(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 35 cities or counties in 14 provinces. In this report, 38 practitioners were subjected to abuse during their detention, and at least 91 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Shenze County, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Taken into Custody
  2. [Chengde County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zou Guohua, Mr. Meng Qinghai, and Mr. Meng's Mother Taken into Custody
  3. [Jiangdu City, Jiangsu Province] Prison Term Upheld by the Yangzhou Intermediate Court Despite Mr. Wei Bensheng's Appeal
  4. [Tianjin] Ms. Liu Aiqing, a Practitioner in Hedong District, Taken into Custody
  5. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chen Yunxia and Her Husband Taken into Custody
  6. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Du Zhenshuang and Other Practitioners Held in Brainwashing Center
  7. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Shuchun Taken into Custody
  8. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Hui'e Taken to a Brainwashing Center
  9. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Xin Xiumin Taken into Custody Again on the Afternoon of July 7, 2008.
  10. [Tianjin] Ms. Gao Jianling, Ms. Lu Shuying and Ms. Wang Jingxiang Taken to Banqiao Women's Forced Labor Camp
  11. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Shuzi, His Wife, and Their Daughter Taken into Custody
  12. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Haisong and Other Practitioners Held at Xuchang City Detention Center
  13. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yanru Held at Daqing City No. 1 Detention Center
  14. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Rongfa and His Wife Possibly Taken into Police Custody
  15. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhou Guoping's Prison Term Extended Again
  16. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Haiyan Taken to a Forced Labor Camp after She and Her Husband, Mr. Qu Fengyu, Were Taken into Custody
  17. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Ruiying Taken to Qingzhou City Detention Center
  18. [Chenxi County, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Taken into Custody; Two Remain in Detention Center
  19. [Shandong Province] Handicapped Practitioner Mr. Li Jian Abused in Wangcun Forced Labor Camp
  20. [Lingshan County, Guangxi Province] Mr. Yang Jiaye Taken into Custody
  21. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Jinghua, a Practitioner in Niuxibu Hospital, Taken into Custody on July 7, 2008
  22. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Xu Linxiang and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
  23. [Cangzhou County, Hebei Province] Details on the Unlawful Searches of the Homes of Mr. Wang Jiasheng and Other Practitioners
  24. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Situation of Several Practitioners Taken into Custody
  25. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Suguo in Wangwen Village, Jiacun Township, Wangdu County, Unlawfully Held at Qingyuan County Detention Center
  26. [Da'an City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Xiumin Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor
  27. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Xiuxiang Taken into Custody
  28. [Tanghe County, Henan Province] Mr. Luo Jiuhe Held at the Tanghe Detention Center
  29. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen, Ms. Zhang Yuzhi, and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
  30. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qiu Yufen Taken into Custody at Work; Her Whereabouts Are Still Unknown
  31. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] A Female Practitioner Taken into Custody in the Residential Community of the Electric Generation Factory
  32. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Supplementary Information on Mr. Jin Miaoqing and Wife, Ms. Song Li, Taken into Custody
  33. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Liansheng Held at Aihe Detention Center in Mudanjiang City after Being Taken into Custody on June 12, 2008.
  34. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Lu Yunlai and Mr. Ran Zhongcai Taken into Police Custody
  35. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Jiang Peng Taken into Custody at Work on the Afternoon of July 9, 2008.
  36. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Jiahua and Three Other Practitioners Taken into Police Custody
  37. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Yuxia Taken to Baodi District Detention Center on July 7, 2008.
  38. [Tianjing] Ms. Zhao Fei, a Teacher in Shigezhuang Township, Wuqing District, Taken into Custody Again
  39. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Elderly Ms. Ren Xianrong and Ms. Shi Xiuqin Taken into Custody
  40. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Chunying and Another Practitioner with the Last Name Li Were Taken into Custody on the Afternoon of July 7, 2008
  41. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Gang, Ms. Xu Qin, and Ms. Yang Wenying Taken into Custody
  42. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Police Searched the Homes of Ms. Cao Junfeng and Ms. Cao Junping
  43. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Xiu Taken into Custody; Her Home Searched
  44. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Aiqing Unlawfully Held at Laixi Detention Center
  45. [Fucheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Song Canying Taken into Custody in Shijiazhuang City
  46. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Yabin Taken into Custody
  47. [Linxi County, Hebei Province] Mr. Fan Ruxi Taken into Custody by 610 Office Personnel
  48. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hu Yanxia Taken into Custody
  49. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Two Practitioners Taken into Custody in the Workers Residential Community in the No. 2 Copper Mine's Fengfeng Mining Section During the Last Week of June 2008
  50. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Hao Qingtang and Wife Taken to the Police Station
  51. [Renqiu City, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Quansheng and His Wife, Ms. Ma Jinling, Arrested
  52. [Longyao County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Sheqiao Arrested
  53. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] At around 11 a.m. on July 7, 2008, Police Broke into Ms. Liu Qunming's Home and Arrested Her
  54. [Hui County, Henan Province] Ms. Liang Rongqing Harassed
  55. [Duchang County, Jiangxi Province] Police Ransack Mr. Wang Shunlong's Home
  56. [Xi'anCity Shaanxi Province] Ms. Deng Fenming Arrested
  57. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Guanhui and Others Arrested on June 14, 2008, Now Detained in Zhengzhou City Detention Center
  58. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Hongcai Arrested
  59. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Li Fengying Arrested at Her Home on June 30, 2008
  60. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Junxia Arrested and Detained in the Wuhan City First Detention Center the Second Week of July
  61. [Jianyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Huiying Now in a Brainwashing Center After Three-and-a-Half Years in Prison
  62. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Early in the Morning on July 9, 2008, Mr. Wen Yurchao Was Arrested at His Rented Home
  63. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
  64. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Facts about the Persecution in Liaoyuan City

