(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 12 provinces. As per this report, 9 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 21 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhu Yanhua in Life-Threatening Condition due to the Persecution
More than one year has passed since Dalian City practitioner Ms. Zhu Yanhua was arrested. She has been held at the Dalian Detention Center and was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment. Her life is presently in danger due to the mistreatment suffered in detention, and she has difficulty eating. Detention center officials have refused to release her.
2. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Lianhua Transferred to Jinan Prison
Officials sentenced Ms. Chen Lianhua to four years of imprisonment without notifying her family and transferred her from the Dashan Detention Center to the Jinan Prison on August 22, 2011. Her family member later found out this information from the Sifang Criminal Court.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Li, Sifang Criminal Court deputy chief: +86-532-88691127
3. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Liu Mulan Arrested
Ms. Liu Mulan, a practitioner from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, works in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. When she put up posters clarifying the facts about Falun Gong in early August 2011, police arrested her and sent her to the Huizhou Forced Labor Camp. Her family went to the labor camp on August 22, 2011, requesting her release, but the officials refused.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Huicheng District Court in Huizhou City: +86-752-2566061
Huizhou City 610 Office: +86-752-2808251, +86-752-2810610
Diao, Huizhou City 610 Office: +86-13824280878
Lai Nanxian, Huicheng District Police Department head: +86-752-2249388
4. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Liu Chunlian Arrested
Ms. Liu Chunlian was arrested at home on August 26, 2011.
5. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yu Beiying and Ms. Huang Arrested
Ms. Yu Beiying and Ms. Huang were arrested on August 25, 2011.
6. [Shanwei City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Ye Yingchun and Two Other Practitioners Detained
Officials from Haifeng County's 610 Office in Shanwei City arrested Ms. Ye Yingchun and two other practitioners, Mr. Chen Guo and Mr. Huang Shengwei, who were visiting her home on the afternoon of August 20, 2011. The agents ransacked Ms. Ye's and Mr. Huang's homes in the evening, confiscating a computer from each of their homes. All three practitioners are currently in the Haifeng County Detention Center.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Li Sen, Shanwei City 610 Office head: +86-660-3361171, +86-660-3369218, +86-13902679189
He Huixiong, Instruction Division head of Shanwei City 610 Office: +86-660-3388610, +86-13502399399
Chen Xiaoyi, Comprehensive Management Division head of Shanwei City 610 Office:+ 86-660-3388610, +86-660-3361171
7. [Hejian City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Enqi Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Mr. Wang Enqi, a practitioner from Gelou Village in Hejian City, was reported to the police when he clarified the facts about Falun Gong and distributed Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs. Officials sentenced him to three years of imprisonment.
8. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Fayao Arrested
Mr. Li Fayao, a practitioner at Dongbeishangkou Village in Shangkou Town, was arrested on the morning of August 11, 2011, by agents from the Shangkou Police Station and sent to the Shouguang Detention Center. Officers ransacked his home and confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun, a computer, and two MP3 players.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Li Jingguang, Dongbeishangkou Village Party secretary: +86-13176063301
9. [Yibin City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhang Zhengming Sent to Brainwashing Center
Mr. Zhang Zhengming, a practitioner in his 60s from Nan’an in Yibin City, was arrested on the morning of August 22, 2011. He was sent to the Yifei Brainwashing Center in Caiba Town, Cuiping District, Yibin City.
10. [Funing County, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Hang Xiaoying Arrested
Agents from the Funing County 610 Office and Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Hang Xiaoying at home on August 17, 2011. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Shen Yuhe, agent from domestic security division: +86-18260328660
Xu Dengfeng, agent from domestic security division: +86-18260328661
Ji Rufei, agent from domestic security division: +86-18260328662
11. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Jiang Yabin Sent to Brainwashing Center Again
Agents from the Jixi City 610 Office and the Liumao Police Station arrested Mr. Jiang Yabin, a practitioner from Liumao Town of Hengshan District, at noon on August 25, 2011 and sent him to a brainwashing center.
