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Additional Persecution News from China - October 20, 2008 (41 Reports)

Oct. 30, 2008

(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 31 cities or counties in 16 provinces. Fifty-eight Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 34 practitioners were arrested.

  1. [Moqi County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Ouyang Zhandong Tortured and Now in Critical Condition
  2. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Shaogang Extremely Weak in the Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp
  3. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
  4. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Guangshi and Mr. Yang Fujin Held in the Yanji City Detention Center
  5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Police Arrest Mr. Pan Xiupeng
  6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] A Practitioner Arrested
  7. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Mr. Tian Fusen Arrested
  8. [Penglai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Yuhua and Mr. Wu Jingyuan Arrested
  9. [Jizhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Qiao Huarong Has Been Transferred from the Hengshui City Detention Center to the Jizhou City Detention Center
  10. [Qinghuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Daoyou Held in the Funing County No. 1 Detention Center
  11. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Liu Wenyuan Arrested
  12. [Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Jianjiang Arrested
  13. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Chen Guifang and Another Practitioner Arrested
  14. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Practitioners' Family Harassed
  15. [Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Facing Illegal Trial
  16. [Tianjin] Police Arrest Liu Fengying
  17. [Laiwu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma from Miaoshan Town Arrested at 4:00 p.m. on October 18, 2008
  18. [Zoucheng City, Shandong Province] The Police Arrest Mr. Ma Mingjun on the Afternoon of October 16, 2008
  19. [Nanzheng County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Xiao Yanping Arrested
  20. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Yabin Arrested
  21. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Two Women Practitioners Held in the Nanling Police Station
  22. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Ping Held in the Qinghe Detention Center, and Family Visits Are Forbidden
  23. [Liaoning Province] The Police Arrest Mr. Li Ruigang and Mr. Guo Tao
  24. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhang Enmei Arrested
  25. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Mr. Gao Hengfeng Arrested
  26. [Tianjin] Personnel from the Nankai Police Station Arrest Ms. Yang Shihui
  27. [Jingjing County, Hebei Province] Mr. Lu Xizi Arrested
  28. [Luan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Fengjiu and Mr. Yuan Arrested on October 18, 2008
  29. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Eleven Practitioners Held in the Dongmingshan Brainwashing Center in Hangzhou City
  30. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Three 60-Year-Old Practitioners in Detention
  31. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] 610 Office Agents Arrest Ms. Liu Guorui
  32. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Officials Mistreat Mr. Wang Hongchao; His Wife, Gui Ling; Ms. Song Fenglan; and Ms. Zhang Qiaohuan
  33. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Police Arrested Ms. Liu Qingying on October 14, 2008
  34. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Persecution at the Jiujiang City Detention Center
  35. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Guo Jing Arrested in Early October 2008, Her Current Whereabouts Unknown
  36. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wen Hongjun Arrested
  37. [Neijiang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Yulan Held Five Months Beyond Term
  38. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] The Police Arrest Mr. Liu Wenyuan and His Wife, Ms. Zhang Qiuying
  39. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Xiao Baolin Arrested
  40. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Persecution at the Lanzhou City "Legal Training School" - A Brainwashing Center
  41. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Abuses at the Weining Forced Labor Camp

1. [Moqi County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Ouyang Zhandong Tortured and Now in Critical Condition

Mr. Ouyang Zhandong from Moqi County is being tortured in Balizhuang Forced Labor Camp's No.2 Division in Baoding City. His blood pressure is over 200mmHg and he is in critical condition. His family is not allowed to visit him.

2. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Shaogang Extremely Weak in the Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp

Guards in the Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp regularly torture practitioners held there. Mr. Xu Shaogang from Yi County has to sit on a hard board each day for a long time. He is extremely weak, has prostatitis and has difficulty urinating.

Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp: 86-416-4575193, 86-416-4575192
Liu Baoquan, chief

3. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

Three plainclothes officers from the Tianhui Town Police Station in the Jinniu District, Chengdu City arrested Ms. Long Xianjun in front of the Wuhou District Court at 11:00 a.m. on October 10, 2008. They took her to the Jinniu District Brainwashing Center.

