(Clearwisdom.net)
Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 41 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report, 41 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their detention and at least 80 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Qingfu Was Once Again Unlawfully Arrested
In April 2006, Mr. Wang Qingfu was arrested by the Songyuan City No. 2 Public Security Bureau and sentenced to three years of forced labor. In April 2008, he was released and was again taken to the Fuyu County Detention Center by police from the Sanjingzi Town Police Substation at Songyuan City.
2. [Heilongjiang Province] Hulan Jail Officials Persecute Mr. Li Ge
On April 30, 2008, Mr. Li Ge, who was unlawfully incarcerated in Hulan Jail No. 4 Cell District, was found out to have a cell phone and electronic books in his lunch box. As a result, Mr. Li Ge was confined in a small cell and tortured by being handcuffed to the floor chains.
3. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] On around May 10, 2008, Ms. Zhao Shuxian Was Arrested from Home
4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Qiu Lidong Was Arrested
On May 25, Ms. Qiu Lidong, 44 years old, was arrested by the Tiexi Public Security Bureau, and is currently jailed at Wangjiahezi Detention Center
5. [Gaobeidian, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Yajuna And Her Family Were Taken into Custody
At 5:00 p.m. on Saturday May 23, 2008, police from the Tuanjie Road Police Substation of Gaobeidian City broke into Ms. Wu Yajun's home and searched it. They took away property including Dafa books, DVDs, an MP3 player, etc. They also took Ms. Wu Yajun's daughter and cousin away at the same time.
6. [Suining City, Jiangsu Province] Several Practitioners Including Mr. Chen Jun and Ms. Chen Li Were Taken into Custody
In May 2008, six practitioners from Suining, including Mr. Chen Jun and Ms. Chen Li, were taken into custody. Ms. Chen Li's husband, Mr. Sha Yongzhi, was tortured at a forced labor camp for practicing Falun Gong. He is now half paralyzed.
7. [Gaobeidian City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Huanling Was Sentenced to Forced Labor
On May 24, Ms. Wang Huangling was taken into custody by Gaobeidian Public Security Bureau, National Security Team, and the 610 Office personnel. They sent her to the Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labor Camp for one and a half years.
8. [Xuzhou City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Including Ms. Yuan Xiaomei Were Taken into Custody
On May 19, 2008, Ms. Yuan Xiaomei was taken into custody from her job by Nantong and Xuzhou 610 Office personnel. The police also arrested her husband, who does not practice Falun Gong, and her younger sister.
9. [Beijing ] Mr. Zhao Dayu Was Detained at the Dongcheng Public Security Bureau
10. [Junan City, Shandong Province] More Information about Ms. Xu Yanshan Being Taken into Custody
On May 16, Dadian Police Substation officers arrested Ms. Xu Yanshan from home and detained her at Junan County Police Substation.
11. [Qinghuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Guo Lijun Was Taken into Custody
Ms. Guo Lijun, a practitioner from Getiaogang Village Changli County, was taken away from home by several police including Gao Jieli from the National Security Team. She is being held at the Changli County Detention Center.
12. [Songzi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Xianying Was Taken into Custody
On May 18, officials from the Wanjia Town Police Substation, the Songzi City National Security Team, and the 610 Office broke into Ms. Zhang Xianying's home. They searched it and found a copy of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. They took Ms. Zhang, age 40, to Wuhan City.
Deng Niangu, from the Songzi 610 Office: 86-716-6222296, 86-13135771088
Wanjia Town Police Substation: 86-716-6658410
Songzi City National Security Team: 86-716-6253164
13. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] More Information about Ms. Guan Xiumei Being Taken into Custody
Ms. Guan Xiumei and Ms. Yao Aiye, practitioners from Laiyuan County, were taken into custody on May 16. On the same day, Ms. Guan was released after her family had three thousand yuan in cash extorted from them.
14. [Huaibei City, Anhui Province] Three Family Members of Ms. Cao Ping Were Taken into Custody
On May 14, Ms. Cao Ping, her husband, and her daughter, Ms. Sun Li, were taken into custody by the Political and Security Section of the Xiangshan District, Huaibei City. Their property including computers was confiscated. Ms. Sun has now been released, but the whereabouts of Ms. Cao and her husband are still unknown.
15. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Duan Guifang Was Taken into Custody
On May 21, Ms. Duan Guifang was taken into custody by Xinhua Street Police Substation officers on Wucheng Street, Dongmenkou. She is now in Shisanli Detention Center.
16. [Chongqing City] Mr. Zhang Zhijun Is Being Persecuted
At around 3:00 p.m. on May 19, five policemen from the Rongchang County National Security Team broke into Mr. Zhang Zhijun's home to do an illegal search. They took away their Dafa books, two MP3 players, cell phones, computers, etc. They took Mr. Zhang to the public security bureau and interrogated him.
17. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Four Practitioners Including Mr. Yin Yuehui Were Taken into Custody
At noon on May 24, Mr. Yin Yuehui, Mr. Zhang Jinqun, and Mr. Lei Yingqun and his partner were taken into custody when they were working in Yinglou. The four of them are being held in the Hengyang City No. 2 Detention Center
18. [Zhulu County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Guirong and Her Husband Were Taken into Custody
Ms. Li Guirong, a practitioner from Zhulu County, was taken into custody from home by seven or eight policemen from the Zhulu County Political and Security Team in the morning on May 23. Her home was searched. Ms. Li was taken to the Zhangjiakou Detention Center. When their home was searched, her husband tried to protect her by reasoning with the police. As a result, he was also arrested and detained in Zhulu Detention Center.
19. [ Beijing] The Beijing Transportation Management Bureau Unlawfully Dissolved Contracts with Taxi-Drivers That Are Falun Gong Practitioners
20. [Yutian County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xiuzhi Had Money Extorted from Her
Ms. Wang Xiuzhi is from Chaoruowo Village, Yutian County. Her father-in-law, who does not practice Falun Gong, went to the bank to deposit some money. Since some of the bills had truth clarification messages such as, "Falun Dafa is good" on them, the band staff reported him to the police substation. As a result, the police went to search Ms. Wangi's home. The police extorted ten thousand yuan from her.
21. [Pingshan County, Hebei Province] Mr. Shi Liangming and Ms. Cao Mingru Were Sentenced to Forced Labor
In the morning on May 6, Mr. Shi Lianming and Ms. Cao Mingru from Dawu Village, Pingshan County, were arrested by several policemen including Mr. Du Zhiguo, the director of the Gangnan Town Police Substation. Their homes were searched. Currently Mr. Shi Liangming is sentenced to one year and three months. Ms. Cao Mingru was sentenced to one year. On May 21, they were taken to the Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp.
Pingshan County 610 Office: 86-311-82914828
Wang Gengting, the 610 Office Director: 86-311-82943106 (H)86-13171561553
22. [Chongqing City] Mr. Guo Chuanshu Was Taken into Custody in the Afternoon on May 24--His Current Whereabouts Are Unknown
23.[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Practitioners Including Mr. Yan Hongwei Were Taken into Custody
After 4:00 p.m. on May 24, Mr. Yan Hongwei and Mr. Zu Liming went to visit a fellow practitioner who had just been released. They were arrested right away. Afterwards their homes were searched and their computers were confiscated.
In the evening on May 24, Ms. Li Baoru, a practitioner from Dongling District, was arrested. Their computers and printers were confiscated. Currently the three of them are being confined at a secret brainwashing center close to the Taoxian Airport.
At noon on May 24, Ms. Si Min was followed and taken into custody by police from the Dadong Police Substation of the Shenyang City Public Security Bureau. Her home computer and printers were confiscated. In the morning on May 26, Ms. Si Min was transferred from the local Wenguang Police Substation to the Shenyang City No. 1 Detention Center.
Shenyang City Wenguang Police Substation: 86-24-88262122
The Dadong Police Substation of the Shenyagn City Public Security Bureau: 86-24-88503258
24. [Tianjin City] Mr. Zhao Gang, Ms. Zhang Shuxiang, and Ms. Li Donglian from Nankai District Were Arrested at the End of May with the Excuse of Security for the Beijing Olympics
25. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Shuhong Is Being Persecuted
After 5:00 p.m. on May 8, Henan Police Substation officers went to Ms. Yang Shuhong's home claiming they were checking out their household registration. They searched and found a copy of the Nine Commentaries and some other materials including DVDs. They arrested Ms. Yang and interrogated her roughly.
