(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 29 cities or counties in 15 provinces. In this report, 36 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 22 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Circumstances of Three Practitioners from Bin County
Three practitioners were arrested on August 2, 2010. Ms. Liu Shumei returned home on August 17. Ms. Yao Jinxian and Ms. Shi Shuzhi were each subjected to a one-year forced labor term and sent to the Qianjin Forced Labor Camp in Harbin on August 19.
2. [Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Jianfen Arrested
Ms. Wang Jianfen was arrested at home on July 28, 2010. She is in the Xinjin Brainwashing Center.
Xia Tian, Dujiangyan City Police Department officer : 86-13881818881, 86-128-87136968
Wang Zhilin, officer: 86-13980831188, 86-28-87117872
Xu Wenhai, 610 Office head: 86-13709054388, 86-28-87110663, 86-13881892533
3. [Wuxi, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Qi Shixiu Held in a Brainwashing Facility
While Ms. Qi Shixiu was taking care of her two-year-old nephew around 10:00 a.m. on August 12, 2010, five officers headed by Huang Yao from the Rongxiang Police Station broke into her home and searched it. They did not find anything they wanted but took Ms. Qi to a brainwashing facility.
4. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Huang Shilin and His Wife Ms. Yang Yin Taken to a Brainwashing Facility
While shopping in the Longquanyi District, the couple was captured and taken to the Xinjin Brainwashing Center on August 14, 2010.
Ms. Huang and Ms. Yang had previously endured persecution. They were under house arrest for a year beginning in 2001. Ms. Yang was held in the Xinjin Brainwashing Center for three months in the second half of 2009. Since March 2010, 610 Office agents and Neighborhood Office personnel often harassed them at home and threatened their four sons.
5. [Yingkou, Liaoning Province] Seven Practitioners Face Trial
Seven practitioners from Bayuquan were covertly tried on July 28, 2010. A verdict was announced on August 11, 2010. Mr. Teng Wenmin returned home on August 12, 2010; six other practitioners are still held in custody. The men are in the Bayuquan Detention Center and the women in the Yingkou Detention Center.
6. [Jieyang, Guangdong Province] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Mr. Zheng Yiying
Mr. Zheng Yiying was arrested the morning of July 23, 2010, as he posted information about Falun Gong downtown. He was taken to the Ronghua Police Station where several officers beat him. The police ransacked his home that same night and held his non-practitioner wife and two children overnight in the police station. Mr. Zheng was held in the Meiyun Drug Rehabilitation Center for 15 days and forced to pay a 900 yuan "management fee." He was released only after his wife wrote a guarantee statement.
After Mr. Zheng's release, Rongcheng District 610 Office dispatched plainclothes police officers to monitor and follow him.
Yuan He'an from the Rongcheng District 610 Office: 86-663-8663366, 86-13902761178
Chen Weijie, Ronghua Police Station head: 86-663-8650131, 86-663-8211689, 86-13802311289
7. [Baoji, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Wang Yinwen Held in the Weibin Detention Center
Mr. Wang Yinwen has been held in the Weibin Detention Center since July 6, 2010. His family was forbidden to visit him.
8. [Linghai, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Chunmei Arrested
A group of police officers broke into Ms. Liu Chunmei's home the evening of August 18, 2010. They took her away without allowing her to put on her overcoat or shoes. Mr. Liu is in the Jinzhou Forced Labor Camp.
Zhang Hongbin, Yanjia Town Police Station head: 86-13940607444
Sun Jiadong, Criminal Police Team head: 86-15142691333
9. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] The Whereabouts of Ms. Xu Tianxiang from Farm 854 Unknown
Ms. Xu Tianxiang, employed at Farm 854, and Ms. Du Changxia, a Forestry Bureau employee, rode a train from Dongfanghong to Harbin on the evening of August 21, 2010. Police on the train arrested them. The two practitioners are currently in the Mudanjiang Railway Detention Center.
The individual who personally participated in this act of persecution: 86-13836361717, 86-453-8823028
10. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Sufang Severely Abused in the Chongqing Women's Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Zhang Sufang, in her 50s, was sent to the Chongqing Women's Forced Labor Camp in October 2009. Criminals who monitored her often deprived her of restroom use and wouldn't let her wash. They forced her to squat for a long time and refused to let her use toilet paper. Guard Chen Yanyan took Ms. Zhang to a deserted area in the camp in March 2010 and forced her to stand in military postures and squat for a long time.
