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Additional Persecution News from China - June 16, 2007 (36 Reports)

July 01, 2007 |  

(Clearwisdom.net)

  1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Mr. Qian Gentai Interrogated and Tortured
  2. [Huadian City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Gao Rui Arrested]
  3. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Cui Yongxiang Arrested and Beaten
  4. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Mr. Ma Chi Arrested
  5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zheng Fengxiang and Four Other Practitioners Suspected to be Arrested
  6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Shuxia Severely Tortured Several Times in Dabei Prison
  7. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Police Attempted to Arrest Practitioner Mr. Zhang Jian and Other Practitioners
  8. [Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Hou Chunmei Suffered Mental Collapse due to Torture
  9. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yulan Released; However, Elderly Practitioner Ms. Jiao Yongzhi Still Under Detention
  10. [Wuan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Shen Zhensheng and Three Other Practitioners Detained in the Detention Center
  11. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Police Arrested a Practitioner in a Taxicab
  12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Liu Yunjiang Forced to Leave Home
  13. [Zhouzhi County, Shaanxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhao Yingjun Arrested
  14. [Beijing] Practitioner Arrested Near North Daiping Village
  15. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Tang Renyan Arrested
  16. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Fan Xiaofen Arrested; Whereabouts Unknown
  17. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] More Information about Practitioner Ms. Qiu Tieyan and Ms. Guan Yanjie's Arrest
  18. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioners from a Fa Study Group Arrested
  19. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Yafan Forcefully Taken Away at Her Home
  20. [Raohe County, Heilongjiang Province] Police Ransacked Homes of Elderly Practitioners Mr. Lu Jingtang and Mr. Pan Xinchang
  21. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Aihong Arrested
  22. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Xin Yu Arrested
  23. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yun Weaken Due to Persecution
  24. [Beijing] Practitioner Mr. Liu Yongwang Persecuted Until Paralyzed in the Jidong Prison
  25. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Guo Hanpo Tortured in the Baoding City Prison
  26. [Hebei Province] Many Practitioners Currently Detained in the Baoding City Prison
  27. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Practitioner Ms. Ma Yun Persecuted in the Lanzhou Women Prison
  28. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Guan Zhifang Arrested by Local Police
  29. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Chuanlian Returned Home After Three Years in Prison
  30. [Tianjin] Practitioner Mr. Li Mingjun Secretly Arrested
  31. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Xu Wei's Whereabouts Unknown
  32. [Tanghe County, Henan Province] Practitioner Arrested
  33. [Tianjin] Practitioner Ms. Gao Fenglan Arrested Again
  34. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Tang Hengfen's Hearing Impaired
  35. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Police from Shunping County Police Department Harass Practitioners' Families
  36. [Chongqing] Recent Situation of Practitioners in the Yongchuan Women's Prison
1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Mr. Qian Gentai Interrogated and Tortured

On May 9, 2007, Mr. Qian Gentai, a practitioner from Changchun City, was arrested and sent to the Rongguang Police Station in Erdao District, Changchun City. He was interrogated and tortured for nearly 80 hours. His buttocks were beaten black and blue deep wounds resulted. The police beat him with a club and damaged his heart and lungs. His toes were all black. Mr. Qian lost consciousness several times during the torture; it wasn't until then that the police stopped beating him. Currently, Mr. Qian is detained in the Changchun City Third Detention Center. The police ransacked his home and confiscated his computer, printer, and cash. Mr. Qian's wife and daughter were arrested with him as well.

2. [Huadian City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Gao Rui Arrested]

On June 12, 2007, officials from the Huadian City 610 Office and police from the Shengli Police Station in Huadian City arrested Ms. Gao Rui. Currently, her whereabouts are unknown.

Ms. Gao makes a living by tailoring clothes and doing laundry. She has two children. Her oldest son is a sophomore in college and her younger son dropped out of school before graduating from elementary school due to financial difficulties.

Since Ms. Gao refused to renounce Falun Gong, officials from the the Huadian City 610 Office and police from Shengli Police Station frequently harassed her and arrested her several times.

