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Additional Persecution News from China - April 9, 2008 (48 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net) Today's report relates persecution incidents that took place in 33 cities or
counties in 16 provinces. Forty-one Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to
brutal mistreatment during detention, and at least 38 practitioners were
illegally arrested. 1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Pengfei and Ms. Li Chunjuan
Facing Illegal Trials Personnel from the Pingfang District 610 Office and from the
Domestic Security Division in Harbin City arrested two practitioners on November
17, 2007. They were 35-year-old Mr. Liu Pengfei and 43-year-old Ms. Li Chunjuan.
Police confiscated a computer, a printer, and a certain amount of cash. Mr. Liu is currently being held at the district's detention center, and Ms.
Li is being held in the Harbin City Detention Center. They have been held nearly
five months, in complete violation of the Chinese constitution. Pingfang
District Procuratorate agents plan to submit the two practitioners'
cases to the district's court towards the end of April. The two families have
hired a lawyer to defend for them. Zhu Weidong, Pingfang District 610 Office head: 86-451-86505710 2. [Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Being Abused at the Wangcun
Forced Labor Camp Ms. Liang Hongzhi was held in the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp in January 2008.
Guards made her stand for 24 hours and deprived of her sleep when she refused to
give up Falun Gong. Her legs swelled. Later on, guards put her in a dark cell
and then transferred her into a restroom for further persecution. She is
somewhat mentally disoriented. Ms. Chu Yingling was forbidden to use the restroom and had to soil herself.
She was severely tortured and mentally tormented. Guards put her in shackles and
placed her in a small compartment. 3. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Songjie Arrested and His Home
Ransacked More than 20 officers from the Yuhu Police Station's Domestic Security
Division broke into 70-year-old Mr. Zhang Songjie's home and arrested him at
9:00 p.m. on March 28, 2008. They confiscated a computer, some Dafa books, and
10,000 yuan. Police informed Mr. Zhang's son three days after his
arrest. 4. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yu Lianhe Arrested Fangzheng County Domestic Security Division and Daluomi Police Station Kang
Kai broke into Mr. Yu Lianhe's home at 9:00 a.m. on March 18, 2008. They beat
him and arrested him. Ms. Yu is currently being held in the Fangzheng County
Detention Center. Mr. Yu had been arrested several times and sentenced to forced labor twice
since July 20, 1999. Guards brutally tortured him in the forced labor camps.
Police often harassed him even after he was released. Liu Haijun, Daluomi Police Station: 86-13836058801, 86-451-57147126 5. [Shen County, Shandong Province] Ms. Cai Cunying Recently Arrested 6. [Hebei Province] Personnel from the Changli County 610 Office Started a
New Brainwashing Session to Abuse Practitioners 7. [Ning County, Gansu Province] Police Arrested Ms. Li Qin in a Street on
April 7, 2008 Ning County Domestic Security Bureau: 86-934-6625814, 86-934-6622417 8. [She County, Hebei Province] Ms. Xu Zhixin and Ms. Zheng Guiqin Arrested Ms. Xu Zhixin and Ms. Zheng Guiqin are employees from the Tianjin Ironworks
Factory in She County. Police arrested them and ransacked their homes in the
factory. The two are currently being held in the county's detention center. 9. [Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chang Ping Harassed Police took Ms. Chang Ping from Baoqing County to a mental hospital against
her will on April 4, 2008, but the hospital officials refused to admit her.
Personnel from the county police department and from the 610 Office attempted to
arrest Ms. Chang at her home, but failed. 10. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiang Lijie Being Abused in Heizuizi
Women's Prison Ms. Xiang Lijie from Liaoyuan City is being held in the Second Group at the
Heizuizi Women's Prison Education Division. Her face is swollen, and one of her
arms has been injured. The guards ordered Ms. Xiang's family to pay 2,000 yuan
for medical treatment. Ni Xiaohong, No.2 Group guard: 86-437-85375089 11. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] The Chinese Communist Party Persecutes
Practitioners Using Olympic Games Security as an Excuse Personnel from the Liaoyuan City Police Department, from the 610 Office, and
from the Domestic Security Division have harassed practitioners since January
2008. Ms. Guo Enying is being held at a detention center, and several
practitioners have been put in forced labor camps. They are Ms. Hui Yuqing, Ms.
