(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report, 20 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 27 practitioners were illegally arrested.
- [Ziyun County, Guizhou Province] Mr. Wei Xingzhi Died As a Result of Gross Abuse, Mistreatment, and Harassment
- [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Gong Huadong Arrested
- [Funing, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Hong Youfeng Arrested
- [Inner Mongolia] Ms. Jiang Shuying and Another Elderly Practitioner Arrested
- [Luliang County, Yunnan Province] Ms. Liang Guofen and Four Other Practitioners Arrested
- [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Fu Xuebing
- [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Changzheng, Mr. Huang Jiafa, and Ms. Zhu Cuizhu Arrested
- [Dayi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yin Hui, Ms. Peng Shaofen and Others Arrested; Their Whereabouts Unknown
- [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lu Yanfei and Others Arrested
- [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Tao Tianzhen and Her Family Harassed - Belated Information
- [Songyuan, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Weihua and Others Arrested
- [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Weifang Arrested
- [Linzhang County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Huaiping and Three Others Arrested
- [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Tang Huaming Arrested
- [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Du Chunxiang Grossly Abused in Prison
- [Hanting, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Tianpeng Arrested on March 18, 2010
- [Daqing, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Chi Xiandao and Three Others Officially Arrested
- [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cao Shuxian and Ms. Li Yanfen Arrested and Held at Xingcheng Domestic Security Division
- [Jinping County, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhao Qiuzhi and Ms. Liu Lianying Arrested
- [Beijing] Circumstances of Senior Engineer Mr. Gong Yibin
- [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Yang Yang Arrested
- [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Yujie and Mr. Ma Yuanxin Subjected to One Year of Forced Labor
- [Tongling City, Anhui Province] Mr. Fang Shanbei Arrested
- [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Dianrong Unable to Take Care of Himself Because of Gross Abuse and Torture - belated information -
1. [Ziyun County, Guizhou Province] Mr. Wei Xingzhi Died As a Result of Gross Abuse, Mistreatment, and Harassment
Mr. Wei Xingzhi, 48, chemistry teacher at Ziyun County No. 2 High School, was the subject of multiple arrests for remaining steadfast in his belief in Falun Gong. He was given a three-year forced labor term on January 20, 2002, and held in Zhongba Forced Labor Camp where he was forced to do slave labor and exposed to toxic substances. He suffered from headache, chest pain, and coughing up blood. After his release, local police and 610 Office agents monitored, followed and intimidated him. He died on December 3, 2009.
2. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Gong Huadong Arrested
Ms. Gong Huadong was arrested at around 5:00 p.m. on March 28, 2010, at the entrance to the Dongmeng Residential Area.
3. [Funing, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Hong Youfeng Arrested
Ms. Hong Youfeng was arrested on January 17, 2010, as she spoke with someone about Falun Gong. Funing Domestic Security Division officers made the arrest, ransacked her residence, and walked away with her computer. She was officially arrested on February 22, 2010.
4. [Inner Mongolia] Ms. Jiang Shuying and Another Elderly Practitioner Arrested
Ms. Jiang Shuying, 70, from Linhe Locomotive Depot and another elderly practitioner were arrested at home on March 24, 2010.
5. [Luliang County, Yunnan Province] Ms. Liang Guofen and Four Other Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Liang Guofen and four other practitioners were arrested at home early in the morning of March 23, 2010. Their whereabouts are unknown.
6. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Fu Xuebing
Ms. Fu Xuebing was at a dental appointment in a dental clinic near Jiaying Bridge in Meizhoucheng District at around 11:00 a.m. on March 25, 2010, when Meizhou City Domestic Security Division officers arrested her. They took the key to her parents' home she had with her, broke in, and ransacked her parent's home. They confiscated a computer, a removable hard disc, CDs, over a dozen Falun Gong books, and cash. At the same time, another group of police officers broke into her own home and her parents-in-law's home. The police brought a locksmith to open the door to her home and confiscated a computer and other personal property. Ms. Fu is now in Qinhuang Detention Center in Meijiang District.
Qinhuang Detention Center in Meijiang District: 86-753-2291303
Li Xiaojian, Qinhuang Detention Center head: 86-753-2326868 (Home), 86-13902781103 (Cell)
7. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Changzheng, Mr. Huang Jiafa, and Ms. Zhu Cuizhu Arrested
Mr. Wang Changzheng, Mr. Huang Jiafa, and Ms. Zhu Cuizhu from the Dongxihu District were arrested on the evening of November 23, 2009. Dongxihu District 610 Office head Cao Bin and others took Ms. Zhu to Etouwan Brainwashing Center from the Wuhan City No.1 Detention Center on December 9, 2009. Mr. Wang and Mr. Huang have been locked up in Dongxihu Detention Center. The three practitioners are still in custody.
8. [Dayi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yin Hui, Ms. Peng Shaofen and Others Arrested; Their Whereabouts Unknown
9. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lu Yanfei and Others Arrested
Baosheng Township Police Station officers arrested Ms. Lu Yanfei and others on March 23, 2010.
Zhou Zuquan, Baosheng Township Police Station head: 86-825-2940110, 86-13980188611
10. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Tao Tianzhen and Her Family Harassed - Belated Information
Ms. Tao Tianzhen was taken to the Lannigou Brainwashing Center on April 5, 2009. She was not released until July 24, 2009, after her husband wrote a guarantee statement on her behalf.
