(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 23 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 22 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 24 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Bazhong City, Sichuan Province] A Practitioner in His Late 70s Arrested
Mr. Deng Tingru, in his late 70s, and Ms. Go Jufen, 65, were arrested on the morning of July 12, 2010 as they spoke with people about Falun Gong. Baozhou District Police Department's Domestic Security Division deputy head Wang Xiaobing and four other officers made the arrest. Ms. Go sat in full lotus position on the ground during the arrest and sent righteous thoughts. Two police officer dragged her into a police vehicle. The two elderly practitioners were taken into the Bazhou District Police Department where they were interrogated. The police ransacked Mr. Deng's home and confiscated his personal property. Mr. Deng returned home at noon that same day. Ms. Gou was taken to the Bazhou District Detention Center.
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ding Zhenfang on Hunger Strike in Shenyang Women's Prison; Her Life Is in Danger
Ms. Ding Zhenfang is holding a hunger strike in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison. Her arms and legs are immobilized while in a bed. Ms. Ding was force-fed and is weak and in critical condition.
3. [Anping County, Hebei Province] Ms. Xiao Ya Arrested
Ms. Xiao Ya's non-practitioner "friend" told her that he had found a part-time job for her and asked Ms. Xiao Ya to meet him at the county bus station. Ms. Xiao arrived there on time, around 10:00 a.m. on July 10, 2010, but her "friend" did not turn up; instead, a group of people arrested and took her first to Shen County and then to Hengshui in an attempt to detain her, but officials at both places refused to accept Ms. Xiao. She was then taken to the Raoyang County Detention Center the next day, July 11, 2010.
4. [Chenzhou, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhou Bosheng and Two Others Arrested
Mr. Zhou Bosheng, Ms. Li Yunying and Ms. Li Xinu from Jiahe County were arrested on July 11, 2010 as they distributed information about Falun Gong in Tuqiao Township, Lanshan County, Yongzhou City. They were taken to the Lanshan Police Department that night.
5. [Weifang, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Aizhi and Ms. Wu Fengxia Arrested
Ms. Xu Aizhi and Ms. Wu Fengxia, 57, from Changyi City, were arrested the morning of July 9, 2010 as they distributed information about Falun Gong at the Nanpang Labor Market. Duchang Police Station officers made the arrest.
6. [Kuerle, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Cui Jiafang and Three Others Arrested
Kuerle City Domestic Security Division officers arrested four practitioners on June 9, 2010 because they discovered Falun Gong informational materials at their homes. The practitioners--Ms. Cui Jiafang, 59; Ms. Zhuang Ying, 44; Ms. He Lidong, 42; and Ms. He Maohua, 39--are now in the city detention center.
Song Weijiang, Kuerle City Domestic Security Division head: 86-13119963335
Wang Yajie, police officer: 86-13779683000
7. [Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Aiping's Detention Extended
Ms. Yang Aiping from Wanquan County completed her two-year detention on June 19, 2010 in Division No. 4 at the Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp, but the camp authorities have not released her, citing various excuses.
Yin, Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp head: 86-313-83939188
Feng, deputy head: 86-313-83939177
8. [Shaoguan, Guangdong Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrests of Mr. Zhong Haining and Others
Mr. Zhong Haining, Ms. Chen Yunmei, and Ms. A Fen were arrested on July 2, 2010 and are now in the Shaoguan No.1 Detention Center.
9. [Luoyang, Henan Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested and Taken to a Brainwashing Facility
A brainwashing session was held in early July 2010 at the Fuying Hotel in the Jianxi District. We learned that seven practitioners, including Ms. Feng Lianhua, Mr. Guo Zhansheng, and Ms. Wang Shuqin, are incarcerated there.
10. [Chicheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhou Yinglan and Mr. Li Wanrong Arrested
Liu Dazhi from Chicheng Town colluded with more than a dozen officers from the Criminal Police Team to search the homes of Ms. Zhou Yinglan and Mr. Li Wanrong on the morning of July 8, 2010. The home invaders confiscated the two practitioners' Falun Gong books and took the practitioners to a brainwashing facility, attempting to force them to write "transformation" statements. Ms. Zhou refused to comply and was taken to the Zhangjiakou City Brainwashing Center that same night.
