(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 16 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 13 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Xupu County, Hunan Province] Police Take Money and Property From Mr. Wu Ligeng
2. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Police Arrested Ms. Jiang Caixiang Again and Attempt
ed to Extort Money
3. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Chen Mingang Arrested
4. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Yuping Arrested
5. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xingjie Arrested on May 16, 2009
6. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ma Wenfeng Taken to the Fushun Brainwashing Center
7. [Gongyi City, Henan Province] Ms. Guo Qiuhua and Ms. Jing Liqiu Sentenced to Prison
8. [Hunan Province] Ms. Li Meifang, Employed at the Changde University of Arts and Sciences
, Arrested on May 14, 2009
9. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Ruobing Arrested
10. [Sichuan Province] Ms. Na Zhiping Held at the Anqing Detention Center in Pi County, Chengdu City
11. [Meihekou City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Chunyan Sent to a Forced Labor Camp
12. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Mr. Feng Feng and Ms. Deng Tianyu Taken to Prison
13. [Wulumuqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Ji Yong Arrested
14. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Weijie Arrested
15. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yanyan and Ms. Bao Qingying Taken to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
16. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Three Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested
17. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Li Lanying Held at the Shuangfengsi Detention Center
18. [Taishan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Jinying and Ms. Su Arrested on May 16, 2009
19. [Bengbu City, Anhui Province] Ms. Duan Genhua Sent to a Forced Labor Camp

1. [Xupu County, Hunan Province] Police Take Money and Property from Mr. Wu Ligeng

Mr. Wu Ligeng from Xupu County regained freedom on May 14, 2009. Once at home, he realized the police had ransacked it while he was away. They had confiscated 200 yuan he borrowed from the landlord, mobile phone(s) and other personal belongings.

In another incident, Liu Lirong reported Mr. Wu Ligeng to the police when Wu Ligeng explained the facts about Falun Gong to people. Liu Lirong's phone number is 86-13087291079.

2. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Police Arrested Ms. Jiang Caixiang Again and Attempted to Extort Money

The police arrested Ms. Jiang Caifang from Wanjia Town in March 2009. Ma Shuhao and other officers tried to extort money from her. When that failed, they sent her to a forced labor camp.

In another incident, five police officers ransacked the home of Jiang Caifang's sister Jiang Caixiang in early March 2009. They took Falun Gong books and materials, computers and other expensive items and took Jiang Caixiang to Wanjia Town Police Station. Yu Tao and other officers savagely beat Jiang Caixiang. Yu Tao released her after her family paid his extortion demand of 10,000 yuan.

3. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Chen Mingang Arrested

Mr. Chen Mingang, in his 30s, is a professor at Nanchang University Medical College. The police arrested him at his home on the evening of May 15, 2009.

4. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Yuping Arrested

A group of officers including Liu Jingbing from the Laizhou City 610 Office and the Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Sun Yuping on the morning of May 16, 2009. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

5. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xingjie Arrested on May 16, 2009

Phone number of the person who reported Zhang Xingjie to the police: 86-13846879609

6. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ma Wenfeng Taken to the Fushun Brainwashing Center

Mr. Ma Wenfeng, who works for Division 1 of the Huanxiling Oil Extraction Factory in the Liaohe Petroleum Field in Panjin City, visited Mr. Jin Shubin, who was suffering from a stroke and had become bedridden after he gave up practicing Falun Gong. Jin Shubin's daughter reported Ma Wenfeng to the police. Officials from the factory's No. 1 Division sent Ma Wenfeng to the Fushun Brainwashing Center on May 5, 2009.

Ma Wenfeng was persecuted many times prior to this incident. He was held in the Panjin Forced Labor Camp for two years, between the end of 2000 and 2002.

Ma Wenfeng had explained the crimes the CCP committed to his superiors Chen Linlong and Liu Jinxian on December 13, 2005 and demanded that officials at his workplace immediately stop persecuting him financially and psychologically and restore his salary. The salary was withheld because he practiced Falun Gong. His superior called the officials at the Huandong Police Station. They arrived and took Ma Wenfeng to the Lioahe Petroleum Field Custody Center. Prior to the arrest, various government officials had threatened, harassed and intimidated him, and coerced him to give up Falun Gong.

Liu Jinxian, Comprehensive Administration Office head at Division No.1 of the Huanxiling Oil Extraction Factory, Liaohe Petroleum Field: 86-427-7541812, 86-427-7541591, 86-427-7541507
Chen Linlong, Party secretary, Division No.1: 86-427-7548905 (Office), 86-13390277686 (Cell), 86-427-7542318 (Home)

7. [Gongyi City, Henan Province] Ms. Guo Qiuhua and Ms. Jing Liqiu Sentenced to Prison

The police arrested Ms. Guo Qiuhua and Ms. Jing Liqiu from Kangdian Town, Gongyi City as they made Falun Gong materials. The two practitioners were held at the Gongyi City Detention Center for six months and were sentenced to prison a few days ago: Guo Qiuhua to eight and a half years, and Jing Liqiu to five years and nine months.

