(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 23 cities or counties in 14 provinces. In this report, 32 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 50 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Domestic Security Police Attempt to Arrest Ms. Zhang Shurong
At around 11:00 a.m. on January 31, 2008, Zhang Chen (male) and two other officers of the Jidong County Domestic Security Division arrived at Xinyi Village in Chengjia Group, Hada Town. They forced their way into practitioner Ms. Zhang Shurong's home while Ms. Zhang happened to be away. The officers conducted a search and confiscated copies of Zhuan Falun and other Falun Dafa books. They took out an arrest warrant and forced Ms. Zhang's husband to sign it. They also issued an order for him to take his wife and report to the domestic security division between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. the following morning.
2. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Agents from the 610 Office Harass Practitioners and Their Families
On January 29, 2008, Ma Yuliang (male), head of the Duozhuang Town 610 Office in Mengyin County, led officers to the home of practitioner Mr. Duan Dedao in East Duozhuang Village. The officers confiscated a notebook computer and Falun Dafa books. Mr. Duan Dedao's whereabouts are unknown.
On January 31, 2008, Li Zhaofa (male), head of Taoxu Town in Mengyin County, and other officers went to three practitioners' homes to harass them. The officers searched Ms. Lei Guiling's home in Ankou Village, Taoxu Town. They confiscated the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and other books. Ms. Lei's whereabouts are unknown. Li Zhaofa and other officers also tried to harass practitioner Mr. Ji Yongxian in Xidoushan Village in Taoxu Town. Mr. Ji happened to not be at his home.
Li Guang (male), former head of the Duozhuang Town 610 Office: 86-539-4588566
(Home)
Qin Yuandong (male), deputy Party secretary of Duozhuang Town in charge of the
persecution: 86-13516394369 (Cell)
Bian Dayong (male), in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong at the Mengyin
County Police Department: 86-539-4274281, 86-13905392102 (Cell)
Li Baoyuan (male), director of the Mengyin County 610 Office: 86-539-4279189,
86-13953918936 (Cell)
3. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhang Jingliang in Custody at Xinglongxin Prison in Mudanjiang City Since 2002
4. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Lu Jigui Taken into Custody
Mr. Lu Jigui, a practitioner in the Wolitun area in Daqing City was turned in to the authorities for clarifying the truth to his former colleagues. At noon on February 1, 2008, officers of the Wolitun Police Department deceived Mr. Lu into coming out of his home. The officers took him into custody. Mr. Lu Jigui is being held at the Longfeng District Detention Center
5. [Liaoning Province] Police Brutality at Nanguanling Prison in Dalian City
On November 19, 2007, thirty Falun Gong practitioners were transferred to the Nanguanling Prison in a bus arranged by the Yaojia Forced Labor Camp in Dalian City, Liaoning Province. One practitioner shouted "Falun Dafa is great!" Bai Shiming (male), a deputy warden, knocked the practitioner to the ground. Several guards kicked the practitioner while others hit the practitioner with electric batons. Later, inmates were called in to drag the practitioner away.
6. [Tianjin] Ms. Liao Zhiping, a Retired Division Level Military Official, Again Taken to Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Liao Zhiping, 62, is a retired official at the division level for a military organization in Tianjin affiliated with the General Staff Department. At around 8:00 a.m. on January 1, 2008, she was taken into custody near Binxi Road in Hexi District, Tianjin by officers of the Youyi Road Police Station. By the end of January 2008, Ms. Liao was unlawfully sentenced to eighteen months of forced labor. Both she and her family refused to sign the forced labor paperwork, in protest of the persecution.
Ms. Liao was unlawfully sentenced to two years of forced labor in August 2004.
Youyi Road Police Station: 86-22-88293369
7. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Feng Shuzhi Taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp from the Wafangdian Detention Center
Lei Shuqing (male), chief of the Wafangdian Police Department:
86-411-85616666
Head of the 610 Office: 86-13998512139 (Cell)
8. [Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Practitioner Mr. Huang Yade Sentenced to Forced Labor
Practitioner Mr. Huang Yade has been sentenced to three and a half years of forced labor by the judicial system. On January 18, 2008, he was taken to the No. 4 Prison in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia.
9. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Elderly Mr. Xing Fuzhen Taken to the Ganjingzi Brainwashing Center
On January 24, 2008, Mr. Xing Fuzhen (almost 70 years old) from Shihe Town, Jinzhou District, Dalian City, was taken into custody. The following day, Mr. Xing was taken to the Ganjingzi Legal Training Center.
Xu Guangyue (male), police officer: 86-13942080777
Shihe Town Police Station: 86-411-87260219
10. [Dangshan Town, Anhui Province] Zhulou Town Police Station Deprives Public of the Right to Learn the Truth
On January 30, 2008, Mr. He She, a practitioner in the Guandimiao area in Dangshan County, was turned in to the police while he was distributing Falun Dafa truth-clarification materials at the Chenzhai Farm Market. Officers from the Zhulou Town Police Station took him to the police station, searched his home, and confiscated his computer, printer, and other items. The officers denied his wife's request to see Mr. He.
Earlier, officers of the Zhulou Town Police Station went door-to-door in the local Shaozhai Village to unlawfully gather truth-clarification materials distributed by Falun Gong practitioners.
Meng Gang (male), director of the Zhulou Town Police Station:86-13956861696 (Cell), 86-557-8022033-4201 (Office), 86-557-8024965 (Home)
11. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Junli Taken into Custody
At 6:30 a.m. on January 30, 2008, Ms. Chen Li, a practitioner in Donggezhaung Village in Guxian Town, Pingdu City, was taken to the police station.
12. [Shandong Province] Over Thirty Falun Gong Practitioners Unlawfully Held at a Brainwashing Center by Zhaoyuan City 610 Office
13. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Shi Mingchang Taken into Custody
At around 10:00 a.m. on February 1, 2008, officers from the Linqu County 610 Office and of the Anti-(slanderous word deleted) Division broke into practitioner Mr. Shi Mingchang's home in the family quarters of the Linqu County Branch of the China Construction Bank. The officers took Mr. Shi into custody, searched his home, confiscated a computer and a recorder, and took possession of 1,600 yuan cash. Mr. Shi Mingchang is being held at the Linqu County Detention Center.
Chen Qiang (male), director of the Linqu County 610 Office: 86-536-3114610,
86-536-3126088, 86-536-3166969, 86-13864676172
Xu Wenyuan (male), chief of police department: 86-536-3456678, 86-536-3456369,
86-13963686369
14. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yin Xinxiao, Ms. Lu Xueqin, and Ms. Wang Yumin Remain in Custody at Liaoyuan Road Police Station
15. [Beijing] Ms. Wu Fangling Sent to Forced Labor Camp the Day After Being Taken into Custody on Her Way to Work
On January 29, 2008, practitioner Ms. Wu Fangling was on her way to work when domestic security officers in Yanqing County took her into custody. The following day she was unlawfully taken to a labor camp.
16. [Beijing] Ms. Shan Shuling Taken into Custody--Her Home Unlawfully Searched
On the afternoon of December 19, 2007, Ms. Shan Shuling, a practitioner in Hanshiqiao Village in Yang Town, Shunyi District, Beijing, was taken into custody. The police searched her home. Some said that Ms. Shan was unlawfully sentenced to two years of forced labor.
17. [Beijing] Several Practitioners Taken into Custody by Police in Dongcheng District
On January 24, 2008, several practitioners, including Mr. Gong, Mr. Fang, Mr. Fu, and Ms. Jiao, were taken into police custody.
18. [Tianjin] Mr. Li Shaochen and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
On January 17, 2008, Mr. Li Shaochen, a practitioner who lives on Xigu Street in Hongqiao District, Tianjin, was taken into custody at his younger sister's home. His son was taken in custody at the same time and was released several days later. Mr. Li Shaochen, an elderly practitioner surnamed Zhang, Mr. Guo Jindong, Mr. Li Lixin, Ms. Liu Shumin, a young practitioner with the last name Song, Ms. Su Guiling, Ms. Zhang Guizhen, and Ms. Li Hong have all been implicated for setting up satellite television equipment that receives signals from New Tang Dynasty Television.
