(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 39 cities or counties in 20 provinces. In this report, 29 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 36 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Congjie Held in Custody
On June 20, 2009, Mr. Zhang Congjie and his wife were taken by officers from the Jiaozhou City 610 Office from their home in Guanzhuang Village, Zhangying Town, Jiaozhou City under the jurisdiction of Qingdao City. His wife was released the following day. Mr. Zhang is being held at the Jiaozhou City Detention Center.
Wang Ronghai, director of the Jiaozhou City 610 Office: 86-13361250666 (Cell)
Yang Xiuwu, detention center director: 86-13606300221 (Cell)
2. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Guiyun Taken into Custody
On June 20, Ms. Zhang Guoyun, who lives in Nankai District, Tianjin, was turned in to the police while she was telling others about the persecution. She was taken into custody and held at the Beicaoba Detention Center affiliated with the Nankai Police Department.
3. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Chu Zhimei Faces Trial at 1:00 p.m. on June 26 at Dadong District Court in Shenyang City.
4. [Leiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Huijuan Faces Forced Labor Term
Ms. Li Huijuan, who lives in Leiyang City, is being held in custody. On June 23, 2009, her family learned from officials at the Leiyang City Legal Office and state security officers that the police are to take her to a forced labor camp. They have sent her case to Hengyang City for approval.
5. [Nanhai City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen in Nanhai City Taken into Custody in May
6. [Chongqing] Mr. Liu Fuli Taken into Custody Again
Mr. Liu Fuli, who worked at the No. 1 Company of the No. 18 China Metallurgy Group Company in Chongqing, was taken into police custody again on June 21. His whereabouts are unknown.
7. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Qinghua Taken into Custody
On June 21, Ms. Li Qinhua went out and did not return. The following day, a group of police officers, led by Ma Zongtao, from the Junan County Domestic Security Division, searched her home in Yuanziya Village, Lingquan Town, Junan County.
Lin Qingshan, chief of police department:86-15020916789, 86-539-7224001
(Home)
Liu Xipeng, director of the Domestic Security Division: 86-539-7224209 (Home)
Ma Zongtao, officer of the Domestic Security Division: 86-539-7224200 (Home)
8. [Liaoning Province] Six Practitioners Taken into Custody by Officers from Chenxiang Police Station on the Evening of June 23
9. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Shi Ruzhen and Four Other People Taken into Custody
At around 7:40 p.m. on June 22, several officers from the Xinhua Road Police Station in Jinchang City broke into Ms. Shi Ruzhen's home. They took Ms. Shi and her husband into custody and took a computer and other equipment. Ms. Song Caiying, Ms. Wang Yumei, and a non-practitioner with the last name Chang were also taken into custody at her home. The police also searched Chang's store.
10. [Baicheng City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Taken into Custody by Domestic Security Division
On June 24, officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Baicheng City Police Department went to Mr. Wang Xueshun's home. They took Mr. Wang, who is in his seventies, and his wife, Ms. Li Shuxian, into custody on the grounds that the couple had been reported the police.
Almost at the same time, officers from the Changqing Police Station took into custody three practitioners with surnames Bai, Huang, and Sui.
11. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xia Lifted on Poles and Severely Tortured by Labor Camp Guards at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
12. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Meiyun Unlawfully Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
In mid-March, members of the 610 Office and officials of the police, Procuratorate, and the court systems in Shantou City staged a trial for Ms. Huang Meiyun. She was sentenced to three years in prison. Without notifying her family, the police took her to the Guangdong Province Women's Prison.
13. [Dongfeng County, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Chunmei Taken into Custody
Some time ago, Mr. Xu Dongping and Ms. Zhang Xiufang were turned in to the police while the two were giving out Shen Yun Performance DVDs in Xiaosiping Town, Dongfeng County. Fu Yumin, director of the Shahe Town Police Station, led others to take the two practitioners into custody. Mr. Xu and Ms. Zhang have been held at the Dongfeng County Detention Center.
