Additional Persecution News from China - August 28, 2008 (36 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of
persecution that took place in 25 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this
report, 48 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention
and at least 27 practitioners were illegally arrested. 1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Jianhua and Ms. Ding Xiaohua
Taken into Custody On the evening of August 26, Ms. Wang Jianhua and Ms. Ding Xiaohua were taken
into custody by the Zhongshan Police Department while they were clarifying the
facts in Zhongshan District. The two practitioners remain in custody. 2. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Kang Zhongyao Taken into Custody Mr. Kang Zhongyao, 63, lives in Dabaiyao Village in Changgucheng Township,
Tang Kounty, Baoding City. On August 18, he went to the police department
building to place truth clarification materials. The police tracked him down
after reviewing security camera footage. On the afternoon of August 19, Jia
Bingquan (male), head of the domestic security division, took Mr. Kang and three
other practitioners into custody. Mr. Kang has been on a hunger strike for seven
days. 3. [Renqiu City, Hebei Province] Mr. Ma Kaihua Injured after Police Applied
Electric Shock and Caused Him to Fall from Rooftop At 2:00 a.m. on August 9, 2008, 50 police officers from the Chu'an Police
Department, Chu'an Police Station, Qingta Police Station, Renqiu Police
Department, and the Renqiu City 610 Office arrived in five police
vehicles to arrest Mr. Ma Kaihua. Mr. Ma was asleep on the rooftop. The officers
applied electric shocks to him with fully charged electric batons. He fell off
the roof and passed out right away. The police threw him into a police vehicle
and took him to the Petroleum Headquarters Hospital. The following day when his wife learned what happened she rushed to the
hospital. Mr. Ma was still unconsciousness and has been unconscious for 48
hours. He suffered bruises to his chest, back, and right arm. His right collar
bone was broken, and the pain in the lower section of his spine was hard to
bear. Chu'an Police Station: 86-317-3337844 4. [Chongqing] Practitioners Taken into Custody or Forced to Leave Town A 52-year-old female practitioner in Qijiang County, Chongqing has been
forced to leave town with nowhere to go. On August 24, two police officers
arrived at her daughter's workplace and ordered her to return home and open the
door for the police. The officers searched her home along with her mother's home
and confiscated Falun Gong exercise cassettes and a personal computer. Ms. Li Xiaohua, around 50 years old, lives in a residential community in
Jiangbei District. On August 10, four police officers from the Xiaoyuan Police
Station in Jiangbei District unlawfully took her into custody at her niece's
home in the Daping area. Ms. Li's whereabouts remain unknown. Her husband, Mr.
Xia Daping, had been taken by officers from the Jiangbei Police Department in
July. Mr. Xia remains in custody. 5. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Additional Information Ms. Sheng Hualian
Taken to Forced Labor Camp Ms. Sheng Hualian, 61, is a family member of an employee of the Underground
Oil Well Division of the Northern China Petroleum Administration. On July 15,
2008, officers from the Xushui Police Station in Zhengzhou City took her to the
Xingyang Brainwashing Center, where she was sentenced to six months of forced
labor. She returned home briefly on July 24. Three days later, officers from the
Zhongyuan District Police Department, the Xushui Police Station, and the
Security Section of the Northern China Petroleum Administration took Ms. Sheng
from her home to the Shibalihe Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City. 6. [Shandong Province] Persecution Facts in Zhucheng City On August 4, several police officers were dispatched from the Xiangzhou Town
Police Station in Zhucheng City to search practitioners' homes in Guojiatun
Town. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books and Falun Gong exercise
cassettes. On June 13, 2008, officers from the Zhenggong Police Station in Xiashan
District in Weifang City searched Mr. Hu Xuefeng's home in Beigezhuang Village
in Guojiatun Town. Mr. Hu was not at home and avoided being arrested. On July
18, the police went to his home a second time. The officers searched his home
and questioned his wife in order to find out Mr. Hu location. The police again
went to his home on August 15 and August 16. Mr. Hu was forced to leave town
with his wife and their child. They could not return home and their whereabouts
are unknown. On June 13, officers from the Zhenggong Police Station in Xiashan District,
Weifang City took into custody Mr. Liu Fuhai, who lives in Beigezhuang Village,
Guojiatun Town. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa materials. Mr. Liu is being
held at the Weibei Forced Labor Camp. His family has been denied visits. 7. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Xianfen Taken into Custody On August 23, 2008, Ms. Zhang Xianfen, an elderly practitioner who lives in
Liujiagongzhuang Hamlet in Shiqiaozi Town, Zhucheng City, was taken into custody
by officers from the Chenggezhuang Police Station while she was distributing
leaflets. Officers arrived in two police vehicles to search her home, but they
did not find anything. Ms. Zhang was taken to the Zhucheng Detention Center on
the afternoon of August 23. 8. [Shanghai] Ms. Wang Chenxiang Followed and Arrested on August 5 9. [Linxia County, Gansu Province] Ms. Jiao Tianyun Taken to the Beiyuan
Criminal Police Team When Olympic Games Held in August 10. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Peng Xifang Taken into Custody on
June 24, 2008; She Remains in Custody at Leshan City Detention Center 11. [Anhui Province] Additional Information on Practitioners Taken into
Custody in Bengbu City On the afternoon of August 23, Ms. Chang Ruying and Ms. Qian Baohua were
taken by the 110 emergency response police while clarifying the facts in the
Nanshan Park. The two practitioners were taken to the Bengbu Navy School for
brainwashing. It has been reported that Ms. Qian's home was unlawfully searched. 12. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Guo Yunlan Taken to Police Station At around 7:00 a.m. on August 19, Ms. Guo Yunlan was stopped by a patrolling
police in a vehicle from the Hanting Urban Police Station. One officer started
searching Ms. Guo's bags that were in the basket in front of her bicycle and
found truth clarification DVDs, brochures, and lucky charms. Ms. Guo was taken
to the police station. Around noon., one of the police officers recognized Ms.
