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Additional Persecution News from China - January 8, 2007 (24 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Jilin Province] Personnel from the Jiutai Forced Labor Camp Beat Falun
Dafa Practitioner Wang Tongchun in 2005 Practitioner Mr. Wang Tongchun's family went to the Jiutai Forced Labor Camp
on January 4, 2007 trying visit him, but camp personnel refused their request
solely because Wang Tongchun persist in his belief of Falun Gong. Wang Tongchun's family member noticed Wang Tongchun was missing a front tooth
when visiting him in June 2005. They later found out that camp policeman Gao Ke
had knocked the tooth out while beating Mr. Wang. 2. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Persecution Account of Practitioner Xu
Shoucheng and Other Information Practitioner Mr. Xu Shoucheng has been held at the Panjin City's Detention
Center and has not been released to date. Zhao Lide, the Xinxing Police Station
chief in Dawa County, continues to persecute him further. Practitioner Ms. Sun Fengzhi was released a few days ago. Another woman
practitioner decided to leave home and live in exile, to avoid persecution and
possible arrest. Practitioner Ms. Zhang Suqing is being held at the Panjin City
Detention Center, and her home was ransacked. 3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Jin Dewei Suffers Torture
in the Fushun City Prison - 2002 information Practitioner Mr. Jin Dewei from Shenyang City, around 30 years old, was
recently transferred to Fushun City's No. 2 Prison. Severe torture had left him
unable to walk. Personnel from the Gaoxing District Court, Shenyang City
sentenced Jin Dewei to 14 years of imprisonment in 2002. 4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Supplemental Information Regarding
the Arrest of Practitioners Jin Chengshan and Jiao Xiaohua Police arrested practitioner couple Mr. Jin Chengshan and Ms. Jiao Xiaohua
around dinner-time on December 22, 2006. Mr. Jin had been a paraplegic as a
result of a car accident prior to beginning Falun Gong practice. Ms. Jiao
Xiaohua was forbidden to put on a coat or jacket when arrested. The police used
a car from the "120" team (emergency number in China) because they
feared people would see them. Jin Chengshan and practitioner Cui Xin are being
held at the Harbin City Police Hospital. Ms. Jiao Xiaohua is being held at the
Harbin City Detention Center. Practitioner Mr. Cui Xin was arrested at the same time. Agent who personally participated the persecution: Lu Wenxue, Hulan District's National Security Team political head:
86-13936229888 (Cell) 5. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioners Ye Zhenghui and Mao
Dexing Face Probable Sentencing It has been learned that arrested practitioners Mr. Ye Zhenghui and Mr. Mao
Dexing from Hulin City have been transferred to the Mishan City No. 1 Detention
Center. They may be sentenced soon. Some relevant telephone numbers: Mishan City's No. 1 Detention Center: 5260477 and 5260714 6. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Practitioners Fang Xuezhi, Bai Guoqiang and
Wang Genxiang Arrested A collusion between the chief of the Luohe City Minzhu Road Business
Administration and more than ten officers from the Political and Security
Section of the Yuanhui District Police Department led to the arrest of
practitioner Mr. Wan Xuezhi at his home at 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2007. Mr.
