(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 30 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 53 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 28 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Renqiu City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cui Yinxia Holds Hunger Strike to Protest the Persecution
Ms. Cui Yinxia, 42, is a middle school teacher. In 2002, she was one of only two to be honored as model workers in the entire Cangzhou Area. Twice in the winter of 2002, she was taken to a brainwashing center by personnel from the Renqiu City Education Department and the 610 Office. Early in 2003, she was sent back to the school for unlawful detention. The day before she was to take the final examination which would have completed her studies for a bachelor's degree, Ms. Cui was sent to a labor camp in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, for two years. She was not allowed to receive a teaching qualification after she returned from the labor camp.
On January 21, 2008, Ms. Cui was turned in to the authorities for posting materials that clarified the truth about Falun Dafa. Officers of the Xinzhongyi Police Station took her into custody. She was taken to the Renqiu Detention Center, where she has been on a hunger strike until now.
Xinyizhong Police Station: 86-317-3337818
Chen Guangyi (male), director of the Xinyizhong Police Station
Wang Yongsheng (male), deputy director
Shen Changjiang (male), political instructor
Kong Fanmao (male), head of the 610 Office in Renqiu City: 86-13315787008 (Cell)
2. [Chongqing] Mr. Lei Zhengxia Suffers Damage to His Internal Organs
Mr. Lei Zhengxia is a teacher at the Fengmingshan Middle School in Chongqing. On the afternoon of January 14, 2008, a group of police officers from the Xinqiao Police Station took him to Baiheling Detention Center. On January 28, Mr. Lei was taken to the Chongqing Tumor Hospital. Medical examinations at the hospital indicated that Mr. Lei suffered damage to several of his internal organs as a result of abuse he received at the detention center. Four tubes were inserted into his body and a large amount of fluid was drained. His family is taking care of himin at the hospital.
3. [Beijing] Ms. Xu Na Unlawfully Held at the Tongzhou Detention Center
On the evening of January 25, 2008, Ms. Xu Na and her husband were intercepted on their way home from work and searched. She was taken to the Tongzhou Detention Center after truth clarification materials were discovered in her possession.
4. [Beijing] Ms. Wu Fangling Unlawfully Taken into Custody
At noon on January 29, 2008, Ms. Wang Fangling, 50, a teacher from Yanqing County, received a phone call from the training school were she works, asking her to go to the school. At around 1:00 p.m., officers from the Yanqing Domestic Security Division and the Yanqing Police Station took her into custody.
5. [Wutai County, Shanxi Province] Mr. Hu Youguagn and Several Practitioners Taken into Custody Several Days Ago
6. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Jinxiang and Ms. Liu Shuqing Taken into Custody
At around 11:00 a.m. on January 23, Ms. Zhao Jinxiang and Ms. Liu Shuqing of Harbin City were turned in to the authorities while they were clarifying the truth in the Dongxingtun area in Xiangyang Commune in Xiangfang District (near the Changlinzi Forced Labor Camp). Officers of the Xiangyang Police Station took them into custody and sent them to the Xiangfang District Police Department. Other details are not yet available.
7. [Beijing] Ms. Jiao Jian Taken into Custody at Her Home
It has been reported that on the evening of January 23, 2008, Ms. Jiao Jian was taken away from her rented home in Wanbo Garden, within You'anmen Gate, in Xuanwu District, Beijing. Ms. Jiao was sentenced to forced labor a few years ago for practicing Falun Dafa.
8. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Zhen Taken into Custody by 610 Office
At around 10:40 a.m. on January 29, 2008, Ms. Wang Zhen, a practitioner in Wuhan City, was turned in to the authorities by plainclothes police while she was clarifying the truth at the family quarters of the Surveying and Mapping Institute of Wuhan University. She was subsequently taken into custody by the 610 Office.
9. [Chongqing] Two Falun Gong Practitioners Held at the Jiangbei Detention Center
In recent days, two practitioners from Jiangbei District, Chongqing, were taken into custody while they were clarifying the truth near Jiangbei District. They are currently being held in Jiangbei Detention Center.