The Huadian City 610 Office: 86-432-6220610
The Shengli Police Station in Huadian City: 86-432-6273173

3. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Cui Yongxiang Arrested and Beaten

On the evening of June 5, 2007, officials from the Fangzheng County State Security Division arrested Ms. Cui Yongxiang, a practitioner from Daluomi Town, Fangzheng County. The police ransacked her home and confiscated over 1000 copies of Dafa materials. Later, they brought Ms. Cui to the Fangzheng County State Security Division and beat her for an extended period of time. She had bruises all over her body. The next morning, Ms. Cui was send to the detention center.

Director of Fangzheng County Police Department, Han Tiezheng: 86-13303666444 (Cell)
Cheif of the Fangzheng County State Security Division, Chou Yongsheng: 86-13504508026 (Cell)
Lieutenent Chief of the Fangzheng County State Security Division, Weng Hongjun: 86-13115506900 (Cell)
The Fangzheng County 610 Office: 86-451-57116731

4. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Mr. Ma Chi Arrested

At around 4:00 p.m. on June 14, 2007, police from the Chuangying District Police Department arrested Mr. Ma Chi, a practitioner from Chuanying District, Jilin City, in his home. Now, the police are still staying at his home to arrest any practitioners who come to visit Mr. Ma.

5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zheng Fengxiang and Four Other Practitioners Suspected to be Arrested

On June 13, 2007, a visitor day in the Heizuizi Labor Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province, Mr. Zheng Fengxiang, along with his sister, his son Zheng Yunlong, his niece's husband, and his friend Mr. Chen Jixin, went to visit his wife who was detained in the Heizuizi Labor Camp. However, none of them came back. On June 14, 2007, police ransacked Mr. Zheng's home and confiscated his computer and other items.

Police officers from the Changjiang Road Police Station in Changchun City had tried to arrest Mr. Zheng and his family members. Due to his poor health condition, they were not able to send him to the labor camp. Later, the police tried to arrest him several times but failed. Once, they stayed in the Heizuizi Labor Camp to try to arrest him when he visited, but they were unsuccessful again.

6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Shuxia Severely Tortured Several Times in Dabei Prison

Ms. Zhang Shuxia, 62 years old, is a resident of Heping District, Shenyang City. She is currently detained in the Dabei Prison and has been inhumanely tortured many times. The police instigated prisoner Wang Chunjiao and other prisoners to poke Ms. Zhang's lower abdomen and fingers with needles. Ms. Zhang was beaten many times and sustained injuries on her face and head.

7. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Police Attempted to Arrest Practitioner Mr. Zhang Jian and Other Practitioners

At noon on April 4, 2007, Shi Yuanbo, the director of the Dongchang Police Station in Tonghua City, led several police officers to Mr. Zhang Jian's home and ransacked it. They had been attempting to arrest Mr. Zhang for a long time, but each time they failed.

Recently, Ms. Chang Xiuying moved to a new place. However, the police immediately located her and her phone number. They started to come to her home or call her to harass her.

On June 7, 2007, Ms. Wang Ping was followed and monitored.

On the morning of June 12, 2007, Ms. Li Xiuying was working at the hospital when police officers suddenly came to try to arrest her; however, they did not succeed.

8. [Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Hou Chunmei Suffered Mental Collapse due to Torture

Ms. Hou Chunmei was tortured until she was mentally traumatized in the Shandong Labor Camp. However, she was still detained there and continued to be tortured.

Towards the end of September 2006, Ms. Xu Jiling, a practitioner from Heze City, Shandong Province, was also tortured until the point of mental collapse in the Shandong Labor Camp. She was sent home in March 2007. During her detention in the labor camp, she was verbally abused, beaten with fists and clubs, and kicked.

9. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yulan Released; However, Elderly Practitioner Ms. Jiao Yongzhi Still Under Detention

On June 8, 2007, Ms. Zhang Yulan and Ms. Jiao Yongzhi, practitioners from Jiangyuan County, Baishan City, were arrested. Their family members went to the Xieli Detention Center in Jiangyuan County to demand the release of the two practitioners. However, the officials at the detention center refused to allow them to meet with Ms. Zhang. They only saw Ms. Jiao, who is 68-year-old. Ms. Jiao was diagnosed with heart disease and high blood pressure during her physical examination. Under such circumstances, her family members worried about her health and requested for her release, but they were refused.

Since her arrest on June 8, Ms. Zhang had been on hunger strike to protest her arrest. On June 11, she was sent home on bail, awaiting her trial. However, Ms. Jiao is still under detention with her poor health condition.

10. [Wuan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Shen Zhensheng and Three Other Practitioners Detained in the Detention Center

On May 2, 2007, Practitioners Mr. Shen Zhengshen, Ms. Yao Shufang, and two other practitioners from Xincheng Town, Shahe City, Hebei Province went to Wuan City, Hebei Province to clarify the truth to people. Police officers from Wuan City Police Department arrested them, and they are currently detained in the Wuan City Detention Center.

Chief of the Wuan City State Security Division, Hang Lihua: 86-13931066836, 86-310-5610822 (Office)
Wuan City Detention Center: 86-310-5560293; Director, Wang Zhongyou

11. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Police Arrested a Practitioner in a Taxicab

On the afternoon of June 8, 2007, on the east side of Zhongxin Street in Qianshi Village, Linyi City, the police were chasing a practitioner who was in a cab. Several police officers pulled him out and dragged him inside the police car. The practitioner was shouting "Falun Dafa is good!"

12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Liu Yunjiang Forced to Leave Home

On May 13, 2006, while Mr. Liu Yunjiang and several practitioners were driving to Yuhuzhai Village, Tangshan City, they were arrested. They were detained for several days and released on bail. After that, police have kept harassing Mr. Liu, and he was forced to leave home and become homeless. He only came back home occasionally.

On the morning of June 13, 2007, while Mr. Liu was in his family's store, the police suddenly came. Mr. Liu immediately ran out the back door and escaped. He is homeless again.

13. [Zhouzhi County, Shaanxi Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhao Yingjun Arrested

In the afternoon of May 13, 2007, while Ms. Zhao Yingjun was on her way home from Wugong County, Shaanxi Province, police followed her then arrested her. They forcefully searched her. Later, police ransacked her home and confiscated some Dafa flyers. Now, Ms. Zhao is being detained in the Wugong County Detention Center.

14. [Beijing] Practitioner Arrested Near North Daiping Village

On the evening of June 14, 2007, a practitioner who worked in a restaurant near North Daiping Village in Beijing went to distribute the truth clarification materials in North Daiping Village area. The plain-clothed police followed and arrested this practitioner. Late that night, the police ransacked this practitioner's home.

North Daiping Village Police Station: 86-10-62250011,86-10-62210111

15. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Tang Renyan Arrested

Mr. Tang Renyan, around 44 years old, is a practitioner from Tianhe District, Guangzhou City. On May 14, 2007, while Mr. Tang was clarifying the truth on the streets in the Tianhe District, plain-clothed police from the Gangding Police Station in Tianhe District arrested him. He is currently being detained in the Gangding Police Station.

16. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Fan Xiaofen Arrested; His Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. Fan Xiaofen, 47 years old, is a practitioner from Harbin City. In March 2007, several police officers arrested Ms. Fan at her rental apartment around Guxiang Street. Her whereabouts are unknown.

17. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] More Information about Practitioner Ms. Qiu Tieyan and Ms. Guan Yanjie's Arrest

On May 12, 2007, while Ms. Qiu Tieyan and Ms. Guan Yanjie were distributing truth clarification materials in Liugangtun Village, Hushitai Town, Shenbeixin District, Shenyang City, they were reported to the authorities. Then police from Hushitai Town Police Station arrested them and sent them to the Shenbeixing District Police Department. Currently, they were detained in the Zaohua Detention Center in the Yuhong District, Shenyang City.

