(Minghui.org) Today's news from mainland China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 10 provinces. According to this report, 9 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 45 practitioners were illegally arrested .
1. [Mian County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Zhang Hongxia Died as a Result of Persecution
2. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Yanqin and Ms. Li Xiuyun Arrested
3. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Lanjun and Ms. Ma Jingqin Arrested
4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wu Kejian Detained
5. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhu Arrested
6. [Shanghai] Ms. Xie Hongzhu Detained
7. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Guofen Arrested
8. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Arrested
9. [Yongzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Huang Yana Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
10. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Citizens and Lawyers Detained
11. [Tianjin] Two Practitioners Arrested
12. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Deyuan Arrested
13. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Lixin Detained
14. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Gangli Detained
15. [Tianjin] Mr. Wang Guiqi Imprisoned
16. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Du Changyi Detained
17. [Shanghai] Ms. Wang Quandi Arrested
18. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners Detained
19. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
20. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Wang Fei Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
21. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
22. [Shanghai] Fourteen Practitioners Arrested
23. [Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Lei Dehuai Arrested
1. [Mian County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Zhang Hongxia Died as a Result of Persecution
Ms. Zhang Hongxia, 63, was arrested by officers from the Mian County Chengxi Police Station in 2013. She was taken to the police station and held for a week.
She was arrested again by officers from the local 610 Office around July 20, 2013. She was taken to the Hanzhong Brainwashing Center. After being released a week later, she was diagnosed with diabetes and a brain tumor. Her health gradually worsened and she died on March 6, 2014.
2. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Yanqin and Ms. Li Xiuyun Arrested
Ms. Li Yanqin and Ms. Li Xiuyun were arrested by officers from the Jinhaitanbianfang Police Station on March 22, 2014, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Li Yanqin's home was ransacked by Yu Shaoyong from the Gao District Police Department and Liu Bin from the police station on the afternoon of March 26.
3. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Lanjun and Ms. Ma Jingqin Arrested
Ms. Zhang Lanjun and Ms. Ma Jingqin were arrested by two plainclothes officers on the morning of March 26, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.
4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wu Kejian Detained
Mr. Wu Kejian was arrested by officers from the Shuangyang Town Police Station in Gaomi City on the evening of March 24, 2014, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. He is being held at the Gaomi Detention Center.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhuang Juntian (庄军田), director of the Shuangyang Town Police Station in Gaomi City: +86-13953650066, +86-536-2835057
5. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhu Arrested
Ms. Zhu was arrested by police officers on the morning of March 26, 2014, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong.
6. [Shanghai] Ms. Xie Hongzhu Detained
Ms. Xie Hongzhu was arrested by officers from the Zhabei District Domestic Security Division and Sanquanlu Police Station on the afternoon of March 18, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She is being held at the Zhabei District Detention Center.
7. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Guofen Arrested
Ms. Yu Guofen was reported and then arrested by police officers on March 25, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was released that evening.
8. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Arrested
Ms. Jiang was arrested by officers from the Dafangshen Town Police Station on March 25, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.
9. [Yongzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Huang Yana Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Ms. Huang Yana was arrested on February 1, 2013, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was later taken to Ningyuan Detention Center by officers from the Ningyuan County 610 Office and Domestic Security Division, and held for about a year. She was sentenced by the Ningyuan Court to a four-year prison term in mid-March 2014.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhou Yaoming (周耀明), director of the Ningyuan County 610 Office: +86-15907467766 Yang Yunji (杨运吉), director of the Ningyuan County Police Department: +86-13907469266, +86-746-7221953 Xu Keming (徐克明), captain of the Domestic Security Division of the Ningyuan County Police Department: +86-13974647500 Long Linsheng (龙林生), instructor of the Domestic Security Division of the Ningyuan County Police Department: +86-13707469076, +86-746-7238013
10. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Citizens and Lawyers Detained
Eleven people including four lawyers, Mr. Jiang Tianyong, Mr. Tang Jitian, Mr. Wang Cheng, and Mr. Zhang Junjie, and seven of practitioners and their relatives were arrested at the Gelinhaotai Hotel of Jiansanjiang Reclamation Bureau in Heilongjiang Province on March 21, 2014.
Lawyers and, relatives of the arrested lawyers, and related parties from Guangdong, Hubei, Beijing, and Hunan went to the Qixing Detention Center of Jiansanjiang Reclamation Bureau on March 24. They held banners outside the detention center and asked for visiting rights of the detained lawyers, practitioners and their relatives.
