Additional Persecution News from China - August 29, 2008 (28 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of
persecution that took place in 18 cities and counties in 8 provinces. In this
report, 20 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention
and at least 53 practitioners were illegally arrested. 1. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wei Jun and Her Husband Mr. Gao
Xijiang Arrested At 6:00 p.m. on August 27, 2008, police officers from the Babaishang Police
Station arrested Ms. Weijun and her husband, Mr. Gao Xijiang, practitioners from
Hongwei Village, Daqing City. They confiscated their printer, Dafa books and
their child's laptop. The practitioners are now being detained in the Babaishang
Police Station. Their child has not wanted to return home since. 2. [Jilin Province] Mr. Song, Ms. Zhou Fengyan and Ms. Zhou Fengxia Arrested In mid July 2008, police arrested Mr. Song and another practitioner from
Panshi, Jilin Province while they were distributing informational materials
about the persecution of Falun Gong. They later arrested Ms. Zhou Fengyan and
her sister, Ms. Zhou Fengxia. They are now being detained in Panshi Detention
Center. 3. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Yajie Arrested On the evening of August 26, 2008, Ms. Zhang Yajie, a practitioner from
Yichun District, Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, was reported to the police
for distributing materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. Officers from
Xiangyang Detention Center arrested her and ransacked her home. 4. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Dang Baofen Arrested On the afternoon of August 18, 2008, three policemen from Nancheng Police
Station, Shulan City, Jilin Province arrested practitioner Ms. Dang Baofen, 54,
who was on her bicycle going home. She is now being detained in Nanshan
Detention Center. 5. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Duan Shuxian's Home Ransacked On June 27, 2008, police from Tuanjie Police Station, Jinshantun District,
broke into Ms. Duan Shuxian's home and took a video recording inside the rooms.
Moreover, they threatened Ms. Duan's husband and ransacked their home. They
confiscated their VCDs and a picture of Falun Gong's founder. Several policemen
went to Ms. Duan's children's shop to harass the staff and interrogate them
about Ms. Duan's whereabouts. 6. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Yuhong and Mr. Shi Shaojun
Sentenced to Forced Labor, Ms. Li Shuhua Threatened Ms. Sun Yuhong and Mr. Shi Shaojun were sentenced to one year of forced
labor. Mr. Shi Shaojun was sent to Shuihua Labor Camp and Ms. Sun Yuhong was
sent to Qiqihar Labor Camp. The police sent Ms. Sun to Lanxi Detention Center
after discovering that her physical examination revealed poor health. The police forced Ms. Li Shuhua to write a guarantee statement
not to practice Falun Gong anymore. 7. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qiu Shuqin Arrested On the morning of August 26, 2008, five plainclothed police officers
forcefully arrested Ms. Qiu Shuqin, a practitioner in the Longfeng Area. 8. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yao Wancheng Detained On the morning of August 17, 2008, police officers from Haimao Street Police
Station arrested Mr. Yao Wancheng, an employee at Dalian Thermoelectricity
Group, Beihai Branch Factory, after he was reported for telling people about the
persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in Beishancun, Ganjingzi District. He is
now being detained in Yaojia Detention Center. 9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Ming Detained in Labor Camp and
His Wife Monitored Mr. Yu Ming, a practitioner from Shenyang, is being detained in Masanjia
Forced Labor Camp. In early August 2008, officers from Liaoning Police
Department broke into Mr. Yu's home. They beat two people in his home. One of
them was beaten so severely his eyes turned black and almost detached from his
eyes sockets. Mr. Yu's nephew by marriage, a non-practitioner, was also beaten.
The police later arrested all of them. Mr. Yu's nephew has been detained for
three days, and his wife has been detained for four days. Officers from the police department later went to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
in Shenyang to interrogate Mr. Yu Ming and beat him brutally. Moreover, they are
still monitoring his wife. 10. [Shanghai City] Ms. Wang Zuoshan and Her Daughter Arrested On May 7, 2008, Ms. Wang Zuoshan and her daughter, practitioners from Baoshan
District, Shanghai, were arrested at home. 11. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Yi Airong Sentenced to One and a
Half Years of Forced Labor On the afternoon of July 3, 2008, police from the local 610
Office arrested Mr. Zhao Jingquan, a practitioner living in the
residential community of Mengyin County Hardware Company, at his home. They
confiscated his laptop, printer and other items. Ms. Yi Airong, Mr. Zhao
Jingquan's wife, was arrested the next day when she went to the 610 Office to
ask about her husband's situation. She was detained in Mengyin County Detention
Center for about one month then sentenced to one and a half years forced labor
on August 1. She was sent to Jinan Women's Forced Labor Camp in Shandong
Province. 12. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Lijuan Sentenced to Forced
Labor Ms. Wang Lijuan, a practitioner from Weihai Hi-Tech Development Zone,
Shandong Province, was arrested on July 15, 2008, and has been recently been
sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor. 13. [Weifang, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Chun'ai and Ms. Du Xiaohong
Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor On the evening of July 21, Ms. Han Chun'ai and Ms. Du Xiaohong were reported
to the police while they were talking to people about the persecution of Falun
Gong. The police arrested them. They have been sentenced to one year of forced
labor and are currently being detained in Wangcun Labor Camp. 14. [Laiyang City, Shangdong Province] Mr. Gai Guangqi Detained On August 4, 2008, practitioner Ms. Gai Guangqi was arrested. On August 28,
Ms. Zhang Yuzhen, Mr. Gai Guangqi's wife and their six relatives went to Laiyang
Police Bureau to ask for the release of Mr. Gai, but Wei Haibo, commander of the
Section of Politics and Law, and other officers forcefully pulled them onto
their police car, took them to the Wenhualu Police Station and detained them. 15. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Material Production Site in Zichuan Area
Destroyed On August 7, 2008, a material production site was monitored and destroyed.
