(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 10 provinces. In this report, 14 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 28 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Han Shufen Missing
2. [Huating County, Gansu Province] Ms. Zhang Min and Ms. Xuexue Detained
3. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Many Practitioners Arrested
4. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Detained
5. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhou Huiying Detained
6. [Lulong County, Hebei Province] Ms. Huang Cuijin, Mr. Liu Mi and His Wife Detained
7. [Xinjin County, Sichuang Province] Ms. Zhang Zhongju Detained
8. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Song Wenrong Arrested
9. [Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Liu Zhanjiang Arrested
10. [Tianjin] Ms. Hao Xiaojing Detained
11. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Wangqiu Arrested
12. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Mr. Wang Guangyue Detained
13. [Shanghai] Mr. Xi Xiaocheng Arrested
14. [Chongqing] Many Practitioners Harassed
15. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners and One Non-practitioner Detained
16. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Du Changyin Arrested
17. [Wudi County, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Hongcai Arrested
18. [Gongyi City, Henan Province] Mr. Ma Tong's Home Ransacked
19. [Zhangye City, Gansu Province] Mr. Luo Tianwen Arrested, Forced to Put up 10,000 Yuan Pending Trial
20. [Pengxi County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Zhengfan Arrested and Whereabouts Unknown
1. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Han Shufen Missing
Ms. Han Shufen, about 73 years old, from Xiaobai Village in the Hongwei District, has been missing since 2004, when she went out to explain the facts about Falun Gong to the public.
2. [Huating County, Gansu Province] Ms. Zhang Min and Ms. Xuexue Detained
Ms. Zhang Min from Huating County and Ms. Xuexue from Pingliang City were arrested for talking about Falun Gong on March 3, 2014. They are being held in the Kongtong Detention Center in Pingliang City.
Party involved in the persecution:
Kongtong Detention Center: +86-13830361116, +86-933-8217775, +86-13993327139, +86-13161444873
3. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Many Practitioners Arrested
Agents from Nanjing City 610 Office arrested Ms. Cheng Haiyan, Ms. Li Wei, and Mr. Ma Mingjie on March 5, 2014. Ms. Li Wei's whereabouts is unknown.
Mr. Wang Longxiang, Ms. Zhu Defeng, Ms. Zhu Hefei, and Mr. Ma Zhenyu were arrested the same day. The home of Ms. Li Qing from the Jianye District was ransacked.
4. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Detained
Ms. Jia Xiubiao, Ms. Li Fengqin, Mr. Wang Jianqiang, and Mr. Liu Jianrong were arrested by officers from the Cunrui Township Police Station on the evening of March 17, 2014, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong in Hulutao Village, Cunrui Township. Mr. Liu was released. Other practitioners are being held in the Ertaizi Detention Center.
Ms. Mo Yuhua and Ms. Jia Zhanhua from Donghuayuan were arrested on the same evening for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong in Sunzhuangzi. They were taken to Shacheng, then to the Zhangjiakou Detention Center. One of them was released on March 20 and the other is being held for a term of 15 days.
Party involved in the persecution:
Director of Zhangjiakou Detention Center: +86-13831300599, +86-313-6875967
5. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhou Huiying Detained
Ms. Zhou Huiying from Laishui County, who was doing business in Zhuozhou City, was arrested by agents from the Zhuozhou Police Department, Domestic Security Division, on February 25, 2014. Her belongings, including cash, were confiscated from her home. She was held in the Laishui Party School Brainwashing Center and then transferred to the Zhuozhou Detention Center on March 14.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Wang Zhou(王舟), Party secretary, Zhuozhou City Party Committee: +86-13931216018, +86-312-3075720 610 Office: +86-312-3636250 Li Dongliang(李栋梁), director, Zhuozhou City Police Department: +86-13313232066, +86-312-3853866, +86-312-3867666 Yang Yugang(杨玉刚), chief, Domestic Security Division: +86-13333126768, +86-13333126780
6. [Lulong County, Hebei Province] Ms. Huang Cuijin, Mr. Liu Mi and His Wife Detained
Ms. Huang Cuijin and Mr. Liu Mi and his wife were reported to the police for explaining the facts about Falun Gong to people on March 16, 2014. Ms. Huang was arrested by officers from the Panzhuang Town Police Station. Mr. Liu and his wife managed to avoid arrest.
Chief Bai Jie of the Domestic Security Division and over ten agents from the Panzhuang Town Police Station climbed over an enclosed wall and broke into Mr. Liu's home and arrested the couple. Ms. Huang Cuijin and Mr. Liu's wife are being held in the Lulong County Lockup Center and Mr. Liu is being held in the Lulong County Detention Center.
