Additional Persecution News from China – December 14, 2017 (15 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 16 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 6 were illegally arrested.

1. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Xiang Qingshan Sentenced to Prison
2. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xiufen Detained
3. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Guoxiang Detained
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Pang Jia'e Given a Two-Year-and-Six-Month Prison Term
5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Lu Yarong and Ms. Qiao Hongyan Arrested
6. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Xu Zigao Detained
7. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Feng Jianhua Detained
8. [Guilin City, Guangxi Province] Ms. Lei Youying Arrested
9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners' Cases Transferred to the Procuratorate
10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jia Qinggui Detained
11. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cheng Shifeng Given a One-Year Prison Term
12. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Qu Chunrong Given a Four-Year-and-Six-Month Prison Term
13. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Ren Xulan and Ms. Sun Shufang Officially Arrested
14. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yu Faces Trial
15. [Changli County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Ying and Ms. Yang Fengying Arrested

1. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Xiang Qingshan Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Xiang Qingshan from Jintang County was arrested and taken to the Jintang County Detention Center in September 2016. He was released on bail. He was told to report regularly to the detention center. He was again arrested and taken to the detention center in November 2017. He was secretly sentenced to prison on December 5.

2. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xiufen Detained

Ms. Li Xiufen, 63, was arrested when handing out Falun Gong materials to officers from the Xinxing Police Station on December 5, 2017. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to the Yingkou City Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li:Li Lianfeng (李联峰), director, Xinxing Police Station: [phone], [phone], [phone]Ma Zhanbiao (马占彪), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]

3. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Guoxiang Detained

Ms. Gao Guoxiang, 73, and Ms. Dong Juan were arrested on October 21, 2017. Both were detained in the Dezhou City Detention Center. One month later, Ms. Gao's case was transferred to the Procuratorate. Ms. Dong was released after being extorted out of 20,000 yuan.

4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Pang Jia'e Given Two-and-a-Half-Year Prison Term

Ms. Pang Jia'e from Wafangdian City was arrested and taken to the Dalian City Detention Center by the Pulandian City police on June 30, 2017. She was later sentenced to two and a half years in prison. She is now held in Shenyang Prison.

5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Lu Yarong and Ms. Qiao Hongyan Arrested

Ms. Lu Yarong and Ms. Qiao Hongyan from Shulan City was arrested by officers from the Tiedong Police Station on December 11, 2017, for passing out calendars with information about Falun Gong.

6. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Xu Zigao Detained

Mr. Xu Zigao from Minji Town was arrested at home on December 12, 2017. He is held in the Macheng City Detention Center.

7. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Feng Jianhua Detained

Ms. Feng Jianhua, 47, was arrested at her workplace by officers from the Nanguan Police Station on the morning of November 29, 2017. She is held in the Yulin Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Feng:Li Yanping (李彦平), director, Nanguan Police Station: [phone], [phone]Qu Guanghua (屈光华), deputy director: [phone], [phone]Quan Junfeng (权峻峰), deputy director: [phone], [phone]Li Qiang (李强), political commissar, detention center: [phone]Wang Hongwei (王红伟), deputy director, detention center: [phone]Chen Haitao (陈海涛): [phone]

8. [Guilin City, Guangxi Province] Ms. Lei Youying Arrested

Ms. Lei Youying was recently arrested.

9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners' Cases Transferred to the Procuratorate

Four practitioners' cases in Bayang County were transferred to the Procuratorate. Ms. Fan Shufen is held in the Harbin City Detention Center. Ms. Zhang Hongzhu and Mr. Gao Fuzhi are held in the Bayan County Detention Center. Ms. Wu Guizhi was released on bail for health reasons.

10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jia Qinggui Detained

Mr. Jia Qinggui was arrested by officers from the Dadongmen Police Station, Dadong District, on December 11, 2017. He was held in the Dadong Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Jia:Guan Rui (关睿), director, Dadongmen Police Station: [phone]Jin Fuchun (靳福纯), head, 610 Office: [phone], [phone]Huang (黄), officer in charge the case: [phone]Bai Liang (白亮), director, Dadong District Detention Center: [phone]

11. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cheng Shifeng Given a One-Year Prison Term

Ms. Cheng Shifeng was tried at the Dabailou Detention Center by the Pingshan District Court on December 4, 2017. She was sentenced to one year in prison.

Ms. Cheng was arrested and her home ransacked by Domestic Security officers in the afternoon of June 3, 2017, for distributing DVDs containing information about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Dabailou Detention Center for 15 days of detention. Her arrest was approved on June 15.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Cheng:Guo Weiwei (郭薇薇), judge: [phone], [phone]Meng Hui (孟辉), Pingshan District Court: [phone], [phone]Fu Jin (付金): [phone], [phone]

12. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Qu Chunrong Given Four-and-a-Half-Year Prison Term

Ms. Qu Chunrong was arrested on December 9, 2016, for telling officers at the Xiguan Police Station about Falun Gong. She was held in the Xuchang City Detention Center for over a year before being given a four-and-a-half-year prison term. She was taken to Xinxiang Women's Prison on December 8, 2017.

13. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Ren Xulan and Ms. Sun Shufang Officially Arrested

Ms. Ren Xulan and Ms. Sun Shufang from Huaibin County were arrested on November 19, 2017, for passing out calendars and talking to people about Falun Gong. Ms. Sun was released after being detained for 10 days. Ms. Ren was transferred to the Xinyang City Detention Center on December 1, 2017, after being detained for 15 days. Her arrest was approved on December 12.

14. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yu Faces Trial

Ms. Liu Yu from Nanshancheng Town was arrested by officers from the Nanshancheng Town Police Station on August 16, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was held in the Dashagou Detention Center. Her case was transferred to the Qingyuan County Court, where she was scheduled to be tried on December 19, 2017.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li:Zheng Zhiwen (郑志文), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone], [phone]Xu Xiangchun (徐向春), deputy head: [phone]Sun Yeming (孙业明), director, Nanshancheng Police Station: [phone]Zhang Guofeng (张国峰): [phone]Yuan Chao (袁超), in charge of the case, Qingyuan County Court: [phone], [phone]

15. [Changli County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Ying and Ms. Yang Fengying Arrested

Ms. Zhang Ying and Ms. Yang Fengying were reported for talking to people about Falun Gong on the morning of December 11, 2017. They were arrested by officers from the Anshan Police Station.

Participants in the persecution of the two practitioners:Liu Jing (刘靖), director, Longjiadian Police Station: [phone], [phone]He Hui (贺慧), deputy director: [phone]Yang Jiandong (杨建东), chief, Changli County Police Department: [phone]