Instigated by guard Zhu, criminals Xiao Tihui and Chen Tingting beat Ms. Zhang daily in her cell in the daytime in May 2010. Xiao also stomped on Ms. Zhang's feet. The daytime abuse and torture left Ms. Zhang unable to sleep during the night. She suffered from chest and back pain, coughed, and was short of breath. Ms. Zhang is still being abused on a daily basis.
11. [Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Lanxiang and Ms. Diao Yunying Arrested
Zhaoyuan City 610 Office agent Song Shaochang and six other officers broke into Ms. Yang Lanxiang's home in Shiduitou Village the evening of August 19, 2010. They arrested her and confiscated her computer, printer, CD burner, and other items.
Song Shaochang and others proceeded to arrest Ms. Diao Yunying in Kaojia Village around 10:00 p.m. that same day. They confiscated Falun Gong literature and informational materials and money. The two practitioners' whereabouts are unknown.
12. [Fushun, Liaoning Province] Ethylene Chemical Plant Employee Ms. Cui Wei Arrested
Ms. Cui Wei, in her 40s, an employee of the Ethylene Chemical Plant Hospital affiliated with the Petrochemical Company, had previously been held in police custody in the Fushun City Police Department. Following her release she lived away from home for years to avoid the persecution. Her husband divorced her. She was arrested on her way to work the morning of August 19, 2010, and taken to the Nangou Detention Center. The police ransacked her home and confiscated her computer and other items.
13. [Guanghan, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yu Daxiang Arrested
Ms. Yu Daxiang was arrested on August 17, 2010, as she spoke with people about Falun Gong in public.
14. [Nanchong, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Lifang Persecuted
Ms. Zhang Lifang, in her 50s, from Peng'an County, was arrested in April 2010 as she spoke with people about Falun Gong. Peng'an County Police Station officers made the arrest. Peng'an County Court officials tried Ms. Zhang at 9:00 a.m. on August 24, 2010. Beijing lawyer Mr. Liang Xiaojun entered a not-guilty plea for his client.
15. [Jiaonan, Shandong Province] Mr. Cheng Wenxian Arrested
Mr. Cheng Wenxian was arrested at home the morning of August 20, 2010. 610 Office agents and Boli Police Station officers made the arrest. Mr. Cheng was to be held in the Shaoxing Road Brainwashing Center in Qingdao City.
16. [Hefei, Anhui Province] Ms. Ji Shuhui Arrested at Home
Seven officers led by Wuhu Street Police Station head Wang Jinsong in the Baohe District broke into Ms. Ji Shuhui's home at 9:00 a.m. on August 22, 2010. Ms. Ji is retired from the No. 4 Railway Bureau Hospital. She was taken to a brainwashing center in Hefei City, but has since returned home.
17. [Yima, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Mingyue Abused in the Xinmi City Prison
Yima City Police Department deputy head Wang Zhongqu ordered Domestic Security Division officers to monitor Mr. Wang Mingyue's repair shop in April 2008. They arrested Mr. Wang in August 2008 and proceeded to also arrest Mr. Zhao Baozhuang and Mr. Yao Genshang. The police ransacked their stores and homes and took the three practitioners to the Yima City Detention Center.
Mr. Wang's wife made a living selling items on the street. The second year following his arrest, his wife, pressured by others, filed for divorce with the local court. The divorce devastated Mr. Wang, who was forced to do slave labor. He became thinner and thinner and his hair turned white overnight.
Yima City Court officials covertly tried the three practitioners around July 2010 and would not let them hire a lawyer. Mr. Wang was given a seven-year prison sentence; Mr. Zhao Baozhuang twelve years and Mr. Yao three years. They appealed with the Sanmenxia City Court. Judge Peng Jianguo upheld the original sentences. Yima City Detention Center officers sent Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhao to the Xinmi City Prison.
Peng Jianguo, judge: 86-398-2967245
18. [Yantai, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Keli Arrested and Held in Custody
Ms. Zhang Keli was arrested around August 10, 2010. She is now in the Guangrao Detention Center in the Laishan District.
