The Facts of the Persecution of Falun Gong -- April 8, 2006
Issued by Clearwisdom Net

Content

- Missing Falun Gong Practitioners from Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei and Heilongjiang Provinces
- Practitioner Ms. Cheng Chunmin Is Missing from the Shuanghe Forced Labor Camp in Qiqihar City
- Qinhuangdao Practitioner Mr. Hong Fei's Death After Being Arrested
- Exposing the Gross Abuse of Women Falun Gong Practitioners at the Guangxi Province Women's Forced Labor Camp, Part 3
- The Harassment and Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioner Jia Jinfeng of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province
- Practitioners Stripped and Left to Freeze in the Wanjia Labor Camp
- Additional Persecution News from China - March 18, 2006

Missing Falun Gong Practitioners from Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei and Heilongjiang Provinces

Jin Yan from Jilin City has been missing since 2002

Jin Yan, female, 48 years old, is from Jilin City, Jilin Province. She started practicing Falun Gong in 1995. On April 1, 2002 she went to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong. Ever since then, her whereabouts has been unknown.

Zhang Wenliang from Zunhua City, Hebei province, went to Beijing to appeal in 2000, has not returned

Zhang Wenliang, male, born in October 1945, is from Zunhua City. In early November 2000, he went to Beijing to clarify the truth about Falun Gong but has not returned since then.

Li Ruihuan from Shijiazhuang City has been missing for over 4 years

Liu Ruihuan, female, in her 60's, is from Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Her address is 42-5-301, the Huaxing Neighborhood. On January 13, 2002, she went to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong. The police arrested and severely beat her and placed her in the Fengtai Detention Center. Her whereabouts is unknown.

Anshan Detention Center in Liaoning Province used to imprison many practitioners who refused to tell their names, who are now missing

On December 8, 2000, I went to Tiananmen Square in Beijing to appeal. After unfolding a banner, the police arrested and locked me up inside a police car, where I was brutally beaten. After that, I was escorted to a large room in the basement of the local Tiananmen Police Station. About 100 practitioners were present. The police said that they could arrest more than 1,000 practitioners daily. Afterwards, the practitioners were taken away by agents from various local police stations.

I was interrogated by police from the Tianqiao Police Station for 24 hours. Then I was transferred to the Congwen Police Station in Beijing. There they detained even more practitioners. In the evenings, the cell floors were full of sleeping people. About two weeks later, we were put into several buses. Each one of us had an armed police officer standing right beside us.

Our bus took us to the Tangshan City Police Department, and that same night I was sent to the Fengrun County Detention Center. Since the police at the Tiananmen Square beat me and caused me internal injuries and blood in my urine, I told them my address. The local police came to take me back. There were two fellow practitioners with a northeastern accent holding a hunger strike at the Fengrun County Detention Center, and I don't know where they were sent.

To resist the persecution, the Falun Gong practitioners who went to Beijing refused to tell their names and addresses to the authorities at the time. Therefore, the local liaison offices in Beijing and practitioners' family members often went to the detention centers in Beijing to look for those they knew. Once they found the practitioners from their local areas, the practitioners would be brutally beaten. Local police took those practitioners back to their hometowns. Then the practitioners would be subjected to even more severe persecution.

However, the whereabouts of those practitioners who refused to tell their names is unknown.

A female practitioner who lives next door to us did not tell her name. They detained her in the Tuanhe Labor Camp in Beijing for a year. A practitioner who went to Beijing with me was locked up at the Anshan Detention Center in Liaoning Province. Because she later had high blood pressure and was about to die, she told her name and address and was taken home. She told me that there were still many practitioners at the Anshan Detention Center who did not tell their names. We do not know their current circumstances, or if any of them have been transferred to the Sujiatun Concentration Camp and murdered.

Looking for the whereabouts of practitioners Liu Bogang and Liu Lijun from Qiqihar City

Practitioners Liu Bogang and Yang Lijun (female) from Fularji District in Qiqihar City were arrested on December 7, 2004. One practitioner had seen Liu Bogang at the Fularji Detention Center. Someone also called Liu Bogang's home, asking his family members to send money to Liu Bogang. In addition, Yang Lijun's ex-husband told her current husband that both Liu Bogang and Yang Lijun had been sentenced to prison terms. In about September 2005, Liu Bogang's wife went to the Fularji Detention Center to get information about Liu. She was told that the detention center was under renovation and Liu had been transferred to the Qiqihar City Detention Center. It has been over a year since then, and none of the family members of the two have been able to find or see them.

Practitioner Mao Cuilan from Shenyang City has been missing for over a month

Mao Cuilan lives inside the Fengcheng Public Transportation Apartment Complex in the Dadong District in Shenyang city. She has been missing since February 20, 2006. On February 20, Mao Cuilan went out with another practitioner to clarify the truth about Falun Gong. They were reported and arrested by agents from the Xindong Police Station. On February 21, 2006, the other practitioner was released, but Mao Cuilan has not returned.

Practitioner Ms. Cheng Chunmin Is Missing from the Shuanghe Forced Labor Camp in Qiqihar City

After reading about the atrocity of the Sujiatun Concentration Camp, I thought of practitioner Ms. Cheng Chunmin.

I was illegally detained in the Shuanghe Forced Labor Camp in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province, in 2001. The forced labor camp used collaborators to besiege those practitioners who did not want to be "transformed." They were required to listen to false reasoning and evil teachings. The camp separated practitioners into different cells. The labor camp ordered criminal inmates to monitor and control practitioners. The guards made practitioners sit on metal chairs. The guards tortured practitioners with electric batons and forced feeding. The guards would not allow practitioners to contact or meet with their family members.

In 2002, the Shuanghe Forced Labor Camp detained over 20 female practitioners who were firm in their belief. The No. 1 Team detained them in the No. 7 and No. 9 prison rooms. Ms. Cheng Chunmin, ten other firm practitioners, and I were detained in the No. 9 room.

Once some people from above came to inspect the work in the forced labor camp. We were transferred to a dismal and extremely cold cellar, which was used to store winter vegetables for the Shuanghe Forced Labor Camp. Even the guards could not stand the cold and were constantly calling someone to ask when the inspection would end. At that time, we got to know why we were taken to that dismal cellar.

In 2003, after the so-called "Spring Thunder Mission," which was intended to persecute practitioners, the Shuanghe Forced Labor Camp locked Ms. Cheng in solitary confinement to reinforce the "transformation." It was said that Ms. Cheng tore up the document that she signed earlier during forced brainwashing. The guards tied her onto an iron chair to torture her until she lost consciousness. The guards still did not succeed. She was tall and thin before. After the persecution, she became even thinner.

Afterwards, Ms. Cheng was detained separately. I have no idea what kind of persecution she went through. She was illegally detained for three years, which was longer than my detention time. Later on, I did not hear any news about her.

I hope someone who knows will report more about her situation.

Record of persecution towards Ms. Cheng Chunmin:

Ms. Cheng Chunmin, 44 years old, is from Yi'an county, Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province. Before July 20, 1999, she had a small business in Langfang City, Hebei Province. After the persecution began, she was taken to the Tangshan Forced Labor Camp because she firmly believed in Falun Gong. In the beginning of 2002, Ms. Cheng was detained at the Yuecheng Brainwashing Center in Langfang City. Later on, police officer Yan Zhen and others from the Langfang City Police Department sent her to her hometown in Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province.

