(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes persecution incidents
that took place in 21 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this
report, 42 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during
detention, and at least 10 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Shandong Province] No. 1 Women's Forced Labor Camp Refuses to Allow
Ms. Zhang Chenglan's Family to Visit Her
2. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Suqiu Died as Result of Persecution
on January 18, 2009, at Age 54
3. [Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Xia Hongfei Died as Result of
Persecution
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yang Jicheng on Hunger Strike at the
Dalian Forced Labor Camp
5. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Yuhuan Held at 999 Emergency
Center in Beijing
6. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Kaiming Transferred to the
Panjin Prison
7. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Practitioners Decide to Leave Home to
Avoid Persecution
8. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Three Officers from Qiaoguan Police
Department Arrested Mr. Gao Yuxiang
9. [Linfen City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Du Xiangju, Ms. Su Yuefang, and Ms. Li Xia
Held in Detention Center
10. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Surong Arrested
11. [Yongqing County, Hebei Province] The Police Extorted Money from Mr.
Zhang Zhendong's Family
12. [Bengbu City, Anhui Province] The Police Arrested Ms. Duan Genhua and Ms.
Wang Ping
13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Ximin Arrested
14. [Liaoning Province] Yang Yunwei Detained in Dalian City Prison
15. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Xiufan and Mr. Zheng Lijia Arrested
16. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] More Than 20 Practitioners Arrested
17. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] The Police Arrested Mr. Dong Dianbo
18. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Anqiu City Police Arrested Mr. Liu
Huoxing
19. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Wenjun Held in Mengyin
County Detention Center
20. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Additional Information on the Arrests
of Mr. Shi Yejun and His Wife, Zhang Zimei
21. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Jiao Jianmin and His Wife, Liu Aiping,
Given Unconstitutional Prison Sentences
22. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] The Police Arrested Ms. Wang Hongmei at
Her Home on the Morning of January 17, 2009, and Took Her Money and Personal
Belongings
23. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Fengjuan Held at the Dabanqiao Women's
Forced Labor Camp
24. [Shahe City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Qushan Held at the Handan Forced
Labor Camp
25. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Police Secretly Pronounced
Unconstitutional Sentences for Detained Practitioners
26. [Tianjin City] Mr. Qiu and His Wife Face Unconstitutional Trial in the Hebei
District Court on January 22, 2009
1. [Shandong Province] No. 1 Women's Forced Labor Camp Refuses to Allow Ms.
Zhang Chenglan's Family to Visit Her
Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang Chenglan's brother, sister-in-law,
nephew, niece, and son went to visit her at the No. 1 Women's Forced Labor
Camp of Shandong Province on January 15, 2009, but the guards at the reception
office refused to let her son see her.
Hao Daofang, camp head: 86-531-88555092, ext. 8001
Yang Qing, political head: 86-531-88553682 ext. 8002
2. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Suqiu Died as Result of Persecution
on January 18, 2009, at Age 54
3. [Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Xia Hongfei Died as Result of
Persecution
Mr. Xia Hongfei, a former employee at the Operations Department of Huomei Group
Co. Ltd. in Inner Mongolia, died on May 22, 2008, at the age of 51 after
suffering nearly nine years of persecution. He had memory loss prior to his
death, no bowel or bladder control, and whole body edema and was unable to care
for himself. Local police illegally arrested him in October 2001 and
held him in the Male Division of Tumuji Forced Labor Camp in Inner Mongolia for
one year.
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yang Jicheng on Hunger Strike at the
Dalian Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Yang Jicheng is being held in the Second Division of the Dalian Forced
Labor Camp. He is weak from a persecution protest hunger strike. Camp officials
have force-fed him.
Division 2 (specializes in detaining Falun Gong practitioners): 86-411-39720802
5. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Yuhuan Held at 999 Emergency
Center in Beijing
Officers from Yinghua Street Police Station in Beijing arrested Ms. Zhao Yuhuan,
a Chinese language teacher from the No. 7 Middle School in Qinhuangdao City, on
November 29, 2008. They incarcerated her in the Chaoyang District Detention
Center. Chaoyang Police Department demanded that Beijing Police Department
personnel persecute her. She was subsequently transferred to the Beijing
Detention Center. She is now holding a hunger strike and has been taken to the
Chaoyang District 999 Emergency Center in Beijing.
6. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Kaiming Transferred to the
Panjin Prison
Officer Han Shilong and others from the Gaolian Police Station affiliated with
the Gaosheng Oil Extraction Factory ransacked Mr. Wang Kaiming's home on April
28, 2008, and confiscated his computer(s) and other private belongings. They
also arrested Wang Kaiming and took him to the Panjin City Custody Center
without notifying his family. Three days later his family went to the custody
center but was told he had been transferred to a detention center. The
authorities refused to inform his family of his whereabouts for the next three
months.
