(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 15 cities or counties in eight provinces. In this report, 16 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 13 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Heishan, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Haihui Force-fed in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Wang Haihui was able to leave Masanjia Forced Labor Camp on July 2, 2010, but was arrested and taken to Masanjia again on April 28, 2011, for exposing the Party's wrongdoings. Mr. Wang started a persecution protest hunger strike and is being force-fed daily, damaging his health greatly.
2. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrests of Ms. Cheng Shufang and Her Son-in-Law
More than ten officers from Yunheli Police Station, of the Changyi Police Department, and the 610 Office broke into Ms. Cheng Shufang's daughter's home on the evening of April 27, 2011. They arrested Ms. Cheng and her non-practitioner son-in-law, Mr. Wang Yafei, and took them to Yunheli Police Station. The police confiscated their personal belongings, including a computer, a CD burner, a printer, three boxes of blank CDs, and more than 10,000 yuan in cash.
Ms. Cheng and Mr. Wang were transferred to the Jilin City Detention Center around 6:00 a.m. the next day. Ms. Cheng suffered from severe heart problems and high blood pressure as a result of the persecution, but the detention center officials refused to release her. They ordered Ms. Cheng's daughter to pay for her mother's medical treatment.
Tang Aijun, Yunheli Police Station head: 86-13944200688
Yang Shumin, political head: 86-13364445695
3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Chi Jinghui Arrested
Ms. Chi Jinghui from Jinzhou, Dalian City, was arrested on the morning of May 10, 2011, as she spoke with people about Falun Gong and the persecution in the Shengli Residential Area in the Jinzhou District. Officers from the Guangming Police Station made the arrest, and her home was ransacked at noon that same day.
Guangming Police Station: 86-411-87693234
4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ren Chunying Besieged at Home
Officers from the Luyuan District Police Department and from a local police station broke into Ms. Ren Chunying's home on the morning of May 10, 2011. They confiscated three printers, a computer, a cell phone, and other personal belongings. They also took Ms. Ren's child's gold necklace. Two practitioners were at Ms. Ren's home at the time. One practitioner who helped repair her computer was arrested. The other practitioner jumped out a kitchen window on the fourth floor. No further information about that practitioner is known. Ms. Ren is besieged at home.
5. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Meihong and Other Practitioners Held in a Brainwashing Facility
Ms. Li Meihong, Mr. Ma Hengjin, and Ms. Wang Ruilian from Jinan City are currently incarcerated in the Liuchangshan Brainwashing Center in Jinan.
6. [Wulumuqi City, Xinjiang] Mr. Tao Ge Arrested
Shihezi 610 Office agents recently arrested Mr. Tao Ge.
7. [Wucheng County, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Xiufang and Ms. Chen Fengxia Arrested
Ms. Jiang Xiufang and Ms. Chen Fengxia from Dongxiaotun Village, Wucheng Town, were arrested by officers from the Wucheng Town Police Station. The two practitioners are currently in a detention center.
8. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Shulan, Ms. Liu Yan, and Mr. Duan Lixin Face a Trial in the Near Future
9. [Gansu Province] Mr. Cao Dong's Prison Term Will Expire Soon
In order to rescue his illegally detained wife, Ms. Yang Xiaojing, Mr. Cao Dong met with European Parliament Vice President Edward McMillan Scott on May 21, 2006, telling him how his wife, himself, and practitioners he was familiar with had been persecuted. Two hours following their meeting, Mr. Cao was suddenly arrested on his way home by plainclothes officers from the Beijing State Security Bureau's Second Section. He was subsequently held in an unknown location for more than three months, was illegally sentenced to five years in prison on February 8, 2007, and has been held in an isolation cell in Tianshui Prison in Gansu Province. His wife, Ms. Yang Xiaojing, was several times been subjected to long term forced labor terms. Along with fright and harassment and living away from home to avoid the persecution, she died on October 1, 2009. Mr. Cao's prison term expires on May 20, 2011.