Another practitioner was arrested at the same spot at 9:00 a.m. that day.

Tianhui Town Police Station: 86-28-83572232, 86-28-83572306

4. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Guangshi and Mr. Yang Fujin Held in the Yanji City Detention Center

5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Police Arrest Mr. Pan Xiupeng

Mr. Pan Xiupeng from Changchun City was arrested for posting Falun Gong flyers at 2:30 p.m. on October 16, 2008. He is in the Nanling Police Station.

6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] A Practitioner Arrested

Ms. Wang, in her 40s, is from Chejia Village in the Luyuan District, Changchun City. Personnel from the city's Domestic Security Division and from the Luyuan District Police Department arrested her and confiscated a computer and a printer.

7. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Mr. Tian Fusen Arrested

Three officers from the Jiaohe City Police Department arrested Mr. Tian Fusen from his home in Nantaizi Village, Songjiang Town, at 10:55 p.m. on October 13, 2008. They put him in the city detention center.

8. [Penglai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Yuhua and Mr. Wu Jingyuan Arrested

Ms. Sun Yuhua and Mr. Wu Jingyuan were arrested and sentenced to six and five years in prison, respectively. They were taken to the Jinan City Prison on September 23, 2008.

9. [Jizhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Qiao Huarong Has Been Transferred from the Hengshui City Detention Center to the Jizhou City Detention Center

10. [Qinghuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Daoyou Held in the Funing County No. 1 Detention Center

Yuguan Town Police Station chief Chen Guoxing and political head Wang Baoyi colluded with several policemen from the Funing County Domestic Security Division to arrest Mr. Guo Daoyou, an employee of the Yuguan Town Fiber Factory in Funing County, Qinghuangdao City, at 5:00 p.m. on July 18, 2008. He is in the Funing County Detention Center.

Funing County 610 Office: 86-335-6022044
Li Haifeng, Funing County Domestic Security Division chief: 86-1393350081
Wang Baoyi, Yuguan Police Station political head: 86-335-6072653

11. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Liu Wenyuan Arrested

Mr. Liu Wenyuan, an employee of the Taiyuan Steel Company, was arrested on October 14, 2008, for explaining the facts about Falun Gong in Shanglan Village. He is in the Chaicun Detention Center in the Caoping District. The whereabouts of his wife, Ms. Zhang Qiuying, are unknown.

12. [Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Jianjiang Arrested

Mr. Liu Jianjiang is an employee of the Three Gorges Construction Power Supply Company. He was recently arrested for practicing Falun Gong and his home was ransacked. Mr. Liu's computer and Falun Gong books were confiscated. His mother was arrested, also.

13. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Chen Guifang and Another Practitioner Arrested

Personnel from the Xinhua Street Police Station arrested Ms. Chen Guifang and Ms. Li near the Jinchang City Juvenile Center at 3:30 a.m. on October 11, 2008. They are in the city detention center.

14. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Practitioners' Family Harassed

Police arrested Mr. Li Yongxin from Huangjia Village, Tongjiangkou Township, and put him in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. His family could not harvest the corn and invited a relative to help. The township police station chief, Sun Sheng, harassed the family and the relative in the cornfield and attempted to confiscated the relative's motorcycle. Mr. Li's family protested, and the police eventually left without confiscating the bike.

15. [Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Facing Illegal Trial

Personnel from the Hongxinglong Court in Heilongjiang Province planned to sentence Mr. Li Xianzhong, Mr. Chen Jian, and Mr. Yu You at 8:30 a.m. on October 24, 2008. The three have been held in the Hongxinglong Detention Center for nearly four months. Their families have not been allowed to visit.