Later on, Ms. Cheng Chunmin was sentenced to three years of forced labor by the Yi'an County Police Department in Qiqihar City. In the Shuanghe Forced Labor Camp, she suffered constantly from the guards' brutal persecution because she would not give up her belief. She was placed in solitary confinement and was forced to attend brainwash sessions. She had to do slave labor. The guards put her on an iron chair and tortured her. The solitary confinement cell was humid with no sunlight. In the winter, it was extremely cold. The heater was not working at all. The bedding had mold and smelled like someone had wet the bed. One could squeeze water out of the cushion. In the summer, it was hot and stuffy with no ventilation. Mosquitoes covered the wall and the floor. She had to use cold water to wash her clothes and take a bath, all in the same room.

Nobody knows her current whereabouts.

Qinhuangdao Practitioner Mr. Hong Fei's Death After Being Arrested

Mr. Hong Fei, 21, was handsome and intelligent. He was the only child in his family. During his time in college, he had a very serious kidney problem and was forced to quit school and stay home. Mr. Hong said that he really wanted to recover quickly to go back to the university, so he began practicing Falun Gong, and his kidney problem greatly improved.

Falun Gong not only has five sets of gentle exercises but, more importantly, encourages one to improve personal characters, that is, to be a good person by following the principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance," to let go of selfishness, and to consider others at all times to upgrade one's character. The supplementary exercises are practiced to achieve a healthy body. This was articulated by the founder of Falun Gong when he taught the principles of Falun Gong in Mainland China. Zhuan Falun states:

"If you cannot relinquish the attachment or concern for illness, we cannot do anything and will be unable to help you."

However, before practicing Falun Gong, many practitioners with serious problems or incurable illnesses have relinquished their concerns about illness. They really followed the tenets in Zhuan Falun to be a better person. They regained their health almost without noticing it.

Recently Mr. Hong's health considerably worsened. He thought that this was so because he had not completely relinquished his concern for illness. Thus, he went to practitioner Wu Wenjin's home to study the principles of Falun Gong and practice the exercises together. Mr. Wu Wenjin's oldest brother, Wu Wenfeng, had become blind in the 1970s, and since then, he lost joy and happiness as well. He felt sad and then despaired. Eventually he felt numb until he practiced Falun Gong. He found that this practice was very good. What he was perplexed about before was answered in the book. Smiles reappeared on his face.

Mr. Hong had never thought that he would leave his parents forever after being illegally arrested at around 8 p.m. on March 7, 2006. At the instigation of Lu Pin, a member of Qinhuangdao National Security Group, Wang Mingxue of the Daonan Police Station, Li of the Meichang District Residential Committee, and others illegally broke into Wu Wenjin's house and arrested two people inside. Because Mr. Hong was very weak, he was frightened and became physically incapacitated. However, the authorities still dragged him into the vehicle. On the way to the station they discovered that Mr. Hong was dying and could not be saved. They were afraid of being held responsible, so they threw him to the side of a road in the Meichang District and used a quilt to cover him. Afterwards, Daonan Police Station officials lied and said that someone had reported his death. They didn't notify his family until then.

The police threw Mr. Hong Fei away like a piece of trash in the dark of night on a cold street in the chilly wind to pass the final moments of his life.

I wonder, when the young police officer, Wang Xueming, returned home and saw his mother being busy cooking food, did he think about Hong Fei's mother, who would have cooked the food her son would never eat? When Lu Pin of the National Security Group shared a happy time with his college age son, did he ever think that there had been no last chance for Hong Fei's father to say a word to his son before he passed away? History will record these people's names and crimes!

Wu Wenfeng and Wu Wenjin were taken away at the same time on March 7, 2006, and their whereabouts are currently unknown. Kindhearted people, please pay attention to Falun Gong practitioners who are still being persecuted and work together to stop this brutal persecution!

Exposing the Gross Abuse of Women Falun Gong Practitioners at the Guangxi Province Women's Forced Labor Camp, Part 3

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Part 1: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2006/4/6/71659.html
Part 2: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2006/4/7/71703.html

3. Slave labor

Guangxi Women's Forced Labor Camp uses inmates for slave labor. To maximize productivity, they tie slave labor performance to the possibility of early release from the forced labor camp. Those who work fast and meet the quota may receive points toward an early release. Those who work slow and cannot meet the quotas will have points deducted and their terms extended. It is not unusual to see inmates working with intravenous feeding lines on their arms. The guards make them work as long as they can move their feet or hands. Human lives do not mean anything there. Some people get very sick or are worked to death, and some commit suicide. Because of the bonus point system, the promise of an early release and the fear of punishment, many inmates drive themselves very hard at the expense of their own health. In the No.1 Group, several inmates suffered bladder and urinary tract stones because they do not urinate or defecate to earn extra points.

Most inmates in the groups are drug addicts and prostitutes. Most of them have been in and out of forced labor camps, but have not changed for the better. They have been made into obedient slave laborers and vicious human beings. Because of conflicts of interest, fighting and obscene language are common occurrences in the workshops, dormitories, washroom, and other places. Even during quiet time, nothing is accomplished without a fight. With personal survival at stake, the demon nature in human beings manifests. Such an environment makes the inmates inhuman, and they commit countless evil deeds. They become greedy, jealous, and gossipy, and yet in front of the guards, they are submissive and complimentary. To win bonus points, some of the inmates will do anything to torture practitioners. Some work as spies for the guards, making life much more difficult for practitioners.

There is a system called "Five Compliances," which is tied to the benefits and rewards. If one has not broken the five compliance over the course of a year, one may receive some bonus points, called safety points, at the end of the year. However, Falun Gong practitioners cannot get these points, and if one practitioner breaks a rule, all practitioners suffer.

The five compliances include, no escape attempt, no suicide attempt, no self-inflicted injuries, no major safety accidents, and so on. They have these rules, since because of the nearly-unbearable pressure many inmates (non-practitioners) have accidents. After someone jumped out of the building to commit suicide, the authorities put an iron rail in the hallway, from the floor to the roof. Then, people jumped down the stairs. So they built rails up to the roof, along the stairs. Then people tried to commit suicide by swallowing iron items. As a result, scissors are required to be returned to quality control at the end of the day. Once, two drug addicts from the No.2 Group had a conflict and one was badly injured, but the aggressor was released home secretly. Somehow he had passed the yearly five compliance tests. The incident was covered up.

Everyone is being overworked and is on a tight daily schedule. Inmates suffer from sleep deprivation. Everyone feels the pressure and no one knows when they can go to bed on any given day. Often inmates work close to 20 hours non-stop. Some get only three hours of sleep. Some have to work overnight or non-stop for several days and nights to meet a deadline. It's rare that one can have a nap at noon. One gets off from work for eating, going to the bathroom and to take a shower. But, everyone is given only limited time for any of these functions.

