(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 33 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
Officer Guo Hannan and others from the Jiangnan Police Department broke into Ms. Wang Xiuzhi’s home, ransacked it, and arrested Mr. Dai Qihong.
Participant in the persecution of Mr. Dai:Guo Hannan (郭瀚楠), officer, Jiangnan Police Department: +86-15504530396
Ms. Wu Yanhua, Mr. Guan Xingtao, and Mr. Du Yecheng were arrested by officers from the Development Zone Police Department on November 9, 2018. They are due to be tried by the Ranghulu District Court on the morning of August 12, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Feng Guang (封光), prosecutor, Ranghulu District Procuratorate: +86-459-5974201, +86-13089060016, +86-13351196789Ding Ning (丁宁): +86-15904596306Zhu Xuan (朱璇): +86-13936702396Hao Wentao (郝文涛): +86-13359590365Zhang Xinle (张欣乐), presiding judge, Ranghulu District Court: +86-13359596629Zhang Xue (张雪), court clerk: +86-459-5509090-8309Bai Jingquan (白景权), president: +86-459-5509009, +86-13936708080
Ms. Yang Chun was arrested by officers from the Bayan County Police Department on July 28, 2019. She is being held in the Harbin Detention Center for ten days.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Yang:Li Yanguo (李彦国), secretary of the Bayan County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-451-57518733, +86-15546017777Luan Hefeng (栾和峰), head, 610 Office: +86-13936478111, +86-15084686666Liu Chang (刘畅), chief, Bayan County Police Department: +86-451-57522707, +86-17390616789Wang Manbo (汪满波), deputy chief: +86-13304663666
Mr. Xu Hongyu, Mr. Wang Zhigang, Mr. Sun Zhongwei, Ms. Li Fengjuan, Ms. Li Fengling, and Ms. Qu Xiumin were arrested on July 18, 2018. They were tried by the Shulan City Court on May 21 and May 22, 2019.
Mr. Xu was sentenced to a two-year-and-ten-month prison term and fined 3,000 yuan. He is being held in the Shulan City Detention Center.
Ms. Li Fengjuan was sentenced to a three-year prison term, with four years of probation, and fined 2,000 yuan. She has since returned home.
Ms. Li Fengling and Ms. Qu were released.
Ms. Shao, a dentist, was arrested by officers from the Kuancheng District Police Department on July 19, 2019, who were staked out at her dental clinic.
Ms. Zhang Huilan and Ms. Li Xinhong were arrested by officers from the Huanghe Police Station on July 25, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. Ms. Li’s home was ransacked. Both practitioners were taken to the Zaohua Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang and Ms. Li:Tang Yingrui (唐英锐), director, Huanghe Police Station: +86-2486262709Zhao Hongtao (赵洪涛), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-2486404354, +86-13904024113Fu Dequan (付德权), deputy head: +86-13840325205, +86-15502419135Zhang Botao (张波涛), director, Shenyang City No. 1 Detention Center: +86-2489241898, +86-13940119229
Ms. Fang Shu was arrested by officers from the Heyan Police Station on July 24, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong at the Heyan Farmers' Market. Her home was ransacked.
Ms. Liu Yaofeng was arrested on July 26, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Liu:Chi Shangshan (迟尚善), director, Tuanwang Police Station: +86-18660067532, +86-13853580726Zhao Fei (赵斐), political head: +86-18660067937, +86-13566452888Song Yinguang (宋银光), deputy director: +86-18660067711, +86-13964513683Guo Wenbang (郭文邦), deputy director: +86-18660067683, +86-15192278188
Ms. Wang Lin, 56, was arrested at home by officers from the Yaohai District Police Department and the Datonglu Police Station on July 20, 2019. She was detained for 15 days.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wang:Li Junxiang (李俊翔), director, Datonglu Police Station: +86-551-64483154, +86-551-64482062, +86-18815651615Ban (班), officer: +86-18815652998
Ms. Mo Shiwan was tried by the Fengxian District Court on the afternoon of July 26, 2019. She was sentenced to a two-and-a-half year prison term.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Mo:Fengxian District Court: +86-2137190666Chen Shilong (陈士龙), presiding judge, president, Criminal Tribunal: +86-21-37190666 ext. 26051Sheng Chen (盛晨), court clerk: +86-21-37190666 ext. 26013, +86-18001682371
Mr. Chen Zhuo, 46, was arrested by officers from the Wuchang District Police Department and the Shuiguohu Police Station on January 18, 2019. His home was ransacked, and over 18,000 yuan in cash confiscated. He was taken to the Wuchang Detention Center.
