(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 27 cities or counties in 10 provinces. In this report, 39 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention and at least 17 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Beihai City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Lin Xiufang and Other Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center
On December 26, 2008, Ms. Lin Xiufang, who works at the Jinghai Town Branch Petroleum Company in Beihai City, was taken into custody from her home.
On December 29, Mr. Wei Shengbo and Mr. Cai Ying in Jinghai Town were taken into custody when they opened their business storefront. Mr. Liang Zhong, Ms. Lin Xiufang, Mr. Wei Shengbo, and Mr. Cai Ying are most likely being held at the Fucheng Town Drug Rehabilitation Center for brainwashing.
Beihai City Political and Judiciary Committee: 86-779-3058213
Haicheng District Political and Judiciary Committee: 86-779-3034635
Mai Bin: 86-779-8891666, 86-13877916588 (Cell)
2. [Jing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Junfeng and Two Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
At around 4:00 p.m. on December 30, Ms. Liu Junfeng and Ms. Wang Shiju from Nanjie Town and Ms. Li Guizhi from Dongjie Village were taken into custody on their way to their homes in Sunzhen Township, Jing County. The three practitioners are being held at the Jing County Detention Center.
3. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Remain in Custody at Laiyuan County Detention Center
On December 28, 2008, six of the nine practitioners taken into custody in Laiyuan County on December 16 have returned home. A total of four practitioners remain in the Laiyuan County Detention Center. They are: Ms. Wang Yueju, Ms. Fan Baoqing, Ms. Li Xiulian, and Ms. Zhou Hongxia.
610 Office: 86-312-7321728
Chief of the police department: 86-312-7326151
Wei Jinkui, group head of the Domestic Security Group at the police department: 86-13383022388 (Cell), 86-13831295000 (Cell), 86-312-7323520
4. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yan and Mr. Jin Rong Unlawfully Taken into Custody
On the morning of December 23, Ms. Wang Yan and Mr. Jin Rong were taken to the Anshan No. 3 Detention Center by officers from the Nanhua Police Station in the Tiexi area.
5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Shijiang Taken into Custody
On December 20, 2008, Mr. Sun Shijiang from Beibuzi Village, the Hanting District in Weifang City, was taken into custody. The police released him the same day after 3,000 yuan was extorted from him.
6. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Xingrong Faces Unlawful Trial
Ms. Tang Xingrong, 38, is from Miyi County. On the night of July 31, 2008, she was taken into custody by officers from the Domestic Security Division and the Panlian Town Police Station as well as officials of the village Party Committee. She has remained in the detention center. A computer, a printer, and supplies were confiscated from her home. Ms. Tang was hung up by handcuffs and burned with lit cigarettes by Yang Zihua and other officers at the Domestic Security Division. It has been learned that the Miyi County Court is scheduled hold a trial on January 9, 2009, concerning this case.
Li Guohong, chief of the police department: 86-812-8175009, 86-13908149342 (Cell)
Xie Yingqiang, deputy chief of the police department: 86-812-8179688, 86-13508222110 (Cell)
Tang Lianghong, court president: 86-812-8174807, 86-13508222969 (Cell)
7. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Qingsen, a Teacher at Harbin Institute of Technology, Held at Xiangfang District Detention Center after Being Taken into Custody on December 9
Yang Shouyi, head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-13212921145 (Cell), 86-451-82161973 (Office)
8. [Beijing] Mr. Yang Shili Remains in Custody after His Prison Term Ended
Mr. Yang Shili, around 60 years old, lives in the Fangyuanli area on Jiangtai Road in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. He was unlawfully arrested in the winter of 2006 for telling others about Falun Gong in a park. He has been transferred from the Tianjin Prison to Beijing. Mr. Yang went on a hunger strike and was on the verge of death. Even after his prison term ended, the police continued to threaten his family and have refused to release him.
9. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yue Xinying Faces Unlawful Trial
On December 30 the Nanguan District Court in Changchun City notified Mr. Yue Xinying's family that the court would hold a hearing on January 6. Mr. Yue was taken into custody on or around April 20, 2008. Ms. Gao Shuyu and Ms. Bai Liping were taken into custody at the same time.
