(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 22 cities or counties in 10 provinces. In this report, 13 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention and at least 42 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Many Practitioners Including Ms. Zhao Fengcun Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked
At around 11:00 a.m. on July 10, Ms. Zhao Fengcun from Zhennanqingtuo Village, Xiaozhangge Township, Fengrun District, Tangshan City, was arrested while riding the public bus. Police from the Tangshan City Police Department, the County Police Department, the Town Police Station, and the State Security Division, along with the deputy director of the Fengrun District Police Department, broke into and ransacked Ms. Zhao's home. They confiscated a satellite dish, a computer, and Falun Dafa books.
On July 10, practitioner Mr. Zhao Guowu from Zhennanqingtuo Village, Zhaozhangge Township, Fengrun District, Tangshan City, was also arrested.
At around 11:00 a.m., on July 10, the home of practitioner Mr. Yang Guoguang from Gaotuo Village, Chahe Town, Fengrun District, Tangshan City, was ransacked by the directors of the Tangshan City Police Department, of the County Police Department, and of the Town Police Station. They confiscated a satellite dish and Falun Dafa books.
At around 5:00 p.m., on July 10, the entire home of practitioner Mr. Zhang Zongquan from the No. 4 Village of Wangge Township, Chahe Town, Fengrun District,Tangshan City, was ransacked by the director of the Tangshan City Police Department, the director of the County Police Department, and the chief of the town police station. Among the confiscated items are many different Falun Dafa books. 2. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Ronghua and Her Husband Arrested
At about 6:00 a.m. on July 9, 2008, the Weifang City Police Department colluded with the Developing District Police Department to send about 30 police officers to break into the home of practitioner Ms. Wang Ronghua. They tried to break the door down with sticks, but failed. They then used a hammer to smash open the door. They ransacked the home, confiscating two computers, two printers, one DVD player, Falun Dafa books, and photos of Master Li. They also stole a two hundred thousand yuan savings slip, but it was returned in response to demands from Ms. Wang Ronghua's husband. Officers arrested Ms. Wang Ronghua and her husband. When Ms. Wang was taken away, she was in her pajamas and slippers. She was also holding in her arms her nephew, who had just turned one year old. 3. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Dong Junling and Mr. Wang Wengui Arrested
At about 10:00 a.m. on July 9, six police officers from the Changfeng Police Station of the Shijiazhuang City Police Department suddenly broke into the home of practitioner Ms. Dong Junling, who lived in Room 31-1-103 at Yandong Neighborhood, and forcibly arrested her. In the afternoon, the police also ransacked her home. Reportedly, at about 3:00 p.m. on the same day, police unlawfully took Ms. Dong Junling to the Shijiazhuang City Detention Center, where she is being held.
Practitioner Mr. Wang Wengui from Shijiazhuang City was reported to the police for clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa and consequently was arrested. He is being held in Zhengding Detention Center in Hebei Province.
4. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Chen Zhenping Arrested and Her Home Ransacked
At about 9 p.m. on July 9, 2008, practitioner Ms. Chen Zhenping, who used to live in Room 501, No. 7 Building in the Guanhutun Neighborhood on Nongye Road of Zhengzhou City, was illegally arrested by police from the No. 4 Division of the Zhengzhou City Police Department. Her home was also ransacked. Over the past two years, Ms. Chen has been closely monitored in the Guanheun Neighborhood. 5. [Jilin Province] Recently Police from the Nanhu Police Station of Chaoyang District of Changchun City Harassed Practitioners at Their Homes 6. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Dazhong in His Sixties Sentenced to One Year of Unlawful Forced Labor
Practitioner Mr. Liu Dazhong is retired from the Gezhouba No. 1 Company. He was reported to the police on May 13, 2008, when he was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa outdoors. He was arrested and his home was also ransacked. As of several days ago, Mr. Liu had been taken by the police from the Pinghu Police Department of Gezhouba Dan in Yichang City to Shayang County and subjected to one year of forced labor. 7. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xiong Hongwei and Mr. Zhang Xingguo Suffering from Brutal Torture
On June 6, 2008, practitioners Mr. Xiong Hongwen and Mr. Zhang Xingguo from Suihua City, who had been forced to leave home for many years to avoid being arrested, were arrested by agents with the Beilin District 610 Office of Suihua City. The site for making truth-clarification materials was destroyed. Mr. Xiong and Mr. Zhang are being subjected to all types of brutal torture.
