Latest News from China - April 30, 2005

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1. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Qu Xiuqing Holds a Hunger Strike to Protest Her Illegal Arrest And Detention
2. [Hua County, Shanxi Province] Police Secretly Arrest Zhang Guoling
3. [Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Wu Zuqiang Taken to Maoming Brainwashing Center
4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Miao Fengzheng Incarcerated at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
5. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Guilan Harassed by Police
6. [Chongqing City, Sichuan Province] Seventy-year-old Ms. Liang Huaying Sent to Forced Labor Camp
7. [Chongqing City, Sichuan Province] Additional Information on Mr. Chen Changjun and Ms. Yan Guangbi
8. [Chongqing City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Detained at Jiangbei District Detention Center
9. [Guan County, Shangdong Province] Yi Zijin and Zhao Shuhai Arrested
10. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Li Ming Arrested by 610 Office
11. [Tianjing City] Mr. Xiu Xiaolong Arrested, Family Demands Unconditional Release
12. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Ms. Feng Chunrong Crippled as a Result of Persecution
13. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wu Liantie Arrested
14. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Hezuizi Forced Labor Camp Intensifies the Persecution
15. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Han Yunzhong Sent to Shenyang City After Being Deceived by Police
16. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Zhuang Yan Arrested, Son Left Home Alone
17. [Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zhang Xiurong Arrested
18. [Daqing City, Helongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Yanqing and Others Disappear
19. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Wenfen Arrested by 610 Office
20. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Information on the Arrest of Ms. Wang Qizheng
21. [Dancheng City, Henan Province] Yang Zhi Is Detained For Over Two Years
22. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Lin Zhichun and Ms. Long Shufen Arrested
23. [Beijing] Several Practitioners from Chaoyang District Arrested
24. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] The Persecution of Ms. Zhou Chunxiu
25. [Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province] Information on Mr. Li Quzhu
26. [Xiuyan, Liaoning Province] More Information on Ms. Liu Guili's Arrest

[Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Qu Xiuqing Holds a Hunger Strike to Protest Her Illegal Arrest And Detention

Ms. Qu Xiuqing was arrested on April 16, 2005. She is currently being detained at Pingzhuang Detention Center, Yuanbaoshan District, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. She has been on a hunger strike for over ten days.

Relevant Telephone Numbers:

Liu Weiming, case officer, 86-476-3594410 (Home), 86-476-3514143 (Office), 86-476-3662328(Pager), 86-13904762505 (Cell)
Zhang Zhigang, 86-476-3563935 (Home), 86-476-3593640
Zhang Zhengqing, Director of Pingzhuang Detention Center, 86-476-3514140 (Office), 86-476-3500473 (Office), 86-13190937577 (Cell)
Wang Jinshan, director of 610 Office in Chifeng, 86-13327150680 (Cell), 86-476-8215693 (Home), 86-476-8337060 (Office)
Yang Chunyue, assistant director of 610 Office in Chifeng, 86-13904766288 (Cell), 86-476-8350999 (Home)
Wang Xiaodong, 86-476-8424610 (Office), 86-476-8421672

[Hua County, Shanxi Province] Police Secretly Arrest Zhang Guoling

Mr. Zhang Guoling, an employee of the Molybdenum Industrial Company at Jindui City, Hua County, was secretly arrested this week. His whereabouts are currently unknown.

[Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Wu Zuqiang Taken to Maoming Brainwashing Center

Mr. Wu Zuqiang is a factory worker at the Nuts and Bolts Factory in Shiziling District, Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province. On April 11, 2005, he went to visit his son, Wu Jinsheng, at Sanshui Forced Labor Camp, and returned on the morning of April 13. However, that same night, while working the night shift, he was arrested and taken to Maoming Brainwashing Center. According to reliable information, Mr. Wu Zuqiang has been on hunger strike to protest his detainment.

Relevant Telephone Numbers:

Political and Judiciary Committee of Gaozhou City, 86-668-6662858

Zhan Hanming, Secretary of the political and Judiciary Committee, 86-13809784637 (Cell)

[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Miao Fengzheng Incarcerated at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Miao Fengzheng is from Dongda Village, Majia Township, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. She was sentenced to three years in prison, and is currently detained at Section 2 of the women's wing at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Miao's mother passed away from excessive grief on April 22, 2005.

[Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Guilan Harassed by Police

Around 10:00 a.m. on April 26 2005, officials from the Jiaozuo City 610 Office broke into Ms. Zhang Guilan's home and conducted a search. Zhang's pregnant daughter-in-law was so frightened that she hemorrhaged.

[Chongqing City, Sichuan Province] Seventy-year-old Ms. Liang Huaying Sent to Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Liang Huaying from Jiangbei District is 70 years old. Her husband is 80 years old and very weak. He does not practice Falun Gong. On January 19, 2005, Ms. Liang went to the residential area of her old workplace, Jiangbei Leather Products Factory, to clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. She was reported to the police. Because of that, the local police station officers went to talk with her.

At around 1:00 p.m. on April 19, a group of police officers suddenly broke into her home and announced that she had been sentenced to two years at a forced labor camp. Ms. Liang was immediately forced into a police car and taken to the Maojiashan Women's Forced Labor Camp.

[Chongqing City, Sichuan Province] Additional Information on Mr. Chen Changjun and Ms. Yan Guangbi

While clarifying the truth at Jilanxi, Mr. Chen Changjun and his wife Ms. Yan Guangbi were followed by someone hired by Xiong Kerong, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary of No. 18 Middle School, and Ma Peigao, the principle of the school. They were reported to police and were arrested. Their home was ransacked. They were detained at Jiangbei District Detention Center for a month.

On April 14, 2005, Ms. Yang Guangbi was released. Mr. Chen was secretly transferred to Xishanping Forced Labor Camp to serve a two-year sentence.

[Chongqing City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Detained at Jiangbei District Detention Center

Ms. Wang Kaiping was arrested on September 8, 2004. Li Zhenghua was arrested in July 2004. Ms. Han Ping was arrested in mid-March 2005. Ms. Zhao Kungbi was arrested on April 7, 2005. Zhao has been on a hunger strike since the first day she was detained.

[Guan County, Shangdong Province] Yi Zijin and Zhao Shuhai Arrested

Around midnight on April 25, 2005, police broke into the home of Ms. Yi Zijin and arrested her and her husband, Mr. Zhao Shuhai. They are being detained at Guan County Detention Center.

[Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Li Ming Arrested by 610 Office

On April 11, 2005, Mr. Li Ming was arrested while clarifying the truth about Falun Gong in Pi County, Chengdu City. The local 610 Office arrested him. On April 12, police from Wangjiang Police Department of Wuhou District sent him to a brainwashing center at Jinhuaqiao Community Center of Wuhou District.

Li Ming was a student of Economics at Sichuan University. He was expelled from the university for clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. In 2000, Li was arrested while distributing Falun Gong materials at the Sichuan University campus. He was sent to Xinhua Forced Labor camp at Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, where he was brutally tortured. In 2002, the 610 Office again arrested Li for clarifying the truth to students. He was sentenced to two years in prison.

[Tianjing City] Mr. Xiu Xiaolong Arrested, Family Demands Unconditional Release

Mr. Xiu Xiaolong was arrested in October 1999. In March 2000, the No. 1 Middle Court of Tianjing City sentenced him to five years in prison. The High Court rejected his appeal. When his term was up, prison guard Fan Yasheng conspired with the Liqizhuang Police Station and the Xiqing Police Sub-Bureau to have Mr. Xiu illegally detained, and later sentenced to another 15 months in prison.

Currently, Mr. Xiu Xiaolong's family is demanding his unconditional release. He is currently being held at Shuangkou Forced Labor Camp in Beicheng District, Tianjing City. During the five years he was incarcerated at Tianjing No. 1 Prison, Mr. Xiu was beaten severely, his right arm was broken over five months ago and it still has not healed completely. Xiu's family is demanding his unconditional release so that he can recover without further delay.

