(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 28 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report, 52 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 25 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Qian'an City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liang Xiulan Carried Home after Unlawful Trial on May 12; Her Life in Imminent Danger as Result of Severe Abuse
2. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Ning Lihong Taken into Custody
Ms. Ning Lihong, 45, lives in Ningcheng County, Chifeng City. On May 12, she was taken into police custody at the Xiqiao Farm Market. She is being held at the Jinshan Detention Center in Kalaqin Banner.
3. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xu Jinhua Manages to Escape after Police Threat of Taking Her into Custody
At around 8:00 p.m. on April 20, 2008, a dozen officers from the Xiangtan City State Security Department and the Domestic Security Division of the Yuhu Police Department broke into Ms. Xu Jinhua's home. They confiscated a portrait of the founder of Falun Gong, four copies of the Chinese edition of Clearwisdom Weekly, a few copies of the latest articles from the Falun Gong founder, and a computer. The officers also claimed they were going to take her away with them. Ms. Xu managed to escape.
Ms. Xu's husband, Mr. Huang Deming, is also a practitioner. He was arrested and viciously beaten while distributing brochures out-of-town. He was taken to the Xinkapu Forced Labor Camp for 18 months of forced labor. He held onto his righteous thoughts and returned home in two months.
Ms. Xu was taken to the Baimalong Forced Labor Camp in Zhuzhou City twice. The guards smeared balm into her eyes, which resulted in the severe deterioration of her eyesight.
Xu Fumin, director of the Xiangtan City 610 Office: 86-13907320779 (Cell), 86-732-8583196 (Office), 86-732-8217696 (Home)
4. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhao Xianghai Remains in Custody at Xiangtan City Psychiatric Hospital
Mr. Zhao Xianghai was born on December 3, 1970. Mr. Zhao was held for two years at the Xinkaipu Detention Center in Changsha City between 2005 and 2007 for adhering to his belief. After the unlawful detention, he was taken to the Xiangtan City Psychiatric Hospital for continued custody in September 2007, where he has remained until now. On one occasion Mr. Zhao could not take the abuse and jumped off a building and twisted his ankles. His mother repeatedly asked for the release of her son. The 610 Office at Xiangtan Steel Company has demanded that she pay 50,000 yuan in medical expenses while insisting that Mr. Zhao write a guarantee statement renouncing his belief.
Long Quansheng, chief physician at the Xiangtan City Psychiatric Hospital: 86-732-2875002
5. [Beijing] Additional Information on Ms. Qiao Yuhua's Being Taken into Custody
On April 19, officers from the Shengli Police Station searched Ms. Qiao Yuhua's home and took her into custody. The officers confiscated a tape cassette and a book. Ms. Qiao has been held at the Nihe Detention Center in Shunyi County for 23 days.
6. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Five Practitioners, Including Ms. Li Dexiu, Taken into Custody
Ms. Li Dexiu, Ms. Zhang Zhengyu, Ms. Tian Minglu, Ms. Li Guirong, and Ms. Tang Guizhen were taken into police custody in Shunqing District, Nanchong City on May 12.
7. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Song Zhixiu Taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
8. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Xiumei Taken into Custody
Ms. Wang Xiumei, who worked at the Huifeng Flue-Cured Tobacco Factory in the Ershilipu area in Weifang City (formerly the Weifang Flue-Cured Tobacco Factory), was taken into custody by officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Weifang City 610 Office at 9:00 p.m. on May 12.
9. [Guangdong Province] Persecution Facts about Zhuhai City 610 Office
Ms. Zhong Xiaoling and Ms. Zhong Yanling were taken into custody in April 2008 (before the Beijing Olympic Games). They have been unlawfully held at the Zhuhai City No. 2 Detention Center. Ms. Zhong's mother is in her eighties. She had to take care of her grandson, who is in elementary school, as well as her granddaughter, who is preparing for the college enrollment examinations. Guards at the detention center have threatened to send her granddaughter to a labor camp. Grandmother goes to the 610 Office almost every day to demand the release of her daughter. The officials took advantage of her illiteracy and sent her running between departments.
In March 2009, Mr. Han Zhengqing, who lives in the Sazao area in Zhuhai City, was taken to the Zhuhai City No. 2 Detention Center again. Mr. He Zhiwei in Zhuhai City was taken to the Sanshui Brainwashing Center. He is being held at the Zhanjiang Brainwashing Center.
A few days ago the police also took a family of practitioners from the Doumen area to the Zhuhai City No. 2 Detention Center.
10. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Kang Lanying and Ms. Wang Xizhen Extremely Weak as Result of Abuse
Ms. Kang Lanying and Ms. Wang Xizhen in Cangzhou City were taken into custody by the Xinhua District Police Department on April 15. They are being held at the Cangzhou City Detention Center. Both practitioners are extremely weak as a result of abuse.
Lu Runzhang, Changzhou City 610 Office: 86-13833705292 (Cell)
Zhang Yingjie, head of the Domestic Security Division at Xinhua District Police
Department: 86-317-5523803
11. [Lanshan County, Hunan Province] Mr. Lu Yuexin Taken into Custody Again
On May 8, officers from the Lanshan County 610 Office took Mr. Lu Yuexin to the Jin City Prison under the jurisdiction of Changde City, Hunan Province. Mr. Lu had become extremely weak after being held at the Lanshan County Detention Center for an extended period of time. On April 9, he was taken to a prison in Hengyang City, the officials of which refused to admit him due to his physical condition. He had to be taken back to Lanshan County.
12. [Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Xizhu Taken into Custody Again at 7:00 a.m. on May 13
13. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Song Xiaomei Taken into Custody
On the morning of May 12, Ms. Song Xiaomei, who lives in downtown Cangzhou City, went out to distribute brochures. Officers from the Xinhau Police Department took her into custody. She was taken to the city detention center in the afternoon. At around 4:00 p.m. on May 13, the police broke into her home to forcibly conduct a search. The officers confiscated two DVDs of Shen Yun performances and other personal items.
14. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xu Gui'e Taken into Police Custody at Home on the Morning of May 11
15. [Anhui Province] Mr. Wang Hongjie at Jianghuai Automobile Manufacturing Factory Persecuted for Practicing Falun Dafa
Mr. Wang Hongjie, 56, works at the Jianghuai Automobile Manufacturing Factory in Anhui Province. He was taken to brainwashing centers three times, where he was viciously beaten and tortured for practicing Falun Dafa. He was then forcibly taken to the Anhui Province No. 4 Hospital (also known as the Anhui Province Psychiatric Hospital) three times, where he remains in custody. He is in extremely poor physical and mental condition.
16. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Yuefang Held in Beijing
Ms. Wang Yuefang, 58, lives in Huai'an County, Zhangjiakou City. For the past two years she has been looking after her grandchild for her son, who lives at the Panjiayuan Residential Community in Beijing. On May 4, 2009, she was videotaped by the security camera unlawfully installed by the Panjiayuan Police Station while she distributing truth clarification brochures. Officers subsequently took her into custody. Her family has not been allowed to see her.
17. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Lihua at Zhaoyuan Farm Unlawfully Sentenced to Three Years in Prison by Agricultural Reclamation Court
Office of the president of the Heilongjiang Province Agricultural Reclamation Court: 86-455-8762390, 86-455-8762272
18. [Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Shuyi and Ms. Wang Shuxiang Taken to Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp
19. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Cong Liang Taken to Panjin Prison
Mr. Cong Liang in Shenyang City was taken into custody in August 2008. He was held at the Dadong District Detention Center. The Dadong Court has since sentenced him to four and half years in prison. Around February 10, 2009, Mr. Cong was taken to the cells for new inmates at the Shenyang Prison Complex. On April 18, he was secretly taken to the Panjin Prison.
20. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Guiqin's Forced Labor Term Extended
The unlawful forced labor term of Ms. Zhao Guiqin from the Huanggu District in Shenyang City should have ended on May 12. When her family went to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp to take her home, they were told that her term had been extended for five days. By May 17, members of the 610 Office and officers from the police station had already took her away to an undisclosed facility. On May 12, other families also were not able to take home the practitioners who should have been released that day.
21. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gong Zhaohui Taken into Police Custody
On May 4, 2009 when Ms. Gong Zhaohui went to her former employer Weihai Boiler Factory to pick up her salary, she was secretly taken into police custody. She has been held at a detention center in the Weihai area where she lives. The authorities have refused to release her.
22. [Wendeng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Yusheng Suffers Mental Handicap
Mr. Liu Yusheng from Wendeng City was taken home by his family on May 8 from the Jinan Legal Training Center (a brainwashing facility). He has become mentally disordered and cannot think clearly as a result of abuse at the brainwashing center.
23. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Men Wei Taken into Custody Again
At around 9:00 a.m. on May 11, Mr. Men Wei, who lives in Quyang County in Baoding City, was deceived by Ren Zhifeng and other officers from the Domestic Security Division to go to the police department. He was tortured until he passed out. When he was taken to the Hengzhou Hospital, his pupils were dilated, and he did not react to light stimulation. He was limp, but his hands were clenched. He was not able to instinctively react to an external threat.
At around 1:00 p.m. on May 12, Ren Zhifeng and other officers forcibly carried him into a car despite the fact that he was on death's door. Mr. Men was taken to Gaoyang Forced Labor Camp, where he was to serve a 18-month term.
Ren Zhifeng, head of Domestic Security Division: 86-13930898288 (Cell)
24. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Yanlong Unlawfully Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Mr. Liu Yanlong, who lives in Jiaohe City, was forcibly taken from his work unit by Pan Honglin, director of the 610 Office, and other officers. He was sentenced to a harsh four-year prison term. At 6:30 a.m. on May 12, he was secretly taken to Gongzhuling Prison in Changchun City. His family did not receive proper notification.
25. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Laoshan Court Handed Down Sentences for Ms. Xu Chunying and Ms. Liu Xiujun at 10:00 a.m. on May 15
26. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Ms. Xu Xiaoying Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Xu Xiaoying was unlawfully taken into custody at home on April 22, 2008. She has been held at the Jingyuan Detention Center for over a year. Recently, she was illegally sentenced to three years in prison. She is being held at the Jingyuan Detention Center. Her appeals have been denied.
27. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ma Wenfeng Taken to a Brainwashing Center; His Family, Unaware of the Truth, Assist in Persecuting Him
Mr. Ma Wenfeng, around 35 years old, is employed at the No. 3 Extrication Division of the Huanxiling Extrication Factory of the Liaohe Oil Fields in Panjin City. On May 5, he was taken to a brainwashing facility in Fushun City by local police officers and officials from his work unit. His parents and elderly sister are not aware of the facts about the persecution. Under coercion, they assisted the police in persecuting him.
28. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wen Shujie Taken into Custody; Her Elderly Mother Humiliated by Police
Ms. Wen Shujie in Jilin City was taken into custody by members of the Jilin City 610 Office and officers of the Domestic Security Branch Unit on April 25, 2009. The police also searched her home. They confiscated a computer, a printer, an MP5 player, and cash.
Ms. Wen's mother, close to 80 years old, arrived at the Lianhua Police Station for the third time to ask for the release of her daughter at around 9:00 a.m. on May 8, accompanied by her family. The police officers humiliated the elderly lady.
Xiao Gang, director of the Lianhua Police Station, in charge of the Domestic
Security Branch Unit: 86-13304420000 (Cell)
Zhang Lichun, officer: 86-13304425466 (Cell)
29. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhou Guihua Unable to Talk after Being Brutally Tortured in Linqu County Detention Center
Ms. Zhou Guihua in Linqu County, Weifang City, was taken into custody by the Nanguan Police Station in Linqu County on April 24. The police searched her home. She has been unlawfully held at the Linqu County Detention Center. The detention center guards inhumanly tortured her. She was placed in an iron chair, to which her arms and legs were tied. The torture was so severe that Ms. Zhou is now unable to talk.
Ma Lianzhi (female), top official of Linqu County 610 Office: 86-13806360696 (Cell)
30. [Chongqing] Ms. Ling Dan Sentenced to One Year of Forced Labor for Distributing DVDs of Shen Yun Performances
31. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Police Break into Ms. Zhang Yaping's Home to Take Her into Custody
At around 3:00 p.m. on April 24, officers from the Jinyan Police Station in Guanghan City suddenly broke into Ms. Zhang Yaping's home. They took her into custody and searched her home. The police confiscated Falun Dafa books, truth clarification brochures, a personal computer, and other personal items. Ms. Zhang is being held at the Guanghan City Detention Center.
32. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Labor Camp Officials Extend Ms. Zhang Deping's Unlawful Forced Labor Term
Ms. Zhang Deping is from Sanshui Town in Guanghan City. On May 5, 2008, officers from the Sanshui Police Station took her into custody. They unlawfully sentenced her to one year of forced labor. She has been held at the Nanmusi Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zizhong County, Sichuan Province. The labor camp officials have refused to let Ms. Zhang's family see her for the past year. On May 5, Ms. Zhang's term ended, but the labor camp guards have unlawfully extended her term. They continue to prevent her family from seeing her.
Qing Sanjiang, officer at the Sanshui Police Station in Guanghan City: 86-838-5851748 (Home)
33. [Luotian County, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiong Chun Taken to a Brainwashing Center in Wuhan City
Ms. Xiong Chun works at the People's Hospital in Luotian County. She has been taken into custody several times for practicing Falun Gong.
At 3:00 p.m. on May 6, 2009, members of the Luotian County 610 Office and officers from the police department, led by officials of the hospital's security section, broke into the hospital's pharmacy where Ms. Xiong was at work. The police forcibly took her to a brainwashing center in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.
34. [Luotian County, Hubei Province] Mr. Nan Ming Faces Unlawful Trial
Mr. Nan Ming has remained under constant persecution. He was forced to leave town and had no place to live. On August 19, 2008, he was taken to the Luotian No. 1 Detention Center, where he has remained in custody. The county 610 Office had tried to put him on trial twice, and both times they were rejected due to "lack of evidence." Under the constant pressure of the county 610 Office, the court decided to hold a court session at 8:30 on May 15, 2009.
35. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Hongying and Ms. Yang Tinglu Taken into Custody
Ms. Ma Hongying and Mr. Yang Tinglu were taken into custody in early April 2009. Ms. Ma, 50, lives in Lanjia Village in Zhucheng City. Mr. Yang, around 60 years old, lives in Shiqiaozi Town. Both practitioners had been unlawfully taken to forced labor camps.
36. [Liaoning Province] Mr. Wu Feng Severely Abused at Dalian Prison
According to reliable sources, Mr. Wu Feng, 34, from Liaoyang City has been sentenced to eight years in prison. By the end of 2008, he was transferred to Dalian Prison, where inmates have been assigned to watch him around the clock. The inmates were ordered to "transform" him, so they resorted to beatings and other abuse. Mr. Wu was taken to hospital on several occasions and has been diagnosed with diabetes. He has stayed on a hunger strike for over two months. The prison authorities have coerced and coaxed his family to kneel down in front of him in order to force him to eat. The officials also carried out brainwashing sessions.
37. [Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Case of Severe Abuse in Wulanhot Detention Center
Officials in Wulanhot Detention Center and Bao'anzhao Prison cruelly torture practitioners. Ms. Liu Yazhi from the Wuxin area refused to watch videos that defame the founder of Falun Gong, so the detention center guards ordered several inmates pending criminal investigation to throw something over her head and several inmates sat on her body. Ms. Liu was not able to breathe. She suffers paralysis in the lower half of her body.
38. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Gao Deyu and Several Other Practitioners Persecuted
At around 7:00 p.m. on May 8, Ms. Gao Deyu was taken into custody in the Datongmen area in Xichang City while telling others about the persecution. The police took possession of her handbag and cellular phone. Ms. Gao is being held at the Tuohuang Detention Center.
A practitioner with the last name Wang and two other elderly practitioners were also taken into custody several days ago for clarifying the truth. Wang was beaten by the police on her eyes, which became swollen. The other practitioners were forced to sign some papers. All three elderly people have safely returned home.
Mr. Zhang Yi, an engineer at the Liangshan Prefecture Railroad Department, was unlawfully placed on trial on March 10, 2009. Ms. Li Yingqiong and Ms. Zuo Yonghong, who retired from the Lead and Zinc Mines in Huidong County, were also placed on trial. According to internal sources, the court has internally made a decision to sentence Ms. Li and Ms. Zuo to seven years in prison. The three practitioners have been held for almost 10 months. It has been reported that another court session has been scheduled for Mr. Zhang Yi at the city court next week.
Chen Jiansheng, director of the Liangshan Prefecture Stability Maintenance
Office (610 Office): 86-834-3865211, 86-13882450599 (Cell)
Li Liang, deputy director: 86-834-3866811 (Office), 86-834-2160925 (Home),
86-13980289811 (Cell)
39. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Hongbing, Mr. Zhu Yinming, and Mr. E Haishuang Taken into Custody
40. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Mingzhen and Ms. Wang Guihua Persecuted
On May 6 Ms. Liu Mingzhen from Xinbin County in Fushun City was taken to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. However, she returned home the same day. Ms. Wang Guihua has been taken to Luotaishanzhuang Brainwashing Center in Fushun City.
41. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Additional Information on Ms. Xu Deqin's Being Taken into Custody
On March 28, domestic security officers in the Fangzi District broke into Ms. Xu Deqin's home in Nanwanggao Village. The officers dragged and pushed Ms. Xu into a police vehicle. Her husband, who had been sick, suffered a deterioration in his condition. Her mother-in-law, in her eighties, passed out after bursting into tears. Three days later, the police released Ms. Xu after extorting 5,000 yuan from her family.
42. [Sichuan Province] Mr. Luo Yinfeng and Ms. Li Xiaochun Taken into Custody
Mr. Luo Yinfeng and Ms. Li Xiaochun were taken into custody in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province. The two practitioners are being held at the Zhangjiagang City Detention Center.
43. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cong Quanying and Ms. Han Jun Taken to Forced Labor Camp
On April 8, Ms. Cong Quanying and Ms. Han Jun were taken into custody by officers from the Xuanwu District Police Department in Beijing. They were held at the detention center affiliated with the police department. On May 9, it was reported that the two practitioners were sentenced to two years of forced labor. It is possible that they will be taken to the Beijing Forced Labor Institute.
44. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Supplemental Information on Mr. Wang Shanzu Taken into Custody at Work
At around 3:00 p.m. on May 5, 2009, while Mr. Wang Shanzu was at work, several police officers showed up. They then searched his home and confiscated two computers, a DVD burner, DVDs, books, and brochures. Mr. Wang is being held at the Shizhushan Detention Center. On the same day, the police also searched Ms. Lei Lingling's home and confiscated a computer and an MP3 player.
45. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Deqian, a Folk Artist, Unlawfully Placed on Trial Again on May 8
46. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners, including Ms. Wang Shucun, Sentenced to Forced Labor
Between April 8 and April 10, 2009, seven practitioners in the Qiaoxi area in Shijiazhuang City were taken into custody. On May 8, the practitioners' families received notice of their forced labor terms. Ms. Wang Shucun, Ms. Chen Jinhuan, and Ms. Cui Chun'ai have been sentenced to 18 months of forced labor. Ms. Liu Jinxiu has been sentenced to 15 months of forced labor. Mr. An Gang (who is Ms. Chen Jinhuan's husband), Ms. Wang Xiufen, and Ms. Fu (who is Ms. Cui Chun'ai's sister-in-law) will face unlawful prosecution.
47. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Jiang Guobo and Ms. Zhou Ling Abused during Police Interrogation
Mr. Jiang Guobo and Ms. Zhou Ling were taken into custody on February 27. They have been held at the Changle Detention Center for over two months. A dozen police officers from the Domestic Security Branch Division in Weifang City and detention center guards took turns holding interrogation sessions for extended hours. The two practitioners have been deprived of sleep. After Ms. Zhou developed heart problems, she was rushed to the emergency room, then brought back to the detention center for continued abuse. Mr. Jiang suffered high blood pressure, yet the police and guards kept up the abuse. He has been on a hunger strike for nearly a month and has become emaciated.
48. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Lianqin Returned Home on May 6 after Officials Extorted 10,000 Yuan from Her
49. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Zhongyan and Ms. Yan Xiuhua Taken into Custody
At around 11:00 p.m on May 5, Ms. Wang Zhongyan and Ms. Yan Xiuhua from Malanyu Village in Zunhua City under the jurisdiction of Tangshan City were turned in to the police while they were distributing brochures. Officers from the Zunhua City Police Department took the two practitioners to the Zunhua Brainwashing Center.
May 14, 2009