(Clearwisdom.net)
Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 39 cities or counties in 13 provinces. Forty Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 51 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Shan Arrested
Police arrested practitioner Mr. Liu Shan in front of his home at 8:00 a.m. on May 13, 2008. His wife and son are under house arrest.
2. [Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Personnel from the Longtanshanqian Police Station arrested Ms. Zhang Zhenying on the afternoon of May 12, 2008.
Ms. Sun Jinghui and Mr. Zhao Yunhong from Jilin City were arrested on the morning of April 24, 2008.
3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Police Arrested Mr. Guo Gang
Personnel from the Harbin City and Acheng City Domestic Security Divisions arrested Mr. Guo Gang at 12:00 p.m. on January 25, 2008. They confiscated a computer, a printer, a VCD, a stapler, and 1,300 yuan in cash.
4. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Yingxian Arrested
Ms. Zhang Yingxian was arrested on the morning of May 12, 2008 for clarifying the truth about Falun Gong.
5. [Beijing] Ms. Zhao Xiumei Arrested
Police arrested Huairou Adult Education Bureau cadre Ms. Zhao Xiumei on the morning of May 13, 2008 at the gate of her child's school when she took her child to school. They also ransacked her home.
6. [Liaoyuan, Jilin Province] Police Arrest Several Practitioners
Personnel from the Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Zhao Lijuan, Ms. Li Min and her husband, Mr. Yu Donghui as well as Ms. Zheng Chunling and her husband from Liaoyuan City.
7. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Thirteen practitioners from Yueyang City have been arrested since March 3, 2008. According to an insider, these practitioners were severely tortured. They were beaten and forced to ingest unknown substances. They were forced into small compartments and their families are not permitted to visit them.
Mr. Zhou Yongbing, Mr. Hu Heping, Mr. Ding Dongting, Mr. Zhou Xiangbao, Ms. Shen Chunfang, Mr. Xue Zhongyi, Mr. Sun Pinghua and Mr. Zhang Jian are being held in the Yueyang City Detention Center. Ms. Fu Dongxiu is being held in the Yueyang County Detention Center. Ms. Liu Bilian is being held in the Yunxi Detention Center.
8. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Yang Haidong Arrested in April, Is Still Being Held in the Xingang Street Police Station
Xingang Street Police Station: 86-20-84188449
9. [Huaibin County, Henan Province] Mr. Dai Xuebin and His Wife Ms. Zhu Jun Arrested
Fifty-year-old Mr. Dai Xuebin and his wife Ms. Zhu Jun used to work in the Huaibin County Hospital. They moved to the Food Bureau Residential Compound in Nanguan Street, Funan County, Anhui Province to avoid illegal arrest. Police from Funan County arrested them and ransacked their rented home. They confiscated a computer and some other personal belongings. Ten days after the couple's arrest, Mr. Dai's family was made aware of the information. The couple's whereabouts are unknown.
10. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Jianwei Arrested
Mr. Wang Jianwei from Linying County, Luohe City is disabled and leads a difficult life by running a tricycle taxi. Officer Li Hui from the county's Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Wang on the afternoon of April 29, 2008 as he waited for customers in front of the county Health Care Department.
11. [Qixia City, Shandong Province] Ms. Lin Cui'e from Guandao Town Arrested
12. [Yi County, Liaoning Province] Police Arrested Ms. Yue Hui
Officers including Chen Nailian from the Qianyang Township Police Station arrested Ms. Yue Hui from Qianyang Township, Yi County at 10:30 a.m. on May 13, 2008. The police also ransacked another practitioner's home and confiscated some Falun Gong books and exercise tapes.
Qianyang Township Police Station: 86-416-7211110
Chen Nailian, Qianyang Township Police Station: 86-416-7211135 (Home)
13. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Meng Fanwei Held in the Tieling City Forced Labor Camp
Personnel from the Tieling City Police Department arrested Mr. Meng Fanwei on April 4, 2008 when he distributed Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. He has been sentenced to two years of forced labor and is being held in the city's forced labor camp.
