(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 9 provinces. In this report, 38 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 21 practitioners were "illegally arrested."
1. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Taken into Custody
Mr. Yu Xinshan was illegally arrested on February 7. When his home in Yujia Village in the Wutu area was searched, police officers confiscated an MP3 player and Falun Gong related brochures. Mr. Yu was released later in the day after officers extorted 100 yuan in cash from his nephew.
A male practitioner Jianhua was taken into custody around 12:30 p.m. on February 10. The police searched his home and confiscated two DVDs. Mr. Zhao Guangjie was taken into custody on February 7. The three practitioners are being held at the Changle Detention Center.
Ms. Yu Meixia was arrested on February 7. She was released after being held at the Wutu Police Station for one day.
On February 11, Mr. Wang Deqin's son managed to avoid being arrested but now he unable to return home.
2. [Sanhe County, Hebei Province] Mr. Meng Zhaomin Arrested
At around 10:00 p.m. on February 5, officers from the Sanhe County Domestic Security Division broke into Mr. Meng Zhaomin's photography studio and took him to the Sanhe Detention Center. His wife, who is not a practitioner, was taken in for interrogation. She was not released until late that evening. The couple's two young children had been left at home. The police also confiscated a computer and other personal items.
3. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Xiaoqun Brutally Tortured--Her Elderly Parents in Grief
Ms. Wang Xiaoqun, 63, lives in the Dingcheng District in Changde City. She has been sentenced to seven and a half years in the Hunan Women's Prison. In June 2008, she hand delivered a solemn statement to the prison's "Transformation" Team declaring that any words or actions of hers that were not in accordance with Falun Dafa's teachings were nullified. She also made it clear to them that she would continue to practice Falun Dafa. The guards then handcuffed her and hung her up off the floor for two days. Ms. Wang's family was denied the right to visit her. Her parents, in their eighties, often burst into tears when recalling the torture that their daughter endured at the prison.
4. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Peng Shiqiong Held in a Small Cell at the Nanmusi Forced Labor Camp
In June 2008, Ms. Peng Shiqiong was secretly taken into custody in North Guang'an City. Ms. Peng, who lives in Huangying City, within the boundaries of Guang'an City, was sentenced to two years in the Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Sichuan Province. This is the fourth time that she had been taken to a labor camp. To date, she has spent over eight years in forced labor camps. When Ms. Peng and other practitioners refused to perform slave labor, the guards ordered inmates―who were imprisoned on drug related charges―to monitor each practitioner and to beat them at will.
The guards took away all the practitioners' warm clothes and left them with only short sleeve shirts and shorts in late fall. Ms. Peng is being held in a small isolation cell and has developed symptoms of high blood pressure.
5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jia Qingshu and Mr. Wang Hong Held at the Benxi Prison, Each Serving Three-year Sentences
6. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Shumei Taken to a Hospital after Being Subjected to Severe Abuse in Detention
Ms. Li Shumei is from Fularji District in Qiqihar City. While being illegally detained at the Fularji Detention Center, she developed acute symptoms of heart disease and high blood pressure. On February 11 she was taken to the Fularji No. 1 Hospital.
7. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Two Practitioners Taken into Custody
Mr. Wang Jichang and a female practitioner in Changchun City were turned in to the police at around 11:00 a.m. on February 11 for telling people about the persecution. The police took the two practitioners into custody around 2:00 p.m. then searched the female practitioner's home.
8. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yang Xinping Returns Home after One Year of Forced Labor
On the afternoon of March 7, 2008, Zhao Yonggang, director of the Daxing Township Police Station in Changtu County, led several officers to break into several practitioners' homes in Bianjia Village. They arrested Ms. Yang Xinping, searched her home, then took her to the Changtu County Detention Center for over one month. She was later transferred to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp to serve a one year term. On February 9, 2009, Ms. Yang returned home.
9. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Jingping and Ms. Liu Ning Held at the Jinnan District Detention Center
10. [Tianjin] Mr. Zhang Jinshui and Ms. Zhang Liqin Arrested--Their Homes Searched
At 7:00 a.m. on February 13, 2009, several dozen officers from the Tianjin Municipal Police Department, the Jinghai County Police Department, and the Jinghai County 610 Office broke into the homes of Mr. Zhang Jinshui and Ms. Zhang Liqin in Jinghai Town. After the police took the two practitioners into custody, they confiscated their computers, printers, and Falun Dafa books. Mr. Zhang and Ms. Zhang are being held at the Jinghai Detention Center.
11. [Beijing] Ms. Lin Lihua Faces Unlawful Trial
On July 8, 2008, Ms. Lin Lihua was taken into custody by officers from the Gaopaidian Police Station in Chaoyang District, Beijing. At 9:00 a.m. on February 19, Ms. Lin was tried at the Chaoyang District Court.