Xiqing Police Sub-Bureau: 86-22-27393016, National Security Unit, 86-22-27392597 Liqizhuang Police Station: 86-22-83922000

[Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Ms. Feng Chunrong Crippled as a Result of Persecution

Ms. Feng Chunrong, who is almost 60 years old, is from Jiaozuo City, Henan Province. She has been imprisoned twice for her belief in "Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance." During an illegal search, the police from Jiefang District Police Department took 7,000 yuan from her home. Ms. Feng repeatedly asked for the return of the money, but the reply has always been that she would only get the money back if she renounces Falun Gong. Finally, Ms. Feng went to Jiaozuo City Political and Judiciary Committee to appeal for her case. But the secretary of the Political and Judiciary Committee, Guo Guoming, called the police and had her arrested immediately. Ms. Feng was sentenced to three years in prison. In March 2004, Ms. Feng was sent to Shibalihe Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City. She has been tortured at the labor camp to such an extent that she is no longer able to walk.

[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wu Liantie Arrested

On April 14 2005, the police from Ciyutuo Town Police Sub-Bureau arrested Mr. Wu Liantie at his home during his lunch hour, and his home was ransacked. Later, he was taken to Liaozhong County Detention Center where he was tortured. After being on a hunger strike for four days, he was taken to Zhangshi Brainwashing Center in Shenyang City for further persecution.

[Changchun City, Jilin Province] Hezuizi Forced Labor Camp Intensifies the Persecution

Recently, the Hezuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City has intensified the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. The production quota for practitioners has increased from 4 to 12 yuan. If one cannot finish the quota, he/she is forced to put in overtime, which often lasts late into the evening, sometimes as late as 11:00 p.m. Incidents such as Falun Gong practitioners being beaten occur frequently.

Wang Huilian, 32, a lecturer from Northeast Normal University started a hunger strike on April 21, 2005. Twice a day, Wang is being force-fed and injected with drugs. Jin Min and six other practitioners went on strike to protest, and they are being tortured.

[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Han Yunzhong Sent to Shenyang City After Being Deceived by Police

In the morning of April 21, 2005, police officers from the Development District and the Desheng Police Station of Jinzhou District went to the home of Mr. Han Yuanzhong. They deceived him and sent him to Shenyang City.

Che Ming, Director of Jinzhou District Police Station, 86-411-87210337

[Changchun City, Jilin Province] Zhuang Yan Arrested, Son Left Home Alone

Ms. Zhuang Yan was an excellent teacher at Kuanping Elementary School in Changchun City. She was also the director for the teaching staff there. After July 20, 1999, when the persecution began, the school removed her from the director position, and her salary was reduced to only 200 yuan per month. But Ms. Zhuang never complained. She still worked tirelessly without asking for any reward.

In early September 2004, police went to the school and abducted her without giving any reason. They dragged her out by her hair and forced her into a police car. Ms. Zhuang is currently being jailed at Hezuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp.

[Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zhang Xiurong Arrested

Ms. Zhang Xiurong is over 60 years old. One day in March 2005, while shopping in a morning market, Ms. Zhang was arrested by the National Security Unit of Songshan District. She is currently being detained and persecuted at the Songshan District Detention Center.

[Daqing City, Helongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Yanqing and Others Disappear

Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Liu Yanqing, Ms. Xiaomei, and Mr. Zhang Jianyi from Xibin District of Daqing City disappeared on April 23, 2005. They have most likely been arrested.

[Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Wenfen Arrested by 610 Office

Ms. Chen Wenfen, 60, is from Dongsanjiao Village of Shijiazhuang City. On the afternoon of April 25, 2005, an agent was sent to her home to make sure she was there. Police later went there to arrest her. They also ransacked the home. It is said Ms. Chen was sent to a brainwashing center in the capital of Hebei Province, along with other arrested Falun Gong practitioners.

[Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Information on the Arrest of Ms. Wang Qizheng

On April 5 2005, Ms. Wang Qizheng and Ms. Li Birong from Linshui district were distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials in Guanyin Township. They were reported to the police and later arrested by officers from the Guanyin Township Police Station. Their cases were transferred to the Linshui National Security Unit. Ms. Wang was illegally detained for 15 days and her home was searched. The police confiscated Falun Gong books and materials. Ms. Li Birong was illegally detained for seven days. After Ms. Wang was released, the police still forced her to check in with them on a regular basis.

