Issued by Clearwisdom Net

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Yuan Shengjun from Jiyuan City, Henan Province, was arrested by members of both the 610 Office and the National Security Group on March 30, 2005. To protest his unlawful imprisonment, he went on a hunger strike and was subsequently sent to the Jiyuan Number One People's Hospital for an operation on his esophagus that allowed his captors to force-feed him through a tube. Yuan Shengjun has now been on his hunger strike for forty days; his life is in peril.

Reports state that after this barbaric torture was exposed to the outside, lawless police officials transferred Yuan Shengjun to the Tiantan Hospital and strictly blocked any information about him from being released. Family members are currently not even allowed to see him. Under instructions from Wang Mingli, Chief of the National Security Group in Jiyuan City, and Wang Guoyou, the Group's Commissar, Yuan Shengjun was first handcuffed and then strictly monitored by five people.

Mr. Yuan Shengjun held a responsible professional position in Jiyuan City, Henan Province. His health and moral standards had both improved as a result of practicing Falun Gong. In July 1999, when Jiang Zemin and his regime began to persecute Falun Gong, Mr. Yuan wanted to speak out on behalf of Falun Gong. He wrote a public letter to Jiang Zemin in November of 2000 to clarify the truth about Falun Gong. For this action he was unlawfully sentenced to three years in prison by the Law Enforcement Department, and he was jailed in the Jiyuan Detention Center for the next two years. While imprisoned, Yuan Shengjun was expelled from his public position by the Jiyuan City Government. He was later transferred to the Zhengzhou Jail and was unlawfully imprisoned for one additional year. At the hands of the guards and prison administration, he suffered physical beatings, shocks with an electric baton used to torture prisoners and forced brainwashing; he was released in November of 2003.

At 11:30 a.m. on March 30, 2005, Wang Mingli, Leader of the National Security Group of Jiyuan City, Wang Guoyou, the Political Commander and other members of the 610 Office broke into Mr. Yuan Shengjun's home to conduct a surprise search. Even though they did not find any Falun Gong-related materials, they tried to abduct Yuan Shengjun anyway. Mr. Yuan refused to cooperate with their intended arrest, and instead clarified the truth to them about Falun Gong. Since these police officers were unable to illegally arrest Yuan Shengjun, they called the 110 Police to assist them (calling 110 is similar to calling 911 in the U.S.), and the 110 dispatcher sent four or five more policemen to forcibly abduct Yuan Shengjun. The next day, Mr. Yuan was unlawfully placed in the Jiyuan City Detention Center.

In the detention center, Yuan Shengjun held a hunger strike to resist his unlawful imprisonment. On the eighth day of his incarceration, Yuan Shengjun was sent to the Jiyuan Number One People's Hospital, where he was forced to undergo an operation cutting open his esophagus to facilitate forced-feeding. On the twentieth day of being unlawfully held in jail, his police captors injected him with a sedative that caused him to lose his memory.

Yuan Shengjun's family has not seen him since March 29. They have not been allowed to visit him even once since his illegal arrest by the Jiyuan Public Security Office.

Yuan Shengjun has now been on a hunger strike for almost forty days and is currently in critical condition.

List of Perpetrators in Jiyuan City, Henan Province:

Zhou Chunyan, female, Party Committee Secretary of Jiyuan City, Henan Province (Luo Gan's wife's sister)

Liang Dagui, Assistant Party Committee Secretary of Jiyuan City, Henan Province: 86-13903892789 (Cell), 86-391-6613985 (Office)

Hao Qingnen, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Jiyuan City, Henan Province, the Propagated Minister of Jiyuan City before 2004: 86-13903891289 (Cell), 86-391-6693388 (Home)

Zhao Zhongjun and Yu Wuzhong, Assistant Secretaries of the Jiyuan City Political and Legal Committee. They have been torturing Falun Gong practitioners against the advice of others since 2003.

Li Baoxing, Head of the Jiyuan City Public Security Bureau, Henan Province: 86-13838900001 (Cell), 86-391-6693389-21111 (Office)

Chen Jiali, Assistant Head of Jiyuan City Public Security Bureau, Henan Province: 86-13603899368 (Cell), 86-391-6693389-21116 (Office), 86-391-6611236 (Home)

Wang Qingzhu, a key member of the 610 Office in Jiyuan City

Wang Mingli, female, over 40 years old, Captain of Jiyuan National Security Guard. She is cruel, sinister and sly. She is never lenient when persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. 86-391-6699181, 86-13507678219 (Cell)

Wang Guoyou, male, about 50 years old, Political Commissar of the Jiyuan City National Security Group: 86-391-6669911, 86-13838929911 (Cell)

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On the night of April 2, 2005, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liu Yumei from Fushun City, Liaoning Province was arrested and her home was ransacked. Information about her current whereabouts is not available. We surmise that the Fushun Police are responsible for her disappearance.

Three police officers from the Wanghua District Putun Police Station had previously arrested her younger sister, Ms. Liu Yuqing. After her arrest, she suffered all kinds of brutal torture, such as merciless beatings and sleep deprivation. On April 13, 2002, she died as a result of the torture. She was only 40 years old.

Ms. Liu Yumei is in her fifties and was the manager of the Fushun Petroleum Collective No. 3. After July 20, 1999, her former workplace succumbed to pressure exerted by the government and forced her to give up her job seniority.

Ms. Liu went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop the persecution of Falun Gong and was detained. Later, she was arrested and tortured a few more times. During one of her detentions, she started a hunger strike in protest but was force-fed. This procedure was so painful that she tried to escape by jumping from a sixth floor window. The fall caused her to fracture her pelvis, lumbar vertebrae and her left wrist. The police would not take responsibility for this incident, so they sent her back home. Afterwards, nobody thought that she would ever be able to stand upright again, but three months later, Ms. Liu was able to walk on her own, which astonished everyone. She thus demonstrated the power of Falun Gong to those around her.

In 2002, government agents in Tieling arrested Ms. Liu yet again. She was released only after a three-month-long hunger strike. On April 2, 2005, she was arrested again and has since disappeared.

To find out more about how Ms. Liu Yumei's sister, Ms. Liu Yuqing, died, please refer to the following article: "Torture Death of Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Liu Yuqing in the Wujiabao Forced Labor Camp, Fushun City, Liaoning Province (phone numbers included)."

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/4/16/99727.html

Falun Gong practitioner Jing Yu, 32, from Shenyang City, has been illegally imprisoned in Liaoyang Huazi Prison. He has been suffering from the long-term persecution, and therefore he has the symptoms of severe pulmonary tuberculosis, and coughs up blood. At present, his body is extremely weak.

Huazi Prison's guards often incite criminals to beat Falun Gong practitioners, and they also detain parcels and mail from practitioners' families. In order to block the truth of how practitioners have been physically tortured from being exposed to the outside world, the prison does not allow practitioners' families to have meals with them when they come to visit practitioners (this is allowed for ordinary criminals). Falun Gong practitioners have to communicate through the glass using the intercom. They are only allowed to talk about family matters. They are prohibited from talking about things that happen inside the prison, and neither are they allowed to talk about any matters relating to Falun Gong. Behind each practitioner there always stands a criminal who is assigned to monitor the practitioner's conversation. Even the practitioner's gestures and facial expressions are monitored. The nearby room is also equipped with facilities used for monitoring and watching every word and inflection. If the prison guards find anything they believe to be inappropriate, they immediately stop the conversation.