16. [Tianjin] Police Arrest Liu Fengying

Police ransacked 62-year-old Ms. Liu Fengying's home in the Nankai District of Tianjin at 4:00 p.m. on October 16, 2008. They confiscated a laptop computer, a printer, and some Dafa books. The police took Ms. Liu to the Wangdingti Police Station. They informed her family on the afternoon of October 17, 2008, that she had been sentenced to 30 days of detention.

17. [Laiwu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma from Miaoshan Town Arrested at 4:00 p.m. on October 18, 2008

18. [Zoucheng City, Shandong Province] The Police Arrest Mr. Ma Mingjun on the Afternoon of October 16, 2008

19. [Nanzheng County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Xiao Yanping Arrested

Personnel from the Nanzheng County Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Xiao Yanping on May 7, 2008. She is in the county detention center. Ms. Xiao runs a stationary/office supply store. Police confiscated a computer and a printer from her store.

Gu Chengxu, Nanzheng County Police Department chief: 86-916-5525288, 86-13571610000
Zhang Mingsheng, deputy chief: 86-916-5525282, 86-13700267166

20. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Yabin Arrested

Lunan District court agents in Tangshan City sentenced Ms. Zhao Yabin on the morning of October 16, 2008. They did not allow Ms. Zhao's husband to defend her and grabbed her husband's five-page legal defense brief. When the judge announced the verdict, Ms. Zhao's sister argued with the judge, wanting to know why he wouldn't let anyone defend her, but several officials pulled her away. While being manhandled Ms. Zhao's sister had a heart attack. The judge dismissed the trial.

Ms. Zhao has been in the Tangshan City No.1 Detention Center for over three months.

21. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Two Women Practitioners Held in the Nanling Police Station

Personnel from the Nanling Police Station arrested two women practitioners for posting Falun Gong flyers at 2:30 p.m. on October 16, 2008.

22. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Ping Held in the Qinghe Detention Center, and Family Visits Are Forbidden

23. [Liaoning Province] The Police Arrest Mr. Li Ruigang and Mr. Guo Tao

Personnel from the Helan Police Station in Liaoyang County arrested Mr. Li Ruigang and Mr. Guo Tao on the night of October 12, 2008. They are being held in the county's Domestic Security Division and the county detention center, respectively. Mr. Li was unable to eat for four days. He was taken to the Shoushan County Hospital to be treated for a head injury.

Helan Police Station: 86-419-6144544

24. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhang Enmei Arrested

Personnel from the Minxing District Police Department in Shanghai City arrested 66-year-old Ms. Zhang Enmei on February 21, 2008. She was sentenced to four years in prison on August 25, 2008, and put in the Shanghai Women's Prison's No. 5 Ward, No. 1 Section, on September 16, 2008.

Shanghai Women's Prison No.5 Ward No.1 Section: 86-21-57615998
Policeman Wang, who took part in the arrest, Mingxing District Domestic Security Division: 86-13761998772

25. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Mr. Gao Hengfeng Arrested

Mr. Gao Hengfeng, an employee from the Chiping County Xinfa Group, was arrested on October 17, 2008. the police broke into his home and confiscated a computer and a printer. Mr. Gao's whereabouts are unknown.

26. [Tianjin] Personnel from the Nankai Police Station Arrest Ms. Yang Shihui

Personnel from the Tianjin Nankai Police Station arrested 70-year-old Ms. Yang Shihui and ransacked her home in Tianjin on the morning of October 16, 2008.

27. [Jingjing County, Hebei Province] Mr. Lu Xizi Arrested

Personnel from the Tianchang Town Police Station in Jingjing County harassed Mr. Lu Xizi in early June 2008 under the pretext of the Olympic Games. Personnel from the Tianchang Town Police Station and from the Gaozhu Community Police Station arrested Mr. Lu on October 11, 2008. He is now in the county's Kuangqu Detention Center.