Tieling City Police Department Gongren Police Station: 86-410-4841644
Tieling City Forced Labor Camp Head Office: 86-410-2825126; Deputy Head's
office: 86-410-2825128, 2824766
14. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Police arrested Mr. Li Fangjun and his wife Ms. Li Min from their fruit store the night of May 11, 2008. The couple is being held in the Liaoyuan City Detention Center. Police confiscated a computer, two cell phones, 2,000 yuan cash and some fruit.
Mr. Yu and his wife from the city's Party School and 46-year-old Ms. Zhao Lijuan were arrested on May 11, 2008.
15. [Guizhou Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Li Arrested
Police arrested a practitioner surnamed Li from Guizhou Province and got his personal phone book. They also obtained Mr. Li's bank deposit card.
16. [Beizhen City, Liaoning Province] Two Practitioners Sentenced to Forced Labor
Personnel from the Beizhen City Police Department arrested Mr. Li Shuanghai and Mr. Li Baozhong from Kulongtai Town and put them in the Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp.
17. [Chongqing] Ms. Liu Guibi Arrested
Personnel from the Shuitu Town Police Station arrested Ms. Liu Guibi from Wanshouqiao Village, Shuitu Town on the morning of May 9, 2008.
18. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
Personnel from the Yangkou Town Police Station in Shouguang City arrested Mr. Guo Guanghui and Ms. Li Xiu'e at the end of April 2008. They recently arrested two female practitioners and ransacked their homes. The police eventually released them after strong requests from the practitioners' families.
19. [Yongning City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhu Haiyan Held Beyond Her Term
Ms. Zhu Haiyan had been sentenced to three years in prison and should have been released in April 2008. Personnel from the Ningxia Autonomous Region Brainwashing Center put her in the Ningxia Brainwashing Center on April 20, 2008.
Mr. Jiang Tao and his wife Ms. Zhu Haiyan from Yongning County were sentenced to six years and three years in prison, respectively, on March 16, 2006; Ms. Cao Guilan to four years in prison; Ms. Su Qingling to three and a half years in prison.
Ningxia Autonomous Region 610 Office Brainwashing Center: 86-951-5060205,
86-951-5060207 Ext. 11
Qiao Cheng'en, Ningxia A.R. 610 Office head: 86-951-6136005, 86-13909572156
Wang Man, 610 Office Brainwashing Center chief: 86-13629591138, 86-951-6915127
(Office)
20. [Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Zhenguo and Ms. Gao Arrested
Personnel from the Changle County 610 Office arrested Mr. Wang Zhenguo from Masong Street, Yingqiu Town, Changle County on May 5, 2008. They also arrested Mr. Meng Zhaojun's wife Ms. Gao from Gutong Village, Honghe Town, Changle County that same day.
21. [Heilongjiang Province] Police Harass Ms. Liu Caiduo's Family
Four officers from the Qitaihe Police Department's Taoshan Police Station broke into Ms. Liu Caiduo's home and confiscated five Falun Gong books at 8:30 a.m. on May 6, 2008. The police also ordered Ms. Liu's family to bring her to police office within three days.
22. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhao Yunhua Arrested in Beijing
Ms. Zhao Yunhua from Macheng City went to Beijing to visit a relative but was arrested in the Haidian District on February 9, 2008. Ms. Zhao was then taken to the Houshajian Detention Center in Sujiatuo, even though she was in poor health and her blood pressure was high.
23. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Duan Baojun Arrested
A Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials production site was damaged and all machines were confiscated at the end of April 2008. Personnel from the Weibin District Police Department arrested Mr. Duan Baojun. Mr. Duan is being held in the Phoenix Grand Hotel.
Weibin District Police Department in Baoji City: 86-917-3323176
Baoji City Police Division: 86-917-3653857
Baoji City Phoenix Grand Hotel Manager's Office: 86-917-3398888
24. [Duolun County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Chen Shuli Arrested
Personnel from the Qiaoxi Police Station in Duolun County broke into Ms. Chen Shuli's Dress Store at 4:00 p.m. on May 12, 2008. They searched the store and confiscated several CDs. They arrested Ms. Chen and Ms. Sun who was working in the store, but released her later.
Li Haifeng, Political and Judicatory Committee: 86-13947966698
Jiang Yusheng, Security Office: 86-13904794552
Li Jiang, Qiaoxi Police Station: 86-13947903766
25. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
Two female practitioners were illegally arrested at the Mudanjiang Train Station at noon on May 12, 2008.
26. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Cong Guiping Arrested
Ms. Cong Guiping, 62, was stopped in the street. Two police officers jumped out of a police car at 10:00 a.m. on May 13, 2008 and detained her. The officers frisked her but could not find anything Falun Gong-related. Nevertheless, they forced Cong Guiping into the car and drove off. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
27. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Long Baoqing Arrested
Practitioner Mr. Long Baoqing from Xiuyan County was arrested on the morning of May 13, 2008.
28. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Police Arrested Practitioner Mr. Liu Wei at Xianghong Elementary School in Xiangfang District
Practitioner Mr. Liu Wei was reported to the police when he discussed Falun Gong at Xianghong Elementary School in Xiangfang District, Harbin City. Officers from Xiangfang District Domestic Security Division arrested him from the school on May 9 and sent him to Xiangfang Police Department. Liu Wei later broke free with the power of his righteous thoughts. He and his cousin are currently living away from home to avoid further persecution.
Xianghong Elementary School: 86-451-55101341
29. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Jiang Yan Arrested
Practitioner Ms. Jiang Yan, 51, lived in Tiexi District, Anshan City. She was arrested in mid March 2008 after being reported to the police. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
30. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Update on Recent Arrests of Falun Gong Practitioners
Practitioner Ms. Zhang Xiulan worked at a textile factory. While incarcerated at the No. 1 Detention Center in Jinzhou City, she has developed a fist-sized uterine tumor.
Practitioner Mr. Guo Liguang was found to have a metal clamp in his stomach when he was sent to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, so the camp authorities refused to accept him. He was returned to the No. 1 Detention Center in Jinzhou City.
Practitioner Mr. Hu Yuyuan, employed at a heavy machinery factory, is also being held at the No. 1 Detention Center in Jinzhou City and has suffered a persecution-induced nervous breakdown.
Li Tingyin, Taihe Police Department head: 86-416-5179369
Song Alai, Taihe Police Department deputy head: 86-13904068661
31. [Chifeng City, Neimenggu Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
Practitioners Ms. Jiang Yanqin and 59-year-old Ms. Jiang Yanfen were arrested in January 2007 when distributing Falun Gong materials at a village. Their homes were subsequently ransacked and Falun Gong materials were seized. Practitioner Yu Shuyan's non-practitioner husband was arrested along with Mr. Liu Hong and Jiang Yanqin's brother Mr. Jiang Yanguo. They were later released. (Ms. Yu Shuyan, 40, worked at Dajing Silver and Copper Mine in Linxi County, Chifeng City.)
In January 2008, Linxi County court officials sentenced Yu Shuyan to eight years in prison; Jiang Yanqin was sentenced to four years in prison, and Jiang Yanfen was sentenced to one year in prison. Yu Shuyan and Jiang Yanqin are currently being subjected to abuses at Huhehaote Women's Prison in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Jiang Yanfen has been held at the Linxi Custody Center since January 2007, where she has been persecuted. She suffered a relapse of high blood pressure and a brain hemorrhage in mid December 2007 and can no longer take care of herself.
32. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners Severely Persecuted at the Qianjin Forced Labor Camp
Officials at the Qianjin Forced Labor Camp severely beat practitioner Ms. Guo Chunping from Shuangcheng City right before May 12 and denied her family visitation rights. Another female practitioner cannot walk after a savage beating.
33. [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] Practitioners Ms. Liu Yahua and Mr. Zhang Dacheng Arrested for Handing Out Falun Gong Materials
Practitioners Ms. Liu Yahua and Mr. Zhang Dacheng from Huangmei County were arrested at 1:00 a.m. on May 13, 2008 when handing out Falun Gong flyers in the street. They are currently held at the Shili Custody Center.
Huangmei County Police Department: 86-713-3332224, 86-713-3325881
Huangmei County Custody Center: 86-713-3321378
Huangmei County Police Department: 86-713-3324221
34. [Balinzuoqi, Inner Mogolia Autonomous Region] Practitioner Ms. Chen Yanping Arrested
Practitioner Ms. Chen Yanping from Balinzuoqi was arrested by a group of police and national security agents including Li Bing, Du Yi and Na Shun on May 7. She is held at the Balinzuoqi Detention Center and is currently on a protest hunger strike. Her non-practitioner brother was also arrested and held at Balinzuoqi Detention Center.
