(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 14 provinces. In this report, 21 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 16 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Dayangshu Town, Oroqin Autonomous Prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Many Falun Gong practitioners arrested
During early October 2009 to December 13, 2009 police from Dayangshu Town Police Department and subordinate police stations arrested Falun Gong practitioners and ransacked their homes. Some practitioners were sent to a detention center located in Alihe Town of Oroqin Prefecture. Some practitioners, including Liu Jinling and Ao Qingrong, were sent to the Dayangshu Town Police Department and were not released until they were interrogated for more than four hours. To our knowlwdge the Dayangshu Town Police Department has arrested more than ten Falun Gong practitioners to date. Many practitioners, trying to avoid being arrested, had to leave their homes and go from place to place.
At about 10 a.m. on December 12, 2009, police from the Dayangshu Town Police Station and a police officer named De Nengshan from Jiexi Police Station arrested practitioner Cao Jihai from the Second Group of Qianjin Village and took away his Falun Gong materials. Cao Jihai is now being held in the First Detention Center in Alihe Town, Oroqin Prefecture.
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wu Meijuan arrested
At about 10 p.m. on December 16, 2009, Ms. Wu Meijuan was arrested when she was at home.
3. [Balinzuo Prefecture, Chifeng City, Inner Mogolia Autonomous Region] Li Xiangyu forced into homelessness again
Mr. Li Xiangyu lives in the Yujing Garden community in Balinzuo Prefecture, Chifeng City and works in the Horqin District of Tongliao City. In the afternoon of June 5, 2008 he was arrested by local police Wang Bo and Cai Xinggang and held in Hexi Dentention Center. He was later sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor in the Tumuji Labor Camp located in Zhalaite Prefecture of Inner Mogolia Autonomous Region. He got his term extended for 7 days after his term of forced labor ended.
At 7 a.m. on December 11, 2009, the day of Mr. Li's release from the labor camp, his mother came to pick him up. At about 8 a.m., Mr. Li went out from the labor camp and met with his mother. They planned to go out to have a meal, but before they left, they were stopped by a deputy group chief of the labor camp. They were then forced into a police car and brought to the office of the gate keeper, where they waited for officers from the 610 Office of Balinzuo Prefecture to pick them up. At about 9 a.m., four officers from Balinzuo Prefecture came and attempted to force him into a car without his mother, but his mother stopped them. After about two hours of coercion, the police forced Mr. Li and his mother into the car. At about 5 p.m., when they stopped at the Tianshan Gas Station, two 610 office agents got out of the car and called someone, saying that they would drive to a certain hotel. Realizing that he would be detained again, Mr. Li got out of the car and and escaped. The two 610 office agents intended to chase him, but one of them was stopped by Mr. Li's mother while the other went to chase him. About 10 minutes later, the officer returned with a wooden baton, saying, "He is gone." Then the 610 office agents tried to push Mr. Li's mother into the car, but she resisted and escaped. Mr. Li's current whereabouts are unknown.
4. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Hong persecuted
Ms. Gao Hong from Anshan City, Liaoning Province was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the court of Lishan District of Anshan City. On December 7, 2009 she was sent to Masanjia Prison in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province.
5. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Hong Zhenyan sentenced to imprisonment
On September 9, 2009 practitioner Hong Zhenyan was sentenced to three years of imprisonment. Due to the late issuing of the verdict document, Hong is still being held in the Detention Center of Wafangdian City.
Zhang Mingpeng, chief of the court of Wafangdian City: 86-411-85556999 (Office), 86-411-82739933 (Home), 86-13591119999 (Mobile);
Wang Dehe, chief of second criminal section of the court of Wafangdian City (involved in sentencing Hong): 86-411- 85556737 (Office), 86-411-85681141 (Home), 86-13998605471 (Cell) .
6. [Panshi City, Jilin Province] Many practitioners arrested and mistreated
In mid-November 2009, Yang Chunguang, owner of the Heshunda Wholesale Center of Hongqiling Town, Panshi City, was arrested and held in Panshi City Detention Center. His home was ransacked and his computer was taken away by police.
Meanwhile, Wang Xiu, a teacher of the Agricultural Broadcasting School, and many other practitioners were arrested and sent to Panshi City Detention Center.
7. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Ms. Lu Deqing arrested by Beijing police
Ms. Lu Deqing, a 19-year-old worker in Beijing, disappeared on December 12, 2009. After many inquiries, she was found to have been arrested by the detention center of the police department of Fengtai District, Beijing. Now she is being held in the detention center.
8. [Jiaonan City, Shandong Province] Cheng Wenxian returns home
Cheng Wenxian, from Jiaonan City, Shandong Province, returned home on December 15, 2009 after being held in Wangcun Labor Camp of Shandong Province for one year.
