(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 37 cities or counties in 16 provinces. In this report, 42 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention and at least 50 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Wen and His Wife Besieged in Their Home over a Dozen Days by Police
The police and state security officers in Liaoyuan City have used the Olympic Games as an excuse to take numerous practitioners into custody. Thirteen practitioners have been taken to detention centers. Mr. Li Wen and his wife have been besieged in the upstairs of their home since May 12, 2008. The authorities cut off the electricity two weeks ago. The entrance to the building is sealed with duct tape. A security camera was mounted at the entrance. If anyone comes to visit Mr. Li or his wife, the police arrive shortly after.
2. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Junmei Taken into Custody
At noon on May 26, 2008, Ms. Zhao Junmei, who lives in the mining section in Wangou Town, Jiangyuan District, Baishan City, was taken into custody by officers from the Wangou Town Police Department at the hair salon where she works. The police also took Falun Dafa books and truth clarification materials from the hair salon.
3. [Wangqing County, Jilin Province] Ms. Shen Jishu Taken into Custody
Between May 25 and 26, 2008, Ms. Shen Jishu was taken into custody. The police searched her home, which is on the fifth floor in the Jiaotong Residential Community in Wangqing County. It was reported that the police took a DVD player, a satellite dish, a computer, and portraits of the founder of Falun Gong. Ms. Shen is being held at the Zhong'an Detention Center in Wangqing County. Practitioners and their relatives who have stayed in touch with Ms. Shen are being harassed by the police. Some of their homes have been unlawfully searched.
Li Bensan (male), director of the Dachuan Police Station in Wangqing County:
86-433-8814751, 86-13009092888 (Cell)
Jin Ming (male), director of the 610 Office: 86-433-8828400 ext.
7518, 86-433-8822288 (Home), 86-13904462345 (Cell)
Guan Qingyou (male), deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-433-8828400 ext. 7566
(Office), 86-433-8830016 (Home), 86-139-44770818 (Cell)
4. [Baicheng City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Jun's Term Extended at Fenjin Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Wang Jun, 37, was taken to the labor camp on May 9, 2007, to serve a one-year term. Because of his firm belief, the labor camp authorities extended his term for 15 days. Mr. Wang remains in the labor camp.
5. [Baicheng City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Shuqing Unlawfully Placed under Formal Arrest; Her Non-Practitioner Husband, Mr. Wang Xifu, Unlawfully Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor
6. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wu Shuangli Taken into Custody
At around 3:00 p.m. on May 23, 2008, officers from the Jiadong Police Station affiliated with the Dongfeng Police Department in Jiamusi City arrived at Dongfeng Paper Manufacturing Factory to arrest Ms. Wu Xiujie. They did not find her and went to her home. She was not there, either. The officers took Ms. Wu's younger brother, Mr. Wu Shuangli, to the Jiamusi Detention Center as a hostage. The police took a computer, Falun Dafa books, and keys to Ms. Wu's home. They also blocked her door.
Hu Guohua (male), of the Dongfeng Police Department: 86-454-8347666,
86-454-8247698, 86-13504546768 (Cell)
Geng Yue (male), of the Domestic Security Division: 86-454-8388110,
86-454-8244670, 86-13845453691 (Cell)
7. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Lu Jie Taken into Custody in Mudanjiang City
On the morning of May 28, 2008, Mr. Lu Jie was taken into custody by the Mudanjiang railroad police. Mr. Lu is being held at the Railroad Detention Center.
8. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Lichen Taken into Custody for Distributing Truth Clarification Materials on May 22, 2008
9. [Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Hailar Railroad Police Division Take Several Practitioners into Custody
Between April 12 and May 13, 2008, officers of the Hailar Railroad Police Division took several practitioners into custody while they were riding the train.
On April 12, on Train No. 2082 from Dalian City, Liaoning Province, to Hailar, Ms. Zhao Min, an elderly practitioner from Xinmin City, Liaoning Province, was taken into custody for clarifying the truth. She has been unlawfully held at the Railroad Detention Center. She has developed symptoms of severe high blood pressure, heart disease, and is in a weak physical condition. The police have refused to release her.
On May 8, on Train No. 1301, Ms. Liu Yan from Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province, was taken into custody while she was reading an electronic book. She was taken to the Railroad Detention Center.
Ms. Kong Xianling from the Niurhe area was also taken into custody while reading an electronic book on the train.
