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Additional Persecution News from China - August 17, 2006 (22 Reports)

September 02, 2006 |  

(Clearwisdom.net)

  1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zhong Yingwei Unlawfully Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor
  2. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Additional Information on Police Brutality against Six Practitioners, including Ms. Chang Zhenying, Forcibly Taken into Custody
  3. [Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhang Chunbo Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
  4. [Yingshan County, Hubei Province] Yingshan County Police Have Recently Arrested Several Practitioners from Out-of-Town Who Came to Yingshan County, Huanggang City to Clarify the Truth
  5. [Beijing] In Late July, Police Took Haidian District Practitioner Ms. Xu Zhimin into Custody from Her Home, and Confiscated Falun Dafa Books, a Personal Computer and Other Materials
  6. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Xingsheng Forced to Leave Town - Mr. Zheng Guosheng Taken into Custody
  7. [Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Practitioner Ms. Fu Xianzhi Unlawfully Sentenced to Forced Labor
  8. [Gansu Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhu Tianhui Remains in Custody at Ping'antai Forced Labor Camp
  9. [Jiyuan, Henan Province] On August 11, Police Arrested Practitioner Ms. Wang Xiuzhen While She was Studying the Fa at a Fellow Practitioner's Home. She was Taken to Jiyuan City Forced Labor Camp
  10. [Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Yang Hailin Held in Handan City Forced Labor Camp - No Family Visits Are Allowed
  11. [Cangzhou, Hebei Province] On August 14, 2006, the Elder Brother, Younger Sister and a Friend of Practitioner Liu Yi Were Taken into Custody When They Went to the Police Department Demanding the Release of Liu Yi. Their Whereabouts Remain Unknown
  12. [Beijing] Retired Teacher Ms. Gao Huating Arrested at Home and Sentenced to Forced Labor by Officers from Xuanwe District Police Department
  13. [Beijing] Six Practitioners Taken into Custody in the Past Two Months in Yanqing County
  14. [Gao'an City, Jiangxi Province] Falun Dafa Student Ms. Yang Yongxin Taken into Custody
  15. [Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Changji Prefecture Court Plans to Sentence 14 Practitioners
  16. [Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Around May 13, 2006, Xinjiang Women's Forced Labor Camp Held Brainwashing Sessions to Force Practitioners to Give Up Their Belief in Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance
  17. [Sichuan Province] Chuanbei Prison Holds about 300 Practitioners Transferred from Beijing
  18. [Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhao Shiqiong Unlawfully Sentenced to Prison
  19. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Mr. Ding Weihong Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor Upon Arrest
  20. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Some Cases of Practitioners under Persecution
  21. [Sichuan Province] Practitioner Mr. Li Bangsheng's Files Rejected and Returned to Madao Railroad Police Division
  22. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Qi Xiuyun Taken into Custody

1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zhong Yingwei Unlawfully Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor

Ms. Zhong Yingwei, from Changchun City, Jilin Province, was deceived by police officers when she went to the local police station. She is now being unlawfully held in the Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City. She has been sentenced to one year of forced labor.

2. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Additional Information on Police Brutality against Six Practitioners, including Ms. Chang Zhenying, Forcibly Taken into Custody

On August 14, 2006, the police forcibly took into custody six practitioners in the Wanggeling area in Songgezhuang Township, Laishui County, Hebei Province. The practitioners are: Ms. Chang Zhenying; Ms. Yin Yulan; Ms. Dai Fengting from Gao Village, Shiting Township, Laishui County; Ms. Dong Yanjun from Bancheng Village, Shiting Township, Laishui County; Mr. Li Dianfu from Shiting Village, Shiting Township, Laishui County; and Ms. Liu Xiangyun. Four of the six practitioners were severely beaten and they had injuries all over their bodies.

Around 8:00 a.m. on August 14, 2006, a police vehicle suddenly arrived at Songgezhuang Township. Four people without police uniforms came out of the vehicle. They brutally beat Mr. Li Dianfu before dragging him into the car.

Twenty minutes later, Wang Fucai from the Laishui County 610 Office, and Dai Chunjie from the Political Security Group of the police department led over 40 people with clubs in their hands to surround Ms. Zhao Yaping's home. They forced their way into the home and conducted an unlawful search without presenting any legal papers. They did not find anything.

