(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 36 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report, 23 practitioners were subjected to brutal treatment during their detention and at least 82 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Dingzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Zenghu Taken into Custody
On February 28, 2008, Mr. Wang Zenghu, a practitioner in Dingzhou City, was taken into custody in Suning County, Hebei Province. When his family went to the Suning Police Department to demand Mr. Wang's release, the officers did not allow them to meet with him.
2. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Liyan Taken into Custody
At around 3:00 p.m. on February 25, 2008, Yao Guangmin (male), political instructor of the Guan County Police Station, and other officers suddenly broke into practitioner Ms. Jiang Liyan's office at the Guan County Highway Department. The officers took a copy of Zhuan Falun and called in more officers, who took Ms. Jiang to the headquarters of the Guan County Police Station.
3. [Shaanxi Province] Xi'an City 610 Office Holds Brainwashing Session at Chang'an County Workers' Rehabilitation Center to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners
4. [Beijing] Mr. Zheng Xujun and His Wife Ms. Su Nan Taken into Police Custody on the Morning of February 26, 2008
5. [Shandong Province] State Security Police Sabotage Three Production Sites of Falun Gong Materials
Recently, the police have sabotaged three Falun Gong truth-clarification materials production sites and took into custody several practitioners. The persecution, which involves the state security police in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, is still ongoing.
6. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Additional Information on Mr. Zhao Guangwen's Being Taken into Custody
In October 2007, Mr. Zhao Guangwen, 37, a practitioner in Dudaying Village, Xinji City, wrote a letter to Wu Xianguo (male), Party secretary of Shijiazhuang City, to tell him the facts about Falun Gong and to persuade him to do good deeds. Mr. Zhao was placed under strict surveillance.
On February 20, 2008, Mr. Zhao was taken into custody by police while he was at work. He is being unlawfully held at the Xinji City Detention Center.
7. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Cong Shaoguo, Ms. Song Xiujing and Other Practitioners Held at Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp
In February 2006, practitioner Mr. Cong Shaoguo was unlawfully taken into custody and subsequently sentenced to two years of forced labor. He has been held at the Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province. In spring 2007, Mr. Cong was brutally beaten by He Jianxin (male), deputy head of the No. 2 Division. As a result, he became deaf in his left ear, and he was not treated for it. On February 10, 2008, Mr. Cong's forced labor term should have ended, but the labor camp authorities have refused to release him.
There are 31 practitioners held in Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp, including Ms. Song Xiujing, whose life was in danger several times due to asthma and high blood pressure, and Mr. Zhang Wengui, who is in his 70s.
8. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Xiujuan's Home Unlawfully Searched
At noon on February 20, 2008, the authorities searched Ms. Zhang Xiujuan's home in Guye District, Tangshan City, and confiscated a personal computer, a printer, a paper cutter, and other personal items. Ms. Zhang happened to be away from her home. She has been forced to leave town and has no place to stay. On January 19, 2008, Ms. Zhang Xiujuan was unlawfully taken into custody. She was released on January 20.
9. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Officers of Longwangmiao Police Station Take Several Practitioners into Custody
On the morning of January 4, 2008, officers from the Longwangmiao Police Station took into custody Ms. Wang Shumin, a practitioner at Group No. 7 in Wulong Village, Longwangmiao Town in Donggang City. The same morning Zhou Yuanwei, director of the Longwangmiao Police Station, led other officers to Ms. Wang's home for an unlawful search. The officers did not find anything. They then broke into practitioner Ms. Liu Yanhua's home, also in Group No. 7, and confiscated a notebook computer, a printer, and suppliers (with a combined estimated value of over 10,000 yuan). Ms. Liu's son, Mr. Li Mingzhu, who is not a practitioner, was the only one at home. He argued briefly with Zhou Yuanwei and other officers and was unlawfully taken to the Donggang City Detention Center for 15 days. Mr. Li was released on January 19, 2008.
After searching Ms. Liu Yanhua's home, six officers from the 610 Office and the Donggang City Police Department arrived at Wulongcun Village and searched the homes of Mr. Zhang Hua and Mr. Yang Guotang. The police confiscated portraits of and the latest articles published by the founder of Falun Gong, copies of Zhuan Falun, tape recorders, and other items. Mr. Zhang and Mr. Yang were taken to the police station for interrogation. They were released the same afternoon.
