(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 8 provinces. In this report, 28 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 18 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Xiantao City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Yanqiu Illegally Arrested and Home
Ransacked
2. [Beijing] Ms. Shao Shuli Arrested
3. [Baoji City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Zhao Ru and His Wife, Qiang Huilan,
Arrested
4. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liu Yanxiao Held at the Tianhe
District Detention Center
5. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Police Threaten Ms. Wang Yuhua
6. [Shandong Province] Persecution at the Shandong Province No. 2 Women's Forced
Labor Camp
7. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Additional Information Regarding the
Arrest of Ms. Zhang Shufang
8. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xing Guiling Arrested
9. [Hunan Province] Police Extort Money from Mr. Hu Xurong's Family
10. [Beian City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Huijun Sentenced to One Year in
a Forced Labor Camp
11. [Haicheng, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Arrested on July 18, 2009
12. [Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ju Guangge and Ms. Zou Benmei
Arrested
13. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Min's Mother Returned Home; Wang
Min and Her Brother Still Held at a Detention Center
15. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Shuling Arrested
16. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Dou Guangxia Arrested
17. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Peizhi Has Been Detained for Four
Months
18. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Hongwei and Wife, Wang Lili,
Disappeared on July 15, 2009
19. [Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Suqing Disappeared in Jinan City on July 14,
2009
20. [Tianjin ] Officers from the Xinhe Police Department Arrested Ms. Wu Kunfang
on July 17, 2009
21. [Anhui Province] Ms. Li Suying Under House Arrest; Home Ransacked
22. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Luoyang Court Officials Put Four Falun Gong
Practitioners on Trial
23. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Yuying Arrested Again
24. [Hubei Province] Wuxue City Court Puts Six Practitioners on Trial
25. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Hong Taken to a Brainwashing Center
26. [Chongqing ] Ms. Zhang Mingfeng and Mr. Zou Xingke Arrested and Home
Ransacked
27. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Xinyi on a Hunger Strike
28. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Ye Weixiong Taken to the Luogang
District
1. [Xiantao City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Yanqiu Illegally Arrested and Home
Ransacked
A group of police officers broke the door and entered Ms. Liu Yanqiu's home
in the Hewan Residential District in the Longhuashan Administration Division in
Xiantao City at 10:00 p.m. on July 19, 2009. They subsequently ransacked her
home and took several printers, the computer CPU, CD/DVD writers, modems, Falun
Gong books, and MP4 players and MP3 players, among other things. The ransacking
lasted until past 1:00 a.m. They also arrested Mr. Liu Xiong when he returned
home from work.
2. [Beijing] Ms. Shao Shuli Arrested
Six officers from the Renhe Police Station in the Shunyi District, Beijing,
broke into Ms. Shao Shuli's home at 10:00 a.m. on July 19, 2009. They took
several PDAs and several Falun Gong books. They arrested Ms. Shao and held her
at the Nihe Detention Center in the Shunyi District.
3. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Zhao Ru and His Wife, Qiang Huilan,
Arrested
Eight officers from Weibin Police Department arrested Mr. Zhao Ru and his
wife, Qiang Huilan, from their home in Sanhe Village, Gaojia Town, Baoji City,
the afternoon of July 8, 2009. They turned the home upside down. It is said the
couple is now being held at the Lingyun Hotel.
4. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liu Yanxiao Held at the Tianhe
District Detention Center
The police arrested Mr. Liu Yanxiao from his home in Huanxi Village, Dongpu,
the Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, at 5:00 p.m. on July 14, 2009. They
ransacked his home and took him to the Qianjin Street Police Station. He is now
being held at the Tianhe District Detention Center in Guangzhou City.
(Liu Yanxiao's wife was sentenced to ten years in prison for handing out Falun
Gong flyers. She underwent nonstop brainwashing and returned home in June 2009.
Their child is 11 years old.)
Qianjin Street Police Station: 86-20-82307770, 86-20-82308134
5. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Police Threaten Ms. Wang Yuhua
Officials from the Linqu County Police Department's Domestic Security
Division phoned Ms. Wang Yuhua at her home in Panyang Village, Xinzhai Town, on
July 12, 2009. They told her to report to the Domestic Security Division on July
15, or they would arrest her.
6. [Shandong Province] Persecution at the Shandong Province No. 2 Women's
Forced Labor Camp
The following practitioners have been tortured and tormented at the Shandong
Province No. 2 Women's Forced Labor Camp since 2008:
Ms. Yao Qiuhong from Weihai City has been held since 2008. Male inmates savagely
tortured her and locked her in solitary confinement and in a bathroom. She
refused to renounce her belief but is now very weak. Family visits are not
allowed.
