(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents that took place in 23 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 17 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 36 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] The Persecution of Ms. Wu Yueju in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

  2. [Beijing] Five Practitioners Missing

  3. [Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] Personnel from the 610 Office Ransacked Practitioners' Homes in Late March 2008

  4. [Hebei Province] The Persecution of Ms. Li Yanping

  5. [Qinglong County, Hebei Province] Ms. Xu Guixia Arrested and Her Home Ransacked

  6. [Qian'an County, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

  7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Atrocities in the Weifang City Brainwashing Center

  8. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Ms. Han Yuqing Arrested

  9. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chen Tong Has Been Held in the No. 3 Detention Center for Nearly a Year

  10. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Ms. Cui Yuzi, Who Was Arrested on April 16, 2008, Is Being Held in the Yanji City Detention Center

  11. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

  12. [Shanghai] Mr. Liu Jin, a Teacher from Shanghai Normal University, Facing Illegal Trial

  13. [Huaibin County, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

  14. [Guangdong Province] Many Practitioners Arrested in Guangzhou City

  15. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sui Shuhua Held in the Fengcheng Erlongshan Forced Labor Camp

  16. [Linying County, Henan Province] Ms. Ding Hua Arrested

  17. [Kunming City, Yunan Province] The Persecution of Ms. Wang Lianzhi

  18. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Officials in Shiling Prison Shorten Customary Visiting Times from Two to One for Falun Gong Practitioners

  19. [Tianshui City, Gansu Province] Practitioners in the Qinzhou District Persecuted

  20. [Wucheng County, Shandong Province] The Persecution of the Mr. Fang Dezeng Couple

  21. [Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

  22. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Police Arrested Mr. Jiang Shaofeng and Ransacked His Home on the Morning of April 15, 2008

  23. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Min is Being Held in the Xinmin City Police Department

  24. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Zhang Ruijiang Put in a Brainwashing Center

  25. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Police Harass Practitioners

  26. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liang Fengjiao and Ms. Fan from Xinzhou Yangluo Street Arrested on April 16, 2008

  27. [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] Police Arrest Ms. Chen Chunlian

  28. [Tianjin] Police Harass Practitioners

  29. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Police Torture Ms. Yu Yingzhu

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] The Persecution of Ms. Wu Yueju in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Wu Yueju from Mahudao Village, the Tiexi District, Dalian City is still being held and tortured in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Wu shouted, "Falun Dafa is good" in early March 2008, so the guards removed her from the regular cell and tied her up to a death bed for three days. They beat Ms. Wu, who lost a tooth. The guards also forced her to watch brainwashing videotapes.

2. [Beijing] Five Practitioners Missing

Mr. Li Xiongwei, Mr. Zhou Bin, and Mr. Huo Yuanguang went missing on around April 10, 2008. Mr. Chai Xiaole from the Tsinghua University and Mr. Guan from the Dongzhimen Area, in his 50s, also went missing around February 23, 2008.

3. [Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] Personnel from the 610 Office Ransacked Practitioners' Homes in Late March 2008

Personnel from the Xiangfan City 610 Office ransacked several practitioners' home and arrested Ms. Li Jingping, Mr. Zhao Guojiang, and Mr. Chen Xinan. Ms. Li was put in the Wuhan City Brainwashing Center, and Mr. Zhao in Shayang Forced Labor Camp. Mr. Chen is being held in the city's No. 2 Detention Center.

4. [Hebei Province] The Persecution of Ms. Li Yanping

Ms. Li Yanping was arrested and put in the Entrance Team of Hebei Province Women's Prison. Since many practitioners were held there, three practitioners had to sleep on one full-size bed. Ms. Li was transferred to the No.8 Ward on January 13, 2008. Guard Bi Chunmei ordered criminal inmates to monitor Ms. Li around the clock. The guards also instigated criminals to abuse her. It is heard that the guards plan to transfer Ms. Li to a brainwashing center.

5. [Qinglong County, Hebei Province] Ms. Xu Guixia Arrested and Her Home Ransacked

Local police station deputy chief Shen Jianjun in plainclothes arrested Ms. Xu Guixia from Erdongzi Village, Wulan Township, Qinglong County, on the morning of April 19, 2008. The arrest happened when Ms. Xu "explained the facts" about Falun Gong to Shen Jianjun in a market in Tumenzi Township, Qinglong County. Police later ransacked her home and put her in the county's detention center.

Shen Jianjun, Tumenzi Township Police Station deputy chief: 86-13833571266 (Cell)
Liu Yanwen, chief: 86-335-7864919 (Home)

6. [Qian'an County, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Six officers from the Kunchi Police Station in Qian'an County broke into three practitioners' homes in Qianzi Village, Qian'an County on April 14, 2008. The three victims were 50-year-old Ms. Zhao Xia, 50-year-old Mr. Zhang Yungui, and 76-year-old Mr. Li Shugong. The police confiscated one of Master's pictures and several Falun Gong books. Mr. Li had 1,000 yuan extorted from him and was then released. Ms. Zhao and Mr. Zhang are being held in the county's detention center.

