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Additional Persecution News from China - March 7, 2008 (40 Reports)

March 31, 2008 |  

(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 30 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, I18 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 58 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] More than Thirty Practitioners Arrested

  2. [Beijing City] Mr. Bai Shahua Rushed to Hospital for Emergency Treatment as a Result of Severe Torture

  3. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Deng Yuqing and His Wife Ms. Guo Qinglan Arrested

  4. [Nenjiang County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xinkuan Now Homeless

  5. Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] A Female Practitioner Arrested

  6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ding Zhenfang Secretly Arrested

  7. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ren Guixia and Her Husband Mr. Zhang Guoxin Were Detained and Tortured at Linghai City Detention Center

  8. [Antu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Xiuxiang Arrested in February 2008 While Clarifying the Truth on a Bus

  9. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhao Liang Is On a Hunger Strike

  10. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Tianjun and Several Other Practitioners Arrested

  11. [Mishan City] Mr. Du Yunfeng and Ms. Yu Yongzhen Escorted to Lianzhushan Detention Center

  12. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Ma Zhi Arrested

  13. [Pingdu District, Beijing City] Additional Information on the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners

  14. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Lihua Illegally Detained

  15. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Xueling Arrested and Her Home Ransacked

  16. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

  17. [Zhuolu County, Hebei Province] One Practitioner Arrested

  18. [Dingzhou County, Hebei Province] Details on the Arrest of Mr. Wang Zengfu

  19. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Qi Xiurong Arrested

  20. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Mr. Zhang Ping, Ms. Gao Zonghua and Ms. Xie Hong Arrested

  21. [Shanxi Province] Ms. Zhang Guilan Arrested

  22. [Wutai County, Shanxi Province] Mr. Hu Youguang Arrested and His Home Ransacked

  23. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Additional Information on the Persecution of Ms. Liu Yi

  24. [Yueyang City, Human Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

  25. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Juan Forced to Become Homeless

  26. [Tianjin City] Ms. Huang Zunjing Had Salt Water Poured Down Her Throat at Wuqing Detention Center

  27. [Dehui City, Guangdong Province] Teachers of Chalukou Township No. 8 High School Arrested

  28. [Jiaoling County, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Songfang Arrested

  29. [Beijing City] Ms. Song Yaqin Arrested

  30. [Feidong County, Anhui Province] Mr. Shao Shiyuan Arrested

  31. [Panjing City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Youyi Sent to Forced Labor

  32. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ni Fengying Has Been Arrested

  33. [Baoding County, Hebei Province] Mr. Yang Liping was Arrested on March 1 While Handing Out Truth-Clarification Materials

  34. [Yangyuan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Haishan Arrested and His Home Ransacked

  35. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Fu Shaozhen Arrested

  36. [Liaoning Province] Shenyang Yuanda Enterprise Group Openly States They Will Not Employ Falun Dafa Practitioners

  37. [Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lin Fengshi Sentenced to Forced Labor

  38. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Ms. Zhu Lanying, Ms. Kong Lanzhi and Ms. Wang Huan Still Being Held at the Baoding City Detention Center

  39. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on the Arrests of Practitioners Ms. Chen Xiuying And Ms. Wang Yonglan

  40. [Jilin Province] Sangongli Forest Police Department in Linjiang City Harassing Practitioners

1. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] More than Thirty Practitioners Arrested

At around 6:00 a.m. on February 25, 2008, more than 30 practitioners from Shuizhong, Huludao City were arrested. Among them, a practitioner with the surname of Yang and three other family members who were also practitioners were arrested after the police broke into their home through the windows. These practitioners are currently being held at Jinxi Prison.

2. [Beijing City] Mr. Bai Shahua Rushed to Hospital for Emergency Treatment as a Result of Severe Torture

In 2005 Mr. Bai Shaohua was tailed and then arrested by police from Beijing City. He was sentenced to two years of forced labor. Mr. Bai held a hunger strike to protest the illegal detention. He was then secretly transferred to the Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp. As a result of the severe torture his lower limbs were paralyzed and he lost so much weight that he was skin and bones. The Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp did not want to shoulder the responsibility so it ordered Mr. Bai's family to take him home. When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to convene for two conferences in Beijing (the Chinese National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) on March 2, 2006, the police broke into Mr. Bai's home and took him to Xinjiang in northwest China, where he was guarded by the local police.

On February 20, 2008, Mr. Bai was once again taken away by the police and later hospitalized as a result of the inhuman persecution.

3. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Deng Yuqing and His Wife Ms. Guo Qinglan Arrested

In late January, 2008 practitioner Mr. Deng Yuqing and his wife Ms. Guo Qinglan, from Xinbin Township were arrested by policeman Fang Jie from Yongling Township Police Station while hanging a banner in the township. On March 3, 2008, the National Security Division of Xinbin County, Fushun City escorted Mr. Deng to Xinbin County Detention Center.