Office of the director of the Longwangmiao Police Station: 86-415-7902242
10. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Yongjin's Whereabouts Unknown
On the evening of February 5, 2008, Mr. Liu Yongjin, a practitioner in Linyi City, was taken to a brainwashing center. Mr. Liu has been on hunger strike for over 20 days. His whereabouts are unknown.
11. [Beijing] Ms. Gong Shulan and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
On February 23, 2008, Ms. Gong Shulan, a practitioner in the Guangwai area in Xuanwu District, Beijing, was taken into custody by the police while she was distributing truth-clarification materials. On the same day, another practitioner, also from the Guangwai area, was taken into custody while distributing truth-clarification materials.
On February 21, 2008, two practitioners, a mother and her daughter, in the same area were taken into custody while distributing truth-clarification materials.
12. [Zhejiang Province] Mr. Chen Zhongsheng Mistreated in Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Chen Zhongsheng, a practitioner from Leqing City, Zhejing Province, has been held at the Shiliping Forced Labor Camp in Jinhua City. When his family went to visit him, they saw that Mr. Chen was handcuffed. It has been reported that Mr. Chen has been subjected to various methods of torture and mistreatment. In addition, he is not being given enough food.
13. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Additional Information on Mr. Tao Yuan's Imprisonment
Mr. Tao Yuan, a practitioner in Chendu City, was sentenced to four years in prison after being unlawfully held in custody for almost a year. He is being held in Guangyuan Prison. His family only received an admission notification on September 9, 2007, from the prison. When Mr. Tao's parents went to the organizations responsible for the persecution asking for paperwork so they could visit their son, officials denied their request. Officials of the Jinyang Neighborhood Administration Office have even assigned people to keep an eye on Mr. Tao's mother, Ms. Zhang Shengrong, every day.
Prison Affairs Section of the Guangyuan Prison in Sichuan Province: 86-839-3950100
14. [Yulin City, Guangxi Province] The Persecution of Practitioner Ms. Liu Xiaoxin
Ms. Liu Xiaoxin, 40, was very ill and could not take care of herself. Just a few months after she started practicing Falun Gong, she was able to take care of herself.
In October 2000, Ms. Liu went to Beijing to appeal for the right to practice Falun Gong and was taken into custody by railroad police officers on the train. She was held at the Liuzhou Railroad Detention Center for a week. When she was released, officers of the Yuzhou District Police Department searched her home and confiscated Falun Dafa books.
In January 2001, before the Chinese New Year, Ms. Liu was unlawfully taken into custody again. She was held at the Yulin No. 2 Detention Center for over a month. She was transferred to a brainwashing center where she spent another month before being released.
One evening in September 2006, Ms. Liu was posting self-adhesive signs clarifying the truth of Dafa and was spotted by security guards. Officers of the Huannan Police Station received reports and took her into custody. She was released the same night.
On February 10, 2008, Ms. Liu was taken into custody by officers from the local police station for distributing truth-clarification materials. Her home was searched. She was taken to the Yulin No. 1 Detention Center on February 11. Her family went to the detention center to ask for her release, but they were turned away.
15. [Xiamen City, Fujian Province] Mr. Zhang Jianning Taken into Custody for Distributing Truth-Clarification DVDs and Held at the Xiamen No. 2 Detention Center
16. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Eight Practitioners, Including Ms. Yang Zhaofang, Taken into Police Custody
At around 6:00 a.m. on February 25, 2008, eight practitioners--Ms. Yang Zhaofang, her parents, Mr. Yang Jiangwei, Mr. Li Xiaoming, Ms. Shen Wenling, Mr. Pei Zhihua, and Mr. Zhang Chongyue--were taken into custody by officers of the Huludao Police Department in a coordinated campaign. The officers broke in through the windows in Ms. Yang Zhaofang's apartment on the third floor. They confiscated a personal computer, a printer, and some Falun Dafa materials. The officers took two computers, two cellular phones, and cash from Mr. Yang Jiangwei's home. They also took computers and printers from the homes of Mr. Zhang Chongyue, Ms. Shen Wenling, and Mr. Pei Zhihua. The whereabouts of the eight practitioners are unknown.
