Additional Persecution News from China - January 17, 2008 (38 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of
persecution that took place in 28 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this
report, 36 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention
and at least 30 practitioners were illegally arrested. 1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Xudong Remains in Custody at
Masanjia Forced Labor Camp On October 27, 2007, Ms. Sun Xudong, a Falun Gong practitioner in Dalian
City, was turned in to the police for clarifying the truth and taken
into custody by the Haimao Police Station on Shanzhong Street in Dalian City.
Ms. Sun was subsequently taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp and is serving an
18-month term without the authorities following any legal procedures. Ms. Sun's mother is in her 80s. Her husband is ill and cannot take care of
himself or their teenage child. Her family no longer has any sources of income. 2. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Lu Manku Forced to Leave Town At around 9:00 a.m. on March 2, 2007, members of the Qianshan District
610 Office, officials of the Tangjiafang Town government, and
officers of the Tanggangzi Police Station searched practitioner Mr. Lu Manku's
home while he was not at home without a search warrant. They took away all
recently published articles by the founder of Falun Gong, tapes of the Falun
Gong exercises, a cassette player, and self-adhesive labels. The police claimed
they were going to come back to take Mr. Lu into custody when he returned home.
Mr. Lu has been forced to leave town and he has no place to stay. His parents,
in their 80s, and his child have no one to take care of them. In late 2007, the officers who staked out Mr. Lu's home mistook one neighbor
as Mr. Lu and tripped him, causing him to fall to the ground, in order to
capture him. Village officials have set up a reward of 1,000 yuan to
anyone who turns in Mr. Lu Manku. 3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cai Minzhi Unlawfully Placed on
Trial at Tiexi District Court Ms. Cai Minzhi, and her husband are practitioners in Yuhong District,
Shenyang City. Her husband spoke out on behalf of Falun Gong after July 20,
1999, and was taken to a labor camp. Ms. Cai was forced to leave town to avoid
being illegally arrested. In May 2007, officers of the Tiexi
District Domestic Security Division and members of the 610 Office took Ms. Cai
Minzhi into custody while she was on her way to process the paperwork for her
husband's medical insurance. The police suspected that she was delivering Falun
Gong truth clarification materials. After being held in custody for nine months
by the Tiexi District Domestic Security Division, Ms. Cai Minzhi was recently
placed on trial at the Tiexi District Court. 4. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gong Qiumin, Ms. Wu Chuanru, and Ms. Xu
Cuihua Sent to Forced Labor Camp Ms. Gong Qiumin, Ms. Wu Chuanru and Ms. Xu Cuihua, all from Jiangyuan County
in Baishan City, were taken to Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Changchun
City, Jilin Province, two weeks ago. They have been forced to engaged in hard
labor every day. 5. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Chunying Sentenced to Three
Years in Prison Ms. Li Chunying, who works at the No. 4 Oil Extrication Factory in Honggang
District, Daqing City, was sentenced to three years in prison by the Honggang
District Court. At the end of December 2007, she was taken to Harbin Women's
Prison. 6. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Lin Daihong
Taken into Custody by Xichuan Police Station on the Morning of January 15,
2008--Her Whereabouts Unknown 7. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Cui Jian and Mr. Dong Weijia
Transferred to Nanguanling Prison in Dalian City In late December 2007, Mr. Cui Jian, who was unlawfully held in Qingtaizi
Prison in Fushun City, and Mr. Dong Weijia, who was held in Yezi Prison in
Liaoyang, were transferred to Nanguanling Prison in Dalian City, Liaoning
Province. 8. [Beijing] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhang Lijun Taken into Custody On July 2, 2007, Mr. Zhang Lijun, 45, was taken into custody while he was
distributing truth clarification materials in the Deluyuan Residential Community
in Mentougou District, Beijing. His case has been processed by the Mentougou
District Court. Huang Jianjing (male), chief judge of Mentougou District Court:
86-13701100288 (Cell), 86-10-61868001 (Office), 86-10-65520313 (Home) 9. [Shanghai] Mr. Kai Chaohua in Pudong District Taken into Custody On the morning of January 16, 2008, 14 members of the 610 Office and officers
of the Gaoxing Police Station broke into the home of Mr. Kan Chaohua, a
practitioner who works at the Gas Factory in Pudong District, Shanghai. The
officers confiscated DVDs, Falun Dafa books, and a computer hard drive. Mr. Kan
was taken to the Gaoxing Police Station. In 2003, Mr. Kan was taken into custody
by the Pudong District 610 Office. Gaoxing Police Station: 86-21-50614567 ext. 47356 10. [Tianjin] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Guo Guangxia Taken into Custody Ms. Guo Guangxia lives at Shuangkou Village, Beichen District, Tianjin. At
10:00 a.m. on January 15, 2008, four officers from the local police station
broke into her home and took her to the police station. Ms. Guo was transferred
to the Beichen Police Department at 8:00 p.m. the same evening. 11. [Shandong Province] The Persecution of Mr. Sun and His Wife by Zhaoyuan
City 610 Office Agents Mr. Sun Guo, 45, was sentenced to eight years in prison for clarifying the
truth in 2002. He is being held in Jinan Prison. His parents passed away while
he was in prison. Mr. Sun's wife, Ms. Teng Yingfen, 48, had been forced to live away from home
for five years. In June 2007, she was taken into custody by the 610 Office.
After she was released, she was able to find a job to support herself and her
daughter with help from kindhearted people. In January 2008, the 610 Office
again took her into custody. Li Jianguang (male), director of the 610 Office of the Zhaoyuan City Domestic
Security Division: 86-13863808576 (Cell) 12. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ba Huiyin, in Her Forties, Who Works
at Langfang City Government, Taken into Custody Recently for Distributing Truth
Clarification Materials in Public 13. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Guilian and Ms. Li Meihua
Taken into Custody On December 28, 2007, Zhaoyuan City 610 Office personnel went to Taishang
Village in Jinling Town to take Ms. Chen Guilian into custody. On January 8,
2008, Zhaoyuan City 610 Office personnel went to Caogoutou Village in Jinling
Town to take Ms. Li Meihua into custody. The two practitioners are being held at
the Lingnan Gold Mine Brainwashing Center in Zhaoyuan City. 14. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Taimei and Ms. Sang Hongyu,
Practitioners in Yiyuan County, Transferred to Zhangdian Detention Center on
January 15 Detention center: 86-533-2139620 15. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Aiye Taken into Custody At 9:00 a.m. on January 16, 2008, Ms. Chen Aiye, 32, was at work behind the
counter in a store. Seven or eight police officers arrived in two police
vehicles at the store. The officers carried Ms. Chen into the police car. Pingdu City Police Department: 86-532-88319075 16. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wu Jianjun Put on Trial Mr. Wu Jianjun, who works at the No. 641 Factory in Shijiazhuang City, was
placed on trial last Wednesday. No sentencing was announced. 17. [Hebei Province] Ms. Li Yueqing Taken into Custody in Chengde City Ms. Li Yueqing, 25, was taken into custody in Chengde City, Hebei Province,
in mid-December 2007. She is being held at the Chengde Detention Center. Ms. Li
was contacting attorneys to defend eight of the 17 practitioners, including Ms.
Cai Shumei, who were arrested on June 30, 2007, and subsequently received
lengthy prison terms. 18. [Qianxi City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chai Junxia Appeals Four-Year Sentence
by Qianxi Court 19. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] The Recent Situation of Ms. Nie Yulan Ms. Nie Yulan and Ms. Huang Huili, practitioners in Zhengzhou City, were
turned into the authorities at noon on March 27, 2007, while they were
clarifying the truth. They have been held at the Zhengzhou No. 2 Detention
Center. Ms. Nie has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison. Ms. Huang
was sentenced to five years. The two practitioners have appealed their cases.
The Zhengzhou Intermediate Court is to reach a decision in late January 2008. 20. [Chongqing City] Ms. Jiang Yulan Taken into Custody by Officer He Tao on
January 14, 2008 Liao Kui (male), officer of the State Security Division: 86-13101126022
(Cell) 21. [Chongqing City] Mr. Lei Zhengxia Taken into Custody Mr. Lei Zhengxia is a practitioner in Xinqiao Community, Shaping District,
Chongqing City. At about 3 p.m. on January 14, 2008, officers from local State
Security Division and police station rushed into his home and apprehended Mr.
