(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in nine provinces. In this report, 24 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least nine practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Follow-up Report Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Liu Ronghua
Ms. Liu Ronghua is being held in the Second Women's Section of Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, in the No. 3 Division. Ms. Liu's husband, accompanied by his 80-year-old mother-in-law, who has limited mobility, went to visit Ms. Liu at 8:30 a.m. on November 3, 2009. They brought their loved one winter clothes and money for buying daily necessities. The female guard at the reception room fiercely turned them away.
No. 3 Division in the Second Women's Section of Masanjia Forced Labor Camp: 86-24-89295020
2. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Guangyao and Ms. Li Cuihua Arrested
Officers from the Guangming Police Department arrested three practitioners including Mr. Yu Guangyao, Ms. Li Cuihua, and a practitioner in his fifties on the morning of November 7, 2009. The police took a large number of personal belongings from the homes of Mr. Yu and Ms. Li. Their non-practitioner family members were also detained and interrogated.
Cai Haisen, Guangming Police Department deputy chief:
86-421-2927076, 86-13904914789
Feng Zhenjie, deputy chief: 86-421-2927086, 86-13304213996
3. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Jiao Shuhong, Ms. Kang Xiyan and Ms. Wang Kai Subjected to Forced Labor
4. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] The Persecution of Ms. Zhao Juanjuan
Agents from the Doumen 610 Office detained Ms. Zhao Juanjuan at the Zhuhai Police Hospital [to persecute her].
5. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Wang Jianwen and Others Sentenced to Prison
Weibin District Court officials held a covert trial for Mr. Wang Jianwen, Mr. Li Peng, Mr. Li Huicheng and Ms. Shi Meiling and others on October 30, 2009. The practitioners were arrested in March 2009. Mr. Wang was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison, Mr. Li Huicheng was sentenced to six years and six months, Ms. Shi Meiling was given a six-year prison term, and Mr. Li Peng was sentenced to three years in prison, with five years reprieve.
Mr. Li Peng returned home on November 3. Mr. Wang and Mr. Li Huicheng are still being held in the Weibin District Detention Center. Ms. Shi remains in the Chencang District Detention Center.
Criminal Court Office at the Weibin District Court in Baoji
City: 86-917-3319005
Chang Yanbo, chief justice: 86-15091170305
Weibin District Prosecutor's Office in Baoji City:
86-917-3318517
6. [Jiujiang County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Li Xiaochun Forced to Become Homeless
Ms. Li Xiaochun is from Zhoutou Village, Jiangzhou Township, Jiujiang County. The village officials and four officers from the Jiangzhou Township Police Station ransacked Ms. Li's home on the morning of September 28, 2009. These people returned to Ms. Li's home that same night, breaking into her home and forcing open the cabinets. Ms. Li decided to leave home to avoid further persecution.
7. [Wuchang City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
A number of practitioners were talking about Falun Dafa and the persecution in Huashan, Wuchang on November 17, 2009. The police arrested three of them and took them to the Hongshan Custody Center. One practitioner escaped. Mr. Zhou Xikun, who lives in the housing complex affiliated with Wuhan University, was sent to the Huangpo Detention Center. The police ransacked his home and took cash, a cell phone, bank deposit book, Falun Gong materials and other items. A practitioner surnamed Yu was taken to the Dongxi Lake No. 1 Detention Center.
8. [Gejiu City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Jiang Yuhua and Ms. Chen Xianghui Detained
Ms. Jiang Yuhua and Ms. Chen Xianghui from Datun Town, Gejiu City, Honghe State were reported when they spoke with people about Falun Gong. Agents from a local Domestic Security Division department arrested them on November 3, 2009. They are being held in the Datun Town Detention Center.
9. [Shanghai] Ms. Li Wenjuan Put on an Illegal Trial
Putuo District Court subjected 60-year-old Ms. Li Wenjuan to a sham trial at around 1:30 p.m. on November 6, 2009. A lawyer representing her pleaded not guilty. The judge did not make a decision that day, but adjourned the court.
