Additional Persecution News from China – August 22, 2017 (9 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 5 provinces. According to this report, 8 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 7 were illegally arrested.

1. [Dunhua City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Yuzhen Arrested
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chen Yanhua Detained
3. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Bolin Detained
4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xie Qingyun Taken to Brainwashing Center
5. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Meng Qunman and Ms. Wang Xia Detained
6. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Six Practitioners' Whereabouts Unknown
7. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Hua Detained
8. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Lijuan Detained
9. [Bei'an City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xianying Detained

1. [Dunhua City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Yuzhen Arrested

Ms. Liu Yuzhen, in her 70s, was arrested by Zhao Guoqing and other officers from the Donglin Police Station in Dashitou Town on the morning of June 21, 2017. The officers confiscated her Falun Gong books, a radio, and copies of Minghui Weekly.

2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chen Yanhua Detained

Ms. Chen Yanhua was arrested by officers from the East Chaoyanglu Police Station for doing the Falun Gong exercises in front of the Science and Technology Building on Jilin University campus on June 1, 2017. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Chen was held in the Changchun City No. 4 Detention Center.

3. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Bolin Detained

Mr. Yang Bolin from the Jiutai District was arrested by officers from the Jijia Police Station on August 18, 2017. He is being held in the Majiagangzi Detention Center.

4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xie Qingyun Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Xie Qingyun, in her 60s, was reported to the authorities for distributing Falun Gong materials on August 7, 2017. She was arrested by officers from the Wujiashan Street Police Station in the Dongxihu District.

Ms. Xie was transferred to a brainwashing center after being held in the Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center for ten days.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Xie:Li Yujiao (李玉娇), Party secretary of the Hengchunli Residential Community, Wujiashan Streetin the Dongxihu District: [phone]Li Youshan (李友山), security officer: [phone]Zhang Jinge (张金阁), in charge of community cultural and sports activities: [phone]Jiang Yi (蒋毅), housing manager: [phone]

5. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Meng Qunman and Ms. Wang Xia Detained

Mr. Meng Qunman from Tongxin Village, Liangxinpu Town in the Junshan District, and Ms. Wang Xia from Huarong County were arrested on August 17, 2017, for distributing Falun Gong materials.

Both practitioners are being held in the Junshan Detention Center.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Meng and Ms. Wang:Junshan Detention Center: [phone]

6. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Six Practitioners' Whereabouts Unknown

Officers from the Xiangtan City Police Department and the local police stations ransacked many practitioners homes on August 14, 2017.

The whereabouts of Mr. Peng Shiqing, Mr. Zeng Gu, Mr. Zhang Shouyuan, Ms. Suo Yan, Mr. Wang Qingsheng, and Mr. Liu Manyan are unknown.

7. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Hua Detained

Ms. Li Hua was recently held in the Panjin City Detention Center for 15 days.

8. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Lijuan Detained

Ms. Xu Lijuan from Liqianhu Township was arrested for talking to people about Falun Gong on August 10, 2017. She was detained for 15 days.

9. [Bei'an City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xianying Detained

Mr. Zhang Xianying was arrested at home by Liu Zhaowei, Huang Zhongjun, and other officers from the Qixingpao Farm Police Station on the morning of August 18, 2017. The officers ransacked his home and confiscated a fax machine, Falun Gong books, and cell phones.

Mr. Zhang was taken to the police department, before being transferred to the Jiusan Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Zhang:Liu Zhaowei (刘兆伟), officer: [phone]Huang Zhongjun (黄忠军): [phone]