(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 24 cities or counties in 14 provinces. In this report, 16 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 20 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Zhangping City, Fujian Province] Mr. Chen Yuebiao Arrested
Mr. Chen Yuebiao from Zhangping City was arrested on April 22, 2010, in his clinic. His whereabouts is unknown.
Liu Min, Zhangping City Domestic Security Division: 86-597-7526868, 86-13959016969
Qiu Shengguang, 610 Office head: 86-597-7521312, 86-597-7531255, 86-13950849312
2. [Shenyang, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ding Lihua's Home Under Surveillance; She Escaped
3. [Guangdong Province] Ms. Xie Huiliang Arrested
Ms. Xie Huiliang from Yunlu Town, Jiedong County, Jieyang City, went out of her home on the evening of April 26, 2010. Local police arrested her. Her whereabouts is unknown.
4. [Linghai, Liaoning Province] Mr. Qi Guangfa Given Prison Term
Mr. Qi Guangfa from Shuangyang Town was arrested in early December 2009 and covertly tried at the Linghai Court in early 2010. He was handed a three and a half year prison sentence and sent to Nanshan Prison in Jinzhou on April 13, 2010.
5. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cao Jinhuan Held in a Brainwashing Facility
Ms. Cao Jinhuan from Xiliangzihe Village was arrested and taken to the Zunhua Brainwashing Center.
6. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Changlan and Ms. Liu Fengying Released but Harassed
Plainclothes police officers followed Ms. Xu Changlan and Ms. Liu Fengying as they spoke with people about Falun Gong and the persecution. Officers from the Gezhenbao Police Station arrested them. The two practitioners have been released.
7. [Ziyang, Sichuan Province] Elderly Practitioner Ms. Liu Suhui Arrested
Plainclothes police arrested Ms. Liu Suhui, in her 70s, as she posted information about Falun Gong. Yanjiang District 610 Office agents have sent Ms. Liu to a detention center, a custody center, and a brainwashing center numerous times since July 20, 1999.
8. [Jiaozhou, Shandong Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. An Xinyun
Village head Li Xixian, Licha Town Police Station deputy head Tang Yuan, and six officers broke into Ms. An Xinyun's home on the morning of April 25, 2010. They took Ms. An to the police station and then to a hospital for a physical examination. Following that they took her to a detention center where she had another physical. She was diagnosed with high blood pressure. Ms. An returned home at around 4:00 p.m.
Wang, Licha Town Police Station head: 86-18853265566
Li Xixian, village head: 86-13573264938
9. [Hengshui, Hebei Province] Ms. An Jinying Arrested
Ms. An Jinying from Hengshui City, in her 40s, was arrested on April 24, 2010, as she distributed information downtown about Falun Gong and the persecution. She is being held in the Hengshi City Detention Center.
10. [Linjiang City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zheng An and Two Other Practitioners Arrested
Mr. Zheng An, Mr. Shi Lianjun, and Ms. Chen Hongbin from Sidaogou Town were arrested. Mr. Shi was forced to pay 2,000 yuan, and Ms. Chen was forced to pay 1,000 yuan. They have been released, but Mr. Zheng is still in custody.
Jiang Guiwen, 610 Office head: 86-13843992277, 86-439-5210013
Chen Zhongqiang, Linjiang City Police Department head: 86-439-5229683 (Office), 86-439-5256966 (Home), 86-13904497243
Liu Jianxin, Linjiang City Domestic Security Division: 86-13894083477
11. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Wang Dongping
Eight police officers broke into Ms. Wang Dongping's home on the morning of April 23, 2010, under the pretense they had come to repair water pipes. Around 4:00 p.m., a person with a bag was seen being thrown from the 6th-floor balcony. On closer examination, that person was found to be Ms. Wang. Her face was bruised, and she unsuccessfully struggled to stand up. By then, the people in her home on the sixth floor threw pillows and bed sheets torn into strips down to her. The police dragged her away.
