(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 22 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this report, 27 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 15 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Wendeng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Zongquan Arrested
Mr. Yang Zongquan is a practitioner from Lingdong Village, Wendeng City. On March 30, 2011, police officers from Jiaozhou City and Wendeng City arrested him and then issued a detention notice. On April 22, 2011, the Jiaozhou Procuratorate issued the arrest notice. Neither the detention notice nor the arrest notice had signatures.
2. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] More News on Arrested Practitioners
After Ms. Wang Guixiang was arrested, her family and fellow Falun Gong practitioners hired a lawyer for her. Officers from the Jianzhou City Police Department and the local police station were afraid of the lawyers intervening. On May 5, Ms. Nie Hongli and Ms. Huang Yan from Jiaozhou City and Ms. Jiang Shuhong and Ms. Zhuang Fengmei from Longkou City were arrested because they helped hire lawyers for Ms. Wang.
Later, Ms. Huang Yan was released; Ms. Nie Lihong is still being detained; Ms. Zhuang Fengmei is in the Yuxi Road Police Station; and Ms. Jiang Shuhong's whereabouts is unknown.
Yuxi Road Police Station: 86-532-87210262, 86-532-55591123
3. [Jiutai City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Jie and Ms. Wei Caiyan Arrested
On May 5, 2011, officers from the Jiutai City Domestic Security Division, the Nanshan Police Station, and the Gongnong Street Police Station in Jiutai City arrested Ms. Li Jie and Ms. Wei Caiyan at their homes. They also confiscated four notebook computers, 11 printers, and a lot of printed materials. The two practitioners are being held in the Jiutian City Dongshan Detention Center.
Li Jin, director of the Jiutai City Police Department: 86-431-82323509, 86-431-82324683, 86-431-82323702
4. [Heishan County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Haihui on Hunger Strike
Mr. Wang Haihui is a practitioner from Daxing Township, Heishan County. On April 20, 2011, several plainclothes officers from the Changxing Town Police Station arrested him at the market in Changxing Town, Heishan County. He is being detained in the Heishan Detention Center and is on a hunger strike to protest the illegal detention.
Liu Liping, director of the Changxing Town Police Station: 86-13941642759, 86-15084122444
Heishan Detention Center: 86-416-5559272
5. [Fujin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yu Shuzhen Arrested
On the afternoon of May 5, 2011, Ms. Yu Shuzhen (in her 60s) was reported to authorities when she clarified the truth at an elementary school. She was arrested by Nangang Police Station officers and is now being detained in the Fujin City Detention Center.
Wu Zaiquan, director of the Nangang Police Station: 86-454-2322728, 86-13503699998 (Cell)
6. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Guan Chengxiu and Mr. Xie Guizhou Arrested on May 2, 2011
7. [Beijing] 74-Year-Old Retired Teacher Ms. Liao Yiping from Central University of Finance Sent to Haidian Brainwashing Center on May 5, 2011
8. [Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Honglan and Ms. Qu Guiying Facing Sentences
After July 20, 1999, Ms. Li Honglan went to Beijing twice to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. She was sentenced to one year of forced labor and was in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in Liaoning Province. On January 23, 2001, Ms. Li was sentenced to three years of forced labor and sent to Fushun Forced Labor Camp. In 2003 and 2005, she was sent to Luotaishanzhuang Brainwashing Center in Fushu City. On January 22, 2011, she was arrested while distributing truth-clarifying materials in Hongmiao Township. She will be sentenced soon.
Right after July 20, 1999, Ms. Qu Guiying went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. She was arrested and detained in the Xinbin County Detention Center for over 40 days. After her family was extorted for 5,000 yuan, she was released. In January 2001, she went to Beijing to appeal again and was sentenced to two years of forced labor. She was held in Fushun Forced Labor Camp. In September 2006, she was sentenced to forced labor again for two years and detained in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. In the summer of 2009, she was fined 2,000 yuan for distributing Falun Gong materials. On March 9, 2011, she was arrested while clarifying the truth in Xinbin Township. She is scheduled to be sentenced.
9. [Bengbu City, Anhui Province] Ms. Yang Zhengmei Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor
10. [Dingxing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Shi Shufen Still in Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp
11. [Shenqiu County, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Yuqin and Ms. Yin Xueli in Shenqiu Detention Center
On May 1, 2011, Ms. Zhang Yuqin and Ms. Yin Xueli, both from Zhaodeying Township in Shenqiu County, were arrested by Zhouying Police Station officers for clarifying the truth in Zhouying Township. Both practitioners were being held in the Shenqiu Detention Center. Zhouying Police Station officers went to Ms. Yin's home, climbed over the wall to enter, then ransacked it. Officers from the Shenqiu Domestic Security Division and the local police station went to Ms. Zhang's home and ransacked it. They confiscated Falun Gong books and DVDs.
Shenqiu Detention Center: 86-394-5233388
Yang Jianhua, director of the Zhouying Police Station: 86-13838659080 (Cell)
12. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Fang Shiqian Detained in Brainwashing Center
In December 2009, Mr. Fang Shiqian from the Zichuan District, Zibo City, was detained in the Shandong Province Second Forced Labor Camp for a one-and-a-half-year forced labor term. In April 2011, he was sent to the brainwashing center in the Zibo City Law Education Center.
