(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 36 cities or counties in 15 provinces. In this report, 3 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 86 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Zhulu County, Hebei Province] Officials Used Olympics as Excuse for Persecuting Falun Gong Practitioners
  2. [Huazhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Xiu Illegally Arrested
  3. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuying Arrested
  4. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Qian Mei Detained
  5. [Wuan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Du Laner, Ms. Liang Fuxiang and Ms. Li Aijin Arrested
  6. [Tianjin City] Ms. Zhang Shuxiang Arrested
  7. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Ge and Mr. Xu Zhongqiang Arrested
  8. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Huimin Arrested
  9. [Dawa County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zheng Xiaopin and Others Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked
  10. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Li Kunpin and His Wife Ms. Li Qian Persecuted
  11. [Beijing City] Practitioner Zhang Licheng Arrested
  12. [Beijing City] Mr. Huo Yanguang Persecuted
  13. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. He Xianggu Sentenced to Forced Labor
  14. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Suqing and Ms. Yao Arrested
  15. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Lianyun Arrested
  16. [Yuncheng County, Shandong Province] Mr. Tao Huazhong and Daughter Ms. Tao Airong Arrested
  17. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ding Nan Arrested
  18. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Five Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested
  19. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Zhaoyu and Ms. Han Fenglian Arrested
  20. [Beijing City] Ms. Xin Chunrong and Mr. Liu Ruisheng Arrested
  21. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xu Jiamei Arrested and Her Home Ransacked
  22. [Dazhou City, Sichuan Province] Workplace Security Guards Harass Ms. Peng Darong
  23. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Zhongqiang and Ms. Li Pin Arrested and Homes Ransacked
  24. [Tianchang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Gu Yongxia and Ms. Zhang Weiqing Arrested
  25. [Suning County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Junming Arrested
  26. [Beijing City] Mr. Wang Guobin Arrested
  27. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Yifen Arrested
  28. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Zhentang Arrested
  29. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Hu Xinyu and others Arrested
  30. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Ms. Feng Pin and Others Arrested
  31. [Dongfeng County, Jilin Province] Additional Information about the Arrest of Zhao Yingkai and Others
  32. [Jinyu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Xuezhu Arrested
  33. [Zhongwei City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Guilan Arrested
  34. [Duolun County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Additional Information Regarding Arrest of Ms. Chen Shuli
  35. [Beijing City] Ms. Liu Danyu Arrested
  36. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liu Shuangquan, Ms. Zhang Guolan and Mr. Jiang Zhengchao Arrested
  37. [Qi County, Henan Province] Ms. Zhao Zemin Arrested
  38. [Xintai City, Hebei Province] Mr. Han Shien Arrested
  39. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Pan Dongmei Arrested
  40. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhu Yin and Ms. Guan Fengzhi Arrested
  41. [Laian County, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhao Xiaoli Arrested
  42. [Ruyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Chang Aishe, Ms. Li Guihua and Mr. Shen Zhanjun Arrested
  43. [Xintai City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Zhenpin Arrested
  44. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zu Liming and Others Arrested
  45. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Zhao Zhenhong Arrested
  46. [Huaian City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhou Lin Arrested
  47. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Lin Jun Arrested
  48. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Min Arrested and Her Home Ransacked
  49. [Hengshan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Yang Daan and Ms. Tan Meirong Arrested
  50. [Huangmei County, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Rongzhen and Mr. Chen Xiwen Arrested

1. [Zhulu County, Hebei Province] Officials Used Olympics as Excuse for Persecuting Falun Gong Practitioners

Zhulu County officials are using the upcoming Olympics as excuse for persecuting practitioners. They implemented a directive calling for monitoring and registering of all practitioners. They forced practitioners to sign statements to give up their beliefs. When practitioners refuse to write or sign, they threaten to fire them from their jobs.

2. [Huazhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Xiu Illegally Arrested

On the afternoon of May 20, 2008, Ms. Chen Xiu was arrested by National Security guards who broke into the oil store owned by her family. Police ransacked her home and confiscated Dafa books and materials, TV sets, CDs, etc. Chen Xiu is detained at the Maoming Law School.

3. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuying Arrested

Ms. Zhang Xiuying (in her fifties) is from Tiexi District in Anshan City. She was followed and arrested by plainclothes police on May 21, when she was distributing truth-clarification materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was taken to the Dadaowan Police Station.

4. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Qian Mei Detained

Ms. Qian Mei was reported on May 22, when clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong. Police from the Xinshi Police Station arrested her. Her whereabouts are unknown.

