(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 5 provinces, where at least 17 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Pingchang County, Sichuan Province] Mr. He Qian Detained
2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Congmei Detained
3. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Guilan and Ms. Xu Junfeng Arrested
4. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ma Yu’ai Detained
5. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Cases of Ms. Gao Qingxiu and Ms. Sun Runtao Turned Over to Procuratorate
6. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Cases of Five Practitioners Turned Over to the Court
7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Bi Qinghua Sentenced to Prison
1. [Pingchang County, Sichuan Province] Mr. He Qian Detained
Mr. He Qian was arrested by officers from Jiangyang Police Station on the afternoon of January 20, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong at Jinping Square in Pingchang County. He was taken to the Domestic Security Division. The officers ransacked his home and confiscated a computer and over 1,000 yuan paper bills with information about Falun Gong printed on them.
Mr. He is now being held in Bazhong City Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. He:Xi Xianyu (席显宇), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13980291868, +86-827-3110212Yang Yi (阳毅), political head: +86-13881681658, +86-15884977785, +86-827 6225074Wang Yangbo (王扬波), deputy head: +86-13568485146, +86-15884977785, +86-827 6227710Jiangyang Police Station: +86-827 6231356
2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Congmei Detained
Ms. Yang Congmei from Gaozu Village, Xinmin Town, Xindu District, Chengdu City, was arrested by officers from Mengyang Town Police Station at her barbershop in Mengyang, Pengzhou City, on the morning of January 27, 2020. She is being held in Pengzhou Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Yang:Wang Jianguo (王建国), director, Mengyang Police Station: +86-2883829147, +86-13880003008Zou Jianjun (邹建军), deputy director: +86-13547874753Wang Junmin (王军民), officer: +86-15828343703Zhang Fan (张帆), officer: +86-13408680798
3. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Guilan and Ms. Xu Junfeng Arrested
Ms. Sun Guilan and Ms. Xu Junfeng from the Guangrao Sub-district, Guangrao County, were arrested officers from Dawang Police Department and Xiying Police District, on the afternoon of January 21, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. Wang Cuibao, head of Guangrao County Police Department, instigated the arrested.
Both practitioners were later released.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Sun and Ms. Xu:Wang Cuibao (王翠宝), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-18706665259, +86-13906473806, +86-15205469691Nie Lianjun (聂连军), chief, Dawang Police Department: +86-546-6564067, +86-13906473399
4. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ma Yu’ai Detained
Ms. Ma Yu’ai was arrested at home by Ma Chao, deputy director of Haotouzhuang Township Police Station, Dingzhou City, and other officers on the afternoon of January 9, 2020. Her home was ransacked, and photos of the founder of Falun Gong, a color printer, notebook computer, Falun Dafa books, and other printed materials were confiscated.
Ms. Ma was taken to Dingzhou Police Department for interrogation. She was later taken to Dingzhou Detention Center for 15 days.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Ma:Ma Chao (马超), deputy director, Haotouzhuang Township Police Station: +86-13503123455Wang Fenshe (王芬社), villager, Lujiazhuang Village: +86-13730299380Haotouzhuang Police Station: +86-312-2617202
5. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Cases of Ms. Gao Qingxiu and Ms. Sun Runtao Turned Over to Procuratorate
Ms. Gao Qingxiu and Ms. Sun Runtao from Guyuan County were arrested by officers from Changliang Township Police Station on August 17, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were taken to Zhangjiakou City Detention Center.
Their cases were turned over to Zhangbei County Procuratorate by the Guyuan Police Department for the second time, after their cases were returned by the Procuratorate.
Participants in the persecution:Bai Zhiwei (白志伟), director, Changliang Township Police Station: +86-13663338168Li Fulin (李富林), head, Guyuan County Domestic Security Division: +86-13831372018Li Yang (李洋), Domestic Security officer: +86-13700331107Chen Zhaofei (陈招飞), in charge of the case, Zhangbei County Procuratorate: +86-18730308380
6. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Cases of Five Practitioners Turned Over to the Court
Mr. Zhou Guoqiang, Mr. Zhang Bo, Mr. Xiong Youyi, and Mr. Li Jun, who work at Donghu Xiyuan Residential Community Property Management Office in Wuhan City were arrested by officers from Wuhan 610 Office and the police station on December 25, 2018. They are being held in Qingling District Detention Center, Wuchang District.
The cases of the four practitioners and Mr. Zhang Xuqing were turned over to Wuchang Court on September 19, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Hu Jie (胡捷), chief procurator, Wuchang District Procuratorate: +86-27-88116680, +86-27-88115611, +86-27-88114997Yan Guobin (严国斌), section head, Prosecution Section: +86-27-88150140Lu Shanhai (吕山海), deputy head, Wuhan 610 Office: +86-18971036356, +86-27-86739553, +86-27-88850789Chen Chuanquan (陈传全), head, Wuchang District 610 Office: +86-27-88936279, +86-13397111802
7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Bi Qinghua Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Bi Qinghua, a retired employee of the Harbin education system, was arrested in 2018 for distributing Falun Gong materials. She was sentenced to an 18-month prison term and fined 5,000 yuan.
The school's personnel department suspended her pay in November 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Bi:Daoli District Education Bureau’s Personnel Bureau: +86-451-84695421Harbin City Education Bureau: +86-451-84617516Harbin Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: +86-451-84871999