13. [Zhengding County, Hebei Province] Ms. Bai Jingyi, Ms. Li Fengzhen, Ms. Cui Lansuo, and Ms. Zheng Nairui Still Held in Detention Center.
14. [Fuxin City, LiaoningProvince] Ms. Lai Jingxian Facing Forced Labor Sentence
On April 27, 2011, Ms. Lai Jingxian was reported to authorities when she was making truth-clarifying materials in Daba Town, Fumeng County, Fuxin City. Daba Police Station officers arrested her. She is being held in the Xindi Detention Center in Fuxin City. The police told her family she would be sentenced to forced labor for two years.
Daba Police Station: 86-418-8230110
15. [Wuhai City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhang Weijie and Ms. Cheng Jing and Her Husband Arrested
On the morning of May 5, 2011, while Mr. Zhang Weijie was working at his company, several officers from the Wuhai City Police Department suddenly appeared and arrested him. They also confiscated his computer.
At the same time, Ms. Cheng Jing and her husband were on their way to work. Over a dozen officers from the Wuhai City Police Department stopped them and arrested them. Later, they ransacked their home and confiscated their computer. Ms. Cheng was released in the afternoon.
Mr. Zhang Weijie and Ms. Cheng Jing's husband's whereabouts are unknown.
16. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Sha Di and His Wife Ms. Xu Cuiying Missing
Mr. Sha Di and his wife, Ms. Xu Cuiying, are retired from the Guangzhou City Tianhe District Nonferrous Metals Research Institute. At about 8:30 a.m. on April 27, 2011, they went out but never returned home.
17. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Ying Sent to Xinjin Brainwashing Center
Ms. Li Ying lives at 1 Mulin Garden, Dong Yi Duan, Erhuan Road, Chengdu City. On the morning of May 5, 2011, when Ms. Li was returning home from the market, Yaoxi Road Police Station officers arrested her at the gate of Mulin Garden. She was taken to the Xinjin Brainwashing Center.
18. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] More Information on the Persecution of Ms. Zhao Xiuying and Ms. Yi Xinhua
On April 7, 2011, agents from the Xiangtan City 610 Office and the Xiangshui Township Police Station, a total of more than a dozen people, broke into Ms. Zhao Xiuying's home in Tanghua Village in Xiangshui Township and Ms. Yi Xinhua's home in Yingshan Village. They arrested both practitioners and took them to the Wujian Garden Brainwashing Center. They also ransacked their homes. Both women were released after eight days of detention.
19. [Huidong County, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wu Zhujun Unable to Take Care of Herself Due to Persecution
Ms. Wu Zhujun from Huidong County was arrested in 2008 and sentenced to four years in prison. She is in the Guangzhou City Baiyun District Women's Prison. Due to long term persecution, she is no longer able to talk or take care of herself. Her eyes are dull.
20. [Huidong County, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lai Xiulan Sent to Sanshui Law Enforcement Brainwashing Center by Officials from Local 610 Office
21. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Jiansheng, Former Director of Huanggang City Telecommunication Bureau Heath Department, Arrested on May 3, 2011
22. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Jinxiang Detained in Yaojia Detention Center
On January 23, 2011, Mr. Liu Jinxiang was arrested in the Riyuetan Hotel in Dalian City while he was clarifying the truth. He is being held in the Dalian City Yaojia Detention Center.
23. [Baoji City, Shannxi Province] Ms. Shi Yulan Sent to Brainwashing Center
Ms. Shi Yulan, in her 50s, is retired from the Baoji Light Bulb Factory. On the afternoon of May 5, 2011, officers from the Weibin District Police Department and the local police station broke into her home and ransacked it. She was then taken to the Panjiawan Forest Brainwashing Center.
24. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Hao Junying and Ms. Peng Cailan Still Detained
On February 17, 2011, Ms. Han Junying and Ms. Peng Cailan were arrested by the local police and officials from the local 610 Office. They have not yet been released.
25. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Xianju and Ms. Li Fangyun Sentenced to Prison
On May 4, 2011, the Changde City Court held trials for Ms. Liu Xianju and Ms. Li Fangyu, who were being held in the detention center. The trials were held at the detention center. Ms. Liu Xianju was sentenced to ten years in prison and Ms. Li Fangyun was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison. During the trial, Ms. Liu passed out due to her health, but the court refused to release her.
26. [Shandong Province] Imprisoned Practitioners in Shandong Province Prison
By February 2011, 163 practitioners were imprisoned in all the prisons all across Shandong Province. Among them, 83 are in the 11th Division, which is for practitioners; 11 in the 1st Division; 14 in the 2nd
Division; 11 in the 4th Division; 10 in the 5th Division; 14 in the 6th Division; 6 in the 7th Division; 3 in the 8th Division; and 11 in the 10th Division.
In 2009, 64 practitioners were admitted; in 2010, 34 were admitted, 1 was admitted this year in February of 2011.
27. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Guobo's Situation
Mr. Jiang Guobo is being detained in the Shandong Province Prison. He has been on a hunger strike since he was transferred to the 11th Division. He was force-fed every day. Now Mr. Jiang is in the hospital.