(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in twelve provinces. In this report, 21 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 14 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Cangzhou, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Jiasheng Grossly Abused in Prison
2. [Nanchong, Sichuan Province] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Mr. Liu Siqing and Ms. Du Xiuyun
3. [Zhejiang Province] Wenling Court Officials Attempt to Put Ms. Lin Guilian, Ms. Jiang Huimin and Others on Trial on March 16, 2010
4. [Jianjin] Ms. Zhou Junling and Mr. Li Jingmei Sentenced to Prison
5. [Yuzhou, Henan Province] Persecution of Ms. Zhang Xiuqin, Ms. Qiao Xian and Mr. Li Maitun
6. [Chengde, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xiuyun, Ms. Li Lanying, and Ms. Xue Fuying Sentenced to Imprisonment
7. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Dong Weidong and Ms. Wu Guomin Arrested
8. [Shulan, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Gao Yuxiang
9. [Xiyang County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Jiao Libo Given a Four-Year Prison Term
10. [Rizhao, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Yun and Others Arrested
11. [Yushu, Jilin Province] Ms. Chen Guihong and Others Harassed
12. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Rihua Arrested, Her Whereabouts Unknown
13. [Tianjin] Police Harass and Ransack Mr. Su Jianmin's Home
14. [Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province] Domestic Security Division Agents Deceive and Arrest Mr. Zhao Zhongjiang on March 1, 2010
15. [Xiamen, Fujian Province] Domestic Security Division Agents Arrest Mr. Zheng Guiping and Mr. Chen Ruijin
16. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrests of Ms. Shang Xiaoli and Mr. Xie Yu
17. [Kuitun, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhang Aihong Arrested
18. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Yu Taken into Custody Again After Her Forced Labor Camp Term Expired
19. [Xianyang, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Ma Lingling Arrested
20. [Tangshan, Hebei Province] Ms. Guo Liying Arrested
21. [Xingwen County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Kang Qingfen and Ms. Li Yufang Sentenced to Imprisonment
22. [Daqing, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xu Bin Arrested
23. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Mu Yongxia Grossly Abused in Prison
24. [Qianxi County, Hebei Province] Elderly Practitioner Ms. Chai Shuzhen Harassed
25. [Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Li Guiqin Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison - Belated Information
26. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
1. [Cangzhou, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Jiasheng Grossly Abused in Prison
Mr. Wang Jiasheng held a hunger strike in the No. 4 Prison to protest the persecution, and was severely abused.
Liu Chunzhi, responsible the abuse: 86-13180040197
2. [Nanchong, Sichuan Province] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Mr. Liu Siqing and Ms. Du Xiuyun
Mr. Liu Siqing was transferred from the Jialing District Detention Center to the Nanchong City Detention Center on March 9, 2010. Anping Police Station officers beat Mr. Liu and Ms. Du Xiuyun at their arrest with leather belts and police batons. Ms. Du's mouth bled, and she is still unable to chew anything. The two practitioners were handcuffed at the police station.
3. [Zhejiang Province] Wenling Court Officials Attempt to Put Ms. Lin Guilian, Ms. Jiang Huimin and Others on Trial on March 16, 2010
4. [Jianjin] Ms. Zhou Junling and Mr. Li Jingmei Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Zhou Junling and her husband Mr. Li Jingmei were reported as they distributed Falun Gong materials in 2008. They were arrested and their home was ransacked. The police confiscated many Falun Gong books, materials and other items. The two practitioners were sentenced to prison. Ms. Zhou to three years and Mr. Li to seven years. Mr. Li is to serve his term outside prison.
Huayuan Police Station head: 86-20-27601671
Zhang Yuqing, police officer: 86-13920579216
5. [Yuzhou, Henan Province] Persecution of Ms. Zhang Xiuqin, Ms. Qiao Xian and Mr. Li Maitun
Ms. Zhang Xiuqin and Ms. Qiao Xian from Wang Village, Fanggang Township are both in their 50s. Fangshan Township Police Station officers arrested them as they distributed Falun Gong materials there on March 12, 2010. They are now held at the Yuzhou City Detention Center.
Mr. Li Maitun, in his 60's, was arrested on November 25, 2009. Yuzhou City Domestic Security Division agents made the arrest and forced his family to pay more than 60,000 yuan. He is now being held at the Yuzhou City Detention Center.
