Latest News from China - January 15, 2004

January 14, 2004

(Clearwisdom.net)

1. [China] Results from the Investigation of Another Staged "Self-Immolation" Incident to Frame Falun Gong
2. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Nine Deaths of Falun Dafa Practitioners in Siping Area of Jilin Province Caused by Persecution
3. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Lin Is Brutally Beaten by Police
4. [Liaocheng, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Jia Qingping Is Unlawfully Arrested
5. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province Female Falun Dafa Practitioner Suffers Four Broken Ribs at the Hands of Jinjia Town Police
6. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Liu Xiukun and Ms. Li Guihong Unlawfully Held in Custody
7. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Three Falun Dafa Practitioners Unlawfully Arrested
8. [Hebei Province] Over Twenty Falun Dafa Practitioners on Hunger Strike in the Taihang Prison
9. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zang Hongyan Abducted
10. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Geng Xiaoyin and Gao Junhua Unlawfully Arrested by Police
11. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Jinjia Town Police Station Sells Falun Dafa Practitioner's Car
12. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Daxing Township Police Station Confiscates Falun Dafa Practitioner's Motor Cycle
13. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Persecution Experienced by Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Yi Sixiu
14. [Xinyu, Jiangxi Province] Several Falun Dafa Practitioners Unlawfully Sentenced to Prison
15. [Yueyang, Hunan Province] Illegal Custody and Extortion of Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Shen Chunfang by Beigang Township "610 Office"
16. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wei Minghua Lost her Job for Refusing to Give Up Her Belief
17. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Criminal Records of Police Officer Zhang Shujun Who Arrests and Tortures Falun Dafa Practitioners
18. [Chongqing] Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Jiang Zhifen and Her Daughter Zhang Lisha Abducted for Exposing the Lies about Falun Gong
19. [Panshan County, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Yan Changjun and Kan Guihong Unlawfully Detained by Police
20. [Guangdong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Wu Yuyun Repeatedly Abducted to Brainwashing Classes
21. [Guangdong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Liang Ruiqiang Abducted to a Brainwashing Center in Sanshui, Guangdong Province
22. [Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Weisheng Taken into Custody for Shouting "Falun Dafa Is Good" in Courtroom
23. [Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Guirong Suffers from Police Brutality in the Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp
24. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] After Police Officer Qi Long Exposes him, Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Wang Jian is Brutally Tortured at Forced Labor Camp
25. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Two Falun Dafa Practitioners Unlawfully Held in the Zhangjiakou Brainwashing Center
26. [Zhuolu County, Hebei Province] County "610 Office" Seizes Two Falun Dafa Practitioners

1. Results from the Investigation of Another Staged "Self-Immolation" Incident to Frame Falun Gong

Not long after China's Central Television (CCTV) Station broadcast the staged Tiananmen "self-immolation" incident, it showed footage of another alleged "self-immolation" in Beijing fabricating a story that it was done by a Falun Gong practitioner from Changsha City, Hunan Province.

According to inside sources, the person was from Xiangtan City, Hunan Province. He was a temporary worker at the No. 4 Hongxing Construction Company in Beijing. He died from a serious fall, and the company hoped to avoid the 30,000 to 40,000 Yuan compensation for his death. Leaders of the company conspired with followers of Jiang's regime to have the corpse cremated and frame Falun Gong by falsely claiming it was a self immolation.

Please refer to a February 22, 2001, article at Clearwisdom.net, which cited a Wall Street Journal report entitled, "Falun Dafa Will Face Further Attacks."

2. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Nine Deaths of Falun Dafa Practitioners in Siping Area of Jilin Province Caused by Persecution

Based on partial statistics, nine Falun Dafa practitioners have died from persecution in the Siping area, Jilin Province: Mr. Yu Wenjiang, 56, from Siping City; Ms. Han Cuiyuan from Siping City; Ms. Dai Chunhua, 33, from Lishu County, Siping City; Ms. Li Li, 35, from Lishu County, Siping City; Mr. Sun Youfa, 24, from Shijiapu in Lishu County, Siping City; and Tian Junlong, 45, from Yitong County in Siping City. This is the first Clearwisdom.net report addressing the deaths of the following three practitioners: Mr. Li Xiaodong and Mr. Song Shijie from Siping City, and Mr. Bai Mingsheng from Guojiadian in Siping City.

3. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Lin Is Brutally Beaten by Police

On March 15, 2002, I was taken to the Nong'an Detention Center in Jilin Province, where several dozen Falun Dafa practitioners were already being unlawfully detained, including practitioners Shi Zhanfeng, Li Shaoshuang, and Liu Lin, who is the elder sister of Mr. Liu Chengjun. Ms. Liu Lin was arrested by the criminal investigation team for a letter she had sent to her father-in-law. Other Falun Dafa practitioners were arrested after the interception of closed-circuit TV programs where Falun Gong documentaries exposing the persecution were broadcast.

When I saw Liu Lin she had been beaten by police. Her face was swollen, she could not bend her knees, and her elbows were bruised a dark purple. She was tortured in attempt to make her reveal the whereabouts of Liu Chengjun, but Ms. Liu Lin never compromised. She was sent to a labor camp at the end of April. Fourteen other practitioners were unlawfully sentenced to prison, including Shi Zhanfeng, Li Shaoshuang, and Li Jinhui.

The following individuals are responsible for the persecution:

Officers who conducted interrogation under torture are Xu Shaobin of the Political Security Section and Yu Hongquan of the "610 Office" [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].
Nong'an County Police Department: 86-431-3224057.
No. 1 Brigade of Criminal Investigation Task Force: 86-431-3215880.
Detention Center: 86-431-3224813.
Criminal Investigation Task Force: 86-431-3231414.
Debiao Police Station: 86-431-3238742.

4. [Liaocheng, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Jia Qingping Is Unlawfully Arrested

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Jia Qingping, 43, is from Liaocheng, Shandong Province. On the afternoon of January 9, 2004, the police took her to the Liaocheng City Police Department, where she was interrogated and tortured . She was detained at the Liaocheng City Detention Center, while the police conducted an illegal search of her rented home. They confiscated several thousand Yuan, a notebook computer, a CD burner, two cellular phones, and other items, altogether worth over 20,000 yuan. [500 yuan is the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.] Further details are under investigation.

5. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province Female Falun Dafa Practitioner Suffers Four Broken Ribs at the Hands of Jinjia Town Police

After 9:00 p.m. on February 3, 2002, Feng Bailin, deputy chief of the Jinjia Town Police Station in Changtu County, Liaoning Province, led Hou Wenge and other police officers in a police-car chase of Falun Dafa practitioners who were clarifying the truth. They followed the practitioners all the way to Bajiazi Village in Daxing Township in Changtu County. When Ms. Zhai Shuzhen fell down while running, Feng Bailin, Hou Wenge, and other policemen rushed over and beat her with wooden clubs and iron bars. She quickly passed out, and the corrupt police fled the scene, fearing she might have died from their brutal assault. When Ms. Zhai regained consciousness, she gathered her strength and crawled home. Her family members saw that her life was in imminent danger and borrowed a tricycle to take her to the No. 1 County Hospital. X-ray examination indicated that four ribs were broken. During the surgery, over half a basin of blood was siphoned out of her chest. She stayed in the hospital for eleven days and the medical expenses reached over 6,000 yuan. Ms. Zhai's family eventually ran out of money and she had to check out before she had fully recovered. Serious after-effects from the beating include constant headache, dizziness, and sudden fainting. Her family is very concerned for her condition.

Individuals directly responsible for the persecution:

Feng Bailin: 86-410-5390236 (home).
Hou Wenge: 86-410-5390462 (home).

6. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Liu Xiukun and Ms. Li Guihong Unlawfully Held in Custody

Around 7:00 p.m. on January 9, 2004, police and local security officials broke into Mr. Li Guochun's home in Weizi Village and abducted his wife, Falun Dafa practitioner Liu Xiukun, and practitioner Ms. Li Guihong. The police were led by Zhang Zhongren, head of the Changfa Township Police Station in Changtu County, Tieling City, Liaoning Province. Also participating in the abduction were police officers Huang Guangming, Li Wen and the village's security director Liu Yaocheng. The two practitioners are currently being held in the Changtu County Detention Center.

7. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Three Falun Dafa Practitioners Unlawfully Arrested

On the morning of January 14, 2004, three Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Yuan (pseudonym, from out of town), Mr. Yue (pseudonym, from out of town), and Ms. Hu Xinyu were forcibly taken into custody by Miyi County police in Sichuan Province.