The practitioners imprisoned in this prison have to do an excessive amount of slave labor, including manual labor and outside service, etc. The manual labor mainly involves jobs such as making handicrafts, as well as sewing. They usually have to work long hours, until midnight. The outside service mainly includes cement production (at Huazi New Life Cement Plant). All of the Falun Gong practitioners are imprisoned in the third ward, where the prison guards specially manage Falun Gong. The prison guards do not have to take orders from prison authorities. Although it is inside the Huazi Prison, it is actually an independent clique directly affiliated with the 610 Office. They carry on a secret persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. There are small cells, and detention rooms. The guards often force the criminals to beat up, and physically torture practitioners, sometimes even using electric batons to shock practitioners. In September 2004, practitioner Fan Xuejun from Huanggu District in Shenyang City was tortured to death. Zhou Dewei, an engineer, who was released on bail for medical treatment, died in October 2004.

Mr. Jing Yu started practicing Falun Gong in late 2000 and early 2001, when the Chinese Communist Party's persecution against Falun Gong was at its climax. He truly became a Falun Gong practitioner in the summer of 2001. In 2000, Jing Yu's mother and sister, already practitioners by then, introduced Falun Gong to him. They hoped that he would start practicing. However, at that time, his whole mind was occupied with the pursuit of making money, and he had no interest in practicing Falun Gong at all.

At that time, the entire nation started to persecute Falun Gong. Jing Yu's neighborhood association, the local Political and Legal Bureau, Public Security Station, and the other government offices together arrested his mother and sister. Afterwards, they ransacked their home and confiscated their personal property, including all of their Falun Gong books and related publications. His second elder sister was not at home then, therefore she was not arrested. Subsequently, she had to leave their home and become homeless to avoid being abducted. After this incident, he started thinking deeply about Falun Gong and the Chinese Communist Party's inhumane suppression against these kind-hearted people. Even his honest and kind mother and sister were put in jail. What went wrong? After thinking it over, he decided to practice Falun Gong.

On National Day in 2001, the local police station, along with Yuhong District Huanghai Police Station police, suddenly came to his home in the evening. He refused to open the door for the police. The police then broke into his house and arbitrarily searched and examined the rooms. They thought that his sister would be at home hiding. Failing to find his sister, they unexpectedly abducted Jing Yu to the local police station and illegally interrogated him. They tried to force him to tell them his homeless sister's whereabouts, and whether he was in contact with other Falun Gong practitioners. Jing said that he did not know anything. Therefore, he was brutally beaten by the police. At that time, the head of the local police station was also present. After being detained for two days, he was imprisoned for 15 days at the Fangjialan City Detention Center for "disrupting the social order," a crime that he did not commit.

After being mercilessly beaten, Jing Yu started to cough constantly every day, and his ribs and chest ached. Afterwards he went to Yuhong Hospital for an X-ray, which showed that two of his ribs were fractured and had punctured his lungs. It created a pulmonary cyst, and the treatment would cost at least 3,000 to 4,000 yuan. Because his family members were constantly arrested, detained, fined, and had lost their jobs, they were in an exceptionally difficult financial situation. Because of this, Jing had to be strong. To survive, he had to go out and make money. During the daytime he delivered mineral water to households, and in the evenings he delivered milk. He still needed to save money and time to deposit money and take clothes to his mother imprisoned in Fangjialan Detention Center, and sister imprisoned in the Municipal Detention Center, located to the north of Sujiatun. At the same time, he kept wondering about his other sister's whereabouts.

Under this kind of difficult situation, his lung condition deteriorated. He became very slim and he coughed all day long. Afterwards his mother was sentenced to three years of forced labor, and was imprisoned in the Longshan Forced Labor Camp. His sister was released on bail for medical treatment after having gone on a hunger strike. Later, they also found their homeless sister. Because the persecution still continued, the three of them were unable to go to their house together. With some kind-hearted people's help, they rented a room. In order to stop this meaningless and evil persecution, the three of them continued to expose the evil by telling people the truth of Falun Gong.

Under the unceasing pressure of Jiang's regime, the entire country continued to persecute Falun Gong. There were always some corrupt police who abandoned their conscience, morality, and justice to gain personal benefits. They were willing to help the tyrant do evil deeds, and blindly followed the Jiang and Luo criminal group. In March 2002, the three of them were arrested at the rental place, and were detained in the Municipal Detention Center. That evening, a young policeman was on duty. He asked if any of them had any illnesses. Jing Yu told him immediately he had a pulmonary cyst. Yet the officer replied without sparing a glance, "No problem. You won't die. Go in there."

Afterwards, when the Municipal Detention Center personnel noticed that Jing Yu's illness had deteriorated, they sent him to the Criminal Supervising Hospital, which is affiliated with the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Actually, everyone including the police knows that these criminal hospitals, jail hospitals, and labor camp hospitals' medical conditions are incomparable with that of the local hospitals. These hospitals cannot treat serious illnesses at all.

At the end of October 2002, Jing Yu was illegally sentenced to 10 years in prison. When he was imprisoned, his pulmonary tuberculosis had already deteriorated, and his physical condition was not fit for being imprisoned. When he was hospitalized in the Criminal Supervising Hospital, to resist the illegal persecution against him, he went on a hunger strike for as long as 8 months. His physical condition suffered more serious damage.

Between November and December of 2003, when the Shenyang Dabei Prison was moving to Pingluo Prison City, Shenyang Municipal Detention Center claimed that their medical equipment was not sufficient. Therefore, they covered up Jing's physical condition and forcibly put him in jail. In December 2003, they imprisoned Jing in Shenyang Prison, and then transferred him to the Liaoyang No. 1 Prison (also known as Huazi Prison). After they discovered his physical condition, Huazi prison put Jing in the prison health center. However, his tuberculosis had further worsened. During Chinese New Year day of 2005, he coughed blood, the tuberculosis was very serious, and his body was extremely weak. He looked very pale and he was becoming extremely thin. Jing Yu and his family members strongly requested that the prison release Jing as soon as possible so he could get proper medical treatment. He is innocent after all.

In the forced labor camp, Jing's mother suffered from persecution. Under the enormously heavy physical and mental pressure, she suffered from a sudden stroke, and diabetes. Her right eye lost sight, and her left eye had 0.2 vision. She relied on others to help her with her daily routine.

Hereby, we ask that local practitioners offer their assistance to help Jing return home. In the meantime, we hope that fellow practitioners will write letters, call, and use legal means to rescue Jing, and to restore justice to human society.

Prison address:

Huazi Town, Dengta City, Liaoyang
Liaogong 088 mailbox
Liaoyang Huazi Prison Ward 3, zip code: 111312
The Executive General Inspector: Li Chengxin, ID number: 2184031
Phone: 86-419-8540053 (Office), 86-1360419912 (Cell)

Deputy Supervisor: Xu Changhai
Deputy Division Chief: Li Dahai
Team Chief: Wang Jianjun, Hui Huaihao, Zheng Xiaofei
General Party Secretary: Shang Xiaoguang, 86-419-8540144 (Office)
Head prison guard: Zhao Yushan
Prison political director: Wang Qi
Clerk: Dai Wudong
Section head: Deng Yunxiang
Jail Hospital Chief: Ge

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Ms. Zhang Xihui, 54, was a Falun Gong practitioner from the residential community affiliated with the Dezhou Cotton Textile Mill in Shandong Province. She had appealed for Falun Gong twice since the persecution began in 1999, and had been arrested many times. When she was released from her last detention, she showed symptoms of mental trauma. It was reported that she may have been injected with nerve-damaging drugs. Since then she had not been clear-minded. She suffered massive edema and died on April 27, 2005.

