(Clearwisdom.net)
Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 31 cities or counties in 13 provinces. Twenty-three Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 37 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Cai Hongbo Facing Illegal Trial
Mr. Cai Hongbo is presently held in the Anshan City No.1 Detention Center. Personnel from the Qianshan District Court plan to put him on trial.
Eight practitioners have been arrested in 2008 so far, and five have been released. Ms. Teng Shiyun was sentenced to forced labor and put in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp on March 20, 2008. Ms. Zhao Yulan is currently being held in the Yuemingshan No. 1 Detention Center.
Zhu Wenjie, Anshan City Police Department chief: 86-412-5559896 (Office)
Ma Shenghuam, deputy chief: 86-412-555096 (Office), 86-412-5538068 (Home)
Shen Bin, 610 Office head: 86-412-2210079 (Office), 86-412-5533651
(Home)
Sun Hongguang, 610 Office deputy head: 86-412-5536324 (Office), 86-412-5566890
(Home)
2. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Recent Persecution of Mr. Wang Guilin
Personnel from the Xiangtan City 610 Office and about ten officers from the Yuhu Police Department's Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Wang Guilin from his home on April 28, 2008. Mr. Wang was initially held in the city detention center, followed by incarceration in the Changsha City Prison. He is currently being held in the Jinshi Prison's No. 4 Section in Changde City. Mr. Wang was made to work from 6:00 a.m. until midnight. Guards give him ten minutes for lunch. There are only a few short breaks during a whole day of forced labor.
3. [Qingyun City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Yanhua Transferred to the Leling City Detention Center
4. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Xuehua Arrested on April 12, 2008 While Working in the Baishan Building
5. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Zhiqin Arrested
About 20 officers arrested Ms. Wang Zhiqin from her home in Longzhuashu Village, Xiaohongmen Township in the Chaoyang District, Beijing. The arrest took place at 7:00 p.m. on April 14, 2008, and was carried out by agents from the Beijing Police Department's 610 Office, the district's 610 Office, the township's 610 Office, the township police station and the village 610 Office.
Liu Hongzhi, Longzhuashu Village head: 86-13910770603
Wang Zhaokuan, village security team chief: 86-13801282458
Gao Jun, Xiaohongmen Township Police Station chief: 86-1311171263
6. [Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zeng Shugang Sentenced
The Rongcheng District Court in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province held a trial of Dafa practitioner Mr. Zeng Shugang on February 26, 2008. They issued him a verdict on April 21, 2008, sentencing Mr. Zeng to five years in prison. His family has appealed, and his case has been submitted to the city's Intermediate Court.
7. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Police Arrested 30-Year-Old Mr. Li Gu in Early February 2008; He is Still in Detention
8. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhou Xiaojun Held in the Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center
Mr. Zhou Xiaojun has been held in the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center since February 28, 2008. His family requested his release, but was refused. Personnel from the brainwashing center informed his family on April 14, 2008 that Mr. Zhou had been taken to the Hankou Brainwashing Center. According to an insider, he was transferred to the Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center on March 25, 2008.
Deng Bin, Wuhan City 610 Office head: 86-27-82402420
Ren Qiang, Wuhan City 610 Office deputy head: 86-27-82402903, 86-27-82637847
Kuang Peiyong, Wuhan City Wuchang District 610 Office head: 86-27-88936468,
86-27-88936392
Chen Chuanquan, Wuchang District 610 Office head: 86-13397111802 (Cell)
9. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xie Zhaoqi Arrested; Her Daughter Ms. Xie Dong Lives Away from Home to Avoid Persecution
Personnel from the Panjin City Liaohe Police Department's Domestic Security Division arrested 71-year-old Ms. Xie Zhaoqi on the afternoon of March 27, 2008. They confiscated items from Ms. Xie's home and ransacked it in the presence of Ms. Xie's 73-year-old paralyzed husband. The persecutors walked off with a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a printer, an MP4 and an MP3, totaling 14,000 yuan.
