(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 18 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 13 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Fujin City, Heilongjiang Province] Persecution of Three Practitioners
Ms. Gao Yuhong, arrested on December 15, 2008, is currently held in the Xigemu Forced Labor Camp in Jiamusi City.
Ms. Li Xiuting, an elderly practitioner, arrested the afternoon of April 29, 2009, is suffering from gross mistreatment due to the persecution in the Xigemu Forced Labor Camp.
Mr. Sun Chengbo, arrested on December 24, 2008, is currently held in the Suihua Forced Labor Camp, to serve a one-year term.
Policeman Shen Jingyuan captured Mr. Qu Yongxue while he distributed truth clarification materials. He is incarcerated in the Fujin City Detention Center.
Shen Jingyuan: 86-13079756909, 86-454-2331261
2. [Chongqing] Peng Shibi in Grave Danger
Ms. Peng is currently held in the Shabao Women's Forced Labor Camp where she went on a hunger strike and was brutally beaten and force-fed. Ms. Peng is now in grave danger.
3. [Jingmen, Hubei Province] Liu Deyu Chose to Go into Exile
At around 10:00 a.m. on June 23, 2009, Mr. Liu, 53, was clarifying the facts on Jinxia Road when he was reported to authorities. Two policemen soon arrived and showered Liu with kicks and punches, resulting in his many bruises and wounds. Later on, six agents from the Dongbao District 610 Office, from the Domestic Security Division and from the Police Department took Liu back, to ransack his home. Mr. Liu decided to go into exile to avoid further persecution.
Mr. Liu had gone to Beijing the second half of 1999, to appeal for Falun Gong. Agents from the Jingmen 610 Office sent people to Beijing to arrest him. Liu jumped out of the high-speed train on the return trip to Jingmen, resulting in paralysis in one of his legs.
In January 2000, Liu was sentenced to three years incarceration and sent to the Shayang Forced Labor Camp to serve his time. He was released three years later.
Practitioner Liu was captured in November 2006 and taken to the Tangxunhu Brainwashing Center where he was threatened, coerced and had to participate in brainwashing sessions for one and a half months.
4. [Shaowu, Fujian Province] Additional Information regarding the Persecution of Zhu Jinghua
Ms. Zhu was reported to authorities while clarifying the facts in a park on May 19, 2009. She was captured by agents from the Shaowu City Domestic Security Division and interrogated. The persecutors punched her face hard, making it swell, and she bled from her mouth. Late that night they sent her to the city detention facility, to serve a 15-day term. Her term had expired on June 1, 2009, but instead of releasing her, the police transferred her to the city detention center. She was secretly sent to Fuzhou City at 4:00 a.m. on June 25, 2009, presumably to suffer more persecution.
Ms. Zhu had previously been sentenced to three years' incarceration, with a four-year probation.
5. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Zhao Guoxia Captured
At around 8:00 p.m. on July 12, 2009, while distributing truth clarification materials, Ms. Zhao from Jinshantun District and another practitioner were captured. Participating in the nabbing were agents from the Jinshantun Police Department. Ms. Zhao was detained twice in the past: on November 13, 2005, a bit past six in the morning, agents from Jinshantun Police Department removed her from her home, ransacked it and sent her to the Jinshantun Detention Center in the afternoon.
Jinshantun Police Department Head Che Mingxin: 86-13664589889, 86-458-3738537
Deputy Head Ding Dezhi: 86-458-3738755
6. [Chongqing] Additional Information regarding the Persecution of Fang Min
Ms. Fang, 50, was arrested on July 3, 2008. Participating in the arrest were agents from the Sanjiang Town Police Station in Qijiang County. Following her two-week lock-up in a detention center, the officials transferred her to the Shabao Women's Forced Labor Camp where she was closely monitored. Due to the persecution she suffered from, she had back pain, swollen legs and vaginal bleeding. Since the labor camp forbade family visit, her family knew nothing about her deteriorating health. Labor camp officials sent her to the Heping Hospital for an examination. The doctors found multiple tumors in her body and recommended immediate surgery. To shirk responsibility, the camp officials decided to release her on medical parole and informed her local police station agents and her family to pick her up on June 9, 2009. Her family took her to a local hospital where her tumors were removed. At present, Ms. Fang has not yet fully recovered. Her back pain still persists, and she can't straighten her upper body.