The officials took Wang Kaiming to Nanshan Prison in Jinzhou City on October 28,
2008. He was further transferred to Section 9, No. 4 Ward at the Panjin Prison
on November 5, 2008.
7. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Practitioners Decide to Leave Home to
Avoid Persecution
Ms. Wang Zhiting has lived away from home for more than five years to avoid
constant police harassment and intimidation. Mr. Chang Xianlu was tortured to
near blindness and has left home to avoid arrest. Many other practitioners,
including Gong, have also left home due to the persecution.
8. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Three Officers from Qiaoguan Police
Department Arrested Mr. Gao Yuxiang
9. [Linfen City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Du Xiangju, Ms. Su Yuefang, and Ms. Li Xia
Held in Detention Center
Officials from Yaodu District in Linfen City have held Ms. Du Xiangju, Ms.
Su Yuefang, and Ms. Li Xia in a detention center since August 2008. Right now,
Chen Yexuan in the Yaodu District Procuratorate in Linfen City is
reviewing unlawful cases filed by the police against Falun Gong practitioners.
Chen Yexuan: 86-13903578326 (cell)
10. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Surong Arrested
The police arrested Ms. Liu Surong, a resident of Botou City, on the afternoon
of January 14, 2009, when she was talking to people about Falun Gong on Hongqi
Road. She is now in the Botou City Detention Center.
11. [Yongqing County, Hebei Province] The Police Extorted Money from Mr.
Zhang Zhendong's Family
The police arrested Mr. Zhang Zhendong from Guotaiying Village, Yangmazhuang
Township, Yongqing County, on December 8, 2008. They first held him in the
Yongqing Detention Center and then took him to a brainwashing center. The police
let him go home only after extorting 35,000 yuan [about 5,147 USD]
from his family. If the family did not hand over the money, the police said they
would send him to a forced labor camp.
12. [Bengbu City, Anhui Province] The Police Arrested Ms. Duan Genhua and Ms.
Wang Ping
The police arrested Ms. Duan Genhua and Ms. Wang Ping from Ms. Shi Caifeng's
home in Donghailiu Village, Bengbu City, on January 6, 2009.
Ms. Duan is around 60 years old and lived in Shenyu Village, Bengbu City. She
was held in Hefei Women's Prison for three years. While she was shopping at
noon on March 5, 2008, 12 police officers broke into her home and took Falun
Gong books and other Falun Gong materials. Someone she met on the way home told
her about the raid. Ms. Duan left home to avoid arrest. She had recently
returned home.
Wu Chuanjun, Bengbu City 610 Office head: 86-13909651909
13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Ximin Arrested
Kuiwen District 610 Office head Gu Zhiyong and a group of officers
broke into the home of Ms. Li Ximin in Beiwang Village on Ershilipu Street at
7:00 p.m. on January 15, 2009. They ransacked the home and arrested her. She is
now in the Weifang Detention Center.
14. [Liaoning Province] Yang Yunwei Detained in Dalian City Prison
15. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Xiufan and Mr. Zheng Lijia
Arrested
Li Jianfeng from the Zhanqian Police Department and seven Domestic Security
officers ransacked Mr. Zheng Lijia's home at 9:00 a.m. on January 17, 2009.
They confiscated Falun Gong materials and pictures of Falun Gong's founder.
They took Mr. Zheng to the Domestic Security Division for interrogation and
eventually took him to a custody center.
Officers from the Xiushui Police Department broke into Ms. Zhang Xiufan's home
and arrested her.
16. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] More Than 20 Practitioners Arrested
Huainan City police officers and 610 Office agents broke into Falun Gong
practitioners' homes around midnight on January 14, 2009, and arrested more
than 20 practitioners. They took them to a custody center.
17. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] The Police Arrested Mr. Dong Dianbo
The police arrested 50-year-old Mr. Dong Dianbo, a resident of Xiliu Township,
Laiyang City, Shandong Province, as he waited for a bus at Fushan Bus Station.
They arrested him for carrying Falun Gong materials. They took him to the Fushan
Development Zone Police Department and interrogated him. They also took his
personal belongings, including his mobile phone.
18. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Anqiu City Police Arrested Mr. Liu
Huoxing
Police officers from Anqiu City arrested Mr. Liu Huoxing, around 50 years old,
who lived in Anqiu, Weifang City. He had been exposing the Communist Party's
crimes in public on January 16, 2009. His present whereabouts are unknown.
19. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Wenjun Held in Mengyin
County Detention Center
A group of officers broke into a practitioner's home. The invaders, headed
by Qi Zhaohai, were from the Mengyin County Domestic Security Division, which
doubles as the local 610 Office; from the Mengshan Administration Committee; and
from the Mengshan Police Department. They invaded the home of Mr. Chen Wenjun in
Douxingzhuang Village, Taoxu Town at 5:00 p.m. on January 12, 2009, confiscated
his computer(s), Falun Gong books, and VCDs. They arrested him and took him to
the Mengyin County Detention Center.
20. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Additional Information on the
Arrests of Mr. Shi Yejun and His Wife, Zhang Zimei
Officers from the Meixi District Police Department arrested Mr. Shi Yejun
and his wife, Zhang Zimei, at their home in the Meixi District of Yichun City on
the evening of January 14, 2009. They confiscated the couple's computer(s) and
printer(s), among other belongings. Mr. Shi is currently being held in the Xilin
District Detention Center and Ms. Zhang is in the Yichun City Detention Center.
21. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Jiao Jianmin and His Wife, Liu
Aiping, Given Unconstitutional Prison Sentences
The court handed down prison sentences of six years and four years for Mr.
Jiao Jianmin and his wife, Liu Aiping, in Xiyang County, Jinzhong City, despite
the complete absence of incriminating evidence and lack of legal proceedings.
Ding Meike, deputy county head: 86-354-4187960 (Home), 86-13903541619 (Cell)
Wang Feng, police chief: 86-354-4122397 (Office), 86-354-3027611 (Home),
86-13466880111 (Cell)
Wen Jianping, head of court: 86-354-4122409 (Office), 86-13700558652 (Cell)
22. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] The Police Arrested Ms. Wang Hongmei at
Her Home on the Morning of January 17, 2009, and Took Her Money and Personal
Belongings
23. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Fengjuan Held at the Dabanqiao Women's
Forced Labor Camp
The police arrested Ms. Wang Fengjuan from Yushu City in Kunming, Yunnan
Province, on June 10, 2008. They took her to Division 3 of the Dabanqiao Women's
Forced Labor Camp in Kunming City, to be held for three years. During the early
stage of detention, Wang Fengjuan phoned her stepmother once a month. Her
stepmother mailed her 300 yuan, which Ms. Wang did receive. However, her
stepmother has not heard from her for the last three months, and no one answered
the phone when she called the labor camp.
Dabanqiao Women's Forced Labor Camp: 86-871-7337584
24. [Shahe City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Qushan Held at the Handan Forced
Labor Camp
The police arrested Mr. Zhang Qushan at his home in Ximao Village, Qicun
Township, Shahe City, on December 9, 2008. They took him to Handan Forced Labor
Camp around January 1, 2009. He has held a hunger strike and is now being held
at the camp's Special Division.
Shahe City 610 Office: 86-319-8821610
Liu Junlin, Shahe City 610 Office head
Qiao Zhifeng, 610 Office deputy head: 86-13930962666 (Cell), 86-319-8913388
(Home), 86-319-8921131 (Office)
Zhan Jiang, Shahe City 610 Office: 86-319-8921132 (Office), 86-13582699069
(Cell)
25. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Police Secretly Pronounced
Unconstitutional Sentences for Detained Practitioners
The following individuals were detained prior to the Olympics: Ms.
Zhang Juying, Ms. Liao Wuxiang, Mr. Xiao Hongmo, Ms. Luo Meng, Mr. Guo Zhijian,
Ms. Chen Fuzhen, Ms. Li Tingcui, Mr. Ma Shisong and his wife, Mr. Zhang Deping,
Ms. Huang Mingxia, Ms. Huang Zeyu, Mr. Li Zhonghua, Ms. Cao Xiaolan, Ms. Zhao
Mingying, Ms. Shu Jifang, and a few other practitioners from Guanghan City.
Their current circumstances are unknown.
The police took other practitioners to the Hexing Brainwashing Center in
Guanghan City that was set up by the 610 Office to persecute Falun Gong
practitioners. Practitioners Ms. Tan Zhengxiu, Ms. Yu Yufang, Mr. Mu Shiru, and
Mr. Zhou Lihua are held there.
Guanghan City Court commenced covert trials after the Olympics and pronounced
unconstitutional sentences for certain practitioners held in detention. Xiao
Hongmo was sentenced to five years in prison, Jiang Guozhen and Li Guixiang were
each sentenced to three years in prison, Luo Meng and Chen Fuzhen were each
sentenced to four years in prison, and Zhang Deping and Huang Mingxia were
sentenced to forced labor.
Shi Xiaoli, court: 86-13908109693 (Cell), 86-838-5224709 (Office),
86-838-5300766 (Home)
Xie Yuedong, National Security Division: 86-13981006663 (Cell), 86-838-5226128
(Office), 86-838-5305883 (Home)
Zhu Lin: 610 Office head, 86-838-5255610 (Office)
26. [Tianjin City] Mr. Qiu and His Wife Face Unconstitutional Trial in the Hebei
District Court on January 22, 2009
