(Clearwisdom.net) Todays' News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 29 cities and counties in 14 provinces. In this report, 14 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention and at least 80 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhang Yanbiao and Ms. Dong Lanlan, His Wife, Arrested
  2. [Yongxing City, Hunan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Cao Linying Still Detained in the Yongxing Detention Center
  3. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Practitioners Including Ms. Zhou Jingwen Arrested
  4. [Jilin Province]Ms. Jiang Liming Arrested
  5. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhou Rongxi Persecuted and Money Was Extorted from Her Family
  6. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] On April 25, 2008, Ms. Liu Jie Arrested by the Niuxintai Police Station and Her Whereabouts Unknown
  7. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cui Wenlan, Mr. An Min and His Wife Arrested
  8. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Many Practitioners Arrested Recently
  9. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Two Elderly Practitioners Arrested
  10. [Lishu County, Jilin Province] Mr. Dai Jingbo Arrested
  11. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Li Gu Arrested at the End of April 2008
  12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhao Fenglan and Ms. Cheng Arrested
  13. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Cao Laohu and Two Practitioners Arrested
  14. [Chongqing City] Mr. Xiong Dahuai Arrested
  15. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Bai Shaohua Secretly Transferred to Baimiao Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City and Persecuted
  16. [Hebei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Tang Juzhang Sentenced to a One-Year Term of Forced Labor
  17. [Nanning City, Guangxi Province] Mr. Lin Yousheng Arrested
  18. [Wuan City, Hebei Province] Additional Information about the Arrests of Ms. Miao Haizhou and Her Daughter Wang Xiuhong
  19. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] On April 21, 2008, Mr. Xu Jianping Arrested
  20. [Shihezi, Xinjiang] Ms. Ye Guihua Arrested
  21. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Guangyuan Tortured in Shenyang Women's Prison
  22. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Liu Junjie and Her Son Wei Qingming Persecuted
  23. [Fuyu County, Jilin Province] Practitioners Including Ms. Shao Changpu and Ms. Fu Lihong Arrested
  24. [Fuyu County, Jilin Province] Mr. Yan Qingyu, Ms. Zhang Hongqin, and Mr. Wang Yanzhang Arrested
  25. [Beijing] Xu Xia and Her Daughter Arrested
  26. [Beijing] Ms. Xiao Lin and Mr. Xiao He Arrested Secretly by Plainclothes Police in Zhongguancun on April 20, 2008
  27. [Baoding, Hebei Province] Mr. Wei Haihe, Mr. Wei Yanli, and Two Other Practitioners Sent to Forced Labor Camps
  28. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zeng Qingxia Arrested
  29. [Beijing] Local 610 Office and Police Station of Liulitun Area, Chaoyang District Persecute Practitioners
  30. [Wulanchabu City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zhang Huantao Arrested
  31. [Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Meiling Detained in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp
  32. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Bilin and Another Practitioner Detained in the Chenjiaji Brainwashing Center
  33. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Recent Situation about the Arrests of Practitioners
  34. [Beijing] Gao Congjiu Sentenced to Five Years' Imprisonment
  35. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Bingyu and Four Practitioners Arrested
  36. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Si Xuemin and Three Other Practitioners Arrested
  37. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sun Kaiqing Arrested
  38. [Beijing] Ms. Feng Xiulan Arrested
  39. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Jinzhou District Court Plans to Sentence Ms. Gu Li and Ms. Qiu Shuping
  40. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] The Home of Li Peisheng Searched
  41. [Qianguo County, Jilin Province] Ms. Ju Guilan Arrested
  42. [Inner Mongolia] Police from Dayangshu Town Restrict Practitioners' Personal Freedom
  43. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Party Personnel Persecute Practitioners in Name of the Olympic Games
  44. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Shumei Arrested
  45. [Meihekou City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Including Mr. Yu Wanquan Arrested
  46. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] A Dozen Practitioners Including Ms. Song Lihua Arrested
  47. [Tianjin City] Ms. Huang Huixiang Detained
  48. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Shizhen Sentenced to Two Years' Forced Labor

1. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhang Yanbiao and Ms. Dong Lanlan, His Wife, Arrested

At 11 p.m. on April 26, 2008, the police from the Shenzhen City 610 Office and the Shenzhen Police Department suddenly broke into the home of Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Zhang Yanbiao and his wife, Ms. Dong Lanlan, in Futian District. They searched the home and found a batch of truth-clarifying materials. The police took the couple away.

