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Latest News from China - August 22, 2005

Aug. 31, 2005

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  1. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Supplemental Information About the Death of Practitioner Kang Yunling
  2. [Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Qi Fengchen Hospitalized After Cruel Torture at Hulan Prison
  3. [Hong'an City, Hubei Province] Peng Lihua Has Been Held at Several Locations and Tortured
  4. [Loudi City, Hunan Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced for Making Falun Dafa Truth-Clarifying Materials
  5. [Guizhou Province] Police Arrest Practitioner Dr. Yao Junjing Who is Currently in Critical Condition
  6. [Dujun City, Guizhou Province] Wu Jingzhen and Jiang Yulian Arrested for Clarifying the Truth of Falun Dafa
  7. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Three Years of Imprisonment for Posting Stickers Reading "Falun Dafa is Great"
  8. [Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province] Gao Xiaotong and Wang Guangfen Arrested While Distributing Truth-Clarifying Materials
  9. [Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province] Information About Several Practitioners Under Persecution
  10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Li Peicai Arrested

1. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Supplemental Information About the Death of Practitioner Kang Yunling

Mr. Kang Yunling, 36 years old, lives in the No. 3 Group, No. 11 Xining Street, the Longshan District. Kang Yunling began practicing Falun Gong in 1993. After the persecution started, he persisted in clarifying the truth of Falun Gong to people. On July 5, 2005 he took a bus from Liaoyuan City to Dongfeng County and brought some truth-clarifying material with him. After he got off the bus, two people from the county police station, Wei Dong and another person by the last name of Yu, arrested and beat him. Later, Mr. Kang was held at the Dongfeng County Detention Center, where he staged a hunger strike in protest.

After 20 days, for fear of taking responsibility, personnel at the detention center released Mr. Kang after forcing his family to hand in 2,000 yuan for bail. Kang Yunling was extremely weak and was close to death. After he returned home, the police harassed him numerous times. Kang Yunling was compelled to leave home and live a homeless life. At around 12:00 a.m. on August 18, 2005, Kang Yunling passed away.

2. [Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Qi Fengchen Hospitalized After Cruel Torture at Hulan Prison

According to reliable sources, four practitioners from Yuquan Town, including Mr. Qi Fengchen and Zhang Guangli, are now being held at the No. 7 Ward, Hulan Prison. Altogether 25 practitioners are being held in this ward. Qi Fengchen is presently suffering cruel torture. The detailed situation is unknown. It is only known at present that he has been sent to a hospital.

Relevant telephone numbers:

(Country code: 86, area code: 451)

Hulan Prison: 57304738
Deputy Warden, Hulan Prison: 57304313

Mailing address for the Hulan Prison: Mailbox 803, Yaobao Township, Hulan District, Harbin City, P. R. China. Postal code: 150521

3. [Hong'an City, Hubei Province] Peng Lihua Has Been Held at Several Locations and Tortured

At 3:30 p.m. on April 4, 2005, special agents from the National Security Bureau, together with police from the Qiaokou District Police Vice Squad and Liji Street Police Station, arrested five practitioners including Ms. Peng Lihua from No. 4 Changjiang Lane, Hanzheng Street, the Qiaokou District.

Peng Lihua staged an eight-day hunger strike to protest the unlawful detention. Her life was in jeopardy. The police forced her family to hand in money to send Peng Lihua for emergency medical treatment, but forbade her family to see her. Ms. Peng was sent to an unknown hospital; however, even before she recovered, she was sent to the Tangxunhu Brainwashing Class. After that, Ms. Peng was sent to the Hongshan District No. 1 Women's Prison. To date, her family has been forbidden to visit her.

4. [Loudi City, Hunan Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced for Making Falun Dafa Truth-Clarifying Materials

Around July 2005, local police in Loudi City, Hunan Province arrested practitioner Ms. Peng Dongmei when she was passing truth-clarification materials to another practitioner at her shop. The arrest came after lengthy round-the-clock surveillance and tracking of Ms. Peng Dongmei and the truth-clarifying materials production site she ran. Three practitioners were arrested with her at the same time, including a professor from Loudi Normal College. The Loudi City Court sentenced the four practitioners from four to seven years of imprisonment.

5. [Guizhou Province] Police Arrest Practitioner Dr. Yao Junjing Who is Currently in Critical Condition

Practitioner Dr. Yao Junjing is an employee of the Liyang Factory in Pingba. In October 2004, special agents from the Anshun State Security Department arrested and inhumanly tortured Dr. Yao. As he had severe health problems, his work unit bailed him out; however, shortly after, police arrested him again and his life is in peril now.

