Internally Displaced Persons in Hebei Province
Overview
Since July 20, 1999, Falun Gong practitioners from Hebei Province have been severely tortured and persecuted because of their belief. The police of Hebei Province arrested, detained, beaten, and fined them. They were also fired from their jobs. Their normal lives were badly harassed, homes ransacked, and even family members threatened. To avoid being tortured further more, dozens of practitioners had to leave their homes and become displaced. Currently, Hebei Province has nearly the largest amount of Falun Gong Practitioners who are homeless. Following are some of them:
1.1 Lu Ran Forced to Leave Home After Tortured Two Years
Victim:
Lu Ran, female, 22, graduated from the Shijiazhuang Normal School in 1999, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
1. The Yudong Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. The Yudong Administrative Office, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
3. The Luancheng County Detention Center, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
4. The Team 4 of the Shijiazhuang Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Bai Lili, official of the Yudong Administrative Office, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. Zhang Zhizhong, Chief of the Yudong Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Phone number: +86-311-5661524, 5661356
3. Han Zenglu, Deputy Chief of the Yudong Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
4. Zhang Jianhong, Deputy Chief of the Yudong Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
5. Du Yaming, Instructor of the Yudong Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
6. Guo Yilong, Deputy Chief of the Yudong Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
7. The Chief of the Department of Education, Chang’an District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
8. Hao Yanping, Chief of class 2, sub-team 2, team 4, Shijiazhuang Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
9. The Chief of the Luancheng County Detention Center, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On December 6, 1999, Lu Ran went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. Ms. Lu was arrested and sent to the Yudong Police Station where she was detained for 10 days. Then the Department of Education in Chang’an District, Shijiazhuang City refused to offer her a job because she practices Falun Gong.
On February 4, 2000, Ms. Lu was arrested on the street and again detained for seventeen days at the Yudong Police Station. During her detention, Ms. Lu was beaten, forced to stand for a long period of time, made to stand outside in cold weather and deprived of the right to sleep for three days and nights, which almost made her mind became unbalanced. In March and April of 2000, the Yudong Police Station and the Yudong Administrative Office detained Ms. Lu twice because she refused to give up Falun Gong.
On May 13, 2000, Ms. Lu went to Beijing to appeal again, she was arrested and escorted back to the Yudong Police Station. Ms. Lu lived under supervision for fifteen days and was then sent to the Luancheng County Detention Center, where she was detained for one month. After Ms. Lu released, the Yudong Police Station kept detaining Ms. Lu until she was sent to the Shijiazhuang Labor Camp on July 1, 2000. Ms. Lu was tortured at the labor camp. The police handcuffed, slapped, beat, kicked, and shocked her in there. Ms. Lu was also forced to do more than 10 hours work every day and her parents were not allowed to visit her. Ms. Lu went on a hunger strike to protest the detention, and she was force-fed many times.
After Ms. Lu was released from the labor camp, the Yudong Police Station kept harassing her. Ms. Lu had to leave her home. Ms. Lu is wandering about homeless to avoid being detained and tortured again.
1.2 Former Governor of Zhengding County Forced to Leave Home
Victim:
Mr. Shang, male, chairman of Politics Coordination Committee of Zhengding County, former Governor of Zhengding County, Zhengding County, Hebei Province
Location of the Incident:
Zhengding County, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Hu Jun, Deputy Chief of the Zhengding County Police Station, Zhengding County, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-311-8023755
2. Xu Bingjun, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee, Zhengding County, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
Before July 20, 1999, Mr. Shang was the governor of Zhengding County, Hebei Province. After that he was degraded to chairman of the Politics Coordination Committee of Zhengding County because he practiced Falun Gong. In early July 2001, a police informant reported on Mr. Shang, and the police were prepared to arrest him. Knowing that he would be arrested and detained, Mr. Shang had to leave his job and home. Now Mr. Shang has become destitute.
(Reported on 7/27/2001)
1.3 Dang Lanfeng Forced to Leave Home
Victim:
Dang Lanfeng, female, 56, a retired employee of the Shijiazhuang City Fertilizer Factory, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Home address: No. 101, Gate 1, Building 15, Fourth District, resident complex of the Shijiazhuang City Fertilizer Factory, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
1. The Shenglibeijie Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. The Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
3. The Xinle Detention Center, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Zheng Qihong, around 40, male, Chief of the Shenglibeijie Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. Hou Yong, over 30, male, Deputy Chief of the Shenglibeijie Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
3. Yao Qi, male, over 30, Chief of the Shenglibeijie Administrative Office, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
4. Wang (last name), male, over 40, Deputy Chief of the Shenglibeijie Administrative Office, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
5. Shi Cunliang, male, over 40, Secretary of the Shenglibeijie Administrative Office, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
6. Gao Shixian, male, over 40,Secretary of the Discipline Committee, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
7. Zhang Fang, female, over 30, Chief of the Community Center of the Fourth Resident Complex, the Shijiazhuang City Fertilizer Factory, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
8. Liu Jianlin, male, over 30, Secretary of Community Center of the Fourth Resident Complex, the Shijiazhuang City Fertilizer Factory, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
9. Shang Changming, Chief of group 4, the Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
10. Wang Bingfang, Chief of the Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
11. Wang Huanfang, Chief Officer of a group of the Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
12. Geng Xingjun, police of the Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
13. Chen Jianguo, police of the Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
14. Unknown name, a driver of the Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
15. Ci (last name), female, Chief Officer of a group of the Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
16. The Chief of the Xinle Detention Center, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On October 17, 1999, Dang Lanfeng went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. Ms. Dang was arrested and escorted back to the Shenglibeijie Police Station. Ms. Dang was handcuffed to a tree by policeman Zheng Qihong. On October 20, 1999, policeman Hou Yong sent Ms. Dang to the Xinle Detention Center. On November 3, 1999, she was sentenced to three-year forced-labor and sent to the group 4 of the Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp, because she refused to give up Falun Gong. In the labor camp, Ms. Dang was forced to work from 6:00 a.m. to midnight. Ms. Dang was also beaten and forced to stand for long periods of time. Ms. Dang was released after one year of detention. But the police of the Shenglibeijie Police Station and officials of the Shenglibeijie Administrative Office often went to her home to threaten her and her family members. Ms. Dang had to leave her home to avoid being detained again. Since then, the local police always go to her home during the holidays and force her husband to reveal where she is staying.
