Additional Persecution News from China - July 2, 2008 (47 Reports)

(Clearwisdom.net)

Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 32 cities or counties in 16 provinces. Twenty-five Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 47 practitioners were arrested.

1. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Personnel from the Muqi Town Police Station Arrested Ms. Ma Shixia on June 29, 2008
2. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
3. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Police Arrest Ms. Lu Shanshan
4. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
5. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Huaxiu Lives Away from Home
6. [Zhumadian City, Henan Province] Ms. Bai Hui and Mr. Hongwei Arrested
7. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Shen Mingjun Taken to Sanshui Brainwashing Center
8. [Liaoning Province] Officials from the Provincial Women's Prison Refuse Visits of Ms. Ren Guixia's Family
9. [Tangyin County, Henan Province] Several Practitioners Persecuted
10. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Min Arrested
11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zuo Gang Is Being Held in the Daowai Police Station
12. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Police Arrested Ms. Wang Yanru on June 28, 2008
13. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners from Jianye Township Were Arrested at 5:00 p.m. on July 1, 2008
14. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Yinmei from Zhengzhuang Village, Liangwa Township, Anping County, Arrested on the Morning of July 1, 2008
15. [Beijing] Repeated Arrests of Ms. Si Jia in June 2008
16. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] A Woman Practitioner Arrested in the Tianhe District, Guangzhou City
17. [Shifang City, Sichuan Province] Police Ransacked Ms. Xu Yuanzhen's Home
18. [Yongqing County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wu Tingwen and Mr. Xing Bofeng Arrested
19. [Hebei Province] Mr. Li Jinku Arrested
20. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Linghe District Court Agents Plan to Sentence Practitioners
21. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Lei Arrested and Mr. Zeng Jilu's House Ransacked
22. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Four Practitioners Facing Illegal Trials
23. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Yang Meixiang, Mr. Cao Xiaoping, and Mr. Zhang Heping Arrested
24. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Junmei from the Shuncheng District Was Arrested from Her Workplace on June 29, 2008
25. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Personnel from the Ziyou Avenue Police Station Harass Mr. Li Wei
26. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Several Practitioners Arrested
27. [Wuwei City, Gansu Province] Crimes of Songshu Township Political and Judiciary Committee's Secretary Wu Tianliang
28. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
29. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
30. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Wang Huabing and Ms. Xia Zhengyan Arrested
31. [Penglai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Guixiang Arrested
32. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Police Harass Practitioners
33. [Taonan City, Jilin Province] Police Arrested 60-Year-Old Ms. Zhang Yuankun from Her Home on June 30, 2008
34. [Qian'an City, Hebei Province] The Police Placed a Practitioner in a Brainwashing Center
35. [Shandong Province] Mr. Shao Chengluo and Mr. Yi Xiangyang Tortured in the Provincial Prison
36. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Pan Xinmei Taken to a Brainwashing Center
37. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fu Yushu Arrested on June 27, 2008
38. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Personnel from the 610 Office and Others Break into a Practitioner's Home
39. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Xue Lihong Is Still Being Held in the Jianping County No. 1 Detention Center
40. [Lingshan County, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Mr. Yang Wu Arrested Again
41. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Jia Jianfeng Sentenced to Forced Labor
42. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Lan Arrested
43. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Hongyan Arrested
44. [Beijing] Seventy-Year-Old Ms. Du Shuqing Arrested
45. [Anguo City, Hebei Province] Mr. An Shilu Arrested Again
46. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] A Practitioner Couple Arrested
47. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Personnel from the Xianfeng Police Station Harass Practitioners

1. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Personnel from the Muqi Town Police Station Arrested Ms. Ma Shixia on June 29, 2008

2. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

Personnel from the Hailin City Police Department arrested Mr. Li Shougang from Shuangfeng Village and Mr. Han Rongqing from Yanglin Village in Hailin City on June 30, 2008.

3. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Police Arrest Ms. Lu Shanshan

Police arrested Ms. Lu Shanshan from her home in Hefei City and ransacked the place on the night of June 21, 2008. They broke into Ms. Lu's computer store and confiscated a laptop computer and some other items in the absence of Ms. Lu's family members.

4. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

Police arrested Mr. Jiao Fujun from Anmin Village, Hualin Town, and a practitioner surnamed You at 1:00 p.m. on June 30, 2008.

5. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Huaxiu Lives Away from Home

Ms. Li Huaxiu, in her 70s, is from Lantian Town, the Jiangyang District, Luzhou City. She and five other practitioners hung Falun Gong truth-clarifying banners in Kuangchang Town on April 2, 2006. The police arrested the five others, but she escaped and has lived away from home since then.

6. [Zhumadian City, Henan Province] Ms. Bai Hui and Mr. Hongwei Arrested

Personnel from the Runan County Domestic Security Division and from the 610 Office arrested 28-year-old Ms. Bai Hui from the county on May 15, 2008. Thirty-five-year-old Mr. Hongwei is also being persecuted.

7. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Shen Mingjun Taken to Sanshui Brainwashing Center

Personnel from the Luoding City 610 Office arrested Mr. Shen Mingjun and took him to Sanshui Brainwashing Center in June 2008.

8. [Liaoning Province] Officials from the Provincial Women's Prison Refuse Visits of Ms. Ren Guixia's Family

9. [Tangyin County, Henan Province] Several Practitioners Persecuted

Ms. Wang Sulan is a physician in the Tangyin County Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital. She lost her job because of her Falun Gong practice. Personnel from the county's domestic security division arrested Ms. Wang from her home at 5:00 a.m. on June 26, 2008, as she slept. They also arrest another practitioner and put him/her into the county detention center. Mr. Wen Liangqi, who is being held at the detention center, was arrested on April 3, 2008.

10. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Min Arrested

Ms. Zhao Min is a teacher from the Anqing County No. 2 Middle School. Personnel from the Qing'an County Police Department arrested Ms. Zhao and confiscated her computer and a cell phone at 8:00 p.m. on June 30, 2008.

Police then attempted to arrest Mr. Zeng, who was not at home, so they ransacked the place and confiscated many items.

11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zuo Gang Is Being Held in the Daowai Police Station

12. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Police Arrested Ms. Wang Yanru on June 28, 2008

13. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners from Jianye Township Were Arrested at 5:00 p.m. on July 1, 2008

14. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Yinmei from Zhengzhuang Village, Liangwa Township, Anping County, Arrested on the Morning of July 1, 2008

15. [Beijing] Repeated Arrests of Ms. Si Jia in June 2008

Yangfangdian Police Station in the Haidian District, Beijing: 86-10-68515646, 86-10-68515643; 86-10-68530101

16. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] A Woman Practitioner Arrested in the Tianhe District, Guangzhou City

A 50-year-old woman practitioner from another province explained the facts about Falun Gong to a student in the Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, on June 23, 2008. The student's parents learned of it and reported her to the Xinghua Police Station. Personnel from the police station then arrested her and took her to the district detention center. The practitioner has been sentenced to one year of forced labor.

Xinghua Police Station: 86-20-87745026, 86-20-87798482

17. [Shifang City, Sichuan Province] Police Ransacked Ms. Xu Yuanzhen's Home

Yinfeng Town Police Station chief Bai and other officers broke into Ms. Xu Yuanzhen's home in Qingyun Village, Yinfeng Town, ransacked the place, and confiscated some Dafa books, tapes, and CDs on April 22, 2008.

18. [Yongqing County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wu Tingwen and Mr. Xing Bofeng Arrested

Personnel from the Anci District Police Department in Langfang City arrested Mr. Wu Tingwen and Mr. Xing Bofeng, who visited Mr. Wu on June 27, 2008. Police confiscated Mr. Xing Bofeng's minivan. They also went to Mr. Xing's home and arrested his wife and son, Mr. Xing Yunsheng. The police ransacked Mr. Xing's home and confiscated a computer, a printer, and 10,000 yuan. Mr. Xing is presently being held in the county's detention center; his wife has been released.

19. [Hebei Province] Mr. Li Jinku Arrested

Zhongpu Police Station chief Wang Yonggang arrested Mr. Li Jinku from his home in Gaozhuangke Village at 1:00 p. on June 26, 2008. Mr. Li is being held in the Leting County Detention Center.

