(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 9 provinces. In this report, 16 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 20 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Four Falun Gong Practitioners, Including Jiao Lianfang and Ma Changyue, Arrested
  2. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Many Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested
  3. [Beijing City] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Wu Zhiming from Xisanqi Area Arrested on February 29
  4. [Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Yan Ping Arrested
  5. [Beijing City] Five Falun Gong Practitioners, Including Jing Yulan, Illegally Detained
  6. [Wuji County, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioners, Including Liu Yuekun, Illegally Detained
  7. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Wang Chunyan Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
  8. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Luo Wei Arrested
  9. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Wu Minfang Detained
  10. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Guo Lan'e Arrested
  11. [Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Hou Jihong Was Arrested by Police at His Home, Is Currently Detained at Liudaowan Detention Center.
  12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Tao Jiaping and Liu Yuhong Detained
  13. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Jiang Meiyuan Arrested on April 15
  14. [Chongqing City] Falun Gong Practitioner Tan Fenghao Arrested
  15. [Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted in Shijiazhuang City in the Run-up to the Olympics
  16. [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Chen Chulian from Xiaochi Town Arrested, Her Whereabouts Currently Unknown.
  17. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Gong Qiumin Persecuted in Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp
  18. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Wang Chuanmei (Between 50 and 60 Years Old) Arrested on April 17 in the Zhoucun District.
  19. [Jilin Province] Falun Gong Practitioners in Yongji County Harassed and Arrested in Run-up to the "Olympics"
  20. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Four Falun Gong Practitioners, Including Ju Xinglian, Arrested
[Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Four Falun Gong Practitioners, Including Jiao Lianfang and Ma Changyue, Arrested

Around 3:00 p.m. on April 19, Ms. Jiao Lianfang (63 years old), Ms. Ma Changyue (58 years old), Ms. Liu (72 years old), and another practitioner (70 years old), all living in Ganghua Area, Dadong District, Shenyang City, were arrested by police from Xiaodong Police Station while they were clarifying the truth about Falun Gong.

[Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Many Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested

Beginning February 25, 2008, the Police Department of Liaoning Province and Security Bureau of Jinzhou City commanded police officers from their subordinate police stations and 610 Office branches to arrest about 40 Falun Gong practitioners, ransack their homes and take away their belongings. Several of the practitioners were sent to Jinzhou City Forced Labor Camp or Masanjia Forced Labor Camp in Shenyang City. Mr. Xiang Ying, Mr. Wang Guiling, Mr. Yin Zhiyou, Mr. Miao Jianguo, Mr. Cui Yaning, and Mr. Feng Guosong, currently jailed in Jinzhou City 1st and 2nd Detention Centers, are facing illegal trials by the district Procuratorate and the district court.

Chief of Taihe District Procuratorate, Zhong Bo: 86-416-5178912, 86-416- 283162886-13904165110
Mr. Jin, Director of Taihe District Court: 86-416-7189999
Mr. Liu Jian, Deputy Director of Taihe District Court: 86-416-7188111

[Beijing City] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Wu Zhiming from Xisanqi Area Arrested on February 29

[Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Yan Ping Arrested

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yan Ping was arrested while clarifying the truth for Falun Gong, and was sentenced to three years in a forced labor camp (from 2004 to 2007). After being released, she was again arrested in 2007.

[Beijing City] Five Falun Gong Practitioners, Including Jing Yulan, Illegally Detained

At about 4:00 p.m. on April 19, five Falun Gong practitioners, Ms. Jin Yulan, Ms. Zhao Yumin, Ms. Zhao Jingmin, Ms. Yu Ping, and Yu Ping's mother, from Chaoyang District, Beijing City, were arrested by police from the Yangzhaguanzhuang Police Station. Their homes were ransacked. Currently, the practitioners are detained at Qiliqu Police Station in Dongcheng District.

[Wuji County, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioners, Including Liu Yuekun, Illegally Detained

In the afternoon of April 19, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liu Yuekun was arrested while clarifying the truth with another practitioner. Currently, she is illegally detained in Gaocheng City Detention Center and no visitors are allowed.

[Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Wang Chunyan Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

At about 6:00 a.m. on March 4, 2008, five policemen from Zhongshan District Court of Dalian City took Wang Chunyan out of a detention center. Because she refused to wear the prisoners' jacket (prison uniform), the policemen handcuffed her hands behind her back and forced her to wear it. Her wrists were bleeding as a result of this round of abuse.

Wang Chunyan was illegally sentenced to five years in prison.

