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Latest News from China - October 9, 2005

October 29, 2005 |  

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  1. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Fan Yanqi on Hunger Strike to Resist Persecution
  2. [Shenzhen District, Guangdong Province] Ms. Yan Shunhua Arrested Again, and on Hunger Strike
  3. [Yanggu County, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Wenlong Detained and Tortured
  4. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Dongmei Detained and Tortured in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
  5. [Fuxin, Liaoning Province] Eight Practitioners Sent to Forced Labor Camp in Fuxin District
  6. [Chengdu, Sichuan Province] Mr. Tu Qiyue Arrested by Police
  7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Li Sent to Brainwashing Center
  8. [Chongqing City, Sichuan Province] Many Practitioners Arrested by Police, and Three Material Production Centers Destroyed
  9. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Dong Anzhang Beaten until Deaf in Forced Labor Camp
  10. [Tianjin City] More than Ten Practitioners Arrested in Tianjin City
  11. [Daqing, Heilongjiang Province] Four practitioners, Ge Zhenming, Tang Jinye and Two Others, Arrested
  12. [Taian City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Hongqin Arrested on Train
  13. [Hengdong County, Hunan Province] Mr. Cao Genshen disabled due to Persecution
  14. [Beijing] Ms. Bao Shuping Arrested When Clarifying The Truth to The Police
  15. [Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Long Lianjing Suffered From Long-Term Persecution
  16. [Kaiyang County, Guizhou Province] Practitioner Ms. Fu Keshu Persecuted Many Times
  17. [Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region] Many Dafa Practitioners Arrested and Sent to Brainwashing Sessions
  18. [Xi'an City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Chen Cuihua and Ms. Liu Jiefang Arrested
  19. [Xi'an, Shanxi Province] Ms. Lan Lan Arrested and Sent to Brainwashing Center
  20. [Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province] Mr. Duan Rongxin Released From Hebei Province Yidong Prison After Six Years of Detention
  21. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Meng Qinggang, Sun Li, and Duan Shuzhong Detained in Shijiazhuang City No.2 Detention Center
  22. [Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Practitioner Couple, Mr. Sun Guorong and Ms. Jiang Zhili Persecuted Many Times
1. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Fan Yanqi on Hunger Strike to Resist Persecution

Since September 26, 2005, when practitioner Mr. Fan Yanqi from Jimo City of Qingdao City was taken away, he has been on a hunger strike. He has been continuously force-fed.

2. [Shenzhen District, Guangdong Province] Ms. Yan Shunhua Arrested Again, and on Hunger Strike

Ms. Yang Shunhua, a retiree from Shenzhen City Landscaping Institute, is over 60 years old. In 1996, after she started practicing Falun Gong, all of her ailments were cured without any treatment. She said, "Falun Dafa gave me a healthy and happy life."

After July 20, 1999, when Jiang's regime started persecuting Falun Gong, Yang went to Beijing to appeal to the government and was arrested. Later she was sent back home for detention. In 2000, she was arrested due to her firm belief, and was sentenced to three years in a forced labor camp. On September 30, 2005, Ms. Yang was taken to the police station from her home again.

It was reported that Yang was on a hunger strike, and her life was in great danger.

Address of Yang Shunhua's home: Landscaping Research Institute Dormitory, Duomenbei Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China. Telephone: 86-755- 25526277

3. [Yanggu County, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Wenlong Detained and Tortured

Practitioner Mr. Ma Wenlong is in his 30s, and is from Yanggu County, Shandong Province. He lives in Baimiao Village, Xihu Town. After he started practicing Falun Gong, he benefited tremendously both physically and mentally. In 2000, he went to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Dafa, and he was stopped by the police from Yanggu County. Later he was detained, beaten, and blackmailed.

Around February 2002, members from the 610 Office arrested Ma and sent him to the Liaocheng Brainwashing Center. He was tortured until he passed out. After three months, he was forced to pay a fine of several thousand yuan before he was released. He became very depressed for having said that he would quit practicing Falun Dafa. With the help of other practitioners, he continued on and cultivated very diligently.

On October 1, 2005, a group of police officers led by Li Li, director of the Xihu Village Police Station arrested Mr. Ma. They ransacked his home and found some Dafa books and truth clarifying materials. Mr. Ma confessed under cruel torture, and he told the police officers that: "I don't plan to get out of here, stop asking me any more questions." His situation is very difficult in the custody of the police.

