(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties. In this report, 12 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 17 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Changzhou City, Hunan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zhao Sanmei on Hunger Strike to Protest Persecution
  2. [Beijing] Song Zhangwen and Zhou Xiuchun Illegally Sentenced to Forced Labor
  3. [Beijing] Persecutors Refuse to Provide Detention Documents to Bai Shaohua and Yang Hui's Families
  4. [Tianjin] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Yao Zhanfeng Arrested
  5. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zhang Shufeng Illegally Arrested
  6. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Retired Senior Engineer, Ms. Liu Xun, 66, is Arrested
  7. [Baoding, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Yin Baoying Arrested
  8. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zheng Xiufen's Home Ransacked
  9. [Wucheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Xiuyun Sent to Dezhou Detention Center
  10. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Hu Bian Arrested on March 13, 2008
  11. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liu Zhengying Illegally Detained
  12. [Huangmei City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Gao Xi Abused at the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp in Guangdong Province
  13. [Huili City, Sichuan Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Luo Jiping and Hu Ze Arrested
  14. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Liang Guanqin Illegally Detained in Santai County, Sichuan Province
  15. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Bilian and Ms. Zhou Detained
  16. [Chengdu city, Sichuan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Yang Jinxiu Taken to a Brainwashing Center
  17. [Xinnin County, Hunan Province] Ms. Xu Xiaoping and Her Mother Ms. Tang Guilin Taken Into Custody by the National Security Team
  18. [Heilongjiang Province] More Details about Persecution of Mr. Zhang Xinkuan
  19. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Wei Encounters Continued Persecution at the Ziyou Dalu Police Station
  20. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Chang Xueling Arrested
  21. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Ding Zhengfang's Recent Situation
  22. [Shandong Province] Facts about the Abuse of Falun Gong Practitioners by Shouguang City Officials

1. [Changzhou City, Hunan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zhao Sanmei on Hunger Strike to Protest Persecution

On March 11, 2008, in front of Hao-Bi-Jia Supermarket near her home, Ms. Zhao Sanmei was reported to officials and taken into custody because she had practiced the Falun Gong exercises. At around 3:00 p.m., four police officers broke into her home and tried to conduct an illegal search, but did not succeed. Zhao Sanmei is now being held in the Changzhou City Qingtan New Village Police Station. She has been on a hunger strike for the three days since she was arrested.

2. [Beijing] Song Zhangwen and Zhou Xiuchun Illegally Sentenced to Forced Labor

On January 3, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners Song Zhangwen and Zhou Xiuchun were arrested and then sentenced to two years of detention by the Beijing Detention Committee.

3. [Beijing] Persecutors Refuse to Provide Detention Documents to Bai Shaohua and Yang Hui's Families

On February 20, 2008 Falun Gong practitioners Bai Shaohua and Yang Hui were illegally arrested and sent to Beijing Daxing District Forced Labor camp and detained there.

Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, Huairou Subdivision Tel: 86-10-89687608,
86-10-89687619

Meng Xiang Hai, director of the detention center: 86-10-61697828
Detention center Switchboard: 86-10-010-61697828

4. [Tianjin] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Yao Zhanfeng Arrested

In early March 2008, while on a bus from Tianjin to Beijing, Mr. Yao Zhanfeng was arrested by police officers from the Tianjin Public Security Bureau. They confiscated two mobile phones, two books, and an MP3 player.

5. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zhang Shufeng Illegally Arrested

On March 7, 2008, because she went to Beijing to appeal, Ms. Zhang Shufeng (a resident of Shouguang City, the Shengchen Street Office, Jiuxiang Village) was taken into custody. Later, she was taken away by a Shouguang City official.

Her current detention location is unknown.

6. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Retired Senior Engineer, Ms. Liu Xun, 66, is Arrested

Retired senior engineer, Ms. Liu Xun, 66, was arrested without a warrant on February 26 and was illegally detained in the Zibo City Detention Center.

Zhang Shaoke, head of Zhangdian Public Security sub-Bureau: 86-533-2189101, 86-13905336687, 86-533-2189158

Sun Zhongwen, political commissar: 86-533-2189102, 86-13706432309

7. [Baoding, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Yin Baoying Arrested

On March 12, 2008, officers from the Town Police Station of Baoding City searched the Peking Hotel. They arrested a Falun Gong practitioner who is an employee of the hotel, Mr. Yin Baoying.

8. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Zheng Xiufen's Home Ransacked

On March 13, 2008, in Tangshan City Ma Jiagou, the home of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zheng Xiufen, 59, was ransacked by officers from the Kaiping District Road Police Station. The police confiscated computers, printers, and other personal items worth over 30,000 yuan. Ms. Zheng Xiufen has since escaped.

