Latest News from China - 07/22/2003

(Clearwisdom.net)

• [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Luo Xiumei Unlawfully and Repeatedly Imprisoned; Her Fate Remains Unknown
• [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Mo Zhikui and Wang Haifeng from Tuanshanzi Township Sentenced to Forced Labor
• [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Wang Shuzhi from Changfeng Village in Handian Township Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
• [Liaoning Province] Provincial "610 Office" Issues Quota for the Number of Falun Dafa Practitioners to Be Placed under Arrest
• [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Major Police Stations in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Receive Orders to Arrest Fifteen Falun Dafa Practitioners Each
• [Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Wang Chunhua Arrested by Members of the "610 Office" at Liaohe Oil Fields
• [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Holding a Small Scale Fa Conference Persecuted after Informants Called Police
• [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Shi Yanping from Daotaiqiao Town Unlawfully Detained
• [Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Li Baofen from Faku Town and Wang Shurong from Faku County Arrested
• [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Zhongkui and Other Falun Dafa Practitioners in Fengman District of Jiangnan Area Arrested
• [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Chen Meiqiu Held in a Brainwashing Class after One Year of Forced Labor
• [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Huang Liping Taken to Wujiawan Women's Detention Center
• [Jing'an District, Shanghai] Members of the Jing'an District "610 Office" Persecute Falun Dafa Practitioner Shen Fang
• [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Three Mores Sites Housing Large Quantities of Falun Gong Truth-Clarifying Materials Sabotaged
• [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] More Brainwashing Sessions Planned During Meetings Held Prior to July 20 at Harbin Railroad Bureau and Its Subordinate Branch Bureaus
• [Heilongjiang Province] Heilongjiang Workers' Daily Continues to Spread Lies to Deceive the Public

1. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Luo Xiumei Unlawfully and Repeatedly Imprisoned; Her Fate Remains Unknown

Ms. Luo Xiumei is a factory employee in Jinjiang area in Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province. She was arrested for clarifying the facts and unlawfully sentenced to four years of forced labor. She was tormented until she was at the brink of death and was released on medical parole. After returning home, she was then arrested for a second time, and sent to the Jianyang Farm. She is now again in critical condition and was taken by officers from the Panzhihua City Police Department to a secret location called the "rotten yard." It is not known if she is still alive.

In addition, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Shujing was arrested at home on the evening of July 13, 2003. The police then ransacked her home. Ms. Li is being unlawfully held in the Wanyaoshu Detention Center.

2. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Mo Zhikui and Wang Haifeng from Tuanshanzi Township Sentenced to Forced Labor

Mr. Mo Zhikui and Mr. Wang Haifeng were arrested in early February for producing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. This was their third arrest. They were first held in the Yilan County Detention Center for over two months, during which period both of them stayed on hunger strikes until their lives were in imminent danger. The police were afraid of being held responsible and released them after extorting over 10,000 Yuan from Mr. Wang's family members. [500 Yuan is the average monthly income for an urban worker in China.] The police promised that both practitioners would not face forced labor sentences. However, after Mr. Mo and Mr. Wang returned home, officers barging into their homes frequently harassed them.

After 8:00 p.m. on June 13, 2003, officers from the township police station in association with people sent in from the county forcibly took the two practitioners away. No explanation was given. The practitioners were held in the Yilan County No. 2 Detention Center that night. The next day, without going through any legal procedure, they were sent to the Changlinzi Forced Labor Camp in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, each condemned to three years of forced labor. Their families know nothing about their current situation.

3. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Wang Shuzhi from Changfeng Village in Handian Township Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Ms. Wang Shuzhi lives at Changfeng Village in Handian Township, Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province. In March 2003, Ms. Wang went to a village in Xingshan Township to distribute Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials and was arrested by police officers from the Xingshan Police Station. The officers first beat her hard on the feet using clubs, and then brought a three-foot long plank to hit her twice on the back. The plank broke from the impact. The police then hit her on the chest and stomach, causing her breasts to turn dark purple, and continued to hit her face and body with clubs. They even smeared nasal mucus into her mouth. Her face was covered with bruises. On top of cursing her with obscenities, officers also would not allow her to use the rest room. The next day, she was thrown into the Shuangcheng City Detention Center. In June, Ms. Wang Shuzhi received a 5-year sentence and taken to the Wanjia Forced Labor Camp.

4. [Liaoning Province] Provincial "610 Office" Issues Quota for the Number of Falun Dafa Practitioners to Be Placed under Arrest

Soon after Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Pei Guangxin was arrested, police officers in Nuanchitang Town secretly entered Beibian Village and took away Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wen Yongku for no reason. Both practitioners are being held in the Nanpiao District Detention Center. On the morning of July 28, two practitioners, Mr. Zhang Xilin and Mr. Yuan Jingtian in Yuantun Village of Nuanchitang Town, were arrested in their respective homes. Falun Dafa materials stored in their homes were also confiscated. Mr. Zhang and Mr. Yuan were sent to the detention center on the same day.

We have learned that the Liaoning Province "610 Office" recently ordered the arrest of 500 practitioners. The plan is to extort money from those practitioners to ostensibly contribute to road construction as a cover up of the true purpose of the extortion.

Telephone numbers of responsible people and organizations:

The Nuanchitang Town Police Station in Nanpiao District: 86-429-4970040.
Zhang Ye, police chief, the Nuanchitang Town Police Station: 86-429-4191831 (home).

Shang Guohua, director, the Nuanchitang Town Police Station: 86-429-2920349 (home).
Liu Xuebing, internal affairs, the Nuanchitang Town Police Station: 86-429-4191831 (home).
Sun Wanwen, external affairs, the Nuanchitang Town Police Station: 86-429-4191831 (home).
Zhang Xiangxu, driver, the Nuanchitang Town Police Station: 86-429-4191831 (home).
The Nanpian District Detention Center: 86-429-4940093.

5. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Major Police Stations in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Receive Orders to Arrest Fifteen Falun Dafa Practitioners Each

According to reliable sources, each of the major police stations in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province has received orders to arrest fifteen Falun Dafa practitioners. A bonus will be awarded for each practitioner arrested beyond the quota.

6. [Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Wang Chunhua Arrested by Members of the "610 Office" at Liaohe Oil Fields

Ms. Wang Chunhua is the wife of an employee of the Ciyutuo Oil Extraction Factory, affiliated with the Liaohe Oil Fields Branch Company in Liaoning Province. On July 15, 2003, Ms. Wang was abducted by members of the Liaohe Oil Fields "610 Office" and held in the provincial brainwashing center located in Fushun City, Liaoning Province.

7. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Holding a Small Scale Fa Conference Are Persecuted after Informants Called Police

On May 17, 2003, some Falun Dafa practitioners from Jiaohe City held a small scale Fa conference in Shansongling Ridge located in Songjiang Town. The police arrived and trapped the practitioners in the facility. Facing danger, Falun Dafa practitioners collectively sent righteous thoughts and refused to follow the police's orders. Most practitioners managed to escape. A dozen or so practitioners clarified the facts to the police while sending righteous thoughts and protecting other practitioners. They were arrested when more policemen arrived at scene. Among the arrested practitioners were Mr. Wu Chunhua, Ms. Sun Liyan, Ms. Xing Guiqin, Mr. Chen Guangsen, Ms. Guan Peixia, Ms. Guan Huixia, Ms. Meng Huimin, Ms. Dai Yuping, Ms. Ning Shuzhi, Ms. Wang Qiuxia, and Ms. Dong Yan. They have already been sentenced to forced labor. One of the arrested practitioners, Ms. Guan Peixia, lost consciousness after being beaten by the police. To protest her treatment, she staged a hunger strike. At 10:00 p.m. on May 24, Ms. Guan was escorted home. Other Falun Dafa practitioners, including Mr. Wu Tianmin, Ms. Pan Yanling, Ms. Zhou Jin'e, Ms. Zhao Guiying, Mr. Chen Yi, and Ms. Liu Yu were released after one month of detention.

8. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Shi Yanping from Daotaiqiao Town Unlawfully Detained

Ms. Shi Pingyan clarified the facts about Falun Gong in May 2003. The wife of the head of the local police station informed the police about this, which resulted in Ms. Shi's arrest. She has been sent to the Yilan County No. 2 Detention Center for persecution.

9. [Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Li Baofen from Faku Town and Wang Shurong from Faku County Arrested

On the morning of July 10, people sent by the county, township, and village authorities arrested Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Shurong, who lives at the Sanmianchuan Township in Faku County, Liaoning Province. Her whereabouts are not known.

