(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 31 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 10 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Tong Huanxiang Hung Up by Handcuffs for Three Days
Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Tong Huanxiang, a resident of Weihai City, is a director of the Tianhe Chess Academy. From 1996 to 2002, he won the championship of the Weihai City Chess Competition. In 2004, he won the Weihai City King of Chess in the Chess King Competition. Because he believes in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, he was arrested on October 11, 2007, as he was leaving his friend's house. In November 2007, he was taken to the Eighth Section, Second Ward of the Shandong Province Second Labor Camp, and sentenced to forced labor. During this period, he was tortured by the guards. Every day, from 6:00 a.m to 11:00 p.m, he was forced to sit on a bench and face the wall. Sometimes he was forced to watch the video that slanderes Dafa. In December 2007, Mr. Tong was hung up off the ground by handcuffs at the window of the Duty's Office for three whole days. Even when he asked to urinate at night, he was denied and was forced to empty his bladder with his pants on. At that time, it was during the cold winter, Mr. Tong was freezing, to the point of shivering from the cold.
2. [Jiling Province] Yueshan Road Police Dog Training Base Exposed as a Center for Persecuting Practitioners
The Yueshan Road Police Dog Training Base is located at the north of Yueshan Road. The street is narrow and out of the way. There are sparse residents and its back is to the mountain. It is difficult for vehicles to pass through. It is a center where Falun Gong practitioners are viciously persecuted in Jilin Province. On the right side of the building, there are dozens of dogs. Around it there are high walls.
On March 14, 2007, a Falun Gong practitioner was arrested and taken to the base. He was tortured. A policeman used ice to freeze his private parts. Policemen also pressed a cigar tray and icy water bottle on the top of his ribs, it was so painful he sweat all over the body, and he almost passed out. The four to five policemen even violently pressed the practitioner to the floor. He was cuffed behind the back. Later, he was shocked on his hands, legs and back with an electric baton. Policemen also put spicy mustard oil into a water bottle and then poured it in his mouth, nose and ears. They put a towel on his nose so he could not breathe, smothering him. Policemen also blew smoke in his face. He was bound to an iron chair, (1) and not allowed to sleep, and he was tortured with an electric baton.
3. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Persecution of Ms. Chen Yujie in Laixi City
Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Chen Yujie is a 35-year-old employee of the Laixi City Industrial and Commercial Bank. Since she started practicing Falun Gong in 1996, she has been very healthy. In April 1999, she donated to the Hope Project (for schools in the countryside) 10,000 yuan. In 2000, she discovered two fake bank receipts, and thus the employer avoid the giant risk and possible loss.
In June and July 2006, Ms. Chen went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong twice. She was taken to the Laiyang City Mental Hospital by police from the Laixi City Department and the 610 Office. She was forcefully injected with drugs and made to take medicine orally. This healthy person was tortured so badly she became a person with a dull look, stiff tongue and unclear pronunciation.
In September 2001, Hou Songtao (male), a policeman from the Qingdao Road Station ordered by the Department of Political and Security, the Laixi City Department and the 610 Office to go to the Laixi City Industrial and Commercial Bank and arrest Ms. Chen Yujie. She was then taken to the Dashan Detention Center in Qingdao City. Ms. Chen's family was also illegally fined 1000 yuan. One month later, Ms. Chen was taken to the Wangchun Women's Labor Camp in Zibo City and was tortured there. Because she did not cooperate with the "transformation", the agent from the labor camp notified her family to pick her up and take her back home.
When she went back to her work place, the employer only signed a year contract with her while signing three to five years contract with all the other employees. In July 2003, when Ms. Chen's child was just two years old, the bank she worked for forced her family to take her to be "transformed" at the Jinan City Labor Camp. Ms. Chen had to leave home. When she came back, her employer forced her to write a statement saying that she left the bank on a voluntary basis because of illness.
Wang Quanzhong (male), the director of Industrial and Commercial Bank:
86-532-88485268 (H)
Wei Peiqing (male), the chief of office: 86-532-88473508 (Home), 86-1368976778
(Cell)
4. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhou Xingxian and Ms. Wu Xiaohua Arrested
Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wu Xiaohua, an associate professor of the Department of Construction, Anhui City Construction Industrial Institute, was reported when she distributed truth clarification fliers at a supermarket in Hefei City during the Chinese New Year. She was arrested and then she was transferred to the Hefei City Mental Hospital.
Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhou Xingxian, a physician from Sanli Street, Hefei City, was reported while she was distributing truth clarification fliers during the Chinese New Year. She was arrested and was tortured at the Hefei City Detention Center.
5. Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wang Yuqing Arrested and Her Home Ransacked
At 9:25 a.m on February 22, 2008, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Yuqing was arrested and her home was ransacked. Her Dafa books, a bag of truth clarification materials and passport were taken away. Now Ms. Wang is detained at the Sushe Street Police Station. This is the fourth time that Ms. Wang has been arrested.
