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Additional Persecution News from China - May 2, 2007 (35 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net) 1. [Beijing] Falun Gong Practitioner Zhou Zi Has Been on a Hunger Strike for 59 Days
Ms. Zhou Zhi has staged a protest hunger strike since February 26, 2007, to protest the police beating practitioners in the Beijing Women's Prison. She requested to have prison division head Zheng Yumei punished. She is responsible for the atrocities. Ms. Zhou's hunger strike was in its 59th day on April 25, 2007.
2. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Supplemental Information Regarding Practitioner Li Xiaoyuan's Torture-Caused Death
Mr. Li Xiaoyuan, former president of the Shenyang Aircraft Wing Production Factory, had been held at the Shenyang City's Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp for practicing Falun Gong. Guards locked him in a small compartment and shocked him with several electric batons. He was then transferred to the Guanshan Forced Labor Camp where he was tortured to death.
3. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Chen Zhen
Personnel from the Zhuhai City Police Department's Xiangzhou Police Station, the National Security Section, followed practitioner Ms. Chen Zhen and arrested her at 1:00 p.m. on April 13, 2007. The arrest happened when Ms. Chen was distributing Falun Gong truth-clarification materials. Several policemen ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Dafa lecture tapes, several amulets and truth-clarification flyers. Ms. Chen's 80-year-old mother-in-law and two young children were exceedingly frightened by the search.
Practitioner Ms. Chen is presently being held at the Zhuhai City No.2 Detention Center. Her husband has tried to visit her but was denied admittance.
Lai Haizhong, National Security Section chief: 86-13809230229 (Cell), 86-756-6639129 4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] After Three Years of Forced Labor, Mr. Qi Mingli Is Sent Immediately to a Brainwashing Center
Special agents Wang Yong'an, Song Zhenming, and Li Guiwen from the Jinzhou City National Security Division arrested practitioner Mr. Qi Mingli in 2004. He has already been in the city's forced labor camp for three years, since May 1, 2004.
Several days before May 1, 2007, when Mr. Qi was due to be released, personnel from the Heping District Nanhu Police Station transferred him to Fushun City's Luotai Resort Brainwashing Center for further persecution.
Heping District Nanhu Police Station in Shenyang City: 86-24-23892340 5. [Fenxi County, Shanxi Province] Three Practitioners from Houjialou Village, Yong'an Town Arrested
Personnel from the Houjialou Village Police Station in Yong'an Town, Fenxi County, colluded with the village committee officers. They broke into every practitioner's home and confiscated some Dafa books at 5:00 p.m. on April 28, 2007. They arrested three practitioners--Ms. Yunhua, Ms. Miaolan and Mr. Chen Maxi--who are being held at the police station.
6. [Qingyuan County, Hebei Province] Personnel from the Ranzhuang Town Comprehensive Administration Office Harassed a Practitioner on April 27, 2007
7. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrest of Practitioner Zhao Yingmei and Her Daughter Huang Fangli
Officials broke into the home of practitioner Ms. Zhao Yingmei's son on April 28, 2007. Personnel who participated in this invasion are from the Tianhe District 610 Office, the Linhe Police Station, the Residential Committee, the Yuancun Police Station, Yuancun Residential Committee, Fujinlian Residential Committee, and the Baima Garden Administration Section. They arrested the Ms. Zhao Yingmei couple and their daughter, Ms. Huang Fangli. They confiscated a computer, a printer, all truth-clarification materials, and office supplies, which filled two vehicles. They threatened Ms. Zhao's husband and released him afterwards. Practitioners Ms. Zhao and Ms. Huang are being held at the Tianhe Detention Center to await court hearings.
Yuancun Street Police Station: 86-20-38690346 8. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Bai Mei and Three Others Arrested
Several policemen arrested four practitioners--Ms. Bai Mei, Ms. Zhang Fenghua, Ms. Shi Yuhuan and Ms. Liang Xiutao--from Chongli County, Zhangjiakou City, on the morning of April 26, 2007. They were arrested when the practitioners were on their way home. County police department deputy chief Shi Jinjun led seven policemen and ransacked the four practitioner's homes at 11:00 a.m. They took the practitioners to Zhangjiakou City's Shisanli Detention Center.
Shi Jinjun, Chongli County Police Department deputy chief: 86-13603133199, 86-313-8685903 9. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Fan Xiuzhi Arrested
Personnel from the Pulandian City's Nanshan Police Station arrested Ms. Fan Xiuzhi from Kaohai Village, Xietun Town, Wafangdian City, at 11:00 p.m. on April 13, 2007.
