Latest News from China - 05/16/2002

(Clearwisdom.net)

• [Northern China] Falun Dafa Practitioners from Northern China Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
• [China] Broadcasting Equipment Is Controlled in China
• [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Two Falun Dafa Practitioners from Changchun Are Arrested in Liaoyang
• [Beijing] Police Thoroughly Check All the Internet Bars In the Name of "Welcoming the Opening of the 16th National Conference"
• [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Sixteen Falun Dafa Practitioners from the Huludao City Zinc Company Are Abducted
• [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Police from Zhanqian Police Station of Daqing Train Station in Heilongjiang Province Arrest Three Falun Dafa Practitioners
• [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Disciple Piao Yingshu Has Been on Hunger Strike Over Three Months to Protest Persecution
• [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Disciples Li Yumei, Wang Shuqing And Jin Guirong Suffer From Persecution
• [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Two Falun Gong Practitioners Are Abducted And Sent to the Brainwashing Class
• [Fujian Province] The "610 Office" and Fujian Provincial Government Hold Brainwashing Class to Persecute Falun Dafa Disciples
• [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Falun Dafa Disciples Are Rounded Up Before World Falun Dafa Day
• [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] List of The Persecutors
• [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] A Falun Dafa Material Site Is Sabotaged; Several Falun Dafa Disciples Are Seized
• [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Falun Dafa Disciples Are Persecuted

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[Northern China] Falun Dafa Practitioners from Northern China Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

On the eve of May 12, Dafa practitioners from a county in Northern China commemorated the 10th anniversary of the public introduction of Falun Dafa. With Fa-rectification in mind, the practitioners hung Dafa banners in many places, including every street intersection of the county. The banners read, "Falun Dafa is good," and "Falun Dafa is the orthodox Fa (law or principle)." It has powerfully shocked the evil.

[China] Broadcasting Equipment Is Controlled in China

Ever since the Changchun Cable TV Station broadcasted the truth of Falun Gong, all the broadcasting equipment has become contraband. Some electronic products that were openly sold before have now disappeared from the counters in all the electronic stores in Northeast China. According to a small business owner, some sensitive broadcasting equipment has been controlled due to the Changchun incident.

After the Falun Gong truth clarification program was broadcasted in Changchun, all cable TV networks procedures were to be reviewed and changed so as to prevent any unexpected broadcasting.

[Changchun City, Jilin Province] Two Falun Dafa Practitioners from Changchun Are Arrested in Liaoyang

Two male Dafa practitioners from Changchun were arrested in Liaoyang. Police claimed that they had participated in broadcasting the Falun Gong truth clarification program through cable TV. After these two practitioners came to Liaoyang, one of them used a cellular phone to make a call to Changchun. The police used cellular phone positioning technique to track down the practitioners. These two practitioners were found in a building and then arrested. Their whereabouts are currently unknown.

[Beijing] Police Thoroughly Check All the Internet Bars In the Name of "Welcoming the Opening of the 16th National Conference"

Since May 13, in the name of the so-called "welcoming the opening of the 16th National Conference," police in Beijing have thoroughly checked all the registered Internet bars. They even confiscated the computers of those Internet bars with incomplete certificates. Thus, some Internet bars had to close. It is believed that this campaign will last for one month, and there will be more so-called new rules and regulations coming out. It was directed by Luo a few days ago, and might become a nationwide campaign.

[Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Sixteen Falun Dafa Practitioners from the Huludao City Zinc Company Are Abducted

On May 9 at 10 p.m., the Huludao City Zinc Company in Liaoning Province received order from the city's committee to arrest Falun Dafa practitioners. The company allocated a quota to each branch and workshop, claiming that if they failed to arrest Dafa practitioners, they would be punished or even dismissed from their post. At 10 a.m. on May 10, Longgang Police Department of Huludao City, the Security Section of the Huludao City Zinc Company, the Police Station and the Street Neighborhood Committees acted together to arrest 16 Dafa practitioners. Some practitioners were abducted from their work units, and some from home. Their junior middle school aged children, and their elderly parents who are unable to take care of themselves due to serious illnesses, have been left unattended at home. One female practitioner escaped from home, but the vicious police detained her husband (a non-practitioner) instead. The next day, police ransacked her home and confiscated over 10,000 yuan cash, a computer and Dafa materials.

The Dafa practitioners abducted on May 10 are Zhao Chaihua (female, 28 years old, sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp on May 12), Chen Zhiguo (male, 40 years old), Zhang Hui (Female, 38 years old, Chen Zhiguo's wife), Yan Lixia (female, 41 years old), Liu Yumei (female, 40 years old), Wang Fengyun (female, 50 years old), Tian Keqin (41 years old), Tian Lirong (52 years old), Gao Guihua (35 years old), Wang Yonghong (34 years old), and 6 other practitioners whose names are unknown.

The Political Security Section of Huludao City's Police Department

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Head of the Political Security Section of Longgang Police Department in Huludao City: Ma Qingbo

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Former Secretary of the Huludao City Zinc Company Party Committee: Cheng Zerong

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Secretary of the Huludao City Zinc Company Party Committee: Wang Shangmian

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The Secretary Office of the Huludao City Zinc Company Security Department

Tel: [phone] ext. 5220

The Political Security Section of the Huludao City Zinc Company Security Department

Tel: [phone] ext. 4278

[Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Police from Zhanqian Police Station of Daqing Train Station in Heilongjiang Province Arrest Three Falun Dafa Practitioners

According to reliable sources, on the afternoon of May 14, police from Zhanqian Police Station followed and arrested 3 Dafa practitioners (two male and one female) from an apartment near Daqing Train Station. They were subjected to persecution.