The 610 Office: 86-455-8315317 8. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Zhitian Subjected to Brainwashing at the Wangzhuang Brainwashing Center of Huantai County
Practitioner Mr. Sun Zhitian from Nanjin Village, Fenghuang Town, Lingzi District, Zibo City, was arrested on July 2, 2008, while on his way home. He is being held in the Wangzhuang Brainwashing Center, Huantai County in Shandong Province.
9. [Laiwu City, Shandong Province] Supplementary Information on the Persecution of Mr. Wang Zideng at the Taian Prison
On December 25, 2005, Mr. Wang Zideng was transferred from the Laiwu City Detention Center to Taian Prison. On the morning of the same day, he was beaten to the ground just because he was calling out, "Falun Dafa is good." Between December 25 and 27, prison guards poured water on the ground and forced Mr. Wang to stand in the water in his bare feet.
Between January and April 2006, Mr. Wang made a "Solemn Declaration" to nullify what he wrote due to brainwashing. Because of this, he was subjected to "Strict Monitoring" as a form of persecution. He was monitored by prisoner Jing Bingli (male), who used a wooden board to brutally beat Mr. Wang. Between February and April, Mr. Wang's toenails were smashed off by the criminal who was assigned to monitor him.
Between May and June 2006, two criminals, Zhu Baosen (male) and Zhao Wei (male), were ordered to mistreat, humiliate and curse Mr. Wang.
In July 2006, Mr. Wang held a hunger strike to protest the persecution. Prison guards from the Fifth Division dragged him into the hospital for daily force-feeding using inserted tubes.
10. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] The Gucheng Police Station Unlawfully Arrested Six Practitioners
On July 8, 2008, Gucheng Police Station officers arrested three practitioners, Mr. Zhao Liming; his wife, Ms. Ding Fulian; and Mr. Zhao Shiheng from Zujia Village. On July 9, they arrested three more practitioners from Zhaojia Village: Mr. Zhao Lehai, Mr. Li Kongfa, and Mr. Li Hongjie. They also arrested a female practitioner from Beifeng Village.
At present, Mr. Zhao Liming, Ms. Ding Fulian, Mr. Zhao Shiheng, and Mr. Li Kongfa are being held in a storage room with a large iron door inside the police station. They are wearing handcuffs even when they go to use the bathroom, with guards always following them.
Mr. Zhao Xiushun from Zhaojia Village was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor and has already been taken to Wangcun Forced Labor Camp. Mr. Sang Peiyao has completed his term at Wangcun Forced Labor Camp and has been taken to Weifang Brainwashing Center.
11. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yan Ting Forced to Leave Home to Avoid Being Arrested
Practitioner Ms. Yan Ting from Keshan Farm was subjected to two years of forced labor beginning in July 20, 1999, because she was reported to police for clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. After her release, she was constantly harassed. On June 23, 2008, police officers Liang Rui, Wang Xudong, Zhang Cheng, and others told Ms. Yan Ting four times to go to the police department and attempted to arrest her. Ms. Yan has now been forced to leave home to avoid being arrested.
Deputy Director of the Keshan Farm Police Department Wang Xudong (male): 86-13945221631
Police Officer Zhang Cheng (male): 86-13089753050
Captain of the Criminal Investigation Division Liang Rui (male): 86-13199650246 12. [Yingkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Tian Guiyun and Ms. Song Chengyan Arrested
On the evening of July 8, 2008, practitioners Ms. Tian Guiyun and Ms. Song Chengyan from Hongqi Town, Bayuquan District, Yingkou City, were arrested by patrolling police when they were distributing truth-clarification materials. They were immediately taken into the Hongqi Town Police Station. Officers from this station took these two practitioners to the No. 3 Detention Center at the Bayuquan District of Yingkou City on the afternoon of July 9, 2008. That same day, the police ransacked the home of Ms. Tian Guiyun.