Jingjing County Police Station: 86-311-82022895
Tianchang Town Police Station: 86-311-82390122
Kuangqu Detention Center: 86-311-82072110

28. [Luan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Fengjiu and Mr. Yuan Arrested on October 18, 2008

29. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Eleven Practitioners Held in the Dongmingshan Brainwashing Center in Hangzhou City

Eleven practitioners from Hangzhou City and its suburban areas are held in the Dongmingshan Brainwashing Center in Hangzhou City. Two persons monitor every practitioner. Practitioners are forced to get up at 6:15 every morning and practice a kind of false qigong. And then they are made to watch a one-hour brainwashing video. Every practitioner was compelled to write his or her criticism of Falun Gong in the afternoon.

Those practitioners include: Ms. Li Xinyi (a undergraduate student from the Zhejiang Province Industrial University), Ms. Wang Jinfeng (from Fuyang City), Ms. Han Fubao (from Taizhou City), Ms. Ni Tiaozhen, Ms. Shen Xiankang, Ms. Qian Caijuan (from the Jianggan District, Hangzhou City), Ms. Shen Ainan (from the Gongshi District, Hangzhou City), Ms. Xu Genlin (the Gongshi District, Hangzhou City), Ms. Feng Qinying (lives in Wenguang Street, Hangzhou City), and Ms. Jiang Suzhen (lives in Wulinmen District, Hangzhou City).

30. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Three 60-Year-Old Practitioners in Detention

Personnel from the Jianshe Street Police Station in the Chenghua District, Chengdu City, have persecuted practitioners for many years. Three women practitioners in their 60s are still in detention.

Ms. Qing Yubin was arrested in early June 2008. Her family does not know where she is being held, but residential committee officials and those from the Jianshe Street Police Station ordered her family to pay "accommodation fees."

Ms. Liu Gongli is Mr. Fan Haidong's mother. The police could not find Mr. Fan, so they arrested his mother and held her in the Xinjin Brainwashing Center in Chengdu City.

Ms. Wang Zhuhong is an associate professor at the Electronics and Technology University. She was arrested four months ago and is being held in Xinjin Brainwashing Center.

Jianshe Street Police Station: 86-28-84331256
Li Feng, Xinjin Brainwashing Center chief: 86-13908180346

31. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] 610 Office Agents Arrest Ms. Liu Guorui

Laizhou City 610 Office agents arrested retired teacher Ms. Liu Guorui on October 17, 2008, from her home in West Daliu Village, Hutouya Town, Laizhou City, Shandong Province. They took Falun Gong books and other personal belongings. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

32. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Officials Mistreat Mr. Wang Hongchao; His Wife, Gui Ling; Ms. Song Fenglan; and Ms. Zhang Qiaohuan

The police arrested Mr. Wang Hongchao and his wife, Ms. Gui Ling, residents of Xu Village, Gantun Township, Guan County, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, for their belief in Falun Gong. The arrests took place in Linqing City. Ms. Gui is being held in the Guan County 610 Office Brainwashing Center. Similarly, Ms. Song Fenglan from Xuxin Village, Jiazhen Township, Guan County, Liaocheng City, was held in the Guan County 610 Office Brainwashing Center for more than two months. When her family went to pick her up, the police demanded 1,200 yuan.

Ms. Zhang Qiaohuan from Ruanzhuang, Chengguan Town, Guan County, was riding a bike when a police car pulled up. Several officers jumped out, yanked her off the bike, and shoved her into the car. She lost her shoes during the arrest and is now being held in Liaocheng Detention Center.

33. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Police Arrested Ms. Liu Qingying on October 14, 2008

34. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Persecution at the Jiujiang City Detention Center

Mr. Liu Yizhi from Jiujiang County and Ms. Bai Hongzhen from Jiujiang City are still being held in the Jiujiang City Detention Center. They had to do hard labor, and Mr. Liu's hands sustained terrible cuts and bruises. He and Ms. Bai were given jail terms of two years and five years, respectively. Detention center officials took 30 percent of all the money Liu and Bai's families sent them.