Relevant telephone numbers:

Director of Shandong Province Yanggu County Police Bureau Office: 86-635-6212606
Director of Shandong Province Yanggu County Detention Center Office: 86-635-6518166
Shandong Province Yanggu County Xihu Township Police Station: 86-635-6511062

4. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Dongmei Detained and Tortured in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Practitioner Ms. Li Dongmei from Jianchang County, Huludao City was arrested, and she was detained in the Huludao Detention Center. During her detention, she went on a hunger strike, and was brutally force-fed five times. On September 28, 2005, some practitioners with Li Dongmei's family members, five in total, went to the National Security Bureau in Longgang District and the forced labor camp to clarify the truth, and asked for her release. They talked to director Ma Qingbo, but Ma said that Li Dongmei did not belong to Huludao and he had asked police officers from Jianchang County Police Department to take her back, but they refused. Ma Qingbao said that he would talk to Li's family after October 1 (a public holiday), however, on September 30, he sent Li Dongmei to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.

Ms. Li continued on her hunger strike. When her family visited her, they found that she had become quite emaciated and needed support from two people in order to walk.

It was said that on September 8, police officers from Longgang Police Department called Li's sister, and asked her to pick up all Li's personal belongings including her clothes, money and cell phone, but not her laptop computer.

5. [Fuxin, Liaoning Province] Eight Practitioners Sent to Forced Labor Camp in Fuxin District

On August 1, 2005, fifteen practitioners were arrested in Fuxin District, Liaoning Province, and eight of them were sent to a forced labor camp: Zhao Yanhua, (41 years old) and Liu Guiping (over 50 years old) were sentenced for three years in a forced labor camp. Wang Haibo (32 years old), Gong Yanming (35 years old), Liu Fengzhen (over 50 years old), Li Min (32 years old), Zhang Liming (over 60 years old), and Yu Rong (36 years old) were sentenced to one year. Female practitioners were sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, while male Dafa practitioners were sent to Jinzhou Forced Labor Camp.

6. [Chengdu, Sichuan Province] Mr. Tu Qiyue Arrested by Police

On the morning of September 29, 2005, practitioner Mr. Tu Qiyue in Chengdu was arrested by members of the Anti-violence Team in Jinjiang District, when they climbed up and broke into his home through the windows.

7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Li Sent to Brainwashing Center

On the morning of September 6, 2005, Ms. Liu Li was taken away from her workplace on Lianguixi Road, when Xue Yong from the Administration Office of Shuangqiaozi Community Management Committee in Chengdu City sent staff member Zhang to team up with two police officers from Shuangqiaozi Police Station and three temporary employees.

Due to her belief of "Truth, Compassion, Forbearance," Liu was persecuted. After she was laid off, she had a hard time in getting loans to start her own business. Staff members from Shuanqiaozi Street came to her store time after time to ask her to write a repentance statement, but she refused. On the morning of September 6, 2005, the same people showed up at her store suddenly, and drove away her customers. They took Ms. Liu. Liu borrowed her client's cell phone and tried to call her home, but they took the phone away. Later her family went to the police station, and one of the arresting officers, Liu Wanying, said that the local Community Management Committee had sent her to study. Her family then asked the Committee where she was. Xue Yong said that he did not know. Ms. Liu was later sent to a brainwashing center.

Chengdu City Shuangziqiao Community Management Committee Telephone: 86-28-84361599, Manager Xue Yong; Area code: 610066

8. [Chongqing City, Sichuan Province] Many Practitioners Arrested by Police, and Three Material Production Centers Destroyed

On the evening of September 28, 2005, 610 Office personnel from Chongqing City organized a mass arrest. Many practitioners in Chongqing City were arrested, and three materials centers were ransacked.

Practitioner Ms. Su Ping, 50, from Lijiatuo, Banan District, Chongqing City was arrested, and police officers from the National Security searched her home.

Practitioner Mr. Zuo, who is in his 50s, is from Yudong Township, Banan District, Chongqing City. His home was ransacked many times, and he was arrested many times. During this mass arrest, he was arrested, and his home was ransacked. His whereabouts are unknown.

Practitioner Ms. Cao Jifen, who is in her fifties, is a retiree from Gaoxin District, Chongqing City. She had been sentenced to a forced labor camp twice for validating Dafa. In 2004, she escaped from the forced labor camp with the help of righteous thoughts. During the "September 28" arrest, her PC, printer, and laminating machines, valued at 5,000 yuan, were confiscated by police from National Security. Cao's whereabouts are unknown.

9. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Dong Anzhang Beaten until Deaf in Forced Labor Camp.

Around September 10, 2005, practitioner Mr. Dong Anzhang was beaten in the Handan Forced Labor Camp, because Dong could not squat. Police officer Wang Zhiming (associate team leader) beat him, and as a result, Dong became deaf and his eyes were also bleeding.

Police officers involved in this incident are: Xing Yansheng, Gao Fei and Wang Zhiming

10. [Tianjin City] More than Ten Practitioners Arrested in Tianjin City

On September 2005, about a dozen practitioners were arrested and their homes were ransacked by police officers from Tianjin City Police Department and the 610 Office. Some of the practitioners arrested include Xu Xueli, Jiang Lili, Qi Liange, Qi Lianzhu, Ren Jun, and Mrs. Chen. In addition, Qi Lianzhu's husband (non-practitioner) was also arrested.

