Latest News from China - 10/22/2003

(Clearwisdom.net)

• [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Wu Rongjie is Cruelly Tortured
• [Henan Province] Dafa Practitioners Hang Up Over 100 Truth-Clarifying Banners Prior to October 1^st, China's National Day
• [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Nine Dafa Practitioners Are Detained at a Brainwashing Class
• [Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] A Dafa Materials Production Center is Destroyed
• [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Dafa Practitioner Wang Mingru is Taken Away by Police
• [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Shou Jianfeng is Taken Into a Brainwashing Class
• [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Record of Despicable Deeds Policeman Jiang Zehang has Committed during Persecution
• [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Aggravated Acts of Persecution in Anshan City's Forced Labor Camp
• [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Clarifying Truth at the Guangzhou Trade Fair
• [Puyang City, Henan Province] Arrest of Practitioner Xin Hui (Pseudonym)
• [Mengzhou City, Henan Province] Practitioner Zhao Jiao is Put into a Forced Labor Camp
• [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Illegal Arrest of Practitioners Li Zhonghui and Gu Chenglian
• [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Personnel from the Illegal "610 Office" Send Dafa Practitioners into a Brainwashing Class
• [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Karmic Retribution for Lawless Policemen in Zhoukou City Detention Center
• [Yingyang City, Henan Province] Crime Record of Feng Songmao, the Associate Supervisor for Yingyang City Political and Judiciary Committee and for Other Illegal Officials
• [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Unlawful Police Arrest Dafa Practitioner Mu Chunming
• [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Personnel from the City's Illegal "610 Office" Force Dafa Practitioners' Families and Units to Register Practitioners

1. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Wu Rongjie is Cruelly Tortured

In the evening of December 30, 2002, Dafa practitioner Mr. Wu Rongjie from Chaoyang City was arrested at the entrance of a fellow practitioner's building. Three policemen including Liu Guozheng, the deputy captain on duty from the Linghe Police Station and others from Shuangta District Police Department committed this illegal act. Both of Mr. Wu's hands were handcuffed to a bench at this station for a whole night. The next day they hung him by the wrists for a day at the Shuangta Police Department's National Security Team. Wu didn't cooperate with the police's demands. At 5:00 p.m., he was sent to Wujiawa's No.1 Detention Center. Mr. Wu caught a serious disease during his detention period, due to the deplorable hygienic conditions. On August 3, 2003, personnel from the Shuangta District Court secretly held court proceedings at the detention center without informing Wu's family members. There were over 20 policemen at the court. Wu Rongjie was carried to the court on a stretcher. They sentenced Wu to eight years of imprisonment. On September 15, 2003, Wu Rongjie was transferred to Shenyang City's Dabei Prison. On September 16, personnel from the Dabei Prison sent Wu back to Chaoyang City's No.1 Detention Center because of his serious health condition.

Phone number for policeman Bai Wenyou, who tortured Wu Rongjie: 86-421-2815161üCmobile phone: [phone].

2. [Henan Province] Dafa Practitioners Hang Up Over 100 Truth-Clarifying Banners Prior to October 1^st, China's National Day

During the evening of September 28, Dafa practitioners in a city in Henan Province hung up over 100 truth-clarifying banners at the main intersections in a suburban area. The banners said, "Falun Dafa is Good," "Falun Dafa is the Righteous Fa," "Restore My Teacher's Reputation," "Jiang Zemin is Being Sued". The banners remained for three days.

3. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Nine Dafa Practitioners Are Detained at a Brainwashing Class

1). The following nine Dafa practitioners are being held at a brainwashing class in Suizhong County, Huludao City: Ms. Huang Shujian, Ms. Jin Xiaoyan, Ms. Xu Chunxiang, Mr. Li Shidong, Wu Baohua, Mr. Xing Shidong, Ms. Qin Xiuyu, a practitioner from Huangdi Town (name unknown) and a practitioner from Yejia Township (name unknown).

The brainwashing class, which is budgeted for over 100,000 Yuan,* is conducted by Liu Zhongli, director of Suizhong County's Political and Judiciary Committee. It's located at Xing City's Wuqi Sanitarium. The authorities attempted to arrest 23 Dafa practitioners, but as some practitioners resisted their illegal actions, in the end they took away only nine of the practitioners. Some practitioners had to leave their homes and live in exile. At present, three practitioners are on a hunger strike. The authorities claimed they would sentence them to forced labor.

