Additional Persecution News from China – March 30, 2017 (19 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 13 provinces. According to this report, 6 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 30 were illegally arrested.

1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liang Xin Detained
2. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Quanshu Detained
3. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Xiansheng and Mr. Wang Hongliang Arrested
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Chunxiang Detained
5. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Shuqin Harassed
6. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Fang Minling and Another Practitioner Detained
7. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Qingmei Arrested
8. [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Guirong Detained
9. [Huai'an County, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Detained
10. [Ya'an City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Gan Yulian and Ms. Wang Guangying to Serve Prison Sentences Outside Prison
11. [Puyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Jia Arrested
12. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Huang Cuihua Harassed
13. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Six Practitioners Arrested
14. [Xichou County, Yunnan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
15. [Beijing] Ms. Dong Ying and Ms. Zhang Qi Detained
16. [Pingba County, Guizhou Province] Mr. Cai Wei Taken to Duyun City Prison
17. [Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhong Arrested
18. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Jiang Yabin and Ms. Zhang Chunmei Detained
19. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Four Sisters in the Dong Family Arrested

1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liang Xin Detained

Ms. Liang Xin from the Caidian District was reported for talking to people about Falun Gong in Zhengjiaju Village in the Hanyang District on the evening of March 27, 2017. She was arrested and taken to the Yongfeng Police Station. She was then transferred to the Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center.

2. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Quanshu Detained

Ms. Zhang Quanshu and another practitioner with the last name Ren, both in their 70s, were arrested on the morning of March 27, 2017, by Gaoxin Police Station officers for talking to people about Falun Gong. Ren was released. Ms. Zhang remains in the Nanyang City Detention Center.

3. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Xiansheng and Mr. Wang Hongliang Arrested

Mr. Zhang Xiansheng from Sangqiao Village, Sang'e Town, and Mr. Wang Hongliang from Xinzhuang Village, Weizhuang Town, Shen County, were arrested by officers from the Sang'e Police Station on March 21, 2017, for distributing Falun Gong materials.

The officers confiscated their tricycle, 1,200 gourds, over 4,000 yuan in cash, and keys. Liu Tao, head of the Guan County Domestic Security Division, and four other officers ransacked the two practitioners' homes without showing any IDs. The officers confiscated a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, over 60 copies of Falun Gong books, and over 50 stickers.

Both practitioners returned home on March 22.

4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Chunxiang Detained

Ms. Yu Chunxiang was reported on the afternoon of March 27, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was arrested by plainclothes officers from the Dalian City Domestic Security Division. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to the Jinnanlu Drug Rehabilitation Center to serve 10 days of detention.

5. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Shuqin Harassed

Yin Hongfa, director of the Cangshi Police Station, Hongtoushan Town, and other officers went to Ms. Sun Shuqin's home on March 28, 2017, for a “follow-up” visit. The officers took video recordings. Ms. Sun's husband got a phone call from the police, who told him to tell his wife to go to the police station the following day for a meeting.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Sun:Yin Hongfa (尹洪发), director, Hongtoushan Police Station: [phone]Xie Bao (谢宝), deputy director: [phone]

6. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Fang Minling and Another Practitioner Detained

Ms. Fang Minling and another female practitioner by the name of Xiuling were arrested and taken to the Rongcheng Detention Center.

7. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Qingmei Arrested

Ms. Lu Qingmei, 75, from the Chengzihe District was arrested by Wang Li and other officers from the Chengzihe Police Department's Domestic Security Division at noon on March 29, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong at the Xinqu farmers market.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Lu:Wang Li (王力), Domestic Security Division: [phone]Jin Xidong (金锡东): [phone]Yang Hongbao (杨洪宝): [phone]

8. [Huangmei County, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Guirong Detained

Mr. Liu Guirong from Lidadun Village, Xiaochi Town, was reported on the afternoon of March 23, 2017, by the secretary of the Xiaochi Town Political and Legal Affairs Committee, who called the 110 police emergency number. Mr. Liu was posting Falun Gong materials when Xiaochi Town Police Station officers arrested him and took him to the Qichun County Detention Center.

9. [Huai'an County, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Detained

Ms. Wang Shufang, Ms. Li Sufang, Ms. Li Xiulin, and Ms. Dong Zhimei from Chaigoubu Town were arrested at the Long Distance Bus Station, Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, for talking to people about Falun Gong. They are currently held in the Jining District Detention Center, Inner Mongolia.

