Additional Persecution News from China - January 23, 2008 (33 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 29 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report, 36 practitioners were
subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 27 practitioners
were illegally arrested. 1. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Che Hongfei Is in Peril in Dalian
City Prison Mr. Che Hongfei from the Bayuquan area in Yingkou City is an outstanding
English teacher in Liaoning Province. He has often been persecuted for
practicing Falun Gong. After this arrest, he was first held in Dalian City
Prison and then transferred to Anshan City Prison. Mr. Che staged a hunger
strike for more than seven months and was returned to Dalian Prison again on
December 19, 2007. His hunger strike has now lasted for eight months. He is
extremely weak and experiencing muscle atrophy, stomach bleeding, and heart
disease. There is a mass in one of his lungs, leaving him in a perilous
condition. Mr. Che's 70-year-old parents heard about his condition. They went to
the prison four times and requested his unconditional release but their requests
were refused. About 100 practitioners are currently being held in Dalian Prison. 2. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Personnel from the Yuanming
Police Station Harass Ms. Zhao Minru on the Morning of January 22, 2008 Yuanming Police Station: 86-453-6245110 3. [Jiyuan City, Henan Province] Ms. Xu Suping Arrested Personnel from the Domestic Security Division of the Jiyuan City Police
Department arrested Ms. Xu and ransacked her home on January 10, 2008. They
interrogated her for four hours and then released her. Police arrested Ms. Xu again on January 15, 2008. Where she is being held is
unknown. 4. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] The Persecution of Ms. Li Xiumin Ms. Li Xiumin has been held at the No. 2 Detention Center in Shijiazhuang
City for nine months. She is in poor health. Police took her for a health
check-up and she was diagnosed with severe leiomyoma. She had pain in her eyes
for several months and cannot normally move her eyes. The sight in her right eye
has deteriorated. She could not see things clearly 30 centimeters (1 foot) away.
The doctor suspected she also had chronic appendicitis because she had pain in
the right-lower abdomen for more than four months. 5. [Wucheng County, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested Fifty-year-old Ms. Jiang Xiufen was arrested the morning of January 16, 2008,
but was released that same afternoon. Forty-year-old Mr. Li Fengchang from
Zhangwangzhuang Village and Ms. Xiaofeng from the Sunzhuang Village were also
arrested. 6. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wei Lili Arrested Personnel from the Yongjing Police Station arrested Ms. Wei Lili from Dandong
City before the 2008 New Year Day. Police ransacked her home and confiscated a
computer and some other items. Ms. Wei is currently being held in Baifang
Detention Center. 7. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Zhenguang, His Wife and Ms. Xu
Guiping Arrested Personnel from the Yongqing Police Station arrested Ms. Xu Guiping and Mr.
Zhang Zhenguang and his wife from Yongqing Yangmazhuang Village in Langfang City
the night of January 20, 2008. Police went to Ms. Tian Chun's home and
confiscated a CD-burner the night of January 21, 2008. Fortunately, Ms. Tian
escaped. 8. [Liaozhong County, Liaoning Province] Police Arrest Mr. He Gang Police arrested Mr. He Gang from Liaozhong County and took him to the Yongjia
Detention Center the afternoon of January 19, 2008, when he was working in
Yongjia County, Zhejiang Province. They confiscated some truth materials from
his home. Yongjia County Police Department: 86-577-67227111 9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Dianqin Sentenced Personnel from the Xingshun Police Station arrested Ms. Li Dianqin from the
Huaxiang Community in the Tiexi District of Shenyang City on October 16, 2007.
Police ransacked her home and took her to the city's detention center. She was
sentenced to three years in prison on January 16, 2008, to be served at the
Liaoning Province Women's Prison. Xingshun Police Station: 86-24-25863144 10. [Funing County, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Hongxin, Ms. Li Yingju, and Ms.