Ms. Song Yulan, 56, was an employee at the Weihe Forestry Bureau, Shangzhi City, Heilongjiang Province. Before she practiced Falun Gong she had a stroke and was bedridden at home. She completely recovered after practicing Falun Gong. She told her recovery story to everyone she knew. Since April 25, 1999, Song Yulan had been to the Forestry Bureau, to the police department, to the court, and to other places telling people the truth of Falun Gong and the miracles Falun Gong brought her. One day after the persecution began, an official from the local community brought several people to Song's home to search for Falun Gong books. Song Yulan held the book tightly to her chest and refused to let go. The officials tried to take the book from her by force. Song was pushed down to the ground. She foamed at the mouth and died on the spot. Fearing being held responsible, the vicious officials lied about the cause of her death and claimed she died of a stroke.

Mr. Yang Zhaoxiang, 76, was a retiree from the No. 3 Railway Bureau, Hengshui City, Hebei Province. He had attained Falun Gong after April 25, 1999. In October 1999 his daughter was arrested by order of the 610 Office and suffered persecution in the municipal detention center. The older man was scared and worried. He got sick and was sent to the hospital. He died in March 2000. His son Yang Yun was arrested on March 1, 2002 and sent to the Hebei Provincial Brainwashing Center. He suffered greatly, both mentally and physically, and passed away on April 19, 2003.

Ms. Sun Shuying, 60, was from Wencheng Township, Jing County, Hebei Province. She had many diseases before she started practicing Falun Gong. In 1998 she started to practice Falun Gong and became healthy. After July 20, 1999, when Jiang's Communist regime started the persecution of Falun Gong, she went to appeal for Falun Gong but was arrested by lawless people from the township and the local police station. She was detained for two days, threatened, and fined 500 yuan. After her release she was often harassed. This made her mentally depressed, and caused her health to suffer. She never recovered. In spring 2001, her son was arrested and sent to a county brainwashing class and later a detention center for four months. The incident harmed her even further. In 2003, she showed symptoms of a cerebral hemorrhage and died on March 6, 2005.

Ms. Sun Xiangju, 59, was from Zhangleng Village, Zanhuang County, Shijiazhuang City, in Hebei Province. Because she went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in 2000, she suffered persecution and left her home to avoid further persecution. She was fined 2,000 yuan. After coming home the police often harassed and threatened her. She died on April 19, 2003.

Ms. Liu Shuying, 58, was from Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province. Before practicing Falun Gong she had diabetes for over ten years, and maintained her life by taking insulin. For the more than six years that she practiced Falun Gong, she didn't take any medicine or have any injections, and she became very healthy. Her family saw her change and supported her practice of Falun Gong. In early August 2001, Liu Shuying was reported to police when posting a poster reading, "Falun Dafa is Great." The police, led by Guan Wei, the head of the National Security Division, arrested her. She was locked up in a detention center for over two months and also sent to the Fengcheng Brainwashing Class during that time. She was forced to write the Three Statements. Her diabetes returned, and her face became swollen. Fearing being held responsible, the detention center released her in October 2001. She was still harassed after returning home, and she died in October 2002.

Ms. Wu Xifen, 42, was named "excellent teacher" at the No. 42 Middle School, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. She had many diseases before practicing Falun Gong, and completely recovered afterwards. After the persecution began, police often harassed her. One time, the police climbed up from down below and broke into her home through a window, which made her extremely frightened. Around October 2001, police and people from the Labor and Education Bureau arrested her when she was at work and took her to a brainwashing class. Her husband, who was not a practitioner, was also arrested. Suffering long-term threats and pressure, her health suffered and she showed symptoms of high blood pressure. She died on April 1, 2005.

Ms. Wang Juyuan, 51, lived at the Yingbin Garden Community, the Yuhong District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. She started practicing Falun Gong in 1998 and experienced good health afterward. However, since 1999 when the persecution started, the nationwide arrests and persecution of practitioners made her extremely nervous and affected her mental state. She fell from a building and died.

Mr. Wu Guonai, 65, was from the Liaoshen Region. He learned Falun Gong in July 1996 and obtained good health through the practice. Since July 20, 1999 when the persecution of Falun Gong began, he had been to different government branches to appeal for Falun Gong. Later, because of the pressure from different sources, and the lack of a practicing environment, his health degenerated and his old diseases returned. He died on February 22, 2005.

Ms. Zou Shufang, 67, was from the Liaoshen Region. She learned Falun Gong in 1994 and gained mental and physical health. Since July 20, 1999, she had been to provincial government branches to appeal for Falun Gong. Since then, she suffered pressures from different sources, and disease symptoms began to develop. She died on November 6, 2004.

Ms. Jin Xiuyu, 86, was from the Liaoshen region. She learned Falun Gong in 1995 and gained physical and mental health. However, after the persecution started in July 1999, she lost her practicing environment and became depressed over time. She died in 2003.

Ms. Jin Shuqing, 74, was from the Liaoshen Region. After learning Falun Gong in 1996, she gradually recovered from many of her health problems and benefited tremendously from the practice. However, after 1999, she suffered many pressures and disturbances and died on February 15, 2002.

Mr. Wu Dengxiang, 70, was from the Liaoshen Region. He learned Falun Gong in 1996 and gained mental and physical health. After the persecution started, he suffered from the pressures and loss of his practicing environment. His old health problems returned and he died in August 2002.

Ms. Gao Bozhi, 83, was from Heishan County, Liaoning Province. She learned Falun Gong in 1997 and many problems such as symptoms of dizziness that bothered her for many years disappeared. In 2000, when she visited her daughter, she witnessed her daughter being arrested because she persisted in her Falun Gong belief. This traumatized Ms. Gao, and she died in January 2000.

Ms. Liu Wuni was from Zhang Village, Hedian Township of Cai County, Henan Province. Before learning the Falun Gong practice she had many diseases such as high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris and others. All the symptoms disappeared after she started to practice Falun Gong. After July 20, 1999, when Jiang's regime began persecuting Falun Gong, local police often came to her home to harass her. She was unable to live normally and unable to practice Falun Gong. She died on October 28, 2004.

Mr. Zhou Huazu, 55, lived on South Street, Anlu, Hubei Province and was a barber. Before he learned Falun Gong he had difficulty walking, a side effect of a stroke. After learning Falun Gong in 1997 he recovered completely. He appealed for Falun Gong twice after 1999 and suffered harassment from officers at the Chengbei Police Station. He resisted the persecution with righteous belief. On June 11, 2003, he died from a massive stroke.

Ms. Zhou Aiying, 32, was from Huxi Village, Hetou Town, Suixi County, Guangdong Province. In early November 2001, she was taken to a brainwashing class to be persecuted. She returned from the class a little over 20 days later, and died in early December 2001.

Ms. Chen Biyun, 71, was from Leizhou City, Guangdong Province. After the persecution began, police monitored and followed her. She lost her practicing environment. To avoid the persecution she stayed at her daughter's home. She died in December 2004.

