(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 9 provinces. In this report, 14 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 19 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Longjing City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Jingji Arrested
Ms. Li Jingji was taken to the Anminjie Police Station at 8:40 p.m. on March 30, 2011.
2. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Zhong Detained
Mr. Wang Zhong, in his 50s, lives in Xinquan Village, Donghai Township in Jidong County. He was reported to the police when he was seen talking to people about Falun Gong. Mr. Wang was arrested by officers from the Donghai Police Station and Jidong Domestic Security Division on March 22, 2011, and is currently detained in the Jidong Detention Center.
3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Han Binying's Term Extended in Qianjin Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Han Binying was sentenced to one year in the Qianjin Forced Labor Camp on March 20, 2010. She was supposed to be released on March 20, 2011. However, the authorities at the camp extended her term because she refused to renounce her belief in Falun Gong.
Wang Min, head of Qianjin Forced Labor Camp: 86-451-86953257,
86-13945190070
Ren Zongwei, deputy head of Minqiang Police Station:
86-13352502929
Zhang Jinlong, in charge of the case: 86-13895738317
4. [Nongan County, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Mingshan and Mr. Bi Xianju Arrested
Officers from the Qingshan Township Police Station in Nongan County arrested Mr. Zhang Mingshan and Mr. Bi Xianju at 10 a.m. on March 31, 2011. Their Falun Gong books were confiscated.
Qingshan Police Station: 86-431-83379010
5. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Song Yaping in Critical Condition at Shenyang Women's Prison
As a result of severe persecution at Shenyang Women's Prison, Ms. Song Yaping developed many illnesses, including an uterine tumor and severe liver disease. She is currently very weak and has difficulty walking.
6. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yang Xiuzhen Persecuted
Ms. Yang Xiuzhen from Dalianhe Town in Yilan County was reported to the police while she was talking to people about Falun Gong in the family housing of the Dalianhe Chemical Factory on the morning of March 31, 2011. She was taken to the security section by factory guards. Officers from the Yilan Domestic Security Division took her to the Yilan Detention Center that afternoon.
Song Yuzhe, officer from Yilan Domestic Security Division: 86-13936483388
7. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Qu Guiying, Ms. Zhang Guixia and Ms. Huang Yaguang Arrested
Ms. Qu Guiying, Ms. Zhang Guixia and Ms. Huang Yaguang from Xinbin County were reported to the police by Li Yingcai at around midday on March 9, 2011, when they were seen talking to people about Falun Gong. They were taken to the Xinbin Police Station, and then to Nangou Detention Center in Fushun that evening.
Several policemen from Xinbin Police Station transferred Ms. Qu Guiyiang and Ms. Zhang Guixia to the 2nd Nangou Detention Center in Fushun on March 21, 2011.
Ms. Huang Yaguang was released on March 24, 2011, after being detained for 15 days.
Yin Liguo, from Xinbin Police Station: 86-413-5022891,
86-15041312389
Gong Jian, from Xinbin Police Station: 86-15504932863
Zhou Zhen, driver at Xinbin Police Station: 86-413-5034656,
86-413-5022891
8. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Lu Bohua Arrested
Ms. Lu Bohua and some of her relatives were arrested at the Baoding Train Station on March 29, 2011. Ms. Lu is now detained in Hualin Police Station, Fuxing District in Handan, and her relatives have been released.
Zhou Guojiang, party secretary of the Politics and Law
Committee: 86-310-3113215, 86138-32032191
Lu Jiang, from Fuxing Police Department: 86-310-5529826,
86-13111350018
Tan Tiechen, head of Fuxing Police Department: 86-310-5529866,
86-13313206299
Zhang Dechun, deputy head of Fuxing Police Department:
86-310-5529818, 86-13111350058
9. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Fengmei Arrested
Ms. Zhao Fengmei was arrested by officers from the Liandong Police Station in Congtai District during the afternoon of March 27, 2011, when she was seen talking to people about Falun Gong at the entrance to Fude Market in Zhonghuabeixi. Her home was ransacked by the police on March 30, 2011. She is being detained in the Second Detention Center in Handan Police Department.
Niu Shengmin, head of Congtai Police Department: 86-310-3019568,
86-13315066566
Wang Yongxiang, commissar: 86-310-3019893, 86-13315066588
An Zhenzhi, head of Congtai Domestic Security Division:
86-310-3019329, 86-13333007726
Shi Enqi, head of Liandong Police Station: 86-310-7038329,
86-13230077616
Du Zhaofeng, warden at the Second Detention Center: 86-310-4156108,
86-13932015108
10. [Binzhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Guifang Arrested
Ms. Sun Guifang is being detained in the Binzhou Detention Center. She was handcuffed and shackled in a small room.
11. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Chunguo Arrested
Mr. Zhang Chunguo was recently arrested in the Fangzi District of Weifang City in Shandong.
12. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Yuan Xiangqian Arrested
Mr. Yuan Xiangqian was filmed putting up Falun Gong materials on the night of March 19, 2011, by a surveillance camera. He was arrested by agents from the Jianxi District 610 Office in Luoyang. Mr. Yuan was first detained in the Luoyang Detention Center, and then was transferred to the Xuchang Forced Labor Camp ten days later, where he was sentenced to 18 months.
Wang Yunlong, party secretary of the Jianxi District Politics
and Law Committee: 86-15978683168
Liu Shibin, deputy head of Jianxi District 610 Office:
86-13803889090, 86-379-64823238
Yue Xiaolong: 86-13503794555
13. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Yaohua Arrested
Mr. Liu Yaohua from Laodian Village, Xinzhuang Town in Zhaoyuan was reported to the police during the afternoon of March 13, 2011, when he was seen talking to people about Falun Gong in Songjia Village. He was arrested and his home was ransacked.
14. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Shuying Detained
Ms. Zhang Shuying was arrested on January 3, 2011, when she was seen talking to people about Falun Gong.
15. [Wendeng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Zongquan Arrested
Officers from Jiaozhou Public Security Bureau, Jiaozhou Domestic Security Division and Wendeng Domestic Security Division broke into the home of Mr. Yang Zongquan in Lingdong Village, Fushan Town in Wendeng at around 3 p.m. on March 30, 2011. Mr. Yang was taken to Jiaozhou. The police also confiscated all of his Falun Dafa materials.
16. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xu Mingzhi Arrested
Ms. Xu Mingzhi from the Guanxi residential area of Hongshan District in Wuhan was arrested on March 31, 2011.
17. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. He Guizhen and Ms. Liu Rongxian Arrested
Ms. He Guizhen, 70, a retired employee of the Yunnan Towel Factory, and Ms. Liu Rongxian, approximately 60 years of age, were arrested on March 31, 2011 when they were seen talking to people about Falun Gong. The arresting official was Wang Hua from the Xiaonan Police Station in Wuhua District, Kunming.
Wang Hua, from the Xiaonan Police Station: 86-13888991133
18. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Eight Practitioners Receive Lengthy Sentences
Officials at the Wuling District Court of Changde sentenced eight practitioners on November 4, 2010, to the following prison sentences:
Ms. Liu Xianju, 10 years;
Ms. Li Fangyun, nine and a half years;
Ms. Wang Xiaohui, nine years;
Ms. Li Haijun, eight and a half years;
Ms. Liu Huiping, seven and a half years;
Ms. Zeng Lihua, seven years;
Ms. Man Sanqing, five years;
Ms. Chen Lingci, three years.
Ms. Wang Xiaohui, Ms. Liu Huiping and Ms. Li Haijun have filed an appeal. Their cases have been returned for a retrial.
On the morning of March 30, 2011, officials from Wuling District Court held a session against them again. Ms. Liu Xianju and Ms. Li Fangyun were allowed to leave the court due to ill health. The other six practitioners had their sentences upheld. These six practitioners have filed another appeal.
Wang Yongkang, from Wuling Domestic Security Division:
86-13907368133
Wu Xiyong, head of the Domestic Security Division:
86-13077233692
Huang Junhua, deputy head of the Domestic Security Division:
86-13907368136
Tian Jianzhong, chief prosecutor of Wuling District:
86-736-7782669
Peng, former head of the Wuling Court: 86-736-7711293
19. [Shifang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Shenghui and Ms. Huang Shifen Arrested
Ms. Liu Shenghui and Ms. Huang Shifen from Tongziyuan Village, Shigu Town in Shifang were reported to police during the afternoon of March 28, 2011, when they were seen talking to people about Falun Gong in Nanyang Village, Nanquan Town in Shifang. They were arrested by the police and taken to Nanquan Police Station. The police confiscated the DVDs and Falun Gong materials that Ms. Huang was carrying.
Ms. Liu's husband brought their son to the Nanquan Police Station and managed to get Ms. Liu released. Ms. Huang is still being detained in the police station.
Nanquan Police Station: 86-838-8461154
20. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhao Yunqiang Arrested
Mr. Zhao Yunqiang from Guantian Village, Tongji Town in Pengzhou was arrested by agents from the Tongji 610 Office on the afternoon of March 30, 2011. The police also confiscated Falun Dafa books and other materials.