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Latest News from China - 09/29/2003

Oct. 6, 2003

(Clearwisdom.net)

[Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Dafa Practitioner Chu Houyou Paralyzed from Torture

Mr. Chu Houyou, over 30 years old, is a Dafa practitioner from Benxi City who has been detained for one year. He is currently at Benxi City's Weining Forced Labor Camp. Chu Houyou had been tortured so severely that he presently can't walk, but they still won't release him.

Phone numbers for the Weining Forced Labor Camp: 86-414-4618990 and 86-414-4618912.

[Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Dafa Practitioner Arrested

In April 2003, a Dafa practitioner from the Dongli District, Harbin City was arbitrarily taken away from home. She was sent to the Wanjia Forced Labor Camp, but the camp refused to admit this practitioner because of her poor health. The authorities have refused to release him, and the practitioner has been detained at a detention center for over five months now.

Police Officer Sun Jun's cell phone number is 86-451-88790738.

[Guangshui City, Hubei Province] Five Dafa Practitioners Are Still Detained at Guangshui City's No.1 Detention Center

[Zibo City, Shandong Province] Seven Falun Dafa Practitioners Secretly Sentenced

On October 1, 2002, local police officers arrested eight practitioners from Zibo City. They are now detained at Lucunshan Detention Center and the Zhangdian Detention Center. In July of this year, seven of these practitioners were secretly sentenced to imprisonment, but they are still detained at the detention centers. Two of the Dafa practitioners were sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment; while the others were sentenced to 8 years, 4 years or 3 years.

[China] Banners Calling for Bringing Jiang to Justice Seen In the Streets

On September 25, 2003, along the main streets of a county in central China, there were lots of banners reading, "Falun Dafa is Great;" "Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice All Over the World." The banners attracted a lot of passersby, who stopped and read the banners.

[Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Liguang Arrested

Ms. Chen Liguang, 40 years old, is a determined practitioner from Gangtun Town, Lianshan District of Huludao City, Liaoning Province. Local police tried to arrest her, and Chen had to stay away from home for two years to avoid the persecution. On the night of September 23, 2003, someone reported her when she distributed truth-clarifying materials on Gangtun Street. Two policemen arrested and roughed her up in the process. At that time there were still over a hundred brochures and CDs left. It was reported that Chen was beaten and tortured after she was arrested. She is now detained at the Qitun Detention Center.

Gangtun Town Police Station: 86-429-4131376

Qitun Detention Center: 86-429-3960813

[Tai'an City, Shandong Province] Two Dafa Practitioners Arrested

Dafa practitioners Ms. Zhou Ailing and Mr. Dong Aijun are villagers from Fang Village, Fangcun Town, Daiyue District, Tai'an City, Shandong Province. During the night of September 14, 2003, when they were distributing truth-clarifying materials in town, several policemen and Li Yong, deputy head of the town's police precinct, arrested them. They are currently detained at the Xintai City Detention Center.

[Heilongjiang Province] Brief News from a Brainwashing Class

Because Dafa practitioners in Heilongjiang Province sent forth righteous thoughts together, the brainwashing class in Shuangcheng City's Party School ended hastily. But now, the officials have secretly moved the brainwashing class to Daqing City and intend to continuously persecute Dafa practitioners.

[Xiangcheng City, Henan Province] A City Party Committee Head Demotes an Official For Looking at Signs that Said, "Falun Dafa is Good"

During the morning of September 6, 2003, Wang Xiaoran, the Xiangcheng City Party Committee Head in Henan Province, went to an electrical industries bureau and saw some signs with words such as "Falun Dafa is Great", "Public trial of Jiang Zemin all over the World " and other signs at the entrance to the bureau. He flew into a rage and shouted, "The signs are all over your faces." He shouted at Zhang Zong, the associate chief of the electrical industries bureau, and demoted him from his post on spot. Then he urgently called on all departments of the city to have a meeting. He claimed that if a Dafa sign appeared on any unit's door, the leader of the unit would be punished. Furthermore, he assigned employees of the bureau to completely erase truth-clarifying signs from utility poles.

September 28, 2003