9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Qingru becomes bedridden because of mistreatment, yet is monitored closely
Ms. Wang Qingru, in her 60's, lives in Wuyingshan Community, Tianqiao District, Jinan City, Shandong Province. She was arrested in July 2009. She was held in Beiyuan Police Station, and was then sent to the brainwashing center of Jinan City. After that she was held in the Zhonggong Detention Center of Jinan City and subjected to abuse. Later she and another practitioner Ms. Xin, about 70 years old, were sentenced to forced labor. When she was sent to the labor camp, she failed the physical examination performed by the labor camp, as she appeared to have signs of of hypertension and the labor camp refused to accept her. She was then sent back home, but lived under surveillance. The authorities do not let her move about freely even when she is home and keep her under close monitoring. Placed under great pressure, she has become very ill and bedridden. Even her husband is also monitored by police, as two plainclothes police officers are shadowing him closely wherever he goes.
10. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Guifen and Ms. Shao Yongmei arrested
At about 3 p.m. on December 17, 2009, Ms. Cui Guifen and Ms. Shao Yongmei went to the Caihongqiao District to talk to people about Falun Gong, but they were arrested. According to the latest information from their families, they are now being held in the 610 Office of Zhaoyuan City.
610 Office of Zhaoyuan City: 86-535-8242287;
Liu Shuju, director: 86-535-8159038, 86-535-8210838, 86-13863808689 (Cell);
Sun Qiquan, deputy chief: 86-535-8269610, 86-535-8266826;
Du Weixian, deputy chief: 86-535-8259308, 86-535-8930338, 86-53513863808618.
11. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Qin Xiu-e arrested and her home is ransacked
Ms. Qin Xiu-e, about 30 years old, is a Falun Gong practitioner from Nanhan Village, Jiuzhou Town, Jiuzhou County, Guangyang District, Langfang City, Hebei Province. In the morning of December 16, 2009, when she was distributing Falun Gong materials in the Baolongcang Supermarket of Langfang City, she was reported to police by supermarket guards. She was arrested by police and sent to the Langfang City Detention Center. In the afternoon, police led by Gou Shuren, chief of police in Nanhan Village, ransacked her home and took away her Falun Gong books, VCD's and other materials.
Langfang City Detention Center: 86-316-2333043;
Gatekeeper of the Langfang City brainwashing center: 86-316-6878936.
Gou Shuren, chief of Nanhan Village: 86-316－2953805
Police station of Jiuzhou District, Guangyang District, Langfang City: 86-316-2950024, 86-316－2950110;
You Changbo, police chief: 86-13343065768 (Cell), 86-13363166668 (Cell);
12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xiuqin suffers heart attack during her trial
Ms. Wang Xiuwen and Ms. Wang Xiuqin from Fengnan District, Hebei Province were reported to police when they sent Falun Gong materials to people, and they were subsequently arrested by police. They were held and abused in the Fengnan District Detention Center for nearly four months. After that, they were brought to trial on December 17, 2009. During the trial, Ms. Wang Xiuqin suffered a heart attack and fell unconscious, which ended the trial. The 610 Office of Fengnan District ordered the court to extort money from her family for her treatment in the hospital. After that, they sent Ms. Wang back to the Fengnan District Detention Center.
Court of Fengnan District:
Office: 86-315-8292153/8292175;
Zhou Qingdong, deputy chief: 86-315-8292912, 86-315-8185585, 86-13832983928 (Cell);
Zhang Xuefeng, deputy secretary of the Communist Party Committee of the court: 86-315-8292908, 86-315-8107818, 86-13832900666 (Cell);
Zheng Weidong, chief and secretary of Communist Party Committee of Xiaoji Town: 86-315-8590555, 86-315-8126000, 86-13933364099 (Cell).
13. [Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province] Supplementary info about Mr. Huang Shiqing's arrest
Mr. Hang Shiqing, in his 60s, is a retired employee of the Hushan Paper Factory of Yongxiu County. On November 11, 2009 police from the National Security Group of Yongxiu County ransacked his home. Upon finding materials downloaded from the Minghui website, the police interrogated him about the source of the materials, but Mr. Huang refused to tell them. Instead, he just told them that Falun Dafa is good. So far Mr. Huang has been held in the Yongxiu County Detention Center for more than one month.
Wang Zhiwen and Fu Zhiyong, members of the National Security Group of Yongxiu County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province;
Police department of Yongxiu County: 86-792-3222261, 86-792-3233802.
