Additional Persecution News from China - December 5, 2007 (34 Reports)

(Clearwisdom.net)

Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 29 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 32 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 24 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Jin Meihua Hired a Lawyer for Her Second Appeal
2. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Zhongxiu Held at a Brainwashing Center
3. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Lin Shilian Arrested
4. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Huang Du Arrested
5. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Li Anxiu Arrested
6. [Qinyang County, Henan Province] Long Xiang Arrested
7. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Personnel from the National Security Division Arrested Ms. Chen Yugui from Shengli Township on December 4, 2007
8. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Personnel from the Yingshan County National Security Division and from the Police Department Arrested Five Practitioners on October 21, 2007 but Released Them a Week Later
9. [Renqiu City, Hebei Province] Li Rujuan Facing Illegal Trial
10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Sun Guilan Arrested
11. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
12. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Han Dequan Released
13. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Shen Guanglu Held at a Detention Center
14. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Yue Wenhua and He Xuehua Have Been Released
15. [Guixi City, Jiangxi Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrest of Six Practitioners
16. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Meng Hualong Put into the Xinhua Forced Labor Camp
17. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Li Kuncai Transferred to the Tianzhuang Township Detention Center
18. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Qiwang from Chenyu Village, Cang County is Presently Being Held at the Handan City Forced Labor Camp
19. [Shandong Province] Police Search for Ms. Lin Fumei
20. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Baochen Arrested
21. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Taihe District Court Agents Attempt to Sentence Wang Xiaomin
22. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cai Shumei and Mr. Han Zhiqiang Arrested on June 30, 2007--Sentencing Set for December 7, 2007
23. [Shandong Province] Police Torture Li Haiying
24. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Quan Haiyan Arrested
25. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Persecution of a Practitioner
26. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
27. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] He Guoping, Xie Xiufang and Liu Xiaolian Facing Illegal Trials
28. [Ankang City, Shaanxi Province] Police Arrested Wang Xiuzhen
29. [Shanghai] Recent Information Concerning Song Weiyu
30. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
31. [Jiangsu Province] Textbook Morality and Society Published by Jiangsu Province Education Press Defames Dafa
32. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] After Being Held for a Month, Ms. Wang Yuezhi Released
33. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Qiu Shufeng Released
34. [Liaoning Province] Wang Mingjie and Zhang Dalin Released

1. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Jin Meihua Hired a Lawyer for Her Second Appeal

Mo Shaoping, a lawyer in Beijing, was to defend an appeal in the Hangzhou City Intermediate Court on December 5, 2007. He will request the release of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Jin Meihua. Ms. Jin is presently being held at the city's Laodongyue Detention Center.

Hangzhou City Detention Center: 86-571-87285400
Hangzhou City Intermediate Court's No.1 Criminal Court: 86-571-87393080; No.2 Criminal Court: 86-571-87393126; No.1 Civil Court: 86-571-87393173; No.2 Civil Court: 86-571-87393237

2. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Zhongxiu Held at a Brainwashing Center

Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Zhongxiu, about 40 years old, from Laodian Village, Xinzhuang Town, Zhaoyuan City was arrested from her home on December 3, 2007. She is presently being held at the Lingnan Gold Mine Brainwashing Center.

3. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Lin Shilian Arrested

Ms. Lin Shilian talked about Falun Gong to two young strangers who turned out to be plainclothes agents near the Chikan District Sports Field in Zhanjiang City on November 17, 2007. As a result, she was arrested.

4. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Huang Du Arrested

Eight officers from the Jing'an Police Station arrested Ms. Huang Du from Jing'an Town in the Doumen District, Zhuhai City the afternoon of November 27, 2007. They ransacked her home and confiscated several brochures, some truth-clarification CDs, and several copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. Ms. Huang is presently being held at the city's No. 3 Detention Center.

5. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Li Anxiu Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Li Anxiu disappeared on November 20, 2007 after she went to Xichong County. Personnel from the county police department ransacked her home the afternoon of November 30, 2007.

6. [Qinyang County, Henan Province] Long Xiang Arrested

Personnel from the Baixiang Police Station arrested Dafa practitioner Ms. Long Xiang from Xiaoshi Village, Qinyang County, Jiaozuo City in mid-November 2007. She is presently being held at the county detention center.

7. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Personnel from the National Security Division Arrested Ms. Chen Yugui from Shengli Township on December 4, 2007

8. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Personnel from the Yingshan County National Security Division and from the Police Department Arrested Five Practitioners on October 21, 2007 but Released Them a Week Later

Zhang Yumin, Yingshan County 610 Office head: 86-817-8213974

9. [Renqiu City, Hebei Province] Li Rujuan Facing Illegal Trial

Police officers from the Hejian City Oil Extraction No. 3 Factory arrested 60-year-old Ms. Li Rujuan, an employee from the Huabei Oil Field in Renqiu City on October 9, 2007 when she visited her son. Ms. Li, a Falun Gong practitioner, is currently being held at the Huabei Oil Field's Detention Center. It has been heard that Hejian City court agents will sentence Ms. Li soon.