2. [Yongxing City, Hunan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Cao Linying Still Detained in the Yongxing Detention Center

3. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Practitioners Including Ms. Zhou Jingwen Arrested

At the end of April 2008, the police from the Anqing City 610 Office arrested three practitioners. They were Ms. Liu; Mr. Liu Zhongkai, who is 62 years old and a retired teacher from Wangjiang County; and Ms. Zhou Jingwen from Yingjiang District.

4. [Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Liming Arrested

On the morning of April 24, 2008, policeman Chen Yugui and other officers from the Senlin Police Department of Linjiang City went to harass Ms. Jiang Liming. They took her to the police department on the charge of practicing Falun Gong. Her husband had 500 yuan extorted from him, but the police still did not release Ms. Jiang.

5. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhou Rongxi Persecuted and Money Was Extorted from Her Family

At 9 p.m. on March 4, 2008, Shijiazhuang practitioner Ms. Zhou Rongxi was arrested by police while she was putting up truth-clarifying posters. She was detained in the Liuying Police Station. After her family had 10,000 yuan extorted from them, and she was released that night.

6. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] On April 25, 2008, Ms. Liu Jie Arrested by the Niuxintai Police Station and Her Whereabouts Unknown

7. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cui Wenlan, Mr. An Min and His Wife Arrested

At 10 p.m. on April 23, 2008, police from the Qianjin Police Station arrested practitioner Ms. Cui Wenlan. The police searched her home and took away a computer, a printer, cash, etc. On April 24, practitioners Mr. An Min and his wife from Gaoguan were arrested.

8. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Many Practitioners Arrested Recently

Claiming to be checking temporary residents, officers from all local police stations in Songyuan City checked each resident's. Between April 5 and April 25, 2008, 13 practitioners were arrested, including Ms. Zhang Shuqing, Uncle Guo , Mr. Bi Zhongju, Mr. Bao Xueli, Mr. Shao Changfu, Ms. Bai Yuqin, Mr. Sun Zhixue, Ms. Bi Xiuren, Ms. Fu Lihong, Ms. Zheng Yanmei, Ms. Teng Xianru, Granny Liu, and Ms. Duan Liang'e.

9. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Two Elderly Practitioners Arrested

On the morning of April 26, police from the Juchenghe Town Police Station in Gaomi City arrested two elderly practitioners who were distributing truth-clarifying materials. They are being detained in the Gaomi City Detention Center.

10. [Lishu County, Jilin Province] Mr. Dai Jingbo Arrested

On the afternoon of April 24, 2008, police from the 610 Office, the police department, and the National Security Team of Lishu County, arrested practitioner Mr. Dai Jingbo from Lishu Town, Lishu County, and searched his home.

11. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Li Gu Arrested at the End of April 2008

12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhao Fenglan and Ms. Cheng Arrested

On April 3, 2008, Wuhan practitioners Ms. Cheng and Ms. Zhao Fenglan, who runs a hot-pot restaurant, were arrested while they were clarifying the truth on the campus of Hualong. On April 18, Ms. Cheng was released. Ms. Zhao is still being detained.

13.[Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Cao Laohu and Two Practitioners Arrested

Around 12 p.m. on April 25, 2008, seven policemen from the Yangqu County Police Department and the Houcun Township Police Station searched the homes of four practitioners. Now Mr. Cao Laohu is being detained in the Yangqu County Detention Center and Ms. Cao Dongzi and Mr. Chunwang are being detained at the Yangqu County Police Department.

Yangqu County Police Department: 86-351-5521955
Houcun Township Police Station: 86-351-5571110

14. [Chongqing City] Mr. Xiong Dahuai Arrested

Dianjiang County wantonly arrested practitioners with the excuse of the Olympic Games. On April 27, 2008, Mr. Xiong Dahuai was arrested by the National Security Police. His whereabouts is unknown.

15. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Bai Shaohua Secretly Transferred to Baimiao Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City and Persecuted

16. [Hebei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Tang Juzhang Sentenced to a One-Year Term of Forced Labor

Ms. Tang Juzhang was released from prison. In the beginning of March 2008, she was again arrested by police because she clarified the truth at work. She has been sentenced to one year of forced labor.

17. [Nanning City, Guangxi Province] Mr. Lin Yousheng Arrested

Mr. Lin Yousheng is about 40 years old and lives at Xinyang Road, Nanning City. At 7 a.m. on March 13, 2008, he was arrested. Afterwards, his home was searched. A computer, a printer, and Dafa books were taken away. Mr. Lin is being detained in the Nanning City First Detention Center. His family members are not allowed to visit him.

