(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report includes persecution incidents that took place in 33 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report 24 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention, and at least 32 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Jingtai County, Gansu Province] Mr. Wang Yizhao Being Held in Lanzhou City Prison
Mr. Wang Yizhao was arrested in 2005 for distributing Falun Gong truth clarification materials. He was sentenced to three years in prison. Mr. Wang is still being held at Lanzhou City Prison.
Officials in the prison refused to let Mr. Wang's family visit between August 2007 and January 2008. They also forced Mr. Wang to stand and squat for a long time. He was also sometimes deprived of sleep and use of the restroom, and the guards often shocked him with electric batons.
Mr. Wang had appealed for justice for Falun Gong in June 2000 and was later sentenced to one year of forced labor. He had previously been incarcerated in the Wuchuan Brainwashing Center in Baiyin City in 2004.
2. [Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Yingjie Is Being Held in Heizuizi Women's Prison-- Guards Denied Her Family's Visit
3. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Mr. Tang Xingguo Arrested
Hongjiang City Domestic Security Division Chief Yi Zhongxian and others and went to Tuokou Middle School at 10:00 a.m. on March 20, 2008, to arrest practitioner Mr. Tang Xingguo, 30, and take him to the Tuokou Police Station. Then they ransacked his home and confiscated a computer, some Falun Gong books, truth clarification materials, a cell phone, and a satellite installation manual that described how to receive New Tang Dynasty TV programs. They then took Mr. Tang to the city's police department where Mr. Wang was able to escape in the evening. He now is forced to live away from home to avoid being arrested.
Mr. Tang was designated an "Excellent Teacher" and received many awards.
Yu Yuejun, head of Hongjiang City 610 Office: 86-13907454018
Yi Zhongxian, Hongjiang City Police Department's Political Security Section
chief: 86-13974503398
4. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners from Xushui County Arrested
Personnel from the Xushui County Police Department arrested three practitioners from Yuantou Village, Xushui County, Baoding City, on March 26, 2008. They included Ms. Yu, 60; Ms. Sun Baoxia, 50; and Ms. Sun's sister, who is in her 40s.
5. [Gansu Province] Mr. Wang Yuping Is Being Held in Linxia Prison
When Mr. Wang Yuping was held in Linxia Prison No. 4 Division he did not cooperate with the guards. Administration Section Chief Li Peilu and several other guards tied Mr. Wang to a bed, undressed him, and shocked him with electric batons. Li Peilu gagged him and continued shocking him. They tortured him like this for about three weeks. Mr. Wang is currently being held in Linxia Prison.
Prison chief: 86-930-6214321
Deputy prison chief: 86-930-6215308
Political head: 86-930-6213153, 86-930-6219930
6. [Xintai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Tian Lili and Ms. Xu Qinfeng Arrested
Ms. Tian Lili and Ms. Xu Qinfeng from Quangou Town, Xintai City, were reported to the police. Subsequently, personnel from the city's 610 Office and Domestic Security Division Chief Ma Yan put the two into a local detention center on March 19, 2008. The police ransacked their homes and confiscated several items.
An older woman practitioner from the Quangou Town Mine was also arrested, but where she is being detained is unknown. Two other older practitioners had money extorted from them by the mine's security section.
7. [Jiayu County, Hubei Province] The Arrest of Ms. Chen Jinxiu
Personnel from the Shuilu Police Station arrested 49-year-old Ms. Chen Jinxiu from Jiayu County the night of March 3, 2008, as she distributed truth clarification materials. Five or six policemen brutally beat her during her detention.
Ms. Chen was sentenced to one year and six months of forced labor on March 18, 2008, and taken to the Hubei Province Forced Labor Camp twice, but officials there refused to accept her. Her poor health disqualified her. Ms. Chen is currently being held in the county's No. 1 Detention Center.
Kong Yunlong, Jiayu County Police Department deputy chief: 86-13886525599
Chen Keping, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13508640616 (Cell),
86-715-6273150, 86-715-6320616 (Home)
Xiong Wensheng, Jiayu County No. 1 Detention Center chief: 86-13508640569
(Cell), 86-13307247728 (Cell), 86-715-6332618 (Home)
8. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Jiali Arrested
Mr. Ma Jiali was arrested for distributing truth clarification materials on March 25, 2008. Later someone who claimed to be from Fujia Detention Center called Mr. Ma's family. The person told them to have 15,000 yuan ready if they wanted to bail out Mr. Ma. The person's phone number is 86-13070605086.
9. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Yaxuan and Mr. Pi Yongli Arrested and Sentenced to Forced Labor
Mr. Li Yaxuan and Mr. Pi Yongli were arrested on March 13, 2008, and sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor and one year of forced labor, respectively. They are currently being held in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.
