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Additional Persecution Latest News from China - February 20, 2006 (27 Reports)

March 09, 2006 |  

(Clearwisdom.net)

  1. [Tianjin] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Song Hongtao Tortured at the Shuangkou Forced Labor Camp and Has Disappeared
  2. [Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Yamin Sentenced to Four Years of Imprisonment
  3. [Beijing] The Sister of Practitioner Mr. Liu Chengjun, Who Was Tortured to Death, Is Still Being Held in a Detention Center in Beijing
  4. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Zeng Liu'er Tortured to the Point of a Mental Disorder
  5. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Chen Yanjun Arrested and Being Held in an Unknown Location
  6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hu Zhehui Arrested
  7. [Beijing] Practitioner Xu Kun and Her 70-Year-Old Mother Arrested
  8. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Persecution Accounts of Practitioners
  9. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Thirty-Five Practitioners from Xinhe Township Were Arrested on December 14, 2005; Homes of Several Practitioners Ransacked
  10. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yuhua, in Her 60s, an Employee from the Shengli Oil Field, Recently Arrested for Clarifying the Truth to People
  11. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Police from Dayao Town Arrest Practitioner Ms. Yang Meicui from Her Home in Liujiakou Village, Dayao Town, Muping, District on February 19, 2006
  12. [Jilin Province] Practitioners Sun Qian and Zhang Hongwei Incarcerated in the No. 2 Ward, Jilin Province Prison, Suffer from Excruciating Torture
  13. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Yuping Arrested
  14. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Song Xiting Arrested
  15. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Guo Zhijun Held at a Suburban Prison in Northern Shijiazhuang City
  16. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Persecution Facts about Practitioner Ms. Li Shuxia
  17. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Ms. Wu Xiuping of Huidong County Arrested
  18. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Sun Shuying Arrested and Her Home Ransacked
  19. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Zhang Chunjie and Zhao Zhanzhong Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked
  20. [Dashiqiao City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Zheng Haotian Arrested
  21. [Beijing] Practitioners Ms. Zhou Suqin and Ms. Wang Shuyun from Miyun County Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked
  22. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Guo Yulan on a Persecution Protest Hunger Strike
  23. [Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Zou Chunhong Arrested and Sentenced to One and a Half Years of Forced Labor
  24. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Luan Xiuhong Arrested
  25. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Zhang Shuhua and Ms. Liu Yanli Sentenced to Four and a Half Years of Imprisonment for Distributing Truth-clarifying Materials
  26. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Practitioner Wang Xinmin and His Wife Wang Fang Live in Exile to Avoid Illegal Arrest
  27. [Beijing] Three Older Women Practitioners Arrested in One Day

1. [Tianjin] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Song Hongtao Tortured at the Shuangkou Forced Labor Camp and Has Disappeared

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Song Hongtao, 34 years old, from Northeastern China and a Ph.D. holder, worked as a lecturer at the Tianjin Civil Aviation Institute. At the end of January 2001, personnel from the Dongli District 610 Office in Tianjin arrested him because he had distributed truth-clarifying materials. Later he was put into the No. 5 Team of the Shuangkou Forced Labor Camp. Guards in the labor camp, including Yang, a political head, and Lang, a team head, urged criminals to prohibit practitioner Mr. Song from sleeping. They hung him up and beat him. One time in a brainwashing session Mr. Song refused to accept the persecution. Criminal inmate Mu grabbed a wooden stool and smashed it over Mr. Song's head. The stool broke and Song lost consciousness. Song's head bled profusely. After he regained consciousness, he became lethargic and mentally slow. Mr. Song later disappeared.

2. [Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Yamin Sentenced to Four Years of Imprisonment

On January 16, 2006, a local court in Donghai County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, sentenced practitioner Ms. Wang Yamin. During the morning trial, Ms. Wang did not acknowledge any of the fabricated charges or sign any documents, effectively negating the proceedings. On January 27, 2006, the court sentenced her to four years of forced labor. At present, Ms. Wang has already appealed to a higher-level court.