Police attempted to arrest Ms. Xie's daughter Ms. Xie Dong. They dispatched some people to stay around Ms. Xie Dong's home and workplace. As a result, Ms. Xie decided not to go home and she now leads a homeless life.
Ms. Xie Dong's non-practitioner husband was influenced by the persecution and divorced her. At age seven, Ms. Xie's son had been put in a detention center with her. He was abused there. Even now, he still experiences nightmares resulting from the maltreatment in the detention center.
10. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Huamei and Ms. Chen Anhua Arrested
Personnel from the Chengdong Police Station in Changle County arrested Ms. Zhao Huamei and ransacked her home on March 10, 2008. After one month in the county detention center, Ms. Xie was transferred to the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp on April 10, 2008. Officials there refused to accept her because of her poor health. Ms. Zhao was then sent into the Weifang City Brainwashing Center.
Personnel from the county 610 Office and the Changle Town Police Station arrested Ms. Chen Anhua and ransacked her home in the Changsheng Garden Community. They incarcerated her in the county detention center.
Guo Xingjun, Changle County 610 Office head: 86-13805363818 (Cell),
86-536-6299603 (Home)
Liu Xiaowei, Changle County Police Department chief: 86-13806369696 (Cell),
86-536-8783896 (Home)
Chu Xuening, Changle Town Police Station chief: 86-15905369277 (Cell),
86-536-6299290 (Home)
11. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Wenhua Arrested
Ms. Li Wenhua, 53 years old, is from the No. 6 Group, Sanliang Division, Taiping Village, Shulan City. The police arrested her and ransacked her home on the afternoon of April 7, 2008. Ms. Li is currently being held in the Nanshan Detention Center in Shulan City. Her daughter-in-law is working in another city, and the one-year-old grandson who Ms. Li looked after, is left home without care.
12. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] The Persecution of Practitioners in the Wangcun Women's No. 2 Forced Labor Camp
The Wangcun Women's No. 2 Forced Labor Camp is composed of four divisions. Most detainees are Falun Gong practitioners, except for 15 drug abusers held in the No. 2 Division. The guards deprive practitioners of sleep, force them to do heavy labor, and order drug abusers to torture practitioners. Practitioners are made to work from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. They make electric coils for a company in South Korea. Everyone has to make at least 110 coils per day.
Forty-year-old Ms. Liu Shuhua was put in the No. 2 Division in January 2008. The guards tortured her until she eventually suffered a mental collapse.
13. [Chuxiong City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Li Qian Arrested
Ms. Li Qian was arrested at 2:00 p.m. on April 6, 2008 for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials in Yongren County, Chuxiong City. Her family did not know her whereabouts until the afternoon of April 14, 2008.
Yongren County Police Department: 86-878-6712823
Yongren County Detention Center: 86-878-6713155
14. [Tianjin] Fifty-Year-Old Ms. Wang Xueling Arrested from Home at 1:00 p.m. on April 15, 2008
15. [Liangshan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhou Lianke Arrested
Five officers from the Dechang County Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Zhou Lianke from his home at 4:00 p.m. on April 14, 2008.
16. [Jiaonan City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Personnel from the Liuwang Town Police Station arrested Ms. Ding Shouxiang from Jiaonan City on April 5, 2008 as she delivered Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials to Liuwang Town.
Ms. Zhao Bingmei who lived in Ms. Ding's home was arrested on the afternoon of April 7, 2008.
Personnel from the Beijing Street Police Station arrested Ms. Lu Lexian and Ms. Wang Xiuyun from their homes on April 7, 2008.
Police arrested Ms. Feng Xiuchun and Ms. Wu Cuihua from Lingshanwei Town and confiscated a printer, a computer and a TV on April 8, 2008.