On August 10, 2006, practitioner Ms. Chen Shuting was forcibly carried into a police vehicle at her home in Yi'an Town. She was not allowed to put on her shoes. When her family sent her the shoes, they were forced to pay 50 yuan. Later, officers from the Laishui County Police Department came to Ms. Chen's home and conducted an unlawful search, taking possession of a VCD player and a TV set that belonged to Ms. Chen's daughter-in-law.

Wang Fucai, head of Laishui County 610 Office: 86-312-4532190 (Office), 86-312-4526973 (Cell), 86-13932231936 (Cell)

Sun Jinbo, Party secretary of Laishui County: 86-312-4527588, 86-13503228995 (Cell)

Peng Hongzhi, chief of police department: 86-312-4523689 (department chief's office)

Detention center: 86-312-4523534

Chengguan Police Station: 86-312-4522225

3. [Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhang Chunbo Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Mr. Zhang Chunbo, 46, is a practitioner in the Qinghe Forestry Bureau in Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province. On March 17, 2006, officers from the forestry bureau forcibly took him into custody while he was at work. The officers then searched his home, confiscating a personal computer, a printer, and other materials. Recently, Mr. Zhang was unlawfully sentenced to five years in prison. He is being held in the Detention Center of the Qinghe Forestry Bureau. Mr. Zhang has filed an appeal.

According to sources close to the case, when Mr. Zhang Chunbo was taken to the detention center, the officers interrogated and cruelly beat him every day. His lips turned black, and his hair was stripped off his scalp.

Mr. Zhang served four years of forced labor in the Qinghe Forestry Detention Center. Both his parents are in their seventies. His son is not married.

Those who have participated in and are responsible for the persecution:

Bao Shuhua, Party secretary of the Qinghe Forestry Bureau: 86-451-57482614 (Home), 86-13936671702 (Cell)
Tian Xijun, chief of the Qinghe Forestry Bureau: 86-451-57482377
Gao Hongqin, director of the 610 Office: 86-451-57480767 (Home), 86-13804623478 (Cell)
Zhang Shaobo, chief of Forestry Police Department: 86-451-57483396 (Home), 86-13904667976 (Cell)

4. [Yingshan County, Hubei Province] Yingshan County Police Have Recently Arrested Several Practitioners from Out-of-Town Who Came to Yingshan County, Huanggang City to Clarify the Truth

5. [Beijing] At the End of July, Police Took Haidian District Practitioner Ms. Xu Zhimin Into Custody From Her Home, and Confiscated Falun Dafa Books, a Personal Computer and Other Materials

6. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Xingsheng Forced to Leave Town - Mr. Zheng Guosheng Taken into Custody

Dafa student Mr. Zheng Guosheng lives at Kangmei Division in Wulongbei, Dandong City, Liaoning Province. At 8:00 a.m. on August 10, 2006, he rode a motorcycle to Dandong City for interior design work. On his way, he clarified the truth to the public and was arrested. Mr. Zheng is being held at Baifang Detention Center in Dandong City.

At noon on August 10, Dandong police found two bundles of Falun Dafa truth-clarifying materials, some CDs, and Dafa books. Under police coercion, Mr. Zheng gave out the name of practitioner Mr. Ling Xingsheng, who supplied these materials. Eight police officers from Dandong arrived at Mr. Li's home on August 14, but Mr. Li managed to escape. He has since become homeless.

Social Stability Office of Dandong City Political and Judiciary Committee: 86-415-2821610
Dandong City Police Department: 86-415-2103179
Dangdong City State Security Branch Team: 86-415-2103277
Detention Center: 86-415-6103043

7. [Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Practitioner Ms. Fu Xianzhi Unlawfully Sentenced to Forced Labor

Ms. Fu Xianzhi, 32, is a practitioner from Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region. She was turned into the police while clarifying the truth and distributing leaflets at work. On June 19, 2006, officers from the Toutun Police Department in Urumqi City arrested her. She has since been sentenced to forced labor. Ms. Fu is being held in the Urumqi Women's Forced Labor Camp.