19. [Wangqing County, Jilin Province] Ms. Yan Caixia Still Held in the Longjing Brainwashing Center
We have learned that practitioners from Wangqing County who were taken to this brainwashing center on August 10, 2010, included Ms. Zhang Fengzhi, Ms. Li Wenshu, and Ms. Yin, who is retired from the Wangqing County Hospital. The three of them returned home on August 18.
Ms. Yan Caixia from Tianqiaoling Town received a phone call from an official at her workplace the evening of August 15, 2010. She was told to go to her job to work overtime. When Ms. Yan arrived, she was taken to the brainwashing center. Mr. Xu Hongshan was taken to the brainwashing center on August 18 and returned home on August 20. Ms. Yan is still in the brainwashing center.
Practitioners Ms. Teng Kemei and Mr. Li Youcun left home to avoid the persecution.
20. [Jiangyin, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Yang Haihong Held in a Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Yang Haihong, originally from Qinhuangdao City, worked recently in Jiangyin City. Jiangyin City Police Department officers arrested her around July 8, 2010. She has been held in a forced labor camp for more than a month.
21. [Baoji, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wang Juxia Arrested
Ms. Wang Juxia from Mei County was arrested on August 21, 2010, as she spoke with people about Falun Gong in Gaodian Town. Qishan Police Department officers made the arrest. The police searched her home the next day. Ms. Wang is now held in the Qishan Police Department.
22. [Dujun, Guizhou Province] Ms. Jiang Hui Subjected to Forced Labor
Ms. Jiang Hui went to the countryside on July 6, 2010, to speak with people about Falun Gong. She was arrested as she posted information about Falun Gong. Six officers from the city's 610 Office, from her neighborhood committee, and from a local police station went to her home, seized her husband's computer, and threatened her daughter and her family. Ms. Jiang was first held in the Dujun Drug Rehabilitation Center and was later subjected to a one-year forced labor term. She is currently in the Zhongba Forced Labor Camp in Guiyang City.
23. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Mr. Du Wenxue Arrested and Detained
Daqingzui Town practitioner Mr. Du Wenxue was reported to police for clarifying the truth to people. He is currently at the Dehui City Detention Center.
24. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Shufen Sent to a Labor Camp
Agents from the Laishui County Police Department and from the Mingyi Township Police Station arrested Ms. Zhang Shufen on July 12, 2010. She is a practitioner in Mingyi Village. They took her to the police department but released her that same day. They re-arrested her at about 10:00 p.m. and took her to the Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp with a term of one year. She sprained her left foot during the arrest and eventually needed to be bandaged.
Zhao Yan, Mingyi Township Police Station head: 86-13933898233
25. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Tianjing and Ms. Jiang Ailing Arrested by State Security Bureau Officials on August 22, 2010
26. [Shunde District, Guangdong Province] Mr. Xue Yuan Still Detained at the Shanshui Law and Political Center
Three months have passed, and Mr. Xue Yuan is still not released.
Xie Fangsheng, person-in-charge at the 610 Office: 86-13702342943
Zuo: 86-757-22832738, 86-13825561956
27. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Junli Missing in Yueyang City
Practitioner Ms. Liu Junli came from Shenzhen to Yueyang City the morning of August 19, 2010. It was said that police from Zhuzhou City and Yueyang City arrested her in her rented place that afternoon.
28. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhou Jinhua and Other Practitioners Arrested in Guangzhou City
Ms. Zhou Jinhua, a Luoyang City practitioner in her 60s, was recently arrested in Guangzhou City, along with her four children and one daughter-in-law. Their living quarters in the Junjing Community in the Tianhe District in Guangzhou City were ransacked and many Falun Gong books confiscated. One family member in Luoyang City was also arrested. Tianyuan Police Station agents in the Tianhe District and 610 Office agents are responsible for these deeds.
29. [Yongzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Shujuan Sentenced to Four Years of Imprisonment
Lingling District 610 Office agents in Yongzhou City went to Ms. Wang Shujuan's place on September 22, 2009. They ransacked her home, took away Falun Gong books and truth-clarification materials, and took her to a detention center.
