(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 11 provinces. According to this report, 9 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 20 were illegally arrested.
1. [Linxi County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Chen Yifei Detained
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Chunxiang Detained
3. [Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Bai Zhaoxia Tried
4. [Tianjin] Ms. Shao Shuyun and Ms. Gao Yanhong Detained
5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Kou Fangzhen's Whereabouts Unknown
6. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Qinglei Sentenced to Prison
7. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
8. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Lian and Her Daughter Arrested
9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zeng Youxian and Mr. Liu Arrested
10. [Huaihau City, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
11. [Yangquan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Tian Detained
12. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Chunyan Arrested
13. [Beijing] Ms. Lai Xiuchun and Her Husband Arrested
14. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Yafan Detained
15. [Fuyu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gao Xiujuan Arrested
16. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yan Chunxiang Facing Trial
17. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Dai Shubao Taken to Prison
18. [Tianjin] Ms. Chai Baohua Appeals
19. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Lina Sentenced
20. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Shaozhi Facing Trial
21. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Wang Binde and Mr. Shen Shusheng Put in Solitary Confinement
1. [Linxi County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Chen Yifei Detained
Mr. Chen Yifei was arrested at his home on April 25, 2018. The police ransacked the place and confiscated his computer. Mr. Chen is being held in the Heshigten Banner Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Chen:Heshigten Banner Police Department: +86-476-5222480Tumen Baiyin (图门白音), chief: +86-476-5231101, +86-13947605078Li Fu (李富), political commissar: +86-476-5231102, +86-13904768844Xu Guangming (徐广明), deputy chief: +86-476-5231107, +86-13804765377
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Chunxiang Detained
Ms. Yu Chunxiang was arrested on May 9, 2018. She is being held in the Yaojia Detention Center.
3. [Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Bai Zhaoxia Tried
Ms. Bai Zhaoxia from Suining County was arrested on the afternoon of October 25, 2017. Her home was ransacked.
Ms. Bai was held in the Sanpu Town Detention Center in the Tongshan District and was tried in the Quanshan District Court on May 4, 2018.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Bai:Liu (刘), officer, Wanglin Police Station: +86-13615129807Zhou Pingbo (周平波), judge: +86-516-83637739Shen Hui (沈慧), prosecutor: +86-516-68963950
4. [Tianjin] Ms. Shao Shuyun and Ms. Gao Yanhong Detained
Ms. Shao Shuyun and Ms. Gao Yanhong from Nansibaihu Village in Daliang Town were reported to the authorities for talking to people about Falun Gong on May 8, 2018. They were arrested and their homes ransacked.
Ms. Shao and Ms. Gao were taken to the Wuqing District Detention Center.
5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Kou Fangzhen's Whereabouts Unknown
Ms. Kou Fangzhen from Shuangcheng City was arrested by officers from the Shuangcheng City Police Department on the morning of April 19, 2018. Her home was ransacked, and a printer and computer were confiscated. She was held in the Harbin City No. 2 Detention Center for five days.
Ms. Kou and her husband were followed by plainclothes officers on their way home on the afternoon of May 6, 2018. Ms. Kou's whereabouts are unknown.
6. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Qinglei Sentenced to Prison
Mr. Liu Qinglei from Baliu Village in Guguantun Town was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan by the Pingyin County Court in January 2018.
Mr. Liu appealed his case, but the Jinan City Intermediate Court upheld the original verdict. He is being held in the No. 11 Ward of Shandong Prison.
7. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Wang Guaiyan, Mr. Xi Shuansheng, Ms. Qiang Huilan, and other practitioners were arrested by officers from the Jiangtanlu Police Station while they were studying the teachings of Falun Gong at Ms. Wang's home on May 8, 2018.
Ms. Qiang and other elderly practitioners were released at around 11:00 p.m. that night. Ms. Wang and Mr. Xi were taken into custody at the police station.
8. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Lian and Her Daughter Arrested
Ms. Wang Lian and her daughter from the Development Zone were arrested on the afternoon of May 8, 2018. Ms. Wang's daughter was released the following day, while Ms. Wang remains in custody at the Poli Police Station.
9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zeng Youxian and Mr. Liu Arrested
Mr. Zeng Youxian and Mr. Liu were arrested by officers from the Chengdong Police Station, the Xindu District, on the morning of May 7, 2018, for talking to people about Falun Gong at the Xindu Medical College Residential Community. The officers confiscated their Falun Gong books and photos of the founder of the practice.
