Additional Persecution News from China – May 16, 2017 (25 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 11 provinces. According to this report, 11 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 32 were illegally arrested.

1. [Chifeng, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Wang Yulan Sentenced
2. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Yuhong Detained
3. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Shulan's Home Ransacked
4. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Zhenli's Home Ransacked
5. [Guangan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Peng Shiqiong and Mr. Wang Saner Arrested
6. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Xianbi Detained
7. [Shizuishan, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Mr. Sun Lei Imprisoned
8. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Tang Kunxia Sent to Brainwashing Center
9. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Yumei Detained
10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Dong Bingsheng and Ms. Zhang Rongrong Detained
11. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
12. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Chunxiao Arrested
13. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
14. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Lin Xiaorui Sentenced
15. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Fang Aiping Taken to Brainwashing Center
16. [Beihai, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Mr. Liu Xuan and Mr. Cai Lianqiang Detained
17. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Yutian Arrested
18. [Shenze County, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
19. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Yang Qixing Detained
20. [Xingyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Wei Chengde and Mr. Li Qinjun Arrested
21. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
22. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Lianxiang and Ms. Song Lianbin Arrested
23. [Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Jinghan Sentenced
24. [Chongqing] Several Practitioners Arrested
25. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Shuo Detained

1. [Chifeng, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Wang Yulan Sentenced

Ms. Wang Yulan was sentenced to a three-year prison term and fined 20,000 yuan on May 10, 2017.

2. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Yuhong Detained

Ms. Wang Yuhong, 54, was arrested and taken to Shuangjing Police Station on May 13, 2017. Her son was arrested at noon of that day and taken to the police station. The police ransacked her home and confiscated all Falun Gong books, a picture of the founder of Falun Gong, four laptop computers, and printers. Her son was released at midnight. She is still detained at the police station.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Wang:Shuangjing Police Station: [phone], [phone]

3. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Shulan's Home Ransacked

Ms. Zhang Shulan, in her 70s, recently had her home ransacked for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

4. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Zhenli's Home Ransacked

Mr. Liu Zhenli's home was ransacked by officers from the Tumen City Domestic Security Division on May 4, 2017. The police confiscated Falun Gong books and a picture of the founder of Falun Gong.

5. [Guangan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Peng Shiqiong and Mr. Wang Saner Arrested

Ms. Peng Shiqiong and Mr. Wang Saner were arrested at home on May 9, 2017.

6. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Xianbi Detained

Ms. Liu Xianbi was arrested at home by officers from the Jinqiao Township Police Station and Residential Committee on April 17, 2017. The police ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Gong books, equipment for making informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong, computers, and approximately 3,800 yuan. She was taken to the Yongxing Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu:Jinqiao Town Police Station in Pengxi County: [phone]Wang Shaojun (王少军), officer in charge: [phone]

7. [Shizuishan, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Mr. Sun Lei Imprisoned

Mr. Sun Lei, 45, was sentenced to a three-year prison term.

Mr. Sun was arrested and taken to the Shizuishan No. 1 Detention Center on December 11, 2015, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. He was sentenced in November or December 2016 and is currently imprisoned at Yinchuan Prison.

Mr. Sun was sentenced to three years in a forced labor camp in 2001. He was arrested again and detained in August 2006. The police ransacked his home and confiscated his computers and printers. Later he was sentenced to an 11 year prison term and imprisoned at Yinchuan Prison.

Party involved in persecuting Mr. Sun:Tian (田某), officer in charge: [phone]

8. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Tang Kunxia Sent to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Tang Kunxia was arrested by officers from the Yishui County Domestic Security Division and Shagou Town Police Station. The police ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Gong books and informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was taken to a brainwashing center.

9. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Yumei Detained

Ms. Liu Yumei did not return home on May 14, 2017. The next day police from the Guanghe Police Station demanded that he come to the police station. The police then ransacked his home and told him that Ms. Liu would be detained for 13 days.

10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Dong Bingsheng and Ms. Zhang Rongrong Detained

Mr. Dong Bingsheng and his wife Ms. Zhang Rongrong were arrested at home by Gu Zhiyong (谷志勇) and officers on May 15, 2017. They were taken to a detention center.

11. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Ma Xuehua, Ms. Liu Yuxia, and Mr. Zhang Xuan were arrested by officers from the Qixian Police Station on May 11, 2017, for hanging banners having information about Falun Gong on them. Ms. Ma was released on bail the next day and the others were taken to the Weifang Detention Center.

12. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Chunxiao Arrested

Mr. Wang Chunxiao was arrested by officers from the Wenjia Police Station on May 13, 2017.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Wang:Xiao Jinliang (肖金亮), director of the Wenjia Police Station: [phone], [phone]Ma Chunsheng (马纯胜), instructor: [phone], [phone]Wang Yaodong (王耀东), deputy director: [phone], [phone]

13. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Qu Chunrong and Ms. Xu Zhenrong were arrested by officers from the Shahe Police Station and Laizhou City Domestic Security Division on May 11, 2017, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Qu escaped.

The police ransacked Ms. Xu's home and confiscated all Falun Gong books, a picture of the founder of Falun Gong, and an exercise music player. Her husband, Mr. Xu Congkui, was arrested and taken to the police station.

From Ms. Qu's home, the police confiscated a picture of the founder of Falun Gong and two volumes of Minghui Weekly. The couple was released that afternoon.

Party involved in persecuting the three practitioners:Liu Zhihui (刘智慧), officer in charge: [phone]

14. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Lin Xiaorui Sentenced

Mr. Lin Xiaorui, arrested on March 17, 2016, was tried on July 11, 2016 and sentenced to a three year prison term on May 4, 2017.

15. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Fang Aiping Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Fang Aiping was harassed by officers from the local police station and residential committee for filing a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin, the former head of the communist regime, on May 10, 2017. She was later arrested at her store and taken to Tangang Brainwashing Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Fang:Tangang Brainwashing Center: [phone], [phone]Zeng Bin (曾彬), director of the Tangang Forced Labor Camp: [phone], [phone]

16. [Beihai, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Mr. Liu Xuan and Mr. Cai Lianqiang Detained

Mr. Liu Xuan, Mr. Cai Lianqiang, and three others were arrested and taken to the Beihai No. 2 Detention Center on May 13, 2017. Three practitioners were released, while Mr. Liu and Mr. Cai are being held at the detention center.

17. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Yutian Arrested

Mr. Guo Yutian was arrested by officers from the Laiyuan County Police Department on May 15, 2017. The police ransacked his home and confiscated Falun Gong books and a picture of the founder of Falun Gong.

18. [Shenze County, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

Mr. Yongchang and his wife Ms. Jianru were harassed by officers from the Shenze County Police Department and Liucun Township Police Station on May 12, 2017. The police ransacked their home and confiscated a computer.

Ms. Xiujie's home was ransacked by officers from the Shenze County Police Department and Zhaoba Police Station on the afternoon of May 12, 2017. The police confiscated some Falun Gong books and boxes of paper and destroyed a picture of the founder of Falun Gong.

On the same day, the police also ransacked homes of Ms. Liu Wuying and Ms. Xu Caikun. From Ms. Liu's home They confiscated Falun Gong books, informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong, cell phones, and disks, valued at approximately 10,000 yuan.

19. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Yang Qixing Detained

Mr. Yang Qixing was arrested by officers from the Masen Township Police Station on May 9, 2017, for posting stickers celebrating “World Falun Dafa Day.” The police ransacked his home and confiscated computers and printers. He is currently held at the Hengshui City Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Yang:Wang Xiyun (王希云), secretary of the Gongyexin District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], [phone]Zhang Haizhao (张海召), captain of the Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Wang Wei (王伟), director of the Masen Township Police Station: [phone]

20. [Xingyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Wei Chengde and Mr. Li Qinjun Arrested

Mr. Wei Chengde and Mr. Li Qinjun were arrested and taken to the Xingyang City Detention Center on May 12, 2017, for putting up informational posters about the persecution of Falun Gong. The police ransacked Mr. Li's home and confiscated two printers and a computer.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Wei and Mr. Li:Zhao Weidong (赵卫东), captain of the Domestic Security Division: [phone]Ma Jichang (马纪昌), captain: [phone]Shi Guobin (时国彬), director of 610 Office: [phone]

21. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Liu Fenggao, Ms. Jiang Minsi, and Mr. Liu Chaoyang were arrested on May 12, 2017. Ms. Jiang was refused by a detention center due to high blood pressure. Two others' whereabouts are unknown.

22. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Lianxiang and Ms. Song Lianbin Arrested

Ms. Sun Lianxiang, in her 70s, and Ms. Song Lianbin, in her 60s, were arrested by officers from the Fujiazhuang Police Station on May 14, 2017, for putting up stickers about the persecution of Falun Gong.

23. [Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Jinghan Sentenced

Mr. Liu Jinghan was sentenced to a three-year prison term by the Xiuyan Court on April 9, 2017.

24. [Chongqing] Several Practitioners Arrested

Several practitioners were arrested by officers from the Fengshan Police Station on May 14, 2017. They are Ms. Wu Shuhui, Ms. Li Xiaoling, Xu, Zen, and Huang. Four practitioners' whereabouts are unknown.

25. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Shuo Detained

Mr. Zhang Shuo, in his 20s, was arrested and taken to the Chaoyang District Detention Center on May 10, 2017, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.