(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 25 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report, 33 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 24 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Gaomi, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Ling Tortured at a Detention Center to the Verge of Death
  2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qi Yu'e Arrested
  3. [Miyun County, Shandong Province] Mr. Gao Zhi Arrested
  4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaohua and Ms. Zhao Zenjiao Arrested
  5. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Wenjuan and Another Practitioner Detained in the Shandong First Forced Labor Camp
  6. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Jin Ying is Facing Illegal Trial
  7. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. You Xianbang Facing Illegal Trial
  8. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Mr. Xing Wuqiang Persecuted in the Fifth Team of Jidong Prison
  9. [Si County, Anhui Province] Ms. Gao Chengmei and Ms. Sun Lan Secretly Transferred and Their Whereabouts Unknown
  10. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Qingyun Arrested
  11. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Guilian and Ms. Liu Li Arrested by the Chengxi Police Station
  12. [Zhongxiang, Hubei Province] Three Elderly Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested.
  13. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Many Falun Dafa Practitioners Persecuted by the Sanshui Town Police Station
  14. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhou Xiuhua Facing an Illegal Sentence Again
  15. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Chaodong Sentenced to Four -year Imprisonment and His Family Plans to Appeal
  16. [Dazhu County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yu Shiqing and Ms. Tang Youbi Arrested
  17. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Yang Mingzheng Held in a Detention Center
  18. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Yu Sulan Taken Away
  19. [Baoying County, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Lin Qingrong and His Wife Li Guohua Persecuted
  20. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Ms. Wang Guihua and Ms. Shan Chundi Detained in the Shuangjing Street Police Station
  21. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Deshu Arrested While Explaining the Facts About Falun Gong
  22. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Jihua Arrested and Her Home Searched
  23. [Pingjiang County, Hunan Province] Information About the Persecution of Mr. Shan Baipei
  24. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Many Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested
  25. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] The 610 Office Plans to Take 13 Falun Gong Practitioners to Court Separately
  26. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Jiurong Persecuted at the Jinan Forced Labor Camp
  27. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wang Yuqing Will Be Transferred to a Brainwashing Center

1. [Gaomi, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Ling Tortured at a Detention Center to the Verge of Death

Ms. Zhang Ling has been detained in a detention center for 23 days. When her family last visited her, she required three people to support her to walk out. The detention center no longer allows anyone to visit her. It was also said that she could stand up.Wang Jian, head of the Xiazhuang Town Police Station: 86-13806499192
Wang Chuanpu, chief of the National Security Team: 86-13963606738, 86-536-2593670(O), 86-536-2331223 (H)

2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qi Yu'e Arrested

On the afternoon of February 14, 66 year-old Ms. Qi Yu'e, was followed and reported to police while she was distributing fliers about Falun Gong. She was arrested by officers from the Tongda Police Station. Now she is being detained in the Harbin Second Detention Center.

3. [Miyun County, Shandong Province] Mr. Gao Zhi Arrested

On January 18, 2008, Mr. Gao Zhi from Yanluo Village, Bulaotun Town, Miyun County was pulled over by the Miyun traffic police for a security check while he was driving. When the police verified his identification card, they found out that he was a Falun Gong practitioner through a computer database search. The police searched Mr. Gao's vehicle and found flyers about Falun Gong. As a result, Mr. Gao was taken to the Miyun County Detention Center. The Miyun 610 Office and the local police station searched his home and took away all fliers about Falun Gong.

4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaohua and Ms. Zhao Zenjiao Arrested

On February 14, 2009, Ms. Zhao Xiaohua and Ms. Zhao Zenjiao were arrested while they were clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. They are currently being detained in the Zhongxiang First Detention Center.

5. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Wenjuan and Another Practitioner Detained in the Shandong First Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Liu Wenjuan from Zhifu District, Yantai City, and Ms. Chi from Liaocheng, are being detained in the Shandong First Forced Labor Camp. In order to coerce those who firmly believe in Falun Dafa, the camp places them in cold places and doesn't allow them to use the restroom or sleep.

Ms. Miao Chunyan from Yantai City was sentenced to three years of forced labor. She is being detained in the Nanjiao Detention Center of Yantai City.

6. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Jin Ying is Facing Illegal Trial

On June 12, 2008, Hou Zhipeng and other police officers from the Dongli Police Station took Mr. Jin Ying away from the clinic he runs. He has been detained in the Shijiazhuang First Detention Center. At 9:00 a.m. on February 18, 2009, the Qiaoxi District Court will try him.

7. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. You Xianbang Facing Illegal Trial

On September 18, 2008, Mr. You Xianbang was arrested by local police while he was explaining the facts about Falun Gong in Luocun Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City. He has been detained in the Nanhai Detention Center. His family is not allowed to visit him. They also received a notice saying the Nanhai Court would try him at 2:50 p.m. on February 17, 2009.

