(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 31 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 61 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Shubao Taken into Custody
On the evening of July 21, 2009, Ms. Song Shubao, who lives in the Dingjiazhuang area in Daigu Town, Mengyin County, was taken into custody. Over half a dozen police officers damaged the doors to two of Ms. Song's houses to break in and conduct unlawful searches.
Daigu Police Station: 86-539-4818982, 86-539-4818949, 86-539-4818950
2. [Wucheng County, Shandong Province] Mr. Han Jiaofei Taken into Custody
On July 18, 2009, Mr. Han Jiaofei, who is from Wucheng County, was taken into custody in Dezhou City by officers from the Wucheng County Police Department. The police also searched Mr. Han's home and confiscated personal belongings. He is being held at the Wucheng County Detention Center.
Since 1999, Mr. Han has been forced to stay out of Wucheng County to avoid unlawful arrest. His elderly parents need his care.
3. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wan Yongxiu and Two Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
On July 21, 2009, two practitioners at the Xincheng Gold Mine in Laizhou City were taken into custody. On July 22, Ms. Wan Yongxiu, who lives in Xincheng Village, was taken into custody.
4. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Shi Lihong Taken to Brainwashing Center in Fushun City
5. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhai Xiuhua and Ms. Yu Guiyun in Liaohe Oil Fields Taken into Custody
At around 7:30 a.m. on July 21, 2009, a dozen police officers broke into Ms. Zhai Xiuhua's home in the Scientific Research Residential Community of the Liaohe Oil Fields. They searched her home, videotaped the scene, and confiscated a computer, a printer, and other personal belongings. Several officers carried Ms. Zhai into a police vehicle.
On the same day, the police also searched Ms. Yu Guiyun's home in the Shiji Residential Community. They confiscated a computer, a printer, and other items. Ms. Yu was taken into custody.
6. [Hulunbeir City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Wang Fumei and Five Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
Around July 20, 2009, six practitioners in Hailar District, Hulunbeir City, were taken into custody. One practitioner has returned home. Ms. Wang Fumei, elderly practitioner Sui, elderly practitioner Li, and two unknown practitioners remain in custody.
7. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zhao Ruiqin Returns Home after Being Taken into Custody
On July 11, 2009, officers from the Linxi County Domestic Security Division and the Tongbu Township Police Station took Ms. Zhao Ruiqin into custody in Tongbu Township. Ms. Zhao went on a hunger strike for four days. The Linxi County Domestic Security Division extorted 5,000 yuan from her family and released her on July 19.
Before her release, officers from the Balinzuo Banner Domestic Security Division and the Lindong Town Police Station searched her home.
8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] At Least 13 Practitioners Remain in Custody in Chaoyang Forced Labor Camp
The following is a partial list of practitioners who remain in custody in the Chaoyang Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province:
Five practitioners held in the No. 1 Division (also known as the "New Life" Division):
Mr. Shang Xiaodong from Changchun City, serving a one-year term
Mr. Lu Shize from Nong'an County, Changchun City, serving a one-year term
Mr. Fu Qilong from Changchun City, serving an 18-month term
Mr. Liu Fengbao from Yushu City, serving an 18-month term
Mr. Wang Zengwu from Shuangliao City, serving an 18-month term
Four practitioners in the No. 2 Division (also known as the "Elderly and Invalid" Division):
Mr. Liu Jun from Changchun City, serving a one-year term
Mr. Sun Chengdao from Fusong County in Baishan City, serving a one-year term
Mr. Zhen Guangli from Tonghua City, serving a 15-month term
Information on another practitioner is not available
Four practitioners in the No. 3 Division (also known as the "Production" Division):
Mr. Yang Xiaoguang
Mr. Liu Zhijian from Changchun City
Mr. Li Yanmin from Nong'an County, Changchun City
Information on another practitioner is not available
Wang Xiaoming, director of the Chaoyang Forced Labor Camp: 86-13814316466 (Cell)
Zhang Junhai, deputy director of the labor camp: 86-13314316865 (Cell)
Wang Jiangang, deputy director of the labor camp: 86-13904306009 (Cell)
9. [Fujin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gao Liansheng and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
At around 7:00 a.m. on July 22, 2009, over 40 officers from the Fujin City Police Department and the Chengxiang Police Station were sent out to arrest practitioners and search their homes. Over 20 officers broke into Mr. Gao Liansheng's home. They searched his home and took him to a detention center. Mr. Gao's wife and daughter went to the police station asking for his release. No results came of their request.