Upon Mr. Jiang's release after three years of imprisonment at the Mudanjiang Prison on May 26, 2011, officials immediately sent him to the Jixi Brainwashing Center, where he was tortured for three days.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Meng Xianchen, Liumao Police Station head: +86-453-2469205
12. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Ms. Huang Duohong and Two Other Practitioners Arrested
Plainclothes police officers arrested Mr. Li Zhigang, his mother Ms. Kang Jianlan, and Ms. Huang Duohong, who was visiting them, on the afternoon of August 19, 2011, and sent them to the Chaoyang Police Station. The officers took their keys and ransacked Mr. Li's home, confiscating Falun Gong books and a computer.
Mr. Li and Ms. Huang were sent to the Changsha City Law Enforcement Center (a brainwashing center) on August 20, 2011.
13. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Jinling Arrested
Mr. Wang Jinling, from Hengshui City, is an employee at the Realty Management Office of the Hengshui City Housing Authority. Agents from the Hengshui City Domestic Security Division arrested him at his workplace on the morning of August 26, 2011.
Mr. Wang and his wife, Ms. Xin Mingru, have suffered from the persecution since July 1999. Mr. Wang was forced to stay away from home from 2001 to 2006 in order to avoid being arrested. After returning in 2006, he began to run a small business. He was arrested on August 7, 2008, and detained for 15 days.
14. [Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Five Practitioners in Wangji Town Arrested
Agents from the Suining County Domestic Security Division in Xuzhou City and the Pinglou Police Station in Wangji Town arrested two practitioners, Mr. Li Xianglong and Mr. Li Minglian, at Liulin Village on August 18, 2011. The next day they arrested Ms. Yang Shufang, an elderly practitioner from Changnian Village. Two days later they also arrested Mr. Chen Junling and his daughter Ms. Chen Xiaowan from Fengshan Village.
Mr. Chen is presently held at the Suining County Detention Center, while the other four practitioners are being held at the Suining County Criminal Detention Center.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Pinglou Police Station in Wangji Town: +86-516-88121007
Wang Zhenhai from the police station: +86-13914820399
Suining County Domestic Security Division: +86-516-88341642
Suining County Detention Center: +86-516-88300948
Suining County Criminal Detention Center: +86-516-88300494
15. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Xinzhi Forced into Homelessness; Mr. Chen Yaxiong and Two Other Practitioners Arrested
Wanggang Town Police Station agents attempted to arrest Lianming Village practitioner Ms. Wang Xinzhi, but she managed to escape. She was forced to stay away from home for three years to avoid being arrested.
When Mr. Chen Yaxiong went to Sandian Elementary School in Xishui County to pick up his grandson in early April 2011, agents from the Xishui County 610 Office and from the Wanggang Police Station arrested him, and detained him for more than 20 days.
When practitioner Yang and another elderly practitioner from Sandian Town clarified the facts about Falun Gong in Guiqiao Village, Sandian Police Station agents arrested them and sent them to a brainwashing center. They were released the next day.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Guo Jianli, Xishui County Domestic Security Division: +86-18986756082
Wanggang Town Police Station head in Xishui County: +86-13872015878
Wu Xiaowei, agent at Wanggang Town Police Station: +86-13409756333
16. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Chunyuan Still Detained
Chongqing practitioner Ms. Yang Chunyuan was arrested again in 2009 and sentenced to two years of imprisonment. When the term expired on August 22 and her family went to pick her up, they found that Jiangbei District 610 Office agents and Domestic Security Division officials, including Liang Shibin, had transferred her. She is now being held at Tieshanping, a resort facility turned into a makeshift detention center, in the Jiangbei District.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Lei, brainwashing center agent: +86-13752969166
Zhang, Yuhuacun Police Station: +86-15086954085
Du, Wulidian Neighborhood Office chief: +86-13527513213
17. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Runchuan Sent to Brainwashing Center
When Ms. Zhang Runchuan's labor camp term expired, agents from the Huangpu District 610 Office and local Neighborhood Office immediately sent her to the Tangang Brainwashing Center in Guangzhou. She has been detained there since August 10, 2011.
18. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Ren Xiaoqing Sent to Xindian Men's Labor Camp
Wucheng Police Station agents arrested Mr. Ren Xiaoqing, from Taiyuan, at work at the Provincial Transportation Authority on the morning of August 28, 2011, and took him to the Xindian Men's Labor Camp.
19. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zheng Meie Threatened
Ms. Zheng Meie is from Hanting District, Weifang City. Local Domestic Security Division officials threatened to send her to a brainwashing center and also threatened her family, severely interfering with their lives.
