Cases of Dafa Practitioners in Fujian Province Sentenced to Imprisonment or Forced Labor Camps

(Clearwisdom.net) Since July 1999, the various levels of the "610 office"* in Fujian Province have openly violated the Chinese constitution, the law, and human rights in their persecution of Dafa practitioners.

Dafa practitioners who were tortured to death include Mr. Sun Ruijian, Ms. Yang Ruiyu, Mr. Dai Xiangguang, Mr. Xiao Yanglong, and Ms. Cheng Biyu. The Clearwisdom websites have reported these cases.

The following is a partial list of those who were sentenced to imprisonment:

Chen Meifen, female, about 60 years old, from Zhangzhou City. She was illegally arrested and sentenced to six years imprisonment because she joined the group practice in a park after July 1999. She is still in jail.

Ye Shuiqin, male, over 50 years old, from Pucheng County. In 2000, many Dafa practitioners went to Beijing to appeal, and Ye was incriminated as the "organizer" and sentenced to 6 years in jail, where he is still detained. His paralyzed mother was left without his care.

Xie Liqian, female, over 60 years old, lived in Xianyou County. Since she persisted in practicing Dafa and exposed the facts of the persecution to people, she was sentenced to one year in jail.

Cheng Xiong, male (Xie Liqian's elder son), about 40 years old, and a doctor at the Yongan Railway Hospital. In 2000, he went to Beijing to appeal for fair treatment of Dafa. When police officers began hunting for him, he did not return to his home. In 2001, he was arrested by the police from the Putian city, and was sentenced to 7 years in jail by the Fuzhou Railway Management Branch Court.

Wang Yu, Cheng Xiong's wife, about 40 years old, and a teacher at the Yongan Railway Middle school. She showed truth-clarifying materials to the headmaster of the school, but the headmaster reported her to the police. She was sentenced to 4 years in prison. She is still being detained.

Cheng Xiong's younger brother, in his thirties, and a teacher at the Chengdong middle school of the Xianyou County. He was sentenced to jail because he has been determined in his practice of Dafa, and exposed the facts of the persecution to people.

Shi Rongbi, female, in her 40's, from Xiamen City, was sentenced to 4 years in prison.

Huang Jianbin, male, about 30, from Fuzhou City, was sentenced to 4 years in prison.

Lu Pinxin, female, from Fuzhou City, was sentenced to 4 years in prison.

Zhong Jin, female, and a university graduate from Fuzhou City. She was arrested and tortured for going to Beijing to appeal. She went on a hunger strike to protest and was tortured by forced feeding. She was later sentenced to jail, where she remains today.

Zhen Meimei, female, over 60 years old, lives in Fuzhou City, was sentenced to 3 years in prison.

Cheng Jin, male, in his 40's, and from Fuzhou City. He was arrested and sentenced to one year in a forced labor camp for going to Beijing to appeal. When he was released in 2001, he left his home to avoid further persecution. However, he was illegally arrested on December 7, 2001 in a fellow practitioner's home. He refused to cooperate with the police. He was detained for over a year, but his family was not informed. Hence, his family could not even send the basic necessities to him. Later he was sentenced to 7 years in prison based on the "oral confessions" of others. He is still illegally imprisoned at the Minxi Jail of Longyan, Fujian Province.

Wei Jianyu, female, about 30, and a teacher at the Fuzhou Mechanical-Electrical School. She was arrested for signing an appeal letter to the National People's Congress and for clarifying the truth about the persecution of Dafa. She went on a long-term hunger strike a few times, and was inhumanly tortured by force-feeding using a thick tube. The torture left her a mere skeleton. She was later sentenced to jail.

