(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 10 provinces. In this report, 11 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 16 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Chongqing] Retired Professor Mr. Zhang Yougao and Mr. Gu Jiushou Held at Brainwashing Center
Mr. Zhang Yougao and Mr. Gu Jiushou, in their 70s, are retired professors from Chongqing University. Officers from the Domestic Security Team in the Shapingba District and the Comprehensive Management Office in their community arrested them on July 19 and August 8 respectively.
Mr. Zhang was besieged by the police for several days before July 19. The police shut off his electricity on July 19. When Mr. Zhang came out to check what caused the outage, the police broke into his home and arrested him. Mr. Gu's lower back was badly injured and he has been bedridden ever since. They are being held at Qianzhugou Brainwashing Center in Geleshan Town, Shapingba District.
2. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Guiqin Went on Trial on August 19
3. [Tieli City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Chai Shusen Taken to Brainwashing Center
Mr. Chai Shusen was arrested from work by officers from Dongfeng Police Station and Tieli City 610 Office on the morning of August 18, 2011. He is being held at the Yichun City Brainwashing Center.
4. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yuhua's Pension Suspended
Ms. Wang Yuhua, 57, is a worker of Nancha District Lumber Yard. She was arrested on April 22, 2002 and sentenced to eight years in prison. She was released in 2009. She went to her workplace to apply for a retirement pension and it took her a year to get the approval. However, she only received one month of pension. The director of the Social Security Bureau suspended her pension with the excuse of her imprisonment.
5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Additional Information about Ms. Li Meiying's Arrest
Ms. Li Meiying was arrested before April 25, 2011. She was sent to a forced labor camp or prison in Jinan City to serve a one and a half year-term.
6. [Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Chunlan Arrested
Ms. Liu Chunlan was arrested while distributing pamphlets about Falun Gong at noon on August 9, 2011. Many officers went to her home and ransacked it. The police confiscated Falun Dafa books and a computer. Ms. Liu was taken to a brainwashing center. She was recently hospitalized.
7. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] All Four Members of Mr. Li Junsheng's Family Secretly Arrested
Mr. Li Junsheng, an employee of Tanghai County Tax Bureau, was taken away from his office on the afternoon of August 19, 2011. The police also handcuffed and arrested Mr. Li's wife, Ms. Han Fengrong, from her factory in Daxin Village. They went to Mr. Li's home and took away his two children. The police confiscated a computer and cellphones. Mr. Li's family's whereabouts are still unknown.
Mr. Li was born is 1963. He was the chief of the No. 11 Farm Tax Office previously.
8. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Province] Mr. Wang Xiaochuan Taken to Yinchuan Detention Center
9. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Li Guihua Subjected to Mistreatment in Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Li Guihua, in her 70s, is being held in Jiangxi Province Women's Forced Labor Camp. She was severely beaten, hung up with handcuffs and force fed excrement. She suffered both physically and mentally.
10. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yue Zheyuan Taken to Brainwashing Center
Mr. Yue Zheyuan was taken to Xiaoguang Village Brainwashing Center in Shahezi Town, Jilin City on the afternoon of August 17, 2011.
11. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Jixing Arrested
Mr. Jiang Jixing, from Xishan, Licang District, was arrested while speaking with people about Falun Gong on the morning of July 27, 2011. His home was ransacked and his current whereabouts are unknown.
12. [Tianjin] Mr. Chen Tongqing Arrested
Mr. Chen Tongqing was arrested by officers from Bangjun Town Police Station on August 19, 2011.
13. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Chen Huafang Arrested
Ms. Chen Huafang, in her 40s, lives at Baishuixucheng Community in Qixia District. She was arrested at her home on August 16.
14. [Bangbu City, Anhui Province] Ms. Ze Huiping Arrested
The police picked the lock and broke into the home of Ms. Ze Huiping in the Longzihu District on the evening of August 17, 2011. They took her away from her home.
15. [Anping County, Hebei Province] Ms. Cheng Qiaoran Sent to Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Cheng Qiaoran, from Houzhuang Village, Chengguan Town, Anping County, was taken to the Hengshui Detention Center on the afternoon of June 28, 2011. Her family was not allowed to visit her. On August 3, 2011, she was transferred to the Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp without her family being notified.
16. [Duchang County, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Wang Huosun's Home Ransacked
On the morning of August 19, 2011, more than 20 officers including Chen Zhengchu, head of Duchang County 610 Office, Hong Liu, chief of Duchang County Domestic Security Team, Wu Henghua, director of Zhouxi Police Station, and He Xianghua, deputy director of Zhouxi Police Station, went to the home of Mr. Wang Huosun in Zhouxi Town and ransacked the place. The police confiscated a dish, a receiver, a monitor and other personal belongings.
