(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 32 cities or counties in 14 provinces. In this report, 17 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 41 practitioners were illegally arrested.
- [Liaoning Province] Authorities of the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp Intensify the Persecution of Practitioners
- [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Shuhua Illegally Taken into Custody
- [Hailun City, Heilongjiang Province ] A Practitioner in Gongrong Township Taken into Custody from Home and Property Seized
- [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Officers Break into Ms. Tian Qi's Home
- [Fushun City, Liaoning Province ] Supplementary Information on the Persecution of Practitioner Mr. Sun Hongchang
- [Shanghai City ] Practitioner Ms. Chen Xiuying Taken into Custody for the Third Time
- [Beijing City ] Practitioner Mr. Cao Xiaorong from Shaungjing Village, Miyun County, Taken into Custody
- [Changyi city, Shandong Province ] Officers of the Beimeng Town Scheme to Persecute Mr. and Mrs. Qu Hongliang
- [Anqiu City , Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Taken into Custody
- [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Qili And Mr. Zhang Jinghua Taken into Custody
- [Junan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Yao Beifang Taken into Custody at About 9 a.m. on January 8, 2008
- [Shandong Province] Mr. Guo Shusen Working in the Shengli Oil Field Taken into Custody
- [Wutai County, Shanxi Province] Practitioners Tortured for Confessions
- [ Beihai City, Guangxi Province] Practitioner Mr. Huang Junhui Taken into Custody by Officers of Hepu County Police Department on January 3, 2008, and Detained in Hepu County Detention Center
- [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Xiangzhou District Court Authorities Plot to Put Mr. Cai Ronghua on Trial
- [ Beijing ] Ms. Duan Shufang Illegally Sentenced to Forced Labor Camp
- [ Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Kuiwen Taken to Brainwashing Center
- [ Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Yingmin Taken into Custody
- [ Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Beihai and His Two Sons Taken into Custody
- [Guizhou Province] Mr. Wu Anping Illegally Put on Trial on January 9, 2008
- [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Guo Hongying Taken into Custody
- [Yiyuan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Taimei, a Nurse at a Chinese Medical Hospital, Taken into Police Custody on the Afternoon of January 8, 2007
- [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Yijun Appeals in Protest of Unlawful Sentencing
- [Guan County, Shanxi Province] Mr. Hu Xijie and Mr. Yan Shu'an Taken into Custody
- [Chongqing] Ms. Meng Xuetao Taken into Custody
- [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Additional Information on Ms. Sun Xia's Being Taken into Custody
- [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Additional Information on the Unlawful Search of Ms. Dou Bihua's Home
- [Guangdong Province] Members of Meizhou City 610 Office Harass Practitioners under the Pretense of Visiting Them after Their Release from Prison or Forced Labor Camp
- [Shandong Province] Mr. Ding Hong, a Practitioner at Yankuang Group, Taken into Custody
- [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Details of Mr. Wang Peizhong Being Taken into Police Custody
- [Beijing] Ms. Zhao Liuji and Ms. Wang Huanqing Unlawfully Taken into Custody
- [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Committee of Comprehensive Social Order and Safety in Pingtang Town Again Issues a Notice That Money Will Be Awarded to Anyone Who Turns in Falun Gong Practitioners
- [Yunnan Province] Mr. Wang Yuzhong Remains Missing after Going Out on the Evening of January 8
- [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Mr. Ding Zhongyi and Ms. Zheng Shuqing Each Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor
- [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Wei Liping Unlawfully Taken into Custody
- [Da'an City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ma Fengyi and Ms. Tang Shude Taken into Custody
- [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on the Arrests of Mr. Yuan Yizhi and His Wife, Ms. Liu Hongxia
- [Liaoning Province] Mr. Feng Guofu Held in the No. 6 Division in No. 2 Masanjia Men's Forced Labor Camp
- [Leling City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wu Aiqing Taken into Custody
- [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Liu Wenhua, Mr. Bi Kechun, and Mr. Feng Zhiyong Taken into Custody
- [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Ms. Yan Huixian Taken into Custody
- [Chongqing] Additional Information on the Abuse of Mr. Xiang Zhongyao in Jiangbei General Factory
- [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] The Persecution of Practitioners by Officials at Dafengying Township in October 2007
1. [Liaoning Province] Authorities of the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp Intensify the Persecution of Practitioners
The authorities of the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp detained Falun Gong practitioners who refused to be "transformed" in a single cell. The windows of the cells are completely sealed with newspaper to enforce the isolation.
2. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Shuhua Illegally Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of January 6, 2008, she was reported to police when she was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa to the villagers. Donggang City authorities dispatched a police car the same afternoon and took this kindhearted elderly practitioner into custody.
3. [Hailun City, Heilongjiang Province ] A Practitioner in Gongrong Township Taken into Custody from Home and Property Seized
4. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Officers Break into Ms. Tian Qi's Home
Practitioner Ms. Tian Qi lives in the yard of the Electricity Bureau in the Xiangyang Community. At about 10 a.m. on January 9, 2008, when she was not home, officers of the Shuangyashan City pried open her door, plotting to persecute her.
5. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province ] Supplementary Information on the Persecution of Practitioner Mr. Sun Hongchang
After Mr. Sun Hongchang was crippled as a result of being persecuted by officers from the No. 1 Police Division in Fushun City, many efforts were made to secure his release. Finally, all the courts agreed to release him, but they were stopped by Office Guan Yong (male) from the No. 1 Division. It was Guan Yong who persecuted Mr. Sun's wife to death. He also bears major responsibility for Mr. Sun's disability.
6. [Shanghai City ] Practitioner Ms. Chen Xiuying Taken into Custody for the Third Time
Ms. Chen Xiuying, 59 years old, lives in the Putuo District. On about January 5, 2008, she was reported to the police when she was clarifying the truth. Officers from the Putuo District Police Department took her into custody and searched her home. She is detained in the Putuo District Detention Center. This is the third time that Ms. Chen has been taken into custody.
7. [Beijing City ] Practitioner Mr. Cao Xiaorong from Shaungjing Village, Miyun County, Taken into Custody
8. [Changyi city, Shandong Province ] Officers of the Beimeng Town Scheme to Persecute Mr. and Mrs. Qu Hongliang
At about 9 a.m. on January 8, 2008, four officers of the Beimeng Town Police Station searched the home of Mr. Qu Hongliang in the Qiqi Village. They found nothing, but took one photo on the wall. They asked Mr. Qu's father to point out which person in the photo was his son.
Mr. and Mrs. Qu Hongliang have been destitute and homeless for more than three months due to the persecution. There are only two 70-year-old elderly grandparents and their son, who is attending middle school, staying at home. This is the third time officers have harassed their family.
9. [Anqiu City , Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Taken into Custody
Mr. Dong Zhaosheng from Zhongshanbeitou Village, Dasheng Town, Anqiu City, was taken into custody from home at the beginning of October 2007. His property, including a computer, a CD burner, and many materials, was seized.
Mr. Dong Zhaocai, a teacher at Qingyun School, and his wife, Ms. Wang Huaxiang, were taken into custody at the beginning of October 2007.
Mr. Niu from Yujiagou Village in Dasheng Town, Aiqiu City, was taken into custody from home at the beginning of October 2007.
Mr. Wei Peirong from Maqu Village in Longchi Town, Changyi City, was persecuted again by the Village Head and the local 610 Office on January 8, 2008. He is being illegally detained in the Changyi City Detention Center.
10. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Qili And Mr. Zhang Jinghua Taken into Custody
On about January 5, 2008, officers from the Boshan 610 Office and the Baita Police Station seized Mr. Sun Qili and Mr. Zhang Jinghu from Shifo Village in Baita Town, Boshan District. They are being detained in the Boshan District Detention Center.
11. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Yao Beifang Taken into Custody at About 9 a.m. on January 8, 2008
12. [Shandong Province] Mr. Guo Shusen Working in the Shengli Oil Field Taken into Custody
Several days ago, Mr. Guo Shusen was taken into custody by Dong Ning (male), director of the State Security Division under the Binbei Police Department. His home was also searched. He is detained in the Pingyuan County.
13. [Wutai County, Shanxi Province] Practitioners Tortured for Confessions
It is reported that on about December 25, 2006, four practitioners, including Ms. Xue Meimei, Ms. Yan Meimei, and Mr. Mao (given name unknown), were taken into custody. Their homes were also searched. They were detained in the Wutai County Detention Center, where they were tortured and beaten every day so they would give up their source of truth-clarifying materials. Their families were extorted 25 yuan each day for living expenses.
14. [ Beihai City, Guangxi Province] Practitioner Mr. Huang Junhui Taken into Custody by Officers of Hepu County Police Department on January 3, 2008, and Detained in Hepu County Detention Center
15.[ Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Xiangzhou District Court Authorities Plot to Put Mr. Cai Ronghua on Trial
On October 16, 2007, Mr. Cai Ronghua was studying the Fa with six fellow practitioners at home when he was taken into custody. He is detained in the Meixi No. 2 Detention Center. The authorities of the Xiangzhou District Court plotted to put Mr. Cai on trial at 9:30 a.m. on January 18, 2008.
Lin (female), Xiangzhou District Court clerk: 86-756-2610875 (Home)
16. [ Beijing ] Ms. Duan Shufang Illegally Sentenced to Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Duan Shufang, who lives in the Shuangxiuyuan Community, Haidian District, was reported to the police while she was posting posters in a bus station by the elderly woman on duty. She was taken away by patrolling police. After she was detained for two months, she was sentenced to two years of forced labor without any legal proceedings. Since then, she has been detained in the Beijing Forced Labor Camp.
17. [ Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Kuiwen Taken to a Brainwashing Center
Mr. Wang Kuiwen, 60-years-old, is a practitioner in Shawo Village, Kuiwen District, Weifang City. On December 2, 2007, he was taken away from home, and his home was searched. He is detained in the Brainwashing Center in the Kuiwen District Party School.
18. [ Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Yingmin Taken into Custody
Ms. Li Yingmin is a practitioner in the Daoli District, Harbin City. On January 1, 2008, she was taken into custody by the police. She is in the Zhian Detention Center.
19. [ Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Beihai and His Two Sons Taken into Custody
Mr. Chen Beihai is a practitioner in Zhuangtou Village, Wangliu Town in the Weicheng District, Weifang City. His eldest son, Mr. Chen Aijun, was taken into custody in Nanjing City.
Mr. Chen Beihai expressed his support for his son. As a result, two weeks ago, he was taken into custody from his home and taken to Nanjing City. His youngest son was also taken into custody and detained for a month. Afterwards, the youngest son was taken to Zhangqi Brainwashing Center, and he has not been released yet.
20 [ Guizhou Province] Mr. Wu Anping Illegally Put on Trial on January 9, 2008
21. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Guo Hongying Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of January 8, 2007, Ms. Guo Hongying was spotted while she was distributing truth clarification materials near Hubei University. She was taken to the Dongxihu Brainwashing Center.
22. [Yiyuan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Taimei, a Nurse at a Chinese Medical Hospital, Taken into Police Custody on the Afternoon of January 8, 2007
Domestic Security Division: 86-533-2139610
Diao Huaiyou (male), director of Yiyuan County 610 Office: 86-533-3223610
Zheng Gongli (male), head Yiyuan County Domestic Division: 86-13953341299 (Cell)
23. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Yijun Appeals in Protest of Unlawful Sentencing
It has been learned that on January 4, 2008, Mr. Zhang Yijun was unlawfully sentenced to four years in prison by the ruling of the first instance at the Ganjingzi District Court in Dalian City, Liaoning Province.
