(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 33 cities or counties in 17 provinces. This report tells of 35 practitioners who were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention and at least 29 practitioners who were "illegally arrested."

  1. [Shandong Province] Mr. Gong Zhaotao Died at Wangcun Forced Labor Camp as a Result of Torture

  2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Information on the Persecution of Mr. Che Hongfei

  3. [Shanxi Province] The Persecution of Practitioners at Shanxi Provincial Women's Forced Labor Camp

  4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wei Likun Persecuted

  5. [Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo Shuying from No. 855 State Farm Arrested

  6. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Duan Tilin Illegally Arrested

  7. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Additional Information on the Persecution of Mr. Li Guochen

  8. [Chenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Guiling and Ms. Mo Yuhua Have Been Sent to Forced Labor Camp

  9. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhi and Mr. Lin Baochang Have Been Illegally Arrested

  10. [Muleng City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Dong Xuekun and His Wife and Son Have Been Illegally Detained

  11. [Hebei Province] Mr. Jiao Qilin Arrested from Home

  12. [Beijing] Ms. Zhu Jinzhong and Ms. Li Zhijun Illegally Arrested

  13. [Yiyuan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Taimei Arrested and Taken to a Brainwashing Center

  14. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liang Xisheng and Another Practitioner Have Been Illegally Arrested

  15. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Peiling Illegally Arrested

  16. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Zhigang Illegally Arrested

  17. [Danxian County, Shandong Province] Additional Information on the Persecution of Ms. Huang Pingping and Two Other Practitioners

  18. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Lianbing Has Been Persecuted by Wangquan County Court

  19. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Chen Qijiang Has Been Illegally Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

  20. [Wuji County, Hebei Province] Lao Yang and His Wife Have Been Illegally Arrested

  21. [Ruyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Li Fentao Has Been Illegally Sentenced

  22. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Mr. Lu Shejiao Has Been Illegally Detained

  23. [Taigu County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Zheng Quanying Has Been Detained

  24. [Qingyang City, Gansu Province] Practitioners Mr. Li Fenghe and Mr. Qi Huirong Arrested

  25. [Huiyang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Cao Jianshan Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor

  26. [Songzi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Tingxiu and Ms. Luo Zuying Arrested

  27. [Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Ethnicity Autonomous Region] Ms. Lin Yunying Has Been Arrested

  28. [Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Qunfang Has Been Arrested

  29. [Gejiu City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Dai Jinlan Arrested

  30. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Deng Zhongsu Taken to Xinjin Brainwashing Center

  31. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fei Sujuan in Jinhua Brainwashing Center

  32. [Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Chen Lirong and Several Other Practitioners Detained in Baoanzhao Prison

  33. [Wuxue City, Hubei Province] Mr. Lan Qi Arrested

  34. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Zhang Guilan Arrested

  35. [Tianshui City, Guansu Province] Mr. Li Huiming and Mr. Yan Hujiao Persecuted

  36. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Guixiang Arrested

  37. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gao Yongjun Arrested

  38. [Yili City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Xinchun Beaten by 610 Office Agents

  39. [Hunan Province] Mr. Ou Jianping Arrested

  40. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wu Jirong Arrested

  41. [Dongning County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Guize and Several Other Practitioners Arrested

1. [Shandong Province] Mr. Gong Zhaotao Died at Wangcun Forced Labor Camp as a Result of Torture

Mr. Gong Zhaotao, over 50 years old, was a farmer from Chahe Village, Shuidao Township, Muping District, Yantai City. He was reported for clarifying the truth in October 2007. He was sentenced to one year forced labor and illegally held in Wangcun Forced Labor Camp. At the end of March 2008 he died as a result of torture.

