(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 25 cities or counties in 14 provinces. In this report, 36 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 30 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhou Ailing Arrested
  2. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wen Zhiming Arrested
  3. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Mingyan Held in the Provincial Women Prison's No. 3 Ward
  4. [Meihekou City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
  5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cong and Ms. Han Arrested in Beijing on April 9, 2009
  6. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xinguang Harassed
  7. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Zhu Bidong and Mr. Fu Lisheng Arrested
  8. [Chongqing] Ms. Deyun Is Mistreated
  9. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] The Persecution of Ms. Tan Meiguang
  10. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Xiumei Is on a Hunger Strike
  11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Deng Pingrong Sentenced to Forced Labor
  12. [Nanzheng County, Shaanxi Province] Approximately Ten Practitioners Arrested
  13. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
  14. [Miluo City, Hunan Province] Police Arrest Mr. Liu Duanduan
  15. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhen Held in the Dashan Detention Center
  16. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Peng Weidong Arrested
  17. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced--One Released
  18. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Updated Information on Nine Arrested Practitioners from Sanjiazi Township
  19. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Ruifeng and Ms. Liu Landuo Still Being Held
  20. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Guiping Held on April 9, 2009
  21. [Chongqing] Mr. Lu Ming from the Dianjiang No. 5 Middle School Arrested on April 20, 2009, His Current Whereabouts Unknown
  22. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Fengqin Arrested
  23. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Mr. Ji Xinhai Sentenced to Incarceration and Held in the Jidong Prison in Tangshan City
  24. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Zhiwei Held in the Ruanjiang City Detention Center
  25. [Ankang City, Shaanxi Province] Several Practitioners Held in the Yangjiaba Detention Center in Hanyin County
  26. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xia Yang Held in the No. 1 Women's Detention Center on April 10, 2009
  27. [Tianjin] Ms. Liang Meixi Arrested
  28. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Police Arrest Ms. Bao Qingying
  29. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Wenhui's Home Ransacked
  30. [Wei County, Hebei Province] The Persecution of Mr. Li Hailong
  31. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Duan Yuying Arrested and Held in the Wuhan City No. 1 Women's Detention Center on April 10, 2009
  32. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wan Detained at the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center on April 10, 2009
  33. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liao Daying and Ms. Wang Suqing's Homes Ransacked
  34. [Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution of Ms. Liu Jun
  35. [Chongqing] Mr. Yang Dehuai, a Retired Employee from the Qingshan Factory in Qinggang Town, Bishan County, Arrested on April 10, 2009
  36. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Dong Dianbo Held in the Yantai City No. 2 Detention Center
  37. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Ma Chuncheng Arrested
  38. [Jiangsu Province] Personnel from the Huai'an City 610 Office Persecute Practitioners
  39. [Changle City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Quanzhong Arrested April 11, 2009
  40. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jia Cuilan Sentenced
  41. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Lihua Held in the City's No. 2 Detention Center
  42. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Guiping Arrested on April 10, 2009, and Held in the Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center

1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhou Ailing Arrested

Personnel from the Jianghan District Qianjin Police Station arrested Ms. Zhou Ailing from the Qiaokou District on March 21, 2009. She was held for 15 days and released on April 6, 2009. But, the police arrested her again at her workplace on the second day. She is held in the Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center in the Jianghan District.

2. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wen Zhiming Arrested

Personnel from the Suizhong County Police Department and from the Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Wen Zhiming from Huludao City the morning of April 3, 2009. He is in the county detention center. His wife, who is suffering from a cerebral hemorrhage, cannot take care of herself. (His son will take the National College Entrance Exam this coming June.)

Wang Haijun, 610 Office head: 86-429-6131710, 86-429-6651699, 86-13998939581
Wang Xueping, Suizhong County Detention Center chief: 86-429-6183469, 86-429-6131288, 86-13500456100

3. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Mingyan Held in the Provincial Women Prison's No. 3 Ward

Yang Li, Liaoning Province Women's Prison chief: 86-24-89296666 (Office), 86-24-86914173 (Home), 86-13390118299 (Cell)

4. [Meihekou City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Meihekou City Police Department deputy chief Xu Xiangren and about 20 policemen ransacked the homes of Ms. Jin Jingfang, Ms. Song Zonghua, Mr. Zhu Dexin, and Ms. Zhang Chunyan at 8:00 p.m. on April 9, 2009. They arrested Ms. Jin, Ms. Zhu and Ms. Zhang and took them to the city detention center.