10. [Liaozhong County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Chen Guotao Arrested
Mr. Chen Guotao, in his 40s, was arrested at work on April 26, 2011. Liaozhong County Police Department's Domestic Security Division head Li Wei along with officers from the Chengjiao Township Police Station made the arrest. Mr. Chen's family demanded his release at the Liaozhong County Police Department, but they were turned down.
11. [Qianjiang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Huang Wenying Arrested and Taken to the Wuhan Brainwashing Center on May 10, 2011
12. [Taicang, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Shi Zehui and Other Practitioners Arrested around April 15, 2011
13. [Hubei Province] Mr. Li Chihua Arrested at Work
Mr. Li Chihua is employed at the Dongxihu State Taxation Bureau. He was arrested at work on the morning of May 9, 2011, by Dongxihu 610 Office agents and officers from the Domestic Security Division. Mr. Li is currently in a covert military hostel in Boquan, the Dongxihu District.
Mr. Li was previously incarcerated in a brainwashing facility in the Dongxihu District in 2003. Following his release, he was immediately taken to Hewan Forced Labor Camp for a one-year term.
Li Shunnian, Dongxihu District Political and Judiciary Committee head: 86-27-85398638
Cao Bin, Dongxihu District Political and Judiciary Committee 610 Office head: 86-27-83896941, 86-13329700482
14. [Weifang, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Xihai Arrested
Seven officers from the Weicheng District Domestic Security Division and from the Junbukou Town Police Station arrived at Mr. Liu Xihai's home in Yangjiazhuangzi Village, Junbukou Town, on the evening of April 19, 2011, and illegally searched it. They confiscated a notebook computer, a cell phone, an MP3 player, two copies of Zhuan Falun, truth clarifying materials, and other personal belongings. They seized Mr. Liu and held him in an unknown location.
Junbukou Town Police Station: 86-536-8128110, 86-536-8128322
Zhang Anbin, Weicheng Domestic Security Division head: 86-536-8189939
15. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] The Persecution of Ms. Zhang Cuiying and Two Other Practitioners
Ms. Zhang Cuiying from Tuchengzi, Jilin City was arrested along with her son, Mr. Zhang Wenjun, and a practitioner surnamed Pan on the morning of May 10, 2011. Officers from the Longtan Police Department made the arrests and ransacked her home. Her Falun Gong books and informational materials were confiscated.
Longtan Police Department, Jilin City: 86-432-63039658
Han Fuyuan, Longtan Police Department's Domestic Security Division head: 86-432-63039385, 86-432-62193025
16. [Shaoguang City, Shandong Province] Shouguang City 610 Office Agents Recently Persecute Practitioners
Mr. Sang Yiheng, a retired teacher, lives in Wenjia Village, Shouguang City. Shouguang City 610 Office agents arrested and took him to the Shouguang Brainwashing Center on May 8, 2011. They attempted to force him to "reform" and give up his practice of Falun Gong. More than 20 practitioners are currently incarcerated in this brainwashing center.
17. [Chenzhou, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Jinbao Arrested at Home
More than ten unidentified men arrested Mr. Li Jinbao from home on May 5, 2011.
18. [Jiutai City, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrests of Mr. Li Jie and Ms. Wei Caiyan
Mr. Li Jie and Ms. Wei Caiyan from Jiutai City were arrested along with Ms. Wei's mother. Ms. Wei's mother has been released. All arrested practitioners are currently in the Jiutai City Detention Center. Their family members are forbidden from visiting them.
19. [Chongqing] Police Confiscate Mr. Zhu Xianming's Falun Gong Book
Guangyang Town Police Station head Tang Shangming in the Nanya District dispatched four officers to go to Mr. Zhu Xianming's home on the afternoon of March 20, 2011 and confiscated his Falun Gong book Zhuan Falun.
Tang Shangming, Guangyang Town Police Station head: 86-236-2491061
20. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yang Jun, in Her 40s, Went Missing Months Ago--Her Whereabouts Unknown