They call work, "getting on the machine" and finishing work "getting off the machine." A monetary value is put on every order. For example, the processing cost for a shirt is 30 yuan. But, on paper the inmates get only 15 yuan. No true money changes hands. However, if one makes a mistake, one has to pay for the damage. At the labor camp, you have to pay for all daily necessities, even for the tools. For example, it costs one yuan to buy a needle and five yuan to buy a pair of collapsible scissors. Those who do not have money have to earn it as labor for other inmates, such as carrying things for others, washing others' clothes and dishes, and so on, to get money to buy daily necessities. Every inmate is given a quota each month. If one fails to meet the quota, one will be punished. Punishment includes extended terms, humiliation, running around a field, and sleep and shower deprivation. But the quota is so high that it cannot be met. If it is met, the quota will be higher the next month.

The slave labor is mainly manual labor, including:

1. Crocheting shoes, headscarves, and hair bands.

2. Needlework, which could be embroidery on leather shoes, sewing beads, sewing sparkling pieces onto clothing, embroidering wedding gowns, stringing beads to make necklaces, and embroidering jeans. One of the more difficult tasks is making "pineapple shirts," without damaging the cloth. A thread is used to tie up the bulge, which has to be concise and even. The end product is slightly bigger than a palm and then the manufacturer will do the finishing. It's very difficult to make, even if one takes great care.

3. Assembling colored lights, which has several steps, including pulling the main wire, installing the plug and stringing the bulbs. These tasks are hard on the hands and often injure the hands. It is physically taxing to pull the wire and put in even a single plug. Although stringing bulbs looks simple, one has to meet a large quota of 5,000 to 10,000 completed pieces per day.

4. Weaving waistbands, making baskets, sorting beans and scraping books. One of the waistband tasks is very filthy. One will be covered in dust. Once, Ms. Tan Zezhen was spotted washing her hands and she got water on her clothes. The guards scolded her for this and deducted points.

Many manufacturers and businesses send their technical staff to the forced labor camp to supervise. Many products such as assembled lights are for export. Many detention centers and prisons in the Guanxi Zhuang Ethnicity Autonomous Region have long-term contracts. Even men shiver at the thought of being assigned to assemble colored lights.

Manual labor is hard on the hands, eyes and attention span. After a short while, one's fingers will hurt or swell. Many people suffer injuries to their hands. Fingers may become deformed and/or blistered. Many inmates have band-aids around their fingers at all times. As the lighting is very poor, many people are losing their eyesight. A young practitioner from Baise City, Liang Yanhong, had her eyesight damaged as a result of slave labor and could no longer do embroidery work. Therefore, she was put in charge of embroidery frames. Ms Yu Ping from Luwu Township, Lingshan County, Yinzhou City, had become blind by the time she was released from the labor camp in 2005. Some people's hair turned gray. To make more profit, the forced labor camp accepts contracts that require a lot of work. They accept work that requires quick turnover and exceptional skill. As soon as one learns one craft, one has to learn another. Normally one has to work over 10 hours. Sometimes, one has to work overtime until midnight, or through the night, with no break on the weekends. All statutory holidays are used to catch up on work. Due to extreme fatigue, you will see inmates fall asleep on the tables, benches and floors, even during 5-minute or 10-minute breaks.

Each day, they do roll call 7-8 times. One has to assemble twice on the field, once in the morning and once in the evening. Even if one is sick one has to participate. Even on weekends one cannot escape from that. One generally has to assemble outside unless it is raining very hard. Then, one assembles in the workshop or in the dorm. Inmates sit on a small bench, and when their name is called, they stand up and answer the call. It takes a while for them to go through several hundred people like this. Some people fall asleep, which is not allowed. Some use the time to catch up on work so that they can meet their quota. To make more money, the labor camp increases the quota at will. In this situation, one has to work even on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Some time they change the place for roll call to the workshop so practitioners can continue to work.

As a result of the slave labor, inmates are extremely fatigued and stressed out. Along with the horrible living and working conditions, every second is unbearable. All firm practitioners have been assigned to different groups. They have a difficult situation, as they get extra work, which cannot be completed, even though they do not eat, or sleep. The police said, "You guys are extraordinary, so you have to do extraordinary work." If the practitioners are perceived to be working too slowly, guards will swear at them. If they cannot complete the work, they are not allowed to shower or sleep. Points are taken away and terms extended, or they are forced to stand in the baking sun or pouring rain to "reflect." Once, the team leader scolded one of the practitioners who fell asleep on the table due to sleep deprivation. Another practitioner Mou Linmao refused to do hard labor; therefore, the guards distributed her quota to all the other people in the team to incite anger towards practitioners.

Practitioners who were in the 3rd Group before the reassignments were brainwashed and forced to do slave labor at the same time. Every practitioner has a quota. One practitioner from Wuhan City was very sick and had serious heart problems, but the labor camp refused to release her until much later. A few other senior practitioners were also very sick, however, they were forced to work every day. They were released only after a long time. Two teenage practitioners, Zhong Yanjun and Long Yunzhi, were also forced to work over time and/or overnight.

The following are some examples of slave labour:

Making Christmas trees

Time: No.1 Group began at the end of August, 2000, and it lasted 6-8 weeks

Procedures:

1. Take a dozen plastic sticks and bundle them with tape. Then attach plastic leaves to make the branches.

2. Bundle pine tree branches with tape over and over again to make a pine tree. Starting from the top of the tree more branches are needed as one progresses toward the bottom. The lengths of the branches are different for different layers and one has to be accurate. The branches at the same level have to line up. The trunk has to be solid when done. Quality control staff will shake the trunk and make sure that it does not change shape. Otherwise, it does not meet the requirement. After assembly, they plug it in to make sure the plastic lights up as it should.

When we started making Christmas trees, inmates were not allowed to take a nap at noon. They get up at 5:40 a.m. After washing up, roll call and breakfast, they were at the workshop until 2 a.m. in the morning. After a period of time, they conceded that those who could complete 30 trees could take a nap at noon. Once, a guard named Yao arbitrarily announced that if her requirements were not met, inmates could not take a shower. It was very hot and humid, and there were no windows in the workshop, except a few electric fans. The workshop was full of people. Inmates work for over 10 hours inside that room. Other than eating meals, showering and going to the washroom, there is no other break. Everyone was sweating, with shirts sticking to his or her back. They had to wait until 2 a.m. in the morning to wash their faces and yet, because they did not meet Yao's requirement, no one was allowed to shower. Incidentally, they had to empty buckets of water down the drain. One of them tried to wet her towel to wipe her face and body, but was spotted by the guards, scolded and driven away.

Embroidering Shoes

These shoes are for export. After the inmates finish the embroidery, the shoes are taken back to the manufacturers for painting, to have beads sewn on and soles attached. Then they will be packaged and sold internationally. This kind of work is very demanding. Many had to repeat their work before they met the criteria.

Time: from end of 2000 to early 2001, for several months.

Steps:

1. Start with the three circles in the middle; the holes in the middle of the circle have to fit a certain pattern.

The three holes on the pattern are not in the same line; with the middle one lower than the other two, which makes it difficult to embroider. If the three holes are made just a bit differently in size, it is difficult to proceed to the next step and align everything correctly. When embroidering the connections, if the thread is too tight or too relaxed, or if there is a slight shift in position, it will result in failing the quality check.