Wang Yonggang, Zhongpu Police Station Chief: 86-315-4021412
Leting County 610 Office: 86-315-4616610
Leting County Detention Center: 86-315-4615624

20. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Linghe District Court Agents Plan to Sentence Practitioners

Linghe District Court agents in Jinzhou City held a trial for six practitioners in June 2008. They planned to hold another hearing between June 29, 2008, and July 4, 2008, to discuss about the verdicts.

Zhou Jun, Chief Judge: 86-416-2916201 (Office), 86-416-2834230 (Home), 86-13840666678

21. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Lei Arrested and Mr. Zeng Jilu's House Ransacked

Personnel from the Huayuan Street Police Station in Beijing ransacked Mr. Zeng Jilu's house and harassed his 70-year-old mother on June 24, 2008. They also arrested 30-year-old Ms. Zhang Lei and took her to the police station. Ms. Zhang is a teacher from the Foreign Language Department at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

22. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Four Practitioners Facing Illegal Trials

Several practitioners were arrested on May 12, 2008. Ms. Zhan Guiying had 56,000 yuan extorted from her. Ms. Zeng Sifeng and her husband had 20,000 yuan extorted from them and they were then released. Mr. Liao Zhijun's wife, Ms. Zhang Yan, has been released. Mr. Liao Songling, Mr. Liao Zhijun, Ms. Jiang Xilian, and Mr. Lei Anxiang are still being held in the Chenzhou City Detention Center. It is heard that the four practitioners are facing trial.

23. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Yang Meixiang, Mr. Cao Xiaoping, and Mr. Zhang Heping Arrested

24. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Junmei from the Shuncheng District Was Arrested from Her Workplace on June 29, 2008

25. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Personnel from the Ziyou Avenue Police Station Harass Mr. Li Wei

Officer Zhang Bentao from the Ziyou Avenue Police Station in Changchun City harassed Mr. Li Wei and his wife on June 30, 2008.

26. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Several Practitioners Arrested

Personnel from the Tongliao City Police Department arrested five practitioners including Mr. Xie Hongtu on May 15, 2008. They even arrested a practitioner's 10-year-old child.

27. [Wuwei City, Gansu Province] Crimes of Songshu Township Political and Judiciary Committee's Secretary Wu Tianliang

Wu Tianliang ordered someone to monitor and follow Ms. Zhang Wenjuan in the Spring of 2005. Police then arrested Ms. Zhang and her husband, Mr. Xu Jinhu, in March 2005. Ms. Zhang was eventually sentenced to six years in prison and is still being held in the Gansu Province Women's Prison. Wu Tianliang went to Ms. Zhang's home, interrogated her husband, and then coerced him to sign the interrogation documents on June 13, 2008.

28. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Du Xiangang and Mr. Yan Li from Wandianzi Village, Qingyuan County, Fushun City, were arrested on the morning of June 29, 2008. They also arrested the following practitioners: Ms. Liu Yanqin, Mr. Zhao Liankai, Mr. Li Zhenlin, Mr. Du Xiangang, Mr. Yan Li, Mr. Wang Nanfang and his son, Ms. Zhan Yulan, and Mr. Liu.

29. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Personnel from the Mudanjiang City Police Department and from the 610 Office arrested several practitioners at 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of June 30, 2008. Mr. Li Haifeng and Mr. Dabin were arrested in the Longmen Market. Police confiscated a computer and a printer from Mr. Dabin's home. They also arrested Mr. Bailiang.

30. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Wang Huabing and Ms. Xia Zhengyan Arrested

Police arrested Mr. Wang Huabing and Ms. Xia Zhengyan from Lianyungang City and ransacked their homes at 10:00 a.m. on June 30, 2008.

31. [Penglai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Guixiang Arrested

Police followed and then arrested Ms. Yu Guixiang at a market in Daxindian Town, Penglai City. They held her in the city's detention center for two months and then sentenced her to one and a half years of forced labor. Ms. Yu is being held in the Jinan City Forced Labor Camp.

32. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Police Harass Practitioners

Personnel from the Songlindian Town Police Station harassed practitioners in Huangjiatun Village, Beizi Village, and Yulin Village on June 26, 2008. They ransacked some practitioners' homes.

