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Additional Persecution News from China - December 15, 2007 (42 Reports)

Dec. 30, 2007

(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that involve 24 cities or counties in 16 provinces. Twenty-three Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during detention, and at least 39 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sheng Shuli Taken into Custody

  2. [Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Taken into Custody

  3. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Wang Qingsheng Emaciated As a Result of Forced Labor

  4. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Baoyun Remains in Custody in Qingdao City

  5. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Gong Zhaotao Sentenced to Forced Labor

  6. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sheng Shuli Faces Further Persecution

  7. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Keyun and Mr. Chen Guixi Taken into Custody

  8. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhang Ying Taken into Custody by Police

  9. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Fu Yong Taken into Custody by Police

  10. [Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province] Production Site of Falun Gong Materials Sabotaged; Landlady Ms. Ma Guiqin Taken into Custody

  11. [Beijing] Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Zhang Guilian and Ms. Wang Wenyun Taken into Custody

  12. [Shanghai] A Falun Gong Practitioner in Huangpu District Taken into Custody by Police While Distributing Truth-clarification Materials

  13. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhong Shoubang Under Escalated Abuse at Shayang Forced Labor Camp

  14. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xie Yuequn and Mr. Xie Wenjie Taken to Sanshui Forced Labor Camp

  15. [Linyi County, Shanxi Province] Yanmei and Two Other Practitioners Taken into Custody Again

  16. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jing Cuizhen and Her Husband Mr. Sheng Fuji Held in Detention Center

  17. [Dingzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Jia Minying Released after Her Family Was Extorted Out of Exorbitant Amount of Cash

  18. [Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Duan Ying, Mr. Liu Guangzheng and Ms. Liu Xiaoling Sent to Forced Labor Camp

  19. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Taken into Custody by Police

  20. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jiang Wenguo and Ms. Guan Meilan Receive Unreasonable Increase in Prison Terms for Filing Appeals

  21. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Cai Zidong Taken to Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center from Prison

  22. [Liaoning Province] Police in Benxi City Go to Practitioners' Homes to Force Them to Sign Statements Promising Not to Practice Falun Gong

  23. [Jiutai City, Jilin Province] Bonihe Town Police Take Numerous Practitioners to Police Station

  24. [Mulan County, Heilongjiang Province] Five Practitioners Taken into Custody

  25. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Propaganda Bulletin Boards on Changxing Road in Tianhe District Display Contents from the Communist Party that Poison Sentient Beings

  26. [Daye City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Ke Changyan Taken into Custody on the Evening of December 12, 2007; Her Home Searched

  27. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Chi Minxiang and Mr. Song Lejun Taken into Custody After Being Turned in by Two Elementary School Students

  28. [Jiangsu Province] Four Falun Gong Practitioners in Jintan City Taken into Custody

  29. [Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Yue, in Her Fifties and an Employee of Zaozhuang City Rubber Factory, Taken into Custody on November 29, 2007

  30. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Additional Information on the Detention of Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Shen Aiqiang Who Had Been Forced to Leave Town

  31. [Youyi County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Song Jixiu and Three Other Practitioners Unlawfully Placed on Trial

  32. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Six Falun Gong Practitioners Unlawfully Detained for Ten Days

  33. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xuan Zhaoru and Ms. Cheng Xiaohua Unlawfully Taken to Forced Labor Camp but Not Admitted Due to Physical Condition

  34. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Huang Xiangling Taken into Custody

  35. [Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Chen Junfei and Mr. Wang Shouping Unlawfully Detained

  36. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Pan Juan Missing for over Twenty Days

  37. [Bei'an City, Heilongjiang Province] Elderly Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zheng Yulan Taken into Custody

  38. [Tianjin] Ms. Wei Dexia Taken into Custody

  39. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Yuhua and Ms. Wang Guimei Taken into Custody; Their Homes Searched

  40. [Beijing] Junior High School Textbook Contains Contents that Defame Falun Dafa

  41. [Muling City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Elderly Ladies Taken into Custody by Police

  42. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Practitioners Ms. Ren Xueying and Ms. Li Chunmei Face Unlawful Trial on December 13, 2007

1. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sheng Shuli Taken into Custody

On December 13, 2007, Ms. Sheng Shuli, a Falun Gong practitioner from Zhuxigou Village in Pingdu City, was clarifying the truth in Zhengjia Village, Jiudian Town when she was turned in to the Jiudian Town Police Station by local villagers. Members of the Pingdu City 610 Office took her away the same afternoon. It has been learned that the 610 Office was to send Ms. Sheng to a forced labor camp.