10. [Ya'an City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Gan Yulian and Ms. Wang Guangying to Serve Prison Sentences Outside Prison

Ms. Gan Yulian and Ms. Wang Guangying were arrested on August 26, 2015. They were each given a three-year prison term, to be served outside of prison. Surveillance cameras were installed in both practitioners' homes, covering all angles in each room.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Gan and Ms. Wang:Gao Lin (高林), chief, Yucheng District Police Department: [phone], [phone], [phone]Cheng Jimao (程继茂), secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], [phone], [phone]Wang Chunlei (王春雷), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone], [phone]

11. [Puyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Jia Arrested

Ms. Jia from the Huangfu area was arrested around March 19 for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was held in the Puyang County Detention Center. The officers went to the homes of her ex-husband, her mother, and her sister on March 22 and attempted to search each place. All three families refused to let the officers in.

12. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Huang Cuihua Harassed

Ms. Huang Cuihua from the Chengguan District was photographed and reported for talking to people about Falun Gong on March 6, 2017. About a dozen officers from the Train Station Police Station followed her and staked out her home. She was arrested in the downstairs area of her home. The officers ransacked her home. She passed out and fell down when she was trying to reason with the officers. The officers confiscated her Falun Gong books and materials and a music player.

The officers phoned her daughter and told her that they wanted Ms. Huang to go to the police station to “verify the circumstances.” The daughter refused to comply.

Later on, officers phoned several times to harass Ms. Huang's family.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Huang:Train Station Police Station: [phone], [phone]Hu Yong (呼勇), director

13. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Six Practitioners Arrested

Eight officers from the Taihualu Police Station in the Xincheng District broke into Ms. Zhou Jingli's home and ransacked it on the afternoon of March 21, 2017. Five other practitioners, who came one at a time to her home to visit her, were also arrested.

Ms. Liu Hongli was taken away by officers from the Yanta Police Department. Ms. Zhou Fengxian was taken away by Lianhu Police Department officers. Their whereabouts are unknown.

The other three practitioners' homes were ransacked. They are probably released. It was said that Ms. Zhou was released as well but lives under police surveillance.

14. [Xichou County, Yunnan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Several Xichou County Police Department officers went to the homes of Ms. Wang Tinghua, 67; Ms. Xiao Yongjin, 70; and Ms. Chen Lianqiong, about 60, on the afternoon of March 21, 2017. They ransacked their homes and confiscated Falun Gong books, computers, MP3 players, cell phones, and other items.

The three practitioners were taken to the police station for interrogation and later to a detention center. Ms. Wang and Ms. Xiao were released at 7 p.m. that evening. Ms. Chen returned home after five days of detention.

15. [Beijing] Ms. Dong Ying and Ms. Zhang Qi Detained

Ms. Dong Ying and Ms. Zhang Qi were arrested and taken to the Tongzhou District Detention Center.

16. [Pingba County, Guizhou Province] Mr. Cai Wei Taken to Duyun City Prison

Mr. Cai Wei, who is retired from the Liyang Aero Engine Company, was arrested in May 2015 and tried three times. The Pingba County Court sentenced him to two and a half years in prison. Mr. Cai refused to accept the verdict and immediately appealed. The court notified his lawyer and his family in mid-January 2017 that Mr. Cai's verdict was upheld. He has been taken to the Duyun City Prison.

17. [Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhong Arrested

Ms. Zhang Xiuzhong was arrested at home by officers from the Sanmenjiang Forest Police Department and the local police station around February 11, 2017. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang:Fan Qiang (范强), head, Sanmenjiang Forest Farm: [phone], [phone]Xiao Jimou (肖继谋), office manager: [phone], [phone]Director's office of the Sanmenjiang Forest Police Department: [phone]

18. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Jiang Yabin and Ms. Zhang Chunmei Detained

Mr. Jiang Yabin and Ms. Zhang Chunmei from Liumao Township, Hengshan District, were arrested by Liumao Police Station officers on March 9, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong in the countryside. They were supposed to be detained for 15 days. Ms. Zhang was released 15 days later, while Mr. Jing was placed under criminal detention. He is now in the Jixi City No. 1 Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Jiang and Ms. Zhang:Liumao Police Station: [phone]Wang Shenxian (王沈先), director: [phone]

19. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Four Sisters in the Dong Family Arrested

Four sisters in the Dong Family were arrested at Ms. Dong Xiuyuan's home by officers from the Haizhou District Police Department when they were about to study the Falun Gong teachings on the morning of March 28, 2017. The four are the eldest, the second, the third, and the fifth among the sisters. The fourth sister's home was ransacked that afternoon.

Participants in the persecution of the four sisters:Song Guanghe (宋广和), chief, Haizhou Police Department: [phone], [phone]Wang Feng (王锋), political commissar: [phone], [phone]Li Wenjun (李文钧), deputy chief: [phone]Wang Xingguang (王兴光): [phone], [phone]