18. [Wuan City, Hebei Province] Additional Information about the Arrests of Ms. Miao Haizhou and Her Daughter Wang Xiuhong

Ms. Miao Haizhou and her daughter, Ms. Wang Xiuhong from Qinghua Township, Wuan City, were arrested. Ms. Wangwas sentenced to one year and nine months of forced labor. Ms. Miao was sentenced to one year in a forced labor camp. They are being held in the Hebei Provincial Women's Forced Labor Camp.

19. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] On April 21, 2008, Mr. Xu Jianping Arrested

20. [Shihezi, Xinjiang] Ms. Ye Guihua Arrested

Ms. Ye Guihua is from the Base Construction Team of the Shihezi 132th Troup in Xinjiang. On April 2, she was arrested by the 132th Troupe Police Station while she was distributing truth-clarifying materials in the 132th Troupe. On April 3, she was transferred to the Shihezi Second Detention Center.

21. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Guangyuan Tortured in Shenyang Women's Prison

When Anshan practitioner Ms. Zhang Guangyuan was detained in Shenyang Women's Prison, she was beaten with her arms and legs stretched out and her mouth stuffed. Now she has symptoms of hypertension and a heart attack.

22. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Liu Junjie and Her Son Wei Qingming Persecuted

Piao Yufeng is the chief of the Baiyilage Township Police Station in Qianguoerluosi County, Songyuan City. On April 24, 2008, he led police to the home of practitioner Mr. Wei Senyan and planned to arrest him. Because Mr. Wei was not at home, the police took his wife, Ms. Liu Junjie, and his 18-year-old son, Wei Qingming. Now Wei Qingming is being detained in the county lock-up, and Ms. Liu is in the county detention center.

23. [Fuyu County, Jilin Province] Practitioners Including Ms. Shao Changpu and Ms. Fu Lihong Arrested

On April 20, 2008, Mr. Shao Changpu and Ms. Fu Lihong from Fuyu County were arrested by the Songyuan City Police Department while they were in Songyuan City on business. On April 21, police from the National Security Team of Songyuan City went to search their homes. From Fu Lihong's home the police took away a computer; from Shao Changpu's home the police took away Dafa books, a cell phone, etc. Mr. Shao's younger sister, Ms. Shao Chunying, was also arrested. She is being detained in the Fuyu County Detention Center. Mr. Shao Changpu and Ms. Fu Lihong are being detained in the Shanyou Detention Center in Songyuan City.

On the evening of April 21, 2008, the Police Department and National Security Team of Songyuan City arrested Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Gao Min, Xiao Fan, Mr. Wang Cai and his wife.

24. [Fuyu County, Jilin Province] Mr. Yan Qingyu, Ms. Zhang Hongqin and Mr. Wang Yanzhang Arrested

At 8 or 9 p.m. on April 22, 2008, police from the Songyuan City 610 Office and the Caijiagou Police Station rushed into Caijiagou Town, Fuyu County and arrested practitioners Mr. Yan Qingyu; his wife, Ms. Zhang Hongqin; and Mr. Wang Yanzhang from Zhushan Village. They are being detained in the Fuyu County Detention Center.

25. [Beijing] Xu Xia and Her Daughter Arrested

Ms. Xu Xia is an assistant of the Falun Gong practice site in the Chaoyang District Army Retirement Center. In the first half of April 2008, she and her daughter were arrested at her daughter's home. Now their whereabouts are unknown.

26. [Beijing] Ms. Xiao Lin and Mr. Xiao He Arrested Secretly by Plainclothes Police in Zhongguancun on April 20, 2008

27. [Baoding, Hebei Province] Mr. Wei Haihe, Mr. Wei Yanli and Two Other Practitioners Sent to Forced Labor Camps

On the morning of March 18, 2008, policeman Liu Guishuan and other officers from Mancheng, Baoding City, sent Mr. Wei Haihe to Balizhuang Forced Labor Camp in Baoding City for a one and a half year term. Mr. Wang Haixu and Mr. Yin Baoyin were each sent to Shijiazhuang Detention Center for a one and a half year term.

On April 16, 2008, Ms. Wei Yanli was sent to the Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labor Camp for a two year term.

28. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zeng Qingxia Arrested

On April 18, 2008, police from the Tuanjie Street of the Ningjiang District Police Department arrested Ms. Zeng Qingxia at her home and confiscated Dafa books, etc.