Shi Lihua, Ms. Sun Liping, Mr. Ding Changjie, Mr. Li Haibo, Ms. Zhao Shufang,
Ms. Wang Hongzhen, Ms. Gu Jiumei, Mr. Zou Jiquan, Ms. Li Changlan, Mr. Zheng
Dejiang, Mr. Liang Xinyou, Ms. Liu Shuhua, Mr. Ding Wenrong, Mr. Li Guangzhong,
and Mr. Sun Liping. Pi Fuguo, Liaoyuan City 610 Office head: 86-437-3311714 (Office) 12. [Hebei Province] Shijiazhuang City Government Officials Held a Meeting
and Discussed Falun Gong Suppression During the Olympic Games on the Afternoon
of April 7, 2008 13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested Huanglou Town Police Station Chief Li Changjiang in Weifang City went to Ms.
Ji Xiaohua's home in Pan Village, Huanglou Town, the afternoon of March 10,
2008. He arrested Ms. Ji and put her in the Qingzhou Detention Center. Personnel from the Qingzhou Police Department Anti-Falun Gong Section
arrested Mr. Gong Jiankui from Chijiazhuang Village on April 1, 2008. They beat
Mr. Gong and his son ruthlessly. The son was also arrested. In addition, these
lawless officers also arrested Ms. Ji Guixiang, Ms. Pan Xiumei, Ms. Zhao Xiuhua,
and Mr. Gong Liyuan. Qingzhou City 610 Office: 86-536-3822610 14. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Guiyang City Court Agents Plot to Hold
Trials for Several Practitioners Police from Guiyang City recently arrested Mr. Xu Qihua, Mr. Jia Li'an, and
Mr. Li Donghong. They had planned to sentence the practitioners on March 28 and
April 1, 2008, but failed. The city court agents now plan to hold a trial on
April 10, 2008. Guiyang City Domestic Security Bureau: 86-851-6898135, 86-851-6898123 15. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Xu Jie and His Wife Ms. Li Xueyun
Arrested Some persecutors ransacked Mr. Xu Jie's home in Beimozhuang Village, Jiuzhai
Township, Mengyin County, on the afternoon of March 28, 2008. The lawless
officers included Jiuzhai Township 610 Office Head Ju Peng and personnel from
the township police station and from the Mengyi County 610 Office. They went to
Mr. Xu's home again and arrested Mr. Xu and his wife, Ms. Li Xueyun, on the
morning of April 7, 2008. Where the two are being detained is unknown. Li Baoyuan, Mengyin County 610 Office: 86-539-4811681, 86-539-4279189,
86-13953918936 16. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jing Shuo Being Abused in the
Nanhuayuan Prison 17. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jia Lina Sentenced to Three Years
in Prison Ms. Jia Lina, 68, from Shenyang City explained the facts about Falun Gong to
a few middle school students in the Lingkong Area on November 5, 2007. A student
called police and personnel from the Lingkong Police Station arrested her and
ransacked her home. Ms. Jia was put in the Zaohua Detention Center and then
sentenced to three years in prison. She is currently being held in the Liaoning
Province Prison Complex. 18. [Chongqing] Mr. Zhu Defu Sentenced to Forced Labor Personnel from the Xipeng Town Police Station arrested 67-year-old Mr. Zhu
Defu from Tongguanyi Town, the Jiulongpo District, Chongqing City, on January
18, 2008. Mr. Zhu has been put in Xishanping Forced Labor Camp. 19. [Sichuan Province] Mr. Liu Yingxu Stages a Hunger Strike Personnel from the Yingmenkou Police Station and from the Domestic Security
Division arrested Mr. Liu Yingxu on November 15, 2007. He has been held in the
Xinjin Brainwashing Center and been on a hunger strike. Another practitioner, Mr. Wang, has been held there for nearly a year. 20. [Liangshan State, Sichuan Province] Supplemental Information Regarding
the Arrests of Ms. He Chaofen and Ms. Zhou Lianmei Personnel from the Liusuo Township Police Station arrested Ms. He Chaofen and
Ms. Zhou Lianmei from Dechang County, Liangshan State, on March 29, 2008. They
put the two in the county's detention center. It is heard that the two elder
practitioners are on a hunger strike. Chen Gang, Dechang County Police Department Domestic Security Division:
86-834-5204122 21. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Many Plainclothes Policemen Follow
Practitioners in Zhucheng City 22. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xiang Ying Stages a Hunger Strike Ms. Xiang Ying from Jinzhou City is staging a hunger strike in the Jinzhou
City Detention Center. She is in perilous condition and has been force-fed three
times in the city's Police Hospital. 23. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Repeat Arrest of Ms. Liang Yuli Ms. Liang Yuli, 55 years old, is a retired worker from the Xi'an City Watch
Component Factory. She was sentenced to one year of forced labor in 2000.
