(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 25 cities or counties in 14 provinces. In this report, 36 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 25 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Jixian County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Lijuan Arrested
Officers from the Jixian County Police Department's 610 Office recently took Ms. Sun Lijuan into custody.
Geng Zhendong, Jixian County Police Department deputy political head: 86-454-4676308, 86-13946688978
Wu Hua, Domestic Security Division officer: 86-13846975077
2. [Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province] Ms. Ning Yuying Taken to the Qinhuangdao City Forced Labor Camp
3. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Peng Sufen and Two Other Practitioners Await Trial
Kunming City Intermediate Court officials were scheduled to try Ms. Peng Sufen, Ms. Zhang Meilan, and Ms. Liu Rong from the Dongchuan District at 2:00 p.m. on May 24, 2010.
4. [Tangshan, Hebei Province] Ms. Tan Yuwei Becomes Mentally Unbalanced Because of Gross Abuse and Tremendous Pressure from Persecution
Ms. Tan Yuwei is an employee of the former Tangshan City Glass Factory. Her employer held brainwashing sessions to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. Ms. Tan was forced to do labor in the burning sun in temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius for more than ten days. This caused her tremendous physical and mental torment.
(Ms. Tan's younger sister was arrested in 2000 for speaking with people about Falun Gong. She held in a detention center and later in a forced labor camp. Her family was forbidden to visit her). Officers from the 610 Office and from the political and judiciary committee, along with leaders where Ms. Tan's sister worked, exerted pressure on Ms. Tan's family on numerous occasions. Ms. Tan's practitioner mother passed away in early 2003. Ms. Tan became mentally unbalanced because of tremendous pressure and intimidation due to the persecution.
5. [Nehe City, Heilongjiang Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Liu Shuzhen and Others
Nehe City 610 Office agents and officers from the Lahabao Street Police Station broke into the homes of Ms. Liu Shuzhen, Ms. Liang Xiuqin, Ms. Meng Zhaoqin, and Ms. Liu Hairong on the morning of May 10, 2010. They arrested the four practitioners and took them to the Qiqihar City Detention Center on May 12. The police confiscated a printer, a computer, and other personal property from Ms. Liu Shuzhen's home.
Police officer Hou from the Laha Town: 86-15145238888, 86-13945255333
Fu Libin, Domestic Security Division officer: 86-452-3324113-2016
Nehe City 610 Office agent: 86-13945261455
6. [Dingzhou, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Lizhe Arrested
Mr. Liu Lizhe from Dasitou Village was arrested from home around 6:00 p.m. on May 13, 2010. Officers from the Zhao Village Police Station made the arrest.
7. [Jinzhou, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yang Yuhuan Arrested and Held in Custody
Ms. Yang Yuhuan from Jinzhou City was arrested around 9:00 p.m. on May 12, 2010, as she posted information about Falun Gong near Bao'an Street. The police took her to the Bao'an Police Station. She is now in the Jinzhou Detention Center.
Bao'an Police Station: 86-416-2323504
Feng Guoliang, police head: 86-13504065566
8. [Beijing] Ms. Song Meiying Held in Custody
Ms. Song Meiying was arrested on May 7, 2010. Officers from the Chaoyang District Police Department, from the Domestic Security Division and from the Shuangjing Police Station took her into custody. She is now in the Chaoyang District Detention Center.
9. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Eight Practitioners Held in a Brainwashing Facility
Officer Li Ye from the Ping'an Police Station and others went to Mr. Zeng Qingyi's home in Xinfa Village on May 13, 2010, but no one was home. Li Ye convinced Mr. Zeng later on to go to the police station to sign a document at around 6:30 p.m. and then took Mr. Zeng to a brainwashing center in the Food Bureau. We learned that eight practitioners are currently there.
Officer Yang Yue and others from the Ping'an Police Station went to Ms. Wang Yan's home at around 8:00 a.m. on May 14, 2010, but no one was home. They harassed her family several more times in the following days.
10. [Gaomi, Shandong Province] Ms. Dai Huijun Subjected to One Year of Forced Labor
Ms. Dai Huijun was reported while on the train ride to her daughter's home in Suzhou City on February 28, 2010, as she spoke with passengers about Falun Gong. Officers from the Xuzhou Railway Police Station arrested her. Ms. Dai was transferred to the Gaomi City Detention Center 20 days later and held in detention center until May 10. Gaomi City 610 Office agents then took her to the Wangcun Women's Forced Labor Camp, to be held for a year.
11. [Beijing] Mr. Wang Guohua Held in Custody
Mr. Wang Guohua, a doctor at the former Fuchengmenwai Hospital, was arrested in the middle of the night on May 12, 2010. Officers from the Beijing Xicheng District Police Station made the arrest. Mr. Wang is now in the Xicheng District Detention Center.
Mr. Wang had been previously subjected to five years' imprisonment and was released one and a half years ago. He was arrested again. His son is about to take the national college entrance exam. The father's arrest was a big blow to his son, who was unable to eat and sleep for several days. Mr. Wang's wife cries every day.