17. [Beijing] Mr. Zheng Xujun and Mr. Su Nan Taken into Custody from Their Homes in Haidian District on February 26, 2008
18. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Qu Zhengye Taken into Custody on the Morning of February 25, 2008
19. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Cai Jianshan, a Teacher at Huiyang Senior High School, Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor after Being Unlawfully Taken into Custody on January 1, 2008
20. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Qi Yuling Taken into Custody
Ms. Qi Yuling, in her 40s, lives on South Lishi Road in Xicheng District, Beijing. The police recently took her into custody. She is being held at the Xicheng District Detention Center in Beijing.
Ms. Qi had been unlawfully imprisoned as well as held in a labor camp. She was just released from the Beijing Women's Prison in November 2007.
Zhang Baoli (male), director of the Xicheng District Detention Center:
86-10-80726707
Jiang Xiaogang (male) of the 610 Office: 86-10-51813995
21. [Shanghai] Supplementary Information on Several Practitioners Taken into Custody
On the morning of February 22, 2008, several practitioners were watching the 2008 New Year Spectacular program at Ms. Jin Runfang's home when they were taken into custody by officers of the local police station. They are Ms. Jin Runfang and her husband, Ms. Gao Lingdi, Ms. Gao Qiudi, and Ms. Liu Chengmei. The officers also searched the four homes of these practitioners.
22. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on Ms. Li Shuming and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
At 5:30 a.m. on February 25, 2008, practitioners Ms. Li Shuming, Mr. Zhuang Shouru, Ms. Cao Lifen, Ms. Sun Yujuan, Ms. Dong Xiaoyan (a taxi driver), two practitioners from Lingbei Town in Lingyuan City, and Mr. Feng Guofu's younger sister (not a practitioner) arrived at Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. They were on a trip to rescue Mr. Feng Guofu, a practitioner from Lingbei Town, Shenyang City. They checked into a lodge in Shenhe District, Shenyang City, where they were taken into custody by officers of the local police station. On the afternoon of February 25, they were taken back to the Lingyuan City Detention Center for unlawful detention.
The police took 30,000 yuan in cash from Mr. Zhuang, who was using the money to pay his daughter's tuition. The police also took into custody three vehicles. Ms. Xiaoxue was taken into custody at her home. The officers confiscated 20,000 yuan in cash, printer paper, and a printer.
At around 3:00 a.m. on February 25, Ms. Liu Caihua opened the door when someone who claimed to be her downstairs neighbor complained of leaking water pipes. Domestic Security Division officers rushed in and confiscated Ms. Liu's personal computer, printer, and truth-clarification materials.
The family and friends of practitioner Ms. Gao Yuling--12 people in all--went from Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in Shenyang City on February 24, 2008, to visit Ms. Gao Yuling. Shenyang City police took them into custody in a lodge on Wu'ai Street in Shenyang City. At 7:00 a.m. on February 25, the police took families and several female practitioners to the lodge.
23. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on the Unlawful Detention of Ms. Xiong Suxiang
At 5:00 a.m. on February 25, 2008, twelve officers from the Zhangwu County Police Department in Fuxin City arrived at practitioner Ms. Xiong Suxiang's home in four police vehicles. The officers took Ms. Xiong and her non-practitioner husband into custody. They confiscated a television set, a VCD player, two DVD burners, over 3,000 DVDs, and an unknown amount of cash. Ms. Xiong's husband was released the same evening. Ms. Xiong has been unlawfully held at the Heituozi Detention Center in Zhangwu County.
At around 7:00 p.m. on February 26, 2008, officers from the Chengnan Police Station in Zhangwu County broke into a practitioner's home. The officers took a computer, a printer, and other equipment. The practitioner managed to escape.
Li Jianguo (male), deputy chief of the Zhangwu County Police Department:
86-418-7712163 (Office), 86-418-7712167 (Home), 86-13904984057 (Cell)
Cui Haifeng (male), head of the Political Security Section: 86-418-7712148
(Office), 86-418-7724846 (Home), 86-13941809946 (Cell)
24. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zheng Xiuquan Taken into Custody
Ms. Zheng Xiuquan, 66, is a retired employee of the Panzhihua Steel Company in Panzhihua City. She lives in the No. 2 Commune in No. 17 Village, Fenshui Town in Anju District, Suining City. At around 1:00 p.m. on February 24, 2008, officers of the Fenshui Town Police Station took her into custody. The officers also confiscated Falun Dafa books. Ms. Zheng was taken to the Yongxing Detention Center in Suining City the same afternoon.