Guo. A dozen police officers, including those from the domestic security
division, went to her home in two vehicles to conducted a search. Ms. Guo was
released the same afternoon. Her family was forced to pay the police 5,000 yuan
in cash. 13. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Fengying Taken to Forced
Labor Camp Ms. Yang Fengying, lives in Yangwa Village in Dapuhe Township, Changli
County, Qinhuangdao City. On July 16, she was taken from a farm market. Ms. Yang
was unlawfully sentenced to two years of forced labor after being held at the
Changli County Detention Center for 15 days. She has been taken to the Kaiping
Forced Labor Camp. 14. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zou Xianghui, an Employee at Wuhan Steel
Company in Qingshan District, Taken to Hedi Brainwashing Center 15. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Shuangjiao Remains in Custody at
Qunshan Detention Center in Jiangsu Province 16. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Wuqun Taken into Custody in Tangxia
Town, Dongguang City At around midnight on August 26, Ms. Li Wuqun was distributing leaflets in
Pingshan Township, Tangxia Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. She was
spotted by the police and taken to the police station, where she remains in
custody. Ms. Li, around 50 years old, is from Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province. Since
1999, she has gone to Tiananmen Square repeatedly to appeal on behalf of Falun
Gong and has been taken into custody four times. On each occasion, she had been
held in police custody for at least one month and the longest duration lasting
one year. For the past nine years she has been forced to stay away from town and
is homeless because of her firm belief in Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance. 17. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yang Guizhen Unlawfully Sentenced to
Prison Ms. Yang Guizhen lives in the back building of the Wanjiadenghuo Hotel in the
Nandi area. On April 23, 2008, the police smashed open the door and confiscated
a notebook computer, two printers, Falun Gong materials and other items. Ms.
Yang was taken away and she has been sentenced to three years in prison. 18. [Chongqing] Ms. Tang Dayu Taken into Custody at 9:00 a.m. on August 26 19. [Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hou Wei and Another Practitioner
Held in Custody Ms. Hou Wei is being held at the Gaizhou Detention Center. Ms. Wang Lijiao is
at the Yingkou Detention Center. Ms. Shang Chun has been forced to leave town
and is homeless. 20. [Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Shen Binggen Taken into Custody On August 18, Mr. Shen Binggen, 67, who lives in Jinxi Town in Kunshan City,
was taken into custody by officers from the Zhouzhuang Town Police Station in
Zhouzhuang Town. Mr. Shen is being held at the Kunshan City Detention Center. Lu Huilin (male), deputy police department chief, in charge of the Domestic
Security Division and the 610 Office: 86-512-57702810 21. [Yi County, Liaoning Province] 13 Practitioners Taken into Custody Between June 2008 and August 26, 2008, 13 practitioners in Yi County were
taken into custody. They are: Mr. Li Shijun in Chengguan Township, Mr. Liu Cheng
in Qianyang Township, Mr. Xu Zhihua and Mr. Xu Shaogang in Juliangtun Township,
Ms. Tian Baoli, Ms. Fan Baorong, and Mr. Zuo Lizhi in Dayushubao Town, Ms. Tian
Shaochun in Toudaohe Township, Ms. Cui Fengying in Liulonggou Township, Ms. He
Baoqin in Waziyu Town, Mr. Zhang Dianguo, Ms. Guo Guixiang, and Mr. Cui Guohua
in downtown Yi County. Among them, Ms. Tian Baoli, Ms. Fan Baorong, Ms. Guo Guixiang, Mr. Cui Guohua,
and Ms. Cui Fengying have been taken to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Mr. Liu
Cheng, Mr. Li Shijun, Mr. Xu Zhihua, and Mr. Xu Shaogang have been taken to the
Jinzhou Forced Labor Camp. Mr. Zuo Lizhi is being held at the Yi County
Detention Center. Mr. Zhang Dianguo managed to escape. Ms. Tian Shaochun and Ms.