29. [Beijing] Local 610 Office and Police Station of Liulitun Area, Chaoyang District Persecute Practitioners

In February and March 2008, practitioners Mr. Wang Qingzhao and Ms. Wang Lina were arrested by the Liulitun 610 Office. They were sentenced to two years' forced labor. Now they are being detained in Tiantanghe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing.

At the beginning of April 2008, practitioners Ms. Zhang Huimin and Ms. Wang Lihua from Shilibao were taken away from their homes by the police from the 610 Office and sent to a "Transformation" Class.

30. [Wulanchabu City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zhang Huantao Arrested

Ms. Zhang Huantao is 63 years old and lives in Chengguan Town, Liangcheng County, Wulanchabu City, Inner Mongolia. At 7 a.m. on April 28, she was arrested by the county National Security Team while she was distributing truth-clarifying materials. Her home was searched and Dafa books and truth-clarifying materials were confiscated.

31. [Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Meiling Detained in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp

On September 27, 2005, Ms. Zhao Meiling was arrested by the Weihai 610 Office. She was sentenced to a three year term in a forced labor camp. She is being detained in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp.

32. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Bilin and Another Practitioner Detained in the Chenjiaji Brainwashing Center

Ms. Wu Bilin is nearly 60 years old and an accountant. On August 6 2007, she was arrested because she clarified the truth to others. She has been detained until now. Recently, she went on a hunger strike to protest but was force-fed. Now she is very weak.

Mr. Li Bin is around 30 years old and a coach of table-tennis. He had been sentenced to three years' imprisonment. When he was released, his nerves were injured as a result of persecution and he could not walk normally. In November 2007, he was detained in Chenjiaji Brainwashing Center for three months. At the end of January 2008, he was released. Later he was arrested again and he is now being detained in Chenjiaji Brainwashing Center.

33. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Recent Situation about the Arrests of Practitioners

Using the Olympic Games as an excuse Tonghua City government officials have intensified the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. At 8:30 p.m., the Tonghua National Security Team and all local police stations rushed into the homes of practitioners who were on their list. The police pried open doors, searched homes, and arrested practitioners.

Now it is known that the following practitioners were arrested: Ms. Qin Xiuli, Ms. Wang Ronglan, Ms. Wang Ping, Ms. Liu Baozhen, Ms. Yan Shufang, Mr. Hu Song, Ms. Song Guixiang, Ms. Ge Changlan, Ms. Wei Baoxia, Mr. Peng, Ms. Wang Yonghua, Ms. Sun Juping. They are being detained in Tonghua Detention Center and Kuaida Detention Center of Tonghua County.

34. [Beijing] Mr. Gao Congjiu Sentenced to Five Years' Imprisonment

Mr. Gao Congjiu lives in Weishanzhuang Village, Daxing District, Beijing. On January 22, 2007, he was arrested. In February 2008, he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. Now he is being detained in Jinghai Prison in Tianjin City.

35. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Bingyu and Four Other Practitioners Arrested

Around 9 a.m. on March 15, 2008, police from the Sidaoqiao Police Station in Dandong City broke into the home of practitioner Mr. Wang Bingyu in Yongan Community in Jinhai. The police took away about 5000 yuan in cash, a computer, a cell phone, and other property. They also arrested Wang Bingyu's older brother. Later on, the police arrested Mr. Wang Bingyu (63 years old) and his wife Ms. Leng Ping (57 years old), Mr. Fan (70 years old), and Mr. Zhao.

36. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Si Xuemin and Three Practitioners Arrested

On April 25, 2008, Songyuan police rushed into Dashan Township, Qianguo County, and arrested practitioners Ms. Zhao Guiping, Ms. Ji Yingzi, Mr. Liu Wanfang, and Mr. Si Xuemin.

Dashan Township Police Station: 86-438-2300110

37. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sun Kaiqing Arrested

Mr. Sun Kaiqing is about 55 years old and a practitioner in Nangang District, Harbin City. On April 18, 2008, he was arrested when he went out to clarify the truth. Now he is being detained in the detention center of the Nangang Police Department.

Mr. Sun has been arrested and persecuted three times. In October 2000, he went to Beijing to validate the Fa. He was held in the detention center of the Nangang Police Department for about two months. In September 2001, he was arrested by the Haxi Police Station of Nangang District because he clarified the truth. He was detained in Changlinzi Forced Labor Camp in Harbin City for two years. In October 2004, he was arrested by Qingbin Police Station of Nangang District because he clarified the truth. He was detained in Changlinzi Forced Labor Camp for another two years.

