(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 9 provinces. In this report, 8 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 23 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Xiuqin Detained
Ms. Liu Xiuqin from Hulan District, Harbin City, was arrested on the evening of February 28, 2010. She is being held at the Yaziquan Detention Center in Harbin City.
2. [Tianshui City, Gansu Province] Ms. Yu Aiqin Arrested in Beijing
Ms. Yu Aiqin from Tianshui City worked in Beijing as a nanny. On the evening of March 1, 2010, she was arrested at her workplace and taken to the Niu Street Police Station in Xuanwu District, Beijing. She is being held at the Xuanwu District Detention Center.
Xuanwu District Detention Center: 86-10-61268242
3. [Beijing] Mr. Meng Song from Yuetan District Sentenced to Two and a Half Years of Forced Labor
4. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhong Yijun Detained in Prison in Changchun City
Ms. Zhong Yijun, a retiree of Shanghai Bell Company Ltd., in her sixties, was sentenced to a four-year prison term by the Putuo District Court in Shanghai. She was recently taken to a prison in Changchun.
5. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Yaqin Arrested
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on March 2, 2010, Mr. Ji Guoxiang, a teacher at the No. 8 Middle School in Dehui City, managed to escape arrest. The officers then went to Mr. Yin Haibo's home in Beichanggou Village, Chalukou Town, and arrested Mr. Jiang's wife, Ms. Jiang Yaqin. The officers also ransacked Mr. Yin's home. Ms. Jiang is being held at the Dehui City Detention Center.
6. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chen Guihong Arrested on March 3, 2010 by Officers from the No. 8 Police Station
7. [Gaotang County, Shandong Province] Ms. Xiaoyue Arrested
Ms. Xiaoyue from Gaotang County was reported while clarifying the truth about Falun Gong at around noon on March 3, 2010. She was arrested by Guo Tingwei, an officer from the Domestic Security Division, and other officers from the police station.
Guo Tingwei, officer from the Domestic Security Division:
86-635-2132952 (Home), 86-13906353905 (Cell)
Wang Yingtao, chief of the Domestic Security Division: 86-635-
3974020 (Home), 86-13963503166 (Cell)
8. [Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ao Shuqing Arrested
On February 28, 2010, Ms. Ao Shuqing from Yaoeryingzi Village, Liucheng Town, was arrested at the town police station. She was sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp on March 1, 2010.
9. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Haihui and Mr. Sun Yi Mistreated in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Wang Haihui from Heishan County, Jinzhou City, and Mr. Sun Yi from Beijing are still being held and abused in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.
10. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Ms. He Yonghong Tried at 9:00 a.m. on March 4, 2010
11. [Jiujiang County, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Li Yilong Persecuted
Officers from the Jiujiang County Public Security Department and the Yongquan Police Station went to Mr. Li Yilong's home, located in the No. 16 Team, Luoguling Village, Yongquan Township, at approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 14, 2009, and arrested him. Mr. Li was taken to the Yongquan Police Station and was handcuffed to a window frame. After an hour, officer Fang Kang from the Ruichang City Public Security Department took Mr. Li to the Ruichang City Detention Center and tortured him there. Mr. Li went on a hunger strike to protest. Seven days later the officers took Mr. Li to the Ruichang City People's Hospital and force-fed him through a tube inserted into his nose. Mr. Li was later sentenced to an eight-month term. He was released on December 13, 2009.
On the evening of April 4, 2010, Mr. Li was arrested by the Ruichang City Public Security Department while distributing truth-clarifying materials about Falun Gong. He managed to escape while in handcuffs at around noon on April 5, 2010.
12. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Mr. Zhang Lianjun Detained in No. 4 Prison of Chifeng City
Mr. Zhang Lianjun was a student of high academic standing at Tsinghua University. He is currently being held at the No. 4 Prison in Chifeng City. He is paralyzed and bedridden.
Kang Zhengxing, warden of the No. 4 Prison in Chifeng:
86-476-8421866 (Office), 86-13847646677 (Cell)
Duan Xinwen, political commissar of the No. 4 Prison in Chifeng:
86-476-8424498 (Office), 86-476-8441899 (Home), 86-13704760103
(Cell)
13. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuqin Persecuted
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on February 8, 2010, officers stopped Ms. Zhang Xiuqin's son-in-law in front of his home and took both him and his wife to the Jinzhou City Public Security Department for questioning. The officers then went to search Ms. Zhang's home. Ms. Zhang was not home at the time. Only her elderly parents, who are in their seventies, were home. The officers confiscated a laptop computer, a printer, two paper cutters, and several Falun Gong books and materials. Ms. Zhang was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution.
