(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 7 provinces. According to this report, 29 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 29 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Shuhuan Tried
2. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Lei Xiuxiang Tried
3. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shi Zengying and Ms. Li Zhilian Taken Into Custody
4. [Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yu Xiaohua and Ms. Gao Fenglin Detained
5. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
6. [Mengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Fang Detained
7. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Jingyun and Ms. Cao Nianying Arrested
8. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] A Practitioner with the Last Name Yang Detained
9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Lijuan Detained
10. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wen Shurong Detained
11. [Bijie City, Guizhou Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
12. [Pingyuan County, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
13. [Wanquan County, Hebei Province] Seven Practitioners Harassed
14. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
15. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Severely Abused in Prison
16. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
17. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Huang Suqin Detained
18. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Shumei and Daughter Ms. Liu Tingting Arrested
19. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xie Wei Officially Placed Under Arrest
20. [Juancheng County, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Chengfeng Forced to Leave Home
21. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
1. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Shuhuan Tried
Ms. Lu Shuhuan was tried on March 22, 2016.
2. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Lei Xiuxiang Tried
Ms. Lei Xiuxiang from Yongqing Village, Jiangnan Township in the Fengman District, was arrested at home by officers from the Dachangtun Police Station in the Fengman District in July 2015. She has been held in custody for over eight months. No family visits have been allowed.
Ms. Lei was tried in the Fengman District Court the first time on the morning of March 22, 2016. Her sentence was rumored to be five to seven years in prison. Her family saw her in the courtroom and noticed that she was very thin and looked exhausted.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Lei:Li Liping (李立平), director of the Dachangtun Police Station: +86-15981168000Lu Yibiao (吕一彪) officer: +86-18043202977Zhou Libin (周立彬): +86-13904404317Li Guorong (李国荣): 86-13894709528
3. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shi Zengying and Ms. Li Zhilian Taken Into Custody
Ms. Shi Zengying and Ms. Li Zhilian from the Jiaonan area in the Huangdao District were arrested by plainclothes officers for talking to people about Falun Gong at the Songyuan Village Farmer's Market on on the morning of March 25, 2016. Both women are being detained in the Zhushan Police Station.
4. [Anda City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yu Xiaohua and Ms. Gao Fenglin Detained
Ms. Yu Xiaohua and Ms. Gao Fenglin were reported and arrested when they talked to people about Falun Gong on the morning of March 25, 2016. They were detained for 10 days in the Anda Detention Center.
Party involved in persecuting them:Zhang Xianming (张显明), director of the Anda Detention Center: +86-13339493789
5. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Mr. Niu Qingquan and Mr. Hu Yiqin from Taihe Town in the Zichuan District were arrested at their rental home on the evening of March 21, 2016, by Zhonglou Police Station officers, who also ransacked the residence.
Mr. Wang Hao was arrested at the same time. He was later released.
Ms. Li Yan from Shuangyang Town in the Zichuan District and her younger sister Ms. Li Ying from the Zhangdian District were arrested by officers from the Yangzhai Police Station in the Zichuan District on the afternoon of March 22, 2016.
Mr. Wang Liang and his mother Ms. Zhou Liyu from Tianjia Village, Nanding Town, the Zhangdian District, were arrested on the afternoon of March 22, 2016.
Mr. Du Liqing, who lives nearby on Jixiang Road in the Zichuan District, was arrested on the morning of March 22, 2016. He has since been released.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Zhonglou Police Station: +86-533-2135640, +86-533-5414110, +86-533-5410309Yangzhai Police Station: +86-533-5481171, +86-533-2137738
6. [Mengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Fang Detained
Ms. Wang Fang from Dasongzhuang Village was arrested at home by Wang Gongjun and other officers from the Domestic Security Division on March 24, 2016. She was taken to the Jiaozuo City Detention Center.
7. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Jingyun and Ms. Cao Nianying Arrested
Ms. Zhang Jingyun was arrested on the morning of March 23, 2016. Her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Jiaozuo City Detention Center.
Ms. Cao Nianying was arrested on March 16, 2016.
8. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] A Practitioner with the Last Name Yang Detained
A practitioner with the last name Yang from the Tiexi District was arrested at home on March 20, 2016. The practitioner is being held in the Fuyu County Detention Center.
