(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 9 provinces. In this report, 146 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 32 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Jin Zongshan Suffers from Brain Hemorrhaging and Remains Unconscious
Mr. Jin Zongshan was unlawfully taken into custody by Ding Yuhua, head of the city's Domestic Security Division. He later managed to escape. On the evening of May 14, he passed out outside his mother's home. After being rushed to a hospital, he was found to have suffered a brain hemorrhage. Mr. Jin remains unconscious. The doctors advised surgery, which requires signatures of approval from his immediate family. His wife Ms. Yan Fengmei has been unlawfully held in police custody. His family has asked for Ms. Yan's release so that she can take care of her husband. Their request was rejected. The stores operated by Mr. Jin and Ms. Yan have been left unattended. Mr. Jin's parents, in their seventies, are not attended to either. Mr. Jin's grandmother has also been left without care. She is approaching 100 years of age. Mr. Jin remains in a coma.
2. [Chongqing] Attorneys Li Fuchun and Zhang Kai Locked in Iron Cage
On May 13, Mr. Li Fuchun and Mr. Zhang Kai, attorneys who were defending Falun Gong practitioners as not guilty, were unlawfully taken into police custody. Officers from the Jiangjin City Police Department, under the jurisdiction of the city of Chongqing, took the two attorneys into custody, beat them, and locked them in an iron cage.
3. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Bao Xiangjin Taken into Custody
Mr. Bao Xiangjin was turned in to the police for telling passengers in his taxi cab about the persecution of Falun Gong. On the afternoon of May 14, officers from the Daqing City Domestic Security Division took him into custody. The officers searched his home, impounded his taxi, computer, and other personal property. Mr. Bao is being held at the Daqing City No. 1 Detention Center.
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] An Elderly Practitioner Taken into Custody
On May 13, an elderly practitioner with the surname Guo (gender unknown) was taken into custody by community officials and officers from the local police station. The practitioner, almost 70 years old, lives in the family quarters of the Dalian Train Factory in Dalian City. His/her whereabouts are unknown.
5. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners in Hengshan District Taken into Custody
Between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on May 14, officers from the Jixi City Domestic Security Division and the Hengshan District Police Department broke into practitioners' homes. They took into custody Mr. Xiang Hongfu, his wife Ms. Yu Shuqin, their son Mr. Xiang Bin, and his wife Ms. Huang Yingjie. The police confiscated a computer, a printer, and Falun Dafa books.
In the morning, Xu Yajuan, director of the Zhangxin Mine Residential Community in Hengshan District, led officers from the Zhangxin Police Station to arrest local practitioners Ms. Liu Xuechun, her older sister Ms. Liu Xueqin, and her brother-in-law Mr. Zhang Changlin. That evening, Ms. Liu Xuechun was released. The police took away a computer and a printer from Ms. Liu Xueqin's home.
Mr. Xue Fuchun, his wife Ms. Zhang Huiling, and their 5-year-old grandson, who live at the Lixin Mine in Jiguan District, were forcibly taken into custody by plainclothes police officers who arrived in four vehicles. The child has been released and is now living with his uncle. The police took four full boxes of property from the couple's home.
Mr. Liu Xuegang and wife Ms. Zhong Li, who are from the Hengshan area and live in the Dongshan area in Jiguan District, Jixi City, were taken into custody that morning as well. The police took away a computer, a printer, and other items from their home. The police have been interrogating Mr. Liu Xuegang and his wife, Ms. Liu Xueqin and her husband, and the four practitioners in Mr. Xiang's family.
6. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liang Yuncheng Suffers Severe Eye Damage after Police Abuse
7. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Haiyang and His Wife Ms. Li Fengchun Taken into Custody
Mr. Yu Haiyang and his wife Ms. Li Fengchun in Jianchang County, Huludao City were taken into custody by officers from the Huludao City Domestic Security Division. The police searched the couple's temporary residence.
In March 2008, the police also searched the two practitioners' home, which forced them to leave town. On May 8, 2009, the police took them into custody. Mr. Yu and Ms. Li are being held at the Huludao City Detention Center.
8. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Shi Min Taken into Custody; Her Nine-Year-Old Son Left at Home Alone
Ms. Shi Min, in her thirties, was taken into custody by officers from the Xinghua Road Police Station on April 24. The officers searched her home the same evening. Her husband Mr. Jiang Bo remains under unlawful imprisonment. Their nine-year-old son has been left at home unattended.
9. [Laiwu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Lu Changmin, Ms. Liu Aifang, and Mr. Liu Xiaohai Unlawfully Sentenced to Forced Labor
Mr. Lu Changming, Ms. Liu Aifang, Mr. Liu Xiaohai, and Ms. Wang Haiyan were arrested by the Laiwu City police on April 10. Ms. Wang has returned home. The other three practitioners were taken to the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp on May 13 to serve unlawful forced labor terms.
10. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chou Shufeng, Ms. Xia Guizhen, and Ms. Zhang Shurong Taken into Custody
Ms. Chou Shufeng, 44, Ms. Xia Guizhen, 65, and Ms. Zhang Shurong, in her fifties, from Xinyi Village, Hada Town, Jidong County, were stopped by the police when they were returning home at around 11:30 p.m. on May 13, 2009. The police body-searched them and took them into custody. Half a dozen police officers in Jidong County broke into Mr. Chou's home the following day. They forcibly took away a computer, some of her family's DVDs, and 60 or 70 yuan in cash. Ms. Chou is being held at the Jidong County Detention Center.
Since July 20, 1999 Ms. Chou has been arrested four times. Her family has been extorted out of almost 10,000 yuan in cash.
Xu Dewen, chief of the Jidong County Police Department: 86-13946809777 (Cell), 86-467-5583923 (Office)
Han Hengchang, in charge of persecuting Falun Gong: 86-13359969229 (Cell)
11. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Additional Information on Police Brutality Against Ms. Zhang Zhanqun
At 3:30 a.m. on May 14, eight officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Jidong County Police Department and the Donghai Township Police Station climbed over the wall to break into Ms. Zhang Zhanqun's home. Two officers videotaped the inside and outside of the house. The officers took away two notebook computers, several copies of Falun Gong books, and three cellular phones. After taking Ms. Zhang into custody, they searched a warehouse Ms. Zhang owns in Jixi City and confiscated several bottles of color ink and a case of plastic bags.
Ms. Zhang was brutally beaten by officers at the Domestic Security Division. Witnesses say her face was bruised, and there was bloodstains at the corner of her mouth. Blood-soaked paper was on the table. Ms. Zhang is being held at the Jidong County Detention Center.
Han Hengchang, deputy head of the Domestic Security Division, in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong: 86-13359969229 (Cell)
Sun Zuo'en: 86-13796923123 (Cell), 86-467-6125567 (Home)
Chen Wanbo, 610 Office: 86-467-5587615, 86-13836571017 (Cell)
12. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Zhaixiu Taken into Custody
At 5:30 a.m. on May 13, members of the Changyi 610 Office and officers from the Beimeng Police Station went to Ms. Sun Zhaixiu's home in Sunying Village, Beimeng Town, Changyi City. They forcibly dragged Ms. Sun into a police vehicle.
13. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Lu Shuyan and Ms. Zhao Hongying Held at Women's Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Lu Shuyan and Ms. Zhao Hongying in Shijiazhuang City were taken into custody by officers from the Yuhua Road Police Station in Shijiazhuang City. The two practitioners were first detained for 15 days. They were then sentenced to 15 months of forced labor. Ms. Lu and Ms. Zhao (who is originally from Liaoning Province) are being held at the Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labor Camp.
Zhang Xiaoguang, political instructor at the Yuhua Road Police Station: 86-13785187198 (Cell)
Xu Manting, officers: 86-13582828102 (Cell)
Kong Lingpeng, officer: 86-13832146770 (Cell)
14. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners, including Ms. Liu Yongli, Taken into Custody
Ms. Liu Yongli, Ms. Feng Yanli, and Ms. Yan from Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou City were taken into custody in the morning and around noon respectively on May 14, 2009. The police also searched their homes.
15. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Lu Xiaoling Taken into Police Custody at Home
Ms. Lu Xiaoling, in her sixties, a worker at the Jianghuai Instrument Factory, was taken into police custody on May 15. Ms. Lu has been under persecution on numerous occasions.
16. [Jiangsu Province] Recent Situation of Practitioners in the Huai'an Area under Persecution
Mr. Chen Hongzhu has returned home after being held for 15 days at a detention center. Ms. Wu Yanping managed to escape at night despite both her hands being handcuffed.
At around 9:00 a.m. on May 14, six police officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Qingpu District Police Department in Huai'an City broke into Ms. Zhang Shilan's home. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books and a copy of Minghui Weekly. Ms. Zhang Shilan and Ms. Shi Yumei were taken to the Zhabei Police Station in Qingpu District. Ms. Zhang and Ms. Shi returned home that evening.
Mr. Liu Zhengfu could not stand three hours of torture on a tiger bench with his legs stretched and raised, and gave police the name of a new practitioner, Ms. Chen Shao. Ms. Chen was arrested and remains in custody at the Chuzhou District Detention Center.
Mr. Shen Yang will face trial at the Huaiyin District Court on the afternoon of May 19.