10. [Tianjin] Mr. Pei Yi Taken into Custody
On January 28, 2008, Mr. Pei Yi from Xiqing District, Tianjin, was distributing truth clarification materials near the Shi'erhao Bridge area. He was taken into custody by Liu Ruyan (male) and other officers from the Liqizhuang Police Station in Xiqing District. It has been reported that Mr. Pei is being held at the Xiqing District Detention Center.
11. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lei Suqiong Taken into Custody--Her Whereabouts Unknown
On the afternoon of January 26, 2008, Ms. Lei Suqiong, a practitioner who lives in the Baimasi area on North Renmin Road in Chengdu City, was turned in to the authorities and taken into custody while she was distributing truth clarification materials. Her whereabouts remain unknown.
12. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Guo Zhongwei Unlawfully Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
In early September 2007, Mr. Guo Zhongwei, a practitioner from Guidong County, Chenzhou City, was taken into custody by the Guidong County 610 Office. He was held in secret and subjected to mistreatment. Mr. Guo Zhongwei has been illegally sentenced to three years in prison. His family received notice in late December 2007, that he could have visitors before he was to be sent out of town. Mr. Guo whereabouts remain unknown.
Wang Zhou (male), Party secretary of Guidong County: 86-15973760666
He Luchun (gender unknown), commissioner of Guidong County: 86-13973515757 (Cell)
13. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Female Practitioner Nicknamed Xiaoxiangzi Taken into Custody by Domestic Security Division
After the Mudanjiang City Domestic Security Division took Ms. Ma Shujie into custody, a teacher who works at the Ximudan Elementary School, several domestic security officers then took into custody a female practitioner nicknamed Xiaoxiangzi at around 5:00 p.m. on January 29, 2008. Xiaoxiangzi, in her 30s, works as a custodian at the Sanlongmen Market in Mudanjiang City.
It has been reported that the police were following the son of Ms. Ma Shujie before they captured Xiaoxiangzi.
Political Security Division of the Mudanjiang City Police Department: 86-453-6282523, 86-453-6282520, 86-453-6282519
Director's Office of the Mudanjiang City 610 Office: 86-453-6458610
14. [Xiangcheng City, Henan Province] Disabled Practitioner Mr. Yang Dezhi Unlawfully Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Mr. Yang Dezhi, a disabled practitioner who needs crutches to move about, makes his living by repairing shoes in Xiangcheng City. In October 2007, he was sentenced to four years in prison for clarifying the truth.
Wang Haicheng (male), head of the Prosecuting Section in the Xiangcheng City Procuratorate: 86-13838622229 (Cell)
Liu Guangjun (male), head of the Warrant Section: 86-1350768994 (Cell)
Wang Xuefeng (male), chief judge: 86-13703875967 (Cell)
15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Jie, Ms. Wei Denghui and Three Others Face Unlawful Trial on February 3, 2008
It has been reported that the following practitioners being held in custody, Ms. Chen Jie, Ms. Xie Wenju, Ms. Wei Denghui, Ms. Zhang Hong, and Ms. Bai Yuyuan, will face unlawful trials by the Qingbaijiang District Court on February 3, 2008.
Xu Jun (male), head of the 610 Office: 86-28-83665879 (Office), 86-28-83669633 (Home), 86-13908233633 (Cell)
Xie Ruiyun (male), head of the 610 Office: 86-13408040358 (Cell), 86-13980417768 (Cell)
Jiang Hailan (male), president of the Qingbaijiang District Court: 86-28-83662266, 86-13908207660 (Cell)
16. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Tian Ke Taken to the Zaohua Detention Center
Ms. Tang Huiyun, a practitioner who works at the Yuhong Airport in Shenyang City, was released from the Zhangshi Brainwashing Center on January 27, 2008, by staying on a hunger strike. She has returned home. Mr. Tian Ke, who was taken into custody along with Ms. Tang has been taken to the Zaohua Detention Center.
17. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Yongfeng Taken into Custody Again--Her Home Unlawfully Searched
Ms. Lu Yongfeng of Mudanjiang, who was released on medical parole, was at home sewing. Officers asked her to open the door. Local police officers of the Xianfeng Police Station in Xi'an District, a detention center guard with the last name Yu from the supervision branch of the police department, and detention center physicians forced their way in to her home. The officers took Ms. Lu directly to the Xinglong Detention Center. Her husband is being held at the Xianfeng Police Station. The officers confiscated some Falun Dafa materials when her home was searched.
18. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Practitioners Face Prison Terms
It has been reported that practitioners taken into custody by members of the Macheng City 610 Office on June 23, 200,7 face unlawful trials. Macheng Court was planning to sentence the practitioners to prison on February 2, 2008.
19. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Fan Jinping's Home Searched on the Morning of January 29, 2008--Ms. Fan Taken into Custody
20. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Tao Minghua Persecuted Again
Ms. Tao Minghua, 60, is a practitioner in Shihe District, Xinyang City. She has been taken into custody and tortured inhumanly numerous times for her belief in Falun Dafa. At around 8:00 p.m. on August 15, 2007, she was turned in to the authorities while she was clarifying the truth. Officers from the 610 Office took her into custody. In November 2007 she was sentenced to three years in prison. She was most likely sent to the Xinxiang Women's Prison at the end of 2007.
21. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Wu Houyi and Two Other Practitioners Defend Themselves in Shihe District Court
On January 11, 2008, the Shihe District Court in Xinyang City was planning to sentence Mr. Wu Houyi, Ms. Dong Xiuqin, and Ms. Zhou Zhongying. The three practitioners defended their innocence with strong justification and firm statements. The trial ended at 4:30 p.m.
22. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Additional Information on Officers from the Xiangyang Police Station Who Carried Out Search and Detention on December 9, 2008
At 9:30 a.m. on December 9, 2007, several residential police officers from the Xiangyang Police Station in Shuangyashan City arrived at the home of practitioner Tian Xiaoxuan in the family quarters of the Electric Supply Company. The officers pried open the door and confiscated a notebook computer, a removable hard drive, a laser printer, a color ink jet printer, a photo copier, two paper cutters, a large and a small stapler, seven reams of printer paper, two reams of color printer paper, a lamination machine, twenty or so bags of laminating sheets, 600 blank DVDs, 15 DVD bags, portraits of the founder of Falun Gong, several Falun Dafa books, and over 7000 yuan in cash. The officers unlawfully held Tian's elder sister for 24 hours and took their mother, Ms. Guo Suzhen, to the Shuangyashan City Detention Center.
Besides Ms. Guo Suzhen, three other practitioners are also being held at the Shuangyashan City Detention Center: Ms. Wang Yaojun, Ms. Wang Haiyang, and Ms. Dong Yufen.
23. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yu Hongqian Taken into Custody
On the morning of January 29, 2008, Mr. Yu Hongqian was taken into custody by domestic security officers led by Song Yumin (gender unknown), head of the Domestic Security Section in Hailin City. The officers also searched Mr. Yu's home. On January 28, 2008, domestic security officers led by Song Yumin kept practitioner Ms. Li Zhuying handcuffed while searching her and her mother's homes. Ms. Li's father burst to tears and almost passed out after seeing how the police mistreated his daughter.
Song Yumin (gender unknown), head of Domestic Security Section in Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province: 86-13009791298 (Cell), 86-453-7336551, 86-453-7335750
24. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Yu Dehui Remains in Custody
Ms. Yu Dehui has not been released since she was taken into custody by the Nanshan Police Department last October. She is being held at the Shenzhen City Legal Education School.
25. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Five Practitioners, Including Mr. Mo Zhikui, Taken into Custody
Five practitioners in Yilan County, including Mr. Mo Zhikui, were taken into custody at Daotaiqiao Town in Yilan County. They are being held at the Tuanshanzi Township Police Station. Officers of the police station are planning to extort money from the practitioners' families.
