(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 11 provinces. In this report, 35 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 20 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Meng Qingtan Arrested
2. [Chongqing] Additional Information regarding Ms. Qin Wei's Arrest
3. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Weijie Arrested
4. [Beijing] Additional Information regarding the Arrest of Several Practitioners
5. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Wenying Sentenced to Two Years in a Forced Labor Camp
6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhi Returned Home
7. [Jilin Province] Ms. Jin Yingshi and Ms. An Fengxiang Tortured at the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City
8. [Yutian County, Hebei Province] Eight Practitioners Held at the Yutian County Custody Center
9. [Bazhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Chen Jinghua Sentenced to Prison
10. [Bazhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zheng Huiwang Held at the Baoding No. 1 Prison
11. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] 610 Office Agents Arrested Numerous Practitioners
12. [Shanghai] Ms. Xia Zhiying Taken to a Brainwashing Center
13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Qiulian Persecuted for the Fifth Time
14. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Yongmei and Mr. Wu Shuangxi Arrested
15. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Latest Update regarding Mr. Yang Jicheng
16. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiong Fenglian Put on Trial
17. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xinchun Monitored Over the Past Week
18. [Shanghai] Mr. Xu Jianxing Arrested Around May 5, 2009
19. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xing Youlan Held at the Zhonggong Detention Center in Jinan City
20. [Fuzhou City, Fujian Province] Mr. Huang Minghui Put on Trial at 9:00 a.m. on June 3, 2009
21. [Xian City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Jiang Weidong Arrested
22. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Luo Li Taken to the Haizhu District Detention Center
23. [Tongling County, Anhui Province] Ms. Fang Yu Arrested
24. [Anshun City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Yang Gongluan and Ms. Wang Shangqin Sentenced to Heavy Prison Terms
25. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Zhao Genzhi Sentenced to Prison Again
26. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Persecution of Ms. Han Ping

1. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Meng Qingtan Arrested
Du Jianting, a No. 4 Domestic Security Division police officer at the Hengshui City Police Department and two other police officers arrested Mr. Meng Qingtan from Zaoqiang, Hengshui City. The arrest happened the morning of May 31, 2009. The police took his computer.

Yang Shushan: No. 4 Domestic Security Division head at the Hengshui City Police Department, 86-15003180258, 86-13383388315
Du Jianting: police officer, 86-15003180234, 86-13383388320

2. [Chongqing] Additional Information regarding Ms. Qin Wei's Arrest
Ms. Qin Wei, 40, works at Shapingba District Tax Bureau in Chongqing. Officers from Shapingba District Police Department arrested her on May 26, 2009 as she handed out Falun Gong flyers in the Shapingba District. Ms. Qin was held at the Ciqikou Police Station.

Officers from the Ciqikou Police Station ransacked her home on May 27, 2009; she is now at the Shapingba District Detention Center. Her family received a notice on May 31 saying Qin Wei was sentenced to one or two years in a forced labor camp, yet she was given only two days to appeal the sentence.

3. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Weijie Arrested
Ms. Wang Weijie, 59 years old, is an employee of the Dandong Radiation Co. Ltd. She was filmed by a surveillance camera as she distributed Falun Gong pamphlets around noon on May 16, 2009. Security officers reported her, and officers from the Yongchang Police Station in the Dandong City arrested her.

Dandong Forced Labor Camp officials called Wang Weijie's family on May 28, 2009. They were told to send bedding for Wang Weijie because she had been sentenced to one year in a forced labor camp. Her family took the items to the camp but was forbidden to see her.

Dandong City Forced Labor Camp division head: 86-415-2331959

4. [Beijing] Additional Information regarding the Arrest of Several Practitioners
Mr. Dong Guangwen from northeast China lived in Nancaiyuan, Yanqing County. He was arrested a long time ago before the police fabricated charges against him, but the arrest warrant was issued only two days ago.

Ms. Zhang Jinhua, a teacher at the Adult Education Bureau, and Ms. Li Baoli, a taxi driver from Shiheying, Yanqing County have been sentenced to forced labor but are still held at the Yanqing Detention Center.
Ms. Wang Wenying from Qianjiadian has returned home after a period of detention in police custody, but the police harassed her many times over the past month.

Yanqing Police Department Domestic Security Section: 86-10-81191252
Yanqing Town Police Station: 86-10-69142839, 86-10-69102035

5. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Wenying Sentenced to Two Years in a Forced Labor Camp
Ms. Zhang Wenying from Qianjiadian, Yanqing County was arrested at her daughter's home on April 21, 2009. She was released and returned home later in the evening due to poor health. Ms. Zhang was arrested again on May 26, 2009 and sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp.

6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhi Returned Home
Ms. Zhang Yuzhi from the Dadong District, Shenyang City was reported to the police on May 22, 2009 when speaking with people about Falun Gong. Taishan Police Station agents arrested her. She is now held at the Shenyang City Detention Center.

