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Latest News from China - May 4, 2005

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Latest News from China - May 4, 2005

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  1. Shanghai] Ms. Gong Naifang Arrested by Fengxian Police Department
  2. Hebei Province] Mr. Sun Liangsheng and Mr. Kang Yanxiang Sentenced to Four Years in Prison by the Hengshui City Court
  3. Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Fengyu, Forced to Become Homeless, Is Being Held in the Liuchangshan Detention Center in Jinan City
  4. Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Dingfeng Arrested for Distributing Truth-Clarifying Materials
  5. Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Hongying and Other Practitioners Arrested at Her Home
  6. Changchun City, Jilin Province] Some Updates on the Persecution of Falun Gong Students in the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp
  7. Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] More Information about the Arrest of Ms. Qu Xiuqin from the Yuanbaoshan District
  8. Shaanxi Province] Elderly Couple Mr. Wang Jincai and Ms. Yang Lianying Arrested by the Police
  9. Luoyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Gao Xuerong and Ms. Chen Chanqin Secretly Sentenced to Prison
  10. Liaoning Province] Ms. Fan Manhong Mentally Collapses As a Result of Persecution at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
  11. Liaoning Province] Police in Hongtoushan, Qingyuan County, Arrest 17 Falun Gong Students
  12. Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Lijun and Several Other Practitioners Arrested
  13. Beijing] Mr. Wang Jinghe Arrested at His Home in the Haidian District
  14. Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Zhige Severely Tortured
  15. Beijing] Ms. Yan Sen from the Xicheng District Arrested at His Home and Sentenced to Forced Labor
  16. Laixi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Fengyi Arrested
  17. Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Longgang District Police Search the Homes of Mr. Dong Dehui and Ms. Guan Zhongying
  18. Huazhou, Guangdong Province] Ms. Mai Cuijuan and Three Other Practitioners Arrested

1. [Shanghai] Ms. Gong Naifang Arrested by Fengxian Police Department

Ms. Gong Naifang from Shanghai was arrested by officers from the Fengxian Police Department around 2:00 p.m. on April 14, 2005. Police also searched her home.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Fengxian Police Department: 86-21-57426071 and ask for the State Security extension
Xietu Road Police Station: 86-21-64042433

2. [Hebei Province] Mr. Sun Liangsheng and Mr. Kang Yanxiang Sentenced to Four Years in Prison by the Hengshui City Court

Mr. Sun Liangsheng and Mr. Kang Yanxiang have been illegally held in custody for over a year. Recently they have both been sentenced to prison for four years by the Taocheng District Court in Hengshui City, Hebei Province.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Country code: 86, area code: 318
Jin Ronghai, chief procuratorator of the Taocheng District Procuratorate in Hengshui City: 2336699 (office), 2169789 (home), 86-13833896699 (cell), 6669988 (mobile)
Yu Licheng, deputy head of the prosecuting section of the Taocheng District Procuratorate in Hengshui City: 2323977 (office), 2126138 (home), 86-13903289688 (cell)
Xu Qingxun, deputy head of the arrest warrants section: 2326108 (office), 2126385 (home), 86-13932855185 (cell)
Han Zhendong, deputy chief of the criminal court of the Taocheng District Procuratorate in Hengshui City: 86-13932861396 (cell), 7918686 (office), 7906060 (home)

3. [Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Fengyu, Forced to Become Homeless, Is Being Held in the Liuchangshan Detention Center in Jinan City

Ms. Wang Fengyu, from Penglai, has been homeless for many years because of the persecution. Following her arrest on December 20, 2004, Ms. Wang has been held in the Liuchangshan Detention Center in Jinan City. The charges filed by the authorities have been transferred to the Tianqiao District Court.

Wang Chunyan, contact person in the Criminal Courtroom of Tianqiao District Court: 86-531-5964850

4. [Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Dingfeng Arrested for Distributing Truth-Clarifying Materials

Ms. Zhang Dingfeng, born in 1946, was arrested on the afternoon of April 15, 2005, while she was distributing truth-clarifying materials near the Baiyun Public Cemetery in Suizhou City. She was sent to Wuhan City on the same day and sentenced to one year of forced labor. Ms. Zhang previously was arrested on July 15, 2004, while clarifying the truth. At that time she was sentenced to three years of forced labor, but the term was not enforced.

5. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Hongying and Other Practitioners Arrested at Her Home

A dozen or so officers from the Fujin Police Station arrested Ms. Wang Fengqing and her daughter, Ms. Liu Hongying, at their home.

