(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 52 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 14 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Shuqing Arrested
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Shi Min
Arrested
3. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Lifu Arrested
4. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
5. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xue Ziqing Held at Jinan City
Detention Center
6. [Yangchun City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lin Pingshu Arrested
7. [Dengzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Du Zhiheng and Ms. Luan Zhongyu Arrested
in Nanyang City
8. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] List of Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners
from Jishu Town
9. [Jian City, Jilin Province] Additional Information about the Arrests of Mr.
Dong Yanfa and Ms. Guo Xiufang
10. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Liu Aihua Disappeared Many Days Ago
11. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Mr. Zhang Sanzhuan Sentenced to 3.5 Years in
Prison
12. [Taian County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fu Zhi Arrested
13. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Jiang Deying Arrested and Taken to
Zuojiatang Custody Center
14. [Chongqing] Ms. Liao Yuzhi Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
15. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Li Hong Arrested
16. [Wangkui County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Xueyan Left Home - Belated
Information
17. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tan Chunmin Arrested
18. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Second Review of Fabricated Cases against
Six Practitioners Submitted to Shenyang City Intermediate Court
19. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Liteng's Mother Not Allowed to See
Her Son in Prison
20. [Beijing] Update on Ms. Li Guiping and Ms. Zhou Zi
21. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] 610 Office Agents Arrest Mr. Liang Qidong
22. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] The Persecution of Falun Gong in Pingjiang
County
23. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Ruifu Arrested
1. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang
Shuqing Arrested
Patrolling police arrested 56-year-old Ms. Wang Shuqing, a retired
statistician from the Jinzhou City Government Administration Division. The
arrest happened at 1:00 p.m. on May 2, 2009, as she handed out Falun Gong
flyers. The police took her to the Liuhua Police Station and then to a detention
center at 4:20 p.m. Her 80-year-old paralyzed mother, whom she has cared for, is
now at home on her own.
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Shi Min Arrested
Officers from the Xinhua Police Station in the Ganjingzi District arrested
Ms. Shi Min near Jinnan Road in the Ganjingzi District in Dalian City on April
24, 2009. Ms. Shi's husband, Jiang Bo, is currently in Panjin Prison, and
their nine-year-old child is all alone.
3. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Lifu Arrested
Ms. Zhao Lifu from Xinxing Township, Shuangcheng City, was arrested on April
30, 2009, in a train on the way to visit her son, only because she carried DVDs
of the Shen Yun Performing Arts show with her.
4. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Plainclothes agents from the the Jilin Province Public Security
Department, secret agents from the Siping National Security Bureau, and local
police from Fanjiatun, Gongzhuling City, broke into Mr. Shen Baogui's home in
Fanjiatun on the morning of April 16, 2009. They arrested Shen Baogui and
another practitioner who was visiting him. They also took all valuables and cash
from the home.
At 8:00 p.m. that day, the same group of agents, along with 13 officers from the
Lingxi Police Station in Gongzhuling City, broke into 60-year-old Ms. Xiao Jie's
home. They violently attacked her as she held her grandson. The baby cried
hysterically. They ransacked her home and arrested her and her friend, Li
Shiying. They beat and injured Ms. Xiao and then took her to a detention center.
At 10:00 p.m. that same day, the same group of agents jumped into the front yard
of a practitioner's home in Erdaokoubei. They smashed the windows, forced
their way inside, and took all the electric appliances.
5. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xue Ziqing Held at Jinan City
Detention Center
Ms. Xue Ziqing, who works at the Shandong Academy of Sciences, was reported
to the police at 8:00 p.m. on May 1, 2009, when she was distributing Falun Gong
pamphlets in a neighborhood on Jingshi Road. Officers from the East Jingshi Road
Police Station arrested her and ransacked her home. They took several hundred
copies of Falun Gong flyers and all of her Falun Gong books. She is now in the
Jinan City Detention Center.
6. [Yangchun City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lin Pingshu Arrested
Ms. Lin Pingshu from Chunheshui Town, Yangchun City, is approximately 50
years old. The police arrested her and ransacked her home in late April 2009.
They also took her Falun Gong books and Falun Gong-related materials, as well as
Shen Yun Performing Arts show DVDs. She is being held at the Yangchun City
Detention Center, and her family is forbidden to visit her.