2). Policemen from the Qianwei Town Police Station arrested three local practitioners, one of whom managed to escape. Nie Fengbin, Qianwei Town Police Station supervisor, is infamous for his persecution of practitioners.

Telephone number for the police station: 86-429-6352005.

4. [Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] A Dafa Materials Production Center is Destroyed

According to the latest news, many practitioners were arrested after police had destroyed Xiangfan City's Dafa materials production center. Some practitioners later managed to escape with righteous thoughts. Unfortunately, a lot of information fell into the hands of the wrong people.

5. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Dafa Practitioner Wang Mingru is Taken Away by Police

In mid-September 2003, police illegally took away Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Mingru from Fanjiatun Town, Gongzhuling City, as well as another local practitioner.

6. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Shou Jianfeng is Taken Into a Brainwashing Class

Recently, Dafa practitioner Ms. Shou Jianfeng from Hangzhou City was forcibly taken to a brainwashing class in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City. Prior to this, the local authorities had attempted numerous times to take her to brainwashing classes, but their efforts had failed.

7. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Record of Despicable Deeds Policeman Jiang Zehang has Committed during Persecution

Jiang Zehang is a policeman from Shulan City's Nancheng Police Precinct in Jilin Province. The following are accounts of his criminal deeds during persecution of Dafa practitioners.

1. On September 29, 2003, Jiang Zehang went to practitioner Ms. Lu Yanling's home and saw another Dafa practitioner in Ms. Lu's home. Jiang refused to let the other practitioner leave. Soon after, Jiang called in a group of policemen and ransacked Lu's home. They took away a computer, a radio and tape player, audio tapes of Master's lectures, a Dafa book, and Master's photo. Lu Yanling left while the police were blocking the other practitioner. She was forced to leave home and go from place to place to avoid the persecution. The other practitioner also left, but the police, acting in defiance of Chinese law, arrested her on the second day when she went to work.
2. On March 11, 2003, Jiang Zehang went to Ms. Lu Yanfang's home and saw some truth-clarifying materials. He then brought several police officers to ransack Lu's home. They took away many Dafa books and materials. Lu has been forced to stay away from home since then. Her young son was left alone at home and had to find a job.

8. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Aggravated Acts of Persecution in Anshan City's Forced Labor Camp

Chen, deputy warden for Anshan City Forced Labor Camp, issued a secret illegal order on October 13^th to start another round of persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. The authorities would transfer and bring those determined practitioners on their list together for intensive brainwashing and torture. According to internal sources, this round of persecution included the most brutal torture against the captured practitioners. After only a few days, many practitioners are now in critical danger, but the illegal persecution is still ongoing. The chief responsible persecutors are Zhang Zhenyang and Zhang Yongli, along with others.

Related Phone Numbers: (Country code: 86, City code: 412)

2621513 (notes: the work unit name is unknown)
The Labor Camp's affiliated team: 2612796
Warden's office: 2613316
Discipline Inspection Office: 2613224, 2611947
Political Committee Office: Zhang Zhenyang: 2313527

9. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Clarifying Truth at the Guangzhou Trade Fair

The 94^th Guangzhou Trade Fair began on October 15th. Security measures at the Fair were more stringent than ever before. Not only were plainclothes policemen scattered around the trade fair grounds, the businessmen had to go through three inspection points. The first was to verify attendees' photo identification card. The second was verifying the bar code on the fair pass with an infrared device, and the third was inspecting the bags that the businessmen carried. With righteous thoughts and righteous actions, practitioners went inside the Fair with truth-clarifying materials and distributed these materials. Some people who received these truth-clarifying materials pressed hands in front of their chest to thank practitioners.

10. [Puyang City, Henan Province] Arrest of Practitioner Xin Hui (Pseudonym)

On October 17, 2003, practitioner Xin Hui from Puyang City of Henan Province was followed and arrested.

11. [Mengzhou City, Henan Province] Practitioner Zhao Jiao is Put into a Forced Labor Camp

On September 30, 2003, practitioner Ms. Zhao Jiao from Mengzhou City, Henan Province was arrested and sent to Zhengzhou City's Shibalihe Female Labor Camp.

12. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Illegal Arrest of Practitioners Li Zhonghui and Gu Chenglian

During the night of October 17, 2003, police from Xichang City's Xincun Police Precinct arrested Mr. Li Zhonghui and Ms. Gu Chenglian when they were posting truth-clarifying materials. Soon after, the police from Xichang City Police Department and the Xincun Police Precinct, along with the team leader who was in charge of Gu Chenglian's family area, ransacked Gu Chenglian's home. Now the two practitioners are being detained at the Xichang City Detention Center, and they are refusing food and water to protest the illegal persecution. Their lives are currently in critical danger. It was said that the Xincun Police Precinct plotted to send Li Zhonghui's case to an upper government echelon for further persecution.

13. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Personnel from the Illegal "610 Office" Send Dafa Practitioners into a Brainwashing Class

Personnel from Xichang City "610 Office**" in Liangshan, Sichuan Province are holding a brainwashing class. Before October 1, 2003, during September 24th to the 26th, personnel from the Xichang City "610 Office" again forcibly arrested Dafa practitioners from home and sent them into a brainwashing class. Some of these Dafa practitioners are Ms. Cheng Donglan, Ms. Wang Xiaofang, Ms. Tang Zhongxiu and Zhang Yuwen, who live at 410 Factory's Residential Area. Other are two older women, both with the surname Chen, from the State Hospital and Food Bureau, respectively. Also taken were Ms. Mei and Hu Ronghuai, a worker from out of town. The brainwashing class is located at Xichang City's Xining Technical School. They have not yet been released as of October 18th. Furthermore, no family member is allowed to see them. The details are unknown.

Du Xichuan, head for the Liangshan State's "610 Office"
Xian Qizhi and Zheng Xiaoming, personnel from the state's "610 Office"
Zhang Guangrong, head of Xichang City "610 Office"

14. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Karmic Retribution for Lawless Policemen in Zhoukou City Detention Center

Lawless policemen Wu Gang, Liu Xitian and three others from Zhoukou City Detention Center in Henan Province treated Dafa practitioners unmercifully. Once, when Dafa practitioner Mr. Du Ziliang made a mistake when reporting his number, Wu Gang dragged him out and brutally beat him up. He shouted, "You are intentionally making trouble." Besides maintaining their authority with violence, they also extorted money from detained practitioners and their families. In order to get some material advantage from prisoners, they even help prisoners pass information and allow them to use their cell phones to communicate with outsiders. Thus, three prisoners escaped in August 2003, and several guards have been detained. There are three other policemen in Zhoukou City Detention Center torturing Dafa practitioners: Yu Fashun, Huang Jinsuo and Kang.

15. [Yingyang City, Henan Province] Crime Record of Feng Songmao, the Associate Supervisor for Yingyang City Political and Judiciary Committee and for Other Illegal Officials

Feng Songmao, the associate supervisor for Yingyang City Political and Judiciary Committee in Henan Province, Zheng Feng, head of the city's "610 Office" and the Political and Security Section of the city's police department are extremely vicious. They illegally arrested, detained, fined and sentenced Dafa practitioners and sent practitioners to forced labor camps. They tied female practitioners to a tree and beat them. They deny the practitioners sleep. Rain soaked the practitioners' clothes and created problems during the women's menstrual periods. Though a woman who was over 70 years old got a high fever, she was wrapped in a quilt and sent to a detention center. They also let dogs loose in brainwashing classes to bite Dafa practitioners. Furthermore, they ransacked practitioners' houses and fined them. Their persecution broke apart many practitioners' families.

16. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Unlawful Police Arrest Dafa Practitioner Mu Chunming

On the evening of September 10th, policemen arrested Dafa practitioner Ms. Mu Chunming in the Lingdong Office of Wangfangdian City. Furthermore, another practitioner, Ms. Zhang, who just retired several days ago, was also arrested.

17. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Personnel from the City's Illegal "610 Office" Force Dafa Practitioners' Families and Units to Register Practitioners

Recently, in collusion with local police precincts, Shulan City's "610 Office" in Jilin Province arrest some Dafa practitioners. They also forced practitioners' unit leaders and family members to supply practitioners' ID and photo to register them at the police precincts.

* 500 Yuan, approximately US$ 63.00, is the average monthly income in urban areas of China. The monthly income in rural areas is considerable less.

* The "610 Office" is a bureau specifically created by the Chinese government to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party, as well all other political and judiciary systems.

October 21, 2003