12. [Kaifeng, Henan Province] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Practitioners in Lankao County
Following the arrest of Ms. Zhang Gaizhi on April 15, 2010, the police arrested Ms. Li Sufen, in her 60s, on the afternoon of April 21 and ransacked her home. The police proceeded to ransack another practitioner's home, but the practitioner was absent and avoided arrest.
Kaifeng City 610 Office: 86-378-3854610
Wang Wei, Kaifeng City Police Department deputy head: 86-378-5322003, 86-13903781161, 86-378-3873506
Liu Yuejin, Kaifeng City Domestic Security Division head: 86-378-5874452
13. [Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Xia Cuilan Severely Abused in Prison
Ms. Xia Cuilan, in her 40s, was sent to the Jiangxi Women's Forced Labor Camp in July 2008. The guards grossly abused and tortured her. She was tied up to a bed for over 40 days in June and July 2009. The guards recently hung her up for seven to eight hours. She was not let down until she lost consciousness.
Liao Guoyou, Jiangxi Women's Forced Labor Camp head: 86-791-8218224
14. [Shanghai] Mr. Yang Xiaoping Arrested
A police vehicle stopped downstairs at Mr. Yang Xiaping's home on the morning of April 14, 2010. Mr. Yang and his wife were taken into custody, and their home was ransacked. The police confiscated a large number of items from their home. Mr. Yang is being held in the Hongkou Detention Center.
Hongkou Domestic Security Division: 86-21-63242200
15. [Shandong Province] Ms. Li Jufen Released from Detention
Officers from the Beimeng Police Station and from the Changyi 610 Office ransacked Ms. Li Jufen's home in Beimeng Town on March 15, 2010. Ms. Li was taken to the Changyi Detention Center. She developed sickness symptoms, and her entire body swelled, including her abdomen. She was taken to Wangcun Forced Labor Camp but did not pass the physical. She has returned home.
16. [Jiangxi Province] Duchang County 610 Office Agents Harass Mr. Liu Qiusheng
Duchang County 610 Office deputy head Wang Bo went to Mr. Liu Qiusheng's workplace--the Duchang Investigation Division--to harass Mr. Liu on the afternoon of April 26, 2010.
Following the detention of Ms. Cao Guoxian from Xiyuan Township in Duchang County a month ago, Mr. Liu noticed plainclothes police officers often following him in the daytime. They appeared in the corridor of his apartment building in the evening and even knocked on the door of his home late at night in an attempt to harass and threaten his family.
17. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhong Weiyan Arrested
Mr. Zhong Weiyan from Guangmingshan Town, Zhuanghe, was arrested several days ago and taken to the Fushun Brainwashing Center. A group of police officers also went to harass Mr. Kou Lianshan's family and confiscated Falun Gong books and Minghui Weekly.
18. [Longde County, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Ms. Chen Shuqin Held in Custody and Tortured
Ms. Chen Shuqin from Longde County is being held in the Jiangjiagou Detention Center in Pingliang City. She has been subjected to gross abuse and torture for several months and is still subjected to the iron chair. Detention Center head Zhu Guanjun and political head Chen Zhen also whipped her with a leather belt.
19. [Xianyang, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Fang Ge Arrested
Ms. Fang Ge from Nanren Township, Wugong County, 47, was arrested on the afternoon of April 26, 2010. Village officers along with police officers broke into her home to make the arrest and confiscated Falun Gong books, VCDs, and other personal property.
20. [Luoning County, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Shiyou Arrested at Home on the Afternoon of April 25, 2010
21. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Mei Yuping Arrested
Ms. Mei Yuping from Dongfang Town was arrested on April 24, 2010, as she returned to her hometown to build a house.