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Ms. Wang Xiumei, 25, was from Wudan Town, Wengniute District, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. In 1998 she had incurable Barrier anemia disease, also called "blood cancer." The doctor told her family to prepare for her death. In February 1999 a classmate introduced her to Falun Gong. At that time she did not even have the strength to read a book, and was only able to listen. A little more than twenty days into Falun Gong practice her health was visibly improved. Two months later she looked normal, with a healthy facial color. All her neighbors talked about the miracle of Falun Gong. On June 26, 1999, at the experience sharing conference in the Wengniute District, she described her revival experience with moving tears on the stage, and stated that Falun Gong gave her a second life. When the Communist Party started persecuting Falun Gong, she again began to show the symptoms of the disease. National Security Division police from the Wengniute Police Department came to her home to harass and threaten her. Under such high pressure her old disease returned in mid-August, 1999. She passed away in September 1999. Before she died she kept saying, "I want to practice Falun Gong." She never wrote a guarantee statement for the evildoers and never gave up Falun Gong practice, as far as we know.

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Ms. Sun Guifang, who lived in the Chongwen District of Beijing, had provided a comfortable practice place for Falun Gong practitioners. After the persecution began on July 20, 1999, she appealed for Falun Gong several times, was arrested and sent to a brainwashing class. Because officials constantly continued to harass and threaten her, her illness symptoms returned, and she died on May 3, 2005. The district police even monitored her family when her body was cremated.

Ms. Wang Shuyua, 74, lived in Beifangshen Village in Sanshilipu Town, the Jinzhou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province. After starting Falun Gong practice in July 1997, she was healthy and full of energy. For practicing Falun Gong outdoors on August 13, 2000, she was detained by persons from the Sanshilipu Police Station, put in a metal cage for three days and later sent to the Jinzhou Detention Center. Deciding she was too old to keep in detention, the police released her after forcing her to pay a fine of 200 yuan. Her three daughters, however, were arrested, detained and fined many times, causing her intense and prolonged stress. Ms. Wang passed away on August 6, 2004.

Ms. Shao Yuzhen was 75 years old and had lived in the Qinghe District of Tieling City, Liaoning Province. She could not go out in the winter because her illness. After practicing Falun Gong, all her symptoms were gone. She could go out in the winter to practice the exercises without a hat or a mask. After the persecution began in 1999, she went with other practitioners to appeal for Falun Gong at the provincial government. The fact that many practitioners were being arrested and facing daily harassment and intimidation caused her health to steadily deteriorate. Ms. Shao passed away on December 19, 2002.

Ms. Tang Chengyu was 66 and had lived in Dazhou City, Sichuan Province. Due to her poor health, she started practicing Falun Gong in 1996 and became disease-free for several years. In December 2000 she went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong and was captured on the way by Dazhou City national security agents. They arrested her and searched her home. She was later locked up in the Tongchuan District Detention Center in Dazhou City, where she was physically and mentally tortured. The police tried to force her to reveal the identities of the leaders of the Beijing appeals and the Falun Gong activities. In the detention center she had chest pain and abdominal bloating and was not able to eat for almost two weeks. Even a little bit of rice soup would make her vomit without stopping. She lost consciousness several times and was near death, but the police continued torturing her for information. With the help and care of other practitioners she survived and was released at the end of March 2001 after paying a 2,000-yuan fine. She was carried out of the center and helped into a car by the other practitioners. At home she could not walk and had bowel trouble. She had chest pain, abdominal pain and bloating, vomiting, and no energy. She still could not walk unaided. She died in early 2004.

Ms. Pen Yuanlin was 55 years old and used to work at the Pingbaxinyi Factory in Guizhou Province. She got rid of all her illnesses after practicing Falun Gong. In December 1999, because her practitioner son went to appeal for Falun Gong, his home was searched. He was arrested and detained and sent to a brainwashing class for mental torture. From that time on Ms. Pen was constantly harassed by local officials and by the police. She passed away in March 2001. Her son, who had not fully recovered from his mother's death, was sentenced to three years of forced labor in May, just two months after his mother's death.

Mr. Zhang Haiqing was 80 years old and had lived in Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province. A car accident resulted in broken bones below the knee and a gaping hole that would not heal for four years. After he started to practice Falun Gong in December 1998, his wound healed, and he was able to walk to the practice place without crutches. After the persecution began in 1999, his second daughter was detained twice, and his fourth daughter was detained twice and sent to a year of forced labor. His son-in-law, the husband of his fourth daughter, was detained twice and sent to three years of forced labor. During this persecution, his home was searched several times, and he was fined and harassed. He could not endure the prolonged persecution and passed away in July 2002.

Ms. Jin Jinshun, of Chinese-Korean ancestry, was 49 years old and had lived in Longjing City, Jilin Province. She became healthy after practicing Falun Gong in 1997. After the persecution began in 1999, she was under stress from all directions and was not able to practice on a regular basis. She died in March 2005.

Ms. Liu Shuqin was 75 years old and had lived in Nongan County, Jilin Province. She became healthy after practicing Falun Gong. After the persecution began in 1999, the 610 Office officials constantly harassed her. She had no peace, which resulted in a relapse of her old illnesses. She passed away on April 6, 2000.

Ms. Sun Guiying was 65 years old and had worked at the Power Supply Bureau Industry Co. in Xiangfan City, Hubei Province. She started practicing Falun Gong in January 1997 and had fully recovered from many years of hypertension and heart disease. In March of 2000, her daughter was detained for a month and a half after she went to Beijing for an appeal. After that, the local officials constantly harassed the two women and searched their home. They were forced to go to a brainwashing class, pay fines, and endure other torment. Ms. Sun developed colon cancer and died on January 27, 2001.

Ms. Guo Shuqin was 52 years old and had lived at Xinxing Village in Shuangjing Township, the Hulan District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. She was arrested on December 2000 while on her way to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. At the Hulan Detention Center she was brainwashed and tortured both mentally and physically. Her family was intimidated and forced to pay a fine of about 2,000 yuan. They had to hand in a certificate of ownership for her house as security before her release. Several months after she returned home, she became ill from the stress of prolonged persecution and could only sit for 24 hours a day for several months. She died on May 23, 2002.

Mr. Zhu Chengling was 53 years old and had lived in the Qinghe District in Tieling City, Liaoning Province. He started practicing Falun Gong in 1996. After the persecution began in 1999, while clarifying the truth, his wife was arrested, detained and put into forced labor. He encountered non-stop harassment by the police and suffered under the prolonged persecution, both mentally and physically. He passed away on May 23, 2003.

Ms. Kong Qinglian was 63 years old and had lived in the Shuiliyuan area in the Shuangta District of Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province. After she began to practice Falun Gong in 1996, her many illnesses were cured. In 1999 she went to Beijing and appealed for Falun Gong. In 2001, her daughter's family became homeless, and the police repeatedly threatened her and her relatives. The stress of this prolonged persecution caused her to have a severe stroke, and she died in the autumn of 2002.

Mr. Di Duohua was 58 years old and a former employee of the main branch of the Jinxi Smelting and Chemical Plant in Huludao City, Liaoning Province. Before practicing Falun Gong in September 1996, he suffered from hypertension and heart disease, was bedridden with incurable uremia, and had prostate hyperplasia. After he started the practice, his health improved. In 1999, when the persecution began, he was targeted as a "bad example" at his work place and endured constant harassment. He had a stroke in June. Later he developed complications and became bedridden with incurable uremia. He died in September 2000.

Ms. Chen Kuihe was 79 years old and had lived at Renyi Village, Gangtun Township in the Lianshan District, Huludao City, Liaoning Province. She was attracted to the principles of Zhen-Shan-Ren (Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance) of Falun Gong and created a practice group. After the persecution began in 1999, due to the harassment from local officials, she no longer had a practice environment and died on January 14, 2003.