Lingling Court officials held a hearing on February 25, 2010. Attorney Wu Guoxuan entered a not guilty plea for his client. Ms. Wang was given a four-year prison term on May 29. She appealed to the Yongzhou City Intermediate Court. The court officials covertly made a decision upholding the original sentence on July 15.
Liao Hui, Zhongzhou City Intermediate Court Judge: 86-746-6667540 (Office), 86-13874370002 (Cell)
Li Xianyu, Zhongzhou City 610 Office head: 86-746-8358209 (Office), 86-13974678388 (Cell)
Zhang Jianguo, 610 Office deputy head: 86-746-8358995 (Office), 86-13974623230 (Cell)
30. [Hebi City, Henan Province] Update Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Jiang Guilian and Two Other Elderly Practitioners
Agents from the Qibin District Police Department and from the 610 Office went to the home of Ms. Jiang Guilian, almost 60, on August 6 and arrested her. Officials also ransacked her home and later held her at the Xiling Detention Center in the Shancheng District.
Ms. Guo Xiuzhi, a practitioner in her 50s, and another elderly female practitioner were also arrested around August 5 and are now in the Xiling Detention Center.
Ma Jianguo, Domestic Security Division head: 86-13903920433
Shi Xinmin, 610 Office head: 86-392-3316006, 86-392-3336260, 86-13903920023
Zhang Yongwu, deputy head: 86-392-3316093, 86-13803923012
31. [Feidong County, Anhui Province] Ms. Wu Yulan Mistreated
More than 10 agents from a police station in Feidong County, including plainclothes officers, arrested Ms. Wu Yulan at home on the morning of August 22, 2010.
Some of the agents first restrained Ms. Wu's husband while two other agents grabbed their 10-year-old son. Agents then sprayed a white powder all over Ms. Wu, including her face. She immediately lost consciousness. The agents carried her away. According to her husband and son, the white powder caused pain wherever it touched, and its smell made people nearby immediately pass out.
32. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Update Regarding the Persecution of Several Practitioners in Quyang County
Of the 23 practitioners arrested on August 16 and 17, four of them are still being held at a detention center. It was said that Mr. Shi Lin and his wife as well as Ms. Junxia had returned home. Another practitioner was held in a separate detention center. The remaining practitioners were either sent to Gaoyang County or to Shijiazhuang City, except for Ms. Li Ronghui who was ill and being monitored. She has since been released.
Mr. Zhao Chunpeng, Ms. Li Ronghui, and Mr. Yao Feng have returned home. Wangtaibei Village resident Ms. Wang Luanping is still held at the detention center.
Beidonggu Village resident Mr. Zhan Liang and a female practitioner were arrested.
Feng Yong, Baoding City Anti-Cult Division head: 86-13333120899, 86-13930881836
Ren Zhifeng, Domestic Security Division head: 86-13930898288
Chen Xiaoming, an officer in Domestic Security Division: 86-13930212999
33. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wen Qifeng Arrested by Lishi Police Station Agents on August 22
Huang Enyong, Lishi Police Station head: 86-13941335670
Ning Bin, Lishi Police Station deputy head: 86-1394137072
34. [Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia] Several Practitioners Mistreated
Ulanhot Domestic Security Division agents arrested and mistreated many practitioners. They arrested the following five practitioners in July 2010 and are holding them now at a detention center. They are Ms. Li Xiuzhi, Ms. Che Guizhi, Ms. Wang Lijuan, Ms. Wang Ying, and Ms. Chen Aimin. Due to mistreatment, all of them have symptoms of illness.
In addition, two practitioners surnamed Wu and Xin were previously arrested.
Ms. Hu Yanling was sent to Tumuli earlier this year. Ms. Gao Yuping and Ms. Han Jinhua were transferred to Tumujin in 2009. Ms. Han Jinhua has been released.
Officials released mother and daughter Ms. Che Guizhi and Ms. Wang Lijuan after forcing them to pay 60,000 yuan. They returned home. Ms. Li Yuzhi is still detained.
Yang Ming, an officer in the city police department: 86-482-8239129 x3001, 86-15904829000
Wu Baoshan, the city's Domestic Security Division head: 86-13804799563
August 21, 2010