5. [Wuan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Du Laner, Ms. Liang Fuxiang and Ms. Li Aijin Arrested

At around 8:00 p.m. on May 22, police arrested Ms. Du Laner, Ms. Liang Fuxiang and Ms. Li Aijin from Chengguan Township in Wuan City and their homes were ransacked. They are detained in the Wuan City Detention Center.

Chengguan Township Police Station in Wuan City: 86-310-565283

6. [Tianjin City] Ms. Zhang Shuxiang Arrested

Ms. Zhang Shuxiang from Nankai District in Tianjing, about 60 years old, was arrested by police at her home on the evening of May 21. Police ransacked her home and confiscated the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and a VCD recorder.

7. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Ge and Mr. Xu Zhongqiang Arrested

In the early morning of May 22, police officers from the Zuhua Police Station in Wafangdian arrested Mr. Li Ge and Mr. Xu Zhongqiang when they were distributing truth-clarification materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are detained in the Wafangdian City Detention Center.

8. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Huimin Arrested

On May 22, Ms. Zhang Huimin was arrested and taken to the Zunhua City Brainwashing Center.

9. [Dawa County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zheng Xiaopin and Others Arrested and Their Homes Ransacked

At around 5:00 a.m. on May 19, police from the Dawa County Police Department and Xinkai Police Station ransacked the home of Zheng Xiaopin. They confiscated Falun Dafa books, VCDs, and brochures, and arrested Zheng Xiaopin. They then ransacked the home of Ms. Qi Hongyu and arrested Qi Hongyu and Mr. Wang Haisheng. They were taken to the No. 3 Detention Center in Panjin. Qi Hongyu was beaten and suffered a concussion.

10. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Li Kunpin and His Wife Ms. Li Qian Persecuted

In April 2008, Mr. Li Kunpin was sentenced to a four-year prison term by officials from the Yongshan County Court in Zhaotong, Yunnan. Mr. Li Kunpin and his wife Ms. Li Qian were arrested by officers from the Yongren County Police Station in Zhuxiong, Yunnan and are still detained at Yongren. They have a 6-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter at home, with no one to take care of them.

11. [Beijing City] Practitioner Zhang Licheng Arrested

Mr. Zhang Lichen from the Shijinshan District in Beijing, in his forties, was arrested by plainclothes police from the Mentougou Branch Police Station. The police confiscated his computer, printer and other items.

12. [Beijing City] Mr. Huo Yanguang Persecuted

Mr. Huo Yanguang distributed VCDs of the Chinese New Year Spectacular in the Beijing No. 2 Foreign Language University. For this he was detained for a month at Chaoyang Police Station. He was then transferred to the dispatch center of Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp in Beijing and sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of forced labor.

13. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. He Xianggu Sentenced to Forced Labor

On April 23, police from the Wujialin Police Station in Kaifu District in Changsha City arrested Ms. He Xianggu, a nurse from the Hunan Women and Child Health Care Center. She was sentenced to forced labor and re-education and taken to the Baimalong Female Forced Labor Camp in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province.

14. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Suqing and Ms. Yao Arrested

On May 15, police from the Beimen Police Station in Liaoyang City and Baita Police Station arrested Ms. Zhao Suqing and Ms. Yao from Liaoyang City, when they were clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong in a market. The practitioners are detained in the Zhizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Liaoyang City.

15. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Lianyun Arrested

On May 20, Ms. Zhang Lianyun (in her fifties) was reported in Dezhou and arrested by Dezhou police.

16. [Yuncheng County, Shandong Province] Mr. Tao Huazhong and Daughter Ms. Tao Airong Arrested

On May 23, police arrested Mr. Tao Huazhong and his daughter Ms. Tao Airong. The police climbed over a stone wall and then broke into their home.

17. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ding Nan Arrested

On May 21, the police arrested Ms. Ding Nan.

18. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Five Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested

At around 8:00 p.m. on May 19, while practitioners from Mianyang City, including Ms. Zeng Shurong, Ms. Zeng Shufang, Ms. Yuan Xiuzhen and Ms. Li Fubi, were at the No. 404 Hospital to clarify truth about the persecution of Falun Gong to earthquake victims, they were reported. Three security guards from the hospital stopped and reported them to officers from the local police station. They were arrested.

19. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Zhaoyu and Ms. Han Fenglian Arrested

On May 23, practitioners Mr. Zhang Zhaoyu and Ms. Han Fenglian, who had left home to avoid persecution for many years, were arrested.

