(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 14 provinces. As per this report, 17 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 24 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Bayannaoer, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Wang Xia Resists Persecution with a Hunger Strike
Ms. Wang Xia from Bayannaoer was arrested on March 15, 2011 and has been held in the Hangjin Houqi Detention Center. We have recently learned that Ms. Wang has held a hunger strike in protest and has been transferred to the Linhe District Detention Center. She is still on the hunger strike.
2. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Zhang Jianlai on Hunger Strike, in Critical Condition
Mr. Zhang Jianlai has been held in the Zhengzhou City No. 2 Detention Center. When his family came to visit him, the guards told them that Mr. Zhang had been on a hunger strike for 15 days, since April 11. Three inmates carried Mr. Zhang out to meet with his family; he had an IV in his arm. His condition is critical.
3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Bo Held in the Dongling Detention Center
Mr. Wang Bo, an employee at the Shenyang No.1 Machine Tool Factory, was arrested at his workplace on the evening of April 22, 2011. Officers from the Taoxian Police Station made the arrest. Six officers ransacked his home that same evening and confiscated his computer, printer, money and Falun Gong books. Four officers ransacked his home for the second time the next morning. Mr. Wang was taken to the Dongling Detention Center on April 23.
Sun, Taoxian Police Station head: 86-13940185188
4. [Luquan City, Hebei Province] The Persecution of Mr. Li Junsheng
Yi'an Town Police Station officers broke into Mr. Li Junsheng's home in Xibaozhuang Village on March 25, 2011 and ransacked it. Mr. Li was taken to the Luquan City Chinese Medicine Hospital for a physical examination. He was diagnosed as critically ill and subsequently released. His family was made to pay more than 1,000 yuan.
Yi'an Town government officers and Yi'an Town Police Station officers once again broke into Mr. Li's home on April 21, in an attempt to take Mr. Li to a brainwashing facility. Mr. Li was able to escape.
Yi'an Town Police Station: 86-311-82219300, 86-311-82218198
Luquan City 610 Office: 86-311-82185095, 86-311-82012524, 86-311-82185096
5. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Jianmei and Three Others Arrested
Four practitioners from Xipu were arrested on March 13, 2011 as they spoke with people about Falun Gong. Ms. Yang Jianmei and Ms. Chen Zhengbi are being held in the Xindu Detention Center. Ms. Guo Yuying and Mr. Deng Yide are also in a detention center. Two practitioners' homes were ransacked.
Xipu 610 Office, Zeng Gang: 86-15928039676
6. [Ningxiang County, Hunan Province] Mr. Yu Bingyan and Three More Practitioners Arrested
Mr. Yu Bingyan, 67 years old, Ms. Liu Yueying, 70, Ms. Zhou Xiunan, 61, and Ms. Huang Lijuan, 48, from Huitang Town, were arrested on the morning of April 19, 2011 as they worked in their respective families' rice fields. They were taken to the Huitang Police Station.
Zhou Dingxing, Ningxiang County 610 Office head: 86-731-87830157, 86-13755096588
Cheng Zaiqiang, deputy head: 86-731-87858158, 86-13007488489
Jiang Jiehua, deputy head: 86-731-87890608, 86-13755076222
Liu Kai, State Security Division head: 86-13317497528
7. [You County, Hunan Province] Ms. Song Zhaizhen Arrested and Detained
Ms. Song Zhaizhen was arrested on March 19, 2011 and is currently in the You County Detention Center.
Cai Ernai, Domestic Security Division officer (participating in the persecution of practitioners many times): 86-13762357099
Peng Xinping, Detention Center deputy head: 86-731-24226203, 86-13974132663
Luo Xinghua, Domestic Security Division head: 86-13874106118, 86-731-24259179
8. [Qixia, Shandong Province] Ms. Mu Xiuling and Ms. Wang Shuqin Arrested
Officers from the Tangjiabo Police Station broke into Ms. Mu Xiuling and Ms. Wang Shuqin's homes and arrested them at 6:00 a.m. on April 26, 2011.
Tan Chenglun, Tangjiabo Town Police Station head: 86-13589829257
Liu Shujin, deputy head: 86-13964559755
9. [Mei County, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Yixiu Arrested
Ms. Li Yixiu, 63 years old, lives in Fugui Village, Chengjiang Town. She was arrested on the morning of April 20, 2011, as she posted information about Falun Gong. Mei County Domestic Security Division head Luo Zhanxiong and three officers made the arrest. The police ransacked her home at around 2:00 p.m. that same day, and confiscated more than ten copies of Falun Gong books and more than 3,000 yuan cash and other personal belongings.
