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Latest News from China - 06/02/2002

June 10, 2002

(Clearwisdom.net)

  • [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Jiangan District Court Plans to Put Practitioners on Trial
  • [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Daqing City Detention Center Brutally Force-Feeds Practitioners on Hunger Strike
  • [Shenze County, Hebei Province] Persecution of Dafa Practitioners in Shenze County
  • [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Practitioner Feng Manqin from Anning Railroad Institute Abducted
  • [Shayang, Hubei Province] Police Guards in Shayang Forced Labor Camp Shock Practitioners with Electric Batons Continuously for 4 Hours
  • [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] 67-Year-Old Practitioner Illegally Sentenced to 3 Years in a Forced Labor Camp
  • [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioners Man Hongyu and Piao Lianying Abducted
  • [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Police Plan to Illegally Hunt for Practitioners
  • [Liaoyuan City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Abducted

1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Jiangan District Court Plans to Put Practitioners on Trial

It is believed that persecutors in Jiangan District Court of Wuhan City will put some practitioners on trial within the next 3 or 4 days.

2. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Daqing City Detention Center Brutally Force-Feeds Practitioners on Hunger Strike

I was arrested by the police after someone reported me. The police guards used leather belts to torture me, slapped me in the face, and beat me up. Then they sent me to Daqing City Detention Center.

On the night of my arrival, I heard the persecutors brutally force-feeding the practitioners in the neighboring cell. When the practitioners refused to cooperate, the guards beat them up. The inmates in the cell sympathized with the practitioners. In the following days, I could hear the sounds of practitioners being beaten when the guards were force-feeding them. In my cell, several Dafa practitioners had been detained for over a month past their term. They told the director of the detention center that they would protest with a hunger strike if not released immediately. After hearing the practitioners' words, directors Zhang and Bai Yunshan said furiously: "You can go on hunger strike, but we have means to deal with you. Several of you have died because of force-feeding, and we won't be held responsible. We will lose nothing, so you can't threaten us. You will suffer from the force-feeding. We will start off by force-feeding you water for 10 days."

The next morning, we stopped eating. The guards then force-fed us with salt water. The practitioners refused to cooperate, then female guard Han Yanfang pulled on our clothes and kicked us. After the force-feeding, we threw up and had loose bowels. We don't know what they had put in the salt water. They also force-fed us milk mixed with some medicine (cardiotonic). Later on, I walked out of the detention center under Teacher's protection.

3. [Shenze County, Hebei Province] Persecution of Dafa Practitioners in Shenze County

A. He Qing is a 21-year-old female practitioner who lives in Xiaozhiyao Village. In March of 2002, she went to Beijing to validate Dafa. The persecutors sentenced her to 2 years and sent her to Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp.

B. Xu Rongen is a 45-year-old female practitioner who lives in Xidachen Village. While promoting Dafa on the night of May 12, 2002, Xu was discovered by the police. The next day, the police went to her home to arrest her. Xu was forced to become homeless to avoid being arrested. When one of her neighbors argued with the police for their illegal actions, the police arrested the neighbor as a hostage and demanded Xu in exchange for the neighbor. Xu went to the police department and took the neighbor's place, and now she is being held at the county detention center.

C. Li Rongjian is a female practitioner who lives in Tianjiazhuang Village. In 2000, Li was sent to a forced labor camp for validating Dafa in Beijing. She was subsequently released for medical treatment. In 2002, someone reported her to the police, and she was sent again to Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp. Because of her poor health, the labor camp refused to take Li. After Li returned from the labor camp, the county police department extorted 1,000 Yuan from her family members before releasing her. [Yuan, Chinese dollar. The average monthly salary of an urban worker in China is about 500 Yuan, but only 200 Yuan for a rural worker.]

D.

I. On May 20, Shenze County Police Department illegally ransacked some practitioners' homes in Beibaizhuang Village.

II. Police guards in Jiacun Village secretly follow practitioners in the village, forcing them to become homeless and destitute.

III. Some persecutors secretly monitor Dafa practitioners in Tiegan Township.

IV. By the end of the year 2001, fearing that practitioners would go to appeal in Beijing, the police arrested some of them from their homes and have been holding them in the county detention center ever since. Recently, they arrested another 4 practitioners. Over 10 practitioners are currently being held in the county detention center, and some of them have been there for a year.

E. Persecutors:

Jia Jiangong, director of the Shenze County "610" Office.

Jia Yunfeng, an officer in Shenze County Police Department.

Jia Qian, vice chief of Shenze County Police Department.

4. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Practitioner Feng Manqin from Anning Railroad Institute Abducted

On May 20, 2002, the police abducted practitioner Feng Manqin, who works at Anning Railroad Institute, from home. Feng's whereabouts are unknown. Another practitioner named Wu Yuying from Lanzhou City was abducted and sent to a brainwashing class.

5. [Shayang, Hubei Province] Police Guards in Shayang Forced Labor Camp Shock Practitioners with Electric Batons Continuously for 4 Hours

The guards in Shayang Forced Labor Camp handcuffed practitioner Li Siwen from Xianning just because Li said, "I am a Dafa practitioner." They handcuffed Li using the "Carrying a Sword on the Back" method. [Illustrations of torture methods:

http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2001/11/24/16156.html] At the same time, they shocked Li with electric batons for almost 2 hours.

Practitioner Lan Jisheng from Huangmei scolded a collaborator [a former Dafa practitioners who due to intense brainwashing, pressure and torture was forced to renounce their belief and used to persecute other practitioners] in the bedroom, and the issue was reported to the guards by the monitoring people. The guards falsely accused Lan of "attacking" and shocked Lan for nearly 4 hours.

The guards shocked practitioner Liu Qianghua from Jingshan for hours. Upon returning, Liu was limping.

Li Zhichang is a practitioner from Shishou. For going on a hunger strike to protest, Li was force-fed and shocked.

These are only a few cases of persecution. Many practitioners detained in Shayang Forced Labor Camp have been shocked by electric batons. Currently, the persecution is still going on.

6. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] 67-Year-Old Practitioner Illegally Sentenced to 3 Years in a Forced Labor Camp

Shi Yongcheng is a 67-year-old male practitioner who lives in Wumahe District, Yichun City. For promoting Dafa and clarifying the truth to people, Shi was illegally sentenced to 3 years in a forced labor camp.

7. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioners Man Hongyu and Piao Lianying Abducted

On April 27, 2002, Yichun City Police Department and Luyuan Police Sub-department forcefully arrested practitioners Man Hongyu and Piao Lianying from Man's home. They are now being detained at the No. 3 Detention Center of Shuangyang City. It is believed that their arrest was a result of Piao being followed by some persecutors.

8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Police Plan to Illegally Hunt for Practitioners

Recently, police in Shenyang City started a thorough investigation of people who rent apartments in the city. In some residence areas, a notice of address-registration check has been posted. We hope that all practitioners send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the persecution.

9. [Liaoyuan City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Abducted

Recently, the police arrested practitioners Zheng Gang, Jiang Gang, and Ding Xiaoxia (female) from Liaoyuan City. The three practitioners' communication equipment was also confiscated.

06/02/2002