Additional Persecution News from China – September 21, 2017 (31 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 28 cities or counties in 14 provinces. According to this report, 7 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 44 were illegally arrested.

1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Shuqing and Ms. Ma Lingxi Detained
2. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
3. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Hu Jie Arrested
4. [Liu'an City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zheng Zhirong Detained
5. [Zoucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Guixiang Detained
6. [Binzhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Tie Detained
7. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wei Lanying and Ms. Ji Huiying Sentenced to Prison
8. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Guo Jianrong and Husband Arrested
9. [Haiyang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Junfeng and Ms. Xu Weiyun Arrested
10. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zou Benzhen and Ms. Li Aiyun Arrested
11. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Chunhong Detained
12. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Detained
13. [Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liang Ruiqiang Taken Into Custody
14. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liang Shu and Mr. Zhu Shixiong Arrested
15. [Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Zhang Kejiang Arrested
16. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Yumin Arrested
17. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Chen Qi Taken to Brainwashing Center
18. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
19. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zuo Lijun Arrested
20. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Mr. Yang Jirun Detained
21. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Hui Taken Into Custody
22. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Bao Yan Arrested
23. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Changyan Arrested
24. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Li Arrested
25. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Zhijuan Arrested
26. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Fengxia and Mr. Du Wenguo Detained
27. [Chongqing] Ms. Deng Jiqiong's Family of Three Arrested
28. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
29. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Gao Yuqin Missing for Two Years
30. [Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wu Youqing Arrested
31. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xu Qin Arrested

1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Shuqing and Ms. Ma Lingxi Detained

Ms. Yu Shuqing was arrested by officers from the Wukeshu Town Police Station, Yushu City, on September 14, 2017. She was taken to a detention center and held for five days.

Ms. Ma Lingxi from Shuangyu Village, Xinli Town was arrested by officers from the Domestic Security Division on September 15, 2017. She was detained for five days.

2. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Luo Mingchun, Mr. Luo Congwen, Mr. Wu Wenxiu, Mr. Zhou Xingzao, and other practitioners were arrested by Anning Police Station officers on the morning of September 14, 2017m for talking to people about Falun Gong in Anning Town.

Ms. Luo was placed in criminal detention and held in the Xiaomiao Detention Center. Mr. Luo, Ms. Wu, and Mr. Zhou were held in the Tuohuang Detention Center for 15 days. The remaining practitioners were released that day.

3. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Hu Jie Arrested

Ms. Hu Jie from the Qingbaijiang District was arrested and her home was ransacked by officers from the Hongyang Police Station and administrative personnel from the community on September 17, 2017.

4. [Liu'an City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zheng Zhirong Detained

Ms. Zheng Zhirong from Gubei Township, Jinzhai County, was arrested and taken to the Liu'an City Detention Center on September 5, 2017.

5. [Zoucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Guixiang Detained

Ms. Wang Guixiang was reported for talking to people about Falun Gong in Tieshan Park on September 19, 2017. She was arrested by Gangshan Police Station officers and taken to the Zoucheng City Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wang:Director of the Gangshan Police Station: [phone]Liu Shuyan (刘书寅), chief, Zoucheng City Police Department: [phone]Xu Hua (徐华), deputy chief: [phone], 86-13953766789Director of the Zoucheng City Detention Center: [phone]

6. [Binzhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Tie Detained

Mr. Zhang Yi was arrested at home by officers from the Shixi Police Station on the afternoon of September 18, 2017, and held in the police station. The police say that they will release him only if his mother, Ms. Pan Shulan, turns herself in.

7. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wei Lanying and Ms. Ji Huiying Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Wei Lanying and Ms. Ji Huiying from Jitai Town were sentenced to prison by the Changle County Court on September 15, 2017. Ms. Wei was given a two-year term and Ms. Ji a three-year term. Both practitioners appealed to the Weifang City Intermediate Court.

8. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Guo Jianrong and Husband Arrested

Officers from the Zhaoyuan City 610 Office ransacked Ms. Guo Jianhua's home on September 19, 2017. They arrested her non-practitioner husband Mr. Wang Xinqiang. Later they also arrested Ms. Guo's sister Ms. Guo Jianrong.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Guo:Lingnan Brainwashing Center: [phone]Ji Shaoping (纪少平), head of the brainwashing center: [phone], [phone]Sun Qiquan (孙启全), deputy head, 610 Office: [phone], [phone]Song Shaochang (宋少昌), deputy head: [phone], [phone]Wang Yucheng (王玉成), deputy head, Zhaoyuan Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]

9. [Haiyang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Junfeng and Ms. Xu Weiyun Arrested

Mr. Zhang Junfeng was arrested by plainclothes officers when he just stepped out the door heading for work on the morning of September 20, 2017. His whereabouts are unknown.

Ms. Xu Weiyun from Xiejia Village, Xin'an Town, was recently arrested for filing a criminal complaint against former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. She was detained for five days.

10. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zou Benzhen and Ms. Li Aiyun Arrested

Ms. Zou Benzhen and Ms. Li Aiyun were arrested by officers from the Laishan Police Department, the Fushan District, on September 15, 2017.

11. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Chunhong Detained

Ms. Li Chunhong from Lijiagou Village, Qijia Town, was arrested on September 19, 2017. She is being held in the Zhangjiagou Detention Center for five days.

12. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Mr. Li Shuhua, Ms. Yang Hui, and Ms. Cheng Yuying were reported for distributing Falun Gong materials on the evening of September 13, 2017. They were arrested and taken to the Linqing Detention Center by officers from the Daiwan Police Station.

Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Fu Guangdong (付广东), director, Daiwan Police Station: [phone]Zhou Qing (周清), deputy director: [phone]Cheng Aiguo (程爱国), head, Linqing 610 Office: [phone], [phone]Xu Yan (许燕), deputy head: [phone], [phone]Fan Haitao (范海涛), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone]

13. [Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liang Ruiqiang Taken Into Custody

Mr. Liang Ruiqiang from Fengsheng Village in the Jianghai District was arrested and his home was ransacked on the afternoon of September 19, 2017. He is now in the Liyue Police Station.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Liang:Chen Rongyao (陈荣耀), director, Liyue Police Station: [phone]

14. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liang Shu and Mr. Zhu Shixiong Arrested

Mr. Liang Shu was arrested by officers from the Maoming City 610 Office, the Maonan District Police Department, the Xinhu Police Station, and the Xinhu Residential Committee staff on September 19, 2017.

Mr. Zhu Shixiong was arrested by officers from the Maoming City 610 Office, the Maonan District Police Department, the Zhanqianlu Police Station, and the residential committee staff on the morning of September 20, 2017.

15. [Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Zhang Kejiang Arrested

Mr. Zhang Kejiang was arrested at work by officers from the Dongmen Police Station in the Tianshan District on September 2, 2017.

16. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Yumin Arrested

Officers from the Laishui County Police Department and the Laishui Town Police Station arrested Ms. Liu Yumin and ransacked her home on the morning of September 20, 2017.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Liu:Laishui County Police Department: [phone], [phone]Liu Wenzhan (刘文占), chief: [phone], [phone]Wang Baohua (王宝华), deputy chief: [phone]Dai Chunjie (戴春杰), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone]Laishui County 610 Office: [phone]

17. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Chen Qi Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Chen Qi was arrested by the Zhengzhou City Political and Legal Affairs Committee, Zhang Yuhai, head of the Zhongyuan District 610, and the Domestic Security Division on September 14, 2017. She was taken to the Shibalihe Drug Rehabilitation Center.

18. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhao Kunli, Ms. Qiu Yongfeng, her husband Mr. Yang Dagui, and Ms. Wang Meiqing were arrested by the Jingzhou police on September 20, 2017. Their homes were ransacked.

Mr. Liu Longping from Gong'an County was arrested at work on the afternoon of September 20, 2017. His home was ransacked.

19. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zuo Lijun Arrested

Ms. Zuo Lijun from Tongdao County was arrested by officers from the county police department on September 19, 2017, for distributing Falun Gong materials. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to the county detention center. She was released at 3 p.m. that day.

20. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Mr. Yang Jirun Detained

Mr. Yang Jirun from the Hanpingchuan area in the Pingchuan District was captured by security cameras when he was distributing Falun Gong materials on September 16, 2017. He was arrested by officers from the Pingchuan District Domestic Security Division and Zhong Lianrong, deputy head of the Jingyuan County Domestic Security Division. The officers ransacked his home and confiscated Falun Gong books, a computer, a copier, printed materials, and amulets. Mr. Yang was taken to the Shaheyan Detention Center in Jingyuan County.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Yang:Jingyuan County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], [phone]Gao Xingguo (高兴国), Party secretary: [phone]Hao Jun (郝军), head, 610 Office: [phone]Zhong Lianrong (种连荣), deputy head: [phone]Jingyuan County Detention Center: [phone], [phone]

21. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Hui Taken Into Custody

Mr. Wang Hui from Gushan Town was arrested by plainclothes officers on the morning of September 20, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong at a local farmers market. He is being held in the Gushan Police Station.

22. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Bao Yan Arrested

Ms. Bao Yan was arrested at her mother's home by Zheng Zhiwen, head of the Qingyuan County Domestic Security Division, and other officers on the morning of September 20, 2017.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Bao:Guo Feng (郭峰), deputy secretary of the Fushun Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]Peng Yue (彭越), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Wei Zhenxing (魏振兴), deputy head: [phone]Zheng Zhiwen (郑志文), head, Qingyuan County Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Xu Xiangchun (徐向春), deputy head: [phone]

23. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Changyan Arrested

Ms. Yu Changyan was arrested at home by officers from the Lingxi Police Station in the Huanggu District on the morning of September 20, 2017. Her home was ransacked.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Yu:Leng Shuchun (冷树春), director, Lingxi Police Station: [phone]

24. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Li Arrested

Ms. Yu Li was arrested at home by officers from the Huanggu District Police Department on September 20, 2017.

25. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Zhijuan Arrested

Ms. Dong Zhijuan was arrested on her way to work on the morning of September 20, 2017. The police ransacked her home and confiscated a computer and a printer.

26. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Fengxia and Mr. Du Wenguo Detained

Ms. Zhang Fengxia and Mr. Du Wenguo from Linghai City were arrested and their homes ransacked by officers from the Yi County Domestic Security Division on the afternoon of September 18, 2017. Ms. Zhang was held in the Jinzhou Detention Center. Mr. Du was held in the Yi County Detention Center.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Zhang and Mr. Du:Ma (马), officer: [phone]

27. [Chongqing] Ms. Deng Jiqiong's Family of Three Arrested

Ms. Deng Jiqiong and her non-practitioner husband Mr. Hong Daipeng from the Yubei District were intercepted at the ticket checkpoint in a train station on September 17, 2017. They were to take the high-speed rail heading for Chengdu. Officers from the Yubei District Police Station arrested them and ransacked their home. The police arrested their son Mr. Hong Liu at work the following day. The family's whereabouts are unknown.

28. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Sheng Yanqin, Ms. Li Jiahong, and Ms. Shi Changfang from Anda City were arrested by officers from the Jixinggang Police Station in Anda City on the morning of September 20, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were held in the Anda City Detention Center for 15 days.

Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Jixinggang Police Station: [phone]Anda Detention Center: [phone]Xing'an Police Station: [phone]

29. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Gao Yuqin Missing for Two Years

Ms. Gao Yuqin, 65, was arrested by officers from the Daxing Police Station in the Xiaohe District on October 14, 2015. Her whereabouts are still unknown.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Gao:Xie Jun (谢军), chief, Economic Development Zone Police Department: [phone]Ding Hui (丁辉), deputy secretary: [phone]Feng Qi (冯琪), deputy chief: [phone]

30. [Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wu Youqing Arrested

Mr. Wu Youqing was arrested on September 20, 2017.

31. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xu Qin Arrested

Ms. Xu Qin from the Junshan District, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, went to Shenzhen to visit her family member, who was in prison. She was arrested on August 4, 2017. Her whereabouts are unknown.