2. [Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Taken into Custody

On the afternoon of December 10, 2007, three Falun Gong practitioners were clarifying the truth about the persecution when officers of the Yihe Police Station in Yingcheng City took them into custody. The three practitioners are being held at the Yingcheng City No. 2 Detention Center.

Yingcheng City No. 2 Detention Center: 86-712-3246528
Yu Zhikun (gender unknown), director of the Yingcheng City No. 2 Detention Center: 86-13707293469 (Cell), 86-712-3228056 (Home)
Xu Wei (male), head of the Political Security Section of Yingcheng City Police Department: 86-13507293986 (Cell)

3. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Wang Qingsheng Emaciated As a Result of Forced Labor

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Qingsheng continues to be forcibly engaged in slave labor after he was transferred from the Chenzhou Prison to the No. 2 Division of the Jinshi Prison in Changde City. He has to work at least sixteen hours a day. Mr. Wang Qingsheng, who is about 6 feet tall, has become emaciated.

It is not clear which location another practitioner, Mr. Wang Guilin, has been transferred to.

4. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Baoyun Remains in Custody in Qingdao City

Ms. Zhang Baoyun, 38, is a cashier who works at the Fuxing Industrial Park in Pingdu City under the jurisdiction of Qingdao City, Shandong Province. Ms. Zhang lives in Pingdu City. On the morning of September 22, 2007, officers in Huangdao District, Qingdao City, who had followed her, took her to the Hainan Road Police Station in Huangdao District. At the same time, another group of officers searched her home. Ms. Zhang's 12-year-old daughter and 60-year-old mother-in-law were at home. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books and truth-clarification materials. Ms. Zhang Baoyun has been held at the Dashan Detention Center in Qingdao City for over 80 days. Her family has been denied visitation.

Han (male), deputy director of the Hainan Road Police Station in Huangdao District, Qingdao City: 86-139-63942016 (Cell)

5. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Gong Zhaotao Sentenced to Forced Labor

Mr. Gong Zhaotao, in his fifties, is a Falun Gong practitioner in Chaohe Village, Shuidao Town, Mouping District, Yantai City, Shandong Province. In mid-October, he was turned in to the police while clarifying the truth out of town. He has been "illegally sentenced" to one year of forced labor. Mr. Gong is being held at the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp in Shandong Province.

6. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sheng Shuli Faces Further Persecution

Ms. Sheng Shuli, a practitioner from Zhugou Village in Zhugou Town, Pingdu City, was taken into custody by security officials in Zhengjia Village in Jiudian Town while she was clarifying the truth there. Ms. Sheng is being held at the Pingdu Detention Center. The police are working on her case in order to subject her to further persecution.

Party Secretary of Zhengjia Village in Jiudian Town, Pingdu City: 86-13863919712 (Cell)

7. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Keyun and Mr. Chen Guixi Taken into Custody

On December 11, 2007, a group of officers from the Zhaoyuan City 610 Office and the Zhaoyuan City Domestic Security Division went to Guzhai Village in Jinling Town in order to capture Mr. Yang Wenjie, Mr. Yang Keyun, and Mr. Chen Guixi. Mr. Yang Wenjie happened to be away. Mr. Yang Keyun and Mr. Chen Guixi have been taken to the Lingna Gold Mine Brainwashing Center in Zhaoyuan City.

Zhaoyuan City Domestic Security Division: 86-535-8258610
Zhaoyuan City Brainwashing Center: 86-535-8393630

8. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhang Ying Taken into Custody by Police

On September 30, 2007, Ms. Zhang Ying, 53, was arrested outside of the building where she lives by officers of the Xiyuan Residential Community Police Station in Shushan District, Hefei City, Anhui Province. Ms. Zhang is being held at the Hefie City No. 1 Detention Center.

9. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Fu Yong Taken into Custody by Police

On the evening of November 30, 2007, Mr. Fu Yong, a Falun Gong practitioner in Nanyang City in his fifties, was taken into custody by the police while he was clarifying the truth.

10. [Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province] Production Site of Falun Gong Materials Sabotaged; Landlady Ms. Ma Guiqin Taken into Custody

On November 22, 2007, a production site of Falun Gong truth-clarification materials was sabotaged. The police confiscated a desktop computer, a notebook computer, two ink-jet printers, one copier, one laser printer, other supplies, and over forty Falun Dafa books. The total value of these items is estimated to be tens of thousands of yuan. Ms. Ma Guiqin, the landlady, was taken into custody. She is being held at the Baoqing County Detention Center.

Deng Longbo (male), Political Security Division of the Baoqing County Domestic Security Division: 86-469-5422566 (Home), 86-13304886999 (Cell), 86-469-5426266 (Office)
Yin Bang'en, director of the Baoqing County No. 1 Detention Center: 86-469-5431737 (Office), 86-469-5422473 (Home), 86-13504641828 (Cell)

11. [Beijing] Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Zhang Guilian and Ms. Wang Wenyun Taken into Custody

On the morning of November 19, 2007, Li Heping (male), an officer of the Shilipu Town Police Station in Miyun County led members of the Miyun County 610 Office and special agents of the Domestic Security Division to Shuangjin Village. They forced their way into Ms. Zhang Guilian's home and took Ms. Zhang, in her sixties, into custody. The police also confiscated Falun Dafa books, truth-clarification materials, and MP3 players.

On the morning of December 4, 2007, Ms. Wang Wenyun, who lives in Shuangjing Village in Shilipu Town, Miyun County, was taken from her home by the county's Domestic Security officers and members of the 610 Office led by Liu Yongjie (male), the village security official. The police searched Ms. Wang's home as well as the homes of her relatives. They confiscated a printer and some satellite dishes for receiving New Tang Dynasty TV programs. Ms. Zhang Guilian and Ms. Wang Wenyun are being held at the Miyun County Detention Center.

12. [Shanghai] A Falun Gong Practitioner in Huangpu District Taken into Custody by Police While Distributing Truth-clarification Materials

13. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhong Shoubang Under Escalated Abuse at Shayang Forced Labor Camp

In 2006, Mr. Zhong Shoubang was unlawfully sentenced to three years of forced labor and taken to the Shayang Forced Labor Camp. On the morning of October 10, 2007, he managed to escape from the labor camp. The same afternoon, he was arrested on a bus heading to Wuhan City, Hubei Province. He has been taken back to the Shayang Forced Labor Camp where is subjected to escalated mistreatment.

14. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xie Yuequn and Mr. Xie Wenjie Taken to Sanshui Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Xie Yuequn and her younger brother Mr. Xie Wenjie have been unlawfully sentenced to two years of forced labor. Recently, they were taken to the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp. Mr. Xie was beaten and injured when he was arrested by officers from the Gaoshan Police Station in Maoming City. Mr. Xie's family has not been granted visitation.

15. [Linyi County, Shanxi Province] Yanmei and Two Other Practitioners Taken into Custody Again

Yanmei and Lamei are female practitioners in Linyi County. On August 20, 2007, they were turned in to the authorities while accessing the Internet. The director of the Chuhou Police Station in Linyi County led officers to take the two practitioners into custody. The officers confiscated a personal computer and some Falun Dafa books. The same night, the police took into custody other practitioners, including Lamei's son, Mr. Linghu Weizhong. One practitioner was forced to leave town to avoid further persecution.

In order to capture this practitioner, the police released Yanmei, Lamai, Mr. Linghu Weizhong and other practitioners on August 22. On September 13, the police took the above three practitioners to the county detention center. Yanmei and Weizhong were released in early November after the police extorted 25,000 yuan in cash from the family. Lamei has been sentenced to one year in prison.

