(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 7 provinces. In this report, 16 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 20 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Several Dozen Falun Gong Practitioners Illegally Arrested
As the Olympic Games approach, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in the Qingdao region. Several dozen practitioners have been illegally arrested since the end of 2007.
2. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Relatives of Practitioner Prevented from Visiting Mr. Wang Jun by Prison Staff
On February 22, 2008, the relatives of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Jun went to Jiamusi City Prison to visit him. However, the guards from the Education Reform Section made them leave. For the past four months, the prison has rejected requests from Mr. Wang's elderly parents and young daughter to visit him. Mr. Wang was illegally put in a solitary confinement for not allowing himself to be treated like a common criminal at the prison.
3. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Tortured at the Shandong Province Number Two Forced Labor Camp
Shandong Province Number Two Forced Labor Camp tried to brainwash practitioner Mr. Lu Hongyue from Weifang City. They pressured him to write the three statements and a "Confession Letter." Mr. Lu refused to do so and was forced to sit on a stool facing the wall for 18 hours every day for several days. When he still refused to be "transformed," the guards strung him up in the air for several days. For a description of this torture, please see http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2004/7/27/50708.html
Practitioner Mr. Dong Bingshen was also made to sit on a stool facing the wall for 18 hours every day. He would be beaten if he did not sit straight. He was once strung up for five days. Under the direction of guards Sun Junfeng and Zhang Yuhua, the inmates dragged Mr. Dong to a quilt storage room while everyone was sleeping. They beat him with an inch-thick stick until the stick broke. Mr. Dong could not walk after the beating.
Practitioner Mr. Wang Zhaohua was treated very harshly. The guards ordered inmates Xu Xian and others to beat Mr. Wang many times, after which he was forced to perform labor and to stand against the wall.
4. [Beijing City] Practitioner Ms. Feng Yunqing Tortured at a Forced Labor Camp
On November 15, 2007, practitioner Ms. Feng Yunqing was arrested by the police officers from the National Security Team of the Chaoyang District Police Department while she was distributing truth-clarification materials in a nearby community. She was illegally sentenced to two-and-a-half years of forced labor. She is imprisoned at the Beijing City Women's Forced Labor Camp and her relatives are not allowed to visit her.
Because Ms. Feng refused to give up her belief in Falun Gong, the guards locked her in a small cell. Eating, drinking, sleeping, and going to bathroom are all restricted.
5. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Practitioners Ms. Bi Junqing and Ms. Wang Shouping
Practitioners Ms. Bi Junqing and Ms. Wang Shouping from Zhaoge Village in Tangshan City have been imprisoned and are being persecuted at the Tangshan City Number One Detention Center.
6. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Lu Xueqin Arrested and Taken to a Brainwashing Center
On the afternoon of February 22, 2008, practitioner Ms. Lu Xueqin was taken to the brainwashing center at 34 Mingxia Road, Qingdao City. Her relatives are not allowed to visit her.
7. [Beijing City] Practitioner Ms. Wang Fengmei Arrested
Elderly practitioner Ms. Wang Fengmei from Congwen District in Beijing was arrested while distributing truth-clarification materials about Falun Dafa on November 1, 2007. She is imprisoned at the Xicheng District Qinghe Detention Center in Beijing. Her relatives are not allowed to visit her.
8. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Practitioners Mr. Zhao Chuanwu and Others Harassed and Threatened
On January 28, 2008, police officers from Duozhuang Town, Mengyin County broke into the homes of a few dozen Falun Gong practitioners including Mr. Zhao Chuanwu, Mr. Qi Chengrong, Ms. Liu Naimei, Mr. Liu Changrui, Mr. Duan Dedao, Mr. Liu Yuanshu, Mr. Gong Quanrong, Mr. Wang Xianrong, and others. The police ransacked their homes and stole many things, including a laptop computer, an MP3 player, VCDs, and some Falun Dafa materials. One practitioner was forced to leave home and go into hiding to avoid harassment.
Since July 20, 1999, practitioner Mr. Liu Changrui has been arrested five times and illegally detained twice. His home has been ransacked several times. The police got 33,300 yuan by stealing the family possessions and extorting money from this family.
