(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 12 provinces. According to this report, 7 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 21 were illegally arrested.
1. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Xiaoxian Sentenced to a Five-Year Prison Term
2. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
3. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhang Jinhuai Arrested
4. [Manas County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Xu Junnian Detained
5. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Baoli's Whereabouts Unknown
6. [Lishu County, Jilin Province] Mr. Gao Peng Arrested
7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Shiguo Detained
8. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhao Xiumin Arrested
9. [Dongxing City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Li Zhen Detained
10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Arrested
11. [Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Xu Huiyun Detained
12. [Qingzhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Lu Deqing and His Wife Ms. Ji Dexiang Detained
13. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Chen Qian Arrested
14. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Ling Detained
15. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Shenping Arrested
16. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Tan Zhihui and Ms. Liang Cuihua Arrested
17. [Beijing] Ms. Ma Shuyun Detained
18. [Tanghe County, Henan Province] Ms. Feng Dongling Detained
19. [Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province] Mr. Kong Lingpu Arrested
20. [Dingzhou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Detained
21. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhu Xuemei Taken to Hospital
22. [Beizhen City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zheng Qingguo Beaten and Detained
1. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Xiaoxian Sentenced to a Five-Year Prison Term
Mr. Li Xiaoxian from the Guye District was arrested on April 1, 2016, and was held in the Tangshan City No. 1 Detention Center.
Mr. Li was tried for a second time at the Guye District Court on March 23, 2017, and was sentenced to a five-year prison term on April 20.
2. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Jiao Enye, Ms. Jiao Aiqin, Mr. Han Zhengui, and another practitioner from Haicang Village were arrested by officers from the Border Police Station, Tushan Town on the afternoon of April 24, 2017.
The officers confiscated their Falun Gong books and forced them to pay 600 yuan. The four practitioners were taken to the police station and later transferred to the Laizhou City Detention Center.
Mr. Han is still being held in the detention center. The other three practitioners were released that evening for health reasons.
3. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhang Jinhuai Arrested
Mr. Zhang Jinhuai, a retired worker from the Jiaoling County Post Office, was arrested and his home was ransacked by officers from the County Domestic Security Division and the 610 Office on the afternoon of April 23, 2017.
4. [Manas County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Xu Junnian Detained
Mr. Xu Junnian, an employee at the Manas County Power Plant, was arrested at his home by the local police in the early morning of April 23, 2017. He is being held in the Manas County Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Xu:Police Station: +86-994-6629678Political head: +86-18082800919
5. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Baoli's Whereabouts Unknown
Ms. Wang Baoli from Changping County was arrested at work by officers from the Machikou Police Station on April 20, 2017. Her whereabouts are unknown.
6. [Lishu County, Jilin Province] Mr. Gao Peng Arrested
Mr. Gao Peng was arrested and his home was ransacked by officers from the Wanfa Police Station in early April 2017.
7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Shiguo Detained
Mr. Wang Shiguo was arrested by officers from the Guanghua Police Station on April 16, 2017. He was taken to Pi County.
Participant in the persecution of Mr. Wang:Guanghua Police Station: +86-28-87370431
8. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhao Xiumin Arrested
Ms. Zhao Xiumin from Dongchangli Residential Community, Xichangxiapo area, Hebei District, was arrested at her home on the afternoon of April 21, 2017.
Officers from the Hongqiao Police Department, Xianyanglu Police Station, and the Xizhan Police Station conducted the arrest.
9. [Dongxing City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Li Zhen Detained
Ms. Li Zhen was arrested by officer Peng, from the Dongxing City Police Department, on April 6, 2017, for distributing Falun Gong materials. Her home was ransacked.
She is being held in Dongxing City.
10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Arrested
Ms. Li was arrested by plainclothes officers on April 22, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong.
11. [Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Xu Huiyun Detained
Ms. Xu Huiyun, 42, was reported to the authorities for distributing Falun Gong materials on April 21, 2017.