Telephone number of Zhanqian Police Station is 86-459-5883111.

[Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Disciple Piao Yingshu Has Been on Hunger Strike Over Three Months to Protest Persecution

Falun Dafa disciple Piao Yingshu was captured while delivering Falun Dafa materials on January 15, 2002. She is now being detained in the Daqing Detention Center. She has been on hunger strike over three months, protesting the illegal detention. Her situation is unknown since even her family members are not allowed to meet her. In the detention center, the police never treat Falun Dafa disciples as humans. They persecute and force-feed them brutally. Piao's family members have been to the Yixi Police Department, requesting the release of Piao Yingshu. However, Shang Ruichao and Li Yanting, the directors, refused to meet them through various excuses.

The list of evils:

Shang Ruichao: cell number: 86-13936912299, office number: 86-459-6764682

Li Yanting: cell number: 86-13936915099

[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Disciples Li Yumei, Wang Shuqing And Jin Guirong Suffer From Persecution

Female Dafa disciple Li Yumei, from the Dadi Village of Wanli Township, in the economic development area of Dalian City, went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa. She was illegally captured and escorted back. Then she was illegally detained in the Daheishan Detention Center. Meanwhile, she had 5000 yuan extorted from her [equal to 10 months' average income of a common worker in China] as a fine. After she was released, the police frequently went to her home to harass her. In October 2000, she was again abducted from her home. They sentenced her to three years in a forced labor camp, without any legal procedure. She was sent to the Dalian Forced Labor Camp. Yumei has never yielded to the evil even in the terrible environment in the forced labor camp. She is still illegally detained there.

The vicious policemen from the Wanli Township Police Substation include: Zhang Jian, Liu Shengmin

Female Falun Dafa disciples Wang Shuqing and Jin Guirong, from Jinshitan of Dalian City, went to clarify the truth of Falun Dafa to their neighbors, who thereby reported their compassionate behavior to the police. Around three o'clock on the afternoon of April 27, 2002, the police abducted the two disciples who were working in the fields. They were sent to the Yaojia Detention Center and haven't been released.

[Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Two Falun Gong Practitioners Are Abducted And Sent to the Brainwashing Class

Recently, Falun Gong practitioners Xu Yunxia and Wang Jiru, from Dahe Village of Cangzhou City, Hebei Province were abducted and sent to the brainwashing class.

[Fujian Province] The "610 Office" and Fujian Provincial Government Hold Brainwashing Classes to Persecute Falun Dafa Disciples

The brainwashing classes, held by the "610 Office" and the Party Work Committee of Fujian provincial government, started since April this year. Currently there are still five practitioners under persecution.

[Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Falun Dafa Disciples Are Captured Before World Falun Dafa Day

Falun Dafa disciples were captured recently in Baiyin City. Those whose names are known include:

Ma Junyan, male, 34 years old, employee of the Electricity Bureau in Baiyin City. He had been illegally reeducated through labor for a year.

Chang Jubin, male, 36 years old, cadre from the Procuratorate. He had been illegally reeducated through labor for a year.

Jia Peifu, male, 61 years old, director of the Security Section of the Construction Bank in Baiyin City. He had been illegally reeducated through labor for a year.

Yang, female.

[Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] List of The Persecutors

Ye Xiaoping: Vice Party Secretary of Gansu Agricultural University, in charge of persecuting Falun Gong. His office number: 86-931-7631117. His home number: 86-931-7631898

Hao Zhuofeng: Party Secretary of Gansu Agricultural University. His office number: 86-931-7631119. His home number: 86-931-7631218

Falun Dafa disciples persecuted by the above two people include: Li Chengbin, Wu Jing, Feng , Wang Wenfang, Zhang Qingxian etc. Li Chengbin and Wu Jing became homeless. These vicious thugs send Falun Dafa disciples to forced labor camps for no reason, and hold Dafa disciples' salary arbitrarily.

Currently, the 1^st Division of Lanzhou Police Department is frenziedly capturing Falun Dafa disciples. They would not even let a 12-year-old little disciple go free. They detained her together with her mother in the Xiguoyuan Detention Center.

[Wuhan City, Hubei Province] A Falun Dafa Material Site Is Sabotaged; Several Falun Dafa Disciples Are Seized

A Falun Dafa material site was sabotaged in Wuhan City. Li Guohua and several other disciples were captured. Their whereabouts are unknown yet.

[Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Falun Dafa Disciples Are Persecuted

The Tuqiao Police Substation in Yueyang City persecutes Falun Dafa disciples. The police don't allow Dafa disciples to sleep by employing the tactic of several policemen taking turns interrogating Dafa disciples for four days and nights to physically exhaust them. The police also take Dafa disciples' money and property without any receipts.

Telephone number: 86-730-8244795

The Yueyang Middle Criminal Court illegally tried Falun Dafa disciples. A senior disciple of over 70-years-old was sentenced to jail for seven years.

The telephone number of President Zhao: 86-730-8840707

The telephone number of Judge Chen: 86-730-8840706

Director Xie: director of the Entrance Team, Education Section of the No.1 Jail in Hunan Province. His phone numbers: 86-737-2286376，86-737-2286373

Director Xie (especially in charge of brainwashing): 86-13973713637 (cell)