(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 16 cities or counties in 11 provinces. Twenty-five Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 10 practitioners were arrested.
[Henan Province] Ms. Bai Hongyuan Tortured to Death in Baimiao Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City
[Yongning County, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Ms. Su Qingling Taken to the 610 Office Brainwashing Center
[Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Gao Jianjun Arrested
[Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xiulan Sentenced to Seven Years of Incarceration and Held in Masanjia Prison
[Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Suqin Held in a Brainwashing Center
[Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] The Persecution of Ms. Shi Xiuzhen and Her Husband, Mr. Liu Zhaofu
[Hebei Province] Updated Information on Five Arrested Practitioners
[Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Juan Arrested; No One Takes Care of Her Husband
[Longxi County, Gansu Province] Ms. Cui Shufeng Arrested
[Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Huo Xiuqin and Ms. Zhao Hua Arrested
[Chongqing] Mr. Li Muran Arrested
[Laixi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dai Xicui Sentenced to Forced Labor
[Kunming City, Yunnan Province]Police Arrested Ms. Yang Huizhen and Ms. Li Shizhen
[Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Hou Wei Sentenced to Two Years in Prison and Held in the Yingkou City Detention Center
[Yinchuan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Yuzhou Held in a Brainwashing Center
[Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Zhigang Held in the Nangang District Detention Center
[Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Song Guixian and Ms. Jiang Yuying and Others Arrested
[Wenshang County, Shandong Province] Police Arrest Mr. Zhao Handong
[Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Zhaozhu Arrested in Nanjing City on April 2, 2009
[Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Persecution Update on Several Practitioners
[Beijing] Mr. Wu Dexing from Jiangxi Province Arrested in the Beijing Airport
[Liaoning Province] Mr. Hou Yanshuang Held in the Shenyang City No. 1 Prison
1. [Henan Province] Ms. Bai Hongyuan Tortured to Death in Baimiao Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City
2. [Yongning County, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Ms. Su Qingling Taken to the 610 Office Brainwashing Center
Personnel from the Yongning County Police Department's 610 Office and from the Street Administrative Committee broke into Ms. Su Qingling's home and put her in the 610 Office Brainwashing Center in the Ningxia Autonomous Region. She is still there.
Ms. Su used to be an official in Yanghe Township, Yongning County. She was held for 15 days in September 2000. Personnel from the county police department put her in a forced labor camp for three years beginning in 2001. Ms. Su was taken put into the 610 Office Brainwashing Center in June 2004. Police arrested her again in July 2005 and sentenced her to three and a half years in prison. Ms. Su was just released on January 18, 2009, but two months later she was again put back into the brainwashing center.
3. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Gao Jianjun Arrested
Ms. Gao Jianjun, in her 50s, works in the Changsha City Coach Bus Factory. She was arrested in April 3, 2009, for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials and is held in the Zuojiatang Detention Center.
4. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xiulan Sentenced to Seven Years of Incarceration and Held in Masanjia Prison
Ms. Wang Xiulan, 56 years old, is a retired teacher from Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province, and lives in Dalian City's Developmental District. Ms. Wang went to distribute Falun Gong informational materials in Maoying Village, Dalianwan Street, the Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, on April 5, 2008. Dafangshen Police Station Chief Wang Hongbo arrested her and took her to the Yaojia Detention Center. Police arrested her on May 13, 2008, and the district court sentenced her to seven years in prison on September 4, 2008. Ms. Wang appealed, but agents from the City Intermediate Court upheld the verdict.
Ms. Wang was taken to Masanjia Prison on March 30, 2009.
Wang Xiaojun, Dafangshen Police Station Chief in the Ganjingzi District, Dalian City: 86-13500736690
Meng Xianming, in charge of Falun Gong persecution: 86-13236925179
5. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Suqin Held in a Brainwashing Center
Policeman Fu Zhenguo from the Dawa County Domestic Security Division in Panjin City and officer Fang Kui from the Xinli Police Station arrested 50-year-old Ms. Li Suqin and held her in the county detention center for eight days. They extorted 2,000 yuan from her and then released her. But personnel from the Xinli Police Station arrested Ms. Li again and put her in the Fushun City Brainwashing Center on April 2, 2009.
6. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] The Persecution of Ms. Shi Xiuzhen and Her Husband, Mr. Liu Zhaofu
Personnel from the Xinzhan Police Station in Jiaohe City tortured Ms. Shi Xiuzhen on March 18, 2008. They hung her up overnight, which disabled her arms for two months. After she was held for half a year, court officials sentenced her to six years in the Jilin Province Women's Prison.
Personnel from the Jiaohe City Police Department put Ms. Shi's husband, Mr. Liu Zhaofu, on the "Wanted" list. He has decided to live away from home. Ms. Liu's mother was so worried about her son and daughter-in-law that she died. Police often harass Mr. Liu's family and other relatives.
Pan Honglin, 610 Office head: 86-432-7753699, 86-432-7248610
Zhang Xiaoming, 610 Office: 86-13943208576
Bai Mingku, Jiaohe City Police Department's Political Security Section: 86-432-7248711
7. [Hebei Province] Updated Information on Five Arrested Practitioners
Ms. Zhou Guiying and Ms. Cheng Xiaohua were arrested on March 26, 2009; Ms. Guo Guiying was released from the Dancheng County Detention Center on March 29, 2009; Ms. Zhang Peihua was released from the detention center on April 5, 2009.
8. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Juan Arrested; No One Takes Care of Her Husband
Ms. Sun Juan went to a fruit store to buy gifts and explained the truth about Falun Gong to the store owner on April 2, 2009. The owner grabbed her and called the Shizi Street Police Station. She was arrested. Later on, police Chief Wang Wenliang and Donggang City Police Department's Domestic Security Division Deputy Chief Lin Yongquan ransacked her home and confiscated Dafa books.
Ms. Sun is held in the Donggang Detention Center. Her husband was diagnosed with kidney dysfunction and has to have weekly dialysis. He cannot take care of himself.
Lin Yongquan, Domestic Security Division deputy chief: 86-415-7144401 (Office), 86-415-7102638 (H), 86-13942531638 (Cell)
Wang Wenliang, Shizi Street Police Station chief: 86-415-7994777 (Office), 86-415-7556991 (Home), 86-13898521617 (Cell)
9. [Longxi County, Gansu Province] Ms. Cui Shufeng Arrested
Officer Zheng Longsheng from the Longxi County Police Department's Domestic Security Division arrested 40-year-old Ms. Cui Shufeng downtown in Wenfeng Town at 3:00 p.m. on March 29, 2009. She is held in the county detention center.
Ding Shangren, Police Department chief: 86-13141757666
Lu Dechang, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-15593236665, 86-13830258198, 86-13139429968
10. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Huo Xiuqin and Ms. Zhao Hua Arrested
Ms. Huo Xiuqin from Fuxin City was arrested and put in the Shenyang City Women's Prison. Her family's visits are denied.
Ms. Zhao Hua from Fuxin City is being held in Dongling Prison in Shenyang City.
11. [Chongqing] Mr. Li Muran Arrested
Mr. Li Benran, 68 years old, is retired from the Yutong Company in the Jiangbei District, Chongqing. Personnel from the Guanyinqiao Business District Police Station arrested him at 11:00 a.m. on April 6, 2009. He was put into the district detention center at 10:00 p.m. on April 6, 2009, and held for 15 days.
Liang Shibin: 86-13908315145
Guanyinqiao Business District Police Station: 86-23-67758838
12. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dai Xicui Sentenced to Forced Labor
Personnel from the Longshui Street Police Station in Laixi City arrested Ms. Dai Xicui on March 15, 2009, and held her in the city detention center for 15 days. She is presently in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp in Zibo City. Mr. Zhang Linzhong, Ms. Dai's husband, wanted to visit her, but he was not allowed to.
13. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province]Police Arrested Ms. Yang Huizhen and Ms. Li Shizhen
Police arrested 57-year-old Ms. Yang Huizhen, an employee of the Songming County Factory, and 60-year-old Ms. Li Shizhen, an employee of the county Seed Station, on April 1, 2009. The arrests took place when the two were explaining the facts in Qiaoxiang Township, Songming County. They are being held in the Kunming City Detention Center.
