(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report covers facts of the persecution in 16 provinces, and 28 cities or counties, including the situations of 26 practitioners unlawfully held in custody, and at least 49 practitioners taken into custody.
1. [Liaoning Province] Brutal Persecution Carried out in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
At 8:15 a.m. on October 8, 2007, the head of Team No. 2 of Division 3 with the surname of Li in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp started beating 58-year-old Mr. Zhang Shuxing. Li claimed that Mr. Zhang talked to him without addressing him as the "head of team" and would not report to him. Li continued to beat Mr. Zhang until he broke one of his false teeth.
On October 12, 2007, Mr. Zhao Jian, a practitioner from Handan City, Hebei Province, refused to engage in forced labor. A team head ordered inmates to beat him, and he was deprived of sleep and forced to study regulations until 2:00 a.m. They poured cold water on Mr. Zhao. At 5:30 a.m., Mr. Zhao was forced to perform forced labor in a corn field. The guards ordered him to wear a prison uniform with no underwear. Before 7:00 a.m., the guards encouraged inmates to pour cold water on Mr. Zhao again. Mr. Zhao was not allowed to take a break at noon; instead he had to stand in the hall. In the afternoon, Mr. Zhao was forced to stand in the corn field. Inmates started to assault him at the end of their work hours. They did not stop until late that night.
2. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Numerous Practitioners Taken into Custody
Since October 2007, the police in Xi'an area have secretly taken numerous practitioners into custody on several different occasions. It has been confirmed that the following eleven practitioners have been taken to undisclosed locations: Mr. Chen Mingan, Ms. Zhang Shuling, Ms. Wang Jiali, Ms. Li Guiqing, Ms. Yan Anfang, Ms. Wang Jingyun, Ms. Wang Tong, Ms. Zhang Guilan, Mr. Li Zhiyong and his wife, and a practitioner with the surname of Ren (gender unknown).
3. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Yawei Taken to Benxi Forced Labor Camp
On October 25, 2007, Mr. Zhang Yawei, who was unlawfully sentenced to three years of forced labor, and another practitioner from Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province, who was to serve two years of forced labor, have been taken to the Benxi Forced Labor Camp. The practitioner from Benxi City was on hunger strike and was denied admission to the forced labor camp. He was later taken to the Panjin Hospital by security officers.
4. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Mr. Yang Jinshou Taken into Custody on July 20, 2007
5. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. You Quanmin and His Wife Ms. Xiao Danfeng Unlawfully Held at Lijiang Detention Center
On October 3, 2007, Mr. You Quanmin and his wife Ms. Xiao Danfeng, practitioners from Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province, were doing business in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, when they were taken into custody. It is likely that they are being held at the Lijiang Detention Center.
6. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Sun Jingqiu Taken into Custody by Plainclothes Agents While Clarifying the Truth on October 25, 2007
7. [Jilin Province] Four Practitioners, Including Ms. Liu Xueyan, Remain in Custody at Ji'an Detention Center
8. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Huang Rujun Taken into Custody
Ms. Huang Rujun, 62, lives in the High and New Technology District in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. On the evening of October 17, 2007, several officers of the Yanta District Police Department took her away from her home. She has been sent to the Chang'an Brainwashing Center. Ms. Huang noticed that she was being followed before she was taken into custody.
9. [Henan Province] Practitioner Ms. Yang Yanyue Taken to Qinyang City Detention Center in Henan Province
10. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Shixun Beaten to Hearing Loss in Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Zhang Shixun, 39, was unlawfully taken to the Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province on September 24, 2007. He refused to sign the forms that had various statements denouncing Falun Dafa and was beaten to deafness shortly thereafter. Li Shujun, Gao Jianjun, Gao Zhilu and two others participated in the brutal beating that led to Mr. Zhang's loss of hearing.
11. [Shangqiu City, Henan Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhu Huiling Unlawfully Held at Pingtai Detention Center
Zhao Zili (male), director of Pingtai Detention Center: 86-13703706515
Li Yu, deputy director: 86-13903709691
12. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Feng Wenjun Unlawfully Held in No. 9 Division in Fushun Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Feng Wenjun, 43, is from Houyingzi Village in Hengdaohezi Township in Tieling City, Liaoning Province. He made ends meet by doing odd jobs in Fushun City for quite a few years. On the evening of September 30, 2007, Mr. Feng was turned in to the police while distributing truth-clarifying materials in the Shijia Residential Community in Shuncheng District, Fushun City. Officers of the Hedong Police Station took him into custody. On October 1, he was taken to the Fushun City Detention Center and transferred to the Fushun Forced Labor Camp on October 10. He is being held under strict supervision in a department of the No. 9 Division.