Li Haijing Arrested Personnel from the Nandaihe Police Station arrested Mr. Liu Hongxin, Ms. Li
Yingju, and Ms. Li Haijing at 5:00 p.m. on January 20, 2008, when the
practitioners were explaining the facts about Falun Gong in the Capital Steel
Company's residential community. Police ransacked the practitioners' homes and
confiscated all their Dafa books, "truth clarifiying" materials, and a
computer. Mr. Liu was released at 12:30 a.m. the next day, but Ms. Li Yingju and
Ms. Li Haijing are still being held at the police station. Nandaihe Police Station: 86-335-4050409 11. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Shufang Escapes Persecution Police surrounded Ms. Zhang Shufang's home in the Guoyuan area, Miyun County,
at 10:00 a.m. on January 15, 2008. They intended to ransack her home, so Ms.
Zhang refused to open the door. She then successfully escaped from her residence
on the fifth floor. Police broke in and confiscated a computer, a printer, and
other items. No family members were at home. 12. [Hebei Province] A Woman Practitioner Is Currently Being Held at the No.
2 Detention Center in Qinhuangdao City 13. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Lu Yong Has Been Held for Four
Months 14. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Guohong Sentenced to Prison Laixi City Court agents secretly held a trial for Ms. Wang Guohong at the
Dashan Detention Center in Qingdao City. She was sentenced to four years in
prison. She has appealed. Zhang Yunqing, Laixi City Court Criminal Sub-court judge: 86-532-88499633,
86-13583283278 (Cell) 15. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Police Arrest Mr. Zhao Tongxiao, Ms.
Zhang Yuxia, and Ms. Li Shuyu Mr. Zhao Tongxiao and Ms. Li Shuyu from Shijiazhuang City went to Ms. Zhang
Yuxia's home on January 16, 2008. Personnel from the Shijiazhuang City 610
Office, from the Xinhua Police Department and from the Shigang Avenue Police
Station broke into Ms. Zhang's home, arrested the women and ransacked the place.
The evildoers put Ms. Li into the police station and Mr. Zhao and Ms. Zhang into
the city's No.2 Detention Center. Ms. Li was released the next day. 16. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Yao Bingfang Sentenced to Forced
Labor Police followed Ms. Yao Bingfang from Junan County, then arrested her and
took her to the county detention center two weeks ago. Linyi City 610 Office
agents have apparently approved the sentencing of Ms. Yao to two years of forced
labor. 17. [Fucheng County, Hebei Province] Money Extorted from Mr. Zhu Mingwu's
Family It has been learned that personnel from the Fucheng County Police Department
and from the Domestic Security Division extorted 24,000 yuan from
Mr. Zhu Mingwu's family and then released him. Threatened by the police, Mr. Zhu
and his family have been afraid to release any information about the persecution
and dare not contact any other practitioners. Mr. Bian Xin, who was arrested
with Mr. Zhu, is still being held. Lu Huixin, Fucheng County Police Department chief: 86-13383686999 18. [Dongguang County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xiaohua Arrested Police arrested Ms. Wang Xiaohua from Dongguang County and ransacked her home
the morning of January 17, 2008. Ms. Wang is currently being held at the Nanpi
County Detention Center in Hebei Province. 19. [Jiujiang County, Jiangxi Province] Several Practitioners Are in Perilous
Condition Due to Torture Jiujiang County Shahe Domestic Security Division Chief Wei Qiang arrested
several practitioners. These practitioners staged a persecution-protest
hunger-strike and are in peril, but police refuse to release them. Wei Qiang: 86-13979231599 20. [Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Several Practitioners Arrested Personnel from the Oubei Town Police Station in Yongjia County, Wenzhou City,
arrested the Mr. Chen Hu and his wife, Ms. Wen Shumei; Ms. Yu Shengbi and her
non-practitioner husband, Mr. Tao Sheng; and another practitioner between
January 18 and January 21, 2008. The two couples are from Sichuan Province. Mr.
