Additional Persecution News from China – August 20, 2012 (23 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 17 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 32 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Yongxing, Hunan Province] Mr. Xu Bing Arrested
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Tang Li and Ms. Xia Xiuchen Detained
3. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zheng Huanchun and Mr. Li Xiaosi Detained
4. [Xingwen County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yufang and Mr. Wang Lilin Arrested
5. [Suining, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Li Detained
6. [Wanyuan City, Sichuan Province] Police Unsuccessfully Attempt to Arrest a Practitioner
7. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Song Zhaoqing Held in a Brainwashing Center
8. [Qingyuan, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Qinglan Forced to Live Away from Home to Avoid the Persecution
9. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Guizhen and Ms. Wang Aixian Sentenced to Forced Labor
10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yaqing Sentenced to Forced Labor
11. [Beihai, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. ChenXiao and Her Mother Ms. Tan Zezhen Sent to a Brainwashing Center
12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Meifen Secretly Sent to Forced Labor Camp
13. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Ruizhen Detained
14. [Ling County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Li Sent to Forced Labor Camp
15. [Qingzhou, Shandong Province] Mr. Lu Fengtian and Ms. Guo Xiufeng Detained
16. [Huangshi, Hubei Province] Six Practitioners Arrested--Three Released and Three Detained
17. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. He Jiming Held in a Brainwashing Center
18. [Jingshan County, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Guangmei and a Practitioner Surnamed Chen Arrested
19. [Donge County, Shandong Province] Ms. Yan Jifang Arrested
20. [Nongan County, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Chunxia Sentenced to Forced Labor
21. [Rizhao, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhou Degang Missing
22. [Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Zhan Xingmao Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
23. [Jiaohe, Jilin Province] Two Practitioners Arrested--One Sentenced to Forced Labor and the Other Released

1. [Yongxing, Hunan Province] Mr. Xu Bing Arrested

Mr. Xu Bing, in his fifties, was arrested on August 14, 2012 by Huangnixiang Town police. His Falun Gong books and other personal belongings were confiscated.

2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Tang Li and Ms. Xia Xiuchen Detained

Ms. Tang Li and Ms. Xia Xiuchun were arrested on the evening of July 19, 2012 by officers from Quanshui Police Station. The two practitioners are currently in the Dalian Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Quanshui Police Station: [phone], [phone]
Wang Hongbo, police chief: [phone]

3. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zheng Huanchun and Mr. Li Xiaosi Detained

Ms. Zheng Huanchun and Mr. Li Xiaosi were arrested on the afternoon of August 17, 2012 as they were speaking with people about Falun Gong. The police ransacked their homes and sent them to a detention center on the morning of August 18.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Wang Xiaoming, Political and Legal Committee head: [phone]
Guo Dongkui, 610 Office head: [phone]

4. [Xingwen County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yufang and Mr. Wang Lilin Arrested

About eight agents from the Xingwen County 610 Office and the police department arrested Ms. Li Yufang and Mr. Wang Lilin from Guiyuanlin and Shangmaocheng, respectively, on the morning of August 13, 2012. Both practitioners had previously been subjected to forced labor and were released in January and April, respectively.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhu Yuanpeng, Political and Legal Committee head: [phone]
Liu Weilin, police chief: [phone]

5. [Suining, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Li Detained

Provincial 610 Office agents and Suining City police went to Ms. Chen Li's home in Penglai Town, Pengxi County on the afternoon of July 23, 2012. They confiscated a computer hard disk, Falun Gong books, and a cell phone. Ms. Chen is being held in the Pengxi Detention Center.

6. [Wanyuan City, Sichuan Province] Police Unsuccessfully Attempt to Arrest a Practitioner

Five officers including Zhou Chang from the Dazhuhe Police Station and Ye Xudong, head of the State Security Division, broke into Ms. Song Xiangqiong's home on the morning of August 3, 2012. They attempted to ransack her home and arrest Ms. Song. Ms. Song and her family resisted the arrest, and the police were unsuccessful.

7. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Song Zhaoqing Held in a Brainwashing Center

Mr. Song Zhaoqing, 68, from Chuanying District, was arrested on the morning of August 17, 2012. He is currently in a brainwashing center in Xiaoguang Village Nursing Home in Shahezi. Practitioners are held there in a separate room, and two people are assigned to monitor each practitioner.

Practitioners incarcerated in the brainwashing center also include Mr. Chen Jihai, Ms. Chang Huiying, Mr. Ma Zhenyu, and Ms. Han Jan.

8. [Qingyuan, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Qinglan Forced to Live Away from Home to Avoid the Persecution

Ms. Chen Qinglan has lived away from home to avoid the persecution, but the police still go to her home to harass her family.

9. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Guizhen and Ms. Wang Aixian Sentenced to Forced Labor

Ms. Yu Guizhen was arrested on July 2, 2012, and was sent to the Changchun City No. 3 Detention Center. She was later given a one-year forced labor sentence and sent to the Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp on August 2.

Ms. Yu was held in the same forced labor camp in 2000 for a three-year term. During her detention, she was beaten, shocked with electric batons, and subjected to other physical abuses. Her gallbladder was damaged and she still hasn't recovered. Her chest and back muscles were also injured.

Ms. Wang Aixian was arrested on July 10, 2012 as she distributed Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs. She was given a 15-month forced labor term, and sent to the Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp on July 23.

10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yaqing Sentenced to Forced Labor

Ms. Guan Yaqing was subjected to a one-year forced labor term and held in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.

11. [Beihai, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. ChenXiao and Her Mother Ms. Tan Zezhen Sent to a Brainwashing Center

Agents from the 610 Office went to Ms. Chen Xiao's clothing shop and took her to a brainwashing center located in a local drug rehabilitation center on August 13, 2012. Twelve days before Ms. Chen's arrest, her mother Ms. Tan Zezhen was arrested and sent to the same brainwashing center.

