(Clearwisdom.net)
Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 16 cities or counties in nine provinces. Twelve Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 16 practitioners were illegally arrested.
- [Botou City, Hebei Province] Two Elderly Couples Arrested
- [Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Zongquan and Mr. Yang Guoguang's Homes Ransacked
- [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Mu Yongxia Arrested on July 9, 2008, Is Being Held in the Daqing City Detention Center
- [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Yan Being Held in the Shijiazhuang City Women's Forced Labor Camp
- [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
- [Shanghai] Police Arrested Mr. Lu Weidong and His Son Mr. Lu Dehuan
- [Shanghai] Sixty-Year-Old Ms. Shen Shumei was Followed and Arrested on July 10, 2008, Is Being Held in the Zhabei District Detention Center
- [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Yukui Put into the Xiaobailou Brainwashing Center
- [Dingzhou City, Hebei Province] Police Harass Ms. Lu Zhiying
- [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] Personnel from the Xiaochi Town Police Station Harass Practitioners
- [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Personnel from the Tongyuanpu Police Station Harass Practitioners
- [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Yang Lijuan and Her Son Mr. Qin Haifeng Arrested
- [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Mr. You Guoliang Arrested
- [Wanquan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Tian Wenhua Arrested
- [Xiong County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yanmin Arrested on July 24, 2008, Is Staging a Hunger Strike in the Xiong County Detention Center
- [Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Wang Shouming Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
- [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Mr. Yao Changhai and Mr. Huang Jinfeng Sentenced to Three Years in Prison on July 10, 2008
- [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Mr. Liu Rongfa and His Wife Ms. Yin Yanxin
1. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Two Elderly Couples Arrested
Xixindian Police chief Li Guodong of Botou City led five officers and broke into Mr. Wang Shuiyong and Mr. Wang Zhenchun's homes at 12:00 p.m. on July 19, 2008. They arrested the two men and their wives. Police officer Li Guodong said the reason for the arrest was that the two couples' daughters had previously practiced Falun Gong and are now in Beijing.
2. [Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Zongquan and Mr. Yang Guoguang's Homes Ransacked
Mr. Zhang Zongquan is from Wangsi Village, Chahe Town in the Fengrun District, Tangshan City. Police ransacked his home at 5:00 p.m. on July 10, 2008. Fortunately Mr. Wang escaped. Police confiscated a VCD player, a computer, a printer, a CD burner, a motorcycle, a cell phone, a small satellite dish, a satellite receiver, a picture a Master Li, several VCDs, and many Dafa books.
Police also ransacked Mr. Yang Guoguang's home in Gaotuo Village, Chahe Town in the Fengrun District.
3. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Mu Yongxia Arrested on July 9, 2008, Is Being Held in the Daqing City Detention Center
4. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Yan Being Held in the Shijiazhuang City Women's Forced Labor Camp
5. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
Personnel from the Tunkou Police Station in the Developmental District in Wuhan City arrested Ms. Wang Xiong, Ms. Chen Manqin, Ms. Guo Guilan and Ms. Guo Lingli from Ms. Wang's home in the Shuimuqinghua Community on the afternoon of July 19, 2008. Ms. Wang, Ms. Chen and Ms. Guo Lingli are being held in the Taojialing Brainwashing Center; Ms. Guo Guilan in the Zhanjiaji Brainwashing Center.
6. [Shanghai] Police Arrested Mr. Lu Weidong and His Son Mr. Lu Dehuan
Police arrested Mr. Lu Weidong and his son Mr. Lu Dehuan from the Hongkou District in Shanghai on June 10, 2008. Mr. Lu Weidong had just been released from a prison in May 2008. His wife Ms. Jiang Suying is still being held in a prison.
7. [Shanghai] Sixty-Year-Old Ms. Shen Shumei was Followed and Arrested on July 10, 2008, Is Being Held in the Zhabei District Detention Center
8. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Yukui Put into the Xiaobailou Brainwashing Center
Personnel from the Jiezhuang Police Station arrested Mr. Li Yukui and took him to the Xiaobailou Brainwashing Center in the Baoding City Cotton Spinning Factory. He had heart problems, hypertension and lung problems after his arrest. Police transferred him to the city's Jiezhuang Police Station.
9. [Dingzhou City, Hebei Province] Police Harass Ms. Lu Zhiying
Police officer Zang Kecong ransacked Ms. Lu Zhiying's home in Neihua Village, Kaiyuan Town, Dingzhou City on July 21, 2008. Ms. Lu was not at home, so police went to her home every day looking for her. She lives away from home now.
Zang Kecong, Kaiyuan Town Police Station: 86-15931817781
10. [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] Personnel from the Xiaochi Town Police Station Harass Practitioners
Four officers including You Zhiyou from the Xiaochi Town Police Station in Huangmei County arrested Ms. Dan Tanghua and confiscated some Dafa books on the morning of July 23, 2008. Ms. Dan escaped in the night. Five officers went to her home again on the morning of July 25, 2008. The police also harassed several other practitioners.
11. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Personnel from the Tongyuanpu Police Station Harass Practitioners
Officers including Shi Mingxin from the Tongyuanpu Town Police Station in Fengcheng City harassed Mr. Wang Jurong, Mr. Li Lichun and Ms. Yu Li at their homes on the morning of July 25, 2008.
Tongyuanpu Town Police Station: 86-415-8511111
12. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Yang Lijuan and Her Son Mr. Qin Haifeng Arrested
Ms. Yang Lijuan and her son Mr. Qin Haifeng from Lanzhou were arrested on the night of July 23, 2008. Ms. Yang is 64 years old, and Mr. Qin is 38 years old. They live in the Qilihe District's dormitory quarters affiliated with the No. 1 Cotton Factory in Lanzhou City.
13. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Mr. You Guoliang Arrested
Officers including Yao Xiaohua from the Fanjiatun Town Police Station in Gongzhuling City arrested Mr. You Guoliang and put him in the Siping City Brainwashing Center at 5:00 a.m. on July 25, 2008.
14. [Wanquan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Tian Wenhua Arrested
Ms. Tian Wenhua from Wanquan County was arrested on the morning of July 25, 2008. Police confiscated some Dafa books and a picture of Master Li.
15. [Xiong County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yanmin Arrested on July 24, 2008, Is Staging a Hunger Strike in the Xiong County Detention Center
Li Chengqun, 610 Office head: 86-312-5561616, 86-13703123556,
86-13315222838, 86-15830239966, 86-312-5812358 (Home)
Su Shiliang, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13831284666
16. [Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Wang Shouming Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
Mr. Wang Shouming from Liupanshui City was sentenced to six years in prison. He was taken to Dujun Prison in Guiyang City on July 25, 2008.
Dujun Prison No.1 Education Section: 86-854-8311719
17. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Mr. Yao Changhai and Mr. Huang Jinfeng Sentenced to Three Years in Prison on July 10, 2008
18. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Mr. Liu Rongfa and His Wife Ms. Yin Yanxin
Plainclothes policemen followed Mr. Liu Rongfa and Ms. Yin Yanxin, retired employees from the Shijiazhuang City Airplane Factory, on July 8, 2008. They held the couple in the Hongxing Garden Gate Office and confiscated the key to their home. The police ransacked their home and confiscated some Dafa books, a removable hard disc, an MP3 player and some Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials.
The couple was held in the Shigang Avenue Police Precinct for one day, on July 8, 2008, and then in the city detention center for 15 days starting as of July 9, 2008.
The couple should be released on July 24, 2008, but police sent them to the city's forced labor camp and planned to sentence them to one year and three months of forced labor.
Shigang Avenue Police Station: 86-311-87773673, 86-311-87752119
Zhang Yanjie, chief
Cui, Shijiazhuang City Detention Center chief: 86-311-85925200
July 27, 2008
