Additional Persecution News from China–March 2, 2015 (9 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 9 cities or counties in 6 provinces. According to this report, 11 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 9 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Recent Illegal Activities of Quanzhuang Police Station2. [Tianjin] Mr. Li Guangwen and Another Practitioner Harassed3. [Shanghai] Ms. Li Yaping Detained4. [Da Hinggan Ling, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Yushu Arrested5. [Gongqingcheng City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Wang Cheng Transferred to the De'an Detention Center6. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Xianmo and Ms. Liu Mingzhen Face Trial7. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Shuzhi and Ms. Zhang Minfang Received Heavy Sentences8. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Yuxiang Detained9. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Xiangge Faces Trial

1. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Recent Illegal Activities of Quanzhuang Police Station

Officers from the Quanzhuang Town Police Station in Yishui County arrested Mr. Zhang Fuwen on February 15, 2015. He had just returned home for the Chinese New Year, from working out of town. He was taken to the Yishui County Detention Center for four days of detention. Mr. Zhang was forced to pay a fine of 3,150 yuan.

Officers from the Quanzhuang Town Police Station broke into the homes of several practitioners in Henan Village on January 21, 2015, to harass them and search their belongings. They took a copy of the book Zhuan Falun, and an MP3 player from Ms. Li Shimei's home. Ms. Li was taken to the police station. Ms. Li was allowed to return home with her family, who went to the police station demanding her release.

Officers from the Quanzhuang Town Police Station arrested Mr. Zhang Xingwen and ransacked his home on April 28, 2014. They confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun and an MP3 player. Mr. Zhang was taken to the police station. Mr. Zhang was forced to pay a fine of 300 yuan before being released in the afternoon.

Officers from the Quanzhuang Town Police Station arrested four practitioners from Henan Village on March 15, 2014. Ms. Yang Xifen was taken to the Yishui County Detention Center. Ms. Yang was later released due to her physical discomfort. Ms. Zhang Wanzhen, 78, and Mr. Zhang Xingwen, 71, were taken to the police station. Both practitioners were released that evening after their families went to the police station demanding their release. Ms. Wang Fengzhen was taken to the Yishui County Detention Center for 15 days of detention. She returned home on March 30, 2014.

Parties involved in the persecution:Zhang Yun (张允), director of the Quanzhuang Town Police Station: [phone]Liu Yuzhu (刘玉柱), police officer: [phone]Zhang Youwen (张友文), community director: [phone]

2. [Tianjin] Mr. Li Guangwen and Another Practitioner Harassed

Zhao, director of the Xiawuqi Town Police Station in Wuqing District, along with other officers, broke into Mr. Li Guangwen's home and ransacked it around September 2014. They took DVDs of Falun Dafa lectures and DVDs about Falun Gong.

Xue Dongsheng, head of the village, led three other officers from the Xiawuqi Town Police Station to break into Mr. Li's home again on December 20, 2014. They confiscated a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, a full set of Falun Dafa books, handwritten copies of Falun Dafa books, and a few copies of Zhuan Falun.

Officers from the Xiawuqi Town Police Station again broke into Mr. Li's home on the evening of February 23, 2015. No one answered the door. The officers tore up the lucky couplet of “Falun Dafa is good” posted on the door. They also tore up a similar couplet of Mr. Li's neighbor.

Officers from the Xiawuqi Town Police Station broke into Ms. Sheng Shilan's home in Liangguantun Village and harassed her.

3. [Shanghai] Ms. Li Yaping Detained

Ms. Li Yaping, from the Changning District in Shanghai, was arrested and taken to the police station on the afternoon of February 28, 2015. Her daughter went to the police station at 7:50 p.m. The officer on duty that night told her that Ms. Li had been taken to the Changning District Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:Tianshan Police Station: [phone]Changning Detention Center: [phone]

4. [Da Hinggan Ling, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Yushu Arrested

Ms. Li Yushu, from Amur area, Da Hinggan Ling, was arrested on February 28, 2015 for posting a "Falun Dafa is Good" couplet on her window frame. The 66-year-old former education bureau chief had returned home from a 12-year imprisonment last May, but now she is in detention again.

Parties involved in the persecution:Ren Guohui (任国辉), head of the Jaigedaqi 610 Office: [phone]Liang Zhiguo (梁志国), chief of the police department: [phone]Xie Yong (谢勇), head of the Domestic Security Division: [phone]

5. [Gongqingcheng City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Wang Cheng Transferred to the De'an Detention Center

Mr. Wang Cheng was arrested at his shop on February 14, 2015, by officers from the Domestic Security Division, led by Zhou Yifan, deputy director of the Chashan Police Station in Gongqingcheng City. The officers ransacked his home and confiscated a computer, a DVD burner, a box of over 800 DVDs, and paper currency worth 1,000 yuan with messages of Falun Gong written on them.

Mr. Wang was transferred from the Gongqingcheng Detention Center to the De'an Detention Center on February 27, 2015. The police took another computer from his store the same day.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Wang:Xu Jun (徐军), head of the Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Zhou Yifan (周一帆), deputy director of the Chashan Police Station: [phone]Chen Jie (陈杰), chief of the Gongqingcheng Police Department: [phone], [phone]

6. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Xianmo and Ms. Liu Mingzhen Face Trial

The Xinbin County Court in Fushun City scheduled Mr. Zhang Xianmo and Ms. Liu Mingzhen for trial at the court of the Fushun Detention Center on the morning of March 4, 2015.

7. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Shuzhi and Ms. Zhang Minfang Received Heavy Sentences

The Chaoyang Court held a second trial of Ms. Xu Shuzhi, Ms. Zhang Minfang, Ms. Zhang Xiaolan, and Ms. Gao Guizhi on January 11, 2015. The court sentenced Ms. Xu Shuzhi to seven years and Ms. Zhang Minfang to six years in prison. They are still being held in the Chaoyang City Detention Center.

Ms. Zhang Xiaolan and Ms. Gao Guizhi, on bail from the first trial, were also each sentenced to three years in prison with three years of probation.

Parties involved in the persecution:Jianping County 610 Office: [phone], [phone]Zhou Enzhi (周恩志), head of the 610 Office: [phone], [phone]Wang Jianfei (王建飞), chief of the Jianping County Police Department: [phone], [phone]

8. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Yuxiang Detained

Ms. Li Yuxiang from Xi'an Village, Donganzhuang Township, Shenzhou City was arrested and taken to the Hengshui Detention Center by officers from the Hengshui City and Shenzhou City Police Department on December 17, 2014. Officers from the Domestic Security Division of the two cities ransacked her home and took over 150 copies of Dafa books, copies of Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, a computer, a notebook computer, two printers, a DVD player, and cash.

Parties involved in the persecution:Lu Huixin (吕会新), chief of the police department: [phone], [phone]Zhang Dewen (张德文), head of the Domestic Security Division: [phone]Su Shaojie (苏少杰), head of the Shenzhou City 610 Office: [phone], 86-318-3314108

9. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Xiangge Faces Trial

Ms. Liu Xiangge, 64, from the Changxin residential community, Kuancheng District, Changchun City, was arrested by officers from the Kuancheng District Domestic Security Division and the Xingye Neighborhood Police Station. Her case has been filed with the Kuancheng District Procuratorate and transferred to the Kuancheng District Court. She is now facing an illegal trial.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu:Dong Yihong (董屹红), division-chief judge presiding over the trial of the Kuancheng District Court: [phone]Li Jiao (李娇), in charge of the case with the Kuancheng District Procuratorate: [phone]