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Additional Persecution News from China - September 8, 2007 (23 Reports)

September 16, 2007 |  

(Clearwisdom.net)

  1. [Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Liu Lihua and Other Practitioners Held in Custody
  2. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Yingcang and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
  3. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Xie Li Taken into Custody
  4. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Zhiliang Taken into Custody
  5. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] On September 5, 2007, Practitioners Ms. Wu Juan and Ms. Sun Dongqin Sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
  6. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Xiuqing Taken into Custody
  7. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Ms. Liu Shuzhi and Ms. Liu Guixiang Taken into Custody
  8. [Zhejiang Province] Sixth Grade Moral Education Textbook Poisons Students and Teachers
  9. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Hongxia and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
  10. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Mao Xiuting Taken into Custody
  11. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Dan Severely Abused in Prison
  12. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Lu Chuanwei and His Wife, Ms. Fan Baojie Taken into Custody
  13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Man's Whereabouts Unknown
  14. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Ms. Guo Yuanfang Taken into Custody
  15. [Qinzhou City, Guangxi] Mr. Zhang Zheng Taken into Custody
  16. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Luo Xiaoling Taken to a Brainwashing Center
  17. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] A Production Site of Falun Dafa Materials Sabotaged; Numerous Practitioners Taken into Custody
  18. [Fugou County, Henan Province] Mr. Wu Chengfa and Mr. Yu Jingxiang and Other Practitioners Unlawfully Detained
  19. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Guixiang Taken into Custody
  20. [Henan Province] Numerous Practitioners, Including Mr. Zhan Yonghai, Taken into Custody
  21. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Song Aichang Held in Custody
  22. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Ye Sijing Unlawfully Sentenced to Three Years of Forced Labor
  23. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Disintegrate the "Dandong City Anti-[Slanderous Term Omitted] Association"

Today's reports cover 12 provinces, 19 cities or counties, persecution facts of four practitioners being held in custody, and 41 practitioners unlawfully taken into custody.

1. [Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Liu Lihua and Other Practitioners Held in Custody

In July 2007, practitioners Ms. Wang Jianping, in her 50s, Mr. Sun Zhengrong and his younger brother, and Ms. Wu were taken into custody by the police.

Practitioner Ms. Liu Lihua, 30, was arrested by the Yancheng City police in Shanghai on February 8, 2007. She was taken back to a hotel in Yancheng City. The police tortured her during interrogation. They then took her father to the next room and handcuffed him to a chair so that he could hear Ms. Liu's cries of misery while she was being tortured. On August 22, the Yandu District Court placed Ms. Liu Lihua on trial.

Shao Yimin (male), director of the Yandu District 610 Office in Yancheng City: 86-13305106699, 86-515-88322328, 86-515-88426252
Yancheng City Intermediate Court: 86-515-88336455

2. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Yingcang and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody

On the evening of September 6, 2007, a dozen or so officers from the Hantun Township Police Station in Chiping County arrived at Hantun Township. The officers arrested practitioners Ms. Liu, Ms. Shuang, Mr. Li Yingcang, Mr. Zhang Shengli, Ms. Zhang Ying, Ms. Wang Yuling, and her third older sister.

3. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Xie Li Taken into Custody

Ms. Xie Li is a practitioner who lives in the Zhongshanmen area in Nanjing City. On August 13, 2007, she was taken into custody while clarifying the truth in the Muxuyuan area by officers from the Muxuyuan Police Station, and sent to the Nanjing City Detention Center.

4. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Zhiliang Taken into Custody

On the morning of September 4, 2007, Fan Zhimou, head of the State Security Division, in association with officers from the Ning'an Street Police Station, forcibly took practitioner Mr. Wang Zhiliang to the Shijiazhuang City Brainwashing Center.

