested her and tortured her by force-feeding her and by shocking her with electric batons. With righteous belief in mind, she and fellow practitioners managed to escape. After her return to Gansu, the local 610 Office arrested her several times. The authorities searched her home, suspended the salaries of her husband and children and suspended her children from work. Officials confiscated 200 yuan in cash from her family. One police officer dragged a 90-year-old member of her family to the ground. This elderly family member then passed out for over half an hour and suffered severe injury to one finger.

    2. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Gongchang and Ms. Wang Guizhen from Jiangyuan County Arrested

    At 6:00 a.m. on May 22, 2005, the police arrested Ms. Wang Guizhen, in her sixties, from Jiangyuan County, Baishan City.

    In the afternoon of May 23, 2005, the police arrested Mr. Zhang Gongchang, in his forties, in Jiangyuan County, Baishan City.

    3. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Ruan Fanghua is Missing, Possibly Arrested

    Mr. Ruan Fanghua, 53, lives on Zhongshan Road in Changsha City. On the evening of May 15, 2005, he went out to clarify the truth and never returned. His whereabouts are currently unknown. It is likely that the police have taken him into custody.

    4. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Mr. Fang Desan and Others Arrested; Their Homes Searched

    At around 4:00 p.m. on April 30, 2005, Mr. Fang Desan, from Guankou Town, was on his way back from visiting his son at the Xishui County No. 1 High School, when officers from Section No. 1 of the Xishui County Police Department forcibly took him into custody. He is being held in the No. 1 Detention Center.

    On May 15, 2005, officers from the Zhuwa Town Police Station in Xishui County searched the homes of Ms. Cai Fenglia, Ms. Cai Julian, Ms. Xiao Tianying and Ms. Nan Jiying, all of which are located in Zhudian Town, in Xishui County.

    5. [Ningxiang, Hunan Province] The Police Arrest and Torture Mr. Wang Gang, His Wife and Son

    On April 25, 2005, Mr. Wang Gang's entire family was taken into custody. Mr. Wang, from Ningxiang in Hunan Province, suffered brain damage and has become retarded as a result of being tortured. His whereabouts are unknown. His wife, Ms. Yang Junying, has been sentenced to two years of forced labor without going through any legal process. She is being held in the Baimalong Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zhuzhou City. She has been suffering from severe heart disease due to extensive persecution. Their son, Wang Zhuo, was released after being held in custody for over two weeks.

    Responsible party:

    Zeng, head of the Ningxiang State Security Division: 86-13974955229 (cell)

    6. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Luanzhen and Ms. Guo Kaixia Taken to a Brainwashing Center

    On May 18, 2005, Dongyang Village security officials in Guiyu, in the Chaoyang District of Shantou City, under the instigation of the Shantou City 610 Office, arrested Ms. Huang Luanzhen and Ms. Guo Kaixia and took them to a brainwashing center. On the afternoon of May 19, Ms. Guo's father and her two younger sisters went to the home of a village security official to inquire about her, but several security officials knocked him to the ground and kicked him. The kicking also injured Ms. Guo's two younger sisters.

    Relevant telephone numbers:

    Country code: 86, area code: 754
    The Dongyang Village Security Committee: 4442242, 4468105
    Guo Xijie, director of the village security committee: 4443585
    Chu Shun, secretary of the village security committee: 4452776
    Guo Yixiu and his son Guo Gengbiao, responsible for the beatings: 4452663
    Guo Zhenjian, deputy director of the village security committee: 4443680

    7. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Suhua Is Missing

    Ms. Chen Suhua, 57, is an employee at the guest lodging facility of the Chaoyang Agricultural Bureau in Shantou City. Officers from the Shantou 610 Office arrested her on November 25, 2004. The authorities have denied her family any visits. Ms. Chen's whereabouts are currently unknown.

    Ms. Chen's husband, Mr. Zhang Shengde, formerly director of the Chaoyang Agricultural Bureau and subsequently director of the Science Bureau, does not understand the truth about Falun Gong. His telephone number: 86-754-8711645.

    Ms. Chen's elderly brother has retired from the agricultural bureau and is also unaware of the truth. His telephone number: 86-754-8717521.

