Latest News from China - February 26, 2004

(Clearwisdom.net)

1. [Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Zhang Peng and His Mother Falsely Arrested
2. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Hangzhou Police Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioners
3. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liu Yuzhi Unlawfully Held in the Jinzhou City No. 1 Detention Center
4. [Ningjin County, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Wang Honghai Arrested
5. [Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Ten Falun Dafa Practitioners in Chaozhou City Falsely Arrested
6. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liu Xiuchun Taken By Police
7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Zhang Fengqing Suffers from Harmful Drug Injected into Her Body
8. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Over a Dozen Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested
9. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Junxian from Boye County Becomes Handicapped as a Result of Police Brutality
10. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Wrongful Arrest of Blind Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhang Jianjun
11. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Persecution Experienced by Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Li Guifang
12. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Li Xia Wrongfully Arrested

1. [Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Zhang Peng and His Mother Falsely Arrested

Falun Dafa practitioner Zhang Peng was a teacher at a school for handicapped children. He was unlawfully sentenced to three years of forced labor in 2000 for going to Beijing to validate Falun Dafa. He became mentally traumatized because of the abuse and torture he received in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp. In February 2001, he was detained at the Zaozhuang Mental Hospital.

At the beginning of 2003, Zhang recovered from his mental trauma and soon rejoined the ranks of practitioners validating Falun Dafa. On February 12, 2004, he was reported while distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials and placed under arrest. His mother, who is also a Falun Dafa practitioner, was arrested with him. Both practitioners are being held in the Yuelou Detention Center.

2. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Hangzhou Police Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioners

Hangzhou Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wu Liren was unlawfully sentenced to seven years in prison at the end of December 2003. In January 2004, Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Feng Yingzhi, Ms. Fu Huiya and Shu Yanrun were arrested together. On February 19, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Hu Bojing was arrested while distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials on the streets.

Telephone numbers of responsible individuals:

Xiao Liquan, Zhan Ming, and Lin Junhua, who are members of the State Security Brigade of the Xiacheng District Branch Police Department: 86-571-887036789 extensions 3614 or 3616, 86-571-84235058.

3. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liu Yuzhi Unlawfully Held in the Jinzhou City No. 1 Detention Center

Ms. Liu Yuzhi is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. She was arrested by police officers from the Tianqiao Police Station in the Jinzhou City Development Zone on February 17, 2004 and held in the Jinzhou City No. 1 Detention Center. Ms. Liu has been on a hunger strike for nine days in protest of her unlawful detention.

Telephone numbers of responsible individuals and organizations:

Jinzhou City No. 1 Detention Center: 86-416-4588931.
Qi, head of the Tianqiao Police Station in the Jinzhou City Development Zone: 86-416-3581908 (office), 86-13050482169 (cellular).
Xihaikou Village Residential Committee: 86-416-3582061.

4. [Ningjin County, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Wang Honghai Arrested

Mr. Wang Honghai, 38, was a Falun Dafa practitioner employed in the Ningjin County Foreign Trade Company. On the morning of February 24, 2004, the police arrested him and ransacked his home, confiscating portraits of the founder of Falun Gong, his hand copied pages of the founder's articles, Falun Gong meditation music and other personal items. He was arrested while at work.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Zhang Ruzhen, director of the Ningjin County "610 Office" in Shandong Province: 86-534-5421667 (home), 86-534-5236610 (office). [The "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.]
Guo Feng: 86-13706392562 (cellular), 86-534-5231527 (home), 86-534-5218110 (office).
Ningjin County Police Department: 86-534-5421803, 86-534-5421120.
Chengqu Branch Police Department: 86-534-5221009.
Detention Center (for temporary custody): 86-534-5222004.
Detention Center: 86-534-5422703.

5. [Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Ten Falun Dafa Practitioners in Chaozhou City Wrongfully Arrested

In May 2003, ten Falun Dafa practitioners, including Ms. Chen Ruzhen, Ms. Yang Lixiang, Ms. Li Donglian, Ms. Xu Ruifen, Yu Junqing, Wu Xiaohong, and Lin Ruixiang, were arrested by the Chaozhou City Police Department for raising awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were held in the Chaozhou City No. 1 Detention Center and were taken to court twice. The case has still not been closed, and the practitioners remain in police custody.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Chaozhou City Political Security Section: 86-768-2350309, 86-13903093742 (cellular).
Chaozhou City No. 1 Detention Center: 86-768-2263402.
Li Zhuowei, director of the Chaozhou City "610 Office": 86-13501420091 (cellular).

6. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liu Xiuchun Arrested

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Liu Chunxiu was forced to stay away from her home for an extended period to avoid wrongful arrest. On the afternoon of January 29, 2003, members of the "610 Office" and special agents arrested her and took her to an undisclosed location. Prior to this, she had been taken into custody many times and each time she managed to walk away with righteous thoughts.