Yangchun City 610 Office: 86-662-7738663
Li Ming:,Yangchun City 610 Office,:86-662-7738636 (Home)
Huang Shuhua, National Security Division agent: 86-662-7732509 (Home),
86-662-7999133 (pager); 86-13829891128 (Cell)
7. [Dengzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Du Zhiheng and Ms. Luan Zhongyu
Arrested in Nanyang City
Four plainclothes police officers arrested Mr. Du Zhiheng and Ms. Luan
Zhongyu from their rented home in Nanyang City right before May 1, 2009. They
are now in the No. 1 Detention Center in Nanyang City.
8. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] List of Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners
from Jishu Town
Ms. Zhang Guoling was held in a forced labor camp and died as a result of
torture.
Mr. Wang Shuzhang was held in police custody and died as a result of torture .
Mr. Guo Hongtao's home was ransacked and he died as a result of torture.
Mr. Wang Fukun was threatened by police and died as a result of tortur.e
Mr. Yang Xingli was held in police custody, a forced labor camp, and a mental
hospital and was savagely tortured.
Mr. Bi Fengbao was held in police custody and brutally tortured at a forced
labor camp.
Mr. Zhou Yunqi was held in police custody, and his home was ransacked. The
police took 4,200 yuan cash from his home.
Mr. Wang Xing was held in police custody, and his home was ransacke.d
Mr. Yang Shouxiang was held in police custody and a brainwashing center.
Ms. Chen Qinglan was held in forced labor camp(s) twice and in a forced labor
camp; her home was ransacked.
Ms. Li Xiuyan, Mr. Xu Zhixin and Ms. Lu Guiping were held in forced labor camp(s)
and their homes were ransacked .
Ms. Lu Qing was held in police custody and a forced labor camp; her home was
ransacked and cash was extorted from her.
Mr. Wang Jukun was held in police custody, and 2,660 yuan cash was extorted from
him.
Ms. Feng Meilan was held in police custody and a forced labor camp, and her home
was ransacked
Mr. Wang Huaipu was held in police custody and a forced labor camp, and more
than 20,000 yuan cash was extorted from him.
Mr. Zhou Lixin and Ms. Zhang Jianping were held in police custody, and their
home was ransacked.
Ms. Deng Hongyan was held in police custody and a brainwashing center; her home
was ransacked.
Ms. Yang Yuzhi was held in a forced labor camp.
Ms. Gong Zilian was held in a forced labor camp.
Ms. Zhang Xiaoxia was held in police custody.
Mr. Yu Zhiwen was held in policy custody, and his home was ransacked; more than
4,000 yuan cash was extorted from him.
Ms. Zhao Fengqing was held in police custody and a brainwashing center; her home
was ransacked, and case was extorted from her.
Mr. Xu Hanbo was held in police custody, and his home was ransacked; more than
9,000 yuan cash was extorted from him.
Mr. Wang Xuefan was held in police custody, and his home was ransacked.
Ms. Tao Yuqing was held in police custody, and her home was ransacked.
Ms. Xiao Shuyun was held in police custody, and her home was ransacked.
Mr. Jiang Jingfu's home was ransacked.
Ms. Wang Yaying's home was ransacked, and she died as a result of torture.
Ms. Li Shuxin's home was ransacked, and she was held in police custody and a
forced labor camp.
Mr. Meng Xiangfu was held in police custody, and his home was ransacked.
Ms. Li Change and Ms. Zhu Xiuhua were held in police custody and a brainwashing
center.
Ms. Xing Shuhua was held in police custody and 8,000 yuan cash was extorted from
her.
Ms. Sun Lirong was held in police custody and her home was ransacked; more than
3,000 yuan cash was extorted from her.
Ms. Jin Lan was held in police custody, and more than 8,000 yuan was extorted
from her.
Ms. Chen Yanping and Ms. Zhang Jinling were held in police custody.
9. [Ji'an City, Jilin Province] Additional Information about the Arrests of
Mr. Dong Yanfa and Ms. Guo Xiufang
Plainclothes police officers arrested Mr. Dong Yanfa and Ms. Guo Xiufang
from Ji'an City at 7:00 p.m. on April 12, 2009. They are still held at a
detention center. The police took two computers, one printer, and many copies of
the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and Falun
Gong flyers.
10. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Liu Aihua Disappeared Many Days Ago
Ms. Liu Aihua is in her 50s and lived in the Jiujiang City Electricity
Supply Bureau employees' dormitory. She disappeared after leaving home on April
27; her current whereabouts are unknown.
11. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Mr. Zhang Sanzhuan Sentenced to 3.5 Years
in Prison
Liu Junrui and other officials from the Pingchuan Police Department's
Domestic Security Division in Baiyin City broke into Mr. Zhang Sanzhuan's home
on April 22, 2008. They arrested him and took him to Pingchuan Detention Center.
