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Additional Persecution News from China - August 22, 2007 (40 Reports)

Aug. 31, 2007

(Clearwisdom.net)

  1. [Shanghai] Falun Gong Practitioner Qu Yanyan Arrested When Visiting Her Brother Qu Yanlai
  2. [Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Song Xiaotang Tortured to the Point of Losing Consciousness in the Zibo City Wangcun Forced Labor Camp
  3. [Jilin Province] Practitioners Guo Yunqing and Qu Xiuqin Illegally Sentenced
  4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrest of Practitioner Chen Xiu'e
  5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Mr. Meng Xianlu and Mr. Li Yanshuang Sentenced to One and a Half Years of Forced Labor in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp
  6. [Xishui County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Zhang Yuhong Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
  7. [Pulandian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Teng Wenzhi Arrested; Her Husband is Bedridden
  8. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested in Beijing
  9. [Beijing] Practitioner Cheng Song's Whereabouts Unknown
  10. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Three Practitioners
  11. [Langfang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yulian Disappeared at 10:00 a.m. on August 11, 2007
  12. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Tao Xueling Arrested
  13. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Zhang Xingju Arrested and Home Ransacked
  14. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Police Arrested Practitioner Mr. Zhang Xiangjun on August 20, 2007
  15. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Qian Xiuxiang Arrested
  16. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Wang Anli Arrested
  17. [Jianyang City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Hu Xuehui Taken to the Ziyang City Er'ehu Brainwashing Center on August 16, 2007
  18. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
  19. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Personnel from the Yangming Police Station Harass and Persecute Practitioners in the Power Plant
  20. [Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Liu Dan was Force-Fed
  21. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
  22. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Li Zhenzhen Arrested
  23. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Practitioner Wang Jinyu Arrested
  24. [Shanghai] Practitioner Sang Huiling from Pingdingshan City, Henan Province Arrested
  25. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Persecution of Practitioner Ji Yunzhi
  26. [Nanping City, Fujian Province] Practitioner Liu Cailin Arrested
  27. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners' Homes Ransacked
  28. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Zhang Wenling Arrested
  29. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
  30. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Fu Zhiqing Lives in Exile
  31. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Zhang Lina Sentenced to Forced Labor
  32. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Feng Yuqiu and Ms. Zhang Jinling Held at a Brainwashing Center
  33. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Recent Information About Practitioner Xu Zengheng
  34. [Xining City, Qinghai Province] Practitioner Zhang Shuqin Arrested
  35. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Including Mr. Han Xingrong, Mr. Yu Zhongjie and Ms. Mao Shuhua Arrested at 4:00 a.m. on August 20, 2007
  36. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Cai Shurong Held at the County Detention Center, Will be Sentenced to Forced Labor
  37. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Five Practitioners Still Being Held
  38. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Cheng Shuxiang on a Persecution-Protest Hunger Strike
  39. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Practitioners Meng Xianghua and Zhao Jinhua Sentenced to Forced Labor
  40. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Tang Yaowu Arrested

1. [Shanghai] Falun Gong Practitioner Qu Yanyan Arrested When Visiting Her Brother Qu Yanlai

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Qu Yanyan from Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province went to the Shanghai Tilanqiao Prison to visit her brother Mr. Qu Yanlai in March 2007. Personnel from the city's Putuo District Police Department arrested her and put her into the district's detention center at midnight on March 20, 2007. She faces an illegal trial set to begin in September.

2. [Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Song Xiaotang Tortured to the Point of Losing Consciousness in the Zibo City Wangcun Forced Labor Camp

Personnel from the Tianheng Police Station and from the Jimo City 610 Office put practitioner Ms. Song Xiaotang into Zibo City's Wangcun Forced Labor Camp on June 27, 2007, though Ms. Song was extremely weak after a two-week hunger strike. Ms. Song lost consciousness in the labor camp and was hospitalized. Her family tried several times to visit her, but police have refused their requests.

Wang, forced labor camp section chief: 86-533-8872994
Tianheng Police Station: 86-532-85579166, 86-532-85561007
Diao Renke, chief: 86-532-88582229 (H), 86-13906483772 (C)
Jimo City 610 Office head: 86-532-88526786, 86-532-88596927 (H), 86-13806397867 (C)

3. [Jilin Province] Practitioners Guo Yunqing and Qu Xiuqin Illegally Sentenced

Changyi District Court agents in Jilin City secretly sentenced practitioners Mr. Guo Yunqing and Ms. Qu Xiuqin to 14 and 11 years in prison, respectively.

4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrest of Practitioner Chen Xiu'e

Several policemen broke into practitioner Ms. Chen Xiu'e's home in the Liangjiadian Area of the Jinzhou District in Dalian City and ransacked the place at 8:00 p.m. on August 9, 2007. They confiscated some Dafa books and truth-clarifying materials. Ms. Chen showed severe symptoms of disease and was sent back home on the morning of August 10, 2007.

