(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 24 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report, 39 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 31 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Gansu Province] Practitioners Unlawfully Held at Lanzhou Legal Education and Training School on Hunger Strike
2. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Xie Wutang Develops Severe Illness Symptoms in Prison
3. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Chen Guosheng Arrested--Mr. Zhao Shoujin and His Wife Remain in Custody
4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xie Lijuan Threatened by Police and Security Officials at Her Work Unit
5. [Hebei Province] Female Practitioner Taken into Custody at Baoding Passenger Transit Center
6. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Deling Dies after Years of Persecution
7. [Shanghai] Ms. He Pinqin Taken into Custody
8. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhu Hongxin Taken to Yangyuan Brainwashing Center
9. [Jing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Fengying and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
10. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Baoxia, Ms. Yan Hongyan and Other Practitioners Arrested
11. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Ailan Taken into Custody
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Jiangbo and Three Other Practitioners Held at Etouwan Brainwashing Center
13. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] More Information on Mr. Chen Jianguo
14. [Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Citang and His Wife, Ms. Zhang Yuqing, Arrested
15. [Beijing] Ms. Sun Shujie Sentenced to Forced Labor
16. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Bailiang and Other Practitioners Taken to Mudanjiang Prison
17. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Han Yuzhen Taken into Custody
18. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Mr. Cao Yingxing and Four Other Practitioners Arrested
19. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Zhifang Taken into Custody on February 24 Evening
20. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Tang Shiguo Arrested February 25
21. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Qingyan Taken into Custody
22. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Hong Taken into Custody
23. [Yuanyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Shen Suqin Unlawfully Held at Yuanyang County Detention Center
24. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Han Xianqing Taken into Custody
25. [Chongqing] Mr. Li Xianming Arrested
26. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Lu Lixian Taken into Custody by 610 Office on February 23--Her Whereabouts Unknown
27. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Han Yuheng Taken into Custody in Beijing
28. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Zhanjun and Mr. Wang Jingyao Taken into Custody
29. [Hebei Province] Ms. Ni Haiying and Ms. Guo Xiurong Taken to Shijiazhuang Women's Prison
30. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Ke Changyan Held at No. 9 Division in Shayang Forced Labor Camp
31. [Zhejiang Province] Ms. Tang Baozhi and Her Daughter Hospitalized after Severe Force-feeding in Prison
32. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Cao Junfeng and Other Practitioners Remain in Custody at Detention Center
33. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] 73-Year-Old Mr. Li Peigao Remains in Custody
34. [Yuanyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Shen Suqin Taken into Custody
1. [Gansu Province] Practitioners Unlawfully Held at Lanzhou Legal Education and Training School on Hunger Strike
Ten practitioners who have been unlawfully held at the Lanzhou Legal Education and Training School have been on hunger strike since February 21, 2009. Of the ten practitioners, three are male and seven are female. The male practitioners are Mr. Liu Wanjiang, Mr. Guan Longshan, and Mr. Zhang Luchan.
2. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Xie Wutang Develops Severe Illness Symptoms in Prison
Mr. Xie Wutang, 69, is from Tianxin District, Changsha City. In January 2008, he was taken to Wuling Prison. He has developed severe illness symptoms, including rapid heartbeat, swelling from head to toe, shaking, difficulty walking, and so on. However, the prison officials have refused to release him, citing as excuses his refusal to sign four various statements denouncing Falun Gong.
3. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Chen Guosheng Arrested--Mr. Zhao Shoujin and His Wife Remain in Custody
On the afternoon of February 23, 2009, Mr. Chen Guosheng from Chaoyang Town in Changtu County was taken into custody by officers from the Chaoyang Town Police Station.
Mr. Zhao Shoujin, who is from Shibajiazi Township, has been unlawfully held and abused at the Kaiyuan Psychiatric Hospital in Liaoning Province. Officers from the Changtu County Domestic Security Division went to the psychiatric hospital several times attempting to take Mr. Zhao to the Changtu County Detention Center. His wife has remained at the Changtu County Detention Center. A few days ago, officers from the Changtu County Domestic Security Division went to Mr. Zhao's resident township again to harass him.
Xu Yanlong, director of the Chaoyang Town Police Station: 86-13941031155 (Cell), 86-410-5100110 (Office)
Yan Guijun, Changtu County 610 Office: 86-410-5826345 (Office), 86-410-5811187 (Home), 86-13941021098 (Cell)
Liu Jianxin, head of the Changtu County Domestic Security Division: 86-13700106822 (Cell), 86-15941021988 (Cell)
4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xie Lijuan Threatened by Police and Security Officials at Her Work Unit
On September 26, 2008, Ms. Xie Lijuan was forcibly taken to the Guilin Road Police Station by Su Cheng, head of the Security Section at her work unit, and residential police officers in Changchun City. The police unlawfully took the certificate that marked her completion of the forced labor term. She had been illegally sentenced to forced labor due to her belief in Falun Gong. Zhou Jizhen, a female official at her work unit, privately told Ms. Xie's family that if she refused to write a guarantee statement promising to quit practicing Falun Gong, she would be dismissed. The director of her work unit also tried to force Ms. Xie to take early retirement.
