(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 10 provinces. According to this report, 6 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 22 were illegally arrested.
1. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ding Yan Detained
2. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Xiaodong Detained
3. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Gu Rongfeng Sentenced
4. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Gao Jiyin Arrested
5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zang Lianmei and Ms. Liu Lijun Arrested
6. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zheng Shikui Arrested
7. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Tong Yaoliang Tried
8. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Junying Tried
9. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Fubin Persecuted
10. [Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Fang Lifen and Ms. Fang Shihe Sentenced
11. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Tan Meili Still Detained in Prison
12. [Xi'ning City, Qinghai Province] Ms. Zhang Xiulian Sentenced
13. [Golmud, Qinghai Province] Three Practitioners Remain Detained
14. [Shenzhen, Guangdong Province] Dr. Feng Shaoyong Faces Trial
15. [Anning City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Feng Baoding’s Arrest Approved
16. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Yuhong Sentenced
17. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Luo Shiliang and His Wife Sentenced
18. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Two Practitioners Face Trial
19. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Ni Youai Sentenced
20. [Jingmen City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Guangjie and Mr. Peng Yaxin Recently Sentenced
21. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lu Chunxia Tried
1. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ding Yan Detained
Ms. Ding Yan was arrested at home by officers from the Jiangdong Police Station on November 27, 2017. The police confiscated her Falun Gong books. She was detained for five days.
2. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Xiaodong Detained
Mr. Li Xiaodong, arrested by plainclothes officers on May 26, 2017, is currently held at the Nanshan Detention Center. His arrest was recently approved.
3. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Gu Rongfeng Sentenced
Mr. Gu Rongfeng was arrested by officers from the Guangruilu Police Station in Liangxi District, Wuxi City on June 5, 2017. He was sentenced to a nine-month prison term by the Jiangyin Court in Wuxi City.
4. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Gao Jiyin Arrested
Ms. Gao Jiyin was arrested by officers from the Jinchuanlu Police Station on November 24, 2017. She was released that evening.
5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zang Lianmei and Ms. Liu Lijun Arrested
Ms. Zang Lianmei and Ms. Liu Lijun were arrested by officers from the Jichang Police Station on November 28, 2017, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.
6. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zheng Shikui Arrested
Mr. Zheng Shikui was arrested by officers from the Lishu County Police Department on November 28, 2017.
7. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Tong Yaoliang Tried
Mr. Tong Yaoliang was tried by the Jinzhou City Intermediate Court on December 1, 2017.
8. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Junying Tried
Ms. Zhang Junying was tried by the Ganjingzi Court on November 30, 2017.
Party involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:Jin Hua (金华), judge: +86-411-82793897
9. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Fubin Persecuted
Mr. Liu Fubin is currently detained at the Tailai County Prison. He was recently subjected to solitary confinement. He has difficulty eating and has now become emaciated. His family asked for his release on medical bail but the prison has refused.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Liu:Xu Wei (许伟), head, Tailai Prison: +86-18004625001Sun Feng (孙峰), deputy head, Tailai Prison: +86-17790631002Chen Zhiguo (陈志国), head, Tailain Prison Hospital: +86-18004625190Wu (吴), head of Tailai Prison Hospital: +86-18088720634
10. [Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Fang Lifen and Ms. Fang Shihe Sentenced
Ms. Fang Lifen was seized at her family-owned shop on September 29, 2016. Her younger sister, Ms. Fang Shihe, who lives in the countryside, was arrested hours later.
The older Ms. Fang was beaten so badly that she had trouble walking.
The two sisters were tried on June 28, 2017 and sentenced to prison on November 17. Ms. Fang Shifen was given 2 years and 10 months and her sister 2 years. They both planned to appeal their sentences.
11. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Tan Meili Still Detained in Prison
A disabled woman remains incarcerated at Jiangxi Province Women's Prison for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.
Ms. Tan Meili, whose leg is disabled due to having polio as a child, was most recently arrested on July 17, 2014 for her faith. She was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. When her mother-in-law tried to seek justice for her she was briefly detained.
This is not the first time that Ms. Tan has been targeted for her faith. Prior to her latest imprisonment, she was twice given forced labor for a total of four years and twice imprisoned for a total of seven and a half years.
12. [Xi'ning City, Qinghai Province] Ms. Zhang Xiulian Sentenced
Ms. Zhang Xiulian was sentenced to three years in prison on November 27, 2017 for her faith in Falun Gong.
Ms. Zhang and her husband, Mr. Qiao Guokai, were arrested at home on August 27, 2015 after police suspected them of pasting self-adhesive stickers bearing information about the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong.
Mr. Qiao was released on bail shortly afterwards because of poor health. Ms. Zhang was also released on bail less than two months later when she developed high blood pressure.
The couple was ordered to appear in court on November 27, 2017. Ms. Zhang was convicted and her husband was acquitted at the end of the hearing. It is unclear whether Ms. Zhang has been taken back into custody.