10. [Hebei Province] Additional Information on Mr. Cao Zhongfu and Mr. Zhang Tongjian in Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Cao Zhongfu from Qingjing Village in Tianjiazhuang Township was unlawfully sentenced to 18 months of forced labor at the end of July. He is being held in Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp. Prior to the Beijing Olympics in August, Mr. Zhang Tongjian from Pengliuzuo Village in Tianjiazhuang Township was taken back from Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, to Xinji City and sentenced to two years of forced labor. He is being held in Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp.
11. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Huang Lingping Unlawfully Sentenced to Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Huang Lingping, 54, was turned in to the police when she went out to distribute Falun Gong informational materials on February 10, 2008. The officers took her to the Beici Police Station. They held her hand and forced her to fingerprint some documents. After she was released the following day, the police followed her home. They searched it and confiscated two sets of Falun Dafa books and some fliers. At 10:30 on December 30, Ms. Huang was taken to Dabanqiao Forced Labor Camp by officers from the Panlong District to serve a two-year forced labor term.
12. [Taicang City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Tang Peifang, in Her 50s, Unlawfully Held in Taicang City Detention Center
13. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Police Extort Money from Mr. Zhao Chen
At 7:00 p.m. on December 26, 2008, Bao Zhijia and two other officers from the Sifeng Township Police Station in Jiamusi City broke into Mr. Zhao Chen's home. He was taken to the Sifeng Township Police Station and held for 18 hours. The officers threatened him and ordered him to curse and step on a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong. The police released Mr. Zhao after extorting 4,000 yuan from him.
14. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Du Jingqin Sentenced to Four Years in Prison and Transferred to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
15. [Chongqing] Mr. Mou Lunhui Taken into Custody
Mr. Mou Lunhui, in his 40s, was taken into custody at 4:20 p.m. on December 30, 2008. He was subsequently taken to the Guanyinyan Police Station in the Wanzhou District of Chongqing.
16. [Liaoning Province] Thirty Practitioners Held at Wafangdian Prison
On December 31, 2008, a staff member at the Wafangdian Prison revealed that around 30 practitioners are being held in one of the prison wards.
Office of Wafangdian Prison: 86-411-85676999
17. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Guowu Sentenced to Forced Labor
Mr. Zhao Guowu from Beiqingtuo Village in Zhanggezhuang Town, the Fengrun District, Tangshan City, was illegally sentenced to forced labor. On August 9, 2008, he was transferred from the Fengrun District Detention Center to Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp.
18. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Detained Ms. Zhao Fengcun Suffers Blurred Vision
Ms. Zhao Fengcun from Nanqingtuo Village in Zhanggezhuang Town, the Fengrun District, Tangshan City, was transferred from the Fengrun District Detention Center to Tangshan Detention Center on September 14, 2008. She suffered a recurrence of diabetes in Tangshan Detention Center. She experiences blurred vision. The detention center demands 2,000 yuan from her family each month.
19. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Zhijie Held in Yaziquan No. 1 Detention Center
On December 25 or 26, Ms. Zhang Zhijie, nearly 70 years old, was taken into custody. Ms. Zhang is retired from the Harbin Movie Equipment Factory. She is being held in the Yaziquan No. 1 Detention Center.
20. [Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Wenguang Faces Unlawful Sentencing
Tonghe County Court had scheduled a trial for Mr. Zhang Wenguang (from Ziran Village in Nonghe Town) on January 15, 2009. The trial date was suddenly changed by the court to January 6.
21. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jiang Dequan Detained at Dalian Drug Rehabilitation Center
On December 24, Mr. Jiang Dequan from Songshu Town in Wafangdian City was taken to the Dalian Drug Rehabilitation Center by officers from the Songshu Police Station, the Song Town 610 Office, and the Dalian City State Security Department. Mr. Tan Guodi and Mr. Jiang were transferred at the same time.
22. [Beipiao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhou Ruixue and Mr. Liu Wenxin Taken into Custody
On December 30, 2008, Mr. Zhou Ruixue and Mr. Liu Wenxin were turned in to the police while they were telling others about the persecution of Falun Gong in the Wansongshan area in Liangshuihe Township, Beipiao City. Half a dozen officers from the Beipiao City Domestic Security Division and the Liangshuihe Police Station, all carrying electric batons, took the two practitioners into custody. Mr. Liu was released after having 2,000 yuan extorted from him. Mr. Zhou was taken to the Liangshuihe Detention Center for custody.