Zhong Qisen, Mei County 610 Office head: 86-753-2598128, 86-13502525883
Liu Qiqian, deputy head: 86-753-2589659, 86-753-2518887, 86-13825983188
Gao Weihong, deputy head: 86-753-2245054, 86-13539198826
10. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Xie Chengxin Incarcerated at the Xinjin Brainwashing Center
Mr. Xie Chengxin, a retired employee from the Chengdu City No. 2 Kindergarten, affiliated with Municipal Government Agencies, was arrested and taken to the Xinjin Brainwashing Center around March 20, 2011. Fuqin Street 610 Office agent Xie Shinong and others made the arrest. Mr. Xie Chengxin's relatives and friends went to the Fuqin Street Committee on April 25 to find out Mr. Xie's situation, but Xie Shinong and others threatened to arrest them.
Fuqin Street Committee: 86-28-87702031
Xie Shinong: 86-13183801139
11. [Beijing] Ms. Nan Tianping Held in the Daxing Women's Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Nan Tianping, 60 years old, from Beijing, was arrested in March 2011 as she spoke with people about Falun Gong. She was taken to a police station and later transferred to a detention center. Ms. Nan developed symptoms of high blood pressure. The guards mixed unknown substances into her food and force-fed her with unknown drugs. She is currently in the Daxing Women's Forced Labor Camp.
12. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xu Shufen, Senior Teacher at the Daqing City Petrochemical No.1 Elementary School, Arrested at Home on April 24, 2011
13. [Leshan, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wu Sufen Arrested
Ms. Wu Sufen from Gaoyantang Village, Tuzhu Town, was arrested on the afternoon of April 25, 2011. More than ten officers from village and town police stations made the arrest and took her to the Dashiqiao Brainwashing Center.
14. [Oilfield, Henan Province] Ms. Li Meiyu Detained
Ms. Li Meiyu, an employee from the Oilfield, was arrested at noon on April 10, 2011 as she spoke with people about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Tanghe County Lockup, and transferred to the Tanghe County Detention Center. Tanghe County 610 Office agents and Domestic Security Division officers have taken over her case.
Li Debao, Tanghe County Domestic Security Division head: 86-13503902258
Li Chao, Domestic Security Division: 86-13937758530
Li Wei, 86-13803773262
Li Zhenmeng, Tanghe County Detention Center head: 86-13503773716, 86-37768924523
15. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Chongyan and Other Practitioners Arrested
Six practitioners including Ms. Gao Chongyan, Ms. Gao Hong, Ms. Ma Xiulan, and Ms. Ma Yufen from Benxi City were arrested on the morning of April 20, 2011 as they spoke with people about Falun Gong near the Weiningying Forced Labor Camp. Officers from the Taotaizi Police Station in the Mingshan District made the arrest. Two practitioners have been released. Ms. Gao Chongyan, Ms. Gao Hong, Ms. Ma Xiulan and Ms. Ma Yufen are currently in the Benxi City Detention Center.
Yu Huifeng, Gao Taizi Police Station head (participated in the arrest): 86-15841423333
Jiang Fengdi, political head: 86-13322151333
Yang Shaojun, Domestic Security Division head: 86-414-3843156, 86-414-3893508, 86-13941439886
16. [Hanchuan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Yan Liping Arrested
Ms. Yan Liping from the Chengguan District was arrested around 4:00 p.m. on April 21, 2011 as she gave people Shen Yun performance DVDs on her way home. Officers from the Chengguan Police Station made the arrest and took her to the Hanchuan No.1 Detention Center. Domestic Security Division head Liu Jixiang led people to harass Ms. Yan's family.
17. [Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Circumstances of Mr. Hui Shudong, Who Was Missing for Ten Years
Mr. Hui Shudong from the Yili area has been missing for more than ten years. We recently had information that he is currently paralyzed and his relatives are taking care of him.
18. [Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province] Jiangyou City 610 Office Agent Cao Huajun and Others Harassed Ms. Wu Qihui on April 20, 2011
19. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yu Shenghai Arrested
Local police arrested Mr. Yu Shenghai from Jinan City. The police took the key to his home, ransacked it and confiscated his personal belongings. Mr. Yu has been transferred to the Jinan District Police Station.
20. [Yantai, Shandong Province] Updated Information Regarding the Arrest of 19 Practitioners
Nineteen practitioners from Qujiawa Village, Xiejiazhuang Town, the Gaoxin District were arrested around 10:00 a.m. on March 31, 2011. Twelve practitioners have been released: Mr. Song Xinchun, Mr. Ren Xiaoming and his wife Ms. Xin Meizhen are currently in the Yantai City Detention Center. Mr. Lu Maichang, Mr. Shi Daheng, Ms. Song Jing and Ms. Geng are being held in an unknown location.
Zhang Jian, Yantai City 610 Office agent: 86-535-6891355
Wang Fuzhi, Detention Center head: 86-535-6362744
Li Zengjiang, Laishan District 610 Office head: 86-13805355686, 86-535-6711620
21. [Jiangxi Province] Circumstances of Practitioners in Nanchang City
More than 30 practitioners have been successively arrested since April 19, 2011. Among them were Mr. Zhong Tao, Ms. Chen Xi'e and Ms. Yan Jinhua. Some practitioners have been released; 18 others have been transferred to a Women's Forced Labor Camp.