He Baoqin have returned home. Yang Lidong (male), chief of the Yi County Police Department: 86-416-7728949
(Office), 86-416-2338777 (Home), 86-13940666000 (Cell) 22. [Wucheng County, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Taken to Forced
Labor Camp; Many Others Held in Custody The domestic security police in Wucheng County unlawfully sentenced four
female practitioners to forced labor. They are: Ms. Liu Tonglan, 53, from
Nanguan Village, Ms. Wang Aixiang, 63, Ms. Liu Jifen, 43, and Ms. Sun Ruilan,
60. The four practitioners have been taken to the Jinan Women's No. 2 Forced
Labor Camp in Shandong Province. At present, Ms. Liu Bingqin, Ms. Qin Baoli, Ms. Du Guihong, and Ms. Qin Baoli,
who live in the urban area, Ms. Chen Honghui in the Haowangzhuang area, and Ms.
Yuan Weifang in the Luquantun area are being held at the Wucheng Detention
Center. Their families cannot visit them. Ms. Yin Shuling and another female practitioner from the urban area were
released after over 10,000 yuan was extorted from each of them by the police.
Mr. Cui Juncheng and his daughter from the Haowangzhuang area have been released
on parole after 16,000 yuan was extored from them. Mr. Han Xiao in the urban area has been forced to leave town as the police
have put out a warrant for his arrest. Mr. Zhang Shijie, a photographer, has
been taken into custody. Zhao Jun (male), chief of the Wucheng County Police Department:
86-534-6217000, 86-13905443280 (Cell) 23. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Additional Information on Mr. Zhang Qiugen,
His Wife Ms. Hou Xiaoping in Custody and Another Practitioner Sentenced to
Prison On the morning of July 30, 2008, Mr. Zhang Qiugen, and his wife, Ms. Hou
Xiaoping, were taken into custody by officers from the Xingtai County Police
Department. The police searched the couple's home in Dashitouzhuang Hamlet in
Xingtai County. Mr. Zhang is being held at the Xingtai City No. 1 Detention
Center. Ms. Hou is being held at the Xingtai City Brainwashing Center. In
addition, Ms. Wu Xiuhong, who lives Huangtaidi Village in Nanshimen Town, has
been unlawfully sentenced to two years in prison. 24. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Huixia Forcibly Taken into Custody
by Officers from the Jiuzhou Police Station 25. [Chicheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Guifang Remains in Custody 26. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiang Yan and Ms. Wang Qiong Face
Unlawful Trial On the morning of May 25, 2008, Ms. Xiang Yan and Ms. Wang Qiong from Yichang
City were telling others about the persecution of Falun Gong in Wufeng County
and were turned in to the police. Local police officers took them into custody
and they were held at the Wufeng County Detention Center. On the morning of May 27, Xie Chaoming (male), head of the Domestic Security
Division of the Wufeng County Police Department and officers from the Yunji
Police Station searched Ms. Xiang and Ms. Wang's homes. The police took a large
number of personal items from Ms. Wang's home. It has been reported that the Yichang City 610 Office, the Wufeng County 610
Office, and the city and county domestic security police are planning to
pronounce heavy sentencing on the two practitioners. Office of the Wufeng County Procuratorate: 86-717-5821672, 86-717-5821572,
86-717-5821492 27. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Guozhen Brutally Tortured at Masanjia
Forced Labor Camp In early June 2008, Ms. Zhang Guozhen shouted "Falun Dafa is
great!" The labor camp guards handcuffed her and then stretched back her
arms. The handcuffs cut into her wrists, her hands were blistered and her wrists
were terribly swollen. 28. [Shanghai] Ms. Wu Xianglin, in Her Seventies, Taken into Custody Ms. Wu Xianglin is an elderly physician, who lives in Changning District,
Shanghai. On or around August 12, local police officers and members of the 610
Office took her away. Her whereabouts are unknown. 29. [Beijing] Mr. Wang Chunzeng and His Wife Ms. Wang Aihua Taken by Domestic
Security Division On July 20, domestic security officers took Mr. Wang Chunzeng and Ms. Wang
Aihua from their home in Gaogezhuang Village, Dongshaoqu Town, Miyun County,
Beijing. The couple have been under constant police harassment since 1999. They
were forced to away from town for five years. Mr. Wang Chunzeng was held at the
Daxing Forced Labor Camp for two years. They have remained under surveillance
after returning home. Their daughter is in elementary school, and their son has
just reached legal age. The children's grandmother is in her seventies. Telephone number of Gaogezhuang Village, Dongshaoqu Town, Miyun County:
86-10-61063392 30. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Qiao Guochang Detained On August 18, 2008, officers from the Kuiwen District Police Department in
Weifang City broke into Mr. Qiao Guochang's home in the family quarters of the
Taishan Soccer School affiliated with the Luneng Group Company. They forcibly
took Mr. Qiao into custody, confiscated a computer, an MP3 player, and other
personal items. They forced Mr. Qiao's family to sign a detention warrant. Mr.