Fenshui Town Police Station: 86-825-8556110
25. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Cao Linying Unlawfully Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
On September 7, 2007, three practitioners--Mr. Li Jianqun, Mr. Liu Tiegua, and Ms. Cao Linying--were taken into custody at the field in the Xiangyong Mine, affiliated with the Baisha Mining Affairs Department. Mr. Li and Mr. Liu have been illegally sentenced to one year of forced labor and taken to the Xinkaipu Forced Labor Camp in Changsha City and the Baimalong Forced Labor Camp in Zhuzhou City respectively. Ms. Cao has been held at the Yongxing County Detention Center before. It has been reported that she has been sentenced to five years in prison and is to be taken to a prison in Hengyang City, Hunan Province, soon.
Yin Shuiping (male), director of the 610 Office: 86-13973538472 (Cell),
86-735-5566099
Zeng Yigang (male), deputy of the 610 Office: 86-13087256676 (Cell)
Wu Chunyan (female), 610 Office agent: 86-13007355343 (Cell)
26. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Xufang, Ms. Jiang Yulan, and Ms. Jiang Yuzhi Taken into Custody on the Evening of February 24, 2008
27. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ba Shuqun Transferred to Jinan City Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Ba Shuqun was unlawfully put on trial at the Tianqiao District Court on January 29, 2008. Due to lack of evidence, she was not sentenced but has been transferred to the Jinan City Forced Labor.
28. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wu Xiuhua Taken into Custody
On February 24, 2008, Ms. Wu Xiuhua was taken into custody by officers from the local police station in Linzi District, Zibo City. Ms. Wu is being held at the Qingzhou Detention Center. On February 27, her home was searched. This is the second time she has been taken into custody.
In 2002, Ms. Wu was sentenced to three years of forced labor. Her spine was broken as a result of the beatings she suffered in the labor camp. She was released in 2005.
29. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ren Li Taken to a Brainwashing Center Operated by the 610 Office
On February 26, 2008, Ms. Ren Li, a physician at the outpatient department of the Zhangdian District Hospital in Zibo City, was taken into custody by domestic security agents. Ms. Ren is being held at a brainwashing center operated by the Zibo City 610 Office.
30. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Ms. Han Dianzhi Taken into Custody
At around 4:00 p.m. on February 25, 2008, Ms. Han Dianzhi was taken into custody while she was at a fellow practitioner's home in the neighboring No. 4 Commune by Guo Fengjun (male) and other officers from the Wutai Township Police Station. The officers then searched Ms. Han's home at the Liangjiatun Hamlet, Taiping Village and Wutai Township, Dehui City. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books and materials. Ms. Han was taken to the Dehui City Detention Center the same evening.
Guo Fengjun (male), police officer: 86-15904414492 (Cell)
Wutia Township Police Station: 86-431-87580001
31. [Shanghai] Mr. Han Deren Held at the Hongkou District Detention Center
On February 16, 2008, Mr. Han Deren was taken into custody while he was distributing truth-clarification materials in Hongkou District. Mr. Han is being held at the Hongkou District Detention Center. No further information is available on his situation in the detention center.
32. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Miao and Other Practitioners Transferred to Nanguanling Prison in Dalian City, Liaoning Province
Mr. Wang Miao, Mr. Cong Ming, Mr. Wang Tianyu, Mr. Lu Guozhan, and other practitioners held at Wafangdian Prison have been transferred to Nanguanling Prison in Dalian City, Liaoning Province. Officials at Nanguanling Prison have denied the practitioners' families visits.
33. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yang Xiuli Taken into Custody; Her Husband Detained When Asking for Her Release
Ms. Yang Xiuli was taken into custody before Chinese New Year's Day (February 7, 2008). Her non-practitioner husband went to ask for her release a few days ago and was instead taken into custody. He remains in custody at the Heihe Detention Center. Their child, who is in school, has been left unattended.
34. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Xu Huizhen Taken into Custody
At around 12:30 on February 25, 2008, Ma Qingshan (male), an officer at the Guangming Police Station, arrived at the work unit of Ms. Xu Huizhen's husband, Mr. Yu Haiying. They took him home and forced him to open the door. The officers searched his home until 3:30 p.m. and then took Ms. Xu into custody. There is no information regarding Ms. Xu's whereabouts.
