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Latest News from China -- December 26, 2004

Jan. 16, 2005

(Clearwisdom.net)

  1. [Heilongjiang Province] Persecution Account of Falun Gong Practitioners
  2. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] The Planned Illegal Sentencing of Practitioners Ren Suying and Qi Hongshu in January 2005
  3. [Jiang County, Shanxi Province] The Arrest of Practitioner Kang Juyan
  4. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] The Arrest of Practitioner Geng Ruijun and Her Brother
  5. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] "610" Personnel Arrest Practitioner Situ Cuifang and Extort Money from Her Family and Work Unit
  6. [Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province] The Arrest of Practitioners, including Lin Haitong
  7. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Personnel from the Xiajiahe Police Station Arrest Five Practitioners

  8. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Personnel from Hongshan District's National Security Team Arrest Li Caixia and Her Husband
  9. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Police from Quzhou County Arrest Four Practitioners

  10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Recent Arrest of Four Practitioners Including Zhang Yuwei

  11. [Longxi County, Gansu Province] Wang Lijuan, Lei Chunlan and Zhao Xiumei are Tortured

  12. [Wanyuan City, Sichuan Province] Yang Yaofu Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor

  13. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
  14. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] With Domestic and Overseas Rescue Efforts, Guo Song from Sanhe City Obtained Freedom
  15. [Hebei Province] List of Names of Additional Dafa Practitioners Persecuted for Accessing the Internet
  16. [Dingxing County, Hebei Province] "610 Office" Authorities Arrest More than Ten Dafa Practitioners
  17. [Dingxing County, Hebei Province] Some Dafa Practitioners Were Illegally Fined
  18. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Chen Fengjun's Whereabouts Have Been Unknown Since the Fall of 2000 -- No New Information So Far
  19. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Hu Lijun Was Illegally Arrested

1. [Heilongjiang Province] Persecution Account of Falun Gong Practitioners

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. He Qinghui was beaten up and was in a coma for 50 days at the Changlinzi Forced Labor Camp. He is receiving emergency medical care at the Second Affiliated Hospital, the Heilongjiang Province's Hospital.

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Guoyou was arrested when preparing to visit a fellow practitioner and is being held at the Wanjia Forced Labor Camp. Without any legal process, the police sentenced him to two years of forced labor and held him at Daoli District's National Security Brigade.

Practitioner Mr. Sun Kaiqing, an employee at Harbin Normal University, was arrested when clarifying the truth about Falun Gong at Qingbin Park and is being held at the Nangang Police Precinct's Detention Center in Harbin City.

Related phone number:

Zhang Lingling, Dean of the Architecture School, Harbin Industrial University: 86-451-8642144 ext. Zhang's office or home

2. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] The Planned Illegal Sentencing of Practitioners Ren Suying and Qi Hongshu in January 2005

Recently, Hongshan District's Court in Chifeng City, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, planned to put practitioners Ms. Ren Suying and Mr. Qi Hongshu on trial in early January 2005, in violation of law. Ms. Ren's family decided to safeguard citizen's human rights with legal procedures.

Related Phone Numbers: (Country code: 86, Area Code: 476, Please do not dial area code before a cellular phone number.)

Qu Guofeng, Hongshan District Procuratorate: 8222088

Yu Haicai: 8222023
Bai Aijun: 8221727
Xin Lijun: 8222793
Zhang Li, Chief, Hongshan District Criminal Court: 13847630666 (Cell), 8234250 (Home)
Court Head Zheng: 13804768105 (Cell), 8371331 (Home)
Court Head Ding: 13604763608 (Cell), 8246618 (Home)

3. [Jiang County, Shanxi Province] The Arrest of Practitioner Kang Juyan

Practitioner Ms. Kang Junyan, 27 years old, is an employee at the 541 Electrical Factory in Jiang County, Shanxi Province. In December 2004 someone reported her when she was distributing truth-clarifying flyers. At present she is being held at Jiang County's Detention Center in Shanxi Province where she is being tortured.

4. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] The Arrest of Practitioner Geng Ruijun and Her Brother

At 8:00 p.m. on December 14, the police arrested practitioners Ms. Geng Ruijun and her older brother when the siblings were on the way home. Afterwards, the police ransacked their home and put Geng's brother into criminal detention.

5. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] "610" Personnel Arrest Practitioner Situ Cuifang and Extort Money from Her Family and Work Unit

On December 2, 2004, when practitioner Situ Cuifang from the Liwan District, Guangzhou City, was distributing truth-clarifying materials at the Tongdewei Dabu Village, Guangzhou City, someone reported her to the police, who afterwards arrested her. Later she was transferred to the Huangpu District. The police confiscated all of the Dafa materials from her house. Personnel from the "610 Office" sent her into the Chatou Brainwashing Center after a physical checkup at an army hospital. They ordered her family to pay a 3,000 Yuan "accommodation fee" every month.

6. [Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province] The Arrest of Practitioners, including Lin Haitong

At 10:00 p.m. on December 23, 2004, practitioners Mr. Lin Haitong, Ms. Liu Xiaoying, and Ms. Chen Xiaomei from Team 67, the Qinliu Administration District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, were arrested.

7. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Personnel from the Xiajiahe Police Station Arrest Five Practitioners

Recently, officers Zhang Yun, Cui Zhenyao and Zhang Zhicai from the Xiajiahe Police Station arrested five practitioners. Three of them, Wang Qi, Mr. Wei Yongli, and Ms. Meng Zhaoxia were each fined 3,000 to 5,000 Yuan. Ms. Zhao Jinting left home and lives in exile. On December 1, Ms. Li Mingyan was sentenced to one and a half years in prison. She had posted bail for hospitalization.

Telephone number of the Xiajiahe Police Station: 86-413-5587029.

8. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Personnel from Hongshan District's National Security Team Arrest Li Caixia and Her Husband

On December 23, 2004, personnel from Hongshan District's National Security Team arrested practitioners Ms. Li Caixia and her husband at their home, only because the couple believes in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance."

9. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Police from Quzhou County Arrest Four Practitioners

On the night of October 2, 2004, personnel from Quzhou County's Police Department collaborated with Gao Yibin and other policemen from the Anzhai Township's Police Station and arrested four practitioners -- Ms. An Jinmei from Nanyangzhuang Village, Anzhai Town, Ms. Hu Junhua and Ms. Liu Lifeng from Changzhuang Village, Dahedao Township, and Ms. Xia Niang from Houzhai Village, Baizhai Township. That same night, four practitioners' homes were ransacked and Dafa books and materials were confiscated. Even a practitioner's family member was arrested only because he resisted the arrest of the practitioner. He was fined 1,600 Yuan. Personnel from Dahedao Township harassed another family member numerous times and also fined this person 1,600 Yuan.

The four practitioners were held at a detention center. They staged a hunger strike to protest the persecution and were then sent to Shijiazhuang City's Forced Labor Camp.

10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Recent Arrest of Four Practitioners Including Zhang Yuwei

Mr. Zhang Yuwei from Weifang City, a former employee of Weifang City Diesel Tractor Accessories Factory, is a university graduate, around 30 years old. Over a month ago he was arrested for distributing truth-clarifying materials. He is now being held at Weifang City Brainwashing Class. His practitioner father Mr. Zhang Dianfu was also arrested for distributing truth-clarifying materials. He is now being held in Linqu City. In addition, two fellow practitioners who went to the brainwashing center to deliver clothes to Zhang Yuwei also were arrested. They are being held at Weifang City Brainwashing Class for persecution.

11. [Longxi County, Gansu Province] Wang Lijuan, Lei Chunlan and Zhao Xiumei are Tortured

On the night of November 26, 2004, the streets and alleys in Wenfeng Town, Longxi County, along the Northwestern Colored Metallurgy Machinery Factory and the telegraph poles along National Road # 316 were all covered with pictures exposing the persecution against Dafa and Dafa practitioners. They also showed stickers that read, "Falun Dafa is Great."

The next day, Longxi County's Police Department dispatched a great number of officers and vehicles, to hunt down practitioners in Longxi County. At 9:00 a.m., Ms. Lei Chunlan and Ms. Zhao Xiumei from the Northwestern Colored Metallurgy Machinery Factory were arrested. At 4:00 p.m., two policemen arrested Ms. Wang Lijuan from Wenfeng Town's Material Station at home.

Recently, according to information released from the police department, practitioner Wang Lijuan staged a hunger strike; however, personnel from Longxi County's Detention Center have escalated their torture methods and put her in handcuffs for a long term.

12. [Wanyuan City, Sichuan Province] Yang Yaofu Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor

In September 2004, practitioner Yang Yaofu from Miaopo Township, Dazhuhe Town, Wanyuan City was reported to the police while showing a video disc about the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in a fellow villager's home. Police arrested him later and put him into Wanyuan City's No. 1 Detention Center. Yang Yaofu insisted on studying Dafa books and doing the Falun Gong exercises in the detention center. Police incited armed police to beat him severely. Yang Yaofu was recently sentenced to two years of forced labor, and sent to Wanyuan City's No. 2 Detention Center.

13. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

In October 2004, personnel from the Airport Police Station, Shanbei Township, Yi County, Baoding City broke into practitioner Ms. Li Yunxia's home and confiscated some truth-clarifying materials. They brought Li Yunxia to the Airport Police Station and then transferred her to Yi County. As Li Yunxia refused to give in [and did not abandon her belief in Falun Dafa], she was sentenced to three years of forced labor.

A few days later, police broke into practitioner Ms. Jin Lihua's and Ms. Yang Fenglan's home in Shajiang Village and detained them at Yi County's Detention Center.

On December 14, 2004, policeman Wu Fengbo from the Airport Police Station led some policemen and broke into Ms. Bi Wenhua's home in Yuantai Village. They confiscated truth-clarifying materials and detained Bi Wenhua at Yi County's Detention Center. On the same day they broke into Ms. Li Sinu's home in Yuantai Village. They left after failing to find anything in Li Sinu's home.

During the early morning of December 14, 2004, police from Dingxing County, Baoding City arrested Ms. Lu Zhenyu, Ms. Fang Yangxian, Bao Jianhua and some other practitioners.

