Additional Persecution News from China - April 30, 2008 (45 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of
persecution that took place in 29 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In this
report, 54 practitioners were subjected to brutal mistreatment during their
detention and at least 24 practitioners were illegally arrested. 1. [Daan City, Jilin Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Sha Naiyi's Body
Secretly Cremated Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Sha Naiyi, who worked at Honggangzi Petroleum
Extraction Company, was illegally arrested on July 13, 2007 by
officers from Daan City Police Department. She died as a result of persecution
the next day. Her family filed a lawsuit. In the meantime, police officers
heavily guarded Sha Naiyi's body at the crematory. They cremated the body at
6:00 a.m. on April 27, 2008, nine-and-a-half months later. 2. [Daan City, Jilin Province] Sun Yanxiu and Yang Mei Sent to the Heizuizi
Forced Labor Camp Practitioner Ms. Yang Mei from Daan City is a peasant around 30 years old.
She was diagnosed with terminal stage leukemia and recovered through practicing
Falun Gong. Several officers from the Huiyang Police Station in Daan City
ransacked her home on the morning of April 14, 2008 and took Falun Gong
materials. Yang Mei's blind mother-in-law was the only person home at the time.
Yang Mei was arrested upon returning home. Several days later she was sentenced
to 21 months of forced labor and taken to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp. Practitioner Ms. Sun Yanxiu from Daan City is a small business owner in her
40s. Several officers from the local Huiyang Police Station entered the front
yard of Sun Yanxiu's home after they had arrested Yang Mei on the morning of
April 14, 2008. They arrested Sun Yanxiu and ransacked her home, taking a
photograph of Falun Gong's founder and several bookmarks with the words "Falun
Gong" on them. Several days ago, Sun Yanxiu was sentenced to 18 months of
forced labor and taken to the Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp. Deng Anhua, head of Daan Police Department: 86-436-5053001 (Office),
86-436-4227818 (Home), 86-13943680033 (Cell) Chu Guojun, deputy head of the Daan Police Department, in charge of
persecution: 86-436-5053005 (Office), 86-436-5226110 (Home), 86-13904365237
(Cell) 3. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Wang Xueju Arrested Laizhou City 610 Office agent Liu Jingbing and 15 other officials
arrived in four police cars and arrested practitioner Ms. Wang Xueju on the
afternoon of April 23, 2008. She was selling pancakes in the street at the time.
They took her to Laizhou City Detention Center. 4. [Linjiang City, Jilin Province] Update on Persecution of Li Guizhen and
Several Other Practitioners Practitioners Ms. Li Guizhen and Ms. Li Qingzhen, both in their 70s, were
reported when clarifying the facts to four grade school students at
1:00 p.m. on March 8, 2008. Police officers arrested them and sent them to the
Linjiang City Police Department in the afternoon. Later in the day, officers
from the Linjiang City Police Department and from the Linjiang Forest Police
Department ransacked both practitioners' homes. The practitioners' adult
children obtained their release in the evening. Five officers from the Linjiang City Police Department, led by a local
officer from the Jianguo Police Station, ransacked Li Guizhen's home again at
4:00 p.m. on April 25. They took a photograph of Falun Gong's founder and Falun
Gong books. Li Guizhen's adult children took her home at 9:00 p.m. The police also ransacked the home of practitioner Ms. Jiang Ying on April
24, 2008. 5. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Zheng Yumei and Other Practitioners
Arrested Practitioner Ms. Zheng Yumei is in her 40s and works for a gas company in
Xuanhua, Zhangjiakou City. She was arrested on April 24, 2008 when distributing
Falun Gong flyers and is currently held at Xuanhua Detention Center. The police
ransacked her home and took computer(s), printer(s) and Falun Gong books, among
other things. Officers from Dongsheng Police Station in Xuanhua District went to another
practitioner's home at 3:00 p.m. on March 7, 2008, claiming to check residence
permits. Five practitioners were studying Falun Gong books. They were Ms. Bai
Yuhua, Ms. Feng Yanli, Ms. Zhao Guirong, Ms. Yang Meilan and Ms. Yan Xiulian.
The police took away a photograph of Falun Gong's founder and Falun Gong books.
They detained Bai Yuhua, Feng Yanli, Zhao Guirong and Yang Meilan for 15 days.
They also extorted 3,350 yuan from Zhao Guirong and 3,000 yuan from
Yang Meilan. All four practitioners have returned home safely. Zhang Fengshan, head of Dongsheng Police Station: 86-13513132061 6. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] More Information on the Arrest of Wang
Ronglan Tian Yuenan, deputy head of Dongjing District Police Department Domestic
Security Division in Tonghua City, led a group of officers from Dongchang Police
Station, including Pan Kun. They broke the lock on the door and entered
practitioner Ms. Wang Ronglan's home at 8:00 p.m. on April 23. They arrested her
and two other female practitioners. Wang Ronglan is in her 60s. They ransacked
her home and took a DVD burner and several DVDs. Practitioner Fu, who was renting a room in the Nanshan No. 10 Middle School
residential area, was arrested on around April 23, 2008. Practitioners Hong, Ms. Ting and Ms. Ting's non-practitioner husband were
arrested in Erdaojiang on April 23, 2008. 7. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Practitioner Mr. Xu Hongjun on Hunger
Strike Practitioner Mr. Xu Hongjun was arrested at his home on the evening of April
23. The homes of his parents and father-in-law were also ransacked. He is now
held at the Tonghua County Detention Center, staging a hunger strike to protest
the persecution. Chi Yanmin, Tonghua County Domestic Security Division head: 86-435-2599587
(Home), 86-13844511919 (Cell) 8. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Ms. Zhang Yuanmei
Arrested Ms. Zhang Yuanmei was reported when clarifying the facts about the
persecution. She is currently held at the Shatoujiao Detention Center. 9. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Li Yuchao Arrested Practitioner Mr. Li Yuchao, who works for the Pipeline Transportation and
Storage Company, was arrested by Wang Xiaokong, deputy head of Weifang Police
Department Domestic Security Division and other officers at 2:00 p.m. on April
28, 2008 when distributing Falun Gong flyers. He is being held at Weifang City
Detention Center. The police ransacked his home in the afternoon. They took some Falun Gong
books and materials. 10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Mr. Zhang Airong Arrested Practitioner Mr. Zhang Airong from Shanyang Village, Yinma Town, Changyi City
was arrested recently. 11. [Beijing] A Family of Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested A family of Falun Gong practitioners in Guanzhuang, Chaoyang District, was
arrested on April 19, 2008. 12. [Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province] Leng Shuling Tortured by 610 Office Agents Practitioner Ms. Leng Shuling from Beiwuli Village, Zhaoyuan City was
arrested on around April 10, 2008. Agents from the 610 Office had set aside a
special place near Lingnan Gold Mine to persecute her. Police
officers Li Jianguang and others tortured Leng Shuling ruthlessly three times
inside the secret area and then transferred her to the Zhaoyuan City Detention
Center. 13. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Zhongxiang
Arrested Practitioner Ms. Wang Zhongxiang from Xiawanzi Village, Muqi Town was
arrested on April 23, 2008. Wang Haiwei, head of Muqi Police Station: 86-413-5166110 (Office),
86-413-5156373 (Home), 86-13942352468 (Cell) 14. [Hebei Province] Jizhou City Police Ransack Practitioners' Homes Eighteen officials arrived in eight cars at practitioners' homes in Hebei
Province. These persecutors were from the Jizhou City Police Department, the 610
Office, the Broadcast Bureau, the Nanwu Village Town Political and Judiciary
Committee, and the Nanwu Village Police Station. They broke into the homes of
four practitioners at noon on April 25, 2008. They said they were checking for a
satellite dish, as independent TV satellite reception is illegal in China, and
removed three small dishes, one large dish, one VCD player, and some Falun Gong
books. Seven police officers arrived in three cars and ransacked the home of a
practitioner on the morning of April 26, 2008. They took some Falun Gong books.
They called the practitioner that afternoon and ordered him to report to the
town government for interrogation. 15. [Qianan County, Jilin Province] Many Practitioners Arrested Recently, officers from Qianan County Police Department and township police
stations followed practitioners to their homes. They eventually broke into the
homes and attempted to coerce practitioners to be fingerprinted and sign
documents. When the practitioners refused to cooperate with them, the
persecutors ransacked their homes and then arrested the practitioners if any
Falun Gong-related materials were found. Practitioners arrested over the past few days include Ms. Zhao Xiaoxia, Mr.
