(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 26 cities or counties in 17 provinces, where at least 61 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Xinzheng City, Henan Province] Mr. Qiao Xiangyang Taken to Prison
2. [Chongqing] Ms. Li Zhonglan Sentenced to Prison
3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wu Chun Detained
4. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Pan Wenjie Abused in Prison
5. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Ding Shumei and Ms. Huang Liping Facing Trial
6. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Li Guozhen Facing Trial
7. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Shuqin Detained
8. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yu Shengyin Arrested
9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Jinglin Officially Arrested
10. [Jiayin County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Ailing Arrested
11. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Junyue Detained
12. [Sanmenxia City, Henan Province] Ms. Liu Jianxia Abused in Prison
13. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Gao Anzhong Detained
14. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Facing Trial
15. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
16. [Tianjin] Four Practitioners Detained
17. [Xinjin County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Peng Shuhua Arrested
18. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Tang Changjun Detained
19. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Li Facing Trial
20. [Laoting County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Qinghua Arrested
21. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Ms. Jiang Jianmei Detained
22. [Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Tang Gemei Held in Custody
23. [Leiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Yingrong and an Elderly Practitioner Arrested
24. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Cuixia Detained
25. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Libo Detained
26. [Pingliang City, Gansu Province] Mr. Bai Xinxi Arrested
27. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Jihua Detained
28. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. He Xiaoling's Whereabouts Unknown
29. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Chunxia and Ms. Cai Xin’ou Still in Detention
30. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Deng Huizhong Arrested
31. [Chongqing] Mr. Zhu Zhihe Taken to Prison
32. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Six Practitioners Arrested
33. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Several Practitioners Arrested34. [Qixia City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yi Jinhua and Her Husband Mr. Li Rifa Arrested
1. [Xinzheng City, Henan Province] Mr. Qiao Xiangyang Taken to Prison
Disabled Mr. Qiao Xiangyang was sentenced to prison and fined 10,000 yuan. He was secretly taken to the Xinmi Prison on April 25, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Qiao:Zhu Yonghai (朱永海), warden, Zhengzhou Prison: +86-371-69812437, +86-371-68336622Zhao Hongjie (赵宏杰), head, Penalty Execution Section: +86-15093230089
2. [Chongqing] Ms. Li Zhonglan Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Li Zhonglan from the Yubei District was arrested by officers from the Yubei Domestic Security Division on the afternoon of September 12, 2017. She was tried by the Jiangbei District Court on August 28, 2018, and was subsequently sentenced to a four-and-a-half-year prison term.
Ms. Li appealed, but the original verdict was upheld during the second trial in mid-May 2019.
3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wu Chun Detained
Ms. Wu Chun, 53, from the Lushun area, was arrested on the afternoon of May 14, 2019. Her home was ransacked. She was detained for five days.
4. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Pan Wenjie Abused in Prison
Ms. Pan Wenjie from the Taihe District was taken to the No. 7 Team, No. 7 Ward, Liaoning Province Women's Prison on March 13, 2018. She was forced to attend brainwashing sessions, made to stand or squat for long periods of time, and was frequently deprived of drinking water and denied the use of the restroom.
5. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Ding Shumei and Ms. Huang Liping Facing Trial
Ms. Ding Shumei and Ms. Huang Liping were to be tried by the Hefei High-tech Zone Court on the morning of May 31, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Ding and Ms. Huang:Ding Hanmei (丁寒梅), president, Hefei High-tech Zone Court: +86-551-65352486, +86-13856068303, +86-18956019178Song Changcheng (宋长城), deputy president: +86-551-65352488, +86-551-13075537870Huang Wenxin (黄文新), deputy president: +86-551-65352477, +86-13955129887
6. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Li Guozhen Facing Trial
Ms. Li Guozhen was to be tried at the No. 2 Courtroom in the Shushan District Court on the morning of May 22, 2019.
Participant in the persecution of Ms. Li:Sun Yu (孙钰), judge: +86-551-65357782, +86-18956039772
7. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Shuqin Detained
Ms. Zhao Shuqin from Boye County was arrested on her way to Beijing on the morning of May 15, 2019. She is being held in the Fangshan Detention Center.
8. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yu Shengyin Arrested
Mr. Yu Shengyin from Yingshan County was traveling to Danleng County in Meishan City for work on May 13, 2019. He was arrested at a highway intersection for not carrying his National ID card.
9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Jinglin Officially Arrested
Ms. Wang Jinglin was officially placed under arrest on May 17, 2019.
10. [Jiayin County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Ailing Arrested
Ms. Gao Ailing was arrested on May 12, 2019. Her home was ransacked.
11. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Junyue Detained
Ms. Wang Junyue from Jiayin County was arrested at home on May 8, 2019. Her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Yichun City Detention Center.
Participant in the persecution of Ms. Wang:Yichun City Detention Center: +86-458-3298540
12. [Sanmenxia City, Henan Province] Ms. Liu Jianxia Abused in Prison
Ms. Liu Jianxia was arrested in April 2016. She was sentenced to six years in prison after she had been detained for eight months.
Ms. Liu was taken to the Xinxiang Women's Prison, where she was verbally abused and physically assaulted for refusing to renounce her belief.
13. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Gao Anzhong Detained
Mr. Gao Anzhong, in his 70s, was arrested at home by officers from the Xiangyang Police Station on the evening of April 22, 2019. His home was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books and other personal belongings were confiscated.
Mr. Gao was taken to the Xinxiang City Detention Center.
14. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Facing Trial
Mr. Xu Hongyu, Mr. Wang Zhigang, Ms. Li Fengling, Ms. Li Fengjuan, Mr. Sun Zhongwei, Ms. Qu Xiumin, and other practitioners were arrested on July 18, 2018. They were to be tried by the Shulan City Court on May 22 and 23, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Quan Hushun (权湖顺), prosecutor: +86-18626515055Tian Chunyang (田春阳), president: +86-432-68258401Zhang Tie (张铁), deputy president: +86-432-68258402Li Dongchuan (李东川): +86-18629935559Guan Changzheng (关长征), division chief judge: +86-18504425688Li Li (李丽), deputy division chief judge: +86-18626515033
15. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Wang Jinying, Ms. Zhou Fengzhen, Mr. Sheng Gensheng, and Ms. Wu Xingying were arrested by officers from the Huangdai Town Police Station on the morning of May 10, 2019.
Ms. Wu was taken to the Huangdai No. 4 Detention Center. Ms. Wang, Ms. Zhou, and Mr. Sheng were released the following day.
16. [Tianjin] Four Practitioners Detained
Mr. Li Guoqing, Ms. Yu Bo, Ms. Li Lei, and Mr. Huang Chunlai, from the Ninghe District, were arrested on the afternoon of May 15, 2019. Their homes were ransacked. They are being held in the Ninghe Detention Center.
17. [Xinjin County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Peng Shuhua Arrested
Ms. Peng Shuhua from Wujin Town was arrested by officers from the Xinjin County Criminal Police Division on the morning of May 14, 2019. She has since returned home.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Peng:Wang Eryong (王二勇), secretary, Xinjin County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-28-82526105, +86-13882115858He Weiguo (何卫国), director, Wujin Police Station: +86-13881891887Xinjin County Police Department: +86-28-82530510Wujin Town Police Station: +86-28-86353138, +86-28-86353134
18. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Tang Changjun Detained
Ms. Tang Changjun was followed and arrested by the railway police when she was talking to people about Falun Gong on the subway on the afternoon of April 12, 2019. She was taken to the Ziyanglu Police Station. The police ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Dafa books, a printer, and computer.
Ms. Tang is being held in the Wuhan City No. 1 Women's Detention Center.
19. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Li Facing Trial
Ms. Xu Li was due to be tried on May 29, 2019.
Participant in the persecution of Ms. Xu:Jiang Chunyan (蒋春艳), judge: +86-411-83896031
20. [Laoting County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Qinghua Arrested
Mr. Wang Qinghua was arrested on May 17, 2019. His home was ransacked.
21. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Ms. Jiang Jianmei Detained
Ms. Jiang Jianmei from the Qiaocheng District was arrested by officers from the Bozhou City 610 Office on the afternoon of April 17, 2019. She was taken to a detention center.
Participant in the persecution of Ms. Jiang:Bozhou City 610 Office: +86-18119962130
22. [Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Tang Gemei Held in Custody
Ms. Tang Gemei, 64, from Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, was arrested at her son's home in Guangdong Province on May 16, 2019. She is being held in the Nangui Police Station, Zhongshan City.
23. [Leiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Yingrong and an Elderly Practitioner Arrested
Ms. Zhang Yingrong and an elderly practitioner were arrested when they were talking to people about Falun Gong on the afternoon of May 16, 2019.
Ms. Zhang was taken to the Leiyang City Detention Center for ten days. The elderly practitioner was taken home by her family.
24. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Cuixia Detained
Ms. Wang Cuixia, from Hancheng Town in the Lubei District, was arrested when she was talking to people about Falun Gong on May 18, 2019. She was taken to the Fengdengwu Police Station, and then transferred to the Fengrun Detention Center.
