(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 22 cities or counties in eight provinces. Ten Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 34 practitioners were arrested.
1. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2. [Linkou County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Qiuyun Arrested
3. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Persecution at Yonghong Police Station
4. [Raoyang County, Hebei Province] Mr. He Jiangang Arrested
5. [Anping County, Hebei Province] Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
6. [Tanghai County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
7. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Ganglin Harassed and Monitored at Home
8. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
9. [Quzhou County, Hebei Province] Mr. Yuan Shukao Arrested
10. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Guoping Arrested
11. [Beijing] Ms. Ma Xiuyun Taken to Hubei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp
12. [Beijing] Secret Transfer of Practitioners to Neimenggu Women's Labor Camp
13. [Beijing] Ms. Sun Xiufang Arrested
14. [Wuxue City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners and One Family Member Arrested
15. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cai Yune Harassed
16. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wu Fengquan and Mr. Wu Fenglin Arrested
17. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gu Liying, Ms. Zhao Xuejin and Mr. Fan Still Detained by Police
18. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
19. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Police Harass Mr. Han Baolai's Family
20. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Xiuyun Arrested
21. [Tianjin] Mr. Yang Hongze and Several Other Practitioners Arrested Again
22. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
23. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Yun Taken to Jinan City Women's Prison
24. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Mr. Xin Guoquan
25. [Xintian County, Hunan Province] Ms. Deng Lingmin Arrested
1. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
Officials from the Songlin Police Station, Ruifeng District and Linjiang District in Jiamusi City harassed Falun Gong practitioners at their homes by claiming to check their residence permits.
2. [Linkou County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Qiuyun Arrested
The police illegally arrested Ms. Gao Qiuyun from Diaoling Town, Linkou County on the afternoon of July 23, 2008 when she was distributing Falun Gong truth-clarification materials in Tuchengzi Village, Jiantang Township. She is now being held at the Linkou Police Department.
3. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Persecution at Yonghong Police Station
The police arrested Mr. Zhang Xinghua in 2003 and savagely beat him at the Yonghong Police Station. Mr. Zhang advised the police not to use violence, so the police stripped him naked, handcuffed and shackled him and continued to brutally assault him. They forced him to lie on the cement floor and put a few chairs on top of him, and they also threatened to pour cold water on him to freeze him to death. Because Mr. Zhang refused to renounce Falun Gong, they shocked him with electric batons for several hours.
Officers from the Yonghong Police Station arrested Yu Fengchun on May 16, 2006 when she was talking about Falun Gong to people at the Meiqiao Market in Shuangyashan City. The police took her to the Shuangyashan City Detention Center but released her on May 24th, when she developed symptoms of ascites. Yu Fengchun had been arrested six times previously and was sent to labor camp. Due to the constant persecution, she suffered a relapse of some previous illnesses and passed away on December 27, 2007 at the age of 43.
Yonghong Police Station: 86-469-4222194
Xu Shaohai: police officer, 86-469-8578832
4. [Raoyang County, Hebei Province] Mr. He Jiangang Arrested
About 50 officers from the Raoyang County Police Department in Hengshui City drove eight cars and arrested Mr. He Jiangang at his home in Yinglin Village, Liuchu Township at 1:00 a.m. on July 24, 2008. The police carried batons and wooden clubs and climbed over a ladder to jump into Mr. He's backyard. They broke open the door and forced their way inside to ransack the home.
5. [Anping County, Hebei Province] Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
Officers from the Anping Town Police Station and the 610 Office in Hengshui City arrested nine practitioners in Qianzhangzhuang and Houzhangzhuang on July 18 and July 19, 2008. They ransacked the practitioners' homes and confiscated 66-year-old Ms. Wang Jingmian's Falun Gong books, lecture cassettes, exercise cassettes and a tape recorder. They also tried to arrest her but she managed to struggle and free herself. The police illegally detained her on July 23rd, when Wang went to the county police department to ask for the return of her books. She is currently held at the county detention center.
Practitioner Zhao Jianmin has been living away from home for eight years. Officers from the Anping Police Station have ransacked his home three times and harassed him more than 60 times. The police have issued an Internet "Wanted by Police" notice against Zhao Jianmin.