Chen had been arrested twice prior to this arrest. Oubei Town 610 Office head: 86-577-67220310 21. [Tianshui City, Gansu Province] The Persecution of Mr. Wang Yongming's
Family Mr. Wang Yongming was born in 1966 in Sixia Village, Guochuan Township,
Qingshui County, Tianshui City. He was enrolled in Nanjing Correspondence
University in 1984 and started to work in the Beidao District Electronic Post
Bureau in 1988. He was fired in 2000 for practicing Falun Gong. Qincheng
District Court agents sentenced him to 11 years in prison on December 6, 2002.
He is currently being held ub the Tianshui City No. 3 Prison. Mr. Wang's wife, Ms. Li Cuihong, is a teacher in the Sanshidianzi Middle
School in Mapaoquan Town, the Maiji District, and left home in 2006 to avoid
arrest. His daughter, Ms. Wang Xinyi, 16 years old, is an eleventh grade student in
the Tianshui No. 2 Middle School. She lives with her grandmother on the third
floor of Building 18 in the Hangxiu Factory's residential community in Tianshui.
She has had to cope with the effects of the persecution since she was eight
years old. 22. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Qian and Her Husband Arrested Someone reported the Ms. Qian and her husband, in their 60s, when the couple
did the Falun Gong exercises with the Falun Gong music turned up to a high
volume at their home early in the morning on January 21, 2008. The police
arrested them. 23. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] 610 Office Agents Arrest Mr. Chen Zonghong Personnel from the Xinhe Toll Station forcibly searched Mr. Chen Zonghong's
backpack in his automobile the afternoon of January 10, 2008, when he was
heading home. They found some Falun Gong materials and confiscated Mr. Chen's
car. He is currently being held in the Xinzhou District Detention Center. 24. [Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Shupeng Arrested Wolongquan Town Police Station political head Jiao Zhenhua led some policemen
to arrest Mr. Zhang Shupeng the night of January 19, 2008. The arrest happened
when he explained the facts of Falun Gong in the town. Mr. Zhang is currently
being held in the Gaizhou City Detention Center. Jiao Zhenhua, Wolongquan Town Police Station political head: 86-417-7377110
(Office), 86-417-7377028 (Home) 25. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Liping Arrested Ms. Sun Liping from Baiquan Town, Dongliao County, Liaoyuan City, was
arrested on January 21, 2008. A practitioner surnamed Zeng was also arrested on
January 22, 2008. 26. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested Police arrested Mr. Zhang Lijun, Mr. Zhang Lizhi, Mr. Ma Li, and Mr. Liu
Jinrui the night of January 20, 2008. Their homes were ransacked. 27. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zheng Huiwang Is Being Held at the
Bazhou City Detention Center Personnel from the Bazhou City Police Department and from the 610 Office
arrested Mr. Zheng Huiwang from his home at 11:00 a.m. on January 21, 2008. The
police pushed Mr. Zheng's wife down and ransacked the place. Mr. Zheng is
currently being held in the city's detention center. Liu Dongfang, Bazhou City Police Department's Political and Security Section:
86-316-7238329 (Office), 86-13363620071 (Cell) 28. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Dongxing Sentenced to One
Year of Forced Labor Mr. Zhang Dongxing from Dongzhaizhuang Village, Dulangkou Town, Chiping
County was sentenced to one year of forced labor. He was put in the Shandong
Province No. 2 Forced Labor Camp in January 2008. Mr. Zhang's 84-year-old father passed away from huge stress after Mr. Zhang
was put in the detention center. Mr. Zhang's second oldest son, a practitioner, left home after Mr. Zhang's
arrest. His whereabouts are unknown. 29. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Ms. Qin Guimei and Ms. Feng Xiuyun
Arrested Personnel from the Yongxing Police Station arrested Ms. Qin Guimei and Ms.
Feng Xiuyun from Weishi County, Kaifeng City, on December 1, 2007, for
distributing truth clarificaion materials. Both had 4,000 yuan extorted from
them and released. Police arrested Ms. Jian Fenglan and Ms. Dongju from Taizigang Village,
Yongxing County, about a month ago. They were held at the county's detention
center and released ten days later after being fined 10,000 yuan. 30. [Jiangsu Province] Several Practitioners Arrested Personnel from the Xuefu Street Police Station arrested Ms. Chen Guifang and
Ms. Wang Chunfang on December 26, 2007, when they distributed copies of the Nine
Commentaries on the Communist Party. Twelve policemen ransacked Ms.