    Ms. Chen's eldest son, an employee at the Shantou City Dermatology Hospital, is also unaware of the truth. His telephone numbers: 86-754-8887410 (office), 86-754-8711645 (home)

    8. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] The Police Arrest Ms. Wen Guifen at Her Home

    At around 10:00 a.m. on May 17, 2005, state security officers from the Changtu County Police Department in Liaoning Province broke into Ms. Wen Guifen's home in Majia Village, Quantou Town. The officers searched her home with the excuse that signs reading "Falun Dafa is the Righteous Law" and "Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance Is Good" were posted on her door and because they had received reports from informants. The officers confiscated Ms. Wen's Falun Gong books and materials and took her to the Changtu County Detention Center.

    Relevant telephone numbers:

    Country code: 86, area code: 410
    Liu Jianxin, head of the State Security Division: 5822043 (office), 5825979 (home), 86-13700106822 (cell)
    Yang Zhanliang, the political head: 5822043 (office), 5828866 (home), 86-13941003555 (cell)
    Chen Guoxue, the political head of the county police department: 5824130 (home), 86-13904101661 (cell)
    Ran Qingbin, deputy director of the county police department: 5830677 (home), 86-13904101501 (cell)

    9. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhou Cheng Arrested

    Mr. Zhou Cheng, in his fifties, is from Tiemen in Macheng City. He went to Baiguo Town to clarify the truth. Once there, officers from the Baiguo Town Police Station arrested him. He was initially taken to the city's No. 2 Detention Center. After three days, the 610 Office transferred him to a brainwashing center in Wuhan City.

    Relevant telephone numbers:

    Country code: 86, area code: 713
    Luo Zisheng, director of the Macheng City 610 Office: 2951252 (home), 8928909 (office)
    Zhou Jianyin, deputy director: 2911213, 8922197
    Ding Weimin, deputy director: 2951570, 2951532
    Chen Yuanhui, director of the Gulou Police Station in Macheng City: 3828611

    10. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Zhigang and Others Arrested

    At 7:00 p.m. on April 20, 2005, Song Zhenming (whose cell phone number is 86-13941635358), Li Zuowen and other officers from the Jinzhou State Security Department broke into Mr. Wang Zhigang's home. They presented him with detention and search warrants and asked Mr. Wang to sign his name, but he refused. The officers then forcibly handcuffed him and took him to the city's No. 1 Detention Center, where he still remains. On May 4, his family visited him for the first time.

    At noon on May 22, Mr. Song Chengming was followed by a yellow van while distributing truth-clarifying materials. Later, five people emerged from the van and took him into custody. Details of this incident are not available.

    Around 8:30 p.m. on May 23, 2005, five plainclothes officers arrested Ms. Duan Sumei and Fei Hongjie at Longjiangbeili, where they were distributing truth-clarifying materials. Details of this incident are also not available.

    11. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hu Jinfeng from Dingxing County Arrested for the Third Time

    On June 4, 2000, Ms. Hu Jinfeng from Dingxing County was called before the township government, where officials asked her whether she intended to continue practicing Falun Gong. She answered yes, was sent to the detention center and was released a week later.

    On July 20, 2000, Ms. Hu went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. She was arrested and taken back to the Dingxing County Detention Center. After a two-week hunger strike there, she was released. She has since remained homeless to avoid recapture.

    On May 13, 2005, the police found Ms. Hu. She and another practitioner were arrested and sent back to the Dingxing County Detention Center. On the fourth day, she was sent to the Baoding Forced Labor Camp without going through any legal process. She has since been on a hunger strike.

    Ms. Hu's father, Mr. Hu Zichun, was sent to the Liyuzhuang Brainwashing Center on June 4, 2000, and was held there for one hundred days. On April 30, 2004, he was again taken to a brainwashing center for eighty days. In December 2004, the officers took him to the detention center, where he spent over twenty days, until he was transferred to the Baoding Forced Labor Camp without going through any legal process. Mr. Hu has since remained in the forced labor camp.

    Relevant telephone numbers:

    Country code: 86, area code: 312
    Wang Lin, chief of the Dingxing County Police Department: 6925118 (office), 86-13803120668 (cell)
    Zhang Shulan, head of the Political Security Section of the Dingxing County Police Department: 6926008 (home), 86-13703225953 (cell)
    Zhang Jun, deputy head of the Political Security Section: 6925958 (home)
    Shi Tianyuan, director the Dingxing County 610 Office: 6928079 (office), 6963067 (home)
    Main line of the Dingxing County Court: 6927501, 6927502 (office)
    Main line of the Dingxing County Procuratorate: 6912829

    12. [Tai'an City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Fuxin and Mr. Xu Xinglu Sentenced to Prison

    Recently, the Feicheng City Court of Shandong Province sentenced Ms. Zhang Fuxin, 40, and Mr. Xu Xinglu, 44, from the suburbs of Tai'an City. Ms. Zhang was sentenced to seven years, and Mr. Xu to three years in prison. They were arrested on January 5, 2005, after the police received reports that they were distributing truth-clarifying materials in Liulin Village, Bianyuan Town, Feicheng City.