Chen Ridong, male, in his forties, and an officer at the Fuzhou Customs Office. He was recognized for his good work. Since three fellow Dafa practitioners said under police pressure that Chen had given them Dafa truth materials, he was arrested in September 2001. The police did not allow him to sleep for over 50 hours in order to get an oral confession from him. The police forced the other three Dafa practitioners to confess that they had received over 300 copies of Dafa materials from Chen, so they had a reason to sentence Chen to imprisonment according to the "Legal Criteria made by the Highest Court and the Highest Procuratorate." But Chen himself did not acknowledge what they were trying to do. Chen was sentenced to three years in prison. He is still illegally imprisoned at the Minxi Jail of Longyan, Fujian Province.

Wang Minhui, male, in his 30's, from Changle County, and worked in Fuzhou City. He was sentenced three years in jail.
Lin Guoquan, male, in his 30's, a university graduate, and a government official from Zhangpin City. He was sentenced to four years in jail.
Lin Guoxiong, male, in his 20's, and Lin Guoquan's younger brother. He was sentenced to 7 years in jail.
Zuo Xiuyun, female, in her 30's, and a teacher at the Yongan kindergarten, was sentenced to four years in jail.
Xie Kunwen, male, in his 40's, from Lianjiang. He was sentenced to jail.
Lin Renwen, male, in his 40's, from Wuyushan. He was sentenced to three years in jail.
Liu Sanqiang, male, in his 30's, from Shaowu City. He was sentenced to jail.

Those who were illegally sent to labor camps:

Zuo Fushen, male, in his 40's, a veteran, and an officer in the Zhuzhou Railway Management Bureau Branch. He was arrested and sentenced to one year in a forced labor camp, where he was tortured because he kept practicing Falun Gong and refused to write the so-called "Three Statements"* He was forced to work for over ten hours a day and tortured in various ways such as standing and facing a wall with both hands raised over his head for long periods of time; squatting down while bending over; being kept in an isolation cell; being beaten, etc. His term was extended twice by six months each time. After he was released, he was followed and constantly monitored. In November 2002, he was arrested again. It's said he might have been sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp again.

Mao Xiaoming, male, in his 40's, a veteran, and an officer at the Fujian Province People's Bank. He was sentenced to one and half a year in a forced labor camp for doing Falun Gong exercises in a park. After the term ended, he returned to his previous job in a bank, but he was arrested again in June 2002 and is still being detained. His wife Zhen Ping was also sentenced for a second time to a forced labor camp. Their junior high school daughter and the over seventy year old mother are left at home by themselves.

Guan Yujin, female, in her forties, and an officer in the Provincial Advanced Court. She was illegally detained because she went to Beijing to appeal and has been determined in practicing Falun Gong. Guan protested the illegal detainment, but she was incriminated as a "psychiatric patient." She was forcibly sent to the Provincial Psychiatric Hospital and tortured. After she was released, she was sentenced to a year in a forced labor camp.

Pan Deyin, female, in her 60's, and a retired teacher. She was arrested in Beijing for appealing for Falun Gong and escorted back to her home city. Later she was sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp.

Lin Wanmao, male. He was a judge at the Hongshan Local Court, Gulou District, Fuzhou City. Lin won the Outstanding Judge and Outstanding Worker awards multiple times. He was sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp.

Xue Chaohui, female, in her 30's, a doctor at the Quanzhou City Hospital. At the end of 1999, she was sentenced to over a year in a forced labor camp after she went to Beijing to appeal. In 2001, she was released and forced to leave home to avoid further persecution. Later she went to Beijing again to protect Dafa, and was sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp. She is still in jail.

Xie Kefeng, male, over 20 years old, and a student at Xiamen University. He was sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp after he went to Beijing to appeal. While detained at the Rujiang Forced Labor Camp of Fuzhou City, he refused to write guarantees that he would give up Dafa and suffered brutal torture. His current situation is not known.

Chen Shaojian, male, about 50 years old, and a businessman in Xiamen City. He was sentenced to a forced labor camp after going to Beijing to appeal. His wife, Shi Rongbi, was also sentenced to jail, leaving their child at home alone. Chen was recently released.

