(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities and counties in 10 provinces. In this report, 29 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention and at least 6 practitioners were illegally arrested.
- [Pingyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Zonglan and Mr. Jiang Maoshui Persecuted
- [Feicheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shi Ruifen Detained at the Jinan City First Women's Prison
- [Xi'an City, Shannxi Province] Ms. Lin Lihong, Single, in Her 30s, Missing for Two Months
- [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Mu Yongxia Secretly Sentenced
- [Lishu County, Jilin Province] Officers from Xiaokuan Township Police Station Arrested Mr. Yao Zhongcheng and Are Holding Him in Lishu County Detention Center
- [Da County, Sichuan Province] Supplemental Information on the Persecution of Ms. Liu Mingzhu and Ms. He Changying
- [Hubei Province] Recent Persecution Situation in Xiangfan City
- [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Su Baoli Detained at Wangcun Forced Labor Camp
- [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] More Information on Three Detained Practitioners
- [Jiangxi Province] Two Practitioners Arrested in Xingzi County
- [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Recent Situation of Ms. Zhu Weiying and Other Detained Practitioners
- [Dongfeng County, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Liqiu and Ms. Dong Yufeng on Hunger Strikes for Five Days to Protest Persecution
- [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhu Zuohai Sentenced to Forced Labor
- [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Wei and Her Husband Sentenced to Three and a Half Years of Forced Labor
- [Shengyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Kong Fanyan Forced to Leave Home and Her Husband Sentenced Seven Years in Prison
- [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Guiqin and Other Practitioners Sentenced to Forced Labor
- [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Gao Li Arrested
- [Yantan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cao Shunan Arrested
- [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution Situation of Mr. Jin Youfeng
1. [Pingyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Zonglan and Mr. Jiang Maoshui Persecuted
At around 6 a.m. on September 25, 2008, Ms. Liu Zonglan and Mr. Jiang Maoshui were distributing Falun Gong informational materials in Xiaoli Town, Changqi District, Pingyin County. After local villagers reported them to the authorities, the officials from the Xiaoli Town 610 Office came and arrested them. Both of them were taken to the Jinan City Detention Center. Mr. Jiang failed the physical exam and was sent home where he is still under surveillance. Ms. Liu is still being held at the detention center.
2. [Feicheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shi Ruifen Detained at the Jinan City First Women's Prison
It was reported that Ms. Shi Ruifen from the Chazhuang Coal Mine area of Feicheng City was sentenced to three years in prison. She made an appeal, but it was rejected. On September 12, 2008. she was taken to the Jinan City First Women's Prison. Her family prepared some personal supplies for her and brought them to the prison, but the prison officials refused to take them to her.
Ms. Niu Zhiqin was also sentenced to three years in prison, but her current situation is unknown.
3. [Xi'an City, Shannxi Province] Ms. Lin Lihong, Single, in Her 30s, Missing for Two Months
4. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Mu Yongxia Secretly Sentenced
On September 24, 2008, Ms. Mu Yongxia was secretly sentenced to fours years in prison. She is in the Harbin City Women's Prison.
5. [Lishu County, Jilin Province] Officers from Xiaokuan Township Police Station Arrested Mr. Yao Zhongcheng and Are Holding Him in Lishu County Detention Center
6. [Da County, Sichuan Province] Supplemental Information on the Persecution of Ms. Liu Mingzhu and Ms. He Changying
Du Pengfei, Pan Junlan, and other police officers from the Da County State Security Division went to the homes of elderly practitioners Ms. Liu Mingzhen and Ms. He Changying and arrested them. It was reported that another practitioner, Ms. Zheng Jiawen, in her 50s, who works at the same company as Ms. He Changying, was arrested as well. Ms. He was released, but the other two practitioners were still being held at the Da County Detention Center.
Du Pengfei, director of the Da County State Security Division: 86-13778316299
(Cell)
Pan Junlan: 86-13778338989 (Cell)
7. [Hubei Province] Recent Persecution Situation in Xiangfan City
In the early morning on September 22, 2008, over 30 practitioners were doing the Falun Gong exercises in People's Square in Xiangfan City. Officers from the local police station and the State Security Division came in several police cars and assaulted the practitioners. Over a dozen were arrested. Mr. Zhu Guangyuan and Mr. Chen Xinan were taken to the Xiangfan City Second Detention Center. Mr. Cheng Xiaobao, Mr. Zhang Yi and Mr. Kong Qiangshen were detained in Shayang Forced Labor Camp. Some practitioners were released while on their way to the labor camp. All the other practitioners were released.
Xiangfan City Detention Center: 86-710-3120895
Dingzhongmen Police Station: 86-710-3459654
8. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Su Baoli Detained at Wangcun Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Su Baoli, 38, is a resident of Wangjiazhuang Town, Anqiu City. On July 9, 2008, officials from the local 610 Office and the State Security Division arrested and harassed over 20 practitioners. Ms. Su Baoli was one of them. She is being detained in Wangcun Forced Labor Camp.
9. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] More Information on Three Detained Practitioners
On September 16, 2008, three practitioners from the same Fa study group at the Beijing Street wholesale market area in Dalian City were arrested. On October 2, 2008, one practitioner, Lu (given name unknown), was released,. The other two practitioners, Li and Su (both given names unknown), were being detained in Yaojia Forced Labor Camp. Practitioner Li held a hunger strike, was subjected to forced feeding, and is now very weak.
