Additional Persecution News from China – April 6, 2019 (8 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 9 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Jinrong Arrested
2. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Fan Yunpeng Detained
3. [Tianjin] Ms. Meng Jie Sentenced to Prison
4. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Ji Xiuzhi and Ms. Luo Zhenmei Arrested
5. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yang Yan'e Detained
6. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Chen Cuizhen Incarcerated in Prison
7. [Linfen City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Shen Yu's Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
8. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Huang Yufeng Mistreted in Prison

1. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Jinrong Arrested

Mr. Wang Jinrong from the No.858 Farm was arrested on the afternoon of April 5, 2019, when he was waiting to board a train at the Harbin East Railway Station. His whereabouts are unknown.

2. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Fan Yunpeng Detained

Mr. Fan Yunpeng was arrested at home by officers from the Huachang Police Station on the afternoon of March 26, 2019. His home was ransacked.

Mr. Fan was detained for ten days in a lockup center, before being transferred to a detention center on April 3.

3. [Tianjin] Ms. Meng Jie Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Meng Jie from the Hexi District was sentenced to a two-year prison term. She is being held in the Hexi Detention Center.

Ms. Meng appealed her sentence, and the second trial is due to be held in mid-April 2019.

4. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Ji Xiuzhi and Ms. Luo Zhenmei Arrested

Ms. Ji Xiuzhi and Ms. Luo Zhenmei were arrested by officers from the Loucun Township Police Station and the 610 Office on the morning of April 4, 2019, when they were talking to people about Falun Gong. Ms. Luo was released later that afternoon, while Ms. Ji was taken to the county detention center.

5. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yang Yan'e Detained

Ms. Yang Yan'e from the Weiyang District was arrested by plainclothes officers when she was talking to people about Falun Gong in late March 2019. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Yang is being held in a detention center.

6. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Chen Cuizhen Incarcerated in Prison

Ms. Chen Cuizhen was sentenced a four-year-and-a-half prison term in December 2018. She is being held in the Shaanxi Province Women's Prison.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Chen:Prison Politics Branch, Shaanxi Province Women's Prison: [phone]Penalty Section: [phone]Gao Tao (高涛), head, Shaanxi Province Prison Administration: [phone]Wang Yongming (王永明), No. 1 political commissar, Prison Administration: [phone]

7. [Linfen City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Shen Yu's Case Turned Over to Procuratorate

Mr. Shen Yu, from Linfen City in Shanxi Province, was arrested at work by officers from the Gulou Police Department, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, on March 6, 2019. He was placed under criminal detention.

Mr. Shen is being held in the Nanjing City Detention Center. His case has been turned over to the Procuratorate.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Shen:Gulou District 610 Office: [phone], [phone], [phone]Ding Gaokui (丁高奎), head: [phone], [phone]Qian Shaojie (钱绍杰), deputy head: [phone]

8. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Huang Yufeng Mistreated in Prison

Ms. Huang Yufeng, in her 50s, was held in a detention center for nearly one year, before being sentenced to a two-year prison term. She is incarcerated in the No. 4 Ward of Wuhan Women's Prison.

Prison officials did not allow her family to visit her for over seven months, when she was under severe pressure and enduring intense abuse.