Telephone number of the Xishanbei Police Station: 86-312-8830092.

14. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] With Domestic and Overseas Rescue Efforts, Guo Song from Sanhe City Obtained Freedom

Guo Song, a teacher at the Tenth High School in Sanhe City, Hebei Province was held in the Langfang Brainwashing Center after he was arrested September 19, 2004. Minghui exposed the persecution of Guo Song many times. On November 22, Minghui disclosed the truth about the local authorities persecution of Guo Song and published the phone numbers of Wang Tie, Tenth High School of the Sanhe City and other related responsible persons and units. The high school authorities answered a large number of rescue phone calls from domestic and overseas Dafa practitioners. The school's deputy principal and the leader of the "610 Office," along with the leader from the community office, recently went to the Langfang Brainwashing Center and brought Guo Song back. Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Guo Song has regained his freedom.

15. [Hebei Province] List of Names of Additional Dafa Practitioners Persecuted for Accessing the Internet

Additional Dafa practitioners were persecuted for accessing the Internet. Here are the facts about some male practitioners who were held in the Baoding Forced Labor Camp and were persecuted for accessing the Internet.

Mr. Hu Shuiqing, from Laiyuan County, was sentenced to three years of forced labor for using QQ (an online chat room).

Mr. Li Xiaoming and Mr. Wang Wenhao, from Dingzhou, were sentenced to three years of forced labor for Internet use.

Mr. Wang Chunde was sentenced to three years of forced labor for sending some emails to Minghui.net to report some facts that he knew. The email was intercepted.

Mr. Liu Xinjun was sentenced to two years of forced labor for sending his solemn announcement to Minghui.net.

Mr. Xu Zhiyong was arrested for copying two cassette tapes for others and sentenced to two years of forced labor. Two computers were confiscated.

Mr. Liu Hui and Mr. Qian Jinsong were sentenced to three years of forced labor for Internet use.

16. [Dingxing County, Hebei Province] "610 Office" Authorities Arrest More than Ten Dafa Practitioners

Around December 11, 2004, personnel from the "610 Office," Dingxing County, arrested Lu Zhenyu and more than ten other Dafa practitioners. Some of them were put into brainwashing centers; others were held in a detention center.

17. [Dingxing County, Hebei Province] Some Dafa Practitioners Were Illegally Fined

Following is the list of unlawful fines that "610 Office" personnel in Dingxing County, Hebei Province imposed on 35 Dafa practitioners. The total amounts to over 230,000 Yuan. These are only a small number of cases among the several thousand Dafa practitioners in Dingxing County.

Dafa Practitioners from Dingxing County were persecuted and fined (RMB):

Zhou Cuihua 15,000 Yuan
Gao Xiulan 10,000 Yuan
Han Xiufang 500 Yuan
Zhang Xiuzhi 1,000 Yuan
Zhang Guiying 1,500 Yuan
Shen Shuqin 14,000 Yuan
Ji Shulin 7,000 Yuan
Li Bochi 5,000 Yuan
Liu Xiangyun 8,000 Yuan
Lu Rui 5,000 Yuan
Li Ruiying 20,000 Yuan
Lou Jianzhi 2,300 Yuan
Lu Yan 1,500 Yuan
Liu Shufang 7,000 Yuan
Yang Shumin 10,000 Yuan
Li Qiulin 8,000 Yuan
Tong Xiulan 10,000 Yuan
Qi Zeshui 10,000 Yuan
Niu Huimin 6,000 Yuan
Xu Jingang Over 20,000 Yuan
Li Shuying 8,000 Yuan
Han Yuqin 5,000 Yuan
Lu Guihuan 8,000 Yuan
Cui Jingru 5,000 Yuan
Guo Xiuxia 1,000 Yuan
Tian Hongmin 1,800 Yuan
Tian Qingru 7,500 Yuan
Mi Xiulan Over 7,000 Yuan
Xu Jinzhu 400 Yuan
Xu Jinzhou 400 Yuan
Xu Min 200 Yuan
Wang Baolin 20,000 Yuan
Zhang Jing 4,000 Yuan
Li Xiaolong 2,800 Yuan
Gao Yuhuan 1,000 Yuan

18. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Chen Fengjun's Whereabouts Have Been Unknown Since the Fall of 2000 -- No New Information So Far

Ms. Chen Fengjun, 58 years old, lived in Xiamengjia Village, Dingjia Town, Longkou City, Shandong Province. She started to practice Falun Dafa in 1997 and has since much benefited, spiritually and physically. After the start of the Dafa persecution on July 20, 1999, because she told the truth about the persecution and because she went to Beijing to petition the government to stop the persecution, she was unlawfully arrested. She went into exile in the fall of 2000. So far we have not received any message about her, and her whereabouts remain unknown.

19. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Hu Lijun Was Illegally Arrested

Ms. Hu Lijun lived on Dongzhou Street, the Lutian District, Fushun City. She was arrested by a patrol police officer when she was distributing Dafa truth clarification materials in the Ajingou area at 2:00 p.m. on December 16. Then authorities from the local police precinct sent her to the Nangou Detention Center in Fushun City.