Participant in the persecution of Ms. Wang:Chen Zhendong (陈振东), director: +86-13832986046
25. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Libo Detained
Ms. Wang Libo, 69, from Sangang Township, was arrested by officers from the Sangang Police Station on May 13, 2019. She was taken to a detention center for five days.
26. [Pingliang City, Gansu Province] Mr. Bai Xinxi Arrested
Mr. Bai Xinxi from Nanhu Town, Zhuanglang County, was arrested at the Tianshui Train Station when he was about to take the train to Changsha on May 13, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Bai:Zhuanglang County Police Department: +86-933-6622836, +86-933-6621506, +86-933-6621571Chen Xiaowei (陈晓伟), head, Zhuanglang County Domestic Security Division: +86-13993309587Zhou Jizu (周继祖), secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-933-6621116, +86-13993309686Zhuanglang County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-933-6621131
27. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Jihua Detained
Mr. Wang Jihua from Laoting County was arrested by officers from the Jianggezhuang Police Station on May 15, 2019. He is being held in the Laoting Detention Center.
28. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. He Xiaoling's Whereabouts Unknown
Ms. He Xiaoling was transferred to another location after she was placed under administrative detention for ten days. Her whereabouts are unknown.
Participant in the persecution of Ms. He:Xu Hengsheng (徐恒胜), residential police officer: +86-18186053065
29. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Chunxia and Ms. Cai Xin’ou Still in Detention
Ms. Liu Chunxia was arrested in late November 2018, when she was talking to people about Falun Gong. She is still being held in the Changsha City No. 4 Detention Center.
Ms. Cai Xin’ou is also being held in the detention center.
30. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Deng Huizhong Arrested
Ms. Deng Huizhong, 71, was arrested by officers from the Leifeng Police Station on the morning of May 10, 2019, when she was talking to people about Falun Gong.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Deng:Jiang Qunda (姜群大), secretary of the Fushun City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13704934966Zhao Yingshun (肇英顺), deputy secretary: +86-1067629416, +86-24-2886218, +86-13801102999Yang Wenjun (杨文君), in charge of persecution, deputy chief, Fushun City Police Department: +86-15941388787, +86-24-52625821
31. [Chongqing] Mr. Zhu Zhihe Taken to Prison
Mr. Zhu Zhihe was arrested by Che Yao and other officers on May 7, 2019. He was sentenced to an 18-month prison term on May 8, and taken to a prison in the Yongchuan District.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhu:Che Yao (车尧), officer, Bake Police Station: +86-13896072406Yi Xueping (伊雪萍), prosecutor assistant: +86-23-67560530Wang Wenjing (王文静), court clerk: +86-23-67564005
32. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Six Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Jie from the Huangli New Village and three other practitioners were arrested at Ms. Jie's home when they were studying the Falun Gong teachings together on April 18, 2019.
Ms. Qian Defen was arrested at home on April 19. The police ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Gong books, audio/music players, and a computer.
Ms. Jiang Chunya was arrested at home by officers from the Haishu District Domestic Security Division and Gaoqiao Police Station. Her home was ransacked.
Ms. Qian and Ms. Jiang are being held in the Ningbo Detention Center for ten days.
33. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Zhuo Mingjuan from the Yinzhou District was arrested at home by officers from the Baizhang Police Station on April 18, 2019. Her home was ransacked, and photos of the founder of Falun Gong and Falun Gong books were confiscated.
Ms. Ying Guofang, Ms. Qin Lianyu, Ms. Yu Guiqing, Mr. Ye Weifei, Ms. Shen Jinfeng, Ms. Hong Qiuyue, Ms. Chai Huiqin, Ms. Liu Mingping, and Mr. Chen Yubo were arrested at the same time.
Ms. Ying, Ms. Qin, Ms. Yu, Ms. Liu, and Mr. Chen were taken to the Ningbo City Detention Center.Ms. Chai was taken to the Yuyao Detention Center.Ms. Ying and Ms. Qin are still being held in custody.Ms. Zhuo and Ms. Shen were detained for ten days.Ms. Yu returned home at the end of April.
34. [Qixia City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yi Jinhua and Her Husband Mr. Li Rifa Arrested
Ms. Yi Jinhua and her husband Mr. Li Rifa, from Yangjiaquan Village, Yangchu Town, were arrested by officers from the Yangchu Police Station on the afternoon of May 8, 2019, when they were posting “The world needs Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance” stickers. They have since returned home.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Nong and Mr. Li:Yan Shengbo (闫升波), chief: +86-18660068066, +86-535-7269985, +86-13905457053Liu Qingxiang (柳庆祥), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-18660075259, +86-13953532299Wang Xiaohui (王晓辉), director, Yangchu Police Station: +86-535-5310110, +86-18660075101
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