Li Yanhua, director of Huanghe Road Police Station: 86-411-83789219
Liu Feng, deputy director of Huanghe Road Police Station: 86-411-83789221
10. [Jiangxi Province] Two Practitioners Arrested in Xingzi County
On September 28, 2008, while two practitioners were talking to the public about the persecution of Falun Gong in Xingzi County, Jiangxi Province, they were reported to the authorities. At 2 a.m. the same night, they were arrested and taken to the Xingzi County Detention Center. It was reported that one of them was severely beaten and both of them are still being detained there.
Wu Shengzhi, director of Xingzi County Police Department 610 Office: 86-13807925782 (Cell)
11. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Recent Situation of Ms. Zhu Weiying and Other Detained Practitioners
After Ms. Zhu Weiying was arrested in June 2008, she was detained in Feixi Detention Center. She held a hunger strike for more than 90 days. She became weak and was recently released.
Ms. Lu Shanshan was arrested in June 2008. She was recently sent to a psychiatric institute for further persecution.
Practitioner Sun (given name unknown) from Hefei City was also arrested in June of 2008, and has been detained at the Feidong Detention Center for over three months. Practitioner Sun's current situation is unknown.
12. [Dongfeng County, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Liqiu and Ms. Dong Yufeng on Hunger Strikes for Five Days to Protest Persecution
13. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhu Zuohai Sentenced to Forced Labor
On Setpember13, 2008, officers from the Xinglongtai Police Station arrested Mr. Zhu Zuohai. That night, he was taken to the Panjin City Third Detention Center in the Ershilipu area. On September 19, 2008, he was taken to the Panjin City Forced Labor Camp. On September 27, he was transferred again, this time to the Benxi City Forced Labor Camp to serve a three-year term.
Zhang Wenhui, director of Xinglongtai Police Station: 86-427-2683480
Wang Xiaolei, deputy director of Xinglongtai Police Station: 86-427-2683484
Benxi City Forced Labor Camp: 86-414-4618972
14. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Wei and Her Husband Sentenced to Three and a Half Years of Forced Labor
Ms. Li Wei and her husband, Mr. Yu Shen, are from the Development District in Qinhuangdao City. Recently, both of them were sentenced to three and half years in prison. Ms. Li has appealed.
15. [Shengyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Kong Fanyan Forced to Leave Home and Her Husband Sentenced Seven Years in Prison
Ms. Kong Fanyan was forced to leave home to avoid persecution. Her husband, Sun (given name unknown), was sentenced to seven years in prison and will be sent to the Benxi City Prison.
16. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Guiqin and Other Practitioners Sentenced to Forced Labor
Ms. Wang Xia, 34, is a resident of Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang City. She has been detained and harassed many times. In July 2008, she was arrested at her home. CCP officials pressured her husband to divorce her. On August 5, 2008, Ms. Wang was sentenced to two years of forced labor.
Ms. Zhang Guiqin, 64, is a resident of the Qiaodong District, Shijiazhuang City. She was also arrested at her home in July of 2008. On August 7, 2008, she was sentenced to two years of forced labor.
Mr. Liang Lake, 57 years old, is a resident of Jinxing County, Hebei Province. He had worked in Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, for several years. He was arrested at his home. On August 8, 2008, he was sentenced to two years of forced labor.
17. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Gao Li Arrested
On September 22, 2008, Mr. Gao Li went to the Huayuantun Police Station to obtain an ID card, but the police arrested him on the spot. That afternoon, Niu Quanxi, an official from the Datong City Police Department 610 Office, took him to the Chengqu Police Department. That night he was detained in the Datong City Second Detention Center.
Niu Quanxi, an official from the Datong City Police Department 610 Office:
86-13835268305 (Cell)
Ban Yucheng, division chief of Datong City State Security Division:
86-13383420258 (Cell)
18. [Yantan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cao Shunan Arrested
Ms. Cao Shunan, in her 40s, is a resident of Chahe Village, Shuidao Town, Muping District, Yantan City. On the afternoon of September 23, 2008, when she arrived home from work, the police from the Muping District State Security Division and the Shuidong Police Station were waiting on her doorstep to arrest her. She is being held in the Muping District Detention Center. Another practitioner from the same village as Ms. Cao, was able to escape from his home and avoid being arrested. However, his home was ransacked and he was unable to return home, becoming homeless to avoid further persecution.
Office of Chahe Village, Shuidao Town, Muping District: 86-535-4636088
Lin Zhiyang: 86-535-4636028
Wang Jiqing: 86-535-4636192
19. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution Situation of Mr. Jin Youfeng
On October 25, 2003, many practitioners in Mudanjiang City were arrested and later sentenced. Some of them are still being detained. Mr. Jin Youfeng was among them. He was tortured in the Second Criminal Division of the Mudanjiang City Police Department. He was forced to sit on the Tiger Bench with both hands handcuffed behind his back through the holes in the bench. The police also pulled his legs apart at a 180-degree angle. Some of the officers stepped on him and pulled his hair.
October 3, 2008