It was heard that Ms. Wang Xiuyun and Ms. Feng Xiuchun are being held in the Jiaonan City Detention Center, and Ms. Ding Shouxiang, Ms. Zhao Bingmei and Ms. Wu Cuihua are being held in Qingdao City.
17. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Xia Arrested
Personnel from the Zibo City 610 Office and from the Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Xu Xia from Zhoucun Village in Zibo City as she distributed Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials in a market.
Yang Yanming, Zhoucun District 610 Office head: 86-533-6176677 (Home),
86-533-6195191 (Office), 86-13864396166 (Cell)
Yao Junrong, 610 Office head: 86-533-6406998 (Home), 86-533-6815722
Liu Jinfu, 610 Office: 86-533-6803916 (Home), 86-13370698297
18. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Nie Yongxiu Arrested
Personnel from the Jinxi Police Station and from the Peng'an County Domestic Security Division arrested practitioner Ms. Nie Yongxiu in April 2008. Ms. Nie is from the Wanhe Township No. 9 Division, No. 3 Group in Jinxi Town, Peng'an County, Nanchong City. She is presently being held in the county detention center.
19. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Ying and Ms. Lu Changchun Arrested
Ms. Liu Ying and Ms. Lu Changchun were arrested on around February 28, 2008. They were sentenced to two and a half years of forced labor. The two were transferred to the Daxing County Dispatch Center in April 2008.
20. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Dong Sentenced to Forced Labor; Mother Was Released
Mr. Zhang Dong from Yushu Township, Xinbin County was put in the Wujiabao Forced Labor Camp in Fushun City on April 9, 2008 for a one and a half year term.
Yushu Township Police Station chief Gao Zhenyuan and five other officers arrested Mr. Zhang Dong and his mother Ms. Guo Qingfeng on the night of March 16, 2008. Mr. Zhang's father escaped. Ms. Guo was released on April 7, 2008.
Gao Zhenyuan: 86-13904932435
21. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Mr. Yang Haidong, Ms. Yang Yan and Ms. Fan from the Haizhu District, Guangzhou City were arrested the morning of April 15, 2008.
Police arrested Mr. He Jingzhong, an employee from the Yuexiu Branch of Guangzhou City Ping'an Insurance Company at 7:00 a.m. on April 15, 2008.
22. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] The Persecution of Mr. Jing Hai
Personnel from the Beijing 610 Office and from the Binbei Police Station's 610 Office arrested Mr. Jing Hai in October 2007. Mr. Jing is an employee from the Shengli Oil Field in Dongying City, Shandong Province. The police put him in the Binhai Detention Center.
23. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Six Practitioners Facing Illegal Trials
Zunhua City Court agents planned to put six practitioners on trial on April 17, 2008, including Ms. Wang Cuihua and Ms. Zhang Mengxia.
He Changzhu, Zunhua City Court chief: 86-315-6627858 (Office), 86-315-7683589
(Home), 86-13903251612
Fu Chunsheng, Zunhua City Court deputy chief: 86-315-6617060 (Office),
86-315-6095888 (Home), 86-13832981075
Zunhua City Committee 610 Office: 86-315-6623871
24. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Qingchun Arrested
Ten policemen from the Laiyang City 610 Office went to the city's Central Hospital and arrested Ms. Ma Qingchun on April 14, 2008.Ms. Ma' s whereabouts are unknown.
25. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Kunling Arrested
Personnel from the Jidong County Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Zhang Kunling from Changqing Village, Xialiangzi Township, Jidong County on April 10, 2008. A practitioner went to Ms. Zhang's home at noon, and was arrested also. Police ransacked Ms. Zhang's home at 4:00 p.m. that day. Ms. Zhang's neighbor Ms. Li Yanfen clarified the truth about Falun Gong to the policemen but was also arrested. The two are currently being held in the county detention center.
26. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Correction Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Xu Daoxiu and Ms. Qiu
Nine officers including Hu Shaobing and Zeng Fanliang from the Wuchang District Police Department's No.1 Section and the Baishazhou Police Station chief arrested Ms. Xu Daoxiu and Ms. Qiu. They confiscated Ms. Qiu's salary deposit card and 4,500 yuan.
27. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Cai Xiufang Was Arrested from Home at Noon on April 14, 2008
28. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Fulin Appealed to the City's Intermediate Court
Mr. Li Fulin was arrested from home on February 27, 2007. He was sentenced to four years in prison on March 25, 2008. Mr. Li has appealed, and his case has been submitted to the Shenzhen City Intermediate Court.
Shenzhen City Intermediate Court: 86-755-83535000
29. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Repeat Arrest of Ms. Song Weiru
Personnel from the Mudanjiang City Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Song Weiru on April 10, 2008. Ms. Song is being held in the city's No. 2 Detention Center.
Policeman Chen Liang from the Aimin Domestic Security Division in Mudanjiang City had arrested Ms. Song on March 20, 2008. He extorted 5,000 yuan from her and then released her.
30. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Feng Shiping Arrested
Sixty-year-old Ms. Feng Shiping was arrested on April 8, 2008 for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials.
Gaojia Village Police Station: 86-411-84671086
31. [Xiamen City, Fujian Province] Eight Practitioners Held in the Fuzhou City Prison
Eight practitioners including Mr. Xu Xiaoqiang, Mr. Lai Jiyan, Mr. Xiang Benzhi and Mr. Chen Hongcai are being held in the Fuzhou City Prison.
Fuzhou Prison: 86-591-83660412
Inspection Section: 86-591-83635152
Politics Section: 86-591-83661245
32. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Shuguang, Mr. Shen Guanglu, Mr. Gu Yongjun and Ms. Meng Guihong Are Still in Detention
Personnel from the Zhoucun District Police Department arrested Mr. Ma Shuguang and Mr. Shen Guanglu from the Zhoucun District and Mr. Gu Yongjun from the Zichuan District on September 11, 2007. They are still being held in the Zhoucun District Detention Center.
Personnel from the Zhoucun District 610 Office and from the Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Meng Guihong on March 19, 2008. Ms. Meng is still being held in the district's brainwashing center.
33. [Qingzhou City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Personnel from the Qingzhou City 610 Office and from the Gaoliu Town Police Station arrested Ms. Ji Dexiang at 11:00 a.m. on April 14, 2008. Ms. Ji was released that day.
Two policemen arrested Ms. Zhao Tianqin at 11:00 a.m. on April 2, 2008. Feng Guangrong and two other officers ransacked Ms. Zhao's home that day.
Qingzhou City 610 Office head Zuo Hengfa led a few policemen and arrested Mr. Lu Qingde and Ms. Ji Dexiang from their home on September 20, 2007. They were taken to the city's detention center. Ms. Ji was released after one month of detention. Mr. Lu is still being held in the Zhangqiumingshui Forced Labor Camp in Jinan City.
Qingzhou City 610 Office: 86-536-3822610, Xu Wende: 86-13963625607
Qingzhou City Anti Falun Gong Division: 86-536-3853835, 86-536-3853935,
86-536-3853672
Zuo Hengfa: 86-15953665166 (Cell), 86-536-3229829 (Home)
34. [Duchang County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Hu Huoying Facing an Illegal Trial
Duchang County Court agents plan to sentence Ms. Hu Huoying. Ms. Hu was arrested and her home was ransacked on February 29, 2008. She is presently being held in the Jiujiang City Detention Center. Her case has been submitted to the county's Procuratorate and court.
Ms. Hu, 57 years old, is a retired employee from the Duchang County Boatyard Factory. She had been arrested several times for her Falun Gong practice.
Ms. Hu was arrested on July 3, 2000 for appealing for Falun Gong and held for 35 days.
She was previously arrested and sentenced to forced labor in April 2005. Her paralyzed husband was left home.