(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 36 cities or counties in 18 provinces. Forty-two Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 56 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Mr. Jiang Yunhui Died
Seventy-six-year-old Mr. Jiang Yunhui's son-in-law was arrested because of his Falun Gong practice. Mr. Jiang's home was ransacked and he was harassed. During the 2008 Olympics, officers from his two daughters' work units harassed him and forced him to sign documents for his daughters. Because of the relentless persecution of his family, Mr. Jiang lived under constant stress. He died on February 29, 2009.
2. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Lianqin Stages a Hunger Strike
Ms. Zhang Lianqin and several other practitioners from the Weicheng District, Weifang City distributed Falun Gong flyers on the night of April 20, 2009, but were reported. Police pulled Ms. Zhang from a practitioner's motorcycle and arrested her. Fortunately, the other practitioners escaped. Ms. Zhang was put into a detention center on the afternoon of April 24, 2009. It was heard that she has been on a hunger strike since her arrest.
Due to the threat of arrest, Ms. Zhang and her husband Mr. Chen Tiansheng have lived away from home since August 2008. Mr. Chen was fired from his job and their relatives are taking care of their 10-year-old son.
3. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Mr. Li Fubin Suffering Persecution in Lanzhou Prison - Information from 2002 to the Present
Mr. Li Fubin, 59 years old, is a retired employee from the Donggang Food Company in Lanzhou City. Officer Xi Mingde and others from the Qilihe Police Station arrested and tortured him in February 2002. He was then transferred into the city's No. 2 Detention Center at the end of September 2002. He was eventually sentenced to eight years in prison and has been held in the Lanzhou City Prison's No. 7 Division.
Mr. Li had high blood pressure and heart disease in 2007, but the administration forbade him to receive medical treatment and refused to release him.
Mr. Li was once put into a small isolation compartment for 73 days as of September 18, 2008. The guards put him in handcuffs and shackles and forbade any family visits. He was released from the small compartment on November 29, 2008, but put back again after he read a Falun Gong message from a fellow practitioner.
Mr. Li's family requested a visitation permit again and again. They eventually were allowed to see him on January 13, 2009. His handcuffs were removed before he entered the visitor's area.
Gansu Province Prison Administration Appeal Room: 86-931-8872139
Gansu Province Lanzhou City Prison: 86-931-8364911-2015
4. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liao Zhishun and His Wife Ms. Xia Mihua Arrested
Seven officers from the Yanfeng Police Station and from the Xiangjiang Police Station, led by Hengyang City Domestic Security Division chief Li Huaiqing, ransacked Mr. Liaozhishun and his wife Ms. Xia Mihua's home at 3:00 p.m. on April 23, 2009. They confiscated a computer, a printer, a CD burner, some CDs, copies of the "Minghui Weekly", an MP3 and MP4 player and truth-clarifying materials. The confiscated items were worth 10,000 yuan. The couple was taken to the Xiangjiang Police Station. Ms. Xia was released the next day, but Mr. Liao was taken to the city's No. 2 Detention Center.
5. [Pengshan City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
Several practitioners have been harassed since March 2009. Mr. Hu Xuewen's home was ransacked and police confiscated Dafa books and truth-clarifying materials. Ms. Zhang Xiuying's home was ransacked on April 22, 2009. Police confiscated a computer, a cell phone and Dafa books and truth-clarifying materials. They put Ms. Zhang in the city detention center. The persecutors released her once her family signed a certain document. The police also ordered the community guard to report Ms. Zhang's activities. Mr. Cheng Jiying's home was ransacked the afternoon of April 21, 2009. Other practitioners being harassed included Ms. Jiang Sukun, Mr. Xu Jianhua, Mr. He Tianlin, Mr. Wang Maolin, Ms. Li Xuelian and Ms. Mao Shufang.
Hu Guomin, Pengshan Police Station chief: 86-833-8161469, 86-13708161469
Pengshan County 610 Office: 86-833-7623458, 86-833-7623659
Fu Yan, Pengshan County Domestic Security Division chief: 86-833-7612999
6. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Youmin Held in the Zhanjiaji Brainwashing Center
Personnel from the Taibei Police Station arrested Ms. Wang Youmin from the Jiang'an District, Wuhan City on the morning of April 21, 2009. Police confiscated her computer and a printer. She is held in the district's Zhanjiaji Brainwashing Center.
7. [Chongqing] Mr. Zhang Yuansheng Arrested
Personnel from the Wanzhou District Police Department arrested 60-year-old Mr. Zhang Yuansheng at 8:00 p.m. on April 22, 2009. He is held in the district's Zhoujiaba Detention Center. Police recently arrested four other practitioners.
8. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Police Arrested Ms. Deng Hui on April 18, 2009
9. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhang Mingcheng Arrested
Personnel from the Fenshui Town Police Station arrested Mr. Zhang Mingcheng at his home in the Anju District, Suining City on April 24, 2009. He is being held in the town's detention center.
Fenshui Town Police Station: 86-825-8556110; Huang Yongwen, deputy chief: 86-13882594884
10. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Several Practitioners Arrested
Personnel from the Songshan District Police Department arrested Mr. Tian Fengcheng, Ms. Ping Ruyun and Mr. Wang Zimin from the district in Chifeng City on April 22, 2009. They also arrested Mr. Wang's wife and his daughter-in-law, who are not Falun Gong practitioners.
11. [Chongqing] Mr. Lv Ming Arrested and Home Ransacked
Police arrested Mr. Lv Ming on April 11, 2009 when he distributed Falun Gong flyers. They then ransacked his home and confiscated a computer and a printer. Mr. Lv has been held in the Dianjiang County Police Station for two weeks.
Yongping Town Police Station: 86-23-74595538
12. [Chongqing] Ms. Fu Rufen Arrested and Sentenced to Two Years of Forced Labor
Sixty-year-old Ms. Fu Rufen is a doctor in No. 2 Village, Shouqiao Township, Xiaodu Town, Tongnan County, Chongqing. She was arrested twice in 1999 for appealing in Beijing for justice for Falun Gong. She was put in the Maojiashan Women's Forced Labor Camp for a year on January 10, 2000. As she refused to give up Falun Gong practice, her prison term was extended by nine months. Police tortured her with all kinds of methods.
Ms. Fu, Ms. Zhang Hua and Ms. Ding Hongmei were arrested on September 22, 2006 for distributing Falun Gong flyers in Banzhu Township, Tongnan County. Ms. Fu was sentenced to two years of forced labor and was released on September 21, 2008.
Ms. Fu went to mail some items at the Datong Street Post Office at 9:00 a.m. on December 8, 2008 but was arrested. The police put her in the Shabao Women's Forced Labor Camp for a two-year term on December 24, 2008.
13. [Nanning City, Guangxi Province] Ms. Wei Xiubiao Sentenced to Forced Labor
Ms. Wei Xiubiao is from Wuji County, Hebei Province. She distributed Falun Gong flyers in the Hualian Supermarket in the Jiangnan District, Jiangnan City at 10:00 a.m. on March 7, 2009, but personnel from the district's police department arrested and sentenced her to one year of forced labor.
14. [Dazhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Chengyun Arrested Again
Personnel from the Tongchuan District Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Tang Chengyun from Dazhou City on April 23, 2009. She is held in the Tongchuan District Detention Center.
15. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Five practitioners from the Wuchang District, Wuhan City studied the Fa together in Ms. Zhang Taipo's home on April 21, 2009. Police broke in, arrested them and put them in the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center. Four of the practitioners are in their 60's and 70's.
16. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Huanping Held in the Sanshui Brainwashing Center
17. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Yunchao and a Driver Sentenced
Officials from the Xialu District Court in Huangshi City sentenced Mr. Liu Yunchao to seven years in prison in April 2009. Mr. Ma Shengxiang, a chauffeur, was arrested with him and sentenced to two years in prison. They have appealed to the city's Intermediate Court. The trial will be in May 2009. Mr. Liu and Mr. Ma are currently held in the city's No.1 Detention Center.
18. [Yingshan County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Xiaochun Arrested
Because of the persecution, Ms. Li Xiaochun, 30 years old, lived away from home and was out of contact with her family for two years. Her family got a notice from the Zhangjiagang City Police Department in Jiangsu Province on April 22, 2009, letting her relatives know she had been arrested on April 14, 2009.
19. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Held in a Brainwashing Center
Personnel from the Jiang'an District 610 Office arrested Mr. Wang Youming and put him in the Zhanjiaji Brainwashing Center.
In addition, personnel from the 610 Office arrested eight practitioners including Mr. Wang Desheng and put them in the Etouwan Brainwashing Center on the night of April 21, 2009.
20. [Beijing] Ms. Gong Ruiping Arrested
Police arrested Ms. Gong Ruiping from the Pinggu District, Beijing on her way to work. She is held in the Hubei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Gong had previously been sentenced to three years in the Beijing Women's Prison in 2001.
