Latest News from China - January 7, 2004

(Clearwisdom.net)

• [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Dafa Truth Clarifying Banners Appeared in Streets and Alleyways
• [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Dafa Practitioner Xu Bin is Tortured
• [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mudanjiang City's "610 Brainwashing Center" Enforcers Arrest Practitioners and Extort Money
• [Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioners Zhang Tianwei and Zhang Wentao
• [China] Money for Making Truth-Clarifying Materials
• [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Sentencing of Practitioners at the Chaoyang District Court
• [Shanghai] Changfeng Police Make It a Crime for Falun Gong Practitioners to Take a Walk Together
• [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] The Zhoushuizi Labor Camp Forces Families of Dafa Practitioners to Sign Statements that Defame Dafa
• [Inner Mongolia AR] Torture of Practitioners at the Wuyuan Forced Labor Camp (Belated news)
• [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioners Sha Fuyun and Sha Jinghua
• [Miyi City, Sichuan Province] Unconstitutional Secret Trial of Practitioner Yang Shunfa
• [Beijing] Detention of Li Aijun, a Practitioner and Attendant Doctor in the Beijing's Women's Prison.
• [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Arrest of Practitioner Li Hailong
• [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Police Destroy a Dafa Materials Production Site
• [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Xu Guizhen's Arrest
• [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Arrest of Over 20 Practitioners

[Changchun City, Jilin Province] Dafa Truth Clarifying Banners Appeared in Streets and Alleyways

On the evening of December 21, 2003, practitioners from Changchun City/Jilin Province hung over 60 banners around the city with inscriptions such as "Falun Dafa Is Good, ""Falun Dafa Is The Righteous Fa," "Falun Dafa Is Indestructible," "People Need Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" and "Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice." These banners were hung on miscellaneous places such as trees, poles and clothes-lines. The banners were written in white characters on red cloth, thus making them very eye-catching.

[Changchun City, Jilin Province] Dafa Practitioner Ms. Xu Bin is Tortured

1. On January 7, 2004, policemen from the No.1 Section of Changchun City's Police Department and from the former "610 Office*" arrested Ms. Xu Bin from Changchun City at her home. They committed an unlawful act with this deed. Prior to this incident, officers from the Luyuan Police Precinct often harassed Xu Bin by phone and by home visits. Most of these harassment attempts failed because Xu Bin rejected them with her righteous thoughts. After that, those officers from the Luyuan Police Precinct, in collusion with the No.1 Section of the City's Police Department, charged Ms. Xu Bin with fabricated crimes and arrested her. The policemen kept her in the basement of the city's police department and tortured her for four days. Afterwards she was transferred to the Shuanyang No.3 Detention Center. The last name of the policeman in charge of this case is Gao.

2. Currently some practitioners including Zhang Chunyu, Wang Juncheng, Liang Zhenxing, and Wang Fengcai were detained at the Jilin Prison and some practitioners were tortured on the "dead person's bed."**

Jilin Providence's Prison Bureau head: Zhu Guozhi

*610 Office is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

**Dead person's bed: a person's four limbs are tightly tied to iron chains, then the chains are pulled tight so that the body is suspended in midair. After these preparations, all joints are hit with a small hammer, made of leather, until they become dislocated or turn black and blue.

[Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mudanjiang City's "610 Brainwashing Center" Enforcers Arrest Practitioners and Extort Money

Officers from every police department took turns to monitor and be in charge of Mudanjiang City's "610" Brainwashing Center in Heilongjiang Providence. Ever since Jiang Zemin had banned Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999, "610 Office" officers Yin Xiaofeng and Zhu Jiabin have colluded with local policemen and leaders in every work units to arrest Dafa practitioners. Many Dafa practitioners have been sentenced to forced labor and put into detention centers. Many were forced to lead homeless lives to avoid the persecution. In addition, policemen often harass and threaten practitioners' families.

Every practitioner in detention was forced to pay high "accommodation expenses," otherwise they could not be released. Sometimes these expenses would be deducted from the practitioners' workplaces, charging the employers for them, and then the employers would deduct these expense from the practitioners' wages. Many Dafa practitioners have been detained more than once.

[Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioners Zhang Tianwei and Zhang Wentao

On or around December 20, 2003, policemen arrested Dafa practitioners Mr. Zhang Ttianwei and Mr. Zhang Wentao from Zhaodong City/Heilongjiang Province put them into a criminal detention center. The detailed information is unclear.

[China] Money for Making Truth-Clarifying Materials

The following message was written on a paper bag with money inside, "This money is a donation from five individual Dafa practitioners to help produce more truth-clarifying material." One of the five Dafa practitioners is close to 70 years old. His spouse, a non-practitioner, has been ill for a long time and must take medication daily. They live a simple life on small amounts of retirement income. Under these conditions, this practitioner had saved for a year and donated 100 Yuan [500 Yuan is the average monthly salary for urban workers in China] for making truth-clarifying materials. All the practitioners who accepted this donation were very touched

[Changchun City, Jilin Province] Sentencing of Practitioners at the Chaoyang District Court

Police from Changchun City's Luyuan Police Precinct arrested practitioners Li Xiaogguang, Zou Jihua, Yan Huawei, Liu Jing and Jin Changlu. On October, 15, 2002, Changchun City People's Prosecutor tried those practitioners in the Chaoyang District Court. Their first trial at this court was last Monday. It is said two more trials would be held for those practitioners who have been interrogated under torture.

