(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 24 cities or counties in nine provinces. Fifty-seven Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 18 practitioners were arrested.
[Changde City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners from Taoyuan County Arrested
[Chongqing] Ms. Wu Zezhen Persecuted
[Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Qian Huanying, a Retired Employee from the Provincial Design Institute, Was Arrested Ten Days Ago for Explaining the Facts about Falun Gong
[Chengde City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Wuzi Arrested and Held in Luanping County; Others Released
[Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
[Jiangxi Province] Ms. Bai Hongzhen and Ms. Huang Jirong Tortured in the Jiujiang City Detention Center
[Beijing] Updated Information about the Arrest of Mr. Yan Shangtian and Ms. Shi Haiyun
[Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Persecution of Ms. Huang Qian
[Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Lijuan's Son Mr. Zhang Tao Arrested in Beijing
[Hengshan City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zou Yunxiu Sentenced to Forced Labor
[Anyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Aiping and Ms. Lin Haijing Arrested
[Yunnan Province] Ms. Huang Zhaofen and Her Husband Arrested
[Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
[Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xu Na Sentenced to Four and a Half Years in Prison
[Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhou Yuxue Arrested
[Wendeng City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
[Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhong Fangqiong and Other Practitioners Scheduled to Be Sentenced on September 10, 2008
[Tancheng County, Shandong Province] Repeated Arrest of Mr. Yue Xiwen
[Jiayu County, Hubei Province] Ms. He Ping Held in the No. 1 County Detention Center
[Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Six Practitioners Still in Detention
[Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Bing Held in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp for a One-Year Term
[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zong Lirong Arrested
[Dongguan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Wuqun Arrested
[Baicheng City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Shuqing Has Severe Heart Disease Resulting from Persecution
[Qing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Si Heying in the Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp for a One-Year Term
[Linqing City, Shandong Province] Ms. Lin Yaqing Arrested
[Ji'an City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Junxia Arrested
[Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Six Practitioners Released, Eleven Still in Detention
[Gaoyang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Cai Guiju Scheduled to Be Sentenced on the Afternoon of September 3, 2008
[Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Several Practitioners in Wuqiang County
[Huai'an County, Hebei Province] Ms. Gong Jiying Arrested; Family Visits Denied
[Chibi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Xiaolian Tortured Until Nearly Dead, Finally Released
1. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners from Taoyuan County Arrested
Several practitioners from Taoyuan County, Changde City, Hunan Province were illegally arrested on June 14, 2008. Some of them were sentenced to prison. Mr. Peng Boxiang was sentenced to seven years in prison and Ms. Jiang Yuying to three years.
2. [Chongqing] Ms. Wu Zezhen Persecuted
Member of the local residential committee deceived 30-year-old Ms. Wu Zezhen to open the door to her home at 10:00 a.m. on August 25, 2008. The police then broke in and arrested her. Ms. Wu was taken to the Sanjiang Police Station first, and then transferred to Qijiang City. Her whereabouts are unknown.
3. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Qian Huanying, a Retired Employee from the Provincial Design Institute, Was Arrested Ten Days Ago for Explaining the Facts about Falun Gong
4. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Wuzi Arrested and Held in Luanping County; Others Released
Police from Chengde City arrested Mr. Liu Wuzi and held him in Luanping County on the night of July 13, 2008. Ms. Guo Suyun, Ms. Guo Shuhua and Ms. Li Chunfang have been released.
5. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Police arrested 40-year-old Ms. Zhang Lihui from the Naxi District, Luzhou City on August 21, 2008 when she explained the facts about Falun Gong. She is being held in the city detention center.
Personnel from the city's Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Yu Shufang and Ms. Chen on August 30, 2008 when they explained the facts about Falun Gong in the Shangba Vegetable Market. They are now held in the city detention center.
6. [Jiangxi Province] Ms. Bai Hongzhen and Ms. Huang Jirong Tortured in the Jiujiang City Detention Center
Ms. Bai Hongzhen and Ms. Huang Jinrong are currently held in the city detention center. Ms. Bai is forced to wear 60-pound shackles and handcuffs. Ms. Huang has also been tortured this way.