Gao Yanguo, 610 Office agent: 86-476-7860027, 86-476-7885202, 86-13948767707
Li Bing, head of the Domestic Security Division at the Balinzuoqi Police
Department: 86-476-7889300, 86-13804766281
Du Yi, head of the Domestic Security Division at the Balinzuoqi Police
Department: 86-476-7881095, 86-13500663660
35. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Domestic Security Agents Ransack Homes of
Practitioners Mr. Wang Yuli and Ms. Li Shuqin
Nine officers including a few from the Shulan City Police Department's Domestic Security Division, Fate Town Party secretary Yang Shujuan, and police department head Zhang Yaoming broke into the home of 72-year-old practitioner Mr. Wang Yuli. Only his wife, 72-year-old Ms. Li Shuqin was home. They broke the locks on boxes and ransacked the home. Li Shuqin fainted, and her daughter and daughter-in-law rushed her to the hospital. The town government also sent four women's association representatives [an organization controlled by the Communist Party] to the hospital to keep watch on Li Shuqin. They stayed at the hospital until past 6:00 p.m.
The officers confiscated the following items: a copying machine, a fax machine, a paper cutting machine, a stapler, a large and a small satellite dish, 200 VCDs, eight boxes of paper, Falun Gong flyers, books, and audio cassettes, two radios, one small TV set, one DVD player, one electric heater, one electric radiator, two pairs of pliers, one bronze Buddha statue, more than 20 copper coins, one emerald, two copper locks, one gold nugget, and two mobile phones. The overall worth of property the police had confiscated is more than 10,000 yuan [US$1,250].
The police and village officials are still pursuing Wang Yuli.
36. [Xianning city, Hubei Province] Update on Persecution of Practitioner Wang Lidi and Others
Practitioners Mr. Wang Lidi, Mr. Xu Changhong and Mr. Yu Jinguang appealed their verdicts during a second trial on May 10, 2006. The trial did not reach any verdict. Eventually, all three practitioners were sentenced to prison after being held at the Xianning City Detention Center for more than seven months. Wang Lidi was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison and taken to the Fanjiatai Prison in Shayang; Xu Changhong was sentenced to three years in prison and was first held at the Qinduankou Prison in Wuhan City for six months before being taken to the Fanjiatai Prison. Yu Jinguang was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. He was first held at Qinduankou Prison for nearly six months before being transferred to the Fanjiatai Prison.
Li Ming: head of Fanjiatai Prison in Shayang, Jingmen City, 86-13972881189
37. [Chongqing] Practitioner Mr. Ren Xinqiong Arrested
Practitioner Mr. Ren Xinqiong was arrested along with several other practitioners. Officers from the Kai County National Security Bureau participated in the arrest on May 12, 2008.
Liu Limin, Kai County National Security Bureau head: 86-23-52124999, 86-
13908263506, 86-23-52124110 (fax)
38. [Hunan Province] Practitioner Ms. Gao Huifang's Salary Withheld Since May
2003
Practitioner Ms. Gao Huifang who worked at Hunan University of Science and Technology in Xiangtan City has had 700 yuan of her salary withheld each month since May 2003.
A practitioner went to visit Gao Huifang in May 2003 after explaining the facts about Falun Gong. The officials used that as a pretext for the salary deduction.
Gao Huifang was reported to the police in 2004 for talking about Falun Gong to others and handing out flyers. Her home was ransacked, she was held for ten days and her ID was also taken away from her.
Officer Zhai Qingguo led a group of people who broke into Gao Huifang's home on March 10, 2008. They told her not to contact other Falun Gong practitioners or they would withhold all of her salary. They also threatened to lock her up.
39. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Practitioners Mr. Zhao Liang, Ms. Yang Hong and Mr. Huang Lizhong Face Illegal Trial
Practitioners Mr. Zhao Liang, Ms. Yang Hong and Mr. Huang Lizhong are currently threatened with an illegal trial at the Lianshan District Court.
