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Additional Persecution News from China - May 20, 2009 (20 Reports)

May 30, 2009 |  

(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 8 provinces. In this report, 102 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 16 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Puyang City, Henan Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Jiang Zhaofang and Ms. Ju Lili Illegally Arrested
2. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hou Qiaozhen Taken to the Hebei Women's Prison
3. [Ninghe County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Chunxia Arrested
4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Additional InformationRegarding the Arrest of Ms. Yang Chunxia
5. [Changyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Zhaixiu Arrested
6. [Beijing] Several Practitioners Persecuted at Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp
7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Daoqiong Emaciated as Result of Gross Abuse
8. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liu Dianjun Arrested for Talking Online
9. [Tianjin] Ms. Yang Yucui and Ms. Li Weizhen Arrested
10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Long Shufen Arrested
11. [Shahe City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Shunchao from Zhuzhuang Taken to Xingtai Brainwashing Center

12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Chen Liandong Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
13. [Xiaoyi City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Jiang Baolian and Ms. Du Haizhen Arrested
14. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Kong Dechang Arrested at 4:00 a.m. on May 14, 2009
15. [Shen County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhao Jichang Arrested
16. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Tang Juzhang Arrested When Distributing Falun Gong Flyers at 5 p.m. on May 11, 2009
17. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Guobo and Wife Subjected to Gross Abuse
18. [Xingtai County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Tongfeng Taken to a Brainwashing Center
19. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
20. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Ms. Tu Fuhong Arrested Again


1. [Puyang City, Henan Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Jiang Zhaofang and Ms. Ju Lili Illegally Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Jiang zhaofang and Ms. Ju Lili, employed at the Zhongyuan Oilfield in Puyang City, on May 17, 2009. They confiscated computers and printers from the practitioners' homes. The practitioners' current whereabouts are unknown.

2. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hou Qiaozhen Taken to the Hebei Women's Prison

Ms. Hou Qiaozhen from Handan City, in her 70s, was taken to the Hebei Province Women's Prison on May 18, 2009. She vomited continuously on the way and experienced severe dizziness and stomach problems, which prevented her from eating anything.

3. [Ninghe County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Chunxia Arrested

Ms. Li Chunxia was followed and arrested at 4:00 a.m. on May 19, 2009, as she handed out Falun Gong flyers. She is now held at the Qiaobei Police Station in Lutai Town, Ninghe County.

4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Yang Chunxia

Ms. Yang Chunxia's image, from the Qingshan District, Wuhan City, was captured by a surveillance camera as she explained Falun Gong to people in public. Officers from the Hongwei Road Police Station affiliated with the Qingshan District Police Department in Wuhan City arrested her from home the afternoon of April 24, 2009. They ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Gong books, pamphlets, DVDs, and paper money inscribed with the words "Falun Dafa is good" on them. They additionally confiscated stamps, and computer CPU(s), MP3 player(s), and MP4 player(s). They took her to Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center.

Qingshan District Police Department: 86-27-86385670
Hongwei Road Police Station: 86-2786861044

5. [Changyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Zhaixiu Arrested

Officers from the Changyi City Police Department's Beimeng Police Station arrested Ms. Sun Zhaixiu from Sunjiayingzi Village, Beimeng Town, Changyi City, at 5:30 a.m. on May 13, 2009. They confiscated Falun Gong books, recorder(s), and other personal belongings. She is now in the Changyi Detention Center.

Chen Baifeng, Changyi City Party secretary: 86-536-7191166, 86-536-13721988566
Changyi City 610 Office: 86-536-7226536
Zhu Liming, Beimeng Town Police Station head: 86-536-13053636186

6. [Beijing] Several Practitioners Persecuted at the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp

Mr. Zhao Guo, 45, lives in Ximafang Village, Yangfang Town, Changping District, Beijing. He was arrested and taken to a labor camp. Soon afterwards his father became critically ill. His family went to the labor camp several times to petition for his release, so he could see his father for the last time. The officials refused. He was unable to return until after his father's death.

Mr. Liu Jintao, a Petroleum University graduate student; Mr. Zhao Baoli, a professor at the Central Art Academy; and Mr. Tian Enze were taken to the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp on May 14, 2007. The officials beat and kicked them, slapped their faces, deprived them of sleep, verbally abused them, stabbed them with needles, coughed phlegm into their mouths, forced them to wear clothes soiled with human feces and forbade them from taking showers. The men held hunger strikes and were mistreated during that time.
A partial list of Falun Gong practitioners persecuted in Division 4 at the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp:

Liu Zhiqiang, Zhang Yongqiang, Wang Hongcheng, Wu Yuhe, Wu Guoqi, Cai Xueliang, Zhai Guangsheng, Liu Jintao, Liu Liu, Zhou Mingchang, Zhao Baoli, Yu Yanjie, Yang Zhiyong, Wang Jianxin, Lei Zhenhua, Zhang Lei, Zhang Licheng, Xin Shuming, Li Wanqing, Yang Minghua, Wu Zhiming, Zheng Yunjing, Zheng Changguo, Zhao Changli, Li Detong, Liu Jianguo, Zhao Chen, Fu Changshan, Qi Ruiyi, Zhang Nan, Ji Fengqin, Wang Qingzhao, Gao Yonghua, Chen Shihua, Cui Zhenhai, Yu Ping, Zhao Li, Zhang Haijian, Wu Fengchun, Pang Jian, Wang Fengshan, Liu Jiye, Li Chunsheng, Liu Changyu, Zhang Jiuhai, Zhao Fugui, Zhao Guo, Chen Suping, Li Zhan, Liu Wenbin, Liu Kebin, He Jinfu, Liu Huicheng, Chen Yugang, Li Guomin, Fu Yunman, Li Zhenhai, Wang Zhongsheng, Wang Zhengfeng, Zhao Deyuan, Qi Shichun, Geng Dahai, Sun Lianggui, Li Xuejun, Wang Mingyue, Jin Xiaohui, Cai Zhong, Song Jingcai, Liu Haitao, Qi Guangran, Liu Shengzhi, Qi Guangshun, Fu Yujie, Yang Chengshan, Tian Enze, Chen Sheng, Zhang Chunlong, Jiang Shiyuan, Qiu Fengzhang, Liu Wenhe, Wang Deshun, Xiao Xicheng, Lai Xiaoqing, Chai Xiaole

