Latest News from China -- March 10, 2004

(Clearwisdom.net)

1. [Luohe City, Henan Province] A Dafa Practitioner Wins Defamation Case Over an Untrue Report
2. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Jia Songtao is Sentenced to Five Years Imprisonment and Suffers from Excruciating Torture
3. [Beijing] Doctoral Candidate Zheng Xujun from the China Electric Power Research Institute Becomes an "Illegal Resident" After his Release
4. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Liu Xiufen Suffers Repeated Persecution for Persisting in Her Belief
5. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Dafa Practitioner Jin Ling is Arrested
6. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Dafa Practitioner Luo Yongqin is Sentenced to Three Years of Forced Labor
7. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Huang Guodong and Other Dafa Practitioners are Held at the Jianshanzi Prison
8. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Arrest of Practitioners Xie Jinyuan and Wang Huoxiu
9. [Wuchang City, Hunan Province] Arrest of Practitioner Gao Shunqin
10. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Forced Labor Sentence of Practitioner Zhang Yaqing; Arrest of Ms. Zhao Yujian
11. [Jiyuan City, Henan Province] Arrest of Practitioners Wang Peiling, Du Guiju and Liu Jieyun
12. [Liaoning Province] Practitioner Wu Xuesheng Goes on a Hunger Strike to Protest the Persecution
13. [Heilongjiang Province] Torture of Practitioner Dr. Yu Shuang and Others in the Shuihua Forced Labor Camp
14. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Arrest of Practitioner Gong Yajie
15. [Xingcheng City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioner Miao Jun into a Detention Center
16. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioner Chen Changping at Xinbing County's Detention Center
17. [Duolun County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Arrest of Practitioners Du Yufang, Xu Shulan, Hao Jingxia, Wang Xiuying

1. [Luohe City, Henan Province] A Dafa Practitioner Wins Defamation Case Over an Untrue Report

At the end of 2000, Dafa practitioner Ms. Chen Xiaowen from Luohe City, Henan Province went to Beijing to validate Dafa and was later detained. During her detention, an in-house magazine issued by Luohe City's Shuanghui Corporation published an untrue report about Chen Xiaowen. This report defamed Falun Dafa and incited hatred in the public against Dafa. In order to rectify the situation and restore Falun Dafa's reputation, Ms. Chen Xiaowen brought the Shuanghui Corporation Magazine's Editing Department before the court at the end of 2003. In February 2004, the court ruled in Ms. Chen Xiaowen's favor. After several internal debates, the verdict ordered the Shuanghui Editing Department and the responsible person to apologize to Chen Xiaowen and compensate her.

2. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Jia Songtao is Sentenced to Five Years Imprisonment and Suffers from Excruciating Tortures

In December 2002, Dafa practitioner Mr. Jia Songtao from Anshan Steel Company's Semi Tandem Rolling Factory clarified the truth to his co-workers and sent someone a New Year's card. A coworker then reported him to police. The people in charge of the Semi Tandem Rolling Factory were ambitious in receiving political favors and promotions by persecuting Falun Gong. They collaborated with the city's police department and had Dafa practitioner Jia Songtao secretly arrested. They tortured him, ransacked his home and detained him for eight months, only because they found some Dafa materials at his place. Jia Songtao refused to give up his belief and resisted their persecution. He was thus beaten so badly that two of his ribs were broken. The police didn't provide him with any medical treatment and claimed, "He won't die from it." In December 2003, Jia Sontao was unlawfully sentenced to five years imprisonment. At present he is being held in Dalian City's Prison.

3. [Beijing] Doctoral Candidate Zheng Xujun from the China Electric Power Research Institute Becomes an "Illegal Resident" After his Release

Mr. Zheng Xujun, a Ph.D. candidate from the China Electric Power Research Institute, is a Falun Gong practitioner from Beijing. He was sentenced to forced labor only because he practices Falun Gong. In December 2003, after Zheng Xujun was released from the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing, the officials at the Institute refused to accept him. Three years ago, the officials from the China Electric Power Research Institute expelled Falun Gong practitioner Zheng Xujun. They even secretly transferred Zheng's household registration out of the Institute. As they didn't follow normal procedures, Zheng Xujun's household registration became invalid and he has become an "illegal resident." Zheng Xujun is presently in a very difficult situation. No one in China can apply for an ID card without a household registration, and because he cannot obtain ID, Zheng Xujun can't find employment.

This is another typical case of Jiang's persecution policy against Falun Gong practitioners in which he has directed, "Defame their reputations, bankrupt them financially, and destroy them physically."

4. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Liu Xiufen Suffers Repeated Persecution for Persisting in Her Belief

Dafa practitioner Ms. Liu Xiufen from Chaoyang City lives in Erqiyingzi Village, Longcheng District, Chaoyang City. In 1999, she was sentenced to one year of forced labor in Liaoning Province's Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, only because she refused to give up her belief in Falun Dafa. Liu Xiufen again refused to give up her belief in the camp and had her term extended for one more year. One month after her release in 2001, police again came to her house to harass her. As Liu persisted in her belief, the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp again extended her term by three months. On January 17, 2003, when Liu Xiufen was released, she went to Beijing to validate the Fa and clarify the truth to the public. The authorities again seized her and took her back to Chaoyang City.

5. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Dafa Practitioner Jin Ling is Arrested

At eight o'clock in the evening of March 2, 2004, policeman Zhan Shiquan (formerly from the City West Police Station) together with six or seven policemen from Hefei City's Police Department broke into Dafa practitioner Ms. Jin Ling's parents' place. They forcibly took her to the Wulidun Police Station without a warrant. She is now held at a detention center. Personnel who participated in the arrest included Sun Jingui, Yang Guolin, Jiang Weizhong (Xiyuan Police Station chief) and others. That same night, this gang of people went to practitioner Ms. Wang Yuefang's home. As nobody was in, they climbed over the wall, broke in and ransacked the house.

6. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Dafa Practitioner Luo Yongqin is Sentenced to Three Years of Forced Labor

Dafa practitioner Ms. Luo Yongqin, 54 years old, is a nurse at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guiyang City's Chinese Medicine Hospital. On the afternoon of January 5, 2004, personnel from Guiyang City's Xi Police Station arrested Luo while she was distributing some truth-clarifying materials. She was first detained for 15 days in Baihua City and then forcibly taken to Guizhou Province's Female Forced Labor Camp for a term of three years.

7. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Huang Guodong and Other Dafa Practitioners are Held at the Jianshanzi Prison

Dafa practitioner Huang Guodong is still held at Heilongjiang Province's Jianshanzi Prison. More than 30 Dafa practitioners are being held there. They are forced to work 16 hours a day.

Relevant phone numbers:

Switchboard of the Jianshanzi Prison: 86-453-6404755;
Director of the Jianshanzi Prison: 86-453-6486344;
Personnel in the Forced Education Section: Chief Zhang, Song Xijun and Li Changlin.

8. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Arrest of Practitioners Xie Jinyuan and Wang Huoxiu

Practitioner Ms. Xie Jinyuan and Ms. Wang Huoxiu are from Lianyu Township, Qidong County, Hunan Province. On February 19, 2004, the local police arrested them when they were distributing truth-clarifying materials. They are now detained at Qidong County's Detention Center, where they have been beaten and tortured.

9. [Wuchang City, Hunan Province] Arrest of Practitioner Gao Shunqin

Practitioner Ms. Gao Shunqin lives at No. 2 Street in the Wuchong Residential area, Fruit Lake, Wuchang City, Hunan Province. At around 2:00 p.m. on February 27, 2004, police from the Fruit Lake No. 2 Police Precinct and the No.1 Section of Wuhan City's Police Department followed her to practitioner Chen's home and arrest her. The police had tailed her for couple of months. Gao was very assertive. Upon the arrest she repeatedly spoke these words loudly, "Falun Dafa is good." The police slapped her across the face several times and forcibly pushed her into a police car. Ms. Gao is presently being detained at the Erzhigou Female Detention Center, Dongxi Lake.

Prior to this arrest, practitioner Chen had been arrested and her room was ransacked.

Several Dafa practitioners were arrested at a nearby Dafa materials production center, which was also destroyed.

Related Phone Numbers:

Fruit Lake No.2 Police Precinct chief's office: 86-27-86773374

Wuchang Police Department head: 86-27-88044435

Wuhan Police Office, No. 1 Division: 86-27-83899066

10. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Forced Labor Sentence of Practitioner Zhang Yaqing; Arrest of Ms. Zhao Yujian

Practitioner Zhang Yaqing lives at Tiexi, Fula'erji District of Qiqihar City. In March 2004, police from Fula'erji Police Precinct arrested sent and sent the practitioner to Qiqihar City's Shuanghe Forced Labor Camp for a year of forced labor.

Additionally, in January 2004, someone reported practitioner Ms. Zhao Yujuan from Fulaerji to police when she was distributing truth-clarifying materials. The police arrested her and tortured her a whole day before sentencing her to three years of forced labor. She is now being detained at Qiqihar's Shuanghe Forced Labor Camp.