8. [Gansu Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhu Tianhui Remains in Custody at Ping'antai Forced Labor Camp

Mr. Zhu Tianhui, approximately 30 years old, is a practitioner from Minle County, Gansu Province. He has been arrested and sent to the forced labor camp several times since 1999.

In October 2004, Mr. Zhu was clarifying the truth to the public on his way to Zhangye City when he was turned into the police. He was subsequently arrested by the Zhangye City Police Department. The Minle County 610 Office sentenced him to forced labor. Mr. Zhu remains in custody at the Ping'antai Forced Labor Camp in Gansu Province.

9. [Jiyuan, Henan Province] On August 11, Police Arrested Practitioner Ms. Wang Xiuzhen While She was Studying the Fa at a Fellow Practitioner's Home. She was Taken to Jiyuan City Forced Labor Camp

10. [Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Yang Hailin Held in Handan City Forced Labor Camp - No Family Visits are Allowed

11. [Cangzhou, Hebei Province] On August 14, 2006, the Elder Brother, Younger Sister and a Friend of Practitioner Liu Yi Were Taken into Custody When They Went to the Police Department Demanding the Release of Liu Yi; Their Whereabouts Remain Unknown

12. [Beijing] Retired Teacher Ms. Gao Huating Arrested at Home and Sentenced to Forced Labor by Officers from Xuanwe District Police Department

During the two assemblies of the National People's Congress and the National People's Political Consultative Congress in the spring of 2006, Ms. Gao Huating, a retired teacher at Central Finance and Economics University, was arrested at her home. She has been sentenced to two years of forced labor.

13. [Beijing] Six Practitioners Taken into Custody in the Past Two Months in Yanqing County

In the last two months, six practitioners have been taken into custody in Yanqing County, Beijing. They are: Ms. Song Changyue, Ms. Song Yurong, Mr. Shi Yingji, Mr. Wen Junqing, Ms. Wang Xiuqin, and Ms. Yang Meili (listed in the order they were taken into custody). Mr. Shi suffered internal bleeding in her brain as a result of police brutality, and had to be taken to the police hospital. Ms. Wang Xiuqin and Ms. Yang Meili have been sent to the forced labor camp. Ms. Wang appeared to be sick and the dispatching division claimed that she was in a hospital affiliated with the police, but her family has not been granted any visitation. Mr. Wen Junqing is in the detention center. There is no information on the two other practitioners.

Individuals responsible for the persecution:

Wu Fengzhong, head of the detention center: 86-10-81197991
Li Liju: 86-13716188335 (Cell)
State Security Division: 86-10-81198004
Li Jinhe: 86-13701073860 (Cell)

14. [Gao'an City, Jiangxi Province] Falun Dafa Student Ms. Yang Yongxin Taken into Custody

In July 2006, Dafa practitioner Ms. Yang Yongxin, from Gao'an City, Jiangxi Province, accompanied her mother (a practitioner) to visit their relatives in Fengcheng. They were turned in to the police while clarifying the truth to the public. Both the mother and daughter were taken into custody and have since been transferred to the Gao'an City Police Department.

Gao'an City 610 Office: 86-795-5222228
Zeng Yongjian, section head of the 610 Office: 86-795-5211085 (Home), 86-13707952235 (Cell)
Fu Guangming: 86-795-5222692 (Home), 86-13970520791 (Cell)
Xing, chief of the Gao'an City Police Department: 86-13907951321 (Cell)

15. [Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Changji Prefecture Court Plans to Sentence 14 Practitioners

Recently, 14 Falun Dafa practitioners from Changji City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, have received notice issued by the Changji Prefecture Procuratorate asking them to have attorneys ready for defense. The notice mentioned that the 14 practitioners will shortly be put on trial together.

Ms. You Yuzhen, Ms. Zhao Xuemei, Ms. Yu Yuejuan, and Mr. Geng Zhenjie (who faces his third unlawful sentencing) are among the practitioners notified.