14. [Xian-ning City, Hubei Province] Huang Bing detained for more than two months
Huang Bing, an employee of the Transportation Bureau of Xian-an District, Xian-ning City, has been held in the Detention Center of Tongxin Road, Xianan District for more than two months.
Xia, Chief of the detention center: 86-13367152338 (Cell).
15. [Hechuan District, Chongqing City] Ms. Jia Guozhen sent to labor camp
On October 10, 2009, Ms. Jia Guozhen, 54, and her husband Mr. Liu Lirong, 69, were visiting their relatives in Nongxing Village, Pengnan Township, Pengxi County, Suining City. A dozen police officers led by Wang Kaisheng, director of the Pengnan Township Police Station in Suining City, arrested them and took them to the Pengxi County Detention Center. Ms. Jia was sentenced to forced labor for one year. Mr. Liu was sentenced to one year of forced labor and sent back to his hometown of Xianglong Township, Chongqing under house arrest.
Now Ms. Jia has been sent to the Nanmusi Women's Labor Camp of Chongqing City. The authorities did not inform any of her relatives or the police station in her hometown of this and have forbidden her family to see her.
16. [Fanyu City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Deng Jinlian arrested
At noon of December 14, 2009 , Ms. Deng Jinlian was arrested and her home was ransacked by police from Qiaoxili Police Station of Fanyu City. The police and officials from the local residential committee forced her to open her door, but did not provide any legal documents for their forced entry. Her family members asked the police for a search warrant, but one of them said they would show the search warrant later. Now Ms. Deng is being held in the Shawan Detention Center of Fanyu City.
Qiaoxili Police Station of Fanyu City: 020-87892550.
17. [Ning County, Gansu Province] Lu Yinxia harassed by police and her elderly mother arrested
Ms. Lu Yinxia is a teacher at Xibo Elementary School of Jiaocun Town, Ning County, Qingyang Region, Gansu Province. At about 4:40 p.m. on December 10, 2009, two men broke into her room at her school and arrested her 68-year-old mother Ms. Fan Juncao, who came to the school to see her daughter. The men claimed that they were from the Jiaocun Police Station but did not show any legal identification. One of them was Qin Feng, male, about 35 years old and the chief of the police station, and the other was Zhang , around the same age as Qin. At the time Ms. Lu was not home, but they ransacked her home and took away her two MP3 players and a charger for her mobile phone. Before they left, they recorded Ms. Lu's telephone number and ordered, "She will keep her phone switched on at all times and will come to us whenever we call her." At night, officers from the police station went to the school again. At about 2 p.m. the next day, police from Ning county and the Jiaocun Police Station went to the school again. Now Ms. Fan Juncao is being held in the Ning County Detention Center.
Jiaocun Town Police Station: 86-934-6718104;
Chief of the Jiaocun Town Police Station: 86-13150135449 (Cell).
18. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Mr. Liu Zhenglin and Ms. Liu Li, father and daughter, are arrested and tortured
Mr. Liu Zhenglin, 43 years old, and his daughter Ms. Liu Li, 22 years old, were originally from Shandong Province. Because of their practicing Falun Gong, they were forced to leave their hometown by police and lived in Bozhou City for many years. On the night of November 20, 2009, they were arrested by more than 20 police from the Bozhou City Police Department, 610 Office and Criminal Police Group and National Security Group of the Qiaocheng District Police Department. The police also took away their private property including a computer, a printer, and some cash. Now they are being held in the Bozhou City Detention Center and have been tortured.
Tan Feng, chief of the Qiaocheng District Police Department: 86-558-5533675 (Home);
Wu Xianbin, chief of the National Security Group of the Qiaocheng District Police Department: 86-13956713984 (Cell);
Yuan Lei, director of the National Security Group of the Qiaocheng District Police Department: 86-13856890006 (Cell).
19. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Su Huiming detained
Ms. Su Huiming, from Zhuhai City and 64 years old, is a retired employee from a power plant. On December 18, 2009, she was arrested by police from the Gongbei Customs Police Station of Zhuhai City and was later held in the First Detention Center in Meixi Village, Zhuhai City.
Gongbei Customs Police Station: 86-756-8885277.
20. [Taian City, Shandong Province] Wu Nailan and Li Jiawen arrested and sentenced to forced labor
At 8 p.m. on December 3, 2009, practitioners Wu Nailan and Li Jiawen were seen by police from Dongguan Police Station when they were posting Falun Gong materials in Taian City. At 9 p.m., the police ransacked their home and arrested them. After they were held in the Shilihe Detention Center for 15 days, they were sentenced to one year of forced labor by the 610 Office of Taishan District, and were sent to Jinan City Labor Camp and Wangcun Labor Camp in Zibo City respectively.
Written on December 18, 2009