Jin Zaicheng (male), chief of the Xinhua Police Department in Shijiazhuang City: 86-311-87014137, 86-13603113108
State Security Division: 86-311-87022787 ext. 5327
Fan Zhimou (male): 86-311-87022787-5327, 86-13832111518
Liang Jianbin (male), director of the Shijiazhuang City 610 Office: 86-311-6686716

5. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] On September 5, 2007, Practitioners Ms. Wu Juan and Ms. Sun Dongqin Sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

6. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Xiuqing Taken into Custody

At the end of August 2007, the state security police placed Ms. Song Xiuqing, 60, a practitioner from Jinan City, under surveillance. She was taken into custody in Fujian Province. The police confiscated copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and then searched her home.

7. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Ms. Liu Shuzhi and Ms. Liu Guixiang Taken into Custody

On the morning of August 27, 2007, practitioner Ms. Liu Shuzhi was taken into custody by the Xinhua Road Police Station in Chengde City. Ms. Liu is being held at the Xiaolaohugou Detention Center.

On September 5, 2007, Ms. Liu Guixiang, a practitioner from the Nanyuan Residential Community in Chengde City, was taken away by four police officers. Further details are not yet available.

8. [Zhejiang Province] Sixth Grade Moral Education Textbook Poisons Students and Teachers

In the Moral Character and Society elementary textbook for the sixth grade, the section entitled "Declaring War on Evil Cults" defames Falun Dafa and poisons the minds of students and teachers. The textbook lumps Falun Dafa in with the People's Temple and the Oum Doomsday Cult. It intimidates students with lies that "all (slanderous term deleted) organizers harbor clandestine goals." It goes on to falsely attribute a poisoning case in Zhejiang Province to Falun Gong.

Moral education classes are usually taught by Chinese language teachers. Chinese language textbooks are also filled with Party lies.

Editor-in-chief Zhu Xiaoman (gender unknown) of the Zhejiang Education Press
Editors Liu Li, Bian Yufang (female), Wang Xi, Pang Hongwe, Fu Tianjian, Yu Daming
Telephone: 86-71-85170300 ext. 80928
Email: zjjy@zjcb.com
Website: www.zjeph.com
Authorization from higher authorities: Zhejiang Textbook Authorization Document (2006) No. 2

9. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Hongxia and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody

At around 11:00 a.m. on September 6, 2007, state security officers in the Hanting District and officers from the Gudi Town Police Station searched the homes of practitioners Ms. Zhang Hongxia, Ms. Xing Chunhong, and Ms. Zhang Lihua. The officers confiscated all Falun Dafa books and materials. Both Ms. Zhang Hongxia and Ms. Xing Chunhong were taken away. Later, Ms. Xing was released after her family met the police's demand for 3,000 yuan. Ms. Zhang Hongxia has been sent to a brainwashing center in Weifang City by the state security police.

10. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Mao Xiuting Taken into Custody

On the morning of September 7, 2007, the police took into custody Ms. Mao Xiuting, a practitioner from the Hougezhuang area in Pingdu City. The police also confiscated copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and blank DVDs.

11. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Dan Severely Abused in Prison

In August 2007, Ms. Liu Dan, a practitioner from Jixi City, was severely abused in the Heilongjiang Provincial Women's Prison. She could hardly walk on her own.

12. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Lu Chuanwei and His Wife, Ms. Fan Baojie Taken into Custody

Practitioner Mr. Lu Chuanwei was formerly a train engineer at the Yituhe Section of the Harbin City Railroad Bureau in Heilongjiang Province. His wife, practitioner Ms. Fan Baojie is an employee of the Yituhe Railroad Apartments. On the afternoon of September 6, 2007, Mr. Lu and Ms. Fan were taken away from their home by officers from the Hailar Railroad Police Division.

13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Man's Whereabouts Unknown

At 10:00 a.m. on August 22, 2007, practitioner Ms. Chen Man's mother, who is in her 70s, went to the Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center in Wuhan Cit, to demand her daughter's release. Police officer Zheng told her that Ms. Chen was no longer being held there.

14. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Ms. Guo Yuanfang Taken into Custody

Ms. Guo Yuanfang, 69, is from Huji Town in Zhongxiang City. She was turned in to the police while clarifying the truth. At around noon on August 16, 2007, two police officers took her away from her home in Huji Town. Ms. Guo is being held at the Zhongxiang City Detention Center.