They secretly sentenced him to 3.5 years in prison on April 16, 2009, without
notifying his family. He is now in Dashaping Prison in Lanzhou City.
Also held at the Pingchuan Detention Center are practitioners Ms. Bai Yujun and Ms. Chen Fanghua.
12. [Tai'an County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fu Zhi Arrested
The police arrested Ms. Fu Zhi from Dingjia Village, Xintai Township, Tai'an
County in Liaoning Province, on April 21, 2009. She is now in the Tai'an County
Detention Center.
13. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Jiang Deying Arrested and Taken to
the Zuojiatang Custody Center
Ms. Jiang Deying, an associate professor at Hunan Normal University, was
arrested on April 16, 2009, and taken to Zuojiatang Custody Center. Officials at
the custody center told her daughter to find a lawyer for her as they are
planning to put her on trial.
14. [Chongqing] Ms. Liao Yuzhi Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Kai County 610 Office agents in Chongqing persecuted Ms. Liao Yuzhi, a Chongqing resident, on July 25, 2008. They took lots of Falun Gong books and equipment from her home and sentenced her to five years in February 2009. They took her to a forced labor camp in Chongqing, where she remains to this day.
15. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Li Hong Arrested
The police arrested Ms. Li Hong, a resident of Taiyuan City, as she handed
out Falun Gong flyers to passersby the morning of April 26, 2009. She is now in
the Yingpan Police Station in the Xiaodian District, Taiyuan City.
16. [Wangkui County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Xueyan Left Home -
Belated Information
In September 2006 Wangkui County 610 Office agents arrested Ms. Gao Xueyan
and held her at the Wangkui County Detention Center, where she was ruthlessly
tortured. She held a persecution protest hunger strike. Her weight dropped from
40 kg [88 lbs] to 25 kg [55 lbs]. She was in critical condition. 610 Office
agents released her out of fear of liability. Ms. Gao left home to avoid
additional arrest.
17. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tan Chunmin Arrested
Ms. Tan Chunmin from Qingxing, Pengzhou City visited her relatives in
another city on April 21, 2009. Qingxing Township government officials and
villagers demanded she return to Pengzhou City. They told her the
government was going to issue her rice and oil, since she was a victim of the
2008 earthquake. She was arrested upon her return. Her family has since lost
touch with her.
18. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Second Review of Fabrications against
Six Practitioners Submitted to the Shenyang City Intermediate Court
The second review of fabricated information against six practitioners,
including Wu Yefeng, has been submitted to the Shenyang City Intermediate Court,
assigned to Judge Liu. Practitioners Liu Guifeng, Lin Huaiyu, and Zhao Guoliang
were called to the court on April 28 and April 29 and asked simple questions,
including their reason for appeal.
Judge Liu at the Shenyang City No. 2 Intermediate Court in Liaoning Province: 86-24-22763614
19. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Liteng's Mother Not Allowed to
See Her in Prison
Mr. Luo Liteng's mother went to visit him in Fanjiatai Prison in Shayang
on April 28, 2009. The prison officials refused to let her meet with him or even
tp give him money. Mr. Luo Liteng is from Macheng City.
20. [Beijing] Update on Ms. Li Guiping and Ms. Zhou Zi
Ms. Li Guiping has been released from solitary confinement and transferred
to Ward 3; family visits are denied. Her family saw her only once, during the
2009 Chinese New Year's Day, after lodging strong complaints against the
authorities. She is still held under "strict control" status.
21. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] 610 Office Agents Arrest Mr. Liang
Qidong
Kuiwen District 610 Office agents arrested Mr. Liang Qidong from Weifang City on
September 24, 2008. His family went to all of the detention centers in Weifang
City and finally found out two months later he was held at the Changle Detention
Center.
22. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] The Persecution of Falun Gong in Pingjiang
County
According to incomplete estimates, Falun Gong practitioners in Pingjiang
County, Yueyang City, have had 809,000 yuan extorted from them; 43 have been
sentenced to prisons and forced labor camps 54 times, and 179 have been held in
custody centers and detention centers 350 times.
23. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Ruifu Arrested
Mr. Zhao Ruifu from Xinxing Township, Shuangcheng City took a train to
Changchun City on April 30, 2009. Officers from the Harbin Railroad Police
Department arrested him after finding Shen Yun Performing Arts Show DVDs on him
at the security checkpoint. He is now being held at the police department.