7. [Jilin Province] Ms. Jin Yingshi and Ms. An Fengxiang Tortured at the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City
Guard Liu Lianying from Division 2 tortured Ms. Jin Yingshi; as a result, Jin Shiying became bedridden for six days.

Guard Liu Lianying also beat practitioner Ms. An Fengxiang and broke a few of her ribs.

8. [Yutian County, Hebei Province] Eight Practitioners Held at the Yutian County Custody Center
Eight practitioners have been detained for 12 days and remain in custody at the Yutian County Custody Center--Mr. Kou Zhirui, Ms. Wang Suli, Ms. Liang Jinzhi, Ms. Li Xiufen, Ms. Zhang Huanying, Ms. Zhang Xue, Ms. Zhang Shuqin, and Ms. Meng Chunling.

Zhang Jindong: Yutian County Custody Center head, 86-13832989225

9. [Bazhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Chen Jinghua Sentenced to Prison - 2004 information -
Mr. Chen Jinghua, 46, lived at the No. 1 Zhendong No. 1 Street in Bazhou City. The police arrested him at a small local restaurant the evening of September 18, 2004.

Chen Jinghua was illegally sentenced to eight years in prison on October 21, 2004 and taken to the Jidong Prison where he remains in custody to this day.

10. [Bazhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zheng Huiwang Held at Baoding No. 1 Prison
43-year-old Mr. Zheng Huiwang was arrested from his home in Wangbo Village, Wangzhuangzi Township, Bazhou City on January 20, 2008. His family went to the detention center on February 11, 2009, his last known address. But detention center officials declared he had been transferred. Zheng Huiwang is holding a hunger strike and is in a weakened condition. The officials pronounced sentencing at the detention center and then took him to the Baoding No. 1 Prison.

Bazhou City Police Department: 86-316-7238717
Bazhou City Court: 86-316-7866728

11. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] 610 Office Agents Arrested Numerous Practitioners
610 Office agents Sun Hualong and others arrested more than ten practitioners including Mr. Li Yongjie, Ms. Zhang Shuchun, Ms. Wang Haohong, Mr. Wang Lianglin, Mr. Wang Renqing, Ms. Liu Xuezhen, Mr. Liu Xuewen and Ms. Lu Meie in Biguo New Village. It happened the evening of May 29, 2009. Further details are unknown.

12. [Shanghai] Ms. Xia Zhiying Taken to a Brainwashing Center
Ms. Xia Zhiying who lives in Lingxiaoyuan on Dongnanlin Road, Pudong, Shanghai went shopping on the morning of May 8, 2009. Neighborhood Party officials who were waiting outside her apartment dragged her into a police vehicle parked nearby and immediately took her to a brainwashing center. Sanlin Police Station agents had arrested her during the 2008 Olympics.

13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Qiulian Persecuted for the Fifth Time
Ms. Zhang Qiulian, who lives on Zhucheng Street in the Xinzhou District, Wuhan City is in her 40s. Officer Yuan Junping from Xinzhou District Police Department arrested her at 11:00 p.m. on April 9, 2009 as she handed out Falun Gong flyers. The police beat her savagely while she was handcuffed behind the back to a chair. The brutal assault left her incontinent. Next, officer Ding Xiaoguang led a group of police who broke into Zhang Qiulian's home. They confiscated her Falun Gong books, exercise tapes and other personal belongings; vandalized her living room and took a Buddha statue. Deputy police chief Zeng Jinan and others transported Zhang Qiulian overnight into the Wuhan No. 1 Detention Center. Her teenage son who was about to take the high school entrance exam was left home alone.

The police had just issued an arrest warrant against Zhang Qiulian, but her family has not received a notice. It was learned that the police plan to sentence her to three years in prison.

Zhang Qiulian was detained twice and twice held in forced labor camp(s).

Zeng Jinan: Xinzhou District Police Department deputy head in Wuhan City, 86-13707123866
Yu Xiaoguang: political head at the Xinzhou District Police Department in Wuhan City, 86-13317167667
Liu Junshun: 610 Office head, 86-27-86925760 (H), 86-13018032266

14. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Yongmei and Mr. Wu Shuangxi Arrested
Ms. Liu Yongmei and Mr. Wu Shuangxi were reported to the police when talking to people about Falun Gong in public at 11:00 p.m. on May 29, 2009. Huangtuguang Police Station agents arrested them. They are now held at the Macheng No. 2 Detention Center.

15. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Latest Update regarding Mr. Yang Jicheng
Mr. Yang Jicheng is currently held at Dalian Forced Labor Camp. He is supposed to return home in early June 2009, but the officials are planning to extend his sentence because he did Falun Gong exercises to protest the persecution.

Division 2 at Dalian Forced Labor Camp: 86-411-39522883 ext. 8026

16. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiong Fenglian Put on Trial
Ms. Xiong Fenglian from Bajiaozui, Huangshi City, Hubei Province is in her 50s. She was arrested on January 9, 2009 and subjected to a show trial on June 3, 2009. The outcome of the trial is unknown.

17. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xinchun Monitored Over the Past Week
Mr. Zhang Peixun, Mr. Li Congfu and Mr. Bao Yongsheng were savagely tortured and are now facing trial by Jinshantun District Court officials in Yichun City. Officers from the Jinshantun District Police Department have covertly monitored Ms. Wang Xinchun for a week. Guo Hui from the Fenggou Police Station stopped Wang Xinchun from buying a TV part in May. Wang Xinchun was also followed when he had gone to Hebei Province to repair electronic equipment.

Guo Hui: Fenggou Police Station officer, 86-458-6838883
Qin Handong: 610 Office agent, 86-13766730827

18. [Shanghai] Mr. Xu Jianxing Arrested Around May 5, 2009

19. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xing Youlan Held at Zhonggong Detention Center in Jinan City
Officers from the No. 1 Shuangshan Police Station arrested Ms. Xing Youlan from Xingtingshan Village in Caofan Town, Zhangqiu City. It happened at 2:00 p.m. on May 19, 2009 as she distributed Falun Gong materials. Ms. Xing is now held at the Zhonggong Detention Center in Jinan City.

Zhao Weidong: No. 1 Shuangshan Police Station, 86-13361081925
Huang Yunan Caofan Police Station officer, 86-13361066322
Gao Yemin: Caofan Police Station officer, 86-13361066323

20. [Fuzhou City, Fujian Province] Mr. Huang Minghui Put on Trial at 9:00 a.m. on June 3, 2009

21. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Jiang Weidong Arrested
Mr. Jiang Weidong was arrested in mid May 2009. His current whereabouts are unknown. Also arrested was Mr. Li Bin, an employee of the Xifei Company in the Yanliang District, Xi'an City.

610 Office: 86-29-86862902

22. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Luo Li Taken to the Haizhu District Detention Center
30-year-old Mr. Luo Li from Hunan Province, an employee for the Yitong Bus Company in Guangzhou City, was arrested on May 20, 2009. The arrest happened because he was talking with people about Falun Gong. He was taken to the Haizhu District Detention Center in Guangzhou City.
Yu Qiang: Haizhu District 610 Office head, 86-13802547842, 86-13802777302
He Mincong: Haizhu District 610 Office, 86-20-88511108

23. [Tongling County, Anhui Province] Ms. Fang Yu Arrested
Ms. Fang Yu from Tongling County, Anhui Province has been arrested many times for practicing Falun Gong. She was also fired from her job for refusing to renounce her belief. Tongling County 610 Office agents including Hong Wei recently arrested her once more. Her family has lost contact with her.

24. [Anshun City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Yang Gongluan and Ms. Wang Shangqin Sentenced to Heavy Prison Terms
Mr. Yang Gongluan and Ms. Wang Shangqin from Anshun City have been detained for more than seven months. Xixiu District Court agents sentenced them to heavy prison terms on February 12, 2009. Yang Gongluan was given ten years, and Wang Shangqin was given four years. Both practitioners appealed with the intermediate court. Court officials denied their appeal on April 8, 2009 and upheld the original sentences.

25. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Zhao Genzhi Sentenced to Prison Again
Ms. Zhao Genzhi from Lingqiu County, Datong City, Shanxi Province was reported. It happened as she posted flyers at public locations in Shapo Village, Lingqiu County at 7:00 p.m. on December 25, 2008. She was arrested and taken to the Wuling Town Police Station in Lingqiu County. She was taken to a different police station at 9:00 a.m. on December 26, 2008 and transported to the Lingqiu County Detention Center at 10:00 p.m. that same day. Lingqiu County Court officials sentenced her in March 2009, to be held for three years in a forced labor camp. She is still incarcerated at the Lingqiu County Detention Center.

Zhao Yuzhu: Lingqiu County Police Department head, 86-13903522206
Lingqiu County Police Department deputy head, also the head of the local 610 Office: 86-13994321288
Wuling Town Police Station head: 86-13097545487

26. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Persecution of Ms. Han Ping
Ms. Han Ping was cooking dinner at 5:00 p.m. on May 22, 2009 when political head Liu Jingkui and four officers from the Goumenzi Police Station broke into her home and ransacked it. They found several copies of the Pure Insight Weekly and Minghui Weekly newsletters underneath her bed and a collection of Mr. Li Hongzhi's articles above her closet. They then barged into Han Ping's study and confiscated several bookmarks reading, "Falun Dafa is good." They shoved Han Ping into a police vehicle and drove her to the police station where they interrogated her. They took her to Lingyuan Custody Center at 9:00 p.m. and released her after extorting 6,000 yuan from her.

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