12. [Mengzi County, Yunnan Province] Ms. Li Xizhu Held in a Detention Center
Ms. Li Xizhu, in her 60s, and her daughter Ms. Zou Zhenying, in her 30s, were arrested on May 13, 2010, as they spoke with people about Falun Gong. Mengzi County Domestic Security Division officers followed and arrested them and took them into custody. Ms. Li's daughter was released that same night. Ms. Li and another non-practitioner who helped her drive the car are now in the Bailujiao Detention Center.
Pu Honglin, County 610 Office deputy head: 86-13887352936
Yang Weiying, County 610 Office agent: 86-13887352355
13. [Dazhu, Sichuan Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrest of Ms. Zhou Mingxian
Ms. Zhou Mingxian, in her 60s, from Lianyin Township in the Qingshui District was arrested on May 12, 2010. Officers from the Xicheng Police Station followed her to the Wankelong Supermarket in Zhuyang Town and made the arrest. She is now in the Dazhu County No.1 Detention Center.
Chen Yongguo, Xicheng Police Station 610 Office agent: 86-13908243813, 86-818-6222202
Zhang Li, 610 Office agent: 86-15982978836, 86-818-6242610
Tang Zhu'an, Domestic Security Division officer: 86-818-6223245
14. [Laiyang, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Chunhong Transferred to a Brainwashing Facility
Ms. Gao Chunhong was arrested for taking care of Ms. Liu Zhimei, who was extremely weak following more than one month of detention. Ms. Gao was transferred to a brainwashing facility on May 15, 2010.
Ms. Wu Jinfeng was arrested for distributing Shen Yun DVDs and is now in a detention center.
Laiyang City 610 Office: 86-535-7212037
Wang Lei: 86-13697852777
15. [Huadian, Jilin Province] Mr. Xie Zhonghe Held in a Beijing Detention Center
16. [Huadian, Jilin Province] Circumstances of Ms. Bai Jingzhi and Others
Officers from the Huadian 610 Office, from the Domestic Security Division, and from the Erdianzi Police Station arrested five practitioners on January 11, 2010. Ms. Bai Jingzhi and Ms. Zhou Liping are still in the Huadian City Detention Center. Gross abuse and mistreatment left Ms. Qian Yuhua with severe liver problems. She is now in the Changchun City Police Hospital. Her family asked police department officials to grant her a medical parole, but their request was denied.
17. [Tianjin] Ms. Zheng Yujuan and Ms. Li Shufang Arrested
Ms. Zheng Yujuan and Ms. Li Shufang are employed by the Bohai Petroleum Company in Tanggu. They were arrested on May 16, 2010, as they spoke with people about Falun Gong. Officers from the Xiangong New Village Police Station made the arrest.
18. [Junan, Shandong Province] Mr. Wei Maoshan and Others Arrested
Junan 610 Office agents, along with officers from the Dadian Police Station, ransacked Mr. Wei Maoshan's home in Hejiadian, Dadian Town, at around 3:00 p.m. on May 9, 2010. They arrested Mr. Wei, in his 50s; his wife Ms. Li Hua, 50; and Ms. Li Hongqing, in her 60s. The home invaders confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun, an MP3 player, a tape recorder, exercise cassettes, a set of Shen Yun performance DVDs, and a set of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party DVDs. Mr. Wei and Ms. Li are now in a detention center in Junan. Ms. Li was released that same night.
Wang Junyi, Dadian Police Station head: 86-13169989977, 86-539-7813046
19. [Shangyu, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Xu Huini Held in a Detention Center
Elderly practitioner Ms. Xu Huini was arrested as she did the Falun Gong exercises at home in the morning on May 12, 2010. Her home was ransacked. She is in the Shangyu Detention Center.
20. [Tianjin] Ms. Gao Jinfeng and Another Practitioner Arrested
Ms. Gao Jinfeng from Yangjiazhuang Town, Ji County, and an unidentified practitioner were arrested on May 13, 2010.
Zhao Qingguo, 610 Office head: 86-22-29182610, 86-13821526060, 86-22-29032630
Fang Jianzhong, former 610 Office head, Ji County Political and Judiciary Committee head: 86-22-29142111
21. [Baiyin, Gansu Province] Local Police Take Ms. Zhao Shu'e for a Physical
Three police officers took Ms. Zhao Shu'e from Baiyin to the Jingtai County Hospital for a physical on May 16, 2010. Ms. Zhao may have been held in the Jingtai Detention Center.
22. [Fuzhou, Fujian Province] Ms. Huang Meiying Subjected to Forced Labor Term
Ms. Huang Meiying was given a one-and-a-half-year forced labor term and has been sent to the province's women's forced labor camp.
23. [Changsha, Hunan Province] An Elderly Practitioner Arrested
A practitioner saw patrol police arrested a practitioner in his 50s at around 1:00 p.m. on May 15, 2010, as he passed through Weiyi Star City International Plaza on Shaoshan North Road.
24. [Tangshan, Hebei Province] Ms. Han Xiulan and Ms. Cai Xiulan Subjected to Forced Labor
Ms. Han Xiulan and Ms. Cai Xiulan, who were arrested on April 25, 2010, were covertly taken to the Tangshan City Detention Center that same day. They were transferred to the Kaiping Women's Forced Labor Camp on April 30, 2010. The two practitioners and dozens of others, probably Falun Gong practitioners, were transported to the Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labor Camp in two large buses on May 12, 2010.