Director of 610 Office: 86-24-89869775 (Office), 86-24-89615288 (Home), 86-13066696756 (Cell)
Director of Shenbeixin District Police Department, Tai Hua: 86-24-89862695 (Office), 86-24-23234088 (Home), 86-13804004088
Associate Director of Shenbeixin District Police Department, Qu Chengfu: 86-24-89862168 (Office), 86-24-88719966 (Home), 86-13709887787 (Cell)

18. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioners from a Fa Study Group Arrested

At around 11:00 a.m. on June 12, 2007, while several practitioners were having a group study in an apartment in Luyuan Neighborhood, Changchun City, police officers from the Luyuan Police Station broke in and arrested them. Among them, two elderly practitioners were released immediately; another two practitioners were released later because they didn't pass the physical examinations; one practitioner is currently detained in the Changchun City Third Detention Center.

19. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Yafan Forcefully Taken Away from Her Home

At about 8:00 a.m. on March 24, 2007, police officers from the Shenyang City State Security Division forcibly took away Ms. Chen Yafan from her home located on Xinhua Street in Tiexi District, Shenyang City. The same day, Ms. Chen was sent to the Zhangshi Labor Camp.

20. [Raohe County, Heilongjiang Province] Police Ransacked Homes of Elderly Practitioners Mr. Lu Jingtang and Mr. Pan Xinchang

At noon on June 1, 2007, police from the Hongqiling Farm Police Department and Dongfengling Police Station in Raohe County ransacked the homes of Mr. Lu Jingtang (79 years old) and Mr. Pan Xinchang (85 years old). They confiscated their Dafa books, truth materials, and VCD players.

Director of Hongqiling Farm Police Department, Ma Xianghai: 86-13904686381 (Cell), 86-469-5560320 (Office), 86-469-5560306 (Home)
Instructor, Zhang Hongsheng, leader in the ransacking incident: 86-13199219578 (Cell), 86-469-5561233 (Office), 86-469-5560230 (Home)

21. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Aihong Arrested

On the afternoon of June 7, 2007, five police officers from Fangzheng County Police Department went to the Times Audio and Video store in the Gaoleng Market in Fangzheng County. They lied about their identity, calling themselves officials from Commerce Bureau under the guise of coming to inspect the licenses. They broke into practitioner Ms. Zhang Aihong's bedroom and found Dafa "fortune charms." Then they started ransacking the room. They confiscated all of Ms. Zhang's Dafa books and arrested her. They told Ms. Zhang's family that they had to pay 5000 yuan for her release. They threatened her, "If you keep practicing Falun Gong, your daughter's college admission will be affected. No college will accept her."

22. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Ms. Xin Yu Arrested 23. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yun Weak Due to Persecution

Ms. Zhang Yun, a practitioner from Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, is currently detained in the Shijiazhuang City Labor Camp. She has been feeling unwell and is very weak due to the persecution. The labor camp and her workplace, the Luquan Prison in Shijiazhuang City, collaboratively sent her to a hospital in order to shirk responsibility and persecute her further.

24. [Beijing] Practitioner Mr. Liu Yongwang Persecuted Until Paralyzed in the Jidong Prison

Mr. Liu Yongwang, a practitioner from Beijing, was persecuted until he was paralyzed in the Jidong Prison in Tangshan City, Hebei Province and is not able to take care of himself. To protest the persecution, Mr. Liu had been on hunger strike. On April 16, 2007, Mr. Liu's wife and other family members from Baoding City and Shijiazhuang City came to the First Division of Jidong Prison and urgently requested to meet with Mr. Liu. However, their request was rejected.

25. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Guo Hanpo Tortured in the Baoding City Prison

Mr. Guo Haipo, 57 years old, is a resident of Wangguantun Village in Cangzhou City. In 2001, police officers from the Cangzhou City Police Department arrested Mr. Guo because he printed out Falun Gong materials. In 2002, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison, and he has been detained in the Baoding City Prison (also called the Hebei Province First Prison). Since Mr. Guo refused to renounce Falun Gong, many police guards and "transformed" former practitioners participated in the effort to make him give up practicing. Several prisoners monitored him around the clock, he was often in solitary confinement, and he was forced to perform hard labor work. However, he was not given enough food. At home, his wife and mother are having financial difficulties, but they still have to borrow money to cover Mr. Guo's food cost in prison. After several years of persecution, Mr. Guo currently suffers high blood pressure with a systolic pressure as high as 200 mmHg. The police guards allowed him to discontinue hard labor work, but they still try to force him to renounce Falun Gong by mentally persecuting him.

26. [Hebei Province] Many Practitioners Currently Detained in the Baoding City Prison 27. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Practitioner Ms. Ma Yun Persecuted in the Lanzhou Women's Prison

In 2006, Ms. Ma Yun, Ms. Fang Jianping, and Ms. Wei Zhouxiang were sentenced by the Lanzhou City 610 Office and the Lanzhou City Court. In April 2007, they were transferred to the Lanzhou Women Prison. Ms. Ma was put in solitary confinement for persecution.

Political Section Head of the Lanzhou Women Prison, Wang Yan: 86-13919121818 (Cell)

28. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Guan Zhifang Arrested by Local Police

Ms. Guan Zhifang, 68 years old, is a practitioner from Sanbuzi Village, Shuangyangdian Town, Hanting District, Weifang City. At around noon on June 9, 2007 while Ms. Guan was napping, police officers from the Shuangyangdian Police Station broken into her home and forcibly sent her to the Weifang Brainwashing Class without reason or legal documentation. The police also ransacked Ms. Guan's home and confiscated all of her Dafa books.

29. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Chuanlian Returned Home After Three Years in Prison 30. [Tianjin] Practitioner Mr. Li Mingjun Secretly Arrested

At the beginning of May 2007, police officers from the Xiqing District Police Department in Tianjin secretly arrested Mr. Li Mingjun. Currently, it is suspected that Mr. Li is being detained in the Xiqing Detention Center for persecution.

31. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Xu Wei's Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. Xu Wei, born in 1966, was an employee of the Beijing Culture Bureau Stone Carving Institute. In 2005, police arrested her at her home, and her whereabouts are still unknown. Her mother was persecuted to death in 2005.

32. [Tanghe County, Henan Province] Practitioner Arrested

On June 14, 2007, the officials from the Tanghe County 610 Office came to the Zhongzhou Neighborhood near 71st St. in Nanyang City, Henan Province and arrested a practitioner.

33. [Tianjin] Practitioner Ms. Gao Fenglan Arrested Again

Recently, Ms. Gao Fenglan, a practitioner from Hexi District, Tianjin, was arrested again. She is currently detained in the Wushuidao Detention Center in Hexi District.

34. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Tang Hengfen's Hearing Impaired

Tang Jingjie, the person handling the case: 86-453-2641636, 86-13945819677 (Cell)

35. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Police from Shunping County Police Department Harass Practitioners' Families

Since March 2007, policemen from Shunping County Police Department and local police stations often have come to practitioners' and former practitioners' homes to harass them and disturb their normal lives. In March, police came to Xixianyang Village to harass Ms. Yuan Su, a former practitioner. They also tried to disturb other practitioners in the village. However, they could not find any of them at home due to it being the busy season for farming.

On the morning of April 16, 2007, three policemen came to harass Mr. Liu Zhongji at his home in Chengguan Town, Shunping County.

On May 25, 2007, plain-clothed police officers from the Shunping County Police Department came to Mr. Liu Zhongji's home to harass him again.

36. [Chongqing] Recent Situation of Practitioners in the Yongchuan Women's Prison

1) The guards in the Yongchuan Women's Prison force the practitioners to do hard labor during the day even on very hot days. Even though the practitioners are very sweaty every day, they are only allowed to take a shower once a week;

2) The police guards don't allow the practitioners to talk to each other.

3) Ms. Xiang Zhongyao, a practitioner from Chongqing, is currently detained in a tightly watched team and handcuffed day and night.