Yu Ronghua (male), head of the Railroad Police Division: 86-470-8336505
Chi Yongli (male), head of the Railroad Domestic Security Section:
86-13804709657 (Cell)
10. [Tianjin] Mr. Liu Haibin and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
At around 7:00 a.m. on May 26, 2008, a group of domestic security officers and members of the 610 Office at the Dongli District Police Department pounded on the door of Mr. Liu Haibin's home on Lixin Lane, Dongli District. After 9:00 p.m. the officers finally broke in through the door, searched Mr. Liu's home, and took him into custody.
Mr. Zhao Zehua, who lives in Building 8 in Jintang Apartments in the Dazhiguhoutai area in Hedong District, Tianjin, also was arrested.
Ms. Dong Ying and Ms. Cui Yanqing in Dagang Oil Fields in Tianjin were taken into custody after being followed while they were distributing truth clarification materials on the evening of May 27.
11. [Tianjin] Mr. Zhao Zhong Taken into Custody
Mr. Zhao Zhong, 47, is a practitioner in Hexi District, Tianjin. On the evening of May 26, 2008, he was taken from his home. The police also took truth clarification DVDs and Falun Dafa books and materials.
12. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yu Hande Taken to Forced Labor Camp
In June 2007, members of the Hanting District 610 Office in Weifang City searched Mr. Yu Hande's home. The officers took portraits of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Dafa books, exercise tape cassettes, and two tape recorders. Mr. Yu was taken to the Pozi Police Station in Hanting District. On June 18, he was unlawfully taken to the Shandong Province No. 2 Forced Labor Camp (also known as the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp) where he is serving a one-year term.
13. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Jian Taken to Forced Labor Camp
On May 22, 2008, Mr. Li Jian was sentenced to 15 months of forced labor. He is being held at the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp.
14. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Fengying Forced to Leave Home
On the morning of May 26, 2008, officers of the Zhujiangdao Police Station harassed Ms. Liu Fengying at her home in the Development District. The officers first pounded on the door claiming that they were checking the residential status of everyone in her home. Ms. Liu did not open the door. The officer turned off the electricity to her residence at the distributor box in the hallway before they left. Ms. Liu has since been forced to leave home with no place to stay.
15. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ma Meigui Taken into Custody
On May 10, 2008, Ms. Ma Meigui was taken to the Gangcheng Street Police Station for telling pedestrians that "Falun Dafa is great." Domestic security officers beat her and then took her to a police hospital. Ms. Ma was released late that night because she did not pass the physical examination.
16. [Zaoqiang County, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Jizhi and Another Practitioner Taken into Custody
On May 17, Mr. Liu Jizhi and the wife of Mr. Du Jinsheng, both of Zhanli Village, Wangchang Township, Zaoqiang County, were taken into custody by the Hengshui City 610 Office. The two practitioners are being held in Hengshui City. Mr. Du's home was unlawfully searched.
17. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Guo Linying Taken into Police Custody on the Morning of May 13, 2008
18. [Shenmu County, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Zhang Guangtian and Mr. Hu Zhonghou Unlawfully Sentenced to Prison
Mr. Zhang Guangtian and Mr. Hu Zhonghou have been sentenced to one year in prison. They may have been transferred to Zaozihe Forced Labor Camp in Xianyang City, a location where most of the practitioners taken into custody from Shaanxi Province are being held.
19. [Shaanxi Province] Thirteen Practitioners Held at No. 3 Division of the Provincial Women's Forced Labor Camp Forced to Engage in Slave Labor
20. [Mengcheng County, Anhui Province] Mr. Ding Guohua Remains in Custody after Being Taken by Police on May 26, 2008
21. [Jiangsu Province] Ms. Gao Chunyuan and Ms. Wang Chunhua Taken into Custody
At around 7:00 p.m. on May 7, 2008, four police officers broke into Ms. Gao Chunyuan's home. They took Ms. Gao into custody for no reason.
On the evening of May 12, a dozen police officers from the Chengxi Police Station in Xinyi City forced their way into Ms. Wang Chunhua's home. They took a printer and some truth clarification materials.
The two practitioners are being held in a detention center.
22. [Anyue County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Guoping Taken to Brainwashing Center
On May 28, 2008, Ms. Liu Guoping, a retired teacher in Anyue County, was taken by the police to the Er'ehu Brainwashing Center in Ziyang City. Ms. Liu had held a position as manager of an insurance company. Between March 2000 and October 2000, she was unlawfully held in custody at the Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zizhong County, Sichuan Province. Domestic security officers have kept her under surveillance since she returned home from the labor camp.
23. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Kong Hongyun Faces Unlawful Trial
Ms. Kong Hongyun in Xinshi District, Baoding City, has remained at the Baoding Detention Center for over two months after being taken there on March 14, 2008. The Xinshi District Procuratorate is working towards prosecuting her in court.
Ms. Kong, 36, makes a living by running a clinic in the dormitory of a textile factory. Prior to March 14, police officers disguised themselves as intravenous infusion patients and tape-recorded and videoed her clinic in order to come up with so-called evidence against her.
Lu Wusuo (male), head of the Xinshi District Domestic Security Division:
86-13333122522 (Cell)
Ma Wenhe (male), director of the Baoding City 610 Office: 86-312-3089759
(Office), 86-312-3020706 (Home), 86-13603222316 (Cell)
Su Zhanguo (male), deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-312-3089935 (Office),
86-312-5010480 (Home), 86-13833216668 (Cell)
24. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Chen Baohan and a Dozen Other Practitioners Taken into Custody since May 2008
25. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Additional Information on Ms. Teng Xianru Being Taken into Custody
Ms. Teng Xianru fell from the fifth floor when officers from the Songyuan City Domestic Security Division were trying to capture her on or around April 20, 2008. Both her wrists were seriously fractured, her ribs were also fractured, and fluid has accumulated in both sides of her chest. Her right wrist has been operated on. She is being hospitalized in No. 2 Orthopedics Section of the Oil Fields Hospital. Two or three people have been assigned to keep her under close watch. Ms. Teng was in poor condition and suffers from severe pain.
26. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ma Dianfen Taken Directly to Zaohua Prison Last Week for Distributing Truth Clarification Materials
27. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Cui Li and Ms. Yang Shuxiang Taken into Custody
On May 24, 2008, the police in Shenyang City used the Olympic Games as the excuse to break into the homes of Mr. Cui Li and Ms. Yang Shuxiang. The police took Falun Dafa books, materials, computers, and cash. Mr. Cui and Ms. Yang were taken into custody. The whereabouts of the two practitioners are unknown.
28. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yanxiang Unlawfully Sentenced to Prison
On the afternoon of May 27, 2008, officers from the Honggang District Court took Ms. Wang Yanxiang into custody at her home in the Chengfengzhuang area in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. Ms. Wang is being held at the Daqing No. 1 Detention Center. On May 19, the Honggang District Court sentenced her to three years in prison. Ms. Wang knew nothing about this except that she did receive a sentencing document that stated that she should appear in court. Ms. Wang cannot take care of her daily life.
Zhang Xiuren (female), juror: 86-459-4191301 (Office), 86-459-4198042 (Home), 86-13159998898 (Cell)
29. [Lushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ma Xizhen and Her Husband Persecuted
Ms. Ma Xizhen, 40, and her husband, Mr. Gao, are both from out of town. They make a living by selling fruit from a mobile fruit stand. One of their children is in junior high and another is less than a year old.
On December 24, 2007, Ms. Ma was turned in to the police while distributing truth clarification materials in a building in the Shangtaizi area in Lushun City. Officers from the Shichang Police Station and from the police department's legal section took her into custody. The police took some Falun Dafa materials. Ms. Ma was released after five days in custody because she has a baby under a year old. She was to serve a two-year prison term, out of prison, and was forced to pay 2,000 yuan.
On April 16, 2008, the police extorted another 2,000 yuan from Ms. Ma. On April 23, her husband, Mr. Gao. was arrested and taken to Dalian City. Mr. Gao was released on April 28 and the 2000 yuan payment was taken by the Dalian City police.
30. [Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Liyan Unlawfully Sentenced to Eighteen Months; Taken to Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp
Xinjilin Police Station: 86-432-3039037
Hu Jingsheng (male), director of the police station
31. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Additional Information on Mr. Yun Fuqi Beaten in a Police Station and Now in Detention
On April 27, 2008, Mr. Yun Fuqi was taken into custody by Deshan Police Station officers. He was brutally beaten in the police station. When he speaks he is short of breath and his chest hurts. He was later taken to the Fangzheng County No. 2 Detention Center, where he stayed on a hunger strike for two weeks. On the afternoon of May 12, Mr. Yun was transferred to the Fangzheng County No. 1 Detention Center. The Fangzheng County Domestic Security Division has refused to release him despite his weak physical condition.
32. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Xianhao from Shimiaozi Town in Xiuyan County Taken into Custody at Muniu Township on May 25, 2008; His Home Searched
33. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Additional Information on Ms. Song Shanfeng in Cutody
On the morning of May 27, 2008, Ms. Song Shanfeng at the Daqing Ethylene Factory and another elderly female practitioner went to a residential community to display a banner. They were taken into custody and their homes were searched. The police took a computer and a printer from Ms. Song's home.
34. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Fengqin Taken into Custody
On May 25, 2008, officers of the Xinglongshan Police Station in Changchun City took into custody an elderly practitioner in his or her 70s at Yongwei Duct Tape Factory. The practitioner's daughter, Ms. Yu Fengqin, managed to escape. The owner of the duct tape factory (who is not a practitioner) was also take into custody. Later, the elderly practitioner and the factory owner were released.
On the afternoon of May 26, Ms. Yu returned to the factory. At around 4:00 p.m. the police took her into custody.
35. [Beijing] Mr. Li Yuejin Loses Contact with Fellow Practitioners
Since May 20, 2008 Mr. Li Yuejin, who lives in the Shijingshan area, has not contacted fellow practitioners. It is likely that Mr. Li was taken into custody. Since 1999, Mr. Li Yuejin had been taken to the Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp three times along with being detained on several occasions.
36. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Xitong Faces Unlawful Sentencing
On May 12, 2008, Mr. Liu Xitong was unlawfully placed on trial. It was decided that the final sentencing was to be announced at 9:30 a.m. on May 30 at the Dashan Detention Center in Qingdao City.
37. [Zouping County, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Guifen and Another Practitioner Taken into Custody
Ms. Sun Guifen, about 60 years old, who lives in Dengta Village in Zhoucun District, Zibo City, was taken into custody on or around May 22, 2008.
At noon on May 22, Ms. Wang Shufeng, in her 50s, who lives in Haosheng Town, Zouping County, was taken into custody. Ms. Wang was illegally sentenced to three years of forced labor in 2004. Since her daughter cannot take care of herself, Ms. Wang was released only after a huge amount of cash was extorted from her family by the authorities.
38. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Shouwen and Other Practitioners Persecuted
Mr. Zhang Shouwen in the Changping area, Beijing has been unlawfully sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Mr. Hou Guoning, Ms. Zhang Xiaohua, Ms. Zhao Shulin, and a practitioner with last name He, are being held in Changping Brainwashing Center. Mr. He Danrong has been forced to leave town with no place to stay.
39. [Beijing] Mr. Lei Zhongfu Taken into Custody by 610 Office Police; His Home Searched
On May 23, 2008, Mr. Lei Zhongfu, around 50 years old, is an employee of the No. 1 Company of the No. 2 China Construction Company in Chaoyang District. Local 610 Office police took him into custody while he was at work. His whereabouts is unknown. This is the fifth time Mr. Lei has been taken into custody.
40. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Practitioner with Last Name Dong Taken into Custody at 2:30 p.m. on May 26, 2008
41. [Qianxi County, Shandong Province] Mr. Ji Tiansheng Remains in Custody for Over Two Weeks
42. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Shumei Taken into Custody and Her Home Unlawfully Searched
On the morning of May 27, 2008, Ms. Li was taken into custody by the Yunhe Police Department in Cangzhou City. Ms. Li is being held at the police department. Her computer was taken.
Tang Zhongshan (male), deputy chief of the Yunhe Police Department:
86-13803251919 (Cell), 86-317-5523705 (Office), 86-317-3588866 (Home)
Liu Kanhua (male), head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-13930711999
(Cell), 86-317-5523758 (Office), 86-317-2089265 (Home)
43. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Youlin Taken by Police
On May 24, 2008, police in Handan City and Wu'an City arrived at Mr. Li Youlin's home in Shilidian Village. The officers tried to force Mr. Li's wife to write statements denouncing Falun Dafa, but she managed to escape. The police then took Mr. Li to the Wu'an Detention Center.