Zhou Zhanquan, Hebei Women's Forced Labor Camp head: 86-311-83939188
Feng Kezhuang, deputy head in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong: 86-311-83939177
25. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Xigong and His Wife Arrested -belated information-
Mr. Liu Xigong and his wife, both in their 60s, were arrested at the end of 2009 near Hangtian Bridge as they delivered informational materials about Falun Gong.
26. [Hunan Province] Chenxi County 610 Office Agents Harass Mr. Liu Yuanbo
Led by Chen from the Danshan Neighborhood Committee, agents from the Chenxi County 610 Office and a group of people from Chenyang Town's 610 Office headed by Liu Hui harassed Mr. Liu Yuanbo at his own store in late April 2010. They attempted to get Mr. Liu's telephone number, which Mr. Liu did not provide. They refused to leave the store unless they got the number. Mr. Liu's wife gave them her telephone number.
Four officers led by Liu Hui went to harass Mr. Liu once again on May 12, 2010, at his store. Without Mr. Liu's permission, one officer searched and checked notebooks and other items at the store but found nothing they wanted.
Liu Hui from the Chenxi County 610 Office: 86-13469330223
27. [Zibo, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Lianxiao and Others Arrested
Mr. Zhang Lianxiao from the Zhangdian District was arrested at home around May 10, 2010. Mr. Zhang and his wife, Ms. Du, both about 45 years old and living near Mr. Zhang's home, were arrested around May 1, 2010.
28. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Circumstances Regarding Ms. Xu Xuelan
Personnel from the Huaiyang County and Township government and seven police officers went to elderly practitioner Ms. Xu Xuelan's home at around 10:00 a.m. on May 12, 2010. They confiscated a cell phone, an MP3 player, two photos with Master's image, and dozens of copies of the Minghui Weekly.
Ms. Xu had been subjected to five arrests, two forced labor terms, and numerous harassments. She was at the brink of death because of gross abuse and mistreatment inflicted upon her during her second forced labor term. Her daughter took her home. She was unable to take care of herself for more than a year. Her husband died as a result of torture ten years ago.
29. [Yantai, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Manping Arrested
Ms. Wang Manping, an employee of Yantai University, was arrested on the morning of May 14, 2010. Officers from the Chujia Police Station in the Laishan District made the arrest.
Chujia Police Station in the Laishan District, Yantai City: 86-535-6710903
30. [Shen County, Shandong Province] Mr. Xue Cunlin Severely Abused and Mistreated
Mr. Xue Cunlin, 61, from Dawangzhai Township, was four times subjected to forced labor camp terms for remaining steadfast in his belief in Falun Gong. At the end of his third forced labor term, the camp officials sent him directly to the Shen County Detention Center. Wang Baolin ordered guards to torture Mr. Xue with rubber clubs, which left him immobilized. His fourth forced labor term, for a year and three months, was served in the Zhangqiu Forced Labor Camp.
31. [Yancheng, Jiangsu Province] Circumstances Regarding Ms. Wang Bumei and Others
Ms. Wang Bumei, Mr. Lin Haiyang, Mr. Ma Jun, and Ms. Zhou Yingxia were arrested in September 2009 for distributing information about Falun Gong. Yancheng 610 Office agents made the arrests and ransacked their homes. The police confiscated Falun Gong books and informational materials, computers and printers, and other equipment. Ms. Wang, Mr. Lin, and Mr. Ma were previously subjected to detention and torture in 2005 for remaining steadfast in their belief and for speaking with people about Falun Gong. The four practitioners are now in the Yancheng Detention Center.
32. [Liaoning Province] Panjin Prison Guards Severely Abuse and Mistreat Mr. Liu Qianwang
Song Wanzhong, Panjin Prison head: 86-427-5632100
Zhang Heqian, head of the guards: 86-427-5637744
33. [Bengbu, Anhui Province] Mr. Liang Xuehai and His Wife, Ms. Zhai Linyi, under House Arrest
Mr. Liang Xuehai, 45, employed by the Hydrology Bureau affiliated with the Huaihe River Water Resources Commission, was arrested at home at around 8:00 a.m. on April 17, 2010. Personnel from the Hydrology Bureau took him away. Mr. Liang and his wife, Ms. Zhai Linyi, are under house arrest.
Mr. Liang was given a suspended sentence three years ago. His family of three depended on his 500 yuan monthly income to survive. His wife does not work, and his child is in kindergarten.
Bengbu City 610 Office held a brainwashing session for seven practitioners in the No. 214 Research Institute in Hongye Village since April 17, 2010. The practitioners held in this brainwashing facility include: Ms. Zhang Yan, a teacher at the Zhanggongshan High School; Ms. Su Mei; Ms. Sun Xiuling and her husband, Mr. Shao Zhengxing; and Ms. Wang Lu, a nurse at the No.3 Hospital.
Xu Hui, Hydrology Bureau deputy head in charge of the persecution of Falun Gong: 86-13905524564