Ms. Feng Li, Mr. Li Wensheng, Ms. Wu Jinping and her husband, Ms. Jing Fei, and Ms. Chu Xiumei were arrested.
Ms. Zhang Qi is currently being held in Jinzhou City Detention Center. Domestic Security Division Chief Wu Baoliang ransacked Ms. Zhang's home on March 25, 2008.
Zhang Minghua, Chaoyang City Police Department deputy chief: 86-421-2628248
(Office), 86-421-2636666 (Home), 86-13304219999 (Cell), 86-13904213399 (Cell)
Wang Jinglong, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-421-2611250, 86-421-2616682,
86-13591860610 (Cell)
10. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Mr. Ma Jinxiang Arrested
Personnel from the No. 8 Mine's Security Section arrested Mr. Ma Jinxiang from the No. 8 Mine in the Pingdingshan City Coal Company on the afternoon of March 18, 2008.
Mr. Ma's case has been submitted to the Weidong District Procuratorate in the city.
Guo Yili, Weidong District Procuratorate chief: 86-375-3898369,
86-13937528000
Wu Zhenkuan, deputy chief: 86-375-3902599, 86-13592151888
11. [Yongqing County, Hebei Province] Police Harass Several Practitioners
Personnel from the Yangmazhuang Police Station and from the Yongqing County Police Department ransacked Ms. Gao Xiuzhi's home on the afternoon of March 16, 2008. They confiscated four MP3 players, an MP4 player, 2,000 yuan, and a pair of gold earrings. As Ms. Gao was not at home, police forcibly took her husband to the Yangmazhuang Police Station and coerced him into revealing Ms. Gao's whereabouts.
The gang went to Ms. Han Suzhi's home in Qiyuanzi Village, Yangmazhuang Township, that same day. She was not at home. They ransacked the place in the absence of Ms. Han's family and confiscated a few Falun Dafa books.
Personnel from the Yangmazhuang Police Station and from the Chengguan Police Station went to Mr. Zhang Heqiang's home in the township on the night of March 17, 2008. They ransacked the place and confiscated a computer, a printer, a motorcycle, and many other items, even though no one was at home.
Wang Bojian, Yongqing County Police Department: 86-13832660968 (Cell),
86-316-6629538
Liu Guangzhi, Political Security Section chief: 86-13931632088
Shi Huanjin, Yongqing County 610 Office head: 86-13582464080
12. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ju Peng Harasses Several Practitioners and Their Families
Jiuzhai Township 610 Office head Ju Peng and others went to Mr. Zhao Shengju's home in Lijiazhaizi Village, Jiuzhai Township, on the morning of March 24, 2008. They first put him in the township's administration compound and later transferred him to Yinan County. His family went to visit him, but they were turned away.
A group of police officers went to Mr. Ma Fumin's home in the township and ransacked the place on March 25, 2008. They confiscated some truth clarification materials and forcibly took Mr. Ma to the township's administration compound. Mr. Ma is currently being held in Mengyin County. His wife, Ms. Wang Huanfen, is living away from home.
Police went to Mr. Guo Changde's home in Beilou Village on the morning of March 27, 2008. They found some truth clarification materials and a satellite dish for receiving New Tang Dynasty TV programs. The police confiscated everything and arrested Mr. Guo. Mr. Guo's son spent more than 20,000 yuan [in bribes] to establish connections and got Mr. Guo released.
Ju Peng and four policemen and ransacked Mr. Xu Jie's home in Beimozhuang Village, Jiuzhai Township, the afternoon of March 28, 2008. They did not find anything and left, but later harassed Mr. Liu Qisheng at his home in Shutang Village.
13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Guangming Arrested
Five officers from the Nanhao Town Police Station and from the Changle County Anti-Falun Gong Division broke into Mr. Jiang Guangming's home on the afternoon of March 28, 2008. They arrested him and ransacked the home.
14. [Changle County, Shandong Province] The Persecution of Mr. Zhao Yancheng and Mr. Qiu Quanpu
Mr. Zhao Yancheng's daughter from Qiaoguan Town was arrested and his son was mistreated to the point of mental collapse. Mr. Zhao lives away from home in order to avoid being arrested.
Mr. Qiu Quanpu is a Chinese medicine practitioner. He visited Mr. Zhao but was followed afterwards. Police searched him and then ransacked his home.
15. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioners' Families Unable to Get Residential Registration Cards
The Xiangdong Chemical Factory in Liaoning Province went bankrupt in 2006. Several employees were relocated from Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province, to the Bayuquan Development District in Yingkou City. As of March 2008, more than 3,000 families had obtained their residential registration cards, but some practitioners' families were unable to get them.
16. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xuqiu and Ms. Wang Yuxian's Homes Ransacked
Several officers including Fan Kai from the Shuguang Police Station in the Xiefeng District broke into Ms. Wang Xuqiu's home on February 3, 2008. They ransacked the place and confiscated two laptop computers, a CD burner, an HP 1022 Laser printer, 300 blank CDs, 200 copies of the truth clarification flyers, several Falun Gong books, 4,000 yuan in cash, and removable hard disks.
They locked Ms. Wang Xuqiu and Ms. Wang Yuxian in the police station that night, and the police station chief interrogated and beat them. It was heard that Ms. Wang Yuxian's face was disfigured from the beating.
About ten policemen went to Ms. Wang Yuxian's sister's home and arrested her sister and her sister's daughter, who are not practitioners. They extorted 5,000 yuan from them and then released them.
Four practitioners who went to visit the two were arrested and released after paying a 3,000 yuan "fine."
Shuguang Police Station in the Tiefeng District: 86-452-2511629
17. [Shanghai] Mr. Yang Jianjun Arrested
Police arrested Mr. Yang Jianjun on March 29, 2008, as he distributed truth clarification materials in Chedun Town, Songjiang District, Shanghai. They confiscated Mr. Wang's computer and a printer.
18. [Nanzhao County, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Ying Arrested
Nanzhao County Domestic Security Division Chief Yang Junzhou arrested Ms. Zhang Ying in Yunyang Town. She is currently being held at the county's detention center.
19. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Yuzhen Arrested
Mr. Li Yuzhen, 65, from Kanjiahu Village, Gaomi City, disappeared on March 25, 2008, after he ventured out to distribute truth clarification materials. His family learned of his arrest when personnel from the Hujiazhuang Police Station and from the Kanjia Police Station ransacked Mr. Li's home on March 28, 2008. Mr. Li is currently being held at the city's detention center.
Dong Hongbo, Hujiazhuang Police Station Chief: 86-13906463461 (Cell),
86-536-2311630 (Home)
Han Zongsen, deputy chief: 86-13953633311 (Cell), 86-536-2349865 (Home)
Li Dansheng, Kanjia Police Station: 86-13953655210 (Cell), 86-536-2316166 (Home)
20. [Chongqing] Mr. Yuan Yingjiang Arrested
Mr. Yuan Yingjiang, 61, lives in Wanjialinshe, Xinzhai Village, Hengshan Town, Qijiang County, Chongqing. Officers Luo Jun and Cai Chunhe from the county's police department and village party secretary Huang Wanbin ransacked Mr. Yuan's home on March 11, 2008. Mr. Yuan is currently being held at the county's detention center.
Mr. Yuan had been sentenced to one year of forced labor in March 2004 for posting truth clarification flyers.
Quan Dougang, a persecutor: 86-23-48406176 (Home)
Luo Jun, Domestic Security Division: 86-13896095886 (Cell)
Mu Mingjiang, Qijiang County 610 Office head: 86-13709409388 (Cell),
86-23-48678668 (Home)
21. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xu Yanqiu Arrested
Personnel from the Tianhe Police Station in Shulan City arrested Ms. Xu Yanqiu at her home and confiscated an MP3 player at 2:00 p.m. on March 27, 2008.
Tianhe Police Station: 86-432-6166110
22. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Guo Qingfen Arrested
Personnel from the Dongfu Police Station in Shulan City forced practitioners to write a guarantee statement, or otherwise be arrested. They put Ms. Guo Qingfen into a detention center because they found a copy of Master's picture. The police officers extorted money from Ms. Guo and then released her.
23. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Personnel from the Qiaoxi District Court Persecuted Ms. Feng Ruixue
24. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuyun and Ms. Zhang Xiurong Arrested
Ms. Zhang Xiuyun and Ms. Zhang Xiurong from the Shaanxi Province No. 9 Cotton Factory were arrested in the Xianyang Airport. They are currently being held at the factory's Lanfeng Hotel.
Hotel manager's office: 86-917-8567525
Wei Yonghong, factory security section chief: 86-917-8567586 (Home),
86-917-8567285 (Office)
Security Section Deputy chief: 86-917-8567587 (Home)
25. [Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Dejun from the Jilin Railway Station Was Arrested on March 20, 2008
26. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Ms. Dong Meizhen Was Arrested on March 27, 2008 and Her Computer Was Confiscated
27. [Wenshan City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Li Guofang Arrested
Personnel from the Xihua Police Station arrested Ms. Li Guofang at 6:00 p.m. on the afternoon of March 26, 2008. The arrest took place when Ms. Li was distributing truth clarification materials. The police ransacked Ms. Li's home and confiscated a computer, a printer, and other items worth more than 10,000 yuan. Ms. Li is currently being held at the Wenshan County No. 1 Detention Center.
28. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Ying, 38, Arrested on March 15, 2008
29. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Bai Zaijin Arrested
Yu Baoqian from the Zhangqiu City 610 Office and several other policemen entered Mr. Bai Zaijin's home at 6:00 a.m. on March 28, 2008. They ransacked the place, confiscated one of Master's pictures, and intimidated Mr. Bai's son into taking them to find his father. They stayed there until 2:00 p.m. and told his family they would return.
30. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Jin Arrested
Ms. Jin, working as switchboard attendant in the Harbin University of Science and Technology, was arrested on March 9, 2008.
It was heard that another practitioner from Yuquan City was also arrested.
31. [Chongqing] Ms. Wen Bin's Whereabouts Unknown
Ms. Wen Bin, a retired teacher from Mitingzi Primary School in the Jiangbei District, Chongqing, went to visit a relative in a hospital on March 19, 2008. As of March 30, 2008, she had not returned.
32. [Shanghai] Mr. Chen Guohong Arrested
Mr. Chen Guohong, who is employed at Datongyang Business Hall in Shanghai, was arrested and incarcerated in a Shanghai detention center on March 12, 2008.
33. [Yanbian City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Fuxia Facing Illegal Trials and Possible Sentencing
Four practitioners from Yanbian City were arrested in 2007. They are Ms. Wang Fuxia, Mr. Shi Guoliang, Mr. Gao Weixi, and Ms. Yang Defang. They faced illegal trials in Changchun City on the morning of March 31, 2008.
34. [Shanghai] Several Practitioners Arrested
Several practitioners were arrested in Shanghai. Police deprived them of sleep for several days and beat them. They blew cigarette smoke into the practitioners' eyes and rolled up newspapers tightly to use to hit the practitioners' eyes.
35. [Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province] The Persecution of Ms. Zhao Feizhou
Ms. Zhao Feizhou is a teacher from Putuo Middle School in Zhoushan City. She has been in a mental hospital and in Deqing Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zhejiang Province since 2000. She experienced all kinds of physical torture and was also mentally tormented. Ms. Zhao was demoted to a position at Shenjiamen Middle School, and her colleagues were ordered to monitor her.
Ms. Zhao explained the facts about Falun Gong in 2006, which was reported. The police arrested her and put her in a detention center.
Shenjiamen Middle School: 86-580-3024270
36. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Guoming Arrested on March 30, 2008, and Currently Being Held at the City's Detention Center
Cui Xirui, Police Department chief: 86-13361019001
Wang Qi, 610 Office head: 86-13361081705
Yu Baoqian, 610 Office deputy head: 86-13176019208
37. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Police in the Heshan District Arrested Ms. Zhou Xiaofeng
38. [Beijing] Practitioner Being Held at 67 Guangwai Southern Street, the Xuanwu District
39. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Rongfen Arrested
Ms. Li Rongfen from the Jiang'an District, Wuhan City, distributed truth-clarifying materials in the Baibuting Garden District on the night of March 27, 2008. Local community police arrested her and took her into the Baibuting Police Station. The police ransacked her home and put her in Erzhiguo Women's Detention Center in the Dongxihu District of Wuhan City. It was heard that she would be held there for ten days and then transferred to a brainwashing center.
Baibuting Police Station: 86-27-82354669, 86-27-82354598, 86-27-82354655
40. [Lingchuan County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Yuan Yueling Arrested
Personnel from the Lingchuan County Police Department arrested Ms. Yuan Yueling at her home in Liyi Town, Lingchuan County, on March 7, 2008. They ransacked the place and confiscated a computer and a printer. Ms. Yuan is currently being held at the county's detention center.
Lingchuan County Police Department chief's office: 86-356-6206101
Shi Min, Lingchuan County Police Department: 86-13593328855
Wu Lin, Linchuan County 610 Office: 86-13593300698
41. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Officers from the Kuanping Police Station Harass Practitioners
Personnel from the Kuanping Police Station in the Chaoyang District of Changchun City recently ordered practitioners to report their phone numbers. They said the Olympic Games were approaching and that their supervisors told them to collect practitioners' contact information.
Changchun City Police Department switchboard: 86-431-88907000,
86-431-88908000
610 Office head: 86-431-88926066
Deputy head: 86-431-88908186
March 30, 2008