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Ms. Yang Ran was 72 years old and had been a resident of the #8 Mine in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. She had several illnesses before beginning the practice, such as a lung infection and leg pain. One month after practicing Falun Gong in 1998, her symptoms were gone and she could walk without pain. After 1999, she gave up Falun Gong and, as a result, had a relapse of her illnesses. She died on October 26, 2000.

Mr. Wang Xingde was 45 years old and had lived in Beijing. He had been diagnosed with cancer, which was cured after he began to practice. After the persecution began in 1999, he gave up Falun Gong, his cancer came back, and he died in 2000.

Mr. Han Shijiang was 57 years old and had been a resident of the #5 East Building, the Zhaogezhuangqao area in the Guye District in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. He started the practice in 1998 and was healthy. After the persecution began in 1999, officials from his employer, the Jiancai Factory, persecuted him. Under pressure from 610 officials, he was forced to write the Three Statements. As the result, he gave up Falun Gong. He later developed several serious illnesses in 2000 and died on October 4, 2002.

Ms. Li Shuqing was 76 years old and had been a resident of Bajiazi Village in Kangping County, Liaoning Province. After she started to practice Falun Gong in 1998, the asthma she suffered from for many years vanished. She was forced to give up the practice after the persecution began in 1999 under intense pressure from Jiang's regime. Later she suffered a relapse of her old ailments and passed away on February 6, 2000.

Ms. Zhang Yuhua was 48 years old and had lived in the Dongfeng District in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province. She learned about Falun Gong in January 1999. Her xinxing improved rapidly after she started practicing Falun Gong and all her illnesses were gone in a very short time. After the persecution began in 1999, she lost the original practice environment. Due to a lack of understanding for only practiced Falun Gong a very short period, she stopped the practice. Very quickly, her original illness reappeared. She had a hemorrhagic stroke in 2000. Later she found other practitioners and started practicing again. Both her mind and body improved beyond recognition. At the end of 2003, the detention of one of her closest practitioner friends caused her extreme anxiety and pain. Both her mind and body suffered. She passed away on March 9, 2004, in extreme pain.

Mr. Han Quanguan was 73 years old and had lived in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. He was a retired government official. After the persecution began in 1999, he was frequently harassed by police visits, and his wife was arrested and sent to a brainwashing class because she appealed for Falun Gong in Beijing. The prolonged persecution overstressed him, and he could not persist in Falun Gong practice. He passed away on October 15, 2000.

Mr. Yuan Rongen was 65 years old from Tongliang County in Chongqing. He started practicing Falun Gong after he was diagnosed with coronary heart disease in 1997. He fully recovered after beginning the practice. However, after the persecution began in 1999, he gave up the practice due to duress from the local 610 officials. His original illness reappeared, and he died late in February 2002.

Ms. Wang Zhaodi was in her 70's and used to be a practitioner at a group practice at Shanghai Jiaotong University. She had had health problems when she was young. Before beginning the practice she had heart disease, diabetes and arthritis as well as some odd symptoms, which could not be diagnosed and could not be treated. After beginning the practice in 1996, all her illnesses disappeared. She gave up the practice after the persecution began in 1999. She was worn down by the prolonged mental and physical persecution. She died in January 2002.

Ms. Shang Shuzhen was 47 years old and started to practice Falun Gong in April 1997. She obtained great mental and physical benefits. After the persecution began in 1999, she endured frequent visits and harassment from people at her work place. She was forced to sign the Guarantee Statement and gave up the practice. She got ill and failed to respond to medical treatment in November 1999. She died in May 2000.

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Practitioner Ms. Zhu Yunfeng, 61, lived in the retirees' area affiliated with the Xiaonan Street Elementary School in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. She suffered from diabetes and other conditions of the heart and blood vessels, but quickly recovered full health after she started practicing Falun Gong in 1995. In order to uphold Falun Gong, she went to the Sichuan Province government on July 22, 1999 to peacefully appeal. In November 2000 she went to Tiananmen Square to appeal and the police abducted her. She was tortured for a long time at a custody center. Officers at the Xian Road Police Station in Jinniu District, Chengdu City set up a solitary confinement cell where they tortured and interrogated her. They also forced her to stand for long periods of time. She passed away in early July 2001.

Practitioner Mr. Jiao Yutian was a retired worker in Longfeng District, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. He suffered from severe heart disease, high blood pressure, synovitis and other illnesses before he started practicing Falun Gong in 1996. He benefited tremendously from the practice and enjoyed his life to a much greater extent due to his newly-gained perfect health. In spring 2000 he went out to do the exercises with a few practitioners, but officers from the local police station arrested them and held them in custody for one month. After he went home, authorities from the district 610 Office, from his former work unit, and from the police station constantly harassed and threatened him at home, trying to force him to give up Falun Gong practice, which created tremendous pressure for his family and him. He was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in March 2002. Despite his condition, the local police arrested him and ransacked his home. They released him after his family showed the police his medical record. He passed away in July 2003.

Practitioner Ms. Wang Yueying, 56, lived in Group 1, Maogou Village, Yongfeng Town, Liangzhou District, Wuwei City, Gansu Province. In February 1999, she took up Falun Gong and obtained complete health through the practice. She went to Beijing to appeal on November 11, 2000 to say, "Falun Dafa is good." She was arrested and detained at the Beijing Police Department. Police officers from Wuwei City took her back to that city on November 26. She was then held at the Heping Detention Center. The guards at the detention center ordered the inmates to beat and humiliate her. They stabbed the back of her hands with needles, forced her to work, to carry other inmates around, and to clean up. Wang Yueying also had 200 yuan in cash extorted from her. After more than one month of torture she was sent to a brainwashing class. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the persecutors forced all female practitioners to take a cold shower, including women in their 60s. Wang Yueying was held at this brainwashing class for six months. She suffered a relapse of her old illness due to the long-term persecution and intimidation. She could not eat for six days. The police sent her to a hospital for an IV infusion and injections, and extorted 300 yuan from her family. She was released before the fall harvest season in 2001. Officers from the local police station and the township government continued to monitor and intimidate her. She passed away on March 20, 2002.

Practitioner Ms. Li Huiling, 39, lived in Changyi City, Shandong Province. She started practicing Falun Gong in 1998. She went to Beijing to appeal after the persecution began, and was subsequently abducted and detained. The police constantly monitored and again abducted her. One time they held her at the town police station and the Town Birth Control Office for over ten days, during which time they savagely beat her for refusing to cooperate with them. She passed away under excessive stress on October 28, 2004.

Practitioner Mr. Li Dongtai, 57, lived in Zhangluji Town, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. He was held long-term by officers from the Liaocheng City 610 Office, and passed away in November 2002.

Practitioner Ms. Zhang Shunu, 66, lived in Zhenjia Town, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. She started practicing Falun Gong in 1995. On July 22, 1999, she went to Beijing to appeal, but was abducted and detained. She was harassed numerous times and passed away in January 2003.

Practitioner Ms. Wang Shulan, 74, lived in Liaoning Province. She had high blood pressure, diarrhea, diabetes, glaucoma, and could not eat cold or hard food. After learning Falun Gong in 1998, all of her illnesses were gone. She was abducted while distributing truth clarification materials in November 2001 and was tortured at the police station. Her family's connections got her released, but she was abducted again after less than two weeks. She was again released three days later. On April 25, 2002, the police broke into her home and took her to the police station. They forced her to submit her fingerprints and have her photograph taken. They asserted great pressure on her. She passed away on April 17, 2005.