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Baofen, 32, lives at Faku Town in Liaoning Province. Several days ago, Zhang Kai of the town's political and judiciary committee, leading police officers from Qiaotou Police Station, broke into Ms. Li's home and forcibly took her to the Zhangshi Detention Center in Shenyang City for brainwashing. Ms. Li had been to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong several times. She was detained over and over again. However she has never compromised her belief by writing the "Three Statements"* like the police wanted to force her to do. For the past several years, Ms. Li Baofen has been living under surveillance with her telephone being tapped. The police have also constantly harassed her at home.

10. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Zhongkui and Other Falun Dafa Practitioners in Fengman District of Jiangnan Area Arrested

After 4:00 p.m. on July 2, 2003, police officers broke into two homes in the Electricity Delivery and Distribution Family Quarters in Fengman District of Jiangnan area. Falun Dafa practitioners Yang Zhongkui, 61, his wife Liu Shiwei, 47, and another Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Bai Yanhua were cooking dinner at their respective homes when officers from the Taishan Road Police Station affiliated with the Fengman Division of the Police Department suddenly broke in. The three practitioners were arrested and their homes ransacked. They were all beaten up after being taken to the police station. The police demanded them to write "statements of guarantee" denouncing Falun Gong, which they refused. The next day the practitioners were transferred to a detention center for further mistreatment.

In addition, around July 10, the police pried open the door of Ms. Ma Jingyuan's home and unlawfully placed her under arrest. Ms. Ma is in her fifties.

11. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Chen Meiqiu Held in a Brainwashing Class after One Year of Forced Labor

In March 2002, Ms. Chen Meiqiu was unlawfully sentenced to forced labor education for one year. She remained steadfast in her belief refusing to compromise. Consequently, she was sent to the Xinglongshan Brainwashing Class a year later and has remained there ever since.

12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Huang Liping Taken to Wujiawan Women's Detention Center

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Huang Liping is currently being unlawfully held in the Wujiawan Women's Detention Center in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It has been learned that she has remained resolute and refused to cooperate with the evil in any way.

13. [Jing'an District, Shanghai] Members of the Jing'an District "610 Office" Persecute Falun Dafa Practitioner Shen Fang

In March 2002, Ms. Shen Fang was released after serving the full term of forced labor education. With the help of fellow practitioners, Ms. Shen studied Teacher's lectures carefully and resumed her role in the Fa rectification. She went to share her thoughts with certain persons who "enlightened" along evil paths, and who turned her in to the police. Ms. Shen's home was searched numerous times, her telephone tapped, and she was placed under surveillance and even detained. Members of the Jing'an District "610 Office" and local neighborhood administrative office, police departments, political security sections and residential committee constantly harass and berate her. Her human rights have been seriously abused. In June, those who have "enlightened" along an evil path again turned her in to the police. As a result, Ms. Shen has been arrested and details about her are not available. It has been said that she might face a prison term.

14. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Three Mores Sites Housing Large Quantities of Falun Gong Truth-Clarifying Materials Sabotaged

Among several sites recently sabotaged, the one in the Malan area is the largest. The police carted away truckloads of printing equipment and truth clarifying materials.

15. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] More Brainwashing Sessions Planned During Meetings Held Prior to July 20 at Harbin Railroad Bureau and Its Subordinate Branch Bureaus

16. [Heilongjiang Province] Heilongjiang Workers' Daily Continues to Spread Lies to Deceive the Public

On July 11, 2003, the Heilongjiang Workers' Daily published an article by Tanting on page 8, which defames Falun Dafa. The article attacks the righteous deeds of Falun Dafa practitioners' clarifying the facts and unfurling banners. It glorifies the persecution against Falun Dafa practitioner Li Xiaotong from Hubei Province, and called the unlawful trial of Li in the Pingfang District Court in Harbin City "in accordance with law." However, it was particularly vague about on which articles of law the sentencing was based.

July 29, 2003

*"Three Statements" Practitioners are coerced under brainwashing and torture to write these as proof that they have given up their belief. Created by the "610 Office," the three statements consist of a letter of repentance, a guarantee to never again practice Falun Gong, and a list of names and addresses of all family members, friends and acquaintances who are practitioners.