Latest News from China - March 20, 2004

(Clearwisdom.net)

• [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Jianping County Political Security Section Tortures Ms. Cui Xiuli through Force-Feeding
• [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Huadu Area Police Unlawfully Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioners During Annual Sessions of the National Legislative and Advisory Bodies
• [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Hongqi Police Station Arrests Falun Dafa Practitioner Zhou Changrong
• [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Endure a New Round of Persecution
• [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] List of Falun Dafa Practitioners Held at Longshan Forced Labor Camp
• [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Zhangqiu City "610 Office" Persecutes Ms. Sun Fang and Her Husband
• [Yanbian, Jilin Province] Yongqing Police Station in Antu County Again Persecutes Falun Dafa Practitioner Zhang Hongfeng
• [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Police Arrest Retired Worker Ms. Xiong Yuhua
• [Guangdong Province] Dianbai County Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Deng Shuiyu and Ms. He Yanwei Arrested
• [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Qian Yanhui of the Huanxiling No. 2 Drilling Company Placed Under Arrest

1. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Jianping County Political Security Section Tortures Ms. Cui Xiuli through Force-Feeding

Thirty-two-year-old Jianping County Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Cui Xiuli has twice been unlawfully arrested, most recently on February 24, 2004 by Li Fangge, head of the Fushan Township Police Station. She is currently on a hunger strike to protest this unfair treatment. The police have been inhumanely force-feeding her. She is emaciated due to significant weight loss (below 70 pounds at the moment), and she can no longer walk or talk. She is unable to make a sound because the reckless administering of feeding tubes injured her throat during five consecutive days of abuse.

Telephone numbers:
Jiang Jie, head of the Jianping County Political Security Section: 86-421-7814048 (home), 86-13704914988 (cellular)
Li Fangge, head of the Fushan Police Station: 86-421-7847328

2. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Huadu Area Police Unlawfully Arrest Falun Dafa Practitioners During Annual Sessions of the National Legislative and Advisory Bodies

Falun Dafa practitioner Li Lianyi, from the Huadu area of Guangzhou, was arrested in early February 2004 for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. She has already been sentenced to two years of forced labor at the Chini Forced Labor Camp in Huadu.

During the annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in March 2004, Huadu police forces launched an all-out campaign to arrest Falun Dafa practitioners. It has been reported that Zhang Maoying, Chen Liping, Zhao Wei, Feng Enyan, and other Falun Dafa practitioners have been unlawfully held at the Timian Drug Rehabilitation Center in Huadu. In 2003, Ms. Zhang Maoying was unlawfully sentenced to one and a half years in Chatou Forced Labor Camp in Guangzhou City. Late last year, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer and released on medical parole. In October 2002 Zhao Wei was arrested for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials and was held at the Timian Drug Rehabilitation Center for over six months. In October 2001, Feng Enyan was arrested for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials and was held at Timian Drug Rehabilitation Center for over six months.

3. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Hongqi Police Station Arrests Falun Dafa Practitioner Zhou Changrong

Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Zhou Changrong went to the Hongqi Police Station to deliver Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. Zhou was instead taken into custody and later transferred to the detention center for persecution.

Relevant telephone numbers:
Hongqi Police Station: 86-464-8331090
Qitaihe City Police Department: 86-464-8297006
Zhang Heping, Deputy Chief of Police, and the one responsible for persecuting Mr. Zhou: 86-13904672028 (cellular)

4. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Endure a New Round of Persecution

At 4:00 a.m. on February 28, 2004 officers of the Nong'an County Political Security Section and the Gaojiadian Town Police Station broke into Falun Dafa practitioner Ma Guoshen's home. Ma, a teacher, managed to escape using righteous thoughts, but could no longer return home.

On March 10, 2004 Yu Hongquan, head of the Nong'an County Political Security Section, led several police officers in the arrest of the following five Falun Dafa practitioners: Zheng Guofu, from the Construction Bank; Mr. Zheng Guomin, a teacher at a teachers' school; Ms. Lu Fang, Zheng Guomin's wife; Zou Hongyan, from the Agriculture Bank, and Yu Dongmei.

5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] List of Falun Dafa Practitioners Held at Longshan Forced Labor Camp

The following are twenty-nine female Falun Dafa practitioners are confirmed to have been taken into custody at the Longshan Forced Labor Camp:

Wang Yu, Xu Jing, Yang Chunhua, Zhang Xiaoli, Sun Yan, Ren Shujie, Su Weihuan, Feng Guifen, Li Chunying, Huang Shixiang, Sun Shengyan, Lu Hua, Cheng Suqing, Lu Changjing, Liu Jinying, Wu Wanying, Fan Hua, Wang Xiuyuan, Liu Ronghua, Li Baozhu, Pei Lijie, Wang Jie, He Shu'e, Tian Xiuqin, Zhao Li, Tang Yaqi, Ding Shuyun, Zhang Guijun, and Gao Rongrong.