8. [Hebei Province] Over Twenty Falun Dafa Practitioners on Hunger Strike in the Taihang Prison

Falun Dafa practitioners have been unlawfully detained at the Taihang Prison in Hebei Province since 2000, where prison authorities mentally and physically torture them. Over 70 practitioners are suffering persecution at this facility.

Since the end of 2003, over twenty practitioners went on hunger strike to protest police brutality. In addition, the practitioners all declared that that their "guarantee statements" obtained under the pressure of persecution are unconditionally null and void.

9. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zang Hongyan Abducted

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zang Hongyan, 55, is from Changchun City, Jilin Province. In mid-December 2003, officers from the Chaoyang District Branch of Changchun Police Department went to harass her at home. Her husband did not let them in, but she was forced to stay away from home to avoid abduction. On the evening of January 11, 2004, the police from Changchun City Police Department unlawfully arrested her from her brother's home. Ms. Zang's current whereabouts is unknown.

10. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Geng Xiaoyin and Gao Junhua Unlawfully Abducted by Police

Geng Xiaoyin and Gao Junhua are Falun Dafa practitioners from Weixin Village at Beiling Township in Lijin County, Dongying City, Shandong Province. At 8:00 p.m. on January 13, 2004, their homes were unlawfully searched and the two practitioners were abducted.by officers from the Lijin County Police Department and Beiling Police Station.

Organizations responsible for this persecution are listed below.

Office of the chief of the police department: 86-546-5183709.
Police Station: 86-546-5769105.
Brigade for Criminal Cases: 86-546-5183715.
Section of State Security: 86-546-5183718.
Detention Center: 86-546-5627191.
Custody Center: 86-546-5183722.

11. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Jinjia Town Police Station Sells Falun Dafa Practitioner's Car

The Jinjia Town Police Station illegally confiscated Falun Dafa practitioner Wu Dianshan's car. Mr. Wu is from Bajiazi Village in Daxing Township of Changtu County. Without his consent, the police station sold the car and collected payment. According to state law, private property is protected from being seized by any individual or organization. Rather than enforcing the law, Jinjiazhen Police Station blatantly disregards it.

Li Hongjun, head of the Jinjia Town Police Station.
Telephone number of the police station: 86-410-5390110.

12. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Daxing Township Police Station Confiscates Falun Dafa Practitioner's Motor Cycle

Falun Dafa practitioners Wu Dianshan and his son Wu Bo are from Bajiazi Village in Daxing Township, Changtu County, Liaoning Province. They have long been driven from their home for adhering to their belief in Falun Dafa. One day in June 2003, Xu Guolin, chief of the Daxing Township Police Station, and Feng Shoujun, the deputy chief, went to Wu's home and told the family that Mr. Wu and his son could return home if they paid a fine of 4,000 yuan. The Wu family failed to come up with the payment. Late one night, Xu Guolin and Feng Shoujun broke into their relative's home. They did not find Mr. Wu or his son, but stole a Changhong-100 motorcycle. Officer Tong Guojun and driver Sun Baijun also participated in the robbery.

13. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Persecution Experienced by Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Yi Sixiu

Yi Sixiu is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province. In January 2001, she went to Beijing to validate Falun Dafa. She was sent back and brutally beaten by corrupt officers in the Longfeng Town Government. She was then unlawfully sent to the Pengzhou Prison, where she was held for over month on four different occasions. She has also been imprisoned in the town's government building and tortured for seventeen days straight. Despite relentless suppression, Ms. Yi has not stopped going out to clarify the truth. For this she was abducted and beaten at the Guihua Police before being transferred to the Pengzhou City Brainwashing Center, where she was beaten by Chengdong (under the pseudonym of Wang Dong) and Luo Ke, from the "610 Office." Ms. Yi suffered severe physical and mental pain, and money has been extorted from her family.

All other Falun Dafa practitioners who have been abducted to the brainwashing center have also suffered from torture, extortion, fines and other abuse.

14. [Xinyu, Jiangxi Province] Several Falun Dafa Practitioners Unlawfully Sentenced to Prison

In November 2003, Falun Dafa practitioner Fu Jian from Xinyu, Jiangxi Province was unlawfully sentenced to ten years in prison. Yang Shiqian and Fu Jianfeng were each sentenced to eight years. Three other practitioners received prison terms ranging from one year to four years. It has been reported that more Falun Dafa practitioners were arrested at the beginning of December.