His case was recently turned over to the Wuchang Court by the Wuchang Procuratorate.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Chen:Liu Jiping (刘继平), director, Shuiguohu Police Station: +86-13006100997Shen Donghan (申东焊), deputy director: +86-18986091508Zeng Fanliang (曾凡亮), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13349956169Hu Jie (胡捷), procurator-general, Wuchang District Procuratorate: +86-27-88116680Tan Chengwen (谭成文): +86-27-88116605
Mr. Liu Jigang and Mr. Chen Yaoquan from Dajin Town were arrested by officers from the Wuxue City Domestic Security Division and the Dajin Police Station on July 19, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Liu and Mr. Chen:Xia Xueming (夏学明), chief, Wuxue City Police Department: +86-18986751777Cheng Yinong (程亦农), deputy chief: +86-713-6276407, +86-18986751011, +86-13707253666Wang Songyi (王松意), case handler, Domestic Security Division: +86-18986751096Zhang Zhengwang (张正望), head: +86-18986751508, +86-713-6221699
Ms. Qin Zhangdong, 62, was arrested by officers from the Yongding Police Station on July 5, 2019. Her home was ransacked. A printer and other personal belongings were confiscated. She is being held in the Sanping Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Qin:Xu Qin (徐勤), director, Yongding Police Station: +86-18974491185Shi Minghua (史明华), political head: +86-13974499829Li Chenglei (李春雷), deputy director: +86-13974479192Tang Chunwei (唐纯伟): +86-13574451878
Mr. Wu Rui, Ms. Li Ruihua, and Mr. Xie Wanmeng were arrested by the Luohu District police on May 30, 2019.
Ms. Zhou Yirong, in her 60s, from the Dadukou District, was arrested by officers from the Dadukou Domestic Security Division in late July 2019. She is being held in the Dadukou Detention Center.
Ms. Li Xiuru, 76, and Ms. Wang Yulan, 61, were sentenced by the Dongcheng District Court on July 19, 2019, for practicing Falun Gong. Ms. Li was given a 20-month prison term, and Ms. Wang was given a 12-month prison term.
Ms. Li was arrested on April 12, 2017, and released on bail three days later. She was taken back into custody and sent to the Dongcheng District Detention Center in early March 2019.
Mr. Ma Jiang was arrested on July 27, 2019. This was the third time he was arrested for practicing Falun Gong. He previously served a three-year prison term.
Mr. Zhao Qisen and his wife Ms. Zheng Hongling were arrested at home on October 25, 2018. They were tried by the Feicheng City Court on June 19, 2019. The judge announced the verdicts on July 24.
Mr. Zhao was sentenced to a two-year prison term and fined 10,000 yuan.Ms. Zheng was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term, and fined 20,000 yuan. She has appealed the verdict.
Mr. Zhao is still being held in the Dongping County Detention Center. Ms. Zheng was released on bail due to a medical condition.
Mr. Li Muduo was recently sentenced to three years in prison and fined 5,000 yuan. He was secretly transferred to the Wangling Prison on July 18, 2019. His family only found out about his imprisonment two days later when they went to the detention center to visit him.
Mr. Li is being held in the 10th ward of the prison, and has not been allowed family visits.
The Weidu District Court sentenced Ms. Li Junqin to a three-and-a-half-year prison term in July 2019. She was taken to the Xinxiang Women’s Prison on July 11.