Chen's home on December 27, 2007. Ms. Wang has been released, but Ms. Chen is
still being held at the Zhenjiang City Detention Center. Personnel from the Jingkou Police Department in Zhenjiang City arrested
52-year-old Ms. Lu Guizhen for distributing truth clarification materials.
Police searched her home several times. Her husband went to the Baota Street
Police Station to request her release. They refused to release Ms. Lu and
threatened him. Ms. Wu Hezhen, Ms. Zuo Yin'ai, Ms. Feng Yunxia, Ms. Gong Jinyu, Mr. Kong
Xianyong, Mr. Ke Cheng, Mr. Zhang Zhenghua, Lu Xiujun, and Mr. Lu Bagen have
been sentenced to forced labor or imprisonment. Mr. Xu Wei lives away from home
to avoid arrest. Ma Yugen, Zhenjiang City Police Department 610 Office head: 86-13706108668 31. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Recent Information about Mr. Sun Genluo
and His Wife Ms. Zhang Xiuhua Fifty-nine-year-old Mr. Sun Genluo from Xixia District, Nanjing City, went to
visit a relative in Jiangdu City on June 2, 2007. He was reported to police when
distributing truth clarification materials. Local police arrested him and
transferred him to Nanjing City. Personnel from the Xixia District Police
Department and from the 610 Office sentenced him to two years in prison. Mr. Sun's wife, 52-year-old Ms. Zhang Xiuhua, went to the Yaohuamen Police
Station to request her husband's release on July 18, 2007, but she was arrested.
She has been held for six months, but where she is currently being held is not
known. 32. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Dongxia Arrested Personnel from the Jishu Police Station in Shulan City arrested Ms. Zhang
Dongxia and confiscated the key to her home. Police officer Yin Jifang used the
key and ransacked her home. The officers held Ms. Zhang for 15 days and extorted
500 yuan from her as an "accommodation fee" in addition to a 1,000
yuan fine. Shulan City Domestic Security Division: 86-432-8225509 33. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Police Extorted Money from Mr. Zhao
Kaide's Family - Belated News Mr. Zhao Kaide, 43, worked in the Lishu Coal Mine in Jixi City. Local police
arrested him on August 31, 1999, and put him in the district police department
that same night. Mr. Zhao was held for three days and then transferred to the
city's No. 1 Detention Center on September 3, 1999. Police extorted 2,500 yuan
from his family and then released him on October 18, 1999. January 22, 2008
Yongjia County 610 Office: 86-577-67233273, 86-577-67223634
Yongjia County Detention Center chief's office: 86-577-67252128
Wang Huanxian, Criminal sub-court chief: 86-532-88477338, 86-13963929009 (Cell)
Wang Runze, Police Department deputy chief: 86-13383182510
Liu Baochang, Fucheng County Detention Center chief: 86-13383686569
Yongjia County Police Department's 610 Office: 86-577-67233273, 86-577-67223634
Yongjia County Police Department chief's office: 86-577-67227111
Zhang Xuwei, Gaizhou City Detention Center chief: 86-417-7650039 (Home)
Zhang Xingwen, deputy chief: 86-417-7650993 (Office), 86-417-7806200 (Home)
Cai Shaoyong, Bazhou City 610 Office deputy head: 86-316-7214210
Li Hongqing, Wangbo Village Political Security Section: 86-316-7428877,
86-13930695785
Qiao Yuechan, Jingkou District Police Department's National Security Division:
86-13775546699
Zhenjiang City Police Department's 610 Office: 86-511-85316368
Shulan City Police Department chief's office: 86-432-8224808, 86-432-8225114,
86-432-8230606, 86-432-8235626
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/1/23/170919.html
Yearly Archive
Printer Version
feedback@clearwisdom.net