People's Court of Zhongshan District, Dalian City: 86-411-82802280
Women's Group (the 8th Group) of Yaojia Detention Center: 86-411-83792763

[Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Luo Wei Arrested

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Luo Wei, 59 years old, is a retiree from 3540 Plant. Around 11:00 a.m. on April 17, she was arrested by policemen led by Lu Ping. Her home was also ransacked.

[Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Wu Minfang Detained

On April 20, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wu Minfang was reported and arrested while clarifying the truth of Falun Gong. Currently, she is detained at the Jian'an Road Police Station.

[Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Guo Lan'e Arrested

On September 29, 2007, Ms. Guo Lan'e was arrested from home by police from Yaoqiao Police Station in the Jinshui District, Zhengzhou City. After being detained in a detention center for half a year, Ms. Guo was secretly sentenced. Currently, her whereabouts are unknown.

[Urumqi City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Hou Jihong Was Arrested by Police at His Home, Is Currently Detained at Liudaowan Detention Center.

[Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Tao Jiaping and Liu Yuhong Detained

Around April 8, policemen from Cangbu Police Station of Xinzhou District, Wuhan City illegally broke into the store of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Tao Jiaping. They took away a computer and arrested Ms. Tao. Currently, Tao Jiaping is illegally detained in Xinzhou Detention Center.

At around 2:00 p.m. on April 12, the director of Cangbu Police Station, surnamed Tao, and police officer Li Xianwen went to Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liu Yuhong's place of work. They arrested her and later ransacked her home. Currently, Liu Yuhong is illegally detained in the First Women's Detention Center of Wuhan City.

[Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Jiang Meiyuan Arrested on April 15

[Chongqing City] Falun Gong Practitioner Tan Fenghao Arrested

Ms. Tan Fenghao is between 30 and 40 years old. Around 8:00 pm on April 16, 2008, she was reported to be clarifying the truth. Policemen from Shangqing Temple Police Station arrested her, ransacked her home, and took away her computer, cash and private belongings. Currently, her whereabouts is unknown. Tan Fenghao had been illegally detained for four years previously.

[Hebei Province] Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted in Shijiazhuang City in the Run-up to the Olympics

After a meeting entitled, "Suppress and prevent Falun Gong activities during the Olympics," held on April 7 in Shijiazhuang City, Falun Gong practitioners were continuously arrested or harassed. Their homes were often ransacked.

The organizations involved with this round of persecution: Police Department of Shijiazhuang City, Dongli Police Station, Lianmeng Road Police Station, Qingyuan Street Police Station, and some neighborhood associations in Chang'an District. They forced Falun Gong practitioners to write "guarantee letters," threatening that otherwise, they would send the practitioners to brainwashing centers and "transformation" classes.

[Huangmei County, Hubei Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Chen Chulian from Xiaochi Town Arrested, Her Whereabouts Currently Unknown.

[Baishan City, Jilin Province] Gong Qiumin Persecuted in Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp

On December 26, 2007, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Gong Qiumin from Baishan City was arrested. After that, she was transferred to Heizuizi Women's Forced Labor Camp. Ms. Gong had to perform forced labor every day. She is currently very weak.

[Zibo City, Shandong Province] Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Wang Chuanmei (Between 50 and 60 Years Old) Arrested on April 17 in the Zhoucun District.

[Jilin Province] Falun Gong Practitioners in Yongji County Harassed and Arrested in Run-up to the "Olympics"

On March 7, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wang Jing, a teacher in Beidahu Town, Yongji County, and Mr. Xu Qiang were arrested. They are currently in detention and no release date has been set.

In April, officials from the District Offices of Yongji County went to many Falun Gong practitioners' homes to harass them. On April 17 and 18, officials from Kouqian Town, Yongjing County went to Falun Gong practitioners' homes, requested their telephone numbers and ID card numbers, and recorded them.

[Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Four Falun Gong Practitioners, Including Ju Xinglian, Arrested

On April 17 and 18, officers from the police station and the 610 Office of Jiuzhai, Mengyin County broke into Falun Gong practitioners' homes. They arrested Mr. Ju Xinglian, Mr. Ju Dianxing, Mr. Song Zengrong from Yinjiawa Village, and Mr. Zhang Yubao from Lianwangya Village.

Ju Xinglian, Ju Dianxing and Zhang Yubao are possibly jailed in the Mengyin County Detention Center. Song Zengrong is possibly detained in the Yinan County Detention Center.

Party Secretary of Lianwangya Village, Zhang: 86-15863857986
Director of Police Department of Mengyin County, Zhang Yuanxue: 86-539- 4818801, 86-13705397128

April 21, 2008