Ma Zuoyue, head of Jiujiang City Detention Center: 86-13507061660

35. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Guo Jing Arrested in Early October 2008, Her Current Whereabouts Unknown

36. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wen Hongjun Arrested

Officers from the Shengli Police Department in Huanan County arrested Mr. Wen Hongjun on the afternoon of October 18, 2008, when he spoke with people about Falun Gong. They later transferred him to the Domestic Security Division in the Huanan Police Department. He is now in the Huanan Detention Center.

37. [Neijiang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Yulan Held Five Months Beyond Term

Ms. Zhou Yulan, 68, lived on Minzu Road in Neijiang City, Sichuan Province. Officials from the Shizhong District 610 Office and from the Shizhong District Domestic Security Division arrested her and held her in the Neijiang City Detention Center for five months past her original term and still refuse to release her.

38. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] The Police Arrest Mr. Liu Wenyuan and His Wife, Ms. Zhang Qiuying

Officers from the Lan Village Police Department arrested Mr. Liu Wenyuan and his wife, Ms. Zhang Qiuying, on October 14, 2008. Right now, Mr. Liu is in the Chai Village Detention Center, and Ms. Zhang's whereabouts are unknown.

39. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Xiao Baolin Arrested

Mr. Xiao Baolin worked for the Laoshan Forest Farm in the Pukou District of Nanjing City until the police arrested him from his home on August 8, 2008, and confiscated one laptop, one desktop computer, and one MP4 player. He has been held in police custody for more than two months. The police have pressured him to write a guarantee statement before they would consider releasing him.

Han Hongcheng: Laoshan Police Department head, 86-13151402680, 86-25-58221410

40. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Persecution at the Lanzhou City "Legal Training School" - A Brainwashing Center

Persecution and mistreatment at the Lanzhou City Legal Training School, also called Gongjiawan Brainwashing Center, has escalated in recent months. These Falun Gong practitioners are currently being held there: Mr. Niu Wanjiang, Mr. Guan Dongshan, Mr. Bao Jianfeng, Mr. Xu Jianping, Ms. Lu Yuying, Ms. Zhang Jianhua, Ms. Su Jinxiu, Ms. Liu Wanqiu, Ms. Zhang Chunlian, Ms. Hou Yanqing, Ms. Zhang Guilan, Ms. Du Wenhui, Ms. Du Lanping, Ms. Hu Yuemei, Ms. Dong Xiulan, Ms. Chen Guifang, Ms. Zhang Minghai, and Ms. Yang Lijuan.

41. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Abuses at the Weining Forced Labor Camp

As of August 2008, these Falun Gong practitioners were in Weining Forced Labor Camp in Benxi City:

Mr. Yang Chunlu, resident of Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Dong Renqing, in his 60s, resident of Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Li Baosheng, resident of Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Zhang Mingxue, resident of Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Tang Yu, resident of Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Yang Manzhi, resident of Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Fu Xiaodong, resident of Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Xiao Mingrui, in his 60s, resident of Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Zhang Yunsheng, resident of Huanren, Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Wu Chengjun, resident of Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Wang Zhongming, resident of Benxi, Liaoning
Mr. Liu Hongpu, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Zhang Yawei, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Wang Jianqi, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Gao Dong, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Zhang Youqiu, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Wang Guohui, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Li Jianguo, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Wang Jianquan, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Zhang Youzhi, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Wang Haisheng, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Jia Baoqi, resident of Panjin, Liaoning
Mr. Zhang Zhigang, resident of Tieling, Liaoning
Mr. Zhai Mingjun, resident of Tieling, Liaoning
Mr. Sun Guoxue, resident of Tieling, Liaoning
Mr. Zhang Guoyu, resident of Dalian, Liaoning
Mr. Lin Weizhu, resident of Dalian, Liaoning
Mr. Gong Fajiu, resident of Wafangdian, Dalian, Liaoning
Mr. Song Jiwei, resident of Dandong, Liaoning
Mr. Huang Yubin, resident of Weichang, Chengde, Hebei Province
Mr. Wang Yuzhu, resident of Haiyang County, Shandong Province