Additional Persecution News from China – March 8, 2013 (19 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 11 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 12 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Guan County, Hebei Province] Paralyzed Due to Torture in Jidong Prison, Mr. Wang Jianxin Passed Away
2. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Fengying in Urgent Need of Medical Treatment
3. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Ms. Mo Huiping and Ms. Luo Xinping on Hunger Strike in Detention
4. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qu Lihua Arrested
5. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhao Huanru and Ms. Gao Jingrong Detained Twice
6. [Lishui County, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Li Qingfeng and Ms. Hu Zongxue Detained
7. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Liangyuan and His Wife Detained; Home Ransacked
8. [Zaoqiang County, Hebei Province] Hengshui 610 Office Agents Harass Ms. Chen Ying and Ms. Meng Xianqun
9. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Shuqin Detained
10. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Hu Kaoshi Detained
11. [Mancheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Fan Zhenqi's Three Children Forced to Monitor Mother
12. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Jin Changlin Detained
13. [Li County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Limei Detained
14. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Bai Hanying Detained
15. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Li Jianping Arrested
16. [Yibin City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Guo Feishan Detained
17. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Qingxia Arrested; Whereabouts Unknown
18. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Zhentao Detained
19. [Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Ren Youling Detained

1. [Guan County, Hebei Province] Paralyzed Due to Torture in Jidong Prison, Mr. Wang Jianxin Passed Away

Mr. Wang Jianxin, a teacher at the Guan County No.3 Primary School in Langfang City, was arrested, detained, sent to forced labor camps, and sentenced to prison multiple times. He was sent to the Jidong Prison in 2007, despite his dangerously high blood pressure. He was paralyzed in the prison due to torture. Mr. Wang passed away on March 3, 2013.

2. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Fengying in Urgent Need of Medical Treatment

Ms. Zhang Fengying has been persecuted in the Changping District Detention Center and the Tiantanghe Women's Forced Labor Camp in Daxing District, Beijing. She developed the symptoms of severe gynecological disease as a result, with discharge of stinking liquid accompanied by grape-size knob-like tissue. Her family requested her release on medical parole, but authorities have not yet released Ms. Zhang. She is currently held in the Unit No. 3, Group No. 4 of the Tiantanghe Women's Forced Labor Camp in Beijing.

Previously, when Ms. Zhang's husband was blinded in both eyes and in urgent need of an operation in order to recover, the family requested the labor camp authorities to allow Ms. Zhang to serve her term outside the camp so that she could take care of her husband. The request was denied.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Guards' duty room: [phone]
Group No. 4, Tiantanghe Women's Forced Labor Camp in Beijing: [phone], extension 5401
Du Jingbin, chief, Group No. 4, Tiantanghe Women's Forced Labor Camp in Beijing
Zhu Xiaoli, director, Tiantanghe Women's Forced Labor Camp in Beijing: [phone]

3. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Ms. Mo Huiping and Ms. Luo Xinping on Hunger Strike in Detention

Ms. Mo Huiping and Ms. Luo Xinping from Yinchuan City were arrested in Wuzhong City on February 16, 2013. After being held in for 14 days, officers from the Wuzhong City Domestic Security Division transferred them to a detention center on March 2. Ms. Mo and Ms. Luo have been on a hunger strike, not even having a drop of water, since March 1 to protest the persecution.

Parties involved in the persecution:
He Zhanzhong, director, Litong District Police Department: [phone], [phone]
Zhao Bin, deputy Party secretary, Litong District Police Department: [phone], [phone]
Ma Minglang, chief, Domestic Security Division, Litong District Police Department: [phone]

4. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qu Lihua Arrested

Ms. Qu Lihua from Hailin, Mudanjiang City, was arrested by officers from the Mudanjiang Police Department's Domestic Security Division and the Hailin Police Department's Domestic Security Division on March 4, 2013. Her current situation is unknown.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Yang Danbei, political commissar, Mudanjiang Police Department Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]
Li Zhe, chief, Mudanjiang Police Department, Domestic Security Division: [phone]
Wen Cheng (in charge of persecuting Falun Gong in Hailin), deputy director, Hailin Police Department: [phone]
Ding Yuhua, Hailin Police Department, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]

5. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhao Huanru and Ms. Gao Jingrong Detained Twice

Ms. Zhao Huanru and Ms. Gao Jingrong from Ninghe County, Tianjin, were taken to the Huangzhuang Township Police Station on the evening of March 1, 2013, and then transferred to the Baodi District Detention Center. They were released on the evening of March 3, but were arrested again on the evening of March 5 at their homes by officers from Baodi District. They were taken to the Baodi District Detention Center.

Parities involved in the persecution:
Baodi District Detention Center: [phone]
Liu Yuzhong, director, Baodi District Detention Center: [phone]

6. [Lishui County, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Li Qingfeng and Ms. Hu Zongxue Detained

Ms. Li Qingfeng and Ms. Hu Zongxue were reported to police for handing out informational brochures about Falun Gong in Dongping Town on the afternoon of March 6, 2013. The Lishui County 610 Office and Domestic Security Division authorities are holding them in the Baima Brainwashing Center.

7. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Liangyuan and His Wife Detained; Home Ransacked

Elderly Mr. Wang Liangyuan and his wife, Ms. Wang Guirong, from the Shengli Oil Extraction Factory, Shengli Oil Field, were recently arrested. Their home was also ransacked. They are being held in the brainwashing center located in the Shengli Oil Extraction Factory Employee Training School. Their children are not allowed to visit them.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhang Jicheng, director, Party Committee Office, Shengli Oil Extraction Factory: [phone], [phone], [phone]
Ma Xianli, deputy director, Party Committee Office, Shengli Oil Extraction Factory: [phone], [phone], [phone]

8. [Zaoqiang County, Hebei Province] Hengshui 610 Office Agents Harass Ms. Chen Ying and Ms. Meng Xianqun

Wang Bin and Shao Hui from the Hengshui 610 Office attempted to harass Ms. Chen Ying at her home in Zaoqing County on January 29, 2013. Ms. Chen was not home at the time. They then harassed Ms. Meng Xianqun at her home.

9. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Shuqin Detained

Ms. Liu Shuqin, 66, is being held in the Sanhe City Detention Center.

10. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Hu Kaoshi Detained

Mr. Hu Kaoshi, in his 60s, is from Fuxing District, Handan City. He was arrested by officers from the Hucun Police Station of Handan County Police Department for explaining the facts about Falun Gong to people on the morning of March 5, 2013. Officers from the Fuxing District Domestic Security Division and the Hucun Police Station ransacked his home that afternoon. That evening, Mr. Hu was sent to the Handan County Detention Center for a term of 15 days.

Mr. Hu's family went to the Hucun Police Station on the morning after his arrest and asked for his release. Officers extorted 1,000 yuan from the family without releasing Mr. Hu.

Parties involved in the persecution:
You Yong, chief, Domestic Security Division: [phone]
Li Ping, officer, Domestic Security Division: [phone]
Fan Peitian, director, Hucun Police Station: [phone]

11. [Mancheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Fan Zhenqi's Three Children Forced to Monitor Mother

During China's Two Congresses, Jizhong Prison authorities in Hebei Province took the order from the Mancheng County 610 Office and deployed strict surveillance of Ms. Fan Zhenqi, restricting her freedom. Ms. Fan's three children, who are employees in the prison, were ordered to take turns to monitor their mother around the clock and make reports regularly.

Earlier, before the 18^th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Ms. Fan's three children were also forced to monitor their mother in the same way.

12. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Jin Changlin Detained

Mr. Jin Changlin has been held in the Suzhou No.1 Detention Center.

13. [Li County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Limei Detained

Ms. Zhao Limei was arrested on the afternoon of March 5, 2013. She was taken to the Li County Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhang Yuexian, director, Li County 610 Office: [phone], [phone], [phone]
Tian Lihui, deputy director, Li County 610 Office: [phone]
Wang Tao (in charge of persecuting Falun Gong), Party secretary, Disciplinary Inspection Department: [phone], [phone], [phone]

14. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Bai Hanying Detained

Ms. Bai Hanying, in her 50s, was arrested by plainclothes officers and taken to the Baliqiao Police Station for talking to people about Falun Gong on February 27, 2013. Officers from the Baliqiao Police Station and the Hantai District Domestic Security Division ransacked her home and confiscated her child's computer. Ms. Bai is being held in the Hantai District Detention Center.

Earlier in both 2002 and 2010, Ms. Bai was twice arrested by chief Ma Pingan and officer Li Youzhi from the Hantai District Domestic Security Division. She was sent to Shaanxi Provincial Women's Forced Labor Camp on both occasions, and was held for two years in total.

15. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Li Jianping Arrested

Mr. Li Jianping from Nanjing City was recently arrested for texting multimedia messages with facts about Falun Gong while on a train.

Before the 2013 new year, Mr. Li was frequently harassed and monitored by agents from the Nanjing City 610 Office, the local police station, the Community Office and the Residential Committee. His company's accounts were examined and his house property investigated without cause, as authorities tried to fabricate evidence to implicate him in financial wrongdoing. Mr. Lu was forced to leave home at that time to avoid further persecution.

16. [Yibin City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Guo Feishan Detained

Ms. Guo Feishan from Cuiping district, Yibin City, was arrested by officers from the Cuiping District Domestic Security Division while she and her husband were distributing Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs to the public on the morning of March 7, 2013. Authorities planned to detain Ms. Guo for 10 days.

17. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Qingxia Arrested; Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. Wang Qingxia was arrested when she went out on February 21, 2013. Her whereabouts are unknown.

18. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Zhentao Detained

Ms. Li Zhentao from Xinglong Town, Guanghan City, was arrested by plainclothes officers for posting up facts about Falun Gong on March 4, 2013. She is being held in the Guanghan Detention Center.

19. [Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Ren Youling Detained

Ms. Ren Youling, 65, is from Heshan City, Guangdong Province. She was arrested in Jiangmen City by officers from the Jiangnan Police Station on February 21, 2013. She is being held in the Jiangmen Detention Center.