7. [Kunming, Yunnan Province] Updates on Zhu Dechao and Her Family
Ms. Zhu was captured on May 20, 2008, together with her husband and daughter. The family of three has since been held in the Wuhua District Detention Center. Ms. Zhu is facing a possible 10-year sentence while her husband won't be released until November of this year. It is unclear what awaits their daughter Jiang Runlin.
8. [Xi'an, Shaanxi Province] Liu Yulan Captured and Taken to the Changan County Brainwashing Center
Ms. Liu, 69, is a retired worker from Huanghe Machinery Company. Agents from the Xi'an 610 Office and from the Xincheng 610 Office nabbed her from her home in the evening of June 20, 2009. She is still held in the Changan County Brainwashing Center.
9. [Hebei Province] Liu Cai Captured and Whereabouts Unknown
Mr. Liu is a retired worker from the Hancheng Area in Tangshan City. On the morning of July 5, 2009, He went out the morning of July 5, 2009 and was captured. His present whereabouts remain unknown.
Fengrun District Domestic Security Division Head Dong Fucun: 86-315-3246066,
86-13832986066
Fengrun District 610 Office Head Li Chunyuan: 86-13832987098
Fengrun District 610 Office Deputy Head He Airong: 86-315-5129958,
86-13503259108, 86-315-3081152
10. [Pingdu, Shandong Province] Zhang Haisheng Captured and Taken to the Pingdu Detention Center
Agents from the Pingdu 610 Office and from the Chengguan Police Station broke into Mr. Zhang's home the morning of July 11, 2009 and turned his home upside down. They confiscated his laptop and three telephones before taking him to the Pingdu Detention Center.
Pingdu 610 Office head Dai Yugang: 86-532-873092019
Pingdu City Domestic Security Division 86-532-88319300
Pingdu Detention Center: 86-532-88318377
11. [Dongkou County, Hunan Province] Xiang Youhai Taken to the County Detention Center
While shopping at the local farmers' market in late April 2009, Lin Mude and Wang Xiangmao from the Dongkou County Domestic Security Division captured Mr. Xiang. He has since been held in the county detention center.
Dongkou County 610 Office head Zhang Qianshun: 86-13923592979, 86-13923592919
Dongkou County Domestic Security Division Head Liu Mouming: 86-13973914089
12. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Duan Yuying Currently Held in Team Two at the Hewan Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Duan is a resident of the Wuchang District in Wuhan City. Agents from the Wuhan 610 Office and from the Domestic Security Division's Division Nine captured her in April 2009. Luonan Police Station officials sent her to Hewan Forced Labor Camp shortly afterwards where she is currently held in Team Two.
13. [Chenzhou, Hunan Province] Liao Xiaohong Still in Detention since His Arrest Three Months Ago
More than 20 agents from the Chenzhou 610 Office ransacked Mr. Liao's home the afternoon of April 21, 2009, around 2:00 p.m. They confiscated everything from the home, including over 74,000 yuan in cash and several certificates of deposit, which was Mr. Liao and his wife's hard-earned money they had saved from doing business during the past several years. His whole family relied on those savings to make a living and keep their business running. After his arrest, his wife went to the 610 Office and Domestic Security Division numerous times to demand the return of the money and release of her husband. Each time the personnel in the relevant departments used various pretexts to deny her request. Mr. Liao is still in detention, but his wife managed to get back the 70,000 yuan cash.
14. [Mishan, Heilongjiang Province] Tiexi Police Station Officials Arrests Liu Hui and Ma Xiuqin
Ms. Liu, 60, and Ms. Ma, 62, went out to clarify the facts at 9:40 a.m. on July 13, 2009. After receiving tips from someone who didn't know the truth, Liu Xiaoliang from the Tiexi Police Station led three policemen to arrest the two practitioners and proceeded to ransack their homes. They sent the two women to the Dongshan Detention Center at 6:00 p.m.
Mishan 610 Office head Yu Xiaofeng: 86-467-5222417, 86-15094676767
Mishan Police Department Chief Feng Xiaodong: 86-467-5222376-2001,
86-467-8136080, 86-13763676789
Mishan Police Department Deputy Chief Han Jingxin (in charge of persecuting
Falun Gong practitioners): 86-467-5211158-2007, 86-467-5222275, 86-13903675995
15. [Jiahe County, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Silan Held in the Lanshan County Detention Center
610 Office Head Li Chengjie: 86-13487466465
Domestic Security Division Head Huang Xiaolan: 86-13907467398, 86-746-2211301,
86-746-2213908
16. [Baishan, Jilin Province] Cui Weizhen Sent to a Detention Center
Dunhua City Police Department officials arrested 62-year-old Ms. Cui in June 2009. The police ransacked her home and confiscated her Dafa books. She is now held in the Taipingling Detention Center in Dunhua.