    Relevant telephone numbers:

    Country code: 86, area code: 538
    President's office of the Feicheng City Court in Shandong Province: 3221431, 3225373, 3225763, 3221434, 3225752, 3216675
    Office of the Presiding Judge of the Criminal Court: 3225373
    Criminal Court: 3225774
    Office of Presiding Judge for the Court of Filing of Cases: 3225749
    Court of Filing of Cases: 3225755
    Officials of Liulin Village in Bianyuan Town, Feicheng City: 3800815

    13. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Jianmei Remains in Custody Past the End of Her Term

    Ms. Li Jianmei has been held in the Shandong No. 1 Women's Forced Labor Camp, serving a term from July 10, 2003 to May 10, 2005. Because of her firm belief in "Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance," her term was extended for four days every month. Her original term ended two weeks ago, yet she still remains under persecution in the forced labor camp. Ms. Li, in her forties, has an 80-year-old mother at home, as well as a daughter, who is a second-year middle school student. Both are left at home with no one to care for them.

    14. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Fangping and Other Practitioners Arrested

    At 11:00 p.m. on May 23, 2005, Chengdu police implemented a coordinated campaign to arrest several Falun Gong practitioners. It has been reported that Ms. Huang Fangping, Ms. Lu, Zhang Jian and another practitioner were arrested and sent to a brainwashing center. Ms. Zhang Chunfang and others are being held in the Pi County Detention Center, awaiting trial.

    15. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhen Yanhua and Ms. Li Guihua Arrested

    At around 3:00 p.m. on May 23, 2005, Wang Qinghua and another officer with the last name of Zhao, both from the Sijian Police Station in Chengxi Township, Luyuan District, Changchun City, arrested Ms. Zhen Yanhua and Ms. Li Guihua from Changchun City, who had been distributing truth-clarifying materials when the officers arrived. They confiscated Ms. Li's cell phone. The police had two thugs drag her into the police car, where the violence caused her to have a concussion and she passed out. Afterwards, she managed to escape. Ms. Zhen has since been sent to the Daguang Detention Center in Changchun City.

    Responsible party:

    Wang Qinghua, head residential police officer from the Sijian Police Station in Chengxi Township, Changchun City: 86-431-7877765

    16. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wei Jinglong and Mr. Nie Yingwei from Heishan County Arrested

    On May 20, 2005, the State Security Division of the Heishan County Police Department arrested Mr. Wei Jinglong, who is from Badaohao Town in Heishan County. He is being held at the Heishan Detention Center.

    In addition, on the evening of April 12, 2005, the Heishang Police also took Mr. Nie Yingwei from Badaohao Town, to the Heishan Detention Center. His current whereabouts are unknown.

    Relevant telephone numbers:

    Country code: 86, area code: 416
    Feng Wenfang, head of the State Security Division of the Heishan County Police Department: 5512076 (office), 86-13904062579 (mobile)
    Xiao Zhongying, deputy head of the State Security Division: 5522800 (office), 5565833 (home)
    Bi Shijun, of the State Security Division: 5565561 (home)
    Office of Chief of the Heishan County Police Department: 5522303
    Heishan County Political and Judiciary Committee: 5528871, 5528271, 5523551

    17. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Hao Fukui and Mr. Jin Tindong Arrested

    On the morning of May 20, 2005, more than twenty police officers, including one with the last name of Xu from the No. 1 Division of the political security division, from the Huanghai Road Police Station in the Kaifa District in Dalian City, broke into Mr. Hao Fukui's home. The officers arrested Mr. Hao and his two daughters and ransacked his home. They confiscated six tape recorders and a personal computer belonging to Mr. Hao's nephew. The entire family was terrorized. Mr. Hao Fukui is currently being held at the Kaifa District Detention Center, and his two daughters are held at the Yaojia Detention Center in Dalian City. His entire family has been placed under surveillance.