Tuanshanzi Township Police Station in Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province: 86-451-57242110
Zhang Huanyou (male), director of the Tuanshanzi Township Police Station: 86-451-59124111
Zhong Chongjun (male), officer of the Tuanshanzi Township Police Station: 86-13836080630 (Cell), 86-451-57234598
26. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Kaili and Over Twenty Other Practitioners Transferred to Panjin Prison
Ms. Lu Kaili and over 20 other practitioners who had been held in Yingkou Prison in Liaoning Province have been transferred to Panjin Prison in Liaoning Province.
27. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yin Xinxiao Taken into Custody
On January 26, 2008, Mr. Yin Xinxiao, who lives on Binhe Road in Licang District, Qingdao City, was taken into police custody. Several other people were taken into custody the same day.
28. [Beijing] Ms. Wang and Her Non-Practitioner Son Taken into Custody
On the morning of January 30, 2008, domestic security officers from the Shahe area in Changping District, Beijing, arrived at Ms. Wang's home in the Shangdiqiao area to take into custody Ms. Wang and her non-practitioner son, Mr. Li Bin.
29. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wu Shumeng Mistreated in Zunhua Detention Center
Mr. Wu Shumeng, who lives in Wujiagou Village, Zunhua City in the jurisdiction of Tangshan City, was taken into custody by the Zunhau City police while he and another practitioner were distributing truth clarification materials in the fall of 2007. Mr. Wu managed to escape from the police department. Later, the police posted warrants and officers were assigned to a stake out around the clock. Mr. Wu was captured at his home and is being held in Zunhua Detention Center.
30. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Limin Faces Pressure after Being Released from Forced Labor Camp
It has been learned that Ms. Zhang Limin, who had just been released from a forced labor camp, has faced pressure from her family, work unit, and society. Her husband filed for divorce. Her work unit and the 610 Office insisted that she give up her belief before she would be allowed to receive her back salary from 2002 and 2003. During three years in the labor camp, Ms. Zhang received only 400 yuan. The loss of income has been disastrous for her. She must face the reality that her accumulated years of service will be reduced by two years and her salary downgraded by two grades. Officials also used the excuse that she did not attend any reviews during the past three years and they have denied her the salary increase she received several years ago.
Ms. Zhagn Limin's husband: 86-13831508277 (Cell), 86-315-6781927
31. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Du Bing Held in Custody
Ms. Du Bin lives in the Shanfang Dormitories on South Heping Road in Taiyuan City. She was formerly an English teacher at Taiyuan Institute of Technology. At around 10:00 p.m. on October 13, 2007, several police officers from Wanbailin Police Department and the South Heping Road Police Station searched her home and took her into custody. She remains in unlawful custody at the Wanbailin Police Department.
Li Junming (male), head of the Wanbailin Police Department: 86-351-6064083
Bao Hongbin (male), head of the 610 Office: 86-351-6067855
South Heping Road Police Station: 86-351-6520456
32. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Taxi Driver Mr. Wu Quanzhi Unlawfully Held in Custody
Mr. Wu Quanzhi was turned in to the police when he was spreading the word about Falun Dafa to passengers that rode in his taxi. On January 25, 2008, the police took him into custody again. He is being held at the Anqing Detention Center. Mr. Wu's parents are old and his three children are in school. He is the only person who makes money to support his family of seven.
33. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Shen Ying Taken into Police Custody
On the afternoon of January 25, 2008, Ms. Shenying was walking near the Yongchang Police Station in Dandong City. She was taken into custody by officers from the police station. At around 7:00 p.m. the officers searched Ms. Shen's home. Only her ill and weak father was at home. Ms. Shen is being held at the Dandong City Detention Center.