Lei, who was taking a nap. They also seized four MP3 players and one DVD player.
At the police station, he was brutally tortured. At about 11:00 p.m. on the same day, officers from the Shaping District
Police Department rushed to his home again, plotting to seize his wife and
11-year-old daughter. They escaped and fear to return to their home. 22. [Wugang City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Xiu Taken into Custody Again On January 2, 2008, Ms. Wang Xiu was tracked and taken into custody for
posting truth-clarifying stickers. Her home was also searched and a copy of
"Minghui Weekly" and 500 yuan in bills with
truth-clarifying characters written on them were seized. She was released the
same night. On the night of January 10, 2008, Xu Qiuping (female), the chief of Political
Security Section and chief of the 610 Office, directed some officers to break
into Ms. Wang's home and take her into custody. Ms. Wang was taken to the
detention center and detained there. Ma Liuni (female), director of Wugang City Police Department: 86-375-8204001
(Office), 86-375-3931283 (Home), 86-13803757588 (Cell) 23. [Dazhu County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Rao Dengtao Taken into Custody At about 1:00 p.m. on December 28, 2007, Mr. Rao Dengtao was reported to the
police by the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) secretary in the Dazhu County
Hospital for clarifying the truth about Dafa in the hospital. He was taken to
the Dazhu County Detention Center and detained. 24. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Huichun Taken to the Baimalong
Forced Labor Camp in Zhuzhou City 25. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang] Mr. Zhan Xingchao Taken to the Railway
Detention Center Mr. Zhan Xingchao works in the Mudanjiang City Railway Section. On about
January 11, 2008, he was "illegally detained" by his boss and other
staff members of the Security Division in his workplace for refusing to deliver
Jiang Zemin's books. A day later, he was taken to the Railway Detention Center
and held for one month. 26. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yan, Ms. Zhang Jin, And Guo
Lixia Have Been Subjected to Persecution for One Month On the afternoon of December 10, 2007, Ms. Zhang Yan, Ms. Zhang Jin, and Ms.
Guo Lixia were taken into custody for distributing truth-clarifying materials by
the officers of the Dali Road Police Station in Tangshan City. Afterwards they
were taken to the No. 1 Detention Center and have been subjected to persecution
for one month. Dali Road Police Station: 86-315-2236108 27. [Shanghai] The Persecution of Ms. Zhang Ning Ms. Zhang Ning is a 35-year-old practitioner. On the morning of May 9, 2006,
officers of the Yangjing Police Station in Pudong New District incited a gang of
vagrants, among them Tang Wenfu (male), to conduct a body search of Ms. Zhang
and "illegally arrest" her. On June 7, 2006, officer Chen Guorong and Wang Wei broke into Ms. Zhang's
home and took her and her mother Ms. Yao Ning, fellow practitioner Mr. Xie Sinan, and Ms. Yang Shuying into custody and detained them for 15
days. On October 29, 2007, when Ms. Zhang was at work, she was taken into custody
by the officers of the State Security Division of Minhang District Police
Department. Afterwards, she was sentenced to forced labor for one year and three
months. At present, she is in the Minhang District Detention Center. Her
70-year-old father came down with an illness and has nobody to take care of him. Tang Wenfu: 86-13661782939 (Cell) 28. [Hebei Province] Authorities from Hebei No. 1 Prison Refuse to Let Mr.
Zhang Yanqing's Wife Visit Him For over six months, the authorities from Hebei No. 1 Prison, which is
located in Baoding City, have not allowed Mr. Zhang Yanqing's wife to visit him. In May 2007, Mr. Zhang was transferred to the No. 4 Ward, which is a harsher
section, for practicing the exercises and teaching others the exercises. To gain
the right to study the Fa and practice the Falun Gong exercises, Mr.
