(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 9 provinces. In this report, 9 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 17 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Beijing] Ms. Tao Yuqin Subjected to Severe Abuse in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in Liaoning Province
Ms. Tao Yuqin from the Fengtai District, Beijing was subjected to a forced labor term and held in Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp. She was later transferred to Mansanjia Forced Labor Camp, where she was placed in the strictly-controlled team in Division 3. When Ms. Tao refused to recite camp rules and regulations, male guards subjected her to the "stretching torture." [The "stretching torture" involves stretching the victim's arms in opposite directions to their extreme and then tightly tying the wrists in that position, so that person cannot bend over or stand for a long time. Moving even a little bit will cause tremendous pain]. Her hands, arms, legs and feet were seriously injured. Her severely injured wrists became infected and oozed pus. She was unable to take care of herself and unable to stand up once she sat on the ground. It took her great effort to pull herself up with the help of bed rails, she had severe edema in her legs and was unable to sleep because of the pain from internal injuries caused by the stretching torture. Ms. Tao did not completely recover after she was released in early 2009.
2. [Donghai County, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Yamin Arrested for Speaking with People about Falun Gong on July 24, 2010
3. [Tianjin] Ms. Cheng Guiying and Ms. Cheng Guijing Arrested
Ms. Cheng Guiying and Ms. Cheng Guijing are sisters from the Nankai District. They were arrested as they distributed information about Falun Gong around 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. on July 16, 2010. Officers took them to the Xuefu Street Police Station. The two practitioners are in the Beicaoba Detention Center.
4. [Liaoyang, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Lirui and Ms. Cui Yanzhen Arrested
Ms. Zhang Lirui and Ms. Cui Yanzhen, both 70, were arrested on July 26, 2010, as they spoke with people about Falun Gong. Officers from the Hongwei District Police Department made the arrest. The police ransacked the two practitioners' homes, turning everything upside down.
5. [Jinzhou, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yang Daping and Mr. Lu Dan Arrested
Mr. Yang Daping and Mr. Lu Dan from Daqi Township rode a train to Tianjin on July 17, 2010. They were arrested as they spoke with people about Falun Gong on the train.
6. [Jinxiang County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Cuiyun Arrested
Ms. Zhao Cuiyun from Yushan Township was arrested around July 22, 2010. She and two other practitioners, Ms. Zhou Sanxiang and Ms. Jiang Xiurong, are in the Jinxiang County Detention Center.
Wang Jian, 610 Office head: 86-537-8720610, 86-537-8720868, 86-15553753666
Wang Yuxin, Jinxiang County Domestic Security Division: 86-537-8739556, 86-537-8756499, 86-13853790061
7. [Siping, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Ying, Ms. Meng Chunfang, and Mr. Zhang Yinshen Arrested
Ms. Zhang Ying was arrested at her workplace on July 26, 2010. Officer Chang Hong and others took her to the Police Officers Training School Brainwashing Center.
Ms. Meng Chunfang was arrested at home on the evening of July 26, 2010. 610 Office agents and officers from the Pingxi Township Police Station took her to the Police Officers Training School Brainwashing Center.
Ms. Zhang Ying's younger brother, Mr. Zhang Yin, went to Ms. Zhang's workplace around 11:00 a.m. on July 27, 2010. He was subsequently arrested there.
Lu Yuhe, 610 Office head: 86-15330661155
Wang Lihong, 610 Office deputy head: 86-13844406016
Tong Heyi, 610 Office section head: 86-13843415233
8. [Shuangliao, Jilin Province] A Practitioner Taken to a Brainwashing Facility
Shuangliao area 610 Office agents recently deceived a practitioner who had lost his job by offering to help him find a job in a power plant. Instead they took the practitioner to a brainwashing facility. Following the practitioner's release, the agents attempted to persecute the practitioner's wife, ordering her to go to the Siping Brainwashing Center on July 27, 2010. The wife refused, asserting that there was no one to take care of her small child. The practitioner now lives away from home to avoid the persecution.
610 Office agents participating in the persecution:
Liu Li: 86-13504442929
Yan Su: 86-13596659188
Dai Xiaojun: 86-15840382919
9. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Chunlan and Ms. Zhang Xuzhi Arrested
Ms. Wang Chunlan and Ms. Zhang Xuzhi form the Jianghan District were arrested at a super market around 12:30 p.m. on July 25, 2010. They are now in the Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center.
10. [Taiyuan, Shanxi Province] Ms. Ma Meifeng Arrested
Ms. Ma Meifeng lives in the Taiyuan Steel Company affiliated dormitory. Several officers from the Guangshe Police Station arrested her on July 21, 2010, and took her to the police station. They ransacked her home and confiscated a computer, a printer, a CD burner, Falun Gong informational materials, and other personal property. Ms. Ma was taken to a detention center that same night.
11. [Jianyang, Sichuan Province] Correction and Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Zhou Rongzhen
Ms. Zhou Rongzhen was arrested at home on July 6, 2010. Ziyang City 610 Office agents took her to the Erehu Brainwashing Center in Ziyang City.
