(Clearwisdom.net)
1. [Tianjin City] Persecution of Ms. Liang Hongyan Leads to Mental Collapse
Practitioner Ms. Liang Hongyan, 36 years old, was an employee of the Tiantie Group Hospital. In December 2001, she was arrested for visiting the Minghui website (the Chinese version of Clearwisdom) and for exposing the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
According to sources in the Public Security Bureau, Ms. Liang was arrested and detained at the She County Detention Center in Hebei Province, where she was thrown into a male cell and humiliated by the male prisoners. Twelve days later, she was sentenced to four years in prison and sent to Tianjin City Women's Prison.
Address: The Third Team in No. 4 District, Tianjin City Women's Prison, Lingzhuangzi West, Nankai District, Tianjin City, Zip code 300381
For more than three years, the prison guards have been instigating inmates to beat and curse her. She has appealed many times but in vain. Her family is on the verge of breaking up. Her parents were threatened by the Communist Party's Committee in Tiantie Group and were not allowed to lobby for her release. The prison guards said that Ms. Liang appeared to have suffered a mental collapse.
2. [Wuyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Guirong Detained and Persecuted in the Yancheng County Brainwashing Class
Around May 14, 2005, police officers from Wuyang County and Luohe City in Henan Province arrested practitioner Ms. Zhang Guirong and sent her to the brainwashing sessions held in Yancheng County. Ms. Zhang's husband, Zhao Guo'an, was brutally tortured to death some time ago. To date Ms. Zhang has not been released.
Mr. Zhao Guo'an was a farmer in Wuyang County. He was arrested in 2003 because he would not give up his practice of Falun Gong. After June 2003, he was sent to the No. 3 Forced Labor Camp in Xuchang County, where he died within four months from the torture he was subjected to. Later the authorities notified his family that he died of an acute disease. When his family saw his body, however, it was covered with bruises and wounds. When his family questioned the police about the cause of death, the police did not respond and quickly cremated the body. Mr. Zhao's family has appealed to the government many times but has received no response.
3. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Qiu Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
On the morning of May 26, 2005, practitioner Mr. Li Qiu of the Nanpiao Mining Business Bureau in Huludao City was secretly tried in the Nanpiao District Court. Mr. Li did not agree with the verdict. After the trial, he was sent back to the Huludao Detention Center.
On May 30, Mr. Li's family learned that he had been sentenced to three years in prison. They decided to appeal the sentence during the first 10 days of his incarceration and are still working through the appeal process.
Phone numbers of relevant people:
Zhou Hongsheng, chief procurator: 86-429-4198601
Wang Shijiang, deputy procurator: 86-429-4198602
Feng Han, deputy procurator: 86-429-4198603
Office, Head of the Court: 86-429-4192457
Liu Miao, Wang Hongyu, and Zhou Ji, heads of the Criminal Department who participated in the persecution of Mr. Li Qiu
4. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liao Qiyuan and Mr. Chen Guangzhan Arrested and Brought to Trial for Printing Falun Gong Materials
Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Liao Qiyuan and Mr. Chen Guangzhan were arrested for printing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. On the afternoon of June 1, 2005, they were tried in the Nanshan District Court in Shenzhen City. They were handcuffed, their feet shackled, and their heads covered with a black cloth. There were many uniformed police as well as plain-clothed officers outside the courthouse. Anyone who was not a member of the victim's family or who was a Falun Gong practitioner was not allowed to enter the courthouse. At the same time, policemen near the entrance arrested practitioner Wang Hongjun in broad daylight.
5. [Tieli City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Dongju Arrested by the Police for Writing Falun Gong Truth-Clarifying Materials
Practitioner Ms. Li Dongju, from Shenshu Township, Tieli City, was arrested by the local police for hand writing truth-clarifying materials. Due to the poor living standards in her area, computers and printers are not available. She is currently detained in Tieli City.
Shenshu Township Police Station: 86-458-2886103
Person responsible: Lu Fajiang, Political instructor and temporary chief of the Shenshu Police Station
6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wu Xiaoyan Arrested
Practitioner Ms. Wu Xiaoyan from Dalian City, 29 years old, was arrested on May 31, 2005. Her computer, which was owned by the company she worked for, cell phone, and Falun Gong books were confiscated. Her whereabouts are still unknown.
