(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 26 cities or counties in 10 provinces. In this report, 39 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 34 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhai Mingjun Held at Benxi City Forced Labor
Camp for Nearly Three Years
2. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] An Elderly Practitioner Taken into
Custody; Her Home Searched
3. [Dongguang County, Hebei Province] Additional Information on Mr. Liu
Tiedong Being Taken into Custody
4. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Families of Mr. Dong Zhikun and Ms. Geng
Shuhua Subpoenaed and Threatened by Panlong District Domestic Security Division
5. [Hebei Province] Ms. Liang Xiulan Transferred from Qian'an Detention Center
to a Brainwashing Center in Qian'an Seed Company a Few Days Ago
6. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Feng Xiaomei on Fourth Day of Hunger
Strike; Domestic Security Division Refuses to Release Her Despite Her Weak
Condition
7. [Zhouqu County, Gansu Province] Mr. Ren Zhixue, Former Party Secretary at
Chengguan No. 2 Elementary School, Taken to Forced Labor Camp
8. [Sichuan Province] Numerous Practitioners Persecuted in Suining City
9. [Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Hongfeng Held at Antu County Detention Center
10. [Dunhua City, Jilin Province] Mr. Bao Wanjun, Ms. Li Guifen and Another
Practitioner Placed under Arrest; Eight Other Practitioners Sentenced to Forced
Labor
11. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Additional Information on Ms. Feng Guirong at
Jilin Province Women's Prison
12. [Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gao Yuequan Taken into Custody
13. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on Police Abuse
of Several Practitioners
14. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sun Xiaoyan's Family Harassed
15. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yulan Taken into Custody
16. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Lan Chunhua Held in Custody
17. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Xingfu
Police Station on the Afternoon of May 1
18. [Linjiang City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yan Caiying Taken to Forced Labor Camp
19. [Fujin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Xiuting Taken into Custody
20. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Two Female Practitioners Taken into Custody
21. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on Ms. Zhao
Shurong Being Taken into Custody
22. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Guobo Force-Fed by Guards at
Changle Detention Center after Staying on a Hunger Strike
23. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Additional Information on Ms. Ren Aihua and
Ms. Sui Guifen After Being Taken to Brainwashing Center
24. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Ping, 77, Taken to Jinan Women's
Prison
25. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Numerous Practitioners Taken into Custody
26. [Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Xuemin Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
27. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Kang Lanying on Hunger Strike Protesting
Persecution
28. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wang Zhaoyun Taken into Custody Again
29. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Guo Taken into Custody
30. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Jin Rong Taken into Custody; Her
Whereabouts Unknown
31. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Liu Xiurong Taken into Custody Again
32. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Numerous Practitioners Taken into Custody
33. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Lin Hongjun and Mr. Xi Shuansheng
Sentenced to Prison
1. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhai Mingjun Held at Benxi City Forced Labor Camp for Nearly Three Years
Mr. Zhai Mingjun is from Changtu County, Tieling City, Liaoning Province. In September 2009, his three-year forced labor term is scheduled to end. He has been held at the Benxi City Forced Labor Camp for nearly three years.
In 2002, Mr. Zhai was brutally tortured at the Tieling Forced Labor Camp by Wang Changling, head of the division he was in, and other labor camp guards. In September 2009, he managed to get out of the labor camp with righteous thoughts in mind. He had to stay away from his hometown and had nowhere to live. In October 2006, he was arrested again. He was taken to the Tieling Forced Labor Camp then transferred to the Benxi Forced Labor Camp. He was forced to attend brainwashing sessions. He developed severe illness symptoms and was diagnosed with pneumonia, pleurisy, heart disease, and so on. Mr. Zhai refused to take the treatment at the labor camp, for it is accompanied by abuse and persecution. His wife and daughter went to visit him several times, but the labor camp guards stopped them outside the labor camp gate.
2. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] An Elderly Practitioner Taken into Custody; Her Home Searched
At around 10:00 a.m. on April 27, an elderly female practitioner told a stranger about the persecution of Falun Gong near the No. 4 Department Store in the Tiedong area in Qiqihar City. The stranger turned her in to the police. Officers from the Tongdong Road Police Station took the elderly practitioner into custody. Two female officers stripped her of all her clothes and body-searched her. The officers learned her address from her senior citizen ID card. Officers from the Tongdong Road Police Station and the Anshun Road Police Station searched her home and confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun. The elderly practitioner was released by 1:30 p.m.
