(Minghui.org) Today's news from mainland China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 11 provinces. According to this report, 14 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 28 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Shi Sumei Detained
2. [Aksu City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Yanru Sent to Prison
3. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Qingyuan Arrested
4. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xiaolan's Home Ransacked
5. [Zhugqu County, Gansu Province] Five Practitioners Sent to Prison
6. [Shandong Province] Practitioners Tortured at Shandong No.2 Forced Labor Camp
7. [Hui County, Henan Province] Ms. Hao Jinye Detained
8. [Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Xuhui and Ms. Sun Guirong Arrested
9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Zhirong Detained
10. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Dianqing and Mr. Wang Chengguo Arrested
11. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Guo Jinlan and Her Daughter Detained
12. [Tianjin] Ms. Qin Fengmei Detained
13. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zheng Guizhi Sent to Prison
14. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
15. [Pingyao County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Guo Zhilan Arrested
16. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Jing Guixiang and Ms. Guo Arrested
17. [Chenxi County, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Guiying and Ms. Deng Yue'e Arrested
18. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Zhengbi and Ms. Chen Rong Detained
19. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Guizhi Arrested
20. [Tianjin] Mr. Ma Jian Arrested
1. [Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Shi Sumei Detained
Ms. Shi Sumei from Zhangzhou City was arrested at home on January 12, 2013. She is being held at the Zhangzhou No. 2 Detention Center. Her computer, printer and other items were confiscated. Her husband was harassed many times by the local police and officers from the 610 Office. 2. [Aksu City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Yanru Sent to Prison
Ms. Wang Yanru, 45, was arrested on March 8, 2013, while speaking to people about Falun Gong. She was subsequently sentenced to five years in prison and is being held in the Xinshi Prison in Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Xinshi Prison in Urumqi City: +86-991-6617304 3. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Qingyuan Arrested
Ms. Zhang Qingyuan from Shapingba District was arrested by officers from the Xiaolongkan Police Station on March 19, 2013 while distributing informational materials about Falun Gong in the Xiaolongkan area of Shapingba District. She has since been released. 4. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xiaolan's Home Ransacked
Ms. Li Xiaolan's home was ransacked by officers from the Luyangzhen Police Station in Beizhen City on March 18, 2013. Her computer, printer, Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs, Falun Gong books and other items were confiscated. She has been forced to leave home to avoid being arrested.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Wu Shucheng, director of Luyangzhen Police Station: +86-13704061555 (Cell), +86-4166-654588
5. [Zhugqu County, Gansu Province] Five Practitioners Sent to Prison
Luyangzhen Police Station: +86-4166-789187, +86-4166-789119
Beizhen Domestic Security Division: +86-4166-630215
Five practitioners were sentenced to prison by Min County Court on January 4, 2013.
Mr. Li Wenbin was sentenced to six years and is being held in the Tianshui Prison in Gansu Province.
Mr. Shenxie Hedai and Mr. Yang Jiuhe were sentenced to four years and are also being held in the Tianshui Prison.
Ms. Cai Shuilan and Ms. Jiang Miaoquan were sentenced to three years and are being held in the Gansu Province Women's Prison. 6. [Shandong Province] Practitioners Tortured at Shandong No.2 Forced Labor Camp
Many practitioners have been abused at the Shandong No.2 Forced Labor Camp because they have refused to give up their faith.
Mr. Wang Shenghua and Mr. Yu Yingzuo, detained in Ward No. 8, have been tortured to the point of one leg being disabled.
Mr. Liu Shengzhu and Mr. Yan Shubin were forced to sit on a board facing the wall for long periods of time each day. Mr. Li Jian was hung up by handcuffs for a long period of time.
Mr. Yan Fulu was monitored 24 hours a day by criminal inmates.
