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Additional Persecution News from China - March 14, 2007 (19 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Li Gang Arrested
Personnel from the National Security Division and from the Dongguan Police
Station arrested practitioner Mr. Li Gang, at 9:00 a.m. on March 13, 2007, in
his doorway at Dongguan Street, the Kuiwen District, Weifang City. They put him
in the police station in the afternoon and then used a master key to open his
home and ransacked the place. 2. [Zoucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Qin Zhen from the Yanzhou City Coal
Mine Group Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor Practitioner Mr. Qin Zhen was held at the Zoucheng City Police Department
after his arrest on December 8, 2006. Police sentenced Qin Zhen to one year of
forced labor and sent him into the Zibo City's Wangcun Forced Labor Camp on
March 9, 2007, without going through any legal procedures. 3. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Liu Litao and Wife Arrested
at Home A gang of police from Jinzhou City arrived in three police cars. They broke
into practitioner Mr. Liu Litao's home in Songjiagou Village, Xinmin Township in
the Taihe District. They confiscated his computer, a printer, some Falun Dafa
books, and some truth-clarifying materials. They also arrested Liu
Litao's wife, Ms. Zhao Guilan. Later on they went to practitioner Mr. Wang
Xiaomin's home and confiscated some Falun Dafa books and truth-clarifying
materials. Wang Xiaomin was not at home, and he thus avoided arrest. The
whereabouts of Mr. Liu and his wife are unknown so far. Xiaolingzi Airport Police Station, which is in the precinct where the Liu
Litao couple lives: 86-416-3498299 4. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Chen Zhiguang and His Wife Arrested Police from Kangzhuang Town, Linqing City, collaborated with personnel from
the Linqing City National Security Team. They broke into practitioner Mr. Chen
Zhiguang's home in Xiaochen Village, Kangzhuang Town, on March 2, 2007. They
ransacked the place and arrested Mr. Chen and his wife, Ms. Jia. The couple is
now being held in the city's detention center and suffering from persecution. 5. [Gao'an City, Jiangxi Province] Practitioners Including Wang Silong, Leng
Jingtong, Deng Shuixiu Arrested Mr. Wang Silong, Mr. Leng Jingtong, and other practitioners were arrested
while distributing truth-clarifying materials in Nanchang City on March 11,
2007. Their whereabouts are unknown. Police broke into practitioner Wang Silong's home that same day. They
confiscated a computer, a printer, a photocopier, and other equipment. They even
attempted to force Wang Silong's wife, Ms. Deng Shuixiu, to tell them other
practitioners' names. Ms. Deng refused to tell them and was taken to the Xiangfu
Town Police Station in Gao'an City. Xiangfu Town Police Station: 86-795-5772196 6. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the
Arrest of Ms. Song Guiqin and Four Other Practitioners Baishan City Xinjian Police Department deputy chief Lu Dehe led ten policemen
to practitioner Ms. Song Guiqin's home. They arrested five practitioners
including Ms. Song and Ms. Liu Fang. They also ransacked the place. Three
practitioners were later released. However, Ms. Song is still being held at the
city's detention center, and Liu Fang is still being held at the Jiangyuan
County Detention Center. Lu Dehe once arrested practitioners Ms. Yang Xiuwen, Mr. Li Bo, and Mr. Chen
Liguo in person and ransacked their homes. Ms. Yang was sentenced to nine years
of imprisonment; Mr. Li and Mr. Chen to five years each. The three practitioners
have been held at the city's detention center for nearly ten months. Some relevant telephone numbers: (Country code: 86, area code: 439. Do not dial area code before cell
phone numbers.) Baishan City Police Department: 86-439-3595800 7. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Several Practitioners Arrested Police arrested practitioners Mr. Tao Fu and Mr. Shi Lagen from Nanchang City on
March 7, 2007. They also ransacked a truth-clarifying materials production
center in the city that evening. They arrested practitioner Mr. Tu Guohuan and
his wife at their home and confiscated a computer, a printer, a CD burner, a
motorcycle, and many pieces of truth-clarifying materials. Another few
practitioners from the city were arrested during the past several days. Wang Yan, Xietun Town Party secretary: 86-411-85220029 Some plainclothes police officers saw practitioners Ms. Tang Xiuying, Ms.