Ms. Li Yaqin happened to not be at her home when three or four officers led by Zou Benke, a residential police officer, ransacked her home. The officers took a copy of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and an issue of Minghui Weekly magazine.
At the same time, a group of officers, led by Li Guohui, director of the Nangang Police Station, besieged Ms. Wang Guifang's home. The officers attempted to take Ms. Wang into custody upon seeing her coming downstairs. Her son, who is not a practitioner, argued with the officers. Ms. Wang managed to return to her home.
Another group of officers knocked on Ms. Wang Jinbao's door. They got in, videotaped her home, and left.
Three or four police officers from the Dongping Police Station showed up at Ms. Wang Jinhua's home to harass her.
On July 20, a police officer went to Ms. Qu Xinlian's home to harass her.
Chen Yongde, police department chief: 86-13089691666 (Cell), 86-454-8314666 (Home)
Yu Xinglu, deputy chief of the police department: 86-13903649377 (Cell), 86-454-2341498 (Home)
Shen Jingyuan, head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-13079756909 (Cell), 86-454-2331261 (Home)
10. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Shufang Viciously Beaten in Police Station and Tortured During Interrogation
Around noon on July 20, 2009, a group of officers from the Tiande Police Station in Shulan City took Ms. Wang Shufang to the police station. They viciously beat her till she lost consciousness. She was then taken to the Nanshan Detention Center, where domestic security officers tortured her during an interrogation. Ms. Wang has been rushed to a hospital for emergency treatment. The police told her family to pay the medical expenses.
Xu Chenying, chief of the Shulan City Police Department: 86-432-8260015, 86-432-8227001, 86-13904422066 (Cell)
11. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Yongli Taken to Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Liu Yongli was illegally sentenced to forced labor by officers at the Dongsheng Police Station in Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou City. She is being held at the No. 4 Division in a facility in the Shitonglou area in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province.
12. [Liuhe County, Jilin Province] Practitioner with Surname Wang Taken into Custody
On July 19, 2009, a practitioner with the surname Wang (gender unknown) from Liuhe County was taken into custody while giving out brochures. The police took the practitioner to the Liuhe County Detention Center.
13. [Hebei Province] Mr. Chen Liwu, a Worker at Tangshan Steel Company, Placed under House Arrest by Tangshan Steel Police Division on July 22 in Evening
14. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Fang Yuru Taken into Custody
At around 8:00 a.m. on July 22, 2009, Ms. Fang Yuru, who lives in the Zhucaoying area in Funing County, Qinhuangdao City, was turned in to the police while she was telling others about Falun Dafa in a farmers market. Four officers from the Zhucaoying Police Station and the Funing County Domestic Security Division forcibly took her to the police station. The officers then searched her home and confiscated Falun Dafa books and two MP3 players. Ms. Fang is being held at the Funing County Detention Center.
15. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Xu Junnan, Ms. Wu Jie, and Their Family under Police Surveillance
At around 10:00 p.m. on July 21, 2009, a large group of police officers knocked on the door of Ms. Xu Junnan's home in the Gulou District, Nanjing City. Ms Xu's family refused to open the door. Most of the officers left, but one plainclothes officer stayed. Later several other officers came back to keep an eye on her family. By the evening of July 22, there were still plainclothes officers staked out.
Ms. Xu's daughter, Ms. Wu Jie, was formerly an outstanding student in the architecture department of the Architecture and Urban Planning Institute of Chongqing University. Ms. Wu was taken to so-called "study sessions" on various occasions while at the university. The goal of these study sessions was to force her to give up her belief. She was suspended from the university for practicing Falun Dafa. Recently, university officials unilaterally expelled her from school. Ms. Wu and her older brother, Mr. Wu Minglei, were arrested and held in custody for over eight months for distributing truth clarification materials in Hainan Province.