Shortly after her release, Ms. Liang was arrested again and sentenced to five
years in prison, with five months extended incarceration period in a
brainwashing center. Ms. Liang took a train to see her daughter in Dalian City on February 25,
2008. She explained the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong on the train
and was arrested. Her home was ransacked. Ms. Liang is currently being held in
the Yanta District Detention Center. Gao Xinya, Yanta District Domestic Security Division: 86-29-85631451,
86-29-85631410, 86-13325452409 24. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xu Yanling's Heart Disease Recurs Ms. Xu Yanling held in the Nanshan Detention Center in Shulan City was
brutally tortured, and as a result, her heart disease recurred. Disabled Ms. Li Shizhen from Baiqi City is still being held in the Nanshan
Detention Center. Police arrested Ms. Wang Shuqing from her home on April 7, 2008. She is
currently being held in the Nanshan Detention Center. Huadian City Detention Center: 86-432-6252052 25. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] The Persecution of Mr. Wang
Yuejun and Others Several practitioners including Mr. Wang Yuejun were arrested. Their cases
were returned from the Shuangyashan City Court to the Jianshan District "Procuratorate"
due to lack of evidence. These practitioners are being held in the district
police department and the Shuangshan Police Station. Li Yanchun, Shuangyashan City Police Department: 86-469-4233001,
86-15331811777 26. [Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Was Arrested on the Morning of April 8,
2008 for Posting Falun Gong Truth Clarification Materials 27. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhong Xiaoling Arrested When Ms. Zhong Xiaoling and her mother shopped in a market, they paid with
yuan bills that had Falun Gong truth clarification messages printed
on them. The happened the morning of April 8, 2008. Personnel from the Xiangzhou
District Police Department arrested Ms. Zhong and ransacked her home at noon
that day. 28. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Personnel from the Yangling Town Police
Station Arrested Two Practitioners Two practitioners were arrested on April 5, 2008, for explaining the facts
about Falun Gong in Yangling Town. They are currently being held in the
Yingcheng City No.2 Detention Center. Yingcheng City Yangling Town Police Station: 86-712-3771104 Chen Hongbin, chief: 86-13797123889 29. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Wenjing Arrested Personnel from the Zunhua City Domestic Security Division and from the 610
Office colluded with Xixiaying Township Party Secretary surnamed Mi. They
arrested Ms. Li Wenjing and ransacked her home on April 7, 2008. They
confiscated a satellite dish, an MP3 player, and some Falun Gong truth
clarification materials. It is heard that Ms. Li is being held in a brainwashing
center. 30. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Meihua Facing Illegal Trial Ms. Li Meihua from Caogoutou Village, Jinling Town, Zhaoyuan City, was
arrested and put in the city's detention center on December 28, 2008. She is
currently facing illegal trial. 31. [Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Hu Yuanzi Arrested Mr. Hu Yuanzi, 43, was arrested on April 3, 2008, for distributing Falun Gong
truth clarification materials. Personnel from the Jiulijie Police Station
ransacked his home the next afternoon. Mr. Hu is currently being held in the
city's detention center. His family requested his release on April 4, 2008, but
police denied the request. 32. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Two Women Practitioners Put in a
Brainwashing Center Two women practitioners in their 30s from Zhaoyuan City were arrested and put
into the Lingnan Gold Mine Brainwashing Center on April 8, 2008. 33. [Suibin County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Shuyuan Arrested Ms. Zhang Shuyuan, an accountant in the Suibin County Planning Department,
was arrested at 11:00 a.m. on April 8, 2008. 34. [Xiangfan City, Hubei Province] The Persecution of Mr. Chen Xi'nan Mr. Chen Xi'nan is an employee from the Hanjiang Machinery Factory in the
Xiangfan City Yuhang Company. Personnel from the Hanjiang Police Station
arrested him the night of March 30, 2008, as he distributed information about
Falun Gong. Police held Mr. Chen for two days and ransacked his home the morning
of April 1, 2008. They confiscated two old printers and then put him into the
Xiangfan City No.2 Detention Center on April 2, 2008. 35. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Cui Yujie Illegally
Arrested Officials from Laohutai Police Station in Dongzhou District, Fushun City,
arrested Mr. Cui Yujie on March 29, in complete violation of the Chinese
constitution. They ransacked his home and took Falun Gong materials and some