Chief of the Bayuquan District Detention Center Zhan Zairen (male): 86-417-6279348
Instructor Wang Yongsheng (male): 86-417-6278148
Supervisor Zhang Xing (male): 86-417-6278687 13. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Shuzi and His Family Being Held in the Detention Center 14. [Shandong Province] Ms. Yao Bin from the Wendeng City Electric Machine Factory Subjected to Forced Labor
Practitioner Ms. Yao Bin from the Wendeng City Electric Machine Factory is in her forties. She was reported to the police in May, when she, and two other practitioners, were clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa and persuading people to do the "Three Withdraws" (Withdraw from the CCP,; Withdraw from the CCP Youth League; Withdraw from the CCP Young Pioneers). She was held for one month before she was sent to the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp on June 1, 2008.
15. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yang Qingbai from Tianzenglong Village, Bashihan Township of Jianchang County Currently Being Mistreated in Huludao Forced Labor Camp 16. [Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Shuqin and Ms. Li Ying Being Held
On the morning of July 1, practitioners Ms. Yang Shuqing and Ms. Li Ying from Zhangwan Neighborhood, Xiangyang District, Xiangfan City, went to visit practitioner Ms. Yu Ping at the Xiaowan Detention Center of Xiangyang District. Both practitioners have been unlawfully held in the Xiaowan Detention Center since then. Ms. Ding Ping's home was ransacked and her white gold necklace was confiscated. 17. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wei Guanghua and Her Husband, Mr. Zhang, Arrested
On July 9, 2008, practitioners Ms. Wei Guanghua, in her 70s, and her husband, Mr. Zhang, from Zhuangtou Village, Wangliu Town, Weicheng District, Weifang City, were arrested by Nanguan Police Station officers in Weifang City. Their home was ransacked. That same day, these two practitioners walked away with wisdom. However, the following items from their home were taken away by the police: a computer, an ink-jet printer, a laser printer, a book binder, a cell phone, Falun Dafa books, truth-clarification materials, and other items. 18. [Hebei Province] Shenze County Police Department Arrest and Harass Practitioners
Using the excuse of the Olympics Torch Relay reaching Shijiazhuang City, officers with the Shenze County Police Department and Police Station arrested and harassed Falun Gong practitioners. On the evening of July 8, 2008, they arrested two practitioners from Liucun Township, including Ms. Cui Ying. They are being held in the Shenze Detention Center. 19. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cui Xiangyun, Retired from Shengli Mine, Arrested on July 7, 2008 20. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Congyun and Mr. Du Nairong Arrested
Practitioner Mr. Zhao Bailiang; his father, practitioner Mr. Zhao Congyn; and his younger brother, practitioner Mr. Zhao Baichang, all from Donghe Village in Hailin City, were arrested by police from Xin'an Town, Hailin City, on July 1, 2008. On the same day, police from Xin'an Town also arrested practitioners Mr. Du Nairong and his wife, Ms. Wang Fuqin, from Donghe Village, Hailin City. They confiscated a computer, a printer, and other items from Mr. Du Nairong's home. 21. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Police from Weifang City Arrested Mr. Liu Haobin
Practitioner Mr. Liu Haobin from Nanlun Village, Yuhe Town, Weicheng District, Weifang City, is about 50 years old. He was arrested at around 7:00 p.m. on July 9, 2008. His home was also ransacked.
22. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Supplementary Information on the Arrests of Ms. Sheng Qingxiang and Ms. Xu Linxiang
On the evening of July 7, 2008, practitioners Ms. Sheng Qingxiang, Ms. Sheng Huoxiu, and Ms. Xu Linxiang and her daughter, who also knows the truth about Falun Dafa, were arrested. Ms. Sheng Huoxiu was held in Jiujiang Detention Center. The rest of the practitioners were held in the Xingzi County Detention Center. That evening, another practitioner, Ms. Tao Heying, was also arrested. She was held in the Xingzi County Detention Center. Detailed information is not clear. 23. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Mou Yongxia Arrested by Officers from Longgang Police Department on July 9 24. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Police from Tangu Police Station Commit Criminal Acts against Practitioners
Between July 4 and July 8, 2008, Tangu Police Station officers in Shijiazhuang City ransacked the homes of at least six practitioners in its jurisdiction and also harassed the practitioners.
