(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 23 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 8 Falun Dafa practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 28 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Jiang Yong Begins Practicing Falun Dafa in Prison and is Holding a Hunger Strike to Protect His Right to Cultivate
Mr. Jiang Yong is disabled, and has a prosthetic leg. He was sentenced to prison in April 2007. While serving his term in Jiamusi City Prison, Heilongjiang Province, he met illegally imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners and learned the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution. Mr. Jiang subsequently began Falun Dafa cultivation practice.
On the morning of March 28, 2010, prison guards checked each room and took away the Dafa articles that Mr. Jiang Yong was reading. Mr. Jiang approached the guards and asked for the return of the articles, but was rejected. To protect his cultivation rights, Mr. Jiang started a hunger strike.
2. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Chenghui Illegally Arrested and Her Home Ransacked
At 11:00 a.m. on March 19, 2010, officer Xu Xing, from the Miyi County Police Department National Security Team, led five other officers from Miyi County Police Department, Lianhua Police Station, and Caochang Township government to arrest Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Huang Chenghui. They stole her key and then ransacked her home, taking a calendar, Minghui Weekly, and hand-copied Teacher's articles.
3. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Two Practitioners Arrested by Officers from Longfeng Town 610 Office
Liu Guanghua, from the Longfeng Town 610 Office of Pengzhou City, along with six officers from the Longfeng Town National Security Team and Danjingshan Police Station in Longfeng Town, drove a police car to Jinshan Village, Longfeng Town. They went to the home of Mr. Liu Shaoyou, whose wife is a Falun Gong practitioner. His wife was not at home, but two other practitioners, Ms. Song Fangju and Ms. Xiao Xingcui, were there. The police illegally arrested them. They also took all pictures of Teacher, and Dafa books. Ms. Song and Ms. Xiao were detained at the Danjingshan Police Station.
Liu Guanghua, Longfeng Town 610 Office agent: 86-13882105583
Zheng Anbo: 86-13568871596
Danjingshan Police Station: 86-28-83836067
Ao Guozheng, director of Danjingshan Police Station: 86-13881854031
4. [Huadian City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Shiping and Four Other Practitioners Arrested
Practitioner Mr. Li Shiping from Huadian City and four other practitioners went to Changshan Town, Huandian City to clarify the truth about Falun Gong on April 23, 2010. They were arrested by officers from the Changshan Town Police Station and taken to the Huadian City Police Department National Security Team at 4:00 p.m. the same day.
Yu Xiaoqiang, director of Huadian City Police Department National Security Team: 86-13804448080, 86-432-66229190
Huandian City 610 Office: 86-432-66225505
National Security Team: 86-432-66227191
5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wan Xiaohui Illegally Detained at Yaojia Detention Center
On March 21, 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wan Xiaohui in Shahekou District, Dalian City was arrested by officers from the Fumin Road Police Station, Dalian City. She is being held at the Yaojia Detention Center.
6. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guan Yuqin and Ms. Zhang Xiuli Arrested and Ms. Liu Dejun's Whereabouts Unknown
Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Guan Yuqin and Ms. Zhang Xiuli, in Nangang District, Harbin City, were arrested at 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2010. They are being held at the Harbin City Number Two Detention Center. Another practitioner, Ms. Liu Dejun's whereabouts are unknown.
7. [Liuhe County, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Jinying Arrested Again
On the afternoon of April 22, 2010, Bai Weimin, director of the Liuhe County Police Department National Security Team, led several police officers to arrest Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Jinying and ransack her home. They took Dafa books and Fa lecture tapes. Ms. Li is being held at the Liuhe Detention Center.
Bai Weimin, director of Liuhe County Police Department National Security Team: 86-13844554488
8. [Hulin City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zou Jixiu and Ms. Ou Weizhi on Hunger Strike at Detention Center
Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Zou Jixiu and Ms. Ou Weizhi, from 854 Farm, Hulin City were sentenced to three and a half and four year prison terms, respectively, by the Mudanjiang City Farming Court. They held a hunger strike to protest the persecution at the Mudanjiang City Farming Detention Center.
Gao Fudong, party Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, Mudanjiang City Farming Management Bureau: 86-467-5063669, 86-13339567766
Lu Chunling, Mudanjiang Farming Court judge: 86-13159952682
9. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yuhua and Ms. Wu Shuqin Arrested
Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Zhang Yuhua and Ms. Wu Shuqin, in Jinzhou District, Dalian City, were arrested by officers from Yongzheng Police Station on Yong'an Road, Jinzhou District when they were clarifying the truth on April 23, 2010. Their homes were ransacked. They were imprisoned at the Dalian Detention Center on Jinnan Road, in Dalian.
