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Latest News from China - May 27, 2004

June 15, 2004 |  

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  1. [Gansu Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Jin Jilin Inhumanely Tortured in Dingxi Prison
  2. [Qiyang County, Hunan Province] Ms. Chen Xueyan Unlawfully Held at the Qiyang Detention Center
  3. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Four Falun Dafa Practitioners Unlawfully Held
  4. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Sentenced to Prison Terms
  5. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Shengqi from Fusong County Dies from Police Brutality
  6. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Lu Yanna and Her Two-Month-Old Daughter in Need of Rescue from Police Custody
  7. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Su Dengliang and Ms. Qing Jun Arrested in Tang County
  8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Jinzhong Arrested by Police from Neighboring Tiexi District
  9. [Yidu, Hubei Province] Ms. Zheng Jumei Arrested at the End of April
  10. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Xu Jie of Qingyuan County Arrested
  11. [Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province] Chen Jing and Cao Yankun Being Held in Zhaodong City's No. 1 Detention Center
  12. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fan Meiling of Chengdu No. 420 Factory and Her Daughter Both Arrested by Police
  13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Geng Shun'e Arrested at Her Home by Local Police
  14. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Xu Fenglan Arrested by Shulan City State Security Brigade
  15. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Recent Persecution against Falun Dafa Practitioners in Licang District
  16. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Two Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested by Nancheng Police Station
  17. [Xinhuang County, Hunan Province] Mr. Yang Xiuming Remains on Hunger Strike Protesting Police Brutality in Yuping County Detention Center
  18. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Ma Minghai Arrested
  19. [Beijing] Ms. Hao Lihua from Shunyi County Unlawfully Held at Fengtai District Detention Center
  20. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Six Falun Dafa Practitioners in Jixi City Unlawfully Sentenced to Prison

1. [Gansu Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Jin Jilin Inhumanely Tortured in Dingxi Prison

On March 16, 2004, Gansu Province Falun Dafa practitioner Jin Jilin was transferred from Lanzhou Prison to Dingxi Prison. The police began brutally torturing Jin on March 26. They shocked Jin with several electric batons at the same time. Jin's body was severely burned, and Jin's life is in imminent danger. Prison authorities have locked Jin in isolation. To prevent reports of these brutal acts from getting out, Jin's family has been denied visitation.

Yao Xiaoqiang is the prison official primarily responsible for this inhumane torture.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Dingxi Prison, which is publicly called "Dingxi Lifting Machines Factory": 86-932-8212307, 86-932-8212007
Yao Xiaoqiang, head of the education section: 86-932-8212260

2. [Qiyang County, Hunan Province] Ms. Chen Xueyan Unlawfully Held at the Qiyang Detention Center

Ms. Chen Xueyan, in her fifties, started practicing Falun Gong in 1999. On the evening of April 19, 2004, she was unlawfully arrested in Qiyang County, Hunan Province. She is currently being held in the Qiyang Detention Center for persecution.

3. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Four Falun Dafa Practitioners Unlawfully Held

Four Falun Dafa practitioners, Tan Jinyun, Deng Honghua, an elderly lady named Cao, and Deng Ronglu, from Qidong County, Hunan Province were unlawfully held in the Qidong County Detention Center for distributing Falun Dafa truth-clarifying materials. On the evening of April 5, Deng Ronglu was inhumanely beaten by guards until there were injuries all over the body.

4. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Terms

On May 9, 2004, Qidong County Falun Dafa practitioners Tan Bangyan, Jiang Pinglian and Jiang's son Luo Lin were sentenced to prison terms for printing Falun Dafa truth-clarifying materials. Tan and Jiang were each sentenced to eight years in prison. Luo was sentenced to five years to be served outside the prison.

5. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Shengqi from Fusong County Dies from Police Brutality

Mr. Zhang Shengqi, 35, lived in the No. 24 Committee on Xishan Street at Lushuihe Town in Fusong County, Baishan City, Jilin Province. On February 10, 2001, he was arrested and then tortured by the Lushuihe Town Police Department. He was later transferred to the Fushong County Detention Center. In April 2001, Mr. Zhang was unlawfully sentenced to forced labor and held in the Bashan City Forced Labor Camp. Labor camp guards often beat him up. Zhang was then transferred to the Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province, where he again suffered inhumane brutality. He was emaciated when released on medical parole and taken home by his family. Mr. Zhang Shengqi died on February 26, 2004.

6. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Lu Yanna and Her Two-Month-Old Daughter in Need of Rescue from Police Custody

Ms. Lu Yanna is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Longkou City, Yantai, Shandong Province. She had been forced to leave her home and had just delivered a daughter in late March of 2004. In the first half of April 2004, Longkou City police from Yantai, Shandong Province arrested her in Qianshan County, Anhui Province. She was then unlawfully held in the "610 Office Brainwashing Base." [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.] When she was arrested, she was very weak from recently having given birth. So far, only Ms. Lu's father has seen her. No other family members have been allowed to visit her or her baby. Currently she is being unlawfully held in Beihai Hospital against her wishes.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Office of the bureau chief at Longkou City Police Department in Yantai, Shandong Province: 86-535-8501001
Office of the deputy bureau chief of Longkou City Police Department: 86-535-8501003, 86-535-8501005
Longkou City "610 Office": 86-535-8503460
Wang Chenghui, deputy secretary of Longkou City Political and Judiciary Committee, member of the "610 Office": 86-13963801066 (cellular)
Ma Daotong, member of the "610 Office": 86-13001606810 (cellular)
Qi Zhuangda, member of the "610 Office": 86-13505451806 (cellular)
Longkou City "610 Office" Brainwashing Base: 86-535-8622610, 86-535-8622556
Section of Appeals and Complaints of the Longkou City Procuratorate: 86-535-8502000

7. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Su Dengliang and Ms. Qing Jun Arrested in Tang County

Su Dengliang is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Damazhuang in Tang County, Baoding City, Hebei Province. At 11:00 p.m. on May 20, 2004, the police climbed over the wall and arrested Su. Officers who carried out the arrest include Yan Zhenbo, of the Nanshi District Branch Police Department in Baoding City, Li Jianzhu, head of the political security section in Tang County, and those from the Chengguan Police Station in Tang County. The officers also confiscated a cellular phone and over 1,000 yuan of cash. [The average monthly income of an urban worker is 500 yuan.] Another Falun Dafa practitioner, Ms. Qing Jun, was also arrested.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Nanshi District Branch Police Department in Baoding City, Hebei Province: 86-312-2026457
Cai Changchun, head of the branch police department: 86-312-2033166 (office), 86-13803263381 (cellular)
Yan Zhenbo, officer at the branch police department: 86-13703322148
Tang County Police Department: 86-312-6420332

8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Jinzhong Arrested by Police from Neighboring Tiexi District

On May 20, 2004, Mr. Wang Jinzhong, a 49-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner, was arrested at his workplace by officers from the Xingshun Police Station, a subordinate of the Tiexi Branch Police Department in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. Mr. Wang lives in Heping District, Shenyang City. His home has been ransacked, and his wife had been forced to stay away from home for two years. She just had an operation on her stomach two weeks ago. Their child, who is scheduled to take the college enrollment exam this summer, is the only one who lives at their home now.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Complaint phone line of the Tiexi Branch Police Department in Shenyang City: 86-24-25612950
Secretary Section of the branch police department: 86-24-25850469
Political Security Section of the branch police department: 86-24-25850233
Li Qing and Liu Bo, officers at the branch police department: 86-24-25850233 (office)
Xingshun Police Station: 86-24-25863144

9. [Yidu, Hubei Province] Ms. Zheng Jumei Arrested at the End of April

Ms. Zheng Jumei is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Yidu, Hubei Province. She has been held in custody since April 30, 2004. Her son Zheng Decheng and son-in-law Li Shubo actively collaborated with the police, which resulted in her arrest.

Telephone numbers:

Zheng Decheng: 86-716-8501015
Li Shubo: 86-717-8378081

10. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Xu Jie Arrested in Qingyuan County

On the afternoon of May 13, 2004, police from Xiazhaizi Village in Sanjia Township, Qingyuan County, Fushun City arrested Falun Dafa practitioner Xu Jie. The police also confiscated Falun Dafa books and materials. Xu Jie is currently being held at the Dashagou Detention Center in Qingyuan County.