Chen Zhengchu, head of Duchang County 610 Office:
+86-792-5223135 ext 4504, +86-13517920188 (Cell)
Hong Liu, chief of Duchang County Domestic Security Team:
+86-792-5223135 ext 4521, +86-13803554098 (Cell)
Wu Henghua, director of Zhouxi Police Station: +86-792-5223135 ext
4636, +86-13576221258 (Cell)
He Xianghua, deputy director of Zhouxi Police Station:
+86-13870281044 (Cell)
17. [Duchang County, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Cao Dazhang's Home Ransacked
On the afternoon of August 18, 2011, officers from the Domestic Security Team, led by Chen Zhengchu, head of Duchang County 610 Office, went to Mr. Cao Dazhang's home and ransacked it. They forcibly removed his satellite dish and confiscated Falun Dafa books. They attempted to coerce his wife into writing a guarantee statement, which she refused.
18. [Yinchuan County, Ningxia Province] Ms. Long Zhuyun Held in Yinchuan Detention Center
19. [Chongqing] Ms. Huang Meichen Harassed
Ms. Huang Meichen, 68, lives at Liuyin Street, longxi Town, Yubei District, Chongqing. She was reported for speaking with a former colleague about Falun Gong in January 2011. Officers from the Longxi Police Station arrested her and ransacked her home. The police sent her to the Yubei District Detention Center. She returned home at the end of February with the help of many people and her family's strong request. However, she was sentenced to one year of probation by the Yubei District 610 Office and the Domestic Security Team.
Since July 1, 2011, personnel from the Longxi Town Sub-District Office and Community Committee, went to her home twice and attempted to take her to the brainwashing center. They also attempted to coerce her into writing a guarantee statement. They have been harassing her daughter with phone calls in order to have Ms. Huang report to the sub-district office.
Staff Zhang, Longxi Town Sub-District Office: +86-13637735775
(Cell)
Longxi Police Station: +86-23-67611647
20. [Pengshan County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Yuru Arrested and Mr. Jiang Xiantao Had to Leave Home
Ms. Wang Yuru was arrested on the morning of August 18, 2011. She was taken to the Meishan City Brainwashing Center.
On August 18, 2011, officers from the Pengshan County 610 Office went to Mr. Jiang Xiantao's home and attempted to take him to the Meishan City Brainwashing Center. Mr. Jiang escaped and had to leave home.
Zhang Zhichun, Pengshan County 610 Office: +86-13708169693
(Cell), +86-28-37623458, +86-28-37623659
Yang Haixia: +86-13778831386 (Cell), +86-28-37613322
Head of Pengshan Domestic Security Team: +86-28-37622580,
+86-28-37794009
Fu Yan, section head of Pengshan Domestic Security Team:
+86-28-37612999, +86-13679653358 (Cell)
21. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Mou Yongxia Being Tortured in Heilongjiang Women's Prison
Ms. Mou Yongxia, in her 60s, is a retired middle school teacher. She was arrested, detained and tortured many times. On the late night of July 9, 2008, about a dozen officers from Longgang Police Sub-Bureau broke into her home and ransacked it. She was secretly sentenced to four years in prison on September 24, 2008. She is currently being held in Heilongjiang Women's Prison. She was beaten, had needles forced under her fingernails, forced to sit for long periods of time, wrapped in sheets of plastic, handcuffed to a bed with only wood boards, deprived of restroom use, locked in solitary confinement and force-fed.
22. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Mr. Shen Duanjun Arrested and His Whereabouts Unknown
On the morning of August 5, 2011, Mr. Shen Duanjun, from Qidong County, Hengyang City, was arrested by Li Huilin, director of Wenfushi Town Police Station, while speaking with people about Falun Gong. He is being held at the Qiyang County Detention Center. On August 8, Li Lianrong, chief of the Domestic Security Team, injected Mr. Shen with unknown drugs. Mr. Shen passed out and threw up on the scene. When Mr. Shen's friend went to visit him on August 12, he has been transferred to another place already. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Li Lianrong, chief of the Domestic Security Team:
+86-13974655821(Cell), +86-746-3216685, +86-746-3266369
Wu Xingguo, instructor: +86-13036774715 (Cell)
Li Huilin, director of Wenfushi Town Police Station:
+86-13874378128 (Cell), +86-746-3841110
Chen Bo, instructor: +86-13974655830 (Cell)