[Beijing] Practitioner Wang Xiao-ping Detained in Mental Hospital
Ms. Wang Xiao-ping, a practitioner from Beijing, went to Tiananmen Square to appeal on February 14 of 2000. She went on hunger strike in the detention center for 11 days and had been forced fed with salt water twice. When she got released on February 24, she became very weak. Her family members picked her up from the detention center and sent her to the Mental Section of the Fifth Hospital attached to the Medical School of He-bei Province. She is now still being detained in the hospital just because she believes in Falun Gong. She dose not have any mental problems. Her personal freedom is being violated by the hospital and her family members. When she refused to take medicine, the hospital shocked her with electric needles and forced her to take medicine. Ms. Wang has been gravely harmed both mentally and physically by the inhumane treatments of the hospital.
[Beijing] The Recent Situation of Practitioners from the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kong Fan-fang, a researcher from the Institute of Chemical Metallurgy, Zhang Yong, a post-doctorate student from the same Institute, and Jia Shou-xin from the Institute of Electronics were detained for unfurling a Falun Dafa banner in the Tiananmen Square.
Meng Jun, a PhD student from the Ecology Center got arrested for practicing Falun Gong in the Tiananmen Square. It was said that she would be removed from the Party and dismissed from the Institute.
Other attending students such as Wang Bin, a PhD student from the Institute of Chemical Metallurgy, Gong Kun, a PhD student from the Institute of Mathematics, Cao Kai, a PhD student from the Institute of Development, Li Xiao-dong from the Institute of Software, Hong Wei, a graduate student from the Institute of Microbiology, Yang Jie and Ma Cheng-gong, students from the Institute of Psychology, were all forced to suspend their schoolings. Yan Xiao-hua, a PhD student from the Institute of Animals, and Zhou Li, a graduate student from the Institute of Microbiology, were forced to end their schoolings short.
[Guang-dong Province]
Practitioners Ms. Zhang Yan-yan and her son Yang Wei got detained for one month in the Gao-yao City in January for appealing for Falun Gong in Beijing. They were required to pay a deposit of 10,000 Yuan to ensure that they would not go to Beijing to appeal again within one year.
Practitioner Feng Shun-you went to Beijing to appeal in March. After he went back, he was detained for 13 days and paid a deposit of 3,000 Yuan. The police department of Gao-yao City also required him to pay for an extra air ticket, which amounted to about 1,800 Yuan.
Practitioner Jian Jin-yu went to appeal in the end of February. She got detained after she came back and was required to pay a deposit of 5,000 Yuan to guarantee that she would not go to Beijing to appeal within one year.
Wang Rui-ping, Li Yu-zhen, Chen Guan, Guan Yi-ming, Li Ru-qing, Xu Jin-qing and Zhong Li-duan, practitioners from Zhao-qing City, were detained between 15 and 30 days in the detention center of Zhao-qing after they went to Beijing to appeal in the end of last October.
Li Ru-qing went to Beijing to appeal again in February 2000. She has been sent to the Shan-shui labor camp for 2 years' "labor education". Her apartment was also confiscated.
Ms. Hu Li-ya went to Beijing to appeal in November 1999, and then went to appeal again this February together with Ms. Li Ru-qing. She has also been sent to the Shan-shui Labor Camp for 2 years' "labor education".
Weng Cai-fang, Liao Li-ming, Huang Chao-mei and Zhang Zhi-rao got detained for 15 days for appealing to the provincial government in this March. Later, Zhang Zhi-rao went to Beijing to appeal again and is still being detained in the Detention Center of Gao-yao City.
Wang Shao-jun and Chen Ai-rong got detained because of practicing Falun Gong in public.
[Shen-zhen City, Guang-dong Province] The Experience of the Family of Ms. Yang Xiao-juan
Below is a letter to the central authorities by Ms. Yang Xiao-juan:
I am a Falun Gong practitioner. During the time when I went to my hometown in the city of Mei-xiang on a business trip, the police ransacked my home and store illegally. Failing to find me, the police took away my father, Yang Yi-lin, my mother, Zeng Yun-ti, and my brother, Yang Zhen-meng, who are not Falun Gong practitioners on the afternoon of March 25. At the same time, the police took way all our worthy personal belongings including a dozen PCs, a Xerox machine, a refrigerator, a TV, a VCR, a VCD, certificates of deposit, and cash etc. without any legal procedure. By doing that, the police bluntly violated the country's law, the Constitution, and deprived of citizens' basic lawful rights. They have brought severe damages to my family members both mentally and financially. My family is only one of the numerous such victims; I hope the central authorities could pay due attention to this issue!