Ms. Zhou was previously arrested in 2001. Participating in the arrest were Yan Quanyi and others from the Jianyang City State Security Division. Ms. Zhou was subsequently held in a detention center for more than a month. Her non-practitioner son, Mr. Zhang Jian, was also subjected to a one-month detention.
Ms. Zhou was arrested again in 2008 and held in the Erehu Brainwashing Center for more than a month.
Zhong Shiquan, Jianyang City Political and Judiciary Committee head: 86-13980382369, 86-28-27221166 (Office); 86-28-27213369 (Home)
Yang Zongkai, Jianyang City 610 Office head: 86-28-27210610 (Office),86-28-7214480, 86-13982923297
Yan Yiquan, Jianyang City State Security Division head: 86-13980382856
12. [Shenyang, Liaoning Province] Masanjia Forced Labor Camp Officials Urge Criminals to Beat Falun Gong Practitioners
Li Meng is a No. 3 Division guard in the No. 1 Section at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. He and other guards often beat practitioners. He also incited criminals to beat the practitioners. In the first half of the year Li ordered criminals Wang Haifeng, Jiang Deyin, Li Guo, Sun Jiaorun, and others beat practitioners Mr. Sun Zhuchen, Mr. Guo Yifu, Mr. Cui Dejun, and Mr. Zheng Xujun. Ms. Sun and Mr. Zheng were often beaten during their detention. Guard Li Meng threatened to beat Mr. Zheng even two days ahead of Mr. Zheng's release.
13. [Heshan County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Yulin Arrested
Xiao Zhongying from the Heshan County Police Department and Liu Yandong from the Heshan Town Police Department led two officers and broke into Mr. Zhang Yulin's home. They jumped over a wall and rushed in, attempting to arrest Mr. Zhang. He and his family resisted. Liu Yandong later on called for several more officers and carried Mr. Zhang to a police vehicle. They took Mr. Zhang to a detention center at noon.
Wang Junren, Heshan County Police Department head: 86-416-5592333 (Office), 86-416-5590888 (Home), 86-13941601333 (Cell)
Wang Weijing, Domestic Security Division head: 86-416-5512076 (Office), 86-416-5538118 (Home), 86-13604162232 (Cell)
14. [Xinjin County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Yuhua Held in Police Custody
Ms. Yang Yuhua was arrested on the morning of July 7, 2010, as she spoke with people about Falun Gong in Xingyi Town. Officers from the Xingyi Town Police Station made the arrest and ransacked Ms. Yang's home around 12:00 a.m.
Ms. Yang was held for more than a dozen days in a detention center and was later transferred to the Xinjin County Police Department's detention center. The police threatened to subject Ms. Yang to imprisonment.
Li Jiyue, Xinjin County Police Department head: 86-13908201458
Chen Jianxin, Xinjin County Police Department deputy head: 86-13882020266
Zeng Weizhong, Xinjin County Domestic Security Division head: 86-13980069371
15. [Hefei, Anhui Province] Practitioners in the Yaohai District Subjected to Imprisonment and Forced Labor
We have learned that seven practitioners in the Yaohai District were arrested on June 22, 2007. They were later subjected to heavy prison terms, from three years to eight years. Five other practitioners were subjected to forced labor terms and an additional five practitioners face prison sentences.
16. [Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province] Ms. Tian Shujun, Ms. Peng Xiumin, Ms. Wang Shuchun, and Ms. Liu Zhongqiao Arrested
The four practitioners were arrested on July 22, 2010, as they spoke with people about Falun Gong in the countryside. Officers from the city's Gongyeyuan District Police Station made the arrests and took them to the Qinhuandao Administrative Detention Center.
17. [Hunan Province] Mr. Liu Erli's Home Ransacked
Mr. Liu Erli is a retired employee of the Lengshuijiang Steel & Iron General Factory. His home was ransacked the evening of July 22, 2010. Participating in the home ransacking were officers from the city's Political and Judiciary Committee, from the 610 Office, and from the Domestic Security Division.
18. [Beijing] Ms. Su Wei Subjected to Forced Labor
Ms. Su Wei, in her 50s, lives in Tianshui Gardens, Liulitun, in the Chaoyang District. She was subjected to persecution numerous times for remaining steadfast in her belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and is now in the Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp. It is the third time for Ms. Su to be sent to a forced labor camp.
Prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp officials extended Ms. Su's term and transferred her to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in Liaoning Province where she was subjected to severe abuse and torture. Ms. Su returned home several months ago.
Ms. Su is now in the No. 2 Division in the Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp. She is held in a separate cell. Guards ordered drug offenders to monitor her around the clock. She is forbidden to contact any other people and is forced to sit on a small bench for a long time every day.
19. [Nanyang, Henan Province] Mr. Zhang Zhizhong Arrested
Mr. Zhang Zhizhong runs a hotel in Tanghe County. He was arrested at his hotel on the evening of July 22, 2010. Tanghe County police also arrested another practitioner that same night.
