(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 7 provinces. In this report, 21 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 22 practitioners were illegally arrested.

　

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Trial of Ms. Qu Shumei Secretly Held
2. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Xiuping and Ms. Li Hua Detained
3. [Feng County, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Ji Ming Detained
4. [Beijing] Mr. Yan Arrested
5. [Renqiu City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xinyan Wrongly Sentenced
6. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhi and Ms. Xi Lianfeng Still Detained
7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Qingsheng Wrongly Sentenced to 7 Years
8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Wei Arrested
9. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Zhongli and Other Practitioners Arrested
10. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners at the Tenth Oil Extraction Plant Detained
11. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Caixia Held in Brainwashing Center
12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cheng Shuzhen and Other Practitioners Arrested
13. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Update on the Persecution of Ms. Li Yuping
14. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Tao Has a Heart Attack but Is Nonetheless Arrested
15. [Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province] Police Arrested Mr. Lu Xiaohua
16. [Ju'nan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Yizhen and Other Practitioners Arrested
17. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Tianpeng Town Police Arrested Mr. He Chengzhuo and Other Practitioners
18. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Sun Shuhua Detained
19. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Eleven Elderly Practitioners Arrested
20. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Detained
21. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xie Li on a Hunger Strike at Jianping County Detention Center for 8 Days
22. [Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Bao Xiaying Disappeared in July 2012

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Trial of Ms. Qu Shumei Secretly Held

Ganjingzi District Court officials secretly held a trial of Ms. Qu Shumei in April without notifying her family.

2. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Xiuping and Ms. Li Hua Detained

Ms. Zhang Xiuping and her niece Ms. Li Hua are currently being held at Changping Detention Center.

3. [Feng County, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Ji Ming Detained

Mr. Ji Ming was arrested on May 19, 2013 and is currently at Xuzhou Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Du Baodong, 610 Office head: +86-516-88060757, +86-516-88843006,+86-13905224167

4. [Beijing] Mr. Yan Arrested

When Mr. Yan from Tongzhou District went to Changping District to clarify the truth on May 16, 2013, he was arrested by police and his home was ransacked the next day.

5. [Renqiu City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xinyan Wrongly Sentenced

Police arrested Ms. Wang Xinyan on October 15, 2012, and have held her at the Renqiu City Detention Center since. Renqiu Court officials wrongly sentenced her on May 17, 2013, and she has already appealed.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Liu Wenchang, Political and Legal Affairs Committee head: +86-317-2238260, +86-317-2224003
Liu Jianbin, court chief: +86-317-2263333, +86-15076777888

6. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhi and Ms. Xi Lianfeng Still Detained

Ms. Zhang Yuzhi and Ms. Xi Lianfeng are being held at Zhangdian District Detention Center.

7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Qingsheng Wrongly Sentenced to 7 Years

Hulan District Court officials sentenced Mr. Zhang Qingsheng to 7 years of imprisonment. His family requested a verdict from presiding judge Wei Debin and judge Hou Zhenyu, but they were denied.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Court: +86-451-57358013, +86-451-57358060, +86-451-57358061
Hou Zhenyu, judge: +86-15945933688

8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Wei Arrested

Ms. Lu Wei was arrested at home on May 17, 2013.

9. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Zhongli and Other Practitioners Arrested

Honggang Police Department agents arrested three practitioners from Honggang District (Ms. Zhao Zhongli, Ms. Yang Fengyun, and Ms. Huang Ling) when they put up truth-clarification materials on the evening of May 16. Ms. Huang returned home the next morning, on May 17. Ms. Zhao is at Daqing First Detention Center and her home was ransacked. Ms. Yang is held at Dulitun Detention Center in Ranghulu District.

10. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners at the Tenth Oil Extraction Plant Detained

Three practitioners from the Tenth Oil Extraction Plant of Daqing Oilfield Company (Mr. Wang Yanming, Mr. Guo Shuyan, and Ms. Lei Tingxiu) are currently being held at the Zhaozhou County Lockup. Ms. Wang Yanru from the same plant is at Zhaozhou Detention Center.

11. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Caixia Held in Brainwashing Center

When Ms. Zhang Caixia from Shahe City clarified the truth in Xingtai City on May 20, 2013, Qiaodong Police Department agents arrested her. She is currently detained at the Xingtai Brainwashing Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Xingtai Brainwashing Center: +86-319-3191294
Xingtai 610 Office: +86-319-3699106

12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cheng Shuzhen and Other Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Cheng Shuzhen is a retired employee of Jidong Prison Chemical Plant. Yuan Guoqing and three other agents from the Nanbao Development Zone Police Department ransacked her home on the afternoon of May 20. They also took her husband, not a practitioner, to the police department for interrogation. Ms. Cheng was then sent to the Tangshan City Detention Center and returned home at night.

Ms. Gao Helian is a practitioner in Binhai Town of Fengnan District. Agents from Tangshan City Domestic Security Division went to her home on the afternoon of May 20 and took her in for interrogation. They also ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Gong books.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Liu Jianguo, Tangshan City Political and Legal Affairs Committee head: +86-13831518989

13. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Update on the Persecution of Ms. Li Yuping

Dadong Police Department agents arrested 54-year-old Ms. Li Yuping in late March, 2013. They ransacked her home and confiscated a computer, a printer, and Falun Gong books. They also took 20,000 yuan (saved for her father's funeral) and her salary card. Ms. Li's mother is over 80 years old and she only had 20 yuan with her. But the police even took that.

14. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Tao Has a Heart Attack but Is Nonetheless Arrested

Six plainclothes officers went to the store where Ms. Wang Tao works on the afternoon of May 20, 2013, to arrest her. Her family argued with police for more than 10 minutes. Ms. Wang suddenly had a heart attack and was sent to the Jinzhou Development Zone First Hospital for rescue. Police went to the hospital and took her away.

15. [Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province] Police Arrested Mr. Lu Xiaohua

Mr. Liu Xiaohua was arrested when he put up truth-clarification materials on May 16, 2013.

16. [Ju'nan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Yizhen and Other Practitioners Arrested

Three residents of Zhaojiahezi Village, Shizilu Town were arrested by Banquan Town Police Station agents on the morning of May 16, 2013, including Ms. Song Yizhen (75 years old), Ms. Liu Fei (Ms. Song's daughter), and Mr. You Xing'en (65 years old). Agents then took them to the police station.

Junan 610 Office agents went to the homes of these practitioners in the afternoon and confiscated Falun Gong books. Ms. Song returned home in the evening.

Ms. Liu Huaifeng (second daughter of Ms. Song) accompanied Ms. Liu Xia (first daughter of Ms. Song) to the county 610 Office the same day, to request the reinstatement of their jobs and salaries. They were arrested and their home was ransacked. Their Falun Gong books were taken. Their whereabouts are currently unknown.

17. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Tianpeng Town Police Arrested Mr. He Chengzhuo and Other Practitioners

Three practitioners went to Qingping to clarify the truth on May 13, 2013, including Mr. He Chengzhuo, Mr. Wang Xueru, and Mr. Liu Shifen. Tianpeng Town Police Station agents arrested them. Two elderly practitioners, Mr. Wang and Mr. Liu, returned home on May 14. Mr. He was held at the Pengzhou City Detention Center.

18. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Sun Shuhua Detained

Mr. Sun Shuhua is being held at Xindi Detention Center.

19. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Eleven Elderly Practitioners Arrested

Police arrested 11 practitioners at Ms. Fan Yunzhi's home on May 17, 2013. Most of them were elderly ladies, 60 or 70 years old. Six of them returned home the same day. Five of them are kept at the Tuohuang Detention Center including Ms. Fan Yunzhi, Ms. Lin Guoqiong, Ms. Liu Zhiqiong, Ms. Tang Guoqiong, and Ms. Cai Huiqiong.

20. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Baijulu Police Station officers arrested three practitioners (Ms. Zhu Wei, Ms. Wang Ting, and Ms. Bai Yun) when they told others about Falun Gong on the afternoon of May 13, 2013. Agents kept them at the Weizigou Detention Center in Changchun City and ransacked their homes. Cash, two printers, one computer, and Falun Gong books were confiscated.

21. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xie Li on a Hunger Strike at Jianping County Detention Center for 8 Days

22. [Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Bao Xiaying Disappeared in July 2012