(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 23 cities or counties in 10 provinces. In this report, 31 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention and at least 21 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Juanfeng and Ms. Lu Daixin Held at Dalian Detention Center
Ms. Wang Juanfeng and Ms. Lu Daixin were taken into custody by officers from the Jiusan Police Station while distributing truth-clarification brochures in the Xigang District. The police also searched the two practitioners' homes. Ms. Wang and Ms. Lu are being held at the Dalian Detention Center.
2. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Recent Situation of Ms. Suo Fengyun and Ms. Yao Shuxia
Ms. Yao Shuxia has been illegally sentenced to one year in prison. She is being held at the Shenyang No. 1 Detention Center. Her family has not been allowed to see her even once.
On August 28, 2008, Ms. Suo Fengyun was denied admission to the prison because of her high blood pressure. She was taken back to Fengle Police Station in the Dongling District, Shenyang City. She was to serve her term outside the prison on medical parole. Ms. Suo returned home. On September 9, Xu Liang (male), deputy director of Fengle Police Station, ordered the Xiaonan Police Station in Shenhe District to keep Ms. Suo under surveillance. On September 18, Wang Gang (male) and other officers at the Xiaonan Police Station called Ms. Suo. They threatened her that if she told others about the persecution, they would take her to a detention center. The police also ordered two people from the Shuanglu Community Administration Office to monitor Ms. Suo.
Xu Liang (male), deputy director of Fengle Police Station: 86-15904062960
(Cell)
Xiaonan Police Station: 86-24-24813076
3. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Dajun Suffers Recurrence of Tuberculosis
Practitioner Dajun was taken into custody on March 27, 2008, and remains in custody at the Dehui City Detention Center. On September 23, the Dehui City Court held a hearing to verify documents provided by the prosecutor. The authorities were planning on sentencing him to prison. Dajun has suffered a recurrence of tuberculosis in detention.
4. [Beijing] Additional Information on Ms. Wang Fengmei, Taken into Custody
Ms. Wang Fengmei, an elderly practitioner who lives south of the Temple of Heaven in the Chongwen District in Beijing, was taken into custody on November 1, 2007, while she was handing out brochures. Ms. Wang has been unlawfully sentenced to three years in prison.
5. [Shandong Province] The Situation of Several Practitioners in Xinqin City, Taken into Custody During the Olympic Games
Ms. Xu Lin, from the Xiluogou area in Xinqin City was turned in to the authorities. On July 28, she was taken into custody at work in the Yinzuo business district in the Xinfu area, Xinqin City. Ms. Xu has been transferred to a forced labor camp in Jinan City, Shandong Province.
Ms. Zhou Yonghua, who is from Jilin Province, was taken into custody at around noon on August 4 at her home in the Pingyang Residential Community in Xinqin City. Ms. Zhou is being held at the Xinqin City Detention Center.
6. [Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Dong Xiaobao and Three Other Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
Mr. Dong Xiaobao, Mr. Zou Zhaokui, and Mr. Jin Shunsheng were sentenced to four and a half years in prison by the Yushui District Court in Xinyu City on September 17, 2008. They have appealed the sentencing to the Xinyu City Intermediate Court in Jiangxi Province. Ms. Zhang Fenfang has been taken to a prison to serve a five-year term.
Xinyu City 610 Office: 86-790-6457610
Li Hongyan (male), officer at the 610 Office: 86-13979006788 (Cell)
Zhou Bin (male), section leader at the 610 Office: 86-13879088480 (Cell)
7. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Additional Information on Ms. Ding Yang and Ms. Xue Jinying
On September 5, Ms. Ding Yang was taken into police custody. The officers found a photo of Ms. Ding with other people taken at a scenic site in the Anyang area. The officers forced Ms. Ding to give the name and address of each person in the picture. During the interrogation, the police beat her when she refused to identify the people in the picture. She passed out several times. In the end the police got information on Ms. Xue Jinying and other practitioners. They searched Ms. Xue's home and confiscated a computer, a printer, and other personal properties. Ms. Ding and Ms. Xue are being held at the Huancuiyu Brainwashing Center in Xingyang City, Henan Province.
8. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Du Dongmei and Ms. Yao Guoying Taken into Custody, Their Homes Searched
On August 29, Ms. Du Dongmei and Ms. Yao Guoying were taken into custody. The police searched their homes and took possession of their personal property. Ms. Du and Ms. Yao are being held at the Zhengzhou City No. 2 Prison.
9. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Haisong and Other Practitioners Unlawfully Held in Custody for Over Three Months
On May 20, 2008, Mr. Wang Haisong, Ms. Shen Yuehong and Ms. Chang Qing were taken into custody by officers from the Weidu District Police Department in Xuchang City. The three practitioners remain in custody at the Xuchang Detention Center.
10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Tang Dongru and Ms. Zhang Cuiyun, Taken into Custody in Late July, Remain in Custody in Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center in Jianghan District
11. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Additional Information on Ms. Zhang Xingqi and Ms. Tan Aihua
At 9:00 p.m. on September 11, 2008, Ms. Zhang Xingqi and Ms. Tan Aihua were taken into custody by officers from the Crime Investigation Division of the Yuhu Police Department and the Pingzheng Road Police Station in Xiangtan City. Ms. Zhang is being held at the Sanjiaoping Detention Center in Xiangtan City. Her son-in-law, Mr. Zhu Long, was also taken into custody the same night for protesting against the police. He was released the following day after the police extorted cash from his family.
Officers on duty at the Crime Investigation Division of the Yuhu Police
Department: 86-732-8392594
Office of division head: 86-732-8394074
12. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Wuhou District Court to Hold Trials at 10:00 a.m. on September 27
Wuhou District Court is scheduled to hold hearings at 10:00 a.m. on September 27 on cases involving 11 practitioners, including Ms. Zhong Fangqiong, Mr. Mao Kun, Mr. Jiang Zonglin, Mr. Liu Bangcheng, Mr. Liu Jia, Ms. Jiang Hongyuan, Mr. Ding Zeyang, Mr. Zhu Renbin, Mr. Chen Shikun, Mr. Mao Qi, and Ms. Qin Min. Only attorneys are allowed to attend. No other attendees are allowed in the courtroom.
13. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xiuzhen and Mr. Wang Zhi in Custody
On June 4, 2008, Ms. Wang Xiuzhen, 51, and Mr. Wang Zhi, 31, of the No. 8510 Farm were taken into custody by Jixi City Domestic Security Team and No. 8510 Farm Police Department personnel. The two practitioners are being held at the Jixi No. 2 Detention Center. After Mr. Wang was taken there, his mother went to Jixi City several times to see her son. The authorities denied her requests and told her that her son was to be placed on trial.
14. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhou Huimin and Others Taken into Police Custody
On the afternoon of September 23, Ms. Zhou Huimin was taken into custody at her store in Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, by officers from the Dafangshen Police Station. The police received reports that Ms. Zhou talked to people about Falun Dafa. Ms. Zhou's daughter and a cashier were also taken away. Her daughter returned home on September 24.
Dafangshen Police Station: 86-411-87600246
15. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zheng Wei Taken to a Brainwashing Center in Jilin City on the Morning of September 23
16. [Heilongjiang Province] Guards in Harbin Women's Qianjin Forced Labor Camp Instigate Inmates to Beat Practitioners
Zhang Bo, head of the police division at the Harbin Women's Qianjin Forced Labor Camp, and Yu Fangli, a labor camp guard, instigated inmate Cui Yanqiu (female) to beat, curse, and otherwise abuse practitioners. Ms. Jia Xinhua, who suffered from high blood pressure with a reading of 220-240 in addition to an injury after being kicked in the back by guards, was forced to work in the workshop. She passed out and fell to the ground. Cui Yanqiu did not allow anyone to support Ms. Jia and verbally abused the practitioners.
17. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhou Yuhua Taken into Custody
Ms. Zhou Yuhua, who lives in the Heping District, Shenyang City, was taken into police custody while she was telling others about the persecution of Falun Gong in the suburbs of Shenyang City on September 23, 2008. The police subsequently searched her home and confiscated two computers among other personal items.
18. [Huanghua City, Hebei Province] Details on Mr. Wang Shenghai's Detention
At around noon on September 23, 2008, Mr. Wang Shenghai and his daughter, Ms. Wang Qin, were distributing leaflets in a residential building. They were turned in to the authorities and taken into custody at Zhongjie Police Department. The police searched their home and confiscated a copy of recent articles by the founder of Falun Gong and two copies of "Minghui Weekly." Mr. Wang Shenghai was taken to the Huanghua City Detention Center around 5:00 p.m. by the Zhongjie Police Department.