2. After the three circles are completed and connected, wings are embroidered along the sides. See picture below.

The top of the shoes

There are strict requirements for the positioning of the wings. It has to be exact, or else it will be difficult to continue with the 3rd step, or it will affect the previous steps and cause the process to have to be redone.

3. Completing the top of the shoes by embroidering the upper and lower parts

Again, the edges of the top of the shoes have to align exactly with the template - precise to the millimeter. Sometimes after the upper part was done well, stretching while embroidering the lower part might cause things to misalign. The same thing could happen if one finished the lower part first. This problem happened very frequently.

After a period of intensive training, basically as soon as someone was successful in embroidering the top of the shoe, the guards assigned an unrealistic quota. If someone could only make one piece per day, they would be given three or four pieces as a daily quota. The failure rate is the highest in embroidering the top of the shoe. Many people spend most of their time correcting mistakes. Sometimes, it took more time to correct the mistake than to start a new one. Some of the inmates were not able to finish even one piece in one day.

Black and white threads were used to embroider the shoes. Due to poor lighting, it was very hard on one's eyesight. At night, in room 29, those who were on the upper level of the bunk bed had more light, while those on the lower levels had to work in the shadows. It was even more difficult when one was using black threads. Even those aged 50-60 are forced to work like young people. The guards allowed seniors to buy eyeglasses, so they could make more profits.

Sorting beans

In 2001, the labor camp accepted a contract sorting beans. Large bags of beans were brought to the camp and dumped on the workstation tables, which had not been cleaned first. Sometimes the beans fell on the ground and they were picked up. Inmates would go to the washroom during work, but they had no water to wash their hands with. They went straight back to work and continued to sort the beans without washing their hands. Some workstations are only 2-3 meters away from the washroom.

The beans had to be separated into three piles, large, middle, and small, based on whether the beans could go through different sizes of holes at the workstation. The bad ones were thrown away. The beans could dry up and lose their water throughout the course of the day. Sometimes, even though they fit the pile in the morning, they may not fit in the afternoon. The labor camp sometimes had a different criterion than the factory. It was difficult to satisfy both, and as a result, there was a lot of repeat work.

Horrible living conditions

The labor camp is overflowing with people, and they do not have enough facilities or tools for everybody. Time restrictions imposed on the inmates make it very difficult to get anything completed. Inmates lack a sense of security, because one may get scolded or punished at any time. It's depressing and scary. People are on the brink of mental collapse. Guards are breathing down everyone's necks and rushing every one to get everything done. As a result, people are fighting for everything, including water for washing their faces. This environment has brought out the worst in human nature. Here right and wrong have been turned upside down. Everything is done to make people more evil. Violence, lies, and submissiveness are rewarded. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is attacked. Human natures are perverted. Everyday, bullying, deception, quarrels and bloody fights are common place.

At 5:40 a.m., whistles wake everyone up. (It was changed to 6:10 a.m. later). No one knows when one will have to get up. It is not unusual for people to work until 11 p.m. or 12 p.m. It seems like as soon as one lies down, the piercing whistle shatters your sleep and you becomes like a robot, grabbing what is needed and moving to where you are expected to be. One suffers serious consequences if one is too slow, such as no washroom, no face washing, loosing points and suffering reprimand. In the morning, the stairs are overflowing with people who are carrying bags, buckets and benches. They fight their way down the stairs and one overhears quarrels and swearing. They have to bring everything along, including tools, change of clothes, clothes hanger, water bucket, towels, detergent, toilet paper, dishes and chopsticks, even condiments and their own benches. The benches are so hard on the buttocks that new people find them hard to sit on. One won't feel the pain any more after sitting for a long time, as the skin toughens. Everyone has two patches of darkened tough areas on their buttocks.

As soon as inmates arrive downstairs, they have to line up to brush their teeth, wash their faces and use the washroom. Near the taps are crowds of people, who are fighting to get water and space. The washroom is about 12 square meters, with two ditches by the walls that can hold a dozen people for urinating. The shower room is designed the same way, so they are also open for use as a washroom. The washroom is filled with people. If the guards realize that Falun Gong practitioners are next to each other in the washroom, they will not allow it, even if they have waited for a long time and it is their turn. The smell in the washroom is awful. If a practitioner used water to flush, he or she would be scolded and their names recorded for future punishment. There are 800 inmates in the No.3 Group at peak times. Imagine the chaos when 800 people have to finish personal hygiene and going to the washroom within 20 minutes. Everyone is on edge.

After washing is roll call, and then breakfast. Six days a week, rice noodles are served for breakfast with a whole wheat bun on the 7th day. The rice noodles have not been soaked in hot water. Everyone is given some minced meat with soybeans to eat with it. If one dares to use hot water to soak the rice noodles, points will be deducted.

Right after breakfast, a whistle blows, which means one has to begin to work. Washroom time is between 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. For almost two hundred inmates, only 5-10 minutes are available per group to go to the washroom. After the time is up, they have to continue to work until lunch.

Lunches and suppers are the same, old boring stuff. If you want to have something different or more flavored, you need to pay. Inmates have to eat in the field squatting as there is nowhere to sit. At first, inmates were allowed to pick their own spots, but now they have to go to a designated spot and are not allowed to move around. On special holidays, rotten vegetables are sometimes used to make the so-called extra dishes.

After lunch, one continues to work. Only when there was not much work were we allowed to take a nap. That was very rare. Those that worked slowly could not take a nap even when there was not much work. They would be penalized and had to work overtime. If the group is scheduled to have a shower in the afternoon, they could take a shower; if not, they had to stay in the workshop and work until supper.

During shower time, the courtyard is noisy. Each person can have only one bucket of water for the shower, and half a bucket for washing the hair. In the winter, they can have half a bucket of hot water. It takes forever to get the water. First one has to get hot water from one of the two taps by the furnace. Then one has to take the hot water to get the cold water before one can carry all the water to the shower room. After the shower, one washes ones clothes and hangs the laundry in a designated place. Then one goes back to the workshop. The shower room is so crowded. Water splashes all over the place. When one is done, one can easily get wet from somebody else's water. Noises of fighting, water, and buckets banging into each other are everywhere. Even so, there is still a long wait to shower. One hook can have two to three people's clothes on it and one has to line up for a turn to hang clothes. The shower is a short affair, because one needs to lineup afterwards to get water to wash ones clothes. You have to wash your clothes quickly because there may not be a place to hang up your clothes after. One has to be fast with everything or you cannot finish on time. About 45 minutes is allowed for showers, washing and drying the clothes, and getting back to the workshop. But there are 100-200 people in each group and the shower room can only hold a dozen people at a time. Usually a few dozen people can be in there at the same time and it is suffocating in there. There are about 20 taps for washing the clothes and it is impossible to do a good job. Once when a senior practitioner was not able to finish her laundry in time, the guards emptied her water so that she could not continue. After the clothes have been washed, they are required to be taken to a designated place to drip because there is not enough places to lay them out. When the water is dripping, the clothes have to be bundled up, so the water can be caught in a bucket. Only when the water is sufficiently dripped, can the clothes be moved to hang on the wire. No matter whether dripping or hanging, the clothes are crammed together, making it very difficult for anything to dry. As a result, the clothes give off a very foul odor. It's not unusual that clothes get lost.

