(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 10 provinces. In this report, 15 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 29 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Daqing, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yao Guiying Arrested
Eight officers led by Chengfeng Police Department Chief Li Jun broke into Ms. Yao Guiying's home at 9:00 a.m. on July 8, 2009. They forcibly carried her downstairs in the apartment building and shoved her into a police van. Her husband followed the van to the police department where he argued with the police and demanded his wife's release. Unfortunately, Ms. Yao had already been transferred.
Also arrested that same day was Ms. Zhang Qilan, a resident in the same area. Agents from the Chengfeng Police Department told Ms. Zhang to come to their office to pick up the bond money they had extorted from her before. This turned out to be a pretext to get her there. As soon as she arrived she was arrested.
Ms. Yao and Ms. Zhang were sent to the Heilongjiang Women's Forced Labor Camp later that day. Because Ms. Zhang failed the medical exam, the camp officials refused to accept her, and the police then released her. Ms. Yao is still in custody.
Li Jun: 86-459-5602102 (Office), 86-459-5685998 (Home), 86-13394664958
(Cell), 86-13936900024 (Cell)
Li Guotao: 86-459-5602102 (Office), 86-459-5603342 (Home), 86-13394664929,
86-13904892289
2. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Lanfu Detained for a Whole Night
Gangbei Police Station agents ransacked the home of Ms. Zhang Lanfu, a resident of the Dagang District in Tianjin, during the evening of July 9, 2009. The police took her to the station and kept her there all night.
3. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Xinhua Town, Acheng City, police officials arrested three Harbin City practitioners close to noon on July 2, 2009. All three of them are currently in the Acheng Second Detention Center.
4. [Tangshan, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Sheng Being Persecuted in Jidong Prison
Mr. Wang Sheng is from Chicheng County, Hebei Province. He was arrested in May 2009 and sent to Division Five of Jidong Prison in Tangshan. He developed symptoms of severe leukemia on July 3, 2009, and was taken to Nanyan Hospital, where 12 guards worked four shifts every day to monitor him closely. At their visit, Mr. Wang's family noticed his pallor and inability to eat. They demanded his immediate release on medical parole, but their request was denied. It was learned that the prison is currently keeping him at their internal hospital.
Three other practitioners from Chicheng are detained in the same prison: Mr. Wang Yuhai, Mr. Liu Yang, and Mr. Zhao Bingheng.
Prison Head Song Chenliang: 86-13930530566, 86-315-8327666
Prison Political Head Peng Yanjie (former 610 Office head):
86-13903157108, 86-315-8327888
Prison Disciplinary Committee Secretary and current 610 Office head An Yue:
86-13503150211, 86-315-8327668
5. [Jinyun, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Zhou Huifen Arrested
Ms. Zhao Huifen was arrested on July 10, 2009. Agents from the Lishui Police Department, from the Domestic Security Division, and from the 610 Office participated in the arrest.
6. [Guangzhou, Guangdong Province] Police Arrest Four Practitioners
Guangzhou police broke into the home of Mr. Zhang Yuanbo and his wife, Aying, during the evening of July 9, 2009. They ransacked the couple's home until midnight before taking them away. Also arrested that same night were practitioners Zhu Zhu and Ms. Huang Xiaoyu, who were visiting the couple. Ms. Huang is currently in the Tianhe Detention Center.
7. [Qinglong County, Hebei Province] Nine Practitioners Arrested; 78 -Year-Old Not Spared
Nine practitioners from Shahe Village, Bataohe Town, Qinglong County, Qinhuangdao City, were arrested and taken to Kuancheng County Detention Center. It happened at 2:00 a.m. on July 10, 2009. These practitioners were: Ms. Han Xueying, Ms. Zhang Cuifen, Ms. Du Jingyu, Mr. Han Xingxin, Ms. Wang Fengzhi, Mr. Dong Yurong, Ms. Huang Shuyan, Ms. Wang Fenglai, and Ms. Liu Suyun. According to law, the detention center should not take elderly people into custody; however, the guards refused to release 78-year-old Han Xingxin and 65-year-old Huang Shuyan unless they paid a fine. Ms. Huang was let go after her family managed to pay a bribe of 5,000 yuan. Mr. Han's family couldn't afford to pay. He is still detained.
Nianziyu Police Station: 86-335-6916408
8. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Shumei Returns Home to Await Trial
Ms. Zhao Shumei from the Anbu Residential Area in the Xiangfang District was taken away from home on July 10, 2009. The agents involved in her arrest included Wang Dianbin (number 86-13936438610) and Yuan Zhaoxiang (number 86-13604885769) from the Xiangfang National Security Brigade. Ms. Zhao was released and awaits trial at home.
9. [Baoji, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Hu Hongke Sentenced
Ms. Hu Hongke was employed at Workshop Nine at the Xifeng Spirits Maker. Around March, officer Chen Dahuan from the Fengxiang County Police Department arrested her and took her to the Fenghuang Hotel for brainwashing. She was sentenced shortly after her arrest and is presently being held either in Weinan or Tongchuan.
10. [Qingyang, Gansu Province] Mr. Zhang Feng Arrested and Money Extorted
Zhenyuan County 610 Office deputy head Gou Guangchan and Miaoqu Village Police Station agent Xi Youchen broke into Mr. Zhang Feng's apartment at 10:00 a.m. on July 8, 2009. Without producing any legal documentation, they ransacked his home and took away his personal belongings, including a computer, a TV set, a satellite receiver, books, and a cell phone. Gou Guangchan then called the local police department to have Mr. Zhang taken to the Miaoqu Police Station where they interrogated him for eight hours and extorted 5,000 yuan from him.