Mr. Jiang Fang from Weifang City has been held since early 2009. He is being
tortured physically tortured and mentally for not giving up his belief. His
family is banned from meeting with him.
Ms. Song Xiu from Gaomi has been held since early 2009. She is now
unrecognizable due to torture. Her family has not seen her since the arrest.
Mr. Lu Tao was sentenced to three years of forced labor. He suffered a traumatic
eye injury at the hands of camp authorities and cannot see clearly to this day.
7. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Additional Information Regarding the
Arrest of Ms. Zhang Shufang
Police arrested Ms. Zhang Shufang from her home in Liujiazhuang Village, Jiudian
Town, Pingdu City, on July 13, 2009. They ransacked her home and took two
computers, printers, cash, and other personal belongings. She is now int the
Pingdu Custody Center.
8. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xing Guiling Arrested
Ms. Xing Guiling from the 854 Farm in Hulin City lived with her daughter in
the Zhongzejiayuan Residential Complex in Dagao Village, the Tongzhou District,
Beijing. The police arrested her on June 23, 2009, as she handed out Falun Gong
materials. She is now being held at the Tongzhou District Detention Center.
9. [Hunan Province] Police Extort Money from Mr. Hu Xurong's Family
The police ransacked Mr. Hu Xurong's home many times in 2003 because he
distributed Falun Gong flyers. He works at the Hunan Province Postal Bureau
Inspection Division. Police officer Su Siyuan extorted 8,400 yuan
from Mr. Hu's family on three different occasions.
10. [Beian City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Huijun Sentenced to One Year
in a Forced Labor Camp
11. [Haicheng, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Arrested on July 18, 2009
12. [Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ju Guangge and Ms. Zou Benmei
Arrested
The police arrested Mr. Ju Guangge and Ms. Zou Benmei from their homes in
Juzhangzi Village, Damiao Township, Chaoyang County, at 1:30 p.m. on July 18,
2009. They arrested another practitioner at 7:00 p.m.
13. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Min's Mother Returned Home;
Wang Min and Her Brother Still Held at a Detention Center
Officers from the Tianjin Street Police Station arrested Ms. Wang Min, her
brother, and their mother at 7:00 a.m. on July 16, 2009, after waiting outside
the Wang home. They subsequently ransacked the home. Wang Min and her brother,
Wang Shiming, are being held at the Yaojia Detention Center. Their mother has
returned home.
14. [Jinan, Shandong Province] Ms. Dong Aiyun Arrested
Ms. Dong Aiyuan from Jinan City went out to distribute truth-clarification materials on the afternoon of July 16, 2009. She did not return home even after midnight. Between midnight and 1:00 a.m., the police came to ransack her home. Ms. Dong has been sent to Zhonggong Detention Center in Jinan.
15. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Shuling Arrested
Officers from Qiuzhuang Township Police Station and Anci District Police
Department in Langfang City broke into Ms. Wang Shuling's home at 2:00 p.m. on
July 15, 2009. They arrested her and ransacked her home. They also looted Ms.
Liu Wenhua's home in the same village; Liu Wenhua left home to avoid arrest.
16. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Dou Guangxia Arrested
Officers from the Langfang City Domestic Security Division and from the
Luozuo Town Police Station arrested Ms. Dou Guangxia at her home in
Sundongzhuang Village, Luozuo Town, Langfang City, on July 16, 2009. They
ransacked her home and took a number of her personal belongings. Ms. Dou is now
in the Langfang City Custody Center.
17. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Peizhi Has Been Detained for
Four Months
37-year-old Ms. Liu Peizhi, who lived in the Renminjiayuan Residential
District in Zhucheng City, has been held at the Zhucheng City Detention Center
for four months. Her family has been forbidden to visit her even once since the
arrest. (Her 11-year-old daughter, Wen Qian, now attends Xijiao Elementary
School in Zhucheng City.)
18. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Hongwei and Wife, Wang Lili,
Disappeared on July 15, 2009
19. [Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Suqing Disappeared in Jinan City on July 14,
2009
20. [Tianjin ] Officers from the Xinhe Police Station Arrested Ms. Wu Kunfang on
July 17, 2009
21. [Anhui Province] Ms. Li Suying Under House Arrest; Home Ransacked
Shao Bing, Longzihu District Police Department Domestic Security Division
head in Bengbu City; the head of the Dongsheng Police Station; and six other
officers broke into Ms. Li Suying's home at 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 2009. They
confiscated her computers; printers; Falun Gong materials; DVDs; 2,166 yuan in
cash; and other personal belongings. Ms. Li is currently under house arrest.