Practitioner Mr. Xiao Lijun, 65, was a retired worker from the Guangkong Car Repair Factory in Hengyang City, Hunan Province. His chronic illnesses, including bronchitis, headaches, toothaches, and a duodenal ulcer were cured after he started practicing Falun Gong in 1996. After 1999, the authorities constantly harassed and intimidated him at home. He passed away on December 12, 2003.

Practitioner Ms. Li Shuhua, 68, was a retired worker from the No. 228 Factory in Changchun City, Jilin Province. After the persecution began the police harassed her at her home many times, which caused her great strain, both physically and mentally. She passed away in 2004.

Practitioner Mr. Wang Jun, 41, was the deputy head of the Dongbei Optic Instrument Factory in Changchun City, Jilin Province. He was arrested on July 20, 1999 and was taken to the Changchun Drug Rehabilitation Center for an unknown length of time. In 2000, he went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong and was intercepted. He was sent to the Tiebei Detention Center in Changchun City and was held there for one month, during which time his work unit fired him. In 2002, when the Changchun police conducted a large blanket-style abduction of Falun Gong practitioners in retaliation for the broadcasting of truth clarification videos about Falun Gong, he left home to avoid being persecuted. His health deteriorated and he passed away on April 19, 2005.

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Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xu Surong, 73, lived in Qing County, Hebei Province. After Jiang's political villains group started persecuting Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, Xu Surong was twice sent to a forced labor camp for long-term detention. Her husband was illegally detained three times, her daughter-in-law was abducted and detained many times, and her son was illegally sent to a forced labor camp. Her daughter lost sight in both eyes from stress, fear, and anguish at the persecution of her beloved ones.

During the past six years, Xu Surong endured tremendous pressure, and her condition declined. She passed away on April 20, 2005. Her family asked that her son, who was held at a forced labor camp, be allowed to go home so he could take care of the funeral arrangements. The Handan Labor Camp officials asked for a death certificate, but the Qing County 610 Office refused to stamp the certificate. The Hebei Province 610 Office intervened and didn't approve the temporary release, so her son didn't get to see her before she died.

Practitioner Ms. Yu Lei worked at the Qing County Material Bureau in Hebei Province. She recovered from all of her illnesses after she started practicing Falun Gong in 1997. She went to Beijing twice to appeal for Falun Gong after the persecution began. She was illegally detained twice and tortured. She passed away in 2002.

Practitioner Mr. Wei Shuxian was born in 1943. He lived in Jiangjiahe Village, Tingliuhe Town, Leting County, Hebei Province. Mr. Wei started practicing Falun Gong in 1997. In November 2001, his family member Xue Jinrong was illegally detained by persons from the Leting 610 Office, and also by Han Jinglin and Liu Liqun. Other officers from the Tingliuhe Police Station abducted Wei Shuxian and held him at the police station for four days, during which time they tortured him. He suffered a mental collapse after he returned home. He fell into a well by accident and died.

Practitioner Mr. Ren Jifu, 45, lived in Baile Town, Wei County, Hebei Province. In 2002, he clarified the truth and distributed materials. He was illegally detained four times and was brutally beaten. He was then sent to a county detention center where he was held for a month. He was very weak when his family took him home, and he never fully recovered. He passed away in December 2003.

Practitioner Ms. Yang Yuzhu, 70, lived in Yongnian County, Handan, Hebei Province. On January 6, 2005, she suffered a relapse of her old illness and died.

Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yulan, 77, lived in Suning County, Hebei Province. She had suffered from a stroke, heart disease, diabetes and other conditions, all of which were cured after she started practicing Falun Gong in 1997. On the evening of June 3, 2001, police officers, including Li Chenxiang, ransacked her home, abducted her daughter and son-in-law, and detained them. From then on, persecutors often harassed and threatened her. She suffered a relapse of her old illness. As a result, she could no longer take care of herself and passed away on January 12, 2005.

Practitioner Mr. Lu Jiaoyi, 72, lived in Zhanguantun Village, Laozhuangzi Town, Fengrun District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. After he started practicing Falun Gong in 1998, his terminal nose and throat cancer was cured without any medical intervention. After the persecution began on July 20, 1999, the authorities asserted great pressure on him, trying to force him to renounce Falun Gong. He suffered a relapse and passed away on August 25, 2000.

Practitioner Mr. Wang Liansuo, 40, lived in Yinchengpu, the New Fengrun District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. He started practicing Falun Gong in 1998 and was cured of numerous chronic illnesses. Since the persecution of Falun Gong began on July 20, 1999, he suffered a great deal both physically and mentally, and passed away on January 15, 2001.

Practitioner Ms. Dong Lianling, 77, lived in Zhanguantun Village, Laozhuangzi Town, Fengrun District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. After she started practicing Falun Gong in 1998, she was cured of numerous illnesses. Officers from the 610 Office constantly harassed her. She was frightened and lost her hearing. Ms. Dong had a stroke and passed away on February 29, 2004.

Practitioner Ms. Liu Guifang, 60, lived in Hengshui City, Hebei Province. She was very weak before she practiced Falun Gong, as she suffered from rheumatoid heart disease, breast cancer, and cholecystitis, among other illnesses. She was freed from all illnesses in early 1998, after starting the practice. After the persecution began in 1999, she used various means to clarify the truth and appeal for Falun Gong, and she went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in early 2000. The local authorities went to her home many times to intimidate her and try to force her to renounce Falun Gong. Unable to withstand the prolonged persecution, she passed away on October 3, 2002.

Practitioner Ms. Liang Ze, 72, lived in Qianying Town, Xinji City, Hebei Province. All of her illnesses were cured after she started practicing Falun Gong in 1997. She went to Beijing in 1999 to appeal for Falun Gong, and was illegally detained and tortured. She was forced to give up Falun Gong practice. She later suffered a relapse of her old illness and passed away on March 19, 2000.

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1. [Jinzhou, Liaoning Province] Ms. Tian Baojie and Others from Heishan County Arrested

Around 3:00 a.m. on April 12, 2005, Ms. Tian Baojie from Wangxian Village in Heishan County, Jinshou City, was arrested by police officers from the National Security Team's Heishan County Police Bureau. Ms. Tian had been moving from place to place for nearly three years to avoid being arrested by the authorities. One morning about two months after she returned home, several police officers broke into her home. Even though they found no incriminating evidence by ransacking her home, they arrested her anyway. Ms. Tian is now being illegally detained at the Heishan Detention Center.

On the evening of April 12, 2005, Nie Weiying, from Badaohao Town, Heishan County, was taken to the Heishan Detention Center by Heishan County police officers.

In addition, Ms. Zhang Yanxia, from Heishan Town, Heishan County, is still detained at the Heishan Detention Center.

Relevant phone numbers:

Feng Wenfang, Leader of the National Security Team in Heishan County, Liaoning Province: 86-416-5512076 (Office), 86-139-04062579 (Cell)

Xiao Zhongying, Assistant Leader of the National Security Team in Heishan County, Liaoning Province: 86-416-5522800 (Office), 86-416-5565833 (Home)

Bi Shijun, National Security Team of Heishan County, Liaoning Province: 86-416-5565561 (Home)

2. [Yanbian, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Jintao and Others from Longjing City Arrested; Their Homes Ransacked by Police

Recently, Longjing City police officers arrested Mr. Zhang Jingtao, Mr. Liang Sheng, Ms. Song Xu, Ms. Jia Changzhi, Ms. Wang Yan, Ms. Sun Lihong and Ms. Liang Xiuzhen, all at different times, and then ransacked their homes.