19. [Tianjin] Special Agency Formed in October 2007 in Tianjin to Sabotage Installation of Satellite Dishes
20. [Linyi County, Shanxi Province] Practitioner Mr. Lu Jianbing Sent to Labor Camp
Mr. Lu Jianbing, 41, is a practitioner in Shexing Village, Dongzhang Township, Linyi County. At around noon on November 17, 2007, he was turned in to the police for persuading others to quit the Communist Party and its affiliated organizations. Li Quanzhou, head of the Linyi County 610 Office, led several people to break into Mr. Lu's home. They grabbed Falun Dafa books, turned on the computer and found Falun Dafa related contents. The officers then forced Mr. Lu into the police vehicle. Later Mr. Lu Jianbing was sentenced to three years of forced labor. His term was reduced to one year after his case was reported to the regional authorities. On December 4, 2007, he was transferred to the Yongjiyu Township Forced Labor Camp. Mr. Lu's family visited him recently and learned that he was about to be taken to Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.
Since July 20, 1999, at least a hundred practitioners have been taken into custody in Linyi County. A dozen were sent to forced labor camps. Exorbitant fines have financially ruined many practitioners and their families.
21. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Guilan and Several Other Practitioners Unlawfully Detained
On January 21, 2008, elderly Ms. Xu Guilan in Songjia Village, Fujia Town, Zhangdian District, Zibo City was taken into custody. In the next two days, six more practitioners in Songjia Village were taken into custody. Practitioners were also taken into custody in neighboring villages, including Mr. Xu Shunxu (72) in Daxu Village, Mr. Cao Qifang (48) in Tianjia Village, and Ms. Yao Xiufang (66) in another village. It has been reported that these practitioners are being held at the Fujia Town Detention Center in Zhangdian District, Zibo City.
Zhao Zuocheng (male), director of the Fujia Town Detention Center in Zibo City: 86-533-2189727
22. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Mr. Han Xiaodong and Ms. Chen Liping Taken into Custody in Xinglong County on January 30, 2008
23. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Ba Shuqun Unlawfully Sentenced to Prison at Tianqiao District Court on the Morning of January 29, 2008
24. [Jiangsu Province] Current Situations of Several Practitioners
Ms. Zhou Chunzhi and Ms. Liu Jiemei, among other practitioners, remain in custody at the Jiangsu Women's Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Rong Caizhen, Ms. Wang Haitang, and Ms. Zhu Guomei from Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province have returned to their homes. Ms. Guo Junzhen has returned home. Ms. Lin Jinfeng is on medical parole.
25. [Fenxi County, Shanxi Province] Practitioners Ms. Niu Aibao and Mr. Guo Huisheng Taken into Custody at Their Homes
At around 10:00 p.m. on December 17, 2007, sixteen or seventeen officers led by Tian Junping (male), head of the Fenxi County 610 Office, and Chang Heping (male), head of the Xi County 610 Office, broke into practitioner Ms. Niu Aibao's home in Dongzhuang Village, Qingxiang Town, Fenxi County. They took Ms. Niu into custody and searched her home. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books, truth-clarification materials, and two door hangings stitched with "Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance" and lotus flower drawings on them. At around 11:00 p.m. the officers went to Mr. Guo Huisheng's home in Zuomuzhang Village in Qingxiang Town, Fenxi County. Mr. Guo was home alone. The officers took him into custody without telling his family. Mr. Guo Huisheng is being held at the Xi County Detention Center. Ms. Niu Aibao is being held at the Pu County Detention Center.
Tian Junping (male), director of Fenxi County 610 Office: 86-357-5123623
(Home)
Fan Yiqun (male), of the Fenxi County Police Department: 86-357-5123156
(Office), 86-357-2091953 (Home), 86-13835766090 (Cell)
26. [Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Lu Wenwei and His Wife Taken into Custody
On January 20, 2008, the police in Zhongshan City took into custody Mr. Lu Wenwei, his wife, and two other practitioners.
27. [Henan Province] Ms. Li Jierong at Nanyang City Refrigerating Factory, in Her Fifties, Taken into Custody on January 31, 2008
28. [Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Qian Zilian and Ms. Xu Jinghua Unlawfully Prosecuted
Practitioners Ms. Qian Zilian and Ms. Xu Jinghua have been prosecuted by the Lin'an City Procuratorate. A trial was held at the Lin'an Court on January 30, 2008. The court is in recess and sentencing has not been announced.