Ms. Wang was previously a manager of a Business Department, in Guangzhou City Haizhu Branch of Shenzhen Development Bank. She began to practice Falun Gong in 1997. From 1999 to 2005, she was arrested several times and has been detained for five years. Her family's economic status, morale and general home life have been dramatically affected.
6 [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested before Chinese New Year
On the morning of February 1, 2008, policemen from the National Security Section from Yinchuan City Department and the National Security Section from the Xingqing District Department, abetted by Yao Yingli, male, the vice chief of the Ningxia Autonomous Region 610 Office and policeman Wang Man, went to Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liang Yuhua's store and arrested her. Later, they went to her home and ransacked it. They took away some of her property from her home. Her husband, Mr. Ding Fadong (also a practitioner), was forced to leave home to avoid being arrested.
On the night of February 1, 2008, policemen from Yinchuan City pried open the door and broke into a Falun Gong practitioner's house and hid there. They planned to arrest the practitioner. The practitioner tried to resist the unlawful arrest.
On February 2, 2008, policemen from Yuhuan North Street in Yinchuan City, arrested Falun Gong practitioner, Ms. Chen Hua. Her house was ransacked.
On the morning of February 2, 2008, claiming to be picking up work equipment, policemen Li Gang (male) and He Jingbo (male), from the Funing Street Station in Yinchuan City deceived Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Xie Yiqiang (an engineer of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau). They followed him to his workplace and then arrested him.
On February 2, 2008, a senior Falun Gong practitioner was summoned and interrogated by policemen from the Wenhua Street Station.
At present, Ms. Liang Yuhua and Ms. Chen Hua were released and allowed to go home. Mr. Ding Fadong (a Falun Gong practitioner) was forced to leave home to avoid being arrested. Mr. Xie Yiqiang was criminally detained, and is now being held at the Yinchuan City Detention Center.
7. [Yunnan Province] Kunming City Second Vocational School Teacher Ms. Shi Yun Sentenced
At 2:00 p.m on January 9, 2008, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Shi Yun, a teacher of the Kunming City Second Vocational Middle School was secretly tried. She was sentenced to seven years in prison. Ms. Shi will continue to appeal, even though there has been no reply yet. At present. Ms. Shi is being held at the Wuhua District Detention Center, Kunming City.
8. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wu Peixiang Tortured
Falun Dafa practitioner, Ms. Wu Peixiang, a resident of the West Zhugou Village, Zhoug Town in Gaomi City, was arrested by Wu Mingqiang and two other policemen from the Zhugou Town Station on the afternoon of February 18, 2008. After Ms. Wu was arrested, she was tortured. From internal resources, it was said that Ms. Wu Peixiang was tortured and they extorted a confession. Now she does not have enough clothes to cover her body and suffers humiliating insults.
9. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Zhaohua Tortured
Falun Dafa practitioner, Ms. Wang Zhaohua, was sentenced to over one year of forced labor in Weifang City. Because she believes in Falun Dafa, she has been constantly monitored. Policemen tortured her many times with handcuffs and electric batons. She was tortured physically and mentally. Also some vicious people were incited to curse and beat her. In addition, every day, Ms. Wang was forced to face the wall after she worked.
10. [Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Ni Sicai Arrested
Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Ni Sicai, a resident of Yujiang County, Shangrao City, was arrested while in Shanggao County on December 24, 2007. His computer and all personal items were taken away.
The personnel in charge of this case:
Wu Minqing (gender unknown): 86-13907952690 (Cell), 86-795-2521759
Chen Huirong (male): 86-13576599199 (Cell), 86-795-2522535, 86-13317951999
(Cell)
The telephone number of the police (who takes charge of this case):
86-795-2529120
11. [Qingdao City, Shandong Provice] Young Female Practitioner Being Persecuted
On 10 a.m. of February 21, 2008, a young female practitioner, name unknown, was handcuffed and taken to the Qingdao City Dermatology Hospital by three policemen. The practitioner kept shouting "Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance is good!" and "The doom of the CCP is coming; withdraw from the CCP to save yourself."
12. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Lang Qingsheng and Mr. Zhang Qinggui Face Illegal Sentencing
Donggang City Court illegally sentenced practitioners, Mr. Lang Qingsheng and Mr. Zhang Qinggui to six years in prison each. The practitioners appealed to Dandong City Higher Court. The Higher Court is expected to rule without a hearing soon.
Li Liwei (male), court judge: 86-415-6277056
Liu Mingcheng (male), court deputy judge: 86-415-6277099
Yu Yiqing (male) (male), court deputy judge: 86-415-6277053
13. [Beijing] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Peizhi from Jinzhan Township Chaoyang District Was Arrested at Home on February 20, 2008
14. [Benxi County, Liaoning Province] Police Harassed Practitioner Huang Yan's Family Members
On April 20, 2007, officers from Benxi County Police Department arrested Mr. Huang Yan and searched his home. Mr. Huang was sentenced to two years of forced labor and has been imprisoned at the Weiningying Forced Labor Camp in Benxi City. Police officers harassed Mr. Huang's family on many occasions. As a result, Mr. Huang's wife suffered a brain hemorrhage and was charged more than 10,000 yuan in emergency care by the county hospital and Shenyang City hospital. She needs full-time care and supervision. Her relatives are taking care of her at home. Mr. Huang's father is in his eighties and needs care and supervision. Mr. Huang's family has no source of income since Mr. Huang was arrested. (Mr. Huang has two children. They work in other cities.)
15. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Duet Performance Defamed Falun Dafa in Xinzhang Village Bianzhangzi Township, Longcheng District
Involved personnel:
Meng Xianzeng (male): 86-421-3200518, 86-13304919998 (Cell)
Xing Youqiang (male), CCP deputy secretary: 86-421-3205185
Bian Xijun (male), director: 86-421-3205185
Wang Fengying (female): 86-421-3205255
16. [Xiamen City, Fujian Province] Xu Xiaoqiang, Lai Jiyan, Xiang Benzi Appeal to Xiamen Middle Court
Practitioners Mr. Xu Xiaoqiang, Mr. Lai Jiyan, Mr. Xiang Benzi, who had been harshly sentenced by the Xiamen City Siming District Court, appealed to the Xiamen Middle Court.
17. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Misconduct of Liaoyuanlu Police Station Officers
On January 26-27, 2008, practitioners Ms. Lu Xueqin, Ms. Wang Yumin, Ms. Yi Xinxiao were arrested and taken to Liaoyuanlu Police Station. Liaoyuanlu Police Station officer Min Xing (male) brutally attacked these practitioners. He punched the practitioners in the head and the stomach.
When the practitioner fell unconscious from the beating, officers forced the her hand to make fingerprints on police station documents. Ms. Lu Xueqin was in critical condition after the beating. She was taken to the hospital on many occasions. Every time the doctors demanded her be admitted to the hospital, but the officers refused.
18. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Additional Information on Song Guobin's Arrest
Mr. Song Guobin, a thirty-eight-year-old practitioner, makes a living as a salesman. At 4 p.m. on February 21, 2008, the security guards discovered that he was clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa to the residents in Jingxiu Neighborhood, Qiyizhong Street. They beat him and reported him to the police. Mr. Song is detained in Xinshi District Police Department.
610 Office Chair Ma Wenhe (male), 86-312-3089759 (Office), 86-312-3020706
(Home), 86-13603222316 (Cell)
610 Office Deputy Chair Su Zhan'guo (male): 86-312-3089935 (Office),
86-312-5010480 (Home), 86-13833216668 (Cell)
19. [Jingxing County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhu Junhui Illegally Detained for Clarifying the Facts of Falun Dafa in the Local Police Station
20. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Five Practitioners Taken to Shenyang Women's Prison
On February 15, 2008, Ms. Guo Fengxian, Ms. Wang Xuejun, Ms. Dong Xiuqin, Ms. Zhang Guiju, and Ms. Han Fengzheng were taken to the Shenyang Women's Prison.
Mr. Li Jingfang, Mr. Liu Jincheng, Mr. Li Zhan'guang are detained at the Lingyuan City First Detention Center.
Lingyuan City Police Department Director Zhang Lin (male): 86-421-6883101
(Office), 86-421-2690000 (Home), 86-13304910001 (Cell)
Lingyuan City Police Department Deputy Director Li Xuebin (male, main task in
persecuting Falun Gong): 86-13704916369 (Cell)
Formerly 610 Office Chair Zhang Qiang (male): 86-421-6815610 (Office),
86-421-6821759 (Home), 86-13052611798 (Cell)
21. [Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Persecution of Practitioner Yan Weihong
Practitioner Mr. Yan Weihong (previous name, Yan Xiao) is in his thirties. He used to live in Aksu City. Mr. Yan went to Beijing to appeal, and was imprisoned for about three years. He was imprisoned first in northeast China, then in Changji City, Xinjiang Region. After his release, he moved with his mother to Urumqi City, and got married in 2004.
When his baby was one month old, Mr. Yan was imprisoned for a second time at the seventh ward of Urumqi prison. In the second half of 2007, he went on a hunger strike and was subjected to forced-feeding. It was said that even the prison doctor did not have the heart to perform forced-feeding on him again. By then, he had been in the prison for about two years,
22. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lai Yuwen and Wu Shilian Taken to Nanmusi Forced Labor Camp
In mid-January 2008, Xichang City 610 Office imprisoned practitioners, Ms. Lai Yuwen, and Ms. Wu Shilian at the Nanmushi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zizhong County, Shichuan Province. Ms. Lai, Ms. Wu, and Ms. Tang Qiong were arrested in May 2007 and were each sentenced to one-and-a-half-years in prison. Ms. Tang is imprisoned at the Tuohuang Detention Center in Xichang City.
(1) The iron chair is made of iron pipes. Victims are restrained on the iron chairs with both arms and legs tied for a long period of time. See illustration on http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2002/1/9/17577.html.
February 22, 2008