3. [Dongguang County, Hebei Province] Additional Information on Mr. Liu Tiedong Being Taken into Custody
Between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on April 28, officers from Cangzhou City and Dongguang County took Mr. Liu Tiedong from his home in Dongguang County. The police also searched his home. Mr. Liu's wife, Ms. Ma Zhixin. was taken into custody at the same time while she was in a training session at the Cangzhou City Central Hospital. Ms. Ma has been taken into custody in Wuqiao County.
Since 1999, Mr. Liu and Ms. Ma have both been taken into custody on various occasions. Mr. Liu worked at the Dongguang Railroad Station. He had been forced to stay out of town for a long time with nowhere to live. He did not return home until last year. Ms. Ma has also just returned home and gone to work at the Dongguang County Chinese Medicine Hospital. Their son, who is only eight or nine years old, and Ms. Ma's parents, who have been sick, are having a hard time making a living.
4. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Families of Mr. Dong Zhikun and Ms. Geng Shuhua Subpoenaed and Threatened by Panlong District Domestic Security Division
On March 27, 2009, Mr. Dong Zhikun and Ms. Geng Shuhua, who teach at the Yunnan Forestry Professional Technology Institute, were officially placed under arrest. Their families received the arrest warrants the same day. Mr. Dong and Ms. Geng remain in custody at the Pandong District No. 1 Detention Center in Kunming City.
At noon on February 28, Mr. Dong and Ms. Geng went to Shuanglong Township, a tourist destination in Jindian area in Panlong District, to distribute DVDs of the Shen Yun shows. They were turned in to the police and taken to the Shuangdong Police Station. Their homes were searched at 1:00 a.m. that night. Mr. Dong's wife and Ms. Geng's elderly sister filed an official suit with the Panlong District Procuratorate on March 28. Officials at the Panlong District Domestic Security Division later subpoenaed the two families. They interrogated them to find out who sent the content of the suit to the Clearwisdom.net website.
5. [Hebei Province] Ms. Liang Xiulan Transferred from Qian'an Detention Center to a Brainwashing Center in Qian'an Seed Company a Few Days Ago
6. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Feng Xiaomei on Fourth Day of Hunger Strike; Domestic Security Division Refuses to Release Her Despite Her Weak Condition
At around 11:00 a.m. on April 27, officers from the Shijiazhuang City Police Department, the Yuhua Police Department, and the Gaocheng City Police Department arrived at Ms. Feng Xiaomei's work unit. The officers confiscated her notebook computer and cellular phone, and Ms. Feng was taken to a brainwashing center. At noon on April 28, she was taken to the Gaocheng City Police Department. She was transferred to the Gaocheng City Detention Center late that afternoon. The police issued her family a warrant of five-day administrative detention dated the afternoon of April 28 to the afternoon of May 2.
On April 30, Ms. Feng's mother and son went to the Gaocheng City Police Department to ask for her release. They found her extremely weak. She suffered severe dizziness after being on hunger strike for four days. She also coughed and vomited. Her systolic pressure read as high as 190. Despite her family's insistence on her immediate release, the police continued to hold her in detention.
Wei Liyan, head of the Domestic Security Division: 86-311-88380046 (Office),
86-311-63589289 (Home)
Liang Jianbin, director of Shijiazhuang City 610 Office:
86-311-86686716 (Office), 86-311-85804135 (Home), 86-13653312118 (Cell)
Lu Junying, deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-311-86686706
Han Xinmin, deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-311-86686708
Li Jun, deputy chief at the Yuhua Police Department, dedicated to the
persecution of Falun Gong: 86-311-85188689 (Office), 86-311-83659948 (Home)
7. [Zhouqu County, Gansu Province] Mr. Ren Zhixue, Former Party Secretary at Chengguan No. 2 Elementary School, Taken to Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Ren Zhixue, who worked at the Chengguan No. 2 Elementary School in Zhouqu Cuonty, was arrested for telling students about the persecution. His post as Party secretary at the school was taken from him, he was unlawfully sentenced to forced labor, and he was taken to the No. 6 Division at the Gansu Province No. 1 Forced Labor Camp.
8. [Sichuan Province] Numerous Practitioners Persecuted in Suining City
Ms. Chen Yuzhen and two other practitioners in Daying County, Suining City, Sichuan Province were placed on trial at the Daying Court on the morning of April 15. The judge made a claim to sentence the practitioners to seven or more years in prison. The three practitioners have been unlawfully held in custody for over a year.
