(Clearwisdom.net) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 15 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 21 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 19 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Yushan County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Li Yun Arrested
Ms. Li Yun was illegally arrested at home on the afternoon of March 11, 2011. Four officers from the Yushan County 610 Office and from the Yushan County Police Department made the arrest and ransacked her home. They confiscated informational materials about Falun Gong and took Ms. Li to the Yushan County Detention Center.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Wu Zhongming, 610 Office agent: 86-13970323686
He Yuerong: 86-13507037556
Yuan Bing, Police Department's Section No.1 officer: 86-13803590196
Ding Shulin, Police Department's Section No.1 officer: 86-13707937716
2. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Xiuzhi and Ms. Tong Suqiu Arrested
Ms. Sun Xiuzhi and Ms. Tong Suqiu from the Dahuaxian Dormitory area in Zhangdian District were arrested on March 9, 2011, on Meishi Street in the Zhangdian District. Officers from the Zhangdian District Shangchang Police Station made the arrest.
3. [Huludao, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Chunxia Arrested
Ms. Sun Chunxia was arrested on March 4, 2011. Her home was also ransacked.
4. [Chongqing] Mr. Zou Bin Faces Illegal Trial
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities are planning to illegally try Mr. Zou Bin in late March 2011 at the Qingchuan County Court in Sichuan Province.
5. [Tai'an City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Yizheng and Ms. Xue Yunju Arrested
Mr. Zhang Yizheng is a retired employee from Niantuan Village, Shankou Town. Officers from the Huangqian Town Police Station arrested him while he visited his relatives in Huangqian Town and spoke to people to clarify the facts about Falun Gong on February 28, 2011. These officers, along with officers from the Shankou Town Police Station, also ransacked his home and arrested Ms. Xue Yunju, who was at his home at the time. The two practitioners are being held in the Shengzhuang Detention Center.
6. [Dongguang County, Hebei Province] Mr. Gao Guodong Arrested
Mr. Gao Guodong was arrested on the afternoon of March 13, 2011, while he clarified the facts about Falun Gong.
7. [Chuxiong City, Yunan Province] Additional Information Regarding Ms. Wang Meiling
Ms. Wang Meiling, 58, is retired from the Chuxiong City Piston Pin Factory. She was arrested on the morning of March 10, 2011, as she clarified the facts about Falun Gong and the persecution. She was taken to the Chuxiong City Police Department. More than a dozen officers from the Chuxiong City Domestic Security Division broke into her home and ransacked it. They confiscated a photo of Falun Gong's founder, a calendar and other personal belongings. Ms. Wang is being held in the Chuxiong City Detention Center.
Ms. Wang was previously arrested on January 28, 2000, as she went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. She was detained for 58 days. On July 15, 2002, she was sentenced to three years of forced labor for distributing truth-clarification materials about Falun Gong in Kunming City. Her labor camp term was subsequently extended by eight months. Local Domestic Security Division officers Li Guo and He Kunquan harassed Ms. Wang at home on December 4, 2007, and on February 14, 2008.
8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Junsheng Detained
Mr. Zhang Junsheng, originally from Shenyang City, was arrested in October 2010 in Shenzhen City. His home was ransacked. He is being held in the Luohu District Detention Center.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Luohu District Detention Center in Shenzhen City: 86-755-26888315
9. [Cao County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liang Xueping, Ms. Tao Ping, Ms. Sun Hongru and Mr. Sun Guodong Imprisoned
Ms. Liang Xueping, Ms. Tao Ping and Ms. Sun Hongru from Cao County were sentenced to forced labor and are currently detained in the Jinan Women's Forced Labor Camp. They are forced to do hard labor for long hours daily and are not given enough food. Guards often physically and verbally abuse them.
Mr. Sun Guodong was sentenced to three years in prison and is detained in the Heze Men's Prison in Shandong Province.
10. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Juan and Two Others Arrested
Shuangyashan City Domestic Security Division officers, along with seven officers from the Xiangyang Police Station, broke into Ms. Zhao Juan's home on March 13, 2011. They confiscated her computer, Falun Gong books and other personal belongings, and changed the door lock. Ms. Zhao was taken to the Xiangyang Police Station and interrogated.