7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Zhang Fengqing Suffers from Harmful Drug Injected into Her Body

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Fengqing, 55, was an employee at the Shuangqiaozi Post Office in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. On October 20, 2003, she was arrested by the police while distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials in Lianhua Village. Despite police torture and coercion, Ms. Zhang resisted the evil and continued to raise awareness about the persecution. She was later sent to the Pi County Detention Center. After about two months of hunger strike, she was taken to the hospital by the police, who ordered two male inmates to grab her arms and inject her with a harmful drug. The drug was known to damage the central nervous system. When she was released in mid-January 2004, her family found that she wasn't clearheaded and couldn't remember a lot of things. She also admitted that she constantly felt dizzy. She could not take care of her own daily needs and could not walk normally. She was still limping a month after her release.

8. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Over a Dozen Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested

February 12 is designated as Shuangcheng City's Falun Dafa Day. On this day and the day before, the Shuangcheng City Party Committee and "610 Office" collaborated with Harbin police and arrested over a dozen Falun Dafa practitioners, including Lu Guizhen and Yu Xianna. The practitioners were taken to the Shuangcheng City No. 2 Detention Center. Some practitioners were arrested at their homes, and others were taken into custody while distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials outside. Ms. Yu Xianna's home was ransacked. Her television, and her Falun Dafa books and materials were confiscated. Further details are under investigation.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Zhang Guofu, deputy chief of the Shuangcheng City Police Department: 86-13503667077 (cellular), 86-451-53115778 (home), 86-451-53115596 (office).
Jin Wanzhi, in her 40's, head of the State Security Section of the Shuangcheng City Police Department: 86-13945630362, 86-451-53117733 (office).
Liu Qingyu, head of the Shuangcheng City No. 2 Detention Center: 86-451-53129745 (cellular).

9. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Junxian from Boye County Becomes Handicapped as a Result of Police Brutality

Ms. Wang Junxian is from Boye County, Hebei Province. She was unlawfully sent to the Baoding Forced Labor Camp to serve a two-year term in 2002. As soon as she arrived, the police guards brutally beat, handcuffed and electrically shocked her. They also ordered her to face a wall, crouch down with her arms around her legs, and hold that position for days and nights on end without sleep. She came through all this with continuing determination in Falun Dafa and righteous thoughts. To try to break her will, the police then put her under strict supervision and made her do slave labor for 14 hours a day. In August 2002, she was taken to the fourth floor for more intense persecution. Police officers and criminal inmates grabbed her and smashed her head into a wall. She was also handcuffed for extended periods while being deprived of sleep. She was again forced to face a wall, crouch down with her arms around her legs, and stay that way for days and nights on end without sleep. The police also tortured her by electrically shocking her, cursing at her, and using a needle to pierce the soles of her feet. Overall, she lost the use of her left leg, became incapacitated and unable to perform the forced labor, and suffered from a tremendous amount of mental abuse.

10. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Wrongful Arrest of Blind Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhang Jianjun

Mr. Zhang Jianjun, 32, is a Falun Gong practitioner. On December 17, 2003, several police officers suddenly broke into his home. After asking if Zhang was still practicing Falun Gong and getting an affirmative answer, the officers did not present any legal papers and tried to take Zhang into their police vehicle. Zhang was home by himself and he resisted the abduction by struggling and shouting for help. Neighbors heard him and came to persuade the officers to wait until Zhang's family members came back before taking him away. The officers ignored the request and sent Zhang to the brainwashing class held by the "610 Office," where he stayed for nine days. Mr. Zhang refused to listen to the slanderous defamation in the brainwashing class and resolutely declined to write statements renouncing Falun Gong. In the last few days in the brainwashing class, Zhang also went on a hunger strike. On December 26, he was sent home in a police vehicle.

This is another case of violation of the law by the Huainan City "610 Office" and police. The organizations responsible for this act are the Datong District "610 Office" and the Luohe Police Station.

11. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Persecution Experienced by Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Li Guifang

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Guifang was wrongfully detained twice for a total of over seven months simply for believing in Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance and trying to be a good person. She was also twice sent to a forced labor camp. Her home was ransacked many times. At the beginning of 2000, she exercised her constitutional rights and went to Beijing to voice her concerns about the persecution of Falun Gong. The company she worked for extorted 2,000 yuan cash from her, suspended her from work, and eventually dismissed her from the company and terminated all her compensation. Ms. Li has no source of income after almost 30 years of hard work.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Jiang Mingzhong, leader of the company: 86-454-8247312, 86-454-8226352 (home), 86-13836609200 (cellular).
Zhao Weiren, top leader of the general company: 86-454-8231994, 86-454-8247429 (home), 86-13904549395 (cellular).

12. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Li Xia Wrongfully Arrested

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Xia lives in Hepan Apartments in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. On February 12, 2004, she was unlawfully arrested at her home by officers from the Shenhe Branch Police Department and Wulihe Police Station.