In December 2000, Mr. You Xianbang was sent to a forced labor camp for a one year term. When the term was over, he was detained for another two months because he did not relinquish his beliefs. He was then transferred to the Sanshui Brainwashing Center for three months. In the second half of 2003, the local police sent Mr. You to a brainwashing center again using the excuse that he did not give up practicing Falun Gong.Luocun Town Criminal Police Team: 86-757-86438839, 86-757-86442513
Li Xianghuan, the Nanhai 610 Office: 86-13702651133, 86-757-86289885 (O)

8. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Mr. Xing Wuqiang Persecuted in the Fifth Team of Jidong Prison

On January 18, 2009, Mr. Xing Wuqiang was transferred to the Fifth Team in Jidong Prison. His wife was extorted out of 1500 yuan by the Xinji City National Security Team.

9. [Si County, Anhui Province] Ms. Gao Chengmei and Ms. Sun Lan Secretly Transferred and Their Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. Gao Chengmei and Ms. Sun Lan were arrested and taken to the Beiguan Detention Center while they were explaining the facts about Falun Gong. On February 8, 2009, they were secretly transferred. Their whereabouts are currently unknown.

10. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Qingyun Arrested

At 10:00 p.m. on February 10, 2009, police from the Foyedong Township Police Station and the Lingyuan City Police Department climbed over the wall of Mr. Liu Qingyun's (about 60 years old) yard. Without showing any identification they arrested Mr. Liu Qingyun. The police also took away a TV, a TV receiver, Dafa books, Fa-lecture CDs, exercise tapes, etc. Mr. Liu is currently being detained in the Lingyuan Detention Center.

Foyedong Township Police Station: 86-421-6567016

11. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Guilian and Ms. Liu Li Arrested by the Chengxi Police Station

At 4:30 p.m. on February 15, 2009, Ms. Zhang Guilian, 55, and Ms. Liu Li, 42, from the Xindu Qifen Factory were reported and then arrested by officers from the Chengxi Police Station while they were explaining the facts about Falun Gong at the Baoguang Plaza.

Chengxi Police Station: 86-28-83961829
Fan Tai, associate director of the Xindu District Police Department: 86-28-83951066, 86-13908086681

12. [Zhongxiang, Hubei Province] Three Elderly Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested

On the afternoon of February 12, 2009, Mr. Min (about 80 years old) and two retired Falun Dafa practitioners from Wuhan were arrested while they were clarifying the truth about Falun Gong and distributing the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party in Chenmiao Village, Zhongxiang. Their whereabouts are currently unknown.

610 Office: 86-724-4232222

13. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Many Falun Dafa Practitioners Persecuted by the Sanshui Town Police Station

On February 13, 2009, Qin Sanjiang and other police officers from the Sanshui Town Police Station, along with personnel from the Sanshui Town government, went to search the homes of Ms. Su Qiongxian, Mr. Zhang Deshun and Mr. Chen Dengai. They took away Dafa books, Master Li's pictures, calendars, and other property.

On the same day, Ms. Xiao Yiqun and two Falun Dafa practitioners from Gaoping Town were arrested while they were explaining the facts about Falun Gong in Gaoping Town.

14. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhou Xiuhua Facing an Illegal Sentence Again

15. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Chaodong Sentenced to Four-years Imprisonment and His Family Plans to Appeal

16. [Dazhu County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yu Shiqing and Ms. Tang Youbi Arrested

On February 12, 2009, Ms. Yu Shiqing, 59, and Ms. Tang Youbi, 58, from Dazhu County were arrested by officers from the Dongnan Police Station while they were explaining the facts about Falun Gong at Jinliduo, Zhuyang Town. They are currently detained in the Dazhu County Detention Center.

Dazhu County Police Department: Hao Yong, 86-818-6248986; Peng Yu, 86-818-6221159

17. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Yang Mingzheng Held in a Detention Center

At 3:00 a.m. on February 15, 2009, Mr. Yang Mingzheng was arrested by officers from the Nanqiao Police Station of Xinxiang City. He is currently being detained in the Xinxiang Detention Center.

18. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Yu Sulan Taken Away

At 3:00 p.m. on February 16, 2009, Ms. Yu Sulan (about 70 years old) from Hongshan District, Chifeng City, was taken away. She is being detained in the Chifeng Detention Center.

19. [Baoying County, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Lin Qingrong and His Wife Li Guohua Persecuted

Mr. Lin Qingrong, 46, was arrested during the Beijing Olympic Games. He has been detained in the Baoying County Mental Disease Prevention Hospital for more than six months. In February 2008, his wife Ms. Li Guohua was sentenced to a three-year imprisonment because she explained the facts about Falun Gong. She is being detained in the Nantong Women's Prison of Jiangsu Province. Mr. Lin's mother is blind and suffers from many illnesses. She is now on the verge of death in a hospital.

Baoying County Mental Disease Prevention Hospital: 86-514-88301012

20. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Ms. Wang Guihua and Ms. Shan Chundi Detained in the Shuangjing Street Police Station

Ms. Wang Guihua and Ms. Shan Chundi's purses were stolen. The stolen purses were later found and turned into the Shuangjing Street Police Station. Because the police found cards with words about Falun Dafa and identification cards in the purses, on February 11, 2009, they went to the Boai Kindergarten in Dawangmiao and took the two practitioners to the police station.

21. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Deshu Arrested While Explaining the Facts About Falun Gong

Ms. Li Deshu from Guangxing, Guanghan City, is about 60 years old. On January 30, 2008, she was arrested by the local police while she explained the facts about Falun Gong in Fuxing Township, Shehong County.

22. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Jihua Arrested and Her Home Searched

Ms. Sun Jihua works at the Linqu County Water Administration Bureau. At 11:00 a.m. on February 16, 2009, her home was searched and she was arrested. Her officer was also searched. Dafa books, a printer, a computer and other property were taken during the search.

Ms. Sun Jihua had previously been sent to a forced labor camp and she had been repeatedly harassed and arrested. Her husband Mr. Shi Mingchang is also a Falun Dafa practitioner. He is being detained in a forced labor camp. Their only daughter, a sophomore student, is now left home alone.

23. [Pingjiang County, Hunan Province] Information About the Persecution of Mr. Shan Baipei

Mr. Shan Baipei, 63, is an employee of the Pingjiang County Water Company. He has firmly believed in Falun Dafa and has been clarifying the facts since 1999. He has been arrested seven times by the Pingjiang County National Security Team and sent to detention centers. He has also been sent to a forced labor camp and to prison twice. His home has been searched four times. The latest search was on the evening of March 11, 2009. Yu Sixin and other police officers broke into his apartment and took away Mr. Shan Baipei, who was sleeping. He is currently being detained in the Yueyang City Detention Center and is forced to do slave labor for more than ten hours per day.

24. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Many Falun Dafa Practitioners Arrested

At noon on February 12, 2009, officers from the Jiaxi Police Station of Jiamusi City knocked on the door of Ms. Wang Guizhen's home and pretended to return the money they had previously extorted from her. After Ms. Wang opened the door, the police forcibly took her to a detention center.

The police subsequently went to the homes of several Falun Dafa practitioners and harassed them. That afternoon, police officers opened the door of Mr. Huang Weizhong's home without permission. At that time, there was no one at home. The police just stayed in the room and waited to arrest practitioners. Soon, Ms. Song arrived at Mr. Huang's home and was arrested. At 5:00 p.m. one of Mr. Huang's colleagues went to visit him and was also taken away. After 6:00 p.m. more than ten police officers went to Mr. Huang's home and joined in. Mr. Tian Haitao later went to Mr. Huang's home and was also arrested. Mr. Huang Weizhong was the last one who was taken away. At 9:00 p.m. Mr. Huang was taken to the Jiaxi Police Station and beaten. On the following day, police officers went to Mr. Huang's home and took away a computer, a printer, a cellphone, and a cellphone card valued at more than 10,000 yuan. That same day, Mr. Tian Haitao's home in Fujin City was also searched.

On February 12, 2009, at midnight, Ms. Song and Mr. Huang's colleague were released.

25. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] The 610 Office Plans to Take 13 Falun Gong Practitioners to Court Separately

In late January 2008, thirteen Falun Dafa practitioners were arrested, including Ms. Jing Fengli, Ms. Lu Xueqin, Mr. Zheng Xiaoqiang, Mr. Guo Zhiqiang, Mr. Xu Zhifeng, Mr. Li Quanfu, Mr. Liu Lianjun, Mr. Yin Xinxiao, Mr. Liang Lijun, Ms. Sun Liping, Mr. Xiong Xianyong, Mr. Zhang Shouwei and Mr. Li Tao. These practitioners have been detained for an extra term, and are still being held.

In late 2008, Ms. Lu Xueqin was taken to court. The 610 Office recently got together with the Politics and Law Committee, the court and the Procuratorate, and plans to take the remaining twelve practitioners to court separately.

26. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Jiurong Persecuted at the Jinan Forced Labor Camp

At 8:00 a.m. on January 5, 2009, several plainclothes police officers climbed over a yard wall to enter Mr. Wang Jiurong's home and took him away. His family learned after some inquiries that he was taken to the Yinan Detention Center. After being detained in the detention center for a month, he was sent to the Jinan Forced Labor Camp for a one-year term. He is currently being tortured at the Jinan Forced Labor Camp.

On February 22, 2008, Ms. Wang Yuqing was taken away from her home by officers from the Sushe Police Station of Haizhu District and sent to a forced labor camp for a one-year term. On February 22, 2009, her term was to end. On February 13, 2009, seven policemen from the Sushe Police Station went to her home to harass her family, saying she would be transferred to a brainwashing center if she does not give up practicing Falun Gong.

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