    On the morning of May 20, 2005, half a dozen officers from the Dalian City Police Department, including Yang Renlai and Gao Baotao, arrested Mr. Jin Tindong while he was leaving home for work. The officers took the opportunity to break into his home, confiscating a new personal computer worth over 5,000 yuan, used by his daughter for study, some electronic books and blank CDs. Mr. Jin's whereabouts are unknown.

    18. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Chunfang and Tao Naihua Arrested

    Following Ms. Zheng Yingqiu's arrest in March 2005, officers from the Chenghua District Police Department in Chengdu City searched Ms. Zhang Chunfang's home, confiscating a large number of truth-clarifying materials and copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. Ms. Zhang, about 70 years old, is a retired employee of a company with the mailing address of P.O. Box 35.

    On the morning of May 17, 2005, several police officers arrested Tao Naihua, a retired worker from the Hongguang Factory, while walking alone near home. Tao's whereabouts are unknown.

    Relevant telephone numbers:

    Country code: 86, area code: 28
    Chengdu City Police Department: 86407273
    Hao Wuyuan, of the Chenghua District Police Department: 84312800 (office), 84307297 (home)
    Wang Yu, political head of the Chenghua District Police Department: 86-13908053166 (mobile)
    Zhou Chuangui, head of the 610 Office of the Hongguang Electronic Tubes Factory in Chengdu City: 84306683, 86-13980678336 (cell)
    Ge Shanda, member of the 610 Office of the Hongguang Factory: 84348847
    Li Xiangguo, member of the 610 Office of the Hongguang Factory: 84306904
    Yang Dingxiang, member of the 610 Office of the Hongguang Factory: 84306568
    Peng Yanqiu, member of the 610 Office of the Hongguang Factory: 84306742
    Xiao Fulian, member of the 610 Office of the Hongguang Factory: 84306955

    19. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] The Shenhe District Police Arrest Mr. Zhang Xudong

    On the evening of May 22, 2005, a dozen officers from the Shenhe Police Department broke into Mr. Zhang Xudong's home. Mr. Zhang happened not to be at home. The officers suspected that he distributed leaflets, so they thoroughly searched his home but did not find anything. When Mr. Zhang walked in on them, officers immediately pushed him into a police vehicle that took him away.

    20. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Shuzhen Held in the Liaoning Provincial Women's Prison

    On January 15, 2004, the Tiexi District State Security Division in Shenyang City arrested Ms. Li Shuzhen, of Shenyang City. She was sentenced to nine years in prison. She is being held in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison.

    21. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Jinying and Her Younger Sister Ms. Liu Jinzhi from the Dadong District Taken into Custody

    On April 16, 2003, the Huanggu District police sentenced Ms. Liu Jinying, from the Dadong District of Shenyang City, to two years of forced labor. She was held in the Longshan Forced Labor Camp. When the labor camp was later dissolved, she was transferred to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Her term ended on April 16, 2005, but it has been reported that she was sent to Fushun City for one month of forced brainwashing.

    Sometime between June and July 2003, the Huanggu District Police arrested her sister, Ms. Liu Jinzhi, who was then sentenced to two years of forced labor. She is being held in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.

    Ms. Liu Jinzhi's home phone number: 86-24-88260750

    Relevant telephone numbers:

    Country code: 86, area code: 475
    Xu Zhenxi, the political head of the police department: 86-13904758249 (cell), 2322369
    Chen Wenbao, chief of the police department: 86-13904758119 (cell), 2322368, 2324789
    Wang Guoqing, the deputy Party secretary of the political and judiciary committee: 86-13904758226 (mobile)
    The director of the 610 Office: 2350117
    Zhao Xiufa, assistant to the chief of the police department, responsible for most arrests of local practitioners: 2326639, 2322734

    22. [Ningxia Autonomous Region] Ms. Yuan Shuqin from Qingtongxia City Arrested

    On April 28, 2005, the police arrested Ms. Yuan Shuqin, a teacher at Xiaoba in Qingtongxia City, while she was distributing truth-clarifying materials in Shaogang. The police searched her home and confiscated a personal computer and some materials. Further details are currently unavailable.

    23. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yan Shubin Arrested; His Whereabouts Unknown

    On the evening of May 18, 2005, Mr. Yan Shubin was arrested while distributing truth-clarifying materials in the Gao District of Weihai City. His current whereabouts are unknown.

