Additional Persecution News from China – November 15, 2016 (16 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 7 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 26 were illegally arrested.

1. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Mingying and Ms. Gu Fengyun Arrested
2. [Jiutai City, Jilin Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
3. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Face Trial
4. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Guifang Sentenced to Prison
5. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Shiyun Arrested and Ms. Chen Shujun Harassed
6. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ma Fengxia's Home Ransacked
7. [Nanzhao County, Henan Province] Ms. Li Xiling Harassed
8. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Xianhuai Detained
9. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhong Weiqin Arrested
10. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuying Arrested
11. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Six Practitioners Arrested
12. [Tieling County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Shimian and Ms. Lin Yan Arrested
13. [Hu County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wan Xiaohui and Ms. Wan Xiaoyan Arrested
14. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
15. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yan Shaoyi Taken to Brainwashing Center
16. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

1. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Mingying and Ms. Gu Fengyun Arrested

Ms. Sun Mingying and Ms. Gu Fengyun were arrested by officers from the Xinzhan Police Station on the afternoon of November 14, 2016, for talking to people about Falun Gong.

Ms. Gu was taken to the Jiaohe City Detention Center for 10 days, and Ms. Sun was released.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Sun and Ms. Gu:Xinzhan Police Station: [phone]Chief of Jiaohe City Police Department: [phone]

2. [Jiutai City, Jilin Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Chi Cheng, director of the Kalun Town Police Station, and other officers followed and arbitrarily arrested practitioners between October 22-28, 2016.

Ms. Fu Guifang was followed and harassed at home. Her husband was frightened and suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. He was admitted to a hospital.

Officers went to Ms. Yu Xiulian's home twice on October 25. She was not there, but they still ransacked her place and took photographs.

The same officers arrested Ms. Guo Yanping on the same day and took her to the police station. She was released after signing documents stating that she would stop practicing Falun Gong.

Mr. Liu Wenbin and his wife Ms. Zhou Shurong were arrested at home on October 28. They was released after officers extorted 4,000 yuan and they signed police documents.

Participant in the persecution of the five practitioners:Kalun Town Police Station: [phone]

3. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Face Trial

Ms. Tang Lihua, Ms. Wei Yuanqing and Mr. Liu were taken to court on November 23, 2016, by the Guang'an City 610 Office.

4. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Guifang Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Li Guifang was given a three-year prison term by the Anqiu Court on November 14, 2016.

5. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Shiyun Arrested and Ms. Chen Shujun Harassed

Officers from Chaoyang Police Station broke into Ms. Li Shiyun's home at around noon on November 7, 2016. She was taken to the Baicheng Brainwashing Center, where she was interrogated. She was released after she signed police documents.

Officers went to Ms. Chen Shujun's home on the morning of November 10, but she was not there. They claimed that they had come to repair the heating system, so her family let them in.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li and Ms. Chen:Wu Lihua (伍丽华), Gaomi City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], [phone]Gaomi City Municipal Committee's 610 Office: [phone]Li Yubin (李玉斌): [phone]Li Zhi (李志): [phone]

6. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ma Fengxia's Home Ransacked

Six officers from Baichigan Town Police Station broke into Ms. Ma Fengxia's home in Xiaozhujia Village at around noon on November 14, 2016.

They ransacked the place and confiscated a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, two desktop calendars, about 30 Falun Gong books, five copies of Minghui Weekly, and other materials.

7. [Nanzhao County, Henan Province] Ms. Li Xiling Harassed

Jin Yunwu, an officer from the Hexi Police Station; Liu Guosong, a state security officer; and others harassed Ms. Li Xiling at her home for suing Jiang Zemin, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party, who initiated the persecution of Falun Gong.

They went to Ms. Liu's home again to question her. She was forced to leave her home to avoid being persecuted. The place was ransacked and her computer was confiscated.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li:Gao Xuan (高选), director of Hexi Police Station: [phone]Jin Yuwu (金玉武), deputy director: [phone]Wang Xuguang (王旭光), deputy director: [phone]

8. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Xianhuai Detained

Mr. Wang Xianhuai was sentenced to three years in prison by the Huaiyang County in 2015. Prison authorities refused to accept him because he had high blood pressure.