Zhou Jizhen, office of the director at Ms. Xie's work unit: 86-431-85644115
Shi Lizhen, director at the Ms. Xie's work unit: 86-13604420198 (Cell)
5. [Hebei Province] Female Practitioner Taken into Custody at Baoding Passenger Transit Center
At around 13:30 on February 24, 2009, a female practitioner with a Sichuan dialect was taken into custody at the Baoding Passenger Transit Center by officers from the Chezhang Police Station. The practitioner was about 50 years old.
Baoding Passenger Transit Center: 86-312-5972110
6. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Deling Dies after Years of Persecution
Ms. Li Deling, 58, lived in Shashi District, Jingzhou City. After years of persecution, Ms. Li died on February 6, 2009.
In early 2000, Ms. Li went to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong. Members of the local 610 Office and officers from the No. 1 Section of the police department took her into custody. The police then extorted cash from her family. In July 2000, Ms. Li was forcibly taken to the Shashi Party School for brainwashing, which resulted in the recurrence of her high blood pressure. In the past nine years, Ms. Li has been under constant surveillance and harassment by members of the local 610 Office, officials at the neighborhood administrator office, and residential committee, and residential police officers. Ms. Li's son, who is a practitioner, has been unlawfully taken into custody several times.
7. [Shanghai] Ms. He Pinqin Taken into Custody
On November 28, 2008, Ms. He Pinqin was arrested by the Xuhui District Domestic Security Division. She was arrested simply for singing "Falun Dafa Is Great" in a mall. Ms. He has been held at the Xuhui Detention Center for three months.
8. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhu Hongxin Taken to Yangyuan Brainwashing Center
On February 20, 2009, officials of the Xujiapeng Neighborhood Administration Office, officers from the Xujiapeng Police Station, and officials from the No. 5 Vehicle Factory Residential Community took Ms. Zhu Hongxin from the Shiliping Forced Labor Camp in Quzhou City directly to the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center. Ms. Zhu's forced labor term was to end on March 13, 2009.
9. [Jing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Fengying and Other Practitioners Taken into Custody
Ms. Wang Fengying, Ms. Lin Guiying, and Mr. Xu Zhanling were taken into custody in Zhuhe Village, Jiangheliu Township, Jing County. They are being held at the Jing County Detention Center.
10. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Baoxia, Ms. Yan Hongyan and Other Practitioners Arrested
Seven or eight officers from the Zunhua Iron Factory Police Station and the domestic security division broke into Ms. Liu Baoxia's home in the Shengshuiyuan residential complex in Zunhua City at around 8:10 p.m. on February 24, 2009. It was reported that, by then, Ms. Liu, Ms. Yan Hongyan, and half a dozen other practitioners had already been arrested. The officers threatened Ms. Liu's daughter and coerced her to sign the search warrant. The police confiscated two computers and two printers, among other items.
11. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Ailan Taken into Custody
On February 3, officers from the Donghuan Police Station arrived in three police vehicles to take Ms. Li Ailan into custody. Ms. Li, a Cangzhou City resident, is in her fifties. She has been held at the city detention center.
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Jiangbo and Three Other Practitioners Held at Etouwan Brainwashing Center
The four practitioners taken into custody by officers from the Duanqinkou Police Station in Hanyang District, Wuhan City a month ago are Ms. Wang Jiangbo, Mr. Shu Runguo, Mr. Liu Tiejun, and Mr. Huang Zhenhua. The four practitioners are being held at the Etouwan Brainwashing Center.
13. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] More Information on Mr. Chen Jianguo
In May 2008, Mr. Chen Jianguo was secretly sentenced to seven years in prison by the Yunfu City Court. In September he was taken to Sihui Prison in Guangdong Province.
14. [Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Citang and His Wife, Ms. Zhang Yuqing, Arrested
At 2:00 p.m. on February 24, the Licheng District Court in Jinan City illegally tried Ms. Zhang Yuying. Several dozen practitioners placed themselves near the courthouse to send forth righteous thoughts. Mr. Liu Citang and his wife, Ms. Zhang Yuqing, who both work at the Jinan Steel Company, were taken into police custody at around 3:00 p.m. The police also took the bicycles they were riding. There is another practitioner suspected to have been taken away by the police. Further details are not available.