17. [Hefei City, Anhui City] Ms. Tian Zhongxia Sentenced to 18 Months of Forced Labor
Ms. Tian Zhongxia in Hefei City was unlawfully taken into custody on November 19, 2008. She was unlawfully sentenced to 18 months of forced labor. She is being held at the Anhui Province Women's Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Tian has filed an appeal.
18. [Hainan Province] Ms. Sun Helan Taken into Police Custody Again While Working at Fucheng Hospital on May 8
19. [Chongqing] Mr. Jiang Xin Faces Escalated Persecution
Mr. Jiang Xin from Chongqing was taken into custody on October 30, 2007 by Liang Shibin and other officers from the Domestic Security Division at the Jiangbei District Police Department in Chongqing. He was unlawfully sentenced to 18 months of forced labor. His term was supposed to end on April 30, 2009. However, the sentencing statement added 56 days and stated that his term was to end on June 26.
Liang Shibin, Domestic Security Branch Unit at the Jiangbei District Police Department: 86-13908315145 (Cell), 86-23-67850597
20. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dai Guoyu and Other Practitioners Taken to Jinan Prison
Ms. Dai Guoyu, Ms. Chen Yufen, and Ms. Zhou Chunhua were taken into police custody in the Laixi area, Qingdao City on July 31, 2008. Ms. Dai was held at the Laixi Prison for over nine months. She was unlawfully sentenced to three years in prison. She filed an appeal, but the original sentencing was sustained. Ms. Dai was transferred to the Jinan Prison on May 11, 2009. Ms. Chen Yufen and Ms. Zhou Chunhua had been held at the Dashan Detention Center in Qingdao City for over nine months of persecution. After being unlawfully sentenced to three years in prison, the two practitioners were transferred to the Jinan Prison on April 23, 2009.
21. [Zaozhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Wen Escapes after Being Unlawfully Taken into Custody
Mr. Zhang Wen, who lives in Shanting District in Zaozhuang City, was arrested by the Domestic Security Division of the Shanting District Police Department on the evening of May 13. He managed to escape in the early morning on May 15.
Wu Guangjin, head of the Domestic Security Division of the Shanting District Police Department in Zaozhuang City: 86-13906328069 (Cell)
Shang Peijin, director of the 610 Office of the Shanting District Party Committee: 86-13606321597 (Cell), 86-632-7713362
Zhu Liangxian, deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-632-8818237, 86-13589615867 (Cell), 86-632-3330167
Liu Jianhua, deputy director of the 610 Office: 86-632-8818237, 86-13375662642 (Cell)
22. [Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Zongquan Unlawfully Sentenced to Five Years in Prison and Taken to Jidong Prison in Nanbao Area, Tangshan City
23. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Yongli and Three Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
On the morning of May 14 officers from the Dongsheng Police Station in Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou City broke into Ms. Liu Yongli's home. The officers arrested four practitioners, who were studying the Fa. The police then searched Ms. Liu's home. The four practitioners, Ms. Liu, Mr. Wang Minghai, Ms. Feng Yanli, and Ms. Yan, are being held at the Xuanhua Detention Center.
Wang Shoucheng, chief of the Xuanhua District Police Department: 86-313-3049001, 86-313-3173456, 86-13393134444 (Cell)
Director of the Dongsheng Police Station in Xuanhua District: 86-313-3049157, 86-313-8672600, 86-13513132061 (Cell)
24. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Hongchao's Daughter Threatened by Police
Mr. Wang Hongchao's daughter attends Linqing No. 1 High School. Three police officers showed up at her school. They threatened her and forced her to fingerprint a document. Mr. Wang's daughter has returned home, but she remains under severe duress.
25. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. You Xianbang Unlawfully Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
26. [Guangdong Province] Mr. Long Guande Faces Unlawful Trial on Morning of May 20
Ding, presiding judge at Tianhe District Court in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province: 86-20-87509155
Liang Hao, judge: 86-20-85518225
27. [Tianjin] Elderly Ms. Zhang Yuqin Arrested at Home
On May 3, 2009 Ms. Zhang Yuqin, 75, was turned in to the police while exposing the persecution publicly at the Dongli Sunday Market. Chang Wanxin, at the Dongli Domestic Security Division, led a group of people to Ms. Zhang's home at in Dongli District, Tianjin. The officers forced their way in, searched her home, confiscated Falun Dafa books and handouts that expose the persecution, and took Ms. Zhang, her family members, and neighbors who happened to be visiting her home to the police station for interrogation.