Zhang Yanpu, Party Secretary of Anping Town: 86-318-7523408 (Home), 86-13785881816 (Cell phone)
Song Yuliang, Head of Liman Township Police Station in Raoyang County: 86-13582681566 (Cell phone)
6. [Tanghai County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
The police followed Ms. Chi Yanlan, age 40, Ms. Hou Yongxiu and Ms. Su Qin in her 60s , and her husband who live in Shilihai, Tanghai County when they were going to the market. Thirteen police officers arrested them and ransacked their homes on July 26, 2008.
7. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Ganglin Harassed and Monitored at Home
Nine officers from the Shengliqiao Police Station and the Fuxing District Domestic Security Division in Handan City broke into Mr. Li Ganglin's home at 6:30 p.m. on July 23, 2008 and harassed him. Additional police waited in a car and were staked outside his home.
Another group of police harassed Mr. Li at home once again at 7 p.m. on July 24. They knocked on the door, but he did not open it, so they broke the lock, barged inside and ransacked his home.
When another practitioner went to visit Li Ganglin at 8:00 p.m. on July 25th, he saw the police milling about.
8. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
Eight officers from the Beigang Town Police Station in Qinhuangdao City went to a textile shop in Cuizhuang at 10:00 a.m. on July 28, 2008 and arrested shop owner Mr. Kan and his wife Liu. They handcuffed the couple and took them to the Beigang Town Police Station.
Beigang Town Police Station: 86-335-36611601
9. [Quzhou County, Hebei Province] Mr. Yuan Shukao Arrested
Chen Shifeng and other officials from the Quzhou County Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Yuan Shukao at 2:00 p.m. on July 26, 2008 and took him to the Siding Police Station. They also took his computer(s), Zhuan Falun, a tape recorder and exercise tapes. They held him until 11:00 p.m. and released him after extorting 4,000 yuan from him.
Siding Police Station: 86-310-8711088
10. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Guoping Arrested
Officers from the Dongxinzhuang Town Police Station in Zunhua City arrested Ms. Sun Guoping at her home in Xiliangzihe Village at 11:30 a.m. on July 26, 2008. The police climbed over the wall into the yard, forced their way inside and took a backpack of Falun Gong books. They took Sun Guoping to the Zunhua City Detention Center.
11. [Beijing] Ms. Ma Xiuyun Taken to Hubei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp
Officers from the Taiyanggong Police Station and the Chaoyang Police Department ransacked the home of Ms. Ma Xiuyun in Chaoyang District, Beijing on May 23, 2008. They arrested her and took her to the Chaoyang Detention Center and sentenced her to two-and-a-half years of forced labor on June 19th. They sent her to the Hubei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp. Ma Xiuyun has been previously held twice at labor camp(s).
12. [Beijing] Secret Transfer of Practitioners to Neimenggu Women's Labor Camp
As the Olympics approach, officials at the Tuanhe Labor Re-Education Dispatch Division in Beijing transferred all the practitioners being held there to the Neimenggu Women's Labor Camp without following any legal procedures or notifying their families.
13. [Beijing] Ms. Sun Xiufang Arrested
The police arrested Ms. Sun Xiufang, in her 60s and an employee of the Tourism School, in late May, 2008.
14. [Wuxue City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners and One Family Member Arrested
The police arrested three practitioners from Wuxue City and one practitioner's family member, Mr. Xu Linfu around July 25, and held them at the Wuxue City Detention Center.
15. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cai Yune Harassed
Officials from the Linpan Oilfield in Dezhou City have harassed Ms. Cai Yune many times and tried to coerce her into renouncing her belief.
Zhang Yunxing, Party Secretary of Linpan Oilfield: 86-534-8861068 (Office), 86-534-8861299 (Home)
Ma Shouchen, Head of the Party Committee: 86-534-8861537 (Office), 86-534-8863989 (Home)
16. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wu Fengquan and Mr. Wu Fenglin Arrested
Officers from the Banzhuyuan Police Station in Xindu District arrested Mr. Wu Fengquan and Mr. Wu Fenglin from Tuojiang Village, Xindu District, Chengdu City on the evening of July 26, 2008, when they were explaining Falun Gong-related facts in public. They also beat the practitioners on the spot. Officers from the Xindu District Domestic Security Division and the Chengdong Police Station ransacked their homes at noon on July 27, 2008.
