(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 11 provinces. As per this report, 24 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 15 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zheng Yuzhen and Other Practitioners Arrested
  2. [Shanghai] Ms. Gao Qinmei Arrested Around April 14, 2011
  3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Zhixin Illegally Detained
  4. [Leting County, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Chunlan and Ms. Wang Aimin Arrested
  5. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Jinting Arrested and Detained
  6. [Xuanhua County, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Shiping and Another Practitioner Arrested and Detained
  7. [Gansu Province] Practitioners Who Have Been Persecuted by Feng Jitang from Tianshui:
  8. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ren Suying and a Woman Practitioner Arrested the Evening of April 18, 2011
  9. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Circumstances of Mr. Zhang Jinguo
  10. [Shenze County, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Peiyun Subjected to Forced Labor
  11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Xiufen Arrested and Information on Other Practitioners
  12. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Li and Ms. Miu Shixiu Harassed Numerous Times
  13. [Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Shi Feng Arrested
  14. [Yiyang, Hunan Province] Mr. Mo Qibing Arrested and Subjected to Forced Labor
  15. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Mo Jianshan Arrested
  16. [Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Zhang Juesheng Held in the Pingxiang City No.1 Detention Center; Family Visits Denied
  17. [Fusong, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Liu Jiaxiang
  18. [Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Ouyang Shengqin Severely Beaten
  19. [Xinning County, Hunan Province] Ms. Tang Guilin Arrested Again after Being Released from Prison
  20. [Tianjin] Additional Information Regarding the Arrests of Mr. Wang Guiqi and His Wife

1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zheng Yuzhen and Other Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zheng Yuzhen, Ms. Zhu Yongjian and three other practitioners from the Nantai area in the Xinfu District were arrested on the morning of April 19, 2011, as they spoke with people about Falun Gong and made informational materials. Officers from the No.1 Division of the No.1 Domestic Security Section in the Fushun City Police Department made the arrests. The practitioners' homes were ransacked and their informational materials were confiscated.

Police officers participating in the arrest:
Peng Yue: 86-13841334590
Geng Dan: 86-13504130110

2. [Shanghai] Ms. Gao Qinmei Arrested Around April 14, 2011

3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Zhixin Illegally Detained

Mr. Liu Zhixin from Santaizi in the Huanggu District was arrested at home on the evening of March 24, 2011. He is currently held in the Sitaizi Detention Center. Mr. Liu's family received a notification of his arrest on April 14.

4. [Leting County, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Chunlan and Ms. Wang Aimin Arrested

Ms. Liu Chunlan and Ms. Wang Aimin from Xiaoheyan Village, Xinzhai Town, were arrested as they distributed information about Falun Gong. Officers from the Guhe Police Station made the arrests. The two practitioners are currently in the Leting Detention Center.

Wang Jizhong, Leting County 610 Office head: 86-13903374621
Zang Shiming, Domestic Security Division head: 86-13831598998
Li Jinxiang, Leting County Detention Center head: 86-1383298945

5. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Jinting Arrested and Detained

Several unidentified men who later were confirmed to be agents from the 610 Office searched Ms. Li Jinting from Zanhuang County at a market the afternoon of March 30, 2011. They didn't let her go although they found nothing they wanted. Later on, officers from the Chengguan Police Station and the political head arrived and took Ms. Li to the Chengguan Police Station. They sent Ms. Li to the Shijiazhuang Detention Center the next day, to be held for two weeks.

6. [Xuanhua County, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Shiping and Another Practitioner Arrested and Detained

Mr. Li Shiping from Dapuzi Village, Gujiaying Town, was reported to police as he and another practitioner handed out Shen Yun performance DVDs the morning of April 18, 2011. Officers from the Gujiaying Town Police Station and from the Domestic Security Division arrested the two practitioners at home around 10:00 a.m. that same day. The other practitioner was released four hours later, Mr. Li is still being held in custody.

Zhang Jinbin, Gujiaying Town Police Station head: 86-13703138502

7. [Gansu Province] Practitioners Who Have Been Persecuted by Feng Jitang from Tianshui

Practitioners who have been detained: Ms. Jia Minglan, Ms. Xian Siju, Mr. Li Chunsheng, Ms. Zhai Weici, and Mr. Lu Fuhe
Practitioners who have been held in detention centers: Ms. Zhai Fengci and Ms. Zhai Weici
Practitioners who have been subjected to forced labor: Mr. Wang Xin
Practitioners who have been sentenced to prison: Ms. Yang Jingchun, Ms. Zhao Lanzhou, and Ms. Hei Huiyu

8. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ren Suying and a Woman Practitioner Arrested the Evening of April 18, 2011

9. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Circumstances of Mr. Zhang Jinguo

Mr. Zhang Jinguo, 82, is a retired official from the Huainan City National Taxation Bureau. He was held in the Huainan City Detention Center for more than five months in 2001. Local police ransacked his home the evening of June 18, 2009, and confiscated his Falun Gong books. Mr. Zhang was then arrested and taken to the local police station. His children bailed him out late that night.