Ms. Liu Yuqing and Mr. Yuan Dacai from Baoshi Township in Lanjiang Town were taken into custody on March 15. The police confiscated over a hundred Falun Dafa books and over 400 yuan worth of paper currency with written statements exposing the persecution. Ms. Liu was brutally beaten. Her entire body was bruised.
Ms. Yang Chunxiu and her father from Longping Township were held at the Suining Detention Center for over half a year. The Suining City Court held a trial and Ms. Yang was released, but her father was sentenced to four years in prison.
Ms. Chen Jiaxiu and another practitioner who gave out brochures in the Da'an area were taken into custody by officers from the local police station. They are being held at the Suining City Detention Center.
9. [Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Hongfeng Held at Antu County Detention Center
Ms. Zhang Hongfeng was formerly an art teacher in Yongqing Township, Antu County. On April 13, 2008, she was arrested by members of the Antu 610 Office and officers from the Domestic Security Division for distributing Falun Dafa brochures. She has been held at the Antu Detention Center. The Antu Court sentenced her to three years in prison, a term to be suspended for three years. She was taken to the Heizuizi Prison in Changchun City, Jilin Province. The prison officials refused to admit her given her extremely poor health as a result of abuse at the detention center. Ms. Zhang has remained at the Antu Detention Center for over a year. She has filed numerous appeals demanding an unconditional release.
10. [Dunhua City, Jilin Province] Mr. Bao Wanjun, Ms. Li Guifen and Another Practitioner Placed under Arrest; Eight Other Practitioners Sentenced to Forced Labor
Twelve practitioners were unlawfully taken into custody by officers from the Danjiang Street Police Station in Dunhua City. One practitioner was released the following day. Ten of the other 11 practitioners (the 11th name is unknown) are Mr. Bao Wanjun, Ms. Li Guifen, Mr. Yan Su, Ms. Tian Juan, Mr. Yuan Yancheng, Ms. Zhang Yueying, Mr. Liu Xiaojie, Ms. Liu Yanqiu, Ms. Xing Jimei, and Ms. Chen Shuqin. Around April 23, Mr. Bao Wanjun, Ms. Li Guifen, and another practitioner were placed under arrest. The eight other practitioners have been unlawfully sentenced to forced labor with terms ranging from 13 months to 18 months.
Danjiang Street Police Station: 86-433-6260154
610 Office: 86-433-6252610
11. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Additional Information on Ms. Feng Guirong at Jilin Province Women's Prison
On March 28, Ms. Feng Guirong in Jilin City was taken to the Jilin Women's Prison. After a week, her family went to visit her. She did not look well. The guards did not allow her to say too much. Ms. Feng only said she suffered from heart disease.
12. [Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gao Yuequan Taken into Custody
On April 29, Mr. Gao Yuequan in Fuyuan County was taken into custody by officers from the Fuyuan County Domestic Security Division. He is being held at the Fuyuan County Detention Center.
Zhang Sidong, head of the Political Security Section at the police
department: 86-454-2135110-5972 (Office), 86-454-2131008
Wang Guanghua, chief of the police department: 86-454-2132538, 86-454-2131109
(Home), 8613945400687 (Cell)
Bu Yanqing, 610 Office: 86-454-2132859 (Office), 86-454-2131861 (Home),
86-13349545333 (Cell)
13. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on Police Abuse of Several Practitioners
Ms. Zhang Xianglian, Ms. Wang Xiaoli, and Ms. Wang Hongxia were severely beaten by officers at the Fumin Police Station. They were not able to walk. Ms. Meng Yajuan managed to get out of police custody with righteous thoughts in mind. Ms. Wang Xiaoli's husband has been on house arrest. Officers from the Zhanqian Police Station have been staked out outside his home for days. A physician with the surname Zhu was taken into police custody. The officers took a platinum necklace, rings, cash, and a motorcycle from his home. At Ms. Meng Yajuan's home, the officers took over 300 yuan in cash, saved for her child at college.
14. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sun Xiaoyan's Family Harassed
On April 28, officers from the Changhong Police Station, affiliated with the Suburban Police Department in Jiamusi City, went to Mr. Sun Xiaoyan's home to harass his family. The police showed up there for the first time about 20 days earlier.
15. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yulan Taken into Custody
At around 7:00 a.m. on April 27, Ms. Wang Yulan was telling others about Falun Dafa in the Yimeijiayuan residential community in the Xiliang area of Chaoyang City. She was turned in to the police by Zhang Jiguang and was subsequently taken into custody. She is being held at the Chaoyang County Detention Center.
Zhang Jiguang, informer: 86-13130821428 (Cell)
16. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Lan Chunhua Held in Custody
Ms. Lan Chunhua is a retired teacher at the Lushuihe Town Elementary School in Fusong County, Baishan City. At around 5:00 p.m. on April 17, she was taken into custody at home. She is being held at the Fusong County Detention Center.
At around 3:00 p.m. on April 23, Ms. Sun Fengxia and her younger brother, Mr. Sun Changping, were taken into custody. Ms. Sun is a former teacher at the Lushuihe Elementary School. Mr. Sun was a teacher at the Lazihe Elementary School in Lushuihe Town, Susong County. He was expelled from the school for appealing on behalf of Falun Gong in Beijing. He was also taken to a forced labor camp. He just returned home about a year ago. He has yet to recover from injuries that resulted from labor camp abuse. Their mother is almost 70 years old. She was left at home unattended.
Li Pengzhong, 610 Office: 86-439-6230369, 86-439-6213905, 86-13804499069
(Cell)
Guo Jun, Fusong County Domestic Security Division in Baishan City:
86-13943957099 (Cell)
17. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Xingfu Police Station on the Afternoon of May 1
18. [Linjiang City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yan Caiying Taken to Forced Labor Camp
At around 9:00 a.m. on April 24, the head of the Linjiang City Domestic Security Division and officers from the Dahu Coal Mine Police Station broke into Ms. Yan Caiying's home in Dahu Village. The officers took her to the Dalizi Detention Center. Ms. Yan and two other female practitioners and three other male practitioners were taken to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp on April 30.
Ms. Yan was unlawfully sentenced to 15 months of forced labor back in December 2005.
19. [Fujin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Xiuting Taken into Custody
At around 2:00 p.m. on April 29, Ms. Li Xiuting was telling others about the persecution in the No. 4 High School. Four officers from the Dongping Road Police Station forcibly carried her into a police vehicle.
20. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Two Female Practitioners Taken into Custody
On the evening of April 29, two female practitioners from Wukeshu Town in Yushu City went to Xianfeng Township to distribute brochures. Officers from the Xianfeng Township Police Station took them into custody. One practitioner developed symptoms of illness and was released. The other practitioner has been taken to a detention center.
21. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Additional Information on Ms. Zhao Shurong Being Taken into Custody
On March 17, Ms. Zhao Shurong, who lives in Huanggu District, Shenyang City, went to visit a fellow practitioner unlawfully held at the Benxi Prison. The prison guards claimed that she could not meet the practitioner unless she gave up her belief. Ms. Zhao tried to tell the officers the truth, and she was driven out of the prison. When she was going to board a Shenyang-bound bus at the Benxi Bus Station, officers took her into custody. She was transferred to the Shouquan Police Station before being taken back to Shenyang City. Ms. Zhao is being held at the Shenyang City Detention Center.
Head of No. 8 Ward in Benxi Prison: 86-13941464418 (Cell), 86-414-5539138
22. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Guobo Force-Fed by Guards at Changle Detention Center after Staying on a Hunger Strike
23. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Additional Information on Ms. Ren Aihua and Ms. Sui Guifen After Being Taken to Brainwashing Center
On April 8, Ms. Ren Aihua in Yantai City was followed in the street and taken into custody by plainclothes officers from the Yantai City 610 Office. The police then broke into her home. They took 2,600 yuan in cash and one other personal item.
Ms. Ren and Ms. Sui Guifen refused to be "transformed" after being taken to a brainwashing center. Ms. Ren was pushed to the ground and viciously beaten. Her face became swollen and disfigured.
Lei Xinghua, Yantai City 610 Office: 86-13306382099 (Cell), 86-535-6657296
Zhifu District 610 Office: 86-535-6217744
24. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Ping, 77, Taken to Jinan Women's Prison
Ms. Zhang Ping, 77, is being held at the Jinan Women's Prison. On March 27, 2009, she was turned in to the police at a school in Rizhao City. Members of the Rizhao City 610 Office took her into custody. Her whereabouts have remained unknown for a month. It has been reported that she has been taken to the Jinan Women's Prison for continued persecution.
25. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Numerous Practitioners Taken into Custody
Around mid-April, at least six practitioners (including Ms. Liang Qinghua, Ms. Wang Shijun, and Ms. Zhang Lin), from Nanjiao Town, Zhoucun District, Zibo City, were taken into custody by members of the Zhoucun District 610 Office. Some have returned home after paying police extortion fees. Some remain in custody at the Zhoucun District 610 Office.
26. [Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Xuemin Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Ms. Zhao Xuemin, at the Hebei Province Electric Power Training Center, was taken from home by officers from the Yuxing Police Station in Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang City on July 3, 2008. She had been held at the Shijiazhuang City No. 1 Detention Center. The Yuhua District Court held an unlawful trial without notifying her family and sentenced her to four years in prison. Ms. Zhao was taken to the Jizhong Prison on April 15. The Hebei Province Electric Power Training Center has terminated their employment contract with her.
27. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Kang Lanying on Hunger Strike Protesting Persecution
At around 9:00 a.m. on April 15, 2009, Ms. Kang Lanying was taken into custody. The police smashed her door to break into her home. They took possession of personal items worth over 5,000 yuan. The police then went to the organizations of Can County in Cangzhou City's affiliated kindergarten to take into custody Ms. Wang Xizhen, who was on duty. Officials at the kindergarten intervened. The police then deceived Ms. Wang into leaving the kindergarten and took her into custody. They then searched her home.
On the morning of June 6, 2008, officers from the Yunhe Police Department in Cangzhou City took into custody Mr. Wang Jiasheng, who was shopping at Suning Electronics. The officers went to Mr. Wang's home in the afternoon and took into custody his wife, Ms. Tang Jianying, who was taking a nap. During the ten following months, Ms. Tang went on a hunger strike three times. She also suffered from stomach bleeding after being taken to the city hospital for force-feeding by tubes inserted into her stomach.
Lu Runzhang, director of the Cangzhou City 610 Office: 86-13833705292 (Cell)
Zheng Fujun, head of the Domestic Security Branch Division at the Cangzhou City
Police Department: 86-13832719555 (Cell)
Zhang Yingjie, head of the Domestic Security Division at Xinhua District Police
Department in Cangzhou City: 86-317-5523803
28. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wang Zhaoyun Taken into Custody Again
Ms. Wang Zhaoyun lives in Shigu Town, Baoji City. In March 2009, she was taken into custody. She suffered sudden epileptic seizures and was rushed to hospital. She was released after being treated. On the morning of April 29, she was taken into custody again.
29. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Guo Taken into Custody
Ms. Guo, around 30 years old, is a hairdresser in Luyang District, Hefei City. She was taken into custody on April 15. She is being held at the Luosigang Detention Center in Hefei City.
30. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Jin Rong Taken into Custody; Her Whereabouts Unknown
Ms. Jin Rong, in her forties, lives in Xi'an City. On April 27, she was turned in to the police while giving out brochures in Children's Park in Lianhu District. Her whereabouts are unknown.
31. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Liu Xiurong Taken into Custody Again
At around 2:30 p.m. on April 23, Ms. Liu Xiurong was turned in to the police while she was clarifying the truth in the Hongmiaopo area. She was taken into custody again. Her whereabouts remain unknown.
32. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Numerous Practitioners Taken into Custody
At around 2:00 p.m. on April 30, Ms. Jiang Xiaoyan, Ms. Jiang Lanying, Ms. Xie Chunmei, Ms. Yuan Fengmei, Ms. Gong Xiaohong, Ms. Fan Saiying, and Aunt Zhou were studying the Fa at Ms. Liang Meihua's home when someone from the residential committee arrived at a little past 3:00 p.m. Shortly after the person left, a dozen police officers suddenly broke in. At around 6:00 p.m., the police took the eight practitioners to the Kuaizixiang Police Station in several police vehicles. The officers took notes while questioning each practitioner. At around midnight, seven practitioners were taken to the Nanchang City No. 1 Detention Center. At around 1:30 a.m., Ms. Fan Saiying was taken back to her home.
The police searched the homes of all the practitioners. They confiscated brochures and Falun Dafa books. They also took printing equipment and cash from Ms. Liang Meihua's home.
33. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Lin Hongjun and Mr. Xi Shuansheng Sentenced to Prison
According to numerous attempts of inquiry, Mr. Lin Hongjun and Mr. Xi Shuansheng were secretly placed on trial. Mr. Lin was sentenced to three years in prison. Mr. Xi was sentenced to eight years.