(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 52 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 14 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Shuqing Arrested
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Shi Min Arrested
3. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Lifu Arrested
4. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
5. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xue Ziqing Held at Jinan City Detention Center
6. [Yangchun City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lin Pingshu Arrested
7. [Dengzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Du Zhiheng and Ms. Luan Zhongyu Arrested in Nanyang City
8. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] List of Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners from Jishu Town
9. [Jian City, Jilin Province] Additional Information about the Arrests of Mr. Dong Yanfa and Ms. Guo Xiufang
10. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Liu Aihua Disappeared Many Days Ago
11. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Mr. Zhang Sanzhuan Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison
12. [Taian County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fu Zhi Arrested
13. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Jiang Deying Arrested and Taken to Zuojiatang Custody Center
14. [Chongqing] Ms. Liao Yuzhi Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
15. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Li Hong Arrested
16. [Wangkui County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Xueyan Left Home - Belated Information
17. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tan Chunmin Arrested
18. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Second Review of Fabricated Cases against Six Practitioners Submitted to Shenyang City Intermediate Court
19. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Liteng's Mother Not Allowed to See Her Son in Prison
20. [Beijing] Update on Ms. Li Guiping and Ms. Zhou Zi
21. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] 610 Office Agents Arrest Mr. Liang Qidong
22. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] The Persecution of Falun Gong in Pingjiang County
23. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Ruifu Arrested

1. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Shuqing Arrested

Patrolling police arrested 56-year-old Ms. Wang Shuqing, a retired statistician from the Jinzhou City Government Administration Division. The arrest happened at 1:00 p.m. on May 2, 2009, as she handed out Falun Gong flyers. The police took her to the Liuhua Police Station and then to a detention center at 4:20 p.m. Her 80-year-old paralyzed mother, whom she has cared for, is now at home on her own.

2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Shi Min Arrested

Officers from the Xinhua Police Station in the Ganjingzi District arrested Ms. Shi Min near Jinnan Road in the Ganjingzi District in Dalian City on April 24, 2009. Ms. Shi's husband, Jiang Bo, is currently in Panjin Prison, and their nine-year-old child is all alone.

3. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Lifu Arrested

Ms. Zhao Lifu from Xinxing Township, Shuangcheng City, was arrested on April 30, 2009, in a train on the way to visit her son, only because she carried DVDs of the Shen Yun Performing Arts show with her.

4. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Plainclothes agents from the the Jilin Province Public Security Department, secret agents from the Siping National Security Bureau, and local police from Fanjiatun, Gongzhuling City, broke into Mr. Shen Baogui's home in Fanjiatun on the morning of April 16, 2009. They arrested Shen Baogui and another practitioner who was visiting him. They also took all valuables and cash from the home.

At 8:00 p.m. that day, the same group of agents, along with 13 officers from the Lingxi Police Station in Gongzhuling City, broke into 60-year-old Ms. Xiao Jie's home. They violently attacked her as she held her grandson. The baby cried hysterically. They ransacked her home and arrested her and her friend, Li Shiying. They beat and injured Ms. Xiao and then took her to a detention center.

At 10:00 p.m. that same day, the same group of agents jumped into the front yard of a practitioner's home in Erdaokoubei. They smashed the windows, forced their way inside, and took all the electric appliances.

5. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xue Ziqing Held at Jinan City Detention Center

Ms. Xue Ziqing, who works at the Shandong Academy of Sciences, was reported to the police at 8:00 p.m. on May 1, 2009, when she was distributing Falun Gong pamphlets in a neighborhood on Jingshi Road. Officers from the East Jingshi Road Police Station arrested her and ransacked her home. They took several hundred copies of Falun Gong flyers and all of her Falun Gong books. She is now in the Jinan City Detention Center.

6. [Yangchun City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lin Pingshu Arrested

Ms. Lin Pingshu from Chunheshui Town, Yangchun City, is approximately 50 years old. The police arrested her and ransacked her home in late April 2009. They also took her Falun Gong books and Falun Gong-related materials, as well as Shen Yun Performing Arts show DVDs. She is being held at the Yangchun City Detention Center, and her family is forbidden to visit her.