Dr. Yao Junjing was released on bail for medical reasons because the Party wanted to use his expertise to complete an important scientific aeronautics project, which is now completed. As a result, on July 20, 2005, the police imprisoned him again with the excuse that he refused to write the Three Statements. Yao Junjing has been on a hunger strike in protest of the unlawful detention. At present, he is in critical condition and is undergoing emergency care in the No. 303 Hospital affiliated with the Guizhou City Aeronautic Company.

6. [Dujun City, Guizhou Province] Wu Jingzhen and Jiang Yulian Arrested for Clarifying the Truth of Falun Dafa

Practitioner Wu Jingzhen, an employee of the Railway System Service Company, and Jiang Yulian, a self-employed tailor, were clarifying the truth of Falun Dafa in Muochong. Personnel from the Muochong Police Station arrested them. Wu Jingzhen's home was ransacked. Both practitioners are presently being held at Dujun City Detention Center.

7. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Three Years of Imprisonment for Posting Stickers Reading "Falun Dafa is Great"

On April 10, 2005, when practitioners Zhao Derong, Zhou Honglan and Ms. Liang Yufeng from the Jiangyang District, Luzhou City went to post stickers reading "Falun Dafa is Great" at a mine, personnel from the State Security Department in the Jiangyang District arrested and put them in the Naxi Detention Center. On August 18, the Jiangyang District Procurator's Office and Court sentenced the practitioners to three years.

8. [Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province] Gao Xiaotong and Wang Guangfen Arrested While Distributing Truth-Clarifying Materials

On July 7, 2005, plainclothes officers arrested practitioners Ms. Gao Xiaotong, in her 60s, and Ms. Wang Guangfen, in her 40s, from the Laoying Mountain area when the two practitioners were distributing Falun Dafa truth-clarifying materials. Their whereabouts are unknown so far. The local people saw that Gao Xiaotong's home was ransacked, as was Wang Guangfen's home on the same day. Jiang Xianpan, Gao Xiaotong's husband, is also a practitioner and works at the Laoying Mountain Mine. Rumor has it that her husband has been arrested as well.

9. [Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province] Information About Several Practitioners Under Persecution

Ms. Liu Wei, 30 years old, is from Lalin Town, Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province. She was sentenced to four years of imprisonment for practicing Falun Gong and is currently being detained at the Xinxiang City Women's Prison in Henan Province. On April 25, 1999, Ms. Liu and all her family members went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. Afterwards, personnel from the local government, the 610 Office and from the police department fined them over 20,000 yuan more than once, which brought the family severe financial problems. Liu Wei was pregnant at the time, but the local police monitored her nonetheless. She did not receive proper prenatal care during this time. In addition, her family members were also persecuted, which worried Ms. Liu a lot. The baby was delivered prematurely, by Cesarean section, but died just 12 hours after birth.

Mr. Yin Bo, 29 years old, is from Anjia Town, Wuchang City. In December 2001 he was sentenced to three years of imprisonment at the Jianxi District Court in Luoyang City, Henan Province because of his practice of Falun Gong. Mr. Yin is currently detained at the Zhengzhou City Prison.

Mr. Liu Xiaozhong, 60 years old, is from Lalin Town, Wuchang City. He is a senior mechanical engineer employed at the 8233 factory. Mr. Liu was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment, and is currently incarcerated at the Zhengzhou City Prison.

Ms. Xu Shukun, 60 years old, is from Lalin Town, Wuchang City. She is a teacher at Lalin Town's No. 5 Secondary School. Personnel in the city police department put her into a forced labor camp for one year. Later, the Jianxi District Court sentenced her to seven years in prison. Ms. Xu is presently being held at the Xinxiang City Women's Prison.

10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Li Peicai Arrested

At about 1:00 p.m. on August 15, 2005, Teng Zuwei, the principal of Changle County's No. 4 Secondary School, led three people and broke into practitioner Mr. Li Peicai's house. They asked, "Are you a Communist Party member?" Li replied, "I used to be, but now I am not. I have quit the Communist Party." Immediately a man beat him and forcibly took him away. They also searched his house and confiscated Dafa books and his salary card.

Several days ago, the school organized activities to reinforce the leadership of the evil Party, but Li Peicai saw through the evil essence of the Communist party and handed over his declaration to quit the Communist party. Thus, he was arrested.

Teng Zuwei, the principal of Changle County's No. 4 Secondary School: 86-536-6921737

August 21, 2005