Gou Guangchan: 86-13309341392
Xi Youren: 86-15095576767
11. [Luoding, Guangdong Province] Mr. Huang Guoyi Arrested
Around nine on the night of July 10, 2009, Mr. Huang Guoyi was distributing truth-clarification materials in Lishao Town, Luoding City, on July 10, 2009, in the evening when agents from the Lishao Town Police Station arrested him.
Lishao Town Police Station: 86-766-3581369
12. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yuhua is Missing
Ms. Liu Yuhui went out with a fellow practitioner on July 11, 2009, and has not returned home as of today.
13. [Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Suqing now in the Hebei Women's Forced Labor Camp
Xili Police Station agents arrested Ms. Zhang Suqing on March 16, 2009, and incarcerated her in the First Detention Center. She was supposedly held until early June. It was learned that she was later sentenced to one year and nine months of forced labor and is currently in the Hebei Women's Forced Labor Camp.
14. [Yuanjiang, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Dingying Arrested
Ms. Liu Dingying, 58, is from Magongpu in Yuanjiang. Police ransacked her home in her absence on July 1, 2009. They took her Dafa books and an MP3 player. They then arrested her at 9:30 p.m. on July 8, 2009.
610 Office deputy head Yuan Lixin: 86-737-2723803, 86-13707373002,
86-737-2806610
610 Office staff person Xia Xiangru: 86-13875343592
15. [Liaoyang, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wu Falin and His Wife, Ms. Hong Yanli, Arrested
Mr. Wu Falin and Ms. Hong Yanli are a married couple in their 60s. Gongnong Police Station agents broke into their home on June 29, 2009, and arrested them. Officials from the same police station have arrested eight practitioners since January.
16. [Chifeng, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ning Lihong Arrested to Tumuji Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Ning Lihong, 45, lives in Wazimiao Village, Ningcheng. Xiqiao Police Station arrested her and sent her to Kalaqinqi Police Department on May 12, 2009, and transferred her on May 14 to the Kalaqin Detention Center. She was recently sentenced to one year of forced labor and sent to the Tumuji Forced Labor Camp.
Chifeng Police Department Legal Section Chief Du Wenlong
Kalaqinqi Police Department Domestic Security Division Head Liu Zhenting:
86-476-3770101, 86-476-3758925, 86-13947669710
Tumuji Forced Labor Camp: 86-482-6710232; Captain Jia Mei: 86-13847986868
17. [Xupu County, Hunan Province] Mr. Wu Ligeng Monitored and Harassed
Around July 1, Xupu County Commerce Bureau sent its security guard Shu Qingrong to harass Mr. Wu Ligeng. They monitored Mr. Wu closely and severely interfered with his normal life.
18. [Weifang, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Shibu Town Police Station agents arrested Mr. Lin Yongshun from Qianliuhang Village in Shibu Town at 5:00 p.m. on July 8, 2009. He is currently being held in the Lijiabu Brainwashing Center in Changyi.
That same day, another group of agents from the same police station went to Mr. Wang Hongluo's home three times. They scaled the wall and invaded the home in Mr. Wang's absence in complete violation of the law.
Mr. Li Huiqiang from Xijintai, Shibu Town, was arrested while visiting another practitioner on June 18, 2009. He is still being held in Changyi Detention Center.
Shibu Town Police Station: 86-536-7703369
19. [Shenyang, Liaoning Province] Ms. Shi Guihua Arrested by Police
The police ransacked the home of and arrested Ms. Shi Guihua on July 6, 2009. She is now in the local detention center.
20. [Pingdu, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Xiujuan Arrested and Extorted
Pingdu 610 Office agents and those from the Wanjia Town Police Station, together with the local village party secretary, ransacked Ms. Sun Xiujuan's home the morning of July 1, 2009. They confiscated her Dafa books and took her to the police station. The police attempted to extort money in the guise of a "fine" but were unsuccessful because her family couldn't afford to pay. She was transferred to the Pingdu Detention Center.
21. [Jinan, Shandong Province] Police Plot to Send Ms. Jiao Cuilan to a Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Jiao from the Licheng District was arrested on July 4, 2009, while she was distributing truth clarification materials. Agents from the Dongfeng Police Station took her to Zhangzhuang Detention Center the next day. They planned to sentence her to one year of forced labor very soon.
Licheng Police Department 610 Office: 86-531-85083867
Director Wang Sijun: 86-531-903603, 86-531-8066000, 86-13606409088 (Cell)
Zhang Shunian: 86-531-88014221 (Home), 86-13688618537 (Cell)
22. [Luoyang, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Face Illegal Trial
Ms. Zhao Ying, Mr. Li Jingke, and Mr. Yao Huiyong have been held in Mangshan Detention Center for over one year. Their families recently received notice from Xigong District Court, saying a trial of the practitioners was scheduled at 9:00 a.m. the morning of July 17, 2009.
23. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Liping Arrested from Home
More than ten plainclothes policemen from Shangcang Station, Ji County, Tianjin, broke into Ms. Zhang Liping's home at 2:00 p.m. on July 8, 2009. They ransacked her home and confiscated Dafa books and truth-clarification materials.
24. [Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province] Mr. An Gang Sentenced to One and a Half Years
Mr. An Gang was recently sentenced to one and a half years' incarceration and is now in the Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp. His wife, Ms. Chen Jinhuan, is serving a one-year-and-three-month term in the Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp.