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Additional Persecution News from China - May 16, 2008 (43 Reports)
(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of
persecution that took place in 32 cities or counties in 14 provinces. In this
report, 19 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention
and at least 48 practitioners were illegally arrested. On May 12, 2008, Ms.Luo, Ms. Lei Yangxiang and Ms. Jiang (an older
practitioner) from Binzhou, Hunan were illegally arrested. The home
of Mr. Ma Dunshan was ransacked, and more than ten practitioners' satellite
receivers were confiscated by the local police. 2. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhao Liang, Mr. Yang Hong and Mr.
Huang Lizhong Have Persisted in a Hunger Strike for More Than 80 Days Huludao City practitioners Mr. Zhao Liang, Mr. Yang Hong and Mr. Huang
Lizhong were illegally arrested on February 25, 2008. They were detained at the
Huludao City Detention Center, where they have maintained a hunger strike in
order to protest their persecution. They have been force-fed by guards, and are
reportedly in weak condition. On May 11, 2008, practitioner Ms. Li Haiyan from Jinan was illegally
arrested. She is currently detained at the Liuchangshan Legal Training Center.
On May 14, Li Haiyan's husband Mr. Qu Yufeng was illegally arrested. He is
currently detained at the Dongfeng Police Station in Jinan. On May 13, Practitioner Ms. Luo Zehui, 66, from Jiangjin district in
Chongqing was illegally arrested by officers from the Youxi Township Police
Station, while she was distributing truth-clarifying materials. The
following day, two policemen went to Ms. Luo's home and illegally arrested her
husband, Mr. Jiang Xiqin (in his seventies), and ransacked their home. Later,
police went to the home of Luo Zehui's son, Mr. Jiang Hongbin (in his thirties)
and arrested him. They are all illegally detained at the Youxi Township Police
Station. On May 12, practitioner Mr. Chi Deming was illegally arrested and taken to
the Hongshi Police Station. Ms. Wang Ying, 48, and Ms. Sun Ning, 50, are employees of the Nanding Glass
Shop in Zibo. On May 12, 2008, they were illegally arrested and their homes were
ransacked. 7. [Wangqin County, Jilin Province] Seventy Year-Old Ms. Li Xiuqing Arrested
by Officers from the Luozigou Township Police Station On May 14, practitioner Ms. Li Xiuqing, 70, was illegally arrested by
officers from the Luozigou Township Police Station. On May 9, Mr. Miao Shuangwei from Beijing was illegally arrested at his home
by several officers from the Fengtai Township Police Station. Fengtai Township Police Station phone number: 86-1063819946 On May 10, Ms. Wan Hua, from the Fuyu Pasture in Fuyu County, was illegally
arrested, and had her home ransacked. Police confiscated two Falun Dafa exercise
music tapes. Wan Hua is currently being held at the Yian County Police
Department. 10. [Beijing City] Ms. Zhao Xiulin and Ms. Zhao Xiumei (sisters) Illegally
Arrested Ms. Zhao Xiulin is an employee of the Jingcai Public Accounting Firm in the
Huairou District. Ms. Zhao Xiumei is a government official in the Adult
Education Department of the Huairou District. The sisters were illegally
arrested on May 13, and are currently detained at the Huairou Detention Center. 11. [Tianjin City] Mr. Ma Fulu Holds Hunger Strike to Protest the Persecution Practitioner Mr. Ma Fulu from the Ji County in Tianjin, was reported to the
police department because he distributed "truth-clarifying" materials.
He was subsequently arrested and detained at the Ji County Detention Center. His
home was ransacked, and his computers along with other items were confiscated.
He was recently sentenced to one year and six months of labor re-education. Mr.
Ma Fulu is maintaining a hunger strike to protest against the persecution at the
Ji County Detention Center. 12. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Ruiyun, Ms. Guo Xihui and
Ms. Meng Qinglan Arrested On May 12, officers from the Jiayue Township Police Station in Zhucheng broke
into the home of practitioner Mr. Zhang Ruiyun and illegally arrested him. They
also confiscated a TV and videodiscs along with other items. Ms. Guo Xihui was
illegally arrested on the same day. On May 14, officers from the Jiayue Police
Station went to Xianjia Village in Jiayue Township, and illegally arrested Ms.
Meng Qinglan, and ransacked her home. These three practitioners have been
illegally detained at the Zhucheng Police Station. 13. [Beijing City] Four Practitioners including Ms. Jiang Tao Illegally
Arrested On May 14, Ms. Jiang Tao and Mr. Li Junfeng were illegally arrested by
plainclothes police officers. Later in the day, their homes were ransacked. Ms.