Ms. Huang, in her 40s, had been sentenced to forced labor twice and arrested several times. She suffered a mental breakdown due to persecution in the forced labor camp. Ms. Bai, in her 30s, was also persecuted several times and had been maltreated in a mental hospital.
Jiujiang City Detention Center: 86-792-6812057, 86-792-8171100
Hong, Xunyang District 610 Office head in Jiujiang City: 86-13907928698
7. [Beijing] Updated Information about the Arrest of Mr. Yan Shangtian and Ms. Shi Haiyun
Mr. Yan Shangtian from the Xinxingdong Community, Yanqing County, Beijing was arrested and then sentenced to two years of forced labor on June 30, 2008. He is held in the county detention center and family visits have been denied. Ms. Shi Haiyun, who lives in the Rulinyuan Community and was arrested with Mr. Yan, was released on the second day because of high blood pressure. Police arrested Ms. Shi again several days later and sentenced her to two and a half years of forced labor. She is held in the Daxing Forced Labor Camp.
8. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Persecution of Ms. Huang Qian
Ms. Huang Qian was sentenced to four years in prison in the Tianhe District Court, Guangzhou City on August 25, 2008. She is being held in the Guangdong Province Women's Prison.
9. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Lijuan's Son Mr. Zhang Tao Arrested in Beijing
Personnel from the Laizhou City 610 Office persecuted practitioners under the pretext of security for the Olympic Games. As they could not find 59-year-old Ms. Sun Lijuan in the local area, the police went to Beijing and collaborated with officers from the Sijiqing Police Station in the Haidian District, Beijing to break into the home of Ms. Sun's son, Mr. Zhang Tao, on July 8, 2008. They confiscated a computer, a printer, some Falun Gong flyers and a satellite dish. The persecutors arrested Mr. Zhang and put him in the Houshadian Detention Center. Ms. Sun lives away from home now in order to avoid persecution and arrest.
10. [Hengshan City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zou Yunxiu Sentenced to Forced Labor
On the afternoon of July 24, 2008, policeman Chen Xinggan and others arrested Ms. Zou Yunxiu, under the pretext of security for the Olympic Games. They took her to the Hengdong County Detention Center, and family visits were denied. Ms. Zou was sentenced to one year of forced labor on August 28, 2008. She is now held in the Baimalong Forced Labor Camp in Zhuzhou City.
11. [Anyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Aiping and Ms. Lin Haijing Arrested
Personnel from the Anyang City 610 Office arrested Ms. Li Aiping in Tangyin County on July 23, 2008. Ms. Lin Haijing was arrested on the morning of July 27, 2008.
Ms. Li Aiping was formerly an engineer at the Anyang City Hygiene Department. She appealed for justice for Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, and subsequently lost her job and lived in exile. Her husband divorced her. Ms. Lin was persecuted in a brainwashing center in 2001.
12. [Yunnan Province] Ms. Huang Zhaofen and Her Husband Arrested
Ms. Huang Zhaofen and her non-practitioner husband work in the Kebao Coal Mine in Yunnan Province. The mine's security section chief Chai Liping and other policemen arrested the couple and ransacked their home. They are being held in the Yiliang County Detention Center.
13. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Ning Yongxiu, Ms. Sun Cuiqing and Ms. Chi Yanlan were arrested on July 26, 2008. Ms. Ning has been released. Ms. Sun or Ms. Chi and Mr. Zheng Chunshan from the Tanghai County No. 10 Farm were put in the Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp. The other practitioner is still held in the county detention center.
Liu Baozhen, Shilihai Party Committee secretary: 86-315-8799211, 86-13903154608
14. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xu Na Sentenced to Four and a Half Years in Prison
Tanghai County Domestic Security Division chief Li Fuguo and other policemen arrested Ms. Xu Na on the morning of June 10, 2008. She was sentenced to four and a half years in prison in the county court on the morning of August 14, 2008 and is being held in the county detention center.