Mei Dianjun, the division chief judge from the Trial Supervision Tribunal at Huaiyang County Court, took him to Xinmi Prison on November 9, 2016. Mr. Wang vomited non-stop during the journey.

In order to avoid being held accountable if anything happened to Mr Wang, they decided to take him home. However, they went back to harass him the following day.

Mei and three other officers broke into Mr. Wang's home on November 11, 2016, and arrested him. He was taken to the Huaiyang Detention Center.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Wang:Mei Dianjun (梅殿军), division chief judge, Trial Supervision Tribunal, Huaiyang County Court: [phone]

9. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhong Weiqin Arrested

Ma Liang, a residential police officer from the Qianjin Police Station, and other officers pried open the door to Ms. Zhong Weiqin's home and arrested her on the morning of November 8, 2016.

They took her first to the police station and then to a hospital for a physical check-up. She failed the check-up and was taken directly to the fourth floor in Jinshan Hospital. Her family was not notified.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Zhong:Jiang Shuxun (姜树勋), director of Qianjin Police Station: [phone]

10. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuying Arrested

Ms. Zhang Xiuying was arrested.

11. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Six Practitioners Arrested

Several practitioners in a Fa study group in the Shenhe District were arrested on the morning of November 14, 2016. The practitioners include Ms. Li Guitian, Ms. Wu Naiying, Mr. Liu Defu, and Ms. Liu Liping.

Mr. Zhang Qinghua and Ms. Mo Hongyan were arrested on the afternoon of the same day. Police ransacked Mr. Zhang's home while no one was present.

12. [Tieling County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Shimian and Ms. Lin Yan Arrested

Ms. Li Shimian and Ms. Lin Yan were arrested by local police officers on November 2, 2016, when they went to the Jiguanshan area in Baiqi Town to distribute Falun Gong materials.

They were transferred to the Tieling City Detention Center on November 11.

Ms. Li and Ms. Lin are from Xiaotun Village, Cuizhenbu Town, Tieling City.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li and Ms. Lin:Fang Zheng (方峥), Domestic Security Division: [phone]Wu Biao (吴彪), director of Tieling Detention Center: [phone], [phone]

13. [Hu County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wan Xiaohui and Ms. Wan Xiaoyan Arrested

Ms. Wan Xiaohui and her sister Ms. Wan Xiaoyan were arrested on November 13, 2016.

Participants in the persecution of the sisters:Yang Xiaofeng (杨小峰), political head, Domestic Security Division: [phone]Head of 610 Office: [phone]Deputy head: [phone], [phone]Sun Xiaoguang (孙小光), staff at the 610 Office: [phone]

14. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Wang Shufang, 70, and four other practitioners were arrested by officers from the Dacheng Police Station, Nangang District, on the afternoon on November 9, 2016, for distributing desktop calendars.

Ms. Wang and Ms. Zhao Yalun were released that night. Ms. Zhao's home was ransacked.

Ms. Liu Shuyan and Ms. Yang Fengyan were each detained for 15 days.

Another practitioner may have also been detained.

15. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yan Shaoyi Taken to Brainwashing Center

Mr. Yan Shaoyi, about 50 years old, was arrested at work and taken to the 721 Brainwashing Center in Daqing City on November 11, 2016.

Mr. Yan is a section-level official of the Organizational Project Preparation Team at the Daqing Petrochemical Company Refinery, China Petroleum.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Yan:Li Zunjian (李尊江), party secretary, Daqing Petrochemical Company Refinery: [phone], [phone]Qu Bo (曲波), office manager: [phone], [phone]

16. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Liu Yuqiu, Mr. Wang Liguo, Ms. Ding Liyun, and a practitioner surnamed Hu from the Xing'an District were arrested separately by officers from the Liuhao Police Station, Nanshan District, on the evening of November 3, 2016.

The officers ransacked Ms. Liu's home and confiscated a computer, printer, and bank cards. They also arrested Ms. Liu's husband and daughter, who were released two days later.

Ms. Liu was placed under criminal detention and held in the Hegang City No. 2 Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of the four practitioners:Ding Qingbao (丁庆宝), chief of Nanshan Police Department: [phone], [phone], [phone]Li Daoxiang (李道祥), deputy chief: [phone], [phone], [phone]Yu Haibo (于海波), head of Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Zhang Zhijian (张志健), deputy head: [phone], [phone]