(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China contains reports of persecution that took place in 32 cities or counties in 11 provinces. Fifty-two practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during detention, and at least 34 practitioners were illegally arrested.
- [Jixian County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Du Boyang and Other Practitioners Hold Hunger Strikes to Protest Persecution
- [Chongqi] Persecution Situation of Ms. Si Zhimin
- [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Xu Ping Sent to Brainwashing Center
- [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hu Baochun and Ms. Dong Guixia Arrested
- [Chongqi] Chongqi Women's Forced Labor Camp Still Persecuting Detained Practitioners
- [Chongqi] Police from State Security Division Arrest Ms. Wang Guoqun
- [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Mr. Liu Zhen and Several Other Practitioners Detained in Xuchang City Third Forced Labor Camp
- [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Fengying Arrested
- [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Landuo Arrested and Her Husband Forced to Leave Home
- [Shandong Province] Ms. Li Fang from Shengli Oil Field First Oil Extraction Station Forcibly Taken to Jilun Brainwashing Center around October 1, 2007
- [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Mr. Shen Zhaohui Sentenced to Forced Labor
- [Chongqi] Practitioner Ms. Gao Yunxia Facing Illegal Sentence on October 16, 2007
- [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Supplementary Information on the Persecution of Ms. Tian Limei, Ms. Wang Baoyu, and Ms. Liu Chunli
- [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Hongying Arrested
- [Shanghai] Practitioner Mr. Ju Yanlai Released After Term Expired But His Sister Sentenced
- [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Hongpu and His Wife Ms. Li Xiufen, Sentenced to Forced Labor
- [Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Peng Ying and Mr. Huang Hongqiang Arrested
- [Muling City, Heilongjiang Province] Local Police Arrested Practitioner Ms. Song Xiuyu at Her Home around 8:30 p.m. on October 10, 2007
- [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
- [Beijing] Mr. Yang Xifeng Sentenced
- [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ding Zhenfang Persecuted in Yaojia Detention Center
- [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Liang Yanli and Mr. Zhang Junyong's Whole Family Arrested
- [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
- [Zhuolu City Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yun Persecuted in Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp
- [Beijing] Police from Xicheng District Police Department Arrest Ms. Zhou Jiu'e
- [Anguo City, Hebei Province] Recent Persecution Facts
- [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Hei Chengfeng Arrested
- [Hubei Province] Practitioners Persecuted in Fanjiatai Prison
- [Shanghai] Ms. Tao Liyun Arrested
- [Guangzong County, Hebei Province] Mr. Dai Lin'ke and Ms. Wang Gaizhi Arrested
- [Gaobeidian City, Hebei Province] Police Break into Homes to Confiscate Satellite Equipment
- [Hebei Province] A Teacher from Hebei Medical University, Ms. Feng Ruixue, Sentenced
- [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Yuan Fanghua Arrested
- [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Liu Yun and Ms. Chen Ming's Terms Extended, Ms. Shi Yuying Force-Fed
- [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Practitioners Brutally Persecuted in Guangdong Province Women's Forced Labor Camp
- [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Gao Baoju and Mr. Wei Yibin Sentenced to One and a Half Years in Prison
- [Puning City, Guangdong Province] Police Arrest a Disabled Elderly Woman in front of Many Bystanders
- [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mathematics Teacher from Guangzhou University Arrested Again after Leaving Home to Avoid Persecution
1. [Jixian County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Du Boyang and Other Practitioners Hold Hunger Strikes to Protest Persecution
On September 28, 2007, police from the Jixian County Police Department arrested Mr. Du Boyang, Ms. Qi Guoying and Ms. Zhang Chunyan, practitioners from Jixian County. The three practitioners held hunger strikes to protest their detention. As of this report, they have been detained for twelve days. Their family members went to the police department to request their release, but Geng Zhengdong (Cell: 86-13604581308 ), the party secretary of the police department, refused to release them.
2. [Chongqi] Persecution Situation of Practitioner Ms. Si Zhimin
Ms. Si Zhimin is an employee of Chongqi Stomatological Hospital. On September 13, 2007, the police from the local police station arrested Ms. Si and detained her at a hotel in Jiangbei District, Chongqi.
3. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Practitioner Ms. Xu Ping Sent to Brainwashing Center
Ms. Xu Ping, 53 years old, is a practitioner from Hefei City. On October 9, 2007, officials at her workplace and from the Hefei City 610 Office jointly sent her to a brainwashing center by force.
CEO of the construction company where Ms. Xu works: 86-551-5242008,
86-551-5242013
Chief of Security Division: 86-551-5242118
Party Secretary: 86-551-5242117
4. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hu Baochun and Ms. Dong Guixia Arrested
On October 10, 2007, police from the Huludao City Police Department arrested Ms. Hu Baochun, a practitioner from the Yangjiazhangzi area in Huludao City, and Ms. Dong Guixia, a practitioner from Suizhong County, Liaoning Province. Li Changhua, the chief of the Suizhong County Police Department State Security Division, deceived Ms. Dong into coming to the Suizhong County Police Department where the police from the Huludao City Police Department were waiting. They took her into custody and took her away.
Chen Pizhi, director of Huludao City 610 Office: 86-429-3122622 (Office),
86-429-3129936 (Home), 86-13504299713 (Cell)
Liang Chengdong, deputy director of Huludao City 610 Office: 86-429-8231192
(Office), 86-429-3112662 (Home)
Chen Weizhi, official at Huludao City 610 Office:86-429-3160182 (Office),
86-13009299719 (Cell)
Yin Shujuan, official at Huludao City 610 Office: 86-429-3123188
Li Wenge, official at Huludao City 610 Office:86-429-3122622
5. [Chongqi] Chongqi Women's Forced Labor Camp Still Persecuting Detained Practitioners
The following practitioners are detained in the Chongqi Women's Forced Labor Camp: Ms. Zou Hualan, Ms. Chen Yuanming, Ms. Wang Ya, Ms. Guo Chuanshu, Ms. Dai Jing, Ms. Xin Dajun, Ms. Peng Shiqun, Ms. Deng Shoulan, Ms. Hu Yuzhen, Ms. Zhou Kailan, Ms. Li Shifang, Ms. Huang Shuhua, Ms. Ye Jinhua, and Ms. Wang Fengxia (unable to speak due to persecution).
The guards in the labor camp forced the above practitioners to take unknown drugs. They tried to force them to renounce Falun Gong with various severe persecution methods, including forcing them to stand in a military posture and military squatting from 5 a.m. until midnight. They forced practitioners to write "thought reports" every day. The practitioners' screams were often heard from the small cells and other cells where practitioners were detained.
The guards instigated inmates to beat Ms. Zhou Hong. After the beating, her face was swollen, her mouth was crooked, her body was swelled with bruises all over. She was "transformed" and renounced Falun Gong.
6. [Chongqi] Police from State Security Division Arrest Ms. Wang Guoqun
At around 8 p.m. on October 8, 2007, at least four police officers from the Chongqi State Security Division arrested Ms. Wang Guoqun at her home in the Nanqiaosi area of Jiangbei District, Chongqi. They confiscated Dafa books. Ms. Wang is detained in the detention center.
7. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Mr. Liu Zhen and Several Other Practitioners Detained in Xuchang City Third Forced Labor Camp
It was reported that Mr. Liu Zhen from Daiyuan City, Shanxi Province, Mr. Wu Zongmin from
Xining City, Qinghai Province, Mr. Niu Fuwang from Shandong Province, and Mr. Geng Qingcheng, living in Beijing from Inner Mongolia Province, were detained in the Xuchang County Third Forced Labor Camp for several months. Other practitioners detained in the labor camp include Mr. Zhang Haiping and Mr. Zhang Shuxun from Linying County, Henan Province, and Mr. Gao Fan and Mr. Yan Tianwen from Yuanhui District, Tahe City, Henan Province.
8. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Fengying Arrested
Ms. Wang Fengying is a practitioner from Hailin City Farm in Heilongjiang Province. On the afternoon of October 10, 2007, the local police arrested Ms. Wang and ransacked her shop.
9. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Landuo Arrested and Her Husband Forced to Leave Home
On October 7, 2007, the Party Secretary of Tangfeng Town, Shenzhou City, over a dozen police officers from the Shenzhou City State Security Division, and Yang Wenfang went to Mr. Zhao Shuzan's home in Zhaochanyuan Village, Shenzhou City. Mr. Zhao was not home. They arrested his wife, Ms. Liu Landuo. Later, Mr. Zhao was forced to leave home to avoid persecution. Their two children were left home by themselves. On the same day, they arrested practitioner Mr. Lin Zhende in another village. They went to Daomazhuang Village to arrest another practitioner but failed since the practitioner was not home.