Wang Huijun (male), director of the Hedong Police Station: 86-413-7504110 (Office), 86-413-7481777 (Home), 86-13504138688 (Cell)
No. 9 Division of the Fushun Forced Labor Camp: 86-413-3792509
13. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Aiying Taken to Chang'an Brainwashing Center
14. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Harassed Without Cause
On October 16, 2007, Jia Xu, an official in Anping County, Hengshui City, led five people to a practitioner's home in Xiaoxinzhuang Village in Liangwa Township. They confiscated three MP3 players, two copies of recent articles by the founder of Falun Gong, and a copy of a Falun Dafa weekly publication.
Jia Xu (male): 86-318-7526212 (Home)
15. [Chongqing] Practitioners Mr. Yuan Yinhua and Mr. Yuan Zhengyou Taken into Custody
At around 11:30 a.m. on October 9, 2007, officers of the Nan'an District Police Department, the Nan'an District "610 Office" and the Nan'an District Political and Judiciary Committee broke into the homes of practitioners Mr. Yuan Yinhua, Mr. Yang Youbi, and Mr. Yuan Zhengyou in the Mingguiyuan Residential Community in Nan'an District, Chongqing. The officers confiscated portraits of the founder of Falun Gong and Falun Dafa books. The three practitioners were unlawfully taken into custody.
It has been reported that Mr. Yuan Zhengyou was held for fifteen days and then transferred to the Yubei Brainwashing Center. Mr. Yang Youbi was released after a family member wrote a guarantee statement for him.
16. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Lan Enbo Unlawfully Sent to Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Lan Enbo, 62, is a practitioner from Huiyuan Township in Shuncheng District, Fushun City, Liaoning Province. On September 30, 2007, he went to the home of his relatives to clarify the truth. His relatives turned him in to the police, and local police officers took him to the Fushun City Detention Center. Mr. Lan has been unlawfully sentenced to one year of forced labor. He is being held in the No. 2 Division in Fushun Forced Labor Camp.
17. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Tao's Life in Imminent Danger
Mr. Wang Tao has been unlawfully held in the Shenyang Prison Complex for several years. A few days ago, his parents received permission from the prison authorities to visit their son and made the trip from Tianjin to visit him. When Mr. Wang refused to shout "report" to the prison guard who was responsible for a body-search, his parents were turned away.
When this report was sent out on October 23, Mr. Wang Tao was on the eighth day of a hunger strike. He was taken to the No. 2 Prison Hospital and his life is in immediate danger.
Wang Bin (male), warden of No. 2 Prison in Shenyang Prison Complex: 86-24-89296501
Su Shi (male), deputy warden: 86-24-89296516
18. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Liu Guozheng's Family Taken into Custody
On the morning of October 30, 2007, a group of unidentified personnel searched Mr. Liu Guozheng's home. They took his non-practitioner family members into custody.
19. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Police Pry Open Doors to Take Televisions and Antenna
Around July 20, 2007, officers of the Guanjiazui Town Police Station arrived at Ms. Jiang Zhoufang's home in a police car. They pried open the door and entered. They found a satellite dish on the roof, so they took away the family's television and satellite receiver.
Subsequently, they went to the homes of Ms. Xiao Shuanggui, Ms. Zhou Xiaomao, Ms. Zou Yueying and Ms. Jiang Qunying. They broke into their homes and took away televisions and satellite receivers.
20. [Linkou County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Song Yongtao Unlawfully Held at No. 1 Detention Center
On the morning of September 20, 2007, Ms. Song Yongtao was listening to music on the Internet in her home. Police officers from the Nanshan Police Station in Linkou County forced their way into the room and took Ms. Song into custody. The officers also confiscated her personal computer. The police did not find any incriminating evidence, but they are still demanding that Ms. Song's family pay 6,000 yuan.
Zhang Shijie of the "610 Office": 86-13115636444
21. [Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhao Guili Taken to Dashiqiao Detention Center
At around 8:00 a.m. on October 22, 2007, Ms. Zhao Guili was taken into custody while she was clarifying the truth near the police station in the Qianjin Neighborhood Administration Office. She was held at a detention center and transferred to the Dashiqiao Detention Center on October 31.
22. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Additional Information on Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yulan
Ms. Zhang Yulan was a representative of the local legislative branch of the government. She was also the director of the Sanchahe Residential Committee in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. Previously she was unlawfully sentenced to five years in prison for her belief in Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance. Ms. Zhang was released last year from a prison in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. She disappeared on September 28, 2007. Her whereabouts remain unknown.
23. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhang Lirong's Prison Term Extended
In 2003, Mr. Zhang Lirong was unlawfully sentenced to three years of forced labor. In 2006, he exposed to the outside world the beatings and other brutal acts committed by labor camp guards. As a result, his term was extended for another ten months. The authorities are considering extending his sentence to three more years of forced labor.
24. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Mr. Xu Bailiang Taken into Custody
Recently, Mr. Xu Bailiang was turned in to the police while installing a satellite dish in Xiangyang Town. Officers of the local Xiangyang Police Station took him into custody and viciously beat him before letting him return home. Three days later, the officers of the Xiangyang Police Station took him away again.
Xie San (male), director of Xiangyang Police Station: 86-13700906907 (Cell), 86-838-5402599 (Office), 86-838-5305529 (Home)
25. [Jixian County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Qi Guoying, Taken into Custody on September 28, 2007, Currently Held at Shuangyashang City Detention Center
26. [Beijing] Mr. Song Caiping, a Practitioner from Wafangdian Area in Dalian City, Liaoning Proivnce, Taken into Custody in Beijing
27. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Xu Meihua Taken into Police Custody
Ms. Xu Meihua, 53, lives in the Qidao area in Dandong City, Liaoning Province. On the morning of October 16, 2007, officers of the Qidao Police Station took her into custody. The officers confiscated a personal computer and a printer. Ms. Xu is being held at the Baifang Detention Center in Dandong City. No one is allowed to visit her.
28. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Practitioner Ms. Xiao Aiqin Remains in Custody in Detention Center
29. [Dingxing County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Unlawfully Arrested; Mr. Wang Jiantong Forced to Leave Town with No Place to Stay
Three practitioners living on 8th Street in the Gucheng area in Dingxing County were unlawfully arrested. Mr. Wang Jiantong, a practitioner who lives in the Nangang area, has been forced to leave town and has no place to stay. The police took two satellite receivers from Mr. Wang's home.
30. [Tianjin] Practitioner Ms. Ping Yurong Taken into Custody
Between the evening of October 30 and the morning of October 31, Ninghe County police and security agents in Tianjin broke into practitioner Ms. Ping Yurong's home. The officers took away several computers and printers, along with other items. Ms. Ping and her husband were taken into custody.
Li Kejian (male), chief of the Ninghe County Police Department: 86-22-69591252
Gao Ruijiang (male), deputy director of the "610 Office": 86-22-69566169, 86-22-69588620, 86-13302014599 (Cell)
31. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Li Guirong Faces Sentencing
Ms. Li Guirong, 69, a practitioner in Wengniute Banner in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was unlawfully arrested. The Chifeng City Procuratorate has transferred her paperwork to the Wengniute Banner Court in preparation for her sentencing in prison.
Wang Xiaowen (gender unknown), chief prosecutor of the Wengniute Banner Procuratorate: 86-13015296708 (Cell)
Huang Sumin, president of Wengniute Banner Court: 86-13804767169 (Cell), 86-476-3669705
32. [Tianjin] Ms. Ping Yurong and Mr. Sun Jianyang Taken into Custody
At around 10:00 p.m. on October 30, 2007, Ms. Ping Yurong and Mr. Sun Jianyang, practitioners from Lutai Town, Ninghe County, Tianjin, were putting up self-adhesive signs in the development zone in Lutai Town. They were turned in to the police and taken into custody by officers of the Lutai Town Police Station. They were unlawfully held at the police station.
33. [Chongqing] Practitioner Mr. Jiang Xin Taken into Custody
Mr. Jiang Xin, in his sixties, answered the door on the morning of October 30, 2007, for someone who claimed to be a utilities meter-reader. A dozen or so police officers from the Yupei Road Police Station in Shapingba District and security agents in Jiangbei District, Chongqing then forced their way into the room. The officers took a personal computer and all of Mr. Jiang's Falun Dafa books. They forcibly took Mr. Jiang to an undisclosed location. The officers then took Mr. Jiang's wife Ms. Hou Sufang, a practitioner in her sixties, to the Yupei Road Police Station in Shapingba District. The police attempted to interrogate her. Mr. Hou refused to cooperate and was released the same afternoon.
34. [Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Fan Wenfang and Ms. Liu Lan Held in Custody
Ms. Fan Wenfang, 43, and Ms. Liu Lan were laid-off from the Hongshi Forestry Bureau in Jilin Province. On the afternoon of October 22, 2007, they were turned in to the police while distributing truth-clarification materials. Officers from the Hongshi Police Station took them into custody. Early the next morning, they were transferred to the Huadian Domestic Security Division. The two practitioners are being held at the Huadian City Detention Center.
On the evening of October 22, the police searched the practitioners' homes but found nothing.
On October 23, Zhang Shoulin (male), head of the Domestic Security Division led other officers to harass Ms. Fan's mother. When she refused to open the door, her home was put under surveillance.