(Reported on 8/11/2001)
1.4 Fan Zhongxin Became Homeless After Her Escape From the Police Station
Victim:
Fan Zhongxin, female, 34, hairdresser, owner of a barbershop in Chengguan Town, Dongguang County, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
1. The Dongguang County Police Station, Dongguang County, Hebei Province
2. A detention center in Dongguang County, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Police of the Dongguang County Police Station, Dongguang County, Hebei Province
2. Huo Xingchi, police officer of the Special Case Group, Dongguang County, Hebei Province
3. Zhao Lanfen, police officer of the Special Case Group, Dongguang County, Hebei Province
4. Sun Xiaodong, police officer of the Special Case Group, Dongguang County, Hebei Province
5. Guo Rui, police officer of the Special Case Group, Dongguang County, Hebei Province
6. Li Guoying, police officer of a detention center in Dongguang County, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On July 22, 1999, Fan Zhongxin went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. Ms. Fan was arrested and escorted back to the Dongguang County Police Station and fined 500 Yuan RMB. In February 2000, Ms. Fan went to Beijing to appeal for the second time. Ms. Fan was then detained at the Dongguang County Detention Center for forty days and fined 5,000 Yuan RMB. Li Guoying beat Ms. Fan while she was detained. In July 2000, Ms. Fan’s home was ransacked and Ms. Fan was arrested and detained for fifteen days because she refused to give up Falun Gong. On February 14, 2001, several policemen from the Special Case Group of Dongguang County went to ransack Ms. Fan’s barbershop, and then took her to the Dongguang County Police Station. They removed Ms. Fan’s coat, handcuffed her, and left her outside in the cold weather. Ms. Fan managed to escape from the Dongguang County Police Station. Ms. Fan could not return home, as she knew the police would be looking for her. Ms. Fan became destitute.
(Reported on 7/31/2001)
1.5 A Falun Gong Practitioner Forced to Leave Home and Her Husband Detained
Victim:
Unknown, female, resident of Sanhe City, Hebei Province
Location of the Incident:
Sanhe City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Li Zhixin, Deputy Chief of the Sanhe City Police Station, Sanhe City, Hebei Province
2. Police of Sanhe City Detention Center, Sanhe City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On July 25, 2001, at around 9:00 a.m. several policemen from the Sanhe City Police Station knocked at this female Falun Gong practitioner’s door. The practitioner found Li Zhixin was among them. She did not open the door, for she knew that they wanted to send her to an anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class. At that time her husband was at home. So the police threatened him to open the door for them. At first her husband refused. At 11:30 a.m., he finally opened the door. The female practitioner had managed to leave her home. The police said that the husband had interrupted their work and detained him at the Sanhe City Detention Center. They have not released this female practitioner’s husband yet. Now the female practitioner became homeless and nobody looks after her two children (12 and 16 years old).
(Reported on 7/31/2001)
1.6 Falun Gong Practitioner Hui Lin Forced to Leave Home
Victim:
Hui Lin, resident of Matun, Tangfeng Village, Shenzhou City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
Tangfeng Village, Shenzhou City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
Police officer of the Shenzhou City Police Station, Shenzhou, Hebei Province, Phone number: +86-318-3312132 (Department of Politics and Security)
A Brief Report of the Incident:
In late December 2000, police officers of the Shenzhou City Police Station arrested and detained many Falun Gong practitioners in Shenzhou City. Some practitioners were fined large amounts of money and their homes were ransacked. Falun Gong Practitioner Hui Lin had to leave home to avoid such persecution. Mr. Hui is now forced to wander about on the streets.
(Reported on 2/19/2001)
1.7 A Primary School Teacher Became Homeless
Victim:
Xi Lili, female, 23, teacher of the Shijiazhuang Xili Primary School, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
1. The Xinghua Street Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. The Shijiazhuang Xili Primary School, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
3. The Luancheng District Detention Center, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
4. The Dongjiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Song (last name), Secretary of Politics and Law Committee, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. Di (last name), Chief of the Qiaoxi District Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Phone number: +86-311-3997254
3. Zhao Leiqin, police of the Group One of the Qiaoxi District Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Pager: +86-311-126-1105938
4. Wang (last name), Chief of a branch of the Qiaoxi District Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Phone number: +86-311-7039977
5. Niu (last name), Xinghua Street Administrative Office. Phone number: +86-311-7011245, 7022915, 7012944
6. Wang Jianhua, Chief of the Xinghua Street Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Phone number: +86-311-3056156, 7035234, 7022294
7. Bai Yuanji, police of the Xinghua Street Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
8. Wei Ming, police of the Xinghua Street Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
9. Liu (last name), Chief of the Qiaoxi District Court, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Phone number: +86-311- 7025949, 7025962, 7025971
10. Li Shiliang, Secretary of Party Committee, the Qiaoxi District Education Bureau, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Phone number: +86-311-3837846
11. Fang Qin, female, 39, principal of the Xili Primary School, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-311- 7995713, pager: 717-36860
12. Liu Yingzhen, female, 53, Secretary of Party Committee, Xili Primary School, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-311- 6044121-6955
13. Geng Chenying, female, 34, Deputy Principal of the Shijiazhuang Xili Primary School, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-311- 5872116
14. Wang Haiying, female, Chief of the Department of Education and Instruction, the Shijiazhuang Xili Primary School, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-311- 3021845
15. Lu Xinling, female, Deputy Chief of the Department of Education and Instruction, the Shijiazhuang Xili Primary School, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-311- 3012590
16. Cui Suji, female, 41, teacher of the Shijiazhuang Xili Primary School, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-311- 3609521
17. Yu Shu’an, Owner of the Shijiazhuang Xinxin Printing Store, Phone number: +86-311- 7083409, pager: 717-5817537, cell phone: 13803113145. Address: No. 238, Heping West Road, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
18. Police of the Luancheng District Detention Center, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
19. Police of the Dongjiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On February 4, 2000, Xi Lili was arrested for practicing Falun Gong with other practitioners. Ms. Xi was detained at the Luancheng District Detention Center for fifteen days. In April 2000, the Xinghua Street Police Station extorted 27,000 Yuan RMB from Ms. Xi. In May 2000, while Ms. Xi was teaching, she received a message from Police Officer Bai Yuanji, asking her to go to the Xinghua Street Police Station. Ms. Xi went there and was immediately detained for three days. Ms. Xi went on a hunger strike for three days to protest her detention and was then released. On December 17, 2000, while copying a letter to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong, Ms. Xi was again arrested by the Dongjiao Police Station, and then transferred back to the Xinghua Street Police Station. Ms. Xi managed to escape from the Xinghua Street Police Station. Ms. Xi has not been heard from ever since.