5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cong and Ms. Han Arrested in Beijing on April 9, 2009

6. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xinguang Harassed

Officer Zhao Haidong from the Chengnan Police Station in Jidong County harassed Mr. Zhang Xinguang and confiscated a few copies of the "Minghui Weekly."

Li Zebo, Chengnan Police Station chief: 86-467-5556024 Ext. 2468 (Office), 86-467-5563678 (Home), 86-13634871999
Zhao Haidong: 86-467-5591022, 86-13846021511

7. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Zhu Bidong and Mr. Fu Lisheng Arrested

Personnel from the Yingze District Police Department in Taiyuan City arrested Mr. Zhu Bidong and Mr. Fu Lisheng on June 24, 2007. Mr. Zhu's mother and her granddaughter went to the police department detention center to visit Mr. Zhu several months ago, but detention center chief denied the visit. It is heard that Mr. Zhu is on a hunger strike and is extremely weak.

8. [Chongqing] Ms. Deyun Is Mistreated

Ms. Deyun, 60 years old, from the Changshou Area in Chongqing, was arrested in December 2000 and sentenced to three and a half years in prison. She was held in the Chongqing Women's Prison. She was transferred to the city's Juvenile Administration Center in 2003. Prison guard Yuqiao handcuffed her behind her back and exposed her to the burning sun. Chen Wanxiu, a prisoner who was assigned to monitor her, beat Ms. Deyun and taped her mouth shut at night after the lights went off. Ms. Deyun lives in a damp and cold small compartment and has been forced to sleep on a small chair for a long time.

9. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] The Persecution of Ms. Tan Meiguang

Police from Foshan City arrested 38-year-old Ms. Tan Meiguang and tortured her on November 4, 2005. She was put in the Nanhai Detention Center and her family was prohibited from visiting.

Nanhai District Court officials sentenced Ms. Tan to five years in prison on October 12, 2006. She has been held in the Guangdong Province Women's Prison since then.

10. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Xiumei Is on a Hunger Strike

Personnel from the Jingxiu Garden Police Station in Baoding City arrested Ms. Chen Xiumei, an employee of the Cotton Factory, and put her in Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labor Camp. She has been on a hunger strike for 20 days.

Pang Haijun, Jingxiu Garden Police Station chief: 86-13931280998, 86-13333128238
Wang Hongxin, deputy chief: 86-13932251511
Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labor Camp in Hebei Province: 86-311-83939600

11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Deng Pingrong Sentenced to Forced Labor

Mr. Deng Pingrong from Sandian Town in the Xinzhou District distributed Falun Gong flyers in a small community on February 27, 2009. Police arrested him and took him to the Hongshan District Police Station. He was eventually transferred to the Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center and finally to Hewan Forced Labor Camp.

12. [Nanzheng County, Shaanxi Province] Approximately Ten Practitioners Arrested

About ten women practitioners were arrested at 11:00 p.m. near the Nanzheng Court on March 27, 2009. Two policewomen body-searched all the practitioners and slapped a few of their faces. One practitioner's whereabouts are unknown.

Ms. Li Jinfeng from Chenggu County is held in the county detention center.

13. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Duan Shuyou, Ms. Wang Mingyu, and Mr. Lu Shize and his wife, Ms. Wen Defang, were arrested at 5:00 a.m. on April 11, 2009. They are held in the Kai'an Police Station.

Zou Zhenkun, Kai'an Police Station: 86-13364600036, 86-431-83422336 (Office), 86-431-83492368 (Home)
Ruan Changqing, deputy chief: 86-13214481401

14. [Miluo City, Hunan Province] Police Arrest Mr. Liu Duanduan

Personnel from the Miluo City Police Department and from the city's Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Liu Duanduan from his home the morning of March 22, 2009. He is being held in the city detention center.

Zhou Bo, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13807406308

15. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhen Held in the Dashan Detention Center

16. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Peng Weidong Arrested

Personnel from the Wuhan City Police Department arrested Mr. Peng Weidong on Hanzheng Street the morning of March 25, 2009. Police beat him, making him lose a tooth. Mr. Peng was put in the Qiaokou District Police Department's No. 1 Section and later on into the Etouwan Brainwashing Center. The police hung Mr. Peng up and beat him. He had not been able to eat since April 2, 2009, and became emaciated. They forced Mr. Peng to write a "guarantee statement" and then released him on April 8, 2009.