Wang Zhongfa, the Xinbin County Criminal Police Division, Fushun City: 86-413-5080221, 86-13604132951
Zhao Zhenduo, head of Shangjiahe Police Station, Xinbin County: 86-413-5276041, 86-413-5260966, 86-13804235886

4. [Nenjiang County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xinkuan Now Homeless

Practitioner Mr. Zhang Xinkuan, 33, is from the No. 2 Production Brigade, Heshan State Farm in Nenjiang County. On the morning of March 6, 2008, his home was ransacked by the police and all the Falun Dafa books and other related items were confiscated. Now Mr. Zhang dares not return home for fear of being arrested.

Heshan Police Department: 86-456-7890127
Head of Department: 86-456-7890087

5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] A Female Practitioner Arrested

On March 4, a woman practitioner, about 50 years old, was arrested while handing out truth-clarification materials inside the residential area near Shenliao Road, Shenyang City. No details are currently available.

6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ding Zhenfang Secretly Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Ding Zhenfang from Dalian City was arrested in August, 2007. She had been on a hunger strike to protest the persecution. She was subjected to inhuman torture, including being locked in shackles affixed to the ground. On March 3, 2008, Zhongshan District Court handed down a secret verdict sentencing her Shenyang Prison.

7. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ren Guixia and Her Husband Mr. Zhang Guoxin Were Detained and Tortured at Linghai City Detention Center

8. [Antu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Xiuxiang Was Arrested in February 2008 While Clarifying the Truth on a Bus

9. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhao Liang Is On a Hunger Strike

Practitioner Mr. Zhao Liang was on a hunger strike at a detention center to protest the persecution.

Detention center telephone: 86-13898911555

10. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Tianjun and Several Other Practitioners Arrested

At noon on March 5, 2008, Mr. Zhang Tianjun, Ms. Wang Congyuan, Ms. Xu Shuang, Ms. Liu Shuling, Ms. Ma Fengxia and Ms. Tian Guniang were arrested. On the same day, a practitioner with the surname of Wang, and Ms. Yao Shufan were also arrested. Computers, printers and some other items were confiscated.

11. [Mishan City] Mr. Du Yunfeng and Ms. Yu Yongzhen Escorted to Lianzhushan Detention Center

On the evening of February 28, 2008, practitioners Mr. Du Yunfeng and Ms. Yu Yongzhen were reported while handing out truth-clarification materials at the No. 3 Production Brigade of No. 850 State Farm in Mishan City. Several police officers from the farm police department arrested Ms. Yu Yongzhen on the spot and then ransacked her home. On the following day the police went to Mr. Du Yunfeng's home and arrested him, ransacking his home afterwards. The two practitioners were escorted to Lianzhushan Detention Center of the farm administrative bureau at around 3:00 p.m. on March 1, 2008.

Bi Lumin, head of the No. 850 State Farm Police Department: 86-13804885181, 86-467-5981968
Qu Yunzhi, deputy head of the No. 850 State Farm Police Department: 86-13069815178, 86-467-5981251

12. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Ma Zhi Arrested

At around 10:00 p.m. on March 4, 2008, about a dozen plainclothes policemen broke into practitioner Ms. Ma Zhi's home and arrested her. The thugs also ransacked her home and took away a computer, a printer and the portraits of the founder of Falun Dafa, Mr. Li Hongzhi. The whereabouts of Ms. Ma Zhi's husband and a taxi driver are still unknown.

13. [Pingdu District, Beijing City] Additional Information on the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners

On January 23, 2008, Zhang Daming, head of the National Security Division, led a number of police officers to force their way into the homes of practitioners Ms. Yang Peihua (in her fifties) and Mr. Ma Haichun (in his forties). They ransacked the homes and confiscated Falun Dafa materials before arresting them. Their whereabouts are still unknown.

14. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Lihua Illegally Detained

Practitioner Ms. Liu Lihua was arrested on the morning of March 5, 2008. She is currently being held at the Sishan Detention Center in Fushan District.

15. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Xueling Arrested and Her Home Ransacked

At 6:00 a.m. on March 5, officers from Beidawangzhuang Police Station, Gaomi City and the city's 610 Office ransacked practitioner Ms. Zhang Xueling's home and confiscated computers, VCDs, MP3 players, a laminating machine and Falun Dafa books. The thugs detained Ms. Zhang Xueling and her husband Mr. Liu Hui afterwards. They are being held at Gaomi Detention Center.

16. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

On March 5, 2008, several practitioners from Qiaoxi District of Shijiazhuang City were arrested. It was learned that the police broke into the practitioners' homes and checked their digital TV receivers with special instruments to detect New Tang Dynasty Television signals, which led to their arrests.

