(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 9 provinces. In this report, 23 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 14 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Liaoning Province] Shenyang City Practitioners Brought to Trial
Ms. Guo Hongyan, Mr. Ma Guoqi, Ms. Wang Yan, Mr. Huang Xiaojie, Mr. Feng Dafu, and Ms. Wang Yuchun, all from Shenyang City, were brought to trial. On the afternoon of March 19, 2010, their family members went to the court to see them.
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested and Held
Several practitioners were arrested and detained on March 5, 2010. Mr. Shang Xiaodong is being held in Room 107 of the No. 3 Detention Center in Changchun City, Ms. Zhang Fengqin is being held in Room 503, Ms. Yin Jun in Room 601, and Ms. Yao Meiling in Room 602.
Li Jun, group leader of National Security Division: 86-13019130001 (Cell), 86-13013190001 (Cell)
3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Yiran Transferred to Dadong District Detention Center
Shenyang City Dadong District 610 Office: 86-24-24344563, 86-24-24834894 (Office)
Zhang Jin, Dadong District National Security Division: 86-24-88538659 (Office)
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] More Information on Falun Gong Practitioners' Situations
Mr. Yao Wancheng was released on May 28, 2009. Ms. Li Jingyi reached home the next day.
Mr. Zhu Ming, 47 years old, was taken to Masanjia Labor Camp on March 9, 2009. He was sentenced to one year of forced labor. He is supposed to be released by now, but is still being detained.
Ms. Jiang Chunxia, about 40, was arrested by the Kunming Street Police Station in the Zhongshan District of Dalian City. She was taken to the Fushun Brainwashing Center and tortured for a month. Since July 14, 2009, she has been held at the Yaojia Detention Center, Dalian City. She was secretly tried in court.
Mr. Lin Jun, Ms. Liu Renfeng, and Ms. Zhang Yuxiu were arrested on July 4, 2009. They were back home the same month.
On July 10, 2009, Ms. Zhang Yaru was arrested. She was back home the same month.
5. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yu Fengqin Arrested
On March 3, 2010, among four practitioners arrested by police officers at the Sandaotong Town Station, Ms. Yu Fengqin from Gaoleng Town and Ms. Tang Shulan from Linkou County were back home on March 18, 2010. Mr. Liu Shaohua from Gaoleng Town and Mr. Liu Xiaosuo from Sandaotong Town, Linkou County, are still in the Linkou County Detention Center.
Jia Qijie, National Security Division: 86-453-3476129 (Office)
Sandaotong Town Police Station: 86-453-3861110 (Office)
6. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] More Information about Ms. Song Yuling
Ms. Song Yuling, who was arrested in Jiaozhou City, returned home on the night of March 18, 2010. Ms. Gao Siyun, who was arrested at same time, is still in the detention center. Even after Ms. Song developed the symptoms of heart disease, police officers still took her and Ms. Gao by force to Qilihe Village, Jiaozhou City. They were held by two police officers and photographed while handcuffed. Police officers intended to find more "proof" to justify further abuse.
7. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Crimes of Police Officers from Jiang'an Station
Police officers from Qiqihar City Jiang'an Station have arrested Falun Gong practitioners many times. Ms. Wang Weijun, Ms. Pan Guiying, and others were among those later sent to prison, while others were sentenced to forced labor. Recently, officers arrested five practitioners including Mr. Tian Gang. On the night of March 16, 2010, they also arrested Mr. Guan Yongsheng. At present, officers from this station have also colluded with officers from the Criminal Police Division in the Longsha District, Qiqihar City, to torture practitioners with extremely brutal methods.
Sun Yu, director of Jiang'an Station, Qiqihar City: 86-452-2811460 (Office)
Yang, Criminal Police Division, Qiqihar City: 86-452-2487088 (Office)
Li Jiaming, chief of Political and Judiciary Committee: 86-452-2791608 (Office), 86-452-2791613 (Office)
8. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xiang Arrested at Changqing Police Station on the Night of March 17, 2010, His Home Ransacked
Changqing Police Station: 86-454-8233110
9. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Benfen and Mr. Liu Yunhua Arrested
From approximately 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. on March 16, agents from the Combined Administration Office of Yaodianzi Town, Yishui County, together with police officers from the Yaodianzi Station, went to the home of Ms. Liu Benfen, located in Houwujiazhuang Village, Yaodianzi Town, and arrested her. At same time, Mr. Liu Yunhua, a practitioner in the same village, was also arrested. Ms. Liu Benfen was taken to the Linyi Brainwashing Center and Mr. Liu Yunhua is being held at the Yishui Detention Center.