Meanwhile, eight practitioners from the Xinpu District were sentenced to imprisonment. One of them, a teacher, was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment.

3. [Beijing] The Sister of Practitioner Mr. Liu Chengjun, Who Was Tortured to Death, Is Still Being Held in a Detention Center in Beijing

Practitioner Ms. Liu Lin from Nong'an City is a sister of practitioner Mr. Liu Chengjun, who was tortured to death for broadcasting truth-clarifying videos through a cable TV system in Changchun. On December 17, 2004, police arrested Ms. Liu Lin in Beijing when she was clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. She has been held for over a year at the Tongming District's Qiaozhuang Detention Center in Beijing. No family visits have been permitted. Liu Lin is called "Liu Shumei" in the detention center.

Tongming District's Qiaozhuang Detention Center in Beijing: 86-10-81582764

4. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Zeng Liu'er Tortured to the Point of a Mental Disorder

In December 2005, practitioner Zeng Liu'er from Muchuan Huogu in Leshan City was sentenced to one and a half years of imprisonment at the Mianyang City Prison. Several times wardens tortured Zeng until he fell unconscious. Zeng has suffered a mental breakdown as a result.

5. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Chen Yanjun Arrested and Being Held in an Unknown Location

6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hu Zhehui Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Hu Zhehui, an employee from the Liaohe Oil Field, Panjin City, is being held at the No. 1 Team, Shenyang City Women's Prison. She is being subjected to brutal torture.

7. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Xu Kun and Her 70-Year-Old Mother Arrested

During the night of February 16, 2006, practitioner Ms. Xu Kun and her over 70-year-old mother were arrested at their home in Baiwanzhuang in the Haidian District. The police confiscated a computer, a printer, and other personal belongings. Her mother was released the next morning. Ms. Xu's situation is unknown.

8. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Persecution Accounts of Practitioners

Mr. Mao Mingzhe, in his 70s, is a retired employee of the Baoji City Donghuo Factory. After he practiced Falun Gong, all his previous illnesses were cured. Since July 20, 1999, when the persecution against Falun Gong started, his son and daughter-in-law were sentenced to several years of forced labor only because they persisted in their belief in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." Mr. Mao was traumatized and came under huge mental pressure. He died on January 2, 2005.

In October 2005, police arrested his son Mao Hongchao at home and later sentenced him to one year and three months at the Zaozihe Forced Labor Camp in Shaanxi Province. To date, his family members have not been allowed to visit him. It's said he was tortured so badly that he is extremely weak, has fainted many times, and his hair has turned white.

In addition, practitioner Ms. Ru Hongxia, an employee from the Baoji City Railway Drivers' School, is still being held at the Baoji County Detention Center. Her family is not allowed to actually see her. They can only see her on the surveillance monitor. She is in a room so cold that her feet have become swollen.

9. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Thirty-Five Practitioners from Xinhe Township Were Arrested on December 14, 2005; Homes of Several Practitioners Ransacked

10. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yuhua, in Her 60s, an Employee from the Shengli Oil Field, Recently Arrested for Clarifying the Truth to People

11. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Police from Dayao Town Arrest Practitioner Ms. Yang Meicui from Her Home in Liujiakou Village, Dayao Town, Muping District, on February 19, 2006

12. [Jilin Province] Practitioners Sun Qian and Zhang Hongwei Incarcerated in the No. 2 Ward, Jilin Province Prison, Suffer from Excruciating Torture

Personnel from the No. 2 Ward forced practitioner Sun Qian to write a so-called "Year-End Summary" and found Teacher's scriptures when searching Sun Qian's bed. Sun Qian was put into a "strictly-controlled zone" and has not been released to date.