2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Information on the Persecution of Mr. Che Hongfei

Mr. Che Hongfei, 37 years old, is a teacher of English. In February 2006 he went to teach English at a private high school in Yuhong District, Shenayng City. He was reported and arrested. He was illegally sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Since he was in very poor health, he was allowed to be taken back home. However, he was placed under 24-hour surveillance by the policemen from Hongqi Township Police Station. Mr. Che managed to flee his home and went to Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong Province to avoid the persecution. Sometime later he was arrested by the local police while clarifying the truth and then taken back to Youyuquan by the Hongqi Township police. He was then detained in Anshan Prison. On December 27, 2007, he was transferred from Anshan Prison to Dalian Prison. He had been on a hunger strike for several months to protest the persecution, placing his life is in danger. Dalian Prison agreed to release him on bail for medical treatment.

3. [Shanxi Province] The Persecution of Practitioners at Shanxi Provincial Women's Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Jia Yuzhen, Ms. Ma Yueying, Ms. Li Runfang, and Ms. Jin Jing are currently being held at the Shanxi Provincial Women's Forced Labor Camp. They have been deprived of sleep for one to two months simply because they persist in practicing the five sets of exercises. The prison guards often incite the drug addicts to beat the practitioners. Jin Jing was forced to stand in the bitter cold several times while wearing only her underwear.

Li Runfang, 35 years old, is from Taiyan City, Shanxi Province. She is disabled. Her left leg was amputated below the knee and she requires an artificial limb to walk. She was detained in Xindian Township, Taiyuan City, for over three years. During her detention she was placed in solitary confinement, handcuffed, and shocked with electric batons. The prison guards also forced her to stand for long periods of time. Ms. Li Runfang has now been released.

Li Xiaomin, Head of the Shanxi Provincial Forced Labor Bureau: 86-351-4299680, 86-13931245130

Chen Tinggang, Head of the Shanxi Women's Forced Labor Camp: 86-351-2810888, 86-351-4292111, 86-13015389111

Wang Min, Deputy Head of the Shanxi Women's Forced Labor Camp (in charge of persecuting Falun Gong): 86-15333419007

4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wei Likun Persecuted

Ms. Wei Likun from Shiyan, Hubei Province, is over 40 years old and has a master's degree. She was illegally sentenced to five years imprisonment. In 2005 she was taken to the No. 3 Ward of Hunan Women's Prison. The prison guards arranged for four inmates to be her "personal cangues" around the clock. They followed her very closely even when she went to the toilet, ate her meals, and went to bed. Every day the evildoers also forced her to watch video programs and read books that slander Falun Dafa and its founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi. They also forced her to write the so-called response after viewing and reading the evil propaganda. She had to endure this day in and day out and was only given four hours to sleep at night.

5. [Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo Shuying from No. 855 State Farm Arrested

On April 4, 2008, practitioner Ms. Guo Shuying from No. 855 State Farm in Mishan City was illegally arrested by the police from Hongxia Forest Farm Police Station in Huanan County. She is now illegally detained at the Huanan County Forest Bureau Detention Center.

Huanan County Forest Bureau Detention Center: 86-454-6687243

6. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Duan Tilin Illegally Arrested

On April 1, 2008, practitioner Mr. Duan Tilin from Hebei Forest Bureau was arrested by officers from the bureau's police department and placed in the bureau's detention center.

7. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Additional Information on the Persecution of Mr. Li Guochen

Thirty-four-year-old Mr. Li Guochen is from Houluotun, Fengchan Village, Yutan Township in Changchun's New Development District. He was sentenced to one and half years of forced labor. On April 3, 2008 he was transferred from the Weizaizigou No. 4 Detention Center to Chaoyanggou Forced Labor Camp.

8. [Chenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Guiling and Ms. Mo Yuhua Have Been Sent to Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Gao Guiling and Ms. Mo Yuhua have been illegally sentenced to one and half years of forced labor. Their families are not allowed to visit them.

9. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhi and Mr. Lin Baochang Have Been Illegally Arrested

On April 2, 2008, practitioners Ms. Zhang Yuzhi and Mr. Lin Baochang from Suibin County, Hegang City, were arrested while distributing truth-clarification material in rural areas. Now they are illegally detained at the Suibin Detention Center.

