(Clearwisdom.net)
Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 33 cities or counties in 16 provinces. Forty-one Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 38 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Pengfei and Ms. Li Chunjuan Facing Illegal Trials
Personnel from the Pingfang District 610 Office and from the Domestic Security Division in Harbin City arrested two practitioners on November 17, 2007. They were 35-year-old Mr. Liu Pengfei and 43-year-old Ms. Li Chunjuan. Police confiscated a computer, a printer, and a certain amount of cash.
Mr. Liu is currently being held at the district's detention center, and Ms. Li is being held in the Harbin City Detention Center. They have been held nearly five months, in complete violation of the Chinese constitution. Pingfang District Procuratorate agents plan to submit the two practitioners' cases to the district's court towards the end of April. The two families have hired a lawyer to defend for them.
Zhu Weidong, Pingfang District 610 Office head: 86-451-86505710
Hao Baoxiang, Domestic Security Division: 86-451-86505242 (Office)
Pingfang District Procuratorate chief: 86-451-55512200 (Office), 86-13603655527
(Cell), 86-451-88722066
2. [Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Being Abused at the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Liang Hongzhi was held in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp in January 2008. Guards made her stand for 24 hours and deprived of her sleep when she refused to give up Falun Gong. Her legs swelled. Later on, guards put her in a dark cell and then transferred her into a restroom for further persecution. She is somewhat mentally disoriented.
Ms. Chu Yingling was forbidden to use the restroom and had to soil herself. She was severely tortured and mentally tormented. Guards put her in shackles and placed her in a small compartment.
3. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Songjie Arrested and His Home Ransacked
More than 20 officers from the Yuhu Police Station's Domestic Security Division broke into 70-year-old Mr. Zhang Songjie's home and arrested him at 9:00 p.m. on March 28, 2008. They confiscated a computer, some Dafa books, and 10,000 yuan. Police informed Mr. Zhang's son three days after his arrest.
4. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yu Lianhe Arrested
Fangzheng County Domestic Security Division and Daluomi Police Station Kang Kai broke into Mr. Yu Lianhe's home at 9:00 a.m. on March 18, 2008. They beat him and arrested him. Ms. Yu is currently being held in the Fangzheng County Detention Center.
Mr. Yu had been arrested several times and sentenced to forced labor twice since July 20, 1999. Guards brutally tortured him in the forced labor camps. Police often harassed him even after he was released.
Liu Haijun, Daluomi Police Station: 86-13836058801, 86-451-57147126
Hu Yajun: 86-13936047358
5. [Shen County, Shandong Province] Ms. Cai Cunying Recently Arrested
6. [Hebei Province] Personnel from the Changli County 610 Office Started a New Brainwashing Session to Abuse Practitioners
7. [Ning County, Gansu Province] Police Arrested Ms. Li Qin in a Street on April 7, 2008
Ning County Domestic Security Bureau: 86-934-6625814, 86-934-6622417
Hu Ningsheng: 86-13909343806
8. [She County, Hebei Province] Ms. Xu Zhixin and Ms. Zheng Guiqin Arrested
Ms. Xu Zhixin and Ms. Zheng Guiqin are employees from the Tianjin Ironworks Factory in She County. Police arrested them and ransacked their homes in the factory. The two are currently being held in the county's detention center.
9. [Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chang Ping Harassed
Police took Ms. Chang Ping from Baoqing County to a mental hospital against her will on April 4, 2008, but the hospital officials refused to admit her. Personnel from the county police department and from the 610 Office attempted to arrest Ms. Chang at her home, but failed.
10. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiang Lijie Being Abused in Heizuizi Women's Prison
Ms. Xiang Lijie from Liaoyuan City is being held in the Second Group at the Heizuizi Women's Prison Education Division. Her face is swollen, and one of her arms has been injured. The guards ordered Ms. Xiang's family to pay 2,000 yuan for medical treatment.
Ni Xiaohong, No.2 Group guard: 86-437-85375089
11. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] The Chinese Communist Party Persecutes Practitioners Using Olympic Games Security as an Excuse
Personnel from the Liaoyuan City Police Department, from the 610 Office, and from the Domestic Security Division have harassed practitioners since January 2008. Ms. Guo Enying is being held at a detention center, and several practitioners have been put in forced labor camps. They are Ms. Hui Yuqing, Ms. Shi Lihua, Ms. Sun Liping, Mr. Ding Changjie, Mr. Li Haibo, Ms. Zhao Shufang, Ms. Wang Hongzhen, Ms. Gu Jiumei, Mr. Zou Jiquan, Ms. Li Changlan, Mr. Zheng Dejiang, Mr. Liang Xinyou, Ms. Liu Shuhua, Mr. Ding Wenrong, Mr. Li Guangzhong, and Mr. Sun Liping.