Nanjing City 610 Office: 86-13813871995 (Cell)
610 Office of the Nanjing City Police Department: 86-25-84421982, 86-25-84427609
16. [Jiangsu Province] Practitioners Harassed by Local Police Officers in Zhenjiang City
Recently, officers from the Jiangrushan, Sipailou, Jiulijie, and Helin police stations have called or showed up at practitioners' homes to harass Ms. Zhou Ping, Ms. Zhu Hefang, Ms. Zhang Chunhua, Mr. Liu Baoming, and Mr. Gao Shengjin.
17. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Lu Zhenxiang Taken into Custody on July 21, 2009
Huang Liang, police station director: 86-13607023899 (Cell)
Zhu Zunlou, political head of the police station: 86-13767263699 (Cell)
18. [Zhumadian City, Henan Province] Mr. Song Yajun and His Parents Taken into Custody
On the evening of July 20, 2009, Mr. Song Yajun, in his 30s, who lives in Shangcai County, Zhumadian City, drove his father Mr. Song Heihai, in his 60s, and Mr. Luo, also in his 60s, in a three-wheeled motor vehicle to Huangbu Township. Patrolling police officers took them into custody. At around 11:30 p.m., the police searched Mr. Song Yajun's home. They confiscated personal belongings and took into custody his mother, Ms. Liu Meirong, who is in her 60s.
Mr. Song is being held at the Shangcai Hotel, his father in the police department, Mr. Luo in the domestic security division, and Ms. Liu at a police station.
Shangcai Hotel: 86-396-6922041
610 Office: 86-396-6961610
Su Jinhuan, head of the domestic security division: 86-13849629368
19. [Lishui County, Jiangsu Province] Handicapped Elderly Zhang Wenzhou Taken into Custody Again
On July 18, 2009, officers led by Wang Yong, head of the Lishui County Domestic Security Division, broke into the home of Mr. Zhang Wenzhou, a retired teacher from the county high school. The officers pried open doors. They took into custody Mr. Zhang, who was in shorts, a T-shirt, and slippers. The officers then pried open the bedroom doors and ransacked the place. Mr. Zhang's wife was out grocery shopping. She was intercepted and taken into custody. She has been released.
Mr. Zhang, 75 years old, is handicapped. He has had operations in the past. He has been taken into custody numerous times for his belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. He was unlawfully sentenced to forced labor twice.
20. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Additional Information on Six Practitioners Taken to Detention Center, including Ms. He Qun
At 5:00 p.m. on July 21, 2009, Ms. He Qun, Mr. Peng Changhua, Ms. Liu Guoxiu, Ms. Fan Huixia, a practitioner with the surname Xu, all from Xindu District, Chengdu City, and another practitioner from the Madu area, were turned in to the police while they were sharing their experiences. Officers from the Chengxi Police Station in Xindu District took them into custody. Presently Ms. He, Mr. Peng, Ms. Liu, and Ms. Fan are being held at the Xindu Detention Center.
Wu Yingmeng, chief of the Xindu District Police Department: 86-28-83956999, 86-13438067700, 86-28-83964819/83972293 (Officers on duty)
Fan Tai, deputy chief in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong: 86-28-83964851 (Office), 86-28-83951066 (Home), 86-13908086681 (Cell)
Chen Dequan, head of the Domestic Security Division of the Xindu District Police Department
Domestic Security Division of the Xindu District Police Department: 86-28-83964801
Zhang, member of the Xindu District 610 Office: 86-28-88111810
21. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Zhiying, Mr. Li Zhongwei, and Ms. Chen Sufen Taken into Custody
At noon on July 22, 2009, Ms. Zhang Zhiying, Mr. Li Zhongwei, and Ms. Chen Sufen were taken into custody at People's Park in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province by officers from the Hongpai Lou Neighborhood Comprehensive Management Office (the 610 Office) and the Hongpailou Police Station. The practitioners' homes were searched. Their whereabouts are unknown.
22. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiong Xiurong Taken into Custody
On July 21, 2009, Ms. Xiong Xiurong, who works at the Tuanfeng High School in Tuanfeng County, Huanggang City, was taken into custody at her home by officers from the Tuanfeng Town Police Station. She was at home alone. Her husband and their child were out of town working odd jobs. Her whereabouts are unknown.
23. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Demei, at the Hebei Forestry Department, Taken into Police Custody on the Morning of July 21; Her Home Searched
24. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhai Xiuhua Taken into Police Custody
At around 7:00 a.m. on July 21, a group of police officers broke into Ms. Zhai Xiuhua's home. They forcibly took her into custody. The officers also confiscated her personal belongings.
25. [Shaowu City, Fujian Province] Mr. Zhu Qiusheng Taken into Custody; Ms. Liu Renhua Sentenced to Forced Labor
On July 16, 2009, Mr. Zhu Qiusheng was taken into custody. His home was searched. He is being held at the Shaowu Detention Center in Fujian Province.
On July 16, Ms. Liu Renhua was illegally sentenced to 21 months of forced labor. She is being held at the Fuzhou Women's Forced Labor Camp.
26. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Wu Taken into Custody
On the morning of July 22, 2009, officers from the Kaiyuan Town Police Station in Shulan City broke into Mr. Wang Wu's home in Qidi Village. They took him to the Nanshan Detention Center in Shulan City.
27. [Longyan City, Fujian Province] Mr. Wang Shuping Taken into Custody
On the morning of July 22, 2009, Mr. Wang Shunping came downstairs on his way to work. Six domestic security officers who were staked out downstairs took him into custody. They searched his home and confiscated a large amount of personal belongings. Later, three officers from the 610 Office searched his home a second time.
Hu Weichun, head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-13959031593 (Cell)
28. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Ying Taken to Drug Rehabilitation Center
At around 10:00 a.m. on July 20, 2009, an officer with the surname Yang from the Dadong Police Station led several people to the Babi Hair Salon in the Huanan Residential Community in Jilin City. They forcibly took Ms. Liu Ying to the Jilin City Drug Rehabilitation Center.
29. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on Ms. Shi Guixiang and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
It has been verified that on July 4, 2009, officers from the Huanghe Road Police Station in Dalian City broke into Ms. Shi Guixiang's home. The officers took into custody Ms. Shi and practitioners who gathered at her home for a cookout, including Ms. Liu Renfeng (70 years old), Ms. Jiang Lihua, Ms. Lin Jun, a young practitioner with the surname Ma, Ms. Ma Yulan (75 years old), another young practitioner with the surname Gong, Ms. Feng Gang, and Ms. Wang Juan and her husband. The two young practitioners were beaten by the police while the officers were taking everyone into custody. Ms. Ma Yulan is Ms. Shi's neighbor. She was there helping her make dumplings. She was released after 11:00 p.m. that night.
30. [Henan Province] Mr. Xiao Daowen Taken into Custody by Three Officers from Tongbai County 610 Office
On the morning of July 21, 2009, Wu Zhou, Hou Jincai and Yin Tianbao from the Tongbai County 610 Office broke into Mr. Xiao Daowen's home in No. 7 Group, Huaimiao Village, Chengguan Town. They confiscated Mr. Xiao's personal belongings and took him into custody.
Wu Zhou: 86-13949317092 (Cell)
Hou Jincai: 86-13607637186 (Cell)
31. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Zhiting Taken into Custody; His Home Searched
Mr. Li Zhiting, 73, lives in Chahe Village, Muyudian Town, Laiyang City. On July 19, 2009, he went to the farmers market in Shewopo Town to tell others about the persecution of Falun Gong. Officers from the Shewopo Police Station took him into custody. They searched his home the following day and confiscated a television set and a DVD player.