Chen Supin and practitioner Ms. Zhang were also illegally arrested. 14. [Gaobeidian City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Huanlin Illegally Detained at
the City Detention Center On May 13, retired teacher Ms. Wang Huanlin from Gaobeidian City was
illegally arrested by a National Security Team from Gaobeidian, who broke into
her home. She is currently being detained at the Gaobeidian City Detention
Center and forced to undergo persecution. 15. [Shuangliao City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Zengwu and Ms. Yuan Shujun
Taken to Forced Labor Camp On April 23, a National Security Team from the Shuangliao Police Department
illegally arrested practitioners Mr. Wang Zengwu and Ms. Yuan Shujin, who were
taken to the Shuangliao City Detention Center. On May 13, Wang Zengwu and Yuan
Shujun were transferred to the Chaoyanggou and Heizuizi Forced Labor Camps in
Changchun to undergo persecution. Wang Zengwu was sentenced to one year and six
months of forced labor, while Yuan Shujun was sentenced to one year of forced
labor. 16. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ning Shigui Arrested and His Home
Ransacked On May 15, practitioner Mr. Ning Shigui was illegally arrested in his home,
which was also ransacked. 17. [Wucheng County, Shandong Province] Five Practitioners, including Mr.
Zhang Shengqi Illegally Arrested On May 14, five practitioners, including Mr. Zhang Shengqi, Mr. Liu Jinshan,
Mr. Huo Shuhao and Mr. Chen Lihong from Qianwang Village, of the Laocheng
Township in Wucheng County, were illegally arrested by officers from Wucheng
County. 18. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cai Xiuzhi Arrested On May 14, practitioner Ms. Cai Xiuzhi from the Liuhaizi Township in Lin Qing
was illegally arrested by officers from the Liuhaizi Police Station. 19. [Liangshan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Yan Ruiying Arrested On May 13, practitioner Ms. Yan Ruiying was illegally arrested by
plainclothes police, who forced her into a police vehicle. She is currently
being held at the county's detention center. 20. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Lixia Arrested On May 13, practitioner Ms. Zhao Lixia, in her forties, from the Xianhe Mini
District in Laiyang was illegally arrested. Ms. Zhao lost consciousness after a
beating by the police. Ms. Zhao's detention location remains unknown. Her
9-year-old son was left alone at their home. 21. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Qiuping and Other Practitioners
Arrested On May 13, practitioners from the Qianjiayin Township, Fengnan District of
Tangshan City, including Ms. Zhang Qiuping, Mr. Zhang Zhiguo, Ms. Liang Shufen,
Mr. Zhan Yongxiang and his wife Ms. Chen Guiping, were illegally arrested by
officers from the Qianjiayin Township Police Station. Zhang Qiuping's home was
also ransacked. Police confiscated her laptop computer, printer, and Dafa
materials along with other items. They confiscated Liang Shufen's pictures of
Teacher Li, Dafa books and money. Chen Guiping and her relatives were also
extorted for 4,000 yuan by the police, and Ms. Chen was subsequently
released on May 14. The other four practitioners were illegally detained at the
Fengnan District Detention Center and face persecution. 22. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested On May 7, Ms. Chen Lijuan, Ms. Jin Shuxia and Mr. Niu Jiming from the
Fengruen District in Tangshan traveled to Biguyou Village in Yankou Township to
distribute truth-clarifying materials. They were reported to the police by local
residents, then illegally arrested and sent to the Fengruen District Detention
Center. 23. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Jinlin and Mr. Pan Baozhong
Arrested On May 14, Ms. Zhang Jinlin from the Xinji Township in Sanhe was illegally
arrested at her home. On March 7, Zhang Jinlin's husband, Mr. Pan Baozhong was
illegally arrested by the National Security Team of Sanhe Police. He is
currently detained and forced to undergo a brainwashing session in Langfang. 24. [Xiao County, Anhui Province] Mr. Zheng Yunfei and Ms. Xu Shuping
Arrested On May 15, two individuals from the Anhui Labor Re-education Department, with
