Additional Persecution News From China - June 15, 2009 (25 Reports)

(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 17 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 18 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Mr. He Liqun
2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Tan Shuqin Sentenced to Prison
3. [Sichuan Province] Persecution of Ms. Long Xiushu at the Hands of Xinjin Police
4. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Ms. Liu Boru
5. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Mr. Shen Zongshan Arrested
6. [Sichuan Province] Ms. Qi Xiaoping and Ms. Wang Xiaomei Persecuted at the Yangmahe Women's Prison
7. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Yuezhi and Mr. Wang Hongchao Sentenced to Prison
8. [Heilongjiang Province] Gross Abuse and Mistreatment of Mr. Duan Tilin at Jiamusi Prison
9. [Langzhong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Yueying Arrested
10. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Yu Hanmei Has Returned Home
11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Yuqing Taken to the Zhanjiaji Brainwashing Center
12. [Xingyang City, Henan Province] Practitioner Ren and His Wife Che Arrested
13. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wu Jingli Arrested
14. [Hubei Province] Ms. Zou Liyu Has been Transferred from the Wuhan No. 1 Detention Center to the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center
15. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Hong Arrested
16. [Changyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Chunlan Still Held at a Detention Center
17. [Xingyang City, Henan Province] Nine Practitioners Arrested
18. [Yixing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Sun Yong Arrested Again
19. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Dalian Court Tried Cong Rixu on the Afternoon on June 16, 2009
20. [Chongqing] Police Have Surrounded Mr. Zhang Yougao's Home for One Month
21. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Qiuju Arrested
22. [Leiyang City, Hunan Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Ms. Li Huijuan
23. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Yuping, Who was Arrested on May 16, 2009, Has Been Taken to a Detention Center
24. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Deming Still Persecuted
25. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Police Threaten Ms. Li Hui's Daughter and Son When They Asked for Their Parents' Release

1. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Mr. He Liqun

Mr. He Liqun was" illegally arrested" on June 4, 2009, when he was distributing Falun Gong flyers at No. 57 Middle School. Officers from the Hejiang Police Station in the Shigu District of Hengyang City participated in the arrest.

He Liqun's non-practitioner wife led a group of officers from the No. 51 Police Station and from the Hejiang Police Station to the home of practitioner Ms. Li Zuoju at 5:00 p.m. on June 11, 2009. The police arrested her.

2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Tan Shuqin Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Tan Shuqin, who lives in the Xiongjiatai Neighborhood in the Jiangan District, Wuhan City, was arrested. Participating in the arrest were officers from the Laodong Street Police Station in the Jiangan District and from the Xima Street Police Station. It happened as she distributed Falun Gong flyers on January 8, 2009. Jiangan District Court officials in Wuhan City sentenced her to 12 years in prison the morning of June 12, 2009.

Ms. Tan's family saw numerous bruises next to her right eye. She could not speak during the trial.

3. [Sichuan Province] Mistreatment of Ms. Long Xiushu at the Hands of Xinjin Police

Ms. Long Xiushu, 67, is a family member of an employee at the Xinjin County Electrical Machinery Factory. She was cured of all her illnesses soon after she began practicing Falun Gong in late 1997. But since the persecution began on July 20, 1999, she and her family have lived in fear and under constant intimidation.

Ms. Long went to Jinshanjiao Square in Xinjin County in June 2000 to participate in a group exercise event. Officers from the Xinjin Police Department took her to the Wujin Police Station in Xinjin. Nineteen practitioners, including Ms. Long, who took part in the group exercise were handcuffed and left outside for a day, despite the 38 C [100.4 F] heat and were deprived of food and water. They were subsequently detained for more than a month. Officials from the Wujin Town government and officers from the town police station went to her home and demanded 5,000 yuan from her family. Her family is destitute. Her husband earns only 200 yuan a month. The family desperately wanted to secure her freedom, so they borrowed 3,000 yuan from their friends, but the police still demanded 5,000 yuan. The authorities finally gave up when people gathered and condemned them.

The police have frequently harassed the family via telephone and home visits over the past nine years.

4. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Ms. Liu Boru

Ms. Liu Boru from Tanghai County, Tangshan City, is around 70 years old. She was reported and arrested the morning of June 14, 2009, when talking to people about Falun Gong. Li Fuguo and Sun Jingsen from the Tanghai County Domestic Security Division ransacked her home at 11:00 a.m. that same day.

Li Fuguo, Domestic Security Division head: 86-13832986232
Sun Jingsen, Domestic Security Division official: 86-315-8717607, 86-315-8721595, 86-13832986246

5. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Mr. Shen Zongshan Arrested

Mr. Shen Zongshan, a manager at the Wanlonggang Decoration Co. Ltd in Anqing City, is in his 40s. Officers from the Dananmen Police Station arrested him at his workplace on the afternoon of June 10, 2009, and subsequently ransacked his home. They found no incriminating material, so they ransacked the home of Mr. Shen's uncle, who is also a practitioner. Twelve police officers went there and took Falun Gong books and also tried to arrest the elder Mr. Shen but failed due to strong protests from the family. In the end, they announced that Mr. Shen would be held under "residential surveillance."

