(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report, 19 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 31 practitioners were illegally arrested.
[Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Jiao Xuemei Taken into Custody
[Jiangxi Province] Ms. Zhang Linhong and Other Practitioners Transferred Away from Lushan Detention Center, Their Whereabouts Remain Unknown
[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Shanglong Beaten and Denied Medical Treatment at Masanjiazi Forced Labor Camp
[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Min's Daughter and Son-in-Law Taken to Zhangshi Brainwashing Center
[Guan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Shen Lianghua Taken to Forced Labor Camp
[Funan County, Anhui Province] Mr. Zhou Shaoyou and His Wife Taken into Custody
[Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Chen Min and Other Practitioners Harassed and Taken into Custody
[Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Police Condemned by Crowd Witnessing Their Attempt to Arrest Elderly Practitioner Ms. Ding Qifen
[Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Lin Zhengzheng and Mr. Hou Huaning Taken into Custody, Their Whereabouts Unknown
[Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Additional Information on Five Practitioners in Custody, including Mr. Chen Wenqing
[Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Song Zhongya Taken into Custody on June 25, 2008--She Has Not Yet Returned
[Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Shuzhi and Two Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
[Anyang City, Henan Province] Seven Practitioners, Including Ms. Wang Sulan, Taken into Custody
[Linzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Cheng Mingzhu and Ms. Li Jianxiang Taken into Custody
[Suining City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhang Zhiping Taken into Custody, His Whereabouts Remain Unknown
[Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Deng Xiaoming Unlawfully Held at Xinjin Brainwashing Center
[Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Xiong Wenyi Taken to Brainwashing Center
[Pengshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Shujin Taken into Custody
[Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Tang Yu and Mr. Li Peigao Taken into Custody
[Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Additional Information on Several Practitioners Taken into Custody
[Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Jun Taken into Custody by Officers from Chang'an Police Station
[Hunan Province] Ms. Li Guangping Taken into Custody
[Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Guilan Taken into Custody
[Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Shen Shufang is Missing
[Linquan County, Anhui Province] Ms. Li Ling and Other Practitioners Face Unlawful Trials
1. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Jiao Xuemei Taken into Custody
On June 16, 2008, Ms. Jiao Xuemei, an employee of the Tangshan Thermodynamics Company, was taken into custody by officers of the Xishandao Police Station in Tangshan City. She was taken to the Tangshan City No. 1 Detention Center that same day. The officers of the police station had harassed Ms. Jiao on several occasions before they took her into detention.
2. [Jiangxi Province] Ms. Zhang Linhong and Other Practitioners Transferred Away from Lushan Detention Center, Their Whereabouts Remain Unknown
Using the safeguarding of the Beijing Olympics as an excuse, the Lushan Police Department in Jiangxi Province has recently taken into custody several local practitioners, including Ms. Zhang Linhong, Ms. Huang Xiuying, Ms. Yang Yinping, and Ms. Wang Chunmei.
It has been reported that officials at the Lushan Detention Center have transferred those in custody to other locations. Practitioner Ms. Wang Chen has been taken to the Majialong Forced Labor Camp, where her family has been denied their rights to visitation. The whereabouts of Ms. Zhang Linhong, Ms. Huang Xiuying and Ms. Yang Yinping are unknown.
3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Shanglong Beaten and Denied Medical Treatment at Masanjiazi Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Xu Shanglong, 35, has been unlawfully held at Division No. 8 of the No. 2 Masanjiazi Forced Labor Camp. On around June 20, 2008, a labor camp guard with the surname Tang (male) in Division No. 8 viciously beat him, and Mr. Xu was severely injured. The labor camp officials have denied him any medical treatment.
4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Min's Daughter and Son-in-Law Taken to Zhangshi Brainwashing Center
On around May 24, 2008, Zhou Yongkang (male), the top-ranking Communist Party leader in charge of the persecution, arrived at Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. Dozens of practitioners were unlawfully taken into custody. The daughter of Ms. Xu Min (a practitioner from Shenyang City), who is in charge of the advertising department of the Shenyang Television Station, and her husband were taken into custody and unlawfully held at the Zhangshi Brainwashing Center in Shenyang City. Ms. Xu, her husband and their son's entire family have left China to live overseas.
In June 2008, officers in Huanggu District in Shenyang City went across the district line to take into custody Ms. Wu Yufeng, elderly Mr. Zhao and other practitioners in Shenhe District. The practitioners are being held at the Huanggu District Detention Center. It has been reported that a total of 62 practitioners were taken into custody in this round of arrests by the police.
5. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Shen Lianghua Taken to Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Shen Xiaoling, from Shenxiaotun Hamlet, Sang'a Township, Guan County, has been unlawfully taken to a forced labor camp. In June 2008, Mr. Shen's older brother and sister-in-law went to the Guangzhuang Township Forced Labor Camp in the Wangcun area to deliver clothes. Labor camp officials only allowed Mr. Shen's brother to meet him. Mr. Shen had become emaciated. Two of his teeth were missing.