    24. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] The Shibei District Police Department Arrests Ms. Chen Huixian

    While driving a taxi, Ms. Chen Huixian, from Qingdao City, clarified the truth to her passengers, who later reported her to the police. On the afternoon of May 23, 2005, the Shibei District Police Department in Qingdao City arrested her. Officers broke into Ms. Chen's home the same night for a thorough search, overturning Ms. Chen's bed.

    May 25, 2005

    Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/5/26/102632.html


    Summary of Other Articles and News - July 7, 2005

    1. Arrests of Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. He Shuyan and Ms. Guan Xinlian from Aohan Prefecture, Chifeng City, Inner-Mongolia Autonomous District

    Falun Gong practitioners Ms. He Shuyan and Ms. Guan Xinlian from Aohan Prefecture, Chifeng City, Inner-Mongolia Autonomous District were arrested on July 5, 2005. No one knows where they are being detained. Both women have school-age children and their families' daily lives have become difficult. On April 11, 2005, Ms. He Shuyan was arrested while posting an Epoch Times announcement. She escaped detention, and was forced to leave her home in order to avoid being arrested there. Her husband works out of town. Her son became sick because he missed her so much. Ms. He Shuyan went back home to visit her son and was arrested at the Aohan Hospital on July 5 together with fellow practitioner Ms Guan Xinlian (who is in her 30s). Ms. Guan Xinlian previously had severe anemia and often dizziness. All her sicknesses, including these, disappeared after she started to practice Falun Gong.

    http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/7/105618.html

    2. Qingbaijiang District 610 Office and Sichuan Chemical Inc. Arrest Falun Gong Practitioners

    On June 29, 2005, under orders from the Qingbai District 610 Office and the Sichuan Chemical Inc. 610 Office, Sichuan Chemical Inc. Security Office workers abducted Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Dai Xuefen and Ms. Yan Xiuzhen, who are both employees of the company. Ms. Dai's family went to 610 Office worker Liao Hongbing (gender unknown), and were told, "Several practitioners were sent away. Two persons from Beijing and another one from the Province government are lecturing (holding brainwashing sessions) in Xinjin City Legal School, and these two practitioners must attend the class." The family questioned why they were arrested in broad daylight. The answer was, "These two practitioners are on the Qingbaijiang District name list and must go."

    http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/7/105658.html

    3. Persecution Facts from the Women's Ward of Jiujiang City Forced Labor Camp in Jiangxi Province

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Tian Haiying refused to cooperate with the evil by wearing the camp uniform or doing labor. Prison Guards directed drug addict prisoners Ni Hongying (female), Zou Hui (female), and Ye Jun (female) to brutally beat Ms. Tian Haiying, which was in vain. Guards then put nerve damaging drugs in her meal when prisoner Ye Jun carried the meal to her, causing Ms. Tian to suffer a mental collapse. Ms. Tian knew her meal was drugged, so she went on a hunger strike. Another Falun Gong practitioner, Ms. Huang Jinrong, was tortured by drug-addict prisoners Tian Xiaoling and Ye Jun (both female), by being deprived of her right to sleep. Ms. Huang could not stand the torture any longer and accepted the brainwashing against her will. Ms. Huang is clear in her mind now that accepting the brainwashing was wrong. She is being tortured by being hung up by her handcuffed wrists (1).

    http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/7/105659.html

    4. Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Wei Jinglong from Heishan County Liaoning Province Arrested and Taken to Forced Labor Camp

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wei Jinglong is an electrician employed by Badaohao Coal Mine, Heishan County, Liaoning Province. On May 20, 2005, he was arrested at his home by the Heishan County State Security Division, and sent to forced labor without his family being notified, and without any evidence of having committed a crime. Because upper levels of the 610 Office system assigned a quota of Falun Gong practitioners to be sent to forced labor, Heishan County reported Mr. Wei to the Jinzhou City 610 Office to fill the quota. They fabricated a "crime" by charging Mr. Wei with creating and distributing VCDs. They sent Mr. Wei to Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp on June 5, 2005. Heishan County police have arrested nine Falun Gong practitioners since March 2005. They harassed them, extorted large amounts of money, and sent those who do not have much money to forced labor camps.

    http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/7/7/105660.html

    Note:

    (1) Practitioners are hung by their handcuffs, which causes broken bones. See illustration on /emh/articles/2005/7/11/62779.html