(Clearwisdom.net) The following is a summary of the persecution and harassment of practitioners from Chenzui County, Wuqing District, Tianjin.

1. Ms. Zhang Yan is in her sixties. Prior to the 2008 Olympic Games, she was illegally detained at the Chenzui Police Station overnight and then monitored, intimidated, and harassed around the clock. She was forced into homelessness to avoid further persecution.

2. Mr. Gao Jinsuo was arrested on May 1, 2001 and detained for a month. Shortly after, he was sentenced to a three-year prison term, to be served at Liyuantou Prison in Tianjin.

3. Mr. Xiao Xiyue was held at the Chenzui Police Station for a day and a half in August 1999. In February 2000, he was detained for a month. On May 1, 2001, he was arrested and soon after sentenced to a six-year prison term at Liyuantou Prison. After he was released in May 2007, officers from the Chenzui Police Station harassed him. During the 2008 Olympic Games, Mr. Xiao and his son Chen Xiao Tonghua were taken to the Chenzui Police Station and held for one day.

4. Ms. Jiang Xuemin, the wife of Mr. Xiao Xiyue, was arrested on May 1, 2001 and detained at the Wuqing Detention Center for a month. Despite having to take care of two young children, the police continued to harass her. She suffered a stroke in 2007, and can no longer take care of herself.

5. Mr. Pang Hongqi has been detained in a detention center three times, each time for one month. In May 2001, Mr. Pang was sentenced to a six-year prison term at Liyuantou Prison.

6. Mr. Shi Mushan was arrested on August 14, 2000 and detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for a month. He was later sentenced to a six-year prison term and held at Liyuantou Prison.

7. Ms. Dang Dexia, the wife of Mr. Shi Mushan, was detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for one month in February 2000. On August 14, 2000, Ms. Dang and her husband were arrested and detained in the Wuqing Detention Center again for one month. Shortly after, she was sentenced to a five-year prison term.

8. Ms. Zhang Yuzhen was arrested on August 14, 2000 and detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for about a month. On August 16, 2003, she was arrested again and held in the Banqiao Women's Forced Labor Camp in Tianjin for one year and nine months.

9. Ms. Yu Rongxiang was arrested by officers from the Chenzui Police Station in August 1999 and held for a day and a half. In February 2000, she was detained for a month. In May 2001, she was detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for a month. In April 2003, she was again detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for a month and then taken to the Banqiao Women’s Forced Labor Camp. She was released in November 2005, after serving two years and six months.

10. Ms. Chen Guizhi was arrested on August 14, 2000 and detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for a month. Soon after, she was taken to the Banqiao Women’s Forced Labor Camp, where she was held for one year.

11. Ms. Zhang Yulan was detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for 15 days in March 2000. On April 25, 2004, officers from the Huangzhuang Police Station arrested her and took her to a detention center where she was held for fifteen days. In April 2005, officers from the Chenzui Police Station took her to the Wuqing Detention Center, where she was held for fifteen days.

12. Ms. Wang Yufeng was arrested on August 14, 2000 and detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for a month.

13. Ms. Yang Meixia was arrested on August 14, 2000 and detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for a month.

14. In February 2001, Ms. Sha Enping was detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for a month.

15. In May 2003, Ms. Hu Yulan was detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for a month.

16. Ms. Jiang Yuru was arrested and taken to the Chenzui Police Station, where she was held for a day and a half in August 1999. In February 2000, she was held at the Wuqing Detention Center for a month. On May 1, 2001, she was arrested again and detained for a month.

17. Ms. Cui Menglan was detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for fifteen days in February 2000.

18. Ms. Cui Ying was detained in the Wuqing Detention Center for fifteen days in May 2003.

19. Ms. Huang Sixiu was reported to police by a villager who was misled by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda about Falun Gong in the spring of 2007. Officers from the Chenzui Police Station ransacked her home and then took her to the police station. They extorted 500 yuan from her family and then took her to the Wuqing Detention Center, where they held her for seven days.

20. Ms. Huang Lixin is the sister of Ms. Huang Sixiu. After Ms. Huang Sixiu was framed by the villager mentioned above, Ms. Huang Lixin went to the Chenzui Police Station to explain her sister's situation to the police. They arrested her with the charge of “Interfering with public affairs.”

The police extorted another 500 yuan from her family before releasing her. On July 16, 1999, she was arrested and held for two days. She was released on July 19, but police arrested her again the same evening and imprisoned her for fifteen days.

21. Ms. Kang Xuehui was detained for about a month in February 2000.

22. Ms. Li Xuewen was also detained for about a month in February 2000.

23. Three practitioners-- Ms. Xiao Xiyan, Ms. Tian Xiufen, and Mr. Li Yongli-- were held at the Chenzui Police Station for a day and a half in August 1999.