Additional Persecution News from China – June 8, 2017 (20 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 12 provinces. According to this report, 7 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 18 were illegally arrested.

1. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Gu Rongfeng Detained
2. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liao Zhijun and Ms. Lei Rijiao Detained
3. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Changqin and Ms. Wang Zhanhong Arrested
4. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Zhengping Detained
5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhu Naili Detained
6. [Qi County, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Mingmei Sentenced
7. [Zhaoyuan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Jingru Detained
8. [Sanmenxia City, Henan Province] Ms. Du Xianrong Arrested
9. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Shaoying Detained
10. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Tang Xiaoqin Detained
11. [Gongyi City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Aifen Detained
12. [Xinzhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Liangfang Detained
13. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhu Xiaodong Detained
14. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liu Fenggao and Mr. Liu Chaoyang Detained
15. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Jiangang Detained
16. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Yuan Yuping Detained
17. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Yi Chaoling Arrested
18. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Three Sisters Arrested
19. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Father and Son Arrested
20. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Xie Zongxian Detained

1. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Gu Rongfeng Detained

Mr. Gu Rongfeng from Guangfu Town, Suzhou City was arrested by officers from the Guangruilu Police Station in the Liangxi District of Wuxi City on the morning of June 5, 2017, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

The officers took Mr. Gu back to his home and ransacked the place. They then handcuffed and shackled him, and bound him with rope.

Mr. Gu was taken to the Wuxi City No. 1 Detention Center on the afternoon of June 6, 2017.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Gu:Liang Renan (梁仁安), case officer at the Guangruilu Police Station: [phone]Guangruilu Police Station: [phone]

2. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liao Zhijun and Ms. Lei Rijiao Detained

Mr Liao Zhijun was arrested by four plainclothes officers on the morning of May 28, 2017, when he was talking to people about Falun Gong. He was interrogated in the Suxian Police Station before being taken to the Chenzhou City Detention Center for 15 days.

Ms. Lei Rijiao, in her fifties, was arrested by officers from the Suxian Police Station on the morning of May 28, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong.

An officer kicked Ms. Lei in the stomach during the interrogation at the police station. She was in so much pain that she almost passed out. The interrogation carried on late into the night.

Ms. Lei was taken to the Chenzhou City Detention Center for 15 days.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Liao and Ms. Lei:Gao Lei (高磊), Suxian Police Station: [phone]Lei Zhipeng (雷志鹏): [phone]

3. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Changqin and Ms. Wang Zhanhong Arrested

Ms. Wu Changqin was arrested for talking to people about Falun Gong on May 16, 2017. She was held at the Xinjuntun Police Station and released after police extorted 2,000 yuan from her family.

Ms. Wang Zhanhong was arrested for talking to people about Falun Gong on May 5, 2017. She was held at the Xinjuntun Police Station, and was only released after her family was forced to pay 4,000 yuan.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Wu and Ms. Wang:Xinjuntun Police Station: [phone]

4. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Zhengping Detained

Ms. Wu Zhengping was arrested for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Mochou Police Station on the morning of May 20, 2017, and beaten there. The police forcibly took her fingerprints and a blood sample.

Ms. Wu was taken to the Jingmen Detention Center for 15 days.

5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhu Naili Detained

Mr. Zhu Naili, 45, was arrested at his home by officers from the Henanjie Police Station on the evening of June 6, 2017. His Falun Gong books and other related materials were confiscated. His wife was also taken to police station, but was released later that evening.

6. [Qi County, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Mingmei Sentenced

Ms. Wang Mingmei was sentenced to a two-year prison term around March 13, 2017.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Wang:Jiao Shuquan (焦树泉), director of the Qi County Police Department: [phone]Yang Liming (杨林明), deputy director: [phone]Li Xiucheng (李秀成), head of the Domestic Security Division: [phone]

7. [Zhaoyuan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Jingru Detained

Ms. Li Jingru is being held at the Zhaoyuan County Detention Center.

8. [Sanmenxia City, Henan Province] Ms. Du Xianrong Arrested

Ms. Du Xianrong was arrested by officers from the Xiaoshan Police Station on May 23, 2017, when she was distributing Falun Gong materials. Police confiscated over 100 yuan and several Falun Gong fliers that she had with her. The officers then searched her home and confiscated the book Zhuan Falun.

Ms. Du was released the same day.

9. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Shaoying Detained

Ms. Zhang Shaoying was arrested in March 2017, when she was distributing Falun Gong materials. She has been held at Dengzhou City Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:Ding Jianmin (丁建民), director of the Dengzhou City Police Department: [phone]Wang Xiaodeng (王小邓), deputy director: [phone]

10. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Tang Xiaoqin Detained

Ms. Tang Xiaoqin, in her seventies, was arrested on the evening of May 30, 2017, when she was distributing Falun Gong materials. Officers from the Hehai Police Station in the Xinbei District searched her home twice and confiscated her Falun Gong books, printer, and other personal belongings.

Ms. Tang is being held at the Xilin Detention Center.

11. [Gongyi City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Aifen Detained

Ms. Li Aifen, 68, from Nanhedu Village, Heluo Town was arrested at her home by officers from the Jiaozuo City Police Department and the Gongyi City Police Department on June 1, 2017.

The officers confiscated her printer, notebook computer, Falun Gong printouts, and other personal belongings. Ms. Li was taken to an undisclosed location in Jiaozuo City.

12. [Xinzhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Liangfang Detained

Ms. Zhang Liangfang was arrested by officer Li Linshuang from the Domestic Security Division on the morning of June 6, 2017. She was interrogated at the Nancheng Police Station before being taken to the police department.

Ms. Zhang was transferred to the Xinzhou City Detention Center on the afternoon of June 7, 2017.

13. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhu Xiaodong Detained

Mr. Zhu Xiaodong was arrested at his home on May 18, 2017 by several officers from the Qianfoshan Police Station and the Lixia District Domestic Security Division. His place was also ransacked.

He was interrogated at the Criminal Investigation Division, before being taken to the Zhonggong Detention Center.

Mr. Zhu has previously been subjected to forced labor and repeatedly held at various detention centers.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Zhu:Qianfoshan Police Station: [phone], [phone]Guo Dapeng (郭大鹏), director: [phone], [phone]Cui Haobo (崔昊博), deputy director: [phone], [phone]Jinan Detention Center: [phone]

14. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liu Fenggao and Mr. Liu Chaoyang Detained

Mr. Liu Fenggao and Mr. Liu Chaoyang were arrested on May 12, 2017, and subjected to 15 days detention.

They were taken to a detention center after they finished the 15-day term.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Liu Fenggao and Mr. Liu Chaoyang:Zhou Jianfeng (周建峰), head of the Domestic Security Division: [phone]

15. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Jiangang Detained

Mr. Li Jiangang from the Luquan District was arrested at his home by a dozen police officers on the evening of June 6, 2017. His home was ransacked, and his computer, printer, Falun Gong books, and other related materials were confiscated.

Mr. Li was first held at the Luquan District Police Station, and then taken to the Xintang Detention Center on the afternoon of June 7.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Li:Bai Yi (白毅), commissar at the Luquan District Police Department: [phone]Zhou Xijiang (周希江), deputy director: [phone]Xi Liming (郄利敏): [phone]Dai Yonghuo (黛永获): [phone]

16. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Yuan Yuping Detained

Ms. Yuan Yuping was arrested on May 22, 2017, when she was distributing Falun Gong materials. She is being held at the Nanming District Detention Center, and is not allowed family visits.

17. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Yi Chaoling Arrested

Ms. Yi Chaoling was arrested on the afternoon of June 5, 2017, when she was talking to people about Falun Gong in the Haizhu District. She was taken to the Xingang Police Station.

Her home in Luoma Garden was ransacked, and her computer, Falun Gong books, and other materials were confiscated.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Yi:Xingang Police Station: [phone], [phone], [phone]

18. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Three Sisters Arrested

Ms. Pu Yuzhen and Ms. Pu Yuping, sisters from the Fengrun District, visited their other sister in Beijing on June 1, 2017.

The three sisters were arrested by officers from a local police station.

19. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Father and Son Arrested

Mr. Xin Zhigang and his son, Mr. Xin Haodong, were arrested at their home by officers from the Qingdao Development Zone Police Department on the morning of June 6, 2017. His wife, Ms. Zhao Renxia, was away at the time.

The police ransacked Mr. Xin's home and confiscated a notebook computer, printer, and Falun Gong materials.

20. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Xie Zongxian Detained

Ms. Xie Zongxian was arrested at work at the Sitong Town Door Factory on the morning of May 29, 2017. She is being held at the Taikang County Detention Center.