(Clearwisdom.net)
Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 8 provinces. In this report, 5 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 29 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Ma Li Arrested
At about 2 p.m. on July 10, 2008, Jilin Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Ma Li was arrested by police from the Yuebei Police Station and the Changyi National Security Team while she was working. The police took away about 7000 yuan, her bank book and salary card, a printer, copy machine, etc. Now, Ms. Ma Li is being detained in the Jilin City Detention Center.
2. [Hebei Province] On July 1, 2008, the Sanhe City 610 Office Arrested Ms. Li Cuixiang
3. [Zouping County, Shandong Province] Mr. Han Dejun and Ms. Xu Yuhong Arrested
On July 1, 2008, police from Zouping County and Xidong Town arrested Mr. Han Dejun, Ms. Xu Yuhong and another female practitioner from Qijia Village, Xidong Town, Zouping County, Shandong Province.
4. [Guangdong Province] 57-Year-Old Practitioner Ms. Wei Peiling, a Retired Employee of the Yuexiu District Postal Department in Guangzhou City, Sentenced to Four Years of Imprisonment
5. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Mr. Du Changwen and His Wife Ms. Guo Xiaozhen Arrested
On the morning of July 9, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Du Changwen and his wife Ms. Guo Xiaozhen, from Changle County, were arrested by police from the Changle County National Security Team and the Changle Town Police Station. Their home was searched and now they are being detained in the Changle Town Police Station.
Chen Shaoyong of the Changle County National Security Team: 86-536-6299207,
86-13791651299
Changle Town Police Station: 86-536-6299703
6. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Around 6 a.m. on July 7, 2008, Ms. Wang Ying from Jilin City Arrested by Several Policemen from the Changchun Road Police Station and Her Home Searched
Chuanying Police Department of Jilin City: 86-432-2409221
Changchun Road Police Station: 86-432-4882372
7. [Bin County, Heilongjiang Province] Additional Information about the Arrest of Mr. Fang Weiliang
About 9 p.m. on July 9, 2008, Chief Xiong of the Juren Town Police Station led police to arrest Mr. Fang Weiliang from Juren Town, Bin County. The police took away pictures of Teacher Li and lecture audio tapes. Mr. Fang Weiliang was fined 1000 yuan. Now he is being detained in the Bin County Second Detention Center.
Chief Xiong of the Juren Town Police Station: 86-451-57926500, 86-13936532366
8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Bo, About 36 Years Old, Arrested by the Santaizi Police on May 30, 2008
9. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. He Jinzhong Sent to a Forced Labor Camp
Mr. He Jinzhong is a senior manager of the Branch Yuexiu of the Guangdong Sub-company of the Chinese Pingan Group. On the morning of April 15, 2008, he was arrested by police near his home. Now he has been sent to a forced labor camp.
10. [Longjing City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ji Jinyu Sent to a Forced Labor Camp
On June 12, 2008, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Ji Jinyu from Longjing was arrested. On July 9, 2008, she was sentenced to one year of forced labor. Now she has been sent to the Heizuizi Women's Prison in Changchun City.
11. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Jingyan and Ms. Wu Jingmei Arrested
On July 9, 2008, four policemen from the Wangliu Town Police Station in Weicheng District, Weifang City, stormed into Ms. Li Jingyan's home and took away Dafa books, exercises tapes, a tape recorder, etc. The police also arrested Ms. Li Jingyan and Ms. Wu Jingmei. Now they are being detained in the Weicheng District Detention Center.
12. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xiangfen Arrested in July 2008
13. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Sufang Persecuted
Ms. Wang Sufang, 59 years old, is a former propaganda and education officer of the Fushun City Police Department. In October 2001, she was forced to retire.
In 2000, the Fushun City Police Department confined Wang Sufang for seven days because she went to Beijing to validate Dafa. In November 2001, she went to Beijing to display banners and was detained in an asylum. Thirteen days later, she went home. Later on, she was arrested by police from the National Security Team and the Shuncheng Branch of the police department. In the detention center, the guards handcuffed Wang Sufang with shackles weighing about 50 pounds and tied her onto a tiger bench.
In March 2003, Ms. Wang was arrested to the First Division of Liaoning Women's Prison. The guards tried to force her to write a "guarantee statement."
14. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Rongfa, Ms. Yin Yanxin and Ms. Liu Xiurong Arrested
Mr. Liu Rongfa is a pilot at the Shijiazhuang Plane Manufacture Factory. On the morning of July 8, 2008, he and his wife Ms. Yin Yanxin went to the Hongxing Garden for business. They were arrested by police from the Shigang Avenue Police Station of the Qiaoxi Police Department in Shijiazhuang City. Afterwards, the police searched their home and took away Mr. Liu Rongfa's USB drive, MP3 player, Dafa books and other property.
On the same day, Ms. Liu Xiurong was arrested by police from the Shigang Avenue Police Station.
Shigang Avenue Police Station: 86-311-87752119
15. [Yongqing County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Xing Arrested and Ms. Wu Chunying Forced to Become Homeless
On the morning of July 12, 2007, Mr. Zhao Xing from Houyi Township, Yongqing County, Hebei Province, was arrested by police. His home was also searched. Now his whereabouts are unknown. On the same day, police searched the home of Ms. Wu Chunying from the same village. Ms. Wu has been forced to leave her home to avoid arrest.
16. [Jiangsu Provine] In July 2008, Ms. Li Hongmei and Ms. Zhang Chunhua from Lianyungang City Arrested by Police While They Were Clarifying the Truth
17. [Beijing City] Ms. Wang Shuhui and Her Husband Arrested
Ms. Wang Shuhui is a Falun Dafa practitioner who lives and works at the Shihua Cave Scenic Spot in Hebei Town, Fangshan District, Beijing. On July 11, 2008, she and her husband were arrested by the National Security Team and the 610 Office of Fangshan District. It was Ms. Wang Shuhui's third arrest.
Hebei Town Police Station: 86-10-60377643
Shihua Cave Scenic Spot Police Station: 86-10-60312107
18. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xia Houying Arrested
On July 9, 2008, Shijiazhuang Falun Dafa practitioners Ms. Xia Houying and Ms. Xia Junying were arrested by the local police. Now they are being detained in the Nanhuochang Detention Center in Shijiazhuang City.
19. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Four Older Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested
At 9:30 p.m. on June 19, 2008, about sixty policemen from the National Security Team of Changde City, the Changde 610 Office and the Sancha Road Police Station, arrested four Falun Dafa practitioners.
Ms. Ye Shunqing, 55 years old, was detained in the Changde Detention Center. Her Falun Gong books were also taken away. On July 5, 2008, she was released.
54-year-old Ms. Yang Jianping was held in a detention center and released on July 5.
62-year-old Ms. Wan Qiaoyun and 57-year-old Ms. Feng Zhengqun are being detained in the Changde City First Detention Center.
20. [Beijing City] On July 11, 2008, Mr. Zhang Yuandong and His Wife, from Xinglongzhuang Village, Yukou Town, Pinggu District, Beijing City Arrested
21. [Yiyuan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Xixia and Her Daughter Arrested
On July 12, 2008, Ms. Liu Xixia and her daughter from Yiyuan County, Zibo City, Shandong Province, were arrested by the Yiyuan police and their home was searched.