11. [Songyuan, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Weihua and Others Arrested
Songyuan Police Department officers arrested Mr. Yang Weihua; his non-practitioner wife, Ms. Wang; and their 13-year-old daughter at around 3:00 p.m. on March 11, 2010. The police also confiscated their printer and computer, a total loss of several thousand yuan. Mr. Yang was held at Songyuan City Detention Center. His wife and daughter were released. Mr. Liu Shuquan was arrested at home that same day.
Among recently arrested practitioners in Songyuan City, Ms. Wang Shumei has been released. Ms. Chang Yongxian is being held in Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City.
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Weifang Arrested
Seven officers from the Hanjiadun Police Station broke into Ms. Yang Weifang's home around 7:00 p.m. on March 29, 2010. They took her Falun Gong books and paper currency on which Falun Gong messages were written. Ms. Yang was to be held at a detention center in Etouwan for 15 days.
13. [Linzhang County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Huaiping and Three Others Arrested
Mr. Wang Huaiping, Ms. Wang Wenping, Ms. Liu Meihua, and Mr. Si Peng distributed and posted Falun Gong information on the evening of March 25, 2010. Suntao Town Police Station officers followed and arrested them. The four practitioners were taken straight to a detention center. The van they drove was impounded. Domestic Security Division head Zhang Xuming and others broke into the practitioners' homes the next day to search.
14. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Tang Huaming Arrested
Wulipai Town Police Station officers arrested Ms. Tang Huaming on March 29, 2010.
15. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Du Chunxiang Grossly Abused in Prison
Ms. Du Chunxiang from the Babaishang in Daqing area was held in Harbin City Women's Prison. She has been transferred to Ward 11, where she was forced to undergo a "transformation" session. Gross abuse and mistreatment caused her to develop symptoms of chest tightness and leg numbness.
16. [Hanting, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Tianpeng Arrested on March 18, 2010
17. [Daqing, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Chi Xiandao and Three Others Officially Arrested
To our knowledge, Mr. Chi Xiandao, Mr. Tang Zengye, Mr. Wang Jianhui, and Mr. Zhou Guangji, who were all arrested during the communist regime's Two Conferences, were subjected to torture during their interrogations. Mr. Tang was subsequently sent to a hospital several times. Now officially arrested, the four practitioners' cases were forwarded to Daqing City Procuratorate. They are facing trial.
18. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cao Shuxian and Ms. Li Yanfen Arrested and Held at Xingcheng Domestic Security Division
19. [Jinping County, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhao Qiuzhi and Ms. Liu Lianying Arrested
Ms. Zhao Qiuzhi and Ms. Liu Lianying from Jinping County were arrested on March 26, 2010, as they distributed Falun Gong information. The police took Ms. Zhao's computer and printer from her home. Ms. Zhao had previously served a two-year term at Guizhou Province Women's Forced Labor Camp.
20. [Beijing] Circumstances of Senior Engineer Mr. Gong Yibin
Mr. Gong Yibin, senior engineer at the China Petroleum Gas Compressor Factory in Wuhan City, went to Beijing to participate in a class reunion in December 2008. Beijing patrol police stopped and searched him. The police then took him to the Dongcheng District Detention Center in Beijing once they found he is a Falun Gong practitioner. Beijing Police Department officers covertly handed him a two-year forced labor term. He was taken to Tumuji Forced Labor Camp in Zhalaite Qi, Xing'an Prefecture, Inner Mongolia. Mr. Gong returned home in January 2010, nine months earlier than his original term. But his wife Ms. Pan Wenying's employer sent her to a brainwashing facility in Wuhan City in mid-March 2010.
21. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Yang Yang Arrested
A group of plainclothes police broke into Mr. Yang Yang's home in the Tianxinyuan Residential Area in the Qiaokou District on March 29, 2010, and took Mr. Yang into custody.
22. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Yujie and Mr. Ma Yuanxin Subjected to One Year of Forced Labor
Ms. Wang Yujie and Mr. Ma Yuanxin from the Jianghan District were speaking with people about Falun Gong on Hanzheng Street when Manchun Street Police Station officers arrested and took them to Wuhan City No.1 Detention Center, to be held for 15 days. One day ahead of their release, on March 26, 2010, Jianghan District 610 Office agents, along with Manchun Street Police Station officers, covertly transported the two practitioners to Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center and later gave each of them a one-year forced labor term.
23. [Tongling City, Anhui Province] Mr. Fang Shanbei Arrested
Mr. Fang Shanbei, in his 40s, an employee of Tongling Nonferrous Metals Company, was arrested several days ago as he posted Falun Gong information. The police proceeded to ransack his home and took his Falun Gong books and other personal property. Mr. Fang is still in the Tongling City Detention Center.
24. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Dianrong Unable to Take Care of Himself Because of Gross Abuse and Torture - belated information -
Mr. Zhang Dianrong, an accountant at Nong'an County Highway Management Section, was arrested at the end of January 2002 for remaining steadfast in his belief. He was later given a nine-year prison term. Gross abuse and torture have left Mr. Zhang unable to take care of himself. He has difficulty walking and has been held in the Changchun Forced Labor Hospital.
March 30, 2010