7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Chu Qinghua Secretly Sentenced to Two and a Half Years of Forced Labor
Practitioner Mr. Chu Qinghua from Changyi City was arrested when he went to Weibei Prison to visit his father Chu Liwen. It was recently reported that he was secretly and illegally sentenced to two and a half years in a forced labor camp. He was sent to Wangcun Forced Labor Camp to serve the sentence.
8. [Ningxia City, Gansu Province] Police Arrest Five Practitioners
Police in Ningxia City arrested the following practitioners: Tan Xiuxia, Cai Guojun, Qiao Jianhui, Hu Jiancai and Xi Hua originally from Shizuishan and Yinchuan.
9. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Ms. Jiang Yulian Arrested for a Passing Out a Falun Dafa Card
On the afternoon of April 20, 2005, Ms. Jiang Yulian, a medical doctor, was arrested by the local police for handing out a wish card. She was first detained at the local drug rehabilitation center and later transferred to a detention center. She went on a hunger strike for 32 days to protest being persecuted.
On the morning of May 27, her health having deteriorated to the point of being life-threatening, she was released on bail for medical treatment. However, the release cost her 5,000 yuan. Her home was ransacked as well. Valuable items including a laptop computer, a printer, a color TV, and over 10,000 yuan in cash were confiscated.
10. [Fengshun County, Guangdong Province] Ms. Luo Ruhua Arrested for Doing Falun Gong Exercises in Public
Ms. Luo Ruhua is 52 years old. On the morning of May 1, 2005, agents from the 610 Office and local police officers arrested her while she was doing Falun Gong exercises at Luofuqiao.
11. [Linfen City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Bai Delong and Guo Lanfang Arrested
At the end of May 2005, people from the Security Department of the Huozhou Coal Bureau broke into practitioner Mr. Bai Delong's home. They confiscated a large quantity of Falun Gong materials. Bai Delong, in his 70s, and Guo Lanfang, over 40, were arrested and sent to the Huozhou City Detention Center.
Responsible persons:
Shi Taiping, head of the Huozhou Power Plant: 86-357-5693088 (Home)
Jin Jianguo, head of the Security Division of the Huozhou Power Plant: 86-357-8996082
12. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Wang Change and Ren Guizhen Arrested for Handing Out Falun Gong Truth-Clarifying Materials
In late May 2005, practitioners Wang Change and Ren Guizhen from Weifang City were arrested on their way out of town to hand out truth-clarifying materials. They are currently being detained at Hanting Detention Center of Weifang City. Their homes were ransacked on the day they were arrested.
13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Zhang Yujie and Li Yutang Arrested
On April 27, 2005, the local police of Dezhou City arrested Falun Gong practitioners Zhang Yujie and Li Yitang from Weifang City at Xiajin. According to internal sources, the police deprived them of sleep to force them to reveal the names of other practitioners.
14. [Chifeng, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Yu Fengjie Transferred to a Brainwashing Class After Being Detained for Four Years
On May 31, 2005, practitioners Ms. Yu Fengjie and He Ruifang, who worked at Hongwei Mining Plant of Pingmei Company in Chifeng City, had served their prison terms of four years. Ms.Yu Fengjie's family traveled a long way to Huhehaote City No.1 Women's Prison to bring her back home with them. However, the prison authorities did not allow her family to see her and issued orders that only people from the 610 Office could take her back. In fact Ms. Yu Fengjie was transferred to a brainwashing class for continued detention and suffering.
On June 2, 2005, practitioner Ms.Yu Xiulan from Yuanbaoshan District of Chifeng City was transferred to a brainwashing class in Chifeng City. Ju Fengjin and Li Wenyuan, police officers from the Jianchangying Township Police Station, took Ms. Yu away are.
15. [Yichang, Hubei Province] University Teacher Mr. Zhou Qiang Arrested for Not Giving up Falun Gong
On the morning of June 1, 2005, Mr. Zhou Qiang, a teacher at the School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Three Gorges University, Yichang City, was sent to a brainwashing center by the Yichang City police and the Security Department of the Three Gorges University because he would not give up his practice of Falun Gong and because he announced that he was quitting the Communist Party.
Security Department of the Three Gorges University:
Office of the head: 86-717-6392122
Office of the deputy head: 86-717-6392626, 86-717-6392455