Xindu Domestic Security Division: 86-28-83964801
Chengdong Police Station in Xindu District: 86-28-83920110
Banzhuyuan Police Station in Xindu District: 86-28-83098110
17. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gu Liying, Ms. Zhao Xuejin and Mr. Fan Still Detained by Police
Officers from the Sidaoqiao Police Station, Dandong Police Department arrested Ms. Gu Liying, Ms. Zhao Xuejin and Mr. Fan on March 14, 2008. The practitioners are still detained by the police.
Sidaoqiao Police Station: 86-415-2813569
Chi Bin, Police Chief: 86-415-2812896
18. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
The police followed Ms. Jiang Shurong, aged 72, when she was distributing Falun Gong truth-clarification materials on the evening of July 23. They were able to locate a truth-clarification materials production site this way, and then they ransacked the site and arrested all practitioners who were present, along with Ms. Jiang.
Sidaogou Police Station in Dandong City: 86-415-6222110
19. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Police Harass Mr. Han Baolai's Family
Officers from the Haicheng Police Department in Haicheng City have been persecuting the family of Mr. Han Baolai. They arrested his son around July 17th, when he was working in Xiongyue. He graduated from a school in Shenyang City, and his current situation is unknown.
20. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Xiuyun Arrested
The police arrested Ms. Sun Xiuyun, age 67, on July 7, 2008 when she was handing out Falun Gong flyers in Daqiaotou Village, Longwangtang, Lushunkou District, of Dalian City. They took her to the Dalian Drug Rehabilitation Center on the evening of July 7, 2008 and held her there for ten days.
Officials from the Longwangtang Street Police Station, the Lushun Political and Judiciary Committee, and the 610 Office arrested Ms. Sun again on the morning of July 17, 2008 and took her to the Luotai Mountain Resort Brainwashing Class in Fushun City.
21. [Tianjin] Mr. Yang Hongze and Several Other Practitioners Arrested Again
22. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
Police officers hiding near a building across from the Dashan Detention Center in Qingdao City arrested Ms. Xu Jinping, her son Wang Ting, Ms. You and another practitioner at 3:30 p.m. on July 23, 2008, when the practitioners emerged from the building after a Fa study session. Their current whereabouts are unknown.
23. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Yun Taken to Jinan City Women's Prison
The police arrested Ms. Song Yun from Qingdao City, detained her for nine months and then sentenced her to three years in prison. They secretly transported her to the Jinan City Women's Prison on July 10, 2008.
24. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Mr. Xin Guoquan
The police arrested Mr. Xin Guoquan, a 39-year-old technician, and sent him to the Songyuan City Brainwashing Center in February, 2001. The police brutally beat him and then sentenced him to two years of forced labor.
In July 2008, Wang Honglin, who is Party Secretary at the Petroleum Geology & Oilfield Development Company, and some other officials pressured Xin Guoquan to write a guarantee statement, but he refused. Later, Police Chief Wang Zhongyan, led a group of officers and they went to Xin Guoquan's workplace and arrested him.
Wang Zhongyan, Head of Jiangnan Police Station, Songjiang Police Department: 86-438-6225441
Wang Honglin, Party Secretary at the Petroleum Geology & Oilfield Development Company: 86-13704472330 (Cell phone), 86-438-6269228
25. [Xintian County, Hunan Province] Ms. Deng Lingmin Arrested
Four officials including Zheng Xingwang from the Xintian County 610 Office, and a section head from the Domestic Security Division went to Dongpu, Tianhe, Guangzhou City at 10:00 p.m. on July 23, 2008. They joined the local Party officials and went to Ms. Deng Lingmin's home. They claimed that they were there to check her temporary residence permit, and arrested Ms. Deng when she opened the door. Her one-year-old infant was left home alone. She was taken to the Xintian County Detention Center on the morning of July 26, 2008.