Qiao is being held at the Weifang City Detention Center. Wang Zhiliang (male), director of the Weifang City 610 Office:
86-536-8789217, 86-13853610606 (Cell) 31. [Huai'an County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Xiuying and Several Other
Villagers under Persecution Ms. Li Xiuying, in her sixties, is a villager in No. 11 Team in the urban
area of Huai'an County. On the evening of July 18, Wang Zhiguo (male), village
Party Secretary, led other people to Ms. Li's home. The officials demanded Ms.
Li's turn over her identification card. Ms. Li refused to give it to them. She
has since remained under surveillance and has been frequently harassed by the
officials. Ms. Li Zhanfang, in her forties, lives in the village of Shanqitun Village in
the urban area of Haui'an County. On the evening of July 18, a group of village
officials claimed they only wanted to examine her personal identification card.
They took a satellite antenna, a satellite receiver, Falun Dafa cassettes, and
her identification card. Ms. Zhang Chunlin, in her forties, Ms. Li, in her fifties, and Ms. Zhang
Yuqin are villagers of Shanqitun Village in the urban area of Huai'an County. On
the evening of July 18, Shanqitun Village officials harassed them in their homes
and took away their identification cards. 32. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Zhiguang Taken to Wangcun
Forced Labor Camp for a One-Year Term after Being Taken into Custody in Early
August 33. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Shuhua Faces Trial On July 29, 2008, Ms. Yang Shuhua, an employee of the Kebao Coal Mine in
Yiliang County, Weifang City, was taking care of her father-in-law, who was
hospitalized. Guan Jianbin (male) and other Yiliang County Domestic Security
Division took her from the hospital and searched Ms. Yang's home. Ms. Yang is
being held at the Yiliang County Detention Center. Her case has been transferred
to the court, and she will soon face a trial. Guan Jianbin (male), in charge of Ms. Yang's case in Yiliang County Domestic
Security Division: 86-13708449692 (Cell) 34. [Chongqing] Ms. Luo Huabi's Home Searched Ms. Luo Huabi, 60, has retired from the Chongqing No. 3 Radio Factory. At
around 11:00 p.m. on August 11, 2008, five plainclothes police officers searched
her home. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books, a portrait of the founder
of Falun Gong, Falun Gong exercise cassettes, notepads, and four silk quilt
covers and other items. 35. [Chongqing] Mr. Tang Xinghong Transferred to Yongchuan Prison Ms. Tang Xinghong from Yubei District, Chongqing has been unlawfully
sentenced to five and a half years in prison. On August 26, he was transferred
from the Yiwanshui Detention Center in Yubei District to the Yongchuan Prison in
Chongqing. 36. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Ji Yunzhi Paralyzed
in Labor Camp Ms. Ji Yunzhi, 52, from Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was
unlawfully sentenced to two years of forced labor in 2001. She was cruelly
tortured in the Tumuji Forced Labor Camp in Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia,
which resulted in her having broken ribs. On one occasion her entire body was
paralyzed. In April 2008, Ms. Ji was again taken into custody and unlawfully
sentenced to two years of forced labor. She is once again paralyzed from
tortures, cannot move her body and is bed ridden. August 27, 2008
Ren Yuefeng (male), director of the Chu'an Police Station
Li Ping'an (male), political instructor of the Chu'an Police Station
Chu'an Police Department: 86-317-3337824
Qingta Township Police Station:86-317-2991101
Kong Fanmao (male), the Renqiu City 610 Office: 86-13315787008 (Cell)
Guan Zuxing (male), deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-512-56263893
Xie Guoguang (male), deputy chief of the police department: 86-416-7729099
(Office), 86-13904167688 (Cell)
Jiang Cheng (male), head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-13840660953
(Cell)
Zhang Ruijun (male), the Domestic Security Division: 86-534-6289961,
86-13639456567 (Cell)
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