(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 8 provinces. In this report, 12 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 30 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Chen Xianghe Arrested
On May 31, 2009, Mr. Chen Xianghe and his wife, practitioners from Shiyan, Hubei Province, were reported to police and arrested when they were clearing up misconceptions about Falun Gong in the Mojiagou, Bailang area. They are detained at a hotel close to the No. 1 Security Group.
2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yao Yuming Arrested
On June 3, 2009, Mr. Yao Yuming, 60, a practitioner from Village 4, Tianfu Town, Wenjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, was reported to police and arrested when he was clarifying the truth in Wenjiang District and Sheng Town. On the afternoon of the same day, Mengyong and several other police officers from the Tianfu Police Station ransacked Mr. Yao Yuming's home. Mr. Yao Yuming is detained in the Wenjiang District Detention Center. The police is trying to exhort 3,000 yuan from the family before releasing him.
3. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Ma Zhengjie Arrested
At about 8:00 p.m. on May 30, 2009, Mr. Ma Zhengjie, a practitioner from Luoyang City, was seen by a plainclothes officer when distributing truth-clarifying materials at the entrance of Dazhang Supermarket, Jiudu Road. The officer beat and pushed him into a ditch with foul water. Mr. Ma Zhengjie was injured. Later, officials from the Xigong District 610 Office arrested and beat him until 2:00 a.m.
4. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Weijie Arrested and Detained in Benxi Labor Camp
Mr. Wang Weijie, a practitioner from Dancong, Liaoning Province, was sentenced to one year of forced labor. On June 1, 2009, the police transferred him from Dandong Labor Camp to Benxi Labor Camp.
5. [Changge City, Henan Province] Ms. Guo Huaniu Arrested and Detained
The police arrested Ms. Guo Huaniu, a practitioner from Henan Province, prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It has been almost a year since Ms. Guo Huaniu has been detained in the Changge Detention Center.
6. [Hubei Province] Recent Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Hewan Labor Camp
Ms. Yang Chenqing and Mr. Wu Jiangang are detained in Group 2, Hewan Labor Camp. The guards force them to do labor daily.
The guards in Group 2 ordered drug abuse inmates to beat practitioner Mr. Li Sanyuan because he refused to cooperate.
On May 13, World Falun Dafa Day, the drug abuser detainees beat brutally Mr. Peng Weisheng, a practitioner detained in Group 2, when he was sitting in meditation in the yard.
On May 16, officer Cai from Group 5 grabbed Mr. Peng Liang's Falun Dafa book when he was reading. The books are handwritten by practitioners. Three practitioners tried to take back the book but failed. They are now detained in a secluded cell and strictly monitored.
7. [Huazhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Xiu and Ms. Ya Lao Arrested
At 9:00 p.m. on May 31, 2009, police arrested Ms. Chen Xiu and Ms. Ya Lao when they were distributing truth-clarifying materials at Xin'an Town, Huazhou City. Later, the officers ransacked their homes. No further information is available.
8. [Shandong Province] Mr. Zhou Xuening and His Wife Arrested and Detained in Forced Labor Camp
Prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, police from Shandong Province arrested Mr. Zhou Xuening and his wife when they were sending forth righteous thoughts with practitioners from Shandong Province. The police beat them brutally. Mr. Zhou's ribs were broken and his skin torn. He was transferred to Shandong No.2 Forced Labor Camp. Mr. Zhou had served a five-year prison term before this arrest.
9. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lai Huibing Sentenced to Three-year Prison Term
On April 15, 2008, police from the Guangzhou Tianhe District Police Bureau and officials from the local 610 Office arrested Ms. Lai Huibing, a practitioner from Yuancun, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, when she was working at the Dongshan District People's Gym. In May 2009, Tianhe District Court sentenced Ms. Lai Huibing to a three-year prison term. She is detained in the Tianhe District Detention Center.
10. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hu Qiuxia on Hunger Strike to Protest Persecution
On May 29, 2009, police followed Ms. Hu Qiuxia and arrested her on her way home from her mother's funeral. Ms. Hu Qiuxia is detained in the Jinzhou City Detention Center. She is on a hunger strike to protest the illegal detainment.
Li Baoshan, Superintendent of Tiahe Police Station, Jinzhou City: 86-137-00166556 (Cell)
Li Weijia, Director of Jinzhou City 610 Office: 86-416-2601038, 86-138-97889812, 86-416-3184001 (Tel)
Jinzhou City Detention Center: 86-416-4588862, 86-416-4588931 (Tel)
11. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Xiuguo Arrested
On April 18, 2009, police arrested Mr. Wang Xiuguo, a practitioner from Fushun, Liaoning Province, and ransacked her home. Several days later, police arrested his wife. Their whereabouts are unknown.
12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ji Yihong, Teacher at Dalian University of Technology, Arrested
Mr. Ji Yihong, a teacher at Dalian University of Technology, and two other practitioners were reported to police and arrested on their way to Lvshun. They are detained in the Nanguanling Yaojia Detention Center.
13. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Qi Huishu Secretly Sentenced
On May 24, 2008, officials from the Shuncheng District State Security Bureau, Fushun City arrested Ms. Qi Huishu, a practitioner from Fushun City, at her home. She has been detained in Fushun Nangou Detention Center for one year. At the end of April 2009, she was secretly sentenced to a fourteen-year prison term. She is now imprisoned in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison.
14. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Huajun Arrested
On June 1, 2009, police arrested Mr. Li Huajun, 25, a practitioner from Dalian City.
15. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Zhenlin Arrested
Mr. Li Zhenlin, a practitioner from Heping District, Shenyang City, was followed by a spy when he was clarifying the truth in Shenyang Bayi Park. On the afternoon of May 28, 2009, four plain-clothes officers arrested Mr. Li Zhenlin. They ransacked his home and destroyed his material production site. Two other practitioners were also arrested. They are now detained in the Baitapu Detention Center.
16. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Qiang Arrested
At about 11:00 a.m. on June 4, 2009, several plainclothes officers broke into the Shenyang Meat Processing Factory and arrested Mr. Wang Qiang, a practitioner. His wife and an employee, who are not practitioners, were also arrested. The officers covered their faces with black masks.
17. [Beijing] Ms. Song Yaqin Arrested
On the evening of June 1, 2009, Ms. Song Yaqin, a practitioner from Jiutiao, Desheng Gate, Xicheng District, Beijing, was arrested by police from the Xicheng District Dewai Police Station, Beijing, outside of her home. Her whereabouts are unknown.
18. [Beijing] Mr. Wang Ping'an Arrested
On April 19, 2009, police from the Babaoshan Police Station arrested Mr. Wang Ping'an, a practitioner from Beijing. The next day, they arrested Mr. Zhao Guangding, his daughter-in-law's father. At noon on April 19, officers from the Babaoshan Police Station and two plainclothes officers broke into the home of Mr. Wang Ping'an's son. They confiscated his computer, printer, books and other personal property. His family went to the police station to ask for the return of these items, but the police refused.
On May 26, 2009, Mr. Wang Ping'an and Mr. Zhao Guangding were transferred from the Shijingshan Police Bureau to Beijing Labor Camp Dispatch Center, Daxing District.
19. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
On June 4, 2009, police from Zichuan District, Zibo City, Shandong Province arrested several practitioners including Mr. Sun Qiming, Ms. Gao Li, Ms. Gao Min, and others. Mr. Sun Qiming is now detained in the Xiguan Police Station. Ms. Gao Li and Ms. Gao Min are missing.
20. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Zengpu and Ms. Xiao Guimei Arrested
21. [Wu'an City, Hebei Province] Ms. Pei Xiuye Arrested
Ms. Pei Xiuye worked in Beijing. On the morning of June 2, police from Beijing arrested Ms. Pei Xiuye, 47, a practitioner from Furunzhuang Village, Tushan Township, Wu'an City, after they discovered a Dafa book on her outside of Qianmen, Tiananmen Square. On June 4, police transferred her to Wu'an Police Station, Hebei Province.
22. [Guantao County, Hebei Province] Mr. Huang Yuchen Arrested
Mr. Huang Yuchen, a practitioner from Guantao County, Hebei Province, worked in Wuhu, Anhui Province. On May 31, 2009, four policemen arrested him on train No. 1414 from Wuhu to Beijing and took him to the police station at Hefei Train Station, Anhui Province.
On June 2, police from Guantao, Hebei Province ransacked Mr. Huang Yuchen's home and confiscated his computer and other personal property. They arrested his wife Ms. Zhang Shuping and released her after extorting 3,000 yuan from her.
23. [Hebi City, Henan Province] Mr. Liu Guichun and Several Other Practitioners Arrested
On May 15, 2009, officers from the Qibin District Police Bureau, Hebi City, and officials from the local Political and Judiciary Committee, broke into Mr. Liu Guichun's home after breaking open his security door. They arrested Mr. Liu Guichun, his wife and other practitioners, including Ms. Zhang Guixiang. On the afternoon of the following day, officers arrested practitioner Ms. Zhou Fenmen and her husband, a non-practitioner. Mr. Liu Guichun was released on medical parole. The others are still detained in Hebi City No. 1 or No. 2 Detention Center.
24. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Arrested
At about 4:00 p.m. on June 2, 2009, a large police contingent from the Tuanfeng Town Police Station arrested Mr. Wang, an elderly practitioner from Tuanfeng Town, Tuanfeng County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province at his home. His whereabouts are unknown.
25. [Chongqing City] Mr. Yan Zeping Arrested
In 2002, Mr. Yan Zeping, 46, a practitioner from Shuitu Town, Beibei District, Chongqing City, was sentenced to two years of forced labor. He was detained in the Xishanping Labor Camp in the past. On March 4, 2009, plainclothes officers from the Shuitu Town Police Station arrested him again when he was distributing truth-clarifying materials in Shuitu Town, Beibei District, Chongqing City. Mr. Yan Zeping is detained in the Beibei District Detention Center, Chongqing City.
26. [Xiantao City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Xianzhi Arrested
On June 2, 2009, six to seven officers arrested Ms. Wang Xianzhi, a practitioner from Dutai Village, Longhuashan Office, Xiantao City. They took him to the Wuhan Brainwashing Center.
27. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Hu Junxian Arrested and Detained in Xinjin Brainwashing Center
On May 25, 2009, officers from Dongsheng Town, Shuangliu County, broke into the home of Ms. Hu Junxian, a practitioner from Shuangliu County. They arrested her and ransacked her home. Five days later, Ms. Hu was released.
On May 30, police broke into Ms. Hu Junxian's home again and took her to the Xinjin Brainwashing Center.
Director of Shuangliu County 610 Office, Li Zhongquan: 86-28-85811 (Tel), 86-13908206216 (Cell)
Deputy Director of Shuangliu County 610 Office, Zhang Hao: 86-28-85831911 (Tel), 86-13881919836 (Cell)
Chengguan Police Station, Shuangliu County: 86-28-85822651 (Tel)
28. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Persecution of Practitioners in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp Getting Progressively Worse
Guards at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, are torturing and harassing practitioners more brutally than ever before. Ms. Zhao Shuqin was hit on her head and couldn't speak. On around May 13, her family went to the labor camp to visit her but were not allowed to see her.
June 5, 2009