33. [Taonan City, Jilin Province] Police Arrested 60-Year-Old Ms. Zhang Yuankun from Her Home on June 30, 2008

34. [Qian'an City, Hebei Province] The Police Placed a Practitioner in a Brainwashing Center

Three practitioners went to the Qian'an City Police Department to request the release of a practitioner on June 30, 2008. Two of them were pushed out, but the other practitioner from out of town was arrested and placed in a brainwashing center.

35. [Shandong Province] Mr. Shao Chengluo and Mr. Yi Xiangyang Tortured in the Provincial Prison

Guards tortured Mr. Shao Chengluo from Chengyang City in the Shandong Province Prison. They deprived him of sleep for nearly a week. They also tortured Mr. Yi Xiangyang from Zhaoyuan City.

36. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Pan Xinmei Taken to a Brainwashing Center

Two policemen from the Zhaoyuan City 610 Office broke into Ms. Pan Xinmei's home and arrested her at 4:30 p.m. on June 29, 2008. They ransacked her home and then took her to the city's Lingnan Brainwashing Center.

37. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fu Yushu Arrested on June 27, 2008

38. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Personnel from the 610 Office and Others Break into a Practitioner's Home

Personnel from the Hanzhong City 610 Office and from the city's Domestic Security Division broke Ms. Guo Jianzhen's home and ransacked the place in her absence at 3:00 p.m. on June 11, 2008. The police confiscated a picture of Master and a few Dafa books.

39. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Xue Lihong Is Still Being Held in the Jianping County No. 1 Detention Center

40. [Lingshan County, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Mr. Yang Wu Arrested Again

Personnel from the Lingshan County Police Department arrested Mr. Yang Wu on the morning of June 30, 2008.

Mr. Yang was arrested in early June 2008 as he listened the song "Falun Dafa Is Good" in public. He was released the same afternoon.

41. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Jia Jianfeng Sentenced to Forced Labor

Police from Da'an County arrested Mr. Jia Jianfeng from Jilin City at the end of May 2008 while he visiting his father in his hometown. The police took him to the Changchun City Detention Center and then sentenced him to two years of forced labor.

42. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Lan Arrested

Two policemen arrested Mr. Zhang Lan from his home in Zhongguan Village, the Haidian District, Beijing, on June 18, 2008. They ransacked the place and confiscated a computer, a printer, and some Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. Mr. Zhang was put in the Qinghe Detention Center on the morning of June 19, 2008.

43. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Hongyan Arrested

Personnel from the Jilin Street Police Station in Changchun City arrested Ms. Li Hongyan from the Erdao District on June 30, 2008. She is being held in the Weizigou Detention Center.

Jilin Street Police Station: 86-431-84942687

44. [Beijing] Seventy-Year-Old Ms. Du Shuqing Arrested

Personnel from the Changqiao Police Station arrested Ms. Du Shuqing, who lives on Liuhaihutong Lane, the Xicheng District, Beijing, on the morning of June 12, 2008. They took hernto a brainwashing center. Her husband requested her release, but the police told him that she would only be released after the Olympic Games. Ms. Du has been arrested many times.

Changqiao Police Station: 86-10-66177616, 86-10-66177606

45. [Anguo City, Hebei Province] Mr. An Shilu Arrested Again

Mr. An Shilu from Anguo City was arrested on June 28, 2008.

Xu Yawei, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13931360166
Liu Jiantao, 610 Office head: 86-13903228536 (Cell), 86-312-3552127 (Home)

46. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] A Practitioner Couple Arrested

Personnel from the Donggang District Police Department arrested 62-year-old Ms. Xu Chuanju and her husband ,68-year-old Mr. Fang Liangjing, and ransacked their home on June 23, 2008.

47. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Personnel from the Xianfeng Police Station Harass Practitioners

Personnel from the Xianfeng Police Station in Linqing City harassed Mr. Liu Mingjiang at the Wangji Middle School on June 30, 2008. They ransacked his home and confiscated a computer.

Jia Junchen, Songlin Police Station in Linqing County: 86-635-2614017, 86-13562002088
Zhou Longzhong, Xinhua Street Police Station, Linqing County Police Department: 86-635-2427392, 86-635-2329979, 86-13806352336

July 1, 2008