Mr. Liu was released later that day, while Mr. Zeng was detained for 14 days in the Xindu Detention Center.
10. [Huaihau City, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Yang Chunlan, Ms. Zhao Xizhi, and Ms. Jing Zhizhen were arrested by plainclothes officers from the Zhijiang Police Station for talking to people about Falun Gong at the Luojiu Town Farmers' Market on the morning of May 8, 2018.
Ms. Zhao and Ms. Jiang were released that afternoon, while Ms. Yang was taken to the Zhijiang Detention Center.
11. [Yangquan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Tian Detained
Ms. Tian was arrested by Chengqu Police Department officers on May 8, 2018, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Yangquan City Detention Center.
12. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Chunyan Arrested
Ms. Li Chunyan was arrested by officers from the Tiexi Police Station while distributing Falun Gong materials on May 6, 2018. She is being held in the Hegang Detention Center. This is the fifth time she has been arrested for her belief.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li:Li Shangqi (李尚起), director, Tiexi Police Station: +86-18404683059Office: +86-18404683049Zhang Chunyu (张春禹), officer: +86-18404683067
13. [Beijing] Ms. Lai Xiuchun and Her Husband Arrested
Ms. Lai Xiuchun and her husband from Xitiangezhuang in the Miyun District were arrested by officers from the Miyun Domestic Security Division and Xitiangezhuang Police Station on April 27, 2018.
Her husband has since been released, but Ms. Lai is being held in the Miyun Detention Center
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Lai:Liao Minghe (廖明贺), Xitiangezhuang Police Station: +86-13910538836Wang Junliang (王俊亮), Daxinzhuang Residential Community: +86-13501202781Liao Guihua (廖桂华), Xitiangezhuang Residential Community: +86-13911836432
14. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Yafan Detained
Ms. Yang Yafan from Jingyue Town was arrested at her home on April 22, 2018, and detained for 15 days. She was arrested again on May 8 and taken to the Changchun City No. 4 Detention Center.
15. [Fuyu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gao Xiujuan Arrested
Ms. Gao Xiujuan was recently arrested.
16. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yan Chunxiang Facing Trial
Ms. Yan Chunxiang will be tried on May 18, 2018.
17. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Dai Shubao Taken to Prison
Mr. Dai Shubao from Haicheng City was arrested on December 13, 2016, for refusing to renounce his belief in Falun Gong. He was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison on September 11, 2017, and was taken to the Shanyang City No. 1 Prison on April 26, 2018.
Mr. Dai's family has been informed that they will not be allowed to visit him between May and August due to ongoing renovations at the prison.
18. [Tianjin] Ms. Chai Baohua Appeals
Ms. Chai was arrested at her home on December 7, 2016, and has appeared in court three times—on July 14, July 20, and August 7, 2017. She was sentenced to a two-and-a-half year prison term by Judge Shi Xiujin of the Beichen Court around late 2017 or early 2018.
Ms. Chai has appealed. Judge Wang Yan from the Tianjin First Intermediate Court has been assigned to the case. His phone number is +86-22-25706511.
19. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Lina Sentenced
Ms. Zhao Lina, 31, from Qingdao City was arrested for her belief on November 16, 2016, while taking care of her two young children. She was first tried on July 19, 2017. Judge Wang Decheng sentenced her to three years in prison and fined her 5,000 yuan at the second hearing on May 8, 2018.
20. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Shaozhi Facing Trial
Mr. Li Shaozhi, 54, was arrested at his rental place in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, on September 22, 2017. Officers from Harbin and Changchun City in Jilin Province made the arrest.
Mr. Li was taken to the Nanguan District in Changchun for detention. His family was informed on May 3, 2018, that his case had been forward to the Nanguan Court a few weeks earlier, on April 22.
Mr. Li was previously sentenced to five years in prison in August 2006.
21. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Wang Binde and Mr. Shen Shusheng Put in Solitary Confinement
Mr. Wang Binde refused to participate in Jinzhong Prison's “Education for Reform” Campaign and do forced labor. As a result, he was put in solitary confinement for one month.
Mr. Shen Shusheng was also put in solitary confinement for not participating in the campaign.
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