(Clearwisdom.net)
1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Li Guoyou Unlawfully Arrested for Visiting a Wanjia Forced Labor Camp Detainee
On October 6, Harbin City practitioner Mr. Li Guoyou went to the Wanjia Forced Labor Camp to visit someone in custody. Mr. Li was unlawfully detained and transferred to the local police station. He is being held at the Daoli Branch Police Department.
2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Wuxue City "610 Office" Staff and Police Pry Open Steel-Reinforced Door and Arrest Practitioners
After 9:00 p.m. on October 4, police and officials from the Wuxue City "610 Office" tried to get into Falun Dafa practitioner Wu Yonghong's home. Wu Yonghong refused to open the door. The police pried open the steel-reinforced door. The police said that they were looking for Wu Yonghong because someone in a series of pictures exposing inhumane tortures published on the Minghui website (the Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net) looked very much like Wu. Another practitioner, Liu Yanfeng, who was in the home at the time, was also arrested.
Earlier, the Wuxue City police and staff from the "610 Office" had already arrested practitioner Liao Yuanhua. Liao Yuanhua's brother-in-law and two nephews were also arrested two days later.
3. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Fifteen Falun Dafa Practitioners Taken to Liyuzhuang Brainwashing Center in Dingxing, Hebei Province
Fifteen Falun Dafa practitioners were sent to the Liyuzhuang Brainwashing Center prior to the October 1st National Day celebration. The Dingxing County Police Department and "610 Office" are responsible for this action, and one practitioner's life is in imminent danger as a result of brutal treatment received at the police department.
Relevant telephone numbers:
Country code: 86; City code: 312
Wang Lin, County Party Secretary: Office, 6929522; home, 3024284; cellular, 86-13703223818;
Hao Guodong, County Deputy Party Secretary: Office, 6923069; home, 7824055; cellular, 86-13803268080;
Dingxing County "610 Office" (Shi Tianyuan, Director): 6928079;
Tan Shuping, Head of Dingxing County Police Department: Office 1, 28701; Office 2, 6925118; home, 8218982; cellular, 86-13803120668
4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Dong Enjie's Situation Uncertain after Her Second Arrest
Around September 20, 2004, police officers arrested Harbin City practitioner Ms. Dong Enjie, who is in her fifties, at Minmao Market in the Nangang District. No information about her situation is available. Several days prior to this arrest, the police had ransacked her home without finding anything, and her husband had her released on bail after she spent nine hours at the police station.
5. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Shixian Town Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Li Shuqing Arrested
Ms. Li Shuqing, 69, is a Falun Dafa practitioner in Shixian Town, Tumen City, Jilin Province. Between 3:00 and. 4:00 p.m., on September 23, 2004, officers who had long been waiting at her home arrested her after she returned from posting truth-clarifying leaflets. Ms. Li's current whereabouts are unknown.
Relevant telephone numbers:
Country code: 86; City code: 433
Yan Zhijun, Party Secretary of Shixian Town: home, 3630256;
Zhao Yonghao, Head of Shixian Town Government: home, 3638778;
Zhu Mingzeng, Head of Shixian Town Police Station: home, 3630677;
Li Xiaofeng, Director of Shixian Town Police Station: home, 3635588;
6. [Beijing] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Cao Shuxian Unlawfully Held in Custody
Around 9:00 a.m. on October 3, Ms. Cao Shuxian and another practitioner went to Sujiatuo Town and Xugezhuang Village to distribute Falun Dafa truth clarification materials. They were spotted by a security patrol, who called the police. Over a dozen officers from Beianhe Police Station arrived in two police vehicles and arrested the two practitioners.
Around 3:00 a.m. on October 4, officers took Ms. Cao back to her home in Dagong Village, Sujiatuo Town, Haidian District, and over a dozen officers arriving in two vehicles ransacked it. The officers had no search warrant. Her Falun Dafa books and materials were confiscated. Since Ms. Cao lives alone, her family has not yet learned of her arrest.
7. [Xiong County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Junhua and Other Practitioners Unlawfully Arrested and Sentenced to Prison
At 11:30 p.m. on September 27, police arrested Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Li Junhua and a practitioner surnamed Yan in their homes. In addition, nine practitioners from Longwan in Xiong County, Hebei Province, who had been to Beijing to validate Falun Dafa, were taken back to Longwan. Except for two of the practitioners who managed to escape, seven others were unlawfully sentenced to three years in prison.
8. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Two Yishui County Falun Dafa Practitioners Unlawfully Fined, Their Homes Ransacked
On the evening of September 30, 2004, several officials from the Huangshanpu Town Government in Yishui County, Linyi City, Shandong Province, went to Buxi Village. They took practitioners Li Changqing and Liu Changtian's wife to the village office. Liu Changtian himself is not a Falun Gong practitioner. The two practitioners were beaten for an extended period of time and their homes were ransacked. The two families were coerced into paying exorbitant "fines" of 2,000 and 5,000 yuan each, without receiving receipts.
Relevant telephone numbers:
Country code: 86; City code: 539
Office of the Party Committee of Yishui County: 2251318, 2265441
Office of the Yishui County Government: 2251541, 2264541
Yishui County Political and Judiciary Committee: 2251449, 2265004
Xia Tongbo, Party Secretary of Huangshanpu Town: office, 2611678; home, 2262462; cellular, 86-13853917698;
9. [Yuxi City, Yunnan Province] Hongta District Court Unlawfully Tries Falun Dafa Practitioner Fei Xuelong
On May 14, 2004, police unlawfully arrested Yuxi City practitioner Fei Xuelong, while he was raising awareness about Falun Gong among teachers and students. Police also ransacked Mr. Fei's home. Fei Xuelong was unlawfully held at the Hongta District Detention Center for over four months and was unlawfully put on trial in the Hongta District Court on September 29, 2004.
During the trial, Mr. Fei organized his own defense, arguing that citizens have the right to freedom of speech. The court failed to reach a decision. A previous trial against Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Xiulan on September 9, 2004, also ended up a failure.
10. [Xichang, Sichuan Province] Police Arrest Several Falun Dafa Practitioners at Xichang 410 Factory
On September 29, 2004, practitioners Wang Xiaofang, Zhang Yutao, Zhao Zhiping, Peng Xiuying, Zheng Kaiying and He Yufang, all from the Xichang 410 Factory in Sichuan Province, went to Lizhou Town to raise public awareness about Falun Gong. Officers from the Lizhou Police Station arrested them. With the cooperation of Yang Wei, an official from the Xichang 410 Factory, personnel from the Xichang City State Security Unit unlawfully ransacked the practitioners' homes on September 30. Six practitioners are now in custody.
11. [Dingxi, Gansu Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners in Dingxi Prison Stage a Hunger Strike
Practitioners in Dingxi Prison in Gansu Province have been on a hunger strike since September 2, 2004. Practitioner Xu Feng, along with others whose names are currently unknown, has been taken to Kangtai Hospital in Lanzhou City. Details on their physical condition are not yet available.
12. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Wang Yongbiao Arrested
Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Yongbiao lived near a steel rolling factory on Badao Street on the east side of Dehui City. Officers from the Guangming Police Station in charge of the residential section often show up at practitioners' homes to harass them. During the past two years, Mr. Wang has been forced to stay away from his hometown in order to avoid the persecution, and has become destitute. Several days ago, police officers deceived him into going to the Guangming Police Station and arrested him. Wang Yongbiao has been taken to the Dehui City Detention Center. His wife, who has been sick for years, has been left at home by herself with no one to take care of her.
13. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Falun Dafa Practitioners Persecuted in Gaomi City
Practitioners Dang Lianhong, Ling Jiazhi and Wang Xuejing, all from Gaomi City in Shandong Province, remain in custody at Changle Forced Labor Camp in Weifang City, Shandong Province. Gaomi City practitioner Wang Chuanzhen continues to be tormented at Wangcun Forced Labor Camp in Zibo City, Shandong Province. Gaomi City practitioner Zhang Shihui remains imprisoned at Qingdao Forced Labor Camp in Shandong Province.
14. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Yuan Suzhi from Yuanjiazhuang in Linwu Town Arrested and Fined
Around June 20, 2004, officers from the Linwu Town Police Station and Anqiu Police Department abducted practitioner Yuan Suzhi from Yuanjiazhuang in Linwu Town, Anqiu City, Shandong Province. The officers also ransacked Yuan's home, confiscated Falun Dafa books as well as printed matter explaining the truth about Falun Gong. Yuan Suzhi is being held at the Anqiu Detention Center.
15. [Shangqiu City, Henan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Li Jingyun Arrested Prior to October 1st National Day
On the morning of September 30, practitioner Li Jingyun, who is quite elderly, was arrested by undercover police officers while he was raising public awareness about Falun Gong. Mr. Li was sent to the Shangqiu City Detention Center.
Relevant telephone numbers of individuals responsible for this case:
Country code: 86; City code: 370
Zhao Zili, head of the detention center: cellular, 86-13903706515;
Du Yuxing, Shangqiu City "610 Office": office, 3288161; home, 2628888; cellular, 86-13837066166;
Shi Weiliang, Liangyuan District "610 Office": home, 2211566; cellular, 86-13937066909;
Jiao Xianzhi, Liangyuan District "610 Office": home, 2702582; cellular, 86-13569391919;