Wan has not yet been released. Police arrested practitioner Mr. Wang Genxiang from his home on January 6,
2007. Police arrested practitioner Mr. Bai Guoqiang and ransacked his home on
January 4, 2007. He has not yet been released. 7. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Practitioners at the Baoding
City Detention Center Practitioner Mr. Yang Jianliang, 40 years old, from Baoding City, Hebei
Province, was immobilized day and night on to a hard board with his four limbs
tied separately, making bowel and bladder release awkward. Police forbade confined practitioner Mr. Song Zhiqiang, about 64 years old
from Chengde City, Hebei Province to shut the window during late nights in
February last year. Mr. Song's feet were swollen, probably from the cold. Police divided several collaborators into three groups with two
in each and ordered them to monitor practitioners in eight-hour shifts. They
prevented practitioners from napping or sleeping. If a practitioner fell asleep,
they poured cold water on them. Practitioners held at the No. 2 Division were made to work daily until 9:00
p.m. 8. [Luobei County, Heilongjiang Province] Personnel from the Baoquanling
Nongken Police Station Arrested Practitioner Mr. Fan Qiang the Afternoon of
January 6, 2007 (Country code: 86, area code: 468. Do not dial area code before cell
phone numbers.) 9. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners Persecuted in
Zhuanghe City Officer Yang Shubo from the Zhuanghe City Xinhua Police Station and Zhang
Shuqin, a judicatory assistant, deceived Dafa practitioner Mr. Wang Zhongkuan
into arriving at the so-called "Law Education School" at the Huanbao
Hotel for persecution. Personnel from the Xianrendong Police Station arrested four practitioners
including Mr. Yin Yancheng between December 24 and 25, 2007. Practitioner Ms. Sun Chunrong, Ms. Song Ping and Mr. Yin Yancheng are still
being held at the Zhuanghe City Detention Center. (Country code: 86, area code: 411. Do not dial area code before cell
phone numbers.) 10. [Shanghai] Practitioner Guan Longmei To Be Sentenced Practitioner Ms. Guan Longmei, 55 years old, from the Hongkou District in
Shanghai, is going to be on a trial at the district court on January 11, 2007. Approximately a dozen police officers had illegally arrested her
from her home and had held her in the district's detention center on June 3,
2006. Ms. Guan has been on a hunger strike for a long time. Her esophagus was
severely injured when she was brutally force-fed. (Country code: 86, area code: 21.) 11. [Beijing] Three Practitioners Including Fan Ruiqin and Gao Fengyin
Arrested It is known that Fan Ruiqin and Gao Fengyin and another practitioner from the
Beijing area have been arrested between June and October 2006. Their neighbors,
hired by agents from the 610 Office, reported them. The 610 Office
paid an informer 5,000 yuan for reporting a practitioner. (Country code: 86, area code: 10) 12. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Practitioner Zhang Yaorong Sentenced to
More than Seven Years of Imprisonment Personnel from the Jintai District Police Department arrested practitioner
Mr. Zhang Yaorong from Baoji City, Shaanxi Province on October 14, 2005. He was
detained on a criminal charge on October 23, 2005. After 37 days of unlawful
detention, the police relocated him on November 28, 2005. His family was
forbidden from visiting him. Mr. Zhang was officially held on a criminal charge
on January 20, 2006, and an arrest warrant was issued on February 27, 2006. Mr. Zhang was secretly sentenced to more than seven years in prison on June
20, 2006 and transferred to the Weinan Prison in Shaanxi Province. 13. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Practitioners Du Shuqin and Wang
Caifeng Arrested Practitioners Ms. Du Shuhui and Ms. Wang Caifeng from Mian County, Hanzhong
City went to Zhenchuan Town to distribute truth-clarification
materials on December 11, 2006, but personnel from the town police station
arrested them and ransacked their homes. They have been held in the Mian County
Detention Center since December 12. Ms. Du could not control her shaking head,
which resulted from the torture at the Xi'an City Women Forced Labor Camp when
she was held there from 2001 to 2003. She had a headache, cold, and nausea all
the time and pain all over. She could not drink fluids until December 20, 2006.