After dinner, inmates like to walk around in the field, which is the only chance to exercise. However, the guards were afraid that practitioners would talk to each other, and those who had been transformed would practice again. So they banned the walk in the field.

After dinner is the evening roll call, and then back to work. A few people may be allowed to stay to watch TV, but if it is a program that besmirches Falun Gong, everybody has to be present to be brainwashed.

When the inmates get back to their dorm, it is midnight. All bunk beds in the dorm are put together so that they can hold more people. On average, thirty people sleep in a 12-15 square meter room. For the elderly, it is very difficult to climb up and down.

When the camp is overcrowded with people, not everyone can stay in a dormitory. I can still remember the first night that I arrived at the labor camp. The courtyard was lit with only one light on a post. A number of people were being punished and had to recite the camp rules. Near the workshop of the No.2 group, a group of people were lying on a board. It looked very crowded. The guard woke up a few people to make room for me to lie down. I lay down and saw a piece of cloth over our heads as a cover. It was winter 2000. Because there was not enough room in the dormitory, the dozens of new arrivals had to sleep in the field. Every night, they had to move the boards to set up their bed (after everyone else left for their dormitory), and fold them up in the morning. When it rained, inmates had to move the workstations inside the workshop to make room for others to set up the board to sleep.

Guards at the camp intentionally make things difficult for inmates. Inmates are not allowed to use an umbrella, and there are just a dozen straw hats for everyone in the group. This is far from enough, and they are not good enough either. If it rains after the inmates get up, they are not allowed to go back to the workshop to get their straw hats, even if it pours. If it rains very hard, they may open the workshop for people to go in to eat. Inmates are supposed to carry on with their business, including washing, eating, showering, and washing their clothes in the rain.

As soon as inmates arrive at the forced labor camp, all items are confiscated. Then they have to buy them in the camp. The camp has a little store to sell daily items, which cost much more than the market price. Inmates' quilts, blankets and water buckets are confiscated when they are released, so the guards can sell them to newcomers. When inmates first arrive, all of their clothing, including sweaters, padded jacket, shoes, socks, and pants are searched by the staff and soaked in water for one week. They strip search all of the inmates before they are registered. New arrivals are interrogated, lectured, and forced to have a hair cut. After a week, the guards would call the new arrivals to take their clothes back to wash and dry them in the field. By then, the clothes have been soaking in rusty buckets for too long, and may have faded, or mixed with other colors. Then they put them out to 'dry' on the pavement where people walk on them. By then, the clothing is pretty much destroyed.

The standards for tidiness in the dormitory are very rigorous. Everyday, inmates take turns to clean the dormitory. All quilts have to be folded into squares with sharp corners. The bed sheets and pillows cannot have any crease. However, some quilts and bed pads are already very old, and it is hard to fold them into squares and pull them straight. If the guards perceive that any inmate did not do a good job, they would be punished. Also, on the shelves, all toothbrushes and mugs have to line up, and yet they are not used. They are for show. Some of the toothbrushes have not been unwrapped. All shoes under the shelves have to line up as well. When the inspectors are about to come, inmates have to repeatedly tidy up the dormitory, and sometimes, we have to replace the old toothbrushes with new ones to put on a show.

However, the living conditions inside the camp are extremely poor. The leftover bin is out in the open by the water tap. Every morning, someone from the male group comes in to shovel the leftovers to feed the pigs. The leftover tank also feeds many rats. Rats are everywhere day and night. Most of the wires have to be reconnected every morning because rats bite through them during the night. The rats can flash by on the strings and wires about one foot over people's heads. Screams are heard every now and then. At times, you can see rats climbing up someone's leg all the way to their head.

In room 29, day or night, rats are everywhere. They would go under the benches and climb onto the feet of the inmates. They would jump onto the window sill and move over to the person sitting by the window. If anybody screams, they would be scolded or recorded for punishment. At night, the rats are even more active. They would walk over people's head, hands, legs and body. Some rats bite people. Even on the hottest night, in a room with close to one hundred people, some old ladies will use a pillow, towel or clothes to cover their head before they can sleep. You can see rats make their home in inmates' weaved bags at night.

A practitioner remembers that Guangxi Women's Labor Camp is notorious for its rats. Inmates are afraid to stick their feet out at night, as the rats often bite people's toes. Many inmates' toes are injured as a result of rat bites. It is terrifying when you see rats jumping around beside the side, along the bed frames, at times over your body, face, or head. A rat bit me during my first month there. At that time, I was forced to be in the study group, where I had to memorize the prison rules, do military training, watch brainwashing videos, write responses and do hard labor. I did not finish until 2 a.m. By the time I finished going to the bathroom and went back to the dorm, it was 3 a.m. On the second day, I had to get up at 5:40 a.m. One night, after I finished at 2 a.m., I was so tired that I fell asleep right away. I never did sleep well in there because of the lack of security, the fear that I may get up too late to wash my face and brush my teeth, or the fear that I would be punished if I slept longer than allowed. I felt something biting my foot. I moved my foot, but it came back again. I was so tired that I could not open my eyes and lift my foot to drive the rat away. The following morning, I noticed many marks of the rat's teeth on my feet. The normally thick skin was gone, exposing my rosy flesh. I will never forget that hellish place. I am traumatized forever from the experience.

This unprecedented persecution of righteous faith is still going on. What I have written is just a partial account of what happened at Guangxi Women's Forced Labor Camp. Much more evil is being perpetrated secretly. However, I believe that righteousness will prevail over the evil.

The Harassment and Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioner Jia Jinfeng of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province

Falun Gong practitioner Jia Jinfeng of Xinghualin District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province was ruthlessly persecuted by the minions of Jiang Zemin. She's been continuously harassed by police ever since. She was unlawfully detained and subjected to forced labor for one year. Before the illegal arrest the police had tried numerous times to send her to a labor camp, but failed.

Jia Jinfeng started Falun Gong practice in 1998. She greatly benefited from the practice, so she appealed to the provincial government on behalf of Falun Gong during the period of July 20, 1999. She was unlawfully arrested by armed police and taken to the police station at Zai Village, Jiancaoping District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. After being forced to give her name, she was transferred and detained at the police department in Xinhualin District, Taiyuan City. Later, she was forced to reveal the name of her administrative local police station. She was then transferred to the Xinghualin District New Village Police Station, where she was interrogated until midnight and then released. From then on, police officers from the New Village Station frequently harassed her at home late at night.

On October 9, 2000, Jia Jinfeng went to Beijing to appeal and was arrested and taken to the Qianmen Police Station. Later she was detained at the Taiyuan Office in Beijing. In the end, Yan Shuanglan, the deputy chief, and two police officers from the New Village Station escorted Jia Jinfeng back to Taiyuan. They immediately transferred her to the Wankan Detention Center in Taiyuan, where she was detained for two months. Yan Shuanglan blackmailed Jia Jinfeng's family for 25,000 yuan before he would release her, and after she returned home, he still sent people to harass her frequently.

