Additional Persecution News from China – January 11, 2018 (20 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 25 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 11 were illegally arrested.

1. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Duan Lianying Detained
2. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhou Qian Arrested
3. [Chongqing] Ms. Yue Chunhua and Ms. Chen Xiuying Arrested
4. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wu Jianying and Ms. Zhang Yazhen Detained
5. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Mr. Li Junqi Detained
6. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chi Suling and Her Sister Ms. Chi Suqin Arrested
7. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Fei Guosheng Arrested
8. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Suzhen Placed in Administrative Detention; Mr. Zhang Zhiguo Arrested
9. [Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Shang Qin Sentenced
10. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Detained
11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Junying Sentenced
12. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Six Practitioners Detained for an Extended Period of Time
13. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Yinlu and His Wife Ms. Yu Hehua Detained
14. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. He Yixing and His Wife Ms. Zhang Yueqin Sentenced
15. [Chongqing] 71-Year-Old Mr. Deng Liping Sentenced
16. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Aiwen Sentenced
17. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Shuzhi Detained
18. [Changji City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Wang Hongwei Detained19. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison20. [Nanning City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Liu Guoying Arrested, Whereabouts Unknown

1. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Duan Lianying Detained

Ms. Duan Lianying was recently arrested and held in the Songshan District Detention Center.

2. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhou Qian Arrested

Ms. Zhou Qian from the Minhang District was arrested at work by officers from the 110 Response Unit and plainclothes officers from the Domestic Security Division on January 10, 2018.

Ms. Zhou works at the Fang Quality Certification Co. in the Ocean Towers.

3. [Chongqing] Ms. Yue Chunhua and Ms. Chen Xiuying Arrested

Ms. Yue Chunhua and Ms. Chen Xiuying from the Shapingba District were recently arrested by officers from the Huayan Police Station for talking to people about Falun Gong in Huayan Town, Jiulongpo District.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Yue and Ms. Chen:Huayan Police Station: [phone]

4. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wu Jianying and Ms. Zhang Yazhen Detained

Ms. Wu Jianying and Ms. Zhang Yazhen from the Longtan District were reported to the authorities for handing out calendars with Falun Gong content on December 18, 2017. They were arrested by officers from the Wula Street Police Station.

Ms. Wu and Ms. Zhang were taken to the Jilin City Lockup Center for 15 days of detention. Ms. Zhang was then released on bail, while Ms. Wu was taken to the Jilin City Detention Center.

5. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Mr. Li Junqi Detained

Mr. Li Junqi was arrested by officers from the Liuzhentun Police Station on October 21, 2017. He was taken to a detention center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Li:Li Fengli (李凤丽), chief, Huaiyang County Police Department: [phone]Zheng Yanfang (郑艳芳), head, 610 Office: [phone]Cheng Weifeng (程维锋), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]

6. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chi Suling and Her Sister Ms. Chi Suqin Arrested

Ms. Chi Suling and her elder sister Ms. Chi Suqin were told to go to the Shixian Town Police Station by officer Quan Yongzhe on December 26, 2017. They were then arrested.

The sisters were taken to the Yanji Detention Center, but were refused acceptance because of their high blood pressure. Both practitioners were released.

Participant in the persecution of the two practitioners:Quan Yongzhe (权永哲), officer: [phone]

7. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Fei Guosheng Arrested

Mr. Fei Guosheng was arrested on January 8, 2018, for talking to people about Falun Gong on a business trip from Liyang City to Kunshan City.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Fei:Gui Yunfei (归云飞), deputy head, Taicang City Domestic Security Division: [phone]-55532Zhan Shiying (展石英), Taicang City 610 Office: [phone]Taicang City Detention Center: [phone]

8. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Suzhen Placed in Administrative Detention; Mr. Zhang Zhiguo Arrested

Ms. Zhang Suzhen was arrested by officers from the Shenzhou City Domestic Security Division on the morning of January 6, 2018, for distributing Falun Gong materials. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Zhang was placed in administrative detention that afternoon and taken to the Shenzhou City Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

Mr. Zhang Zhiguo was also arrested, but was released that afternoon due to poor health.