29. [Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou Province] Ms. Li Xiuhua Taken into Police Custody While Distributing Truth-Clarification Materials
At around 9:00 p.m. on January 29, 2008, Ms. Li Xiuhua, a practitioner from Duyun City in Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, was taken into custody by the police while she was out distributing truth-clarification materials. By 1:00 a.m. the same night, six police officers went to her home for a search and confiscated some truth-clarification materials. Ms. Li Xiuhua is being held at the Duyun City Detention Center.
30. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Ms. Zou Guiying and Ms. Wang Shumei Taken into Custody
At around 1:00 p.m. on January 29, 2008, Ms. Zou Guiying and Ms. Wang Shumei were turned in to the authorities while they were clarifying the truth at the Xin'an Market. They were taken to the Yilan Police Station. At 2:00 p.m. Ms. Wang Shumei's home was searched. The two practitioners are being held at the Yanji Detention Center.
31. [Chongqing] Mr. Jiang Xing Held at Jiangbei District Detention Center
On October 29, 2007, Liang Shibin from the Domestic Security Division of the Jiangbei District Police Department and other officers went to Mr. Jiang Xing's home claiming that they were there to read the gas meter. When Mr. Jiang opened the door, the officers searched his home and took him to the Wangxiangtai Brainwashing Center. The officers refused to let Mr. Jiang's family know where he was being held. They further threatened his family not to tell others that Mr. Jiang was unlawfully taken into custody.
By the end of December 2007, Mr. Jiang Xing was transferred to the Jiangbei District Detention Center. That is when his family learned where he was.
32. [Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Xiuying in Difficult Situation at Tumuji Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Wang Xiuying, 62, was taken into custody by the Hailar Railroad Police Division on December 8, 2006. She was later sentenced to two years of forced labor and held at the Tumuji Forced Labor Camp.
Soon after Ms. Wang was taken into custody, she developed symptoms of severe illnesses. Her right leg is numb, her heartbeat has been above normal, and she also has high blood pressure. Ms. Wang faces danger due to her complications. The labor camp officials have refused to release her. Ms. Wang cannot come downstairs. Her meals have to be brought to her upstairs.
33. [Anshun City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Zhang Hui Taken to a Forced Labor Camp in Guangdong Province after Being Taken into Custody in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province
Mr. Zhang Hui is a practitioner who works at the Yunma Factory in Anshun City, Guizhou Province. On September 29, 2007, he was taken into custody while posting Falun Gong truth-clarification materials in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. He was later taken to the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp in Guangdong Province to serve an eighteen-month term.
34. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Current Situation of Falun Gong Practitioners Recently Taken into Custody
On the morning of January 29, 2008, several practitioners from the Yingchun area were on their way to Yongfeng, Xiangyang, Qinghe, and other forest farms to clarify the truth. They were turned in to the police. Officers from the Yingchun Forestry Police Department took them into custody, including Ms. Wang Huachun and Ms. Mao Shufen, among other practitioners. It has been confirmed that Ms. Zhu Lianxiang, Ms. Wang Huachun, and Ms. Mao Shufen are being held at the Yingchun Forestry Department Detention Center.
35. [Beijing] Jinkui Decorative Painting Company in Chaoyang District Ransacked by Police--Whereabouts of Falun Gong Practitioners Unknown
On the morning of January 24, 2008, about thirty police officers from the Hepingli Police Station in Beijing went to the Jinkui Decorative Painting Company in District B1 in Dingxingzhuang Village, Heizhuanghu Township, Beijing to conduct a search. The officers took into custody and interrogated Mr. Han Ligang, Ms. Yu Yafang, Ms. Yu Yajing, Ms. Wen Jiaqi, Ms. Chen Jiaolong, and Mr. Liu Dalong at the Hepingli Police Station in Chaoyang District. The officers confiscated a notebook computer and several Falun Dafa books. The police held all employees in custody for 24 hours and suspended the production of the company. Several employees remain in custody. None of the Falun Gong practitioners' whereabouts are known.
36. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Meiying and Ms. Luan Cuixiang Held at Brainwashing Center
Ms. Yang Meiying and Ms. Luan Cuixiang, practitioners in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province, are being held at a brainwashing center by the Zhaoyuan City 610 Office. They are under pressure to sign statements against their will, are fed Party propaganda, and are otherwise abused every day.
February 1, 2008