(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 8 provinces. In this report, 18 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 15 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Changping Taken into Custody by Officers from Nuerhe Police Station
On the morning of July 15, 2009, Mr. Liu Changping was taken into custody by officers from the Nuerhe Police Station while he was driving a taxi. On July 16, he was transferred to the Yi County Detention Center as the local detention center was full.
While Mr. Liu was being put into a police vehicle heading to Yi County, his son asked the police why his father was being arrested. Several police officers rushed toward him. They grabbed him by the neck and held him down. Mr. Liu's son, who is not a practitioner, is being held at the Nuerhe Police Station.
2. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Dong Huansheng Taken into Custody in Dalianhe Town, Yilan County
Mr. Dong Huansheng lives in Tuanshanzi Township, Yilan County. At around 8:00 p.m. on July 14, the Yilan police took him into custody. One hour later, the police broke into his home and ransacked the place. Mr. Dong was taken to the Yilan County Detention Center the next day.
Xu Haibo, director of the 610 Office: 86-451-57238610
(Office)
Liu Qifa, deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-451-57239292
(Home), 86-451-55063608, 86-13206528200 (Cell)
Zhang Wenguo, head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-451-57227618 (Home),
86-13945121989 (Cell)
3. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Zhihui Taken into Custody by Officers from Xinbin County Police Station
On the afternoon of July 14, 2009, Ms. Jiang Zhihui, who lives in Xinbin County, Fushun City, was taken into custody by officers from the Xinbin County Police Station for distributing truth clarification materials. The police later searched her home. Ms. Jiang is being held at the Xinbin County Detention Center.
Xinbin County Detention Center: 86-413-5022891
Wang Haiwei, director of the police station
4. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Huachun Taken into Police Custody
On July 15, 2009, Ms. Jiang Huachun, who lives in Xinbin County, Fushun City, was taken into custody by officers from the Xinbin Town Police Station while telling people in the town the facts about Falun Gong.
5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Police Search the Homes of Ms. Mu Xuemin and Several Other Practitioners
At around 9:00 p.m. on July 15, 2009, Diao Xiuqi, director of the Wangha Village Security Office, called the police. Eleven officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Daoli Police Department in Harbin City and from the No. 7 Division of the Harbin Police Department arrived in seven vehicles at the village. Diao Er, a village official, led the police to search the homes of Ms. Mu Xuemin, Mr. Zhu Qiangong, Ms. Wang Guida, and Ms. Yang Xiufen. The police confiscated over 600 copies of brochures, books, and portraits of the founder of Falun Gong. No practitioner was taken into custody.
On the morning of July 20, Xu Yusheng, a villager without a job, was sent to practitioners' homes to keep an eye on them in preparation for possible police arrests.
6. [Bin County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yuping Taken into Custody
At around 3:00 p.m. on July 14, 2009, the Shengli Town Police Station in Bin County received reports. Officers from the police station took Ms. Wang Yuping into custody. Ms. Wang was taken to the Bin County No. 2 Detention Center the same day.
7. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yan Jinghua Taken into Custody
At around 9:00 p.m. on July 15, 2009, Ms. Yan Jinghua, who lives in Qingdao City, was taken into custody by officers from the Ping'an Road Police Station for telling others about the persecution.
8. [Changyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Shushun Taken into Custody
At around 10:30 a.m. on July 16, seven or eight officers from the Beimeng Police Station took orders from the Changyi County 610 Office and showed up at Mr. Liu Shushun's home in Mamiao Village, Bemeng Town. The officers forcibly handcuffed Mr. Liu and took him to the police station. Officers arrived later in another vehicle to search his home. They confiscated a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Dafa books, and other personal belongings.
9. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Hua Taken to Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Zhang Hua lives in Tuanwang Town, Laiyang City. On the evening of May 19, 2009, he went to a neighboring village to distribute brochures. Li Yonggang and other officers took him into custody. On May 20, Mr. Zhang was taken to a brainwashing center in the Laiyang City Party School. On June 17, he was transferred to the Laiyang City Detention Center. On the morning of July 15, the police secretly took him to the notorious Wangcun Forced Labor Camp without notifying his family.
10. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wei Shoucai Taken into Police Custody
On the afternoon of July 9, the Pingdu police went to the Wood-Based Panel Machinery Plant in Pingdu City and took into custody Mr. Wei Shoucai. The police confiscated five computers.
11. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Yuhua Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor
On March 13, 2009, Ms. Wang Yuhua, who lives in Zhangjiakou City, was taken into custody while she was in the Muxiyuan area in Beijing to restock her inventory. She was taken to the Fengtai Detention Center in Beijing. On May 15, she was sent to the Hebei Women's Forced Labor Camp by the Beijing Forced Labor Dispatching Center. She is to serve a two-year term.
12. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Xiong Yueling and Mr. Yan Jiahuai Taken into Custody
On July 12, 2009, Mr. Xiong Yuelin and Mr. Yan Jiahuai from Lishui County in Nanjing City were taken into custody by the Zhetang Police Station in Lishiu County. The two practitioners are being held at the Lishui Detention Center. The domestic security officers searched Mr. Yan's daughter's home. They took possession of over 100 yuan in cash.
Wang Yong, head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-25-57245611 (Office)
Duan Yuqing, Party secretary of the 610 Office: 86-13329736958 (Cell)
Ruan Xiangzhong, director of the 610 Office: 86-13151414999 (Cell)
13. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] The Persecution of Ms. Cao Ailan
Ms. Cao Ailan, born in March 1953, is retired from the Jianhe No. 2 Section of the Nanyang Oil Fields Drilling Company in Henan Province.