Practitioner Mr. Zhang Hongwei is being held in Jilin Prison's No. 2 Ward. After he was transferred to the prison in 2002, he was subjected to excruciating torture for two years in the "strictly-controlled zone" and solitary confinement. He is now being "monitored" by four people and is forbidden to talk to any practitioners in other wards.

13. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Yuping Arrested

On around February 10, 2006, practitioner Ms. Chen Yuping was arrested and taken to a brainwashing center.

14. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Song Xiting Arrested

On February 15, 2006, personnel from the Daigu Police Station arrested practitioner Mr. Song Xiting from his home in Daigu, Mengyin County.

15. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Guo Zhijun Held at a Suburban Prison in Northern Shijiazhuang City

In 2000, practitioner Mr. Guo Zhijun from Zhuozhou City was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment and was held in a prison in a northern suburban area of Shijiazhuang City. Due to his dedication to Falun Gong, the authorities denied any family visits for over a year. Detailed information is unknown. He might be confined in a small cell.

Prison phone number: 86-311-7751912 Ext. 6434 (for Section 11)

Huo, the warden in charge of practitioner Mr. Guo: 86-13032679032 (cell)

16. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Persecution Facts about Practitioner Ms. Li Shuxia

My name is Li Shuxia, and I am from Dongchengfang Town of Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province. At around 8:00 a.m. on June 8, 2004, when I was working alone at home, four or five people suddenly broke into my home and asked me whether I was Li Shuxia. I told them, "Yes." Then they pushed me onto a chair and told me I was not allowed to move, although they did not show me any legal documents. They ransacked my house, pushed me into a vehicle, and took me to the town police department. They asked me who my supervisor was and whom I supervised, and who had contact with me. I told them we were practitioners and did not have any organization. They slapped my face many times. Afterwards, they handcuffed me and left me in a small room. They shocked my jaw and armpits with an electric baton and kicked and stomped on me until I fainted. But they thought I was just pretending to be unconscious and poked my face with needles. At night they took my husband and daughter to the police station and asked my daughter whether it was she who helped me get onto the Internet.

June 8 was the last day for the National College Entrance Exams. After the exam, my son came back home and found I had been arrested. He went to the police station to ask the reason. The police even wanted to arrest my son. My husband was scared and begged them to leave him alone. My daughter was a teacher in the village elementary school. They even wanted to have her fired. After two days of investigation, they didn't find anything to prove that my son or daughter got online for me, but they still extorted 4,000 yuan from my family before they let me go.

17. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Ms. Wu Xiuping of Huidong County Arrested

At noon on February 10, 2006, personnel from 610 Office broke into practitioner Ms. Wu Xiuping's home and arrested her.

18. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Sun Shuying Arrested and Her Home Ransacked

On February 18, 2006, five officers from the National Security Team of the Jinzhou City Police Department arrested practitioner Ms. Sun Shuying from her home in the Guta District of Jinzhou City. Her computer, Falun Dafa books, about 20,000 yuan in cash she had on hand to buy an apartment, and other personal possessions were confiscated. (Note: Chinese people frequently keep large amounts of cash at home for major purchases.) At present, she is being held at the Jinzhou City Detention Center.

19. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Zhang Chunjie and Zhao Zhanzhong Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked

During the evening of November 29, 2005, officers Zhang Zhanyue and Xu Zhiguang from Taigu Township Police Station, Shenzhou City, arrested practitioners Zhang Chunjie and Zhao Zhanzhong and took them to the Wangjing Town Police Station. Policemen searched the practitioners and robbed them of their 2,000 yuan in wages, a cell phone, and a motorcycle. Afterwards, they held the practitioners to "reform" them. Officers Zhang and Xu then secretly transferred the two practitioners and then notified the Taiguzhuang Township Police Station to ransack their homes. The head and the party secretary of the township and four policemen, led by village officials, ransacked the practitioners' homes. They confiscated over 6,000 yuan, two bank deposit receipts (one for 4,000 yuan and the other for 3,000 yuan), TVs, a VCD, and other personal belongings worth 3,000 yuan. The practitioners' families were frightened and did not dare to go back home.