Relevant phone numbers:

Longjing City Longmen Police Station: 86-433-3250199
Longjing City Anmin Police Station: 86-433-3223295
Reception at Longjing City Police Station: 86-433-3222807
Longjin City Public Security Office: 86-433-3231280
Deputy in charge of Longjing City Court: 86-433-3254630
Longjing City 610 Office: 86-433-3223757
Longjing City Detention Center: 86-433-3286669

3. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Luquan City Resident Ms. Du Ruiying Arrested

Ms. Du Ruiying, from the Shijiazhuang District of Luquan City, is about 56 years old. On April 17, 2005, she and another practitioner were putting up signs proclaiming, "Falun Dafa is Good!" and "Truth, Compassion, Forbearance are Good!" on streetlight posts in Luquan City. At 9:30 p.m., she was arrested by a young undercover police officer. The other practitioner managed to escape.

4. [Jinzhou, Hebei Province] Mr. Ma Hengtao and Ms. Chen Kairu from Zhoujiazhuang Town Sent to a Brainwashing Center

Ms. Chen Kairu, from Zhoujiazhuan Town, Jinzhou City, was reported and arrested at the Zhuosu Barbershop by staff from the Jinzhou City Political and Security Division. After she was illegally detained for 15 days at the Jinzhou City Detention Center, officials from the Political and Security Division later reneged on their word. Instead of releasing her as they had promised, they sent Ms. Chen Kairu, together with Mr. Ma Hengtao, to the Shijiazhuang Brainwashing Center.

On April 7, 2005, Mr. Ma Hengtao, from Zhoujiazhuang Village, Jinzhou City, was at work in Zhangjiazhuang City. Officers from the Jinzhou City Political and Science Division of Zhoujiazhuang Village arrested him and sent him to the Shijiazhuang Brainwashing Center.

Relevant phone numbers:

Tian Zhigang, Vice-President of the Jinzhou City Police Bureau, Hebei Province: 86-311-4316602 (Office), 86-311-4322287 (Home)
Tian Qiusheng, Manager of the Political and Security Division: 86-311-4322750-8037 (Office), 86-311-4323921 (Home), 86-13930401587 (Cell)
Wang Junqing, Associate Division Manager: 86-13932107591 (Cell)
Detention Center: 86-311-4322214

5. [Hebei Province] Couple Arrested for Distributing Truth-Clarification Materials

On April 23, 2005, Ms. Zhang Lishan and her husband were arrested for handing out truth-clarification materials. Ms. Zhang's husband works at the Policy Research Office of the Political Committee in Hebei Province.

6. [Jilin Province] Officers from Tonghua City's Wudaojiang Town Police Station Arrest Mr. Liu Ximing

On the morning of April 26, 2005, when policemen from the Wudaojiang Town Police Station in Tonghua City ransacked Mr. Ren Binglu's home, they found no incriminating evidence. About 2:00 o'clock that same afternoon, they went to ransack Mr. Liu Ximing's home. This time, after finding Falun Gong "truth-clarification" materials, they arrested Mr. Liu.

Wudaojiang Police Station: 86-435-3732321

7. [Chongqing City] Practitioner Mr. Li Wei from Tongnan County Arrested; His Whereabouts Unknown

Mr. Li Wei, 30 years old and originally from Tongnan County in Chongqing City, is a resident of Hongqihegou in the Jiangbei District of Chongqing City. At the beginning of 2000, Mr. Li went to Tiananmen Square to appeal for Falun Gong. He was arrested there and detained at the Tongnan County Detention Center. After being released, he was arrested yet again and then persecuted until he was on the brink of death, at which point he was released for medical treatment.

About 7 o'clock on April 24, 2005, as Mr. Li Wei was returning to his home, he was stopped by four policemen who were standing at the entrance of his apartment building. Without saying anything to him, the officers bound him and took him into his home. They proceeded to search the premises, confiscated all Falun Gong books and materials that they could find, and then forced him to accompany them to the Tongnan County Detention Center.

The following night, April 25, policemen broke into Mr. Li's home while they knew he was still in custody. On this occasion, they stole a personal computer, a printer, a photocopier and a VCD player. Currently, no one knows of Mr. Li's whereabouts.

8. [Beijing] Ms. Tang Xiqiong Detained for Over Six Months and Faces Illegal Sentencing

Ms. Tang Xiqiong, who was born in 1940, lives near Yonghe Palace in the Dongcheng District of Beijing. In November 2004, she and Ms. Kang Suxia went to her hometown in Santai County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, to clarify the truth. They were followed and then arrested.

Ms. Tang has now been incarcerated for nearly 6 months. Her case has been sent to the Lawsuit Division of the Procuratorate and she still faces sentencing.

Santai County People's Court: 86-816-5223298

9. [Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Lina Detained at Changchun City's Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp

On March 25, 2004, because she was handing out truth-clarification materials, Ms. Wang Lina was arrested by police officers at the meat shop where she was employed. She has since been detained at the Changchun City Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp, and her husband is taking care of their five-year-old son on his own. Her home phone number is 86-431-7239797

10. [Jilin Province] Persecution of a Practitioner from the Fengman District of Jilin City

In March 2003, police from the Huashanlu Police Station in the Fengman District of Jilin City showed up by surprise at a practitioner's home, which they then ransacked, They confiscated numerous Falun Gong books and videotapes. The practitioner's husband was also taken into custody and then forced to spend the entire night sitting on a metal chair. Later, when the police tried to arrest this practitioner and couldn't find her, they fined her family 500 yuan. As a result of these actions, this practitioner has been forced to move from place to place to keep from being arrested by the authorities.

On February 8, 2004, and again on May 1, 2004, police came to the practitioner's home to attempt to arrest her but were unsuccessful since she was not at home either time. On the night of July 19, 2004, police came to the practitioner's home to ransack it once more. They took away her younger sister (a non-practitioner) and threatened her. At a later date, they also took her husband into custody and held him for three days. Her family paid police officer Xu Hongwei 500 yuan to secure his release.

On the nights of August 15, 2004, and November 19, 2004, police again came to this practitioner's home to harass her family.

11. [Beipiao, Liaoning Province] Ms. Tian Shaochun Arrested At Her Home

On April 25, 2005, Ms. Tian Shaochun of Beipiao, was arrested at her home. She is currently detained at the Beipiao Detention Center.

Relevant information:

Detention Center: 86-421-5822401
Beipiao Shangyuan Detention Center: 86-421-5910002
National Security Team Staff:
Yan Jiuling: 86-421-5825808, 86-13500417062 (Cell)
Liu Guoqing: 86-421-5823819, 86-13904212633 (Cell)
Yang Shu: 86-421-5815365, 86-13942115484 (Cell)
Pan Hongkai: 86-421-5895840, 86-13019936860 (Cell)
Li Donghong: 86-421-5880135, 86-13050911278 (Cell)

12. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Cheng Huihua Arrested

On the afternoon of April 21, 2005, Mr. Cheng Huihua, from Yantai City, was arrested while driving down the road, and his home was subsequently ransacked. His wife now has to care and provide for a newborn baby on her own.