14. [Beijing] Ms. Li Huimin and Her Husband Mistreated and Their Whereabouts Unknown
Ms. Li Huimin, in her fifties, was a coordinator at a former Falun Gong exercise site at Beijing Agricultural University. After she was released from a forced labor camp, her workplace forcibly took her away. When her husband, who is also a Falun Gong practitioner, went to her workplace looking for her, he was threatened that if he continued looking for her, he would be taken into custody as well. He was later forced to leave home. It has been more than five years, and their whereabouts remain unknown.
15. [Linkou County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Shaohua and Three Other Practitioners Arrested
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on March 3, 2010, Ms. Liu Shaohua and three other practitioners were arrested in Sandaotong Town, Linkou County.
16. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zuo Zhongren and Several Other Practitioners Arrested
On March 1, 2010, officers from the Yushu City Domestic Security Division broke into Mr. Zuo Zhongren's home and arrested Mr. Zuo and his wife, Ms. Wei Yunxia. The officers also confiscated their Falun Gong books and materials. The couple is being held at the Yushu Detention Center.
On March 2, 2010, officers from the No. 8 Police Station in Yushu City arrested Ms. Chen Shuhong from Dagang Township. Her whereabouts are unknown.
Li Fenglin, head of the 610 Office: 86-431-83800003
(Office), 86-431-83630197 (Home), 86-13756570561 (Cell)
Liu Hongshuang, director of the Yushu City Public Security
Department: 86-431-83618101 (Office), 86-431-82353456 (Home),
86-13904394478 (Cell)
17. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Shuhui Mistreated and Her Family Harassed
Ms. Zhang Shuhui from Shijingshan District in Beijing was arrested on November 26, 2009 by officers from the Beixinqiao Police Station. She is being held at the Xin'an Forced Labor Camp in Beijing, where she has suffered mistreatment.
Hu Changjiang, an officer from the Shijingshan District Domestic Security Division, and others went to the home of Ms. Zhang's mother, who is in her 80s, and harassed her at approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 27, 2010.
18. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Pang Yujuan and Others Arrested
On the evening of March 3, 2010, Ms. Pang Yujuan, Ms. Lian Jing, Ms. Jin, and Ms. Hou from Shenbei New District in Shenyang City were arrested by officers from the Shenbei New District Public Security Department while distributing truth-clarifying materials about Falun Gong. They are being held at the Shenbei New District Public Security Department. The officers also searched Ms. Pang's home at around midnight.
19. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Mr. Xie Wutang Persecuted
Mr. Xie Wutang, who had been held at the Wuling Prison in Changde City, developed life-threatening symptoms as a result of persecution while in detention. He was released and returned home on the evening of March 1, 2010. He is being taken care of by his family.
20. [Qufu City, Shandong Province] Additional Information on Persecution of Mr. Zhao Genfa
Mr. Zhao Genfa from Qufu City has been held at the Qufu City Detention Center since his arrest on September 16, 2009, and his family has not been allowed to visit him. According to sources, Mr. Zhao has appealed to the Qufu Court, and his case has been transferred to the Jining Intermediate Court.
21. [Xinhuang County, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Aiping and Mr. Zhang Shiliang Arrested
At approximately 7:00 a.m. on November 18, 2009, officers from the Xinhuang County 610 Office and the Domestic Security Division went to the homes of Ms. Liu Aiping and Mr. Zhang Shiliang at the same time, arrested them, and took them to the Huaihua City Brainwashing Center.
Wu Jikun and two other officers broke into Ms. Liu's home just as the family was getting up. They forced Ms. Liu into a police car.
Mr. Zhang was arrested by five to six officers who were waiting for him outside his home. The officers forced Mr. Zhang into a police car and took him to the Huaihua City Brainwashing Center.
Yuan Daoxin, chief of the 610 Office: 86-13574592633 (Cell)
Cao Huiping, deputy chief of the 610 Office: 86-13874585153
(Cell)
22. [Shanghai] Ms. Qian Yuhua Faces Trial
Ms. Qian Yuhua from Baoshan District was arrested by agents from the Baoshan District Domestic Security Division and the 610 Office at approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 25, 2009. According to sources, Ms. Qian was to face trial at 9:00 a.m. on March 3, 2009 at the Baoshan District Court.
23. [Huating County, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Ya Still Held at the Chongxin County Detention Center
Li Caiqin, chief of the 610 Office: 86-13993345887 (Cell)
24. [Linjiang City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Minglan, Her Husband and Daughter Arrested
On the afternoon on February 28, 2010, after officers from the Linjiang City Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Liu Minglan, they went to Ms. Liu's daughter's store and arrested Ms. Liu's husband and daughter. Ms. Liu's husband, who is not a Falun Gong practitioner, was released. Ms. Liu and her daughter are still detained.
Jiang Guiwen, secretary of the Linjiang City CCP Political
Security Committee: 86-13843992277 (Cell)
Liu Mingquan, chief of the Linjiang City Domestic Security
Division: 86-439-5229577 (Home), 86-13704496896 (Cell)