Yu Yang, judge: 86-10-85998632 (Office)
Zhang Xin, procuratorate: 86-10-65843073 (Office)
12. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Tongshou in Liulin Village, Cuijiaji Town Taken into Custody on February 1
13. [Shandong Province] Additional Information on Practitioners Arrested in Yishui County
Mr. Li Benshan and his wife Ms. Yu Junhuai from Zhuge Town returned home the same day they were taken to the police station. Mr. Wang Yiming returned home after being held for over one month. Ms. Duan Jianlan from Wenzuo Village returned home after being detained for over one month and after having 1,000 yuan extorted from her. Eight practitioners remain in custody, including Mr. Zhou Rong from Shagou Town, Mr. Zhou Guisen from Wenzuo Village, Ms. Dong Xuemei and her brother-in-law from Mazhan Town, and a young couple from Weihai City who had been forced to stay out of town to avoid being persecuted.
14. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Hongchao and Ms. Cui Yuezhi to Be Unlawfully Tried
On July 26, 2008, Mr. Wang Hongchao and Ms. Cui Yuezhi, were forced to leave town in order to avoid being arrested. With nowhere to stay, they were soon taken into custody by 610 Office personnel from Guan County and the Linqing area. Both practitioners are being held at the Liaocheng Detention Center. They are to be tried in the coming days in Guan County.
Liu Qiang, top official in charge of persecuting practitioners in Guan County: 86-13806352022 (Cell), 86-635-5238822 (Office)
610 Office of the Guan County Party Committee: 86-635-5237610
15. [Hebei Province] Mr. Peng Yujun Detained in the Gaocheng City Detention Center
On February 9, Mr. Peng Yujun went to the countryside to tell people about the persecution of Falun Gong. He was turned in to the police and taken into custody. Mr. Peng is being held at the Gaocheng City Detention Center.
16. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Shuzhi to Be Transferred to the Shijiazhuang Women's Prison
Ms. Liu Shuzhi, in her sixties, was arrested on January 9, 2009. On January 22 she was transferred from the Shijiazhuang City Detention Center to the Kuancheng County Detention Center. She was later transferred to the Shijiazhuang Women's Prison on January 27. Her family recently discovered that Ms. Li was illegally sentenced to prison during a 2006 court ruling.
17. [Ningde City, Fujian Province] Follow Up Report on Ms. Ruan Aigen Who Was Taken to a Psychiatric Hospital
On January 4, 2009, Clearwisdom.net reported that Ms. Ruan Aigen from Ningde City was being held at a psychiatric hospital. She was released on January 26, 2009, around the time of the Chinese New Year. Shortly after her release, she was forced to leave town to avoid being harassed by the police. Her whereabouts are unknown.
18. [Yuechi County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Tang Xiewen Sentenced to Three Years and Six Months in Prison
19. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gai Suzhi Recently Taken into Custody--Her Home Searched
20. [Henan Province] Police at the Zhongyuan Oil Fields Arrest Practitioners
Police officers at the Zhongyuan Oil Fields in the Puyang area of Henan Province broke into two practitioners' homes at around midnight on Feburary 13. After the officers found Falun Dafa related brochures, they arrested Mr. Zhang Xiaobo and his mother.
21. [Huolinguole City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Cui Yugu Returns Home the Same Day She Was Arrested
At around 11:00 a.m. on February 12, 2009, Ms. Cui Yuru was arrested and had her home searched by officers from the Huolinguole City Police Department. At around 4:00 p.m., Ms. Cui was released home.
22. [Dingzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Lu Suojian, Ms. Huang Gaixin, and Ms. Zhao Junping Each Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor
23. [Laiyuan County, Hebei Province] Nine Practitioners Return Home after Being Taken into Police Custody
On December 16, 2008 nine practitioners from Laiyuan County were arrested for clarifying the truth in the countryside. Although all nine practitioners had returned home by adhering to righteous thoughts, the State Security Police still refused to release the van that the practitioners were driving. The practitioners' families have asked the police to return the van on several occasions, but to no avail.
610 Office: 86-312-7321728
Wei Jinkui, section head of the State Security Section of the police department: 86-13383022388 (Cell), 86-13831295000 (Cell), 86-312-7323520
24. [Xixia City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Weili and Ms. Wang Shuyun Taken into Custody
Ms. Gao Weili and Ms. Wang Shuyun in Xixia City were turned in to the police for talking to people about the persecution and giving out brochures. After the police took them into custody, they took the practitioners to the Xixia Detention Center.
25. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Honghai Detained
Ms. Wang Honghai, who lives in the Jiehu area of Yinan County, was arrested at her home on the morning of January 17, 2009 and had some of her personal belongings confiscated. Ms. Wang remains in custody.
26. [Sichuan Province] Steadfast Practitioners Face Long-term Imprisonment at the Chuangxi Women's Prison
Practitioners who refuse to be brainwashed at the Chuanxi Women's Prison are not released even when their prison terms end.
Ms. Liu Hui's term ended back in September 2007, after being imprisoned there for several years. She has still not been released.
Ms. Chen Xiangzhi was held at the Chuanxi Women's Prison for eight years. Although her term has recently ended, she has not been released.
27. [Potou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Guoai Arrested While Teaching a Class
On February 12, 2009, Ms. Wu Guoai, a teacher at the No. 2 High School in Potou City, was taken into police custody while she was teaching a class. Another practitioner in the same high school managed to escape.
28. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Miao Taken to the Tangshan Forced Labor Camp
Between September and October 2008, Ms. Yang Miao from Shijiazhuang City was taken to the Tangshan Forced Labor Camp. Her father who is half paralyzed has no one to look after him.
February 14, 2009