10. [Muleng City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Dong Xuekun and His Wife and Son Have Been Illegally Detained

Practitioners Mr. Dong Xuekun; his wife, Ms. Zhang Youmei; and their son, Mr. Xiao Dong, have all been sentenced to forced labor. Ms. Zhang Youmei was arrested on February 26, 2008, and has been on a hunger strike ever since to protest the persecution. After one month of her hunger strike she was extremely weak and was released on March 26.

Mr. Dong Xuekun and his son are still being held at the Muleng City Detention Center.

11. [Hebei Province] Mr. Jiao Qilin Arrested from Home

On January 29, 2008, Mr. Jiao Qilin was reported by the villagers. Officers from the Fangshan District National Security Division and Zhangfang Police Station broke into his home, ransacked it, and then arrested him. Mr. Jiao is now being detained at the Fangshan District Detention Center.

12. [Beijing] Ms. Zhu Jinzhong and Ms. Li Zhijun Illegally Arrested

Ms. Zhu Jinzhong, 56 years old, lives in the Wulichuang Residential Area, Shunyi District, Beijing. At 11 a.m. on March 28, 2008, six officers from Shiyuan Police Station, Shunyi District, broke into Ms. Zhu's home and ransacked it. They confiscated a computer and a printer. The evildoers then arrested her and put her in the Nihe Detention Center in the Shunyi District.

Ms. Li Zhijun, 57 years old, lives in Chen Zhuang, Shunyi District, Beijing. At around 10 a.m. on April 2, 2008, a dozen or so officers from Shengli Police Station and Beiwu Police Station in the Shunli District broke into Ms. Li's home and arrested her.

13. [Yiyuan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Taimei Arrested and Taken to a Brainwashing Center

Ms. Wang Taimei is a practitioner from Yiyuan County, Zibo City. She was arrested from her work by Yiyuan County Police Department, National Security Division, and Chengqu Police Station officers. On January 28, 2008, she was escorted to Zhangdian City Detention Center. On February 28 she was transferred to the so-called "Legal System Education Center" (euphemism for a brainwashing center) to undergo brainwashing. On April 2 she was taken back to Zhangdian City Detention Center and then handed over to the local court to be persecuted.

Zibo City "Legal System Education Center:" 86-533-3915507

Zibo City Detention Center: 86-533-218971

14. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liang Xisheng and Another Practitioner Have Been Illegally Arrested

Mr. Liang Xisheng, over 50 years old, from Jiangjiatun Village, Zhangying Township, Jiaozhou City, and a practitioner with the surname of Xiao went to Puji Township to clarify the truth and advise people to quit the Chinese Communist Party and its subordinate organizations. They were reported and then arrested.

15. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Peiling Illegally Arrested

Practitioner Ms. Zhao Peiling went to Fuqian Street to clarify the truth on April 1, 2008, and was illegally arrested.

16. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Zhigang Illegally Arrested

When Mr. Zhang Zhigang went back to his hometown to clarify the truth on April 2, 2008, he was arrested by the Feicheng local police. Now he is being held at the Feicheng Detention Center.

17. [Danxian County, Shandong Province] Additional Information on the Persecution of Ms. Huang Pingping and Two Other Practitioners

On April 2, 2008 practitioners Ms. Huang Pingping, Mr. Zhi Yongping, and Mr. Wang Jun were illegally arrested and taken to Heze City Police Department and Mudan District Police Department. They continue to be persecuted.

18. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Lianbing Has Been Persecuted by Wangquan County Court

The Wangquan County Court, Zhangjiakou City, plotted to illegally put Mr. Li Lianbing on trial on April 8, 2008.

Li Lianbing is from Lishouzhuang Village, Anjiabao Township, Wanquan County. He was arrested on September 14, 2008, by policemen Jiang Aiguo, Rong Bing, and others. His home was also ransacked.

19. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Chen Qijiang Has Been Illegally Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

Mr. Chen Qijiang from Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao City was illegally arrested by policemen from Shanhaiguan Police Department in mid-August, 2007. He is now held at the Qinhuangdao City No. 1 Detention Center.