Mr. Xiang Li, one of the protestors, was arrested on his way back to the hotel on the evening of March 26. Additionally, several people including lawyers Mr. Liu Jinxiang and Mr. Hu Guiyun were arrested by officers on their way back to the hotel.
11. [Tianjin] Two Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Gong Yunrong was arrested by officers from the Beichen District Shuangjie Police Station on March 25, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.
Ms. Li Fengxia was also arrested on March 26, 2014.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Beichen District Shuangjie Police Station: +86-22-26970257 Dong Ping (董平), director of the Beichen Police Department: +86-13502028888 Wang Cunyong (王存永), officer of the Beichen Domestic Security Division: +86-13920780868
12. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Deyuan Arrested
Mr. Yu Deyuan was arrested on March 26, 2014, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. His home was ransacked by officers from the Shuangtaizi District Police Department, Sub-District Office, and Police Station.
13. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Lixin Detained
Ms. Wang Lixin was arrested for her belief in Falun Gong when the police stopped her while she was traveling to Beijing in early March 2014. She was taken to the Tongzhou Detention Center in Beijing.
14. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Gangli Detained
Mr. Liu Gangli was arrested by officers from the Shenhe District Binhe Police Station on February 27, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. He was taken to the Shengyang City Detention Center.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Zou Xiaotong (邹小彤), officer: +86-24-24858812 Feng Kai (冯凯): +86-18642019962 Shenhe District Binhe Police Station in Shenyang City: +86-24-24813096
15. [Tianjin] Mr. Wang Guiqi Imprisoned
Mr. Wang Guiqi was arrested and his home ransacked in November 2012. He was sentenced to a four-year and six-month prison term by the Tanggu Court in Binhaixin District on March 21, 2013. He is being held in the Binhai Prison in Tianjin.
16. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Du Changyi Detained
Mr. Du Changyi was arrested on the evening of March 19, 2013, when working part-time in Shenyang City. His cell phone and other personal items were confiscated. He was taken to the Heping District Detention Center for criminal detention.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Wang Jiaxu (王加旭), officer of the Domestic Security Division of the Heping District Police Department in Shenyang City: +86-24-23523556
17. [Shanghai] Ms. Wang Quandi Arrested
Ms. Wang Quandi was arrested on March 19, 2014, for clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong to people in the Tilanqiao Police Station.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Shen (沈所长), director of the Tilanqiao Police Station: +86-21-23030316, +86-21-23021343
18. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners Detained
Ms. Yang Zheng and another practitioner were arrested by officers from the Gongcheng Police Station in Daoli District on the afternoon of March 23, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were taken to the Daoli District No. 3 Detention Center.
Parties involved in the persecution:
Sun Jiangang (孙建刚), director of the Gongcheng Police Station in Daoli District: +86-13945660051
19. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Liang Jinjun, Ms. Zhao Xiulan, and Ms. Tong Kwongchi were arrested on the morning of March 25, 2014 and taken to the Linghai Police Department.
20. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Wang Fei Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Mr. Wang Fei was sentenced to a three-year prison term. He was recently transferred to the Eighth Ward of Yunnan Province No. 1 Prison.
21. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Zhang Fengmei, Ms. Zhang Wenyan, and Ms. Xu Hui were arrested at their workplace by officers from the Qingdao City Police Department on March 22, 2014. Officers confiscated their computers and truth-clarification materials about the persecution of Falun Gong.
22. [Shanghai] Fourteen Practitioners Arrested
Fourteen practitioners were arrested at Mr. Gu Shouxian's home by officers from the Xuhui Domestic Security Division on the morning of February 20, 2014, while they were watching a Shen Yun Performing Arts DVD.
Seven were released two days later. After approximately a month, Mr. Gu was released because of his poor health condition and Ms. Yuan was taken to a brainwashing center.
Five practitioners' whereabouts are unknown. They are: Ms. Gong Naifang, 78; Ms. Chen Xiangru, 75, Mr. Gu's wife; Ms. Wang and her sister, in their 60s, and Ms. Lu, nearly 70.
23. [Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Lei Dehuai Arrested
Mr. Lei Dehuai was recently arrested when traveling by train to Xinjiang and his Falun Gong books were confiscated.
