(Clearwisdom.net)
1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Several Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested
Several Falun Gong practitioners from the Shuangyang District in Changchun City were arrested in January 2007. After police arrested Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Li, they body-searched her, forcibly took her house key and then ransacked her home. Ms. Li is still being held at the district's Sheling Detention Center. Her family visits were forbidden. Ms. Li's family tried to send in some heavy winter clothes for her, but the police refused their request.
2. [Jingshan County, Hubei Province] Practitioner Ruan Guangtao Facing Illegal Trial
Six practitioners from Jingshan County, Hubei Province were arrested in November 2006. They are still being held at the county's detention center. A practitioner exhibited some symptoms of disease and was hospitalized.
Personnel from the Luojiang District National Security Team in Quanzhou City arrested practitioner Mr. Ruan Guangtao in the middle of October 2006. The arrest happened when Mr. Ruan was visiting the Minghui website in an Internet café in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. He has been held at the city's Nan'an Detention Center since then. Police had charged him with "hampering implementation of the law through membership in an undesirable cult" on May 15, 2007 and plotted to sentence him, but the hearing still has not commenced.
Chen Sisheng, Quanzhou City Luojiang District Procuratorate:
86-595-22631636 (Office)
Luojiang District Court Criminal Sub-court: 86-595-22631352
3. [Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Couple Arrested
Five agents from the National Security Bureau waiting outside of practitioner Mr. Cong's home arrested him at 4:00 p.m. on May 19, 2007. Then the agents called Mr. Cui Zhenjiang, the brother of Mr. Cong's wife Ms. Cui Shengyun, and asked him to pick up Ms. Cui's child. Mr. Cui Zhenjiang is the owner of a used computer shop on the fourth floor of the Xinshiji Computer Center. Practitioner Ms. Cui Shengyun has been arrested.
4. [China] Practitioner Zhao Yingjie Tortured to Semi-paralysis
Policemen Du Xingze and Di Shigang tortured practitioner Ms. Zhao Yingjie to semi-paralysis. Ms. Zhao is still staging a hunger strike in protest.
Practitioner Mr. Yao Binghua disappeared 13 days ago when she was distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. We suspect that he was arrested.
5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Personnel from the 610 Office Persecute Practitioners
Personnel from the Weifang City 610 Office have arrested more than 30 practitioners since April 2007. Many practitioners' families were broken up or separated. Police have extorted enormous amounts of money from the practitioners' families.
6. [Chongqing] Practitioner Wu Zongrong Secretly Sentenced
Policeman Liu Jun and others from the Jiangjin District National Security Division arrested practitioner Mr. Wu Zongrong from his home on October 18, 2006. They put him into the district's Langshan Detention Center. Police denied his family's visits. The family later found that Mr. Wu had been charged and his case had been transferred to the Chongqing Court. Later on, they discovered that Mr. Wu was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in late April of 2007.
Practitioner Mr. Chen Fu will be sentenced to four years of imprisonment soon. He is still being held at the Langshan Detention Center. They also arrested practitioner Ms. Zhang Huanqing.
7. [Hubei Province] Disappearance of Practitioner Ms. Zhao Guoqin, a Doctor from the Wuhan City Steel Company's No. 2 Hospital, Suspected to be Held at the Tangxunhu Brainwashing Center
8. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhou Zhengfeng Arrested on a Train on Her Way Back to Her Hometown During the May 1 Holiday - She is Being Held at Xichang City
9. [Bazhong City, Sichuan Province] Recent Information Regarding Arrested Practitioners
Police from Bazhong City, Sichuan Province recently arrested 32 practitioners. It is likely that practitioners Mr. Wang Yi and Ms. Yue Yincui will be sentenced.
Practitioner Wang Yi is still being held at the city's detention center. No family visit has been permitted. Mr. Wang graduated from Sichuan University and previously worked at the city's bank. He was arrested several times and dismissed from work. His wife and child were left at home without any financial support, and his wife currently does not have a job.
Practitioner Ms. Yue Yincui, a widow in her fifties, is a retired teacher from the Jiangbei Middle School. Her two daughters work in another city. Ms. Yue is presently being held at Pingchang County in Bazhong City.
10. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Li Dezao Illegally Arrested
Policemen Tai Gangyi, Sha Hongtie and a policewoman from the Xichang City National Security Division colluded with the Liangshan State Electricity Bureau party secretary. They ransacked practitioner Mr. Li Dezao's home at 2:00 p.m. on May 16, 2007. They confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun. Practitioners Mr. Li Zhonghua, Mr. Li Dezao and Mr. Guo Bing are presently being held at the Liangshan State Detention Center.
11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrest of Practitioner Wu Yueju
Two women knocked on the door of practitioner Ms. Wu Yueju's home and claimed that they were there to collect water fees at 1:00 p.m. on April 10, 2007. As soon as Ms. Wu opened the door, two men broke in and forced Ms. Wu to attend a brainwashing session. They ransacked the place and dragged Ms. Wu into a vehicle that was waiting outside.
Policeman Chen Xin and another officer from the Dalian City National Security Team grabbed Ms. Wu's hair and arm and pushed her to the ground. Another policeman stomped on her. Later on, they sent her to the Pulandian Detention Center.
Practitioner Ms. Wu staged a hunger strike in protest. Policemen Sun Decheng and Yan Wei from the detention center ordered criminals to hold Ms. Wu while they force-fed her. Ms. Wu vomitted a lot of blood and was in critical danger. In order to shirk their responsibilities, they released Ms. Wu.
Personnel involved in the persecution:
Zhang Lianqun, Pulandian City Political and Judiciary Committee secretary:
86-13084188969 (Cell)
Wang Min, Pulandian City Haiwan Community Civil Administration Office assistant:
86-13500705818 (Cell)
Chang Yu'e, Pulandian City Haiwan Community secretary: 86-13052772898 (Cell),86-411-83190909
(Home)
12. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Supplemental Information Regarding the Arrest of Practitioners Lin Jun and Han Ying
Personnel from the Shizhong District Police Department and National Security Department in Neijiang City, Sichuan Province arrested practitioner Mr. Lin Jun and his wife Ms. Han Ying at their home in Nanxing Town, Guanghan City at 8:00 a.m. on April 12, 2007. The couple defied the policemen, but they held Mr. Lin on the floor, stepped on him and tied him up with rope. Ms. Han was handcuffed behind the back. Police then ransacked the place and confiscated some Dafa books and Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. The couple is still being held at the Neijiang City Detention Center.
13. [Shandong Province] Detention Term of Practitioner Zhao Shiheng Expired, but Personnel from the Huaibei Forced Labor Camp Refused to Release Him
Personnel from the Shouguang City Police Department arrested practitioner Mr. Zhao Shiheng in September 2003 when he was clarifying the facts about Falun Gong. Police sentenced him to four years of imprisonment and held him at the Huaibei Forced Labor Camp. His term expired on May 18, 2007. Because Mr. Zhao wrote a Solemn Statement about his continuation in Falun Gong practice during the imprisonment, the forced labor camp is refusing to release him.
14. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Zhang Luqi Arrested
Practitioner Ms. Zhang Luqi, an employee of the Lianyungang City Advanced Technology School in Jiangsu Province, was arrested and her home was ransacked on May 10, 2007.
Yang Guangwu, former 610 Office head: 86-518-2291622
15. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Zhao Ying Arrested
Practitioner Ms. Zhao Ying from the Pingfang District in Harbin City was arrested on April 23, 2007. After several days of persecution, Ms. Yang's congenital heart disease relapsed, which had never happened after she practiced Falun Gong. Her family requested her release several times, but they were refused each time. Personnel from the district's National Security Team even ordered the family to turn in medical fees for her.
16. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Police Ransack Practitioner Cai Huilian's Home
Practitioner Ms. Cai Huilian went shopping and her husband Mr. Li Jiaming was working outside at 8:30 a.m. on May 10, 2007. There was no one at home. When Ms. Cai went back, she found that her home was in a mess. She later found out that policeman Yang Zihua from the Miyi County Police Department led a group of thugs to come to Ms. Cai's home in three police cars. They broke into and confiscated some Dafa materials, books, a recorder, a VCD player, and some tapes. They even took away a learning tool used by Ms. Cai's son and also confiscated some cash.