Guangming Police Station in Beijing: 86-10-81491110, 86-10-81492220
Domestic Security Branch: 86-10-69424957
35. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Huang Lizhong Taken into Custody
At around 2:00 p.m. on February 24, 2008, someone knocked on Mr. Huang Lizhong's door. The person claimed to be working on registration for the residential community. That night, the police searched Mr. Huang's home. They confiscated a notebook computer, an ink-jet color printer, a removable hard drive, a paper cutter, a satellite dish, Falun Dafa books and materials, and a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong. The officers then climbed over the wall to enter Mr. Huang's mother's home. It is not clear what items the police took from there. It has been reported that Mr. Huang's mother's telephone has been tapped for a long time.
36. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang's Family of Three and Another Practitioner Held at Panshan County Detention Center
At around 3:00 a.m. on February 25, 2008, officers from the Panshan County Police Department and those from the Dongguo Police Station broke into the home of a practitioner with last name Zhou (gender unknown) in the Dongguoweichang area in Panjin City. They took the practitioner into custody. The practitioner is being held at the Panshan County Detention Center.
At around 3:00 a.m. on February 25, 2008, officers from the Panshan County Police Department and those from the Yangquanziweichang Police Station broke into Mr. Wang Jianquan's home. The officers took into custody Mr. Wang Jianquan, his wife, and their non-practitioner son. Mr. Wang's family of three is being held at the Panshan County Detention Center.
Dongguo Police Station: 86-427-5931110, 86-427-5934555
Panshan County Detention Center: 86-427-3584115, 86-427-3583908
Yangquanziweichang Police Station: 86-427-5994110, 86-427-5994810
Panshan County Police Department: 86-427-2683801, 86-427-2683802, 86-427-2683803
37. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhou Guifeng Taken into Custody in Xizhou Village, Yuguan Town, Funing County
On the afternoon of February 24, 2008, Ms. Zhou Guifeng, who lives in Xizhou Village, Yuguan Town, Funing County in Qinhuangdao City, went to Yanzikou Village in a remote area of Yuguan Town to clarify the truth. She was taken into custody by local people who were not aware of the facts about Falun Gong and the persecution. Officers from the Yuguan Town Police Station received reports and took Ms. Zhou to the Funing County Detention Center. On February 25, officers from the Yugan Town Police Station climbed over a wall to search Ms. Zhou's home.
38. [Yushu County, Jilin Province] Ms. Lu Guirong, Ms. Wang Jifang and Two Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
On February 24, 2008, Ms. Lu Guirong and Mr. Wang Jifang from the Yumin Commune in Yushu County and two unknown practitioners were taken into custody by the Yumin Commune Police Station while they were clarifying the truth.
Zhuang Guizhou (male), director of the Yumin Commune Police Station: 86-15904408944 (Cell)
39. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Xiaohua and Meimei Remain in Custody
In December 2007, the state security and domestic security police in Mianyang City sabotaged a Falun Gong materials production site. At least seven practitioners were taken into custody. So far, at least two practitioners remain in custody. It has been reported that Ms. Zhou Xiaohua and another practitioner whose nickname is Meimei have been transferred to a different facility.
40. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Elderly Hei (Nickname) Possibly Taken into Police Custody at Around 11:00 a.m. on February 27, 2008
41. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Deng Linfeng Held at the Jiamusi Railroad Detention Center
At around 3:00 p.m. on February 26, 2008, Ms. Deng Linfeng was to board a train on her way to the Boli area. When she was going through the security check at the Jiamusi Railroad Station, security guards found truth-clarification materials that she was carrying with her. Ms. Deng has been held at the Jiamusi Railroad Detention Center.
Wang Fengjun (male), head of the Domestic Security Section at the Jiamusi
Railroad Police Division: 86-454-8922818
Director of Jiamusi Railroad Police Station: 86-454-8923618
42. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Dai Yan Unlawfully Detained
On the evening of May 16, 2007, Ms. Dai Yan was on her way home with her neighbor when seven or eight police officers from the Jiadong Police Department blocked their way and searched their bags. The officers dragged Ms. Dai and her neighbor into a police vehicle after they found truth-clarification materials. At Nanwei Police Station, Ms. Dai refused to answer the officers' questions during interrogation. Officers kicked Ms. Dai in the ribs, and she passed out. When she regained consciousness, she found herself locked in an office on the second floor. Ms. Dai was taken to the detention center the following day. Detention center officials initially denied her admission given her poor physical condition. They gave in at the police officers' insistence.
Ms. Dai's mother just had an operation on her intestines, and she needed Ms. Dai to take care of her. The police searched Ms. Dai's home and harassed her family. In the end, her family had to pay the police over 10,000 yuan in cash in exchange for Ms. Dai's release.