The plainclothes police officers climbed over the exterior wall, broke the locks
on the door and confiscated two desktop computers, two printers, a DVD recorder,
cash, CDs and Dafa books. 16. [Yanggu County, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Zhiyun Arrested On August 2, 2008, Ms. Xu Zhiyun, a practitioner from Zhangdamiao Village,
Dingshui Township, Yanggu County, was arrested and sent to Liaocheng
Brainwashing Center. 17. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Yi Arrested Mr. Li Yi, a doctor at Baoding City Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital,
was arrested before the Olympic Games. He had been detained in Baoding City
Detention Center until today. 18. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhou Jinghua Detained Practitioner Mr. Zhou Jinghua is now being detained in the No. 2 Detention
Center in Shijiazhuang City. 19. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Gu Changying Arrested On August 5, 2008, officers from the local 610 Office arrested Mr. Gu
Changying, a practitioner from Changzhou City, Jiansu Province. Later they
ransacked Mr. Gu's home and confiscated his desktop computer and Dafa materials. 20. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Jiang Ying Arrested On the evening of August 19, 2008, officers from the 610 Office in Wulixincun,
Hanyang City, arrested Ms. Jiang Ying, 58, in her apartment at the Wulixincun
Food Bureau, Hanyang City. She is now being detained in Taojialing Brainwashing
Center, Hanyang City. Residential Committee members at Wulixincun, conspiring
with officers from the local 610 Office, ransacked Ms. Jiang Ying's home and
confiscated her Dafa books and a picture of Teacher Li. 21. [Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province] Mr. Ding Mingsheng Arrested On August 5, 2008, Mr. Ding Mingsheng, a practitioner from Danjiangkou City,
Hubei Province, was reported to the police while he was talking to people about
the persecution of Falun Gong. More than ten policemen from Danjiangkou City
Police Bureau arrested him. They confiscated his desktop computer, Dafa
materials and other items. 22. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Yuhui and Mr. Li Zhihong
Detained in Brainwashing Center Practitioners Ms. Wang Yuhui and Mr. Li Zhihong were arrested on August 18,
2008, and are being detained in Laodaohe Brainwashing Center. Officers from the
610 Office monitored them around the clock. 23. [Luotian County, Hubei Province] Ms. Lan Ming Detained Again On August 19, 2008, police arrested Ms. Lan Ming, a former employee at
Luotian County Constructional Engineering Company in Hankou City, who had been
seeking refuge at her company in order to avoid further persecution. They sent
her back to Luotian County, where she is being held in the Luotian County No. 1
Detention Center. In 2001, Ms. Lan Ming was sentenced to a five-year prison term and her
husband has since divorced her. 24. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Thirty-two Practitioners in Nanbu
County Arrested On August 22, 2008, officers from Nanbu County Domestic Security Division and
police from Fuhu Town Police Station arrested 32 practitioners, including Zhao
Qilin, Mr. Yue Shaozhi, Mr. Bu Shiyong and Mr. Bu Zhaosi, while Dafa
practitioners in Fuhu Town, Nanbu County, Sichuan Province, were holding a Falun
Dafa exprerience sharing conference. They confiscated all of the practitioners'
cash and items on hands. Only two elderly practitioners, over 70, were released
after police extorted 2,000 yuan from them. All other practitioners
were arrested and detained in Nanbu County. 25. [Sichuan Province] Mr. Xie Feng Arrested On August 22, 2008, Mr. Xie Feng, a practitioner from the China Carrier
Rocket Research Institute, 703 Department, was arrested at home. 26. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yu Jiakun Detained in Labor Camp On July 9, Mr. Yu Jiakun, 60, a practitioner from Wei Town, Weifang City,
Shandong Province, was arrested. After the police found him showing signs of
illness, they extorted 1,500 yuan from him and sent him back home. Mr. Yu had
been monitored constantly until August 28, when he was arrested again at home
and later sent to Wangcun Labor Camp. 27. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Daobin Arrested At around 8:30 a.m. on August 25, 2008, eight policemen from Longkou City 610
Office broke into Mr. Ma Daobin's restaurant and arrested him. He is
approximately 40 years old. His business closed and his elderly parent was left
unattended in the hospital. 28. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Fu Shulan Detained At noon on August 15, police officers from Wuhan City Police Bureau and
Huaqiao Police Station arrested Mr. Fu Shulan, 59, a practitioner from Wuhan
City, Hubei Province. He is now being detained in Baibuting Detention Center and
not allowed family visits. Wuhan City Police Bureau: 86-27-85397372 August 28, 2008.
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