24. [Guan County, Shanxi Province] Mr. Hu Xijie and Mr. Yan Shu'an Taken into Custody
Mr. Hu Xijie, 38, is a farmer in Chenjing Village, Donggucheng Town, Guan County. Mr. Yan Shu'an, 48, is a farmer in the Yanzhuang Area. On January 1, 2008, they went to Baitao Town in Guan County to clarify the truth. Officers of the Beitao Police Station took them into custody and took them to the Guan County Detention Center. The two practitioners' car is being held by the police.
Yang Chunfeng (male), political instructor of Beitao Police Station: 86-13963525085 (Cell)
25. [Chongqing] Ms. Meng Xuetao Taken into Custody
On January 4, 2008, Ms. Meng Xuetao was turned in to the police while she was distributing truth clarification materials in Shapingba District, Chongqing. The police took her into custody at the Shapingba District Detention Center.
26. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Additional Information on Ms. Sun Xia's Being Taken into Custody
On or around November 20, 2007, Ms. Sun Xia was taken into custody by officers of the Domestic Security Division in Zichuan District on charges that she was distributing truth clarification materials near the Zichuan District Party Committee.
Dong Wenyi (male), a temporary employee (phone number: 86-533-5166013) at the Nanguan Police Station in Zichuan District, turned her to the police.
27. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Additional Information on the Unlawful Search of Ms. Dou Bihua's Home
Just past 10:00 a.m. on December 3, 2007, Ms. Dou Bihua was at home in the No. 4 Yonghong Group in Yongshou Town, Dongpo District, Meishan City. Fei Guangshu (male) and other officers of the Domestic Security Division pounded on the door. When she opened the door, the officers searched her home and confiscated a Laser Disc player, two DVD players, MP3 media, and copies of Fa lectures . They then dragged Ms. Dou into the police car. She was taken to the Yongshou Town Police Station. The officers took pictures of her against her will, took her fingerprints, and told her that they would call her to show up at the police station in the future before eventually releasing her.
Office of the Domestic Security Division: 86-833-8107861
28. [Guangdong Province] Members of Meizhou City 610 Office Harass Practitioners under the Pretense of Visiting Them after Their Release from Prison or Forced Labor
29. [Shandong Province] Mr. Ding Hong, a Practitioner at Yankuang Group, Taken into Custody
At the end of November 2007, Mr. Ding Hong was turned in to the police while he was distributing truth clarification materials by the Wanjiale Supermarket. Later he was taken into custody by the Tiexi Police Station and placed in detention by Zoucheng Police Department officers. He has been taken to the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp for a one-year term.
30. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Details of Mr. Wang Peizhong Being Taken into Police Custody
Mr. Wang Peizhong, in his 50s, is a former chemistry teacher at the No. 6 High School in Tumen City, Jilin Province. At around 10:00 a.m. on January 7, 2008, based on reports from the parents of one of Mr. Wang's students, a dozen officers from the Tumen City Domestic Security Division and the Yuegong Street Police Station arrived in five or six police cars at a store run by Mr. Wang and his wife at the No. 6 High School in Tumen City. The police unlawfully searched the store, took Mr. Wang into a police vehicle, and then went to Mr. Wang's home. They were joined by another group of officers who had staked out the building. The police took video footage while searching Mr. Wang's home. They spent half an hour without finding anything. Mr. Wang was taken to the Yuegong Street Police Station. He was released before noon the same day.
31. [Beijing] Ms. Zhao Liuji and Ms. Wang Huanqing Unlawfully Taken into Custody
On January 7, 2008, Ms. Zhao Liuji and Ms. Wang Huanqing were taken into custody at their homes in Yanqing Town, Yanqing County. Ms. Zhao, in her 60s, lives in Gujiaying Village. She was taken to a forced labor camp twice: once for 18 months and the second time for two years.
Ms. Wang Huanqing, in her 60s, lives in the Taozhuang area in Yanqing Town. The police arrived at her home and lied to her, saying that she was needed to answer a couple of quick questions at the police station. The same evening, her family received notice that they should send blankets. Ms. Wang is being held in Yanqing Detention Center.
32. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Committee of Comprehensive Social Order and Safety in Pingtang Town Again Issues a Notice That Money Will Be Awarded to Anyone Who Turns in Falun Gong Practitioners
Pingtang Town 610 Office: 86-731-8500391
Pingtang Town Police Station: 86-731-8500352, 86-731-8509110
33. [Yunnan Province] Mr. Wang Yuzhong Remains Missing after Going Out on the Evening of January 8
34. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Mr. Ding Zhongyi and Ms. Zheng Shuqing Each Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor
Mr. Ding Zhongyi, from the Baishishan area in Jiaohe City, and Ms. Zheng Shuqing, from Songjiang Town in Jiaohe City, were each sentenced to one year of forced labor. They were taken to the labor camps at the end of December 2007. Mr. Ding is being held in Yinmahe Forced Labor Camp, Ms. Zheng Shuqing in Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor.
Li Xingfu (male), director of Songjiang Town Police Station: 86-13804449216
(Cell)
Xin Guangda (male): 86-13844284808 (Cell)
35. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wei Liping Unlawfully Taken into Custody
On the morning of January 9, 2008, Ms. Wei Liping was taken into custody by Song Yumin (gender unknown), head of the Hailin City Domestic Security Division, Jin Haizhu (female), a domestic security police officer, and officers from the No. 2 Police Station. The police searched a small store Ms. Wei leased to make a living. Some Falun Dafa materials were confiscated.
Song Yumin (gender unknown), head of the Hailin City Domestic Security
Division: 86-13009791298 (Cell), 86-453-7336551 (Home), 86-453-7336750
Jin Haizhu (female), officer of the Domestic Security Division: 86-13704832122
(Cell), 86-453-7336520 (Home), 86-453-7233137
36. [Da'an City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ma Fengyi and Ms. Tang Shude Taken into Custody
On January 2, 2008, Ms. Ma Fengyi and Ms. Tang Shude, both of whom are in their 60s and live in Anguang Town, were taken into custody by Anguang Town Police Station officers while they were clarifying the truth in Honggang Village. The police searched their homes. The police pried open the door of Ms. Tang Shudei's home. Ms. Ma and Ms. Tang are being held at the Da'an City Detention Center.
Da'an City 610 Office: 86-436-5222692, 86-436-2912588
Liu Yongbo (male): 86-436-5202692, 86-436-5236688, 86-13904365201 (Cell)
37. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on the Arrests of Mr. Yuan Yizhi and His Wife, Ms. Liu Hongxia
On October 27, 2007, a group of police officers forced their way into Mr. Yuan Yizhi's home in Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province. The officers searched Mr. Yuan's home and took him and his wife, Ms. Liu Hongxia, into custody. On December 28, 2007, Ms. Liu returned home with righteous thoughts in mind. On January 4, 2008, Mr. Yuan was taken to the Taishan Drug Rehabilitation Institute on Xinan Road.
Director Wen (gender unknown), of the Xinghua Street Police Station on
Shandong Road in Ganjingzi District: 86-411-86602626
Li Fangcheng (male), head of the Legal Section of the Ganjingzi District Police
Department: 86-411-86600891
38. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Feng Guofu Held in the No. 6 Division in No. 2 Masanjia Men's Forced Labor Camp
At around 8:00 p.m. on November 6, 2007, Mr. Feng Guofu, a practitioner in Gegou Village, Lingbei Town, Lingyuan City, was taken into custody by Mohudian Police Station officers. He was held in the Lingyuan City Detention Center. Twenty or so days later, Mr. Feng was sentenced to 18 months of forced labor. At the end of November 2007, he was taken to the No. 6 Division in Masanjia Men's No. 2 Forced Labor Camp in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. Mr. Feng Guofu has been on a hunger strike for over a month. When his family saw him, he was tied to an iron chair and being force-fed with tubes inserted down into his stomach. When the ropes were removed from him, he could not even stand. His life is in imminent danger.