At around 10 o'clock in the morning on May 29, 2001, Yan Shuanglan brought Xue Wei from Xinghualin Police Station, along with more than twenty police officers, to ransack Jia Jinfeng's restaurant. They found Falun Gong books, exercise tapes and some Falun Gong materials there, which they piled onto a table by the front door. Seven or eight policemen then forcefully shoved her into a police car. Along the way, Jia Jinfeng continuously chanted, "Falun Dafa is good." Because the restaurant was next to the road and it was nearly noon, there were between two and three hundred people nearby who witnessed the policemen's disgusting treatment of Ms. Jinfeng. Immediately after her interrogation at the New Village Station, the police took her to the Wankan Detention Center.

On July 13 the police unlawfully sentenced Jia Jinfeng to one year of at the Xindian Women's Forced Labor Camp in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. After her release, Jia Jinfeng moved to the Tiger area of Dunhuafang in Xinghualin District, but the deputy chief Yan Shuanglan and other officers continued to harass her at her residence.

On September 2, 2002, in order to let people know the truth about Falun Gong, Jia Jinfeng went out to distribute flyers. Someone saw her and dragged her into the street. A nearby policeman saw this and arrested her, taking her to the Dunhuafang Police Station in Xinghualin District. The police unlawfully interrogated her, but she refused to answer any questions. Xue Wei from the Xinghualin Station was called in to identify her. They interrogated her for an entire day, but Jia Jinfeng still refused to answer any of their questions. On September 3 she was transferred to Wankan Detention Center.

On November 7 the police sentenced Ms. Jinfeng to three years of forced labor. The leader and two police officers escorted her to the Xindian Women's Forced Labor Camp in Taiyuan City. In the car Jia Jinfeng continuously told them the facts about Falun Gong.

When Jia Jinfeng arrived at Xindian Women's Forced Labor Camp, the doctor examined her and refused to admit her due to high blood pressure. She was then transferred back to the Dunhuafang Police Station. Later on, they sent her to a downtown hospital to check her blood pressure and found it was still high. The police didn't give up and sent her back to Xindian Women's Forced Labor Camp in the afternoon, but she was rejected again. The police went further and took her to a brainwashing center affiliated with the Zhenchengdi Men's Forced Labor Camp in Taiyuan City. The 610 Office leaders were holding a meeting at the time. The police tried to circumvent the usual process to get her into the brainwashing center, but the responsible person denied their request because they hadn't completed the proper procedures. The police still didn't stop. They went and found someone else who worked at the center. The doctor, who felt Jia Jinfeng's life was at risk due to her age and high blood pressure, eventually refused the police request for admittance.

Jia Jinfeng was finally returned to the Dunhuafang Police Station, but there wasn't enough cell space, so she was temporarily transferred to the Wankan Detention Center. The police asked the center to put her up for one night. The warden demanded they guarantee it would be for one night only. The next day around 7 p.m., the head of the Wankan Detention Center released her.

Meanwhile, the household registrar, Guo Fen, sent more than 10 people from the guard squad to stay at Jia Jinfeng's home around the clock in three shifts. They restricted her from going outside and going to the restroom, because they were afraid that she would try to escape and go to Beijing again. These gangsters stayed at her home and ate her food for one week. Zhang Huixiang from the Political Security Section of Houdunhuafang Station, household registrar Guo Feng, and He Jing went to her place to harass her from time to time.

In March 2003 Zhang Huixiang, Guo Feng and He Jing illegally brought Jia Jinfeng to the Xindian Women's Forced Labor Camp. Fortunately, she was again denied admittance.

In September 2004 Zhang Huixiang, Guo Feng, He Jing and a police driver brought Jia Jinfeng to the Xindian Women's Forced Labor Camp. Once again she was rejected due to high blood pressure. The four wouldn't give up and brought her to another downtown hospital, the Shanda Second Hospital, where she was diagnosed with high blood pressure. Afterwards they brought her back to the Dunhuafang Station. They told her to fill out some paperwork, but she refused. They asked her to pay for their meals and she refused. They finally had to send her home.

In December 2004, He Jing, along with a male policeman, harassed Jia Jinfeng again at home. They asked her if she still practiced and asked her to sign paperwork, but Jia Jinfeng refused all of their requests.

In September of 2005 the deputy chief of the New Village Police Station, Yan Shuanglan, was arrested for illegally confiscating money during an investigation. His replacement, Mr. Hao, continues to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. He and Hao harassed Jia Jinfeng at home.

This article describes the persecution Jia Jinfeng suffered from July 20, 1999 till present. The ongoing persecution by this group of Chinese Communist hoodlums has not only physically and psychologically harmed Falun Gong practitioners, but their friends and families as well.

Practitioners Stripped and Left to Freeze in the Wanjia Labor Camp

During the month of November 2005, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Song Wenjuan from Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province was tortured in the training ward at Wanjia Labor Camp and then sent to the 12th ward. The guards inhumanly tortured her for more than one month by forcing her to squat near an open window wearing only underwear. During the night, she was forced to sit on a metal chair. Along with the physical tortures and mental humiliation, collaborators mentally tortured her by forcing her write the three statements.

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Bai Xia was tortured for more than one month in the same way as Ms. Song Wenjua. The torture was imposed on her after she refused to fill out a questionnaire. At one point she caught a serious cold. The guards gave her some injections, waited until she recovered and then froze her again.

Those who tortured Ms. Song Wenjuan and Ms. Bai Xia were all female, including guards Guo Qiuli (ward head), Zhang Aihui (deputy head), Qi Fengzhi, Huo Shuping, Liu Baishui, Sha Yujin, Wang Weiwei, Li Peimo, Qiu Zu and Wang Nana, as well as collaborators Wang Liping, Wang Meifen, and others.

Additional Persecution News from China - March 18, 2006

1. [Liaoning Province] Thrombus Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine in Sujiatun District, Shenyang City, 86-24-89814515.

2. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] All Falun Gong Practitioners Detained in Daqing Forced Labor Camp Have Been Transferred

On the night of March 16, 2006, all Falun Gong practitioners (over ten) detained in Daqing City Forced Labor Camp were transferred. They did not get any advance notice. They were not required to take personal clothes or bedding. It was said that they were sent to Suihua City Forced Labor Camp. No one knows where they are now and what has happened to them.

3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Mr. Guo Baoshi and Ms. Chen Xiu Were Arrested by Officers from Police Station in Tiexi Area, Shenyang City

Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Guo Baoshi and Ms. Chen Xiu were arrested by police from the Tiexi District Department at Mr. Guo's new apartment. Ms. Chen's apartment, near the Shenyang City Union Building, was also ransacked. After Mr. Guo Baoshi and Ms. Chen Xiu were arrested, the police held them secretly without notifying their relatives or employers.
4. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Over Ten Falun Gong Practitioners from a Same Study Group in Dingjiafang Village, Jiguanshan Town Were Arrested by Police When Studying the Falun Gong Books Together on the Evening of March 13, 2006

5. [Qian'an County, Jilin Province] Two Falun Gong Practitioners Detained

On the evening of March 13, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Ren Lanfang and Ms. Wang Guizhen went to Luzi Village to pass out truth clarifying materials and were reported by Yang Xiujiang (male), the director of the village security staff. The two practitioners were illegally arrested by police from Yucheng Township, Qian'an County. They were forced to hand over all Falun Gong books. Now they are being illegally detained in the Detention Center of Qian'an City.

Related telephone numbers:
The Police Station of Yucheng Township: 86-438-8740302
Liu Wei (Head of the police station): 86-13154384688 (Cell)

6. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Ms. Ma Yan and Ms. Guo Yuxia Arrested

On March 13, 2006, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Ma Yan was reported and arrested when passing out truth clarifying materials in Xinliputun Village, Binhe Township, Nong'an County. She is now detained in the Nong'an County Detention Center.

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Guo Yuxia was reported and arrested on March 1, 2006, when passing out truth clarifying materials in Qunzhong Group, Nong'an Town. She is now detained in the Nong'an County Detention Center.

7. [Heilongjiang Province] Police Following Mr. Cheng Peiming's Family Members

On March 3, 2006, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Cheng Peiming escaped from illegal detention in Daqing Prison. The Daqing City 610 Office and Daqing Prison Administration are panicking, and avoiding responsibility. After the first week of searching failed, they began using mafia-style means to secretly follow family members of he and his wife.

There have been three to four people secretly following Mr. Cheng Peiming's brother-in-law lately. They followed him to eat dinner at the same restaurant. Another group has been walking back and forth in the Northern Market located in Ranghu Street, closely monitoring Mr. Cheng's family members.

8. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liang Runcheng Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liang Runcheng from Fengcheng City has been sentenced to two years of forced labor, and is now held in Benxi City Forced Labor Camp located in Weiningying Village, Gaotaizi Town, Mingshan District, Benxi City.

9. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Fengjun Detained in Second Ward of Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Fengjun is now detained in the First Section of the Second Ward of Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. On March 17, 2006, a fellow practitioner called the Second Ward (86-24-89210454) to ask about her. A female guard answered, "She still has a long term to serve, but has not been allowed visitors for quite a while. Maybe her direct family members can visit her, but absolutely no one else." When fellow practitioners told the guards to stop mistreating Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Fengjun and others, and that the secret Sujiatun Concentration Camp has been exposed, (including the fact that many detained Falun Gong practitioners have been sent to Sujiatun), the guards denied it in a very low voice, quickly hanging up the phone.

The Third Ward Head of Masanjia Forced Labor Camp notified all families of detained Falun Gong practitioners in early March, "the Camp is under organizational training, and all visitation will cease."

10. [Heilongjiang Province] Visitation Day in Wanjia Forced Labor Camp

On March 14, 2006, we arrived at Wanjia Forced Labor Camp at 8:40 a.m. Master Li's image was on the floor of the doorway connecting the lobby to the inner room (so that everyone had to walk over it). One male guard (number 3541035) was chatting with another male guard in the inner room. Two female guards started to register visiting family members at 9:05 a.m. There are some regular prisoners detained in the Seventh Ward. Guards did not require families of regular prisoners to slander Falun Gong and Master Li, but required all visiting families of Falun Gong practitioners to say slandering words.

11. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Another Round of Persecution Initiated by the National Security Group

The Benxi City National Security Group passed down a "List of Names of Falun Gong Practitioners" to each police station on March 14, 2006, ordering local policemen to check on Falun Gong practitioners.

12. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhao Hui Arrested

On or around February 14, 2006, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhao Huia was arrested at home, and then detained for more than ten days in the Jiaozhou City Detention Center. A 610 Office agent from Qingdao City took him to Qingdao City, but no one knows his present whereabouts.

13. [Shandong Province] Internal Documents of Persecution of Falun Gong

On March 16, 2006, a Falun Gong practitioner attended the Shandong Province CCP Political and Judiciary Committee System Meeting, and recorded the following persecution facts, "In 2005, 1039 Falun Gong incidents took place in Shandong Province, 121 groups of Falun Gong practitioners were arrested, 560,000 Falun Gong materials were collected, 1793 practitioners were detained, 62 practitioners were sentenced to prison, and 599 practitioners were sentenced to forced labor."

14. [Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province] Two Practitioners from Longjing City Arrested

Around March 7, 2006, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Shang Shuxin (in her 60s) and another practitioner (name unknown, Korean nationality) were arrested. No further information is available yet.

15. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Several Police Officers are Hiding Around Each Apartment Building in Xiguang Neighborhood

16. [Bin County, Heilongjiang Province] Six Practitioners Arrested

From 3:00 to 5:00 a.m. on March 13, 2006, Policemen from the Special Team of Bin County Department, Xicheng Station, and the National Security Group received reports, and arrested six Falun Gong practitioners, including Mr. Ni Shanpeng, Ms. Liu Fengyun, Ms. Li Shulan, Mr. Yu Shouzhu, Mr. Zhao Yifu, and another unidentified practitioner.

17. [Wucheng County, Shandong Province] Mr. Huo Limin and Others Arrested

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Huo Limin (about 33 years old) from Dongwangzhuang Township was arrested by Wucheng County policemen several days ago. His family has been extorted of five thousand yuan, but the police have still refused to release him. Three fellow practitioners from Liuguantun Village, Lijiahu Township were also arrested several days ago. They are all detained in the local detention center.

18. [Wendeng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Guofeng Arrested by 610 Office Agent

On March 16, 2006, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Jiang Guofeng from Xibo Village, Zeku Town, Wendeng City was arrested by 610 Office agent Li Yinglin (male) at the market. Her home was ransacked that same day, and police officers took her Falun Gong books.

19. [Beijing City] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Qiu Shuqin Has Been Missing Since February 28, 2006

20. [Miyun County, Beijing City] Mr. Jia Changheng Went Missing One Year Ago

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Jia Changheng from Jinpolo Village, Xiwong Town, Miyun County was arrested on March 8, 2005. His family tried to find him, but 610 Officers said they are not allowed to know his whereabouts.

21. [Beijing City] Ms. Zhang Xueqin and Her Daughter Chen Ping Arrested

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang Xueqin lives in Haidian District, and her daughter Chen Ping (also a practitioner) lives in Caochang Village. On March 14, 2006, police from Qinghe Station and Shangdi Station followed Ms. Zhang Xueqin to her daughter's home, and confiscated Ms. Chen Ping's husband's computer and some Falun Gong materials. Ms. Chen Ping's husband does not practice Falun Gong. The police arrested Ms. Zhang Xueqin and her daughter Chen Ping, and detained both in Qinghe Detention Center along with many other practitioners. Ms. Chen Ping has a kindergarten-aged son.

22. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Shengyun and Ms. Zhang Xiulan Arrested

On the evening of March 13, 2006, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Shengyun from Wangmatai Village and Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang Xiulan from Fawangtai Village (both in Fengnan District, Tangshan City) were arrested by policemen from Daodi Village while passing out truth clarifying materials.

23. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Persecution Facts of Mr. Li Tianmin

On July 20, 1999, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Tianmin from Weifang City was arrested at home, detained, and sentenced to four years in prison. He served his term in Weibei Prison until January 2003. During his prison term, his wife, Falun Gong practitioner Lou Hongmei, was sentenced to three years of forced labor, and locked up in Jinan forced Labor Camp. His sister-in-law Lou Aiqing and another practitioner, Ms. Xu Bing, were both tortured to death in the Kuiwen District Detention Center. Mr. Li Tianmin's mother experienced no sickness due to practicing Falun Gong, and she had been living happily with her son since 1995. She could not bear such huge pressure and mistreatment (her son's copy shop was destroyed by the CCP, losing the family income). Her former illnesses returned after she was threatened by multiple ransackings of her home. She hoped to see her son once before dying, but the police refused, causing her to die with both eyes open.

When he returned home, Mr. Li Tianmin's family was penniless. His father was in his 80s, and in order to survive, he helped others run a print shop. His relatives saw him riding a bike, so lent him a small car, and helped him survive.

At around 3:00 p.m. on March 13, 2006, Policeman Ding lead a group of policemen from the City Department to storm into Mr. Li's shop, ransacking it and his home. They detained him in Dongguan Police Station without finding anything they wanted. The police took his car, cell phone, mp3 player, etc. Mr. Li Tianmin managed to walk out of police custody.

24. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Seven Practitioners and Two Non-practitioners Arrested

On February 15, 2006, five Falun Gong practitioners from Yanjiao Town, Sanhe City, including Mr. Zhou Chuanzhong, his wife, their son (not a practitioner), Ms. Wang Shuhua and her husband, their son (not a practitioner), Mr. Ma Weishan, Ms. Wang Yue and her husband were arrested. Soon afterwards, a bicycle repair person (not a practitioner) was also arrested. Many practitioners are being closely monitored.

Sanhe City Police Department: 86-316-3212261, 86-316-3212391
Yanjiao Town Police Station: 86-316-3314003, 86-316-3314002, 86-316-3319999

25. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Xu Hongfeng from Pingdu City Arrested by Plain-clothed Police When Clarifying the Truth in Houguzhuang Market

26. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Nie Guojun Arrested

At around 11:00 p.m. on March 4, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Nie Guojun and Ms. Fan Meixiang from Weifang City were reported and arrested while hanging banners near the Meicun Town Government. No one knows where Mr. Nie Guojun is, but Ms. Fan Meixiang escaped the arres. She had to leave home to avoid being arrested again.

27. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhou Qingtao Arrested

At around 4:00 a.m. on March 4, 2006, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhou Qingtao (retired from the Transportation Department of Chengde City Steel Company) was arrested by police from Guoshan District when passing out Falun Gong materials. His home was ransacked. He is now detained (a 15-day term) in the 610 Office of the Steel Company.

28. [Daxing County, Beijing City] Mr. Gao Chongjiu and His Wife Arrested

On the evening of March 16, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Gao Chongjiu and his wife from Yuejiawu Village, Banbidian Township, Daxing County were both arrested by State Security agents from the Daxing County Police Department.

29. [Fengtai District, Beijing City] Ms. Yu Hongmei and Others Arrested

On the evening of March 5, 2006, policeman Chen Gang from Kandan Station of Fengtai District led a group of police from the District Department to arrest Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yu Hongmei (an older lady) from her home. Four other practitioners were also arrested. They are detained in Fengtai District Detention Center.

Policeman Chen Gang's phone number: 86-13381108988 (Cell)
Kandan Police Station: 86-10-63716874, 86-10-63736379

30. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] CCP Committee and the County Government Held Meeting on Persecuting Falun Gong

On the afternoon of March 14, 2006, there was a CCP County Political and Judiciary Work meeting held in the County Government Hall. The Deputy County Commissioner Zhao Changman (male) hosted the meeting, and the deputy CCP secretary Zhang Wen (male) gave a speech that slandered Falun Gong. Members from each township and town introduced their experiences during the persecution, including Hongkeli Town's Fu Lijun (female) and Dalianhe Town's Chen Guanjun (male). More than 200 people attended the meeting, including the Yilan County Commissioner (CCP deputy secretary) Zhang Wanping (male), Political and Judiciary Committee deputy secretary Li Yong (male), Political Consultation Conference member Xie Liansheng (male), People's Congress deputy chair Du Fenglan (female), Bureau of Justice head Liu Weiliang (male), police department head Zeng Fanhui (male), etc.

31. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] New Persecution Means

Recently, the Tangshan City 610 Office has been conducting a survey of employed Falun Gong practitioners, including those who walked out of the prisons, labor camps, detention centers, or brainwashing classes. The survey asks who was the volunteer assistant or chief assistant before the persecution, and who have higher education degrees, high positions, or high salaries. These forms must be attached to practitioners' photos, signed by the practitioners, or finger-printed. They plan to survey retired practitioners next.

32. [Nunjiang County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Hongbin Missing

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Hongbin is from Rongjun Farm, Nunjiang County. The last time he was seen was when his brother Wang Hongfeng visited him in Dalian City Detention Center in 2002. No one knows his current whereabouts.

33. [Dazhou City, Sichuan Province] Persecution Crimes by National Security Group and the 610 Office

On March 13, 2006, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Song Chenyi (employee of Dazhou City Ventilation Machine Factory) was arrested by State Security Agents and the 610 Officers. Mr. Song's wife is very sick in bed. Mr. Song's current whereabouts is unknown.

34. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Middle School Teacher Arrested

On the evening of March 15, 2006, Yejin Middle School (owned by Hengyang City Metal Factory) teacher Deng (first name and gender unknown, in his or her 70s) was arrested by Xijiang Town police while posting truth clarifying stickers on the way to Xijiang Town, Hengnan County.

35. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Diao Shuanyun Lost Contact

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Diao Shuanyun is 33 years old, has a college degree, and lives in Songyuan City, Jilin Province. She was arrested on September 18, 2002 by policemen from Lanzhou City, Gansu Province when she was forced to leave home to avoid being arrested. She was detained in Changchun City Women's Forced Labor Camp in late 2002 (Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp). She was held in the Training Ward, the Ground Management Ward, and the Education Ward (for refusing to accept the brainwashing). She has not had contact with her family since the middle of February 2006.

36. [Maanshan City, Anhui Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Recently large numbers of Police and State Security Agents have been hiding in the city, and have arrested several Falun Gong practitioners.

37. [Chongqing City] Rescue Fellow Practitioners

Eight Falun Gong practitioners are detained in Liziba Detention Center located in Yuzhong District, including Mr. Huang Zhen, Mr. Zhang Quanliang, and Ms. Li Erjie. Mr. Zhang Quanliang was arrested in December 2005, and the other seven practitioners were arrested on October 6, 2005, during the Asia Pacific Major's Conference. They were put on trial in the 35th Hall of Yuzhong District Court on February 14, 2006.

38. [Liaoning Province] Fourth Grade Textbook (Volume II) Contains Contents Slandering Falun Gong on Page 55

Plan: Cheng Peijie, Liu Min
Editor in chief: Fu Weili
Deputy editor in chief: Yu Wanchang, Wang Sen

Publisher, Liaoning Province Normal University Press, 850 Huanghe Street, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, zip code, 116029
Sales phone number: 86-411-84206854, or 86-411-84215261, or 86-411-84259913
Printing Factory, Dalian Jinhua Color Printing Limited

39. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Wang Quan Arrested in Guangdong Province

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Quan is from the 20-90th Group, Weixing Village, Fengle Town, Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province. He works in the Nancheng Heavy Metal Company in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. On the evening of June 26, 2005, he went out to clarify the truth, but never returned. We heard the government official say that he is detained. The company head Zhang took Mr. Wang Quan's personal computers (one notebook, one station), one printer, and all of his salary.