Jinyun County 610 Office: 86-578-3312059
Lou Zhongqiang, head: 86-13396889677
Domestic Security Division: 86-578-3233188, 86-13587158803
Liu Xiaocai, head: 86-13906781923
22. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Chunxia's Home Ransacked
Three officers from the Huanxi Township Police Station in the Chuanying District broke into Ms. Zhang Chunxia's home in Huanxi Township on the morning of April 20, 2010. They confiscated all items related to Falun Gong. Ms. Zhang's family tried to stop them, but the police accused them of obstructing their work.
Ms. Zhang has twice been incarcerated in a brainwashing facility and detained three times since 1999.
23. [Qian'an City, Hebei Province] Update Regarding Ms. Zheng Zhixian
Ms. Zheng Zhixian, in her 60s, was arrested on March 26, 2010. She is now being detained in a brainwashing facility in the Qian'an Agricultural Law Enforcement Division.
Brainwashing Center head Yang Yulin slapped Ms. Zheng's face on March 27. Agents from the Domestic Security Division took her to the Kaiping Forced Labor Camp in Tangshan that same day. Ms. Zheng did not pass the required physical, so the agents took her back to the brainwashing center.
24. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Ms. Sun Junfang Arrested
Ms. Sun Junfang was arrested on the afternoon of April 24, 2010, as she spoke with people about Falun Gong on Taining Street in the Jiang'an District. 610 Office agents made the arrest and took her to the Dazhi Street Police Station and then to the Wuhan City No.1 Detention Center.
Dazhi Street Police Station: 86-27-85395511, 86-27-82832481
25. [Pingdingshan, Henan Province] Ms. Li Silan Arrested
Ms. Li Silan, an employee of the Pingdingshan City Leather Factory, was arrested on the morning of April 27, 2010, as she spoke with people about Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked that same morning and her personal property taken away. Ms. Li's whereabouts is unknown.
26. [Gaobeidian, Hebei Province] Ms. Xiao Xiuying's Family Harassed at Home; including belated information
Three officers from the Heping Road Police Station led by Zhu Xiaofeng went to Ms. Xiao Xiuying's home in Yanjiawu Village to harass her family on the afternoon of April 14, 2010.
Police officer Wei Jianbin and others had arrested Ms. Xiao before on June 17, 2008, and taken her to the Heping Road Police Station. They also arrested Ms. Li Conglan and Ms. Liu Binglan from the same village that day. Ms. Xiao and Ms. Liu were beaten in the police station. Ms. Li was released. Ms. Xiao and Ms. Liu were transferred to the city police department that afternoon. Seven to eight police officers beat the two practitioners, grabbed their hair, and slapped their faces. One of Ms. Liu's thumbs was injured and became immobilized. The two practitioners were taken to the city detention center and then to Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labor Camp on June 25, 2008, to be held for one and a half years.
27. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Elderly Practitioner Ms. Ning Chunfang Arrested
Ms. Ning Chunfang, 60, from the Fulaerji District was arrested at home on April 13, 2010. Her home was ransacked. The police confiscated cash and other personal property. Her practitioner husband, Mr. Li Shuguo, has lived away from home to avoid persecution. Ms. Ning is being held in the Qiqihar City No. 1 Detention Center.
Sun Yusheng, Qiqihar City Police Department head: 86-452-2486001, 86-13704527001
Zhang Weiping, deputy head: 86-452-2486002
Sun Junhai, deputy head: 86-452-2486003, 86-452-2460666
28. [Zunhua, Hebei Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Mr. Guo Xudong
Officers from the Xinzhuang Police Station and from the Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Guo Xudong at his workplace, the Shirengou Iron Mine of the Tangshan Steel & Iron Group. The police confiscated his computer and other personal property from his home. Mr. Guo is being held in a detention center.
Wang Kunyuan, Zunhua City Domestic Security Division head: 86-13832985801, 86-13933425908
Zunhua 610 Office: 86-315-6613871
Zhang Xiucheng: 86-315-6659879, 86-315-6681078, 86-13603376555
Wang Jiguo: 86-13603256214, 86-315-6618184