13. [Golmud, Qinghai Province] Three Practitioners Remain Detained
Mr. Fu Tianxiang was arrested at home on December 12, 2016. Police confiscated more than a dozen copies of Falun Gong books, four cell phones, one MP5 player, and more than forty copies of Falun Gong materials from his home. He appeared in court in October 2016, but no verdict has been issued at the time of writing.
Ms. Kang Jinying, in her 60s, and Ms. Zuo Aifeng, 57, were arrested on March 30, 2017. They appeared in court in November, but the presiding judge has not delivered a verdict yet. Both women were imprisoned in the past for their faith – Ms. Kang was given one year and Ms. Zuo four years following their earlier arrest on March 23, 2009.
In addition to above practitioners, Mr. Li Junqing was arrested on December 22, 2016, but he was not released until very recently.
14. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Dr. Feng Shaoyong Faces Trial
Dr. Feng Shaoyong was arrested on September 24, 2016. The local procuratorate twice returned his case citing insufficient evidence, but the local police tried one more time on April 21, 2017 and managed to have the procuratorate file an indictment against him. His case was forwarded to the local court in June 2017.
15. [Anning City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Feng Baoding’s Arrest Approved
Mr. Feng Baoding was issued an arrest warrant on November 13, 2017 and is now facing indictment for his faith.
Mr. Feng, 55, was seized on October 7, 2017 after being caught pasting adhesive stickers bearing Falun Gong messages. His family has been denied visits with him at the Anning Detention Center.
This is not the first time that Mr. Feng has been targeted for his faith. He was given two years of forced labor in 2000 and sentenced to four years in prison in 2003.
16. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Yuhong Sentenced
Ms. Wang Yuhong's family received a court notice that the Chaoyang District resident was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.
Ms. Wang, 54, was most recently arrested on May 13, 2017 and tried on November 2. Judge Zhang Jun convicted her weeks later.
This is not the first time that she has been targeted for her faith. Ms. Wang has been arrested numerous times and twice given forced labor in the past for her efforts to stop the persecution of Falun Gong.
17. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Luo Shiliang and His Wife Sentenced
A married couple in Shanggao County, Yichun City was sentenced to prison for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.
Mr. Luo Shiliang and his wife, Ms. Wu Jinying, were arrested on October 2, 2016 and appeared in court on September 26, 2017. The presiding judge did not issue a verdict at the conclusion of the hearing.
The couple's family learned recently that they were both convicted, with each of them given four years in prison. They've appealed to the Yichun City Intermediate Court.
18. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Two Practitioners Face Trial
Ms. Cao Junyi, 56, was arrested on July 6, 2017. Mr. Zhu Shixiong, 55, was arrested on September 20, 2017. They both remain at the Maoming City First Detention Center.
Their respective lawyers visited them on the morning of November 28 and reviewed their case files at the Maonan District Court that afternoon. The lawyers learned that both practitioners were scheduled to appear in court on December 5, but their trials were canceled because their respective prosecutors were not available.
Prosecutor Huang Xiaofeng and judge Zhou Wenhui are in charge of Ms. Cao's case, while prosecutor Dai Jianlan was assigned to Mr. Zhu's case. The presiding judge for Mr. Zhu's case hasn't yet announced a verdict.
Officers Deng Haichao, Pang Yufeng, Chen Jian, and Yu Kaide were all involved in the two practitioners' cases.
19. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Ni Youai Sentenced
Ms. Ni Youai was sentenced to four years in prison at her trial on November 21, 2017 for producing materials which expose the Chinese communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong.
Ms. Ni was arrested at her rental place on December 17, 2016 and has been held at the Xilin Detention Center since then.
This is not the first time that Ms. Ni has been targeted for her faith. She was first arrested in August 2008 for visiting her aunt, also a Falun Gong practitioner, detained at a local brainwashing center. She was later given three years in prison, but the sentence was suspended for four years.
Ms. Ni was arrested again on September 28, 2011 and sent back to jail to serve the three-year sentence. She was released in 2014, only to be arrested again in 2016.
20. [Jingmen City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Guangjie and Mr. Peng Yaxin Recently Sentenced
Ms. Zhang Guangjie, in her 50s, and Mr. Peng Yaxin, around 40, were arrested along with two other local Falun Gong practitioners on March 13, 2016.
The four practitioners appeared in court on September 23, 2016. Ms. Fu Chuanying and Ms. He Shifeng, both elderly, were released at the end of the hearing, but Ms. Zhang and Mr. Peng were taken back to the Huyaguan Detention Center and the Shayang Detention Center, respectively.
It was learned recently that Mr. Peng was given two years in prison and Ms. Zhang three years. Both were also each fined 5,000 yuan. They have submitted their appeals to the Jingmen Intermediate Court. Judge Shui Shuang was assigned to the case.
21. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lu Chunxia Tried
Ms. Lu Chunxia was tried by the Shunde District Court on the afternoon of November 20, 2017. It was the third trial against her. The prosecutor submitted so-called “new evidence”, stating that Ms. Lu was detained in the Guangzhou City Legal System Education School (i.e. a brainwashing center) between August 4, 2016 and March 2, 2017.
The court session was very short. No verdict was made.