Currently practitioners Li Xiaoguang, Yan Huawei and Liu Jing are being held in Changchun City's No.3 Detention Center; practitioners Zou Jihua and Jin Changlu are being detained in the city's No.1 Detention Center

[Shanghai] Changfeng Police Make It a Crime for Falun Gong Practitioners to Take a Walk Together

At about 9:40 a.m. on December 28, 2003, officers from Shanghai City's Changfeng Police Precinct arrested three practitioners who were taking a walk in Changfeng Park. The arrest attracted many people's attention. These policemen claimed that the three Falun Gong practitioners were practicing Falun Gong exercises in the park. Needless to say, whether they were practicing meditation exercises or not, the real issue is just what crimes were committed, even if the three practitioners were committing the Falun Gong exercises? Should friends not walk together just because they all practice Falun Gong? The freedom to practice one's belief and freedom of speech and freedom of association are all guaranteed rights in the Chinese constitution. Who is committing the real crime?

[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] The Zhoushuizi Labor Camp Forces Families of Dafa Practitioners to Sign Statements that Defame Falun Dafa

On December 23, 2003, my friend received a notice from Dalian City's Forced Labor Camp saying that on December 25, she can visit her husband in the labor camp. On the morning of December 25, she and her son went to the labor camp. After completing the necessary paperwork, they were asked to sign on a piece of paper that contained three statements against Falun Dafa. That means every visitor has to admit to those fabricated statements. Her son asked, "Is this a requirement from your superiors?" The official there said that it was an order from his superiors. As they did refused to sign it, the warden even refused to deliver some daily necessities the visitors brought to the practitioner who was being detained..

[Inner Mongolia AR] Torture of Practitioners at the Wuyuan Forced Labor Camp (Belated news)

On July 17, 2001, practitioner Mr. Chen Gang was transferred to the Wuyuan Forced Labor Camp in Inner Mongolia. Due to his practicing the exercises on July 18th, policeman Wang Jinbiao beat him up and shocked him with an electric baton until his nose bled massively.

Practitioner Tian Fujin was also severely beaten and became bruised all over, only because he spoke loudly, "Falun Dafa is Good." Policeman Wang Jinbiao shocked him with an electric baton for a long time.

Main perpetuators:

Deputy Director: Mu Jianfeng
Administration Section: Zhang Tiefeng
Head of No.3 Division: Wang Jigao
Enrollment Division: Liu Haitao, Wang Jinbiao

[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Dafa Practitioners Sha Fuyun and Sha Jinghua

Practitioners Sha Fuyun and Sha Jinghua are residents of Qianguan Village/Dalianwan Town/Dalian City. On September 12, 2003, police broke into the home of Mr. Sha Fuyun and attempted to take him to a brainwashing class. Sha Fuyun managed to escape.

On September 15, 2003, because Dafa Practitioner Ms. Sha Jinghua would not sign the "guarantee statement," police broke into her home at lunch time, intending to illegally arrest her. Policemen forced her into the police vehicle and even did not give her time to put on her shoes. Nine people took part in the arrest, including local policemen Yu Jiajian, chief of the Security Brigade, and Wang Xiujian, the village head.

[Miyi City, Sichuan Province] Unconstitutional Secret Trial of Practitioner Yang Shunfa

On December 29, 2003, Mr. Yang Shunfa, who had been detained at Miyi City's Detention Center, was subjected to a secret "trial." Other practitioners in the area got the news a day before the trial, but were denied access to the proceedings when attempting to enter the courtroom. At the beginning, Yang Shunfa's father, who does not practice Falun Dafa, mother and son were not even allowed to enter the courtroom. After the crowd condemned the court officials, the family members were finally allowed in.

On January 7, 2004, a brainwashing class was set up in Salian Town/Miyi City/Sichuan Province.

[Beijing] Detention of Li Aijun, a Practitioner and Attendant Doctor in Beijing's Women's Prison.

Telephone number of Beijing Women's Prison: 86-10-60276688 ext. 7221

[Jilin City, Jilin Province] Arrest of Practitioner Li Hailong

Policemen arrested practitioner Li Hailong from Jixing Village/Huanxi Township/Chuanying District/Jilin City/Jilin Province two weeks ago. His current whereabouts are unknown.

[Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Police Destroy a Dafa Materials Production Site

In December 2003, a Dafa materials production center in Qiqihar City was destroyed. At least two elderly female practitioners were arrested.

[Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Xu Guizhen's Arrest

Ms. Xu Guizhen is a practitioner from Nanchang City/Jiangxi Province. On October 9, 2003, while Xu Guizhen was distributing Dafa truth-clarifying flyers, enforcers from Xihu District's Police Precinct arrested her. She walked out of the detention center with the power of her righteous thoughts after a month of detention. On November 17, 2003, Cheng Zhijian from Luojia Town's Police Precinct arrested her again at the entrance to the Jiangnan Material Factory's Residential Committee near her home. Her whereabouts are currently unknown.

Cheng Zhijian's cell phone number: 86-13007216378

[Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Arrest of Over 20 Practitioners

During March of 2003, police arrested over 20 practitioners in Liaocheng City/Shandong Province.

Practitioners currently detained include:

Practitioner Mr. Chen Yanjun, a teacher at Xin County's Elementary School, was detained for 18 days. She was not allow to sleep and was also beaten up

Practitioner Mr. Zhang Feng, a teacher in Liaocheng City, is currently detained at Liaocheng City's Hospital. He has been on a hunger strike for almost a year.