Participants in the persecution of the two practitioners:Zhang Dewen (张德文), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone]Zhang Yuanxiang (张元相), political head: [phone]Liu Yicun (刘义存), officer: [phone]Xiang Xueshan (相雪山), officer: [phone]

9. [Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Shang Qin Sentenced

Ms. Shang Qin was sentenced to an 18-month prison term and fined 5,000 yuan at the Huashan District Court on December 29, 2017. She has appealed.

10. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Detained

Ms. Guo Shuxue, Ms. Zhao Shuling, Ms. Li Wenbo, and Ms. Deng Yuli were reported to police for talking to people about Falun Gong in Daling Town, Huaijia Township, on December 31, 2017. They were arrested by officers Wang Weidong and Xu Jiansong from the Daling Police Station.

The four practitioners were placed in criminal detention and taken to a detention center on January 4, 2018. They have been interrogated twice by officers from the Daling Police.

Participants in the persecution of the four practitioners:Xu Dawei (徐大伟), director, Daling Police Station: [phone]Shi Fujun (石福军), deputy director: [phone]Wang Weidong (王伟东), officer: [phone]Xu Jiansong (许建松): [phone]

11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Junying Sentenced

Ms. Zhang Junying was sentenced to a one-year prison term.

12. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Six Practitioners Detained for an Extended Period of Time

Six practitioners' detention terms were extended by the Yichang City Detention Center. The six practitioners are: Ms. Zhang Yonghong, Mr. Zhang Yongsheng, Mr. Yang Weijun, Ms. Xu Qiaoling, Ms. Li Ping (52), and Ms. Zhang Bangju (55).

Ms. Zhang Yonghong, Mr. Zhang Yongsheng, Mr. Yang Weijun, and Ms. Xu Qiaoling have been detained since April 2016.

Participants in the persecution of the four practitioners:Tan Wei (覃卫), director, Yichang City No. 1 Detention Center: [phone], [phone]

13. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Yinlu and His Wife Ms. Yu Hehua Detained

Four police officers broke into Mr. Wang Yinlu's home in Gujialingzi Village, Helong Town, on the afternoon of January 10, 2018. They videotaped and photographed the interior of his home, and confiscated a Falun Gong book and a small radio.

Mr. Wang and his wife Ms. Yu Hehua were arrested and put in detention.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Wang and Ms. Yu:Zhu Li (朱立), director, Helong Town Police Station: [phone]

14. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. He Yixing and His Wife Ms. Zhang Yueqin Sentenced

Mr. He Yixing and his wife Ms. Zhang Yueqin, both in their seventies, were each secretly sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term.

Ms. Zhang was taken to the Zunhua Detention Center, where the guards tied her to a bed on her first night.

Participants in the persecution of the couple:Li Jilin (李继林), presiding judge, intermediate court: [phone]Cui Jianming (崔建明), assistant judge: [phone]Wang Zhiyong (王志勇), director, Dibeitou Police Station: [phone]

15. [Chongqing] 71-Year-Old Mr. Deng Liping Sentenced

Mr. Deng Liping, 71, was sentenced to a three-year prison term in November 2017.

16. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Aiwen Sentenced

Mr. Zhang Aiwen was tried in the Qinglong County Court by the county Procuratorate and the Police Department on January 10, 2018. He was sentenced to a three-year prison term.

17. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Shuzhi Detained

Ms. Jiang Shuzhi, 54, was arrested by officers from the Xinhua Police Station on January 9, 2018. She is being held in the Longjing City Detention Center.

Ms. Jiang has been arrested twice previously, and her home was ransacked on February 28, 2012 and on July 29, 2014.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Jiang:Xinhua Police Station: [phone]Tumen City Armed Police Squadron: [phone]

18. [Changji City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Wang Hongwei Detained

Mr. Wang Hongwei was taken to the Xishan Detention Center in Urumqi City.

19. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Three practitioners from Xianghe County were sentenced to prison in December 2017.

Ms. Yu Zhaoxia was sentenced to a ten-year prison term.Ms. Jing Lianzhen was sentenced to a three-year prison term.Mr. Wang Jianhua was sentenced to a ten-month prison term.

20. [Nanning City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Liu Guoying Arrested, Whereabouts Unknown

Police officers broke into Ms. Liu Guoying's home and arrested her on October 23, 2017. Ms. Liu is in her fifties, and her whereabouts are unknown.

Several unidentified people banged on her door on numerous occasions between September and October 2017.