In the morning of February 29, 2008, the Shanhaiguan Court put Mr. Chen on trial and handed down a verdict of seven years imprisonment.

20. [Wuji County, Hebei Province] Lao Yang and His Wife Have Been Illegally Arrested

On April 3, 2008, policemen from Chengguan Police Station broke into Mr. Lao Yang's home. They arrested the couple, who are in their 60s. The policemen also ransacked their home and took away a DVD burner and several boxes of blank CDs. They are now being held at Wuji County Detention Center.

21. [Ruyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Li Fentao Has Been Illegally Sentenced

Ms. Li Fentao was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on March 18, 2008, by the Ruyang County Court. Her family is currently appealing the verdict.

22. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Mr. Lu Shejiao Has Been Illegally Detained

Practitioner Mr. Lu Shejiao was arrested by the policemen from Ruzhou City Police Department, Pingdingshan City on February 18, 2008. Mr. Hu is now in the city's detention Center.

23. [Taigu County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Zheng Quanying Has Been Detained

Ms. Zheng Quanying was reported on October 20, 2007, while clarifying the truth. She was then arrested by Beiwang Police Station officers in Caozhuang Village, Beiwang Township, Taigu County. Ms. Zheng was secretly sent to Jinzhong Detention Center and then transferred back to Taigu Detention Center on December 30, 2007. She is still being persecuted.

At 7 p.m. on the same day, Li Baoming from the National Security Division of Taigu County Police Department and officers from Beiwang Police Station ransacked Ms. Zheng's home and confiscated a printer, truth-clarification materials, Falun Dafa materials, VCDs, and cassette tapes.

On March 31, 2008, the Taigu County Court sentenced Ms. Zheng Quanying to six years imprisonment.

24. [Qingyang City, Gansu Province] Practitioners Mr. Li Fenghe and Mr. Qi Huirong Arrested

On the morning of April 3, 2008, Mr. Li Fenghe and Mr. Qi Huirong from Tianhe Market, Qingyang City were arrested by about a dozen or so policemen from Qingyang City Criminal Division and Xifeng District Police Department. They were kicked and punched. Their Falun Dafa books and other items were all taken away.

Mr. Li Fenghe and Mr. Qi Huirong were locked up in Beijie Police Station. On the morning of April 4, Mr. Qi was released. However, no one knows where Mr. Li is being detained.

25. [Huiyang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Cao Jianshan Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor

Mr. Cao Jianshan, a teacher from Huiyang Senior High School, was arrested on January 1, 2008, by Huicheng District Police Department officers while she was distributing truth-clarification materials in Huizhou City. On April 2, Mr. Cao was sentenced to one year of forced labor and was escorted to Shanshui City Forced Labor Camp.

26. [Songzi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Tingxiu and Ms. Luo Zuying Arrested

On March 28, 2008, Ms. Zhang Tingxiu and Ms. Luo Zuying from Songzi City were arrested by Yanglinshi Township police while the two were clarifying the truth in town. Now the practitioners are being illegally held at the Songzi City Detention Center.

27. [Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Ethnicity Autonomous Region] Ms. Lin Yunying Has Been Arrested

Ms. Lin Yunying, 71 years old, is from Xinyang Road, Naning City. She was reported while clarifying the truth on the outskirts of the city on March 17, 2008, and was then arrested by the police from Jiangnan District, Nanning City. Now she is held at the Nanning City No. 2 Detention Center.

28. [Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Qunfang Has Been Arrested

Ms. Huang Qunfang, over 50 years old, is from Fujia District, Renshou County, Sichuan Province. She went to Beijing to visit her daughter. One day when she went shopping and clarified the truth in the food market, she was abducted by people who did not know the truth about the persecution of Falun Dafa. She was sent back to Renshou County and is in the county detention center.

29. [Gejiu City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Dai Jinlan Arrested

Ms. Dai Jinlan was arrested while clarifying the truth. Her home was ransacked and now she is being held at the Gejiu Detention Center.

30. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Deng Zhongsu Taken to Xinjin Brainwashing Center

In the morning of March 26, 2008, local police, without reason, ransacked the home of Ms. Deng Zhongsu, a retired worker from Chengdu Iron and Steel Complex. They arrested Ms. Deng and took her to Xinjin Brainwashing Center.

Ms. Deng was arrested twice, sentenced, and had her salary withheld.

31. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fei Sujuan in Jinhua Brainwashing Center

On April 1, 2008, Ms. Fei Sujuan from the Chengdu Branch of the Chinese Academy was reported while clarifying the truth at Zongbei High School. She was arrested by police from the Parachute Tower Police Station. She is being held in Jinhua Brainwashing Center.

32. [Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Chen Lirong and Several Other Practitioners Detained in Baoanzhao Prison

Ms. Chen Lirong, Mr. Zhou Jian, Mr. Wang Xiancheng, Mr. Helunchen, and Mr. Cao Jihai from Muqi, Hulunbeier City, are all being held in Baoanzhao Prison.

33. [Wuxue City, Hubei Province] Mr. Lan Qi Arrested

On the morning of March 17, 2008, Mr. Lan Ji was forcefully taken away by six policemen from Wuxue City 610 Office and Huaqiao Township Police Station. Now he is being held at the Shizishan Forced Labor Camp, Wuhuan City.

On March 21, 2008, Ms. Chen Jianxin from Xialiuchenwan, Huaqiao Township was arrested.

Huaqiao Township Police Station: 86-713-6682352

34. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Zhang Guilan Arrested

Ms. Zhang Guilan from Lanzhou City was an employee at the Gansu Provincial Seismic Bureau before retirement. In early March 2008 she was arrested and now she is being held at the Lanzhou Detention Center.

35. [Tianshui City, Guansu Province] Mr. Li Huiming and Mr. Yan Hujiao Persecuted

Around 4 p.m. on April 2, 2008, six policemen from Wangchuan Township, Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, broke into Mr. Li Huiming's home. At the time another practitioner, Mr. Yan Hujiao, was also there. The two of them were taken to Qinzhou District National Security Division, Tianshui City. The evildoers also seized two computer laptops worth nearly 10 thousand yuan.

Mr. Li's wife, Ms. Yan Fangfang, was arrested by the Beijingpolice when she was studying the Fa and doing the exercises at a rented house.

36. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Guixiang Arrested

In April 3, 2008, Ms. Gao Guixiang from Wulong Community, Qinghemeng was arrested by the policemen from Qinghemen Police Station and Wulong Community. Now she is being held at the Xindi Detention Center.

37. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gao Yongjun Arrested

Mr. Gao Yongjun, a worker from Chengzihe, Jixi City, was arrested in April 2008.

38. [Yili City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Xinchun Beaten by 610 Office Agents

When Mr. Wang Xinchun from Jinshandun District, Yichun City, went to the 610 Office again on April 2, 2008 to ask them to return the satellite dish that had been confiscated, Xiao Jing of the "610 Office proceeded to beat him.

39. [Hunan Province] Mr. Ou Jianping Arrested

Mr. Ou Jianping from Hunan University was arrested on the morning of April 5, 2008, while clarifying the truth in Yingwan Township.

40. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wu Jirong Arrested

At noon on March 25, 2008, officers from Weicheng District Railway Station Police Station in Weifang City went to Mr. Wu Jirong's home in Gaojialou Village. They ransacked his home and confiscated a computer, two printers, and some cash. They also detained Mr. Wu. He was released in the evening.

41. [Dongning County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Guize and Several Other Practitioners Arrested

Around 4 p.m. on April 3, 2008, a section police officers from Beiheyan Village, Dongning Township. Han Zhenming, with five or six other police from Fengtou Police Station and National Security Division, illegally arrested Mr. Li Guize, Ms. Li Xiuying, and Ms. Li Xiuying's daughter, Ms. Zhao Fengmei, from Mr. Wang Xi's home. Mr. Wang Xi and his wife were also arrested.