10. [Shandong Province] Ms. Li Fang from Shengli Oil Field First Oil Extraction Station Forcibly Taken to Jilun Brainwashing Center around October 1, 2007
Liu Hongtao, party secretary of First Oil Extraction Station: 86-13854628818 (Cell), 86-546-8611086 (Office)
Li Changqing, secretary of First Oil Extraction Station Commission For Discipline Inspection: 86-13563360588 (Cell), 86-546-8613139 (Office)
11. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Mr. Shen Zhaohui Sentenced to Forced Labor
Shortly before October 1, 2007, the Dehui City Police Department sentenced Mr. Shen Zhaohui to one year of forced labor. Mr. Shen was sent to the Yinmanhe Forced Labor Camp in Jiutai City, Jilin Province. Mr. Shen is known for the fact that on his mailbox at home grows little white mystical flowers known as Udumbara flowers.
12. [Chongqi] Practitioner Ms. Gao Yunxia Facing Illegal Sentence on October 16, 2007
13. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Supplementary Information on Persecution of Ms. Tian Limei, Ms. Wang Baoyu, and Ms. Liu Chunli
On September 30, 2007, the Jinshantun District Police Department in Yichun City sent Ms. Tian Limei, who was arrested by the Yichun City Police Department, to the Jinshantun Detention Center.
On the morning of October 4, 2007, police from the Jinshantun District Police Department 610 Office and the Fendou Police Station in Yichun City broke into Ms. Wang Baoyu's home. They ransacked her home and arrested her. They confiscated Dafa books, a DVD player and an MP3 player. Ms. Wang is detained in the Jinshantun Detention Center.
On the afternoon of October 4, 2007, police from the Jinshantun District Police Department 610 Office and the Kunlun Police Station in Yichun City broke into Ms. Liu Chunli's home. They ransacked her home and arrested her. Ms. Liu is detained in the Jinshantun Detention Center.
For the past few days, Xiao Jingyu, director of the Jinshantun District Police Department 610 Office, and other police officers have interrogated Ms. Tian, Ms. Wang, and Ms. Liu.
Mr. Wang's husband, Mr. Qin Yueming, was arrested while distributing truth clarification materials in April 2002 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He is detained in the Lianjiangkou Prison in Heilongjiang Province. Their two daughters, in their teens, were forced to drop out of school and leave home. Now, things are even more difficult due to Ms. Wang's arrest.
14. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Hongying Arrested
On September 29, 2007, the police from the Qingdao City State Security Division arrested Ms. Sun Hongying from her workplace, a foreign trade company. Her colleagues were threatened by the police and they did not want to talk about her arrest.
15. [Shanghai] Practitioner Mr. Ju Yanlai Released After Term Expired But His Sister Sentenced
On September 30, 2002, police from the Putuo District Police Department arrested Mr. Ju Yanlai, an alumnus of the Shanghai Jiaotong University. Later, he was sentenced to five years in prison and detained in the Tilanqiao Prison in Shanghai. On September 29, 2007, after his five-year term expired, Mr. Ju was released.
On March 20, 2007, Ms. Ju Yanyan came to Shanghai and visited her brother, Mr. Ju, in prison. On the same night, police from the Putuo District Police Department arrested her and detained her in the Putuo District Detention Center. On September 21, 2007, the Putuo District Court sentenced Ms. Ju to five years in prison. (See related report: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2007/5/4/85227.html)
16. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Hongpu and His Wife Ms. Li Xiufen Sentenced to Forced Labor
On August 30, 2007, the Panjin City State Security Division 610 Office arrested 10 practitioners and detained them in the Panjin City Detention Center. On September 29, 2007, they were sentenced to one, two or three years of forced labor. On the same day, some of them were sent to the Benxi City Forced Labor Camp; some were sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, and some who had been sentenced to one year of imprisonment were sent to home on parole.
