(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in eight provinces. As per this report, 20 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 17 practitioners were illegally arrested.
- [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhou Xiuli Arrested on June 16, 2011 for Failure to Comply with the Yichun City Political and Judiciary Committee in Writing a Guarantee Statement
- [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Guorong Arrested
- [Beijing] Ms. Wei Jie Arrested and Detained
- [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Police Officer Qi Yufeng Harasses Practitioners
- [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Yuman and Her Family Harassed Many Times
- [Guanghan, Sichuan Province] Sanshui Police Station Officers Arrested Ms. Liu Yuanfeng the Evening of June 21, 2011--Her Whereabouts Unknown
- [Donggang, Liaoning Province] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Wang Jingli and Other Practitioners
- [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Weizhong from Xindianzi Village, Yangguanlin Town, the Fengrun District, Arrested and Held at the Fengrun Detention Center on June 15, 2011
- [Beijing] Mr. Xu Huaquan Lost Contact, Ms. Sun Xiaomei Arrested, and Her Whereabouts Unknown
- [Chengde, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuling Arrested and Taken to a Brainwashing Facility
- [Langzhong, Sichuan Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Mr. Liu Wei
- [Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province] Ms. Chu Shue Arrested on June 20, 2011 As She Spoke with People about Falun Gong
- [Xi'an, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Guo Yingying Arrested
- [Yushu, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Fengbao Arrested
- [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Seven Practitioners from Guangmingshan Town Harassed and Arrested
- [Chongqing] Ms. Gu Jun Besieged at Home
- [Chifeng, Inner Mogolia] Ms. Yang Cuiling Arrested
- [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Huang Xiao Arrested on June 14, 2011--Currently in the Rongcheng City Detention Center
- [Yongqing, Hebei Province] Circumstances of Mr. Pang Yushan
- [Shandong Province] Circumstances of Practitioners Held in the Shandong Province Prison
- [Shandong Province] Mr. Li Xiaodong and Mr. Li Jiwei Subjected to Forced Labor
- [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] 610 Office Agents Arrest Ms. Zhou Xiuli
1. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhou Xiuli Arrested on June 16, 2011 for Failure to Comply with the Yichun City Political and Judiciary Committee in Writing a Guarantee Statement
2. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Guorong Arrested
Ms. Zhang Guorong from the Jiulongpo District was arrested in front of her home at the hands of about seven personnel from the local resident's committee.
3. [Beijing] Ms. Wei Jie Arrested and Detained
Ms. Wei Jie from the Chaoyang District was arrested on the morning of June 17, 2011. Five officers from the Wanshou Road Police Station made the arrest and ransacked her home. Ms. Wei has been placed under criminal detention at the Haidian District Detention Center.
4. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Police Officer Qi Yufeng Harasses Practitioners
Yushu Police Station officer Qi Yufeng in the Daoli District went to Jiagou Village with a camera around June 10, 2011 and harassed Ms. Xiao Hong and Mr. Li Mingcheng at home. He attempted to take a photo of Mr. Li, who has been unable to take care of himself as a result of physical abuse and mistreatment under persecution. Mr. Li's wife drove Qi out.
5. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Yuman and Her Family Harassed Many Times
Ms. Zhang Manyu, 65, from the Yuzhong District, has recently been harassed many times. She was previously incarcerated at a brainwashing facility. The local police also harassed her 90-year-old parents and intimated her younger brother and his family. Ms. Zhang decided to live away from home to avoid the persecution.
Mo Zhengwu, Wanglongmen Police Station: 86-1380381850
6. [Guanghan, Sichuan Province] Sanshui Police Station Officers Arrested Ms. Liu Yuanfeng on the Evening of June 21, 2011--Her Whereabouts Unknown
Sanshui Police Station: 86-838-5850002
7. [Donggang, Liaoning Province] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Wang Jingli and Other Practitioners
Following the arrests of Ms. Wang Jingli, Ms. Yi Mingling, and Ms. Guan Yuzhi on June 3, 2011, the police have held them in the Donggang City No. 1 Police Station and attempted to force them to write guarantee statements. The three practitioners refused, so the police sent them to the Dandong Detention Center.
Ms. Guan Yuzhi was released on June 10. The police deceived the families of Ms. Wang and Ms. Yi into going to the Dandong Detention Center to sign a document, claiming that they could secure the practitioners' release by doing so. The officials had lied, and after the families signed, the two practitioners were immediately taken to the Baifang Detention Center.
8. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Weizhong from Xindianzi Village, Yangguanlin Town, the Fengrun District, Arrested and Held at the Fengrun Detention Center on June 15, 2011
9. [Beijing] Mr. Xu Huaquan Lost Contact, Ms. Sun Xiaomei Arrested, and Her Whereabouts Unknown
Mr. Xu Huaquan, a resident of Shaoyaoju Beili, lost contact with his friends after March 3, 2011, while returning to Beijing from his hometown. No news about him has been received.
Ms. Sun Xiaomei, a resident in the Yiyuan Residential Area in Zuo'anmennei, Chongwen District, was arrested on the morning of June 1, 2011. Her home was ransacked and her computer and other personal belongings were confiscated. Her whereabouts are unknown.
10. [Chengde, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuling Arrested and Taken to a Brainwashing Facility
Ms. Zhang Xiuling, in her fifties, from Niuquanzigou was arrested as soon as she left home on June 16, 2011. Office Liu Chengming and others from the Shuangqiao Domestic Security Division who had waited outside her home made the arrest. They took Ms. Zhang to a brainwashing facility.
11. [Langzhong, Sichuan Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Mr. Liu Wei
Mr. Liu Wei was arrested on the afternoon of June 10, 2011 as he was about to drive his car out of a garage in Xi'an North Road. Participating in the arrest were Meishan City Police Department officers, along with Meishan 610 Office agents and officers from State Security Division and the Xi'an Road Police Station of Jinniu District. Mr. Liu's car was impounded, his residence was ransacked, and his computer and printer and other personal belongings were confiscated. He is currently in the Meishan City Detention Center.
Xi'an Road Police Station in the Jinniu District, Chengdu City: 86-28-87761454
12. [Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province] Ms. Chu Shue Arrested on June 20, 2011 As She Spoke with People about Falun Gong
13. [Xi'an, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Guo Yingying Arrested
Ms. Guo Yingying from Gaoling County was arrested on the afternoon of June 13, 2011. She is currently in the Gaoling County Detention Center.
14. [Yushu, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Fengbao Arrested
More than ten officers from the Yushu City Domestic Security Division broke into Ms. Liu Fengbao's home on the morning of June 20, 2011. They ransacked it and shoved the barefooted Ms. Liu into a vehicle and took her into custody.
Li Fenglin, 610 Office head: 86-431-83800003, 86-431-83630197, 86-13756570561
Fan Hongkai, Domestic Security Division head: 86-431-83618238, 86-15904409088
Li Xiao, police officer participating in the arrest: 86-431-83618237, 86-15904408883, 86-13364640004
15. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Seven Practitioners from Guangmingshan Town Harassed and Arrested
Guangmingshan Town deputy Party secretary Xin Honggui, along with officers from the Guangmingshan Town Police Station, harassed many practitioners at home early on the morning of June 21, 2011. They arrested six practitioners, including Ms. Zhai Jing, Mr. Zheng Keqing, Ms. Lu Guirong, Ms. Xiao Guiying, and Mr. Wang Mingchen. The practitioners were taken to the Fushun Brainwashing Center. The police ransacked Ms. Zhai's home and confiscated more than 6,000 yuan in cash, two cell phones, and other personal belongings.
Ms. Wang Xiuli from Zhuanghe was taken to the Fushun Brainwashing Center several days prior.
Ye Nan, Guangmingshan Police Station head: 86-411-89250097, 86-411-89848875, 86-13332220122
Zou Chong, political head: 86-411-89250057, 86-411-89836686, 86-13942656798
Xin Honggui, Guangmingshan Town deputy Party secretary: 86-411-89250433, 86-13591323001
16. [Chongqing] Ms. Gu Jun Besieged at Home
Officials from Nanping No. 44 Institute unsuccessfully attempted to take Ms. Gu Jun to a brainwashing facility on the morning of June 20, 2011. She is currently besieged at home.
17. [Chifeng, Inner Mogolia] Ms. Yang Cuiling Arrested
Ms. Yang Cuiling from the Yuanbaoshan District was arrested on June 13, 2011. Officers from the Yuanbaoshan District Domestic Security Division and Harqin Domestic Security Division made the arrest. Ms. Yang is currently in the Harqin Detention Center.