Policewoman Zhang Xia not only forbade Ms. Du from seeing a doctor but abused
her. The police force-fed Ms. Du whenever she had no appetite. (Country code: 86, area code: 916. Do not dial the area code before
cell phone numbers.) 14. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Zhang Deyao Suffering from
Persecution at the No. 7 People's Hospital - a Mental Hospital Five practitioners including Ms. Qiu Yuanjin, Ms. Zhao Xiuhua, Ms. Wang
Guixiang, Ms. Zhou Zhaohua and Mr. Leng Songjia were sentenced from three to
four years of imprisonment at the Jiaozhou City Court. The chief judge is Li
Huinuan In 2003, five practitioners were given three-year prison sentences. The
practitioners are: Mr. Yu Airong, Ms. Li Xia, Ms. Ji Xiuling, Ms. Liu Zhaohong,
Mr. Sun Qijie. Chief judge: Zhao Yutao. Deputy chief judges: Fu Zengguang and
Zhao Lianqing. In 2004, four practitioners - Mr. Wang Mingjiang, Mr. Sun Jianwu, Mr. Wang
Dezhi and Mr. Zhang Hongliang - were sentenced from three to four years of
imprisonment. Chief judge: Lu Bin. In 2005, practitioners Ms. Gao Fen, Mr. Wang Xushan and Ms. Wang Yubao were
sentenced. Chief judge: Zhao Yutao. Deputy judges: Fu Zengguang and Zhao
Lianqing. 16. [Chongqing] Practitioner Xu Yingpei and Her Husband Arrested When practitioner Ms. Xu Yingpei and her husband took a walk along
Yangjiaping Street in the Jiulongpo District on the afternoon of January 6,
2007, several agents from the National Security Division arrested them.
According to reliable sources, they have been sent to a brainwashing center on
the border between Yubei District and Beibei District. 17. [Yuxi City, Yunnan Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested Local police arrested seven practitioners from Yuxi City recently for
distributing truth-clarification materials. Three of them escaped after their
handcuffs were broken; however, they decided to remain away from home in order
to avoid illegal arrest. The remaining four practitioners are still being held. 18. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Practitioner Huang Aiping Arrested Practitioner Ms. Huang Aiping from Deshan Township in Changde City is a
temporary worker in a cotton processing plant. She was arrested for distributing
truth-clarification materials on December 29, 2006. Her current whereabouts are
unknown. 19. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Policemen from the Wenjiang District
Arrest and Detain Several Practitioners and Also Search Their Houses Since November 2006, policemen in Wenjiang District, Chengdu City have
arrested ten practitioners and searched their houses. 20. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Practitioner Li Qun Arrested in Shanghai Practitioner Ms. Li Qun from Guiyang City went to visit her relatives in
Shanghai. She was arrested when clarifying the truth to passers-by. 21. [Guangzhou, Guangdong Province] 610 Office Agents in the Baiyun District
Continue to Persecute Practitioner Niu Chuanmei Practitioner Ms. Niu Chuanmei, over 60 years old, lives in the Baiyun
District, Guangzhou City. When she was distributing truth-clarifying materials
on December 6, 2006, security guards in Tongde Street arrested her and sent her
to the Tongde Police Station. People at the station colluded with personnel from
the street administration office, ten or more people, and broke into Ms. Niu's
house at night. They confiscated all Dafa books and materials. They then held
Ms. Niu at the Baiyun Detention Center for five days. She was released on bail
because she showed symptoms of high blood pressure. The Baiyun District prosecutor sued Ms. Niu Chuanmei on December 25, 2006. (Country code: 86, area code: 20. Do not dial the area code before
cell phone numbers.) 22. [Zigong City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Liu Shulan Arrested Practitioner Ms. Liu Shulan from the Gongjin District, Zigong City was
arrested when she was clarifying the truth in a vegetable market the morning of
December 25, 2006. Her whereabouts are unknown. 23. [Wenshan County, Yunnan Province] Practitioner Wang Chunlan Arrested Practitioner Ms. Wang Chunlan, 38 years old, is a teacher from Wenshan
County, Zhuang, the Miao Autonomous Region. She was arrested on May 19, 2006 and
was later sentenced to three years of imprisonment at the Wenshan County Court. (Country code: 86, area code: 876. Do not dial the area code before
cell phone numbers.) Wenshan State Court: 2191053 24. [Yangchun City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Li Lixue Is Held at a
Detention Center Practitioner Ms. Li Lixue from the Heshui District, Yangchun City was
arrested on November 30, 2006. Her home was searched and she is now being held
at the Yangchun Detention Center. It was heard that she would be sentenced to
imprisonment. (Country code: 86, area code: 662. Do not dial the area code before
cell phone numbers.) Liang Zhuozhao, Heshui Police Station chief: 13702819269 (Cell) January 7, 2007 |