Between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on February 25, 2008, seven or eight police officers jumped over the wall and blocked Mr. Shen Lianghua at his home. The officers then held him down to the ground and hit him as hard as they could. One officer smashed his face with a flashlight and knocked two of his teeth out. Mr. Shen was taken to the Guan County Detention Center. His home was unlawfully searched on the morning of February 26.
6. [Funan County, Anhui Province] Mr. Zhou Shaoyou and His Wife Taken into Custody
On June 25, 2008, Jia Qingyun (male), the former head of the Domestic Security Division of the Funan County Police Department, led a group of officers to the store owned by Mr. Zhou Shaoyou. The officers took into custody Mr. Zhou, his wife Ms. Gao, and another practitioner Mr. Fang Guoxuan, who had just returned after being forced to stay out of town for years because of his belief in Falun Dafa. The three practitioners have been taken to the Funan County Detention Center.
7. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Chen Min and Other Practitioners Harassed and Taken into Custody
On June 2, 2008, Ms. Chen Min, Mr. Luo Jichuan, and Ms. Wang Lihua from the Liangxinbao area in Junshan District, Yueyang City were taken into custody by officers of the Cengshan Town 610 Office in Junshan District. Some practitioners were harassed, Mr. He Ruiping's home was searched on June 1, and at noon on May 29, Cai Dechun (male), director of the Liangxinbao Police Station in Junshan District, led a dozen officers and personnel from the 610 Office to break into Mr. Fan Qingyun's home. They took Mr. Fan to the police station for interrogation and used the excuse that Falun Dafa books were found at his home to place Mr. Fan in detention for seven days (from May 29 to June 5).
8. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Police Condemned by Crowd Witnessing Their Attempt to Arrest Elderly Practitioner Ms. Ding Qifen
At around 3:00 p.m. on June 16, 2008, Dai Hongwei (male) and several other officers from the Kaoshan Town Police Station in Nong'an County tried to take Ms. Ding Qifen, an elderly practitioner in Kaoshan Town, into custody. Ms. Ding was at home alone. She passed out by the police vehicle due to illness. A crowd gathered and people condemned the police officers' mistreatment of an innocent elderly lady. The police did not leave until after 6:00 p.m. when Ms. Ding's family had been coerced into signing a Guarantee Statement. The police returned several times to harass them. On the evening of June 28, Ms. Ding was not at home and her family was harassed. On June 29, the officers took a satellite dish away.
Dai Hongwei ( male), officer of the Kaoshan Town Police Station: 86-13134496776 (Cell)
9. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Lin Zhengzheng and Mr. Hou Huaning Taken into Custody, Their Whereabouts Unknown
Recently the High and New Technology District Police Department in Xi'an City has escalated its campaign to arrest practitioners. On the afternoon of July 2, 2008, Mr. Lin Zhengzheng and Mr. Hou Huaning were taken into custody while they were distributing truth-clarification materials. Mr. Hou's home was searched. The officers took a computer, a printer, a laminating machine, DVDs, and other supplies. Mr. Lin and Mr. Hou's whereabouts are unknown.
10. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Additional Information on Five Practitioners in Custody, including Mr. Chen Wenqing
Mr. Chen Wenqing, Mr. Wang Weiping and three other practitioners have been unlawfully held at the detention center affiliated with the Xi'an City Police Department for over a month. Mr. Chen is from Luoyang City, Henan Province. He had been forced to stay away from Luoyang City to avoid persecution there. His family went to Xi'an City in order to meet him. Gao Shoutao (male), a state security official (whose cellular number is 86-13359226614), rejected the request from Mr. Chen's family.
11. [Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Song Zhongya Taken into Custody on June 25, 2008--She Has Not Yet Returned
12. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Shuzhi and Two Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
On July 3, 2008, officers from the Dongting Town Police Station in Wuxi City took into custody Ms. Wang Shuzi and two other practitioners.
13. [Anyang City, Henan Province] Seven Practitioners, Including Ms. Wang Sulan, Taken into Custody
Between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on June 26, 2008, seven practitioners in Tangyin County, Anyang City were taken into custody. Six were held in Anyang City. Ms. Wang Sulan was taken to the Neihuang County Detention Center.
Li Suqing (male), Party Secretary of the Tangyin County Communist Party Committee: 86-372-6223818, 86-372-2930385 (Home), 86-13703721800 (Cell)
14. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Cheng Mingzhu and Ms. Li Jianxiang Taken into Custody
At 10:00 p.m. on June 26, 2008, officials in Jingtou Village, Rencun Town, Linzhou City led officers from the Rencun Town Police Station to the homes of Mr. Cheng Mingzhu and Ms. Li Jianxiang. The two practitioners were taken to the Rencun Town Police Station.