Zheng Ruiying and Ye from Baosheng Township, Chuanshan District, Suining City,
posting truth-clarifying materials in the Longfeng area on March 8, 2007. They
arrested Ms. Tang and Ms. Zheng and held them at the Suining City Detention
Center. Practitioner Ye escaped but decided to live in exile. Police have
ransacked their homes. Policeman Yang Mingyuan has often harassed practitioners. Yang Mingyuan: 86-13103163168 (Cell) 11. [Jilin Province] Deplorable Crimes at the Jilin Province Women's Prison More than 100 practitioners were held at the Jilin Province Women's Prison
Education Ward and also a few at the prison hospital in early 2007. Policemen
physically abused practitioners and interrogated them under torture. They forced
practitioners to write the "four statements" again and again. In order
to keep the persecution secret, they have moved the hospital to the second floor
of a new building nearby the prison. Practitioners held in the hospital cannot
go downstairs to eat or buy daily necessities. Police monitor practitioners
around the clock and persecute them by brainwashing. Practitioners are forced to
sit on a plastic stool daily except when sleeping. Each practitioner has
pressure sores on their buttocks. Some practitioners' muscles have become
atrophied, and they have difficulty walking. 12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province]
Personnel from the Ziyou Boulevard Police Station Often Harass Practitioners Personnel from the Ziyou Boulevard Police Station have been harassing
practitioners for a long time. They also threaten practitioners' parents,
children, and other family members. They often extort money from practitioners'
families. (Country code: 86, area code: 431. Do not dial area code before cell
phone numbers.) 14. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Li Fengqin
Arrested Someone reported practitioner Ms. Li Fengqin from Huailai County on
March 8, 2007, when she was clarifying the truth to people at a bus
stop. Police arrested her and put her into a detention center. Police
refused to let her have enough clothes in the cold weather and have not
given her any food during the past two days. (Country code: 86, area code: 313. Do not dial area code
before cell phone numbers). Practitioner Mr. Zhu Chenggan's family went to the Ganjingzi District
National Security there said they had not dealt with Mr. Zhu's case for a while and
had no information about him. His family eventually found out he had
been sentenced to two years of forced labor and was transferred to the
Dalian City Forced Labor Camp last week.
In addition, practitioner Ms. Li Chenying from Dalian Harbor is
still being held at the Yaojia Detention Center in Dalian City.
Practitioner Mr. Liu Xingge, who was arrested at the same time as Ms.
Li, was sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in early March.
16. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Personnel from the Dong'an
District Police Department Harass Practitioners Personnel from the Dong'an District Police Department in Mudanjiang City called practitioners or went to practitioners' houses. They forcibly got practitioners' finger- prints, hair samples, and handwriting samples. 17. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Song Hongfeng's Whereabouts Unknown after Being Held for One and a Half Years Personnel from the Dongshan District Police Department and from the 610 Office broke into practitioner Mr. Song Hongfeng's home, arrested him, and put him in the Yuexiu District Detention Center on September 12, 2005. Later they sentenced him to one and a half years of forced labor. Mr. Song had been held at the Dongshan District Detention Center. His detention term expired on March 11, 2007. Mr. Song's family went to the detention center but didn't see him. Policemen said that they had released Mr. Song already, but they had no idea of his whereabouts. Dongshan District Police Department: 86-20-87773411 18. [Nanzheng County, Shannxi Province] Practitioner Yan Suyun Arrested Senior citizen practitioner Ms. Yan Suyun from Nanzheng County was arrested in January 2007. She had retired from the Huayan Factory and lived alone. Several days before her arrest, Nanzheng County 610 Office personnel went to her home to harass her. This was Ms. Yan's third persecution experience. The first two times she was released after being fined. It was heard that 610 Office personnel forced her to pay 5,000 yuan, otherwise they would not release her. Several other practitioners were also arrested and held at the Nanzheng County Detention Center. Du Jiucheng, Nanzheng County 610 Office head: 86-13572629669 (Cell) 19. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Personnel from the Tiexi District Qinggong Police Station Arrest Practitioner Wu Daxing Personnel from the Tiexi District Qinggong Police Station in Shenyang City arrested practitioner Mr. Wu Daxing at 8:00 p.m. on March 13, 2007. They also searched his home. The street residential committee officer first knocked on his door, and then policemen broke in. March 13, 2007 Posting date: 3/28/2007 |