Zhang has held a hunger strike for more than 10 days. His wife is extremely
worried about him, but the head of the No. 4 Ward has used every possible excuse
to keep her from seeing her husband. Office of the No. 4 Ward: 86-312-5923441 29. [Tianjin City] Mr. Zhang Xuechun Taken into Custody Mr. Zhang Xuechun is a practitioner in Wangjiawa Village, Cuihuangkou Town.
At about 8:00 a.m. on January 15, 2008, when he was posting truth-clarifying
posters on the Yangcui Road, he was taken into custody by officers of Houxiang
Police Station and taken to the police station. After 9:00 a.m., officer Wang
Xinliang (male) of the Houxiang Police Station searched Mr. Zhang's home. 30. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Zhongfang, Wang Meixiang, and
Mr. Qi Tongshan Taken into Custody On January 10, 2008, officer Liu Jie (male) of the State Security Division,
together with officers from the Yunshan Town Police Station, rushed into Ms.
Wang Zhongfang's home in Diaoyutai Village, Yunshan Town, and took her, Wang
Meixiang, and Mr. Qi Tongshan into custody. They also searched Mr. Wang' s home
and seized a satellite dish, a motorcycle, a TV, and some Dafa books. At about 5:00 p.m. the same day, six or seven officers of the State Security
Division and the Zhugou Town Police Station searched Mr. Qi Tongshan's home in
Shantou Village, Zhugou Town. They seized a TV, Dafa books, a printer and some
satellite TV equipment, the value of the confiscated items amounted to 7,000
yuan. At about 9:00 p.m. the same day, the gang of officers rushed to Ms. Wang
Meixiang's home in Dongliuquan Village, Yunshan Town, and seized Dafa books,
posters, banners, truth-clarifying material, a TV, a computer, a VCD player, a
satellite dish, and 5,000 yuan cash. They also took Ms. Wang's husband into
custody and would not release him until 1:00 a.m. the next day. 31. [Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Officers Extorted Money from Mr. Guo
Chen's Family On January 13, 2008, Liu Yingshan (male), the chief of the Political Security
Section of Anda City Police Department, and other officers rushed into Mr. Guo
Chen' s home and took him into custody. They also searched his home without a
warrant. The next day, Liu Yingshan extorted 2,000 yuan from Mr. Liu's wife, and
told her that Mr. Liu would be released within the next 10 days. 32. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Mr. Yin Hua Sentenced to Forced Labor
Camp On December 20, 2007, Mr. Yin Hua from Linqu County was taken into custody
and detained in the No. 2 Detention Center in Linqu County. After 25 days, he
was sentenced to the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp in Zibo City for one and a half
years on January 15, 2008. Xu Fali (male), Secretary of Political and Judiciary Committee:
86-536-3210566, 86-536-3218808, 86-13806360958 (Cell) Linqu County 610 Office: 86-536-3114610 33. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Many Practitioners Taken into Custody On the morning of January 3, 2008, while some practitioners were in the
Leisure Square in Shenzhou City, several police cars suddenly drove by. More
than ten officers jumped out and forcibly took the practitioners away, and
impounded their bicycles. The practitioners were held in the detention center.
Those whose names are known include: Mr. Zhao Fushan and Mr. Da Xiao are from No. 4 Team of Xian Village. His home
was searched and his satellite antenna was destroyed. A The people primarily responsible for this persecution case: 34. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] The Persecution of Ms. Luo Lijun, Mr.
Zheng Minghui, Ms. Peng Peishan, and Ms. Wu Huizhen On November 25, 2007, Ms. Luo Lijun, a practitioner in Shantou City, was
taken into custody by officers from her grocery store, and her home was
searched. The next day, Mr. Zheng Minghui, Ms. Peng Peishan, and Ms. Wu Huizhen
were also taken into custody and their homes were searched. They are currently
being held in the Shantou Detention Center. Moreover, it was learned that Ms.
Luo Lijun was approved to be arrested on December 15, 2007. 35. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Ms. He Jing Illegally Detained in No.