All of these practitioners were beaten by the guards. 7. [Hui County, Henan Province] Ms. Hao Jinye Detained
Ms. Hao Jinye from Hui County was arrested on the afternoon of March 13, 2013. She is being held at the Weihui Detention Center.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Ni Wengang, police officer in charge of the case: +86-18303606388 (Cell), +86-13503733188 (Cell)
8. [Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Xuhui and Ms. Sun Guirong Arrested
Li Yucheng, director of the local Domestic Security Division: +86-13937343086 (Cell), +86-18303606058 (Cell)
Mr. Wang Xuhui and his wife, Ms. Sun Guirong, were arrested by officers from the Tonghe No. 3 Police Station on March 15, 2013. Their home was ransacked. They were released after police extorted 5,000 yuan from them. 9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Zhirong Detained
Mr. Wang Zhirong was arrested by officers from the Shisiwei Road Police Station in Heping District while speaking to people about Falun Gong on March 6, 2013. His home was ransacked and his Falun Gong books, MP3 player and other items confiscated. He was detained for three days before being released on the account of being very ill. His family was forced to pay 2,000 yuan prior to his release. Mr. Wang is now monitored by the local police.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Shisiwei Road Police Station: +86-24-23875271
10. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Dianqing and Mr. Wang Chengguo Arrested
Yunji Police Station: +86-24-23875258
Director of the local police station: +86-15640505722 (Cell), +86-13940477393 (Cell)
Mr. Zhang Dianqing and Mr. Wang Chengguo were followed by police and arrested while giving out informational materials about Falun Gong to people in Dawu Village, Liusi Town, Gaotang County, on the evening of March 17, 2013. Mr. Wang was taken to the Gaotang Detention Center on March 18. 11. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Guo Jinlan and Her Daughter Detained
Ms. Guo Jinlan and her daughter Ms. Ma Jun were arrested by officers from the Nanguan Police Department while they distributed Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs on March 6, 2013. They have been taken to the Weizigou Detention Center for a 15-day term. 12. [Tianjin] Ms. Qin Fengmei Detained
Ms. Qin Fengmei was arrested by officers from the Xianshuigu Town Police Station in Jinnan District on March 17, 2013, while speaking to people about Falun Gong. She is being held at the Zhaijiadian Detention Center in Jinnan.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Nanhuan Road Police Station in Xianshuigu, Jinnan District: +86-22-28392532
13. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zheng Guizhi Sent to Prison
Jingu Road Police Station in Xianshuigu, Jinnan District: +86-22-88913300
Zhaijiadian Detention Center: +86- 22-28563655
Ms. Zheng Guizhi from Balinzuoqi, Chifeng City, was arrested by officers Tian Licheng and Li Hongzhu from the Balinzuoqi Domestic Security Division on June 3, 2012. She was sentenced to three years in prison and taken to Hohhot Women's Prison on March 14, 2013.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Tian Zhongcheng, Party secretary of Balinzuoqi Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13804766783 (Cell)
14. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
Hou Zhijun, head of Balinzuoqi 610 Office: +86-13804766827 (Cell)
Gao Yanguo, staff at Balinzuoqi 610 Office: +86-15047649666 (Cell)
Yu Shumin, director of Balinzuoqi Procuratorate: +86-476-7862740, +86-476-660110
More than a dozen officers from the Wenjiang District Police Department, Domestic Security Division and Liucheng Police Station burst into Ms. Li Qin's recycle collection site on the afternoon of March 5, 2013. They confiscated 30,000 yuan in cash and Falun Gong informational materials.
The police arrested Ms. Li Qin, Ms. Feng Guangyu, Ms. Xia Huiru, Ms. Yang Xiuyun, and Ms. Que Guohua at the site. Ms. Li was held at the Wenjiang Detention Center for 15 days and then transferred to the Xinjin Brainwashing Center on the morning of March 20. The rest of the practitioners were released.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Chen Gang, Party secretary of Wenjiang District 610 Office: +86-13683449087 (Cell) 15. [Pingyao County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Guo Zhilan Arrested
Ms. Guo Zhilan was arrested by officers from Pingyao County Domestic Security Division on the evening of March 3, 2013 while distributing informational materials about Falun Gong.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Pingyao County Police Department: +86-354-5683107
16. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Jing Guixiang and Ms. Guo Arrested
Ji Liang, head of Pingyao County 610 Office: +86-354-5631610
Ms. Jing Guixiang and Ms. Guo were arrested by officers from the Fuhai Town Police Station in
Fuyu County on March 19, 2013.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Yuan Junwei, deputy head of Fuyu County Police Department: +86-13946265666 17. [Chenxi County, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Guiying and Ms. Deng Yue'e Arrested
Ms. Li Guiying and Ms. Deng Yue'e were arrested by officials from Tanjiachang Town on March 18, 2013, while they spoke to people about Falun Gong. They are being held at the Chenxi Police Department.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Qin Shixing, head of Chenxi 610 Office: +86-13974545691 (Cell)
18. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Zhengbi and Ms. Chen Rong Detained
Hu Silian, Chenxi County Police Department: +86-745-5236198, +86-13974560808 (Cell)
Ding Gongneng, Party secretary of Tanjiachang Village: +86-475-5481188, +86-13787581859 (Cell)
Liu Qijun, director of Chenxi County Detention Center: +86-18074528773
Ms. Zhang Zhengbi and Ms. Chen Rong were arrested by officers from the Guanyin Police Station on March 17, 2013. They were interrogated at the local police station for two days. Their homes were ransacked. They are being held at the Yongxing Detention Center in Suining City.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Luo Changchun, director of Guanyin Police Station: +86-18982592225 (Cell), +86-13909061773 (Cell), +86-18382590005 (Cell)
19. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Guizhi Arrested
Ms. Wang Guizhi, in her 60s, was recently arrested. 20. [Tianjin] Mr. Ma Jian Arrested
Mr. Ma Jian from Hebei District was arrested on March 19, 2013. His rental home was ransacked.