Chen Baozhi (male), deputy chief of police department: 86-13943263303 (Cell), 86-432-6222357, 86-432-6279323
Zhou Jian (male), director of the Huadian City "610 Office': 86-432-6220610 (Office), 86-13904448560 (Cell), 86-432-6226288 (Home)
Liu Bo (male), director of the Huadian City Detention Center: 86-432-6256000 (Office), 86-432-6252052
35. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Xiuying and Other Practitioners Held in Wanyaoshu Detention Center in Panzhihua City
Four practitioners, including Ms. Wang Xiuying and Ms. Huang Bixian, were taken into custody on September 25, 2007. They are now being held at the Wanyaoshu Detention Center in Panzhihua City.
36. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center
On October 30, 2007, Chen Zhi (male), deputy head of the Domestic Security Division in Lingyuan City, and two other officers took Mr. Mao Yongchun into custody. Mr. Mao was working at his shoe-repair stand at the time of arrest. Family members who are supported by Mr. Mao include his elderly mother, in her nineties, and his mother-in-law, in her eighties, his high school age daughter and an elementary school age granddaughter. His son and daughter-in-law do odd jobs out of town.
On the same day, Mr. Mao and two other practitioners were taken to a brainwashing center by officers of the Lingyuan City Police Department. On the way, Mr. Mao was handed over to the Lingyuan Domestic Security Division, and he was released. The other two practitioners were taken to the brainwashing center.
Zhang Lin (male), chief of the Lingyuan City Police Department: 86-421-6883101 (Office), 86-421-2690000 (Home), 86-13304910001 (Cell)
Wang Guilin (male), head of the Lingyuan Domestic Security Division: 86-421-6891665 (Office), 86-421-6851687 (Home), 86-13704917349 (Cell)
37. [Guizhou Province] Practitioner Mr. Yi Siheng Taken into Custody in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province on September 30, 2007; His Home Unlawfully Searched
Zhuhai District "610 Office" in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province: 86-20-84439241, 86-20-84392730
38. [Shandong Province] Ms. Hu Yan's Whereabouts Remain Unknown after Being Taken Away by Members of "610 Office"
Ms. Hu Yan of the Zibo Battery Factory was secretly taken away by members of the Zibo City "610 Office" prior to the Party's 17th National Congress held in mid-October. Ms. Hu's whereabouts remain unknown. She had been unlawfully sent to a labor camp for going to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong practitioners.
39. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Cao Yuling and Five Other Practitioners Taken into Custody by Chaishi Police Station
At 9:20 a.m. on October 30, 2007, members of the Mudanjiang City "610 Office" and officers of the Chaishi Police Station broke into a practitioner's home. The officers took into custody Ms. Cai Yuling, 82 years old, Ms. Ren Yanjie, Ms. Wang Xiuxia, Ms. Sheng Junying, Ms. Piao and a practitioner whose name is unknown. The officers took Falun Dafa books, truth clarification materials, cassette players and tapes. Ms. Cao has returned home. Ms. Sheng was hospitalized at the Mudanjiang City No. 2 Hospital as a result of the abuse she received.
40. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Additional Information on Mr. Huang Yade Unlawfully Held in Custody
On June 1, 2007, Mr. Huang Yade, in his thirties, was on his way to work. Officers of the Songshan District Police Department in Chifeng City took him into custody. He was held at the Wenzhong Detention Center in Songshan District. His parents are close to seventy years old, and his wife has to take care of their four-year-old son.
41. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Guo Wenyan Taken into Custody by Domestic Security Officers
Ms. Guo Wenyan is a practitioner from Yanqing County in Beijing. On October 10, 2007, she was clarifying the truth to soldiers when she was taken into custody by officers of the No. 1 Domestic Security Division in Yanqing County. The police tricked her into giving them her home address and then searched her home. They confiscated Falun Dafa books, truth-clarification materials, satellite reception devices and other items. Ms. Guo was taken to the Yanqing County Detention Center the same night.
42. [Gongyi City, Henan Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhao Hongqi Taken into Custody
Mr. Zhao Hongqi, who lives in Sunzhai Village, Xiaoguan Town, Gongyi City, was sent to labor camps twice. At around 2:00 p.m. on July 15, 2007, Mr. Zhao was taken into custody on his way home by officers of the Xiaoguan Town Police Station. He is being held at the Gongyi City Detention Center. His family has been denied visits. The police also took Mr. Zhao's motorcycle.
Ma Yongcun of the State Security Division: 86-13903857376 (Cell)
Zhang Yi of the State Security Division: 86-13903827992 (Cell)
Ma Wei, director of the Xiaoguan Town Police Station: 86-13938280009 (Cell)