(Clearwisdom.net)
Todays persecution reports cover 10 provinces and 24 cities and counties. Of over 100 practitioners suffering persecution in these areas, 57 have been unlawfully taken into custody.
1. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Ms. Geng Yongxia Taken into Custody
Practitioner Ms. Geng Yongxia was turned in to the police when she was clarifying the truth at work. Around 9:20 p.m. on August 23, 2007, officers from the Port Police Department in Lianyungang City took her into custody. The officers searched her home and confiscated truth-clarification materials, Falun Dafa books, tapes for Falun Gong exercises, the Chinese edition of "Clearwisdom Weekly", and other items.
2. [Hulunbeir City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Wang Guiyan Unlawfully Detained Again
Ms. Wang Guiyan, 35, lives in Hulunbeir City in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. She had been taken into custody four times for refusing to renounce Falun Dafa. She has been placed under surveillance by the local state security police for an extended period of time. On August 8, 2007, Ms. Wang was unlawfully detained again and held in the Chenqi area. The police also searched her home.
3. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Mr. Xie Zhenhai and His Family Taken into Custody
On or around August 25, 2007, officers from the Xingfu Police Station in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province, unlawfully took into custody Mr. Xie Zhenhai, his niece Ms. Xie Bing and her husband, his relative Mr. Xie Qiang and his wife, and his younger brother.
The officer at the Xingfu Police Station set up a trap asking Mr. Xie Zhenhai's older brother to bring them 6,000 yuan in cash. They took him into custody and confiscated the cash.
Xingfu Police Station in Fularji District, Qiqihar City: 86-452-6718100
4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Ms. Wu Bilin Tortured at a Brainwashing Center
Ms. Wu Bilin, a practitioner from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, has been on hunger strike for days at the Chenjiaji Brainwashing Center. Each day, the officials force-feed her vinegar mixed with hot pepper sauce. Ms. Wu was also severely beaten.
5. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Ms. Gu Sanqun Taken into Custody
On August 2, 2007, Ms. Gu Sanqun, a practitioner from Dongxihu District in Wuhan City, was distributing truth-clarification materials in a residential community. She was videotaped by a security camera and unlawfully detained. After being held for fifteen days at the Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center, she has been transferred to a brainwashing center.
Political and Judicial Committee in Dongxihu District: 86-27-83210027
Dongxihu District Police Department: 86-27-85398650, 86-27-83211663,
86-27-20070829
6. [Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Young Practitioner Ms. Cheng Taken into Custody
On August 21, 2007, a dozen or so police officers led by Yang Jinpu (male), head of the Quanshan District 610 Office, took young practitioner Ms. Cheng into custody at her older sister's home.
7. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Cui Shengyun Unlawfully Sentenced to Prison
On the afternoon of August 28, 2007, the Xiangyang District Court in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province unlawfully put Ms. Cui Shenyun on trial to sentence her to prison.
8. [Baise City, Guangxi] Practitioner Ms. Huang Feiyan Taken to a Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Huang Feiyan, in her fifties, is a practitioner from Youjiang District in Bai'se City, Guangxi Autonomous Region of the Zhuang Nationality. In April 2007, officers from the Tianyang County Police Department took her into custody. She has been unlawfully taken to a forced labor camp.
9. [Baoding City, Hebei Province]Practitioner Ms. Dong Hongju Taken Away from Her Home on August 27, 2007; Her Whereabouts Unknown
10. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Chang Chunfen Unlawfully Taken into Custody
On August 17, 2007, Ms. Chang Chunfen was videotaped while distributing truth-clarification materials and posting signs. She was taken away from her home in Haidian District, Beijing. Her whereabouts are unknown.
11. [Beijing] Practitioner Mr. Wang Hongwei Taken into Custody
Mr. Wang Hongwei, a practitioner from Tongzhou District in Beijing, served four years in prison for distributing truth-clarification emails in an Internet cafe in 2001. He was held at the Qianjin Prison and released in 2005.