43. [Pengshan County, Sichuan Province] Additional Information on Mr. Deng Jiangang and Mr. Jiang Xiantao, Taken into Custody
At around 10:00 p.m. on February 21, 2008, Mr. Deng Jiangang and Mr. Jiang Xiantao were taken into custody at their homes. The police conducted unlawful searches of their homes. Practitioner Mr. Zhang Yao, who happened to be at Mr. Deng's home, was also taken into custody.
44. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Police Take Mr. Wang Jianquan and Other Practitioners into Custody
On February 24, 2008, several police officers took into custody Mr. Wang Jianquan in the Dongguoweichang area and the entire family of his younger brother--Mr. Wang Jianqi, Ms. Wang Chunfen, and their son, Mr. Wang Biao.
The police then searched Ms. Liang Yufen's home while she was away and confiscated a television set and VCDs.
45. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Chen Jianguo Unlawfully Held in Custody; His Wife, Ms. Shen Xuemei, Forced to Leave Town with Nowhere to Live
On October 25, 2007, Mr. Chen Jianguo was taken into custody on the streets by state security agents and traffic police officers. He remains in custody at the Yunfu City Detention Center. Mr. Chen Jianguo's brother-in-law Mr. Shen Mingjun, who worked on odd jobs out of town, was taken into custody on Chinese New Year's Eve (February 6, 2007) by the 610 Office when he returned for the spring festival season. Members of the 610 Office took possession of his notebook computer, cellular phone, and other personal items. Mr. Chen's wife and their child have been forced to leave town, and they have no place to stay.
Luoding City Police Department: 86-766-3722715, 86-766-3722716,
86-766-3729378
Political Security Section of Luoding City Police Department: 86-766-3731345
Luoding City 610 Office: 86-766-8988833
46. [Chengdu City, Sichuan City] Ms. Zhou Huimin, Taken to Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp, Is Critically Ill
On February 1, 2008, Ms. Zhou Huimin was taken to Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp by the Chenghua District Police Department in Chengdu City. She has been taken to a hospital for emergency treatment as a result of the abuse she suffered at the labor camp. The physicians have issued a notice regarding her terminal illness. Mr. Zhou had been taken into custody and tortured numerous times prior to this latest round of abuse.
Feng Fawu (male), member of the 610 Office at the Chenghua District Police
Department in Chengdu City: 86-28-83261024, 86-28-8606411
Zhang (male), section head at the Chenghua Police Department: 86-2868406437
47. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Details on the Torture of Practitioner Ms. Liu Wenru
On December 28, 2003, Ms. Liu Wenru was turned in to the authorities for distributing truth-clarification DVDs. Sun Jianmin (male), an officer at Nangang Police Department, and two other officers threatened and beat Ms. Liu in order to extract information from her. Sun Jianmin beat Ms. Liu until blood came of the corner of her mouth. Ms. Liu could not fall a sleep due to the pain in her chest as a result of police beatings. Two officers twisted and lifted her arms from the back, which resulted in Ms. Liu's inability to use her arms for an extended period of time. On the way to the detention center, Ms. Liu jumped out of the police vehicle and suffered injuries. The detention center denied her admission, given her physical condition after the repeated police torture and beatings. Sun Jianmin acted as a personal guarantee in order to force the detention center to admit her.
On April 30, 2004, Ms. Liu was sentenced to four years in prison by the Nangang District Court. In June 2004, she was taken to Heilongjiang Provincial Women's Prison.
Ms. Liu has returned home, but she still cannot live a normal life due to the injuries she suffered while being unlawfully held in custody.
48. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Chaoqiong Taken into Custody Around February 25, 2008; Her Home Unlawfully Searched
49. [Tianjin] Additional Information on Practitioners Unlawfully Taken into Custody
On January 18, 2008, officers from the Tianjin Police Department and those from local police stations took into custody several practitioner and their families. Mr. Li Shaochen; his wife, Ms. Zhang Guizhen; and their non-practitioner daughter were taken into custody. Mr. Li managed to escape. About two weeks later, the police tracked down Mr. Li by monitoring his conversation with his son, Mr. Li Jie, over Mr. Li Jie's cell phone and took him into custody. Mr. Li Jie, who is not a practitioner, and his uncle were also held in custody for several days. Ms. Zhang Guizhen was tortured while in custody.