Jiang, Pulandian City's Nanshan Police Station chief: 86-13440879685 (Cell) 10. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Yu Wenzhong, Yu Guizhen and Zhao Yanqiu Arrested
Mr. Yu Wenzhong; Mr. Yu's sister, Ms. Yu Guizhen; and Ms. Zhao Yanqiu were arrested at Ms. Yu's restaurant at 9:00 a.m. on April 30, 2007.
11. [Shanghai] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrest of Practitioner Yu Xiangdong and Zhu Pingbo
Personnel from the New Pudong District's Shanggang Police Station broke into Mr. Yu Xiangdong's home at 11:00 a.m. on April 25, 2007. They arrested practitioners Mr. Yu, Mr. Zhu Pingbo, and Ms. Li Xuefeng. Ms. Li has been released, but the others' whereabouts are unknown.
Pudong New District Shanggang Police Station: 86-21-50870177 12. [Xingwen County, Sichuan Province] Nine Practitioners Arrested
Personnel from the Xingwen County 610 Office, from the National Security Division, and from the Zhongcheng Police Station broke into nine practitioners' homes at 8:00 p.m. on April 26, 2007. They ransacked the homes and confiscated some Dafa books and several MP3 players. Practitioner Mr. Wei Zaifang was again arrested and is being held at a detention center.
13. [Anshun City, Guizhou Province] Practitioner Ou Ziwen Taken to the Guizhou Province Zhongba Forced Labor Camp - Belated News
Mr. Ou Ziwen, 61 years old, lives at Anshun City's Fenglei Ordnance Factory, also called the No. 144 Factory in Guizhou Province. Mr. Ou was arrested and sent to Guizhou Province's Zhongbao Forced Labor Camp for three years in 2004. His whereabouts are unknown.
Mr. Ou was arrested and his home was ransacked in March 2001 for clarifying Falun Gong questions. Police confiscated all his Dafa books and all Dafa materials. Mr. Ou was reported in 2002 and held for a time.
Personnel from the Anshun Police Station arrested Mr. Ou and ransacked his home on December 1, 2004.They sent him immediately into the city's Heishitou No.1 Detention Center. Mr. Ou refused to give up Falun Gong practice and was sentenced to three years of forced labor, of which his family was not informed.
Mr. Ou's wife visited him once at Zhongba Forced Labor Camp in early 2005. She did not have financial support and her mother was ill, so she returned to her hometown in Hunan Province. Due to this circumstance we have no current information about Mr. Ou's status.
14. [Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Chen Weijun Has Been Tortured to the Point of Disability at the Harbin City Women's Prison
15. [Yiyuan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Zhikuan, Mr. Zhang Lizeng, and Mr. Wang Deqing Sentenced
Several practitioners from Yiyuan County, Shandong Province were illegally sentenced. Practitioner Ms. Zhang Zhikuan was sentenced to four years of imprisonment; Mr. Zhang Lizeng to five years; Mr. Wang Deqing from Wujing Village, Linqu County to six years. Personnel from Linyuan County arrested Mr. Wang in November 2006. The practitioners are presently being held at the Jinan City Prison.
16. [Pan County, Guizhou Province] Police Arrest Practitioner Niao Qiangzhi It has been heard that police have arrested many practitioners and non-practitioners from Pan County since January 2007. More than 20 of them are still being unlawfully held. Several practitioners including Mr. Niao Qiangzhi have chosen to live in exile to avoid illegal arrests. Personnel from the Lanzhou City Railway Administration Bureau and the Yinchuan City Power Supply Factory arrested practitioner Mr. Sun Jianfeng from the factory on New Year's Day 2007. They sent him into the Gongjiawan Brainwashing Center in Lanzhou City.