On August 15, 2007, Mr. Wang went to the Guanzhuang area to distribute truth-clarification materials. He was taken into custody and held at the Changying Detention Center in Chaoyang District, Beijing. The police also searched his home.
Director of the detention center: 86-10-65484804, 86-10-89663087
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhou Ruyi Taken into Custody
Around 4:00 p.m. on August 22, 2007, six officers from the Chenjiaji Police Station in Jiang'an District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province suddenly broke into Ms. Zhou Ruyi's home. The officers took away Falun Dafa books and took Ms. Zhou to the Baibuting Detention Center in Jiang'an District, Wuhan City.
13. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhong Zhiqing Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of August 13, 2007, Ms. Zhong Zhiqing, 57, a practitioner from Long'an Town in Xindu District, was taken away by officers from the Xinfan Town Police Station. Ms. Zhong is being held at the Xindu District Detention Center.
Xindu District Police Department: 86-28-83967110
Huang Ping (male), director of the Xinfan Town Police Station: 86-28-83080002
14. [Xuyong County, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Ding Linglin Taken into Custody
Ms. Ding Linglin, in her sixties, is a practitioner from Xuyong County, Sichuan Province. On August 28, 2007, she went to Huang'ni Township to clarify the truth. The police took her into custody upon receiving reports. Ms. Ding is being held at the county detention center.
Huang'ni Township Government in Xuyong County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province: 86-830-6933208
15. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Ms. Wan Dexiang Taken into Custody
On August 22, 2007, officers from the Wanjia Town Police Station in Pingdu City broke into practitioner Ms. Wan Dexiang's home. Ms. Wan was taken to a detention center.
16. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Shen Xiaodu Unlawfully Held at a Brainwashing Center
On the evening of August 3, 2007, practitioner Ms. Shen Xiaodu was taken into custody. She was held at the Pi County Detention Center. On August 17, she was transferred to the Xinjin Brainwashing Center.
17. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Xu Tianrong and Others Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of August 12, 2007, officers from the Pingfang Police Station forcibly took Ms. Xu Tianrong away from her home in the Pingfang area in Chaoyang District, Beijing. The police also took into custody her family members and practitioner Ms. Li Cuibin.
18. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Baozhong Unlawfully Arrested
On October 12, 2005, practitioner Mr. Wang Baozhong gave a copy of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party to Wang Weiping (male), director of the factory Mr. Wang Baozhong worked at. The director turned him in to the police. Mr. Wang Baozhong was taken into custody by the Qingshan Police Station. He has remained in custody for over two years in the Hanyang area in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.
19. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Bo and Her Mother Held at the Luquan Women's Prison in Shijiazhuang City
Luquan Women's Prison: 86-311-83939688
20. [Tongling City, Anhui Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Yun Taken into Custody
On August 25, 2007, Ms. Wang Yun, a practitioner in Tongling City, Anhui Province, was forcibly taken away by officers from the city's police department and members of the 610 Office. The officers also searched her home and confiscated some Falun Dafa books and truth-clarification materials. Ms. Wang is being held at the Tongling City Detention Center.
Those invovled in persecution:
Song Changhu (male): 86-562-2836662
Tongling City Detention Center: 86-562-2602333
21. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Ms. Liu Qiaozhen and Ms. Sun Jingsu Taken into Custody
At 2:00 a.m. on August 29, 2007, officers from the Jiacun Township Police Station in Wangdu County, Baoding City climbed over the wall and broke into the homes of Ms. Liu Qiaozhen and Ms. Sun Jingmei. The officers searched the practitioners' homes and took them into custody. The officers confiscated a satellite antenna, Falun Dafa materials, portraits of the founder of Falun Gong, cellular phones, an MP4 player, and other items. Ms. Liu is being held at the county detention center. Ms. Sun's whereabouts are unknown.
22. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] In August 2007, Taihe Court Sentences Jinzhou City Practitioner Mr. Liu Litao to Five Years in Prison
23. [Shanghai] Practitioner Ms. Sun Yanqing Taken into Custody on August 20, 2007
24. [Anguo City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Wu Yunliang's Home Unlawfully Searched
On the evening of August 28, 2007, a dozen or so police officers from the Anguo City State Security Division and the Baoding City Police Department unlawfully searched practitioner Mr. Wu Yunliang's home. The officers confiscated a printer and Falun Dafa books.
25. [Hubei Province] Practitioner Ms. Guo Yunfang Taken into Custody
On the morning of August 16, 2007, officers from the Dayukou Police Department and the Dongqu Police Station in Jingmen City arrested practitioner Ms. Guo Yunfang, 69, at her home.
Guo Haitao (male), officer who tailed Ms. Guo: 86-13872943781
Zheng Xinlin (male), deputy director of the police station: 86-13597997916
26. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yue Wenhua, Mr. Gao Zhijun and Another Practitioner Taken into Custody
Around noon on August 23, 2007, seven police officers from the Nanchong City State Security Division, the Shunqing District State Security Division, and the Shunqing District 610 Office broke into practitioner Ms. Yue Wenhua's home on Ximenba Street. The officers took into custody Ms. Yue, Ms. Gao Zhijun, and a practitioner from out of town. Ms. Gao's home was also unlawfully searched.
27. [Anguo City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Mr. Cui Hu Taken into Custody
On the evening of August 28, 2007, officers from the Baoding City Police Department, in association with those from the Anguo City State Security Division, followed and then took into custody practitioner Mr. Cui Hu. The officers confiscated two personal computers and a dozen printers.
28. [Gulin County, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhou Mozhen Unlawfully Detained
On the afternoon of August 27, 2007, Zou Qiang (male) and other officers from the State Security Division of the Gulin Police Department unlawfully searched practitioner Ms. Zhou Mozhen's home. The officers took away Falun Dafa books, truth-clarification materials, DVDs, and other items. Ms. Zhou was taken to the Gulin Detention Center.
Xia Chuanguo (male), director of the 610 Office: 86-830-7204732
Zou Qiang (male), head of the State Security Division: 86-830-7296001,
86-830-7260699, 86-13708282887
Luo Yongchao (male), chief of the police department: 86-13808288655
29. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Fourteen Practitioners Taken into Custody
On the evening of June 30, 2007, the State Security Division, the police, the armed police, and the 610 Office in Chengde City sent out over 100 police officers to forcibly take into custody 14 practitioners: Ms. Zhao Baoli, Ms. Li Ying, Ms. Cao Ziping, Mr. Zhao Zhiqiang, Mr. Fan Lixin, Ms. Bian Xiaoyun, Ms. Cai Shuhai, Mr. Han Zhiqiang, Ms. Zhou Yanchun, Mr. Liu Jinxin, Ms. Yang Shuqin and her daughter, Ms. Zhao Guizhi, and Ms. Zhao Haihui. The practitioners were held at detention centers in various counties. Ms. Zhao Baoli, Ms. Li Ying, Ms. Cao Ziping, and Ms. Bian Xiaoyun have been transferred to Tangshan City.
30. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Practitioners Ms. Yan Hong and Mr. Li Xuangang, Who Were Released from Prison Early This Month, Taken to Changsha County Detention Center Again
31. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Persecution of Mr. Bi Kefu's Family
Around noon on August 14, 2007, officers from the Wafangdian City Police Department, in association with those from the Laohutun Police Station, arrived at Furong Village in the Laohutun area. The officers took Mr. Bi Kefu, his wife Ms. Zhao Shudong, and their daughter Ms. Bi Qin to the Wafangdian City Detention Center.