Qian'an County Kunchi Police Station: 86-438-8227912
Zhang Xiwu, Kunchi Police Station chief: 86-13943867088

7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Atrocities in the Weifang City Brainwashing Center

Ms. Nie Guojun from Mei Village in the Fangzi District, who had just been released from a forced labor camp, was recently put in the Weifang City Brainwashing Center. She lost two teeth from being tortured there. Ms. Nie is staying in her mother's home in Northeastern China to escape from police harassment.

Mr. Liang Shuxin from Nanliu City, who had been tortured to disability in a forced labor camp, was put in the Weifang City Brainwashing Center after his forced labor term expired. Police deceived Mr. Liang's non-practitioner mother into going to the brainwashing center to take care of him, but refused to release him.

8. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Ms. Han Yuqing Arrested

Personnel from the Guojia Town Police Station ransacked Ms. Han Yuqing's home in Xinfeng Village on the morning of April 13, 2008. They arrested her and confiscated several items. Ms. Han is being held in the city's detention center.

Zhang Jiye, Guojia Police Station head in Dehui City: 86-15904414453 (Cell)
Li Yuke, 610 Office head: 86-431-87216610 (Office), 86-431-87234600 (Home), 86-13364633706 (Cell)
Zhang Qingchun, Domestic Security Division head:86-431-87222053 (Office), 86-431-87264567 (Home), 86-15904409842 (Cell)
Chen Shusan, Dehui City Detention Center head: 86-431-87273438, 86-15904414530 (Cell)

9. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chen Tong Has Been Held in the No. 3 Detention Center for Nearly a Year

Ms. Chen Tong from Changchun City was arrested on May 9, 2007, and was held in the city's No. 3 Detention Center. Her heart disease recurred in April 2008, and she was in perilous condition. Later on she was put into the city's Police Hospital, but Ms. Chen's family visits were denied.

10. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Ms. Cui Yuzi, Who Was Arrested on April 16, 2008, Is Being Held in the Yanji City Detention Center

11. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

A practitioner couple was arrested at the end of March 2008. A practitioner surnamed Chen who lived with them was also arrested in the same time.

12. [Shanghai] Mr. Liu Jin, a Teacher from Shanghai Normal University, Facing Illegal Trial

13. [Huaibin County, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Personnel from the Huaibin County 610 Office, Domestic Security Division Chief Han Dejun, and deputy chief Fu Zhaobin went with a group police officers to arrest Mr. Sun Zhenli, Ms. Zhou Junhua, and Ms. Zhou's non-practitioner husband, Mr. Chen Dexu, on April 14 and 16, 2008. The officials put them in a local police station and confiscated a laptop computer, a printer and other items.

Tian Zhenhua, Huaibin County 610 Office head: 86-376-7781335
Han Dejun, Huaibin County Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13839772525 (Cell)
Fu Chaobin, Huaibin County Domestic Security Division deputy chief: 86-376-7799731

14. [Guangdong Province] Many Practitioners Arrested in Guangzhou City

Chinese Communist Party Political and Judiciary Committee Secretary Zhou Yongkang went to Guangzhou City for a meeting. Following his arrival, personnel from the Guangzhou City Police Department, from the 610 Office, and from different police stations arrested many practitioners and ransacked their homes. The practitioners were: Ms. Liu Huifeng, Ms. Cai Yuzhen, a teacher surnamed Fan from Zhongshan University, and Ms. Huang Zihui. Others were Ms. Chen Jie, Mr. Shen Yi, Ms. Gao Suming, Ms. Gao Qianming from the Liwan District, Mr. Chen Yongtao, Mr. Zhou Danyu from the Tianhe District, Ms. Lai Huibing from the Yuexiu District, Ms. Yang Yan, Mr. Shen Yi, Mr. Yang Haidong, and Mr. Liu Jianguo from the Haizhu District.

15. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sui Shuhua Held in the Fengcheng Erlongshan Forced Labor Camp

Personnel from the Sidaoqiao Police Station in Dandong City arrested Ms. Sui Shuhua on the morning of March 15, 2008. The police ransacked her home but found nothing important. Ms. Sui is being held in the Fengcheng Erlongshan Forced Labor Camp.

16. [Linying County, Henan Province] Ms. Ding Hua Arrested

Linying County Domestic Security Division deputy chief Li Hui, political head Kang Yueping, and Du Guoxian from the Chengguan Police Station arrested Ms. Ding Hua from her home in Beiyang Village, Chengguan Town, at 7:00 p.m. on April 18, 2008. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Li Hui, Police Department Domestic Security Division deputy chief: 86-13939591626 (Cell)
Kang Yueping, Domestic Security Division political head: 86-13839542788 (Cell), 86-395-8865910 (Home)
Dou Jianli, Linying County 610 Office head: 86-13703858111 (Cell)
Du Guoxian, Chengguan Town Police Station: 86-13069558916 (Cell)

17. [Kunming City, Yunan Province] The Persecution of Ms. Wang Lianzhi

Ms. Wang Lianzhi, in her 60s, lives in the Xishan District, Kunming City. Officer Chen Kunguang from the Xishan District Police Department and Shen Minggui from the Jinbi Police Station arrested Ms. Wang at 6:00 p.m. on March 15, 2008. She is currently being held in the district's detention center. Her family has not seen her for 35 days.