11. [Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province] Chen Jing and Cao Yankun Being Held in Zhaodong City's No. 1 Detention Center

On April 29, 2004, Zhaodong City Falun Dafa practitioners Chen Jing and Cao Yankun went to Shangjia Town to distribute Falun Dafa truth-clarifying materials. The local police station arrested them upon receiving a report from informants. The two practitioners were then transferred to the Zhaodong City Police Department and held in the detention center there. They have since been transferred to the Zhaodong City No. 1 Detention Center. No one has been allowed to visit them.

12. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fan Meiling of Chengdu No. 420 Factory and Her Daughter Both Arrested by Police

Around 9:00 a.m. on May 19, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Fan Meiling, in her fifties, was arrested by officers from Shuangqiaozi Police Station in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. Her home was also ransacked. The officers then arrested her daughter Luo Hui, who is around 30 years old. Tang Ying, in her thirties, who was working in the beauty salon owned by Ms. Luo, was also taken away.

13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Geng Shun'e Arrested at Her Home by Local Police Officers

Ms. Geng Shun'e, 46, is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Jiyuqiao in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. Around 4:00 p.m. on May 20, 2004, the police arrested her at her home. The officers destroyed the steel burglar gate and forcibly took her away. Ms. Geng was home by herself prior to being abducted. When her husband returned home after work, neighbors told him that his wife had been arrested.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Chen, director of the Wuchang District "610 Office:" 86-27-88936328 (office)
Xiong Ming'an, who is in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong at Zhuanwaxiang, Jiyuqiao in Wuchang District: 86-27-62329533

14. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Xu Fenglan Arrested by Shulan City State Security Brigade

At 10:00 a.m. on April 1, 2004, several dozen officers from the Shulan City State Security Brigade in Jilin Province surrounded the Shulan City Electric Wire Factory. All of the employees were ordered to a large room and told to remain there. The officers locked the door to prevent anyone from leaving. Then they broke into practitioner Ms. Xu Fenglan's office and ransacked it. The officers then claimed that she had Falun Dafa truth-clarifying materials at her home and forcibly took Xu and her husband Qiao Yuqiang to the State Security Brigade. The officers then searched the homes of Mr. Qiao's mother and sister. Ms. Xu was taken to the city's detention center. On April 18, her family was told to pick up a "notification of forced labor." Ms. Xu Fenglan has been unlawfully sentenced to one year of forced labor.

15. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Recent Persecution against Falun Dafa Practitioners in Licang District

Ms. Zhao Meiling, about 38 years old, lives at Xishan, Li Village. She was turned in to the police for giving her son's teacher a VCD about Falun Gong. Ms. Zhao was later unlawfully sentenced to forced labor for the second time. She is being held in the Wangcun Provincial Women's No. 2 Forced Labor Camp in Zibo City, Shandong Province.

Ms. Gao Mingxia, about 37 years old, lives at Dongshan in Li Village. She was turned in to the police and taken to the Xiangtan Road Police Station in Licang District. On May 14, she was unlawfully sentenced to two-and-a-half years of forced labor (this is the second time she was sentenced to forced labor). She is being held in the Wangcun Provincial Women's No. 2 Forced Labor Camp in Zibo City, Shandong Province. Police officers who participated in persecuting her include Shao Yue, Hao Lishan, and Long Qinghua. The telephone number of the Xiangtan Road Police Station is 86-532-4835622.

Around May 1, 2004, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Han Mingxing, about 36 years old, who lives at Dazaoyuan in Licang District, Mr. Yin Xinyun, about 29 years old, who lives on Binhe Road in Licang District, Ms. Gong Haifeng, about 35 years old, of nearby Xiawangbu in Licang District, and another Falun Dafa practitioner (whose name is not available) went out to distribute Falun Dafa truth-clarifying materials. They were arrested and taken to the Xinghua Road Police Station in Licang District. On May 10, the four practitioners were detained on criminal charges and they are being held in the Qingdao City No. 1 Detention Center.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Xinghua Road Police Station in Licang District: 86-532-4632575
Liu Yong, deputy head of the anti-cult section, who has been in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong since 1999: 86-13336395799

16. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Two Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested by Nancheng Police Station

At 11:00 a.m. on April 6, 2004, Jiang Zehang, an officer from the Nancheng Police Station in Shulan City, and two other officers unlawfully entered Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Shulan's home. Ms. Wang, 63, was arrested. The officers claimed that she had Falun Dafa truth-clarifying materials at her home. On April 29, Ms. Wang was unlawfully sentenced to one year of forced labor. While she was detained in the Shulan City Detention Center, Ms. Wang was not able to walk steadily due to the persecution. The Shulan City "610 Office" insisted on sending her to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp for further persecution despite her poor physical condition.