7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Daoqiong Emaciated as Result of Gross Abuse

Someone reported Ms. Zhou Daoqiong, a retired teacher from the Chengxiang Town Middle School in the Qingbaijiang District, Chengdu City, to the police on February 14, 2009. It happened as she spoke with people about the Communist Party' s crimes in Chengxiang Town. The police arrived and arrested her. She has been held at the Qingbaijiang Detention Center for three months and is emaciated and emotionally unstable after being drugged. She rolls all over the floor in agony all day long.

8. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liu Dianjun Arrested for Talking Online

Mr. Liu Dianjun, 47, who works for Hunan Chendian International Development Share-Holding Co. Ltd., chatted with someone via an Internet program. On his office computer he chatted about how wonderful Falun Gong is on May 15, 2009. Internet police discovered this and arrested him. They subsequently ransacked his home.

9. [Tianjin] Ms. Yang Yucui and Ms. Li Weizhen Arrested

Officers from the Tanggu District's Domestic Security Division in Tianjin arrested Ms. Yang Yucui and Ms. Li Weizhen for the second time on May 13, 2009. They were immediately taken to the Banqiao Women's Forced Labor Camp in the Dagang District, Tianjin. Ms. Li did not pass the physical exam and went home, but Ms. Yang has so far been held at the labor camp.

10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Long Shufen Arrested

Ms. Long Shufen from Shenyang City, about 50, talked to people about the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party at 8:00 a.m. on May 16, 2009, while waiting for the bus on her way to work. Someone reported her to police, which led to her arrest. She was taken to the Sandongqiao Police Station and eventually to the Shenyang City Detention Center.

11. [Shahe City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Shunchao from Zhuzhuang Taken to the Xingtai Brainwashing Center

12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Chen Liandong Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

Mr. Chen Liandong from Changchun City was illegally sentenced to six years in prison at the end of April 2009 and transported to Gongzhuling Prison in early May 2009.

13. [Xiaoyi City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Jiang Baolian and Ms. Du Haizhen Arrested

Police officers from Xiaoyi City arrested Ms. Jiang Baolian and Ms. Du Haizhen from their homes the morning of May 18, 2009. They are now in the Xiaoyi City Detention Center.

14. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Kong Dechang Arrested at 4:00 a.m. on May 14, 2009

15. [Shen County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhao Jichang Arrested

Zhang Yankun and four other officers from the Wangzhuangji Township Police Station in Shen County broke down the door of Mr. Zhao Jichang's home at 10:00 p.m. on May 8, 2009. They ransacked the home and took Mr. Zhao to the Shen County Prison, where he remains to this day.

16. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Tang Juzhang Arrested When Distributing Falun Gong Flyers at 5:00 p.m. on May 11, 2009

17. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Guobo and Wife Subjected to Gross Abuse

Mr. Jiang Guobo and his wife from Weifang City are currently enduring gross abuse. Mr. Jiang is being tortured with Death Bed in the Changle Detention Center. His wife, Ms. Zhou Ling, is being tortured while locked in a metal chair at the Linqu County Detention Center.

Ms. Zhou Guihua is also being held at the Linqu Detention Center where she is tied to a metal chair. The torture has left her virtually unable to speak.

18. [Xingtai County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Tongfeng Taken to a Brainwashing Center

Ms. Zhang Tongfeng from Xiaoshitou Township, Xingtai County, was taken to the Xingtai Brainwashing Center at 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2009.

19. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Huang Xudong, a National Security agent from Chenzhou City; Bian Lichuan, a National Security agent from the Beihu District; and a group of officers arrested practitioners Ms. Liao Xiaohong; Mr. Shi Jiaoyu and his wife; Mr. Li Xiangqian and his wife, Ms. Zeng Sifeng; and Ms. Guo Zhaoqing, who was living away from home to avoid arrest.

Mr. Shi Jiaoyu and Mr. Li Xiangqian returned home later that day, but the police continued to monitor their residences. Ms. Zeng Sifeng returned home after being held at the custody center for several days. Ms. Liao Xiaohong was taken to a detention center, and Ms. Guo Zhaoqing was taken to the Linli County Detention Center in Changde City, Hunan Province.

20. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Ms. Tu Fuhong Arrested Again

Ms. Tu Fuhong is around 30 years old. She took her son to Baihua Park in Zhong District, Jining City, on May 13, 2009, where she spoke to people about Falun Gong. Patrolling police arrested her and later transported her to the Zhong District Police Department at the Hongxingxincun Police Station in Jining City. She was taken to the Jining City Detention Center that same day.

Ms. Tu was arrested in 2006 and sentenced to two years of forced labor. She was subjected to gross abuse and mistreatment at the No. 1 Women's Forced Labor Camp in Jinan City, Shandong Province.