5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Mr. Meng Xianlu and Mr. Li Yanshuang Sentenced to One and a Half Years of Forced Labor in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp

Feng Haibo, Changle County Zhuhan Police Station chief: 86-536-6961110, 86-13686368989 (C)

6. [Xishui County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Zhang Yuhong Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Someone reported practitioner Ms. Zhang Yuhong from Zhuwa Town, Xishui County to police in December 2005. Ms. Zhang was later on arrested and put into the county's detention center. She was transferred to a prison in Wuhan City in the latter half of 2006. Ms. Zhang is presently being held at the Fanjiatai Prison No. 1 Division, No.7 Ward, in Shayang, Jinmen City.

7. [Pulandian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Teng Wenzhi Arrested; Her Husband is Bedridden

Practitioner Ms. Teng Wenzhi was reported and then arrested on the night of July 3, 2007 when she exposed the persecution against Falun Gong in Nanwang Village, Pulandian City. She has been held at the city's detention center. Her bedridden husband worries about her. He is unable to take care of himself due to poor health.

Zhong Guanghua, 610 Office: 86-13079860009 (C)
610 Office: 86-411-83130610
Zhang Lianqun, National Security Division: 86-13084188969; Li Shaoju: 86-13322260737 (C)

8. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested in Beijing

Beijing police arrested practitioners Ms. Liu Shufang, Mr. Shao Yu and Mr. Sun at 10:00 p.m. on July 24, 2007 at the entrance to Yamen Village. A female practitioner surnamed Zhao from Jilin Province was also arrested. Their whereabouts are unknown.

9. [Beijing] Practitioner Cheng Song's Whereabouts Unknown

Practitioner Mr. Cheng Song, 30 years old, lives at Banbuqiao Street, the Xuanwu District, Beijing. He was held in the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp between 2001 and 2003. Mr. Cheng was put into the Qianjin Prison again for exposing the persecution against Falun Gong and was then released in 2006, but we have lost contact with him since early 2007.

10. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Three Practitioners

Practitioners Mr. Liu Yushu and Mr. Xu Yuxiang have been held at the Zhangjiakou City Forced Labor Camp for more than three years. Practitioner Mr. Liu Zhaohui from Huailai County is also being held there.

Zhangjiakou City Forced Labor Camp: 86-313-4106066

11. [Langfang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yulian Disappeared at 10:00 a.m. on August 11, 2007

12. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Tao Xueling Arrested

13. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Zhang Xingju Arrested and Home Ransacked

Personnel from the Shulan City 610 Office and from the National Security Division arrived at practitioner Mr. Zhang Xingju's home with three police vehicles on the afternoon of June 14, 2007. They attempted to arrest Mr. Zhang. He defied them, so the police ordered him to pay 5,000 yuan. Mr. Zhang said he did not have that kind of money. The police then ransacked his home. They confiscated a bank deposit book, a VCD player, a camera-recorder, a tape recorder, a cell phone, an MP3 player, some Dafa books and Dafa materials. They then arrested Mr. Zhang.

Prior to this arrest, personnel from the city 610 Office often harassed Mr. Zhang at his home.

14. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Police Arrested Practitioner Mr. Zhang Xiangjun on August 20, 2007

15. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Qian Xiuxiang Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Qian Xiuxiang from Langfang City was arrested on August 11, 2007. Her home was ransacked. She is presently being held at the city's brainwashing center.

16. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Wang Anli Arrested

Personnel from the Mudanjiang City Chaishi Police Station and from the National Security Division arrested practitioner Ms. Wang Anli at her home at 6:00 p.m. on August 13, 2007. Ms. Wang is presently being held at the city's No. 2 Detention Center.

Prior to this arrest, police had ransacked Ms. Wang's home several times. They confiscated three computers and fined Ms. Wang more than 30,000 yuan.

17. [Jianyang City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Hu Xuehui Taken to the Ziyang City Er'ehu Brainwashing Center on August 16, 2007

18. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Practitioners Ms. Wang Xiangyun, Ms. Zhang Yanxia and Ms. Xiuping from Guantao County, Handan City were arrested on the night of August 20, 2007 when they were studying the Fa together. They are presently being held at the county detention center.

19. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Personnel from the Yangming Police Station Harass and Persecute Practitioners in the Power Plant

Yangming Police Station's National Security Section deputy chief Wang Ke and two other policemen colluded with Dongfeng Police Station chief Shi Zhenhai. They went to practitioners' homes in the city's No.2 Power Plant residential community at 6:00 p.m. on August 30, 2007. They broke into practitioner Ms. Xu Daoqin's home and confiscated one of Master's pictures and some Dafa books. They put Ms. Xu into the Dongfeng Police Station and eventually released her after extorting 2,000 yuan from her.