(Reported on 1/11/2001)
1.8 Song Jianguo Became Homeless Because of Police Torture
Victim:
Song Jianguo, male, resident of Sanhe City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
Sanhe City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Liu Yu, policeman of the Yanjiao Police Station, Sanhe City, Hebei Province
2. Deputy Chief of the Yanjiao Police Station, Sanhe City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
Because of practicing Falun Gong, Song Jianguo was arrested on April 2, 2001 and tortured by police from the Yanjiao Police Station. Policeman Liu Yu slapped his face, using both the heel of a shoe and his hands. Mr. Song was interrogated and beaten. The Deputy Chief of the Yanjiao Police Station slapped him and used the legs of an iron chair to strike his feet. Mr. Song was also shocked with electric batons. Eventually Mr. Song escaped from the Police Station. Now, Mr. Song must stay away from his home to avoid further persecution.
(Reported on 04/16/2001)
1.9 Zhang Yin Left Home to Avoid Torture and Detention
Victim:
Zhang Yin, male, 55, former secretary of the Party of No. 5 Branch, Shijiazhuang Branch, the Metallurgy and Construction Company, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Zhang Zhongzhi, Chief of the Yudong Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Phone number: +86-311-5661524, 5661356
2. Du Yaming, instructor of the Yudong Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
3. Guo Yilong, Deputy Chief of the Yudong Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
4. Police from the Huanghedadao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
5. Authorities of the No. 5 Branch, Shijiazhuang Branch, the Metallurgy and Construction Company, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Address: No. 36, Tianshan Street, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Phone number: +86-311-5961042
A Brief Report of the Incident:
In July 1999, Zhang Yin was detained for seven days at the Yudong Police Station because he practices Falun Gong. After that he was arrested and detained several more times at the Yudong Police Station. Then he was detained for seven days at the No. 5 Branch of the Metallurgy and Construction Company, fired from his job and forced to quit the Chinese Communist Party by his company. In October 2000, Mr. Zhang wrote to the heads of his company about his experience of practicing Falun Gong. Then he was sent to the Huanghedadao Police Station where he was detained for four days. In November 2000, Mr. Zhang’s company sent him to a labor camp. On the way there Mr. Zhang escaped. Mr. Zhang’s current whereabouts are unknown.
In December 2000, Mr. Zhang’s 16-year-old son Zhang Haibin went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong and was arrested. On December 27, he was identified by the principal Zhu of his school and escorted back to the Yudong Police Station. In January 2001, he was sent to the Shijiazhuang Labor Camp.
Mr. Zhang wrote seven appealing letters to the government, asking for his son’s release. So the staff of his company and the police of the Yudong Police Station tried to find him everywhere. They went to his relatives and friends’ home and followed his wife everyday.
(Reported on 07/10/2001)
1.10 Fan Gang Forced to Leave Home Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
Victim:
Fan Gang , male, resident of Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
In February 2000, Fan Gang and his wife went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. They were arrested and detained at the Hebei Province Liaison Office in Beijing, this couple was forced to pay 440 Yuan RMB for accommodations. On the next day, the couple was escorted back and was detained fifty days. Prisoners and guards in the detention center beat Mr. Fan. When Mr. Fan was released, they extorted 2,000 Yuan RMB for a transportation fee, 3,000 Yuan RMB for bail, and 600 Yuan RMB for food and luggage fees; the officials extorted from his wife 1,000 Yuan RMB for a transportation fee and 5,000 Yuan RMB for bail. Their family members were forced to sign a guarantee for their release.
In February 2001, the local police tried to arrest Mr. Fan again. Mr. Fan was forced to quit his job, leave his home and wander about to avoid further persecution. Moreover, the police created difficulties for his family members; they extorted a large amount of money from them and threatened to arrest them.
(Reported on 03/14/2001)
1.11 Luo Zhihui Forced to Leave Home Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
Victim:
Luo Zhihui, female, a retired employee of the Qiaoxi Grain Station of Shijiazhuang City, resident of Youyi Street, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
1. The Youyi Street Administrative Office, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. The Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
3. The Beijing West Station Detention Center, Beijing
4. The Shijiazhuang City No.4 Labor Camp, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
5. The Tiananmen Police Station, Beijing
Perpetrators:
1. Zheng Lanjun, Head of the Youyi Street Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Phone number: +86-311-3031330, 3990863, 3034714, 3051674
2. Ji Zhuangcai, Director of the Youyi Street Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
3. Liu, Director of the Youyi Street Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
4. Zhi, Director of the Youyi Street Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
5. Gao Zhenqiang, police officer of the Youyi Street Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
6. Li, Party secretary of the Deputy Office of the Younan Street Administrative Office, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
7. Zhang Gonglan, 1st Residence Committee of South Youyi Street, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
8. Police of Qiaoxi District Police Station, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Phone number: +86-311-7022099, 7026884, 7022299
9. Staff of Deputy Office of the Youyi Street Administrative Office, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, phone number: +86-311-3031142, 3990645, 3994704
10. Staff of 1st Residence Committee of South Youyi Street, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, phone number: +86-311-3013140
11. The Chief of the Tiananmen Police Station, Beijing
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On October 24, 1999, Luo Zhihui went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. Ms. Luo was arrested and detained at the Tiananmen Police Station. During her detention, Ms. Luo was handcuffed from the back, interrogated and tortured by forcing to stand in a very painful position until her legs trembled and her chest felt like it would explode. On the evening of October 26, 1999, Ms. Luo was sent to the Beijing West Station Detention Center where the policeman slammed and smashed her in the face until she passed out. After fifteen days of detention, Ms. Luo was escorted back to her hometown, and detained at the Langfang Detention Center in Hebei Province.
During Ms. Luo’s detention, Ms. Luo’s husband was forced to pay a total of approximately 6,000 Yuan RMB to the Youyi Street Police Station, the Qiaoxi District, Qiaoxi Grain Station manager Liu and Human Resource manager Zhou, the Youyi Street Administrative Office, Deputy Office and her work unit. Ms. Luo was sent back to the Youyi Street Police Station and detained for another forty days because she refused to give up Falun Gong. During her detention at the Youyi Street Police Station, Ms. Luo had been handcuffed to a chair for twenty days, even when she went to the bathroom. Endless days of torture made her legs swell to twice their normal size. Ms. Luo could not squat down or take off her pants. At the end of the year 2000, her husband had to pay 4,000 Yuan RMB to have her released. After that Ms. Luo was living under 24-hour surveillance at home.