7. [Xinjin County, Sichuang Province] Ms. Zhang Zhongju Detained
Ms. Zhang Zhongju, 65, was arrested on the morning of March 18, 2014, for distributing 2014 Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs. She was taken to the Pengshan County Detention Center.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhang Zhichun(张志春), from the Pengshan County 610 Office: +86-13708169693, +86-28-37623458, +86-28-37623659 Fu Yan(付艳), director, Comprehensive Management Office: +86-13679653358 Chief of the Pengshan County Domestic Security Division: +86-28-37622580, +86-28-37794009
8. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Song Wenrong Arrested
Mr. Song Wenrong from the Zhifu District was arrested at home by officers from the Lijiaoqiao Police Station in the Zhifu District on March 20, 2014. His home was ransacked and two copies of Zhuan Falun, a photo of Falun Gong founder Mr. Li, and New Year pictures with information about Falun Gong were confiscated. Mr. Song was forced to go through a physical exam, a step necessary for admission to a detention center. However, he failed the exam, was not admitted, and was then released.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Lijiaoqiao Police Station: +86-535-6810185 Song Libo(宋立波), director, Lijiaoqiao Police Station Lei Xinghua(雷兴华), 610 Office: +86-13306382099, +86-535-6657296 Gao Xiu(高岫), from the Zhifu District 610 Office: +86-18660078113 Jiang Zhongqin(姜忠勤), director, Yantai City 610 Office: +86-535-6789698, +86-13706458666
9. [Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Liu Zhanjiang Arrested
Mr. Liu Zhanjiang from the Midong District was arrested at home by local officers on the evening of March 19, 2014. His home was ransacked and his computer and Falun Gong books were confiscated. His wife is moving from place to place to avoid being arrested.
10. [Tianjin] Ms. Hao Xiaojing Detained
Ms. Hao Xiaojing from Ji County in Tianjin was arrested in the Tianjin Airport for carrying Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs in her bag on March 18, 2014, when she was passing through the security check before taking a flight back to her workplace in Guangzhou. She was taken to Ji County and is being held in the county detention center. Officers from the local police department and police stations in Ji County broke into and ransacked Mr. Hao's home as well as his aunt's home.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Ji County 610 Office: +86-22-29182610610 Zhao Qingguo(赵庆国), director, 610 Office: +86-13821526060, +86-22-29032630 Cui Xianghui(崔向辉), chief, Ji County Domestic Security Division: +86-22-82861638 extension 3010
11. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Wangqiu Arrested
Ms. Chen Wangqiu was arrested for talking about Falun Gong on the morning of March 19, 2014.
12. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Mr. Wang Guangyue Detained
Mr. Wang Guangyue was arrested at around March 15, 2014. He is being held in the Hefei City Detention Center No.2 in Luosigang.
13. [Shanghai] Mr. Xi Xiaocheng Arrested
Mr. Xi Xiaocheng was arrested around February 22, 2014. His whereabouts is unknown.
14. [Chongqing] Many Practitioners Harassed
In March, 610 Office authorities in the Yongchuan District directed agents from the local community offices and police stations to harass many practitioners and ransack their homes. They confiscated Falun Gong books, including Zhuan Falun , from Mr. Tang Shixiao's home and photos of Falun Gong founder Mr. Li as well as cell phones from Ms. Tan Yulan's home. Practitioners including Mr. Dai Xianming, Mr. Xu Keqin and Mr. Dai Xiankang were harassed by agents from local community offices.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Gao Liangxian(高良先), director, 610 Office: +86-13657608001 Zhong Ke(钟科), from the Domestic Security Division: +86-13883954127 Luo Minquan(罗民全), director, Comprehensive Management Office: +86-13883780718, +86-23-49866434
15. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners and One Non-practitioner Detained
Ms. Zhang Fenghua, Ms. Wang Zhiqin, Ms. Cheng Shujie, and a driver, who is not a practitioner, were arrested by officers from the Sandaogou Police Station of Huanan Forest Bureau on March 19, 2014, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. They are being held in the Police Station of Sengong Forest Bureau.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Li Peng(李鹏), officer: +86-13512615566 Lin Shugao(林树高), deputy director, Sengong Forest Bureau Police Department: +86-15946545666
16. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Du Changyin Arrested
Mr. Du Changyin, around 46, from Shuiquan Village, Shibajiazi Town, Changtu County, Tieling City, was arrested by officers from Huanggu District in Shenyang City on the evening of March 17, 2014, when he was working on an overhead viaduct construction site near Shenyang North Railway Station.
17. [Wudi County, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Hongcai Arrested
Officers from the Wudi County Police Department and Chengkou Town Police Station broke into Mr. Sun Hongcai's home and arrested him on February 20, 2014. They also confiscated a computer, a printer, a DVD burner, Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs, over 20,000 yuan cash, and other items. Mr. Sun was taken to the Wudi County Police Department the same day.
18. [Gongyi City, Henan Province] Mr. Ma Tong's Home Ransacked
Mr. Ma Tong is 31 years old. Several unidentified agents called him while he was working and tricked him into going to the gate of his workplace on the morning of March 20, 2014. They then arrested him and escorted him to his home. Agents confiscated his cell phone, Falun Gong books, and cash bills with information about Falun Gong written on them. Mr. Ma managed to escape while they were rummaging through his home. His whereabouts is unknown.
19. [Zhangye City, Gansu Province] Mr. Luo Tianwen Arrested, Forced to Put up 10,000 Yuan Pending Trial
Mr. Luo Tianwen was arrested and his home was ransacked on March 11, 2014. He was forced to submit 10,000 yuan as a "guarantee" pending trial.
20. [Pengxi County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Zhengfan Arrested and Whereabouts Unknown
Mr. Wang Zhengfan, in his 40s, is a teacher at Pengnan High School No.2 in Pengnan Town, Pengxi County, Suining City. He was arrested in the middle of January 2014 and his whereabouts remains unknown.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Pengnan Town Police Station: +86-825-5480005
