Latest News from China - February 15, 2005

(Clearwisdom.net)

1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ouyang Haiwen on Hunger Strike to Protest Torture; He Is Now in Critical Condition
2. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Liao Qiyuan Arrested
3. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Lin Wuyong and Zhang Wenxue Arrested and Will Be Sentenced
4. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Zhao Tingyun Arrested
5. [Beijing] Jiang Ruishan Sentenced to Two and Half Years of Forced Labor
6. [Beijing] Arrest of Jing Jun at Haidian District's Detention Center
7. [Bejing] No Information about Practitioners Yan Sen and Shan Jiming
8. [Liaoning Province] Wang Fang and Others Receive Sentence Extensions at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
9. [Yunnan Province] Gu Xiufen Arrested and Sentenced to Three Years of Forced Labor
10. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia AR] Practitioners Wang Guijun and Others Arrested
11. [Guangdong Province] Two Falun Gong Practitioners from Hunan Province Arrested
12. [Beijing] Yao Huizhen in the Haidian District Arrested and Her Whereabouts are Unknown
13. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Persecution of Wei Guimei

1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ouyang Haiwen on Hunger Strike to Protest Torture; He Is Now in Critical Condition

Someone reported Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Ouyang Haiwen from Wuhan City to police when Ouyang was clarifying the truth of Falun Gong in Wuhan City's Steam Turbine Factory. Subsequently, Ouyang was arrested and put into a detention center and later in the Jiang'an Brainwashing Class and other places, suffering torture. In January 2005, he was sent to the Hewan Brainwashing Class for further torture. Ouyang Haiwen has been on a hunger strike to protest; he is currently in critical condition.

2. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Liao Qiyuan Arrested

Police arrested Mr. Liao Qiyuan from Guangxi Province who worked in Shenzhen City about a month ago. It is said that he is being held in Nanshan District's Detention Center in Shenzhen City.

3. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Lin Wuyong and Zhang Wenxue Arrested and Will Be Sentenced

It has been reported that practitioners Mr. Lin Wuyong and Mr. Zhang Wenxue from Zhuhai City who had been arrested many times were arrested again around September 19, 2004. Later they were put into the Meixi Detention Center. It is said that police authorities are planning to hold a trial for the two practitioners and others at the People's Court of Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City.

It has also been reported that Ms. Cai Yunxian, 68 years old, arrested at the same time as Lin Wuyong and Zhang Wenxue, has been sent to the Sanshui Legal Institutional Education School [in reality a brainwashing center], while Mr. Hu Yong has been sent to the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp in Guangdong Province.

4. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Zhao Tingyun Arrested

On February 4, 2005, Ms. Zhao Tingyun from Xinxiang City and her husband and son went back home for the Spring Festival. On the way home they clarified the truth to people, but someone reported them. Personnel from the city's Nanhuan Police Precinct arrested them, ransacked their home and confiscated some cash and other personal belongings.

Phone number for the Nanhuan Police Precinct, Xinxiang City: 86-375-5095994

5. [Beijing] Jiang Ruishan Sentenced to Two and a Half Years of Forced Labor

At ten minutes after midnight on May 23, 2004, police arrested practitioner Mr. Jiang Ruishan in Beijing and ransacked his house. Police incarcerated him in the Fengtai Detention Center and later, on June 30, transferred him to Beijing's No.2 Detention Center, formerly the No.7 Division of Beijing's Police Department. Afterwards they sentenced Jiang Ruishan to two and a half years of forced labor and no family visit has been approved so far. Jiang Ruishan's work unit, the headquarters of the Bank of China, suspended his retirement pension on January 1, 2005.

Related phone numbers:

The No.2 Detention Center, (the No.7 Division of Beijing Police Department: 86-10-87395100
Beijing Police Department: 86-10-85225050

Zhang Zhanhang, an officer from the EnjiZhuang Police Precinct, Haidian District, Beijing: 86-13901295638 (cell)
Enjizhuang Police Precinct: 86-10-88125030

6. [Beijing] Arrest of Jing Jun at Haidian District's Detention Center

On February 16, 2004, police arrested practitioner Mr. Jing Jun in Beijing when he was distributing truth-clarifying materials in a street and incarcerated him in Haidian District's Detention Center. Police confiscated computers, related materials and Dafa books in both his home in the Chaoyang District and at his parents' home in the Haidian District. No family visit has been allowed so far.

7. [Bejing] No Information about Practitioners Yan Sen and Shan Jiming

Practitioner Mr. Yan Sen, almost 60 years old, is a retired internal employee of the 159 Middle School in Beijing. In 2002, he was arrested from school and sent into Xicheng District's Brainwashing Class. After his release, he was arrested again in December 2004 by the authorities of Xicheng District Branch of the Beijing Police Department. No news about him at all so far is available.

Practitioner Mr. Shan Jiming was born on January 6, 1969. He was the chief of the communication station, the Command Center, and the headquarters of the Chinese People's Armed Police. Shan Jiming lived at No. 68 Lixin Street, Gaomi City, Shandong Province before he joined the force.

After the July 20, 1999, Shan Jiming was sent into a mental hospital for refusing to renounce Falun Dafa. He was force•fed and injected with unknown substances. In August 2001, Shan Jiming was held in Beijing's No.4 Prison. No one has had any news about him since.

8. [Liaoning Province] Wang Fang and Others Receive Sentence Extensions at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Practitioner Ms. Wang Fang from Jinzhou City was sentenced to three years of forced labor. The term was up by early October 2004. Because she refused to give up Falun Gong, her detention term was extended by four months. She should have been released by early February 2005; however, her term was again extended by one month.

Cui Yaning from Jinzhou City was sentenced to three years of forced labor, the deadline for which was December 28, 2004; however, her detention term was extended by about one year because she refused to renounce Falun Gong.

Practitioner Ms. Li Guijie from Jinzhou City was sentenced to three years of forced labor. The term was up on December 28, 2004. Because Li Guijie refused to renounce Falun Gong, her detention term was extended by three months.

9. [Yunnan Province] Gu Xiufen Arrested and Sentenced to Three Years of Forced Labor

Practitioner Ms. Gu Xiufen, 40 years, is an employee of Yunnan Province's Gear Wheel Factory. On January 31, 2005, police arrested her at her beauty salon (she works at the factory and also owns a beauty salon). Her family was not informed until they pursued the matter and made recent inquiries. They eventually found out that Gu had been sentenced to three years of forced labor.

10. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia AR] Practitioners Wang Guijun and Others Arrested

At noon on January 19, 2005, practitioner Ms. Wang Guijun from the Sonsan District was arrested. Her whereabouts are presently unknown.

At noon on January 18, 2005, practitioners Ms. Liu Fengrong who had been incarcerated for one year at Huhehaote City's Women's Forced Labor Camp was arrested, as was Ms. Dai Zhenyun from Songsan District. Their houses were ransacked.

11. [Guangdong Province] Two Falun Gong Practitioners from Hunan Province Arrested

In October 2004, two practitioners from Hunan Province (a male and a female, about 50 or 60 years old) took a chance of visiting relatives at Shakou Town's Village Committee in Yingde City, Guangdong Province to distribute truth-clarifying materials. Someone reported them; thus, personnel from Shakou Town's Police Precinct and from the National Security Team in Yingde City's Police Department arrested them. Lawless policemen confiscated all their Dafa books as well as hundreds of truth-clarifying flyers. They have then been sent back to Hunan Province for further persecution.

Related phone numbers: (country code: 86, area code: 763. Please do not dial the area code before the cell phone number)

Cui Jian, secretary and administrator, the Qingyuan City Police Department: 3382038 (Office), 13509266888 (Cell)
Xue Weichi, head of the Political and Security Section, the Qingyuan City Police Department, 3365837 (Home), 13602938471 (Cell)
Zhang Zhijian, the associate head, the Yingde City Police Department (in charge of persecuting Falun Gong): 2789383 (Office), 13602941728 (Cell)
Liu Weidang, chief of the National Security Team, the Yingde City Police Department: 2225907 (Home), 13902352887 (Cell)
Shakou Town's Police Precinct in Yingde City: 2551363, 2551368

12. [Beijing] Yao Huizhen in the Haidian District Arrested and Her Whereabouts are Unknown

In December 2004, practitioner Ms. Yao Huizhen from the Haidian District in Beijing was arrested and was later sent to a three-room house in the Chaoyang District for illegal detention. Two months have passed, but her whereabouts are still unknown.

13. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Persecution of Wei Guimei

At 8:30 a.m. on March 19, 2004, two men with surnames Su and Xie broke into Wei Guimei's home without showing any documentation. They confiscated a Falun Dafa Fajie (book) and several truth-clarifying pamphlets and forcibly took her to the company's security section office. Later they went back to Wei Guimei's home, searched and found a copy of Zhuan Falun and over ten pamphlets. Wei Guimei took the Zhuan Falun back.

Wei Guimei was just released from a forced labor camp three months ago. She had to lead a homeless life to avoid further persecution. Later she was arrested because she sent truth-clarifying materials to the Zhaiyuan Police Precinct in the Hecheng District, Huaihua City.

Related phone numbers: (Country code: 86, area code: 745. Please do not dial the area code before a cell phone number.)

Yang Chunhui, Hecheng District's 610 Office head: 2256992 (Home), 13973088099 (Cell)
He Yurong, Hecheng District's "610 Office" associate head: 2258382(Home), 13974500557 (Cell)
Su Yong, chief of the National Security Team, the Hecheng District Police Department: 2233291 ext. 5811(Office), 2230719(Home), 13974501949 (Cell)
Zhaiyuan Police Precinct: 2714962
Huaihua City "610 Office": 2710851
Huaihua City Police Department: 2738000

February 15, 2005