Twelve practitioners from the county are incarcerated either in detention centers, prisons or forced labor camps. Six are held in a detention center. Ms. Liu Xiaoling, Ms. Yang Shuzhi and Ms. Qing Pengzhen are held in the Tangshan City No. 1 Detention Center; Ms. Zhao Yufang in the Luannan County Detention Center; Ms. Xu Na and another woman practitioner are held in the county detention center. Three of the twelve are held in a prison and forced labor camp.
Shi Guisheng, Tanghai County Police Department chief: 86-315-8711758 (Office), 86-315-6612408, 86-13832988578
Zhou Yongzhi, deputy chief: 86-315-8711684 (Office), 86-315-8713205, 86-13832987980
15. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhou Yuxue Arrested
Danjing Town 610 Office head Wang Zhixiang broke into Mr. Zhou Yuxue's home in the Pengzhou City Zhanghe Factory and arrested him on August 13, 2008.
Personnel from the town's security division had previously arrested Mr. Zhou on May 9, 2008 for distributing Falun Gong flyers. Wang Zhixiang and other policemen beat him and ransacked his home. They confiscated Dafa books and a satellite dish.
16. [Wendeng City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Seven policemen arrested Ms. Zhang Yingmiao from Tangcundian Village, Zhangjiacan Town, Wendeng City on July 30, 2008, as she worked at her farm. They first put her in the city detention center and then sentenced her to forced labor on August 14, 2008.
Mr. Song Xinchun, Ms. Yao Qiuhong and their daughter Ms. Song Yuxian live in Zhouge Village, Songcun Town, Wendeng City. About 30 policemen arrested them and put them in the city detention center. Ms. Song and Ms. Yao were sentenced to two years of forced labor and put in the Zibo City No. 2 Women's Forced Labor Camp on August 17, 2008.
Ten policemen arrested Ms. Fang Junfeng and Ms. Yang Xiuhong from their homes in Gaocun Town, Wendeng City at noon on August 14, 2008. A 67-year-old practitioner from Tangxi Village was also arrested and put in the city detention center.
17. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhong Fangqiong and Other Practitioners Scheduled to Be Sentenced on September 10, 2008
Shui Changbing, chief judge: 86-28-82872711
18. [Tancheng County, Shandong Province] Repeated Arrest of Mr. Yue Xiwen
Mr. Yue Xiwen from Honghua Township, Tancheng County had been held in the Zibo City Prison for three years. He was released on July 8, 2008; however, police arrested him again on July 13, 2008 and took him to the Linyi City Brainwashing Center.
19. [Jiayu County, Hubei Province] Ms. He Ping Held in the No. 1 County Detention Center
Ms. He Ping, an English teacher from the Chengbei Middle School is currently held in the Jiayu County No. 1 Detention Center. It has been heard that she will be sentenced to two years of forced labor.
Wang Zhaomin, Jiayu County Party Committee secretary: 86-13907247589
20. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Six Practitioners Still in Detention
Personnel from the Panjin City Domestic Security Division and from the Xinglongtai District Domestic Security Division arrested ten practitioners on August 18, 2008. One of the practitioners was tortured to death. Ms. Wang Youmei and Mr. Zhou Weirong have been released. The other six are still in detention. Mr. Guo Yulong and Ms. Meng Qingmei are staging a protest hunger strike.
21. [Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Bing Held in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp for a One-Year Term
22. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zong Lirong Arrested
Forty-six-year-old Ms. Zong Lirong, an employee from the Dalian City Agriculture Research Institute, lives at 3 Yushui Street in the Ganjinzi District. Personnel from the Paoya Street Police Station arrested her on September 1, 2008.
Paoya Street Police Station: 86-411-86498105
23. [Dongguan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Wuqun Arrested
Fifty-year-old Ms. Li Wuqun from Huarong City, Hunan Province, works in her son-in-law's factory in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. Personnel from the Tangsha District Shigu Police Station arrested Ms. Li on the night of August 26, 2008. They claimed that they would send her back to Hunan Province and then sentence her to forced labor.