other items. 36. [Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Practitioner Mr. Liu Yamin Arrested The Domestic Security Division head of the Ganqika Police Department in
Zouhouqi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and seven other officers followed
officials from the Qijiazi Police Station in Changtu County, Liaoning Province,
to the home of Mr. Liu Yamin in Yushu Village, Qijiazi Town. They pushed him
into a police car. His current whereabouts are unknown. Ganqika Police Department Head Office: 86-475-5212261, 86-475-5212220 37. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Police Officers Break Into Civilian
Residence and Arrest One Practitioner Three police officers from Shenyang City broke into the home of a Falun Gong
practitioner near Zhangshi Forced Labor Camp on April 13, 2003. Four of the five
practitioners present managed to leave safely; one practitioner was arrested. 38. [Wucheng County, Shandong Province] Arrest of Practitioner Ms. Wu
Chunying; Officers from the Wucheng County Police Department Did This the
Morning of April 7, 2008 39. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Arrest and Immediate Torture Death of
Ms. Zong Xiuxia According to a witness, a young man in his 20s reported practitioner Ms. Zong
Xiuxia on February 22, 2008. She tried to leave in a taxi, but the young man
grabbed the front door and said to the driver, "You can't take her! She is
a Falun Gong practitioner. I've already called the police." Zong Xiuxia got
out of the taxi and hired a tricycle, but the young man kept following her, and
she could not get away. Several minutes later the police arrived and arrested
her. She was tortured to death after only four hours. 40. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Wang Junfeng and His Wife Arrested
by Officers from Taiping Police Department - 2003 information - Practitioner Mr. Wang Junfeng from Taiping District, Harbin City, worked at
the Dongli District Electricity Bureau. Taiping Police Department officials
arrested him in early May 2003 and ransacked his home. They later arrested his
wife. The current whereabouts of both practitioners are unknown. 41. [Yima, Henan Province] Mr. Yao Genshang Persecuted at Detention Center Practitioner Mr. Yao Genshang was arrested in August 2007 and taken to a
detention center. He has held a persecution protest hunger strike. The officials
have tortured him by affixing him onto a wooden "bed" since March 27,
2008. 42. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Mr. Cai Hongbo Facing
Imprisonment Mr. Cai Hongbo was arrested and held at the No 1 Detention Center in Anshan
City. Right now agents at the Qianshan District Court plan to try him and
sentence him to prison. 43. [Beijing] One Practitioner from Miyun County Arrested by Plainclothes
Police When Distributing Materials in the Shahe Farmers' Market 44. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Officers from the Jianye Township
Police Station Arrest Practitioners Officers from the Jianye Township Police Station in Linghai City arrested
four practitioners who talked to people about Falun Gong. One practitioner later
escaped. The other practitioners were released before 5:00 p.m. on April 8,
2008. Each person had 1,000 yuan extorted from him or her. Jianye Township Police Station: 86-416-8633126 45. [Pingyao County, Shanxi Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison Four practitioners from Pingyao County were arrested on the afternoon of
December 24, 2007. Ms. Ji Lingxian and Ms. Zhao Xuerui, both in their 50s, were
arrested for the third time. A male practitioner named Zhang was living in
exile. Police from his hometown pursued him. The practitioners were sentenced to
prison terms of between five and seven years. The women are held at the Yuci
Prison. The man's place of incarceration is unknown. 46. [Songzi, Hubei Province] The Persecution of Practitioners Ms. Zhang
Tingxiu and Ms. Luo Zuying Ms. Zhang Tingxiu, 67, was from Xinjiangkou Town, Songzi City and Ms. Luo
Zuying, 68, was from Wanjia Township, Songzi City. Ms. Zhang and Ms. Luo were arrested on March 28, 2008, when distributing
flyers in Yanglin Town. The police confiscated the flyers and VCDs. The two are
now being held at the No. 1 Detention Center in Songzi City. Yanglin City government: 86-716-6672102 47. [Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region] The Persecution of Mr. Guan Haibin Mr. Guan Haibin, a former assistant at the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Falun Gong practice site, was sentenced to eight years in prison in Yulin City,
where he is currently held. He was sentenced to five years in prison in 1999 for going to Beijing to
appeal. Mr. Guan was released from Litang Prison in 2004. 48. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Deng Fengzhen Arrested and Sent to
Foshan City 610 Office
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