On June 18, 2009, Ms. Zhao Chunmei and two other practitioners from Dongfeng County went to the Domestic Security Division of the county police department demanding the release of Mr. Xu and Ms. Zhang. The police tried to take the three practitioners. When the police grabbed the wrist of one practitioner, she started to cramp, so the police let go of her. The other practitioners held her and walked out of the police department. However, Ms. Zhao Chunmei was taken into custody.
14. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Xu Chensheng Gets Out of Police Custody with Righteous Thoughts
The police took Mr. Xu Chensheng into custody while processing his residential identity card. Mr. Xu was held at the Chenzhou City Detention Center for six months. Officers from the Beihui District Domestic Security Division brought fabricated charges against him to sentence him to prison, but they did not succeed.
15. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Xiuzhen Being Force-Fed
Ms. Li Xiuzhen, who lives in the Anqiu area in Weifang City, was taken into custody on June 13. She has been held at the Anqiu Detention Center. She is on a hunger strike. Detention Center guards have brutally force-fed her.
16. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Dai Lijuan Paralyzed as a Result of a Police Beating
Ms. Dai Lijuan lives on the fourth floor of the No. 12 Zhongqiao Residential Community of Wuxi City. She is 48 years old. In November 2000, she went to Beijing to validate the Fa. Officers from the local Zhongqiao area took her to the Qiaoqiao Psychiatric Hospital and held her there for over four months.
In March 2002, Ms. Dai was taken from work to a brainwashing center. She held firm in her belief and was taken to a psychiatric hospital for five months.
Between March and April 2003, she was taken to the Xuzhou Brainwashing Center. She was carried home when she was near death.
On June 20, 2003, Wu Jian, a police officer, viciously beat Ms. Dai after she told others about the police brutality she suffered. She had to be rushed to the hospital twice. Her family did not receive notice till June 22, and Ms. Dai had completely lost consciousness. Two months later, when she slowly recovered from her injuries, but the police showed up to harass her. Ms. Dai has not been able to talk since then. She has lost control of her bladder and bowels, and she is bedridden. Her mother, who is over 70 years old, takes care of her.
17. [Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province] Mr. Lu Zhiyong Taken into Custody
Mr. Lu was subjected to police abuse on numerous occasions. Last year, he was released from detention but still was harassed by the police. He had to leave town with no place to live. Recently, the police followed and arrested him in Zhongjiang County, Sichuan Province. His whereabouts are unknown.
18. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Wu Lihuai Taken into Custody
Ms. Wu Lihuai, in her fifties, has retired from the No. 1 Radio Factory. She has been steadfast in practicing Falun Dafa, so local police officers and residential administration officials have harassed her constantly. On June 18, 2009, she was shopping at a Darunfa store when officers from the Huposhanzhuang Police Station took her into custody. Ms. Wu is being held at the Hefei City Detention Center.
19. [Fuzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Guan Yujing Taken into Custody
At around 8:30 a.m. on June 23, 2009, Ms. Guan Yujing was leaving home for work and had just come downstairs when domestic security officers took her into custody. The officers then searched her home. They took a large amount of her personal belongings. Ms. Guan's whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Guan was formerly a judge at the Fujian Province High Court. In January 2004, she was arrested by domestic security officers in Taijiang District, Fuzhou City. She had been held at the Fujian Province Women's Prison for four years. She returned home in January 2008.
20. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Shipo and Other Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
In August 2008, Luan Shijiang, director of the Hong'an Police Station in the Fularji District, Qiqihar City, and other officers took into custody Ms. Lu Shipo, Ms. Gao Yongzhi, Ms. Sun Pu, Ms. Teng Guizhi, and Ms. Li Shumei. Ms. Lu has recently been sentenced to five years in prison, Ms. Teng to four years, and Ms. Sun to eight years. The three practitioners have appealed their cases. They remain in custody at the Fularji District Detention Center. Ms. Gao has been sentenced to one year of forced labor. She is being held at the Harbin Drug Rehabilitation Center. Ms. Li has returned home.
21. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yang Guiquan Taken into Custody
On June 20, officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Haizhou Police Department took Mr. Yang Guiquan into custody while he was telling others about the persecution. Mr. Yang is being held at the Xindi Detention Center.
It has been reported that a female practitioner is also being held at the Xindi Detention Center.
22. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Guiling Taken into Custody
On June 23, several domestic security officers in Ji County broke into Ms. Zhang Guiling's home in Xiqiyuan Village, Chengguan Town, Ji County. They confiscated Falun Dafa books and materials. Ms. Zhang was taken into custody. That afternoon, the police searched Ms. Yang Xiuyi's home. They confiscated a computer, a printer, and Falun Dafa materials. Ms. Yang managed to escape.
23. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Liu Wenyuan and Other Practitioners Held at Chaicun Detention Center
Mr. Liu Wenyuan, 30 years old, is employed at the Transportation Department of the Taiyuan Steel Company. On October 14, 2008, Zheng Bingfeng from the Shanglancun Police Station in Jiancaoping District and other officers took him into custody. The police also searched his home. Mr. Liu has been held at the Chaicun Detention Center in the Jiancaoping District. His family has not been allowed to visit him.
On January 12, 2009, the Jiancaoping District Court in Taiyuan City held a trial. Mr. Liu's family was not notified. Mr. Liu was the only person present during the hearing.
It has been reported that at least three practitioners are being held at the Chaicun Detention Center. One has possibly been held there for over a year.
Jiancaoping District Court: 86-351-5648228
24. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Li Xinguang Unlawfully Held in Beijing
Mr. Li Xinguang, in his fifties, was formerly the general manager of Nanyang City Construction Group Company. Recently, he flew to Beijing on business. When he was purchasing his return ticket, the personal information field indicated that he was a Falun Gong practitioner. As a result, he was taken into custody. His whereabouts are unknown.
25. [Qinzhou City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Huang Mei Taken into Custody
On June 22, 2009, Ms. Huang Mei, around 30 years old, went to Napeng Town in Qinzhou City to distribute truth clarification materials. At around 1:00 p.m., officers from the Napeng Police Station took her into custody. The police waited till late that night before quietly searching her home. Ms. Huang was then transferred to the Qinzhou City Detention Center.
Napeng Town Police Station: 86-777-3781310
Mo Chun'an, director of the police station
Zhao Liangqin, deputy director of the 610 Office of the Qinnan District
Political and Judiciary Committee: 86-13517770265 (Cell), 86-13317770265 (Cell)
Chen Xiaojia, director of the 610 Office of the Qinzhou City Police Department:
86-13207777448 (Cell)
26. [Tongren Region, Guizhou Province] The Persecution of Ms. Ma Xiangqun and Another Practitioner
Ms. Ma Xiangqun lives in Wujiapo Village, Dalong Town, Yuping County, Tongren Region. Since July 20, 1999, she has been illegally detained twice and taken to a forced labor camp once (for a three-year term).
Then she was unlawfully sentenced to five years in prison. She was held at Yang'ai Prison in Guizhou Province, where a female guard, Li Mei, viciously beat her on two occasions. The guards also mixed unknown drugs in her meals. Ms. Ma returned home in August 2008.
On October 28, 2004, Ms. Yang Xiuming, who worked at the Xinhuang County Civil Affairs Department in Huaihua City, Hunan Province, was sentenced to five years in prison. She is being held at the Duyun City Prison in Guizhou Province.
27. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wang Yuqing Severely Abused at Chenjiaji Brainwashing Center
Ms. Wang Yuqing was formerly an operations manager at the Haizhu Subunit of the Shenzhen Development Bank in Guangzhou City. Since March 2009, she has been held at the Chenjiaji Brainwashing Center in Jiang'an District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province and deprived of sleep. Three other practitioners from Wuhan City are being held at the brainwashing center as well.
Ms. Wang was taken there at the end of her first year forced labor when she refused to give up her belief. On February 22, 2008, she was taken from her home by officers from the Qinshe Police Station in Haizhu District, Guangzhou City. She was unlawfully sentenced to one year of forced labor. She was taken to the brainwashing center out of town directly from the labor camp.
Since 1999, Ms. Wang has been arrested on numerous occasions. The total time she spent in custody was over six years. She has been to all the brainwashing centers in Guangzhou City.