1. [Shenze County, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Taken into Custody

On the evening of July 7, 2008, the Shenze County Police Department and various township governments and police department launched a campaign to round up practitioners in Shenze County. Their pretense for doing this was to step up security for the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing. Ms. Zhang Rongfen, Ms. He Qing, Mr. Zhang Jianyong, Ms. Zhang Liuying, and a fifth practitioner have been taken into custody and are being held at the Shenze County Detention Center.

Chief of the Shenze County Police Department: 86-311-83522838, 86-311-83522352
Shenze County Detention Center: 86-311-83558312

2. [Chengde County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zou Guohua, Mr. Meng Qinghai, and Mr. Meng's Mother Taken into Custody

On the morning of July 3, 2008, Ms. Zou Guohua, Mr. Meng Qinghai, and his mother, Ms. Zhao, were taken into custody at their homes by the Chengde County Domestic Security Division. The three practitioners are currently being held at the county detention center.

3. [Jiangdu City, Jiangsu Province] Prison Term Upheld by the Yangzhou Intermediate Court Despite Mr. Wei Bensheng's Appeal

On June 24, 2008, the Jiangdu City Court illegally sentenced Mr. Wei Bensheng to three-and-a-half years in prison. After Mr. Wei appealed the sentence, the Yangzhou City Intermediate Court upheld the original sentence. Mr. Wei is currently being detained at the Jiangdu City Detention Center.

Zhang Jun, presiding judge at the Jiangdu Court: 86-514-86999388

4. [Tianjin] Ms. Liu Aiqing, a Practitioner in Hedong District, Taken into Custody

5. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chen Yunxia and Her Husband Taken into Custody

On July 4, 2008, Ms. Chen Yunxia and her husband Mr. Han were taken into custody by officers from the Longgang Police Department. They are both being held at the No. 1 Detention Center.

6. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Du Zhenshuang and Other Practitioners Held in Brainwashing Center

Prior to May 27, 2008, the following practitioners were held at the Dianzi Brainwashing Center in Laizhou City: Ms. Du Zhenshuang, Ms. Chen Shanglian, Mr. Xu Guanghua, and Ms. Li Qiaoying. Ms. Li was held in solitary confinement, with both wrists handcuffed to the back of her chair. In addition, the guards would not permit her to go to bed at night. There were other practitioners held in the detention centers throughout Laizhou City.

7. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Shuchun Taken into Custody

Ms. Wang Shuchun, in her 60s, was taken into custody on the morning of July 7, 2008. The police searched her home and confiscated her computer, laser printer, an ink-jet printer, and cash.

8. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Hui'e Taken to a Brainwashing Center

In the last week of June, when her one-year forced labor term was up, Ms. Li Hui'e, a practitioner in Xichaizhuang Hamlet, was taken directly from Wangcun Forced Labor Camp to a brainwashing session in the Weifang School of Industrial Officials. This was ordered by the Hou Town Party Committee and the local police department.

Hou Town Police Department: 86-536-5361110, 86-536-5362666
Sun Chengfu, director of the Hou Town Police Department: 86-536-5298395 (Home), 86-13906465009 (Cell)

9. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Xin Xiumin Taken into Custody Again on the Afternoon of July 7, 2008.

10. [Tianjin] Ms. Gao Jianling, Ms. Lu Shuying and Ms. Wang Jingxiang Taken to Banqiao Women's Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Gao Jianling and Ms. Lu Shuying have been sentenced to one-and-a-half years of forced labor. Both practitioners are being held in Panqiao Women's Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Wang Jingxiang was also taken there on July 3, 2008.

11. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Shuzi, His Wife, and Their Daughter Taken into Custody

On the morning of July 8, 2008, police officers searched the home of Mr. Zhang Shuzi, 74, his wife Ms. Jing Sufang, 73, and their daughter Ms. Zhang Ruixiang, 51, and arrested all three of them.

12. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Haisong and Other Practitioners Held at Xuchang City Detention Center

On the morning of May 20, 2008, Mr. Wang Haisong and Ms. Sun Yuehong had their homes searched, and they were later taken into police custody. Two other practitioners in Xuchagn City, Hongye and Changqing have also been taken into custody. The four practitioners are being held at the Xuchang City Detention Center.

13. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yanru Held at Daqing City No. 1 Detention Center

On June 28, 2008, Ms. Wang Yanru and her husband were taken into custody in front of the Kunlun Home Appliance Store in Daqing City. Ms. Wang is being held at the Daqing City No. 1 Detention Center.

14. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Rongfa and His Wife Possibly Taken into Police Custody

At around 11:00 a.m. on July 8, 2008, Mr. Liu Rongfa, a pilot at the Shijiazhuang Airplane Manufacturing Factory, was tricked into opening his door to six waiting plainclothes officers. Once inside, they confiscated Dafa books, memory sticks, an MP3 player, and some cash with truth clarification information written on them. Mr. Liu's wife, Ms. Yin Yanxin, a practitioner who is retired from the Shijiazhuang Airplane Manufacturing Factory, has gone missing.

15. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhou Guoping's Prison Term Extended Again

Mr. Zhou Guoping is a practitioner in Yuexing Town, Dongpo District, Meishan City, Sichuan Province. In 2005, he was taken to Xinhua Forced Labor Camp in Mianyang City. His term was supposed to end on May 8, 2008, but the labor camp authorities extended it by two additional months. On July 8, 2008 , camp officials again extended Mr. Zhou's sentence by an additional 12 days without cause.

16. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Haiyan Taken to a Forced Labor Camp after She and Her Husband, Mr. Qu Fengyu, Were Taken into Custody

17. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Ruiying Taken to Qingzhou City Detention Center

On the afternoon of June 16, 2008, officers from the Qingzhou City Police Department in the Weifang area went to the home of Ms. Ma Ruiying, 50, a retired worker at the Aluminum Box Paper Factory in Qingzhou City. They took her to the Qingzhou City Detention Center, where she remains in custody.

