(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 23 cities or counties in 14 provinces. Thirty-four Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 19 practitioners were arrested.
1. [Duchang County, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Yin Yucai Held in Yuzhang Prison
77-year-old Mr. Yin Yucai from Duchang County has been held in Yuzhang Prison's No.1 Division for four years. He was sentenced to eight years' incarceration in 2005. He is now swollen all over due to the relentless persecution.
Mr. Yin, who had been arrested and had money extorted from him many times, was previously held in Majialong Forced Labor Camp for three years.
2. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Li Held in the City's Law Education School
Ms. Zhang Li from the Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, explained the facts about Falun Gong to a policeman on her way to her job on March 12, 2009, but the policeman arrested her and took her to the city's "Law Education School," a fancy name for a brainwashing center.
Zhang Shengqin, Guangdong Province 610 Office head:
86-20-87185300
Li Qiongyang, Guangdong Province 610 Office head: 86-13902237307, 86-20-38866148
3. [Shangqiu City, Henan Province] Several Practitioners Facing Unconstitutional Trial
Zuiyang District Court officials in Shangqiu City plan to sentence Mr. Ba Wei, Ms. Sun Xiuying, Ms. Chen Chunyan, Ms. Pang Yan, Mr. Tao Jingjun, Mr. Zhou Pingping, and Mr. Wang Jun on March 23, 2009.
4. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
Personnel from the Jiepai Town 610 Office and from the police station arrested Mr. Zong Guirong from Shiwanghe Village and Mr. Liu from Dingwangzhuang Village.
Jiepai Town 610 Office head Zhang Debin harassed several practitioners and ransacked their home on March 17, 2009.
5. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Peilan and Ms. Liu Xiang Left Home to Avoid Arrest
Police ransacked Ms. Yu Peilan's home in Luanjiahe Town, Fushan Town, Zhaoyuan City, and confiscated truth-clarifying materials. She is now homeless. Ms. Liu Xiang from Xialiujia Village was reported to police and also has left home to avoid arrest.
6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Su Dongan Arrested
Police arrested 55-year-old Ms. Su Dongan on March 17, 2009, and then stayed near her home to arrest other practitioners.
7. [Juye County, Shandong Province] Mr. Ning Zhiqun Held in the Juye Detention Center--Belated information
Policeman Pang Xin and others from the Juye County Domestic Security Division arrested 48-year-old Mr. Ning Zhiqun and ransacked his home at 8:00 p.m. on December 3, 2007. They confiscated a computer, a printer, and truth-clarifying materials.
Police arrested Mr. Ning's wife on December 7, 2007, and released her four days later after extorting 3,000 yuan from the family. Officials from the county procuratorate issued an arrest certificate for Mr. Ning on December 21, 2007. He was then taken to the county detention center.
The county court official sentenced Mr. Ning to seven years in prison on November 4, 2008. He has been in the Tai'an City Prison since November 18, 2008.
Chen Lei and Ren Weidong, Juye County Procuratorate officials: 86-530-3012829
Yao Weixing, court official: 86-13705306109
8. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cui Yajing and Mr. Tian Baocheng Sentenced to Forced Labor
Mr. Tian Baocheng and Ms. Cui Yajing from Niuzhuang Town, Haicheng City, were arrested on February 24, 2009. They are held in Masanjiazi Forced Labor Camp for a one-and-a-half-year term.
9. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sui Hongju and Ms. Liu Huaxiang Arrested
Several policemen arrested Ms. Sui Hongju from her home in the Textile Factory's Residential Compound in Zhucheng City at 6:00 a.m. on March 18, 2009. They ransacked her home and confiscated a computer. Her daughter is now on her own.
Police also arrested Ms. Liu Huaxiang, an employeeof the Mianyou Factory.
10. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Caifang Sentenced to Forced Labor
Several practitioners from Wanjia Town, Pingdu City, had 10,000 yuan to 15,000 yuan extorted from them. The total amount of yuan extorted came to about 100,000 yuan in 2008.
Policeman Yu Tao and others from Wanjia Town arrested Ms. Jiang Caifang from her home on January 2009. They confiscated Dafa books and a computer. The police first took Ms. Jiang to the police station and then released her after extorting 15, 400 yuan from her family.
Personnel from the police station arrested Ms. Jiang from a market the morning of March 2, 2009, when she told about her personal persecution experiences. They beat her, held her for 15 days, and later sentenced her to one year of forced labor.
11. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] The Persecution of Ms. Cao Yanhua and Ms. Chunfang
Ms. Cao Yanhua was arrested on March 7, 2009, and released on March 18, 2009. Ms. Chunfang is still in detention.
12. [Shanghai] Two Practitioners Arrested
Mr. Xu Jianxin from Qibao Town in the Minxing District and Mr./Ms. Ni were recently arrested. Police shocked Mr. Xu with several electric batons during his forced labor sentence.
13. [Yongxing County, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Three practitioners from Yongxing County were arrested on March 21, 2009. Two of them have been released, and the other one is in the Leiyang City Detention Center.