Henan Police Substation of Yanji City: 86-433-2812037
The team leader of the surveillance team of the Yanji Detention Center: 86-433-2651119
26. [Shaowu City, Fujian Province] Ms. Wu Qinhua and Ms. Zhan Zhenlian Were Taken into Custody
On May 19, Ms. Wu Qinhua, over 60 years old, from Shaowu City was arrested at her own shoe repair stall. She is being detained at Shaowu Detention Center.
On the morning of May 22, Ms. Zhan Zhenlian, 68 years old and a retired employee of the Shaowu Zhonghe Farm, went to Ms. Wu Qinhua's home. At the door, she was stopped by Wu Qinhua's husband, who asked her to pay the twenty thousand yuan that was confiscated by the police. The 110 was called and she was afterwards arrested. At 10 a.m. on May 23, she was detained in Shaowu Detention Center. Currently she is on a hunger strike.
27. [Qishui County, Shangdong Province] Ms. Ma Xiangyi and Mr. Zhang Guohua Were Arrested
At around 6:00 a.m. on May 23, Ms. Ma Xiangyi from Gaoqiao Town, Qishui County, was taken into custody from home. Her home was searched. On the same day, the police broke into Mr. Zhang Guohua's home and took him into custody. Ms. Ma Xiangyi and Zhang Guohua are in Qishui Detention Center.
28. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Deng Manxiang Was Taken into Custody
At 10 a.m. on May 24, Ms. Deng Manxiang, from Zhuhui District, Hengyang City, was arrested by a group of police led by Luo Yinghong.
Zhou Caijun, the director for the Miaopu Police Substation: 86-13875776606
Luo Yinghong, a policeman: 86-13974701713
29. [Renqiu, Hebei Province] Ms. Lu Ya Was Taken into Custody on May 23 and Is Currently Being Detained at the Liulizhuang Police Substation at An'xing County
30. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xu Jiamei Was Taken into Custody
At noon on April 25, Ms. Xu Jiamei, a 75-year-old retired senior teacher from Wuhan, was taken into custody from her home in Shenzhen. Her home was searched and her current whereabouts is unknown.
In 2001, Ms. Xu Jiamei was illegally sentenced and incarcerated in Wuhan Women's Jail for three and a half years.
31. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Kong Laoda from Agricultural University Was Taken into Custody on May 24
32. [Guang'an, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Youqing Is Persecuted
On the afternoon of May 23, Ms. Chen Youqing, a practitioner from Guang'an, Linshui County, was taken into custody at her job. In the afternoon the next day, they broke into her home and took away Dafa materials and over two thousand yuan in cash when her family was not at home. Ms. Chen Youqing is still being held in the detention center.
33. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Li Guizhi and Qi Hongyu Were Taken into Custody
At 6:00 a.m. on May 20, Ms. Li Guizhi, a practitioner from Shuguang Oil Field, was taken into custody from home. At the same time, Ms. Qi Hongyu, a practitioner from Yulou, Panjin City, was also taken into custody. She is being held in Panjin City Detention Center.
34. [Tianjin City] Ms. Li Jing Was Taken into Custody on May 18 and Is Currently Detained at the Yangcun Detention Center
35. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Jifeng Was Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of May 23, the police of the Mengyin Town 610 Office and the Jushan Police Substation broke into and searched Ms. Liu Jifeng's home. They took her to the Jushan Police Substation. She was released after having five thousand yuan extorted from her.
36. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners Including Mr. Wang Xiyan, Mr. Wang Chaodong, and Mr. Wang Xiantao Were Taken into Custody
37. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Including Mr. Zhang Zhaoyu and Mr. Xiao Gang Were Taken into Custody on May 23
38.[Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Jilan, a Practitioner from Chengezhuang, Zhucheng, Was Taken into Custody on May 18
39.[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Peilan Was Taken to Zhaohua Detention Center
On the evening of May 24, police from the Tiexi District Public Security Bureau, Shenyang City and the Qigong Police Substation arrested Ms. Zhang Peilan, around 60 years old, and searched her home. She is in Zhaohua Detention Center.
40. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Practitioners Including Mr. Feng Bingzhang and Ms. Deng Wenhua Are Being Persecuted
At around 9:00 a.m. on May 9, Mr. Feng Bingzhang and Ms. Deng Wenhua were followed when they were distributing truth-clarification materials. Later on the police from Ximei Police Substation took them into custody. They beatMr. Feng Bingzhang until he was bleeding from his head. His current whereabouts is unknown.
41. [Beijing] Mr. Zhao Lu Was Secretly Taken Away
On May 18, Mr. Zhao Lu was taken away secretly from home. The police confiscated truth-clarification materials, a copy machine, a laptop, and other items from his home.
Mr. Zhao works for the Chinese Cooking Association, and he was the director of a Western-type restaurant. His supervisor often took him to different advanced and intermediate meetings related to cooking. In preparation for the the Olympics, the police have tried to exclude every Falun Gong practitioner from the Chinese or Western-type restaurants.
42. [Zibo City, Shandong Province]Mr. Li Jingkun, around 60 Years Old, Was Taken into Custody by the Zhoucun 610 Office in the Afternoon on May 23.
43. [Dongkou County, Hunan Province] Mr. Xiao Yaohan From Tangwan Jiujiang, Hongjiang City, Was Arrested from Home on May 20 by the Dongkou County Police
44. [Yili City, Xinjiang] Ms. Liu Hanyu Was Taken into Custody
On May 9, Ms. Liu Hanyu, close to 50 years old, was taken into custody by the Wulumuqi City 610 Office in the Wulumuqi City. She is being held in Shuimogou Women's Detention Center in Wulumuqi City.
Ms. Liu was sentenced by the 610 Office to seven years imprisonment for going to Beijing to appeal for Dafa and clarifying the truth in Yili City.
45. [Jiangxi Province] Ms. Li Lanying Was Taken into Custody on April 20--Her Current Whereabouts Is Still Unknown
46. [Shanhaiguang, Hebei Province] Mr. Wei Danquan from Shanhaiguang Was Arrested When He Was at Work in the Morning on May 25
47. [Hebei Province] Luquan City Officials Detained Several Practitioners in Preparation for the Olympics
Since April 2, several practitioners were into custody in Tonghua, including Ms. Wang Ping, Ms. Li Xiuting, Mr. Li Shusen, Mr. Hu Song, Ms. Ying Guirong, Ms. Wang Ronghua, and Ms. Dai Junfu. They have all been released.
Those who were sentenced to forced labor include: Ms. Song Guixiang, 18 months; Ms. Sun Juping, two years in Changchun Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp; Ms. Peng Guiyun, one year; Ms. Li Xiuhong, two years; Ms. Ge Changlan, one year; and Ms. Wei Baoxia, one year.
Those practitioners still at the detention center include: Ms. Qin Xiuli, Ms. Liu Baozhen, Ms. Min Shufeng, Ms. Liu Xiaona, Ms. Zheng Liming, Ms. Yu Guihua, Ms. Yu Xiulan, Mr. Fu Honglu, Ms. Fu Lisha, Mr. Guo Lishen, Ms. Huang Yueling, and Ms. Xie Lanzhen.
48. [Changle City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Including Ms. Wang Cuixiang Were Taken into Custody
Ms. Wang Cuixiang and Mr. Shi were taken into custody on May 1, 2008. Ms. Wang's home was searched and she is being held in the county detention center.
At 5:00 p.m. on May 4, officers with the Changle Public Security Bureau, the National Security Team, and the Tangwu Police Substation arrested Ms. Wang Zhifeng and searched her homes. She is being held in the county detention center.
49. [Dazhu County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Qingfang and Ms. Wu Houying Were Taken into Custody When They Were Clarifying the Truth in Zhuyan Town on May 22
50. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution of Mr. Liu Guoliang and His Wife, Ms. Wang Fenglan
Mr. Liu Guoliang and his wife, Ms. Wang Fenglan, were recently taken into custody by the Harbin City police after their home was searched. They have now been detained for two to three months. Recently they have been faced with an unlawful trial.
51. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Practitioners Including Ms. Xiang Benzi Were Persecuted
On February 5, 2007, Ms. Xiang Benzi, a practitioner from Macheng, Hubei Province, was arrested by Shiming Public Security Bureau agents in Xiamen City. After she was sentenced to three and a half years, she was taken to the Fuzhou Jail in Fujian Province on March 7, 2008. The practitioners who were arrested at the same time--Mr. Lai Jiyan and Mr. Xu Xiaoqian--were also taken Fuzhou Jail.
52. [Da'an City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Chenfa Is Detained
At the beginning of May 2008, Mr. Wang Chenfa, a practitioner from Guangan Town, Da'an City, was reported to the police when he was giving out the truth-clarifying materials. He was taken into custody and assaulted. Now he is being detained at Daqing City Detention Center.
53. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr . Wang Chaodong, Mr. Xin Hongyuan, and Ms. Wei Yuhong Were Taken into Custody
On May 24, Mr. Wang Chaodong was taken into custody from home by the provincial police. His wife, Ms. Wei Yuhuang, is kept under 24-hour surveillance at home.
At the same time, Ms.Wei Yu Hong and Mr. Xin Hongyuan were also taken into custody from home by the provincial police. Their current whereabouts are unknown.
54. [Luquan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Lu Ruixing Was Taken into Custody
On the morning of May 22, police from the Dahe Village Police Substation, Luquan City, went to the Shaoying School in Quzai Village to arrest practitioner Mr. Lu Ruixing and also searched his home. Mr. Lu is being held Luquan Detention Center.
55. [Damin County, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Dianjun and Mr. Zhi Xianji Were Robbed
At 5:30 p.m. on May 6, over a dozen police officers led by Zhu Zhangying, the head of the Daming County 610 Office, broke into Mr. Guo Dianjun and Mr. Zhi Xianjia's home in Guofenggu Village. The police confiscated their books, TV sets, a satellite TV receiver, a VCD player, and cash.
56. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Ping from Tianzhuangtai Town, Dawa County, Was Taken into Custody on May 21
57. [Tanghai County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Including Ms. Dong Ruifeng Were Secretly Sentenced
Ms. Dong Ruifeng, over 60 years old; Ms. Wu Junshi, over 70; and Ms. Zhang Jinping, 53, are practitioners from Tanghai County. They were arrested for giving out materials at Qi Farm. The Tanghai County Court did not sentence them on December 24, 2007. Later on, they secretly sentenced them.
Ms. Dong and Ms. Wu were sentenced to three and a half years and taken to Shijiazhuang Women's Jail and Jidong Jail No. Five Team respectively. As a result of the persecution, Ms. Wu now can no longer walk unassisted. Ms. Zhang was sentenced to three years and taken to the Shanhuan Women's Jail in Shijiazhuang.
58. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Yu Cuihua Was Arrested
On May 17, Ms. Yu Cuihua, a practitioner from Nanchang City, was followed and arrested by plainclothes police. Her current whereabouts is still unknown.
59. [Chongqing City] Mr. Qing Daquan Was Taken into Custody
Mr. Qing Daquan,a practitioner from Shapingba District, Chongqing City, around 55 years old, was taken into custody for clarifying the truth in the Gaoxin District of Chongqing City. His home was searched and his current whereabouts is unknown.
60. [Zhulu County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Guirong Was Taken into Custody after Her Home Was Searched on May 23, 2008.
61. [Dacheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Qiuxiang Was Taken into Custody
Ms. Chen Qiuxiang, a practitioner from Liu Gezhuang Town, Dacheng County, 36 years old, was taken into custody by several police officers who broke into her home. She is detained at Lanfang Detention Center in Hebei Province.
62. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zheng Lijuan Was Taken to Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp
On April 6, Ms. Zheng Lijuan, a practitioner from Changchun City, was reported to the police by the Dongshi District Neighborhood Committee when she was posting truth-clarifying materials. She was arrested by Nanguangchang Police Station officers and is being held in Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp.