Latest News from China - March 11, 2004

(Clearwisdom.net)

• [Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Falun Dafa Practitioners in Anda City Arrested
• [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Northeastern Normal University Lecturer Ms. Wang Huilian Arrested
• [Wangqing County, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Shuqin in Wangqing County Sent to a Forced Labor Camp
• [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Yilan County Police Arrest Ms. Fu Guiqin and Ms. Zhao Xiuyun
• [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Gao Zonghua, a Retiree from the Hefei Forklift Factory, Arrested
• [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Yuanqin in Wafangdian Arrested by Local Police
• [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Su Changlin from Fengman District Taken to Jilin City Detention Center No. 3
• [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Nie Hongli Arrested
• [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mulan County Police Arrest Ms. Ji Fengqin
• [Yanshi City, Henan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested in Yanshi City
• [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhou Jingsong Arrested
• [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hu Yuyuan of Heavy Duty Machinery Factory in Taihe District and Her Mother, Gao Shuyun, Arrested
• [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested by Lianshan District Police
• [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Ma Minghai Suffers Further Harassment
• [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Shi Zenglei's Life Endangered by Torture
• [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fang Caixia Remains in Custody after Three Years of Inhumane Treatment in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
• [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Several Falun Dafa Practitioners in Yongxing Town Arrested
• [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Police Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioners
• [Qiyang County, Hunan Province] Two Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested in Huangnitang Town

1. [Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Falun Dafa Practitioners in Anda City Arrested

Ms. Zhong Bo is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Anda City, Heilongjiang Province. On February 26, 2004, she was arrested after being denounced by informants while distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials in Yangcao Town, Anda City. On March 3, Ms. Zhong was unlawfully sentenced to two years of forced labor and is currently being held in the Shuanghe Forced Labor Camp in Qiqihar City. Prior to this, she had already been arrested three times. In May 2002, after she was arrested and brutally beaten, she jumped out of a second floor window in an attempt to escape and was severely injured. She has since fully recovered by persevering in practicing Falun Dafa.

Ms. Yu Xiaohua is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Anda City. On February 25, 2004, she was clarifying the truth in Anda City when informants turned her in to the police. Guo Zhiyun, who was with her was also arrested. The Guo family was forced to pay 10,000 Yuan in bail in addition to 50 Yuan per day for meals. Guo was released in the beginning of March. [The average monthly income of an urban worker is 500 yuan.]

Mr. Sheng Yanjun is from Zhongben Town in Anda City. He was arrested in February and his whereabouts are unknown.

2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Northeastern Normal University Lecturer Ms. Wang Huilian Arrested

Just after 6:00 p.m. on March 7, 2004, officers from the Chaoyang Branch Police Department in Changchun City, from the Jianshe Square Police Station, and members of the Security Division at Northeastern Normal University broke into the dormitory room of Ms. Wang Hui, a young lecturer at the Urban Development and Environmental Science Institute of the university. Ms. Wang was unlawfully arrested and taken to an undisclosed location.

Organizations and individuals directly responsible for the persecution:

Gao Weixing, Director of the University Security Division: 86-431-5269000 (office), 86-431-5709657 (home);
Zhang Tiemin, Assistant Director of the University Security Division: 86-431-5269940 (office);
610 Office: 86-431-5269610 [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.]

3. [Wangqing County, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Shuqin in Wangqing County Sent to a Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Wang Shuqin, who is in her sixties, is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Wangqing County, Jilin Province. She was turned in to the police while distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials and arrested on February 20, 2004. Wang was very weak and could hardly stand up on her own. Still, the Wangqing County "610 Office" unlawfully sentenced her to one and a half years of forced labor. She was sent to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun for further abuse.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Main telephone number at the Wangqing County Police Department: 86-433-8828400 through 86-433-8828407;
Guan Qingyou, head of the Wangqing County State Security Brigade: 86-433-8828400 extension 7566;
Xie Xiangyi, director of the Dachuan Police Station in Wangqing County: 86-433-8813981;
Li Shiliang, director of the Dachuan Police Station in Wangqing County, (badge no. 906258): 86-13844323727 (cellular);
Chu Xipeng, officer at the Dachuan Police Station in Wangqing County: 86-13844855255;

4. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Yilan County Police Arrest Ms. Fu Guiqin and Ms. Zhao Xiuyun

Around 10:00 a.m. on March 5, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Fu Guiqin and Ms. Zhao Xiuyun went to visit a friend. They were followed and taken into custody by officers from the county police department. The two officers conducted body searches and ransacked their residences without a search warrant. The officers did not find any evidence during the searches. The two practitioners were first placed in 24-hour detention and were then unreasonably held in administrative detention. They are being held in the county detention center. Their families demanded a review of the administrative detention procedure, but were rudely rejected. The police failed to notify the families in the time dictated by law, and also denied the family members their rights to visit the practitioners.

5. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Gao Zonghua, a Retiree from the Hefei Forklift Factory, Arrested

Ms. Gao Zonghua, is a retiree in her sixties from the Hefei Forklift Factory. Around March 7, 2004, she was arrested while distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials in Dongqu, Hefei City.

6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Yuanqin in Wafangdian Arrested by Local Police

Patrolling officers of the Wafangdian Police Department arrested Ms. Sun Yuanqin, who is about 41 years old, on January 24, 2004.

7. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Su Changlin from Fengman District Taken to Jilin City Detention Center No. 3

Mr. Su Changlin, 42, is a Falun Dafa practitioner of Commune No. 8 in Suxiang Village, Erdao Township, Fengman District, Jilin City. Around 7:00 p.m. on February 16, 2004, he was clarifying the truth about Falun Gong near the Changchun Road Police Station, when a misguided person called the police. As a result, officers from the Changchun Road Police Station took him into custody. Mr. Su was later transferred to an underground cell in the Chuanying Branch Police Department, where several officers beat him cruelly. Due to the police brutality, his face was bruised and swollen. He was subsequently sent to the Jilin City Detention Center No. 3.

Mr. Yang Xiaochen, is a Falun Dafa practitioner in his fifties in Jilin City. On February 24, 2004, he was unlawfully arrested by the Beishan Police Station in Chuanying District, Jilin City. He is currently being held in the Jilin City Detention Center.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Dispatch Office for Criminal Cases at the Chuanying Branch Police Department in Jilin City: 86-432-2026300;
Changchun Road Police Station: 86-432-4882372;

8. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Nie Hongli Arrested

On the morning of March 8, police arrested Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Nie Hongli at her home. She was sent to the Zhangjiatun Brainwashing Center in Jiaozhou City on the same afternoon. Falun Dafa practitioner Wang Mingjiang was arrested on February 28. Wang was brutally beaten and suffered a mental collapse while being held at the Nanguan Neighborhood Administration Office.

Telephone number of the Nanguan Neighborhood Administration Office in Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province:

Niu Runzhi, Party secretary: 86-532-2210788 (office), 86-532-7225258 (home), 86-13606300905 (cellular);
Zhang Xiangdong, head of the police station: 86-532-2211425 (office), 86-532-7225568 (home), 86-13606301260 (cellular);

9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mulan County Police Arrest Ms. Ji Fengqin

On the morning of March 3, 2004, officers Xiao Guofeng and Jiang Pengfei from the Mulan Town Police Station No. 2 in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province took Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Ji Fengqin into custody. Yang Hailin, head of the police station also led other officers in the unlawful search of Ms. Ji's home. Ms. Ji has been sent to a detention center.

10. [Yanshi City, Henan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested in Yanshi City

On February 24, Falun Dafa practitioner Li Qiaohong was unlawfully arrested for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. The police also confiscated Li's cellular phone and taxi. On February 26, the police unlawfully arrested Qiao Ling and Li Ni in Guxian County, Yanshi City. In the afternoon of February 28, Cao Mengcai, a teacher at Elementary School No. 20 in Yanshi City, was arrested while teaching a class. Falun Dafa practitioner Zhang Xuesen and Li Congli were forced to leave town. Jia Yiping, in Goushi Town, and Li Fengju and Aiju, from Fudian Town, were taken to a brainwashing program.

Relevant telephone numbers:

"610 Office": 86-379-7730810;
Han Guoqing, director of the "610 Office": 86-13938816512 (cellular), 86-379-7785478 (home), 86-13938816512 (cellular);
Yanshi City Police Department: 86-379-7715417, 86-379-7711615 extension 41017;
Zhu Laiguo, chief of the Yanshi City Police Department: 86-13939910001 (cellular);
Zhi Jianzhao, deputy chief of the Yanshi City Police Department: 86-13903799308 (cellular);
Wang Zongping, Party Secretary of the Goushi Township, Yanshi City: 86-379-7598000 (office), 86-379-7716868 (home), 86-13937978616 (cellular);
Wang Zhenglin, in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong at Yanshi City People's Court,: 86-379-7722486;

11. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhou Jingsong Arrested

On March 5, 2004, officers from Changjiu Road Police Station in Chaoyang District, Changchun City, Jilin Province arrested Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhou Jingsong at her home.

Telephone number of the Changjiu Road Police Station: 86-431-5954980;
Telephone number at Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhou's home: 86-431-5951148;

12. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hu Yuyuan of Heavy Duty Machinery Factory in Taihe District and Her Mother, Gao Shuyun, under Arrest

Ms. Hu Yuyuan is a Falun Dafa practitioner in the Heavy Duty Machinery Factory in Taihe District, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. She and her mother, Gao Shuyuan, took the train to Beijing to spend the Spring Festival season with Hu's elder sister. Informants turned them in to the police as they explained to passengers the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were both arrested in Tianjin Railroad Station and subsequently sent to the Jinzhou City No. 1 Detention Center by officers from the Nu'erhe Police Station and the Taihe Branch Police Department in Jinzhou City. Ms. Hu was transferred to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp at noon on February 20, 2004.

In addition, on February 15, 2004, three Falun Dafa practitioners and five other villagers from Wanghutai Village, Nu'erhe Township, Taihe District, Jinzhou City were arrested while watching video taped lectures by Falun Gong's founder in Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Jin Yuzhen's home. Among the eight people arrested, three villagers, Chen Xiujuan, Liu Chunming, and Han Guojun, have been released while the others remain in custody at the Jinzhou City Detention Center No. 1. They are practitioners Jin Yuzhen, Wang Dehua and Wang Xiaoming, as well as villagers Zhang Shaoshan and Di Baokui. After the incident, party cadres from Wanghutai Village took measures to rescue those under arrest. However, Liu Zizhong, the deputy mayor of the village, threatened to send Falun Dafa practitioners to the police station if they refused to write guarantee statements [renouncing Falun Gong].

Relevant telephone numbers:

Liu Zizhong, deputy mayor of Wanghutai Village: 86-416-3098205 (home);
He Wende, deputy chief of the Taihe Branch Police Department: 86-416-5179297, 86-416-5179295 (office), 86-13804168942 (cellular);
Fang Shaosen, head of the political security section: 86-416-5179530 (office), 86-13941635360 (cellular);

13. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested by Lianshan District Police

Around 2:00 p.m. on March 9, 2004, officers from the Lianshan District Police Station in Huludao City grabbed the keys in Ms. Zhuang Shiyu's son's belt and broke into her home. The officers unlawfully arrested Ms. Zhuang, her husband Ren Bao, and her son Ren Yiqiu. Chi Fengzhen, Zhang Haimin and other Falun Dafa practitioners who were also present, were also arrested.

Wang Tingjun, chief of the Lianshan Police Station in Lianshan District, Huludao City: 86-429-2603062 (office), 86-429-2124646 (home), 86-13904299988 (cellular);
Guo Ye, director of the Lianshan Police Station: 86-13904297007 (cellular);

14. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Ma Minghai Suffers Further Harassment

Falun Dafa practitioner Ma Minghai was the former assistant of the Xianyang Falun Gong practice site in Shaanxi Province. Since July 20, 1999, Ma was singled out for constant harassment. After the crimes against humanity perpetrated by members of the Xianyang "610 Office" were exposed on the Internet, they constantly pressured Ma in order to find out how these facts were exposed.

15. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Shi Zenglei's Life Endangered by Torture

Mr. Shi Zenglei, born in 1956, was an employee of the Mengyin County Fodder Company until he was laid off. On February 24, 2004, he was unlawfully detained on non-criminal charges. His wife, who makes a living by operating a small retail business, supports a teenaged child and Mr. Shi's mother, who is in her 80's.

On September 20, 2002 and October 29, 2002, the police sabotaged two Falun Gong material production sites. Falun Dafa practitioners Teng Derong, Gong Maohai, Gong Shuhua, Wu Zengjian, Shi Zenglei and others were unlawfully placed under arrest.

On March 28, 2003, the following Falun Dafa practitioners were put on trial in Mengyin County after having been held in custody for over six months: Gong Maohai was unlawfully sentenced to fourteen years in prison; Teng Derong, to fourteen years; Gong Shuhua, to thirteen years; Wu Zengjian, to thirteen years; Shi Zenglei, to eleven years.

Falun Dafa practitioner Shi Zenglei is currently being held in the Mengyin County Forced Labor Camp. His life has been endangered due to torture.

16. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fang Caixia Remains in Custody after Three Years of Inhumane Treatment in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Fang Caixia from Dalian City, Liaoning Province was sentenced to three years of forced labor and has been held in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp for posting signs of "Falun Dafa Is Good" at the end of December 2000. During this period, she suffered from all kinds of torture and abuse. She was forced to be divorced from her husband but she remained steadfast in resisting the pressure to renounce Falun Gong. She remains in custody although her original unlawful forced labor term expired months ago.

17. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Several Falun Dafa Practitioners in Yongxing Town Arrested

Just after 10:00 a.m. on February 27, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Chengzhen from Yongxing Town, Suining City, Sichuan Province was arrested at her home. Also arrested was Ms. Lu Yanfen who happened to be visiting. Ms. Lu had spent over four years in custody and was just released the day before from a brainwashing facility. Thus, within less than 24 hours, she found herself in custody again. On February 17, Falun Dafa practitioner Yan Xuebi who lives on Yanshi Street in Suining City was placed under arrest.

18. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Police Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioners

On January 7, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Huang Xiaobo was unlawfully arrested. Huang managed to escape with the help of righteous thoughts. On the evening of January 28, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioners Zheng Jun from Xinyang City, Henan Province, who was working odd jobs in Shanghai, was arrested while distributing leaflets. Zheng has been taken back to Xinyang City. Falun Dafa practitioner Liu Zonglan was arrested while distributing leaflets in the suburbs in February 2004. Falun Dafa practitioner Hu Jinhui (a teacher in the Xinyang City Middle School No. 10) was arrested on March 3, 2004 for making phone calls to Falun Dafa practitioners in the suburbs. Hu's home was ransacked.

Wu Tianjun, director of the "610 Office": 86-376-6251298;

19. [Qiyang County, Hunan Province] Two Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested in Huangnitang Town

Around 10:00 p.m. on March 5, 2004, two female Falun Dafa practitioners were arrested in Huangnitang Town, Qiyang County, Hunan Province while distributing truth-clarifying leaflets on the streets. One of the practitioners was identified as Ms. He Qunyang, who is in her forties. Ms. He's home is known to have been ransacked.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Huangnitang Town Government: 86-746-3758003;
Huangnitang Police Station: 86-746-3758141;

March 10, 2004