Officers of the 610 Office of the Haizhu District Police Department, Guangzhou City:
Wen Chenlan: 86-13602846718 (Cell), 86-13710542408 (Cell), 86-20-34117485
Yu Qiang: 86-13802547842 (Cell), 86-13802777302 (Cell), 86-20-84395156,
86-20-84443110
Hu Shaobin, director of the Jiang'an District 610 Office, Wuhan City: 86-13072719805 (Cell), 86-1387150838 (Cell)
28. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Lu Haijun Taken into Custody
Mr. Lu Haijin, from Fengxiang County in Baoji City, was taken into custody in Baoji City around June 12.
Mr. Lu was held at the Zaozihe Forced Labor Camp for three years, where he was tortured while being restrained on a hard, steel bed for several days. After years of abuse, he remains under-weight. After the police caught him this month, medical examinations indicated symptoms of tuberculosis. It has been reported that he is being held in a hospital for persecution. His elderly mother is bedridden due to an illness.
29. [Shan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Qingmin and Other Practitioners Held in Custody
Ms. Zhang Qingmin, 68; Mr. Cheng Xinagmin, 40; and Mr. Ning Fuhai from Shan County have recently been taken into custody by the Domestic Security Division of the Shan County Police Department in Shandong Province.
30. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Mr. Jiang Ding, a Senior High School Student, Forced to Leave Town for Telling Others about the Persecution
In 2008, Mr. Jiang Ding, a student in Class 4 of the second year at Tuanpi Senior High in Xishui County, was sent home for distributing truth clarification leaflets in the school and for practicing Falun Gong. He was unlawfully held for eight hours in the office of a school official with the last name Hu. During that time, the teacher in charge of his class and school guards took turns trying to "transform" him. In the afternoon, the head of the village where he is from was called in to the school. The village official and school officials pushed Mr. Jiang into a vehicle. His personal belongings were also thrown in. After he returned home, local police officers often showed up to harass him. He has been forced to leave town. He has nowhere to live.
31. [Kuerle City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhang Yumei and Ms. Jiao Zhiping Taken to Detention Center
On June 18, 2009, Ma Yi from the Domestic Security Division of the Hejing County Police Department in Kuerle City and other officers broke into Ms. Zhang Yumei's home. The police took into custody Ms. Zhang, Ms. Jiao Zhiping, and six non-practitioners. One elementary school student was even apprehended. Ms. Zhang's husband was beaten. The police also confiscated Falun Dafa books. Ms. Zhang and Ms. Jiao are being held at the Hejing County Detention Center.
32. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Runjing Taken into Custody; Cash Extorted from Her Family
On the morning of May 25, 2009, Ms. Liu Runjing, a resident of Zhuozhou City, went to the Sunzhuang Township Police Station to process her residential ID card. The police unlawfully took her into custody. Several officers went to search her mother's home. They threatened to place her in detention. In the end they took 2,000 yuan from her family and released her.
Wen, police officer: 86-15832216669 (Cell), 86-312-3782514
33. [Jinsha County, Guizhou Province] Ms. Huang Liyuan Taken into Custody
Ms. Huang Liyuan at the Dashuijiao Liquor Factory in Jinsha County was turned in to the police by parents of students who received Shen Yun Performance DVDs from her. The local police station placed her under a 15-day detention. Today is the seventh day.
Leaders of the Dashuijiao Liquor Factory in Jinsha County: 86-13985358409 (Cell)
34. [Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wu Guoying Severely Abused in Prison
On April 17, 2003, Ms. Wu Guoying from Xiuyan County was taken into custody by Liang Jun and other officers from the Xiuyang Town Police Station. She was held at the Xiuyan County Detention Center for over five months. On October 14, she was transferred to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. She served a term of three years. At the end of her term, she was held for an extra one and a half months. In the labor camp, she was severely abused and was no longer able to walk or eat. Since she returned home, local police officers have often showed up at her home to warn her not to leave home.