Mr. Liu Hongpu, Mr. Li Jianguo and Mr. Meng Qinghui were sentenced to three years of forced labor and sent to the Benxi City Forced Labor Camp; Ms. Zhang (Yu)Ying and Ms. Zhang Hua were sentenced to two years of forced labor and sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp; Ms. Li Xiufen and Mr. Zhang Kun were sentenced to one year of forced labor and sent home on parole.
17. [Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province] Practitioners Ms. Peng Ying and Mr. Huang Hongqiang Arrested
On the morning of October 8, 2007, the Yingtan City 610 Office and the Guixi City 610 Office, along with local police and police from the State Security Division broke into Ms. Peng Ying and Mr. Huang Hongqiang's homes and arrested them.
18. [Muling City, Heilongjiang Province] Local Police Arrest Practitioner Ms. Song Xiuyu at Her Home around 8:30 p.m. on October 10, 2007
19. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
At around 8 p.m. on October 9, 2007, the police from the Beigang Street Police Station arrested two female practitioners in Daochi Village, Lianwan Street, Longgan District, Huludao City. One of the practitioners is over 70 years old.
Beigang Street Police Station in Longgang District: 86-429-2075010
Lou Chunsheng, director of Beigang Street Police Station in Longgang District:
86-429-2075151, 86-13942968155 (Cell)
Lu Ming, deputy director of Beigang Street Police Station in Longgang District:
86-13109997999 (Cell)
20. [Beijing] Mr. Yang Xifeng Sentenced
According to inside information, Mr. Yang Xifeng, from the Jianguomen Street Committee in Dongcheng District, Beijing, was secretly arrested while he was distributing truth clarification materials. He was recently sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
21. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ding Zhenfang Persecuted in Yaojia Detention Center
On August 16, 2007, Tian Li, the deputy director of the Kuiying Street Police Station in Dalian City, and several police officers arrested Ms. Ding Zhenfang. She is detained in the Yaojia Detention Center and persecuted severely. Ms. Ding started a hunger strike to protest the persecution and her health has deteriorated badly.
Tian Li, deputy director of Kuiying Street Police Station: 86-411-82684729
Chu Lecheng, director of Kuiying Street Police Station: 86-411-82676067
22. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Liang Yanli and Mr. Zhang Junyong's Whole Family Arrested
On the evening of October 2, 2007, the police from the Weilai Road Police Station in Zhengzhou City ransacked several practitioners' homes. Ms. Liang Yanli and Mr. Zhang Yongjun were arrested. Mr. Zhang's neighbor said that Mr. Zhang's wife and their 7-year-old child were arrested at the same time.
23. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
On September 28, 2007, police from the Hefei City State Security Division and the Hefei City Police Department arrested several practitioners. The arrested practitioners include Ms. Zhang Changling (in her thirties, unemployed), Ms. Jiang Cuiping (a retired doctor), Mr. Wang Jun (40 years old, unemployed), Ms. Tian Zhongfeng (a retiree from a shopping center), and Mr. Zhou Zuolun.
24. [Zhuolu City Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yun Persecuted in Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Zhang Yun, a practitioner from Zhuolu City, is detained in the Fifth Division of the Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp. Since Ms. Zhang refused to cooperate with camp guards, she was forcibly injected with unknown drugs which caused her legs to swell. She now has difficulty walking.
25. [Beijing] Police from Xicheng District Police Department Arrest Ms. Zhou Jiu'e
In July 2007, the police from the Xicheng District Police Department arrested Ms. Zhou Jiu'e when she was distributing truth clarification materials. The location where she is detained is unknown.
26. [Anguo City, Hebei Province] Recent Persecution Facts
Officials from the Yuxin Elementary School and the Yuanfang Middle School, police from the Qiaonan Police Station, the Minggongdian Township government officials, and the Qizhou Town government officials harassed practitioners claiming they were "visiting" them.
Principle's office in Yuanfang Middle School: 86-13343024053 (cell)
Board of Trustee office: 86-13343026067 (cell)
Liu Zhimin: 86-13333126032 (cell)
The Anguo City State Security Division and the Shifo Police Station have not returned the property (including computers, printers and other materials) that they confiscated from practitioners Mr. Cui Hu and Ms. Jin Huijuan.
Li County practitioner, Mr. Liu Hui's two cars were confiscated. The Baoding City Police Department first asked him to bring money to redeem his cars, but later he was asked to signed his name on a Guarantee Statement before he could pick up his car.