During March 2000, Ms. Luo was detained and tortured in a mental hospital. Because of the constant torture, Ms. Luo went again to Beijing by bike on May 16, 2000 to appeal to the government to stop its persecution of Falun Gong. Gao Zhenqiang and others from Youyi Street Police Station detained her for another forty-one days. During the detention, Ms. Luo was often denied food and hung up continuously for 30-40 hours. On June 30, 2000, Ms. Luo was sent to the Shijiazhuang City No.4 Labor Camp.
On November 20, 2000, after Ms. Luo was released from the labor camp, once again her freedom was restricted and was forced to live under surveillance. Zhang Gonglan from the Youyi Street Administrative Office made phone calls to threaten Ms. Luo. Secretary Li from Deputy Office tried to restrain Ms. Luo activities by ordering her to call him every time she left her house. These harassments, tracking, and persecution day after day, made it impossible for Ms. Luo to eat and sleep well. There was no way to stay out of their monitoring and control, which made her physically and mentally exhausted. Ms. Luo’s mind was at the edge of collapse. Ms. Luo decided to leave her home to avoid such severe torture and persecution. Now Ms. Luo is homeless and is wandering about.
(Reported on 3/11/2001)
1.12 Falun Gong Practitioner Wang Lizhi Became Homeless Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
Victim:
Wang Lizhi, resident of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
The Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Lu Yinhai, Director of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. Dong (last name), Official of the Xijiao Administrative Office, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
3. Wu Jianguo, Deputy Chief of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
4. Chai Liping, Deputy Chief of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
5. Guo Zhiping, police of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
6. Xiang Jinfeng, police of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province (now he is in Xinle County, Hebei Province)
7. Li Shuai, police of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
8. Zhang Huipeng, police of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
9. Xiang Jinfeng, police of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
Around July 20, 2000, Wang Lizhi was arrested and detained at the Xijiao Police
Station, Shijiazhuang City because Wang distributed Falun Gong flyers. On October 4, 2000, at around 10:00 p.m., Wang was taken to the Xijiao Administrative Office and detained there for four days. On December 6, 2000, Wang was again detained at the Xijiao Police Station because Wang refused to give up Falun Gong. The next day Wang began a hunger strike to protest the detention. Nine days after that, Wang’s family bailed Wang out. But Wang was still threatened by the police at home. To avoid being detained and tortured again, Wang had to leave home. Wang’s two daughters also could not stay at home safely because the police kept threatening them.
(Reported on 2/7/2001)
1.13 Falun Gong Practitioner Wang Shucun Forced to Leave Home to Avoid Further Persecution
Victim:
Wang Shucun, female, 49, resident of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, home address: 3-4-502, No. 12, Xihuan Beilu, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
The Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Lu Yinhai, Director of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. Dong (last name), official of the Xijiao Administrative Office, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
3. Wu Jianguo, Deputy Chief of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
4. Chai Liping, Deputy Chief of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
5. Guo Zhiping, police of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
6. Xiang Jinfeng, police of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province (now he is in Xinle County, Hebei Province)
7. Li Shuai, police of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
8. Zhang Huipeng, police of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
9. Xiang Jinfeng, police of the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
In July 1999, Wang Shucun went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. Therefore Ms. Wang was arrested and detained at the Xijiao Police Station, Shijiazhuang City. During her detention, Ms. Wang was forced to renounce Falun Gong. After released, on May 13, 2000, Ms. Wang again went to Beijing to appeal, Ms. Wang was arrested and detained at the Xijiao Police Station for one month. Her home was ransacked and her family members were threatened. Ms. Wang was tortured while detained. In the evening of May 14, 2000, the police station divided all officers and trainees into 4 groups (3-4 people per group). Every group tortured one practitioner. They hit practitioners’ faces with shoes, whipped them with belts, and stabbed them with pins. Other tortures included handcuffing practitioners’ hands to the back while forcing them to bend forward, beating them with wooden and rubber nightsticks, piercing their fingers with needles and steel pen tips, stabbing pins through their eyelids and ears, burning their hands with cigarettes etc. This torture continued for six hours. Ms. Wang had swelling and bruises on her eyes, face and back. To this day, Ms. Wang still has unhealed injuries in her hip and legs. After she was released, Ms. Wang knew she could be arrested, detained, and tortured again at any time. So Ms. Wang left her home and now she is wandering about.
(Reported on 2/7/2001)
1.14 Ren Youxi Became Homeless Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
Victim:
Ren Youxi, male, resident of Yizhuang Village, Quzhou County, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
The Yizhuang Village Government, Quzhou County, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Huang Jiecheng, official of the Yizhuang Village Government, Quzhou County, Hebei Province
2. Deputy Chief of Yizhuang Village Police Station, Yizhuang Village, Quzhou County, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On July 20, 2000, Falun Gong practitioner Ren Youxi was detained at the Yizhuang Village Government because he practices Falun Gong. There Mr. Ren was beaten, burned with cigarettes and forced to kneel for a long period of time. Mr. Ren managed to escape from the detention. His home was ransacked. To avoid further persecution, Mr. Ren had to wander in the streets. His wife Xu Jinfeng was arrested and detained at the Quzhou County Detention Center for 8 months.