38. [Beijing] Ms. Feng Xiulan Arrested

Around 7 a.m. on April 22, 2008, five or six policemen from the Yuqiao Police Station in Tongzhou District, Beijing, rushed into the home of practitioner Ms. Feng Xiulan, searched the home, and arrested Ms. Feng. Now she is being detained in the Qiaozhuang Detention Center.

39. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Jinzhou District Court Plans to Sentence Ms. Gu Li and Ms. Qiu Shuping

On March 20, 2008, practitioners Ms. Gu Li and Ms. Qiu Shuping from Dengshahe Town, Jizhou District, Dalian City, were arrested. The Jinzhou District Court plans to sentence them in the near future.

40. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] The Home of Li Peisheng Searched

Around 10 am on April 26, 2008, policemen from the Beitao Police Station and the Tiexi National Security Team in Tiexi District, Anshan City, Liaoning Province, went to search the home of practitioner Li Peisheng. The police took away a computer, a VCD player, a TV, and Master's pictures.

Li Peisheng had been sentenced to four years' imprisonment.

41. [Qianguo County, Jilin Province] Ms. Ju Guilan Arrested

On the evening of April 23, 2008, police from the Taohaotai Township Police Station in Qianguo County, Songyuan City, broke into the home of practitioner Ms. Ju Guilan, took away a computer, a MP3 player, Dafa books, USB drivers, etc., and arrested her. Now she is being detained in the Qianguo County Detention Center.

42. [Inner Mongolia] Police from Dayangshu Town Restrict Practitioners' Personal Freedom

Police from the Jiexi Police Station and the Forestry Bureau Police Station went to harass the local practitioners one by one. Using the Olympic Games as an excuse, the police threatened many practitioners, restricting their personal freedom and not allowing them to come as go as they please.

43. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Party Personnel Persecute Practitioners in Name of the Olympic Games

In name of the Olympic Games, Yushu police harassed and arrested practitioners. It is said that the mayor would be dismissed if one person from Yushu City goes to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong during the Olympic Games.

44. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Shumei Arrested

On April 28, 2008, police from the Dalianwan Town Police Station arrested Ms. Li Shumei from Pingdu City while she was clarifying the truth near her home. Afterwards, her home was searched and the police took away Dafa books, truth-clarifying materials, etc.

45. [Meihekou City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Including Mr. Yu Wanquan Arrested

At 8 p.m. on April 23, 2008, the local police from the Tiebei Police Station broke into the home of Mr. Yu Wanquan in Meihekou City. The police took away his property including a computer, Dafa books,n a MP3 player, and truth-clarifying CDs.

At the same time, the Hongmei Town Police Department arrested many practitioners including Ms. Li Yan, Mr. Song Zhonghua, Ms. Li Yuhua, Ms. Wu Guijuan, Ms. Zhang Chunyan, Mr. Wang Anping, Mr. Sui, and Ms. Zhang. At 3 p.m. on April 24, 2008, the police searched the home of Mr. Gai Yongguang and Ms. Wang Xiujuan and took away three laptops, three printers, two mimeographes, a satellite receiver, printer materials, etc. Now Gai Yongguang and Wang Xiujuan have been forced to become homeless and destitute in order to avoid being arrested at home.

46. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] A Dozen Practitioners Including Ms. Song Lihua Arrested

On the evening of April 23, 2008, about a dozen policemen from the Gongzhuling Police Department in Jilin City broke into the home of practitioner Ms. Song Lihua on the fifth floor and arrested her. The police also took her daughter, Li Binbin, and her granddaughter, Zhao Hao, who are not practitioners. Li Binbin and Zhao Hao were released after being detained for one day. About a dozen practitioners including Ms. Song Lihua, Ms. Qu Yaping, Ms. Zhang Lihua, Ms. Song Zhihong, and Mr. Li Hongjun are being detained Gongzhuling Detention Center.

47. [Tianjin City] Ms. Huang Huixiang Detained

On the morning of April 22, 2008, police from the Hetou Police Station and the Tanggu District Police Department in Tianjin City arrested Ms. Huang Huixiang and four other practitioners. The four other practitioners have been released, but Ms. Huang is being detained in the Zhaojiadi Detention Center in Tanggu District, Tianjin City.

48. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Shizhen Sentenced to Two Years' Forced Labor

In April 2008, practitioner Ms. Wang Shizhen from Haidian District, Beijing, was arrested. Now she is being detained in Daxing Women's Forced Labor Camp for a two-year term.

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