2 Detention Center Ms. He Jing, a practitioner from Maoming City, has been detained in the No. 2
Detention Center. She is holding a hunger strike to protest the persecution. Her
parents and sister are hospitalized without anyone to take care of them. Her
husband plans to divorce her. 36. [Jiangxi Province] Ms. Tian Haiying Transferred to Ruichang City
Detention Center Ms. Tian Haiying has been transferred to Ruichang City Detention Center and
detained there. Mr. Huang Jinrong and Ms. Zhou Meili have been taken to the
Jiujiang City Detention Center by the Jiujiang City 610 Office and detained
there. 37. [Beijing] Mr. Xiao Xuemin and Ms. Liu Quanying Sentenced to Prison for
Two and a Half Years Mr. Xiao Xuemin, a practitioner from Beijing, was taken into custody by
officers of the Haidian District Police Department in September 2007. He was
sentenced to prison for two and a half years. Ms. Liu Quanying, a practitioner from Haidian District, was sentenced to
prison for two and a half years. She held hunger strike to protest the
persecution, and is hospitalized. 38. [Guizhou Province] The Persecution of Practitioners by Kaiyang County 610
Office During the vacation period around October 1, 2007, the authorities of the
Kaiyang County 610 Office incited the CCP's secretaries in villages to call
local practitioners' homes and prohibit them from going out to distribute
truth-clarifying materials. In the middle of the night, police cars stopped
outside the practitioners' homes and ran their sirens. In the meantime, all
government employees and enterprises of towns and villages, and all village CCP
secretaries were not allowed to take vacation. Instead, they were assigned to
watch the electricity poles around the clock in case Falun Gong practitioners
attempted to tap into the regular TV programming. Dreading the loss of their
jobs, some employees dared not leave, and just went to buy instant noodles
during their shifts. January 16, 2008
Wang Yuzhen (female), chief court judge: 86-10-61868108 (Office), 86-13683016928
(Cell), 86-10-69864278 (Home)
Yang Yufen (female), in charge of the case: 86-10-61868179
Officers on duty at Gaoxing Police Station: 86-21-68979768
Liu Shuju (male), director of the Zhaoyuan City 610 Office: 86-535-8258610
(Office), 86-535-8210838 (Home), 86-13863808689 (Cell)
Song Shuqin (gender unknown), deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-535-8259308
(Office), 86-535-8121395 (Home), 86-535-8198885
Sun Qiquan (male), head of Zhaoyuan City Brainwashing Center: 86-535-8198881
Diao Huaiyou (male), director of Yiyuan County 610 Office: 86-533-3223610
Zhang Gongzhao (male), head of Yiyuan County Domestic Security Division:
86-13953341299 (Cell)
Zhu Dayong (male), domestic security officer in Yiyuan County: 86-533-8984886
Domestic Security Division: 86-532-88319300
Yan Zemu (male), officer of the State Security Division: 86-23-77712280
Zhang Guangtai (male), deputy director of Wulong County Police Station, in
charge of the 610 Office: 86-13452508555 (Cell)
Xu Qiuping, deputy director of Wugang City 610 Office: 86-375-8204101 (Office),
86-13937525967 (Cell)
Wang Wei: 86-21-28945976 ext. 8589
Huang (male), director of the State Security Division of Minhang District Police
Department: 86-21-34074800
Office of entrance guard: 86-21-64359193
Head of No. 4 Ward: 86-13832224044 (Cell)
Chen Qiang, director of the Linqu County 610 Office: 86-536-3126088,
86-536-3166969, 86-13864676172
Xu Wenyuan, director of the Linqu County Police Department: 86-536-3456678,
86-536-3456369, 86-13963686369 (Cell)
Ms. Yang Lifang is
Mr. Xiao Ping's home was searched and a TV was seized. He is from Xixin V
Ms. Wen Jun is
Mr. Xiao Ru and Mr. Cheng San are
Ms. Xiao Kun is
Mr. Wang Shuqing's home was searched. He is
Mr. Qing Manghuo is
Mr. San Huan is
Ms. Jun Mei is from Dongli Village.
Zhao Tao (male), director of Shenzhou City Police Department: 86-13383682826
(Cell)
Chen Zhen (male), director of Shenzhou City Police Department: 86-13383683001
(Cell)
Zhang Dechun (male), chief of State Security Division: 86-318-3160666
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