(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 29 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 25 Falun Dafa practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 24 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Fu Yu's Life in Great Danger
Mr. Fu Yu has been detained in Jiamusi Prison for a long time, and he is currently on a hunger strike. When his mother, who is over 70 years old, asked to see him, it took approximately three weeks to get approval. As she arrived at Jiamusi Prison, she noticed that two prisoners had to support him as he walked. He looked very skinny, and his speech was faint and broken. From time to time he had to pause and close his eyes for a short break. Mr. Fu is now being force-fed with a little milk every day through a plastic tube inserted through his nose and into his stomach. His condition is now critical.
Contact information:
Lu Yunqiang, deputy warden in charge of persecuting Falun Gong practitioners: 86-454-8816201, 86-13359639666
Feng Zhongqing, Education Reform Section: 86-454-8816205, 86-13512699557
2. [Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Dou Changying Missing for Three Months
Mr. Dou Changying from Zhaodong City has been missing for over three months. His whereabouts are still unknown.
3. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhu Yuezhen Taken to Brainwashing Center and Her Home Ransacked
Police officers arrested Ms. Zhu Yuezhen and took her to the Liuchangshan Brainwashing Center at 8:00 a.m. on October 13, 2009. They then ransacked her home.
4. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liang Guodong Arrested
At 8:00 p.m. on October 13, 2009, Mr. Liang Guodong was arrested while at home by officers from the Liuyuan Police Station and officials from the Liucheng City Political and Judiciary Committee. He was then taken to the Huxi Brainwashing Center.
5. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Cai Lixia Arrested
Ms. Cai Lixia, from Taiyuan City was arrested by police officers from Pinglu County in October 2009, while she was distributing truth clarification materialsin her hometown. She was visiting her relatives at the time. She is currently held in Xia County Detention Center, Shanxi Province. Her two children are at home with no one to take care of them.
6. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Aiguo Arrested
On the afternoon of October 10, 2009, about five plainclothes policemen surrounded and arrested Ms. Chen Aiguo while she was on her way home. Ms. Chen is in his forties and from Jinan City. They ransacked her home and confiscated her computer, a box of DVDs, and other items.
7. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Du Guiru Arrested, Sentenced to Forced Labor and Tortured
On March 2, 2008, Ms. Du Guiru, 35 years old, from Fengguangerjing, Tianhe Street, Jishu Town, Shulan City, was arrested. The police later ransacked her home, but she was not informed of what they did there. That evening she was taken to the Nanshan Detention Center and held for over one month. Later, she was sentenced to 15 months of forced labor and taken to Changchun Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp. She was forced to do hard labor every day. One time, when the guards saw her reading Teacher's article, they took it away, and the commander of Group 5 shocked her with an electric baton, and then gave her a ten-day term extension. She returned home June 20, 2009.
On July 22, 2009, Li Hanxiang, superintendent of Tianhe Police Station, and another police officer went to Ms. Du's home to harass her.
At approximately 5:00 a.m. on September 7, 2009, officials from Shulan City Brainwashing Center (affiliated with the 610 Office), Li Hanxiang, and several other officers broke into Ms. Du's home and arrested her. She was forcefully taken to the brainwashing center. Because she didn't cooperate with them, they threatened her and said they would beat her to death and cremate her. Luckily this did not happen, and she returned home 12 days later when the brainwashing center was closed down.
8. [Chengdu City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Fengxia Held in Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Chen Fengxia from Chengde City was arrested by officials from the Chengde City's Public Security Bureau on September 27, 2009. They took her to the Kaiping Forced Labor Camp in Tangshan City, where she is now being held.
9. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yin Lanhua May Be Sentenced to Prison Term
At approximately 5:00 a.m. on July 30, 2009, Ms. Yin Lanhua from Anshu Town, had her home broken into by An Chunfa, the superintendent at Baiquan Police Station, Dongliao County, and a dozen police officers. Even though they did not show any arrest warrant, they ransacked her home and confiscated her computer, VCDs, MP3 player, and even her broken computers. She was arrested and taken to Baiquan Police Station, where Li Jing, the deputy superintendent, violently beat her. They falsified reports of her interrogation, then took her to the Liaoyuan City Detention Center, where she is currently. Officials from the Longshan District Court have already prosecuted her and are attempting to open a court session and sentence her to a prison term.
10. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Li Zhi Arrested
Mr. Li Zhi from Xinyuan, Chengdu City, was arrested while he was telling people the facts about Falun Gong on the evening of October 14, 2009. Three other practitioners were also arrested with him.
11. [Yongnian County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Congqin Arrested
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on September 19, 2009, Liu Yungui, an officer from the Liuhan Township Police Station in Yongnian County, jumped over a garden wall belonging to the home of Ms. Zhang Congqin from Beiyingu Village. He arrested her while she was alone. Ms. Zhang is now held in Yongnian County Detention Center.
Contact Information:
Wu Jianfang, deputy superintendent of Liuhan Township Police Station: 86-13831009006
12. [Shahe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Aiying Held in Forced Labor Camp
Eight officers from Qicun Town Police Station broke into the home of Ms. Yang Aiyin, from Ximao Village, Qicun Town, Shahe City, at approximately 9:30 a.m. on September 5, 2009, and arrested her. They took her to the Xingtai City's Brainwashing Center and later to the Xingtai City No. 2 Detention Center. On September 12, they took her to the Shijiazhuang City Women's Forced Labor Camp and tried to sentence her to one year's forced labor. Her family have not been allowed to visit her since her arrest on September 5.
Contact information:
Zhang Shemin, director of Shahe City 610 Office: 86-13833959428
Li Baojun, deputy chief of Shahe City Police Bureau, in charge of persecuting Falun Gong practitioners: 86-13503195956
13. [Beijing] Ma Qiang and Another Practitioner Arrested
Prior to October 1, 2009, Mr. Ma Qiang, 69, from the Capital Special Steel Company Community, Bajiao Beilu, the Shijingshan District, Beijing, was arrested. Another male practitioner, over 40 years old, from the Laoshan area of Beijing, was also arrested. Both their whereabouts are currently unknown.
14. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xie Shuizhang Arrested
On the morning of September 18, 2009, Ms. Xie Shuizhan from Beihedongcun, Wangcun Town, Zhoucun District, Zibo City, was arrested by agents from the Zhoucun District 610 Office, the local Public Security Bureau, and Wangcun Police Station.
15. [Tai'an City, Shandong Province] A Male Practitioner Arrested and His Whereabouts Unknown
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on October 12 or 13, 2009, police officers arrested a homeless male practitioner when he returned to his apartment. The police were waiting for him to return after he was forced to leave home to avoid persecution.
16. [Tianjin City] Ms. Sun Huamin Arrested
Ms. Sun Huami, from the Hexi District in Tianjin City, was arrested by officers from Sanyizhuang Police Station and the Dayingmen area's CCP secretary in late September 2009. They confiscated her computer, printer, and Dafa books and later took her to the Caozhangzi Detention Center. No one is available to take care of her young child.
17. [Chongqing City] Ms. Kang Xinzhen and Three Other Practitioners Arrested and Sentenced to Forced Labor
In September 2009, police officers arrested Ms. Kang Xinzhen, Ms. Yuan Shengqi, Ms. Jiang Rongbi, and Ms. Feng Zongrong, who were employed at the Chongqing Huawei Electronic Equipment Factory. These four practitioners are now held in the Chongqing Women's Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Kang and Ms. Jiang were both sentenced to one year of forced labor. Ms. Yuan was sentenced to one year and three months and Ms. Feng was sentenced to one year of forced labor, but she had to serve her sentence outside the labor camp.
18. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Mr. Tang Qi and Ms. Ma Guixia Arrested
Recently, Mr. Tang Qi and Ms. Ma Guixia from Chifeng City were arrested.
19. [Beijing City] Ms. Liu Naxin's Home Ransacked--Her Husband Arrested and Interrogated
At approximately 9:00 p.m. on September 28, 2009, officials from the Miyun County Public Security Bureau, a dozen police officers from the Xibinhe Police Station, and officials from the Guoyuan Community broke into Ms. Liu Naxin's home and ransacked it. They confiscated her two Dafa books and truth-clarification materials. At the time, Ms. Liu was not at home, but her husband and daughter were, so the police interrogated them until midnight. They then took her husband to the North Guoyuan Community Office, where he was interrogated for a further two hours.
