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Additional Persecution News from China - January 7, 2008 (17 Reports)

Jan. 15, 2008

(Clearwisdom.net)

Today's report relates persecution incidents that involve 17 cities or counties in ten provinces. Ten Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to ismaltreatment during detention, and at least 13 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Qiaozhen Is on a Protest Hunger Strike and Is in Perilous Condition
  2. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Facts about the Persecution of Ms. Wang Xiuying
  3. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Tang Yiqing and Ms. Zhao Hong'e Will Be Sentenced on January 7, 2008
  4. [Tianjin] Ms. Liao Zhiping Arrested
  5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] The Police's Evildoings on Guangmingtun Avenue in Xingfu Township, Xiangfang
  6. [Wuchang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Zhixiu Arrested and Funds Extorted from Her Husband
  7. [Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Yang Guizhi and Li Xiuying Arrested
  8. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Hu Qiongxian Arrested and Home Ransacked
  9. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
  10. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Personnel from Longwangmiao Police Station Arrested Practitioners
  11. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Chen Jianguo Persecuted
  12. [Lishu County, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Zheyang was Arrested on January 4, 2008 for Explaining the Facts of Falun Gong at His Workplace
  13. [Shanghai] 610 Office Agents Arrested Ms. Zhang Lijuan from the Songjiang District the End of December 2007
  14. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] One More Practitioner Arrested
  15. [Changsha City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Facing Illegal Sentences
  16. [Mengjin County, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Rui Arrested
  17. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Personnel from the Domestic Security Division Arrested Ms. Sang Hongyu

1. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Qiaozhen Is on a Protest Hunger Strike and Is in Perilous Condition

Ms. Liu Qiaozhen from Xijia Village, Jiacun Township, Wangdu County, Baoding City, is presently being held in Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp and has been on a hunger strike for three months. She is in perilous condition. About 150 Falun Gong practitioners are presently being held in the forced labor camp.

Ms. Liu Suguo from Wangwen Village, Jiacun Township, Wangdu County, Baoding City, is presently being held in Qingyuan County Detention Center in Hebei Province. Visits from her family are prohibited.

2. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Facts about the Persecution of Ms. Wang Xiuying

Two policemen found Ms. Wang Xiuying from Laixi City distributing truth clarification materials on December 8, 2007. They arrested her and took her to Qingdao Street Police Station's No.1 Section. They interrogated her, demanding to know where she got the materials. She defied them. The police then ransacked her home and confiscated one of Master's pictures from Ms. Wang's husband.

3. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Tang Yiqing and Ms. Zhao Hong'e Will Be Sentenced on January 7, 2008

4. [Tianjin City] Ms. Liao Zhiping Arrested

Personnel from the Youyi Street Police Station in the Hexi District, Tianjin City, arrested Ms. Liao Zhiping at 7:00 a.m. on January 1, 2008. The police interrogated her, but got nothing. They then ransacked her home and confiscated one of Master's pictures, a truth clarification CD, and two blank CDs. Ms. Liao is presently being held in Caozhuangzi Detention Center.

5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] The Police's Evildoings on Guangmingtun Avenue in Xingfu Township, Xiangfang

A plainclothes policeman, about 30 years old and 1.75 meters tall, beat an older woman practitioner in Xingfu Township, Xiangfang, Harbin City, at noon on December 24, 2007. The practitioner's face was disfigured and her head was bleeding. He pushed her to the ground and sat on her. The practitioner eventually escaped.

6. [Wuchang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Zhixiu Arrested and Funds Extorted from Her Husband

Personnel from the Baishazhou Police Station in the Wuchang District and from the Wuchang City 610 Office broke into Ms. Li Zhixiu's home on September 19, 2007. They arrested Ms. Li and took her to the police station. The police confiscated some Dafa books, one of Master's pictures, a computer, and a printer. They also arrested her non-practitioner husband, Mr. Zhou Zhuowang, and took him to Yangyuan Brainwashing Center. Mr. Zhou's relatives requested his release. Policeman Hu Zhiyong extorted some money and then released Mr. Zhou.