Zhao Zhanhua, Chicheng County Party secretary: 86-131-6316268, 86-131-4056568, 86-13503135958
Liu Dazhi, Chicheng Town Discipline and Investigation Committee Party secretary: 86-13623369459
11. [Yi County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Huili Arrested
Seven officers from the Yi County Police Department's Patrol and Special Police Division broke into Ms. Liu Huili's home in Chengguan Township at 5:00 a.m. on July 13, 2010. Without presenting any documentation, they searched the house and confiscated Falun Gong books and other items. Ms. Liu was taken to the county police department.
Li Qingfeng, Yi County Political and Judiciary Committee Party secretary: 86-416-7873601, 86-416-7791666, 86-13704060666
Li Xiaoguang, Yi County Political and Judiciary Committee deputy Party secretary: 86-13941690937, 86-416-7751208
Jiang Cheng, Yi County Domestic Security Division head: 86-13840660953
12. [Beijing] Ms. Li Zhanjin from Beijing University Tried at 9:30 a.m. on July 15, 2010 at the Haidian Courthouse
13. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhang Jixiu Arrested
Ms. Zhang Jixiu from the Minhang District was arrested on July 8, 2010 as she spoke with people about Falun Gong in the Jinshan District. She is now in the Jinshan District Detention Center.
14. [Sanmenxia, Henan Province] Ms. Pan Yinghui Incarcerated in the Xizhan Brainwashing Center in Shaan County
An officer from the Qianjin Police Station knocked on the door to Ms. Pan Yinghui's home around 9:00 a.m. on July 9, 2010. Ms. Pan did not open. Shortly after, the officer called for reinforcements. Several additional officers arrived. They pounded on the door and rushed in as soon as Ms. Pan opened it. Ms. Pan's teenage daughter was also at home. The police carried Ms. Pan into a police vehicle and drove her to the Xizhan Brainwashing Center.
15. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhang Yunqing Arrested
Ms. Zhang Yunqing was arrested on July 12, 2010 as she distributed information about Falun Gong in Daode Township, Kailu County. An insider said that Ms. Zhang's neighborhood committee personnel led the police to ransack Ms. Zhang's home that same night. The police stayed for two hours and declared they would not release Ms. Zhang until her family pays 10, 000 yuan.
16. [Wuzhong City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Mr. Ma Xiongde and His Son Mr. Ma Zhao Harassed and Arrested
Several police officers broke into Mr. Ma Xiongde's home at 5:00 p.m. on July 9, 2010. They attempted to learn the whereabouts of Mr. Ma's wife, Ms. Zheng Fengying, who has lived away from home since October 2009 to avoid the persecution. Mr. Ma and his son, Mr. Mao Zhao, did not tell them and were subsequently taken to the police station.
Mr. Ma's son returned home the next early morning. Mr. Ma was detained and then transferred to a local detention center.
17. [Linghai, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhao Tingwu's Family Discover His Whereabouts after He Was Held in Prison for a Year
Mr. Zhao Tingwu, 56, lives in Yuji Town. A cultivation experience-sharing meeting was to be held in his home in May 2009. Linghai City Police Department officers suddenly surrounded his house before the meeting began. Seventeen out of more than 20 practitioners who were present at the meeting were arrested on the spot. A few of them were able to escape. The Falun Dafa material production site set up in Mr. Zhao's home was destroyed.
Mr. Zhao was taken to the Linghai City Detention Center, where he was severely abused and tortured. Linghai City Court officials covertly sentenced him to four years in prison in June 2009, without informing his family. Mr. Zhao was sent to Jinzhou Prison that same month and then transferred to Panjin Prison. His family looked for him everywhere, contacting the Linghai City Police Department, the local detention center, and the local court and even went to Jinzhou Prison; no one told them Mr. Zhao's whereabouts. Not until some time in June this year did the family learn that Mr. Zhao is in Panjin Prison.
18. [Jizhou, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Qianli Arrested and Returned Home
Officers from the Nangong Police Department in Xingtai City arrested Mr. Liu Qianli from Jizhou City on May 11, 2010, and held him in the Xingtai Detention Center. Mr. Liu returned home on July 12, 2010.