In March 2005, Mr. Liang Zhongling from Guang'an City was distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. He was reported, and police from Guang'an Police Department arrested and beat him. Mr. Liang is currently being detained at Guang'an Detention Center.

[Dancheng City, Henan Province] Yang Zhi Is Detained For Over Two Years

Mr. Yang Zhi from Dancheng City has being detained in Luyi for over two years. He is still being illegally detained at Nan Prison in Luyi.

Liu Zheng, captain of the National Security Unit of Luyi County, in charge of persecuting Falun Gong, 86-13938056999 (Cell)
Li Da'an, Director of the detention center, 86-13700829287 (Cell)
Liu Deyun, Deputy Director of Police Department in charge of prisons, 86-13507687078 (Cell)
Cui Shougui, Deputy Secretary of Political and Judiciary Committee, 86-13803942879 (Cell), 86-394-7223856 or 86-394-7223023

[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Lin Zhichun and Ms. Long Shufen Arrested

 

Mr. Lin Zhichun, 50, and Ms. Long Shufen, 52, are from Xiaobei area of Dadong District of Shenyang City. Several months ago, they were distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying material in the Zhongjie area of Shenhe District. After being reported to authorities, they were arrested.

[Beijing] Several Practitioners from Chaoyang District Arrested

In Zuojiazhuang and Xiangheyuan regions of Chaoyang District, Ms. Du Lichun, who is around 60 years old, was arrested on the morning of April 15, 2005. She lives in apartment building 25 of Xibahe. Police officer Zhang Jun requested she come down to the ground floor that morning. As soon as she came down, members of the local 610 Office, the police station, and the neighborhood committee arrested her. Ms. Du's whereabouts are currently unknown.

In February, Ms. Wang Guilan from the same area was arrested. Ms. Wang was told that the secretary of the neighborhood committee, Zhang Xueying, wanted to have a word with her. She has not been seen since. Zhang Xueying has been participating in the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners for the last few years.

Ms. Ma Xiuyun from Shaoyao area of Taiyanggong Street was also recently arrested.

[Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] The Persecution of Ms. Zhou Chunxiu

Ms. Zhou Chunxiu, 43, is from Yangjiazhuangzi Village of Zhucheng City, Shandong Province. She works at Yuanfei Plastic Products Limited in Zhucheng City.

In 2000, Ms. Zhou was arrested for distributing materials that expose the persecution of Falun Gong. She was secured to an iron chair in a hotel room for three and a half days. During that period of time, she was not allowed to sleep. One police officer kicked her in the face and punched her on her head. She was also fined 2,000 yuan.

On April 5, 2004, the union leader of her workplace and several plain-clothes police officers broke into her home. They handcuffed her and sent her to a detention center for over 20 days. She was again fined 2,000 yuan. The police threatened her family, saying that if they did not pay up, Ms. Zhou would be sent to a forced labor camp.

[Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province] Information on Mr. Li Quzhu

Mr. Li Quzhu, 51, was from Lilou Village, Jiaxiang County, Jining City, Shandong Province. In February 2000, he was detained and his home ransacked. Officers from the local police station stole 200 yuan from him. In July 2000, Mr. Li was twice beaten by officers Cao, Zhu, Yang and others, once in Jining city and once at Yutai. Another officer grabbed him by his hair and kneed his chest several times. This resulted in severe internal injuries. In June 2001, Mr. Li's wife was illegally sentenced to three years in prison. Mr. Li was interrogated at a police station around the clock. Four police officers took turns interrogating him through the night. He was not allowed to rest. They forced him to squat down for the entire evening. Whenever he tried to move a bit, a police officer would step on him. After multiple rounds of illegal detainment, his home being ransacked, and being threatened, Mr. Li passed away on October 2, 2003.

[Xiuyan, Liaoning Province] More Information on Ms. Liu Guili's Arrest

Ms. Liu Guili is around 60 years old. On April 8, 2005, she was reported to police for passing out truth-clarifying booklets. Police from Huanghuadian Police Station arrested Ms. Liu and detained her at the Xiuyan Detention Center.

Xiuyan Detention Center telephone number: 86-412-7822768