(Minghui.org) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 23 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 22 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 16 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Huachuan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Duan Youxiang Arrested
2. [Chongqing] Mr. Tang Jian Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
3. [Si County, Anhui Province] Mr. Chen Zhilin, Ms. Wang Cailuan, and Ms. Liu Liangqun Being Held in the Suzhou City Detention Center
4. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zheng Minglan Arrested
5. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Seventy-Year-Old Ms. Zhou Keyu Arrested
6. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gao Yuxiang from Lianhua Township Brutally Tortured in the Changchun City Heizuizi Prison
7. [Shuangliu County, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Including Ms. Lai Guiying Arrested
8. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Ziying Facing Illegal Forced Labor Camp Sentence
9. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Xing Tongfu and Mr. Wang Kezeng Arrested
10. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Chunyan and Ms. Geng Cuifeng Being Held in the Shenyang City Dabei Prison
11. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Laixi City Police Department Officers Ransacked Mr. Li Dewei’s Home
12. [Qichun County, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Wenjing Arrested and Taken to the Wuhan City Brainwashing Center
13. [Pengxi County, Sichuan Province] More than Ten Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked
14. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Guofeng and Ms. Xu Ruying Arrested
15. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Mr. Wang Huaipu and His Wife Ms. Li Change
16. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yan Tingzhen Subjected to Detention and 18 Months in a Forced Labor Camp
17. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yueling Arrested
18. [Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Tianying Arrested and Sent to Jining City
19. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Three Practitioners Including Ms. Wang Shuzhen Facing Illegal Trial
20. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Chen Xin Tortured in Ward No. 1 of Jinzhou Prison, Now on Hunger Strike
21. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Mo Chunhua, in Her Eighties, Harassed
22. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Xingzhen Arrested and Taken to a Brainwashing Center
23. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Additional Information Pertaining to the Persecution of Mr. Yun Xiao
24. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jiao Lin Severely Tortured in the Dongling Prison of Shenyang City
25. [Hohhot, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Wang Jiangbing Tortured in the Hohhot Women’s Forced Labor Camp

1. [Huachuan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Duan Youxiang Arrested

Ms. Duan Youxiang from the Jiangchuan Farm was arrested on March 20, 2012. She is currently being detained in the Qinglongshan Brainwashing Center.

Ms. Duan was previously arrested on October 31, 2002 and taken to the Hongxinglong Detention Center in Youyi County.

2. [Chongqing] Mr. Tang Jian Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Mr. Tang Jian was arrested at his workplace in 2011. The Nanan District Court recently sentenced him to three years in prison. He has appealed with the Chongqing Fifth Intermediate Court.

Chongqing Fifth Intermediate Court: +86-23-63905268

3. [Si County, Anhui Province] Mr. Chen Zhilin, Ms. Wang Cailuan and Ms. Liu Liangqun Held in the Suzhou City Detention Center

4. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zheng Minglan Arrested

Officials from the Qingyuan County Police Department and the Beisanjia Police Station arrested 57-year-old practitioner Ms. Zheng Minglan when she was talking to people about Falun Gong on the morning of March 20, 2012. They also ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books and some truth-clarifying discs. Ms. Zheng was sent to the Fushun Detention Center. Her family was denied visitation.

5. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Seventy-Year-Old Ms. Zhou Keyu Arrested

Xinqiao Village Party secretary Xiao Xinglu and Xiangyang Town Police Station head Xie San led a group of police officers to ransack 70-year-old practitioner Ms. Zhou Keyu’s home in Sanshe, Xinqiao Village. They confiscated Falun Gong books, an image of Master Li, and informational materials that described the truth about Falun Gong.

Xie San, Xiangyang Town Police Station head: +86-13981018818
Ding Shusheng, Xiangyang Town610 Office head: +86-13981010698
Xiao Xinglu, Xinqiao Village Party head: +86-13890279406

6. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gao Yuxiang from Lianhua Township Brutally Tortured in the Changchun City Heizuizi Prison

7. [Shuangliu County, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Including Ms. Lai Guiying Arrested

Ms. Lai Guiying, Ms. Peng Qiongxian, and Ms. Wei Zaixiu were arrested by officials from Sanwayao, Chengdu City on March 22, 2012. The police also ransacked their homes.

8. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Ziying Facing Illegal Forced Labor Camp Sentence

Ms. Li Ziying, 67, is a retired employee of the Oilfield Workers' Hospital in Nanyang City. When she was talking to people about Falun Gong on March 18, 2012, officials from the Gong District Police Station in Guan Village arrested her, ransacked her home, and sent her to the Nanyang City Detention Center. She was later transferred to the First Division of the Nanyang City Domestic Security Division and is currently facing illegal sentencing to a forced labor camp term.

Wang Sheng, police officer: +86-15237730139
Gong District Police Station in Guan Village: +86-377-63852360, +86-377-61576039, +86-377-61576016

9. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Xing Tongfu and Mr. Wang Kezeng Arrested

More than ten policemen from the Xinji Township 610 Office and police stations in Guan County broke into Mr. Wang Kezeng’s home in Wangliuba Village on the morning of March 21, 2012. They arrested Mr. Wang and his wife, and Mr. Xing Tongfu, who was visiting the couple. In addition, the police took Falun Gong books and cash. Mr. Wang’s wife was released that same afternoon. Mr. Wang and Mr. Xing were sent to the Guan County Detention Center.

10. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Chunyan and Ms. Geng Cuifeng Held in the Shenyang City Dabei Prison

11. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Laixi City Police Department Officers Ransacked Mr. Li Dewei’s Home

Mr. Li Dewei from Dishang Village, Rizhuang Town was arrested and taken to the Pingdu City Detention Center on February 8, 2012. He was later transferred to the Zhangqiu Brainwashing Center and tortured for ten days. He was released on the afternoon of March 20. However, the next morning, about ten officers from the Laixi City Police Department and the Rizhuang Town Police Station broke into his home and confiscated many of his personal belongings, including two computers, a recording machine, four boxes of discs, more than ten thousand yuan in cash, Falun Gong books, and Dafa informational materials.

12. [Qichun County, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Wenjing Arrested and Taken to the Wuhan City Brainwashing Center

Mr. Luo Wenjing, 39, from Liuhe Town was arrested and taken to the Wuhan City Brainwashing Center more than one week ago. He was previously incarcerated and tortured in the Shayang Forced Labor Camp for over one year.

13. [Pengxi County, Sichuan Province] More than 10 Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked

Officials from the Jinqiao Township Government and the Jinqiao Township Police Station ransacked the homes of more than ten practitioners on March 7, 2012. They took MP3 players, Falun Gong books, and many other personal belongings. The practitioners included Ms. Xu Ronghua, Ms. Wu Shengyun, Ms. Zhang Guixiang, and Mr. Zhang Wuchen. Mr. Zhang Wuchen was also arrested. He was not released until late at night on the day he was arrested.

Jinqiao Township Police Station: +86-825-5414110

14. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Guofeng and Ms. Xu Ruying Arrested

A number of agents from the Majia Town Police Station in the Xindu District, headed by Xindu District 610 Office chief Zhou Jiang, arrested Ms. Chen Guofeng and Ms. Xu Ruying on the evening of March 23, 2012. The practitioners were visiting their relatives in Majia Town. Ms. Chen is in her sixties, Ms. Xu is in her fifties.

Majia Town Police Station: +86-28-83943110

15. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Mr. Wang Huaipu and His Wife Ms. Li Change

On the morning of February 28, 2012, seven police officers including Yang Jing, Zhao Tizhi, and Li Cheng broke into Mr. Wang Huaipu’s home and arrested him and his wife Ms. Li Change while they were eating. A couple of visiting friends were also taken into custody. Mr. Wang and Ms. Li were sentenced to 15 months in a forced labor camp, but the labor camp officials didn’t accept Ms. Li because of her poor health, and released her. Their friends were subjected to a two-week detention.

Yang Jing, police officer: +86-15948585123
Zhao Tizhi, police officer: +86-13654459966
Li Cheng, police officer: +86-13894290090

16. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yan Tingzhen Subjected to Detention and 18 Months in a Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Yan Tingzhen was arrested in Shuangcheng City on November 13, 2011 and sent to the Harbin City No. 2 Detention Center. She was severely tortured and developed symptoms of serious heart disease. Four months later she was transferred to the Qianjin Forced Labor Camp in Harbin City.

17. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yueling Arrested

Hedong Town Police Station officials arrested Ms. Li Yueling when she and another woman practitioner were talking to people about Falun Gong on the afternoon of March 23, 2012. The other practitioner managed to escape. Ms. Li was taken into custody and is currently detained in the Hedong Town Police Station.

Xian Guo, head of Hedong Town Police Station: +86-13118262299, +86-15983757399

18. [Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Tianying Arrested and Sent to Jining City

Officials from the Jiaxiang County No. 2 Police Station arrested Ms. Zhang Tianying when she was informing people about the persecution of Falun Gong on the morning of March 16, 2012.

19. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Three Practitioners Including Ms. Wang Shuzhen Facing Illegal Trial

Ms. Wang Shuzhen, Ms. Qi Yanhui, and Ms. Li Yanbo from Jilin City, Jilin Province are facing an illegal trial scheduled by the Xihu District Court in Hangzhou City for March 30, 2012.

Han Fei, prosecutor: +86-571-81902655
Xihu District Court in Hangzhou City: +86-571-88497848

20. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Chen Xin Tortured in Ward No. 1 of Jinzhou Prison, Now on Hunger Strike

Mr. Chen Xin was locked up in the Ward No. 1 of Jinzhou Prison. Head guard Cui Yuanqi and Liu Hongwei tortured him severely and put him in solitary confinement. It has been over 15 days since he went on a hunger strike to protest the brutal persecution.

Ward No. 1 of Jinzhou Prison: +86-416-3496428
Liu Hongwei, head of the guards: +86-15541618353

21. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Mo Chunhua, in Her 80s, Harassed

More than ten officials from the Xuanwu District Police Department, the Xuanwu District 610 Office, and several police stations broke into Ms. Mo Chunhua’s home and harassed her, even though she is in her eighties. The officials ransacked her home and took two copies of the book Zhuan Falun, and many of her personal belongings.

Xuanwu District 610 Office: +86-25-83682695

22. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Xingzhen Arrested and Taken to a Brainwashing Center

Security section chief Ji Zongyou from the Gezhouba First Engineering Company arrested elderly practitioners Ms. Wang Xingzhen and her husband, surnamed Wen, early on the morning of March 22, 2012. Ms. Wang was sent to the Banqiao Village Brainwashing Center in Wuhan City. 610 Office agents threatened other practitioners who work at this company. They were told that they would be sent to the brainwashing center if they didn’t sign a guarantee statement.

Mr. Zhang Yongsheng from the Sanxia Industrial Company was involuntarily relieved of his duties because he refused to sign the guarantee statement.

Xiong Yong, 610 Office head in the Gezhouba Company: +86-717-6724521, +86-717-6724123, +86-13972601776
Ji Zongyou, security section chief: +86-717-6713425, +86-717-6728181, +86-13972542618
Pan Jianhong, 610 Office chief in the Gezhouba Group Company: +86-717-6727104

23. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Additional Information Pertaining to the Persecution of Mr. Yun Xiao

Mr. Yun Xiao, also known as Wang Xueming, is the founder of the Fu-De-Jiang-Tang School. Wuhan City police arrested him in Hankou, merely for establishing this school. In mid-February 2012, officials transferred him from the Hanyang Detention Center to the Wuchang District Detention Center.

24. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jiao Lin Severely Tortured in the Dongling Prison in Shenyang City

Mr. Jiao Lin was arrested in June 2011 and sent to the Dongling Prison in Shenyang City. While deprived of freedom in Ward No. 2 he was severely tortured. In addition, the head guard and four inmates beat him cruelly. The brutal assault necessitated his hospitalization. He was then transferred to and tortured in Ward No. 6.

Mr. Jiao had been sentenced to the Benxi City Forced Labor Camp in 2004. Because he remained steadfast in his spiritual belief in Falun Gong, he was tortured on the “Stretching Bed” for more than 20 days. Afterwards he was transferred to the Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp and subjected to the same torture for over 20 days.

25. [Hohhot, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Wang Jiangbing Tortured in the Hohhot Women’s Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Wang Jiangbing, 62, from Shandong Province, was transferred from the Beijing Forced Labor Camp to the Hohhot Women’s Forced Labor Camp in Inner Mongolia in early 2011. The guards sent three inmates to monitor her around the clock. In addition, they often abused and severely beat her, causing her entire body to become bruised.