21. [Rong County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Pu Xianzhi Arrested on April 24, 2009
22. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Officer Qiu Xueyan and others from the Xishan District Domestic Security Division arrested three practitioners - Ms. Dong Huifen, Ms. Chen Xiaoheng and Xiaolin - on April 22, 2009.
23. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Six Practitioners Held in the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City
Personnel from the Nongan County Police Department, from the Domestic Security Division and from the township police station arrested several practitioners on April 11, 2009. Six of them have been put into the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun.
Kai'an Town Police Station in Nongan County: 86-13364600036
24. [Wangkui County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wu Jing and Ms. Zhang Xilian Arrested on April 21, 2009; Held in the Wangkui County Detention Center
25. [Jilin Province] Ms. Xue Jilan from the Qianfengyuan Community in Jilin City Arrested the Morning of April 25, 2009
26. [Qian'an City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Liu Xiaoyuan and Ms. Liang Xiulan from Qian'an City are held in the city's detention center. Ms. Zhao Cuilian and Ms. Wang Xiaoping were transferred into the brainwashing center in the city's Seed Company on April 17, 2009 after being held for 15 days.
27. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Yonghua Arrested
Wangzhuang Township Zhuang Village secretary Li Fugui, and directors Zhai Shangwen and Zhai Shangfa led personnel from the Xiawei Town Police Station and arrested Ms. Yang Yonghua on April 21, 2009. Her home was ransacked.
Li Fugui: 86-539-2468688; Zhai Shangwen: 86-539-2468569; Zhai Shangfa: 86-539-2468539
28. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Lianying and Another Practitioner Arrested
Ms. Wang Lianying from the Jinzhou District and a practitioner from Dalian City were clarifying the facts about Falun Gong in the Shengli Community on the morning of April 24, 2009. They were reported. Personnel from the Guangming Police Station arrested them the next morning. The practitioner from Dalian City has since been released, but Ms. Wang's whereabouts are unknown.
29. [Wuqiao County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Jinying's Family Harassed at 9:00 p.m. on April 23, 2009
30. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Dong Qingyou and Ms. Liu Shunxiang Arrested
Personnel from the Jilin City 610 Office, from the Police Department and from the Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Dong Qingyou and his wife Ms. Liu Shunxiang on April 25, 2009. They ransacked the home and took them to the Zhanqian Police Station, but fortunately the couple was released at 7:00 p.m. that evening.
31. [Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Several practitioners studied the Fa together in Mr. Mao's home in Renshou Street, the Qiaokou District, Wuhan City at 8:00 p.m. on April 21, 2009. Mr. Mao's son reported them to the police. Personnel from the district's police department and from the 610 Office arrested them. The practitioners were Mr. Wang Desheng, Mr. Li Zuhan, Ms. Guo Yulan, Mr. Liu Youqing, Ms. Chen Huazhen, Ms. Zhang Hanying, Mr. Zhenguo and Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang Desheng is held in the Etouwan Forced Labor Camp. The other seven practitioners' whereabouts are unknown.
32. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Yaping Arrested at Her Home the Night of April 24, 2009
33. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Chen Wenying and Ms. Guo Jinglan Arrested
Fuyang City police arrested Ms. Chen Wenying and Ms. Guo Jinglan, employees from the city's Silk Factory, on the morning of April 23, 2009. The police ransacked their homes.
34. [Hunan Province] Mr. He Yunfeng Persecuted in the Xinkaipu Forced Labor Camp
Mr. He Yunfeng was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor. The term should have expired on April 21, 2009. Xinkaipu Forced Labor Camp officials did not release him and extended the term by 90 days.
35. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Chunling and Mr. Sun Yufa Arrested
Personnel from the Zhazi Police Station and from the Domestic Security Division in the Jiangyuan District, Baishan City broke into Ms. Wang Chunling's home, arrested her and ransacked the place. They confiscated a computer, a printer, Dafa books and truth-clarifying materials. Mr. Sun Yufa was also arrested. Both practitioners are held in the district's detention center.
Chu Bingwu, 610 Office head: 86-13843960055
Jiangyuan District 610 Office: 86-439-3726610
Sun Yuxiang, Zhazi Police Station chief: 86-13843962205
36. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Fuqiang Arrested
Mr. Zhao Fuqiang was arrested and his home was ransacked at 9:00 p.m. on April 24, 2009. His laptop computer and CDs were confiscated. He was taken to the Shuangfengsi Detention Center on April 25, 2009.