9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Lijuan Detained
Ms. Wang Lijuan from the Lixia District was arrested by Dianliu Police Station officers in Lixia District on January 28, 2016, for suing Jiang Zemin. She was detained for seven days.
10. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wen Shurong Detained
Ms. Wen Shurong from Beiling Village in the Mengzhi Neighborhood was arrested by officers from the Luofeng Police Station on the morning of March 22, 2016. She was taken to the Zhaoyuan Detention Center that day.
11. [Bijie City, Guizhou Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
Mr. Zhong Hua from the Qixinggong District was arrested at his store on March 23, 2016. The officers took more than 25,000 yuan in paper currency that had information about the persecution of Falun Gong printed on it.
Mr. Guo Yongde from the Heguantun Township was arrested on March 4, 2016. His home was ransacked. The officers confiscated 200 yuan with Falun Gong information printed on it and Falun Gong books. About six officers obtained a blood sample from Mr. Guo against his will. He was detained for 15 days.
Ms. Lin from Heguantun Township was arrested. She was forced to give blood samples but released after her son was coerced into signing paperwork.
Mr. Nie and his wife Ms. Huang from Daxinqiao Township were arrested by the local police. They were interrogated separately. The couple's daughter and son-in-law went to the police station to demand their release that evening. The officers forced the daughter and son-in-law to sign paperwork before releasing Mr. Nie and his wife. The officers also threatened them and told them not to leave home for 15 days. Further arrangements were made to keep them under surveillance.
12. [Pingyuan County, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
Since March 2016, officers from the Pingyuan County 610 Office and subordinate township police stations have regularly harassed local practitioners who filed lawsuits against Jiang Zemin.
Ms. Zhao Hongru, Ms. Cao Xiaoyan, Ms. Wu Shufen, Ms. Wang Guihong, Ms. Zhang Shumei, and Ms. Xu Wanmei were detained during January and February.
Mr. Yu Yongping from Qiancao Town has been routinely harassed. The officers extorted 1,000 yuan in cash from him and forced him to pay for liquor, cigarettes, and meals, which cost him another 2,000 yuan.
The officers also showed up at the machinery plant and attempted to arrest Ms. Huo Shuqin, but failed. She is being harassed.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Li Feng (李峰), head of the 610 Office: +86-534-4256967, +86-15864178589, +86-534-4217698Zheng Weishi (郑伟实): +86-13953418087
13. [Wanquan County, Hebei Province] Seven Practitioners Harassed
Wang Li, the Sanlizhuang Village security officer, and others harassed and videotaped practitioners in their homes. The practitioners included: Mr. Jia Wei, Ms. Guo Aixian, Ms. Hu Guixiang, Ms. Liu Fengzhi, Mr. Jia Fenggui, Ms. Ren Yumei, and Ms. Liu Runxian.
14. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
Guo Yucheng from the Pingdu City Justice Bureau broke into the homes of Ms. Ma Shuxiang and Mr. Wang Baoquan to harass them on the afternoon of March 21, 2016. Neither practitioner was at home. Guo then went to the village committee to report this incident to the village head.
Dai Yugang, Liu Jie, and three other officers from the Pingdu 610 Office showed up in Shuangmiao Village in the Xiangdian area to harass several practitioners at their homes. They tore up a couplet displayed on Ms. Wang Shuzhen's door. They also also confiscated several Falun Gong books.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Wang Xinyu (王欣玉), head of the Pingdu 610 Office: +86-13953216049Dai Yugang (代玉刚), deputy head: +86-532-87309201Liu Jie (刘杰), officer: +86-15866870870
15. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Severely Abused in Prison
Ms. Cao Yingchun was cursed, beaten, and slapped by inmate Fan Xiumei in early December 2015.
Ms. Ding Junhua was taken to a warehouse (which did not have a surveillance camera) by inmates Yuan Jingfang, Qu Hongmei, Liu Xin, and Fan Xiumei, where she was beaten and tortured for an hour. Then the inmates also took Ms. Wu Xiaohong there to curse, beat, and torture her. They released her after they learned that she had a heart condition.