Putuo District 610 Office: 86-21-52809966, 86-21-62441195 ext.
State Security Office
Xu Defang, Ganquan Street 610 Office: 86-21-56050371
10. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Wen Yan Detained
Ms. Wen Yan was secretly arrested in September 2009. She is still being held in the Feidong County Detention Center. She has frequently been subjected to persecution for practicing Falun Gong.
Agents at the Feidong Detention Center tortured practitioner Ms. Zhang Guiqin to death in 2001.
Liu Jiapei, Feidong County 610 Office head: 86-551-7711408,
86-551-7710854
Liu Chao, Feidong County 610 Office deputy head: 86-551-7711408,
86-551-7713782
Gao Ligang, Feidong County Police Department Domestic Security
Division head: 86-551-7711022 ext. 3323, 3321, 86-13956070178
11. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Eight Practitioners Handed Heavy Sentences
Three district courts in Weifang City, including the Kuiwen District Court, the Hanting District Court, and the Weicheng District Court, convened a group trial for eight practitioners on October 19, 2009.
Weicheng District Court officials sentenced three practitioners to prison. Mr. Lu Xinliang was sentenced to nine years, Mr. Wang Weifa received nine years, and Mr. Liang Qidong, four years.
Hanting District Court officials illegally sentenced four practitioners to prison. Mr. Ge Kun was sentenced to nine years, Ms. Kong Qian received nine years, Ms. Cao Junfeng, nine years, and Ms. Yin Guohua, four years.
Kuiwen District Court officials illegally sentenced Ms. Cao Junping to ten years in prison.
12. [Ankang, Shaanxi Province] Persecution of Mr. She Chengbang and His Wife Ms. Peng Xia
Mr. She Chengbang and his wife Ms. Peng Xia are teachers at the Hanyin Middle School in Hanyin County, Shaanxi Province. They were arrested on April 6, 2009. Mr. She was detained, but his whereabouts are unknown. Ms. Peng Xia is being held at the Ankang City Detention Center and is denied family visits.
13. [Tai'an, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Qixian, Ms. Liu Shuying and Ms. Wang Xiuping Each Given Three-year Prison Terms
Ms. Liu Qixian, Ms. Liu Shuying and Ms. Wang Xiuping are practitioners in Tai'an. They were sentenced to three years in prison on October 26, 2009. Ms. Liu Shuying and Ms. Wang have been transferred to the Jinan Women's Prison.
Ms. Liu Qixian, who is in her seventies, was sent to a women's prison, but was not admitted because a physical exam revealed that she had heart disease. She was sent to a designated hospital for a second exam, but was still diagnosed with heart disease. Ms. Liu Qixian has been held in the Feicheng Detention Center since March. The center authorities refuse to release her.
Li Chengtao, Feicheng Court head: 86-538-3220076 (Office),
86-538-8208189 (Home), 86-13854835950 (Cell)
Zhang Huaishun, Feicheng Procuratorate: 86-538-3012101 (Office),
86-538-6981375 (Home), 86-13805389676 (Cell)
You Baolong, 610 Office deputy head: 86-538-3227628 (Office),
86-538-3211685 (Home), 86-13371001819 (Cell)
14. [Jiansanjiang, Heilongjiang Province] Outstanding Teacher Ms. Jiang Xinbo Arrested
Ms. Jiang Xinbo, who is employed at the Qianjin Farm, Jiansanjiang Branch Bureau, was arrested on September 10, 2009 and taken to the Jiansanjiang Branch Bureau Detention Center. The police tried to collect evidence against her and submitted what they found to the Jiansanjiang Procuratorate on November 2.
Shi Hui, Jiansanjiang Agriculture and Reclamation (Nongken)
Region prosecutor: 86-454-5808701, 86-13304541234,
86-454-5791538
Hao Hongjun, deputy prosecutor: 86-454-5808702, 86-13394577999,
86-454-5725369
November 8, 2009