14. [Jingmen City, Hubei Province] Police Arrest Ms. Xu Taichun
Policemen from the Jingmen City 610 Office arrested 70-year-old Ms. Xu Taichun the afternoon of March 20, 2009, when she explained the facts about Falun Gong. The police ransacked her home that night.
15. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Yuexiang and Ms. Li Aihua Arrested
Personnel from the Jitai Police Station and from the Shouguang City Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Zhang Yuexiang and Ms. Li Aihua on March 15, 2009. The two were first held in the Jitai Police Station and then transferred to the city detention center two days later.
16. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Peizhi Arrested on March 19, 2009
17. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] The Persecution of Several Practitioners
Mr. Zheng Jianmin was arrested in Luohe City in early March 2009. The police then harassed his wife.
Personnel from the Xinhua District Police Department arrested Ms. Guo Shuqin and held her in the Xixie Area.
Personnel from the No. 8 Mine Security Section arrested Mr. Xiaoyong and his wife the night of March 19, 2009.
18. [Bin County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Meng Qinglan Arrested
Personnel from the Pingfang District Police Department's Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Meng Qinglan and sentenced her to one year of forced labor in the Qianjin Forced Labor Camp in Harbin City on January 17, 2009. Her daughter went to visit her on March 16, 2009, and saw that her face was bruised.
19. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] A Practitioner's Home Ransacked
Several officers from the Shengjing Police Station in Zhangqiu City ransacked a practitioner's home in Guojia Village the morning of February 14, 2009. They confiscated three Dafa books and a picture of Master.
20. [Yunnan Province] The Persecution of Several Practitioners
Two practitioners from Lufeng County, Chuxiong State, were arrested on February 27, 2009. Several additional practitioners from the county were arrested on March 15, 2009 and held in the county detention center.
21. [Tianjin] Ms. Lu Fengying Arrested
Personnel from the Banchang Street Police Station arrested 70-year-old Ms. Lu Fengying at 9:00 a.m. on March 20, 2009, when she distributed Falun Gong flyers in the Fuyuanli Residential Community. Police released her at 1:00 p.m. that day, but ransacked her home and confiscated a few Dafa books and a picture of Master.
Fuyuanli Residential Committee: 86-22-63309583, 86-13672163688
22. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Seventy-Two-Year-Old Ms. Huang Qingyuan Arrested on March 18, 2009
23. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] The Persecution of Ms. Sun Juping - Belated news
Forty-three-year-old Ms. Sun Juping from Taoyuan Township, Tonghua City, has been persecuted for several years.
Personnel from the Taoyuan Police Station ransacked her home and sentenced her to one year of forced labor in June 2001.
Policeman Chen Guohai searched Ms. Sun in September 2003 and put her into a forced labor camp for three years. She was released the end of October 2006. Police often followed and monitored her.
Ms. Sun worked in an electric factory in 2007. Policeman Chen Guohai ordered her supervisor to fire her.
Ms. Sun moved into a downtown area to find a job. Policeman Chen Guohai had someone follow her and arrested her after she had moved into an apartment only three days before. She was sentenced to three years of forced labor and is now in Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City.
Chen Guohai: 86-15943581166
24. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Zhongyuan Arrested
Officer Gao Yuguang from the Ping'an Police Station and personnel from the Qili Township Police Station arrested Mr. Wang Zhongyuan in Ping'an Town at 5:00 p.m. on March 17, 2009. They searched him and confiscated 1,000 yuan from his pockets. The police then put him in the township police station and interrogated him for two hours. They put him in the Nanshan Detention Center in Shulan City the next day and planned to sentence him to forced labor.
Yang Yuejin, Ping'an Police Station chief: 86-13894290088, 86-432-7964022
Gao Yuguang, Ping'an Police Station: 86-13644325444, 86-432-8218591
25. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] About Ten Practitioners Facing Unconstitutional Trial
Bei District Court Officials in Qingdao City planned to sentence about ten practitioners, including Ms. Jing Fengli, on March 23, 2009.
26. [Hulunber City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Yang Wanming Arrested
Fifty-year-old Mr. Yang Wanming, a former communications section chief in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's Army Compound, was arrested the afternoon of March 15, 2009. His office was ransacked, and he is facing unconstitutional trial.
Wei Gefei, Hulunber City Police Department chief: 86-470-8254337 (Home),
86-13847029988 (Cell)
Zheng Hongbo, deputy chief: 86-470-2229659 (Home), 86-13847008996 (Cell)
Wu Liling, chief: 86-470-8231364 (Home), 86-13847041982 (Cell)
27. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Several Practitioners Sentenced
Six practitioners, including Mr. Duan Baojun, were sentenced on October 20, 2008. They appealed, but their appeals were denied.
Jintai District Court officials sentenced Mr. Lin Hongjun and Mr. Xi Shuanxing at 3:00 p.m. on February 25, 2009. They had been arrested in November 2008. The trial was held without the presence of the two practitioners' lawyers.
Jintai District Court in Baoji City: 86-917-3654480
Jintai District Procuratorate: 86-917-3200368