Ms. Liu's elder sister, also a practitioner, was arrested on July 29, 2009 and later managed to escape. From then on, police officers started to search Ms. Liu's sister. They monitored her parents' home, followed her 15-year-old child, and monitored Ms. Liu's home.
Contact information:
Xiao Chunming: chief of Public Security Bureau: 86-10-69063629
Office of Xibinhe Police Station, Miyun County: 86-10-69086612
20. [Yongzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Lei Shanlin and Mr. Xie Xiaoming Arrested
On the afternoon of September 30, 2009, Mr. Lei Shanlin and Mr. Xie Xiaoming from Yongzhou City were arrested while they were putting up truth clarification posters in Qiyang County Police Bureau. They are currently being held in Qiyang County Detention Center.
21. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Fengying and Two Other Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Yang Fengying from Liaocheng City was arrested while she was at home on the afternoon of October 13, 2009. Mr. Yin Chengyun from Liaocheng City was also arrested while he was at home, on the morning of October 14, 2009. A group of his former colleagues participated in his arrest. In the meantime, police arrested Mr. Zhang Shuping and confiscated all his books and truth-clarification materials.
22. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Shouren Arrested
Mr. Zhang Shouren from Liaoyuan City was arrested and detained for 15 days.
23. [Tianjin City] Homes of More than Ten Practitioners Ransacked
Prior to October 1, 2009, police officers ransacked the homes of over ten practitioners in Qianling and Houling, Yinliu Town, Ji County, Tianjin City. They confiscated all of Mr. Meng Qingfeng's books.
Contact information:
Ji County 610 Office: 86-22-29182610
Zhao Qingguo, director of Ji County 610 Office: 86-13821526060, 86-22-29032630
24. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Tiexi District Court Attempts to Charge Ms. Zhang Lirong
On July 13, 2009, Ms. Zhang Lirong from Shenyang City was arrested at home by officers from Tiexi District Police Station in Shenyang City. They also ransacked her home. At 7:30 a.m. on October 16, 2009, Tiexi District Court opened a session, attempting to charge Ms. Zhang using fabricated evidence.
25. [Gulin County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Hu Biao and Four Other Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
On the afternoon of October 13 and 14, Gulin County Court sentenced Mr. Hu Biao, Mr. Li Zhigui, Ms. Ren Qingju, and two other practitioners to prison.
Contact information:
Gulin County Court, Sichuan Province: 86-830-7100992
26. [Xinhuang County, Hunan Province] Ms. Qiu Qianying Taken to Forced Labor Camp
Cao Riquan and several other police officers from the Xinhuang County State Security Bureau broke into Ms. Qiu Qianying's home at 7:40 p.m. on September 18, and arrested her. When they took her to the police station, Cao Riquan grabbed her hand and forced her to make a fingerprint on a piece of blank paper. Later they took her to Baimalong Forced Labor Camp in Zhuzhou City. At the labor camp, Ms. Qiu was physically examined against her will several times. Labor camp officials refused to keep her after they got the results of her exams. She returned home that night.
Contact information:.
Yuan Daoxin, head of Xihuang County 610 Office: 86-13574592633
Cao Huiping, deputy head of Xinhuang County 610 Office: 86-13874585153
Cao Riquan, police officer from Xinhuang County State Security Bureau: 86-13874465698
27. [Zhijiang County, Hunan Province] Ms. Yang Liangying Tortured and Her Home Ransacked
In July 2009, Peng Zufa and other officials from the Zhijiang County 610 Office broke into Ms. Yang Liangying's home and confiscated her Dafa books and a box of truth-clarification materials.
On June 1, 2008, Tian Cheng, the superintendent of Tianping Town Police Station, and several other policemen broke into Ms. Yang's home and ransacked it, because she was seen talking to people about the truth of Falun Gong. They confiscated her Dafa books and materials. They handcuffed her and took her to the police station, where they violently beat and kicked her. Later they took her to the Yuping County Police Bureau, where she was held for two months. Police officers from Tianping Town and officials from Zhijiang County's 610 Office extorted 500 yuan and 2,000 yuan, respectively, from her husband.