20. [Beijing City] Ms. Xin Chunrong and Mr. Liu Ruisheng Arrested

In the mid-March, Mr. Liu Ruisheng and his wife Ms. Xin Chunrong (in their fifties), from the Chaoyang District, Beijing, were arrested. Their whereabouts are unknown.

21. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xu Jiamei Arrested and Her Home Ransacked

At noontime on April 25, Ms. Xu Jiamei (in her seventies) was arrested at her home. Her home was ransacked.

22. [Dazhou City, Sichuan Province] Workplace Security Guards Harass Ms. Peng Darong

Practitioner Ms. Peng Darong (in her fifties) from the Tongchuan District, Dazhou City, was harassed and mistreated. Li Changwen and Gao Qingchuan from the security department at her workplace are monitoring her continuously.

23. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Zhongqiang and Ms. Li Pin Arrested and Homes Ransacked

In the early morning of May 21, officers from Zhuhua Police Station arrested Mr. Xu Zhongqiang and Ms. Li Pin. On May 23, their homes were ransacked.

24. [Tianchang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Gu Yongxia and Ms. Zhang Weiqing Arrested

On May 13, Ms. Gu Yongxia and Ms. Zhang Weiqing were arrested.

25. [Suning County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Junming Arrested

On the afternoon of May 20, police from the Suning County Police Station confiscated Mr. Zhang Junming's satellite dish and Dafa materials. He was arrested but escaped the same day.

26. [Beijing City] Mr. Wang Guobin Arrested

Mr. Wang Guoming is a senior engineer and practitioner in Beijing. On April 29, 2008, police officers arrested him when he was found distributing truth clarification materials about the persecution of Falun Gong in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou City. He is detained and being subjected to mistreatment at the Haizhu Detention Center in Nanzhoulu, Guangzhou City.

27. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Yifen Arrested

On the night of May 18, Ms. Jiang Yifen, a practitioner from the Xindu District, Chengdu City, was reported. Police from the Chengxi Police Station of the Xindu District arrested her when she was clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong at the Baoguang Plaza. She is detained at the Chengxi Police Station.

28. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Zhentang Arrested

On the night of April 2, practitioner Mr. Wang Zhentang from Lijiasi Village, Qijia Township, Shuanyang District in Changchun City, was arrested. He was taken to the Shuangyang District Detention Center. He was sentenced to one year of forced labor.

29. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Hu Xinyu and others Arrested

On May 22, 2008, the police arrested Ms. Hu Xinyu, Ms. Que Fafeng and Ms Gao Longying when they were clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong.

30. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Ms. Feng Pin and Others Arrested

On the night of May 22, 2008, police arrested Ms. Feng Pin, Ms. Huang Lanzhi and Ms. Zhong Sufen from Changde. The police ransacked their homes. Zhong Sufen was released, but Feng Pin and Huang Lanzhi are still detained.

31. [Dongfeng County, Jilin Province] Additional Information about the Arrest of Zhao Yingkai and Others

At noontime on May 17, police from the Wudaogang Branch of the Dongfeng County Police Station arrested Mr. and Ms. Zhao Yingkai, Mr. and Ms. Jia Xiulou, Ms. Wu Chunfeng, and Mr. Wang Laosan. All six practitioners are detained in the Dongfeng County Detention Center.

32. [Jinyu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Xuezhu Arrested

On April 24, police officers arrested Ms. Wang Xuezhu at her home. Police confiscated three computers, two printers, a VCD player and a set of satellite receiver.

33. [Zhongwei City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Guilan Arrested

At around 4:00 p.m. on May 21, police from the Binhe Township Police Station in Zhongwei City broke into the home of Ms. Wang Guilan. They ransacked her home and arrested her. She is detained in the Zhongwei City Detention Center.

Wang Jianhu, director of the Binhe Township Police Station: 86-137-23338951, 86-955-7037876
Wang Jianjun, deputy director of the Binhe Township Police Station : 86-137-39558533
Zhongwei City Detention Center: 86-955-7681791

34. [Duolun County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Additional Information Regarding Arrest of Ms. Chen Shuli

At around 4:00 p.m. on May 12, 2008, practitioner Ms. Chen Shuli from Duolun County was arrested. She is detained in the Duolun County Detention Center.