Around noon on April 30, the officers broke into the home to arrest Ms. Liu Hongying on the grounds that someone had confessed that she participated in clarifying the truth. A practitioner from Nanfen happened to be with Ms. Wang and Ms. Liu at the time. Ms. Wang asked the police to present the necessary legal documents. The officers showed no legal documents, but they took Ms. Liu into custody as well as the practitioner from Nanfen as they "argued" with the officers. The director of the police station gave orders to arrest all three practitioners and search Ms. Liu's home.

6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Some Updates on the Persecution of Falun Gong Students in the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp

Authorities at the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp have recently escalated the persecution against practitioners. The value of work output produced by each practitioner has been increased from four yuan per day to 12 yuan per day. Practitioners have been forced to work overtime when the production quota is not met. It is not uncommon for them to work until 11:00 p.m. Practitioners are also being physically abused in this facility.

Wang Huilian, 32, a lecturer at Northeastern Normal University, went on a hunger strike on April 21, 2005. Prison guards have force-fed and given him injections twice a day. Ms. Jin Min and others have remained on a strike to protest the unreasonable production quota.

7. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] More Information about the Arrest of Ms. Qu Xiuqin from the Yuanbaoshan District

Ms. Qu Xiuqin from Chifeng City was arrested in a one-story home west of the the Hongshan District Farm Market on April 12, 2005, by Hongshan District State Security officers carrying out orders from the Chifeng City State Security Department. Ms. Qu is being held in the Pingzhuang Detention Center in the Yuanbaoshan District.

Relevant information:

Country code: 86, area code: 476
Zhang Zhenqing, director of the Pingzhuang Detention Center in Yuanbaoshan District, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia: 3514140 (office), 3500473 (office), 86-13190937577 (cell)
Liu Weimin: 3514143 (office), 3662328 (mobile), 86-13904762505 (cell)
Pingzhuang Detention Center in Yuanbaoshan District, Chifeng City: 3501801
Yin Jintang, chief of the Yuanbaoshan District Police Department in Chifeng City: 86-476-3532589 (office), 3512925 (home)
Wang Jinshan, director of the Chifeng City 610 Office: 86-13327150680 (cell), 8215693 (home), 8337060 (office)
Yang Chunyue, deputy director of the Chifeng City 610 Office: 86-13904766288 (cell), 8350999 (home), 8335529 (office), 8689902 (mobile)
Chen Xiaodong: 86-13848569192 (cell), 8424610 (office), 8421672 (home)
Meng Heping: 86-13947678697 (cell)
Hu Daoshu: 86-13847690690 (cell)

8. [Shaanxi Province] Elderly Couple Mr. Wang Jincai and Ms. Yang Lianying Arrested by the Police

Mr. Wang Jincai and his wife Ms. Yang Lianying, of the Provincial No. 4 Construction Company in Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, are both over 60 years old. Local police arrested the couple half a dozen times as they remained steadfast in practicing Falun Dafa and clarifying the truth. The couple has suffered constant extortion in addition to other forms of severe persecution. Nearly two months ago, only days after Mr. Wang was released, his wife Ms. Yang was taken away by the police. She remains in custody.

9. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Gao Xuerong and Ms. Chen Chanqin Secretly Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Gao Xuerong and Ms. Chen Chanqin, from Luoyang City, were arrested in January 2005 for distributing truth-clarifying materials. The authorities have blocked any information about them. No visits have been allowed. It has been learned that authorities have secretly sentenced both of them, without notifying any of their family members.

10. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Fan Manhong Mentally Collapses As a Result of Persecution at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Fan Manhong, 36, went to municipal and provincial authorities to appeal for Falun Gong after the persecution started on July 20, 1999. In October 1999, she went to Beijing to appeal and was sent back to Shenyang City. She was held in the Fangjialan Detention Center in Shenyang City. She went to Beijing to appeal again after being released. She was taken into custody at Facility No. 5 in Shenyang.

Ms. Fan was illegally sentenced to 18 months of forced labor in 2000 and sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, where she experienced severe torture. She had suffered loss of memory by the time she was released. She appeared to be dazed and suffering from symptoms of severe mental collapse.

11. [Liaoning Province] Police in Hongtoushan, Qingyuan County, Arrest 17 Falun Gong Students

Hongtoushan police in Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province, have arrested 17 Falun Gong students, including Wang Guang, Zhu Dahai and Yang Xuejun, who were arrested at work, and Ms. Wang Cuiling, Ms. Sun Shuiqin and others, who were arrested at home.

In addition, around 3:30 a.m. on April 14, 2005, several dozen plainclothes police officers from the No. 1 Division of the Fushun City Police Department arrived in four vehicles to launch an all-out campaign, arresting over 30 Falun Gong students in Ming Township, Nankouqian Town, Qingyuan County. In some villages, all Falun Gong students have been placed under arrest. Three more practitioners were arrested on a bus in Qingyuan County.

12. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Lijun and Several Other Practitioners Arrested

Around 6:00 a.m. on March 29, 2005, four officers from the Nancheng Police Station in Shulan City came to Ms. Zhao Lijun's home. They kicked down the door to break in. The officers forcibly took Ms. Zhao away and searched her home. At 7:00 a.m., officer Xu Ku and officer Kong found a tape of Falun Gong exercises at Mr. Zhao Yanshun's home. They arrested Mr. Zhao.

Recently, Mr. Sun Changyou and his wife Ms. Wang Guozhen were arrested. Mr. Qi Yunsheng from Tuchengzi Commune was arrested on April 7, 2005.

13. [Beijing] Mr. Wang Jinghe Arrested at His Home in the Haidian District

On April 24, 2005, Mr. Wang Jinghe, who lives in Wenquan Village, Wenquan Town in the Haidian District of Beijing, was arrested at his home by officers from the Haidian District 610 Office.

14. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Zhige Severely Tortured

On March 27, 2005, Mr. Wang Zhige was followed by Weng Hongbing, deputy head of the State Security Section of the Fangzheng County Police Department, and other officers. He is being held at the Fangzheng County No. 1 Detention Center. On the first day of his arrest, Mr. Wang suffered severe beatings from Chou Yongsheng, Weng Hongbing and other officers. His spine was injured, resulting in loss of sight in his left eye. He could not move his left arm. Mr. Wang has been on a hunger strike for over 30 days. He was once brutally force-fed which resulted in his passing out. He did not regain consciousness until four hours later in the emergency treatment ward of the hospital. He is in a very weak physical condition. Mr. Wang's family has demanded his release. Zhao Jiaqi, deputy chief of the police department, bluntly rejected the family's request.

Relevant telephone numbers:
Weng Hongbing, deputy head of the State Security Section of the Fangzheng County Police Department: 86-13115506902 (cell)
Chou Yongsheng, head of the State Security Division of the Fangzheng County Police Department: 86-13303617297 (cell)
Zhao Jiaqi, deputy chief of the Fangzheng County Police Department (in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong): 86-13303617299 (cell)

15. [Beijing] Ms. Yan Sen from the Xicheng District Arrested at His Home and Sentenced to Forced Labor

Ms. Yan Sen, a retired teacher from the No. 159 Middle School in Xicheng District, Beijing, was arrested at her home by the police on January 19, 2005. Ms. Yan has been recently sentenced to two years of forced labor.

16. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Fengyi Arrested

At noon on April 29, 2005, officers from the Chengyang Police Department in Qingdao City, led by Jiang Xun, Party secretary of Qiji Village, broke into Mr. Jiang Fengyi's home. The police confiscated Falun Dafa books and cassette tapes of Teacher's Fa-lectures. The officers obtained fingerprints on the arrest warrant from Mr. Jiang Fengyi's cousin, Mr. Jiang Fengxi. Mr. Jiang Fengyi is currently being held in the Chengyang District Detention Center, which is affiliated with the Qingdao City Police Department.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Jiang Xun, Party secretary of Qiji Village in Yuanshang Town: 86-532-2453098 (home)
Jiang Fengxi, villager: 86-532-2453433

17. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Longgang District Police Search the Homes of Mr. Dong Dehui and Ms. Guan Zhongying

On April 25 and 26, 2005, officers from the Longgang District Police Department in Huludao City illegally entered the homes of Mr. Dong Dehui and of Ms. Guan Zhongying. Under the pretext that they had received reports on them, the officers searched the two homes. In addition, the police also went to Ms. Huang Renxi's work unit to arrest her, but she was not there at the time.

Relevant telephone numbers:
Chen Weizhi, of the Huludao City 610 Office: 86-13898954024 (cell)
Li Siyu: 86-13052664446 (cell)

18. [Huazhou, Guangdong Province] Ms. Mai Cuijuan and Three Other Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Mai Cuijuan, in her 40s, and Ms. Zhang Huahong, in her 50s, were turned in to the police while distributing truth-clarifying materials on the evening of April 21, 2005. The police arrested them. Ms. Mai is being held in the Huazhou No. 2 Detention Center, and Ms. Zhang is being held in the No. 1 Detention Center.

Mr. Wu Bingda was turned in to the police by middle school students while distributing truth-clarifying materials in a neighboring village on April 16, 2005. The police took Mr. Wu to a brainwashing center in Maoming City. They also searched his home.

Ms. Chen Xiu was arrested on April 25, 2005 by seven officers, led by Dong Chaoyong of the Huazhou State Security Division. The officers also searched her home. Ms. Chen is being held in the Huazhou No. 1 Detention Center.

Officer Dong Chaoyong: 86-13702892319 (cell)

May 4, 2005