Zen Linhua, in her 20's, and a worker at Xiamen City. She was sentenced to a forced labor camp after going to Beijing to appeal. Her term was extended twice because she refused to write the guarantees to stop practicing Falun Gong. She was finally released after she signed a paper under pressure. But not long after, she was sent to a brainwashing class in a drug rehabilitation center. Here current situation is unknown.

Li Yafen, female, about 30 years old, and a cadre at the Fujian Meteorological Department. She was sentenced to a forced labor camp for distributing truth-clarifying materials.

Shen Rongzhu, female, in her 40's, and an employee in the Financial Department of the Provincial Government. Shen was sentenced to one year in a forced labor camp for going to Beijing to appeal. After being released, since she was pursued for her determination in the practice of Dafa, she has had to leave home. Since her husband passed away, her mother and children are left with no one to take care of them.

Chen Zhaomei, female, about 50 years old, and an employee in the Fuzhou City Commodity Warehouse. She was sentenced to over a year in a forced labor camp for going to Beijing to appeal at the end of 2000. She was determined in the practice of Dafa despite being put under a lot of pressure in the jail. After being released, some officials threatened to send her to a brainwashing center for further abuse. She had to leave home to avoid the persecution.

Zhang Zhaoli, male, in his 30's, from Pucheng. He was sentenced two years to forced labor camp for going to Beijing to appeal. He is still detained at the Rujiang Forced Labor Camp in Fuzhou City.

Qiu Dingtong, over 50 years old, a government employee at the Ningde City Commerce Bureau. Owing to her determination in practicing Falun Gong, she was forced to quit her job and wait for the retirement. She was forced into the Ningde Brainwashing Center and had to leave home to avoid the persecution. In October 2002, she was illegally arrested in Fuzhou City and sent to forced labor camp. She is now detained at the Wanbian Women's Forced Labor Camp in Fuzhou City.

Gao Xueqing, female, in her 20's, a worker at Xiamen City. She was illegally arrested and sentenced to forced labor camp after she signed an appeal letter to the National People's Congress. She was finally released after she wrote a "guarantee to give up Dafa" under pressure and returned to her parents. She regretted writing the "guarantee" and resumed practicing Falun Gong, but was sent to forced labor camp again. She is now illegally detained at the Wanbian Women's Forced Labor Camp. She has suffered a mental collapsed due to the brutal torture at the forced labor camp.

Jiang Zhaoyan, male, in his 30's, a veteran and an employee at the China Bank of Fujian Province. He was illegally detained for 15 days after he went to Beijing to submit a letter to the Supreme Court in Beijing to clarify the truth of Dafa and to point out that the persecution is wrong. His boss suspended him to coerce him to stop his practice of Falun Gong. In Spring 2000, he was sent to the Fuzhou Brainwashing center, but he was able to leave with his righteous thoughts. His employer forced him to report his whereabouts every day, and drastically cut his salary for over two years. In January 2003, he was sent to forced labor camp.

Zhang Youcai, male, about 30 years old, from Anhui Province, worked at Fuzhou. He was sentenced to forced labor camp in 2002.

Yang Guofu, male, about 30 years old, from Henan Province, worked at Fuzhou. He was sentenced to one year at a forced labor camp in October 2002.

Huang Hangfen, female, about 30 years old, a university graduate and an official at the Chemical Testing Institute of Fujian Province. She was sentenced to one and a half year at a forced labor camp after she went to Beijing to appeal. In May 2002, she was arrested again and is still in jail.

Others who have been detained in forced labor camps include: Lin Na (female), Zhang Jianhua (female), Hu Chunping (female), He Linxi (female), Chen Biying (female), Zhen Ping (female), Ye Mi (female, and a teacher at the Xiamen University). Yu Qiang (from Shaowu), Chen Yi (male), Chen Xiaohong (female).