(Li Suying's 80-year-old husband is bedridden and lost consciousness for a
brief period at 2:40 p.m. the day of the ransacking.)
22. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Luoyang Court Officials Put Four Falun
Gong Practitioners on Trial
Xigong District Court officials in Luoyang City put the following four
practitioners on trial: 38-year-old Mr. Li Jingke, 52-year-old Ms. Zhao Ying,
Mr. Wang Suihai in his 40s, and Ms. Guo Shuping in her 60s. It happened at 9:00
a.m. on July 17, 2009. The trial lasted more than two hours, but the judge did
not reach a verdict. He announced that another trial would be held on a
different day.
23. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Yuying Arrested Again
Ms. Huang Yuying from Heyuan City has been imprisoned for the past six
years. She was released last year but was arrested from home again at noon on
July 21, 2009, less than one year after her release. Her husband and son went to
the police department on July 22, 2009, but were forbidden from seeing her.
Liao Wu, head of Domestic Security Division (he has persecuted Falun Gong for
ten years): 86-762-3316672, 86-762-3331672, 86-13827896672
24. [Hubei Province] Wuxue City Court Puts Six Practitioners on Trial
Six out of the seven practitioners from Wuxue City who were arrested during
the 2008 Olympics were sentenced to prison. Ms. Wu Yaqin was sentenced to five
years, Mr. Chen Feng to four years, Ms. Li Xuezhen, Mr. Li Jiguo, Mr. Fang
Tianming, and Mr. Liu Ji were each sentenced to three years. All of them have
decided to appeal their sentences.
25. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Hong Taken to a Brainwashing
Center
Ms. Yang Hong, around 50 years old, worked at the Jingzhou City People's
Bank. Officials from the Shashi District 610 Office and from the
Shashi District Domestic Security Division in Jingzhou City arrested Ms. Yang
the morning of July 17, 2009, when she was home alone. They ransacked her home
and took her to a brainwashing center at the Hubei Province Forced Labor Camp.
Hubei Province Forced Labor Camp Brainwashing Center: 86-27-61061234
Huang Yuesheng, Shashi District 610 Office: 86-13872339939
Chen Zhiqiang, Shashi District 610 Office deputy head: 86-13317588875
26. [Chongqing ] Ms. Zhang Mingfeng and Mr. Zou Xingke Arrested and Home
Ransacked
Huang Song, an official from the Tuzhu Town Comprehensive Administration
Office in Shapingba District, along with many officers from Tuzhu Town Police
Station, broke into the home of 65-year-old Ms. Zhang Mingfeng and 70-year-old
Mr. Zou Xingke. They silently went through everything. They confiscated personal
belongings, including Falun Gong books. They took Ms. Zhang and Mr. Zou to the
Baihelin Custody Center in the Shapingba District. Both practitioners showed
life-threatening symptoms during a routine physical exam prior to being admitted
to the custody center, so officials refused to accept them. The practitioners
have since returned home.
Huang Song, Tuzhu Town Comprehensive Administration Office in the Shapingba
District, Chongqing City: 86-13883111273
27. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Xinyi on a Hunger Strike
Ms. Zhang Xinyi, who was deported back to China by the Cambodian government
despite her efforts to seek asylum there, was deceived into going to Zhuzhou
City. The deception took place at the behest of Zhuzhou National Security agents
on July 11, 2009, who subsequently arrested her. She is now in the Zhuzhou No. 2
Custody Center.
Officials at the Shifeng Police Department's Domestic Security Division in
Zhuzhou City tortured Ms. Zhang. They hung her up by her handcuffs overnight,
causing nerve and muscle injuries. She experiences numbness and tingling in her
fingers to this day. She started a protest hunger strike that has lasted four
days.
28. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Ye Weixiong Taken to the Luogang
District
Officials from the Yuexiu District's 610 Office and from the Datang Street
Police Station in Guangzhou City arrested Mr. Ye Weixiong on July 18, 2009, and
ransacked his home. They took him to the Datang Street Police Precinct that same
day and held him for 24 hours. Then they transferred him to the No 2. Detention
Center in the Yuexiu District the morning of July 19, 2009. They took him later
to the Luogang District.
Zhang Qingsheng, Guangzhou 610 Office head: 86-20-61382058
Li, head of 610 Office: 86-20-83268230, 86-13902211813