(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 24 cities or counties in 9 provinces. In this report, 19 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 40 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Beijing] Severe Persecution of Ms. Jiao Jian at Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp
2. [Zigong City, Sichuan Province] 70-year-old Mr. Hu Minhua Arrested
3. [Dazhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tao Dafeng Arrested
4. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Shaochen Arrested
5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Lianying Arrested
6. [Beijing] Several Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested
7. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Shufang Arrested
8. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zou Liyu Arrested from Her Workplace, the Guanggu Hospital, Affiliated with Wubei Province Chinese Medical College, in Wuhan City on April 23, 2009.

9. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Honge Arrested
10. [Guangan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lei Xinlian Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

11. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
12. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Chi Taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp; Officials Forbid Family Visits
13. [Dongguang County, Hebei Province] Police from Cangzhou and Dongguang Arrested Mr. Liu Tiedong
14. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Lige and Daughter Arrested
15. [Da County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Tang Chengyun and Mr. Wang Jingzhou Arrested

16. [Xingwen County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yufang and Ms. Kang Qingfen Arrested
17. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Le Liangfang Arrested
18. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Daiying, Ms. Wang Weiping, and Ms. Li Rong Arrested
19. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Persecution at Gongjiawan Brainwashing Center
20. [Beihai City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Huang Qiying Taken Directly to Pingyang Brainwashing Center on April Right after Her Release from Prison
21. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Xiaolan Arrested
22. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Feng Xiao and Other Practitioners Severely Persecuted
23. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Shuqin Sent to a Forced Labor Camp
24. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chen Xianjun Arrested
25. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
26. [Qinglong County, Hebei Province] Broadcast Bureau Officials Break Into Residence and Commit Burglary

1.[Beijing] Severe Persecution of Ms. Jiao Jian at Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Jiao Jian, 43 years old, was once held at a forced labor camp in Guangdong Province, but now she is held in Division 8 at the Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp. The camp officials will not let her sleep or use the restroom. She is malnourished and emaciated.

2. [Zigong City, Sichuan Province] 70-year-old Mr. Hu Minhua Arrested

Police from the Gongjing District in Zigong City arrested Mr. Hu Minhua, in his 70s, from the local electro-ceramics factory employee dormitory on April 23, 2009. They also ransacked his home.

3. [Dazhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tao Dafeng Arrested

National security agents arrested Ms. Tao Dafeng on April 24, 2009.

4. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Shaochen Arrested

Officials from the Linghai City Domestic Security Division and from the Banjita Town Police Station in Linghai City ransacked Ms. Li Shaochen's home at 4:00 p.m. on April 25, 2009. They subsequently went to Ms. Li's place of employment and arrested her. She is now held at the Linghai City Detention Center.

Dai Zhong, Linghai Police Department head: 86-416-8191001, 86-13904166628
Zhang Bo, deputy police chief: 86-416-8136666, 86-13904166096

5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Lianying Arrested

Four officers from the Guangming Police Station in the Jinzhou District of Dalian City arrested Ms. Wang Lianying on April 23, 2009, as she explained Falun Gong to people in public. They also ransacked her home and took Falun Gong books and pamphlets. She was taken to the No 8-1 Cell at the Yaojia Detention Center in Dalian City on April 24, 2009.

6. [Beijing] Several Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested

Domestic security agents and police officers arrested Mr. Li Baoli and Ms. Zhang Wenying when Mr. Li was visiting Ms. Zhang's home in Yanqing County, Beijing, on the morning of April 21, 2009. They ransacked Ms. Zhang's home and took 7,000 yuan, printer(s), and a computer her son used for schoolwork.

7. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Shufang Arrested

Officers from Liyuan Police Station arrested 66-year-old Ms. Liu Shufang from Pingdu City when she talked to people about Falun Gong in Hougezhuang Village on April 28, 2009. The police also ransacked her home.

Liyuan Town Police Station: 86-532-88372295
Hougezhuang Village Party Committee: 86-532-88373681

8. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zou Liyu Arrested from Her Workplace, the Guanggu Hospital, Affiliated with the Wubei Province Chinese Medical College, in Wuhan City on April 23, 2009.

9. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Honge Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Sun Honge from her home on April 10, 2009, and also took her computer(s), printer(s), printed currency with the words "the Heavens Eliminate the Chinese Communist Party" printed on them.

10. [Guangan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lei Xinlian Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

Guangan City police officers and 610 Office agents arrested 58-year-old Ms. Lei Xinlian and several other practitioners at a wedding in June 2008. They held Ms. Lei at the Guangan Detention Center for more than a month and then took her to Yili, Xinjiang, to further persecute her before the 2008 Olympics. Yili Court officials sentenced her to eight years in prison. She is held at Ward 9 in the Wulumuqi City Women's Prison.

11. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

A group of officers from the Qingyuan Street Police Station and from the 610 Office in Shijiazhuang City broke into Ms. Li Xiangzhi's home on April 20, 2009. They arrested her niece, Zhao Hongying, and detained her at Nanhuochang Custody Center in Shijiazhuang City.

They arrested Ms. Lu Suyan, a Shijiazhuang native, on April 24, 2009, and arrested four other practitioners, including Ms. Wu Lei, on April 26, 2009.

12. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Chi Taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp; Officials Forbid Family Visits

13. [Dongguang County, Hebei Province] Police from Cangzhou and Dongguang Arrested Mr. Liu Tiedong

14. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Lige and Daughter Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Wang Lige and her daughter, Chen Simeng, from home on April 17, 2009, and ransacked their home later that same day. The two women are now held at the No. 1 Detention Center in Jinzhou City.

15. [Da County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Tang Chengyun and Mr. Wang Jingzhou Arrested

16. [Xingwen County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yufang and Ms. Kang Qingfen Arrested

Sun Wenchao, Xingwen County Domestic Security Division head, and eight officials broke into the homes of Ms. Li Yufang and Ms. Kang Qingfen at 9:00 a.m. on April 27, 2009. They took Falun Gong books and Shen Yun Performing Arts show DVDs. They took the two women to the Domestic Security Division.

Zeng Xingzhong, police chief: 86-831-8821737, 86-831-8830469, 86-13508193258
Tang Shan, 610 Office deputy head: 86-831-8823885, 86-831-8824056, 86-13778913328
Zhou Li, deputy police chief: 86-831-8825051, 86-13990914818
Sun Wenchao, Head of Domestic Security Division: 86-831-8823943, 86-13890923008

17. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Le Liangfang Arrested

Officers from the Tianpeng Town Police Station in Pengzhou City arrested Ms. Le Liangfang. The arrest happened as she shopped for a mobile phone on Xiaobei Street in Pengzhou City the morning of April 19, 2009. Ms. Le Liangfang is a resident of Hongqi Village, Longfeng Town, Pengzhou City.

18. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Daiying, Ms. Wang Weiping, and Ms. Li Rong Arrested

Longfeng Town 610 Office agents Liu Guanghua and others broke into and ransacked Ms. Li Daiying's home right after 6:00 p.m. on April 25, 2009. They arrested Ms. Li; her daughter, Li Rong; and daughter-in-law, Wang Weiping.

19. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Persecution at the Gongjiawan Brainwashing Center

As of April 27, 2009, these practitioners are still being held at Gongjiawan Brainwashing Center in Lanzhou City: Mr. Niu Wanjiang from the Chengguan District, Lanzhou City; Mr. Guan Longshan from Haishiwan in the Honggu District; Ms. Zhang Luchan, employee of Lanzhou Motor Factory; Ms. Su Jinxiu from Pingan Township, the Honggu District; Ms. Du Wenhui from the Anning District, Lanzhou City; Ms. Dong Xiulan from the Chengguan District, Lanzhou City; Ms. Hou Yanqing from the Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, and Ms. Chen Guifang from Miaotanzi in Lanzhou City.

Police officer Qi Ruijun at the center savagely beat Ms. Su Jinxiu and severely bruised her eyes. Practitioners Niu Wanjiang and Guan Longshan tried to stop the police from their unscrupulous behavior but were also beaten. Niu Wanjiang, Su Jinxiu, and Du Wenhui went on a protest hunger strike and were ruthlessly force-fed.

20. [Beihai City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Huang Qiying Immediately Taken to the Pingyang Brainwashing Center on April 20, Right after Her Release from Prison

21. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Xiaolan Arrested

Officers from the Dianjiang County Police Department arrested Ms. Yang Xiaolan on her way to work on April 24, 2009. Ms. Yang is from Yongping Town, Dianjiang County, Chongqing. The officers took her to the Yongping Police Station, threatening to body-search her. She returned home later.

Yongping Police Station in Dianjiang County: 86-23-74595538

22. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Feng Xiao and Other Practitioners Severely Persecuted

Officers from the Huaji Police Station arrested Ms. Feng Xiao from Linquan County and sentenced her to two years in a labor camp. The labor camp guards barbarically beat her and caused horrific injuries.

Linquan County Political and Judiciary Committee secretary in Fuyang City, Anhui Province: 86-558-6515162
Linquan County Police Department in Fuyang City, Anhui Province: 86-558-6512268

23. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Shuqin Sent to a Forced Labor Camp

Railroad police arrested Ms. Zhang Shuqin from Yichun City in early April 2009 when she went to the Forestry Bureau to run errands. They took her to the Jiamusi Forced Labor Camp.

24. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chen Xianjun Arrested

Officials from the Nangang District Domestic Security Division and from the Lujia Street Police Station arrested Ms. Chen Xianjun. She is an employee of China South Airlines in Harbin City. The arrest happened the morning of April 27, 2009. They took her to the Harbin City Detention Center.

Lujia Street Station Police officer's mobile phone: 86-13945692908

25. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Officers from the Qingliu Police Station in Chengdu City and from the Dafeng Police Station broke into Mr. Xiao Jianrong's home at 4:00 p.m. on April 25, 2009. They smashed the door and windows, took Falun Gong books, and a picture of Mr. Li Hongzhi, among other things. They arrested Mr. Xiao, his wife and two other practitioners who were visiting the Xiao household--Mr. Zhang Erba and Ms. Yu Guifang.

26. [Qinglong County, Hebei Province] Broadcast Bureau Officials Break Into Residence and Commit Burglary

Xiao Jingyi from the Qinglong County Broadcast and Television Bureau, along with Wang Zhimin and Tang Haishan, broke into the home of Mr. Sun Qi's son on April 15, 2009, and took his satellite receiver.

Tang Haishan: 86-13930301103
Wang Zhimin: 86-13930328548
Xiao Jingyi: 86-13930365650