9. [Wucheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Xiuyun Sent to Dezhou Detention Center

At about 2:00 p.m. on March 13, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Xiuyun was arrested by the Wucheng County Public Security Bureau. She was sent directly to Dezhou Detention Center.

10. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Hu Bian Arrested on March 13, 2008

11. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liu Zhengying Illegally Detained

On March 10, 2008, Mengying Public Security police from the Red Flag District of Xinxiang City suddenly burst into and ransacked the home of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liu Zhengying. They took her to the Xinxiang City Detention Center.

12. [Huangmei City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Gao Xi Abused at the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp in Guangdong Province

Ms. Gao Xi was born in 1986 in Huangmei City, Hubei Province. On September 30, 2007, she went to hand out Falun Gong information in the Shunde Daliang area of Guangdong Province. Ms. Gao was taken into custody by the local police. She is now being illegally detained in Sanshui Forced Labor Camp, in the Strict Education Team, and is being subjected to brainwashing and harsh treatment.

13. [Huili City, Sichuan Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Ms. Luo Jiping and Hu Ze Arrested

Ms. Luo Jiping and Hu Ze were arrested on March 2 , 2008 while distributing information about Falun Gong in Huidong District.

They are currently illegally detained in Santai County of Sichuan Province.

14. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Liang Guanqin Illegally Detained in Santai County, Sichuan Province

Sichuan Province, Mianyang City Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liang Guanqin was taken into custody on December 3, 2007. He is now being illegally detained in Santai City, Sichuan Province.

15. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Bilian and Ms. Zhou Detained

Yueyang City Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Liu Bilian and Ms. Zhou were taken into custody from their homes on March 4, 2008 by local Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police. Detailed information will follow.

16. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Yang Jinxiu Taken to a Brainwashing Center

On February 25, 2008, Ms. Yang Jinxiu was picked up by local police and detained for 15 days. On March 11, she was picked up again by officers from the People's North Street Office and sent to a brainwashing center.

17. [Xinnin County, Hunan Province] Ms. Xu Xiaoping and Her Mother Ms. Tang Guilin Taken Into Custody by the National Security Team

Ms. Xu Xiaoping and her mother, Ms. Tang Guilin, recently took up the practice of Falun Gong.

Trying to use their experiences to tell people about the goodness of Falun Gong, they went on the street to hand out Falun Gong information and talk to people.

In March 2008, they were arrested by national security agents, who beat them in the process.

18. [Heilongjiang Province] More Details about Persecution of Mr. Zhang Xinkuan

On the morning of March 6, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Xinkuan's home was searched without a warrant by officers from the Public Security Bureau. They confiscated Falun Dafa books and other personal items. Jiusan Public Security Bureau and Heshan Farm Public Security Sub-bureau constantly harass Mr. Zhang's family and his neighbors. Currently Mr. Zhang is living a homeless life to avoid further harassment.

Liu Bindong, head of Jiusan Public Security Bureau: 86-456-7893705
Director of the Jiusan Farm Public Security Bureau: 86-456-7899917

19. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Wei Encounters Continued Persecution at the Ziyou Dalu Police Station

On March 12, 2008, Changchun No. 2 Detention Center authorities returned Falun Gong practitioner Li Wei to the Ziyou Dalu Police Station when his detention term was up. The police officers continue to abuse Mr. Li.

Changchun City Ziyou Dalu Police Station Tel: 86-431-85683362
Director Wang Qinghong: 86-431-85683362, 86-431-85602099, 86-13354300098

20. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Chang Xueling Arrested

Ms. Chang Xueling was arrested by Dalian City police on March 10, 2008, while at the Children's Wonderland in Youyi Meilin Supermarket, Taoyuan Street. She is currently being held in the local detention center.

21. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Ding Zhengfang's Recent Situation

The Dalian City Zhongshan District People's Court secretly tried Ms. Ding Zhengfang in early March 2008.

The officials intend to hold a second hearing on March 24, 2008.

Dalian City Zhongshan District People's Court: 86-411-82802280

22. [Shandong Province] Facts about the Abuse of Falun Gong Practitioners by Shouguang City Officials

In March 2008, the Shouguang City 610 Office ordered intensified levels of surveillance of Falun Gong practitioners, including harassment at their homes. Some sub-townships require Falun Gong practitioners to report daily to an official. Some townships have moved the practitioners to one detention center to watch them.

Falun Gong practitioner Zhu Xiangkuan and others from Zhujiacun Village (located at Luocheng Street of Shouguang City) were illegally arrested.

On the morning of March 10, 2008, Shouguang City Drawnwork Plant Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Sun Guizhen and two other Falun Gong practitioners went to visit the home of Mr. Gao Yuhai (a factory worker at Lianmeng Fertilizer Factory), and were illegally arrested there. Ms. Sun Guizhen was allowed to return home. The whereabouts of the other Falun Gong practitioners remain unknown.