Linyi County Detention Center: 86-359-4037017
Chuhou Police Station in Linyi County: 86-359-4382237

16. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jing Cuizhen and Her Husband Mr. Sheng Fuji Held in Detention Center

At around 10:00 p.m. on August 25, 2007, officers from the Nu'erhe Police Station took into custody Ms. Jing Cuizhen, while officers from the Daihe Police Department in Jinzhou City arrested Mr. Sheng Fuji. The police also searched their home three times. Ms. Jing and Mr. Sheng have been held at the Jinzhou City No. 1 Detention Center.

17. [Dingzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Jia Minying Released after Her Family Was Extorted Out of Exorbitant Amount of Cash

On December 7, 2007, Ms. Jia Minying, a Falun Gong practitioner in Dingning Village in Dingningdian Town, Dingzhou City, was released after the police extorted 10,000 yuan in cash from her family.

18. [Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Duan Ying, Mr. Liu Guangzheng and Ms. Liu Xiaoling Sent to Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Duan Ying, a Falun Gong practitioner in Zijiang Nitrogen Fertilizer Factory in Lengshuijiang City, and Ms. Liu Xiaoling, a practitioner in the Lengshuijiang General Steel Factory were taken into custody by the Lengshuijiang City State Security Division in early September 2007. Ms. Duan has been sentenced to two years of forced labor and Ms. Liu to one year of forced labor. They are being held at the Baimalong Women's Forced Labor Camp.

Mr. Liu Zhengguang is a practitioner who owns a store in Lengshuijiang City. In early September 2007, he was taken into custody by the Lengshuijiang City State Security Division. He was later sentenced to forced labor. Mr. Liu is being held at the Nanzihan Forced Labor Camp in the Xinkaipu area in Changsha City, Hunan Province.

19. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Taken into Custody by Police

On December 13, 2007, Mr. Sui Youjun was taken into custody by the police at his home. The officers also confiscated a tape recorder and a box and a half of tapes. The police searched his home again at 1:30 p.m. and confiscated two boxes of Zhuan Falun, a box of book covers, a box of laminating sheets, a paper cutter, other Falun Dafa books, materials, and a large amount of cash.

20. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jiang Wenguo and Ms. Guan Meilan Receive Unreasonable Increase in Prison Terms for Filing Appeals

Mr. Jiang Wenguo was unlawfully sentenced to three years in prison. His term was unreasonably extended for three extra years as a result of his appealing the sentence. Ms. Guan Meilan was sentenced to three years in prison. As a result, her term was unreasonably extended four extra years. Mr. Jiang and Ms. Guan are being held at the Dabailou Detention Center in the Caibei area.

21. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Cai Zidong Taken to Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center from Prison

Mr. Cai Zidong is a Falun Gong practitioner in Shiyan City, Hubei Province. After being unlawfully held in prison for seven years, he was taken from the Fanjiatai Prison in the Shayang area to the Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center in Jianghan District, Wuhan City. Two weeks ago, he was seen being slapped in the face.

22. [Liaoning Province] Police in Benxi City Go to Practitioners' Homes to Force Them to Sign Statements Promising Not to Practice Falun Gong

23. [Jiutai City, Jilin Province] Bonihe Town Police Take Numerous Practitioners to Police Station

Recently, officers from the Bonihe Town Police Station have forcibly taken numerous practitioners from their homes to the police station, to collect fingerprints and take pictures.

Telephone numbers of the police station: 86-431-82499310, 86-431-82499308

24. [Mulan County, Heilongjiang Province] Five Practitioners Taken into Custody

On December 6, 2007, five practitioners in Mulan County went to the Xitun area to distribute copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. They were arrested by officers from the Qitun Police Station in Tieli City. The five practitioners are being held at the detention center affiliated with the Shuangfeng Police Department.

25. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Propaganda Bulletin Boards on Changxing Road in Tianhe District Display Contents from the Communist Party that Poison Sentient Beings

26. [Daye City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Ke Changyan Taken into Custody on the Evening of December 12, 2007; Her Home Searched

Zhou (surname, gender unknown), officer from the Daye City Police Department: 86-13972785568 (Cell)

27. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Chi Minxiang and Mr. Song Lejun Taken into Custody After Being Turned in by Two Elementary School Students

Mr. Chi Minxiang and Mr. Song Lejun were turned in to the police while they were clarifying the truth to two sixth grade students. The two students claimed that the truth-clarification brochures were "evidence." On December 5, 2007, the police took into custody Mr. Chi and Mr. Song. The police then searched Mr. Chi's home on the evening of December 5 and Mr. Song's home on the morning of December 6. Mr. Song's family did not receive notice of his arrest until December 10, 2007.

Han Zengxu (male), deputy chief of the police department who is in charge of the persecution: 86-439-3227500 (Home), 86-13894031007 (Cell)

28. [Jiangsu Province] Four Falun Gong Practitioners in Jintan City Taken into Custody

On November 28, 2007, Cao Yu (male), head of the Jintan City 610 Office, ordered officers of the Huacheng Police Station to take into custody four practitioners. One practitioner's surname is Shi, another's is Zhou. The other two are a young couple. The husband's surname is Gu. This is the third time Mr. Gu has been taken into custody and the second time his wife was taken into custody.

29. [Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Yue, in Her Fifties and an Employee of Zaozhuang City Rubber Factory, Taken into Custody on November 29, 2007

30. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Additional Information on the Detention of Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Shen Aiqiang, Previously Forced to Leave Town

Mr. Shen Aiqiang, 31, is from Zhennan Town in Wuchuan County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province. At around 8:00 a.m. on November 26, 2007, Mr. Shen and his younger brother were about to take their father to see a doctor when the police in Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province took him into custody. Mr. Shen is currently being held at Cell No. 1 of Guiyang City No. 2 Detention Center. His family has been denied visitation.

31. [Youyi County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Song Jixiu and Three Other Practitioners Unlawfully Placed on Trial

At 8:30 a.m. on December 6, 2007, Youyi County Court unlawfully put on trial Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Song Jixiu, Ms. Lin Zhehua, Ms. Gu Yufen, and Mr. Tian Guomin. Ms. Lin Zhehua could not stand on her own as a result of abuse received in the detention center.

32. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Six Falun Gong Practitioners Unlawfully Detained for Ten Days

Six Falun Gong practitioners in Pujigai Prefecture in Zhangqiu City were turned in to the police and detained for attending group Fa-study on a hill on November 30. They had been unlawfully detained for ten days and were released on December 10, 2007.

33. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xuan Zhaoru and Ms. Cheng Xiaohua Unlawfully Taken to Forced Labor Camp but Not Admitted Due to Physical Condition

On December 11, 2007, Ms. Xuan Zhaoru and Ms. Cheng Xiaohua were taken to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp. They were not admitted due to their poor physical condition.

It has been reported that Ms. Xuan has been hospitalized for treatment in a hospital in Changchun City, Jilin Province. Ms. Cheng has been taken back to the Yushu Detention Center.

Guo Guangtian (male), chief of police department: 86-431-83618101
Domestic Security Division: 86-431-83618237

34. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Huang Xiangling Taken into Custody

Ms. Huang Xiangling, 49, is from the No. 9 Commune in Nonghe Village, Mulan Town in Xindu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. On the early morning of November 14, 2007, she was taken into custody by the Jinniu District Police Department while distributing truth-clarification materials. At around 10:30 a.m. on November 14, officers from the Chengdu City Police Department, the 610 Office of the Sanhe Police Station in Xindu District, and the Xicheng Police Station in Xindu District jointly searched her home. The officers took 1,500 yuan in cash and confiscated several copies of Falun Gong truth-clarification materials, a television set, a VCD player, and five satellite dishes. Ms. Huang Xianglin is being held at the Xindu District Detention Center.

Mulan Police Station: 86-28-83038028
Liu Xu (male), director of Mulan Police Station: 86-13688099302 (Cell)

35. [Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Chen Junfei and Mr. Wang Shouping Unlawfully Detained

At around 10:00 p.m. on September 28, 2007, Mr. Chen Junfei, 70, and Mr. Wang Shouming were taken into custody by officers of the Zhongshan District Police Department and those of the city's Crime Response Division led by Ye Xian (male). Mr. Chen and Mr. Wang are being held at the Liupanshui City No. 1 Detention Center.