Yongchang Police Station: 86-415-3123574, 86-415-3122304
Dandong City Detention Center: 86-415-2379099
34. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Honghua Taken into Custody
Ms. Zhao Honghua lives in Sunjiazhuang Village in Hujiazhuang Town, Gaomi City. On the morning of August 14, 2007, officers from the Hujiazhuang Town Police Station took her into custody. The same afternoon, the police took Ms. Zhao to the labor camp, but she failed the physical examination. Dong Hongbo (male), head of the police station, did not want to give up. They ordered Ms. Zhao to have another physical examination the following day. The police finally gave up after Ms. Zhao and her family payed the police 1,000 yuan in cash.
Dong Hongbo (male), director of the Hujiazhuang Police Station: 86-536-2311630 (Home), 86-139064643461 (Cell)
Lu Gang (male), deputy director of the Hujiazhuang Police Station: 86-536-2301199 (Home), 86-13963611188 (Cell)
35. [Henan Province] Yima City 610 Office to Sentence Three Practitioners to Prison
Members of the Yima City 610 Office, in collusion with officials of the city's court and procuratorate, sentenced practitioners Mr. Zhao Baozhuang, Ms. Wang Mingyue, and Mr. Yao Genshang to prison. The procuratorate has delivered paperwork which contains statements about a "secret trial" to the court.
The three practitioners were taken into custody in August 2007. The police confiscated a notebook computer, a printer, truth clarification materials, and DVDs after searching the retail store operated by Mr. Zhao Baozhuang and Ms. Wang Mingyue. They did not find anything in Mr. Yao Genshang's home. The authorities said that an eighteen-month forced labor term starting in 2004 was not served by Mr. Yao. Police used this information as an excuse to sentence Mr. Yao and the other two practitioners to prison.
36. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Liu Taojiang Abused in Xindian Women's Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Liu Taojiang was taken to the drug rehabilitation division by Wang Min (female), deputy director of Xindian Women's Forced Labor Camp; Liu Zhongmei (female), head of the No. 3 Division; and Lei Hongzhen (female), political instructor of the No. 3 Division. The officials ordered Ma Li (female) and other inmates in the drug rehabilitation division to beat Ms. Liu, and her right eye was subsequently injured. On January 6, 2008, Ms. Liu was beaten again and her face was bruised.
37. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Elderly Ms. He Sen, Ms. Zhang Shanqun, and Ms. Wang Minghui Taken into Custody
At noon on January 15, 2008, three elderly practitioners--Ms. He Sen, Ms. Zhang Shanqun, and Ms. Wang Minghui from the Southwestern Research Institute of the Nuclear Industries Ministry in Chengdu City--were taken into custody by local security guards while they were clarifying the truth. Ms. He and Ms. Wang were taken to the Yulin Police Station in Chengdu City. Ms. Zhang was taken to the Tiaosanta Police Station.
On January 16, the three practitioners were transferred to the Jinhua Brainwashing Center in Chengdu City, where they have remained in custody.
38. [Wuchuan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhou Jianyuan, Mr. Huang Jiafang, and Mr. Zhuo Jiangshan Face Unlawful Trial
On January 22, 2008, the Wujiang City Court placed Mr. Zhou Jianyuan, Mr. Huang Jiafang, and Mr. Zhou Jiangshan on trial.
The three practitioners were arrested at a Falun Dafa materials production site in Meilu Town by members of the Wujiang City 610 Office on September 23, 2007. They have been held at the Wujiang City No. 2 Detention Center.
Chen Sheng (male), lead procuratorate of the Wujiang City Procuratorate: 86-759-5581215
Guo Diao (male), chief review officer at the Wujiang City Procuratorate: 86-15981602876 (Cell)
Telephone number of attorney designated by the Wujiang City Procuratorate: 86-759-5881313
39. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Wenxiu, a Practitioner in Her Sixties, Taken into Custody
On January 10, 2008, Ms. Zhao Wenxiu, 66, was taken into custody by the police while distributing truth clarification materials in the Xuantan area. She is being held at a detention center in Lu County.
Ms. Zhao had been taken into custody many times.