Personnel from the Taigu Township government first held the practitioners in the County Political Consultation School for brainwashing. Afterwards, they sent Zhang Chunjie and Zhao Zhanzhong to the 610 Office and Police Department for "reform." A few days later the practitioners were sent to the County Detention Center.

20. [Dashiqiao City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Zheng Haotian Arrested

During the afternoon of February 18, 2006, officers from the Haicheng City Police Department arrested practitioner Mr. Zheng Haotian in his own supermarket in Dashiqiao City. Mr. Zheng is currently being held in the Haicheng City Detention Center. His family's visits were all denied.

21. [Beijing] Practitioners Ms. Zhou Suqin and Ms. Wang Shuyun from Miyun County Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked

On January 22, 2006, 38-year-old practitioner Ms. Zhou Suqin and 37-year-old Ms. Wang Shuyun from Datun Village, Gaoling Town, Miyun County, Beijing, were arrested. It happened as they were going out to clarify the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong to people in Wangjiahui Village, Gaoling Town. Policemen from the county's 610 Office, from the National Security Team, and from the local police station staged the arrest and ransacked their homes.

22. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Guo Yulan on a Persecution Protest Hunger Strike

Practitioner Ms. Guo Yulan is an employee of the Capital Steel Factory in the Shijingshan District of Beijing. On December 20, 2005, policemen arrested her. They have detained her at the District Police Station affiliated with the Beijing Police Department ever since. She has been sentenced to two and a half years of forced labor. Ms. Guo is currently on a hunger strike.

Shijingshan District Police Station: Jia No.1, Gucheng Nanli, Shijingshan District, Zip code 100043

Phone numbers: 86-10-88788287, 86-10-68873814

23. [Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Zou Chunhong Arrested and Sentenced to One and a Half Years of Forced Labor

On January 27, 2006, personnel from the 610 Office and policemen arrested practitioner Ms. Zou Chunhong from Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province, and sent her to the Jiujiang City Forced Labor Camp for one and a half years of forced labor without due cause.

24. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Luan Xiuhong Arrested

Currently, practitioner Ms. Luan Xiuhong is being held at the Anqiu City Detention Center in Shandong Province. Policemen have threatened to sentence her to three years of forced labor if they didn't get 15,000 yuan.

25. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Zhang Shuhua and Ms. Liu Yanli Sentenced to Four and a Half Years of Imprisonment for Distributing Truth-clarifying Materials

On September 14, 2005, when practitioners Ms. Zhang Shuhua and Ms. Liu Yanli were distributing truth-clarifying materials, personnel from the Qianjin Township Police Station in Changling County, Songyuan City, Jilin Province, arrested them and put them in the County Detention Center. Several months later, the county court sentenced the two practitioners to four and a half years of imprisonment.

26. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Practitioner Wang Xinmin and His Wife Wang Fang Live in Exile to Avoid Illegal Arrest

Practitioner Mr. Wang Xinmin is from Shihezi City's No.148 Regiment and practitioner Ms. Wang Fang is from the No.143 Regiment. They had gone into exile in 2003 to avoid illegal arrest. On January 24, 2006, when they were clarifying the truth and hanging up truth-clarifying banners, policemen in Akesu City arrested and incarcerated them at the Akesu City Detention Center. Mr. Wang Xinmin's mother is caring for their one-year-old child.

It was further reported that on January 24, 2006, several practitioners were arrested.

Akesu City Detention Center: 86-997-2195891

Zhou Shengwen, an official at the Akesu City National Security Team: 86-997-2141500

27. [Beijing] Three Older Women Practitioners Arrested in One Day

On February 15, 2006, policemen arrested three older women practitioners around Zengguang Road in Huayuan Village, the Haidian District. They are Ms. Xu Kun, Ms. Ji, and Ms. Zhan.