18. [Chenxi County, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Taken into Custody; Two Remain in Detention Center

At around 8:00 a.m. on July 6, 2008, Ms. Tang Yuhua, Ms. Wang Aiyu, and Ms. Zhang Jiaoyu in Chenxi County were turned in to the police for talking to people in public about Falun Gong. Officers from the 110 Emergency Response Unit took the three practitioners into custody. Ms. Zhang's family received a call that Ms. Zhang suffered a sudden heart attack and were told to take her home for medical treatment. The other two practitioners are still being held in the county detention center.

Zhai Xiaoming, director of the 610 Office: 86-13787556333 (Cell)
Luo Jianhe, deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-13107151338 (Cell)

19. [Shandong Province] Handicapped Practitioner Mr. Li Jian Abused in Wangcun Forced Labor Camp

20. [Lingshan County, Guangxi Province] Mr. Yang Jiaye Taken into Custody

On June 30, 2008, Mr. Yang Jiaye was again taken into custody by officers of the Domestic Security Division of the Lingshan County Police Department. He was taken to a labor camp the following day to serve a two-year term.

Domestic Security Division: 86-777-6529570

21. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Jinghua, a Practitioner in Niuxibu Hospital, Taken into Custody on July 7, 2008

22. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Xu Linxiang and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody

On the evening of July 7, 2007, Ms. Xu Linxiang and her non-practitioner daughter, who both reside in Xingzi County in the Jiujiang Area, went to Sujiadang Township in Xingzi County to distribute Falun Gong materials. A short while later, they were turned in to the authorities. Police officers arrested them and impounded their car. Two days later, at around 1:30 a.m., police arrested practitioners Ms. Shen Qingxiu and her younger sister, Ms. Shen Huoxiou.

Ms. Xu Linxiang, her daughter, and Ms. Shen Qingxiu are now being unlawfully held at the Xingzi County Detention Center. Ms. Shen is being held at the De'an Detention Center.

23. [Cangzhou County, Hebei Province] Details on the Unlawful Searches of the Homes of Mr. Wang Jiasheng and Other Practitioners

Mr. Wang Jiasheng and Ms. Wang Jinzhi were taken into custody on the second floor of the Suning Electronic Merchant Building.

The police confiscated the following items from their home: portraits of the founder of Falun Gong, several Dafa books, copies of truth clarification brochures, a deposit receipt for 200 yuan, a notebook computer, a printer, a television set, a DVD player, two cell phones, and a scooter. Ms. Wang's cell phone and a deposit receipt for 7,500 yuan were also taken away.

After taking both practitioners into custody, the officers staked out other practitioners from Mr. Wang and Ms. Tang's home. The officers helped themselves to food in the refrigerator and threw trash all over the floor.

24. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Situation of Several Practitioners Taken into Custody

Between May 28, 2008, and June 20, 2008, 18 practitioners were taken into custody by the Ke District Police Department in Tongliao City. A practitioner with the surname Yu is from Shuangliao City, and four other practitioners are from Chifeng City.

On the morning of May 30, 2008, police arrested Ms. Fan Xiaoli and Mr. Guo at Ms. Fan's home in Tongliao City. The police confiscated a computer, a large number of Dafa books, and truth clarification materials.

On the morning of June 5, 2008, police took Ms. Li Xiangyu and her daughter, Ms. Wang Yulan, into custody. The officers confiscated an MP3 player, an MP4 player, a cell phone, and 400 yuan in cash. Ms. Wang was released that same day, but Ms. Li remains in custody at the Hexi Detention Center.

25. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Suguo in Wangwen Village, Jiacun Township, Wangdu County, Unlawfully Held in Qingyuan County Detention Center

26. [Da'an City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Xiumin Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor

Ms. Sun Xiumin is a farmer in her 30s from Da'an City. On the morning of June 19, 2008, police broke into her home and took her to Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp, where she was denied admission and released later that night. The next day, she was again taken into custody and held at a detention center. Shortly thereafter, she was secretly sent to Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp to serve a two-year term. Her family was not notified of this by the authorities.

27. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Xiuxiang Taken into Custody

Ms. Sun Xiuxiang, 45, lives in the Ershilipu area in Jinzhou District, Dalian City. On June 30, 2008., she was unlawfully taken to the Yuanyi Police Station.

28. [Tanghe County, Henan Province] Mr. Luo Jiuhe Held at the Tanghe Detention Center

Mr. Luo Jiuhe, in his 50s, is an employee of the Tongzhai Township Food Administration Agency in Tanghe County. At around 9:00 p.m. on July 7, 2008, officers from Tanghe County and Nanyang City went to his home in Nanyang City and took him into custody. He is currently being held in Tanghe Detention Center.

29. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen, Ms. Zhang Yuzhi, and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody

On July 8, 2008, Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen and another female practitioner with the last name Zhang were taken into custody when they were clarifying the truth in the Guanmen area on Longwangtang Street, Lushun City, which is under the jurisdiction of Dalian City.

On July 8, 2008, Ms. Zhang Yuzhi, who lives in the Taiyanggou area of Lushun City, was turned in to the police and arrested when she was clarifying the truth at a farmers' market. The police later searched her home and confiscated her Dafa books.

On July 8, 2008, Ms. Sun Xiuzhen, who lives in the Shanggou area of Lushun City, was also taken into police custody.

At around 11:00 a.m. on July 9, 2008, Ms. Liu Xiuying from Dengfeng Street was taken into custody by two plainclothes officers

30. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qiu Yufen Taken into Custody at Work; Her Whereabouts Are Still Unknown

At around 10:00 a.m. on July 8, 2008, Ms. Qiu Yufen, a practitioner in Jiamusi City, was taken into custody after officers from the Jiamusi Suburban Police Department tricked her into going to her work unit. Ms. Qiu has still not returned home.

31. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] A Female Practitioner Taken into Custody in the Residential Community of the Electric Generation Factory

At around 3:00 a.m. on July 5 or July 6 on 2008, a female practitioner in her 30s went to the Jixi Electric Generation Factory to post truth clarification materials. Security guards Zheng Zhongxing and Xu Gui from the Diangong Road Police Station took her into custody.

Zheng Zhongxing (male), security guard at the Diangong Road Police Station: 86-13019746223 (Cell)
Xu Gui (male), security guard at the Diangong Road Police Station: 86-13763666082 (Cell)

32. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Supplementary Information on Mr. Jin Miaoqing and His Wife, Ms. Song Li, Both Taken into Custody

At around 7:30 a.m. on July 4, 2008, seven or eight police officers from the Babaishang Police Department, accompanied by a locksmith, pried open a door to Mr. Jin's home. Once inside, they searched it thoroughly. They arrested the couple and a short while later took them to the Daqing No. 2 Oil Extraction Factory.

33. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Liansheng Held at Aihe Detention Center in Mudanjiang City after Being Taken into Custody on June 12, 2008.

34. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Lu Yunlai and Mr. Ran Zhongcai Taken into Police Custody

On July 4, 2008, Mr. Lu Yunlai was taken into police custody. On July 6, 2008, Mr. Ran Zhongcai was taken into custody as he worked the night shift. The police confiscated his satellite antenna.

35. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Jiang Peng Taken into Custody at Work on the Afternoon of July 9, 2008.

36. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Jiahua and Three Other Practitioners Taken into Police Custody

On the afternoon of July 3, 2008, five practitioners were studying the Fa at Ms. Gao's home in the No. 13 Section of Yihao Road in the Dingzigu area, when three police officers and residential committee officials suddenly broke in. Ms. Gao passed out and was later revived in the Hongqiao Hospital emergency room. The other four practitioners, Ms. Er, Ms. Wang Jiahua, Ms. Li Shuying, and Ms. Li, were taken to the Hongqiao District Detention Center.

37. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Yuxia Taken to Baodi District Detention Center on July 7, 2008.

38. [Tianjing] Ms. Zhao Fei, a Teacher in Shigezhuang Township, Wuqing District, Taken into Custody Again

On April 7, 2008, police arrested Ms. Zhao Fei and took her to a detention center. Her home was also searched the same day. To protest her detention, she went on a hunger strike for 19 days. When the detention center authorities saw that her life was in imminent danger, she was released on medical parole. At 10:00 a.m. on July 9, 2008, four or five people from the Preliminary Interrogation Section of the Wuqing District Court and the Shigezhuang Police Station took Ms. Zhao into custody at her mother's home, even though she had not fully recovered.

Miao Hongwei (male), chief of the Wuqing District Police Department: 86-2282170001 (Office), 86-22-82179988 (Home)
Du Xuemin (male), deputy commissioner of Shigezhuang Town Government, primarily responsible for the persecution: 86-22-22159898, 86-22-22159527
Chen Kaishu (male), 610 Office agent: 86-22-82138667

39. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Elderly Ms. Ren Xianrong and Ms. Shi Xiuqin Taken into Custody

Between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on July 9, 2008, several police officers went to the family section of the Weifang Chemical Fiber Factory. Shortly after arriving, they broke into Ms. Ren Xianrong's home, confiscated her Dafa books and truth clarification materials, then took her and Ms. Shi Xiuqin, 62, into custody. Both practitioners were held at the Chengxi Police Station in Chengxi District. Ms. Ren is nearly 70 years old.

40. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Chunying and Another Practitioner with the Last Name Li Were Taken into Custody on the Afternoon of July 7, 2008

41. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Gang, Ms. Xu Qin, and Ms. Yang Wenying Taken into Custody

At around 6:00 a.m. on July 9, 2008, officers from the Dongguan Police Station in Kuiwen District, Weifang City, pried open the steel-reinforced, theft-proof door of Mr. Li Gang's home. They confiscated a notebook computer, Dafa books, and truth clarification materials. The police took Mr. Li Gang; his wife, Ms. Xu Qin; and another practitioner, Ms. Yang Wenying, who lives in the same residential area, into custody. The three practitioners are being held at the Dongguan Police Station.

42. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Police Searched the Homes of Ms. Cao Junfeng and Ms. Cao Junping

At around 6:30 a.m. on July 9, 2008, nine police officers from the Kuiwen District Police Department, the Weicheng District Police Department, and the Weifang City 610 Office broke into Ms. Cao Junping's home. They confiscated around 300 Dafa books, over 130 DVDs, over 100 tapes, 40 to 50 banners, a printer, a notebook computer, two desktop computers, a digital camera, and a deposit book. The total value of all the items confiscated was around 50,000 yuan.

At around the same time, on July 9, 2008, several officers broke into Ms. Cao Junfeng's home and took personal items worth about 50,000 yuan. Ms. Cao's husband had to be hospitalized for heart problems after the event. Ms. Cao Junfeng and Ms. Cao Junping's homes remain under constant police surveillance.

43. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Xiu Taken into Custody; Her Home Searched

At 6:30 a.m. on July 9, 2008, officers from the Chaoyang Police Station searched the home of Ms. Song Xiu, a former employee of the Steel Cast Factory. The police confiscated Dafa books, a television set, a DVD player, a satellite dish, and 2,400 yuan in cash. Ms. Song, around 45 years old, was taken into custody.

In the early morning on July 9, 2008, the Gaomi City police arrested several practitioners, including Mr. Wang Zhibang, Ms. Li Hua, Ms. Guan Cuiling, Ms. Wang Haixia in Yaogezhuang Town, Ms. Sha in Xiguan Town, and Ms. Li Xiuzhi. Ms. Wang's sister-in-law, Ms. Du Hongmei, was taken to a forced labor camp just a few days earlier.

44. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Aiqing Unlawfully Held at Laixi Detention Center

45. [Fucheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Song Canying Taken into Custody in Shijiazhuang City

Ms. Song Canying from Fucheng County was taken into custody by officers with the Qiaoxi District Police Department and the Hongqi Road Police Station. At the time, she was clarifying the truth in the Xiaojun Residential Community on Hongqi Rorad, Shijiazhuang City. Ms. Song is being held at the Shijiazhuang No. 1 Detention Center.

46. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Yabin Taken into Custody

On the evening of July 8, 2008, a group of police officers broke into Ms. Zhao Yabin's home and confiscated a computer, a printer, a DVD burner, a satellite dish, truth clarification materials, Dafa books, and other items. Ms. Zhao was forcibly taken into custody.

47. [Linxi County, Hebei Province] Mr. Fan Ruxi Taken into Custody by 610 Office Personnel

On July 3, 2008, Mr. Fan Ruxi, who lives in Fanbali Village, Caoyuan Township, Linxi County, was taken into custody by officers from the County Police Department and the 610 Office of the township police station. While searching his home, police confiscated Dafa books, truth clarification materials, and DVDs. Mr. Fan's whereabouts are still unknown.

In addition, Ms. Li Xiuling, who lives in the Panzhuang area of Linqing City, was taken into custody around July 1, 2008.

Wang Zhigang (male), police chief at the Linqing Police Department: 86-13706358638 (Cell), 86-635-2322801 (Office)

48. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hu Yanxia Taken into Custody

At around 7:00 a.m. on July 8, 2008, 12 officers from the Donglicun Police Station in Shijiazhuang City broke into Ms. Hu Yanxia's home. They took away a notebook computer and a large number of other items. The officers took Ms. Hu to the police station and interrogated her throughout the night, but she would not tell them anything. On the morning of July 9, 2008, Ms. Hu was taken to the Shijiazhuang No. 1 Detention Center.

49. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Two Practitioners Taken into Custody in the Workers Residential Community in the No. 2 Copper Mine's Fengfeng Mining Section During the Last Week of June 2008

50. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Hao Qingtang and Wife Taken to the Police Station

Mr. Hao Qingtang, 55, and his wife, Ms. Zhang Junzhuo, 54, live in Susheng Village, Jinzhou City in the Shijiazhuang area. At around noon on July 7, 2008, officers from the Political Security Section of the Jinzhou City Police Department and the Donglizhuang City Police Department went to their home and confiscated Dafa books, a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong, truth clarification materials, a satellite dish, and an antenna. Ms. Zhang was taken to the Donglizhuang Police Station and later released after police extorted 3,000 yuan from her.

Zhang Bingqian, director of the Donglizhuang Police Station: 86-13930401990 (Cell)

51. [Renqiu City, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Quansheng and His Wife, Ms. Ma Jinling, Arrested

At noon on July 5, 2008, officers from the South Renqiu Department in North China Petroleum Field arrested Ms. Ma Jinling at her work place. They also arrested her husband, Mr. Guo Quansheng, while he was at home. They confiscated a computer, printer, the family's phone and address book, and more than one thousand yuan in cash. Their teenage child was left alone at home. The couple is being detained in the North China Oil Field Detention Center.

52. [Longyao County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Sheqiao Arrested

At around noon on July 2, 2008, the Beixidong Village CCP secretary arranged to have more than ten officers from the Political Security Office of the County Government and Gucheng Town Police Station drive to Mr. Zhang Zhiguo's home. When they arrived, they took away computers, Master Li's photo, and Dafa books. They also arrested Mr. Zhang's wife, Ms. Wang Sheqiao. Mr. Zhang had to leave home to avoid being arrested, and his wife's whereabouts are still unknown. Police have refused to allow her family to visit her.

53. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] At around 11 a.m. on July 7, 2008, Police Broke into Ms. Liu Qunming's Home and Arrested Her

54. [Hui County, Henan Province] Ms. Liang Rongqing Harassed

On June 20, 2008, several officers from the Hui County Seat Police Station stormed into 65-year-old Ms. Liang Rongqing's home and tried to arrest her. After dealing with these officers for five hours, Ms. Liang manged to escape. Her husband, Mr. Yang Xifu, also a Dafa practitioner, was arrested a month ago. He is still being detained.

55. [Duchang County, Jiangxi Province] Police Ransack Mr. Wang Shunlong's Home

At 10 p.m., on July 7, 2008, four officers from Cailing Town Police Station and six town government employees stormed into Mr. Wang Shunlong's home and ransacked it.

56. [Xi'anCity Shaanxi Province] Ms. Deng Fenming Arrested

At around 4 p.m. on July 8, 2008, several officers from Gaoling County Police Department arrested Ms. Deng Fenming at her workplace, the Changqing Petroleum-Gas Apparatus Manufacture Company. They later ransacked her home. They took away two computers, one printer, Master's photo, discs, and 10,000 yuan in cash.

57. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Guanhui and Others Arrested on June 14, 2008, Are Now in Zhengzhou City Detention Center

58. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Hongcai Arrested

In June, officers from Suohe Street Police Station illegally entered Ms. Li Hongcai's home located in Wozhang Village, Liuhe Town. They arrested her when they found NTDTV materials.

59. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Li Fengying Arrested at Her Home on June 30, 2008

60. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Junxia Arrested and Detained in the Wuhan City First Detention Center the Second Week of July

61. [Jianyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Huiying Now in a Brainwashing Center After Three-and-a-Half Years in Prison

On December 15, 2004, 64-year-old Ms. Wang Huiying was arrested for playing songs composed by Dafa practitioners in the Huayuan Street community garden. She was sentenced to three-and-a-half years i Yangma Women's Prison in Jianyang City. Her prison term officially ended on June 15, 2008, but Jianyang City 610 Office agents had her admitted to Er'ehu Brainwashing Center in Ziyang City, Sichuan Province.

62. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Early in the Morning on July 9, 2008, Mr. Wen Yurchao Was Arrested at His Rented Home

63. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

On July 7, 2008, Ms. Sun Xiuzhen and her sister, Ms. Sun Xiuyun, were arrested when they were clarifying the truth in the Longwangtang Community in Lushun City. Later that night, officers from the Longwangtang Police Station took them both to the Jinsanjiao Drug Rehabilitation Center. Four officers went to Ms. Sun Xiuzhen's home, tricked her daughter into opening the door, and then took away truth clarifying discs and other materials.

On the afternoon of July 9, 2008, Ms. Liu Xiuying was talking to some people on the sidewalk when three officers got out of a police vehicle and arrested her. Her whereabouts are still unknown.

64. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Facts about the Persecution in Liaoyuan City

On June 18, 2008, under the orders of City Police Department Director Ren Jianbo, police arrested Ms. Lan Feng, Ms. Zhao Lijuan, Ms. Ma Dongyan, and Ms. Zheng Chunling.

In the third week of June 2008, Mr. Zhang Jinfeng was scheduled to stand trial. On June 30, 2008, Ms. Zhao Lijuan and Mr. Yu Donghui were also scheduled to be tried. On July 1, 2008, Mr. Xu Hongwei and Mr. Zhang Lizhi were likewise ordered to stand trial.

Seven practitioners, including Ms. Wang Shufen, Ms. Yang Shuyan, Ms. Zhang Guifen, Ms. Li Min, Ms. Sun Fuyun, and Ms. Yan Yulan were sent to forced labor camps. Ms. Li Xingyu and Ms. Zhang Yuping were released on probation. Mr. Wang Hongzhen has been sentenced to five years in prison, and he is currently in a detention center.

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