Ms. Li had been arrested and sentenced to forced labor four times. She lived in exile until she found her daughter in Guangdong Province.
Shigu Police Station: 86-769-87728999
24. [Baicheng City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Shuqing Has Severe Heart Disease Resulting from Persecution
Personnel from the Minren Police Station in Baicheng City arrested and beat Ms. Wang Shuqing. She has been held at the police station for four months. No family visits have been permitted. Ms. Wang has severe heart disease now, but the police refuse to release her and are planning to sentence her soon.
25. [Qing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Si Heying in the Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp for a One-Year Term
26. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Ms. Lin Yaqing Arrested
Personnel from the 610 Office arrested Ms. Lin Yaqing from her office in the Yinhe Paper Factory on the morning of September 2, 2008. Police ransacked her home and confiscated two Falun Gong books. Factory officials have ordered her to turn in her citizen ID card and have harassed her many times. Ms. Lin is held in the Linqing City Detention Center.
Guozhen, deputy chief: 86-13563012345
Sheng Li, Linqing City Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13606352098, 86-635-2328908
27. [Ji'an City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Junxia Arrested
Police from Huadian Town, Ji'an City colluded with local policemen and arrested Ms. Liu Junxia on August 22, 2008. They put her in the city detention center and denied any family visits. Ms. Liu led a homeless life last year in the Erdaojiang District, Tonghua City.
28. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Six Practitioners Released, Eleven Still in Detention
Six practitioners from Chenzhou City have been released, but 11 practitioners are still in detention.
Six practitioners including Mr. Luo Xinqiu, Ms. Chen Liwen, Ms. Chen Jianmei, Ms. Luo Meiqin and Ms. Hou Xinu, who were arrested during the Olympic Games, were released the other day, but 11 practitioners are still in detention. Personnel from the local 610 Office put Mr. Luo Jiabin and Mr. Cao Gaoqiang in the Xinkaipu Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Shi Jun'e is held in the Yongxing County Detention Center; Mr. Fan Sanfa and Ms. Li Hualin in the Anren Detention Center; Mr. Lei Anxiang, Mr. Liao Songlin, Mr. Liao Zhijun, Ms. Jiang Xilian and Mr. Tang Xuelin in the city detention center, as is Mr. Li Xiangjing.
29. [Gaoyang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Cai Guiju Scheduled to Be Sentenced on the Afternoon of September 3, 2008
30. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Several Practitioners in Wuqiang County
Several practitioners from Wuqiang County, Hengshui City were arrested and sentenced:
Mr. Han Guofeng from Lima Village, Doucun Township, in his 40s, was put in the Fengnan District Prison in Tangshan City, Hebei Province in 2005.
Ms. Deng Qiuying, in her 50s, from Dayangzhuang Village, Doucun Township was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor and is held in the Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp.
Mr. Yang Li from Dayangzhuang Village, Doucun Township, in his 50s, is held in the Wuqiang County Detention Center and will be sentenced.
Ms. Liu Fengyun, in her 60s, from Juli Village, Zhoujiawo Township, was put in the Shijiazhuang City Forced Labor Camp on July 31, 2008 for a one-year term.
Mr. Gao Hongbin, in his 50s, from Dulin Village, Beidian Township is sentenced to one year of forced labor in the Handan City Forced Labor Camp.
Ms. Li Yuanyun, in her 50s, from Lidezhuang Village, Jieguan Town, is held in the Wuqiang County Detention Center.
Wuqiang County Police Station: 86-318-3828582
31. [Huai'an County, Hebei Province] Ms. Gong Jiying Arrested; Family Visits Denied
Huai'an County Political and Judiciary Committee secretary: 86-313-7827188
32. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Xiaolian Tortured Until Nearly Dead, Finally Released
Ms. Liu Xiaolian from Chibi City was taken to the Pufang Mental Hospital in Chibi City for persecution on April 26, 2006. As a result of intense persecution, Ms. Liu suffered edema throughout her body and had bloody stool and urine for several months. She was in a state of shock several times. Local officials feared that she would die and released her on August 30, 2008.