Yangchun City 610 Office: 86-662-7738663
Li Ming:,Yangchun City 610 Office,:86-662-7738636 (Home)
Huang Shuhua, National Security Division agent: 86-662-7732509 (Home), 86-662-7999133 (pager); 86-13829891128 (Cell)

7. [Dengzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Du Zhiheng and Ms. Luan Zhongyu Arrested in Nanyang City

Four plainclothes police officers arrested Mr. Du Zhiheng and Ms. Luan Zhongyu from their rented home in Nanyang City right before May 1, 2009. They are now in the No. 1 Detention Center in Nanyang City.

8. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] List of Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners from Jishu Town

Ms. Zhang Guoling was held in a forced labor camp and died as a result of torture.
Mr. Wang Shuzhang was held in police custody and died as a result of torture .
Mr. Guo Hongtao's home was ransacked and he died as a result of torture.
Mr. Wang Fukun was threatened by police and died as a result of tortur.e
Mr. Yang Xingli was held in police custody, a forced labor camp, and a mental hospital and was savagely tortured.
Mr. Bi Fengbao was held in police custody and brutally tortured at a forced labor camp.
Mr. Zhou Yunqi was held in police custody, and his home was ransacked. The police took 4,200 yuan cash from his home.
Mr. Wang Xing was held in police custody, and his home was ransacke.d
Mr. Yang Shouxiang was held in police custody and a brainwashing center.
Ms. Chen Qinglan was held in forced labor camp(s) twice and in a forced labor camp; her home was ransacked.
Ms. Li Xiuyan, Mr. Xu Zhixin and Ms. Lu Guiping were held in forced labor camp(s) and their homes were ransacked .
Ms. Lu Qing was held in police custody and a forced labor camp; her home was ransacked and cash was extorted from her.
Mr. Wang Jukun was held in police custody, and 2,660 yuan cash was extorted from him.
Ms. Feng Meilan was held in police custody and a forced labor camp, and her home was ransacked
Mr. Wang Huaipu was held in police custody and a forced labor camp, and more than 20,000 yuan cash was extorted from him.
Mr. Zhou Lixin and Ms. Zhang Jianping were held in police custody, and their home was ransacked.
Ms. Deng Hongyan was held in police custody and a brainwashing center; her home was ransacked.
Ms. Yang Yuzhi was held in a forced labor camp.
Ms. Gong Zilian was held in a forced labor camp.
Ms. Zhang Xiaoxia was held in police custody.
Mr. Yu Zhiwen was held in policy custody, and his home was ransacked; more than 4,000 yuan cash was extorted from him.
Ms. Zhao Fengqing was held in police custody and a brainwashing center; her home was ransacked, and case was extorted from her.
Mr. Xu Hanbo was held in police custody, and his home was ransacked; more than 9,000 yuan cash was extorted from him.
Mr. Wang Xuefan was held in police custody, and his home was ransacked.
Ms. Tao Yuqing was held in police custody, and her home was ransacked.
Ms. Xiao Shuyun was held in police custody, and her home was ransacked.
Mr. Jiang Jingfu's home was ransacked.
Ms. Wang Yaying's home was ransacked, and she died as a result of torture.
Ms. Li Shuxin's home was ransacked, and she was held in police custody and a forced labor camp.
Mr. Meng Xiangfu was held in police custody, and his home was ransacked.
Ms. Li Change and Ms. Zhu Xiuhua were held in police custody and a brainwashing center.
Ms. Xing Shuhua was held in police custody and 8,000 yuan cash was extorted from her.
Ms. Sun Lirong was held in police custody and her home was ransacked; more than 3,000 yuan cash was extorted from her.
Ms. Jin Lan was held in police custody, and more than 8,000 yuan was extorted from her.
Ms. Chen Yanping and Ms. Zhang Jinling were held in police custody.

9. [Ji'an City, Jilin Province] Additional Information about the Arrests of Mr. Dong Yanfa and Ms. Guo Xiufang

Plainclothes police officers arrested Mr. Dong Yanfa and Ms. Guo Xiufang from Ji'an City at 7:00 p.m. on April 12, 2009. They are still held at a detention center. The police took two computers, one printer, and many copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and Falun Gong flyers.

10. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Liu Aihua Disappeared Many Days Ago

Ms. Liu Aihua is in her 50s and lived in the Jiujiang City Electricity Supply Bureau employees' dormitory. She disappeared after leaving home on April 27; her current whereabouts are unknown.

11. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Mr. Zhang Sanzhuan Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison

Liu Junrui and other officials from the Pingchuan Police Department's Domestic Security Division in Baiyin City broke into Mr. Zhang Sanzhuan's home on April 22, 2008. They arrested him and took him to Pingchuan Detention Center. They secretly sentenced him to 3.5 years in prison on April 16, 2009, without notifying his family. He is now in Dashaping Prison in Lanzhou City.

Also held at the Pingchuan Detention Center are practitioners Ms. Bai Yujun and Ms. Chen Fanghua.

12. [Tai'an County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fu Zhi Arrested

The police arrested Ms. Fu Zhi from Dingjia Village, Xintai Township, Tai'an County in Liaoning Province, on April 21, 2009. She is now in the Tai'an County Detention Center.

13. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Jiang Deying Arrested and Taken to the Zuojiatang Custody Center

Ms. Jiang Deying, an associate professor at Hunan Normal University, was arrested on April 16, 2009, and taken to Zuojiatang Custody Center. Officials at the custody center told her daughter to find a lawyer for her as they are planning to put her on trial.

Kai County 610 Office agents in Chongqing persecuted Ms. Liao Yuzhi, a Chongqing resident, on July 25, 2008. They took lots of Falun Gong books and equipment from her home and sentenced her to five years in February 2009. They took her to a forced labor camp in Chongqing, where she remains to this day.

15. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Li Hong Arrested

The police arrested Ms. Li Hong, a resident of Taiyuan City, as she handed out Falun Gong flyers to passersby the morning of April 26, 2009. She is now in the Yingpan Police Station in the Xiaodian District, Taiyuan City.

16. [Wangkui County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Xueyan Left Home - Belated Information

In September 2006 Wangkui County 610 Office agents arrested Ms. Gao Xueyan and held her at the Wangkui County Detention Center, where she was ruthlessly tortured. She held a persecution protest hunger strike. Her weight dropped from 40 kg [88 lbs] to 25 kg [55 lbs]. She was in critical condition. 610 Office agents released her out of fear of liability. Ms. Gao left home to avoid additional arrest.

17. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tan Chunmin Arrested

Ms. Tan Chunmin from Qingxing, Pengzhou City visited her relatives in another city on April 21, 2009. Qingxing Township government officials and villagers demanded she return to Pengzhou City. They told her the government was going to issue her rice and oil, since she was a victim of the 2008 earthquake. She was arrested upon her return. Her family has since lost touch with her.

18. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Second Review of Fabrications against Six Practitioners Submitted to the Shenyang City Intermediate Court

The second review of fabricated information against six practitioners, including Wu Yefeng, has been submitted to the Shenyang City Intermediate Court, assigned to Judge Liu. Practitioners Liu Guifeng, Lin Huaiyu, and Zhao Guoliang were called to the court on April 28 and April 29 and asked simple questions, including their reason for appeal.

Judge Liu at the Shenyang City No. 2 Intermediate Court in Liaoning Province: 86-24-22763614

19. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Liteng's Mother Not Allowed to See Her in Prison

Mr. Luo Liteng's mother went to visit him in Fanjiatai Prison in Shayang on April 28, 2009. The prison officials refused to let her meet with him or even tp give him money. Mr. Luo Liteng is from Macheng City.

20. [Beijing] Update on Ms. Li Guiping and Ms. Zhou Zi

Ms. Li Guiping has been released from solitary confinement and transferred to Ward 3; family visits are denied. Her family saw her only once, during the 2009 Chinese New Year's Day, after lodging strong complaints against the authorities. She is still held under "strict control" status.

21. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] 610 Office Agents Arrest Mr. Liang Qidong

Kuiwen District 610 Office agents arrested Mr. Liang Qidong from Weifang City on September 24, 2008. His family went to all of the detention centers in Weifang City and finally found out two months later he was held at the Changle Detention Center.

22. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] The Persecution of Falun Gong in Pingjiang County

According to incomplete estimates, Falun Gong practitioners in Pingjiang County, Yueyang City, have had 809,000 yuan extorted from them; 43 have been sentenced to prisons and forced labor camps 54 times, and 179 have been held in custody centers and detention centers 350 times.

23. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Ruifu Arrested

Mr. Zhao Ruifu from Xinxing Township, Shuangcheng City took a train to Changchun City on April 30, 2009. Officers from the Harbin Railroad Police Department arrested him after finding Shen Yun Performing Arts Show DVDs on him at the security checkpoint. He is now being held at the police department.