Mr. Sun works for the Tongxin Power Supply Region of the Yinchuan City Power Supply Factory. He had been sent to a forced labor camp for practicing Falun Gong after July 20, 1999. Lanzhou City Railway Administration Bureau officials specifically limited practitioners' freedom. Factory agents unfairly made Mr. Sun work during his routine holidays even though he had worked without a break for 20 days. When Mr. Sun refused the order, the factory officials issued a warning to Mr. Sun and suspended his employment for three months, saying that he didn't obey the factory regulations. Mr. Sun only got about 160 yuan per month during those three months. Guo Jinping, Yinchuan Power Supply Factory Chief of the Lanzhou Railway Administration Bureau: 86-951-3922313,86-13895380559 (Cell) Lu Feng, Shenqiu County National Security Team chief: 86-13592200353 (Cell) 26. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Jiao Xuemei's Home Ransacked Qu Guojun, Qingyuan Town Comprehensive Administration Office: 86-13188290931, 86-13941302247 (Cell), 86-413-3061939 (Home), 86-413-3029081 28. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Luanzhen Arrested 29. [Jilin Province] Police Tortured Practitioner Wang Liqiu with Mustard Seed Oil 30. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced Personnel from the Laixi City 610 Office and Malianzhuang Town Police Station arrested practitioner 61-year-old Ms. Sun Shuping on May 22, 2006. They held her at Qingdao City Detention Center. They secretly sentenced her to four years of imprisonment on November 1, 2006. Ms. Sun is presently being held at the Jinan City Women's Prison.
Practitioner Ms. Guo Huaying, 55 years old, was arrested on May 25, 2006. She was put into the Shandong Province Legislative Education and Reform Center. They secretly sentenced her to four years of imprisonment. 31. [Beijing] Several Practitioners in the Huairou District Still Being Held
According to incomplete statistics, practitioners presently being held at the Huairou District include Mr. Wang Zhoulin, Mr. Liu Guoping, Mr. Zhou Dedong, Mr. Wen Yuhong, Ms. Liu Guiqin, Ms. Liu Jiying, Mr. Liu Xiaojie, Ms. Li Shuqing, Mr. Yang Xiankui, Ms. Cao Weixiang, Ms. Bai Yongfeng, and Ms. Wang Guilan.
Practitioners Mr. Peng Guangjun, Ms. Li Jing's mother, and a 19-year-old student have been tortured to death.
32. [Yiyuan County, Shandong Province] Practitioners Wang Deqing, Zhang Lizeng and Zhang Zhikuan Sentenced to Prison and Wei Zimei to Forced Labor
Mr. Wang Deqing, Mr. Zhang Lizeng and Mr. Zhang Zhikuan from Yiyuan County were sentenced to six, five and four years of imprisonment respectively in November 2006 after they had been held three months. They were sent to Jinan City on April 27, 2007.
Ms. Wei Zimei has been sentenced to one year and nine months of forced labor. She is from Shixiayu Village, Xili Town, and lives in the Huiyuan Company residential compound in Dongli Town. She was arrested for clarifying the facts of Falun Gong to policemen.
33. [Bijie City, Guizhou Province] Practitioner Xu Chanfen Arrested
Ms. Xu Chanfen from Bijie City lives in Weining City in Guizhou Province. Her son is about ten years old. After her husband passed away she went back to her mother's home and opened a laundry. Personnel from the Bijie City 610 Office and from the police department arrested her from home at 10:00 a.m. on March 20, 2007. Her whereabouts are unknown.
34. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Wang Jinrong from the Sujiatun District Arrested
Ms. Wang Jinrong, in her 60s, is from Yaoqian Village, the Sujiatun District, Shenyang City. She was reported when clarifying the facts of Falun Gong at a market; then was arrested at about 8:30 a.m. on April 29, 2007.
Chen Xiuying, a residential committee official, led a group of plainclothes police officers. They pried opoen the door to Ms. Wang's home. Only her daughter was at home. They ransacked everything, such as all their clothes in a cabinet and even bowls. They confiscated all Dafa books, Master's pictures, and some Falun Gong materials. They even arrested Ms. Wang's daughter and took her to the Yaoqian Police Precinct.
Policemen questioned the daughter about whether a practitioner had been to her home. The girl replied she didn't know. Then the police played a video, which showed the girl had opened the door for this practitioner. The girl went home at about 4:00 a.m.. Policemen sent Ms. Wang to Zaohua Prison and threatened to sentence her.
All those ten officers from the Sujiatun Police Department and from the Yaoqian Police Precinct who participated in the home-search were dressed in plainclothes.
35. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrest of Practitioners Hou Zongmin and Zhang Junying
The Minghui website exposed the evildoings of Jiaozuo City 610 Office agents who instructed policemen to arrest practitioners Mr. Hou Zongming and Ms. Zhang Junying. According to our investigation, another non-local woman practitioner in her 40s was also arrested with Ms. Zhang. Their whereabouts are unknown. Their truth clarification materials-production center was destroyed at the same time as their arrests.
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