8. [Hunan Province] Ms. Li Meifang, Employed at the Changde University of Arts and Sciences, Arrested on May 14, 2009

9. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Ruobing Arrested

Liu Haiwang, head of the Domestic Security Division at the Linghai City Police Department, led 12 officers in five police cars to Ms. Zhang Ruobing's home in Linghai City at 5:00 a.m. on May 5, 2009. They deceived her into opening her door by claiming they were looking for her husband. The officers ransacked the home, arrested Zhang Ruobing and took her personal belongings, including her computer. The persecutors took her to the police department and later sent her to the Linghai Detention Center.

10. [Sichuan Province] Ms. Na Zhiping Held at the Anqing Detention Center in Pi County, Chengdu City

Someone reported Ms. Na Zhiping to the police as she exposed the CCP's lies about Falun Gong at 5:00 p.m. on April 27, 2009. Officers from the Qingyang District Police Station in Chengdu City arrested her. Officials from the Qingyang District Procuratorate in Chengdu City announced her official arrest on May 8. She is now held at the Anqing Detention Center in Pi County, Chengdu City.

11. [Meihekou City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Chunyan Sent to a Forced Labor Camp

Mr. Han Liushan, Mr. Zhu Dexin and Ms. Jin Jingfang from Hongmei Town, Meihekou City have returned home. Officers from Tonghua City Police Department, Meihekou City Police Department and the Hongmei Town Police Station had arrested them in early April 2009. Ms. Zhang Chunyan, who was arrested at the same time, was taken to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City on the afternoon of May 10, 2009. Camp officials accepted her, although she did not pass the physical exam.

12. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Mr. Feng Feng and Ms. Deng Tianyu Taken to Prison

Mr. Feng Feng from Shashi District, Jingzhou City was sentenced to eight years of incarceration and taken to the Shayang Prison in Hubei Province on May 7, 2009. Ms. Deng Tianyu was sentenced to four years of incarceration and taken to the Wuhan Women's Prison on May 12, 2009.

The police arrested Feng Feng and Deng Tianyu on July 5, 2008. Shashi District Court officials put the two practitioners on trial on January 15, 2009, in violation of the Chinese constitution, but did not reach a verdict. Yet, the court issued verdicts for Feng Feng and Deng Tianyu, sentencing them to eight years and four years, respectively, on March 8, 2009.

13. [Wulumuqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Ji Yong Arrested

Ms. Ji Yong, 60, from Wulumuqi, is a retired worker from the Nongjian Food Factory. She was arrested on April 27, 2009. Officers from the Shui District in Wulumuqi and agents from the Security Section at her workplace harassed her at her home. They tried to arrest her by deceiving her into opening the door, claiming to be checking residence permits, but failed in their arrest attempt.

14. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Weijie Arrested

A public surveillance camera captured the image of 59-year-old Mr. Wang Weijie, an employee from the Dandong Radiation Technology Co. Ltd., as he distributed Falun Gong flyers in Yongchang at noon on May 16. A security officer reported him to the police. Officers from the Yongchang Police Station in Dandong City arrested him. Five officers from Yongchang Police Station went to Wang Weijie's home at 3:00 p.m. that same day and confiscated one bag of Falun Gong materials. One police officer named Li left a phone number: 86-415-3123574.

15. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yanyan and Ms. Bao Qingying Taken to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

16. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Three Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Deng Suxia, Ms. Tian Xiulan, Ms. Zhang Guihua were arrested by Li Yumin and other officers from Dongcheng Police Station on the evening of May 13, 2009. They were taken to the No. 2 Detention Center onthe morning of May 14, 2009.

Li Yumin, Dongcheng Police Station head: 86-421-6883276 (Office), 86-421-6810172 (Home), 86-13504216580
Ma Jijiang, Lingyuan City Police Department deputy head: 86-421-6883109, 86-13304216999, 86-421-6882864
Li Xuebin, Lingyuan City Police Department deputy head: 86-421-6883108, 86-13704916369, 86-421-6881555

17. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Li Lanying Held at the Shuangfengsi Detention Center

Chengde City police arrested many practitioners around April 25, 2009. Practitioner Li Lanying is currently held at Shuangfengsi Detention Center in Chengde City.

18. [Taishan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Jinying and Ms. Su Arrested on May 16, 2009

19. [Bengbu City, Anhui Province] Ms. Duan Genhua Sent to a Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Duan Genhua is about 50 and had been held at the Anhui Province Women's Forced Labor Camp for three years. In September 2008, she was taken to Division No.2 of Anhui Province Women's Forced Labor Camp, and was illegally sentenced to 15 months of forced labor.