Zhu Rihe, director of the Duolun County Police Station: 86-150-47183333
Li Shusen, supervisor: 86-136-04793034
Qi Jianshe, supervisor: 86-136-04795600
Zhang Zhenyu of the National Security team: 86-1390-47393878

35. [Beijing City] Ms. Liu Danyu Arrested

On the evening of May 20, Wang Shaobo and others from the Qianmen Police Station, along with officers from the local police station and staff from the 610 Office broke into the home of Ms. Liu Danyu, who is 65 years old. They confiscated pictures of Teacher and Falun Dafa books. They took Ms. Liu to the Qianmen Police Station. She is detained in the Congwen District Detention Center.

Zhao Hongxin, police officer in charge: 86-150-61297799, ext 62817

36. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liu Shuangquan, Ms. Zhang Guolan and Mr. Jiang Zhengchao Arrested

On May 21-22, officers from the Xinhua Police Station in the No. 272 Factory in Dongyangdu Township in Hengyang City illegally arrested Mr. Liu Shuangquan, Ms. Zhang Guolan and Mr. Jiang Zhengchao. They also confiscated Falun Dafa books, a computer and DVDs.

37. [Qi County, Henan Province] Ms. Zhao Zemin Arrested

At 10:00 a.m. on May 22, police officers arrested Ms. Zhao Zemin on Xiguan Street in Qi County.

38. [Xintai City, Hebei Province] Mr. Han Shien Arrested

In May, 2008, Mr. Han Shien from Dongchangtun Village in Dongzhao Township was arrested and taken to the county detention center.

39. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Pan Dongmei Arrested

On May 8, 2008, police from the Gaojuehua Township Police Station in Maomin City pretended that they needed to "talk" with Ms. Pan Dongmei, who is in her thirties. They arrested and took her to the Hexizhongdui Law School in Maomin City and detained her.

40. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhu Yin and Ms. Guan Fengzhi Arrested

At 9:30 a.m. on May 24, Ms. Zhu Yin and Ms. Guan Fengzhi were arrested.

41. [Laian County, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhao Xiaoli Arrested

On May 20, Ms. Zhao Xiaoli was arrested.

42. [Ruyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Chang Aishe, Ms. Li Guihua and Mr. Shen Zhanjun Arrested

Mr. Chang Aishe, Ms. Li Guihua and Mr. Shen Zhanjun were arrested on the night of May 23, 2008. At the same time, police ransacked the homes of many practitioners.

43. [Xintai City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Zhenpin Arrested

Mr. Li Zhenpin from Xintai is 53 years-old. In December, 2007, Li Zhenpin posted truth-clarification materials about the persecution of Falun Gong on telephone poles on his way to work in Guangzhou. He was arrested. His whereabouts are unknown.

44. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zu Liming and Others Arrested

On the afternoon of May 23, Mr. Zu Liming and another two practitioners were arrested.

45. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Zhao Zhenhong Arrested

On the afternoon of April 23, Mr. Zhao Zhenhong, a teacher at the Zunyi City Medical School was arrested.

46. [Huaian City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhou Lin Arrested

On May 23, Ms. Zhou Lin was arrested.

47. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Lin Jun Arrested

At around 8:00 p.m. on May 20, 2008, police from the Xinjilin Police Station arrested Mr. Lin Jun, 52, from Jinlin City. They broke into and ransacked his home. Mr. Lin Jun is detained in a detention center.

48. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Min Arrested and Her Home Ransacked

On May 23, 2008, the police arrested Ms. Zhang Min from Baishan City and ransacked her home. Her Falun Dafa books and other items were confiscated.

49. [Hengshan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Yang Daan and Ms. Tan Meirong Arrested

On the afternoon of May 22, Mr. Yang Daan and Ms. Tan Meirong from Hengshan were clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong in Changjiang Township in Hengshan, when officers from the Changjiang Police Station arrested them. They ransacked the home of Tan Meirong and confiscated her Falun Dafa books and other materials. They are detained in the Hengshan County Detention Center.

Song Pinnon, secretary of the Political and Legal Department of Hengshan County: 86-138- 75603678, 86-734-5825168, 86-734-5811227
Li Wei, 610 Office director: 86-130-17342122, 86-734-8226101, 86-734-5812255
Tan Qingpin, director of the Changjiang Police Station: 86-137-87718789, 86-734-6177603

50. [Huangmei County, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Rongzhen and Mr. Chen Xiwen Arrested

At around 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. on May 17, 2008, the police arrested Ms. Li Rongzhen and Mr. Chen Xiwen

while they were distributing truth-clarifications materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are detained in the Shili Detention Center.

Police Station of Huanmei County: 86-713-3332224, 86-713-3325881
Detention Center of Huanmei County: 86-713-3321378

May 24, 2008

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