(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 8 provinces. In this report, 16 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 5 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Li and Ms. Gao Guixia Persecuted
On April 9, 2010, Ms. Gao Li was arrested by officers from the Beijie Police Station while she was talking to people about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Lingyuan Detention Center. Now she is on a hunger strike to protest the persecution.
On April 8, 2010, Ms. Gao Guixia from Foyedong Township, Lingyuan City, was reported to police while she was talking to people about Falun Gong in Foyedong. She was taken away by officers from the Foyedong Police Station. Now she is in the Lingyuan Detention Center.
Yu Lianquan, chief of the Beijie Police Station: 86-13591856660
Li Guangdong, instructor: 86-13704916869
San Shuguo from the Foyedong Police Station: 86-13942127398
2. [Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province] Huang Qimei and Sun Jianguo from the 610 Office Took Away a Falun Gong Practitioner with the Surname of He
At noon on April 5, 2010, Huang Qimei, Sun Jianguo, and others from the Jiaxiang 610 Office went to Yaofang Village, Wolongshan Town, to arrest Ms. He and ransack her home. The officers took a desktop computer, a laptop, a cell phone, and Falun Gong materials.
3. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Ning Shuxian's Term in the Qianjin Forced Labor Camp Extended
Ms. Ning Shuxian from Yilan County was detained in the Qianjin Forced Labor Camp. The camp extended her term by four months and six days,claiming that she did not cooperate.
4. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Additional Information about the Arrest of Ms. Zhao Guirong
Ms. Zhao Guirong and another practitioner from Daban Town, Balinyouqi, Chifeng City, were arrested by the local police between April 6 and 7, 2010. They are being detained in the Balinyouqi Detention Center.
Daban Police Station in Balinyouqi: 86-476-6222930
Chief's office: 86-476-6223022
The Detention Center: 86-476-6221254, 86-476-6229085
5. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] On April 12, 2010, Mr. Wang Zhiqian and His Wife, Ms. Nie Shumei, Arrested by the Jinshantun Police
6. [Balinzuoqi, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Li Yufen and Ms. Wang Xiaoyan Sentenced
On October 26, 2009, Ms. Li Yufen and Ms. Wang Xiaoyan from Balinzuoqi were arrested by the local police. Ms. Li was sentenced to four years by the Chifeng City Court, and and Ms. Wang was sentenced to four years by the Balinzuoqi Courty. On April 7, 2010, they were sent to Huhehaote Prison.
7. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zhang Fuhua Arrested
At 10 a.m. on April 11, 2010, Ms. Zhang Fuhua from Xinglongjie Village, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, was taken away from her home by the police.
8. [Gejiu City, Yunnan Province] The 610 Office and the Yunnan Second Prison Refused to Let Ms. Su Qiongbo's Family Visit Her
Ms. Su Qiongbo, 48 years old, is an employee of the Gejiu Industrial Business Bank. On February 12, 2009, she was arrested by officers from the Gejiu 610 Office and the Gejiu National Security Team. Later on, she was taken to the Datun Town Detention Center. On June 19, 2009, the Honghezhou Court secretly sentenced her to eight years in prison without any legal representation. On October 29, 2009, she was sent to the Yunnan Second Women's Prison. Her family went to the prison to visit her, but they were not allowed to see her.
Lei Bo, director of the Gejiu 610 Office: 86-873-2123708, 86-13312665290, 86-13608732056
Zhao Hanmin from the National Security Team of the Gejiu Police Department: 86-13908734563, 86-13987300225
Tian Jintang, director of the Honghezhou 610 Office: 86-873-3733616, 86-873-3743688, 86-13887312888
9. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wu Hongjun Arrested
On April 8, 2010, Mr. Wu Hongjun was arrested while he was distributing Falun Gong materials. He is being detained in the Dulitun Detention Center.
10. [Wuwei City, Gansu Province] Additional Information about the Persecution of Ms. Li Linxiang
On April 9, 2010, Ms. Li Linxiang was arrested. She was sent to the detention center after officers from the Hongxiang Police Station extorted 1200 yuan in cash from her family.
11. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Ms. Shao Liling Persecuted
In 2008, Ms. Shao Liling was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison. She was sent to the Xinxiang Women's Prison. Her 80-year-old parents, along with her husband with many illnesses, were left on their own. In 2009, her mother passed away due to illness and did not get to see her only daughter's face one last time before she died. In 2010, her husband was diagnosed with cancer. He is being hospitalized and has no one to care for him. Xinxiang Prison strictly monitors Falun Gong practitioners and refused to let Ms. Shan visit her sick husband.
12. [Chongqing City] Ms. Zhao Zongzhen Sent to the Chongqing Women's Forced Labor Camp
On February 17, 2010, Ms. Zhong Zongzhen, 58, was arrested by officers from the Longxi Town Police Station while she was talking to people about Falun Gong in the Longxi Town Garden. She was detained in the Yiwanshui Detention Center in theYubei District. She has been sentenced to one year of forced labor. She is in the Chongqing Women's Forced Labor Camp in Dazhulin.
At the end of 1999, Ms. Zhao went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, but she was taken back to Chongqing. Later on, officers from the Shimahe Police Station in the Jiangbei District, Chongqing City, took her to the Maojiashan Women's Forced Labor Camp for a one-year term. While there, she suffered all kinds of tortures.
After being released, she was sent to a brainwashing center because she wrote a letter to the Shimahe Police Station telling about Falun Gong. When she was at home she was often harassed by the local police
13. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Li Guihua Tortured in the Jiangxi Women's Forced Labor Camp
At the end of 2009, Ms. Li Guihua, in her 60s, was sent to the Jiangxi Women's Forced Labor Camp. The guards tortured her brutally. She was confined in a small cell and was not allowed to leave it.
Liao Guoyou, warden of the Jiangxi Women's Forced Labor Camp: 86-791-8218224
14. [Xiangfan City, Henan Province] Ms. Chen Xiaobao and Ms. Wang Zhenju Arrested on the Night of April 11, 2010
15. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Zhao Huiquan and Mr. Zhang Riming's Detention Terms Extended by One Month
On March 9, 2010, Mr. Zhao Huiquan and Mr. Zhang Riming from Chenggu County, Hanzhong City, were reported to police on their way to Tianming Town, where they were going to distribute Falun Gong materials. They were taken away by officers from the Tianming Police Station, the Chenggu County Domestic Security Team, and the 610 Office. Their homes were ransacked, and they were detained in the Chenggu Detention Center. Now they have been detained for more than one month. The guards still have not released them.
Li Yuejin, Legal System Section of the Chenggu Police Department: 86-13110369970
16. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zhao Guoqin on the Verge of Death, Her Family Not Allowed to Visit Her
At the end of 2009, Ms. Zhao Guoqin, in her 70s, from the Yuanbaoshan District, Chifeng City, was arrested by officers from the Yuanbaoshan Domestic Security Team. Ms. Li Yanhua was also arrested shortly after. In February 2010, the two practitioners were sentenced to three years in prison.
Ms. Zhao was detained in the Yuanbaoshan Detention Center. She had symptoms of a severe illness and was taken to Yuanbaoshan Hospital. Four guards are watching her and do not allow her family to visit her.
Wang Shiju, director of the Yuanbaoshan 610 Office: 86-476-3510430, 86-15847325843
Wang Heran, chief of the Yuanbaoshan Domestic Security Team: 86-476- 3514143, 86-13904763585
Bai Jie, chief of the Detention Center: 86-476- 3501801,86-13848660066
2010-04-12