9. [Guizhou Province] Practitioner Mr. Deng Zhengqiang Arrested
When practitioner Mr. Deng Zhengqiang from Liuguang Town in Xiuwen County, Guizhou Province returned home to celebrate Chinese New Year, he was arrested by the local police. His whereabouts are not known.
Phone number of the Liuguang Town Police Station: 86-851-2452013
10. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhao Guangwen Arrested
Practitioner Mr. Zhao Guangwen from Xinji City was arrested at work on February 20, 2008. He was taken to the Xinji City Detention Center.
11. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Zou Hui Arrested
On February 21, 2008, practitioner Ms. Zou Hui was arrested by officers from the Lidian Police Station in Wafangdian City and taken to the Wafangdian City Detention Center.
12. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioners Ms. Jiang Zaimei and Others Arrested
On January 27 and 28, 2008, police from the Gongnong District Police Department in Hegang City arrested practitioners Ms. Jiang Zaimei, Ms. Yang Yuzhi, Ms. Ren Xiuyun and Ms. Wang. They are imprisoned at the Hegang City Number Two Detention Center.
13. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Li Shijia and Ms. Li Shizhen Arrested
On February 23, 2008, practitioner Ms. Li Shizhen went to Fate Town bank branch to make a withdrawal. When she opened her purse, a truth-clarification material about Falun Dafa fell on the ground. The bank staff found it and reported Ms. Li to the police. Director Zhu Zhaopeng of Fate Town Police Station and several officers from the Shulan City Police Department broke into Ms. Li Shizhen and Ms. Li Shixia's home. They ransacked their home and arrested them. Mr. Chen Tiansheng, Ms. Li Shixia's husband, tried to stop the police and was arrested too. The women are being detained and persecuted at the Shulan City Police Department Nanshan Detention Center.
14. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Married Couple Mr. Fan Yachao and Ms. Li Mingyu Arrested
Middle School teacher and practitioner Mr. Fan Yachao and his wife Ms. Li Mingyu from Daqing City were arrested while they were distributing truth-clarification materials at Xinmate Shopping Mall on February 23, 2008.
15. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Song Caiping Imprisoned at the Huhehaote City Forced Labor Camp, Inner Mongolia
Practitioner Ms. Song Caiping from Wafangdian City, 65, was arrested at a hotel in Beijing in mid October 2007. She was taken to the Huhehaote City Forced labor Camp in mid-December 2007.
16. [Shanghai City] Practitioner Ms. Li Hui Arrested
In mid October 2007, practitioner Ms. Li Hui from Jiading County in Shanghai City was arrested by the police from the Huangpu District Police Department for mailing truth-clarification materials about Falun Gong. She was sentenced to two years of forced labor, and was sent to the Shanghai Forced Labor Camp.
Phone number of the Huangpu District Police Department: 86-21-63280123 ext. 610
17. [Shanghai City] Several Practitioners Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked for Watching New Tang Dynasty Television's Chinese New Year Spectacular
On February 22, 2008, about a dozen practitioners were at practitioner Ms. Jin Runfang's home to watch New Tang Dynasty Television's Chinese New Year Spectacular. Officers from the Zhenxin Police Station in Jiading District broke into her home and arrested everyone there. Later, police and staff from the residential committees responsible for these practitioners ransacked the practitioner's homes. The practitioners were taken to the detention centers of their residence for 30-day detentions.
The following practitioners are known to be arrested: Ms. Jin Runfang, Ms. Jin's husband, Ms. Guo Yuefen, Ms. Jin Yuehua, and Ms. Xu.
Phone numbers of the associated police stations:
Jiading District Police Department: 86-21-59530585
Zhenxin Police Station: 86-21-59181457
Jiading District Detention Center: 86-21-59529290
18. [Beijing City] Practitioner Ms. Liu Wenping Arrested
Officers from the Yanshan Police Department in Beijing have been harassing practitioner Ms. Liu Wenping and monitoring her home since June 2007. On February 15, 2008 policemen Zhang Fu and Cui Wenquan arrested Ms. Liu. She was taken to the Liangxiang Region Anzhuang Brainwashing Center in Beijing.
Phone number of the National Security Team of the Yanshan Police Department
of Beijing City:
86-10-69342875