Li Chengliang (male), deputy director of the Laohutun Police Station: 86-13236911818
32. [Gejiu City, Yunnan Province] Persecution of Ms. Zhao Guixian
Ms. Zhang Guixian, a practitioner from Gejiu City, Yunnan Province, started practicing Falun Dafa in 2002. In 2003, Ms. Zhang Guixian was followed while she was clarifying the truth. She had been forced to stay away from her home for over a year.
On March 10, 2007, Ms. Zhang went to the prefecture government's family quarters in Honghe Prefecture to distribute truth-clarification materials. Officers from the Gejiu City Police Department took her into custody upon receiving reports. Ms. Zhang Guixian is being held at a detention center.
33. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Numerous Cases of Persecution
The following practitioners have been unlawfully put on trial or sentenced to prison in 2007:
Ms. Li Yuhua, from Shahekou District, was sentenced to four years in prison
by the Shahekou District Court.
Mr. Zhang Chengjun, from Shahekou District, tried at the Zhangshan District
Court in July 2007.
Mr. Xue Xinkai, from Ganjingzi District, was sentenced to seven years in prison
by Ganjingzi District Court.
Mr. Cong Wei, from Ganjingzi District, was sentenced to eighteen months in
prison by the Ganjingzi District Court (Mr. Cong is to appeal).
Mr. Guan Yue, from the High and New Technology Development District, was
sentenced to three years in prison by the Shahekou District Court (Mr. Guan has
filed an appeal).
Ms. Sun Chunrong, from Zhuanghe City, was sentenced to seven years in prison by
the Zhuanghe City Court (Ms. Sun has filed an appeal).
The following practitioners were unlawfully taken into custody (with monthly breakdowns):
At least 17 cases of practitioners taken into custody by the police in January 2007:
Ms. Wang Xinbi, Ms. Chen Mei (serving three years of forced labor), Ms. Zhang Ximing and his wife, Mr. Zhu Chenggan (serving two years of forced labor), Ms. Liu Xingge (serving two years of forced labor), Mr. Jiang Bin, Ms. Zhang Wenhong, Ms. Jiang Hongmei, Mr. Jiang Xiaoming (younger brother of Ms. Jiang Hongmei), Ms. Li Ling, Ms. Li Chenying, Ms. Zhao Fengyu, Ms. Cui Yanqiu, Ms. Liu Shuzhen, and others.
A total of 4 cases in February 2007:
Xigang District: Mr. Sun Jinghua
Ganjingzi District: Mr. Li Xuejin (in forced labor camp)
Jinzhou District: Mr. Chen Minhui (in Dabei Prison)
The Zhuanghe area: Mr. Zhang Guoli (in forced labor institute).
At least 26 cases in March 2007:
Zhongshan District: Ms. Zhou Meihua (in labor camp), Ms. Liang Xianglian (in
labor camp), Ms. Geng Li (in labor camp)
Lushun City: Mr. Xu Xuecun (in brainwashing center), Ms. Qu Shujuan (in
brainwashing center), Mr. Yu Qiye, Ms. Wang Shaojun and her husband (in
brainwashing center), Ms. Yuan Shuqin (in brainwashing center)
Development District: Mr. Jin Xinnian
Wangfangdian City: Ms.Wang Shu'e, Ms. Sun Sufang, Ms. Zhang Wenhua, Ms. Yi
Shumin, Ms. Pan Jianli
Pulandian City: Ms. Liu Hua (serving 1 year of forced labor), Ms. Ruan Shuxin
(serving 3 years of forced labor)
Unknown districts: Ms. Zhang Xu, nine other female practitioners whose names are
unknown (in brainwashing center)
Total of 13 cases in April 2007:
Xigang District: elderly Mr. Lai
Shahekou District: Mr. Liu, Ms. Zhang (both in brainwashing center)
Ganjingzi District: Ms. Zhong Shujuan (serving 2 years of forced labor), Mr.