Wu Qingxu, Yuzhou City 610 Office head: 86-374-8279721, 86-13700895321
Chen Yumin, deputy head: 86-13937498120
Xia Yuxiao, Yuzhou City Domestic Security Division head: 86-13700895361, 86-374-9193666
6. [Chengde, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xiuyun, Ms. Li Lanying, and Ms. Xue Fuying Sentenced to Imprisonment
Ms. Wang Xiuyun was given a five-year prison term, Ms. Li Lanying was given a six-year prison term, and Ms. Xue Fuying was sentenced to three and a half years of imprisonment.
Chengde City Intermediate Court officials held a second trial for Ms. Wang and Ms. Li. Their lawyers entered a plea of not guilty, but the intermediate court officials upheld the original sentences.
To our knowledge, Ms. Wang, Ms. Li and Ms. Xue were to be sent to the Hebei Province Women's Prison on March 15, 2010.
Wang Fang, deputy presiding judge: 86-13931406095 (Cell), 86-314-2156095 (Home), 86-314-2177237 (Office)
Han Liping, judge: 86-13603146939 (Cell), 86-314-2030246 (Home), 86-314-2177234 (Office)
7. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Dong Weidong and Ms. Wu Guomin Arrested
Guan County Police Department officers arrested Mr. Dong Weidong and Ms. Wu Guomin on March 5, 2010. The police took a laptop computer from Ms. Wu's home.
8. [Shulan, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Gao Yuxiang
Shulan Police Department officers have held Ms. Gao Yuxiang at a detention center for more than four months. The case was submitted to a Procuratorate twice but was rejected due to insufficient evidence.
Xu Chunying, Shulan City Police Department head: 86-432-8224808, 86-13904422066
Zhang Haifeng, Shulan City 610 Office head: 86-13944665027
9. [Xiyang County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Jiao Libo Given a Four-Year Prison Term
Young practitioner Ms. Jiao Libo was secretly sentenced to four years in prison. She is now being held at the Maoerling Women's No. 2 Prison in Yuci City.
10. [Rizhao, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Yun and Others Arrested
Ms. Wang Yun from Rizhao City was arrested on the afternoon of March 8, 2010. This was her second arrest.
Ms. Hu Songhua was arrested on March 12, 2010. Her home was ransacked, and a computer and other personal belongings were taken by the police. Elderly practitioner Ms. Xue, an employee from the Harbor Bureau, was arrested on March 13, 2010.
11. [Yushu, Jilin Province] Ms. Chen Guihong and Others Harassed
Yushu City Domestic Security Division officers recently arrested Mr. Zuo Zhongren, Ms. Wei Yunxia, Ms. Chen Guihong and three other practitioners. These police officers, along with those from the Bahao Township Police Station proceeded to harass other practitioners in Yangjia Village, Dagang Township, and attempted to arrest them.
Qu Deyan, Bahao Township Police Station head: 86-15904409525
12. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Rihua Arrested, Her Whereabouts Unknown
State Security Division agents arrested Ms. Huang Rihua, in her 70s, from the Xiashan District at noon on March 11, 2010 on her way home from visiting her relatives. Her whereabouts are unknown.
13. [Tianjin] Police Harass and Ransack Mr. Su Jianmin's Home
Mr. Su Jianmin from Ji County has lived away from home. Dongerying Police Station officers went to his home on March 4, 2010 to harass his family, ransacked his home, and took away some materials.
14. [Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province] Domestic Security Division Agents Deceive and Arrest Mr. Zhao Zhongjiang on March 1, 2010
15. [Xiamen, Fujian Province] Domestic Security Division Agents Arrest Mr. Zheng Guiping and Mr. Chen Ruijin
Tong'an District Domestic Security Division head Zhang, along with five others, broke into the homes of Mr. Zheng Guiping and Mr. Chen Ruijin at around 9:00 p.m. on March 10, 2010. They took the two practitioners away and held them at the Xiamen City No. 2 Detention Center.