19. [Qixia, Shandong Province] Ms. Meng Xiurong Held in the Qixia Detention Center
Ms. Meng Xiurong, 59, from Baijiazhaikuang, Xicheng Town, lives in Qingdao City and recently returned home to visit her relatives. Qixia Police Department officers and officers from the Xicheng Police Station arrested her on the afternoon of July 12, 2010 as she spoke with people about Falun Gong in the downtown area. Ms. Meng is now in the Qixia Detention Center.
20. [Haiyang City, Shandong Province] Plainclothes Police Arrested Mr. Zhang Junfeng at Noon on July 12, 2010
Li Longquan, 610 Office head: 86-13306459366
Wang Wenjie, former 610 Office deputy head: 86-13053506903
21. [Qixia, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Li Mengxian, Ms. Yang Xiufen, and Ms. Wang Guizhi from Sujiadian Town were arrested on July 13, 2010 as they spoke with people about Falun Gong in Panjiadian Village. Sujiadian Police Station officers made the arrest.
22. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Imprisonment
Mr. Jiang Botao, Ms. Li Xinchun, and Mr. Guo Qizhong were arrested at work on September 22, 2009. Qitaihe City 610 Office agents, along with officers from the Xinxing District Police Department and from the local police station, made the arrests. The police tortured them to try to extort confessions. The three practitioners have been detained for more than seven months.
Xinxing District Court officials tried the three practitioners on April 1 and 2, 2010. The court officials did not announce the verdicts at the conclusion of the trial; instead, they announced the verdicts in the detention center around 3:00 p.m. on April 30, 2010. Mr. Jiang and Ms. Li appealed. The court officials upheld the original verdicts without evidence.
Mr. Jiang has been transferred to Qitaihe Prison's Intensive Training Division; Ms. Li is in the Heilongjiang Province Harbin Women's Prison Intensive Training Division; Mr. Guo is still in the Qitaihe City Detention Center.
Bi Shuqing, Qitaihe City Police Department's 610 Office head: 86-13946550880, 86-13314640880
23. [Neihuang County, Henan Province] Mr. Qiao Xianfeng Arrested
Mr. Qiao Xianfeng is from Qiaozhuang Village, Dongzhouang Town. He is almost blind. The practitioner was arrested at 3:00 p.m. on July 9, 2010 as he distributed Falun Gong flyers at a vegetable market. Dongzhuang Town Police Station officers made the arrest. The police then searched Mr. Qiao's home but found nothing they wanted. Ms. Qiao is now in the county detention center.
Dongzhuang Town Police Station: 86-372-7271110
24. [Meishan, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xu Shufang Harassed
Shen Anhua, Party secretary of Yongxin Village, Yongshou Town, led several officers from the Yongshou Town Police Station in early July to harass Ms. Xu Shufang at home.
Yongshou Town Police Station: 86-28-38590052
25. [Hebei Province] Ms. Han Xinlin Subjected to Forced Labor
Ms. Han Xinlin was arrested on June 25, 2010 and sent to the Kaiping Forced Labor Camp in Tangshan City on July 8, 2010. Since her arrest, Ms. Han's family has tried many times to ask for permission from the police to meet with Ms. Han, but officers from the Jianshe Street Police Station in Qinhuangdao City turned them down each time. Not until Ms. Han staged a hunger strike to protest the persecution in the detention center did the police inform Ms. Han's family that they could visit her, but on condition that her family members had to persuade Ms. Han to stop the hunger strike.
26. [Rong County, Sichuan Province] Follow-up Report Since Ms. Liu Lianming's Arrest
Zeng Qiang, neighborhood committee head of the Hejie Community, and others have frequently harassed Ms. Liu Lianming since the beginning of last September. They monitored and followed her wherever she went, and harassed her at home. They even hired social idlers to get involved in the persecution of practitioners.
Zeng Qiang and others went to Ms. Liu's home at 10:00 a.m. on July 12, 2010, demanding Ms. Liu to give up Falun Gong. She refused. Zeng Qiang called for several other officers from the Domestic Security Division and arrested her. She is now in the Songlinpo Detention Center and is on a hunger strike.
Dan Jinfei, Domestic Security Division officer: 86-13990080155
Ding Defang, Domestic Security Division officer: 86-813-4703632, 86-13198208999