17. [Zhuolu County, Hebei Province] One Practitioner Arrested

On March 6, 2008, a practitioner with a surname of Zhao was taken by a group of people while clarifying the truth and reported to police. The practitioner was arrested by agents from the County 610 Office and officers from the Political and Security Division of the County Police Department.

18. [Dingzhou County, Hebei Province] Details on the Arrest of Mr. Wang Zengfu

On February 25, 2008, Mr. Wang Zenghu went to a police station in Xiaoning County, Cangzhou Prefecture, Hebei Province on a business trip. He was reported and arrested for handing out truth-clarification VCDs. Thereafter policemen from Xiaoning County Police Department went to Mr. Wang's home in Dingzhou City and confiscated a computer. When Mr. Wang's family learned of his arrest, they went to Xiaoning County and requested his release, however the police station refused to meet with them.

19. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Qi Xiurong Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Qi Xiurong, 57, from Xixiao'ai Village, Lunan District, Tangshan City, was arrested by officers from the Liangjiatun Township Police Station at around 9:00 a.m. on March 3, 2008.

20. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Practitioners Mr. Zhang Ping, Ms. Gao Zonghua and Ms. Xie Hong Arrested

At 5:00 p.m. on March 5, when Ms. Zhang Ping and Ms. Gao Zonghua were clarifying the truth to students on the playground of the Provincial Sport School, they were reported to the school's security department. The department sent people to encircle the two practitioners and called the Sanli Street Police Station in Hefei City. When the police came, they forcibly took the two practitioners to the station and then escorted them to Luosigang Detention Center that evening.

In another development, practitioner Ms. Xie Hong from Construction Bank in Hefei was arrested at work by the local police and then they ransacked her home Ms. Xie Hong's mother and elder sister were arrested in the later half of 2007 for clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Dafa. They are still being detained.

21. [Shanxi Province] Ms. Zhang Guilan Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Zhang Guilian, 58 years old, from the Zhongmei Power Plant, Huozhou Mining Bureau, Shanxi Province was arrested at her home on the morning of February 27, 2008, by officers from the Huozhou Police Department and Linfen Police Department.

Yan Zhihua, head of the Political and Security Division of Huozhou Police Department: 86-13835378618

22. [Wutai County, Shanxi Province] Mr. Hu Youguang Arrested and His Home Ransacked

On January 5, 2008, practitioner Mr. Hu Youguan from Taihuai Township was arrested by officers from the county police department. A carload of items, including home computers, printers and consumables, were taken away.

23. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Additional Information on the Persecution of Ms. Liu Yi

Practitioner Ms. Liu Yi, 36, is an employee of the Baiyun Airport, in Guangzhou City. In 2008, she was reported and arrested for clarifying the truth at the Xinshi, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City. She is now being held at the Baiyun Detention Center.

Taihe Township Government, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City: 86-20-87429011, Fax: 86-20-87429011
Switchboard of the Baiyun Airport: 86-20-86578901

24. [Yueyang City, Human Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

At around 4:00 p.m. on March 5, one practitioner whose name is unknown, was arrested in Yueyang. At the same time, a practitioner with the surname of Ding, who is a taxi driver, was also arrested by the police.

25. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Juan Forced to Become Homeless

On March 5, 2008, Diao (first name unknown) from Huicheng District 610 Office, Huizhou City, and Fang (first name unknown), head of the Adult Education of Huicheng District Education Department, along with two others went to Huizhou City No. 5 High School to harass Ms. Chen Juan, a teacher at the school. They threatened to send her to a brainwashing center in Guangzhou City. In the afternoon, Ms. Chen was forced to leave her home to avoid being sent to the brainwashing center.

Principal's office of Huizhou City No. 5 High School: 86-752-2272295
Diao, 610 Office: 86-13824280878
Office of the director of the Huicheng District Education Department: 86-752-2242696

26. [Tianjin City] Ms. Huang Zunjing Had Salt Water Poured Down Her Throat at Wuqing Detention Center

Practitioner Ms. Huang Zunjing from Wangtuo Township, Wuqing District was arrested at her home on January 23 and her house was later ransacked. Her 8 year-old daughter, 4 year-old son and a sick father were left unattended. She has been detained for more than a month and was sentenced to two and a half years of forced labor. To protest the persecution Ms. Huang began a hunger strike. The Wuqing Detention Center poured salt water down her throat.

Wuqing District Detention Center: 86-22-82171513
Head of the center: Zhao Guoquan

27. [Dehui City, Guangdong Province] Teachers of Chalukou Township No. 8 High School Arrested

On the morning of March 5, practitioners Mr. Chen Xiaodong and Mr. Geng Jusheng, who were teachers at Chalukou Township No. 8 High School were arrested. Many other practitioners have also been harassed.