Liu Chenting, Harqin Domestic Security Division head: 86-476-3770101, 86-476-3758925, 86-13947669710
Lin Yuhua, Yuanbaoshan District Police Department head: 86-13604760360
Li Yinmin, deputy head: 86-476-3511920, 86-476-3514196, 86-13604762016
18. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Huang Xiao Arrested on June 14, 2011--Currently in the Rongcheng City Detention Center
Zhang Zongwen, detention center head: 86-631-7560896, 86-15666317639; 86-631-7561379
19. [Yongqing, Hebei Province] Circumstances of Mr. Pang Yushan
Mr. Pang Yushan was arrested early on the morning of June 18, 2011. Participating in the arrest were officer Zhang Haifeng from Yangmazhuang, officers from the Langfang Domestic Security Division, and more than ten police officers. They took Mr. Pang to the Langfang Brainwashing Center.
20. [Shandong Province] Circumstances of Practitioners Held in the Shandong Province Prison
As of February 2011, 163 practitioners have been held in the Shandong Province Prison.
Mr. Shao Chengluo, in his fifties, from Qingdao City, has been held in the Shandong Province Prison following his sentencing at the Qingdao Court in 2007. He was subjected to 150 kinds of tortures and he has held several persecution protest hunger strikes. By March 2011 he had become emaciated, his limbs were numb, and he couldn't eat.
Mr. Wang Hongzhang, 80, a former employee at the Jinan Steel & Iron Company, has been held in this prison since June 2009. Four criminal inmates, instigated by Ward No. 11 head Li Wei, covered Mr. Wang with thick cotton-padded bedding and ferociously beat him. The abuse caused heart, lung, and kidney dysfunction in Mr. Wang, along with blood in his urine for a long time. He was admitted to the Jinan Police Hospital for emergency treatment. He is still on life support at the hospital.
Li Wei instigated twenty criminal inmates to torture 38-year-old Mr. Guo Zhiqiang on March 10, 2011. They verbally and physically abused and mistreated him, and deprived him sleep for four consecutive days. Mr. Guo's feet swelled, and he had difficulty walking.
Mr. Yu Desheng from Dongying City is about 48 years old. He was given a seven-year prison term and has been incarcerated since 2006. Guards instigated 20 criminal inmates to take turns verbally and physically abusing him and depriving him of sleep.
Mr. Shi Zenglei, in his fifties, from Mengyin, was sentenced to ten years in prison and has been deprived of freedom since 2003. Guards instigated 20 criminal inmates to take turns physically and verbally abusing him, depriving him of sleep, and starving him in mid March 2011. Mr. Shi's cervical vertebra ruptured from beatings in June 2005.
Mr. You Yunsheng, about 60 years old, from Shouguang City has been held in the prison's Ward No. 11 since 2009, where was subjected to strict control many times. His blood pressure exceeded 280 mmHg in April 2010, but he was nonetheless subjected to verbal and physical abuse and mistreatment. Mr. You was sent to a hospital several times for emergency treatment.
Mr. Wang Fengyu, about 58 years old, from Laiwu City, was sentenced to nine years in prison, and has been locked up since 2005. He was subjected to strict control many times.
21. [Shandong Province] Mr. Li Xiaodong and Mr. Li Jiwei Subjected to Forced Labor
Mr. Li Xiaodong, an employee from the Shengli Oil Field, was arrested on April 17, 2011. Mr. Li Jiwei was arrested on May 10. The two practitioners were covertly taken to the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp on May 20.
22. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] 610 Office Agents Arrest Ms. Zhou Xiuli
Yichun City 610 Office agents, along with agents from the Nancha District 610 Office, attempted to force Ms. Zhou Xiuli, who was at work, to write a guarantee statement on the afternoon of June 15, 2011. Ms. Zhou refused. The persecutors took her to the Yichun Brainwashing Center.
This was Ms. Zhou's second arrest. She was previously arrested on April 28, 2002 at the hands of officers from the Lianhe Police Station in the Nancha District, and sentenced to a three-year prison term. She was held in the Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison, where she was subjected to severe abuse and torture. Local 610 Office agents often harassed her at home following her release.
Su Ye, Yichun City 610 Office head: 86-13091606618, 86-458-3646618, 86-458-395631
Lin Xiaoming, deputy head and brainwashing center head: 86-458-3879397
Zhang Hu, Yichun City Police Department 610 Office head: 86-458-3608557, 86-13329381177
