Additional Persecution News from China – May 7, 2012 (24 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According this report, 5 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 30 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Hohhot, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Han Shuizhen Arrested
2. [Luzhou, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Tianmin Arrested
3. [Luzhou, Sichuan Province] Additional Information Regarding Ms. Chen Hongzhou’s Arrest
4. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Additional Information Regarding Ms. Guan Shujun’s Arrest
5. [Panzhihua, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Zhiqiong Arrested
6. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xing Yan Sentenced to Forced Labor
7. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qi Yaru Sentenced to Four and a Half Years' Incarceration
8. [Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Yuxin Arrested
9. [Baoding, Hebei Province] Mr. Song Guobin Arrested
10. [Shenyang, Liaoning Province] Ms. Na Zhiping and Ms. Xia Chengmin Arrested
11. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Chen Rong and Ms. Zhang Shuxia Arrested
12. [Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Gan Xinjun Arrested
13. [Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Jinfan Arrested at the Gate of Prison While Being Released
14. [Guangzhou, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Zhiquan Arrested
15. [Chongqing] Police Arrested Retired Worker Mr. Zeng Weiming, 72, from the Yongchuan District Petroleum Company on April 28.
16. [Xiangtan, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Xianping Arrested
17. [Xiuning County, Anhui Province] Mr. Dai Guohua and Others Persecuted
18. [Pingjiang County, Hunan Province] Mr. Chen Guangming and Ms. Mao Douhua Arrested
19. [Xiangtan, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Xianping Arrested
20. [Beijing] Ms. Fu Ying Arrested
21. [Shanghai] Ms. Xia Haizhen and Mr. Luo Jiaolong from the Baoshan District Arrested
22. [Zhaoyuan, Shandog Province] Ms. Liang Quanfeng and Ms. Li Jianghua Arrested
23. [Xilinhot City, Inner Mongolia] Police Arrested Ms. Lu Zhanping on the Evening of May 5
24. [Weifang, Shandong Province] Mr. Yu Wei Sentenced to Forced Labor for the Third Time

1. [Hohhot, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Han Shuizhen Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Han Shuzhen (over 60 years old) at noon on March 31 when she distributed Shenyun CDs at the Eight-one Market Park. She is now in the Xincheng District Detention Center.

2. [Luzhou, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Tianmin Arrested

Ms. Tang Tianmin and Ms. Luo Lingming from the Naxi District were arrested in Longtoubu's Naxi District on the morning of April 30. That same day, Ms. Yang Chunrong was arrested at Zhaoya Town, Lu County, and is now in the Naxi Detention Center.

3. [Luzhou, Sichuan Province] Additional Information Regarding Ms. Chen Hongzhou’s Arrest

On April 26, Ms. Chen Hongzhou, 70, was arrested on her way to her hometown of Qifeng, Lu County, and was taken to Erehu Brainwashing Center in Ziyang City.

4. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Additional Information Regarding Ms. Guan Shujun’s Arrest

Ms. Guan Shujun from the Xiangfang District was arrested at her home on April 17 and taken to the No. 2 Detention Center in Harbin that same evening.

5. [Panzhihua, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Zhiqiong Arrested

Police officials arrested Ms. Yang Zhiqiong and other practitioners on the morning of May 4 for talking to people about Falun Dafa in Renhe Square. Two of them were released. Ms. Yang is still being detained.

6. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xing Yan Sentenced to Forced Labor

Police from Xinshi City arrested Ms. Xing Yan on the morning of April 10 for talking to people about Falun Dafa. The police ransacked her home and took her to the Hancun Township Police Station. Ms. Yang was sentenced to one year of forced labor and is currently incarcerated in the Shijiazhuang Women's Forced Labor Camp.

Wang Yuanchao, Hancun Township Police Station deputy head: [phone]

7. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qi Yaru Sentenced to Four and a Half Years' Incarceration

Ms. Qi Yaru and her daughter from the Xiangfang District were arrested on December 31, 2011, at her sister’s home in Zhaodong City. Xiangfang District Court sentenced her to four and a half years in prison on April 22, 2012.

8. [Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Yuxin Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Li Yuxin, Ms. Wang Xiulan, and another practitioner at a bus checkpoint on May 3. Ms. Zhao Fengqiu and Ms. Hu Suqing from Tiangezhuang, Funing County, were arrested that same day for clarifying the truth about Dafa in Daxinzai Town.