Main telephone line at Longshan Forced Labor Camp: 86-24-24760033
Brigade No. 1: 86-24-24760624; 86-24-24760033 extension 8212
Brigade No. 2: 86-24-24761745
Brigade No. 3: 86-24-24761746

6. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Zhangqiu City "610 Office" Persecutes Ms. Sun Fang and Her Husband

On the evening of October 29, 2002 several officers from the Zhangqiu City "610 Office" ⁽¹⁾ and the local police station tried to enter Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Sun Fang's home, but Ms. Sun refused to open the door. The officers broke in by cutting down the door. They confiscated Falun Gong books and a personal computer that she had purchased four months earlier. Ms. Sun and her husband, Miao Tanjun, were taken to the police station. On the evening of October 31, 2002 the couple was transferred to the Liuchangshan Brainwashing Center in Jinan City, for persecution.

In December, Mr. Miao was released after being extorted out of 6,500 Yuan ⁽²⁾ in cash. On December 29 Ms. Sun was unlawfully sentenced to a forced labor camp. So far, confiscation and huge fines by the "610 Office" and the police station have cost the couple an accumulated financial loss of over 40,000 Yuan.

7. [Yanbian, Jilin Province] Yongqing Police Station in Antu County Again Persecutes Falun Dafa Practitioner Zhang Hongfeng

Ms. Zhang Hongfeng, 36, is an art teacher of Yongqing Township in Antu County, in the Autonomous Korean Prefecture of Yanbian. Sometime after 4:00 p.m. on one afternoon in March 2004, a group of officers led by Meng Xianggang, head of the Yongqing Township Police Station, forcibly took her into custody at her home. The police then ransacked her home and confiscated all her Falun Gong books.

Relevant telephone numbers:
Meng Xianggang, who has persecuted Falun Dafa practitioners numerous times: 86-433-5662013 (office), 86-433-5652463 (home), 86-13844320768 (cellular)

8. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Police Arrest Retired Worker Ms. Xiong Yuhua

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Xiong Yuhua, who is around 60 years old, is retired from the Hongming Radio Equipment Factory, with the mailing address of P. O. Box 82 in Chengdu City. At around 11:00 p.m. on March 12, 2004 officers from the Chengdu City Police Department and the Jianshe Road Police Station unlawfully arrested her. The officers also took away a personal computer and other personal items. Ms. Xiong's whereabouts are unknown.

Relevant telephone numbers:
County code 86; City code 28
Chengdu City Police Department: 86407273
Hao Wuyuan, of the Chenghua District Branch Police Department in Chengdu City: 84312800, 84307297
Jianshe Road Police Station in Chengdu City: 84331256, 84348847
Wang Yu, head of Jianshe Road Police Station: 86-13908053166 (cellular)
Wu Quanzhong, Director of the Jianshe Road Neighborhood Administration Office: 84319243, 84319251, 84381588, 86-13808021998 (cellular)
Li Shuqin, member of the Jianshe Road Neighborhood Administration Office: 84319251, 83248446, 86-13658024524 (cellular)

9. [Guangdong Province] Dianbai County Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Deng Shuiyu and Ms. He Yanwei Arrested

Ms. Deng Yongyu, 27, and Ms. He Yanwei, 32, are Falun Dafa practitioners from Dianbai County, Guangdong Province. On March 3, 2004 the local police arrested them while they were distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. On March 9 they were transferred to the Maoming Legal Class for brainwashing and abuse. The two practitioners have since gone on a hunger strike to protest the persecution.

10. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Qian Yanhui of the Huanxiling No. 2 Drilling Company Placed Under Arrest

At 5:30 p.m. on March 14, 2004, officers from the Taihe Police Station arrested Falun Dafa practitioner Qian Yanhui, of the Huanxiling No. 2 Drilling Company in Panjin City, while Qian was distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. Qian is currently being held at Liaohe Oil Fields Detention Center.

Relevant telephone numbers:
Country code 86; City code 427
Suo Quanmin, head of the Taihe Police Station in the Liaohe Oil Fields: 7540758 (office), 7289599 (home), 86-13322387677 (cellular)
Zhang Qingjun, deputy head of the Taihe Police Station: 7541004 (office), 86- 13942785678 (cellular)
Liang Tian, Director of the Comprehensive Administration and Management: 7541162 (office), 7644512 (home), 86-13704236738 (cellular)

1. "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.
   
2. The Yuan is the basic unit of currency in China, where the average monthly income of an urban worker is 500 Yuan.