Guo Haitao (male), police officer in Huji Town, Zhongxiang City: 86-13872943781
Zheng Xinlin (male), police officer in Huji Town: 86-13597997916
Supervision number at the police station: 86-724-4890557

15. [Qinzhou City, Guangxi] Mr. Zhang Zheng Taken into Custody

At the end August 2007, the state security division in the Qinnan District took practitioner Mr. Zhang Zheng into custody after sabotaging a Falun Dafa truth-clarification materials production site. Mr. Zhang is being held at the No. 1 Detention Center in Qinzhou City.

16. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Luo Xiaoling Taken to a Brainwashing Center

On September 4, 2007, Meizhou City police forcibly took practitioner Ms. Luo Xiaoling away from her home. Ms. Luo is being held at the Jiangnan Brainwashing Center in the Dongshanqiao area in Meizhou City.

17. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] A Falun Dafa Materials Production Site Sabotaged; Numerous Practitioners Taken into Custody

At 10:00 p.m. on September 5, the police searched a Falun Gong truth-clarification materials production site in Zhuozhou City. The police took into custody four or five practitioners, including Ms. Hou Manyun and Ms. Wang Xiuzhi. The whereabouts of these practitioners remain unknown. The police confiscated a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong, eleven copies of Zhuan Falun, a notebook computer, three MP3 players, an MP4 player, four cellular phones, three printers, and 8,000 yuan in cash.

18. [Fugou County, Henan Province] Mr. Wu Chengfa and Mr. Yu Jingxiang and Other Practitioners Unlawfully Detained

At 9:00 a.m. on September 4, 2007, officers from the Fugou County State Security Division in Henan Province unlawfully took into custody four practitioners, including Mr. Wu Chengfa and Mr. Yue Jingxiang. The practitioners are being held at the county detention center.

19. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Liu Guixiang Taken into Custody

On the morning of September 5, 2007, Ms. Liu Guixiang, from Chengde City, was taken into custody at residence by officers from the Shuangqiao District Police Department State Security Division. Ms. Liu's whereabouts are unknown.

20. [Henan Province] Numerous Practitioners, Including Mr. Zhan Yonghai, Taken into Custody

On August 31, 2007, a large group of officers from the Zhongyuan Oil Fields Police Department in Henan Province broke into the homes of Falun Gong practitioners and conducted unlawful searches. The officer subsequently took into custody practitioners Mr. Zhan Yonghai, Ms. Chen Aiyu, Mr. Yan Lunjun, Mr. Zhang Baoyu, Mr. Wang Mouzheng, Ms. Li Weiping, elderly Ms. Xin, and Ms. Wang Ronghua. Among the practitioners taken into custody, Mr. Zhan Yonghai and Ms. Wang Ronghua have been taken to the Huangpu Detention Center, affiliated with the Zhongyuan Oil Fields Police Department. Elderly Ms. Xin has been taken to the Puyang City Detention Center. The other practitioners have been held at the Zhongyuan Oil Fields Police Department.

21. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Song Aichang Held in Custody

At noon on June 22, 2007, officers from the Shijiazhuang City Police Department, the Qiaoxi Police Department, and the Keyuan Police Station, in a coordinated campaign, took into custody practitioner Ms. Song Aichang. Ms. Song is a senior engineer at the No. 13 Research Institute. She is being illegally detained at the Shijiazhuang City No. 2 Detention Center.

22. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Ye Sijing Unlawfully Sentenced to Three Years of Forced Labor

On August 2, 2007, Ms. Ye Sijing, from Changsha City, was sent to the Baimalong Forced Labor Camp to serve a forced labor term of three years.

23. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Disintegrate the "Dandong City Anti-[Slanderous Term Omitted] Association"

On May 22, 2007, the so-called "Anti-[Slanderous Term Omitted] Association" in the Dandong area in Liaoning Province published an "outline of relevant information and propaganda talking points regarding the anti-[slanderous term omitted] related work to be promoted in Dandong City." The outline has been widely distributed in farm markets in the rural areas to mislead people.

September 7, 2007