(Reported on 8/30/2001)
1.15 Zhang Jinying Escaped From Torture in the Gaoyang Labor Camp and Became Homeless Due to the Persecution
Victim:
Zhang Jinying, female, 41, a former employee of the Baoding Branch of the China People Life Insurance, Baoding City, Hebei Province. Home address: No. 208, 4Th Building, Guangji Road, Baoding City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
1. The Hepingli Police Station, North Baoding City, Hebei Province
2. The Tiananmen Square, Beijing
3. The Baoding City Detention Center, Baoding City, Hebei Province
4. The Shijiazhuang City Detention Center, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
5. The Baoding City Labor Camp, Baoding City, Hebei Province
6. The Group 5, Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Tian Jing, male, police of the Hepingli Police Station, North Baoding City, Hebei Province
2. Police of the Qianmen Police Station, Beijing
3. Police of the Tiananmen Square Police Station, Beijing
4. Police of the Baoding City Detention Center, Baoding City, Hebei Province
5. Police of the Shijiazhuang City Detention Center, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
6. Yan Qingfang, female, Chief of a group of the Baoding City Detention Center, Baoding City, Hebei Province
7. Song (last name), Doctor of the Baoding City Detention Center, Baoding City, Hebei Province
8. Li Jinping, prisoner of the Baoding City Detention Center, Baoding City, Hebei Province
9. Yang Zemin, male, Chief Officer of a group of Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
10. Hu (last name), male, Instructor of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
11. Ji (last name), male, Director of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
12. Ma Li, female, Chief Officer of a group of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
13. Liu Yamin, female, Chief Officer of a group of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
14. Wang (last name), Chief of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
15. Wang (last name), female, Deputy Chief Officer of a group of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
16. Ye (last name), female, Chief Officer of a group of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
17. Yin (last name), female, Chief Officer of a group of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
18. Niu (last name), female, Chief Officer of a group of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
19. Fang (last name), male, Chief Officer of a group of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
20. Chai (last name), female, Chief Officer of a group of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
21. Liu (last name), female, Chief Officer of a group of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
22. Zhou Yan, female, Chief Officer of a group of the Gaoyang Labor Camp, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On July 20, 1999, Zhang Jinying went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. Therefore Ms. Zhang was arrested and detained at an Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class in Baoding City. After released, on October 28, 1999, Ms. Zhang went to Beijing to appeal the second time, she was arrested and escorted back to the Hepingli Police Station in Baoding City and detained for 15 days. On January 1, 2000, Ms. Zhang went to Beijing the third time. Ms. Wang was arrested and beaten by the Tiananmen Square Police, and then sent to the Qianmen Police Station. When she was escorted back to the Hepingli Police Station in Baoding City, police officer Tian Jing handcuffed her for a night and beat and kicked her while he interrogated her. Ms. Zhang was detained for eighteen days this time. In late January 2000, she went to the Tiananmen Square again with other Falun Gong practitioners. Ms. Zhang was beaten even worse by the Tiananmen Square Police, and was sent to the Qianmen Police Station again. A policeman there slapped her in the face and then escorted her to Baoding City. On February 1, 2000, Ms. Zhang went to Tiananmen Square the fifth time, she was arrested and sent to the Qianmen Police Station. Her head was injured after being hit with a table leg by a policeman. Ms. Zhang bled for a long time.
On February 16, 2000, Ms. Zhang went again to the Tiananmen Square with other Falun Gong practitioners. Ms. Zhang was arrested but managed to escape. On February 26, 2000, Ms. Zhang went to Beijing again, she was arrested and escorted back to the Baoding City Detention Center and detained for seventy-five days. On May 12, 2000, she was sent to the Shijiazhuang City Detention Center and detained for more than one month because she refused to give up Falun Gong. She was also beaten there. On July 30, 2000, Ms. Zhang was sent to the Baoding City Labor Camp and detained at an Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class for forty-five days. Ms. Zhang was tortured during the detention. For fifteen days, the police detained Ms. Zhang in a small isolated cell which was extremely dirty. They also handcuffed Ms. Zhang 24 hours a day to the bed. At that time she had been on a hunger strike for over twenty days to protest her detention. Ms. Zhang was force-fed corn porridge with lots of salt and was not allowed to drink water. Once Doctor Song of the labor camp used a very thick tube to force-feed Ms. Zhang. He pulled her hair to lift her body up and tried to stick the tube into her nose so many times that her nose bled profusely and she lost consciousness.
When Ms. Zhang woke up, her body shook heavily and she could not walk or open her eyes, her hands and arms were swollen. The doctors and police usually beat her in the chest and stomach when force-feeding her. On November 30, 2000, Ms. Zhang was sent to the Gaoyang Labor Camp. During her detention, Ms. Zhang was shocked with electric baton on her legs, feet, and mouth for more than one hour while being hung up. After the torture, her skin was pierced and the bones of her toes and feet could be seen.. Then Ms. Zhang was detained in an isolated cell for nearly two months. It was very cold in the cell and there was no sunshine.
One night in January 2001, Ms. Zhang was handcuffed, hung up, and shocked with electric baton by more than ten policemen. Ms. Zhang was not able to control the shaking of her body. Her feet and mouth became swollen and there is a smell of burnt fresh. Ms. Zhang was tortured like this for a few hours and then detained individually in a small cell. A few days later Ms. Zhang was handcuffed and forced to squat for more than twenty hours in a very cold abandoned room. This made her hands, feet and legs swell. Her fingers had no feeling and she could not wear her shoes or walk. On April 17, 2001, Ms. Zhang asked for three days off to attend the traditional 100-day anniversary after her father’s death. Ms. Zhang managed to escape during this release. Now Ms. Zhang is wandering about in the street.
(Reported on 8/8/2001)
1.16 A Couple forced to Become Homeless due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
Victims:
1. Ma Huixin, male, resident of Quti Village, Anguo City in Hebei Province
2. Li Feng, female, Ma Huixin’s wife, resident of Quti Village, Anguo City in Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
Quti Village, Anguo City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Police from the Quti Village Police Station, Quti Village, Anguo City, Hebei Province
2. Police from the Anguo City Police Station, Anguo City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
Since July 20, 1999, because Ma Huixin and his wife Li Feng believe in Falun Gong, the couple has suffered constant threats and harassment from the Quti Village Police Station. Police taped their phone and hired street thugs to watch them. On August 23, 2001, Mr. Ma was arrested by the Anguo City Police Station, and detained at a detention center. Ms. Li took a chance and left home. Mr. Ma was released when his health deteriorated in the detention center. Mr. Ma left home to avoid more persecution. Both of them are homeless now. Right now their elderly relatives and children are left home uncared for.