Police went to Ms. Li's home one month later. The officers lied, saying if the family member signed Ms. Li's arrest certificate, the family could meet with Ms. Li. However, the family has so far not been allowed to visit Ms. Li.

7. [Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yang Guizhi and Ms. Li Xiuying Arrested

Ms. Yang Guizhi and Ms. Li Xiuying from Anda City were arrested and taken to a detention center on January 5, 2008.

8. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Hu Qiongxian Arrested and Her Home Ransacked

The police broke into Ms. Hu Qiongxian's home and ransacked it at 6:00 p.m. on November 27, 2007. They confiscated several Dafa books and some Falun Gong materials. Ms. Hu was not at home. Officers threatened the family that if they did not send Ms. Hu to the police station, all of them would lose their jobs. Ms. Hu's husband is a special-grade teacher at Shuangliu City Middle School. Her son works in the city's airport, and her pregnant daughter-in-law works in the city's Experimental Primary School. Ms. Hu's husband worried about the daughter-in-law's pregnancy being affected, so he told police where Ms. Hu was. Officers then arrested her and put her in Caiwan Brainwashing Center, Xinjin.

9. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Personnel from Shouguang City Police Department's Gongye Police Station arrested Ms. Zhang Guizhi, Shao, Sun, and Ma. They extorted 10,000 yuan from Sun's family and released Sun. The other three practitioners are presently being held at the city's detention center.

Gongye Police Station: 86-536-5201052

10. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Personnel from Longwangmiao Police Station Arrested Practitioners

Personnel from the Longwangmiao Police Station in Donggang City arrested Ms. Wang Shumin; Ms. Liu Yanhua's son, Mr. Li Zhonghai; and several other practitioners the morning of January 4, 2008. They ransacked Ms. Liu's home and confiscated a computer, a printer, some Dafa books, and Falun Gong materials. Ms. Wang is presently being held in the city's detention center. Mr. Li is being held in Longwangmiao Police Station. The rest of the practitioners have been released.

11. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Chen Jianguo Persecuted

National Security Division agents arrested Mr. Chen Jianguo in public on October 25, 2007. They took him to Yunfu Detention Center and denied all visits from his family. Police claimed that they would sentence him to three to seven years in prison.

12. [Lishu County, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Zheyang was Arrested on January 4, 2008 for Explaining the Facts of Falun Gong at His Workplace

13. [Shanghai] 610 Office Agents Arrested Ms. Zhang Lijuan from the Songjiang District the End of December 2007

14. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] One More Practitioner Arrested

Hong Zhen was arrested and put into the Wuyi County Detention Center on around December 13, 2007. Five practitioners have been sentenced to forced labor in Wuyi County.

Wuyi County National Security Division: 86-579-87628049
Wuyi County Detention Center: 86-579-87980530
Wuyi County 610 Office head: 86-579-87673111; Deputy head: 86-579-87675610

15. [Changsha City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Facing Illegal Sentences

Nanguan District Court agents in Changchun City plan to sentence Mr. Gao Weixi, Ms. Wang Fuxia, Ms. Yang Defang, and Mr. Shi Guoliang.

Nanguan District Court's Gate Guard Office: 86-431-88558820, Security Office: 86-431-88558850

16. [Mengjin County, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Rui Arrested

Police recently arrested Ms. Zhang Rui when she explained the facts of Falun Gong in public. They put her in a detention center and issued an arrest certificate for her from the Mengjin County Procuratorate.

Police Department: 86-379-67912155, 86-379-67912569, 86-379-67926809
Domestic Security Personnel: 86-379-67913730, 86-379-67912622, 86-379-67913155

17. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Personnel from the Domestic Security Division Arrested Ms. Sang Hongyu

Police arrested Ms. Sang Hongyu from Yiyuan County, Zibo City, on January 3, 2008. They put her in the county's Travelodge Inn and deprived her of sleep and meals.

Ms. Sang is an employee from the Tianzhuang Reservoir Project Headquarters in Yiyuan County. She explained the facts of Falun Gong by writing letters, and the police identified her by her handwriting.

Diao Huaiyou, Yiyuan County 610 Office head: 86-533-3223610
Zheng Gongzhao, Yiyuan County National Security Division chief: 86-13953341299

January 6, 2008