They also went to practitioners Ms. Xue Mei and Ms. Sun Yulan's homes. They confiscated some Dafa books from Ms. Xue's home. As Ms. Xue's heart disease relapsed during the home-search, police took her daughter Ms. Liu Jia as a hostage and extorted money from Ms. Xue. Police met Ms. Sun's husband downstairs and ordered him to open the door. He refused, so the police took him to the station. They pried the door open later on and released Ms. Sun's husband.

20. [Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Liu Dan was Force-Fed

Practitioner Ms. Liu Dan from Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province has been held at the Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison. She is on a hunger strike, and police have force-feed her daily. She is in critical condition.

21. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Several practitioners went to the Lingyuan City No. 2 Detention Center at 10:00 a.m. on August 21, 2007 to visit practitioners being held there. Police arrested five of them, including Ms. Han Ximin and Ms. Du Qingxiu from the Linggang Eastern District, and Ms. Xu Lanfen, Ms. Lu Min and Ms. Li from the Linggang Western District. Ms. Han and Ms. Du's homes were ransacked.

Li Xuebin, Lingyuan City Police Department deputy chief: 86-421-6883108 (O), 86-421-6825555 (H), 86-13704916369 (C)
Ren Zhangqiang, former 610 Office head: 86-421-6815610 (O), 86-421-6821759 (H), 86-13052611798 (C)
Li Dongchun, Lingyuan City No.2 Detention Center chief: 86-421-6901835, 86-13942176005 (C)

22. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Li Zhenzhen Arrested

Personnel from the Wuhan City Police Department's No.1 Section arrested practitioner Ms. Li Zhenzhen on August 17, 2007. Ms. Li is presently being held at the city's No.1 Detention Center.

23. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Practitioner Wang Jinyu Arrested

Practitioner Mr. Wang Jinyu from Zhangjiang Town, Taoyuan County, Changde City is a retired teacher from the town's Zhangjiang Middle School. He was arrested on the morning of August 19, 2007 and held at the town's Security Guard Team. He was transferred to the county detention center on August 20, 2007.

24. [Shanghai] Practitioner Sang Huiling from Pingdingshan City, Henan Province Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Sang Huiling from Pingdingshan City, Henan Province was arrested and put into the Baoshan District Detention Center on July 8, 2007 when she explained the facts about Falun Gong at a subway station in Shanghai. It was reported that she will be sentenced to one year of forced labor. Her family in Pingdingshan City traveled 1,000 miles to visit her, but was not allowed to see her.

25. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Persecution of Practitioner Ji Yunzhi

Personnel from the Balin Political and Judiciary Committee and from the 610 Office broke into practitioner Ms. Ji Yuzhi's home and attempted to put her into a brainwashing center on July 13, 2007. Ms. Ji exhibited some severe symptoms of disease during the arrest. Her family had to take her to a hospital.

26. [Nanping City, Fujian Province] Practitioner Liu Cailin Arrested

Personnel from the Shaowu City 610 Office and from the Police Department arrested practitioner Ms. Liu Cailin, an employee from the city's Fertilizer Company, and ransacked her home on the afternoon of August 20, 2007.

Shaowu City Police Department: 86-599-6328149
Shaowu City National Security Division: 86-599-6322433
Shaowu City Police Department: 86-599-6329482

27. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners' Homes Ransacked

Practitioner Ms. Yang Xingmei's home in Miyi County, Sichuan Province was ransacked at 11:00 a.m. on August 14, 2007. Practitioners Ms. Yu Lan, Ms. Luo Shaorong and Ms. Wang Guoqin were arrested and their homes were ransacked.

Policeman Zhou Lin from the National Security Division and several officials from the township government arrested practitioner Mr. Ni Cheng from Miyi County at 9:00 a.m. on August 21, 2007.

28. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Zhang Wenling Arrested

Policemen, including Yang Yugang from the Zhuozhou City National Security Division, broke into practitioner Ms. Zhang Wenling's home at Beisantun Village, Lintun Township, Zhuozhou City at 11:00 a.m. on August 18, 2007. They arrested her and put her into the city's detention center. They confiscated 58 copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, four copies of Disintegrate the Party Culture, 100 copies of truth-clarifying pamphlets, ten CDs, five copies of "Minghui Weekly," a tape recorder and a cell phone.

Another three practitioners were also held at the detention center. They are Ms. Liu Wen from Baichigan Township, Ms. Mu Cuimin from the Development District, and Ms. Gong Ruimin from Matou Town.