Chen Baoming, male, over 50 years old, from Fuzhou City. The Taijiang Branch of the Public Security Bureau of Fuzhou City illegally arrested him. Police officers took turns torturing and interrogating him by hanging him up and forcing him to remain standing for two days and nights, but he didn't tell them anything. Then, he was illegally detained for 29 days. In October 2002, he was arrested again while on his way home and detained at the Fuzhou City's Second Detention Center. His current situation is uncertain, though there are reports that he has been sent to a forced labor camp.

Li Liqing, female, over 30 years old, and a laboratory technician at the Fujian Province Women and Children's Health Center. After she left home to avoid the persecution, she was arrested sometime between September and October 2002, and then detained at Fuzhou City's Second Detention Center. Her situation is unclear, and it's speculated that she has been sentenced to a forced labor camp.

A Summary of the Brainwashing Centers in Fujian Province:

Starting on March 2001, many brainwashing sessions aimed at Falun Gong practitioners were held. In Fuzhou City, the local districts opened classes lasting from 18 days to 90 days. Then the city "610 office" and the provincial government departments organized similar classes. The classes in the Fuzhou City lasted until the end of 2002. Many other cities also organized many brainwashing sessions.

There were 1000 to 2000 Dafa practitioners forcibly sent to the brainwashing centers throughout the Fujian Province. The "610 office", in collusion with the public security bureaus and employers, forced practitioners into the brainwashing center with the excuse of just wanting to talk or by using force. The employers were asked to pay 5000 to 10,000 Yuan [Chinese currency, the monthly salary for an average Chinese urban worker is about 500 Yuan] and to dispatch up to three people to monitor each Dafa practitioner and to aid in the "reformation" effort. In the brainwashing center, practitioners were forced to watch videos that slandered Dafa or forced to read materials that defamed Dafa. They were coerced to give up the practice of Dafa or write "guarantees to give up Dafa;" otherwise, they were sent to forced labor camps. In such a situation, many Dafa practitioners clarified the truth of Dafa face to face with those officers. They spread the righteous belief of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance, and the heavenly law of "good is rewarded with good and evil with evil". They did not listen to the officers or feel threatened; they refused to write any guarantees. Many of them were eventually released, but a few of them were sent to a forced labor camp. Some of the practitioners wrote the "guarantees" under pressure and were sent home. Many of those practitioners quickly realized that to write a guarantee is wrong and returned to the Fa-rectification process.

The preceding facts are just part of what we have learned. Some determined Dafa practitioners were forced to leave home to avoid the persecution. Some are on the wanted list and cannot go home. Many of their elderly parents or young children are left at home with no one to care for them.

A List of People Involved in the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners:

The following are names and phone numbers of some of the people from the "610 office", court, or public security bureaus:

The Fuzhou City Public Security Bureau:

Ye Zhaosen

The Fuzhou City Middle Court:

Yu Xianzhong: 86-591-3378714
Yuan Renwei: 86-591-3375097
Feng HuiüF86-591-3375091

The Gulou District Court, Fuzhou City:

Liu Ruiguang: 86-591-7557797
Wang Rong: 86-591-7557771
Chen Changqin: 86-591-7557762
You Lijie: 86-591-7557756
You Kewei: 86-591-7567242
Zhuo Jiangwei: 86-591-7567242
Chen Yu: 86-591-7567242
Qiu Renjiang: 86-591-7521849

The Gulou District Procurator, Fuzhou City:

Huang Ping: 86-591-7533222

* 610 Office: A bureau specifically created by the Chinese government to persecute Falun Gong. It has absolute power over each level of administration in the Party, as well as over the political and judiciary branches

* Three Statements: Documents coerced under extreme pressure, torture and brainwashing, designed by the Chinese authority to ensure that detained Falun Gong practitioners are brainwashed. The statements consist of a letter of repentance, a guarantee to never again practice Falun Gong, and a list containing names and addresses of all family, friends and acquaintances of the detainee who practice Falun Gong.

March 25, 2003