On the morning of April 23, 2004, Jiang Zehang led three other officers who placed Falun Dafa practitioner Wang Pengying in Jiekuang, Shulan City under arrest for the third time. Wang had been unlawfully sent to forced labor camps twice. At the end of December 2003, Wang was released after serving a forced labor term. In less than two weeks, Wang was taken away and sent to the labor camp for a second time.

17. [Xinhuang County, Hunan Province] Mr. Yang Xiuming Remains on Hunger Strike Protesting Brutality in Yuping County Detention Center

Mr. Yang Xiuming is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Xinhuang County, Hunan Province. On August 4, 2003, he was unlawfully taken from the Civil Affairs Bureau in Xinhuang County, Hunan Province. Li Dongping and another officer took him to the Yuping County Detention Center in Guizhou Province. Li is the head of the State Security Brigade of the Yuping County Police Department in Guizhou Province.

In the detention center, Mr. Yang was brutally beaten by Ma Yong, Li Dongping, Yuanlaowu (nickname), Liu Fucai and other Yuping County officers. He was handcuffed and shackled, hung from the floor, beaten, forced to stand facing the wall for hours, and made to kneel with his hands and feet on the cement ground. He was also deprived of sleep and water for days.

Mr. Yang Xiuming remains on a hunger strike to protest this persecution. Zhong, head of the police department, and Li Dongping ordered officers in the detention center to force-feed him. During the forced feeding he was immobilized by having his hands and feet tied up. Mr. Yang is in an extremely weak condition.

Telephone number of the Tongren Middle Level People's Court in Guizhou Province: 86-856-5223404

18. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Ma Minghai Arrested

Mr. Ma Minghai lives at the Shenjia Residential Area in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. After he was released from Zaozihe Forced Labor Camp, the "610 Office" constantly harassed him. The Minghui website published a description of the persecution Mr. Ma had gone through after seven members of his immediate family went to Beijing to appeal peacefully for Falun Dafa. Later, a large number of police officers were sent to besiege Mr. Ma's home in broad daylight. They pried open the steel burglar door and forcibly arrested Mr. Ma, who was swiftly sentenced to a year and a half of forced labor. Mr. Ma is being held in the Zaozihe Forced Labor Camp.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Wang Jianwei, deputy chief of the Weicheng Branch Police Department (in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong): 86-910-3214592
Lu Juying, deputy head of the political security section in Weicheng: 86-910-3257835
Feng Yujie, member of the political security section in Weicheng: 86-910-3257835
Zhao Mianxing, director of "610 Office": 86-910-3220813, 86-910-3220841
Gao Fan, head of the political security section in Weicheng: 86-910-3270290, 86-13609218125 (cellular)

19. [Beijing] Ms. Hao Lihua from Shunyi County Unlawfully Held at Fengtai District Detention Center

Ms. Hao Lihua is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Shunyi District, Beijing. On April 1, 2004, she was abducted and taken to the Shunyi District Detention Center in Beijing for clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa to the public. She was transferred to the Fengtai District Detention Center in Beijing on April 15.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Fengtai District Branch of Beijing Police Department: 86-10-63811992
Fengtai District Detention Center: 86-10-83680063

20. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Six Falun Dafa Practitioners in Jixi City Unlawfully Sentenced to Prison Terms

Recently, six women who are Falun Dafa practitioners in Jixi City have been unlawfully sentenced to prison terms.

Ms. Li Haiyan was sentenced to three years in prison.

Ms. Guo Renxiu, 38, was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Ms. Wang Wencheng, 24, of Jixi Mining Company, was sentenced to nine years in prison.

Ms. Guo Changyu, 45, from Jidong County, was sentenced to nine years in prison.

Ms. Ge Lijuan, 40, from Bamiantong Town in Muling City, was sentenced to three years in prison.

Ms. Liu Xiangli, an attendant of the Yingchun Forestry Bureau Hostel in Hulin, was sentenced to five (or possibly eight) years in prison.

All these practitioners are being held at the Jixi City No. 2 Detention Center.