Cao Qianrong, Huainan City National Taxation Bureau head: 86-554-2695959
Wu Junyou, deputy head: 86-554-2685612,86-13956418191

10. [Shenze County, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Peiyun Subjected to Forced Labor

Officers from the Chengqu Police Department took Ms. Chen Peiyun from Shenze County to the Shijiazhuang City Force Labor Camp on April 6, 2011. They have since transferred her and several other practitioners to the Handan Forced Labor Camp.

11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Xiufen Arrested and Information on Other Practitioners

Ms. Liu Xiufen from the Daoli District recently arrested by officers from the Gongnong Police Station.

Practitioners from Harbin City who were arrested on March 7-8, 2011: Mr. Hao Zhendong and his wife, Mr. Zhang Zhaoxiang, Mr. Gao Yonglin, Ms. Xu Shukun, and Mr. Li Yueping. Ms. Xu, Mr. Li and Mr. Hao's wife, Ms. Du Kairong, have been released. The other practitioners are still in detention. Mr. Hao Zhendong was taken to the Suihua Forced Labor Camp on April 8, to be held for one year and three months.

12. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Li and Ms. Miu Shixiu Harassed Numerous Times

Ms. Yang Li and Ms. Miu Shixiu were arrested and taken to the Liaoyuan Police Station in the Beibei District on December 24, 2010.

Ms. Yang was released because of high blood pressure. Officers from the Liaoyuan Police Station and from the Beibei District Procuratorate harassed her at home many times.

Ms. Miu's home was ransacked and her Falun Gong books were confiscated. Ms. Miu's family had 2,000 yuan extorted from them in January 2011 to secure her release. Ms. Miu was often harassed at home. Participating in the harassment included 610 Office head Min Jun, Beiwenquan Street Police Station officer Chen Sihai, Street Comprehensive Treatment Office head He Yiqing, and Neighborhood Committee head Liu Chengzheng.

13. [Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Shi Feng Arrested

Mr. Shi Feng from Huai'an City was arrested the afternoon of April 17, 2011, as he spoke with people about Falun Gong. The police took the key to his home and ransacked it. His Falun Gong books and informational materials and a computer were confiscated. Ms. Shi is currently in the city's detention center.

14. [Yiyang, Hunan Province] Mr. Mo Qibing Arrested and Subjected to Forced Labor

Mr. Mo Qibing was reported to police as he distributed information about Falun Gong. His home was ransacked. He was then arrested on March 7, 2011, as he spoke with people about Falun Gong. He was taken to the Taojiang County Detention Center and has been handed a one-year forced labor term.

15. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Mo Jianshan Arrested

Mr. Mo Jianshan was arrested at work the morning of April 18, 2011. Officers from the Harbin Railway Police Department made the arrest at the Qitaihe Operation Workshop of the Mudanjiang Maintenance Section. They carried Mr. Mo into a police vehicle and took him immediately to the Hegang City Brainwashing Center.

16. [Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Zhang Juesheng Held in the Pingxiang City No.1 Detention Center; Family Visits Denied

Pingxiang City No.1 Detention Center head Wu: 86-13907994875

17. [Fusong, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Liu Jiaxiang

Ms. Liu Jiaxiang from Nangang Village, Xintunzi Town, Fusong County, was reported and arrested as she made Falun Gong informational materials. Her home was ransacked. She is currently in the Fusong Detention Center. Her daughter's appeal was rejected when she went to the detention center to secure her mother's release. Ms. Liu's husband is hospitalized for a fracture and needs Ms. Liu to take care of him.

Guo Zongjia, Xintun Police Station head: 86-13843933069
Dai Hongbin, political head: 86-13894040111

18. [Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Ouyang Shengqin Severely Beaten

Ms. Ouyang Shengqin from Jiujiang City is currently in the Jiangxi Province Women's Forced Labor Camp. The guards instigated drug offender Cheng Gaofeng to beat her numerous times because she refused to do hark labor. Ms. Ouyang's family visited her this year and saw that her head was swollen and injured as a result of the beatings.

Jiangxi Women's Forced Labor Camp: 86-791-8218224

19. [Xinning County, Hunan Province] Ms. Tang Guilin Arrested Again after Being Released from Prison

Ms. Tang Guilin was released from the Hunan Women's Prison on April 5, 2011. Officers from the Xinning Domestic Security Division took her away from home on April 19.

20. [Tianjin] Additional Information Regarding the Arrests of Mr. Wang Guiqi and His Wife

Mr. Wang Guiqi and his wife, Ms. Yin Xiaohua, from the Tanggu District in Tianjin were arrested on March 31, 2011. Officers from the Hangzhoudao Police Station made the arrests and ransacked their home. They confiscated Falun Gong books, DVDs, and more than 10,000 yuan cash. Mr. Wang has been released, but Ms. Yin is still being held.

Zhang Wenli, 610 Office agent: 86-13802171819
Yu Lei, Tanggu Police Department's Domestic Security Division head: 86-22-65300923,86-13920317968