35. [Mainyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Deng Kai and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
At 10:30 p.m. on June 22, officers from the Mianyang City 610 Office and the Mianyang City Police Department broke into Mr. Deng Kai's home. They cornered Mr. Deng on the seventh floor for nearly two hours before taking him into custody. At about the same time, the police broke into Mr. Zhong Kai's home. They took into custody Mr. Zhong and his wife, Ms. Liu Tao. Mr. Zhong's father, who is around 70 years old, and his mother, who is ill, are left at home unattended.
At 10:30 a.m. on June 23, the police broke into the home of an elderly practitioner, Ms. Xiao Shifeng, to take her into custody.
36. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Liu Qiuxia Taken into Custody
On the morning of June 23, Ms. Liu Qiuxiang and another practitioner from Nanyang City with the last name Pang were taken into custody by officers from the Laohe Town Police Station because the two had been telling others the facts about persecution. Pang managed to escape from the police station. Ms. Liu has been taken to the Wolong District Police Department in Nanyang City.
37. [Beijing] Police in Shijingshan District Try to Catch Ms. Dong Xinzhen
On June 16, 2009, members of the 610 Office searched Ms. Dong Xinzhen's home at No. 67 Cundong Street in the Yamenkou area, the Shijingshan District, Beijing. Ms. Dong has been forced to leave home with nowhere to live.
38. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Luo Li Taken into Custody in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province
Mr. Luo Li from Hengyang City, Hunan Province, works at the Yitong Bus Company Ltd. in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. Officers from the Haizhu District Domestic Security Division took him into custody. His family hurried to Guangzhou from Hengyang City, which is hundreds of miles away, but they were not allowed to see Mr. Luo.
39. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiao Fengzhi and Another Practitioner Taken into Custody
Ms. Jiao Fengzhi, in her fifties, lives in the Zhongshan District of Dalian City. On June 10, 2009, she was turned in to the police while she was telling others about the persecution. Local police officers took her and another practitioner into custody. The two practitioners have been taken to the Yaojia Detention Center in Dalian City.
40. [Jingmen City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Deyu Taken into Custody
On June 23, Ms. Liu Deyu was turned in to the police for clarifying the truth. Half a dozen police officers from the Dongbao District Domestic Security Division beat her. Blood flowed from her head. On the afternoon of June 23, several officers broke into her home. They confiscated a computer, Falun Dafa books, copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, and other truth clarification materials.
41. [Shanghai] Ms. Xu Yafang Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of June 16, Ms. Xu Yafang was turned in to the police for telling others about the persecution. Officers from the Songjiang District 610 Office and the Jiuting Police Station and officials from the Xiaoyin Village Residential Committee roughly took her into custody. The police also ransacked her home in Xiaoyin Village, Jiuting Township, Songjiang District, Shanghai.
Xiaoyin Village Residential Committee: 86-21-67696062
42. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Hua Held in Brainwashing Center
On May 19, 2009, Mr. Zhang Hua was turned in to the police while posting self-adhesive signs. Li Yonggang from the Tuanwang Town Police Station and other officers took him to the Tuanwang Police Department. The following morning, the police searched his home in Qianbuhou Village in Tuanwang Town, Laiyang City.
43. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Qiu Shaojie Remains in Custody
Mr. Qiu Shaojie, a teacher at the Zhufu District No. 5 Middle School in Yantai City, remains in custody at the Nanjiao Detention Center in the Zhifu District. He faces an unlawful forced labor term.
44. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Haiyan Held in Detention Center
On May 25, Ms. Liu Haiyan from Longkou City was turned in to the police while giving out brochures. An officer with the last name Zhang took her into custody. Ms. Liu is being held at the Zhangjiagou Detention Center in Longkou City.
45. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Guihua Faces Prison Term
On the evening of May 13, three practitioners were taken into police custody: Ms. Deng Suxia, Ms. Tian Xiulan, and Ms. Zhang Guihua. Ms. Deng was released after 10 days. Ms. Tian was taken to a labor camp on the 20th day. However, she failed the physical exam and was released. Ms. Zhang Guihua faces an unlawful prison term.
Liu Wenxing, president of the Lingyuan City Court: 86-421-2316701,
86-13504213089 (Cell)
Qi Haishen, deputy president of the court: 86-421-2316768, 86-13842109566
(Cell), 86-421-6891292
June 24, 2009