17. [Shenyang, Liaoning Province] Tian Xiurong and Zhang Lirong Arrested
Ms. Tian, 71, is a Falun Gong practitioner living on Shima Road, Baogong Street, in the Tiexi District in Shenyang City. Weigong Police Station agents captured her and her daughter-in-law Zhang Lirong on July 13, 2009. The persecutors ransacked her home.
Tiexi Police informed Ms. Zhang's mother of her arrest on July 14, 2009 in the morning. The whereabouts of Ms. Tian and Ms. Zhang are unknown.
18. [Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province] Li Wei Sentenced to Forced Labor
About a dozen agents from the Sijiazhuang Town Police Station broke into the home of 68-year-old Li Wei who lives in Dongying Village, Sijiazhuang Town. It happened at 10:00 a.m. on May 30, 2009. They forcibly carried her to a police van and took her straight to the Hebei Women's Forced Labor Camp, to serve a one-year term.
More than 500 practitioners are now incarcerated at the Hebei Women's Forced Labor Camp.
Sijiazhuang Town Police Station: 86-311-82267496
19. [Chongqing] Hong Liu Sentenced to Two Years of Deprivation of Freedom
Agents from the Nanan District 610 Office, from the Mingyuetuo Police Station and from the Guanyinqiao Police Station suddenly seized 28-year-old Mr. Hong at work the afternoon on June 3, 2008. That night they went to ransack his home at Baotong Garden Residential Area in the Yubei District. The police confiscated his computer and Dafa books and other personal belongings. They sent him to the Nanan District Detention Center the next day.
Nanan District Court commenced a trial for Hong Liu on June 16, 2008 during which the police kept him handcuffed and forbade his family to testify. The court officials handed down a two-year sentence on November 10, 2008. He is presently held in Ward 13, at Chongqing's Second Prison.
20. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Niu Qingyang Handed a Nine-year Sentence
Mr. Niu lives in Wuhan City's Jiangan District and was captured at his home on January 6, 2009. The police sent him to the Wuhan First Detention Center. Jiangan District Court officials put Mr. Niu on trial on June 12, 2009 and handed him a nine-year sentence.
Wuhan City 610 Office Staff Member Deng Bin: 86-27-82411838
21. [Pengshan, Sichuan Province] Xu Jianhua Arrested; Chen Jiying Harassed
Pengshan police went to Mr. Xu's workplace on July 14, 2009 in the morning and arrested him. They took him back to ransack his home. Xu is now held in the Pengshan Detention Center.
That same morning the police went to harass Mr. Chen and ransacked his home. Before leaving they threatened to return, to harass him again.
Pengshan Police Department Chief Hu Guomin: 86-833-8161469, 86-13708161469
Pengshan 610 Office: 86-833-7623458, 86-833-7623659
22. [Yi County, Liaoning Province] Ma Yanquan and Yan Lihua Captured by Police
Mr. Ma is from Liutai Village, Liulongtai Town, and Ms. Yan is from Xiangyougou Village, Liulonggou Town of Yi County. The two practitioners were arrested at noon on July 13, 2009 at the hands of Yi County police. Ms. Yan was sent to Jinzhou City, while Ms. Ma was held in the Yi County Detention Center.
Two Shiyan Police Station agents ransacked the home of a practitioner surnamed Zeng on July 8, 2009. They took Zeng with them. He still has not returned home.
Shiyan Police Station Head Huang Qihong: 86-13883238488, 86-23-40823736
Deputy Head Chen Yi: 86-13036367708, 86-23-40821075
23. [Tieling, Liaoning Province] Zhang Zhigang was Transferred to the Luotaishanzhuang Brainwashing Center When His Term had Expired
Mr. Zhang was arrested on June 29, 2006 and later sentenced to three years of forced labor re-education. He was made to serve his time in the Benxi Labor Camp and was scheduled for release on June 29, 2009. Mr. Zhang's mother went to the labor camp on June 26 to ask for his release and was told he would be released on the 29th. Upon her return, however, Mr. Zhang's mother learned that on he was transferred to Luotaishanzhuang Brainwashing Center the afternoon of June 26, 2009.
24. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Zhou Weifen Captured
Ms. Zhou was at work the morning of July 10, 2009 when agents from the county police department came and arrested her. They took her back to ransack her home.