(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 8 provinces. In this report, 16 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 22 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Xinchun Persecuted Until Disabled
In 2002, Mr. Wang Xinchun lost his feet as a result of torture at the Fenggou Police Station in the Jinshandun District. Since then, the Jinshandun Police Department has arrested and beaten him many times. Mr. Wang maintains his living by repairing shoes in Jinshan Town. However, the police beat him and did not allow him to repair shoes in Jinshandun. Later on, he ran an appliance repair store at home to make a living. At the beginning of December 2008, he was arrested again. They took away two of his laptop computers. He was released after being beaten for three days in the detention center.
On March 4, 2009, Mr. Wang went to the Jinshantun Court to sue the Jinshantun Police Department for brutally persecuting him. The court did not accept his case. On March 24, 2009, he went to the Yichun City Intermediate Court to sue the Jinshantun Police Department. The intermediate court also refused to hear him.
2. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ren Cuizhu Taken to a Brainwashing Center
On the night of March 25, 2009, Ms. Ren Cuizhu from Zhifu District was arrested. Now she is being detained in a brainwashing center held by the 610 Office.
3. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Dong Jinbo Suffers from Angina, Hypertension and Numbness as a Result of Persecution in Hehuakeng Forced Labor Camp
4. [Tongling County, Anhui Province] On the Night of March 26, 2009, Ms. Zhang (About 70 Years Old) Was Taken Away from the Store Her Daughter Runs
5. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Information about the Persecution of Ms. Liu Lirong
Police from the Mengyin County 610 Office went to the bank where Ms. Li Lirong worked and took away a bank check book with more than a hundred thousand yuan, over thirty thousand yuan in cash, her residency registration book, her identification card, and other items.
6. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Luo Xinhua and Three Other Practitioners Arrested
On the morning of March 29, 2009, Ms. Luo Xinhua, Ms. Xue Li, Ms. Lao Yan, and Ms. Lao Luo were arrested by officers from the Lengshuipu Police Station of the Yueyanglou District Police Sub-Bureau. They are being detained in the Hubin Detention Center.
Zheng Han, Head of the Lengshuipu Police Station: 86-13808400610
7. [Dunhua City, Jilin Province] On March 30, 2009, Officers from the Dunhua Criminal Police Team Took Ms. Zhang Jie from Her Home, as Well as Dafa Books and Materials
Dunhua Criminal Police Team: 86-433-6360411, 86-433-6360407, 86-433-6360412
8. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Ma Chuncheng Arrested
On March 25, 2009, Mr. Ma Chuncheng was arrested by the Harbin police and the Daqing police. He is being detained in Harbin City.
9. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Peiye Sent to a Forced Labor Camp
On February 17, 2009, Ms. Wang Peiye was taken away by officers from the Gaoqiao Town Police Station and personnel from the Gaoqiao Town Comprehensive Administration Office in Yishui County. She is being detained in the Jinan Forced Labor Camp for a one-year term.
10. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Police Harassed Ms. Li Xiuqi
On the morning of March 25, 2009, the chief of the Wenan County National Security Team and four policemen went to the home of Ms. Li Xiuqi at Zhaogezhuang Town. They confiscated her computer. Ms. Li was forced to become homeless and destitute in order to avoid being arrested at home. She has yet to return home.
11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wei Chunping Arrested
Ms. Wei Chunping lives at 9 Wansongyuan, Jianghan District, Wuhan City. On March 6, 2009, she was arrested by police out of town. Her home was also searched.
12. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuqin Sentenced to Forced Labor
On the afternoon of February 19, 2009, Guo Hongtang and three or four policemen from the National Security Team of the Shouguang Police Department took Ms. Zhang Xiuqin (about 40 years old) to the Shengcheng Police Station in Shouguang City. At the station, Ms. Zhang was interrogated for four or five days and was then taken to the Shouguang Detention Center. One month later, she was sentenced to one year of forced labor. Now she is being detained in the Shandong Women's Forced Labor Camp.
On the afternoon when Ms. Zhang Xiuqin was arrested, the police also took her husband to the police station from his office. After extorting their family out of 10,000 yuan, the police released her husband. Due to pressure, the company her husband worked for fired him.