11. [Daqing, Heilongjiang Province] Four practitioners, Ge Zhenming, Tang Jinye and Two Others, Arrested

On September 23, 2005, at the Daqing City No. 3 Oil Extraction Factory, Ge Zhenming, Tang Zengye and two other practitioners were arrested by members from the 610 Office, when truth-clarification materials were discovered.

12. [Taian City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Hongqin Arrested on Train

On September 13, 2005, practitioner Mr. Li Hongqin from Fangchun Township, Daiyue District, Taian City in Shandong Province, was arrested by a railway policeman on the train from Taian to Jinan City. Li is being held in the Jinan City Railway Police Department Detention Center (located in Liu Changshan, Jinan City). At 5:00 p.m. that day, about six police officers from Jinan City went to Tianan City, where they climbed over a wall and ransacked Li's home.

13. [Hengdong County, Hunan Province] Mr. Cao Genshen disabled due to Persecution

Mr. Cao Genshen, 44, was in charge of Mojingxiang Township Wheat Pool Warehouse from Hengdong County. Before he started practicing, he had many ailments, which disappeared after he practiced Falun Gong. When the persecution started, Cao was arrested five times, and had to pay fines amounting to 5,000 yuan. When Cao was laid off, he was promised over 30,000 yuan as severance pay, however, he did not get any of it. In addition, his deposit of 3,000 yuan in his company was not returned.

In the past when Mr. Cao was arrested and in the custody of police, Cao was tortured, including being shocked by electric batons, subjected to "flying an airplane" torture, and "eating a congee of eight ingredients." As a result, he became disabled. Now he is forced to become homeless to avoid further persecution.

14. [Beijing] Ms. Bao Shuping Arrested When Clarifying The Truth to The Police

Practitioner Ms. Bao Shuping from Gaojiayuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing, brought truth-clarification materials and clarified the truth to police officer Li Yuhong of Jiuxianqiao Police Station. Li Yuhong not only failed to listen to her, but also arrested her on September 23, 2005. Li ransacked her home afterwards, and confiscated her Dafa books and Teacher's lectures.

It was reported that Ms. Bao Shuping is being held in the Beijing City Chaoyang Detention Center.

Policeman Li Yuhong: 86-13601161321 (Cell)
Jiuxianqiao Police Station: 86-10-64371415, 64333572

15. [Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Long Lianjing Suffered From Long-Term Persecution

Practitioner Mr. Long Lianjing is a retired employee from Shenli Oil Extraction Factory of Shenli Oil Field, and he resides at No. 2 Residential Area of Shenli Oil Extraction Plant.

After the persecution of Falun Gong started, Long's home was searched four times. Even though nothing was found, this brought severe trauma to Long's family. In late-July 1999, members from the Community Party Committee forcibly cut Long's front door with a welding gun, broke their window panes and entered Long's home. Long was knocked down and he passed out. They carried him to the security guard's office, put him on the cold concrete floor, and deprived him of sleep and food for several days. In October 2000, he was detained by people from his company for nine months. During his detention, for about two months, he could not contact his family, and his family was not allowed to see him. In July 2001, Long was sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp.

Recently, people from Shengli Oil Extraction Plant arranged to have his family closely watched, and two camcorders were set up to monitor his house from the front and the back. As a result, his family members are under great pressure. It is truly a violation of human rights.

Partial Telephone list from Shengli Oil Extraction Plant:
General Secretary: Zhang Liangxin 86-546-8554810 (Office), 86-546-8623952 (Home)
Communist Party Committee: 86-546-8554972

16. [Kaiyang County, Guizhou Province] Practitioner Ms. Fu Keshu Persecuted Many Times

Practitioner Ms. Fu Keshu is a retiree from Guizhou Province Kaiyang County Industrial Administration Bureau. She worked very diligently and made great contributions during the past decades. She was recognized as "National Worker's Model" and the "Top Talent" from her region. After she retired, she was detained three times, and she was also taken to brainwashing sessions, because she practices "Truth, Compassion, Forbearance."

In April 2004, it was said by insiders at the police department that Ms. Fu was sentenced to a forced labor camp, and her pension was suspended for only one purpose - to force her to "transform."

17. [Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region] Many Dafa Practitioners Arrested and Sent to Brainwashing Sessions

It was reported that when Luo Gan went to Xinjiang to celebrate the fifty-year anniversary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, he ordered, "We will not allow even one Falun Gong practitioner to slip away, even if we have to arrest on hundred people by mistake." Under this order, after September 20, 2005, police officers from Xinshi District of Urumqi City arrested six practitioners including Li Ying. Police officers from the Tianshan District Police Station arrested many people at Yanan Road. Their names and exact number are unknown. At Nongliushi, police officers from five police departments arrested three practitioners, including Yang Lanzhi, Lu Xiuling and another practitioner whose name is unknown. They were all sent to the brainwashing center.