15. [Beijing] Ms. Sun Shujie Sentenced to Forced Labor
Ms. Sun Shujie has been sentenced to two and a half years of forced labor by the Beijing Police Department. Ms. Sun is being temporarily held at the dispatching center of the Daxing District Forced Labor Camp in Beijing.
16. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Bailiang and Other Practitioners Taken to Mudanjiang Prison
On November 28, 2008, the Xi'an District Court in Mudanjiang City unlawfully placed Mr. Zhao Bailiang, Mr. Li Haifeng, Mr. Li Yongsheng, and Ms. Zhang Yuhua on trial. Mr. Zhao was sentenced to five years in prison. Mr. Li Haifeng and Mr. Li Yongsheng were each sentenced to four years in prison. They have been taken to the Mudanjiang Prison.
It has been reported that practitioners unlawfully sentenced to prison in Muling City, including Mr. Wu Guoli, Mr. Gong Chengge, Mr. Jiang Changmin, Mr. Sun Fa, and Mr. Zhao Jiangguo, have appealed their sentences. Their cases are still in the appeals process.
17. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Han Yuzhen Taken into Custody
Ms. Han Yuzhen, who was forced to leave her hometown in Liaoning Province, was taken into custody in Lanxi County in January.
18. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Mr. Cao Yingxing and Four Other Practitioners Arrested
At around 5:00 p.m. on February 24, 2009, members of the Zunhua City 610 Office arrested Mr. Cao YIngxing, Mr. Qi Jianguo, Mr. Sun Yuming, Mr. Li Haidong, and Mr. Wang Jiang.
19. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Zhifang Taken into Custody on February 24 Evening
20. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Tang Shiguo Arrested February 25
21. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Qingyan Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of February 24, 2009, Ms. Xu Qingyan was taken into custody at work by officers from the Daxue Police Station in Jinzhou City. Ms. Xu is being held at the Jinzhou City No. 1 Detention Center.
Daxue Police Station: 86-416-4187244
22. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Hong Taken into Custody
On the afternoon of February 24, Mr. Liu Hong, who lives in the Wuchang District in Wuhan City, was taken into custody on his way to work by officers from the Yu County Domestic Security Division in Shiyan City. Mr. Liu's whereabouts are unknown.
23. [Yuanyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Shen Suqin Unlawfully Held at Yuanyang County Detention Center
24. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Han Xianqing Taken into Custody
At around 7:30 a.m. on February 18 Mr. Han Xianqing was telling others about the persecution facts at the gate of Haihua Elementary School in Sanzao Town, Jinwan District, Zhuhai City. 110 (similar to 911) patrolling officers spotted him and took him into custody. He was taken to the Jin'an Police Station. At 8:30 a.m. the police pried open the door to his home and conducted a search until noon. The police confiscated a large number of Falun Dafa books, brochures, a computer, a printer, a CD burner, and blank DVDs. Mr. Han is being held at the Zhuhai No. 2 Detention Center.
25. [Chongqing] Mr. Li Xianming Arrested
Mr. Li Xianming, in his sixties, lives in the Xiangjiangjiayuan Residential Community in the Jinke neighborhood of the Jiangbei area in Chongqing. After supper on February 21, 2009, he was followed and taken into custody when he went out. At around 4:00 a.m. on February 22, Liang Shibin and other police officers searched Mr. Li's home. Mr. Li has been taken to the Foshan area. It was reported that Ms. Zhao Kun was taken to the same facility in the Foshan area.
26. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Lu Lixian Taken into Custody by 610 Office on February 23--Her Whereabouts Unknown
27. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Han Yuheng Taken into Custody in Beijing
Ms. Han Yuheng, 40, went to Beijing on a business trip on February 20. She checked into the Tiejian Guest House. Early on the morning of February 21, the police, under the pretense of inspecting rooms, told a hotel clerk to open the door of the room Ms. Han was staying in. The officers searched around and found some brochures with facts exposing the wrongdoings of the Communist Party. They took Ms. Han into custody. She is likely being held at the Yongding Road Police Station.
Tiejian Guest House: 86-10-51888682
Yongding Road Police Station: 86-10-68386110
28. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Zhanjun and Mr. Wang Jingyao Taken into Custody
On February 22, Mr. Liu Zhanjun and Mr. Wang Jingyao were taken into custody by officers from the Harbin City State Security Department.
29. [Hebei Province] Ms. Ni Haiying and Ms. Guo Xiurong Taken to Shijiazhuang Women's Prison
On February 16, 2009, Ms. Ni Haiying from Xuanhua County and Ms. Guo Xiurong from Wanquan County were transferred from the Xuanhua Detention Center to the Shijiazhuang Women's Prison.