[Yun-nan Province]
Five practitioners (3 females and 2 males) from Da-li region including Wang Xing-yun got detained for writing to the National People's Congress to report the truth of Falun Gong during its session of this March.
[He-bei Province] 14 practitioners in He-bei Province Sent to Labor Camp Secretly
Since April this year, 14 practitioners in Bao-ding City, He-bei Province, have been secretly sent to the Lu-quan (formerly known as Huai-lu) Labor Camp in Shi-jia-zhuang City for 3 years of forced-labor. They were Li Hui-ru, Li Shu-ying, Chen Hui-ran, Zhang Rong-jie, Xu Xiu-zhi, Lu Chun-lian, Jia Chun-rong, Wu Ting and Wang Shu-jun who were sentenced on April 13, and Zhang Gui-ting, Wang Xiu-lan, Liu Yu-ting, Zhang Jin-ying, and Liu Hong-yu who were sentenced on May 10.
Ms. Zhang Gui-ting was an advanced teacher. Although she and Wang Xiu-lan were over 60 years old, they were still given 3 years of forced-labor.
In addition, a dozen other practitioners are being detained in the detention center. Some of them got detained for having gone to Beijing to appeal. Some of them were taken there from their home.
Even more practitioners are being detained in the "transformation classes" of Bao-ding city. Outside the "transformation classes", some unidentified people guarded the door with electric clubs and military dogs. Those practitioners would face labor camp sentences if they could not be "transformed". Practitioner Liu Feng-ying owned a flourmill. She was imposed a fine of 10,000 Yuan and her wheat was confiscated. Several people ate and drank at her home like brigands.
[Hu-bei Province]
It was said that over 100 practitioners are being detained in the detention center of Ma-cheng City. The police not only applied torturing devices, but also used other means to mistreat those practitioners on hunger strike.
Three practitioners in Hong-an County were sent to labor camps. They were Wu Cheng-bo, from the County Finance Department, who was given two years' forced labor in November 1999, Yang Cai-ying, a teacher from the No.2 Middle School, who was given two-and-half-year labor term in November 1999, and Zhang Zhi-hua, who was given one-year labor term this February.
[Peng-yang County, Si-chuan Province]
Practitioners from Peng-yang County would be beaten up, detained, sent to labor camps, or imposed stiff fines until bankrupt if they go to appeal to the government and continue to practice Falun Gong. Ms. Jiang Qiong-hua, a local contact person of Falun Gong, got arrested on her way to appealing. After a brutal beating, she was sentenced to 2 years' surveillance. Ms. Jiang Qiong-hua was used as an example to frighten off other practitioners. They also claimed that Ms. Jiang Qiong-hua would be beaten up and given more severe penalty if other practitioners go to appeal for Falun Gong or continue to practice Falun Gong.
[Chong-qing City, Si-chuan Province]
Practitioners in Chong-qing City have got detained or sentenced for having gone to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong.
Practitioners from Southwest Normal University, Han Yi-ming, 42 years old, a former fine arts teacher of the University, and Liu Xin-yu, who are a couple, was each given 2 years of forced-labor in 1999. They are now detained in the Xi-shan-ping Labor Camp and Jiang-bei Labor Camp respectively. Although they are forced to do heavy work everyday, they are very determined in practicing Falun Dafa.
Chen Fu, 28 years old, a former graduate student of the department of politics at the Southwest Normal University, was given one year's forced labor in 1999. He is now serving the term in the Xi-shan-ping Labor Camp.
Yuan Zhi-qiang, male, 27 years old, resigned from his job before going to appeal in Beijing. He got arrested in January 2000 and was sentenced 2 years' forced-labor in March.
Liu Fan-qin, a retired cadre from the Factory of Optical Instrument, and Wa Jie-nan, a former employee of the Metal Ware Company, were each given one-year forced-labor in March 2000. Liu Fan-qian was removed from the Party. They are now detained in the Jiang-bei Labor Camp.
Ms. Zhu Bi-lan, 45 years old, a former worker in the No.203 Hospital, was given 2 years of forced-labor.
Pan Fang-fei, around 32 years old, was arrested in November 1999 on suspicion of organizing practitioners to watch videotapes and has been detained until Mid April 2000. She would be given a prison term.
In mid March 2000, in the run-up of the National People's Congress' conference, the police station of Liu-meng Town started to confiscate the ID cards of all local practitioners without giving any reasons, except two extremely poor practitioners.
Several dozens of male practitioners are being detained in the Xi-shan-ping Labor Camp. They are forced to do heavy work. However, their living conditions are very bad.
In Tong-nan County, one would get arrested if he/she says that he/she practices Falun Gong. One would be released if he/she pays over 10,000 Yuan.
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