(Reported on 11/02/2001)
1.17 Liu Donglin Forced to Become Homeless
Victim:
Liu Donglin, male, resident of Huanghua City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
Huanghua City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
Police from the Huanghua City Police Station, Huanghua City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On July 20, 1999, the Huanghua City Police Station arrested Liu Donglin at home because he believed in Falun Gong. Mr. Liu was detained for twenty-three days and fined RMB 5,000 Yuan. In October 2000, Mr. Liu went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. Therefore Mr. Liu was sentenced to three-year forced labor in a labor camp. Mr. Liu was refused by the labor camp because he failed the physical exam. Later, the Huanghua City Police Station detained Mr. Liu for four months, and fined him RMB 5,000 Yuan as bail. In July 2001, Mr. Liu was arrested for a day and a night by the Huanghua City Police Station for attending a Falun Gong experience-sharing meeting; Mr. Liu was detained but was released because of health problems. Back home, because Mr. Liu kept practicing Falun Gong, the Huanghua City Police Station wanted to detain him again. To avoid more persecution, Mr. Liu left home and is now homeless.
(Reported on 11/08/2001)
1.18 Yang Jie Forced Become Homeless
Victim:
Yang Jie, female, in her 20’s, resident of Huanghua City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
Huanghua City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Police from the Huanghua Developing District Police Station, Huanghua City, Hebei Province
2. Police from the Chengguan Police Station, Huanghua City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
In June 2001, Yang Jie was arrested and detained because she was found sending Falun Gong flyers into a detention center. At 9 p.m., July 11, 2001, the Huanghua Developing District Police Station and the Chengguan Police Station took her and her husband Li Zhaochen to Li Zhaochen’s workplace to “have a meeting”. Ms. Yang and her husband were detained for one night. The next day Ms. Yang and her husband were sent to the Public Security Bureau. Ms. Yang was first detained for fifteen days and then for three months because she refused to give up Falun Gong. Ms. Yang’s family was extorted 5,000 Yuan RMB. Ms. Yang was sent to an Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class. Ms. Yang finally escaped from the class and became homeless.
(Reported on 11/08/2001)
1.19 Ma Ying Forced Became Homeless
Victim:
Ma Ying, female, resident of Xianyu Town, Dingxing County, Hebei Province
Location of the Incident:
Xianyu Town, Dingxing County, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Li Jinfu, Chief of the Xianyu Town Police Station, Xianyu Town, Dingxing County, Hebei Province
2. Wang Fan, former Secretary of Political and Judicial Committee, Xianyu Town, Dingxing County, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On July 24, 1999, Ma Ying was arrested for going to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. After being arrested and escorted back to Xianyu Town, Ms. Ma was beaten by the Chief of the Xianyu Town Police Station Li Jinfu for half a day and was detained for seven days and charged 230 Yuan RMB for meals. In September 1999, Ms. Ma and her husband went to Beijing to appeal again. Wang Fan and his followers could not find them and turned to Ms. Ma’s mother. Ms. Ma’s mother was beaten. Her body was covered with wounds and bruises and her eyes were so swollen that she could not open them. Ms. Ma’s mother lay on the ground unconscious for two days. Half a year later, pus still drained from her wounds. After Ms. Ma was back from Beijing, over the following months Ms. Ma was detained at the village government several times. Ms. Ma was detained at an Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class, and write to denounce Falun Gong against her will. In 2000, Ms. Ma was detained for half a year because she distributed Falun Gong flyers. To avoid more persecution, Ms. Ma had to leave home and wander about.
(Reported on 07/18/2001)
1.20 A Female College Student Forced to Leave Home
Victim:
Mi Xiaozheng, female, 23, a student of the Architecture and Urban Planning College, Class of 1996, resident of Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
1. The Architecture and Urban Planning College, Hebei Province
2. The Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Perpetrators:
1. Authorities of the Architecture and Urban Planning College, Hebei Province
2. Police from the Chongwen District Detention Center, Beijing
3. Police from the Qianmen Public Security Neighborhood Office, Beijing
4. Police from the Mentougou Detention Center, Beijing
5. The Chief of the Tiananmen Square Police Station, Beijing
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On September 13, 1999, Mi Xiaozheng went to the National Grievance Bureau in Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. Ms. Mi was arrested and handed over to the Chongqing Municipal Government Resident Office. After Ms. Mi was escorted back to the Architecture and Urban Planning College, she was sent to an Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class for a month. Her scholarship was also suspended. On September 30, 2000, the authorities of the college detained Ms. Mi to at an Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class, where she had to pay 1,600 Yuan RMB for accommodations because she refused to give up Falun Gong. Ms. Mi went on a hunger strike to protest the detention and was later released. Ms. Mi was again suspended from school. In December 2000, Ms. Mi went to the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, where she unfurled a banner supporting Falun Gong. Ms. Mi was arrested and beaten by the Tiananmen Square Police. Ms. Mi was then sent to the Beijing Qianmen Public Security Neighborhood Office, where she was tortured further before being sent to the Chongwen District Detention Center. After released, on January 1, 2000, Ms. Mi went to the Tiananmen Square again, where the police beat her into a coma. Ms. Mi was sent to the Mentougou Detention Center. Ms. Mi was released after she went on a hunger strike to protest the detention for eleven days. Ms. Mi is homeless and her current whereabouts are unknown.
(Reported on 07/17/2001)
1.21 Chen Shufen and Her Husband Forced to Leave Home Because of Practicing Falun Gong
Victims:
1. Chen Shufen, female, 40, resident of Nanbaisha Village, Boling Town, Boye County, Hebei Province
2. Huo Shimin, male, Chen Shufen’s husband, resident of Nanbaisha Village, Boling Town, Boye County, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
Nanbaisha Village, Boling Town, Boye County, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Police from the Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class, Boye County, Hebei Province
2. Li Li, female, Chief of the Branch of Politics and Security, Boye County Police Station, Boye County, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-312-8323866
3. Hu Zhiguang, male, police of the Branch of Politics and Security, Boye County Police Station, Boye County, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-312-8326652
4. Zhang Siqing, male, police of the Branch of Politics and Security, Boye County Police Station, Boye County, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-312-8367209
5. Chen Genhui, male, Secretary of the Beiyangcun Village Government, Boye County, Hebei Province . Home phone number: +86-312-8322275
6. Cai Liangzhan, male, Chief of the Beiyangcun Village Government, Boye County, Hebei Province. Home phone number: +86-312-8323938
7. Meng Yanpo, male, Chief of the 610 office, Boye County, Hebei Province
8. Yao Shuanliang, male, Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee, Boye County, Hebei Province
9. Nie Lanzhen, guard of the Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class, Boye County, Hebei Province
10. Ang Tongle, Chief of Boling Town Government, Boling Town, Boye County, Hebei Province
11. Xiao (last name), Deputy Chief of the Boling Town Government, Boling Town, Boye County, Hebei Province
12. Wang Junqi, male, Chief of the Boling Town Police Station, Boling Town, Boye County, Hebei Province
13. Hu Boxue, male, Secretary of the Communist Party Committee, Boye County, Hebei Province
14. Wang Luan, male, Secretary of Nanbaisha Village, Boling Town, Boye County, Hebei Province
15. Zhen Yuelu, male, Chief of the Boye County Detention Center, Boye County, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On July 20, 1999, Chen Shufen went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. Ms. Chen therefore was detained at the Boye County Detention Center for ten days and fined 250 Yuan RMB. On October 22, 1999, authorities of Boling Town and Boye County took Ms. Chen by force to the Boye Town Government building and beat her because she refused to give up Falun Gong. Then they detained Ms. Chen at the Boye County Detention Center for fifteen days and fined her 400 Yuan RMB. On September 21, 2000, Ms. Chen was detained at the Boye County Police Station where she was detained for six days and fined 1,600 Yuan RMB. On June 1 and June 3, 2001, the chiefs of the Boye County Police Station and the Nanbaisha Village Government went to Ms. Chen’s home several times to force her to renounce Falun Gong. On June 4, 2001, Ms. Chen left home in order to avoid the upcoming torture. Many policemen went to her home, trying to find her. They forced her husband Huo Shimin to renounce Falun Gong, which made Mr. Huo leave home too.