Shuangfengsi Detention Center: 86-314-2360635
37. [Beijing] Ms. Qiao Yuhua Arrested in the Shengli Police Station
38. [Heishan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Shuqing Arrested
Banlamen Town Police Station chief Teng Fei and three other officers broke into Ms. Zhao Shuqing's home in Guoshulinzi Village at 5:00 p.m. on April 15, 2009. She is now held in the Heishan Detention Center.
39. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Yanzhen Arrested
Personnel from the Yaogezhuang Police Station arrested Ms. Xu Yanzhen and ransacked her home on the morning of February 28, 2009. She was sentenced to one year of forced labor on April 2, 2009, to be served in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp.
40. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Xiaoping Held in the Dongming Police Station
Personnel from the Developmental District Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Zhang Xiaoping from Weifang City at 10:00 p.m. on April 24, 2009. He is held in the Dongming Police Station
41. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ji Changchun's Whereabouts Unknown
Mr. Ji Changchun was arrested and put in the Haicheng City Detention Center during the 2008 Olympics. His family went to the detention center to bring him some clothes, but was informed that he was not there. His whereabouts are unknown.
42. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Youming Held in the Zhanjiaji Brainwashing Center
Personnel from the Wuhan City 610 Office arrested 68-year-old retired teacher Mr. Wang Youmin and put him in the Zhanjiaji Brainwashing Center in the Jiang'an District.
43. [Beipiao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Chen Xiulian Arrested
Personnel from the Beipiao City Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Chen Xiulian at her home and ransacked the place at 6:30 a.m. on April 24, 2009.
Yang Ningdong, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-421-5829136 (Office),
86-421-5826131 (Home), 86-13516013450 (Cell)
Bai Limin, Detention Center chief: 86-421-5829155 (Office), 86-421-5810070
(Home), 86-13591892255 (Cell)
44. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Chen Changping and Ms. Xu Zhengbi Arrested
Mr. Chen Changping from Suining City was arrested on April 23, 2009, and his home was ransacked on April 25, 2009. Ms. Xu Zhengbi was arrested and her home ransacked on April 23, 2009.
Ms. Xiao Huarong's home was also ransacked.
45. [Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Wei Xiubiao Put in a Forced Labor Camp for One Year
Ms. Wei Xiubiao, a practitioner from Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, went to Jiangnan City in Guangxi to visit a relative. She was reported to police when distributing truth-clarification materials in a supermarket on March 7, 2009. Police from Jiangnan Police Department and the Domestic Security Division arrested her and put her in a forced labor camp for a year.
46. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Lin Guizhi Persecuted in the Shenyang City Women's Prison
Ms. Lin Guizhi was arrested six years ago. She had disease symptoms six months ago. Officials in the Shenyang City Women's Prison ordered her to give up Falun Gong practice, but she refused. Thus, they did not release her. Division chief Cong instigated criminals to put unknown drugs into Ms. Lin's food. A criminal also revealed that she also put the drugs into Ms. Lin's mouth when she was unconscious.
47. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Zhang Xiuying, Ms. Dong Guifen, Mr. Wang Yong, Xiaolin and Xiaoheng studied the Fa together in Ms. Zhang's home at noon on April 21, 2009. Personnel from the Jinbi Police Station in the Xishan District, Kunming City broke in and arrested them. Ms. Zhang's son requested the police release his mother, and she was eventually released. The other four practitioners are still detained somewhere unknown.
48. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Recent Information about Mr. Zhang Deming
Personnel from the Gaobeidian Police Station arrested Mr. Zhang Deming on March 10, 2008. Gaobeidian Court agents held a trial on July 3, 2008. They sentenced him to six years in prison on February 25, 2009. Mr. Zhang appealed on March 3, 2009. He is held in the Gaobeidian Detention Center.
49. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Tao Tianzhen and Ms. Zou Guofang Arrested
Personnel from the Mengguan Police Station arrested Ms. Tao Tianzhen and Ms. Zou Guofang on April 5, 2009 when they distributed Falun Gong flyers in the Huaxi District. The police put them in the Xiaohe Drug Rehabilitation Center.
Ms. Zou is held in the Guizhou City Women's Forced Labor Camp, and Ms. Tao is held in the Lannigou Brainwashing Center.
Lannigou Brainwashing Center: 86-851-3760691
Chunyong, Huaguoyuan Police Station deputy chief: 86-13985034762; Chief Chen:
86-13308510433
50. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Huiqing and Ms. Chen Shizhen Arrested
Personnel from the Jialing District Police Department arrested 50-year-old Ms. Jiang Huiqing and Ms. Chen Shizhen and put them in the district detention center on April 15, 2009.