44. [Wu'an City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liang Fuxiang and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
At 9:00 p.m. on May 22, 2008, Mr. Liang Fuxiang, Ms. Du Lan'e, and Ms. Li Aijing were unlawfully taken into custody. The three Wu'an practitioners are being held at the Wu'an City Detention Center. Mr. Guo Er was able to escape as he was alerted in time. He has been forced to leave town with no place to stay.
At around 10:00 a.m. on May 23, a practitioner in Lidian Village, Datong Town, was taken into custody. The police took another practitioner's family hostage when they found the practitioner was not at home.
45. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Kuang Jimin Remains in Custody
On May 20, 2008, Mr. Kuang Jimin's niece was hospitalized in Beijing and needed money for medical expenses. Mr. Kuang, a practitioner in the Mutoudeng area in Qinglong County, Qinhuangdao City, was heading to Beijing on the bus and agreed to take the money to his niece. In the bus station in Qinglong County, his bag was forcibly searched and banners and self-adhesive signs were found. Mr. Kuang was immediately taken into custody, and his clothes were torn apart. He was later taken to the Qinglong County Detention Center.
46. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Additional Information on Ms. Qian Mei in Custody
On May 22, 2008, Ms. Qian Mei, who works at the Shijiazhuang City No. 1 Kindergarten, went out to clarify the truth and persuade others to quit the Communist Party and its affiliated organizations. She was turned in to the police. Officers followed her back to the kindergarten and took her into custody. Officers from the Xinshi Police Station then searched her home, and confiscated a dozen Falun Dafa books and a computer used by her child. Ms. Qian has been taken to the Shijiazhuang City No. 1 Detention Center.
47. [Beijing] Ms. Hu Jiqiong Transferred to the No. 7 Police Division from Fengtai Detention Center
48. [Anhui Province] Two Out-of-Town Practitioners Taken into Custody in Congyang City
Recently, two practitioners, a husband and wife, from out-of-town were taken into custody in Congyang City, Anhui Province, for clarifying the truth. They are being held at the Congyang City Detention Center. Their parents are elderly, and their child is only two years old.
49. [Ning County, Gansu Province] Mr. Li Qin Unlawfully Sentenced to Forced Labor
On April 7, 2008, Mr. Li Qin was taken into custody by the Ning County Police Department in Xiancheng Street, Ning County. The police searched his home over his family's strong objections. Mr. Li was held at the Ning County Detention Center. He has recently been sentenced to one-year of forced labor.
50. [Anlu City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luan Jianjun Faces Unlawful Trial
Mr. Luan Jianjun has been unlawfully held at the Sili Detention Center in Anlu City for over six months. It has been reported that he faces a trial.
51. [Yunnan Province] Mr. Tian Yukun, Mr. Li Taoyou, and Mr. Li Zheng Persecuted
Mr. Tain Yukun, 46, and Mr. Li Taoyou, 53, went to Xunxun County to clarify the truth and distribute materials. They were taken into custody after the authorities received reports. The two practitioners are being held at the Xunxun Detention Center.
Mr. Li Zheng, a practitioner from Chuxiong Prefecture in Yunnan Province, was taken to the No. 4 Ward of the Yunnan Province No. 1 Prison for more severe persecution. He has worn a pair of handcuffs around the clock for over two months. The handcuffs have rusted and can no longer be unlocked.
52. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Taiwen and His Wife, Ms. Gong Lingling, Tried in Xiashan Court at 8:30 on May 30, 2008
53. [You County, Hunan Province] Mr. Su Niansheng Sentenced to Forced Labor Camp Again
Mr. Su Niansheng has been sentenced to two years of forced labor. On May 7, 2008, officers of the Liantang'ao Police Station took Mr. Su into custody based on an informant's report. The police searched him and his home but did not find anything. Mr. Su was unlawfully detained for 15 days. The police refused to release him at the end of the detention period. Instead, they sentenced him to one year of forced labor.
54. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Elderly Ms. Jiang Cuiping Mistreated by Furong Station Police
At around 9:00 p.m. on May 21, 2008, a dozen police officers from the Furong Police Station in Hefei City and half a dozen others forced their way into the home of the elderly Ms. Jiang Cuiping. The police took Falun Dafa books, an MP3 player, and truth clarification materials. Ms. Jiang was also taken to the police station.
At around 10:30 a.m. the next day, Ms. Jiang was released, but the police did not return the items they had confiscated.
May 27, 2008