Ms. Wang had been held in the Wuhua District Detention Center in Kunming City for 36 days in 2002. Later on police attempted to transfer her into the Dabanqiao Women's Forced Labor Camp in Kunming City; however, her blood pressure was 220 and the labor camp officials refused to admit her. Ms. Wang's family signed a guarantee statement, and the police released her.

18. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Officials in Shiling Prison Shorten Customary Visiting Times from Two to One for Falun Gong Practitioners

19. [Tianshui City, Gansu Province] Practitioners in the Qinzhou District Persecuted

Mr. Yan Quanjia, about 40 years old, lives in Liujiaping Village, the Qinzhou District, Tianshui City. Police arrested him and ransacked his home in March 2008.

Forty-one-year-old Mr. Yan Hujiu from Tianshui Township, the Qinzhou District; his wife, 38-year-old Ms. Ma Xiaohong; and Ms. Li Huiming from Wangchuan Village, Wangchuan Town, the Qinzhou District, were arrested on April 1, 2008. It is unknown where they are being held. Ms. Ma escaped that night during the home ransacking and lives away from home now.

20. [Wucheng County, Shandong Province] The Persecution of the Mr. Fang Dezeng Couple

Mr. Fang Dezeng had been held in the Wucheng County Detention Center for ten days. He was released as soon as personnel from the county's police department extorted 10,000 yuan from him. Mr. Fang's wife is still being held in the county detention center.

Personnel from the county's police department arrested Ms. Zhang Xiuling from Wucheng County on the afternoon of April 18, 2008. She is being held in the county's detention center.

21. [Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Personnel from the Yushu City Police Department's Domestic Security Division colluded with local policemen. They arrested Ms. Wang Xufang; Ms. Fan Xiuzhen; Ms. Gao Yanxia from Yumin Township, Yushu City; and Ms. Lu Guirong from Heilongjiang Province on the night of February 24, 2008. The four practitioners are being held in the city's detention center. Police submitted their cases to the Procuratorate, which plans to put them on trial.

Wang Haiying, Political and Judiciary Committee head: 86-431-83632223, 86-431-83660058
Zhang Deqing, Domestic Security Division head: 86-431-83202000, 86-15904409001

22. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Police Arrested Mr. Jiang Shaofeng and Ransacked His Home on the Morning of April 15, 2008

23. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Min is Being Held in the Xinmin City Police Department

Dou Hongliang, Xinmin City Police Department chief: 86-24-27511699 (Office), 86-24-27880015 (Home), 86-13840502006 (Cell)
Liu Guoli, 610 Office head: 86-24-87852123 (Office), 86-24-27627833 (Home), 86-13478896378 (Cell)
Wang Zhanling, 610 Office deputy head: 86-2487505093 (Home), 86-13324028693 (Cell)

24. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Zhang Ruijiang Put in a Brainwashing Center

Seventy-one-year-old Mr. Zhang Ruijiang from the Pukou District, Nanjing City is a retired teacher from the Xinhua Primary School in the Pukou District. Domestic Security chief Chen Jianning arrested him and put him in the city's 610 Office Brainwashing Center.

25. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Police Harass Practitioners

Personnel from the Kaixuan Street Police Precinct in the Kuancheng District, Changchun City, broke into practitioners' homes and forced them to be fingerprinted in April 2008.

26. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liang Fengjiao and Ms. Fan from Xinzhou Yangluo Street Arrested on April 16, 2008

27. [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] Police Arrest Ms. Chen Chunlian

Ms. Chen Chunlian is from the No. 4 Group, Yujia Caiyuan Village, Xiaochi Town, Huangmei County. Four police officers arrested her at 3:00 p.m. on April 17, 2008, for posting a banner reading, "Falun Dafa is good." Ms. Chen's whereabouts are unknown.

28. [Tianjin] Police Harass Practitioners

Personnel from the Wuqing District 610 Office, from the local police station, and from the street residential committee harassed practitioners on the pretext of the Olympic Games. Daliang Town Police Station chief Yang and six policemen including Liu Xuegui broke into the home of Ms. Xiao Xiaowen's mother on the afternoon of March 17, 2008. Unable to find Ms. Xiao, they later came to search for her several times.

Ms. Xiao was a teacher in the Yang Village No. 4 Middle School in the Wuqing District, Tianjin City. She was fired because of her Falun Gong practice. Her husband divorced her for fear of persecution. She lived with her daughter.

29. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Police Torture Ms. Yu Yingzhu

Police tortured Ms. Yu Yingzhu so brutally that she has difficulty walking, and her feet are swollen. Her hands and feet are bruised.