Related Phone Numbers:

Fulaerji Police Office: 86-452-6866106

Political and Judicatory Committee secretary: Lu Hexing

"610 Office"⁽¹⁾ chief: Wu Jian

Heping Police Precinct chief: Xu Shuli 86-13304623457(C)

Deputy Chief: Zhou Wenyan and Jiang Fawen

11. [Jiyuan City, Henan Province] Arrest of Practitioners Wang Peiling, Du Guiju and Liu Jieyun

On February 25, 2004, practitioners Ms. Wang Peiling, Ms. Du Guiju and Ms. Liu Jieyun from Jiyuan City's Zhongyuan Special Metal Factory, Henan Province, went to a nearby village to clarify the truth of Falun Gong. They were reported to the police. Lawless officials from the city's "610 Office," officers from the National Security Team of the city's Police Department and from the Xiaozai Police Precinct arrested the three practitioners and ransacked their homes. The police confiscated some new Dafa articles. Seventy-year-old Wang Peiling was detained at the city's detention center and Liu Jieyun's whereabouts are unknown.

12. [Liaoning Province] Practitioner Wu Xuesheng Goes on a Hunger Strike to Protest the Persecution

Wu Xuesheng, 36 years old, lives in the Fangyuan Residential Area of the Dongling District. On December 4, 2003, he was sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Because Wu's blood pressure was only 60/40 mmHg, the prison officials were afraid to take responsibility and sent him back home.

At 4:00 p.m. on January 7, 2004, five policemen from Dongling District's Lingyun Police Precinct first went to see whether or not Wu Xuesheng was home. Confirming that he was at home, a dozen policemen led by the local "610 Office" chief Chu from Dongling District's Prison and warden Yu forcibly put Wu Xuesheng into the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp during the night. On January 8, 2004, Mr. Wu was transferred to the Dongling Prison. On January 17, 2004, Wu Xuesheng started a hunger strike to protest his detention. Then officials of the prison sent 50 pounds of rice, flour, 10 pound of cooking oil and 8 pounds of meat to Wu's mother and asked her to persuade Wu to give up his belief in Falun Gong. Wu Xuesheng said, "I did not violate the law and my practice of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance is not wrong. I will not eat any food meant for criminals."

Related Phone Numbers:

Dongling District's Prison: 86-24-24711742

Dongling District's Prison Office: 86-24-24711755

Zuo Zheng, Dongling District's Prison No. 2 Team instructor: 86-13940245819(C)

13. [Heilongjiang Province] Torture of Practitioner Dr. Yu Shuang and Others in the Shuihua Forced Labor Camp

Practitioner Mr. Yu Shuang is a surgeon at the hospital affiliated with the Longfeng Thermal-Electrical Factory Hospital from Daqing City's Petroleum Administration Bureau. At present, he is being detained at the Suihua Forced Labor Camp. Recently, it was said that Yu Shuang and several other determined Dafa practitioners were so brutally tortured that their lives are in danger. They are having difficulty even speaking and walking.

14. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Arrest of Practitioner Gong Yajie

At 8:00 a.m. on February 27, 2004, policemen from the Qingxin Police Precinct at Rang District's No. 6 Factory forcibly packed practitioner Mr. Gong Yajie from Daqing City's No. 6 Petroleum Factory into a police car and took him away. Three policewomen from the Rang District Police Precinct and Li Zhiyou from the Qingxin Police Precinct participated in the arrest.

15. [Xingcheng City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioner Miao Jun into a Detention Center

On February 18, 2004, policemen from the Diaoyutai Police Precinct put practitioner Mr. Miao Jun from Xingcheng City's Bingliao area into Xingcheng City's Detention Center for clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. The detention center's phone number is 86-425-5152226

16. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioner Chen Changping at Xinbing County's Detention Center

Practitioner Ms. Chen Changping lives in Jiahe Village, Yongling Town, Xinbing County, Fushun City. In February 2004, Teng Zhijun, the village head, saw Ms. Chen Changping clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. Afterwards, village head Teng reported Ms. Chen to the police. At present, Dafa practitioner Ms. Chen is being detained at Xinbing County's Detention Center.

Teng Zhijun: 86-413-5144160 (home)

17. [Duolun County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Arrest of Practitioners Du Yufang, Xu Shulan, Hao Jingxia, Wang Xiuying

At 9:00 p.m. on March 3, 2004, officers from Duolun County's Police Department in the Inner Mongolia AR ransacked many practitioners' houses. Practitioners Ms. Du Yufang, Ms. Xu Shulan, Ms. Hao Jingxia, Ms. Wang Xiuying were arrested. On March 4, 2004, policemen attempted to send these practitioners to a forced labor camp and issued the sentencing certificate for forced labor. But these four practitioners resisted the persecution attempt with the power of their righteous thoughts, and the plot failed. They have been on a hunger strike for four days in the detention center. During the force-feeding, one practitioner vomited a lot of blood and was reported to be in critical condition.

(1) 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 or judicial systems.