9. [Baoding, Hebei Province] Mr. Song Guobin Arrested

Police arrested Mr. Song Guobin on the morning of May 4 in the corridor of his home.

10. [Shenyang, Liaoning Province] Ms. Na Zhiping and Ms. Xia Chengmin Arrested

Plainclothes police agents arrested Ms. Na Zhiping and Ms. Xia Chengmin from Shenyang on April 14 for telling people the facts about Dafa in Dadong Square. They were taken to Ertaizi Police Station. The police ransacked their home and took away laptop, printers, Master’s articles, and images of Master. The practitioners were held in the Zaohua Detention Center for 15 days. Then they were sentenced to 15 months of forced labor and sent to Mashanjia Forced Labor Camp.

11. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Chen Rong and Ms. Zhang Shuxia Arrested

Guangming police agents followed and arrested No. 1 Middle School teacher Mr. Chen Rong and his wife, Ms. Zhang Shuxia, from the Hulan District on April 4. They are now in the Harbin City Police Department.

12. [Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Gan Xinjun Arrested

Jiawang District 610 Office personnel and others from the Domestic Security Team arrested Mr. Gan Xinjun on May 4. He was held in the Jiawang District Detention Center.

13. [Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Jinfan Arrested at the Gate of Prison While Being Released

Ms. Wang Jinfan from the Tiefeng District was arrested in 2001and held in the Heilongjiang Provincial Women's Prison for 11 years. She was released on April 29, 2012. At the moment of her release the police took her away. She is now missing.

Wang Chang, Politics and Law Committee secretary: [phone]

Bp He, Tiefeng District 610 Office: [phone]

Deng Li, Politics and Law Committee secretary in Qiqihar: [phone]

14. [Guangzhou, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Zhiquan Arrested

Mr. Li Zhiquan, in his 50s, from the Haizhu District was arrested in mid-March. Participating in the arrest were Haizhu District 610 Office agents who took him to a brainwashing center.

610 Office in Guangzhou City: [phone], [phone], [phone]

15. [Chongqing] Police Arrested Retired Worker Mr. Zeng Weiming, 72, from the Yongchuan District Petroleum Company on April 28.

16. [Xiangtan, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Xianping Arrested

More than ten policemen broke into Ms. Zhang Xianping’s home and arrested her the morning of May 6.

Tang Minchun, Xiangtan City 610 Office head: [phone]

17. [Xiuning County, Anhui Province] Mr. Dai Guohua and Others Persecuted

610 Office agents arrested Mr. Dai Guohua and Ms. Huang Yongmiao around March 20. Ms. Song Xueqin and Ms. Wang Yuehong were arrested around March 26 They are now in the Xiuning Detention Center.

Political and Legal Affairs Committee in Huangshan City: [phone]

Tunxi District 610 Office in Huangshan City: [phone]

Tunxi District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]

18. [Pingjiang County, Hunan Province] Mr. Chen Guangming and Ms. Mao Douhua Arrested

Nanjiang Township Police Station agents arrested Mr. Chen Guangming at home and also arrested Ms. Mao Douhua on May 2.

19. [Xiangtan, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Xianping Arrested

More than ten policemen from Xiangtan City 610 Office and from the Yuhu District Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Zhang Xianping at home on May 6 in the morning.

20. [Beijing] Ms. Fu Ying Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Fu Ying from the Chaoyang District on the afternoon of May 2 and held her in the Chaoyang Detention Center.

21. [Shanghai] Ms. Xia Haizhen and Mr. Luo Jiaolong from the Baoshan District Arrested

Baoshan District 610 Office: [phone]

Baoshan District 610 Office head, Fan: [phone]

22. [Zhaoyuan, Shandog Province] Ms. Liang Quanfeng and Ms. Li Jianghua Arrested

Ms. Liang Quanfeng and Ms. Li Jianghua from Xialianxiang Village in Fushan Town were arrested at home at noon on May 4. Participating were officers from the local police station and the 610 Office. They took the practitioners' computer, DVD player, satellite dish, and other personal belongings.

23. [Xilinhot City, Inner Mongolia] Police Arrested Ms. Lu Zhanping on the Evening of May 5

24. [Weifang, Shandong Province] Mr. Yu Wei Sentenced to Forced Labor for the Third Time

Changle County Domestic Security Division members sentenced Mr. Yu Wei to forced labor in late April. He is currently in the No. 2 Forced Labor Camp.