13. [Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Police from Acheng's Yangshu Police Station Arrest Ms. Xu Lihua and Ms. Shi Guihua

At about 11 o'clock on April 16, 2005, Sun Fengwen, chief of the Yangshu Police Department in Acheng, took officers to illegally ransack the homes of Ms. Xu Lihua and Ms. Shi Guihua. These officers confiscated Falun Gong books and took Ms. Xu and Ms. Shi to the Yangshu Police Station. Next, these same officials searched the home of yet another practitioner. When they discovered she was not at home, they arrested her husband instead and took him to the police station. He was later released. Ms. Xu Lihua and Ms. Shi Guihua remain in detention.

Yanshu Police Station:

Sun Fengwen: 86-451-53877608 (Office), 86-451-53762044 (Home), 86-13945688709 (Cell)
Fu Fengjun: 86-451-53877608 (Office)

14. [Zhejiang Province] Ms. Guo Chunhuan, Ph.D. Student from Zhejiang University Persecuted for Upholding Her Beliefs

Ms. Guo Chunhuan, a Ph.D. student from the Art Department of Zhejiang University, was arrested for going to Beijing to appeal to the government in 1999 and forced to quit school. After returning to her home in Jilin Province, she was illegally arrested again. After that, because she refused to renounce Falun Gong, Zhejiang University would not let her graduate and obtain her Ph.D. degree. Her life became very difficult, and she had to move from place to place to avoid capture and further detention.

Ms. Guo's sister was recently arrested, and her employer pressured her to quit her job. Ms. Guo Chunhuan has recently also been arrested again.

15. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Yang Fengwen Arrested

Around 5 o'clock in the afternoon on April 19, 2005, Mr. Yang Fengwen from Zhanjiang City was stopped by two plain clothes policemen while he was handing out truth-clarification materials. He is now detained at the Suixi County National Security Facility in Zhanjiang City.

16. [Guangzhou City] Ms. Zhang Shunying Sent to Guangzhou Women's Jail; Ms. Chen Shiying Also Detained

On April 11, 2005, Ms. Zhang Shunying was sent to the Guangzhou City Women's Jail. Ms. Chen Shiying, who used to live at the Guangzhou Communications School, was recently detained at the Chalu Guangzhou Law Enforcement School.

17. [Honghu City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Hong Arrested

On the morning of April 11, 2005, police officers from the Military Group of the Honghu City Police Station arrested Ms. Liu Hong from Honghu City while she distributed Falun Gong truth-clarification materials. Police officer Zuo Shihong collaborated with Zuo Dan, Liu Hong's husband, in a plan that resulted in her being sent to the Shayang Forced Labor Camp.

Ms. Liu Hong started practicing Falun Gong in 1997. On New Year's Day 2001, she went with fellow practitioners to Beijing to appeal to the government. She was arrested there, sent back to Honghu City by the 610 Office, and detained at the Honghu City Detention Center. At the same time, her husband Zuo Dan had an affair with Mao Mei'an, an employee from the same company. Since this affair began, Zuo Dan's family has tried various corrupt and surreptitious means to send Ms. Liu to a forced labor camp.

Zuo Shihong, the National Security Team Leader in Honghu City, has relentlessly persecuted practitioners for the past six years. He has illegally detained over 60 people, of whom more than 17 have now been illegally sentenced and sent to forced labor camps. He has confiscated practitioners' belongings worth as much as 200,000 yuan. He sentenced Ms. Liu Hong to one year in a forced labor camp.

Relevant information:

Zuo Shihong: 86-716-2426999(Home), 86-13972137188 (Cell)
Honghu City 610 Office: 86-716-2433690
Honghu City Police Station: 86-716-2498114, 86-716-2498615
Honghu City Cotton Company (where Ms. Liu Hong, her husband Zuo Dan, and Mao Mei'an work): 86-716-2205949.

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1. Practitioner Ms. Yu Mei from Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, Sent to Sanshui Labor Camp

The home of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yu Mei from the Chikan District in Zhanjiang City was ransacked multiple times. The police also threatened her family. In order to avoid the brutal persecution and illegal arrest, she was forced to leave her disabled husband and young daughter and to become destitute and homeless. Ms. Yu had been missing since May 2004. Apparently, officers from Xiashan Station had arrested her and sent her to Sanshui Labor Camp without any legal procedures. In order to resist this persecution, Ms. Yu went on a hunger strike for more than ten days until her life was endangered. Almost a year later, in mid April 2005, the Zhanjiang City 610 Office head Chen Jun (male) notified Ms. Yu's family, ordering them to visit her in Zhanjiang City's "Legal Education School," where she is now being detained. When she appeared in front of her family as thin as a skeleton, no one could hold back their tears.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/5/3/101023.html

2. Retired Changzhi City Courthouse Official in Shanxi Province Exposed Persecution of His Family

My name is Fu Guosheng, and I am a retiree from Changzhi City Middle Court in Shanxi Province. My wife Jia Yuzhen, daughter Jiang Yan, and younger son Zhong Yi, who is still in jail, were each sentenced to three years in prison. During this difficult period, my freedom was restricted for more than two years. Our home was under surveillance, and our phone was often bugged. My wife and daughter have been followed after their release from prison. We do not have any freedom or rights. The worst incident happened on the afternoon of April 20, 2005, when nearly 10 plain-clothes officers from the Changzhi City Police Department stormed into my home. They body searched me, and then they searched the house without showing any ID, which is in violation of Article 300 of the Criminal Law. Around 8 p.m. that night, officers Li Qingsong (male) and Han Junsheng (male) stormed into my home again. They pushed my wife down and my daughter onto the sofa. They ransacked our home for two hours. Li Qingsong broke our bedroom door by kicking it down. The other four said they were from the Procuratorate.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/5/3/100988.html

3. Practitioner Ms. Mao Xiuying from Yuchuan Town, Wuxue City, Hubei Province, Brutally Beaten

On the afternoon of December 4, 2004, officers from Yuchuan Town, Wuxue City, violently arrested practitioner Ms. Mao Xiuying, who was conducting business on the street. The officers brutally kicked her with their boots, which left her face, legs and body covered with dark bruises. They abducted her and two other practitioners to the Yuchuan Police Substation. The officers hit another elderly 60-year-old practitioner on the head. When this practitioner instantly passed out, they poured cold water on his/her (gender unknown) face and burnt the practitioner's eyes to see if the person was faking it. They then carried the practitioner outside in the freezing cold.

Ms. Mao Xiuying had gone to Beijing to appeal in August 2000. She was escorted back by Yuchuan Police and detained for nearly three months. She was abducted in December 2000 for passing out truth clarifying materials and was detained for another three months and further sentenced to one year of forced labor. While in the labor camp, she was tortured, force-fed and brutally beaten. In June 2001, when she was working in her grandmother's field, she was deceived into going to the Longganhu Police Substation. She was abducted and detained in the Shilipu Detention Center located in Huangmei County, where she went on a hunger strike for four days. She was transferred to the Shizishan Drug Rehabilitation Center Labor Camp in Wuhan City and then sent to the Second Ward located in Qili Lake, Shayang City, Hubei Province. She was tortured with electric batons, cruelly force-fed and subjected to many mental and physical tortures. In January 2002, Ms. Mao Xiuying was abducted to a brainwashing center located in the Wuxue Detention Center for passing out truth clarifying flyers. She was detained there until November 30, 2002.

http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/5/3/101018.html