Chang Wanxin, Domestic Security Division: 86-13370367155 (Cell)
28. [Jilin Province] Partial List of Practitioners Held at Jilin Prison
Mr. Ao Yongjie, from Bayanhushu Town, Keyouzhong Banner, Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; Mr. Piao Jingwen; Mr. Cai Xiangjun; Mr. Chen Guanghao; Mr. Diao Shujun from Baicheng City, Jilin Province; Mr. Feng Gongcai from Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province; Mr. Feng Lijun from Yushu City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Gao Zhengang from Nong'an County, Jilin Province) Mr. Han Libin from Yushu City, Jilin Province; Mr. Han Lihui from Yushu City, Jilin Province; Ms. Hu Xiqin; Mr. Huang Wenfa; Mr. Jiang Wenbin from Dehui City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Jin Longzhe from Yanji City, Jilin Province; Mr. Jin Chengquan from Yanji City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Jin Dejun from Yanji City, Jilin Province; Mr. Li Huzhe from Yanji City, Jilin Province, who was released and then taken into custody again; Mr. Li Qin from Lishu County, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Li Guangshi from Yanji City, Jilin Province; Ms. Li Lin from Yushu City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Li Zhanwu from Changchun City, Jilin Province, who has become handicapped as a result of severe abuse; Mr. Lin Hongfei from Dehui City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Ling Yutai who has returned home; Mr. Liu Haixiao from Shuangyang City, Jilin Province; Mr. Li Pijun from Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province; Mr. Liu Yufeng; Mr. Liu Zhaojian from Baishan City, Jilin Province; Mr. Lu Yuanwei; Mr. Lu Shulin from Yushu City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Lu Yan from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Ma Desheng from Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province; Mr. Meng Xiangfei from Shuangyang City, Jilin Province; Mr. Qi Pengjiu from Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Shi Guohong from Siping City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Shi Wenzhuo from Jiutai City, Jilin Province; Mr. Song Sheng from Songyuan City, Jilin Province, who was released and then taken into custody again; Mr. Sun Changjun; Mr. Sun Qian from Dehui City, Jilin Province; Mr. Tan Qiucheng from Yushu City, Jilin Province; Mr. Tian Rukai from Jiutai City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Wang Fengcai from Antu County, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Wang Guangyou from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Wang Xiaoguang; Mr. Wang Hongge; Mr. Wang Jian; Mr. Wang Jianmin from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Wang Jingang from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Wang Jing who has returned home; Mr. Wang Juncheng; Mr. Wang Lianshu from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Wang Mingcai; Mr. Wang Yancai from Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province, who has become handicapped as a result of severe abuse; Mr. Wang Taimin from Yitong County, Jilin Province; Mr. Wei Guangxue from Dehui City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Wu Zilong from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Xian Jijun from Songyuan City, Jilin Province; Mr. Xin Wei from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Xu Hao from Changchun City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Xu Huijian from Baishan City, Jilin Province; Mr. Xu Kelu; Mr. Yang Huiyong from Lishu County, who has returned home; Mr. Yang Feng from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Yang Junsheng from Lishu City, Jilin Province, who was released and then taken into custody again; Mr. Yang Qingchen; Mr. Ye Songchang from Tonghua City, Jilin Province; Mr. Yu Qingyuan from Siping City, Jilin Province; Mr. Yu Gang from Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province Mr. Yu Xide from Fuyu City, Jilin Province; Mr. Yuan Shengcai from Fuyu City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Yun Qingbin from Dehui City, Jilin Province, who has mentally collapsed as a result of severe abuse; Mr. Zhang Li from Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province; Mr. Zhang Beiqi from Antu County, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Zhang Guoli from Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province; Mr. Zhang Hongwei from Tonghua City, Jilin Province; Mr. Zhang Jie; Mr. Zhang Weixi; Mr. Zhang Wen; Mr. Zhang Yuke from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Zhang Kejiang from Siping City, Jilin Province; Mr. Zhang Wenfeng from Dehui City, Jilin Province; Mr. Zhang Yisen from Siping City, Jilin Province, who has returned home; Mr. Zhao Chunguang; Mr. Zhao Jisheng; Mr. Zhao Jian; Mr. Zhao Shigang; Mr. Zheng Gang; Mr. Zheng Weidong from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Zhou Liansheng; Mr. Zhou Runjun from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Mr. Zhu Dexiang from Jiutai City, Jilin Province; Mr. Zhuang Xiankun; Mr. Zou Jibin from Dehui City, Jilin Province; Mr. Wang Zhiqiang from Changchun City, Jilin Province.
In addition, the following practitioners have died as a result of torture at the prison:
Mr. Liu Chengjun; Mr. Wei Xiushan; Mr. Cui Weidong; Mr. Lei Ming; Mr. Hao Yingqiang from Yanji City, Jilin Province; Mr. Sun Changde; Mr. Lin Shixiong from Yanji City, Jilin Province; Mr. Wang Qibo; Mr. Cao Hongyan; Mr. Yang Guang from Changchun City, Jilin Province; Ms. He Yuanhui; Mr. Wang Guiming.
29. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Mr. Bian Chengxue Brutally Force-Fed at No. 8 Branch Ward at Jidong Prison for Over Eight Months