Huang Zhijie
Jinzhou District: Ms. Wang Riqing (in brainwashing center), Ms. Li Yue (in
brainwashing center)
Development District: Mr. Jiang Yihou
Wafangdian City: Mr. Wang Min (serving 2 years of forced labor), Ms. Zhang Jun,
Ms. Fan Xiuzhi
Pulandian City: Ms. Wu Yueju (taken into custody again in May 2007), Ms. Wan Jie
Total of 16 cases in May 2007:
Zhongshan District: Mr. Sha Mingquan
Jinzhou District: Mr. Zou Youjie, Ms. Zhao Guiqin, Ms. Xu Lanzhen
Lushun City: Mr.Gao Zongxiang
Wafangdian City: Mr. Sun Maoji (in labor camp), Mr. Lin Jingping (in labor
camp), Ms. Li Ying, Ms. Kang Xiaoyan, Mr. Yu Chunbo, Mr. Ying Shifeng and his
wife, Ms. Song Changmei
Pulandian City: Ms. Wu Yueju (also taken into custody in April)
At least 25 cases in June 2007:
Zhongshan District: Ms. Li Jinghong, Ms. Li Fang (in brainwashing center),
Ms. Wang Lijun, Ms. Liu Jirong
Xigang District: Ms. Yi Lu (in brainwashing center)
Shahekou District: Mr. Ma Donghai, Ms. Ma Cuilian and her mother and young
sister, Ms. Zhang Xuemei, Mr. Yang Chuanjun, Ms. Zhang Yaru and her husband, Mr.
Zhang Guirong, Mr. Yang Guancheng, Ms. Cui Jian, Mr. Cao Zuimeng, Ms. Bao Caixia
and her husband
Ganjingzi District: Mr. Li Dejun, Mr. Yang Jicheng, Ms. Zhang Yijun, Ms. Liu
Honghua, Mr. Sun Xudong
Development District: Mr. Zhang Shuxing (serving 3 years of forced labor)
Wafangdian City: Ms. Wang Xiaofei
Total of 28 cases in July 2007:
Xigang District: Ms. Sheng Lianying, Ms. Sun Qiaohua
Shahekou District: Ms. Cui Defeng (transferred directly to a brainwashing center
from labor camp)
Ganjingzi District: Ms. Cui Yuzhi, Ms. Sun Surong
Jinzhou District: Mr. Huang Wenzhong (transferred directly to a brainwashing
center from prison)
Lushun City: Mr. Hou Wencheng, Mr. Li Chuanfu
Development District: Mr. Zhao Fei
Zhuanghe City: Ms. Xie Guihua (serving 2 years of forced labor)
Wafangdian City: Ms. Gao Zhuo, Ms. Cui Dejun and seven practitioners whose names
are unknown, Ms. Zhang Shuying, Ms. Gao Shuhua, Mr. Gao Zhenchen, Ms. Dong
Shengna
Pulandian City: Ms. Deng Wenzhi, Mr. Ma Xiuyuan, Ms. Sun Ling, Mr. Wang Ke, a
woman whose given name is Chunmei
Unknown district: Ms. Zhang Yichao
Total of 52 cases in August 2007:
Zhongshan District: Ms. Ding Zhenfang
Xigang District: Mr. Zheng Yan, Ms. Li Yurong
Shahekou District: Mr. Song Xuecun, Ms. Yang Lihua, Ms. Cui Yan
Jinzhou District: Mr. Wang Yan, Mr. Sun Jianhua and his wife, Ms. Chen Xiu'e
Lushun City: Ms. Sun Yunfeng
Wafangdian City: Mr. Li Deqing, Ms. Chen Lirong, Mr. Bi Kefu and his wife and
daughter
36 practitioners were taken into custody on August 14 including: Ms. Wang
Chunyan and her daughter, Ms. Wang Chunrong, Mr. Yin Libin, and Mr. Wang Mian
August 29, 2007