Two elderly practitioners, married couple, were arrested at the same time downstairs. Their home was ransacked, and they were interrogated. The elderly couple was released that same night.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Yu Yongjiang, Shuangyashan City 610 Office head: 86-13258543789
Ku Zhanyi, police officer participating in the arrest and interrogation: 86-469-4233213 (Office), 86-469-4248910 (Home)
11. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhu Guorong Arrested the Morning of March 14, 2011 as She Distributed Shen Yun Performance DVDs
12. [Huaihua, Hunan Province] Mr. Wei Guimei Arrested
13. [Deyang, Sichuan Province] Luojiang County Court Officials Cancel Trial, But Arrest Many Practitioners
Luojiang County Court officials canceled a scheduled trial for practitioners Mr. Ye Qibing, Ms. Liu Ping, Ms. Qiu Juyuan and Ms. Qiu Yuqiong on March 7, 2011. However, at 11:20 a.m. on the scheduled trial date, uniformed police and plainclothes police officers arrested 15 practitioners who were outside the courthouse. The practitioners included Ms. Yang Yonghui, Ms. Shu Qiongxian, Ms. Shu Jixiu, Ms. Liu Yuanfeng and Ms. Wu Liang from Sanshui, Guanghan City; Ms. Xiao Kaiping from Xinglong, Guanghan City; Ms. Zhang Li, Ms. Shi Youqiong and Ms. Xie Jiuhui from Beiwai Township. Six other practitioners from Guanghan City were also arrested and had their homes ransacked. Three of these practitioners, who are in their 80s, were released. The remaining 12 practitioners are being held in the Guanghan Detention Center; five of them are under criminal detention, and seven are under security detention.
14. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Weifeng Arrested
Ms. Jiang Weifeng was arrested on March 9, 2011, and transferred to the Dalian Drug Control Center on the same day.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Dalian City Police Department's Drug Control Division: 86-411-86560198, 86-411-86602319
15. [Wuxi, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Dong Linren Arrested
On the afternoonn of March 2, 2011, Mr. Dong Linren, in his 40s, from Xishan District, Wuxi City, was arrested by officers from the Gangxia Police Station working with officers from the Xishan Police Department. His whereabouts are unknown.
16. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Additional Information Regarding Mr. Liu Guochen, Ms. Yang Shumei, Ms. Liu Jiqin, Ms. Sun Shihua and Mr. Bai Xirong
Between February 24 and March 2, 2011, officers from the Nong'an County Domestic Security Division and the Anti-Riot Division, along with officers from the Wanshun Township Police Station and from the Yangshulin Township Police Station, arrested Mr. Liu Guochen from Wanshun Township; Ms. Yang Shumei, Ms. Liu Jiqin and Ms. Sun Shihua from Yangshulin Township; and Mr. Bai Xirong from Sanshengyu Township. They also ransacked these practitioners' homes.
Ms. Yang Shumei and Mr. Bai Xirong are under criminal detention at the Nong'an County Detention Center. Ms. Liu Jiqin and Ms. Sun Shihua were sent to the Weizigou Forced Labor Camp in Changchun. Per information from the detention center received on March 10, 2011, Ms. Yang Shumei and Ms. Yu Changli, who was transferred from the Changchun No.3 Detention Center, are on a hunger strike to protest the persecution.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Nong'an County head: 86-431-83212345
17. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xiao Zhangzi and Mr. Zheng Huihai Detained; Ms. Liu Xiuzhi Sent to Forced Labor Camp
Mr. Xiao Zhangzi and Mr. Zheng Huihai from Xiaochengzi Town were arrested on the morning of March 11, 2011, by officers from the Xiaochengzi Police Station. The two practitioners are being held in a detention center.
Ms. Liu Xiuzhi was sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Cong Ming, head of Xiaochengzi Police Station in Lingyuan City: 86-13904916822, 86-421-6824585
Wu Guanghe, political head: 86-13634922899
Liu Jingkui, Foyedong Police Station in Lingyuan City: 86-421-6567016, 86-421-231663, 86-15104201010