10. [Fuyu County, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Qing Arrested
On the afternoon of April 23, 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liuqing, in Wujiazhan Town, Fuyu County, was arrested by local police on his way home. He was detained at the police station for a night and then taken to the Fuyu County Detention Center on April 24.
Mr. Liu Qing was illegally sent to forced labor camps twice. He was released to go home for medical reasons after being imprisoned at the Jiutai City Forced Labor Camp, Jilin Province, for over six months in 2008.
11. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jia Guiqin Arrested
Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Jia Guiqin in Chaoyang City was arrested by police at her home at 4:00 p.m. on April 24, 2010. Her whereabouts are unknown.
12. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Guiyun's Home Ransacked
At 10:30 a.m. on April 24, 2010, four policemen broke into practitioner Ms. Liu Guiyun's home. They took pictures of Teacher, Minghui Weekly, VCDs of the Shen Yun Performing Art performance, and an MP3 player. They forcibly took Ms. Liu Guiyun to Fangzi New District National Security Team office, Weifang City. The officers searched her and took her cell phone and 2000 yuan in cash. Ms. Liu was able to return home at 3:30 p.m. after sending forth righteous thoughts.
13. [Beijing City] Ms. Xu Meihua Arrested
Dafa practitioner Ms. Xu Meihua in Daxing District, Beijing was arrested by police at her home on April 23, 2010. Her home was ransacked. She is imprisoned at the Daxing District Detention Center.
14. [Penglai City, Shandong Province] Police Arrested Practitioner Mr. Li Yunhai's Non-practitioner Daughter
Agents from the Penglai City Police Department National Security Team persecuted practitioner Mr. Li Yunhai, who is in his seventies. Mr. Li and his wife were forced to leave home and go into hiding. As the Shanghai World Expo is approaching, the government has ordered through the chain of command that Falun Gong practitioners be monitored. Mr. Li's company and police asked Mr. Li's daughter, a non-practitioner, to find and bring home her mother. When she couldn't find her, officers from Penglai City Police Department then arrested his daughter on April 15, 2010.
Liu Yuming, director of Penglai City Police Department National Security Team: 86-13708910199
Police officer Chi Fuli: 86-13708910278
Police officer Qu Yitao: 86-13780932156
15. [Tianjin City] Ms. Li Wenjing is Ill Due to Torture in Prison, Prison Officials Refuse to Allow Medical Bail
Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Wenjing, 42, of Miaojie Village, Junliang Town, Dongli District, Tianjin City, was sentenced to a three-year term in early February 2010. She is having unusual symptoms due to the torture, and has a hard lump in her lower abdomen. Her family requested medical bail for treatment, but this was refused by the prison.
Lu Yuyou, manager of detention center: 86-13820368436, 86-2284930771
16. [Bengbu City, Anhui Province] 610 Office Sends Several Falun Gong Practitioners to Brainwashing Center
On April 17, 2010, staff members of the Anhui Province Bengbu City Politics and Law Committee and 610 Office held a brainwashing session at No. 214 Research Institute of Hongye Village South, Bengbu City. The Falun Gong practitioners known to have been taken to the brainwashing class include Ms. Liang Xuehai (Huaihe River Hydro-conservancy committee staff), Ms. Zhang Yan (Bengbu City Zhanggongshan High school teacher), Ms. Su Min, and Ms. Sun Xiuling and Mr. Shao Zhengxing, a couple.
17. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Mei Suffers Persecution
Anqiu City Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Mei was arrested by officers from the Anqiu City Police Station on March 1, 2008, illegally detained for 28 days, then transferred to Wangcun Women's Forced Labor Camp for a year. She was subjected to brutal persecution there, and unknown drugs were put into her food. After she was released, the police harassed her twice, and forced her into giving her fingerprints.
18. [Lianyungang, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Yueling and Mr. Zhu Chao Arrested in April 2010
19. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Guo Xudong Arrested
At about 11:30 a.m. on April 23, 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Guo Xudong, from Shirengou Iron Ore, Tangshan Steel and Iron Group Limited in Hebei Province, was arrested at her workplace by officers from the Dongxinzhuangzi Police Station, and her home was ransacked.
20. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Xianghong and Ms. Hu Guoxiu Arrested
Ms. Wang Xianghong, 41, works at the Nanchong City Petroleum Company. Ms. Hu Guoxiu, 57, is a Falun Gong practitioner from Zhentai Road, Nanchong City. They went to Gaoping to clarify the truth April 23, 2010, and were reported, then arrested by officers from Jiangdong Aquatic Local Police Station, in Gaoping. Five or six officers from Jiangdong Aquatic Local Police Station ransacked Hu Guoxiu's home that afternoon.