18. [Xi'an City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Chen Cuihua and Ms. Liu Jiefang Arrested

On the morning of September 29, 2005, members from the Xincheng District Communist Party Committee, the 610 Office, and Hujiamiao Community Management Committee of Xi'an City, Shanxi Province forced people from Shanxi Province Construction Lumber Factory to send people to practitioner Ms. Chen Cuihua and Ms. Liu Jiefang's home (who are sister-in-laws, about 60 years old), under the excuse of clearing some matters in the local Community Management Committee. The same group of people pushed them into a vehicle, and took both of them to the brainwashing center at the Xi'an City Worker's Sanatorium Center.

Their 85-years-old father is left at home with no one to care for him, and there is no one to take the little granddaughter to the daycare center. Ms. Liu's husband had a cerebral hemorrhage and is still recuperating. He completely relies on Liu to take care of him. The members from the 610 Office do not care about how their family is doing, and are committing evil deeds senselessly.

Phone numbers of relevant divisions:
Xian City Xincheng District Communist Party Committee Office: 86-29-87450791
Xian City Xincheng District Politics and Juridical Committee Office: 86-29-87452948
Xincheng District Police Office: 86-29-87442836
Hujiamiao Community Center: 86-29-82544163

19. [Xi'an, Shanxi Province] Ms. Lan Lan Arrested and Sent to Brainwashing Center

On September 22, 2005, members from the Xi'an City Agricultural Bank went to its employee Ms. Lan Lan's home and intended to take her to the brainwashing center. Ms. Lan refused to open the door, and they subsequently broke into the home. They forcibly carried away Ms. Lan, and she was later taken to the brainwashing sessions at Changan District Xian Worker's Sanatorium Center in Xi'an City.

20. [Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province] Mr. Duan Rongxin Released From Hebei Province Yidong Prison After Six Years of Detention

Mr. Duan Rongxin, who is in his 40s, was the assistant at the Hebei Province Falun Gong Assistant Center. Early on the morning of July 20, 1999, he was arrested and sentenced to eight years of imprisonment, and detained in the Hebei Province Yidong Prison. His term was later reduced by two years, and he was released on September 14, 2005.

Members from the Hebei provincial government, the municipal 610 Office, the Changan District 610 Office, the Changan Police Bureau, the Tannan Road Police Station, and the local community management committee teamed up to carry out close surveillance of him. His home phone has been tapped. His family is under tremendous duress, and his wife, 40, is suffering a great deal of mental and physical pressure. As a result, most of her hair has turned grey.

21. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Meng Qinggang, Sun Li, and Duan Shuzhong Detained in Shijiazhuang City No. 2 Detention Center

On October 4, 2005, practitioner Meng Qinggang, Sun Li and Duan Shuzhong from Shijiazhuang were arrested, and they are being held in the Shijiazhuang City No. 2 Detention Center.

22. [Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Practitioner Couple, Mr. Sun Guorong and Ms. Jiang Zhili Persecuted Many Times

Mr. Sun Guorong and Ms. Jiang Zhili are a couple in their forties. They are from Aohan Banner, Shifeng City. On August 25, 2001, Sun Guorong and Jiang Zhili were both sentenced to three years of imprisonment because they provided shelter for practitioner Mr. Ji Xiaodong, who was forced to become homeless by Gong Chuanxing and some other people. Mr. Sun was detained in Chifeng No. 4 Prison, while Jiang Zhili was detained in the Huhehaote City Women's Prison. Their 70-year-old mother was at home and took care of their 13-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son. The three lived a difficult life. They did not have a stable income, and depended on their relatives and friends for help. When Sun and Jiang were released, the Aohan Banner 610 Office did not even allow them to go home. They were sent directly to a brainwashing center for over ten days.

By the time Jiang and Sun finally went home, their family had incurred heavy debt. Later with the help of their family and friends, they made a living by selling snacks. This situation, however, did not last very long. On June 30, 2005, when Sun was arrested again, their business had to stop, and later was transferred to others.

After Mr. Sun's was arrest, he was held in the Aohan Detention Center for two months. On August 2, he and other two practitioners were sent to Ba League at Wuyuan County for two years in a forced labor camp. The practitioners were arrested because they clarified the truth to people.

Ms. Jiang Zhili was arrested on September 27, and is currently detained in the Chifeng Brainwashing Center.

Aohan Banner 610 Office personnel:
Guo Xiaoguang: 86-476-4331835 (Home), 86-476-4321422 (Office), 86-13804760080 (Cell)
Shao Guopeng: 86-476-4337168 (Home), 86-13847676114 (Cell)