Shen Zongshan is now in the Anqing City No. 1 Detention Center.
Dananmen Police Station: 86-556-5572489

6. [Sichuan Province] Ms. Qi Xiaoping and Ms. Wang Xiaomei Persecuted at the Yangmahe Women's Prison

Ms. Qi Xiaoping and Ms. Wang Xiaomei from Zhongjiang were arrested the morning of August 13, 2008, as they spoke with people about Falun Gong in Fuxing Town, Zhongjiang. Zhongjiang County Court officials tried the practitioners covertly, without notifying their families. The women were each sentenced to three years in March 2009 and have been taken to the Yangmahe Women's Prison in Jianyang.

Lu Xueyong, Zhongjiang County Domestic Security Division official: 86-13700907250

Mao Xinwen, Zhongjiang County Domestic Security Division deputy head: 86-838-8975771

7. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Yuezhi and Mr. Wang Hongchao Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Cui Yuezhi and Mr. Wang Hongchao from Guan County were arrested on July 26, 2008. Guan County Court tried Mr. Wang at 2:00 p.m. on February 18, 2009. His family hired a lawyer. The prosecutor could not answer the defense lawyer's questions. The judge adjourned the proceedings.

The court disregarded the law and sentenced Mr. Wang Hongchao and Ms. Cui Yuezhi to eight years in prison each on March 4, 2009, despite having lost the court battle with Wang Hongchao's lawyer. The two practitioners appealed to the Liaocheng City Intermediate Court. Intermediate court officials plan to uphold the original verdict and send both practitioners to forced labor camp(s) in the upcoming days.

8. [Heilongjiang Province] Gross Abuse and Mistreatment of Mr. Duan Tilin at the Jiamusi Prison

Jing Peng, head of Group 1, Ward 7, at the Jiamusi Prison in Heilongjiang Province savagely beat Mr. Duan Tilin with rubber clubs on January 19, 2009. The group head subsequently ordered inmates to beat Mr. Duan Tilin.

Head inmate Dou Yugang beat Mr. Duan on March 11, 2009, claiming he did not finish the assigned labor quota.

Dou Yugang beat Mr. Duan again on March 12, 2009, claiming Duan Tilin had stared at him when he assigned work to him.

Jing Peng, head of Group 1: 86-454-8816351
Zeng Ming, division head: 86-454-8816269 (Office), 86-454-6397969 (Home), 86-13604864696

9. [Langzhong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Yueying Arrested

Ms. Zhang Yueying, in her 70s, ran into Gou Ziqing, secretary from the Gongyuan Road Party Committee on June 5, 2009, as she told people about Falun Gong. Gou Ziqing grabbed Ms. Zhang and called the Dongcheng Police Station. She would not let Ms. Zhang Yueying use the public bathroom and even hit the old woman. Officers from the Dongcheng Police Station arrived and arrested Ms. Zhang. She is now in the No. 1 Detention Center.

Li Kaizhang, 610 Office head: 86-817-6305566, 86-13518283266
Zhong Yingbo, deputy Party secretary: 86-817- 6305533, 86-13890828378, 86-817-8012173
Huang Jinsheng, police chief: 86-13708270308, 86-817-6224546

10. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Yu Hanmei Has Returned Home

Ms. Yu Hanmei was reported on June 4, 2009, when she was distributing Falun Gong materials. Officers from the Jiangyi Police Station saw her on surveillance cameras. Police chief Cao Wen, political head Tang Xiaohui, and others arrested Ms. Yu from work at the Gongqing Fell Factory on June 6, 2009. They subsequently ransacked her home and took recorders, Falun Gong books, and other things. They also extorted 60,000 yuan from her family before releasing her the morning of June 13, 2009.

Lin Jiajun, Domestic Security Division head: 86-792-4342886
Tang Xiaohui, Jiangyi Police Station political head: 86-792-4396001

11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Yuqing Taken to the Zhanjiaji Brainwashing Center

After a one-year labor camp detention, Ms. Wang Yuqing was transferred to a brainwashing center where she was forbidden to meet with her family. It was recently learned that she was taken to the Zhanjiaji Brainwashing Center in Wuhan City for not giving up her belief.

12. [Xingyang City, Henan Province] Practitioner Ren and His Wife Che Arrested

Six officers from the Guangwu Police Station in Xingyang City led by Zhou went to a couple's home in Renhe Village, Guangwu Town at 8:00 p.m. on June 11, 2009, and ransacked it. They took Falun Gong books and materials, destroyed a picture with Mr. Li Hongzhi's image, and arrested Mr. Ren and his wife Che, both practitioners.

13. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wu Jingli Arrested

Officers from the Lindong Town Police Department and from the Chifeng City Police Department arrested Ms. Wu Jingli from her rented home in Lindong Town, Balinzuoqi, Chifeng City, at 9 p.m. on June 11, 2009. She is currently held at the Dongcheng Detention Center. The police took DVDs and other Falun Gong materials from her residence.

Dongcheng Detention Center in Chifeng City: 86-476-8663772

14. [Hubei Province] Ms. Zou Liyu Transferred from the Wuhan No. 1 Detention Center to the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center

15. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Hong Arrested

Ms. Wang Hong from Huangqi Village, Xinbin County, Liaoning Province, was arrested from her private clinic on June 12, 2009. The police took computers, printers, and some other personal belongings and sent her to the Fushun City Detention Center.

16. [Changyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Chunlan Still Held at a Detention Center

Ms. Yang Chunlan from Changyi City was arrested on May 27, 2009, and is currently held at a detention center. The police demanded 5,000 yuan from her family, but her family refused to pay.

17. [Xingyang City, Henan Province] Nine Practitioners Arrested

More than twenty officers from the Gaocun Township Police Station in Xingyang City in five cars arrived at practitioner Mr. Zhang Hongchang's home in Magou Village, Gaocun Township between 3:30 and 4:00 p.m. on June 14, 2009. They arrested nine practitioners including Ms. Ai Yun, Ms. Lian Zhi, Mr. Yang Falin, Ms. Qiu Zhen, Ms. Qiu Ju, and Ms. Zhao Meirong.

Gaocun Police Station: 86-371-4900991

18. [Yixing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Sun Yong Arrested Again

Officers from the Yixing Domestic Security Division and from the Pinghu Police Department Domestic Security Division in Yichang City broke into the home of Ms. Sun Yong. She is a 70-year-old retiree from the Gezhouba Electrical Equipment Company. The home invasion happened in the early morning on June 5, 2009. They arrested Ms. Sun and ransacked her home.

For persisting in her belief, Ms. Sun had served time in a labor camp for one year between 2002 and 2003, during which she nearly died from torture.

Yixing City Police Department head: 86-510-87977022
Surveillance Division: 86-510-87977095

19. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Dalian Court Tried Cong Rixu in the Afternoon on June 16, 2009

20. [Chongqing] Police Have Surrounded Mr. Zhang Yougao's Home for One Month

A group of police officers tried to break into Mr. Zhang Yougao's home in Region A of Chongqing University in the Shapingba District of Chongqing on May 14, 2009. They tried to break the lock, force their way inside, and arrest Zhang Yougao, but failed because of stern warnings from Mr. Zhang and his family. Since that day, numerous police officers and plainclothes agents have been milling around outside Zhang Yougao's home around the clock. They are watching the family's every move. This surveillance has been ongoing for a month. Zhang Yougao is now trapped inside his home. The police search and interrogate anyone who goes to visit the family. Other practitioners who have visited Zhang Yougao over the past month are also now under around-the-clock police surveillance.

21. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Qiuju Arrested

Officers from the Shihe District Police Department's Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Zhang Qiuju when she returned home at 10:00 p.m. on June 10, 2009, and ransacked her place.

Shihe District Police Department in Xinyang City: 86-376-6611005, ext. Domestic Security Division

22. [Leiyang City, Hunan Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Ms. Li Huijuan

Ms. Li Huijuan from Leiyang City was arrested when talking to people about Falun Gong the afternoon of May 23, 2009. Leiyang City 110 Patrol police arrested her and took her to the Domestic Security Division. Later that night they held her at the Leiyang Detention Center.

610 Office: 86-734-4346610
Zhang Weilu, 610 Office head: 86-13574776663, 86-13007468558, 86-734-4333641 (Home)
Zou Yongning, 610 Office deputy head: 86-13974747676

23. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Yuping, Who Was Arrested on May 16, 2009, Was Taken to a Detention Center

24. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Deming Still Persecuted

Mr. Zhang Deming from Xiaoying Village, Baigou Town, Gaobeidian, Baoding City, was arrested by police inside his rented home on March 10, 2008. Gaobeidian Court officials sentenced him to six years in prison on February 25, 2009. Mr. Zhang has appealed with the Baoding Intermediate Court on March 3, 2009. On June 10, 2009, intermediate court officials announced the original verdict would be upheld, without holding a new trial.

Mr. Zhang has been arrested, beaten, and sent to brainwashing classes many times since 1999. He was held at the Gaoqiao Police Station in Baigou Town; the Bachang Brainwashing Center in Gaobeidian City; the Jidong Prison and the Gaobeidian Detention Center, among other facilities. He was savagely tortured, had his home ransacked several times, was extorted large sums of money from the police.

25. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Police Threaten Ms. Li Hui's Daughter and Son When They Asked for Their Parents' Release

Practitioner Ms. Li Hui's young daughter and son went to Taojia Police Station on the morning of June 13, 2009, and asked police chief Yao Xiaohua to release their detained parents. While at the station, they saw the officers were watching the TV set that had been taken from their home. A few officers began threatening the two children and videotaped them. They shoved the kids and verbally insulted them. They hit Li Hui's daughter. As a result she cannot lift her arms, even now.