15. Illegal Custody and Extortion of Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Shen Chunfang by Beigang Township "610 Office"

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Shen Chunfang is from Yueyang, Hunan Province. On the morning of November 26, 2003, she went to the Beigang Township Government to request receipts from Li Heping who, in 2001, extorted 3,000 Yuan and a television set from her. He refused to provide the receipt, and passed the responsibility to the Beigang Township Police Station and Wu Can in the "610 Office", denying any acts of extortion.

On her way home, Ms. Shen passed by the Beigang Township Police Station. She went in to look for Peng Bo, head of the police station but didn't find him. At 7:00 p.m. that evening, over a dozen corrupt officers from the Xiangyin Police Station and "610 Office" in Yueyang broke into her home. They threatened her husband and abducted her to the police station. She was transferred to the Xiangyin Detention Center, where she resisted the persecution by shouting praises of Falun Dafa everyday. The head of the detention center encouraged criminal inmates to curse Ms. Shen and pour icy water over her head. 5,000 Yuan was extorted from her family before she was finally released.

16. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wei Minghua Lost Her Job for Refusing to Give Up Her Belief

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wei Minghua is a senior-ranked teacher at the Qingyuan County No. 1 High School. She is a decent, honest person, and always showed compassion toward students. She used to volunteer weekends and holidays to help students with poor scores to catch up. She also taught students to place study as the top priority. Both her students and their parents all commended her. With Ms. Wei teaching their children, parents felt they had nothing to worry about.

In the afternoon of May 19, 2003, police officers from the Fushun City Police Department, and the Qingyuan County Police Department and Qingyuan County Political and Judiciary Committee, publicly arrested Ms. Wei at the No. 1 High School. With students and teachers watching, the officers dragged her by the feet and threw her into the police vehicle.

Six months later, Ms. Wei was dismissed from her teaching position for adhering to her belief in Falun Dafa.

Bi Shuhua, principal of the No. 1 High School: 86-413-3023582 (Office of Principal).
Fu Wei, Party secretary and deputy principal.
Zhang Zhijie and Li Guojun, deputy principals.
Telephone number of the receptionist room: 86-413-023568.

17. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Criminal Records of Police Officer Zhang Shujun Who Arrests and Tortures Falun Dafa Practitioners

Zhang Shujun, male, head of the Qinglong County State Security Brigade, is primarily responsible for the arrest of Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Song Youchun, who later died from persecution. Zhang is extremely vicious in the suppression of Falun Dafa practitioners. In December, a woman practitioner was arrested for distributing truth-clarifying materials. Zhang spent the whole night interrogating her, but she refused to reveal the source of the materials. Zhang and the woman practitioner were former classmates. She was finally released after eleven days of refusing both food and water.

18. [Chongqing] Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Jiang Zhifen and Her Daughter Zhang Lisha Abducted for Exposing Lies about Falun Gong

In the morning of January 14, 2004, officials from the Guangyang Town in Nan'an District, Chongqing posted banners in the street defaming Falun Dafa. Falun Dafa practitioners Jiang Zhifen and her daughter Zhang Lisha stepped forward and told the public the truth about the persecution against Falun Gong. The police took them to the Guangyang Town Police Station, where they were still in custody at 8:00 p.m. Ms. Jiang's husband Zhang Yuanhua, and her son-in-law are also Falun Dafa practitioners.

Officers responsible for the persecution are listed below.

Zhu Xinlun (pronunciation): head of the local police station.
Chen Jianjian, Zhang Changming, Wu Guochang, etc: officers of the police station.

19. [Panshan County, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Yan Changjun and Kan Guihong Unlawfully Detained by Police

Falun Dafa practitioners Yan Changjun and Kan Guihong are from Huanxiling at Dongguo Weichang in Panshan County, Liaoning Province. On the evening of January 9, 2004, they were posting Falun Gong truth-clarifying leaflets in the local Huanxiling area and were arrested by officers from the Nanjingzi Border Patrol Police Station affiliated with the Panshan County Police Department. The two practitioners are currently being held in the Panshan County Detention Center. Kan Guihong has been on a hunger strike for five days, protesting the illegal detention.

Zhao Zhongjin, head of the Nanjingzi Border Patrol Police Station: 86-13842750036 (cellular).
Emergency Call-in Number at the Nanjingzi Border Patrol Police Station: 86-427-7548751.

