(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities and counties in 11 provinces. In this report, seven practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 20 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1.[Wuchang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Fu Arrested by Police Officers
Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Fu, over 60 years old, was detained by Nanhujie Police Station officers as she distributed informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong on December 28, 2007. She is being held in the First Women's Detention Center of Wuhan City.
2.[Beihai City, Guangxi Province] Mr. Huang Zhen and Mr. Lu Lifang Arrested
Mr. Huang from Beihai City was arrested at his home at noon on January 3, 2008. Mr. Lu from Hepu County, Beihai City, was arrested on January 4, 2008. Their whereabouts are currently unknown.
3.[Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Fengying and Mrs. Yang Were Arrested on January 5, 2008.
4.[Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Shumin and Other Practitioners Arrested
Police officers from Longwangmiao illegally arrested Ms. Wang Shumin, Mr. Li Zhonghai and other practitioners on the morning of January 4, 2008. Meanwhile, police officers ransacked Ms. Liu Yanhua's house. They took a computer, a photocopier, Falun Dafa books, truth-clarification materials, and more. Ms. Wang is currently in Donggang City Detention Center in. Mr. Li is in Longwangmiao Police Station.
5.[Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Huang Shuyun and Others Arrested
Mr. Li Bairong, Ms. Zhou Yuying, Mr. Guo Qi from Shuiquilu Township, Shulan City, and a couple from Yang Wenxue, were reported by a local villager when they distributed truth-clarification materials in the evening on January 4, 2008. Officers from the Shuiquilu Police Station arrested them at once.
The Shuiquilu Township Police Station: 86-432-8302226
6.[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Personnel at the Donglingqu Prison Persecute Family Members of a Practitioner
Personnel at Donglingqu Prison in Shenyang City demanded that family members of a practitioner return their visitor cars. Everyone in the family had to sign a statement before they were allowed to visit. If family members do not practice Falun Gong, they have to write, "I do not practice Falun Gong." If a family member is a practitioner, the guards order him or her to write the three statements, which are the Repentance Statement, the "Guarantee Statement," and the "Dissociation Statement." Otherwise, the person is not allowed to visit.
7.[Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Tang Liwen Arrested
Ms. Tang Liwen was arrested for distributing truth-clarification materials downtown. She is currently in the local Public Security Bureau.
8.[Beijing ] Ms. Tian Lisha in Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing
Ms. Tian Lisha was arrested on September 24, 2007, and held at the Zhaoyangqu Detention Center in Beijing. She was then sentenced to two years of forced labor and taken to Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing on December 25, 2007.
9.[Shandong Province] Mr. Ding Hong Sentenced to Forced Labor
Mr. Ding Hong, an employee of the Yankuang Group, was reported and arrested by police officers from the Tiexi Police Station when he distributed truth-clarification materials. He was sentenced to one year in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp, where he is currently is being held.
10.[Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Xiurong Arrested
Ms. Li Xiurong clarified the facts about Falun Gong to people at the market in Xindianzi, Zunhua City and was arrested. Her whereabouts are currently unknown.
11.[Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Tian Haiying and Mr. Huang Jinrong Arrested
Mr. Tian Haiying and Mr. Huang Jinrong from Jiujiang City distributed truth-clarification materials the evening of January 2, 2008. They were reported and consequently arrested by police officers from the Yongquan County Police Station. They are currently imprisoned in Jiujiang City's Detention Center.
12.[Hubei Province] The 610 Office of Hubei Province Holds a Photo Exhibition to Poison People's Minds
At the end of December 2007, personnel of the 610 Office in Hubei Province held a photo exhibition that slandered Falun Gong in the Science and Education Center of Hubei Province. They did this to once again poison people's minds.
13.[Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhang Weihua Being Monitored
Although Mr. Zhang Weihua was released from illegal imprisonment, he is currently being held against his will in Jinniuqu People's Hospital in Chengdu City. Officers have ordered him to write a guarantee statement renouncing Falun Gong before they will release him.
14.[Zigui County, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhou Zhongwu, 70 years old, Arrested by Police from the Local Police Station on December 29, 2007
The Zigui County Public Security Bureau: 86-717-2886500, 86-717-2886502
15.[Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Gao Chunlian and Other Practitioners Hold a Hunger Strike to Protest Their Illegal Imprisonment
Practitioners from Baoding and Zhuozhou City, Ms. Gao Chunlian, Mr. Dong Hanjie, and Ms. Xing Junhua, were arrested by police officers from Baoding and Zhuozhou City. They were taken to the Zhuozhou City Detention Center. Police officers ransacked their homes and stole nearly 10,000 yuan. Ms. Gao, Mr. Dong, and Ms. Xing have conducted a hunger strike for more than 80 days in protest of their illegal imprisonment. They have been brutally force-fed several times.
Another practitioner from Zhuozhou City, Ms. Zhou Yumei, was also arrested by Yang Yugang, the deputy head of the National Security Team in Zhuozhou City, and about five police officers, at around 4:00 p.m. on December 22, 2007. Ms. Zhou is now in the Zhuozhou City Detention Center. The police officers did not allow her family to visit her.
Head of the National Security Team: 86-13333126638, 86-13703361286.
Director of the Lintun Police Office, Liu Jiangsheng: 86-13333126919.
Zhuozhou City Detention Center: 86-312-3909446.
16.[Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Guo Xiangrong and Ms. Guo Xiuhua Heavily Sentenced
Ms. Guo Xiangrong and Ms. Guo Xiuhua from Zhangjiakou City were arrested by officers from the Huayuanjie Police Office, Shiqiaodong Public Security Branch Bureau, on the evening of August 8, 2007. The judge of the Shiqiaodong Court in Zhangjiakou City sentenced them on October 24, 2007. Ms. Guo Xiuhua had to be carried by a police officer to the court because she was emaciated as a result of torture during her detention. The Shiqiaodong Court judge sentenced Ms. Guo Xiangrong, 61 years old, to 11 years and Ms. Guo Xiuhua, 59 years old, to 9 years.
During their illegal detention, these two practitioners began a hunger to protest their detainment. They have been in the emergency room several times. They were force fed and injected with unknown substances at the First Hospital of Zhangjiakou City.
Zhangjiakou City's Shisanli Detention Center: 86-313-6235362, 86-313-6235554
Chief of the detention center: 86-313-4021947, 86-313-4021947, 86-13931300661