Zhang Yungui, Ms. Liang Liying, Ms. Hu Xiqin, Ms. Yin Guifang, Mr. Zhang Wenbin,
Ms. Sun Xiuzhen, Ms. Hu Yuanling, Ms. Li Chunhua, and Ms. Zhao Yanping. Officers from the Shuizi Town Police Station arrested the family member(s) of
a Falun Gong practitioner and took them to Qianan County Detention Center. Kunchi Police Station in Qianan Town: 86-438-8227912 Shuizi Town Police Station: 86-438-8828477 16. [Shanghai] Practitioner Ms. Qiu Xiaomin Arrested 610 Office agents ransacked the home of practitioner Ms. Qiu Xiaomin from
Zhabei District, Shanghai at 10:00 a.m. on April 29, 2008. They did not find
anything but arrested her nonetheless. 17. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Qinghua Sent to Labor Camp Practitioners Mr. Wang Qinghua and Ms. Wang Qing were taken to the
Jiangshuiquan Women's Forced Labor Camp in Jinan City after being illegally
sentenced to one year of forced labor. Wang Qing was diagnosed with high blood
pressure and has returned home. Wang Qinghua is still held at the labor camp. 18. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] More Information on the Arrest of
Wang Ying and Zhao Ping Practitioner Ms. Wang Ying, an engineer at the Guangzhou Geographic Chemistry
Research Institute at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was arrested at work.
Participating in the April 15, 2008 arrest were national security agents and
police officers. Ms. Wang was previously held at the Chatou Forced Labor Camp in
Guangzhou City between 2000 and 2002. 19. [Feicheng, Shandong Province] Shi Ruifen and Niu Zhiqin Tried in Court in
Violation of the Chinese Constitution It has been learned that practitioners Ms. Shi Ruifen and Ms. Niu Zhiqin, who
were arrested two weeks ago, are being tried at the Feicheng Court. A verdict
has not been reached. Practitioners Mr. Zhang Xumin and Ms. Liu Qian from Feicheng are held at
Taian Prison. Their daughter went to visit them but the prison authorities
refused to let her meet with her parents because they refused to
"reform." 20. [Xi County, Henan Province] Practitioner Mr. Liu Hong Arrested Officers from the Guandian Township Police Station in Xi County arrested
practitioner Mr. Liu Hong at 9:00 a.m. on April 27, 2008. His current
whereabouts are unknown. 21. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Practitioner Ms. Wang Chunrui Recently
Arrested 22. [Beijing] More Information on the Arrest of Ms. Wu Ming Ms. Wu Ming from Shunyi District, Beijing was arrested at her workplace, the
Niulanshan Erguotou Liquor Factory, on April 10, 2008. The police ransacked her
home and the home of her father-in-law. She is currently held at the Nihe
Detention Center in the Shunyi District. Dong Sheng, Niulanshan Erguotou Liquor Factory: 86-13143444967 Two practitioners were arrested recently; one in the Jiangning District and
the other one in the Xixia District. 24. [Ganyu County, Jiangsu Province] Grade School Teacher Ms. Zhou Ling
Arrested Ms. Zhou Ling, 41, is a teacher at the Xunanzhuang Elementary School in Ganma
Town, Ganyu County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province. She was arrested on
April 26, 2008 when handing out VCDs and Falun Gong flyers. She is now held at
the Lizhuang Police Department and is holding a hunger strike. 25. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Update Regarding the Persecution of Mr.
Yan Xiaoping and Mr. Liu Yingxu Practitioner Mr. Yan Xiaoping from Chengdu City was arrested on November 14,
2007. His case was reported to the central Communist Party Committee. He was
originally from Deyang City and worked at the China Erzhong Corporation. Practitioner Mr. Liu Yingxu was arrested at the same time and is now held at
the Xinjin Brainwashing Center. His hometown is Mianzhu, Deyang City. He was
employed at the Oriental Steam Turbine Factory. Both practitioners were fired for practicing Falun Gong and were twice sent
to labor camps. Liang, officer at Section No. 1 of the Jinniu District Police Department in
Chengdu City: 86-28-86406240 Practitioner Mr. Li Jing from Songyuli, Chaoyang District, Beijing was
arrested on February 26, 2008. 27. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Two Female Practitioners Arrested Practitioners Ms.Yang, in her 50s, and Ms. Piao, in her 40s, from Changchun
City were arrested and taken to the Shuguang Road Police Station on April 27,
2008. They have been transferred to the No. 3 Detention Center. 28. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yun Fuqi Arrested Practitioner Mr. Yun Fuqi was reported to the police by a resident of Xinli
Village, Deshan Township, Fangzheng County on the evening of April 26, 2008 when
he clarified the facts about Falun Gong. Officers from the Deshan Township
Police Station then arrested him. Du Juntang, Fangzheng County 610 Office: 86-451-57116040 (Office),
86-451-57122956 (Home), 86-13904665358 (Cell) 29. [Linying County, Henan Province] Update Reagrding the Persecution of Niu
Wenji, Cao Shuiwang and Ling Linying County Police Department Domestic Security Division deputy head Li
Hui led officers from the Wanggang Police Station to arrest practitioners Mr.
Cao Shuiwang and Ms. Ling from Bei Village, Wanggang Town, Linying County on
April 7, 2008. Five officers from the Linying County Police Department Domestic Security
Division and from the Chengguan Police Department broke into the home of
practitioner Mr. Niu Wenji. He works at the Linying County Education Bureau. The
home invasion took place at 6:00 p.m. on April 9, 2008. The officers took Falun
Gong books and materials. All three practitioners were held at the Linying Custody Center. Cao Shuiwang
and Ling were sentenced to forced labor on April 22, 2008, and Cao Shuiwang was
taken to the No. 3 Forced Labor Camp in Xuchang City, Henan Province. Ling was
sent to the Shibalihe Women's Forced Labor Camp in Zhengzhou City, Henan
Province. Linying County Police Department officers sentenced Niu Wenji to
forced labor and subsequently took him to the No. 3 Forced Labor Camp in Xuchang
City. Dou Jianli, head of Linying County 610 Office: 86-13703858111 (Cell) 30. [Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province] Mr. Zheng Xiaogang and Father Arrested Practitioner Mr. Zheng Xiaogang and his father were arrested on April 27,
2008. Their current whereabouts are unknown. 31. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Yun and Ms. Ma Fengxia Arrested Yang Yugang and several other officers from the Zhuozhou City Police
Department's Domestic Security Division broke into the home of Mr. Wang Yun and
his wife Ma Fengxia in Bachigan Township in Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province at
8:00 p.m. on April 24, 2008. Both practitioners were arrested. The couple's
current whereabouts are unknown. 32. [Feicheng, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested Three practitioners from Jinan City were arrested in Feicheng about two weeks
ago. They were arrested when handing out Falun Gong materials while visiting
relatives there. They are currently held at the Feicheng Detention Center. 33. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Shao Zhongye Persecuted at the
Benxi Prison Practitioner Mr. Shao Zhongye from Dandong City met with his family this
month at the Benxi Prison, where he is being held. A division head sat to his
left, and two inmates followed him everywhere. Shao Zhongye only had the
opportunity to say, "I am being terribly persecuted here!" before he
was taken away. 34. [Longhua County, Hebei Province] Many Practitioners Arrested Officers from the Longhua County Police Department's Domestic Security
Division arrested several practitioners who visited another practitioner at her
home on April 28, 2008. 35. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Police Lock Ms. Tang Lianzhen's Home The police sealed off and locked the home of 47-year-old practitioner Ms.
Tang Lianzhen in the Lijingyuan Residential District in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei
Province on April 28, 2008. 36. [Dongguan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Luo Guiyou Arrested Practitioner Ms. Luo Guiyou is around 30 years old and works at the Dongcheng
Traffic Police Division Cafeteria in Dongguan City. A surveillance camera let
officials see her distributing Falun Gong materials on April 8, 2008. Officials
from the division talked to her the next day from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Officers from the Dongcheng Police Station ransacked her home and took a Falun
Gong book and a PDA device, then arrested her at 4:00 p.m. They interrogated her
until midnight and subsequently sent her to the Dongguan City Detention Center.