Ms. Cai's family has chosen to live in exile to avoid further persecution.
17. [Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Practitioner Wang Xingfei Is Arrested and His Family Chooses to Live in Exile
Policeman Chen Weiyi from the Gupi Town Police Department led personnel from the Huining County National Security Division and arrested practitioner Mr. Wang Xingfei from the No.6 Team in Jiuzhou Village, Gupi Town, Huining County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province the morning of April 18, 2007. They put him first at the National Security Division and then transferred him to the county's Xiguan Detention Center. His family' visits have been prohibited.
Jiuzhou Village No.6 Team chief Liu Peigen and No.5 Team chief Liu Rongshan led personnel from the National Security Team. They broke into Mr. Wang's home without the presence of Wang's family. They confiscated a computer, a printer, and a motorcycle. The two officers then led policemen to ransack other practitioners' homes. They confiscated some Dafa books and lecture tapes.
Police tortured Ms. Wang during the interrogation and then searched for his family. Thus his family chose to live in exile.
Liu Rongshan, No. 5 Team chief: 86-516-88442860
Liu Peigen, No. 6 Team chief: 86-516-88442493
18. [Beijing] Police Arrest Practitioner Ms. Zhang Fengyun and Her Child at the Xiaoguan Area in the Chaoyang District
19. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Police from the 610 Office Attempt to Arrest Practitioner You Yong
Policeman Yu Baoqian and others from the Zhangqiu City 610 Office attempted to arrest practitioner Mr. You Yong when he went to work the morning of May 15, 2007. Fortunately, Mr. You successfully escaped.
Policemen Yu Baoqian and Tian Baojun went to Mr. You's home on May 18, 2007. They failed to dupe Mr. You's family into opening the door, so they went to the city's No.2 Experimental School, where Mr. You's son studied. They asked Mr. You's home phone number from the school principal and the son's teacher. Then they had someone call Mr. You's family to open the door, but Mr. You's family refused. Mr. You presently cannot go home and lives in exile to avoid further persecution.
Yu Baoqian, 86-531-83231708 (Home), 86-13176019208 (Cell)
20. [Shifang City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Ms. Yang Xiaoxia and Mr. Mu Shiru Arrested
Phone number from the detention center: 86-838-8281354
National Security Division: 86-838-8215555 Ext. 4089
21. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Xu Liyan Arrested
Personnel from the Changchun City Police Department's Internet Surveillance Team and from the Qingnian Street Police Precinct arrested practitioner Mr. Xu Liyan at the Lanniao Internet Café on April 18, 2007.
Personnel from the Internet Surveillance Team arrested practitioner Ms. Liu Min on May 12, 2007.
22. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Wang Linkai's Detention Term Expires
Practitioner Mr. Wang Linkai's term at the Dalian City Forced Labor Camp expired, but it's likely that personnel from the forced labor camp are planning to send him to Shenyang City for further persecution.
23. [Heilongjiang Province] Personnel from the No. 597 Farm Arrest Practitioner Ms. Zhao Yan on May 17, 2007
24. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Practitioner Chen Liping Held at the Dongxihu Erzhigou Detention Center
Practitioner Ms. Chen Liping from Wuhan City has been held at the Dongxihu's Erzhigou Detention Center since October 2006. Someone from the detention center said that Ms. Chen was hung up for seven days. His family's visit was refused.
25. [Anyi County, Jiangxi Province] Practitioners Yu Meilan and Yu Shuimei Arrested
Practitioners Ms. Yu Meilan and Ms. Yu Shuimei from Anyi County were arrested when they were distributing Falun Gong materials at Jing'an County. They are presently being held at Fengxin County.
Anyi County Committee party secretary: 86-791-3421388, 3411898, 3422137
(Office)
Deputy party secretary: 86-791-3411787, 3411786
County head: 86-791-3411787, 3411786, 3422244
May 20, 2007