President of the Changji Prefecture Court: 86-994-2342266 (Office)
Deputy Head of the Changji Prefecture Procuratorate: 86-994-2342011 (Office), 86-994- 2342460, 86-994-2357771

16. [Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Around May 13, 2006, Xinjiang Women's Forced Labor Camp Held Brainwashing Sessions to Force Practitioners to Give Up Their Belief in Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance

17. [Sichuan Province] Chuanbei Prison Holds about 300 Practitioners Transferred from Beijing

Chuanbei Prison is located in the remote mountainous area of Wangcang County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province. In July, about 300 practitioners were transferred there from Beijing. The practitioners are on a hunger strike. Prison guards have escalated their persecution against the practitioners.

Chuanbei Prison in Sichuan Province is publicly known as Wangcang County Coal and Iron Factory.

He Yuanmin, director of Party secretary's office: 86-11981202410 (Cell), 86-839-4032405 (Home), 86-839-4032407 (Office)

18. [Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhao Shiqiong Unlawfully Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Zhao Shiqiong, a practitioner from Wangcang County, Guangyuan City, was arrested in mid-November 2005, and she has undergone severe beatings. In June 2006 she was sentenced to five years in prison, but every prison she has been sent to has refused to admit her. She has been taken back to the Wangcang Detention Center for continued abuse.

Li Haosheng, of the Wangcang County Political and Judiciary Committee: 86-13808120666 (Cell)
Yang Helong, deputy Party secretary of the Wangcang 610 Office: 86-13908124021 (Cell)
He Jin, member of the 610 Office: 86-13518325378 (Cell)

19. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Mr. Ding Weihong Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor Upon Arrest

Mr. Ding Weihong was an employee of the No. 3 Mine of the No. 6 Petroleum Extraction Factory. On July 1, he was arrested by security guards at the Daqing No. 4 Hospital while he was distributing truth-clarifying leaflets in the hospital. The guards handed him over to the Rang District Police Department in Daqing City. The officers searched his home, confiscating a personal computer, a printer and other personal items. Mr. Ding was taken to the Daqing City Detention Center. In only 20 days, he was sentenced to two years of forced labor. Mr. Ding Weihong is being held at Harbin Drug Rehabilitation Center in Heilongjiang Province.

Security guards of the Daqing No. 4 Hospital: 86-459-6418225
Safety and Security Section: 86-459-6348410, 86-459-5595256

20. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Some Cases of Practitioners under Persecution

1. Practitioner Ms. Tang Guirong from Hegang City was deceived by Yuan Jun and other officers on March 1 into going to the Xingshang Police Station. From there, she was forcibly taken to the No. 1 Detention Center. The authorities refused to release her despite her suffering from the recurrence of heart problems. On April 26, Ms. Tang was sent to the Jiamusi Forced Labor Camp.

2. Practitioner Ms. Wang Fengling, 63, cannot read well due to deteriorating eyesight, and she has little education. She did not write weekly reports and was handcuffed with both her arms twisted behind her back for a week. Practitioner Ms. Sun Yunna was also handcuffed the same way during the same week.

3. On April 8, Practitioner Ms. Liu Chunjing was not able to write weekly reports due to nervous system pains caused by back pain. On May 22, the guards handcuffed her for two weeks.

4. In November 2004, all practitioners from the Heilongjiang Province Fertilizer Factory were arrested and sent to prison. Individuals who participated in the persecution include: Shi Fenglin of the propaganda section (86-454-8197101), Li Jingbin (86-454-8197263), principal of the employees' children's school, Yan Delong of the factory police department (86-454-8197328), and Xu Xiaohui (86-454-8197110) of the factory's police department.

21. [Sichuan Province] Practitioner Mr. Li Bangsheng's Files Rejected and Returned to Madao Railroad Police Division

Files gathered to incriminate Mr. Li Bangsheng, who remains in custody, have been rejected by the Xichang City Procuratorate in Sichuan Province and returned to Madao Railroad Division. Officials at the Madao Railroad Division sent in the material for a second time, and it was again rejected.

22. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Qi Xiuyun Taken into Custody

On the morning of August 15, 2006, Ms. Qi Xiuyun was taken into custody while she was at work at the Jiujiulong Market in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province. The officers took her to the Mudanjiang State Security Division and at same time, they searched her home, confiscating two photocopiers and truth-clarifying materials. The officers released Ms. Qi the same night after extorting 5,000 yuan from her family.