Her family only received a notice that she had been detained. Dongguan City Detention Center: 86-769-22260587 37. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Gao Shuzhong Returned Home Practitioner Mr. Gao Shuzhong from Baigou Town, Baoding City returned home on
March 20, 2008. About 40 practitioners are still being held at Baoding Forced
Labor Camp. They are from Shanhaiguan, Chengde, Fengning, Fuping, Laishui,
Xushui, Tang County, Zhuozhou, Qingyuan, and Gaobeidian. 38. [Datong, Shanxi Province] Ms. Lu Caixia and Ms. Zhou Yanhong Held at the
Datong Mining District Detention Center Practitioners Ms. Lu Caixia and Ms. Zhou Yanhong from the Datong area were
arrested when distributing truth-clarification materials in the Datong Mining
District. They are being held at that district's detention center. Datong City Mining District Police Department: 86-352-7024906, 86-352-7019464 39. [Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Zengwu Arrested Police officers from the Shuangliao Electricity Plant in the Siping area, the
Shuangliao Police Department's Domestic Security Division, and the Liaoxi Police
Station arrested practitioner Mr. Wang Zengwu at 9:00 p.m. on April 23, 2008. Wang Zengwu used to work at the Shuangliao Electricity Plant and he was
persecuted after 1999. He was sentenced to a heavy prison term and was fired
without an explanation. Mr. Wang was incarcerated at Jilin Prison and Shilingzi
Prison in Siping for four years. Gao Tiejun, Security Division official at the Shuangliao Electricity Plant:
86-434-7283081 (Office), 86-13630963081 (Cell) The cases of practitioner Mr. Liu Guoliang and his wife have been transferred
to the procuratorate. Harbin City Party Committee, Office to Persecute Falun Gong: 86- 451-84696259 41. [Beijing] Police Took Yu Xuelan from Her Home in January Practitioner Ms. Yu Xuelan was taken from her home in Jiaomendongli, Fengtai
District, Beijing. Officers from the Tongzhou Police Department participated in
the arrest on January 5, 2008. She was taken to the Qiaozhuang Detention Center
and her home was ransacked. 42. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] More Information on the Ransacking of Jin
Junmei's Home Practitioners Ms. Jin Junmei, Ms. Yue Zhongxiu and Mr. Li Xiguo were arrested
at Jin Junmei's home when producing Falun Gong materials on April 13. The police
confiscated a notebook computer, a copy machine and 8,000 yuan in cash. Jin Junmei and Yue Zhongxiu are currently held at the Jiuzhou Detention
Center in Lanzhou City and face possible sentencing after one month. Li Xiguo is
held at the Hualinshan Detention Center. The situation of practitioner Li Xiulan,
also from Gansu Province, is unknown. 43. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Liu Shengzhi Arrested Practitioner Mr. Liu Shengzhi was arrested in Wuhan City in mid-April 2008.
He has returned home. Liu Shengzhi went into exile to avoid illegal arrest after appealing for
Falun Gong. The police tortured his parents in an attempt to find out his
whereabouts. His mother died as a result of persecution. His father Liu Piliang
left town and makes a living in another place. Dai Gang, Li County 610 Office head: 86-736-3232626, 86-13807362897 (Cell) Songyuan police arrested practitioner Ms. Liu Likun from Jiangnan,
Songyuan City on April 23, 2008. The police took equipment such as a computer
and printer from her home. Practitioner Mr. Xu Hui, a teacher at Dalinzi Middle School in Fuyu County
was arrested on April 24, 2008. Participating in the arrest was Hu Zhanchun, one
of the political heads from Dalinzi Police Station, and other officials. Mr. Xu
was taken to the Fuyu County Detention Center. According to a detained practitioner, more than ten practitioners are
currently being held at Fuyu County Detention Center. 45. [Helong City, Jilin Province] Persecution of Practitioners in Bajiazi
Town in 2005 Officers from the Bajiazi Town Police Station and from the Longcheng Police
Station in Helong City ransacked the homes of practitioners and arrested
practitioners in the area between April and May 2005. They took Falun Gong
books, more than 10,000 yuan, a computer and other things from practitioner Mr.
Wang Yujie's home. His family has frequently asked for the return of these
items. Bajiazi Police Station: 86-433-4860209
Zhang Chunyang, political head: 86-13332124687 (Cell)
Shunyi District Police Department: 86-10-69440212
Domestic Security Division: 86-10-69424957
Niulanshan Police Station: 86-10-69411164
23. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
26. [Beijing] Mr. Li Jing Arrested
Ouyang Jiangsheng, 610 Office: 86-451-57116731 (Office), 86-451-57128131 (Home),
86-13136682711 (Cell)
Li Hui, deputy head of Domestic Security Division: 86-13939591626 (Cell),
86-395-8852428 (Home)
Dongcheng Traffic Police Division: 86-769-22382579
Datong Mining District Detention Center: 86-352-7057045
Li Cheng, Security Division official at the Shuangliao Electricity Plant:
86-434-7283082 (Office), 86-13630963082 (Cell)
40. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Guoliang and His Wife
Persecuted
Zhu Senhui, Li County 610 Office deputy head: 86-736-3232752, 86-13307366685
(Cell)
Luo Mengfei, Li County Police Department Domestic Security Division head:
86-13807362284 (Cell)
44. [Jilin Province] More Than 10 Practitioners Held at the Fuyu County
Detention Center
Yin Chenghai, police chief: 86-13894323555 (Office), 86-433-4865158 (Home)
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