Wu Feng, Yaodianzi Police Station: 86-13505395971 (Cell), 86-539-2551117 (Office)
Li Zhaoyang, combined administration office: 86-13583961611 (Cell)
10. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Liping Tracked by Local 610 Office Agents after Returning to Her Mother's Home
Ms. Zhang Liping returned to her mother's home in Zouping County. On the afternoon of March 12, 2010, she was discovered and arrested by police officers from the Zouping County 610 Office who had followed her to Jinan City. Now she is held at the Zouping County Detention Center. Reportedly, police officers did not even allow her to wear a cotton coat. Ms. Zhang's father, Mr. Zhang Lin, was arrested on October 1, 2010, by agents of the Zouping 610 Office and has since been held at the Guanzhuang Labor Camp in Jinan City (previously called Wangcun Forced Labor Camp).
11. [Qian'an City, Hebei Province] Ms. Qiu Ping Arrested Again
Ms. Qiu Ping from Qian'an City was arrested by police officer Pu Yonglai at around noon on March 31, 2010. At the time, she was running errands at a shopping center. Pu and others arrested her and put her in a car. Then they took her directly to Kaiping Forced Labor Camp in Tangshan City. Because Ms. Qiu had high blood pressure, labor camp officials did not accept her. The police then took her to a brainwashing center located at the Agriculture Executive Division west of North Huan Road. She was deprived of her freedom.
In September 2001, Ms. Qiu was sentenced to four years in prison. She returned home but was arrested again in April 2006. Her financial losses due to the persecution have totaled over 100,000 yuan. She was also tortured by being hit in the mouth, being brutally beaten while hung up and in handcuffs, being forced to run on a road following a bike, being beaten by electric batons, sitting on an electric chair, and forced brainwashing.
12. [Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhu Yunxia Arrested on Her Way Home
Ms. Zhu Yunxia from Jiangsu Province was arrested at around 4:00 p.m. on March 18, 2010. Her whereabouts are unknown.
13. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liu Muyu and Mr. Gao Jianxin Transferred to Detention Center
On March 15, 2010, Mr. Liu Muyu and Mr. Gao Jianxin were transferred from the Laodaohe Brainwashing Center to the Changsha City Detention Center.
14. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Sun Guizhi Arrested
Ms. Sun Guizhi from Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, was arrested by officers from the Tiexi District Police Station, Ningcheng County, on March 17, 2010, because she clarified the truth about Falun Dafa. She is being held at a detention center.
Li Zhiguo, director of the Tiexi District Police Station: 86-476-4220693 (Office), 86-476-4226880 (Office), 86-15947568500(Cell)
Di Xiangyang, Ningcheng County National Security Division: 86-476-4223708 (Office), 86-13804769168 (Cell)
15. [Chongqing City] Ms. Zhou Ping Sentenced to Forced Labor
Ms. Zhou Ping from Kai County, Chongqing City, was reported when she clarified the facts about Falun Gong in the old downtown area of Kai County in June 2006. She was arrested and held by the Kai County Police Department for 15 days. She was fined 1,000 yuan. In June 2009, without a search warrant and while Ms. Zhou Ping was absent, police officer Chen Anmin broke into her room and took many items that remain unreturned.
On January 28, 2010, Ms. Zhou clarified the facts at the No. 13 Group, the new city area in Kai County, and was arrested by plainclothes police officers who took her to the Kai County Detention Center. Without due process, she was sentenced to two years in prison. Her parents were notified on March 4, and she was taken to the Wanzhou Forced Labor Camp on March 5, 2010. However, her current whereabouts are unknown.
16. [Yuanqu County, Shanxi Province] Ms. An Xiaorun Arrested
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on March 19, 2010, Ms. An Xiaorun was reported when she was distributing truth-clarifying materials in a government building. She was arrested by the 110 Office. Now she is being held at the Department of Political and Judiciary. The chief's family name is Li. Her telephone number is 86-13935939518 (Cell).
March 19, 2010