Mr. Chen Junfei lives in the Shuicheng Mining Affairs Administration Bureau in Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province. Mr. Wang Shouming was held for six months after being taken into custody on October 11, 1999.

36. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Pan Juan Missing for over Twenty Days

37. [Bei'an City, Heilongjiang Province] Elderly Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zheng Yulan Taken into Custody

On the morning of December 13, 2007, elderly Ms. Zheng Yulan was turned in to the police while clarifying the truth. Officers of the Beigang Police Station took her into custody. Ms. Zheng is being held at the Bei'an City Detention Center. When her family went to visit her, they saw a long cut at the corner of her mouth as a result of the severe beatings she received.

38. [Tianjin] Ms. Wei Dexia Taken into Custody

On or around December 10, 2007, Ms. Wei Dexia, in her fifties, a Falun Gong practitioner in Hedong District, Tianjin, was turned in to the police and taken into custody while distributing truth-clarification materials. She is being held at the Hedong Police Department. Her home has been unlawfully searched.

39. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Yuhua and Ms. Wang Guimei Taken into Custody; Their Homes Ransacked

On the afternoon of November 28, 2007, Ms. Wang Yuhua, a practitioner from Dongpanyang Village in Wolong Town, Linqu County, and Ms. Wang Guimei, from Dianzi Village, were taken into custody while they were clarifying the truth. The police searched their homes. From Ms. Wang Yuhua's home, the police confiscated 5,000 yuan in cash, a television set, a DVD player, a recorder, an MP3 player, and other items. Ms. Wang Yuhua's daughter-in-law, who is a teacher in Weifang City, Shandong Province, was taken into custody in the summer 2007 for clarifying the truth. Ms. Wang's son, who is not a practitioner, is in the military. He has been placed under house arrest for over a month. He was transferred to a different job and demoted.

The police took 8,000 yuan in cash and a deposit receipt for 20,000 yuan from Ms. Wang Guimei's home. The cash was from the sale of a pig that Ms. Wang raised and from her husband's income from doing odd jobs out of town. The police also confiscated a television, a DVD player, a recorder, and Falun Dafa books. The officers ransacked the place by opening each drawer and emptying each jar and basket. On December 10, Ms. Wang Yuhua and Ms. Wang Guimei were released after each of their families were forced to turn in 250 yuan for living expenses.

40. [Beijing] Junior High School Textbook Contains Content Defaming Falun Dafa

On page 74 of Volume I of the Moral Characters textbook designated for first-year junior high school students there is content defaming Falun Dafa. The textbook is published by the People's Education Press.

41. [Muling City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Elderly Ladies Taken into Custody by Police

Ms. Liu, 78, from Muling City, has been in police custody for 65 days. She was taken from her home by police. She went on a hunger strike for seventeen days to protest the illegal detention and she is extremely physically weak. Ms. Song Xiuyu, 67, was taken into custody with Ms. Liu. Ms. Song is a retired teacher from the No. 3 Middle School in Muling City. She has been taken into custody half a dozen times for practicing Falun Dafa. She has been imprisoned or otherwise held in custody for over five years. Ms. Song was released from the Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison in November 2004. On October 10, 2007, she was again taken into custody by officers of the Muling City Domestic Security Division, Lu Zhenhua (male), deputy director of the No. 2 Police Station, and Sun Delong (male), a police officer.

Fu Shuangren (male), chief of the police department: 86-453-3123174
Fan Weimin (male), director of the 610 Office: 86-453-3134469, 86-453-3124155
Zhou Xinsheng (male), head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-453-3124982, 86-453-3128951, 86-13054332788 (Cell)

42. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Practitioners Ms. Ren Xueying and Ms. Li Chunmei Face Unlawful Trial on December 13, 2007

Telephone numbers of Yu Yiyun (male), director of the Zhoukou City 610 Office: 86-394-8269628, 86-394-8231268, 86-13703873781 (Cell)
Wang Chengqing (male), deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-394-8271610 (Office), 86-394-8278788 (Home), 86-13903946171 (Cell)