Mohudian Police Station: 86-421-6883246, 86-421-6883241
Liu Michen (male), director of Mohudian Police Station
Wang Guilin (male), head of Lingyuan City Domestic Security Division:
86-421-6891665 (Office), 86-421-6851687 (Home), 86-13704917349 (Cell)
39. [Leling City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wu Aiqing Taken into Custody
Zhang Wenjie (male) and Wang Jianqiang (male), officers of the 610 Office of the Leling City Police Department, have been actively engaged in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners since 2001. On the afternoon of January 9, 2008, the two officers broke into Ms. Wu Aiqing's home in Zhifang Village in Xiduan Township, Leling City. They searched for and confiscated Falun Dafa materials and took Ms. Wu into custody. Ms. Wu has been held at the Leling City Detention Center.
Wang Jianqiang (male), officer of the 610 Office: 86-534-6328126
40. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Liu Wenhua, Mr. Bi Kechun, and Mr. Feng Zhiyong Taken into Custody
Mr. Liu Wenhua, Mr. Bi Kechun, and Mr. Feng Zhiyong in Wengniu'te Banner were unlawfully taken into custody on the morning of December 27, 2007. They are being held in Wudan Detention Center.
Bate'er (gender unknown), head of Wengniute Banner 610 Office: 86-476-6340247
(Office), 86-13847660266 (Cell)
Liu Caijun (male), head of the Wengniute Banner Domestic Security Division:
86-476-6340175 (Office), 86-13722163966 (Cell), 86-476-6326247 (Home)
41. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Ms. Yan Huixian Taken into Custody
On December 20, 2007, Ms. Yan Huixian was turned in to the police while she was distributing truth clarification materials. Officers of the Huitong County Police Department took her to the Huitong County Detention Center. Two days later, when fellow practitioners brought her clothes, they were told that Ms. Yan was to be released on January 6, 2008. However, when they went to the center on January 6, the authorities refused to release her. Ms. Yan's family has not been allowed to visit her since she was unlawfully taken into custody.
Yin Kaisheng (male), chief of Huitong County Police Department in Huaihua
City: 86-13907459226 (Cell)
Huitong County 610 Office: 86-745-8850610
42. [Chongqing] Additional Information on the Abuse of Mr. Xiang Zhongyao in Jiangbei General Factory
Mr. Xiang Zhongyao has been unlawfully taken into custody numerous times by members of the Chongqing 610 Office, officers of the Jiangbei Police Department, and officials of the Shimahe Township. He had to have operations due to internal abdominal bleeding several times as a result of the abuse he suffered while he was in custody. Early 2007, he was taken to the Yongchuan Prison despite his extremely weak physical condition just after his surgery.
43. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] The Persecution of Practitioners by Officials at Dafengying Township in October 2007
Shortly after October 1, 2007, various subordinate governments at township and town levels launched a new campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. Officers of police stations, officials of judicial agencies, and members of family-planning offices searched the homes of or took into custody over 100 practitioners (including some who had stopped practicing Falun Gong as early as July 20, 1999) beginning October 8, 2007. Anyone who refused to give up his or her belief in "Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance" or anyone who was found to have a Falun Gong book or related materials was forcibly taken to a detention center in Shenzhou City, Hebei Province.
It has been verified that the campaign was led by Ge Tiancong (male), director of the Dafengying Township Police Station, and Zhang Manzhen (male), the township's deputy commissioner. Over 100 practitioners have been forced to make statements against their conscience. The officials took television sets, VCDs, and other items from some of the practitioners' homes. Eight practitioners were taken to the detention center. After the national assembly of the 17th Chinese Communist Party Congress, the eight practitioners were released under "parole" pending further investigation. However, each family was forced to pay 10,000 to 15,000 yuan.
Ge Tiancong (male), director of the Dafengying Township Police Station: 86-318-3319706 (Home), 86-13383683066 (Cell)
January 9, 2008