Pi Fuguo, Liaoyuan City 610 Office head: 86-437-3311714 (Office)
Hou Changzhou, Liaoyuan City Police Department chief: 86-13351560007 (Cell)
Zhang Shicheng, Longshan District 610 Office head in Liaoyuan City:
86-437-2804068
Li Bing, Longshan District 610 Office: 86-13089201157 (Cell)
12. [Hebei Province] Shijiazhuang City Government Officials Held a Meeting and Discussed Falun Gong Suppression During the Olympic Games on the Afternoon of April 7, 2008
13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Huanglou Town Police Station Chief Li Changjiang in Weifang City went to Ms. Ji Xiaohua's home in Pan Village, Huanglou Town, the afternoon of March 10, 2008. He arrested Ms. Ji and put her in the Qingzhou Detention Center.
Personnel from the Qingzhou Police Department Anti-Falun Gong Section arrested Mr. Gong Jiankui from Chijiazhuang Village on April 1, 2008. They beat Mr. Gong and his son ruthlessly. The son was also arrested. In addition, these lawless officers also arrested Ms. Ji Guixiang, Ms. Pan Xiumei, Ms. Zhao Xiuhua, and Mr. Gong Liyuan.
Qingzhou City 610 Office: 86-536-3822610
Huanglou Police Station: 86-536-3831015; Li Changjiang, chief: 86-536-3831475,
86-536-3832691
14. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Guiyang City Court Agents Plot to Hold Trials for Several Practitioners
Police from Guiyang City recently arrested Mr. Xu Qihua, Mr. Jia Li'an, and Mr. Li Donghong. They had planned to sentence the practitioners on March 28 and April 1, 2008, but failed. The city court agents now plan to hold a trial on April 10, 2008.
Guiyang City Domestic Security Bureau: 86-851-6898135, 86-851-6898123
Guiyang City Yuyan District Police Department: 86-851-6820101
15. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Xu Jie and His Wife Ms. Li Xueyun Arrested
Some persecutors ransacked Mr. Xu Jie's home in Beimozhuang Village, Jiuzhai Township, Mengyin County, on the afternoon of March 28, 2008. The lawless officers included Jiuzhai Township 610 Office Head Ju Peng and personnel from the township police station and from the Mengyi County 610 Office. They went to Mr. Xu's home again and arrested Mr. Xu and his wife, Ms. Li Xueyun, on the morning of April 7, 2008. Where the two are being detained is unknown.
Li Baoyuan, Mengyin County 610 Office: 86-539-4811681, 86-539-4279189,
86-13953918936
Zhang Yong, Mengyin County 610 Office: 86-539-4818915, 86-13953906866,
86-539-4818992
Wang Wei, Mengyin County 610 Office: 86-13563979797
16. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jing Shuo Being Abused in the Nanhuayuan Prison
17. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jia Lina Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Ms. Jia Lina, 68, from Shenyang City explained the facts about Falun Gong to a few middle school students in the Lingkong Area on November 5, 2007. A student called police and personnel from the Lingkong Police Station arrested her and ransacked her home. Ms. Jia was put in the Zaohua Detention Center and then sentenced to three years in prison. She is currently being held in the Liaoning Province Prison Complex.
18. [Chongqing] Mr. Zhu Defu Sentenced to Forced Labor
Personnel from the Xipeng Town Police Station arrested 67-year-old Mr. Zhu Defu from Tongguanyi Town, the Jiulongpo District, Chongqing City, on January 18, 2008. Mr. Zhu has been put in Xishanping Forced Labor Camp.
19. [Sichuan Province] Mr. Liu Yingxu Stages a Hunger Strike
Personnel from the Yingmenkou Police Station and from the Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Liu Yingxu on November 15, 2007. He has been held in the Xinjin Brainwashing Center and been on a hunger strike.
Another practitioner, Mr. Wang, has been held there for nearly a year.
20. [Liangshan State, Sichuan Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrests of Ms. He Chaofen and Ms. Zhou Lianmei
Personnel from the Liusuo Township Police Station arrested Ms. He Chaofen and Ms. Zhou Lianmei from Dechang County, Liangshan State, on March 29, 2008. They put the two in the county's detention center. It is heard that the two elder practitioners are on a hunger strike.
Chen Gang, Dechang County Police Department Domestic Security Division:
86-834-5204122
Liao Hong, Dechang County Police Department political head: 86-834-5204118,
86-13508203192
21. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Many Plainclothes Policemen Follow Practitioners in Zhucheng City
22. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xiang Ying Stages a Hunger Strike
Ms. Xiang Ying from Jinzhou City is staging a hunger strike in the Jinzhou City Detention Center. She is in perilous condition and has been force-fed three times in the city's Police Hospital.
23. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Repeat Arrest of Ms. Liang Yuli
Ms. Liang Yuli, 55 years old, is a retired worker from the Xi'an City Watch Component Factory. She was sentenced to one year of forced labor in 2000. Shortly after her release, Ms. Liang was arrested again and sentenced to five years in prison, with five months extended incarceration period in a brainwashing center.
Ms. Liang took a train to see her daughter in Dalian City on February 25, 2008. She explained the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong on the train and was arrested. Her home was ransacked. Ms. Liang is currently being held in the Yanta District Detention Center.
Gao Xinya, Yanta District Domestic Security Division: 86-29-85631451,
86-29-85631410, 86-13325452409
Xi'an City 610 Office: 86-29-87258833
Xu Wanchun, 610 Office head: 86-29-87264011, 86-29-84396073, 86-13700291931
Zhang Xiaoping, Secretary Section chief: 86-29-87289908, 86-29-88484758,
86-13991332431
24. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xu Yanling's Heart Disease Recurs
Ms. Xu Yanling held in the Nanshan Detention Center in Shulan City was brutally tortured, and as a result, her heart disease recurred.
Disabled Ms. Li Shizhen from Baiqi City is still being held in the Nanshan Detention Center.
Police arrested Ms. Wang Shuqing from her home on April 7, 2008. She is currently being held in the Nanshan Detention Center.
Huadian City Detention Center: 86-432-6252052
Jiapigou Police Station: 86-432-6732308
Zhao Chunli: 86-15942555767
Zuo Chunhai: 86-13134391472
Jiang Hongyi: 86-13134391408
25. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution of Mr. Wang Yuejun and Others
Several practitioners including Mr. Wang Yuejun were arrested. Their cases were returned from the Shuangyashan City Court to the Jianshan District "Procuratorate" due to lack of evidence. These practitioners are being held in the district police department and the Shuangshan Police Station.
Li Yanchun, Shuangyashan City Police Department: 86-469-4233001,
86-15331811777
Zou Dekuan, Shuangyashan City Police Department Anti-Cult Division:
86-469-4233106
Gao Mingyang, Jianshan District Police Department deputy chief: 86-469-4278509,
86-469-6107365, 86-13351058809
26. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Was Arrested on the Morning of April 8, 2008 for Posting Falun Gong Truth Clarification Materials
27. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhong Xiaoling Arrested
When Ms. Zhong Xiaoling and her mother shopped in a market, they paid with yuan bills that had Falun Gong truth clarification messages printed on them. The happened the morning of April 8, 2008. Personnel from the Xiangzhou District Police Department arrested Ms. Zhong and ransacked her home at noon that day.
28. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Personnel from the Yangling Town Police Station Arrested Two Practitioners
Two practitioners were arrested on April 5, 2008, for explaining the facts about Falun Gong in Yangling Town. They are currently being held in the Yingcheng City No.2 Detention Center.
Yingcheng City Yangling Town Police Station: 86-712-3771104
Chen Hongbin, chief: 86-13797123889
29. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Wenjing Arrested
Personnel from the Zunhua City Domestic Security Division and from the 610 Office colluded with Xixiaying Township Party Secretary surnamed Mi. They arrested Ms. Li Wenjing and ransacked her home on April 7, 2008. They confiscated a satellite dish, an MP3 player, and some Falun Gong truth clarification materials. It is heard that Ms. Li is being held in a brainwashing center.
30. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Meihua Facing Illegal Trial
Ms. Li Meihua from Caogoutou Village, Jinling Town, Zhaoyuan City, was arrested and put in the city's detention center on December 28, 2008. She is currently facing illegal trial.
31. [Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Hu Yuanzi Arrested
Mr. Hu Yuanzi, 43, was arrested on April 3, 2008, for distributing Falun Gong truth clarification materials. Personnel from the Jiulijie Police Station ransacked his home the next afternoon. Mr. Hu is currently being held in the city's detention center. His family requested his release on April 4, 2008, but police denied the request.
32. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Two Women Practitioners Put in a Brainwashing Center
Two women practitioners in their 30s from Zhaoyuan City were arrested and put into the Lingnan Gold Mine Brainwashing Center on April 8, 2008.
33. [Suibin County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Shuyuan Arrested
Ms. Zhang Shuyuan, an accountant in the Suibin County Planning Department, was arrested at 11:00 a.m. on April 8, 2008.
34. [Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] The Persecution of Mr. Chen Xi'nan
Mr. Chen Xi'nan is an employee from the Hanjiang Machinery Factory in the Xiangfan City Yuhang Company. Personnel from the Hanjiang Police Station arrested him the night of March 30, 2008, as he distributed information about Falun Gong. Police held Mr. Chen for two days and ransacked his home the morning of April 1, 2008. They confiscated two old printers and then put him into the Xiangfan City No.2 Detention Center on April 2, 2008.
35. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Cui Yujie Illegally Arrested
Officials from Laohutai Police Station in Dongzhou District, Fushun City, arrested Mr. Cui Yujie on March 29, in complete violation of the Chinese constitution. They ransacked his home and took Falun Gong materials and some other items.
36. [Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Practitioner Mr. Liu Yamin Arrested
The Domestic Security Division head of the Ganqika Police Department in Zouhouqi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and seven other officers followed officials from the Qijiazi Police Station in Changtu County, Liaoning Province, to the home of Mr. Liu Yamin in Yushu Village, Qijiazi Town. They pushed him into a police car. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Ganqika Police Department Head Office: 86-475-5212261, 86-475-5212220
Office of Political Secretary: 86-475-5212221
37. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Police Officers Break Into Civilian Residence and Arrest One Practitioner
Three police officers from Shenyang City broke into the home of a Falun Gong practitioner near Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp on April 13, 2003. Four of the five practitioners present managed to leave safely; one practitioner was arrested.
38. [Wucheng County, Shandong Province] Arrest of Practitioner Ms. Wu Chunying; Officers from the Wucheng County Police Department Did This the Morning of April 7, 2008
39. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Arrest and Immediate Torture Death of Ms. Zong Xiuxia
According to a witness, a young man in his 20s reported practitioner Ms. Zong Xiuxia on February 22, 2008. She tried to leave in a taxi, but the young man grabbed the front door and said to the driver, "You can't take her! She is a Falun Gong practitioner. I've already called the police." Zong Xiuxia got out of the taxi and hired a tricycle, but the young man kept following her, and she could not get away. Several minutes later the police arrived and arrested her. She was tortured to death after only four hours.
40. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Wang Junfeng and His Wife Arrested by Officers from Taiping Police Department - 2003 information -
Practitioner Mr. Wang Junfeng from Taiping District, Harbin City, worked at the Dongli District Electricity Bureau. Taiping Police Department officials arrested him in early May 2003 and ransacked his home. They later arrested his wife. The current whereabouts of both practitioners are unknown.
41. [Yima, Henan Province] Mr. Yao Genshang Persecuted at Detention Center
Practitioner Mr. Yao Genshang was arrested in August 2007 and taken to a detention center. He has held a persecution protest hunger strike. The officials have tortured him by affixing him onto a wooden "bed" since March 27, 2008.
42. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Cai Hongbo Facing Imprisonment
Mr. Cai Hongbo was arrested and held at the No 1 Detention Center in Anshan City. Right now agents at the Qianshan District Court plan to try him and sentence him to prison.
43. [Beijing] One Practitioner from Miyun County Arrested by Plainclothes Police When Distributing Materials in the Shahe Farmers' Market
44. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Officers from the Jianye Township Police Station Arrest Practitioners
Officers from the Jianye Township Police Station in Linghai City arrested four practitioners who talked to people about Falun Gong. One practitioner later escaped. The other practitioners were released before 5:00 p.m. on April 8, 2008. Each person had 1,000 yuan extorted from him or her.
Jianye Township Police Station: 86-416-8633126
Zhang Guang, police chief: 86-416-8631110
45. [Pingyao County, Shanxi Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
Four practitioners from Pingyao County were arrested on the afternoon of December 24, 2007. Ms. Ji Lingxian and Ms. Zhao Xuerui, both in their 50s, were arrested for the third time. A male practitioner named Zhang was living in exile. Police from his hometown pursued him. The practitioners were sentenced to prison terms of between five and seven years. The women are held at the Yuci Prison. The man's place of incarceration is unknown.
46. [Songzi, Hubei Province] The Persecution of Practitioners Ms. Zhang Tingxiu and Ms. Luo Zuying
Ms. Zhang Tingxiu, 67, was from Xinjiangkou Town, Songzi City and Ms. Luo Zuying, 68, was from Wanjia Township, Songzi City.
Ms. Zhang and Ms. Luo were arrested on March 28, 2008, when distributing flyers in Yanglin Town. The police confiscated the flyers and VCDs. The two are now being held at the No. 1 Detention Center in Songzi City.
Yanglin City government: 86-716-6672102
Songzi City Detention Center: 86-716-6225914
Songzi City Police Department: 86-716-6253285, 86-716-6241973,
86-716-6253210
47. [Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region] The Persecution of Mr. Guan Haibin
Mr. Guan Haibin, a former assistant at the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Falun Gong practice site, was sentenced to eight years in prison in Yulin City, where he is currently held.
He was sentenced to five years in prison in 1999 for going to Beijing to appeal. Mr. Guan was released from Litang Prison in 2004.
48. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Deng Fengzhen Arrested and Sent to
Foshan City 610 Office