Cheng Guangyong (male), top official of Jingtou Village: 86-13939991900 (Cell), 86-372-6048388
15. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhang Zhiping Taken into Custody, His Whereabouts Remain Unknown
16. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Deng Xiaoming Unlawfully Held at Xinjin Brainwashing Center
17. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Xiong Wenyi Taken to Brainwashing Center
On the morning of July 3, 2008, Mr. Xiong Wenyi, a practitioner in Jianghan District, Wuhan City, was taken to the Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center in Jianghan District.
18. [Pengshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Shujin Taken into Custody
At noon on July 2, 2008, Ms. Chen Shujun was taken into custody while she was distributing truth-clarification materials in Guanyin Town. Ms. Chen's second son was not aware of the truth. He not only prevented his family from rescuing his mother, but also turned in his uncle, Ms. Chen's younger brother Mr. Chen Yushu, who lives in Taihe Town, Meishang City. Mr. Chen was taken into custody by officers of the Meishan City Police Department at 7:00 p.m. on July 3. The police also searched Mr. Chen's home and took some Falun Dafa materials.
19. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Tang Yu and Mr. Li Peigao Taken into Custody
Ms. Tang Yu, 39, works in the garden and landscape department at her workplace. She is scheduled to retire early. On the afternoon of June 22, 2008, she was taken into custody by state security officers in Wuhua District. She is being held at the Wuhua District Detention Center in Kunming City.
Mr. Li Peigao, 72, is retired from the Kunming City Installation Company. On around June 23, Mr. Gao was taken into custody by state security officers in Wuhua District.
20. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Additional Information on Several Practitioners Taken into Custody
Also taken into custody on the evening of July 2, 2008 was Mr. Xiong Wende. According to people at the scene, Mr. Xiong shouted "Falun Dafa is great" and half a dozen officers twisted his arm behind his back. He was not able to speak because of the excruciating pain. Some eyewitnesses burst into tears. The police also searched a home whose head of household is the son of a practitioner. The practitioner posted handwritten banners on each side of the door frame. The police took two VCD players and two cassette tape players.
Practitioners taken into custody have all been held at the Yingcheng City Detention Center.
21. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Jun Taken into Custody by Officers from Chang'an Police Station
At noon on July 4, 2008, Ms. Zhao Jun was clarifying the truth in the streets when she was turned in to the police. Officers from the Chang'an Police Station in Xichang City took her into custody. It is likely that she is being held at the Tuohuang Detention Center.
Zhang Guangrong (male), director of the Xichang City 610 Office: 86-834-3291113, 86-13908158947 (Cell)
Chen Qi (male), deputy director of the Xichang City 610 Office: 86-834-3239667 (Office), 86-834-3230986
Chen Jiansheng (male), director of the Liangshan Prefecture 610 Office
Li Liang (male), deputy director of the Liangshan Prefecture 610 Office
Liangshan Prefecture 610 Office: 86-834-3865211
22. [Hunan Province] Ms. Li Guangping Taken into Custody
On May 10, 2008, Ms. Li Guangping, 53, a practitioner who lives in the Hongjiang area of Hunan Province, was taken to the detention center by a dozen police officers led by Huang Lin (male), director of the 610 Office of the police department, and Zeng Chaoyang (male), head of the domestic security division. The police took Ms. Li's computer, printer, satellite television receiver, television, laminating machine, paper cutter, blank DVDs, and Falun Dafa materials. Ms. Li's husband, their son and daughter-in-law were also taken into custody. They were released after being unlawfully interrogated.
23. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Guilan Taken into Custody
On the morning of July 4, 2008, Ms. Wang Guilan was taken into custody by officers from the Yucia Street Police Station in Shijiazhuang City. Her whereabouts are unknown. Her mother, in her nineties, is blind and has to be cared for by Ms. Shen.
24. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Shen Shufang is Missing
On the morning of July 3, 2008, Ms. Shen Shufang, who lives in Longquanyi District, Chengdu City, went to the downtown area in Longquanyi District. She has been gone for two days. It is suspected that local police officers have taken her into custody.
25. [Linquan County, Anhui Province] Ms. Li Ling and Other Practitioners Face Unlawful Trials
Ms. Li Ling, 25, is a practitioner from Lipeng Town, Linquan County, Anhui Province. In September 2007, local police officers took her to the Rui'an City Detention Center while she was working at a supermarket in Mayu Town, Rui'an City, Zhejiang Province. Several local practitioners were also arrested at the same time.
On June 27, 2008, the authorities planned to place the practitioners on trial but it did not take place.
Ms. Li Ling had been unlawfully sentenced to three years in prison by the Rui'an City Police Department in 2004.