Additional Persecution News from China – October 23, 2017 (16 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 7 provinces. According to this report, 7 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 19 were illegally arrested.

1. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Detained
2. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lin Jinrong Detained
3. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Tianmin Taken to Prison
4. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Hou Suhua and Husband Mr. Wang Qijun Arrested
5. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Gong Pijian and Mr. Liu Nailun Detained
6. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dong Juan and Ms. Gao Guoxiang Detained
7. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Mr. Meng Xianyong Detained
8. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Yunchong and Wife Ms. Zhao Huayu Detained
9. [Leizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Haixia Taken to Brainwashing Center
10. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Mingsheng Arrested
11. [Luanping County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Rui Given a Three-Year-and-Six-Month Prison Term
12. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhu Arrested
13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Lixin and Ms. Chen Shanju Detained
14. [Huachuan County, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Officially Placed Under Arrest
15. [Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Hongzhu Taken Into Custody
16. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guan Hongyan Detained

1. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Detained

Ms. Zhang Limei, Mr. Shang Chunguang, Mr. Chen Weiyuan, and Ms. Yang were arrested and taken to a detention center on October 21, 2017.

2. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lin Jinrong Detained

Ms. Lin Jinrong was arrested and her home was ransacked by officers from the Beichen Police Station on the afternoon of October 17, 2017. She is being held in the Zaoshan Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Lin:Chen Guanghui (谌光辉), director, Beichen Police Station: [phone]Liu Jing (刘靖), deputy director: [phone]Liu Bijun (刘必军), political head: [phone], [phone]

3. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Tianmin Taken to Prison

Ms. Tang Tianmin, 62, from Naxi District, was arrested on April 10, 2017. She was detained. It was reported recently that she was secretly tried and given a five-year prison term. She was taken to a prison at the beginning of October 2017.

4. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Hou Suhua and Husband Mr. Wang Qijun Arrested

Ms. Hou Suhua and her husband Mr. Wang Qijun were arrested and their home was ransacked by officers from the Hengshan Town Police Station and village leaders on October 19, 2017.

5. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Gong Pijian and Mr. Liu Nailun Detained

Officers from the Mengyin County Police Station broke into Mr. Gong Pijian and Mr. Liu Nailun's homes and arrested them on October 12, 2017. Both practitioners are being held in the Mengyin Detention Center.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Gong and Mr. Liu:Gong Weibin (公维斌), officer: [phone]

6. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dong Juan and Ms. Gao Guoxiang Detained

Ms. Dong Juan and Ms. Gao Guoxiang were arrested on October 21, 2017 for talking to people about Falun Gong in the Zhaohu Township farmers market, Decheng District. They are being held in the Dezhou Detention Center.

7. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Mr. Meng Xianyong Detained

Mr. Meng Xianyong was arrested and his home was ransacked by officers, who came with electric batons and handcuffs, from the Honghe Town Police Station on the morning of October 19, 2017. He is being held in the Changle Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Meng:Honghe Town Police Station: [phone]An officer: [phone]

8. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Yunchong and Wife Ms. Zhao Huayu Detained

Mr. Wang Yunchong and his wife Ms. Zhao Huayu were arrested on their way home from Yantai City on October 14, 2017. Police officers found Falun Gong booklets in their car. Mr. Wang is being held in the Yantai No. 2 Detention Center. Ms. Zhao is being held in the Yantai Detention Center. A USB flash disk, over 8,000 yuan in cash, and their car were confiscated.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Wang and Ms. Zhao:Li Jie (李杰), deputy director, Shanhou Border Police Station: [phone], [phone], [phone]

9. [Leizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Haixia Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Chen Haixia was arrested recently for distributing Falun Gong informational materials. She was taken to the Xiashan District Brainwashing Center.

10. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Mingsheng Arrested

Mr. Wang Mingsheng from Ruiyunguan Township, Donghuayuan Town, was arrested by officers led by their director from the Donghuayuan Town Police Station on October 20, 2017 for distributing Falun Gong informational calendars. The officers ransacked his home and smashed his electric tricycle.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Wang:Donghuayuan Police Station: [phone]

11. [Luanping County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Rui Given a Three-Year-and-Six-Month Prison Term

Mr. Wang Rui was tried by the Luanping County Court on the morning of August 31, 2017. He was given a three-year-and-six-month prison term on September 15.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Wang:Liu Fuming (刘福明), president, Chengde City Intermediate Court: [phone]Chen Xuefeng (陈雪峰), deputy president: [phone]Wang Huaizhi (王淮志), deputy president: [phone], [phone]Cong Yunfeng (丛云峰), president, No. 2 Criminal Tribunal: [phone], [phone]

12. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhu Arrested

Ms. Zhu was arrested recently for distributing calendars.

13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Lixin and Ms. Chen Shanju Detained

Ms. Wang Lixin and Ms. Chen Shanju were arrested on October 17, 2017. They are held in the Wuhan No. 1 Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wang and Ms. Chen:Xu (徐), officer: [phone]Liu Huan (刘欢), residential committee staff: [phone]

14. [Huachuan County, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Officially Placed Under Arrest

Ms. Shi Fenglan, Ms. Pang Shuxian, and another practitioner were officially placed under arrest in September 2017.

15. [Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Hongzhu Taken Into Custody

Ms. Zhang Hongzhu was arrested by officials from the Bayan County Political and Legal Affairs Committee, officers from the Bayan County Police Department, and the Xinghua Police Station on October 8, 2017. Her home was ransacked. She is still being held.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang:Li Yanguo (李彦国), secretary of the Bayan County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], [phone]Luan Hefeng (栾和峰), head, 610 Office: [phone], [phone]Yu Haiyan (于海燕), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone]Huang Chen (黄臣), Domestic Security officer: [phone]

16. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guan Hongyan Detained

Ms. Guan Hongyan from Ning'an City was arrested on October 15, 2017. She was held in the Mudanjiang Detention Center.