Inmates He Dongmei, Fan Xiumei, and others locked up Ms. Zhao Jinxiang, age 72, in a warehouse in an attempt to force her to renounce her belief.
16. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
After Ms. Xu Donglan, 81, filed her lawsuit against Jiang Zemin, Liulishan Police Station officers ransacked her home three times. On March 21, 2016, about eight officers of them broke into her home and took blood samples and fingerprinted her against her will.
Tianqiao Police Station officers ransacked 65-year-old Ms. Yuan Qiuhua's home on March 15 and then again on March 17.
Officers from the Changqing County Police Station forced Ms. Leng Zongxiang, 75, to sign paperwork nullifying a lawsuit she filed against Jiang Zemin.
17. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Huang Suqin Detained
Ms. Huang Suqin, 68, was arrested by officers from the Jinzhou City 610 Office on March 12, 2016. Her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Jinzhou City Detention Center.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Huang:Jiang Long (姜龙), deputy chief of the 610 Office: +86-13841659777, +86-416-2361181, +86-416-2572155Liu Zhaolin (刘兆林): +86-13840619488, +86-416-2572417, +86-416-2343648Li Meishan (李嵋珊): +86-15698704590
18. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Shumei and Daughter Ms. Liu Tingting Arrested
Wang Tieli and other officers from the Xianglun Police Station (from the Aimin Police Department) arrested Ms. Wang Shumei and her daughter Ms. Liu Tingting on the morning of March 25, 2016. Both practitioners were taken to the Xianglun Police Station.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Chen Xianrui (陈贤锐), head of the Police Division in the Xianglun Residential Community: +86-13555008828Yang Fuqing (杨福庆),officer: +86-15504531910Wang Tieli (王铁力): +86-15504531832, +86-15245396222
19. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xie Wei Officially Placed Under Arrest
Ms. Xie Wei went out on the afternoon of February 23, 2016. She did not return home and no one heard from her. Her husband later learned that she had been arrested by officers from the Qianjin Police Department and detained for 15 days. She was then transferred to a detention center. Guan Zhen, who is in charge of her case, said that Ms. Xie's arrest was approved on March 15, 2016.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Xie:Song Jiefan (宋介凡), Qianjin Police Department: +86-454-8312311, +86-13903689333, +86-18645451001Guan Zhen (关震), who is in charge of the case: +86-454-6883311, +86-13846181116, +86-18645451021
20. [Juancheng County, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Chengfeng Forced to Leave Home
Officers from the Zuoying Township Police Station led by Wu Fuhai, an officer from the Juancheng County Domestic Security Division, broke into the home of 56-year-old Mr. Chen Chengfeng on the afternoon of March 18, 2016. Mr. Chen was not at home. He has since been forced to leave home to avoid persecution.
Mr. Chen was arrested on October 30, 2015. He was held for a month, and the police extorted 15,000 yuan from him.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Chen:Zhang Shanxiang (张善祥), head of the Juancheng County 610 Office: +86-530-2426297, +86-13396213558, +86-530-2421393Liu Tongxuan (刘同选), deputy head: +86-530-2420167, +86-15105308282Zhou Feng (周峰), head of the Comprehensive Management Office: +86-530-2424938, +86-15105308080
21. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
Officers from the Jilin Provincial Public Security Bureau and the Meihekou Domestic Security Division in Tonghua City arrested seven people, including practitioners and their non-practitioner family members, on January 12, 2016.
The seven people arrested:Ms. Cheng Xiumei and her husband Mr. Jian Zhaojin, Ms. Xing Deqin, Ms. Xue Lili (Ms. Xing's daughter-in-law), and Ms. Xing's younger brother. (All of them are from Liuhe County.) Mr. Wang Zhongjiang and his wife Ms. Yin Cuihong from Meihekou City were also taken into custody.
Their homes were ransacked and their families were threatened and interrogated.
Mr. Jian was held in the Meihe Domestic Security Division for about 18 hours before being released. Ms. Xing's younger brother was released after being interrogated. Ms. Xue was released on bail on January 29, 2016
Mr. Wang is being held in the Meihekou City Detention Center. Ms. Yin, Ms. Cheng, and Ms. Xing are being held in the Liaoyuan Detention Center.