Shewopo Town Police Station: 86-535-5222123
32. [Longyan City, Fujian Province] Ms. Yuan Qixiu and Two Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
On July 15, 2009, Ms. Yuan Qixiu, Ms. Rao Changjin, and Ms. Xiangxiu (surname unknown) from Longyan City were taken into custody while telling others about the persecution. Recently, the police have frequently harassed practitioners and searched their homes. The police have prevented their families from seeing practitioners held in custody.
33. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Justice Department in Pingfang District Harasses Ms. Sun Yan
After Ms. Sun Yan was released on parole pending trial, officials from the Pingfang District Police Department, the Youxie Neighborhood Administration Office, and the Youxie Agency of the Pingfang District Justice Department harassed her. The officials tried to coerce her into writing repentance statements. Ms. Sun was also dismissed by the company that hired her after her retirement.
The Youxie Agency of the Pingfang District Justice Department: 86-451-86523517
34. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhai Xiuhua Taken into Custody
On July 21, 2009, Ms. Zhai Xiuhua, who works at the Liaohe Oil Fields in Panjin City, was taken into custody by Huang Haiou and other officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Xinglongtai District Police Department in Panjin City at her home. The police also searched her home.
35. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Taken into Custody by Zhugou Police Station
Ms. Zhang Lanying, who lives in Yujiatun in Zhugou Town; Ms. Zhang Yuemei from the Qiegezhuang area; and Ms. Guo Xiuxiang, who lives in Shantou Village, were taken into custody by the Zhugou Town police in Pingdu City while the three were telling the public about Falun Gong in a farmers market.
36. [Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province] Practitioners Taken into Police Custody
Officials in various townships and towns took orders from the Chaoyang County Police Department and joined a campaign to harass practitioners at their homes in subordinate villages. At 4:00 a.m. on July 20, 2009, the police took into custody Ms. Zhang Xiaoyan in the No. 2 Group in Yuantaizi Village and Ms. Yuan Fengyun in Nanlingao Village, Liucheng Town.
37. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liang Xiangjiao Held at Wuhan No. 1 Detention Center after Being Taken into Custody on July 15
38. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhong Shujuan Taken into Custody
On the morning of July 21, 2009, Ms. Zhong Shujuan was taken into custody by officers from the Huadong Road Police Station. Her husband went to the police station to ask for her release that afternoon. The officers told him that Ms. Zhong had been taken to a brainwashing center in Fushun City.
39. [Shanghai] Ms. Xu Hanming and Ms. Yu Peiying Separately Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of July 17, 2009, Ms. Xu Hanming was taken into custody in her home in Changning District, Shanghai. The police searched her home.
On August 20, 2000, Ms. Xu went to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong. The police took her back to Shanghai. She was held in a detention center for 24 hours. In January 2001, she was prosecuted on fabricated charges of interfering with social order. On April 18, 2001, she was taken to a brainwashing center, where she was held for three months. In September 2005, she was turned in for telling others about Falun Dafa. She was detained for 15 days on administrative charges before two more months of brainwashing. On June 12, 2006, she was taken to a forced labor camp for a one-year term. On the afternoon of July 17, 2009, she was again taken into custody.
Ms. Yu Peiying has been taken into custody or placed under detention on criminal charges dozens of times from 2000 to the present day. In May 2001, she was unlawfully sentenced to two years of forced labor for distributing truth clarification materials. In April 2004, she was sentenced to three years in prison for producing and distributing truth clarification materials. She was on the verge of death as a result of police brutality in 2006 when she was released on medical parole.
Ms. Yu's eldest daughter, Ms. Li Weihong, died as a result of persecution in 2003. Her youngest daughter, Ms. Li Weiling, was detained on criminal charges or otherwise arrested numerous times. In 2008, Ms. Li Weiling was sentenced to eight years in prison. She was recently released and still remains under surveillance. Ms. Yu's husband has been living under police threat and harassment. He has suffered from high blood pressure. He is usually hospitalized several times a year. He has not been taken care of due to the absence of his wife and daughters.
Zhabei District Domestic Security Division in Shanghai: 86-21-63172110
Fang Jianrong, police officer: 86-13916592043 (Cell)
July 24, 2009