She was arrested by officers from the Xingcheng Police Station, and was to be held in the Xiangfen County Detention Center for 10 days of detention.
12. [Qingzhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Lu Deqing and His Wife Ms. Ji Dexiang Detained
Mr. Lu Deqing and his wife Ms. Ji Dexiang, both in their sixties, from Dajiaoliu Village, Gaoliu Town, were arrested by officers from the Qingzhou City 610 Office and the Gaoliu Town Police Station on April 21, 2017. Their home was ransacked.
Mr. Lu is being held in the Qingzhou City Detention Center. Ms. Ji is being held in the Weifang City Detention Center.
13. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Chen Qian Arrested
Ms. Chen Qian was arrested on April 20, 2017.
14. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Ling Detained
Ms. Ling was arrested in February 2017. She is being held in the Jiujiang City Detention Center.
15. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Shenping Arrested
Mr. Zhang Shenping was arrested by officers from the Taishan Police Station on April 23, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong.
16. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Tan Zhihui and Ms. Liang Cuihua Arrested
Mr. Tan Zhihui and Ms. Liang Cuihua, both around 50 years old, from Lishui Town, Nanhai District, were arrested on April 20, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong.
17. [Beijing] Ms. Ma Shuyun Detained
Ms. Ma Shuyun from the Changping District was arrested by officers from the Changping Domestic Security Division and Changsongyuan Police Station on the morning of April 20, 2017.
She is being held in the Liucun Detention Center, Changping District.
18. [Tanghe County, Henan Province] Ms. Feng Dongling Detained
Ms. Feng Dongling, an employee at the No. 2 Oil Production Plant, Nanyang Oilfield, was arrested by officers from the Tanghe County Domestic Security Division, Chengjiao Township Police Station, and staff from the No. 2 Oil Production Plant's Security Department, on the morning of April 18, 2017.
Her home was ransacked and she was detained for 15 days.
19. [Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province] Mr. Kong Lingpu Arrested
Mr. Kong Lingpu, a teacher at the Linxia Health School, was arrested when teaching a class by Zhao Jianying, deputy head of the Linxia Prefecture Domestic Security Division, and Zhang Jinxin, section head of the city Domestic Security Division, on the morning of April 18, 2017.
His home was ransacked and he was taken to the Domestic Security Division for interrogation.
He was returned to school by a school leader the same day.
20. [Dingzhou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Detained
Ms. Lan Jun, Ms. Jian Ping, and Ms. Wang Liqin from Liujiazhuang Village, Mingyuedian Town, were arrested on the evening of April 21, 2017.
Chen Jian, the director of the Mingyuedian Police Station, and Li Jingkun, director of the Mingyuedian justice agency conducted he arrests.
The practitioners were held in the town government offices overnight, and taken to the Dingzhou City Detention Center the following day.
21. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhu Xuemei Taken to Hospital
Ms. Zhu Xuemei from Guiyang City went back to Sichuan to take care her 89-year-old mother on April 23, 2017.
She was arrested and interrogated at the Guiyang Train Station, before being taken to the Ergezhai Police Station. She developed illness symptoms due in detention and was taken to hospital.
22. [Beizhen City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zheng Qingguo Beaten and Detained
Mr. Zheng Qingguo from Goubangzi Town was arrested by Yin Hui, deputy director of the Goubangzi Town Police Station, and other officers on the morning of April 6, 2017.
An officer kicked Mr. Zheng's shoulders with such force during the arrest, that he immediately lost all feeling in his shoulders.
Mr. Zheng was taken to the Beizhen Town Chinese Traditional Medicine Hospital for a physical exam before being taken to a detention center. It was found that he suffered a comminuted fracture in his femoral bone and his upper arm was also fractured as a result of the officer kicking him.
He was taken to the Shuguang Hospital in Goubangzi. The officers beat him again while he was hospitalized, knocking out two of his front teeth. He was detained there for 15 days.
On April 21, Mr. Zheng was transferred to a detention center for another 15 days of detention.
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