Xue Xian, chief of Anguo City State Security Division:86-13833003288 (Cell),
86-13730171111 (Cell), 86-312-3509878 (Home)
Liu Jiantao, director of Anguo City 610 Office: 86-13903228536 (Cell),
86-312-3552127 (Home)
Liu Shengli, director of Auguo City Police Department: 86-312-3518989 (Office),
86-13673283188 (Cell)
27. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Hei Chengfeng Arrested
Around October 1, 2007, the police from the Jiaozhou City 610 Office arrested Ms. Wei Cuixia (an actress from the Jiaozhou City Maoqiang Opera Group), Ms. Du (given name unknown) and her son, Mr. Huang Bo (not a practitioner). Ms. Wei was released and went back to work, but she was still monitored. Ms. Du and her son were forced to leave home to avoid persecution. On October 8, 2007, the police arrested Ms. Hei Chengfeng from Yunxi New Village (in her fifties) and ransacked her home.
28. [Hubei Province] Practitioners Persecuted in Fanjiatai Prison
Recently, the Fanjiatai Prison in Shayang County, Hubei Province has escalated the persecution of practitioners. Practitioners were not allowed to sleep. Police made loud noises with the whistles during rest time. Practitioners were not allowed to meet with their visitors. They lied to the practitioners' family members, claiming that the practitioners did not want to see them. Practitioner Mr. Feng Zhen and Mr. Shi Lei's family members have been unable to see them since July 2007.
29. [Shanghai] Ms. Tao Liyun Arrested
Ms. Tao Liyun, about 45 years old, lives in the Zuicuiyuan Neighborhood in Gaoxing Town, Pudong District, Shanghai. On September 27, 2007, the police from the Shanghai Police Department arrested her. Ms. Tao is detained in the Pudong District Detention Center. The police also ransacked both Ms. Tao and her mother's homes. They confiscated a notebook computer and a desktop computer.
30. [Guangzong County, Hebei Province] Mr. Dai Lin'ke and Ms. Wang Gaizhi Arrested
On September 16, 2007, when Mr. Dai Lin'ke, a practitioner from Zaoke Village, Hulu Township, Guangzong County, went to the township hospital because his father was ill, police from the Hulu Township Police Station arrested him. Mr. Dai was sent to the Guangzong County Detention Center.
Ms. Wang Gaizhi is a practitioner from Dongniuzhuang Village, Pingtai Township, Guangzong County. At around 4 p.m. on September 30, 2007, Pan Rongge, the chief of the Guangzong County State Security Division, and several police officers from two police stations in Pingtai Township broke into Ms. Wang's home and arrested her. Ms. Wang is detained in the Guangzong County Detention Center.
Pan Rongge, chief of Guangzong County State Security Division: 86-319-7211148 (Home), 86-13503394188 (Cell)
31. [Gaobeidian City, Hebei Province] Police Break into Homes to Confiscate Satellite Equipment
During the later half of September 2007, police from the Gaobeidian City State Security Division disassembled many satellite dishes in practitioners' homes. They confiscated the equipment in two places. Some practitioners were arrested and detained. One practitioner was forced to leave home to avoid persecution.
At around 5 p.m. on September 30, 2007, several police officers from the Gaobeidian City State Security Division broke into a practitioner's home after the practitioner left home to avoid persecution. They broke the locks off the two-layer door and confiscated a satellite dish, a TV, a computer, and some VCDs.
Li Zhenping, director of Gaobeidian City Police Department: 86-312-2919001
(Office), 86-312-2320228 (Home), 86-13703121526 (Cell)
Qi Yongliang, director of Gaobeidian City Police Department:86-312-2919050
(Office), 86-312-3606699 (Home), 86-13903363385 (Cell)
Zhao Kejun, police officer of Gaobeidian City State Security
Division:86-312-2919005 (Office), 86-312-2919106 (Home), 86-13931295098 (Cell)
32. [Hebei Province] A Teacher from Hebei Medical University, Ms. Feng Ruixue, Sentenced
33. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Yuan Fanghua Arrested
On October 8, 2007, when Ms. Yuan Fanghua from Changsha City was clarifying the truth to someone, she was reported to the authorities and then arrested. Ms. Yuan is detained in the Changsha City First Detention Center.
34. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Liu Yun and Ms. Chen Ming's Terms Extended, Ms. Shi Yuying Force-Fed
Ms. Liu Yun and Ms. Chen Ming were detained in the Hefei City Women's Forced Labor Camp. By September 2007, their terms had expired. However, since both of them refused to renounce Falun Gong, they had been relentlessly persecuted and their terms were extended.
Ms. Shi Yuying was sent to the Hefei City Women's Forced Labor Camp in 2006. She had held hunger strikes many times to protest the illegal detention. She was force-fed and beaten.
35. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Practitioners Brutally Persecuted in Guangdong Province Women's Forced Labor Camp
The officials of the Guangdong Province Women's Forced Labor Camp in Sanshui District, Foshan City have persecuted practitioners with vicious methods. Since March 2006, they have set up the Third Division as an isolated division to persecute the practitioners who refused to write the three statements or new practitioners whom firmly believe in Dafa and refuse to renounce Falun Gong. Only two monitors and camp guards are in contact with them. The camp guards ordered the monitors to watch practitioners closely. They didn't allowed practitioners to close their eyes, fold their legs, or go to the restroom. They often cursed and insulted practitioners. If the practitioners refused to cooperate with the camp guards, the camp guards took them out to "talk" one by one. They forced them to watch a video or read books that defamed Falun Gong. Even the elderly practitioners were forced to talk to the camp guards while in squatting positions. The camp guards tried to destroy practitioners' dignity and strong minds and force them to write the "three statements."
36. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Gao Baoju and Mr. Wei Yibin Sentenced to One and a Half Years in Prison
On August 9, 2007, Liu Weidong and other police officers from the Mancheng County State Security Division in Baoding City broke into Ms. Gao Baoju's home and arrested her. At around 6 a.m. on September 18, 2007, the police from the Mancheng County State Security Division and the officials in the detention center sent her to the Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp for one and a half years of forced labor.
Mr. Wei Yibin is a practitioner from Dakanxia Village, Bailong Township, Mancheng County. At around 10 p.m. on September 14, 2007, Zhao Weimin and other police officers from the Mancheng County Police Department Third Division arrested Mr. Wei at his home and detained him at the Mancheng County Detention Center. On September 28, 2007, the officials from the 610 Office and police from the State Security Division secretly sent Mr. Wei to the Balizhuang Forced Labor Camp in Baoding City and sentenced him to one and a half years of forced labor without notifying his family.
Mr. Wei went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in July 1999. Police from the Mancheng County Police Department Political and Security Division arrested him and sentenced him to three years of forced labor. He was detained in the Balizhuang Forced Labor Camp. In 2001, Mr. Wei was released. He owned a small convenience store to make his living.
37. [Puning City, Guangdong Province] Police Arrest a Disabled Elderly Woman in front of Many Bystanders
On the morning of September 6, 2007, police from the Chengxi Police Station in Liusha Town, Puning City and the Puning City State Security Division arrested Ms. Zhang Yuexiang (about 75-year-old and partially paralyzed), while she was enjoying the cool air along Liushaxin River. They forced her into the police car with many people watching and drove away. Later, the police ransacked Ms. Zhang's home.
38. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mathematics Teacher from Guangzhou University Arrested Again after Leaving Home to Avoid Persecution
In June, 2006, Ms. Li Xiaojin, a mathematics teacher at Guangzhou University, was persecuted to death in the Huangpu Brainwashing Center in Guangzhou City. After that, another female mathematics teacher, 43 years old, was forced to leave home to avoid persecution. However, on September 23, 2007, she was arrested in Wuchuan City, Guangdong Province.
The practitioner's hometown is in Hubei Province. After the persecution of Falun Gong started in July 1999, she was arrested and detained in detention centers, labor camps, and brainwashing centers many times. Her husband, a military officer, was forced to divorce her. To avoid persecution, she left home. On September 23, 2007, she and Mr. Zhuo Jiangshan and Mr. Zhou Zai were arrested in Wuchuang City. Police confiscated six satellite receivers, two paper cutters, two printers, one notebook computer, one sealing compound machine, over five thousand unfinished pocket-sized "Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party" books and enough paper to print an additional five thousand books. The total worth of the property was more than a hundred thousand yuan. The detained practitioners' locations are unknown.
October 10, 2007