Additional Persecution News from China – August 13, 2016 (12 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 12 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 7 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Puning City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Yang Fengtao Sentenced to Prison
2. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Ms. Gao Yan and Ms. Ju Zaiping Sentenced to Prison
3. [Longhua County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Fengyun Sentenced to Prison
4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Jun and Ms. Gao Yulan Sentenced to Prison
5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Lu Jinyu and Mr. Jia Qiang Sentenced to Prison
6. [Qingyang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Gao Runqin Remains Missing
7. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Pei and Husband Arrested
8. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Bao Wenzhang Detained
9. [Chongqing] Ms. Yan Yulan Detained
10. [Qianguo County, Jilin Province] Ms. Xia Haifeng and Ms. Ma Guiqin Arrested
11. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Ms. Wang Xinhui and Ms. Li Fenglan Arrested
12. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Meng Li and Ms. Li Chunmei Sentenced to Prison

1. [Puning City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Yang Fengtao Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Yang Fengtao was recently heavily sentenced to eight years and six months in prison by the Puning City Court for producing Falun Gong informational materials.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Yang:Xie Rongbiao (谢荣标) and Huang Gengcheng (黄耿城), secretaries of the Puning City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone] Office: [phone]Fang Danlin (方丹林), president of the Puing City Court: [phone], [phone]Cai Yiqiang (蔡艺强), presiding judge: [phone]

2. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Ms. Gao Yan and Ms. Ju Zaiping Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Gao Yan was recently sentenced to three years in prison by the Shihezi City Court. Ms. Ju Zaiping was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan. Ms. Gao was arrested in August 2015. Ms. Ju was arrested in September 2015.

3. [Longhua County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Fengyun Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Yu Fengyun was recently sentenced to four years in prison by the Longhua County Court. She was taken to the Shijiazhuang Women's Prison on August 3, 2016. She was arrested by officers from the Domestic Security Division of the Longhua County Police Department on May 11, 2016.

4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Jun and Ms. Gao Yulan Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Zhang Jun was sentenced to four years in prison on August 5, 2016, by the Acheng District Court. Ms. Gao Yulan was sentenced to three years in prison with three years of probation. She went home that day. Both practitioners were arrested on March 12, 2016.

5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Lu Jinyu and Mr. Jia Qiang Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Lu Jinyu was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and Mr. Jia Qiang to one and a half years in prison.

6. [Qingyang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Gao Runqin Remains Missing

Ms. Gao Runqin, in her 50s, from Chenhu Village, Dongzhi Town, went missing two years ago. Before she disappeared, she was held in the Heshui County Detention Center.

7. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Pei and Husband Arrested

Ms. Wang Pei and her husband were arrested by officers from the Qianjin Police Station on the morning of August 3, 2016. Their home was ransacked. The husband was released the following day. Ms. Wang was placed under administrative detention for 15 days in the Nangou Detention Center.

Party involved in persecuting them:Wang Zhenxing (王振兴), officer with the Qianjin Police Station: [phone]

8. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Bao Wenzhang Detained

Mr. Bao Wenzhang, 63, from the Shuncheng District, was arrested on August 11, 2016, for hanging up Falun Gong informational materials in Daliu Town. The police ransacked his home and confiscated Falun Gong books and photos of the founder of Falun Gong. Mr. Bao was taken to the Nangou Detention Center.

9. [Chongqing] Ms. Yan Yulan Detained

Officers from the Tongnan District Police Department, Tangba Police Station, and Lai Hongbin, a militia commander, broke into Ms. Yan Yulan's home on the morning of July 1, 2016. They ransacked the place and confiscated Falun Gong books, two MP5 players, an MP3 player, and other personal belongings. Ms. Yan was taken to the Tongnan District Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

10. [Qianguo County, Jilin Province] Ms. Xia Haifeng and Ms. Ma Guiqin Arrested

Ms. Xia Haifeng and Ms. Ma Guiqin were arrested in recent days by officers from the Domestic Security Division.

Party involved in persecuting them:Officer who participated in the arrest: [phone]

11. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Ms. Wang Xinhui and Ms. Li Fenglan Arrested

Ms. Wang Xinhui and Ms. Li Fenglan from the Pingchuan District were stopped and arrested by two officers from the Dashuitou Police Station when they posted Falun Gong informational materials on August 7, 2016. They were taken to the Domestic Security Division of the Changzheng Police Department and were held in the confinement room.

The police confiscated Ms. Wang's motorcycle, several dozen DVDs and other personal belongings. The two practitioners were interrogated for two days and one night with no food or sleep. The police took blood samples and fingerprints from them, measured their heights, and took photos of them.

The officers ransacked both practitioners' homes that evening. From Ms. Li's home they confiscated a hard drive, an MP4 player, a cell phone, and other personal belongings.

The officers ransacked Ms. Wang's home around 9 p.m. They confiscated a notebook computer, one music player, and an MP3 player. They ransacked Ms. Wang's home again the following morning and confiscated other personal belongings.

Both practitioners were taken to the Baiyin City Hospital for physical examinations the next day. They were then taken to the Baiyin City Detention Center. Ms. Li was denied admission due to her high blood pressure. She was released after her family paid a 5,000 yuan bail. Ms. Wang is being held at the Baiyin Detention Center.

12. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Meng Li and Ms. Li Chunmei Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Meng Li was sentenced to three years in prison. She was taken to the Xinxiang Women's Prison around June 9, 2016. Ms. Li Chunmei was sentenced to three years in prison with four years of probation.

Ms. Meng Li and Ms. Li Chunmei were arrested in November 2015 for telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were held in the Zhoukou Detention Center.