28. [Gucheng County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Zhenqing Arrested
Zhai Hongjun and several other officers from Gucheng County Police Bureau broke into Mr. Wang Zhenqing's home at 11:00 a.m. on October 11, 2009, and video-recorded everything inside. They confiscated all his Dafa books and informational materials. They later enticed him, under false pretenses, to the Village Committee of Taixing Town, then forcibly took him to Gucheng County Detention Center.
Contact information:
Li Zengjun, chief of Gucheng County Police Bureau: 86-13393187999, 86-318-5386066
Shao Li, commander of Gucheng County's Public Security Bureau: 86-13903181639, 86-318-5321500, 86-318-5323399
29. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Huang Jihong Arrested
Ms. Huang Jihong from Yichun City was arrested.
30. [Xinning County, Hunan Province] Mr. Wang Ruihai Arrested
On August 25, 2009, Mr. Wang Ruiha, from Xinning County was arrested while he was in Shaoyang City. He is currently in a detention center. His wife and father are detained in Shaoyang City's Brainwashing Center. Mr. Wang Hairui has a baby that is only one year old.
31. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Ms. Shu Yulan Arrested
On the afternoon of October 15, 2009, Zhang Yun, chief of the Daguan District Politics and Law Section, along with eight other police officers, broke into the home of Ms. Shu Yulan, 47, from Anqing City. She was then arrested. Her current situation is unknown.
Ms. Shu was wanted by the authorities for several years and was forced to leave her home and become homeless. She has to provide for a son, who is in his twenties and has severe learning difficulties, so her life is very difficult.
32. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Jianhua Arrested
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on October 9, 2009, Mr. Liu Jianhua from Tangshan City was arrested by officials from Rengezhuang Town government, Fengrun District, Tangshan City, and officers from the Rengezhuang Police Station. He was then taken to the Rengezhuang Police Station, where they forced him to sit on an iron chair. They took him to Fengrun District Detention Center at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Contact information:
Zhang Guoqing, superintendent of Rengezhuang Police Station: 86-13313153000, 86-13832985193
33. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Chengshun May Be Sentenced
On October 19, the court will try to open a session to sentence Mr. Li Chengshun from Tangshan City.
34. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Hu Yaping Arrested and Detained in Brainwashing Center
Ms. Hu Yapin, from the Dongxihu District in Wuhan City was arrested at approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 15, 2009, while she was telling people the facts about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Xincun Police Station, Wujiashan, Wuhan City. At around 10:20 p.m. they took her to the Etouwan Brainwashing Center.
Contact information:
Xincun Police Station, Dongxihu District, Wuhan City: 86-27-83245110
35. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Shuhai and Mr. Chuo Dianjiu Still Detained
Prior to October 1, 2009, Mr. Zhang Shuhai and Mr. Chuo Dianjiu from Faku County, Shenyang City, were arrested. They are currently in Fahu County Detention Center, Shenyang City, and the length of time they have been detained has exceeded the legal limit, but the police still refuse to release them.
Zhang Hongxi, director of Faku County 610 Office: 86-24-87119610, 86-24-87113885, 86-13840436700
Jiang Rongbiao, deputy director of Faku County 610 Office: 86-24-87119610, 86-25-87122822, 86-13940340444
Zhang Shoujiang, commander of Faku County Public Security Bureau: 86-24-87123736, 86-24-87120405, 86-13940162114
36. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison Terms
On September 22, 2009, Changle County Court sentenced Mr. Zhao Yancheng, Mr. Liu Yongchun, and Mr. Chu Dao'an to prison terms of 12 years, 8 years, and 8 years respectively. On October 13, police officers from Changle County's Public Security Bureau took them to Jinan Prison, where they were given physical examinations. Two practitioners, including 70-year-old Mr. Zhao, didn't pass the exams, so the prison officials refused to keep them there. Later police officers took them back to the Changle County Detention Center.
Guo Xingjun, director of Changle County 610 Office: 86-536-6299603, 86-13805363818
Chang Quanbin, commander of Changle County Public Security Bureau: 86-536-6299204, 86-15905369389
October 15, 2009