10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Sun Guilan Arrested

Personnel from the Huanghai Police Station arrested 72-year-old Ms. Sun Guilan on November 10, 2007, when she explained the facts of Falun Gong in the Donghu Market. She was taken to the Tiexi District Police Department and fined 5,000 yuan. Her family invited some policemen for a dinner, which cost 1,000 yuan, and the police then released her.

11. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Ms. You Guiying, Ms. You Xiuyun, Ms. Bai Yulan and Ms. Zhao Guiqin from Wangzhuang Village, Puji Town, Zhangqiu City, Ms. Li Yueying from Wawu Village, and Mr. Li Weizong from Majie Village studied Zhuan Falun together in a cave on November 30, 2007. Wang Shancong, a villager, found them when he was out chopping firewood in the mountains. He reported them to village heads Wang Wanbao and Wang Shaowen who further reported the incident to the Puji Police Station. Police station deputy chief Wang Chuanhai led some officers to the cave and arrested five practitioners except Mr. Li Weizong who temporarily escaped. They arrested Mr. Li the next day. The six practitioners were taken to the Mingshui Detention Center.

Puji Police Station: 86-531-83861421
Wang Wanbao: 86-531-83872045
Wang Shaowen: 86-531-83865097

12. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Han Dequan Released

Mr. Han Dequan was arrested on November 17, 2001 for explaining the facts of Falun Gong with a loudspeaker. After being persecuted and tortured in the Shenyang City Prison for six years, he was eventually released on November 17, 2007.

13. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Shen Guanglu Held at a Detention Center

Mr. Shen Guanglu from Mengshui Town, the Zhoucun District, Zibo City escaped when police attempted to arrest him in September 2006. He lived in exile for a while and then came back home. The police arrested him on September 12, 2007. He is presently being held at the district detention center.

Li Xiucheng, Mengshui Town Detention Center deputy chief: 86-13515332388 (C)

14. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Yue Wenhua and He Xuehua Have Been Released

15. [Guixi City, Jiangxi Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrest of Six Practitioners

Personnel from the Yingtan Guixi City 610 Office, from the National Security Division and from a police department arrested Mr. Wang Xin and Mr. Ai Guoxiang from a city in Jiangxi Province on October 14, 2007. The police covered their heads with black cloth and brought them to a place for interrogation and torture. They hired local ruffians to beat them during the interrogation.

Six practitioners were arrested recently. Mr. Huang Hongqiang, a teacher from the city's middle school, and Ms. Peng Ying, a store owner were arrested from their homes on October 7, 2007. Ms. Cao Weihong, the city's Xintiandi Kindergarten director, and Ms. Huang Lanqin, a store owner were arrested. According to personnel from the city's National Security Division, these practitioners' cases have been submitted to the city Procuratorate.

Pan Xinkai, National Security Division chief and 610 Office deputy head: 86-13907010612 (C)
Deputy chief: 86-701-3786565

16. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Meng Hualong Put into the Xinhua Forced Labor Camp

Officials from the Deyang City Fireproof Materials Factory stopped paying Dafa practitioner Mr. Meng Hualong's retirement pension and deleted his name from the retirees' list in October 2007. Mr. Meng is presently being held at the Mianyang City Xinhua Forced Labor Camp.

17. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Li Kuncai Transferred to the Tianzhuang Township Detention Center

Mr. Li Kuncai was transferred from the Hebei Province Xingtai City Brainwashing Center to the Xinji City Detention Center on November 15, 2007. He was held there for 15 days and then taken to the Tianzhuang Township Detention Center in Xinji City.

18. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Qiwang from Chenyu Village, Cang County is Presently Being Held at the Handan City Forced Labor Camp

19. [Shandong Province] Police Search for Ms. Lin Fumei

Several policemen broke into 60-year-old Ms. Lin Fumei's home in the Shengli Oil Field's Construction No. 8 Division dormitories and ransacked the place on October 19, 2007. They confiscated some Dafa books and truth-clarification materials and put her in the Jishu Brainwashing Center. There, the police deprived her of sleep for two days and tried to force her to tell them the source of the truth-clarification materials. Ms. Lin walked away from the brainwashing center in the middle of the night of October 21, 2007 when the policeman watching her slept. The police went to every one of Ms. Lin's relatives' home and interrogated her family members. Ms. Lin is presently living in exile.

20. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Baochen Arrested

Didao District Police Department's National Security Division officer Wu Yufu arrested practitioner Mr. Li Baochen the night of November 29, 2007. He is presently being held at the Jixi City No.2 Detention Center.

21. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Taihe District Court Agents Attempt to Sentence Wang Xiaomin

22. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cai Shumei and Mr. Han Zhiqiang Arrested on June 30, 2007--Sentencing Set for December 7, 2007

23. [Shandong Province] Police Torture Li Haiying

Personnel from the Binhai Gudao Police Department arrested Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Haiying, an employee from the Shengli Oil Field's Youqi Jishu Gudao Factory, on November 30, 2007. They ransacked her home and confiscated a laptop computer and a printer. Police interrogated Ms. Li and deprived of her sleep. They did not even allow her to drink or eat anything.

24. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Quan Haiyan Arrested

Ms. Quan Haiyan, 39 years old, from Jingzhou City was arrested at 9:00 p.m. on November 28 when she distributed Falun Gong truth-clarification materials near the Xinnan Gate. She is currently being held at the Shashi City No. 1 Detention Center.

25. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Persecution of a Practitioner

A practitioner from Datong City has often been arrested and was extorted out of a total of 36,000 yuan. Zhang Ji, 610 Office head, extorted 10,000 yuan from this practitioner. Niu Quanxi, an officer from the Chengqu Police Department's 610 Office extorted 3,000 yuan. The practitioner was fined 3,000 yuan in the Nanjiao District and 20,000 yuan by the local 610 Office.

26. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

Personnel from the Nanyang City Wancheng Police Department's National Security Division including Du Siwei arrested 70-year-old Ms. Gong from her home at 10:00 a.m. on November 27, 2007. They confiscated two bags of Falun Gong truth-clarification materials and Ms. Gong's personal phone book.

Ms. Ni Chunlan was arrested some time around November 26, 2007.

27. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] He Guoping, Xie Xiufang and Liu Xiaolian Facing Illegal Trials

Huangshi City Xialu District Court agents will hold a hearing for Ms. He Guoping, Ms. Xie Xiufang and Ms. Liu Xiaolian at 8:00 a.m. on December 10, 2007.

28. [Ankang City, Shaanxi Province] Police Arrested Wang Xiuzhen

Policeman Pu Hanning from the Hanbin District in Ankang City arrested 70-year-old Ms. Wang Xiuzhen on November 21, 2007 for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarification materials.

Pu Hanning, a policeman from the Hanbin District Detention Center: 86-13909155556
Wu Xingsheng, Hanbin District National Security Division: 86-13709153524
Ma Baipeng, Hanbin District Detention Center: 86-13399158895

29. [Shanghai] Recent Information Concerning Song Weiyu

Personnel from the Shanghai City 610 Office arrested Ms. Song Weiyu and her husband on November 8, 2007. Ms. Song has been sent into a hospital, and her husband is presently being held at the Hongkou District Detention Center.

30. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Police from Huailai County arrested several practitioners and put them in the Huailai County Ertaizi Detention Center on October 9, 2007. They then ordered the practitioners' families to pay fines.

Ms. Liu Zhonghong was extorted out of 6,700 yuan, Mr. Wang Cunlai 5,700 yuan, and Ms. Li Fengqin 8,700 yuan.

Ms. Wang Yanjun was issued an arrest certificate, and her case was submitted to the local court. She staged a hunger strike on December 1, 2007 to protest the unlawful arrest.

Zhao Guicheng, Huailai County National Security Division chief: 86-313-6219771 (O), 86-13703133775 (C)
Li Weihong, Huailai County 610 Office head: 86-313-6860821 (O), 86-13503131816 (C)

31. [Jiangsu Province] Textbook Morality and Society Published by Jiangsu Province Education Press Defames Dafa

The third lesson in Chapter 1 of the textbook Morality and Society has Dafa-slandering content. The textbook is for sixth-grade students.

Chief editor: Lu Jie, Responsible editor: Hui Yuerong

32. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] After Being Held for a Month, Ms. Wang Yuezhi Released

33. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Qiu Shufeng Released

Jidong County National Security Division agents extorted 3,000 yuan from Ms. Qiu Shufeng's family and then released her the night of December 3, 2007.

34. [Liaoning Province] Wang Mingjie and Zhang Dalin Released

Three officers from the Wujia Township Police Station in Panshan County, Panjin City arrested Mr. Wang Mingjie, an employee from the Liaohe Oil Field Shihua Company, and Mr. Zhang Dalin from the Xinglongtai District. The practitioners were arrested in Panjin City the night of November 13, 2007. Mr. Wang has since been released. Officials from the Benxi City Forced Labor Camp refused to admit Mr. Zhang for health reasons. He has now been released.

December 4, 2007