At 6:00 a.m. on July 8, police officer Jia Yuhe (male) went to ransack the home of practitioner Mr. Liu and unlawfully confiscated Falun Dafa amulets. He also took Mr. Liu to the police station for interrogation. Jia questioned Mr. Liu about whether he would still practice Falun Dafa, whether he would go to Beijing to attend the Olympics, etc. Mr. Liu was later released.
On July 8, about seven police officers surrounded the home of practitioner Mr. Kang but their attempt to ransack Mr. Kang's home failed. 25. [Hebei Province] Mr. Cai Shiwei from the No. 54 Middle School of Shijiazhuang City Arrested at School by Zhufeng Street Police Station Officers 26. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Meng Zhaoxia Arrested
On the evening of June 28, 2008, police officers, including Zhan Liping (male), the chief of the Xiajiahe Township Police Station of Xinbin County in Fushun City, went to the home of practitioner Ms. Meng Zhaoxia and arrested her. Ms. Meng's current whereabouts are unknown.
27. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Wang Zhigang Arrested
Practitioner Mr. Wang Zhigang is around 35 years old and works in a bookstore on the campus of the Taiyuan Physics and Engineering Institute. At around 7:00 p.m. on July 10, 2008, he was on his way home when he was arrested by officers from Wanbolin Police Department in Taiyuan City and Qianfeng Police Station. At around 11:00 p.m. on the same day, officers with the Wanbolin District Police Department and the Qianfeng Police Station in Taiyuan City ransacked Mr. Wang's home and confiscated his computer, printer, and other items, as well as his funds for purchasing books and six thousand yuan to be used for living expenses. 28. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Lu Yizhong and Ms. An Caifeng Arrested
Practitioner Mr. Lu Yizhong is a retired military officer employed by Xianyang State Grain Storage No. 1002. Beginning in 2003 he spent two years in Zaozihe Forced Labor Camp in Shaanxi Province. In early June 2008, he was reported to police after he distributed truth-clarification materials in Sanyuan County, Xianyang City. On July 1, he was arrested at his home in Xianyang City by police from the Sanyuan County Police Department, which colluded with the Xianyang City Police Department. Police confiscated a computer, printer, truth-clarification materials, and Falun Dafa books. Mr. Lu's wife, practitioner Ms. Wang Ailian, was forced to leave home to avoid being arrested.
Practitioner Ms. An Caifeng is retired from the Xianyang City Clothing Factory. Her home is in the Family Residential Courtyard of the No. 2 Textile Accessories of Shaanxi Province. In 2003, because she was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa, she was sentenced to two years of forced labor. On July 2, 2008, she was arrested when police colluded with the local CCP Residential Committee. They confiscated her computer, truth-clarification materials, DVDs, Falun Dafa books, and other items. She is being held at the Weicheng District Detoxification Center.
29. [Bin County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Fang Weiliang and Ms. Yao Chunlan Arrested
At 9:00 p.m. on July 7, 2008, practitioner Mr. Fang Weiliang from Juren Town in Bin County was arrested by Juren Town Police Station officers. He is being held in the No. 2 Detention Center in Bin County.
On the morning of July 11, 2008, Ms. Yao Chunlan from Pingfang Township, Bin County, was arrested by Pingfang Township Police Station officers. She was on a bus heading to Bin County.
30. [Tianjin City] Practitioners Including Ms. Liu Zhaozhen Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked
At about 5:00 p.m., on July 9, 2008, police from the Shangcang Town Police Station, Ji County in Tianjin City, colluded with police from the 610 Office of the Tianjin City Police Department to ransack the home of practitioner Ms. Liu Zhaozhen. A little past 6:00 p.m., that same day, the same group of police officers broke into the home of practitioner Ms. Su Yuling, ransacked it, and arrested her. They confiscated a desktop computer, a wireless card for Internet access, a Model 1610 Three Star Printer, toner and paper for the printer, etc., worth a total of over five thousand yuan. Ms. Su Yunling is being held in the Ji County Detention Center.
31. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] On July 10, Mr. Wan Minghai Was Arrested at Home and His Current Situation Is Unclear