Zhang Jiakai (male), head of the Domestic Security Division of the Huanghua
City Police Department: 86-317-5558896 (Office), 86-317-5238666 (Home),
86-13315786100 (Cell)
Song Guoqiang (male), Huanghua City Detention Center: 86-317-5323689 (Home),
86-13313278888 (Cell)
19. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Wei Taken into Custody by Officers from the Yuhua Road Police Station on September 4
Shijiazhuang City Police Department: 86-311-89662222, 86-311-89663707
20. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Guo Junfen Taken to Brainwashing Center at the End of Her Forced Labor Term
Ms. Guo Junfen served 18 months of forced labor in Wangcun Forced Labor Camp. After her term ended, the labor camp guards did not notify her family. Instead, they took Ms. Guo directly to a brainwashing center in Weifang City.
Brainwashing center in Weifang City: 86-13791861607 (Cell)
21. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Tian Yuhua, in Her Sixties, Under Persecution for Over Two Months
22. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Yongheng from Hengqiu Village in Wangkou Town Taken into Custody on September 19, 2008
23. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Ms. Luan Ning and Ms. Lu Bohua Taken into Custody
At 9:00 a.m. on September 9, 2008, Ms. Luan Ning was taken into custody by Wang Man and 10 other police officers from the Ningxia 610 Office and the Yinchuan Police Department, who had been waiting at the base of the building for hours. The police grabbed Ms. Luan's keys and searched her home. The officers confiscated a computer and other items. Ms. Luan was taken to the Yinchuan City Detention Center and unlawfully sentenced to three years in prison.
On the morning of September 9, several officers from the Xingqing District Domestic Security Division in Yinchuan City broke into Ms. Lu Bohua's home. The officers took Ms. Lu to the Helan County Detention Center in Yinchuan City. Ms. Lu was a political instructor in an armed police unit in 2000. She had served three years of forced labor for going to Beijing to appeal on Falun Gong's behalf.
Wang Fukui (male), 610 Office at the Yinchuan City Police Department:
86-951-6721835, 86-13007961888 (Cell), 86-951-6915127
Wang Shiyuan (male), the 610 Office: 86-951-5071188, 86-13369582563 (Cell)
24. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Elderly Ms. Zhang Caiyun Taken into Custody
Ms. Zhang Caiyun, about 70 years old, lives in Fangcai Garden in Tianhe District, Guangzhou City. On July 30, she was taken by officers from the Shipai Police Station to the Chatou Legal School because she distributed Falun Gong materials. The police confiscated all Falun Dafa books, a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong, and truth-clarification materials at her home.
25. [Ningxiang County, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhou Jingcheng Held at Wangling Prison in You County, Zhuzhou City
Mr. Zhou Jingcheng, who was forced to leave his hometown prior to the Olympics, was taken into custody in the Yiyang area in Hunan Province. Members of the Ningxiang County 610 Office and state security officers in Ningxiang County took him to the Wangling Prison in You County, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province.
26. [Chongqing] Ms. Gao Yang Detained
At around 8:00 a.m. on September 23, Ms. Gao Yang was grocery shopping at the Taohua Farm Market when officers from the Taohua Police Station took her into custody and searched her home. Ms. Gao has been placed in detention on criminal charges by Taohua Police Station officials. Ms. Gao is being held at the Changshou District Detention Center.
Wang Zhengyu (male), director of the Taohua Police Station: 86-13594333666
(Cell)
Fan Guangchuan (male), deputy director of the Taohua Police Station:
86-13500307632 (Cell), 86-23-40660773
27. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhang Chun and Her Brother, Mr. Zhang Chunmin, Taken to Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Zhang Chunmin and his sister, Ms. Zhang Chunyun, were supposed to be released after 15 days of detention yesterday. Later it was reported that Mr. Zhang and his sister Ms. Zhang were secretly transferred to Zhongba Forced Labor Camp.
28. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Guoxian Beaten in Detention Center
Ms. Zhou Guoxian, in her 50s, is from the No. 3 Commune in Bajiaoqing Village, Binggu Town, Miyi County. On the morning of July 30, 2008, five officers, including Yang Zihua (male) from the Miyi County Police Department, suddenly broke into Ms. Zhou's home. They confiscated tape cassettes and 35 DVDs, five Falun Dafa books, brochures, and an MP3 player. Ms. Zhou was forcibly taken to the Binggu Police Station. She was then taken to the Miyi Detention Center for 15 days.
In the detention center, guards including Yang Zihua, held Ms. Zhou's fingers down for fingerprinting and took her photo. Li Huabo (male), a detention center guard, beat her with bamboo sticks. Zhu Chenglong (male), director of the detention center, ordered inmates with criminal charges to beat Ms. Zhou with wooden clubs. Several other practitioners were also brutally beaten in the detention center.
September 24, 2008