Zhang, Tong'an District Domestic Security Division head: 86-592-7366507
16. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Additional Information Regarding the Arrests of Ms. Shang Xiaoli and Mr. Xie Yu
Four officers from the Fuguo Street Police Station in the Shahekou District arrested Mr. Xie Yu from work on September 17, 2009. The police also ransacked his home that same day and confiscated a computer, two printers, CDs and Falun Gong books. The police took Mr. Xie's mother Ms. Shang Xiaoli, also a practitioner, into custody while ransacking his home. The two practitioners are now at the Yaojia Detention Center. To our knowledge, they were put on trial in early January 2010.
Li Chuandong, Fuguo Street Police Station deputy head: 86-13604248318
Gao, police officer: 86-411-84673347
17. [Kuitun, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhang Aihong Arrested
Ms. Zhang Aihong was arrested at home at 3:00 p.m. on March 3, 2010.
18. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Yu Taken into Custody Again After Her Forced Labor Camp Term Expired
Ms. Wang Yu from the Dongxihu District was sentenced to a forced labor camp term. Her term expired on March 5, 2010. When her family went to the Hewan Forced Labor Camp to take her home, they were told that Dongxihu Political and Judiciary Committee 610 Office agents had taken her away.
Cao Bin, Dongxihu Political and Judiciary 610 Office head: 86-13807186320, 86-27-83892523
19. [Xianyang, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Ma Lingling Arrested
Ms. Ma Lingling, 50, is from the Weicheng District. Dongfeng Road Police Station officers broke into her home on the morning of March 11, 2010 and arrested her.
20. [Tangshan, Hebei Province] Ms. Guo Liying Arrested
Fengrun District 610 Office Chen Jianfu arrested Ms. Guo Liying on the morning of March 14, 2010 as she spoke with people about Falun Gong at a market. She was taken to the Linyin Road Police Station and then transported to the Fengrun District Detention Center that same afternoon.
Linyin Road Police Station: 86-315-3134111
Song Dianchun, Fengrun District Detention Center head: 86-13832985269
21. [Xingwen County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Kang Qingfen and Ms. Li Yufang Sentenced to Imprisonment
Ms. Kang Qingfen, 57, and Ms. Li Yufang, 55, are both from Xiaohe No. 2 Group, Xingwen County, Yibin City. Xingwen County Police Department officers, along with officers from the 610 Office, Domestic Security Division agent Huang Chuanwu and others broke into the two practitioners' homes on April 27, 2009. They confiscated Falun Gong books, materials and photos of Master Li. Both of them were taken into custody at the Police Department Detention Center.
They were interrogated under torture while in detention. Ms. Kang was tortured with the death bed. They were covertly sentenced. Ms. Kang was given a three-and-a-half year prison term, and Ms. Li was sentenced to three years in prison.
22. [Daqing, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xu Bin Arrested
Mr. Xu Bin from the Chengfeng area went to the Dewei Computer Shopping Center on the morning of March 14, 2010. He did not return home that day. Chengfeng Police Department officer Deng Hui and more than a dozen other officers came to Mr. Xu's home at around 3:00 p.m. that day and took away a computer, three cell phones, Falun Gong books and other personal belongings. They took Mr. Xu to the Daqing No.3 Detention Center at around 9:00 p.m.
He Weiping, Chengfeng Police Department head: 86-459-6508123, 86-13394664801
Zheng Junchang, deputy head: 86-459-6699657, 86-13394664111
23. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Mu Yongxia Grossly Abused in Prison
Ms. Mu Yongxia, 61, has been held at the Heilongjiang Women's Prison. Prisoners Han Liangtong and Zhao Yumei abused and tortured her.
24. [Qianxi County, Hebei Province] Elderly Practitioner Ms. Chai Shuzhen Harassed
Two officers from the Qianxi County Domestic Security Division went to the home of Ms. Chai Shuzhen, who is in her 60s, on March 11, 2010. They threatened to take away her Falun Gong books. Ms. Chai did not comply.
25. [ Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Li Guiqin Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison--Belated Information
Ms. Li Guiqin, former court staff in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, was arrested on January 1, 2009. She has been held at the Shuimogou District Detention Center ever since. To our knowledge, she was given an eight-year prison term.
26. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
A practitioner from Yao Village was arrested on February 11, 2010. Mr. Lu Kuan from Linzhou City was arrested on February 27, 2010, and a practitioner from Ren Village was arrested on March 1, 2010.
Compiled on March 14, 2010