Lianshan District Court Head office in Huludao City: 86-429-2160072
Lianshan District Court deputy head: 86-429-2160821
40. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Mr. Che Xingchuan and Others Arrested
Practitioner Mr. Che Xingchuan, 72, took the No. 1 Bus to his son's home in the afternoon to get a rice cooker on January 31, 2007. Right after he got off the bus, several police officers arrested him and took him to the Domestic Security Division at the local police department. They handcuffed him in a chair and searched him, took his personal address book and mobile phone, subsequently ransacked his home and held him for one month.
Officers from the Tianhe Police Department waited outside practitioner Ms. Tai Lijuan's home at 8:00 a.m. on April 29, 2008. Practitioners Ms. Zhang Yue and Mr. Cao Zhiwen went to visit Tai Lijuan. Several police officers jumped over the wall into the yard and subsequently ransacked the home. They took an MP3 player, an MP4 player and a headset. Tai Lijuan had a stroke due to being suddenly frightened. The officers also arrested Zhang Yue and Cao Zhiwen.
Practitioner Mr. Niu Yuhui was reported when visiting relatives at his hometown. He was followed by the police. Officers from the Tiande Police Department and from the Beicheng Police Department arrested him on April 17, 2008 and took 5,000 yuan cash, two computers, one color printer and two PDAs.
41. [Beijing] Practitioner Mr. Wang Xingshu and Others Arrested
The following practitioners were recently arrested: Mr. Wang Xingshu, Ms. He Xiuying, Ms. Wen Zhen, Mr. Diao Chunming and his wife, Mr. Gou Jinzhang, and Ms. Zhang Lanying from Miyun County. They are currently held at the Miyun County Detention Center.
Practitioners Wang Xingshu, He Xiuying and Wen Zhen lived in Tanying Township and were arrested on April 24. Diao Chunming and his wife lived in Nanzhai Township in Henan Province. They were arrested on May 3, 2008. Gou Jinzhang and Zhang Lanying lived in Mujiayu Town and were arrested on May 4.
42. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Arrest of Three Practitioners
Officers from Linjiang Police Department in Huangshi City went to the home of 50-year-old practitioner Ms. Zhang Maonu on Zhongyao Hospital Street. The incident happened at 10:00 a.m. on May 6, 2008. They knocked on the door and Zhang Maonu opened it. The police barged in and arrested her. Once at the Linjiang Police Department, she was told that another practitioner Ms. Xu Guilan was also arrested at 10:00 a.m. on May 6, 2008. A third practitioner was locked in another room. It's possible that it was 68-year-old Ms. Li Suzhen who also lived on Zhongyao Hospital Street.
43. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Yaodianzi Town Officials Harass Practitioners at Their Homes
Recently, officials from the Yaodianzi town government harassed practitioners at their homes using the pretext of "home visit."
44. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Ms. Li Wei's Husband Arrested
Officers from the Zhujiangdao Police Department arrested Ms. Li Wei. They set a trap and arrested her husband the next evening. Their five-year-old son is left at home alone.
45. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Buqing Detained
Practitioner Mr. Wang Buqing from Chengnan, Nanjing City was followed and arrested by the police when handing out Falun Gong flyers at the Xiaguan Market on May 11, 2008. He is currently held at the Xiaoshi Police Department.
46. [Yunnan Province] Practitioner Ms. Kuang Deying Held at the Qiaojia County Detention Center
Ms. Kuang Deying was arrested on April 14, 2008. Participating in the arrest were Qiaojia County National Security 610 Office agents and officers from Panlong District Police Department and Jiangan Police Department in Kunming City. Ms. Kuang has been taken to the Qiaojia County Detention Center.
Peng Hong, Qiaojia County 610 Office head: 86-1370861825
Jiangan Police Department: 86-871-2997747
47. [Guangan City, Sichuan Province] Police Frequently Harass 82-year-old Practitioner Mr. Fang Shaohua
In April 2008, officers from the Guangan City Domestic Security Bureau, from the Shisun Police Department and those from the Baishi Town government harassed 82-year-old practitioner Mr. Fang Shaohua three times. They ransacked his home and also threatened him.