On July 20, 1999, she was taken into custody by Luo Yuekui, Party secretary of the Life Section of the Nanyang Oil Fields Drilling Company, and other officers. She was held in custody for eight days.
On February 22, 2001, she was taken by the 610 Office of the Nanyang Oil Fields to the brainwashing center in the Nanyang Oil Fields Professional School. She was held there for 99 days before being released on May 31.
On November 28, 2001, she went back to her hometown, where she clarified the truth. Officers from the local Wugang City Police Department arrested her. She was illegally sentenced to five years in prison. She was held at the No. 5 Ward in Xinxiang Women's Prison in Henan Province. She was released on July 28, 2005.
On April 28, 2008, officials from the security section of the Hejian Residential Community in Nanyang Oil Fields deceived her into going out with them. Officers from the Wolong District Police Department in Nanyang City took her into custody. She was sentenced to three years in prison by the Nanyang City Court. She is again being held in Xinxiang Women's Prison.
14. [Dangshan County, Anhui Province] Ms. Jiang Jing Taken into Custody; Mr. Li Zhengyi's Home Searched
At around 10:00 a.m. on July 9, 2009, Mr. Li Chaodong and his wife were taken into custody at their home.
At around 10:00 a.m. on July 14, the police climbed over the wall and broke into Mr. Li Zhengyi's home in Dalilou Village, Guandimiao Town, Dangshan County. The officers ransacked the home and dug holes in the courtyard. They confiscated Falun Gong cards, ink, a paper cutter, and an incense burner, among other personal belongings.
At around 5:00 a.m. on July 16, police officers knocked on Ms. Jiang Jing's door. They deceived her into opening the door and took her into custody. They then searched her home for two hours. According to inside information, Ms. Jiang is being held at the Beiguan Detention Center.
15. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Maoxue and Mr. Liu Xinhui Taken into Custody
On July 9, 2009, the police took into custody Ms. Yang Maoxue, who lives in Dapeeng Township, Bishan County, Chongqing. This is the second time Ms. Yang has been subject to police persecution.
Around July 10, two plainclothes police officers followed and then took into custody Mr. Liu Xinhui, who lives in Qinggang Town, Bishan County. The police also took into custody Mr. Wu Mingshu, who lives in Qinggang Town.
Yu Qiong, police officer in Qinggang Town, Bishan County, Chongqing: 86-13996306066 (Cell)
16. [Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Fengyou, a Guangdong Native, Arrested in Beijing, Sentenced to Two and a Half Years of Forced Labor
17. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Xiaohua Subject to Abuse in Detention Center
Ms. Sun Xiaohua lives in No. 8 Division in the Dongying area. State security officers in Dongying New District took her to the Dongying Detention Center. Ms. Sun has been held there for over three weeks. She has stayed on a hunger strike. Detention center guards injected in her a dose of unknown drugs.
Wang Aihua, who has participated in the abuse: 86-546-8926043 (Office), 86-546-8268222 (Home), 86-13013566626 (Cell)
18. [Leizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Xiuying and Ms. Chen Xiuhong Taken to Detention Centers
At noon on May 29, 2009, Xie Qiuming, a state security officer in Leizhou City, and two police officers broke into Ms. Qiu Jianhua's home. The confiscated Falun Dafa materials. Ms. Qiu is being held at the Zhanjiang City Legal School.
On July 1, Ms. Chen Xiuying and her sister, Ms. Chen Xiuhong, went to the countryside in Beihe Town in Leizhou City to hand out DVDs of the Shen Yun performance. They were turned in to the police. Officers from the Beihe Town Police Station took them into custody. The two sisters are being held at the Leizhou City No. 1 and No. 2 detention centers. Subsequently, Xie Qiuming, the state security officer, led other police to search the sisters' home.
Xie Qiuming, Liezhou City State Security Department: 86-13824839888 (Cell)
Luo, director of the Beihe Police Station: 86-13435220808 (Cell)
19. [Peizhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Fang Quanrong and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
Mr. Fang Quanrong, Ms. Zhu Yuling, Ms. Zhang Wei, Ms. Zhao Juan, and Ms. Yao Fengjuan from Peizhou City are being held at the Peizhou Detention Center.
20. [Beijing] Practitioners Unlawfully Held at Qinghe Detention Center Were Transferred to Sujiatwo Township Detention Center in the Haidian District of Beijing
21. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sha Fengxian, a Teacher at Heishanke Junior High School in Jianchang County, Taken into Custody on the Afternoon of July 15
22. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Changping Taken into Custody
At around 9:00 a.m. on July 15, 2009, Mr. Liu Changping, who lives in Jinzhou City, was taken into custody by officers from the Nuerhe Police Station for clarifying the truth to the public.
At around 12:20 p.m. on July 16, Zhang Jiurang, director of the Nuerhe Police Station, told Mr. Liu's son to sign the notice of detention on criminal charges. Mr. Liu's son refused to sign the paper. Zhang immediately snatched the child by his neck with both hands. Half a dozen police officers rushed to the child, grabbed him by his neck, and dragged him upstairs. The child is now being unlawfully held at the Nuerhe Police Station. Mr. Liu has been taken to the Yi County Detention Center.
Li Tingyin, chief of the Taihe Police Department in Jinzhou City:
86-416-5178899
Zhang Jiuyi, director of the Nuerhe Police Station: 86-416-5136158,
86-13940694055 (Cell)
July 17, 2009