(Reported on 7/25/2001)
1.22 Wang Pingjun Became Homeless Because of Practicing Falun Gong
Victim:
Wang Pingjun, male, a former employee of the Department of Human Resources, Li County, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
1. An Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class, Li County, Hebei Province
2. The Li County Detention Center, Li County, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Police of the 610 Office, Li County, Hebei Province
2. Xing Lansheng, male, Committee of Discipline, Li County, Hebei Province
3. Head of the Department of Human Resources, Li County, Hebei Province
4. The Chief of the Li County Detention Center, Li County, Hebei Province
5. The Chief of an Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class, Li County, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On December 18, 1999, Wang Pingjun’s son and daughter went to Beijing to appeal to the government to stop the persecution of Falun Gong. Therefore the police from the 610 Office of Li County, Hebei Province arrested and detained Mr. Wang for thirty-seven days at the Li County Detention Center. They wanted to prove that Mr. Wang was the organizer of his children’s appeal. In May 2001, Mr. Wang’s employer stopped paying him his salary. On June 9, 2001, Mr. Wang was arrested and taken to an Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class. Mr. Wang escaped from the class in late June and has wandered on the streets ever since. Mr. Wang was made homeless.
(Reported on 7/25/2001)
1.23 Wang Xianghui Forced to Leave Home Because of Practicing Falun Gong
Victim:
Wang Xianghui, male, 29, a former Accountant of the Guodan Branch, the Department of Electricity, Li County, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
1. The Li County Detention Center, Li County, Hebei Province
2. The Department of Electricity, Li County, Hebei Province
3. An Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class, the 610 Office, Li County, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Niu Haifeng, police of the 610 Office, Li County, Hebei Province
2. Yang Daxue, police of the Li County Detention Center, Li County, Hebei Province
3. Li Guochang, police of the Li County Detention Center, Li County , Hebei Province
4. Wang Xinzhai, Chief of the Li County Detention Center, Li County, Hebei Province
5. Chen Xingguo, Chief of the Police Station of the Department of Electricity, Li County, Hebei Province
6. Zhang Zhigang, police of the Police Station of the Department of Electricity, Li County, Hebei Province
7. Fu Zhongming, male, Secretary of the Committee, the Department of Electricity, Li County, Hebei Province
8. Wang Yuqing, Chief of the Security Committee, the Department of Electricity, Li County, Hebei Province
9. Liu Xinle, Deputy Chief of the Department of Electricity, Li County, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On December 7, 1999, Wang Xianghui went to Beijing to appeal the government to stop persecuting Falun Gong. Therefore Mr. Wang was then detained at the Li County Detention Center for thirty-seven days. During his detention, Mr. Wang was beaten by the police many times and was forced to stand on a cold floor without any clothing (the temperature was about -16C). The 610 Office of Li County forced Mr. Wang to pay 15,000 Yuan RMB before he was released. From February 18 to March 1, 2001, Mr. Wang was detained by his employer because he refused to give up Falun Gong.
On March 9, 2001, policemen of the Police Station of the Department of Electricity took Mr. Wang to the Li County Detention Center and detained him for thirteen days. On April 29, 2001, Mr. Wang was sent to an Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class set up by the 610 Office in Li County. During the detention, Mr. Wang was on a hunger strike for five days to protest the detention. On May 3, 2001, Mr. Wang escaped from the class. Since then Mr. Wang has been wandering around homeless. After Mr. Wang’s escape, his wife was detained by her employer for a week.
(Reported on 7/27/2001)
1.24 Fan Xiuyun Sent to Mental Hospital and Later Made Homeless for Refusing to Give Up Faith in Falun Gong
Victim:
Fan Xiuyun, female, 62, resident of the Western Section of the Jinma residential Area, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
1. The Yudong Administration Office, Shijiazhuang City, 19 Tanguxijie, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Postal Code:050031
2. The Yudong Police Station, 19 Tanguxijie, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Niu Junqian, Director of the People’s Congress in the Yudong Administration Office, address: 19 Tanguxijie, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Postal Code:050031, Tel: +86-311-5054378, 5053114, 5663484
2. Zhang Zhongzhi, Chief of the Yudong Police Station, 19 Tanguxijie, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Tel: +86-311-5661356, 56615
3. Guo Yilong, Deputy Chief of the Yudong Police Station, 19 Tanguxijie, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Tel: +86-311-5661356, 56615
4. Du Yaming, Director of the Yudong Police Station, 19 Tanguxijie, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Tel: +86-311-5661356, 56615
5. Hao Zhiwen, policeman of the Yudong Police Station, 19 Tanguxijie, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Tel: +86-311-5661356, 5661524
A Brief Report of the Incident:
The Yudong Police Station officers had threatened Fan Xiuyun’s son many times, forcing him to cooperate with them in their persecution of his mother Ms. Fan. They threatened to take away his job and wages. Hao Zhiwenbeat and abused Ms. Fan many times because Ms. Fan refused to give up Falun Gong. Once, the authorities sent Ms. Fan into a mental hospital and tortured her there for up to a month.