13. [Dunhua City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Guifen and Other Practitioners Arrested
On March 27, 2009, the Politics and Law Committee, the 610 Office, and the Criminal Police Team of the police department of Dunhua City arrested seven or eight Falun Gong practitioners, including Ms. Li Guifen, Mr. Bao Wanjun, Ms. Liu Xiaojie, and Ms. Zhang Huanying.
Hong Rinan, Secretary of the Dunhua City Politics and Law Committee:
86-13904475705
Jing Nianxin, Head of the 610 Office: 86-433-6266278, 86-433-6239173,
86-13944788517
Dai Zhaoxiang, Director of the Dunhua Police Department: 86-433-6360301,
86-433-6251966
14. [Anxin County, Hebei Province] On March 21, 2009, Mr. Liu Kexin Was Arrested by the Anxin County 610 Office
15. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jiang Mingyu Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
On the night of April 23, 2008, Mr. Jiang Mingyu was arrested by the Cuidong Police Station. The police also confiscated fliers about Falun Gong, his cellphone, and other items. He has been sentenced to eight years in prison and is now in Masanjia Prison.
16. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Mr. Song Kaijun and Mr. Zhao Hui Sentenced to Four Years' Imprisonment
On June 24, 2008, Mr. Song Kaijun and Mr. Zhao Hui were arrested separately at work by police from the Hongshan District National Security Team in Chifeng City. After being detained in the detention center for more than eight months, in mid-March 2009, the two practitioners were sentenced to four years in prison by the Hongshan District Court. Now Mr. Zhao Hui is being detained in the Inner Mongolia Fourth Prison in Chifeng City.
17. [Yanshan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Guirong Arrested
On the morning of March 26, 2009, Ms. Zhang Guirong from Hanji Town, Yanshan County was reported to the police while she was distributing fliers about Falun Gong in Wangjin Village, Mengdian Township. Officers from the Mengdian Township Police Station took her to the Yanshan County Police Department. She is being detained in the county detention center.
18. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] On March 27, 2009, Ms. Gu Feng'e of the Mengyin House Reform Office Arrested
19. [Qiqiharer City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Jinying Harassed
At 8 a.m. on March 27, 2009, seven or eight young officers from the Minhang Road Police Station broke into the home of Ms. Wang Jinyin, who is about 70 years old. At the time, she was not at home. The police took away pictures of Master Li and Dafa books.
20. [Shunyi Area, Beijing] Ms. Yang Junling Beaten and Tortured
At the beginning of March 2009, Ms. Yang Junling was reported to the police and arrested. The police beat her. As a result, she fell unconscious and could not talk. Her blood pressure also went up to 180.
21. [Chongqing City] Additional Information about the Persecution of Mr. Liu Shurong and Other Practitioners
Mr. Liu Shurong, Mr. Zhang Zishu, Mr. Jiang Changwu, and Mr. Shi Dingfu from Longshui Town, Dazhu County, Chongqing City, were arrested. Mr. Liu Shurong had been detained in the Xishanping Forced Labor Camp in Chongqing City twice and in Yongchuan Prison in Chongqing City once.
22. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Honglian, Who Was Arrested in May 2008, Has Been Sentenced to Five Years' Imprisonment
23. [Zhuolu County, Hebei Province] Many Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested
At about 10 a.m. on March 19, 2009, the Zhuolu County Police Department and the 610 Office dispatched their full force to arrest practitioners in Chengguan Town, Zhuolu County.
Mr. Cui Lu works in the County Farmer Department. On March 19, he was arrested at work and his home was searched.
Ms. Zhou Jianzhen is a 12th grade English teacher at Zhuolu High School. She was arrested at school and her home was searched.
Ms. Cao Cuimei is a teacher and accountant at Xiguan Elementary School in Zhuolu Town. She was arrested at school and her home was also searched.
Ms. Zhou Jianfeng lives in Xiguan Village, Zhuolu Town. On the morning of March 19, 2009, she was taken away from her home, leaving a ten-year-old child behind.
They are all being held in the Zhuolu County Detention Center.
Li Hai, Director of the Zhuolu County Police Department: 86-313-7985001,
86-313-5227826, 86-13903135216
Zhang Dachuan, Commissar: 86-313-7985002, 86-313-7825518, 86-137031332303
Li Zhanming, Associate Director: 86-313-7985009, 86-13603221688
Dong Fei, Chief of the National Security Team: 86-313-7985062, 86-13932382700