Lintun Township Government: 86-312-3905114
Chen Jie, township head: 86-312-3905113
Qiu Qingjie, Party secretary: 86-312-3905110

29. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Personnel from the Huanan County Police Department and from the National Security Division arrested practitioners Ms. Wei Chunrong, Mr. Li Guangming, Mr. Yang Yuntao, Mr. Cheng Chuanxi and Ms. Meng Huifen on August 17, 2007. They ransacked the practitioners' homes. Practitioner Ms. Sun Xiqin was arrested on August 10, 2007.

Zhang Limin, Shitouhezi Police Station: 86-454-6726829 (O), 86-454-6239777 (H), 86-13069922777 (C)

30. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Fu Zhiqing Lives in Exile

Practitioner Ms. Fu Zhiqing, in her 60s, lives in the Huangshi City No. 15 Metal Company's residential community. Community officer Wei Hongjun went to Ms. Fu's home and ordered her to go with him to the committee office at 10:30 a.m. on July 2, 2007. Ms. Fu defied the orders and managed to escape. She has chosen to live in exile to avoid further persecution. Police have ransacked her home and her sister-in-law's home.

31. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Zhang Lina Sentenced to Forced Labor

Practitioner Ms. Zhang Lina was arrested and held at the Changchun City Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp. Police turned away her family when they tried to visit.

32. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Feng Yuqiu and Ms. Zhang Jinling Held at a Brainwashing Center

33. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Recent Information About Practitioner Xu Zengheng

Lanshan Police Station's National Security Section chief Liu Weili and Lanshan Street Police Precinct chief Ge Qingming arrested practitioner Mr. Xu Zengheng, an employee of the Linyi City Knitting Factory, on June 6, 2007. Mr. Xu has been held at the city's detention center since then. Mr. Xu's wife was informed that Mr. Xu would be put into a forced labor camp if he refused to give up Falun Gong.

Yan Zhigang, 610 Office head: 86-539-8304601
Lanshan Police Station chief: 86-539-8184035; Appeal Section: 86-539-8189097
Shen Shuxia, Party secretary: 86-539-8361899 (H), 86-539-8361609 (O)

34. [Xining City, Qinghai Province] Practitioner Zhang Shuqin Arrested

Personnel from the Qilian Street Police Station in Xining City arrested practitioner Ms. Zhang Shuqin at her workplace on August 6, 2007. They sentenced her to one year of forced labor in the Qinghai Province Women's Forced Labor Camp.

Ms. Zhang was held at the police station for a day on July 3, 2007.

35. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Including Mr. Han Xingrong, Mr. Yu Zhongjie and Ms. Mao Shuhua Arrested at 4:00 a.m. on August 20, 2007

36. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Ms. Cai Shurong Held at the County Detention Center, Will be Sentenced to Forced Labor

Xu Dewen, Jidong County Police Department chief: 86-13946809777 (C), 86-467-2380368 (H)
Yu Hongjun, National Security Division chief: 86-13945854586 (C)
Sun Zuo'en, Instructor: 86-13796923123, 86-467-6125567
Wu Guangzhi, Law Section chief: 86-13946881394, 86-467-5588931

37. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Five Practitioners Still Being Held

Seven practitioners were being held at the Donggang City Detention Center. Practitioner Ms. Sun Shumei and another were released, but practitioners Mr. Pan Changxin, Ms. Sun Shuying, Ms. Sun Meiyu, Mr. Song Jiwei and Ms. Bai Jinfang are still being held at the detention center.

38. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Cheng Shuxiang on a Persecution-Protest Hunger Strike

Practitioners Ms. Cheng Shuxiang, Ms. Du Shufeng, Ms. Wang Xiaoran and Ms. Zheng Ying, who are being held at the Jinan City Detention Center, are on a persecution-protest hunger strike. Police forbade the practitioners' family visits and subjected the practitioners to brainwashing.

39. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Practitioners Meng Xianghua and Zhao Jinhua Sentenced to Forced Labor

Police arrested practitioners Ms. Meng Xianghua and Ms. Zhao Jinhua and put them into the mine district's detention center. Ms. Meng was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor, and Ms. Zhao was sentenced to one year of forced labor. They are presently being held at the Taiyuan City Xindian Forced Labor Camp.

40. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Tang Yaowu Arrested

Mr. Tang Yaowu from Wanglian Tangjia Village in Rongcheng City, Shandong Province learned the facts about Falun Gong in 2006. He then started to read Falun Gong books and told others about Falun Gong.

Personnel from the Rongcheng City Police Department broke into his home on August 13, 2007 and confiscated several Dafa books, truth-clarifying materials and CDs. They sentenced Mr. Tang to two years of forced labor. Mr. Tang is presently being held at the city's detention center.