On January 24 of the 2001, the Yudong Street Administrative Office forced Ms. Fan and several other Falun Gong practitioners to attend an Anti-Falun Gong Brainwashing Class. Ms. Fan, however, escaped from the office while Niu Junqian was on duty.
At 2:00 p.m. on July 26, 2001, Niu Junqian saw Ms. Fan posting Falun Gong flyers along the street. Niu immediately caught Ms. Fan, intending to send her to the Yudong Police Station; but Ms. Fan escaped. Niu called the Yudong Police Station and ordered a search of Ms. Fan’s home without a warrant. Around 4:00 p.m. that day, the Yudong Police Station confiscated two bags of Falun Gong books and some other Dafa materials from Ms. Fan’s home. Police searched for Ms. Fan around in her friends’ and relatives’ places. Moreover, they threatened Ms. Fan’s son again to cooperate with them and find her. Ms. Fan was forced to become homeless and her whereabouts are now unknown.
(Reported on 8/10/2001)
1.25 A 67-year-old Widow Han Wenying Forced to Leave Home
Victim:
Han Wenying, female, 67, a widow of a soldier who died in the war for the country, resident of Yucai street, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Location of the Incident:
Yucai Street, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
Tan Jun and other policemen of the Yucai Street Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On August 10, 2001, policeman Tan Jun led seven policemen sneak into Falun Gong practitioner Han Wenying’s home when the door was not locked. They forcibly put Ms. Han into a police car and confiscated her Falun Gong materials. This was the third time they ransacked her home. They body-searched Ms Han and attempted to send her to a labor camp. As her blood pressure was found to be very high, the labor camp dared not accept her. After Ms. Han returned home, the officials of the Yucai Street Police Station asked her to report to them the next day. During the night, Ms. Han left her home. Ms. Han currently whereabouts are unknown.
(Reported on 8/20/2001)
1.26 Ma Guifeng Forced to Leave Home Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
Victim:
Ma Guifeng, male, resident of Nanmenli Village, Chengxiang Town, Jing County, Hebei Province
Location of Detention and Torture:
Nanmenli Village, Chengxiang Town, Jing County, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Police of the Fucheng County Detention Center, Fucheng County, Hebei Province
2. Police of the Jing County Detention Center, Jing County, Hebei Province
3. Ju Zhaokun, Secretary of Political and Judiciary Committee, Jing County, Hebei Province
4. Yang Wenzhuang, Deputy Director of the Jing County Police Station, Jing County, Hebei Province
5. Zhao Mingguang, Chief of the Political and Security Unit, Jing County Police Station, Jing County, Hebei Province
6. Zhang Huasheng, Li Guisheng, officers of the Political and Security Unit, Jing County Police Station, Jing County, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
In November 1999, Ma Guifeng was detained at the Fucheng County Detention Center for more than one month for peacefully appealing to the Jing County Police Station to stop persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. Mr. Ma was transferred and detained at the Jing County Detention Center for more than two months. Mr. Ma was then sentenced to one-year forced labor with two-year of probation, and was also fined a large sum of money. Mr Ma had to leave his home to avoid more persecution and became homeless.
(Reported on 04/01/2001)
1.27 Yang Xiaojie and His Wife Made Homeless Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
Victims:
1. Yang Xiaojie, male, resident of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. Yang Xiaojie’s wife, female, resident of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Location of the Incident:
Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Police from the Qiaodong Police Station, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
2. The Chief of the Dongfeng Detention Center, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On January 20, 2001, the Qiaodong Police Station launched a mass arrest of local Falun Gong Practitioners. Arrested practitioners either were detained at the Dongfeng Detention Center or sent to labor camps. Facing the harsh pressure of being arrested, Yang Xiaojie and his wife could not return to their home and became homeless.
(Reported on 03/18/2001)
1.28 Shao Guisheng Had to Become Homeless to Avoid Persecution
Victim:
Shao Guisheng, male, resident of Baoding City, Hebei Province
Location of the Incident:
Baoding City, Hebei Province
Perpetrator:
Police from the Wusi Road Police Station, Baoding City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On March 5, 2001 Shao Guisheng was forced to leave his home after the Wusi Road Police Station made mass arrests of Falun Gong practitioners, Mr. Shao refused to open the door to police and managed to leave home after they left. Mr. Shao is unable to return home. Otherwise Mr. Shao would face persecution.
(Reported on 03/17/2001)
1.29 Ms. Gong Hua Became Homeless
Victim:
Gong Hua, female, around 30, resident of Wei County, Hebei Province
Location of the Incident:
Wei County, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Liang Ligang, male, Deputy Chief of the Politics and Security Section, Wei County Police Station, Hebei Province
2. Other policemen of the Wei County Police Station, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
On July 2, 2001, Wei County policemen ransacked Gong Hua’s home because they suspected that she had Falun Gong materials. They also wanted to arrest Ms. Gong but she managed to escape. After that, Ms. Gong could not return home because she knew that the police would go back to her home again to arrest her. Currently, Ms. Gong is wandering about homeless. On July 19, 2001 the police broke into Gong Hua’s home, intending to arrest her.
(Reported on 8/13/2001)
1.30 Fan Qingzhou Forced to Leave Home After Being Tortured by the 610 Office in Hebei Province to Avoid Further Persecution
Victim:
Fan Qingzhou, male, Deputy Chief of the Dukou Administrative Office, Shahe City, Hebei Province
Location of the Incident:
Shahe City, Hebei Province
Perpetrators:
1. Yuan Zengguo, Chief of 610 Office (a special government unit in charge of persecution Falun Gong) of Shahe City, Hebei Province
2. Jia Qifang, Chief of Politics and Security Department, Shahe City Police Station, Hebei Province. Phone number: 0319-8826821, pager: 1272923591
3. Secretary of the Zhouzhuang Administrative Office, Shahe City, Hebei Province
A Brief Report of the Incident:
In early June 2001, Fan Qingzhou was deceived by Yuan Zengguo, Jia Qifang, and the Secretary of the Zhouzhuang Administrative Office to go to a hotel in Shahe City. In the hotel, they threatened him that if he did not write a statement to stop practicing Falun Gong and go to a TV show to renounce Falun Gong he would be sent to a detention center. Mr. Fan was therefore forced to leave home to avoid further persecution.
(Reported on 10/10/2001)
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