(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report, 27 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 19 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wei Xiuying in Critical Condition
The police illegally arrested Ms. Wei Xiuying from Jincheng, Linghai City and took her to the Linghai City Detention Center on May 22, 2009. She was savagely tortured and now her life is in peril.
Wang Hui: main persecutor, 86-416-2572018 (Office), 86-416-2388888 (Home); 86-13897886666 (Cell)
Li Yazhou: another main persecutor, 86-416-2572018 (Office), 86-416-2388888 (Home), 86-13897886666 (Cell)
Wang Jingshan, Linghai Police Department deputy head: 86-416-8191011
Liu Hongjun, Jincheng Police Department head in Linghai City: 86-416-8285999
2. [Jianli County, Hubei Province] Ms. Xu Liangying Arrested
47-year-old Ms. Xu Liangying, while she was with another Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested when talking to several men who turned out to be 610 Office agents dressed in civilian clothes. The other practitioner left without incident. Xu Liangying's current whereabouts are unknown. She had just returned home less than a year ago after being held in a labor camp for more than seven years.
Pan Ke, Jianli County 610 Office head: 86-716-3322942
Jiang Changhong, 610 Office deputy head: 86-13339749209
Huang Zhaolin, Hubei Province 610 Office head: 86-27-87233496 (Office), 27-87133985 (Office), 86-27-87234738 (Home)
Jin Xiubin, Hubei Government 610 Office: 86-27-87238085 (Office)
3. [Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Deng Zhongfeng Arrested, Her Home Ransacked
Ms. Deng Zhongfeng from Dujiangyan City is around 50 years old. Officers from the Kuiguang Road Police Station arrested her when she was on a shopping trip early in the morning of May 14, 2009. The police also ransacked her home. They transferred Ms. Deng to the Puyang Detention Center in Dujiangyan City where she remains to this day, following her incarceration at the police station.
4. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhu Xiaodong on Hunger Strike for More Than 50 Days at the Shandong Province No. 2 Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Zhu Xiaodong from the Zhong District, Jinan City was severely abused for persisting in his belief. He was tortured with having to stand facing a wall, handcuffed to a windowsill, and being force-fed through the nose, among other abuses. He has started a protest hunger strike that has so far lasted for more than 50 days. Mr. Zhu is now held at Division 8 at the Shandong Province No. 2 Forced Labor Camp in Guanzhuang Township, Zhangqiu City.
5. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Dicheng and Mr. Bian Yonglai Persecuted
Four officers from the Taoxu Town Police Station ransacked Mr. Sun Dicheng's home in Sunjiamayu Village in Taoxu Town, Mengyin County on May 17, 2009. Three officers arrested Sun Dicheng early the next morning and took him to the Taoxu Town Police Station where they threatened and interrogated him. They told the village Party secretary and his relatives to take him home after extorting 2,000 yuan from his family.
Officers from the Mengshan Police Station in Mengyin County ransacked Mr. Bian Yonglai's home in the same village in the early morning on May 20, 2009, but Bian Yonglai left safely. The same officers returned early next morning, and harassed and intimidated his family.
6. [Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Zhu Shiwang Sentenced to Prison Again
35-year-old Mr. Zhu Shiwang is the sales department manager at the Hoe Leong Plastic Industry Ltd. in Kunshan City. A spray-painted phrase "Falun Dafa is good" was found at a public location in 2007. Kunshan City Domestic Security agents insisted Zhu Shiwang did it, although they had no evidence. Kunshan Court officials sentenced him to six years in prison, in complete violation of the Chinese constitution. He was taken to the Wuxi Prison. This is the second incarceration following his labor camp incarceration between 2000 and 2002.
7. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Wu Wenjing Arrested
Officers from the He District Police Department's Domestic Security Division in Xinyang City arrested Ms. Wu Wenjing in early May 2009 as she handed out Falun Gong flyers. She is now held at the Xinyang City No. 1 Detention Center.
Xinyang City Police Department: 86-376-6611005
Xianshan No. 1 Detention Center: 86-376-6601824
610 Office: 86-376-6869101
8. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Linzhou City 610 Office head Zhang Zhenhong led eight police officers who arrested Mr. Guo Suo, Mr. Yong Lian and Ms. Li Yuhong the evening of April 25, 2009. They arrested also Mr. Ai Rong from Nanyu, Caisang Town and Ms. Yang Xiuping from Xiachuan, Caisang Town.
9. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Li Arrested on May 22, 2009 When Taking a Stroll
10. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Lai Disappeared
Mr. Wang Lai from Yantai City is in his 50s and retired from his job with the Port Authorities. 610 Office agents and officials from his former workplace arrested him in October 2008 and took him to a mental hospital for persecution. He was released two months later but disappeared in December 2008. No one has so far had any contact with him.
11. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Latest Update on Ms. Huang Lanying
Local police arrested Ms. Huang Lanying in late April 2009 and took her to the Nanhuochang Detention Center in Shijiazhuang City. She was recently transferred to the Luquan Forced Labor Camp and was sentenced to 13 months there.
12. [Tongling County, Anhui Province] Mr. Pei Xuewen Recently Held at the Tongling County Detention Center; His Family is Forbidden to Visit Him
13. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Qiuyun Sentenced to Prison
Hengshui City Court sentenced local resident Ms. Zhang Qiuyun to four years in prison and transported her to the Shijiazhuang Women's Prison on May 17, 2009.
Yang Shushan: No. 4 Domestic Security Division head in Hengshui City, 86-15003180258, 86-13383388315, 86-318-2228612
14. [Hongan County, Hubei Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Ms. Dai Aimin and Ms. Deng Xueqin
Ms. Dai Aimin and Ms. Deng Xueqin were reported to the police as they spoke with and handed people Falun Gong pamphlets near the Hongan No. 2 Middle School the afternoon of May 16, 2009. Officers from the Jinsha Police Station arrested them.
Deng Xueqin, 56, is a family member of a seed company employee. She returned home the next day.
Dai Aimin works at the Hongan County Department of Landscape Architecture and was sent to the Huolianfan Farm to do forced labor in Hongan County. The police confiscated all of her Dafa books and self-made Falun Gong materials.
The authorities are planning to send Dai Aimin to a brainwashing center in Wuhan City. Her workplace cannot afford to pay the 10,000-yuan ransom the police demanded. Police forced her husband to write an IOU for 10,000 yuan. Her husband and other family members are showing resentment toward Dai Aimin, due to pressure from all fronts. Dai Aimin's family is destitute. Her husband is unemployed, and both of her children borrowed money to go to college.
Yao Xuejun, Hongan County 610 Office agent: 86-713-3852199
Li Jinsong: 86-13986548088
15. [Liaoning Province] Additional Information on the Arrests of Ms. Ji Yihong, Ms. Xue Lanhui and Ms. Zou Yumin
Ms. Ji Yihong and Ms. Xue Lanhui have been sent to Fushun Brainwashing Center following their arrest in Yuhuangding, Lushun, the afternoon of May 7, 2009. Also arrested at the same time was Ms. Zou Yumin, who is now suffering from heart failure as a result of brutal persecution. She was rushed to a hospital and later sent to the Yaojia Detention Center.
Cao Shanchong, Lushunkou District Domestic Security Division head: 86-13700118298
Lushunkou District Domestic Security Division in Dalian City: 86-411-86612019
16. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Fu Tuoyu Arrested
Ms. Fu Tuoyu from Dongfanghong Town, Hulin City was arrested the afternoon of May 14, 2009. She is now held at the Dongfanghong Detention Center.
17. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Baowei Arrested
Ms. Li Baowei works for the Langfang City Judicial Bureau. He was arrested in 2003 and taken to a brainwashing center but later left and lived in exile. He has been driving a taxi in Tangku, Tianjin the past two months. He drove to Yanqing, Beijing on May 15, 2009, and police arrested him. His current whereabouts are unknown.
18. [Chongqing] Persecution of Ms. Zheng Zequn, Ms. Luo Zehui and Mr. Luo Taiqing
The police arrested Ms. Zheng Zequn from her home in Rentuo Town, Jiangjin District at 10:00 a.m. on May 9, 2009 as she washed clothes at home. They held her at Jiangjin District Custody Center.
Ms. Luo Zehui and Mr. Luo Taiqing from Jiangjin District are currently held at the Yongchuan Prison in Chongqing . They are extremely weak from torture and their entire bodies are swollen.
19. [Renhuai City, Guizhou Province] Two Practitioners, Mr. Wang Guocai and Shi, Face Unconstitutional Trial
Renhuai City Court is planning to put practitioners Mr. Wang Guocai and Shi from Naxi District, Luzhou on trial at 9:00 a.m. on June 5, 2009.
20. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Fan Hongwei Persecuted
Ms. Fan Hongwei, 39, was arrested on April 10, 2009. She was sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp and is now held at Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province.
21. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Ai Xiangbin Arrested at the Kunshan Train Station in Jiangsu Province
Mr. Ai Xiangbin, a mason from Yingcheng City is 47 years old. Officers from the Kunshan City Railroad Police Department found him carrying Falun Gong flyers and DVDs at the Kunshan Train Station on May 20, 2009. His current whereabouts are unknown.
22. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Mr. Chai Liuchang and Wife Arrested
Mr. Chai Liuchang was arrested from work by mining district police on May 19, 2009. They confiscated the keys to his home and ransacked it later in the evening. They also arrested him and his practitioner wife Qiu Buhua. The couple is now held at the Pingdingshan Detention Center.
Zhao Guangshuang, No. 1 Detention Center head: 86-375-28621, 86-13569552696, 86-375-3939539
Qu Jinlong, No. 1 Detention Center deputy head: 86-375-28625, 86-13837519718, 86-375-4949188
23. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Ms. Gong Tianlan and Husband Arrested
Ms. Gong Tianlan and her husband He Qing were arrested on March 8, 2009 and taken to the Weishi Police Department. They were later transferred to the Weishi Hotel where they were handcuffed for an entire night. The persecutors took Gong Tianlan to the Luohe Detention Center on March 9. Yuanhui District Procuratorate agents in Luohe City issued an arrest warrant almost one month later following the arrest on April 3, 2009. They are still being held in the Luohe City No.1 Detention Center.
Guo Liansheng, Luohe City 610 Office head: 86-13803950568
Fu Hequan, Luohe City 610 Office head: 86-13783085110, 86-395-3138087
24. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Lihua Held at the No. 2 Detention Center
Ms. Liu Lihua from Fushan District, Yantai City was reported to the police on March 24, 2009 as she spoke with people about Falun Gong. She was arrested and held at the Yantai Development Zone's No. 2 Detention Center for the past two months.
25. [Shanghai] Pudong 610 Office Arrested Many Practitioners
Pudong 610 Office agents in Shanghai recently arrested many practitioners, including a practitioner from the Gaoqiao area, and took them to a brainwashing center.
Ms. Ma Yueying and Ms. Li Fuju are held at the Zhangjiang Detention Center in Pudong. Ma Yueying is a widow without a family; no one can help her hire an attorney.
Shanghai City Brainwashing Center: 86-21-69209467, 86-21-69207773 (main switchboard)
Zhangjiang Detention Center head in Pudong: 86-21-58953450
26. [Shahe City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Shijun and Ms. Hou Aiqun Held in Forced Labor Camps
Mr. Wang Shijun from Shahe City was taken from the Xingtai Brainwashing Center to the Shijiazhuang Forced Labor Camp, to be held for 18 months; Ms. Hou Aiqun was held at the Xingtai Forced Labor Camp for one year.
27. [Fuzhou, Fujian Province] Mr. Huang Minghui Arrested
The head of Section 1, Domestic Security Section head Ren Fei and officer Xiao Shunguo from the Changle City Police Department arrested Mr. Huang Minghui from Changle City, Fuzhou at 3:00 p.m. on February 7, 2009. He is now held at the Changle City Detention Center.
Xiao Shunguo: police officer; 86-591-28922353, 86-13705927221
28. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Persecution of Mr. Peng Liang and Father
Mr. Peng Liang from Wuchang, Wuhan City had been sentenced to one year in a forced labor camp. His sentence expired on May 28, 2009. Wuchang 610 Office agents plan to send him to the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center. Peng Liang's father Peng Weisheng was held in a forced labor camp for 18 months. Officials plan to send him to a mental hospital for further persecution.
29. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Mr. Kang Yanxiang - Belated Information from 2004
Mr. Kang Yanxiang is 44 and used to be an official at the Hengshui City Science and Technology Bureau in Hunan Province. He lived in the bureau's dormitory in Xinhuaxi Street, Hengshui City. Mr. Kang was arrested at 5:00 p.m. on January 2, 2004.
The Taocheng District Procuratorate filed a groundless suit against him in May 2004.
The Taocheng District Court held an illegal trial in June 2004 with no audience and no defense lawyer.
The same court put Mr. Kang on trial in late March 2005 and sentenced him to four years in prison. Kang Yanxiang appealed, but the Hengshui City Intermediate Court upheld the original sentence. Kang Yanxiang has been held at the Jidong Prison in Hebei Province up until now.
Li Yibing, Taocheng Police Department Domestic Security Division head: 86-13383681123, 86-31-2326859 (Office), 86-31-87928118, 86-31-82136144