(Clearwisdom.net)
1. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Detention of Dafa Practitioners Wang Fengtong and Ren Guizhi
Practitioner Ms. Wang Fengtong is a retired employee from Benxi City's Beitai Steel and Iron Factory. On May 29, 2003 policemen from the Beitai vice squad and the Beitai Police Station arrested her at home. She has been sentenced to two years of forced labor at the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.
Dafa practitioner Ms. Ren Guizhi's home is located on Liutang Street, Xihu District, Benxi City. In 2003 police broke into and ransacked her home, and confiscated Dafa materials and Teacher's articles. They staked out her house but didn't catch her. After living in exile for several months, Ren Guizhi returned home this year. On February 25, 2004 policemen from the Liutang Street Residential Administrative Committee and the Hexi Police Station came to her house to harass her. Ms. Ren Guizhi clarified the truth of Falun Gong to them. At 9:00 a.m. on February 27, policemen from the Hexi Police Station arrested her at home. Her whereabouts are currently unknown.
2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Dafa Practitioner Xu Yanchun Placed Under Surveillance
Dafa practitioner Xu Yanchun is a retired teacher from Sichuan Normal University's Affiliated Junior High School. On June 28, 2000, when he was about to retire, Xu Yanchun went to Beijing to validate Dafa. He was detained for over a month, only because he said some fair words for Falun Gong. He suffered all kinds of torture during his detention. Later on, he was sent back to the school. The school authorities withheld over 6,000 Yuan (1) from him, including salary and bonus. Xu Yanchun has also been put under surveillance, and his professional accreditation was taken away.
One of the direct persecutors is Liu Xuebao, principal of Sichuan Normal University's Affiliated Junior High School.
3. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Police Arrest Dafa Practitioners Ms. Wang Cuilan and Ms. Zheng Xiuqin
While Liang Yuhai, Political Committee Secretary from Kangbao County, Zhangjiakou City, was traveling on the county roads, he saw some banners that read, "Falun Dafa is Good" on both sides of the road in the south of the county. He furiously went back to the County Political Committee and urgently called a meeting with related department officials. He harshly criticized the officials from the Political & Judiciary Committee and the Police Department. After this meeting, on February 6, 2004 the Kangbao County Police Department rounded up Dafa practitioners throughout the county.
One group of policemen went to the home of two Dafa practitioners. Discovering no one at home, they immediately started ransacking the place. Later, they went to practitioner Ms. Wang Cuilan's home in the Beiguan District, and abducted Wang Cuilan and practitioner Ms. Zheng Xiuqin, who happened to be visiting Wang. The police kicked and punched the practitioners, and ransacked the house. They confiscated a bank deposit book that contained 6,000 Yuan. They attempted to extort a confession from Wang's 13 year old son by beating him up, and also did the same to Wang's husband, attempting to get information about Wang Cuilan.
Responsible personnel and work unit:
Country code: 86, area code: 313
Liang Yuhai: 5512124 (Office)
Kangbao County's Government:
Office of Secretary: 5512859
Administrative Office: 5512222
Kangbao County's Police Department:
Office of Director: 5518018
Political & Security Section: 5518021
Detention Center: 5511789
4. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Arrest of Practitioner Gao Guiyun
At around 10:00 a.m. on February 27, 2004 practitioner Ms. Gao Guiyun from Sanhe City's Shuijuyang Clinic was arrested at her work unit. It was said that someone from her work unit reported her to police.
5. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Arrest of Practitioner Zhang Wenyuan
Wang Zhongwei, the director of Lingyuan City's Prison Regulation and Education Center, also called No. 10 Middle School, forced practitioner Dafa Zhang Wenyuan, to do something against his will. Mr. Zhang, 50, is a teacher at the No. 10 Middle School. The officials compelled him to write a "guarantee statement" to give up his beliefs. Since he firmly practices Falun Gong, he refused to do so. Since Zhang refused to write the "guarantee statement", he was sent to the Linghe Police Office's brainwashing class. At present, he is being held at the No. 3 Detention Center.
Related Phone Numbers:
Liu Shaoyun and Zhao Guangyou, "610 Office" (1) in Prison
Administration Office, 86-421-6823922
Liang Guozong: 86-421-6881277, 86-421-6810660 (Home), 86-13704211610 (Cell)
6. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Lawless Officers from the Wafangdian Police Precinct Arrest Three Dafa Practitioners
On the morning of February 24, 2004 five officers from the Wafangdian Police Precinct broke into Dafa practitioner Mr. Du Xiangcheng's home, and arrested him along with and his son Du Haichun and Chen Yufeng. They are being detained at Lingyuan City's No. 1 Detention Center.
Phone number for the Wafangdian Police Precinct: 86-421-6420055
7. [Meihekou City, Jilin Province] A Large Number of Truth-Clarifying Banners Appear in Hongmei Town
During the Lantern Festival of 2004 Dafa practitioners from Hongmei Town, Meihekou City, Jilin Province hung up over 300 truth-clarifying banners. On the banners was written, "Falun Dafa Is the Righteous Fa," "Restore Master's Reputation," "Treating Dafa With Kindness Will Bring a Good Future," "The World Needs Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" and "Bring Jiang to Justice". Some taxi drivers stopped their cars and read these banners; other people were pushing bicycles while reading the words on the banners. Several banners hung there for two days before being taken down.
(1) Yuan: Chinese currency, 500 Yuan is the average monthly income for a worker in urban areas of China.
February 29, 2004