20. [Guangdong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Wu Yuyun Repeatedly Abducted to Brainwashing Classes

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wu Yuyun is a retired teacher from the Jiangmen City No. 1 High School in Guangdong Province. She was among the first group of practitioners who were kidnapped to a brainwashing class on April 29, 2001. That brainwashing session ran for three months and was held in three institutes, (Drug Rehabilitation Center, Detention Center, and Detention and Intensive Labor Center). Ms. Wu refused to be brainwashed and was held for three extra months. In the end she was released with dignity. On June 1, 2002, she was abducted to another brainwashing session held in the Party School for a month. Again, she walked out upon completion of the session without compromising her belief. On August 14, 2003, she was taken away by the police. All information about her situation has been blocked and her family members have been denied any visits. It has been reported that this round of brainwashing was sponsored by the provincial authorities and is being held in a hotel in Sanshui area. Details are not available but there is cause for concern regarding the situations of abducted practitioners. Ms. Wu has been held in the brainwashing center since her abduction in August. It is believed that a second round of brainwashing has begun.

21. [Guangdong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Liang Ruiqiang Abducted to a Brainwashing Center in Sanshui, Guangdong Province

One December morning, around 7:30 a.m. Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Yanjuan was dragged into a police vehicle near a gas station in Liyue, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province. She was taken to the Litang Police Station in Liyue Town. The police demanded that she write the "three statements" [renouncing Falun Gong] and threatened to otherwise send her to the brainwashing center. She was held till 9:50 a.m. before being released because police learned that she was pregnant.

Around 8:40 the same morning, when Zhang's husband Liang Ruiqiang was just getting home after working a night shift, four village security officials led by Wu Ziming abducted him, without notifying or giving any reason to his family. It was not until evening that they received word that Liang had been transferred to the brainwashing facility in Sanshui, Guangdong Province.

22. [Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Weisheng Taken into Custody for Shouting "Falun Dafa Is Good" in Courtroom

Li Weisheng is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Xuanhua, Hebei Province. When Falun Dafa practitioners were illegally tried at the Qiaodong District Court in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, Li shouted "Falun Dafa Is Good" in the courtroom. She was taken away by the police and held in the Xuanhua Detention Center, where she has been on a hunger strike for many days.

Those who are responsible for the persecution include Zhang Yanxue, head of the Xuanhua State Security Brigade. Telephone number: 86-313-3049380.

23. [Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Guirong Suffers from Police Brutality in the Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp

Falun Dafa practitioner Li Guirong is from Xuanhua, Hebei Province. In June 2002, Li was taken by the police to the Xuanhua Detention Center from home and later transferred to the Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp, where, under severe pressure, he signed the "four statements" [renouncing Falun Gong]. Li later solemnly declared that these statements were nullified and suffered police retaliation for refusing to renounce his belief. The full details are unknown, but Li is in critical condition, and still denied release.

24. After Police Officer Qi Long Exposes him, Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Wang Jian is Brutally Tortured at Forced Labor Camp

Qi Long is a police officer at the Forestry Police Station affiliated with the Lingyuan City Police Department in Liaoning Province. In 2002, he received a cash reward of 3,000 Yuan for turning in Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wang Jian. Mr. Wang has been illegally sentenced to three years of forced labor, and suffered from brutal torture both in the detention center and in the forced labor camp, causing him to lose consciousness several times. His mother is over 60 and in poor health. She has been left at home alone, tormented by the separation from her son.

Telephone number of the individual directly responsible for the persecution:

Qi Long: 86-421-6829592 (home).

25. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Two Falun Dafa Practitioners Unlawfully Held in the Zhangjiakou Brainwashing Center

The following two Falun Dafa practitioners are being unlawfully held at the Zhangjiakou Brainwashing Center.

Ms. Cui Xinxiang, from the urban area of Zhangjiakou City, has been at the brainwashing center since December 15. She is protesting with a hunger strike.

Ms. Cui You, also from the urban area of Zhangjiakou City, has been unlawfully held for over five months.

26. [Zhuolu County, Hebei Province] County "610 Office" Abducts Two Falun Dafa Practitioners

On December 26, 2003, Dong Fei, head of the Zhuolu County "610 Office" led others to forcibly take Geng Yumei and another Falun Dafa practitioner into custody. The two practitioners are currently being unlawfully held at the local detention center.