Officers on-duty on that day: Yang Jie, Zhang Jinping 86-817-3390111
21. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Three Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Liu Ying, Ms. Wang Meihua, along with other Falun Gong practitioners from Hengyang, clarified the truth and distributed materials at Santang Town, Hengnan County, Hengyang City on April 23, 2010. They were reported by a motorbike driver, and taken to Santang Police Station. Liu Ying and Wang Meihua were detained for five days, and then sent to the Hengnan County Detention Center.
22. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Zhiping Arrested
At about 11:00 a.m. on April 20, 2010, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Huang Zhiping, from Xiaolong Town, Gaoping District, Nanchong City, was arrested while on her way home from shopping, and taken to Foreigner Bay Brainwashing Center at Xishan Park, Nanchong City by officers from Xiaolong Town Police Station and Comprehensive Management Office.
23. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wu Mingshan Again Arrested
Panzhihua City Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wu Mingshan, 61, was arrested on January 27, 2010 and sentenced to a four-year prison term at Wumaping Prison, Leshan. In early April 2010, he was critically ill, could not see things clearly, his blood pressure reached 180, and he contracted diabetes due to torture. On April 8, 2010, he was taken to Chengdu Ill Prisoner Jail. His family requested medical bail for treatment, but received no reply. Wu Mingshan is still detained at Sichuan judicature Police Officer General Hospital.
He Zhengde, warden of Chengdu Ill Prisoner Jail: 86-28-85960120
Dr. Ou, prison doctor: 86-28-85963848
24. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Yu Mei Arrested
At 6:30 p.m. on April 24, 2010, Ms. Yu Mei, around 40 years old, a Falun Gong practitioner from Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, was arrested at her home by a group of police officers, and taken to the so-called legal system school near Chikan District No. 7 High School for persecution. Her young daughter was left home with no one to care for her.
Yu Mei was detained at Guangdong Sanshui Women's Forced Labor Camp in 2004. On September 19, 2008, she was detained at a legal system school for nearly two months, and sent home when she was on the verge of death.
25. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Fu Xuebin Sent to Chatou Brainwashing Center
On the morning of March 25, 2010, Meizhou City Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Fu Xuebin was arrested near Baili Hotel, Huaqiao City, Mei County by 610 Office agents from Meizhou City and Meijiang. She was taken to Chatou Brainwashing Center in Guangzhou on April 23, 2010.
26. [Inner Mongolia] Additional Information on Persecution Suffered by Ms. Zhao Guirong
Inner Mongolia Youqi Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhao Guirong and another practitioner have been held at Youqi Detention Center since April 6, 2010. They have been on hunger strike to protest their persecution.
27. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Luo Jinhua Arrested
Ms. Luo Jinhua, from Xiuwen County, Guiyang City, was reported to police for explaining the truth and distributing materials on the street on April 11, 2010. She was forcibly taken away by police and detained at Baiyun District, Guiyang City.
Manager Liu, Xiuwen County Police Station: 86-13809472966
Xu Tao, chief justice of Xiuwen County Court: 86-13985110786
Ding Zejun, chair of Xiuwen County Procuratorate: 86-13595188222
28. [Tonghai County, Yunnan Province] Mr. Li Tinggui, Ms. Xie Baofen Suffer Persecution
Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Tinggui is 85 years old, and Ms. Xie Baofen is in her seventies. Both are from Yunnan. On April 17, 2010, Huang Chengshun, from the Tonghai 610 Office, led a group of people to ransack the home of Li Tinggui, confiscate Falun Gong books, and threaten the two elderly people with fines, causing the unfortunate death of Li Tinggui.
29. [Zhangye City, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Tianxiao Again Arrested
On April 22, 2010, Ganzhou District Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Tianxiao was reported while distributing truth-clarification materials, and arrested by police. Since 1999, Ms. Li Tianxiao has been twice held in forced labor camps, detained once and imprisoned once.
30. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhao Aiyu Sent to Brainwashing Center
Ms. Zhao Aiyu, 53, a Falun Gong practitioner from Yongqing Street, Jiangan District, Wuhan City, was arrested while cooking at home. Her home was ransacked by officers from Yongqing Street Police Station, Renyi Community and 610 Office. She has been sent to the Shenjiaji Brainwashing Center in Jiangan District.
Wu Chunhua, public security director of Renyi Community: 86-1354528475
31. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Many Falun Gong Practitioners from Longping Arrested
On the morning of April 23, 2010, police came to No. 7 Team, No. 3 Brigade, in Longping Town, and forcibly arrested Ms. Wu Jinyu, then harassed Ms. Guo Xiuying and Ms. Liang Guilan at home. They took Guo Xiuying to Yongxin Detention Center of Suining City that afternoon.
Zhou Shouming lives at No. 8 Team, No. 3 Brigade, Longping Town, Suining City: 86-13882574834
Original Article: April 24, 2010