Among the practitioners taken into custody, Ms. Su Guiling has been unlawfully sentenced to two years of forced labor. Other practitioners remain in custody.
50. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Qing Tortured by Labor Camp Guards at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
Wang Yanming (male), head of No. 2 Team in No. 2 Division of the No. 1 Institute of the Masanjia Men's Forced Labor Camp, took Mr. Liu Qing to the office. Pan Hongzhou (male), a labor camp guard, asked an office clerk, Li Zhen (male), to tie Mr. Liu's arms behind his back. The guards then started shocking him with three charged electric batons. Mr. Liu shouted, "Falun Dafa is great!" and the guards held back both of his arms and shocked his face. Mr. Liu continued to shout, "Falun Dafa is great!" The guards filled his mouth with plastic bags and applied electric shocks to his head and eyes. The guards had to recharge the electric batons even after using two other batons borrowed from the No. 3 Division. They stripped Mr. Liu of his pants and applied electric shocks to his legs, waist, genitals, lower stomach, neck, and head. It took the guards over an hour to shock Mr. Liu Qing six times. Mr. Liu's face was disfigured, his lips swelled to three times their normal size, and he could not eat and could hardly speak.
The guards also applied electric shocks to Mr. Han Ximin for about ten minutes after they were done torturing Mr. Liu. They then shocked Mr. Gao Yuling for about 30 minutes until he passed out as a result of electricity applied to his head, neck, lower stomach, genitals, legs, and soles of his feet.
Pan Hongzhou (male), guard in charge of the torture, and Li Zhen (male), who
carried out most of the torture: 86-24-89295058, 86-24-89295059
Zhang Guangbin (male), director of the No. 1 Institute of Masanjia Men's Forced
Labor Camp: 86-24-89295058, 86-24-89295059
Health Office (in charge of brutal force-feeding): 86-24-89295042
51. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Thirteen Practitioners Taken into Custody
On the evening of February 24 and the morning of February 25, 2008, the Chaoyang City Police Department took into custody 13 practitioners. At present, Ms. Li Yaxuan, Ms. Li Yingxuan, Ms. Yu Huijuan, Ms. Chen Shumei, Ms. Wu Jinping, and Ms. Chen Baofeng are on a protest hunger strike at the Shijiazi Detention Center. Ms. Li Yingxuan's entire body has become swollen.
At around 7:00 a.m. on February 25, 2008, a dozen police officers from the Guangming Police Department in Chaoyang City called in a firefighting vehicle and set up ladders to break into Mr. Li Wensheng's apartment through the window. Mr. Li is a manager of Tianzheng Cleaning Fluids in Chaoyang City. The police took him and his wife, Ms. Wu Jinping, into custody. They confiscated two computers, a printer, and all cash and deposit receipts at their home. The police also took into custody two company employees, Ms. Chen Shumei and Mr. Pan Yufeng, at their homes. The police took Mr. Pan's computer and printer.
The officers then arrived at the cleaning fluids company to carry away the cash safe. The police also took a company passenger car. They then ordered Mr. Li to tell his employees to come to work, which Mr. Li refused to do. The officers hit his face and caused his nose to bleed. The driver for the company vehicle was unlawfully held for a day.
On the morning of February 25, the police pried open the door and entered Ms. Chu Xiumei's home while she was away. The officers took her child's computer.
At around 6:00 a.m. on February 25, Wang Haiyan (gender unknown) and a dozen other officers from the Guangming Police Department in Chaoyang City took Ms. Feng Li into custody. They confiscated satellite television reception equipment, a DVD burner, and a computer. Ms. Feng Li is being held at the Wujiawa Detention Center in Chaoyang City.
Another practitioner, Ms. Feng Yingchun, was taken into custody on the evening of February 24.
Ms. Zhang Qi, a practitioner from Chaoyang County, was taken into custody in Jinzhou City. Officers from the local police station searched her home on February 25, 2008.
Wang Jinglong (male), head of Chaoyang City Domestic Security Branch:
86-421-2611250 (Office), 86-421-2616682 (Home), 86-13591860610 (Cell)
Li Shengfang (male), director of 610 Office: 86-421-2620610 (Office),
86-421-2912988 (Home), 86-13904911666 (Cell)
Wang Hongbo (male), deputy director of 610 Office: 86-421-2624610 (Office),
86-13842106888 (Cell)
February 27, 2008