the ulterior motive of a "revisit," ordered practitioner Mr. Zheng
Yunfei, a staff member of the Civil Administration Bureau, to come to the
610 Office of the Legal and Political Department of Xiao County. Mr.
Zheng was illegally detained, and a National Security team from the Police
Department of Xiao County searched his home. They found some Dafa materials,
then illegally arrested his wife, Ms. Xu Shuping. 25. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Fan Lujie Arrested Practitioner Ms. Fan Lujie, a security guard from the Longhuihuacheng Mini
District in Jiujiang, was illegally arrested at her workplace on May 10. Police
confiscated her daughter's computer. Ms. Fan is currently detained at the
Jiujiang Detention Center. 26. [Jiujiang County, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Xu Dongyu Forced into
Homelessness On May 15, officers from the Gangkoujie Township Police Station in Jiujiang
County attempted to illegally arrest practitioner Mr. Xu Dongyu along with
another practitioner. Mr. Xu Dongyu was forced to vacate his residence and
become homeless. 27. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wang Da Illegally Arrested Practitioner Mr. Wang Da, in his forties, was illegally arrested in March,
2008. 28. [Gongan County, Hubei Province] Ms. Lei Yonglian Illegally Arrested for
Brainwashing On May 13, practitioner Ms. Lei Yonglian from Gongan County was illegally
arrested by National Security agents. She was taken to Wuhan and forced to
undergo a brainwashing program. 29. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Bai Yuyan Illegally Arrested Practitioner Ms. Bai Yuyan, 67, from Anshan was illegally arrested in
Lieshishan on May 14. She is currently being detained at the Detention Center
No. 1. 30. [You County, Hunan Province] Mr. Su Songnian Arrested and His Home
Ransacked On May 7, practitioner Mr. Su Songnian was reported to the police while he
was clarifying the truth in the Liantangyou Township of You County. He was
illegally arrested by officers from the Liantangyou Township Police Station and
has been detained at the You County Detention Center. Additionally, Mr. Su
Songnian's home was ransacked. 31. [Nongan County, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Shiyan Taken to Forced Labor Camp On May 12, Ms. Li Shiyan from Shigang Village, Bajilei Township, Nongan
County, was taken by Nongan County Police Department officials to the Heizuizi
Forced Labor Camp in Changchun for one year and six months of illegal labor
re-education. 32. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Chen Mian Arrested While Clarifying
the Truth Practitioner Ms. Chen Mian from Dalian was reported to the police while she
was clarifying the truth in Fushun. She is currently being detained at the
Yaojia Detention Center in Dajian. 33. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Lecturer at the Radio and TV University
Arrested On May 8, practitioner Ms. Liu Yitao, a lecturer at the Radio and TV
University in Jiangxi, was illegally arrested. 34. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Ning Remains in Detention at the
Zunhua Detention Center Ms. Wang Ning remains in detention at the Zunhua Detention Center. Her
husband returned home on May 10. 35. [Beijing City] Ms. Feng Ping Illegally Arrested On May 12, Ms. Feng Ping, in her fifties, from Guan Village in Chaoyang
District, Beijing, was illegally arrested. She is currently being detained at
the Chaoyang District Detention Center. 36. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Li Changli's Home Ransacked On April 29, police officers ransacked the home of Mr. Li Changli, a staff
member of the No. 7105 Company of the No. 7 Astronautics College in the
Longquanyi District of Chengdu. The police confiscated two computers worth 9,000
yuan, additional items worth approximately 7,000 yuan, and approximately 44,000
yuan in cash. 37. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Chen Rong Arrested and Illegally
Sentenced Mr. Chen Rong was illegally arrested in June 2007, then illegally sentenced
to a three year and six month jail term by the East District Court in Panzhihua
City. Officials plan to send him to the Longquanyi Jail in Chengdo to undergo
persecution. 38. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Li Zhen Sentenced to a Six Year
Prison Term On September 3, 2007, Mr. Li Zhen was illegally arrested in the Guandu
District of Kunming. In April 2008, he was illegally sentenced to a six-year
term. Mr. Li Zhen is scheduled to be taken to the Fourth Team of the No. 1
Prison in Yunnan Province to undergo persecution. 39. [Inner Mongolia] Facts Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Lu Lin at the
Women's Forced Labor Camp in Huhhot Practitioner Ms. Lu Lin was illegally detained at the Huhhot Women's Forced
Labor Camp in Inner Mongolia, and because she refused to write a
repentance statement opposing Falun Gong, her prison term was
extended by four months. She was subsequently detained in an isolation room for
nine months without any contact with the outside world. Ms. Lu was monitored
continually in this unhealthy environment, and was forced to sleep on a cement
floor. She became ill due to this treatment, and was force-fed by guards from
the Hailaer Railway Detention Center. 40. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Facts Regarding the Persecution of Ms.
Tao Wei and Mr. Bao Jianwei Ms. Tao Wei was taken to a Lannigou brainwashing session in the Jinzhu
Township, Huaxi District of Guiyang. Guards have not allowed any of her family
to visit. Mr. Bao Jianwei was illegally detained at the Wudang Detention Center
in Guiyang. 41. [Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Lihua and Mr. Tang Zhaomei Arrested In April 2008, practitioners Ms. Zhang Lihua, in her seventies, from Xiangtan
University, and her husband Mr. Tang Zhaomei, a retired professor, were
illegally arrested. Their current situation remains unknown. 42. [Ningxiang County, Hunan Province] Facts Regarding the Persecution of Ms.
Jiang Ruihua and Mr. Peng Liang On April 17, the homes of practitioners Ms. Jiang Ruihua and Mr. Peng Liang,
both teachers in Ningxiang County, were illegally ransacked by the police. The
policemen confiscated computers, printers, Dafa books and articles along with
other items. Jiang Ruihua was subsequently arrested, but Peng Liang escaped.
Jiang Ruihua's 9-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son now stay at home and
cannot attend school. Peng Liang's 9-year-old son is currently cared for by his
72-year-old mother, and they live under difficult conditions. 43. [Beijing City] Additional Information Regarding the Persecution of Ms. Xu
Yanli On April 20, Ms. Xu Yanli was illegally arrested by National Security agents
from the Shijinshan Police Department, and taken to the Shijinshan Police
Department to undergo persecution. Xu Yanli's husband was illegally arrested in 2002, and sentenced to eleven
years and six months in jail. His health is failing, and he is reportedly near
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