Liu, director of the Liangshuihe Police Station: 86-13842172898 (Cell)
Pan Hongkai, Beipiao City Domestic Security Division: 86-13942165760 (Cell)
23. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Zhongqiong and Ms. Chen Ru Framed and Sentenced to Forced Labor
Ms. Wang Zhongqiong and Ms. Chen Ru from Shifang City in the jurisdiction of Deyang City were sentenced to forced labor by the Shifang Court in December 2008. Ms. Wang and Ms. Chen appealed the sentencing. The second hearing was to be held in the No. 2 Courtroom of the Deyang City Intermediate Court. Ms. Wang's hearing was scheduled at 9:30 a.m. on January 8 or January 9. The result of Ms. Chen's hearing is not known.
24. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Four Female Practitioners Remain in Xinji Detention Center
Four practitioners remain in custody at the Xinji Detention Center. They are Ms. He Suzhen, Ms. Lu Qing, Ms. Yang Zhiyun, and Ms. Li Yanxia. Their documents have been taken to the court. Ms. Geng Cuichi was released and returned home on December 25.
25. [Jing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Junfeng and Two Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
On December 30, Ms. Liu Junfeng, Ms. Li Guizhi, and Ms. Wang Shiju, who live on Sunzhen Street in Sunzhen Town, Jing County, were turned in to the police while they were telling others about Falun Gong in the Beizhaozhuang area in Lianzhen Township, Jing County. The three practitioners have been taken to the Jing County Detention Center.
26. [Ji'an City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Junxia Faces Unlawful Trial
27. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Yuzhen Taken into Custody
Ms. Zhao Yuzhen from Jinzhai Village, Gaotang County in the Liaocheng area, was taken into custody by Yuqiuhu Police Station officers on December 31, 2008.
Shi Guangshan, officer in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong at the Yuqiuhu Police Station: 86-13562013128 (Cell)
He Wei, director of Yuqiuhu Police Station: 86-635-3910566 (Office), 86-635-3974856, 86-13806353810 (Cell)
Liu Taicheng, head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-635-3982695 (Office), 86-635-3954219, 86-13963553728 (Cell)
28. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Two Practitioners Taken into Police Custody
Two practitioners in Tiechang Town, Tonghua City, one with the surname Yan and the other Li (gender unknown), both in their 50s, were taken into custody by the Tonghua County police while the two were distributing informational materials in the rural area of Tonghua County on the evening of December 29. The two practitioners are being held in the Tonghua County Police Department. The police have harassed their families and tried to extort cash in exchange for the practitioners' release.
29. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Fengyun and Two Other Practitioners Taken into Custody by Shunyi District 610 Office on December 18
30. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Additional Information on Ms. Yang Sizhen, Forced to Leave Town
At around 10:00 p.m. on December 28, 2008, seven or eight police officers broke into Ms. Yang Sizhen's home in the Nanqiang Industrial Park in Suining City. They searched several floors looking for Ms. Yang. The police threatened her family.
Around 1:00 p.m. back on July 6, 2008, dozens of officers arrived in several police vehicles, and Ms. Yang and her husband were forced to leave their home to avoid arrest. The officers searched the homes of Ms. Yang and her neighbor. They took into custody practitioners Mr. Su Deyun and his wife, Ms. Zhang Xiurong, who also live in the neighborhood. Mr. Su and Ms. Zhang have been taken into custody over 10 times and unlawfully sentenced twice.
Individuals involved in the persecution:
Wang Xifu: 86-13909061435 (Cell)
Wu Qiang: 86-13183579579 (Cell)
31. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Yu Held in Qianjin Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Liu Yu is retired from the Sanjing Pharmaceutical Factory in Harbin City. In the summer of 2008, she was taken to the No. 2 Detention Center. She was subsequently sentenced to one year of forced labor. Ms. Liu is being held in Qianjin Forced Labor Camp in Harbin City.
32. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners, including Ms. Liu Meiluo, Remain in Custody at a Detention Center
Ms. Liu Meiluo and Ms. Tan Xiuying from Shijiazhuang City, taken into custody on December 23, are being held at the Shijiazhuang City Administrative Detention Center. Ms. Lin Hong, Mr. Liang Yening, and a young practitioner with the surname Zhang, also taken into custody the same day, are being held there as well.
33. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Additional Information on Ms. Wang Lili Now in Custody
On December 23, 2008, Ms. Wang Lili, an English teacher at the Dongguan School in Mengyin Town, Mengyin County, was suddenly taken into custody by the Mengyin County 610 Office. She has since been transferred to Linyi City.
January 1, 2009