14. [Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Hou Wei Sentenced to Two Years in Prison and Held in the Yingkou City Detention Center
Personnel from the Xicheng Police Station in Gaizhou City who persecuted Mr. Hou Wei:
Cui Yongfeng: 86-417-7832666, 86-13941772999
Wang Yujun: 86-417-7829952, 86-13081701277
Sun Qian: 86-417-7806768, 86-13841757288
15. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Yuzhou Held in a Brainwashing Center
Ms. Wang Yuzhou and two of her relatives were arrested and their homes were ransacked on March 7, 2009. Personnel from the 610 Office put them in a brainwashing center.
Zhang Xianrui, Huinong County Police Department's Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13909566687
16. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Zhigang Held in the Nangang District Detention Center
17. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Song Guixian and Ms. Jiang Yuying and Others Arrested
Personnel from the Nongken Administrative Bureau's No. 8511 Farm Police Station arrested Ms. Song Guixian and Ms. Jiang Yuying at 9:00 p.m. on April 5, 2009. Led by 610 Office Head Chen Xiangjun, seven policemen broke into their homes and ransacked them.
Chen Xiangjun, 610 Office head: 86-467-5085857 (Office), 86-467-5085239 (Home), 86-13199425068 (Cell)
Zhao Zhou, a policeman: 86-467-5185986
18. [Wenshang County, Shandong Province] Police Arrest Mr. Zhao Handong
The police arrested Mr. Zhao Handong; his wife, Ms. Cui Guiying; and their one-year-old child from Wenshang County at 9:00 p. on March 25, 2009. Mr. Zhao was held in the police station for three days and forced to sit on a metal chair. He was transferred to a detention center at 10:00 p.m. that day and has not yet been released.
Zhang Sihai, Wenshang County Police Department chief: 86-537-7280766 (Office), 86-13953786488 (Cell)
Gu Chuanzhi, chief: 86-537-7223326 (Home), 86-537-7214308 (Office), 86-13705372569
19. [Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Zhaozhu Arrested in Nanjing City on April 2, 2009
20. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Persecution Update on Several Practitioners
Ms. Sui Xueling was held for 12 days and then released. Police confiscated a VCD player and two cell phones. Ms. Yang Zhenmei from Zhoujiagouzi Village, Mengyin Town, was arrested on March 17, 2009, and released after being held for 14 days.
Ms. Xie Shunfang was held 14 days and released.
Ms. Zhao Huichang has been released.
Mr. Li Zuowu from Zhujiazhuang Village, Daigu Town, Mengyin County, was arrested and then released after being fined 5,000 yuan.
Mr. Zhang Lizhong, 60 years old, is from Shimenyu Village, Daigu Town, Mengyin County. Personnel from the county 610 Office arrested him on March 21, 2009. He was released after being fined 4,000 yuan.
Ms. Wang from Songjiawang Village, Daigu Town, Mengyin County, was arrested on March 21, 2009. She has been released.
Ms. Wang Chunfang from Beilou Village, Jiuzhai Township, Mengyin County, was arrested the morning of March 17, 2009. She was released that night.
Ms. Zhang Xianrong, 45 years old, is from Sangziyu Village, Yedian Town. She is in the county detention center. Her whereabouts are unknown.
21. [Beijing] Mr. Wu Dexing from Jiangxi Province Arrested in the Beijing Airport
Mr. Wu Dexing, 40 years old, from Dongxiang County, Jiangxi Province, was arrested at the Beijing Airport on February 25, 2009. He is a teacher from Dongxiang Middle School who went job hunting in Beijing. Police found Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials in his carry-on bag and arrested him. Mr. Wu was sent back to his home county.
22. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Hou Yanshuang Held in the Shenyang City No. 1 Prison
Mr. Hou Yanshuang, held in the Shenyang City No.1 Prison's No. 4 Division, developed symptoms of a stroke and heart attack the morning of January 7, 2009. His blood pressure was 190mmHg. The prison doctor suggested that he be hospitalized, but those in charge didn't agree. Mr. Hou is now disabled.
April 8, 2009