Deng Bin, 610 Office chief: 86-27-82402420, 86-27-82611496, 86-27-82411838 (H)
Qiu Hanhua, Wuhan City Police Department's No. 1 Section chief: 86-13971631621

17. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced--One Released

Personnel from the Linqu County Police Department arrested Mr. Liu Guodong, Mr. Liu Guozheng, Mr. Liu Shimin, and Mr. Peng Shiguo and put them in the county detention center. County court officials sentenced the four practitioners without notifying their families. Mr. Liu Guodong, Mr. Liu Shimin, and Mr. Peng were each sentenced to seven years in prison. Mr. Liu Guozheng has been released.

Xu Wenyuan, Linqu County Police Department: 86-536-3456678 (Office), 86-536-3456369 (Home), 86-13963686369 (Cell)
Ma Lianzhi, 610 Office chief: 86-536-3116118 (Office), 86-536-3160866 (Home), 86-13806360696 (Cell)

18. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Updated Information on Nine Arrested Practitioners from Sanjiazi Township

Pingfang Police Station chief Wang Xiaowei in Kazuo County arrested nine practitioners from Sanjiazi Township in Lingyuan City on July 20, 2008. They were sentenced to ten, eight, or four years in prison. Ms. Ren Shulan is in the Shenyang City Women's Prison; Mr. Wang Zhangang and Mr. Yun Guolin are in the Benxi City Prison; Mr. Fan Zhenguo in the Panjin City Prison; Mr. Zang You, Mr. Yan Zhifu, and Ms. Liu Shulan in the Dalian City Prison; and Ms. Liu Shulan is in the Kazuo County Detention Center as Masanjia Forced Labor Camp refused to admit her. Ms. Liu Shufeng and Ms. Gao Fengshan's whereabouts are unknown.

19. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Ruifeng and Ms. Liu Landuo Still Being Held

Except for Mr. Zhang Ruifeng and Ms. Liu Landuo, the ten practitioners arrested on March 1, 2009, are still in detention. Some had money extorted from them.

20. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Guiping Held on April 9, 2009

21. [Chongqing] Mr. Lu Ming from the Dianjiang No. 5 Middle School Arrested on April 20, 2009, His Current Whereabouts Unknown

22. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Fengqin Arrested

Ms. Gao Fengqin from Tieling City was arrested on April 7, 2009, for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials and I in the city detention center.

Gu Xin, Tieling City 610 Office: 86-410-2668630, 86-13941050542
Wang Rui, Tieling City Detention Center chief: 86-410-4563747 (Office), 86-410-2827806 (Home)

23. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Mr. Ji Xinhai Sentenced to Incarceration and Held in the Jidong Prison in Tangshan City

Mr. Ji Xinhai is from Liangzhuang Village, Xibali Town, Huailai County. Personnel from the Beixinbao Police Station arrested him and put him in the town police station on July 11, 2008. Liangzhuang Village chief Du Junming and ten policemen ransacked Mr. Ji's home. The police confiscated Dafa books, a computer, and a printer, totaling 10,000 yuan. They also arrested his wife, Ms. Pang Aixiu, leaving the couple's nine-year-old daughter unattended. Mr. Ji was transferred to the county detention center on July 13, 2008.

Ms. Pang was released on January 6, 2009, and Mr. Ji was sentenced to four years in prison. He could not take care of himself, and all visits from his family were denied.

Mr. Ji was again arrested on March 5, 2009, and his current whereabouts are unknown. It was heard on the night of March 20, 2009, that Mr. Ji was transferred to the Jidong Prison's No. 4 Division Center Hospital in the Luannan Nanbao Developmental District.

Du Junming, Liangzhuang Village chief: 86-313-6813567
Ma Jinyu, Jidong City Prison's No. 4 Division chief: 86-13703377055, 86-313-8313600, 86-313-8310666

24. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Zhiwei Held in the Ruanjiang City Detention Center

Among the several practitioners arrested in March 2009, Ms. Wang Zhiwei is being held in the Ruanjiang City Detention Center. She is sentenced to one year of forced labor. Her family attempted to bail her out for hospitalization but their attempts failed.

25. [Ankang City, Shaanxi Province] Several Practitioners Held in the Yangjiaba Detention Center in Hanyin County

Several practitioners have been held in the Yangjiaba Detention Center in Hanyin County since April 8, 2009. A few practitioners' homes were ransacked. The arrested practitioners included Mr. Mi Jianxin, Ms. Yuan Zhengxiu and her husband from Shiquan County, and Mr. She Chengbang and Mr. Li Shenhua from Hanyin County.