Ms. Chen's husband Mr. Lin Hongbin has lived away from home to avoid the persecution since early 2010.

12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Meifen Secretly Sent to Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Liu Meifen was arrested on July 6, 2012, and secretly sent to the Masanjia Women's Forced Labor Camp for a one-year term on August 9.

13. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Ruizhen Detained

Ms.Wang Ruizhen and her daughter, from Chengyang District, were arrested on August 19, 2012 as they were speaking with people about Falun Gong in Lijia Xicheng, Jimo City. Two officers from the Huanxiu Police Station made the arrest. Ms. Wang's daughter was released, but Ms. Wang is still being detained in the police station.

14. [Ling County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Li Sent to Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Zhang Li, in her thirties, is an employee at the Shengli Oil Field. She was arrested on the afternoon of August 2, 2012 as she spoke with people about Falun Gong in Zhengjiazhai. She was held in the Ling County Detention Center for two weeks, before being given a 17-month forced labor term. Officer Wu Guiguo and others from the Ling County Police Department took her to the Jinan No. 1 Women's Forced Labor Camp on August 17.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhou Jinggang, Ling County Police Department deputy head: [phone], [phone], [phone]
Wu Guiguo, Ling County Police Department officer: [phone], [phone], [phone]

15. [Qingzhou, Shandong Province] Mr. Lu Fengtian and Ms. Guo Xiufeng Detained

Mr. Lu Fengtian from Yishui and Ms. Guo Xiufeng from Qingzhou were arrested in April 2012 by officers from the Qingzhou Domestic Security Division. They are being held in the Qingzhou Detention Center.

16. [Huangshi, Hubei Province] Six Practitioners Arrested--Three Released and Three Detained

Mr. Fang Qiang, Ms. Zhu Yujiao, and Ms. Liu Ping were arrested on the morning of July 27, 2012. Huangshi City 610 Office agents made the arrest, took the practitioners to the Xinjia Hotel, and detained them there. The three practitioners were transferred to the Huangshi City Detention Center on July 31. Ms. He Xiaofang was also sent to the Huangshi Detention Center.

The 610 Office agents attempted to send the four practitioners to the Huangshi City No. 1 Detention Center on August 13, but a physical examination disqualified Mr. Fang, Ms. Zhu, and Ms. He. However, Ms. Liu was sent to the Huangshi City No. 1 Detention Center.

Ms. Xiong Xiaolin and Ms. Yang Yunxia are also in the Huangshi City No. 1 Detention Center.

17. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. He Jiming Held in a Brainwashing Center

Ms. He Jiming was arrested on July 28, 2012 as she was distributing Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs. She was taken to a local police station and then to a detention center. The 610 Office agents took her to a brainwashing center in the Qingfengyuan Hotel on Qingyang Road on August 6.

18. [Jingshan County, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Guangmei and a Practitioner Surnamed Chen Arrested

Ms. Wu Guangmei and a practitioner surnamed Chen were arrested by county 610 Office agents on the afternoon of August 19, 2012.

19. [Donge County, Shandong Province] Ms. Yan Jifang Arrested

Ms. Yan Jifang from Tangzi Village was arrested on the afternoon of August 17, 2012 as she was distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. Officers from the Tongcheng Police Station made the arrest. The police ransacked Ms. Yan's home that same afternoon.

20. [Nongan County, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Chunxia Sentenced to Forced Labor

Jilin Province 610 Office manipulated the Nongan County Police Department and Court to hold a brainwashing session to persecute Falun Gong practitioners on August 6, 2012. The practitioners included Ms. Wen Defang, Ms. Guo Zhanling, Ms. Qi Yunfeng, Ms. Xie Changyan, Ms. Zhao Chunxia, Ms. Wang Fengyun, Ms. Jiang Shuntian, and three others. Ms. Zhao was sentenced to 18 months of forced labor, the others were released after being detained for two weeks.

Officers from Debiao Police Station arrested Ms. Tang Shuwen and Ms. Jiang Shuhua on August 16, 2012, and ransacked their homes.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Li Zhongjun, 610 Office agent: [phone]|
Zhang Xingliang, Nongan County Police Department deputy head: [phone]

21. [Rizhao, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhou Degang Missing

Mr. Zhou Degang went missing on the evening of August 17, 2012. His whereabouts are still unknown.

22. [Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Zhan Xingmao Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Mr. Zhan Xingmao was arrested in the autumn of 2011 as he distributed informational materials about Falun Gong. He was taken to the Chezhan Police Station to be interrogated. Jiangdu City Court and Yangzhou City Intermediate Court officials sentenced Mr. Zhan to five years in prison. Mr. Zhan is currently in Hongze Prison.

23. [Jiaohe, Jilin Province] Two Practitioners Arrested--One Sentenced to Forced Labor and the Other Released

Ms. Wang Shuqing, 62, was arrested along with another practitioner on the morning of July 17, 2012, as they were speaking with people about Falun Gong. Five officers from the Criminal Police Division made the arrest. The police ransacked Ms. Wang's home that same afternoon, and sent both practitioners to the Jiaohe City Detention Center. After being detained for two weeks, the practitioners were sentenced to 15 months of forced labor.

The police sent the two practitioners to the Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp on August 2. The officials there refused to accept them, due to their high blood pressure. The police extorted 180 yuan from Ms. Wang's family before they took her home.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Sun Hongcheng, 610 Office deputy head: [phone], [phone]
Zhang Baojun, Domestic Security Division head: [phone], [phone], [phone]