Feng Jiao, head of Chalukou Township Police Station, Dehui City: 86-15904414475
LiYuke, director of Dehui City 610 Office: 86-431-87216610 (O), 86-431-87234600 (H), 86-13364633706 (C)

28. [Jiaoling County, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Songfang Arrested

On February 21, practitioner Ms. Li Songfang was reported while writing truth-clarifying slogans at the Maima, in Changtan, and was then arrested by officers from the Changtan Police Station. She is currently being held at the Jiaoling County Detention Center.

29. [Beijing City] Ms. Song Yaqin Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Song Yaqing, who was in her fifties, lived at 33 Building, Liubukang No. 2 Residential Area, Xicheng District. On February 22, 2008, the police arrested her at home. At the time her over 90 year-old father and over 80 year-old mother were left unattended.

30. [Feidong County, Anhui Province] Mr. Shao Shiyuan Arrested

On January 10, 2008, practitioner Mr. Shao Shiyuan, who worked as a clerk at the Badou Township government, in Feidong County, was reported while clarifying the truth and then arrested.

The Hefei City National Security Division, collaborating with the Feidong County Police Department and Badou Township Police Station, ransacked Mr. Shao's home without following any legal formalities. They took away computers, printers, and truth-clarification materials on the persecution of Falun Dafa. Mr. Shao is currently being held at the Feidong Detention Center.

Feidong Detention Center: 86-551-7716368
Feidong Police Department: 86-551-7711022, 86-551-7711636, 86-551-7711356
Badou Police Station: 86-551-7886164, Sun Bing, head of the Station

31.[Panjing City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Youyi Sent to Forced Labor

Practitioner Mr. Li Youyi was arrested about ten days ago and sentenced to one year of forced labor.

32. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ni Fengying Has Been Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Ni Fengying, a retired worker from Chengdu, was arrested at her home at around 3:00 p.m. on February 29, 2008, by officers from the Jianse Road Police Station, Chenghua District. It has been learned that she was sent directly to Xinjin Brainwashing Center, in Sichuan Province.

33. [Baoding County, Hebei Province] Mr. Yang Liping was Arrested on March 1 While Handing Out Truth-Clarification Materials

34. [Yangyuan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Haishan Arrested and His Home Ransacked

On the morning of March 5, Zhou Jingze, Deputy Political Commissar of the National Security Division and his men illegally broke into practitioner Mr. Li Haishan's home and arrested him. They also confiscated a computer, a printer and other items.

Li Shuquan, head of the Tangyuan County Police Department: 86-13803661666
Zhou Jingze, deputy political commissar of Tangyaun County Police Department: 86-13351866661
Zhou Tiegang, head of the National Security Division of Tangyuan County: 86-454-7622871 (H)

35. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Fu Shaozhen Arrested

On the afternoon of December 25, 2007, practitioner Ms. Fu Shaozhen, 64, was arrested by the Nanhu Police Station and then sent to a detention center. Thereafter, Wuchang Police Sub-Department issued a warrant for her arrest. She has been held at the Wuhan City No. 1 Women's Detention Center ever since. Her health condition is very poor and she is in pain all over her body, and has frequent nose bleeds.

36. [Liaoning Province] Shenyang Yuanda Enterprise Group Openly States They Will Not Employ Falun Dafa Practitioners

37. [Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lin Fengshi Sentenced to Forced Labor

It was learned recently that practitioner Ms. Lin Fengchi from Zhaoqing City was arrested in late October 2007. She is now being detained at the No. 3 Division, Chini Township No. 3 Forced Labor Camp in Huadu District, Guangzhu City.

Huanggang Township Government, Zhaoqing City: 86-758-2710624, 86-758-2717277

38. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Ms. Zhu Lanying, Ms. Kong Lanzhi and Ms. Wang Huan Still Being Held at the Baoding City Detention Center

Practitioners Ms. Zhu Lanying, Ms. Kong Lanzhi and Ms. Wang Huan are still being held at the Baoding City Detention Center

39. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on the Arrests of Practitioners Ms. Chen Xiuying And Ms. Wang Yonglan

On February 24, 2008, practitioners Ms. Chen Xiuying and Ms. Wang Yonglan were reported to police while clarifying the truth at Hongqi Township, Boyuquan. They were arrested by officers from the Hongqi Township Police Station and are now being held at Boyuquan No. 3 Detention Center.

Xing Shiqiang, head of Hongqi Police Station: 86-13740971101

40. [Jilin Province] Sangongli Forest Police Department in Linjiang City Harassing Practitioners

On or around February 26, 2008, Yu Peiyou, section policeman with last name of Han (first name unknown) , Yu Haitao, Political Commissar and others from the Sangongli Forest Police Department went to local practitioners' homes to harass them and also ransacked some of the practitioners' homes.