Ms. Ni was taken into custody by officers from the Dongsheng Police Station in Xuanhua District on June 12, 2008. She was later unlawfully sentenced to three years in prison. Ms. Guo was transferred to the Xuanhua Detention Center from Wanquan County. Other practitioners remaining unlawfully held at the Xuanhua Detention Center include Mr. Liu Xin, Ms. Zheng Yumei, and Ms. Pang Liyun, all of whom were arrested around the time of the August 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
30. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Ke Changyan Held at No. 9 Division in Shayang Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Ke Changyan, who lives at the Daloujiachong No. 5 Group in Shangwang Village, Mingshan Township in Daye City, was taken into custody by Zhang Zhengxing and other domestic security officers on the evening of December 14, 2007. He was later unlawfully sentenced to two years of forced labor. Mr. Ke is being held at the No. 9 Division in Shayang Forced Labor Camp. He had also been sentenced to two years of forced labor in 2001.
31. [Zhejiang Province] Ms. Tang Baozhi and Her Daughter Hospitalized after Severe Force-feeding in Prison
Ms. Tang Baozhi from Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, was taken into custody on October 26, 2005. Her daughter, Ms. Chen Yao ,was taken into custody on October 28. In the brainwashing center, the two practitioners refused to cooperate with members of the 610 Office. They were taken to the Jinhua City Detention Center.
In June 2006, Ms. Tang was sentenced to five years in prison. Ms. Chen was sentenced to three years and six months. They were transferred to the Zhejiang Province Women's Prison. Ms. Chen went on a hunger strike on January 7, 2008. Ms. Tang asked the prison authorities to allow her daughter to be released on medical parole. The prison officials refused her demand. Ms. Tang began a hunger strike on April 8, 2008. The prison officials ordered individuals to force-feed the mother and daughter. Ms. Chen has been on a hunger strike for over 13 months, and her mother has been on strike for over 10 months. Both practitioners are being treated in the prison hospital and the prison clinic.
32. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Cao Junfeng and Other Practitioners Remain in Custody at Detention Center
Mr. Cao Junfeng, Mr. Ge Kun, Ms. Kong Qian, and Ms. Yin Guohua were taken into custody by members of the Weifang City 610 Office and the state security police prior to the August 2008 Beijing Olympics. They remain in custody at the Shouguang and Changle Detention Centers. Their families hired attorneys to plead innocent on their behalf. Various Weifang organizations refused to be held responsible for the persecution. Officials even talked rudely to the attorneys. The authorities have transferred the case based on fabricated accusations to the Hanting District Procuratorate and Court in preparation for a new round of persecution.
Mr. Cao Junfeng is extremely weak. A while back when he was held at the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp, he started passing blood and pus in his stool, and several of his illnesses recurred. Ms. Kong Qian had a high fever while being held at the Changle Detention Center. She was not able to think clearly. She also passed out on several occasions as a result of brutal beatings.
Zhang Xinqi, Party secretary of the Weifang City Communist Party Committee: 86-536-8789950, 86-13605360198 (Cell)
Weifang City 610 Office: 86-536-8789217
Huang Weilian, chief of Weifang City Police Department: 86-536-8783123
33. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] 73-Year-Old Mr. Li Peigao Remains in Custody
Mr. Li Peigao, 73, is an engineer at the Yunnan Construction and Installation Company. He has been persecuted on numerous occasions since the Communist Party started suppressing Falun Gong in 1999.
On July 14, 1999, officers from the Xiba Police Station in Kunming City searched Mr. Li's home. On November 8, 1999, Li Guozhong and Wang Chaofeng from the No. 1 Section of the Wuhua Police Department in Kunming City searched his home again.
On March 27, 2001, Mr. Li was detained by Zhao Sheng and other officers from the Binchuan County Police Department for telling others about Falun Dafa in Binchuan County, Dali City, Yunnan Province. His home was searched. The police also extorted 200 yuan cash from him.
Between 2002 and 2004, Mr. Li was taken to brainwashing sessions three times by members of the 610 Office of the Wuhua Police Department, officials of the Daguan Neighborhood Administration Office, and officers from the Daguan Police Station.
On the evening of June 22, 2008, officers from the Political Security Division of the Wuhua Police Department and the Daguan Police Station searched his home an d confiscated Falun Dafa books, a computer and other property worth over 10,000 yuan. Mr. Li has since been unlawfully held at the Wuhua Detention Center. His family has been denied the right to see him despite several attempts.
34. [Yuanyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Shen Suqin Taken into Custody
On the morning of February 20, 2009, Ms. Shen Suqin from Yuanyang County was turned in to the police while she was handing out brochures. The police took her to the Yuanyang Detention Center.
Li Jian, head of the Political Security Section of the Yuanyang County Police Department: 86-13839065001 (Cell)
Li Shuwen, deputy head of the Political Security Section: 86-13700733681 (Cell)
February 26, 2009