Yangjiaba Detention Center in Hanyin County: 86-915-5212739
Zhang Zhongyin, 610 Office chief: 86-915-5212945, 86-915-5215801, 86-13319157201
Liu Mingzhen, 610 Office deputy chief: 86-915-5212945, 86-915-5213494, 86-13992526556

26. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xia Yang Held in the No. 1 Women's Detention Center on April 10, 2009

27. [Tianjin] Ms. Liang Meixi Arrested

Personnel from the Tanggu District Domestic Security Division, from the Bohai Oil Field Company's Police Station, and from the Dagu Police Station arrested Ms. Liang Meixi, an employee of the company, on April 12, 2009. The police ransacked her home and confiscated a printer, a laptop computer, and truth-clarifying materials. Ms. Liang is the district's Zhaojiadi Detention Center.

Ms. Liang had been held in Tianjin Women's Prison for three years since 2002. She has had a relapse of diabetes. She is almost blind.

28. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Police Arrest Ms. Bao Qingying

Ms. Bao Qingying is from Lishu Village, Pulebao Town, Huanren County. Personnel from the town police station arrested her on March 27, 2009. Policeman Cong Zhijiang and a group of officers from the county Domestic Security Division broke into Ms. Bao's home and ransacked the place. Ms. Bao is in the county detention center.

29. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Wenhui's Home Ransacked

Personnel from the Yanerwan Police Station arrested Ms. Li Wenhui the morning of March 23, 2009. They then ransacked her home at 3:00 p.m. and confiscated a picture with Master's image and Dafa books.

Wei, Yanerwan, police station chief: 86-13399317221

30. [Wei County, Hebei Province] The Persecution of Mr. Li Hailong

Mr. Li Hailong, 32 years old, from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, lives in Wei County, Hebei Province. He worked in Beijing in early April 2008. Police found Dafa books in his hotel room. Mr. Li was put in a detention center in Beijing and was transferred to Masanjia Prison 40 days later.

31. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Duan Yuying Arrested and Held in the Wuhan City No. 1 Women's Detention Center on April 10, 2009

32. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wan Detained at the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center on April 10, 2009

33. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liao Daying and Ms. Wang Suqing's Homes Ransacked

Personnel from the Nanqiang Town Police Station in No. 4 Village, Longping Township, Suining City, ransacked Ms. Liao Daying and Ms. Wang Suqing's homes at 5:00 p.m. on February 16, 2009.

34. [Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution of Ms. Liu Jun

Police arrested Ms. Liu Jun on April 1, 2009, and sentenced her to three years of incarceration in Hulan Prison.

35. [Chongqing] Mr. Yang Dehuai, a Retired Employee from the Qingshan Factory in Qinggang Town, Bishan County, Arrested on April 10, 2009

36. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Dong Dianbo Held in the Yantai City No. 2 Detention Center

Mr. Dong Dianbo, now in the Yantai City No. 2 Detention Center, is extremely weak. He was transferred to the Laiyang City Party School on February 23, 2009.

37. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Ma Chuncheng Arrested

Mr. Ma Chuncheng from Jixi City was arrested in the Dafangli Community in Harbin City on February 19, 2009. Police confiscated a 10,000 yuan bank deposit certificate from him.

38. [Jiangsu Province] Personnel from the Huai'an City 610 Office Persecute Practitioners

Personnel from the Mianhuazhuang Police Station in the Huaiyin District arrested Mr. Shen Yang on March 23, 2009, and Mr. Chen Hongzhu on March 23. Officers from the Qingpu District Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Tang Yumei on March 26. The police arrested Mr. Chen's wife, Ms. Wu Yanping, on March 30. Personnel from the Qingpu District Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Liu Zhengfu on April 8.

Mr. Shen's family had 2,000 yuan extorted from them, and she was then released.

Mr. Chen is still held in the Huai'an City Detention Center; Ms. Wu's whereabouts are unknown. Ms. Tang is perhaps in the city detention center. Where Ms. Liu is being held is also unclear.

39. [Changle City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Quanzhong Arrested April 11, 2009

40. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jia Cuilan Sentenced

Sifang District Court officials in Qingdao City sentenced Ms. Jia Cuilan in the Dashan Forced Labor Camp the morning of April 10, 2009. The trial was started at 10:00 a.m. and ended at 11:45 a.m.

Ms. Jia was arrested on July 23, 2008, and held for nine months. No family visits were permitted.

41. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Lihua Held in the City's No. 2 Detention Center

42. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Guiping Arrested on April 10, 2009, and Held in the Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center

April 13, 2009