Additional Persecution News from China – January 19, 2013 (13 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from mainland China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 9 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 8 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Chongqing] Mr. Li Dongming Dies as a Result of Persecution
2. [Xiong County, Hebei Province] Mr. Yang Zhixiong Sent to Jidong Prison
3. [Yuzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Jin Ping, Ms. Chunhua and Ms. Fu E Detained
4. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Guo Chuanjiang and Mr. Liu Huali Sentenced to Forced Labor
5. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Deqing on Hunger Strike in Detention
6. [Gongzhu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wu Baojun Arrested
7. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Yan Sentenced to Forced Labor
8. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Yu Peiling and Ms. Wang Mingxiang Detained
9. [Shahe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Liping Persecuted in Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp
10. [Lushan, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Zhang Linghong Detained
11. [Cang County, Hebei Province] Mr. Sun Yuqiang Detained
12. [Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Shi Sumei Arrested Again
13. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Wei Transferred

1. [Chongqing] Mr. Li Dongming Dies as a Result of Persecution

Mr. Li Dongming was an employee of the Qijiang Iron Mine in Chongqing Iron and Steel Group Mining Company. He was persecuted in a forced labor camp to the state of being in a coma. He died on July 2012.

Mr. Li went to the Beijing Appeals Office in December 2000 to appeal for the right to practice Falun Gong. He was detained for a month.

Mr. Li was arrested again on March 8, 2005, by officers from Xinshancun Police Station in Dadukou District, Chongqing. He was sent to the Xishanping Forced Labor Camp in Chongqing for a 15-month term. He then had three months added to his sentence. The guards gave him injections with unknown drugs and also put drugs into his food to destroy his central nervous system, which resulted in him losing consciousness and his eyesight becoming permanently blurred.

2. [Xiong County, Hebei Province] Mr. Yang Zhixiong Sent to Jidong Prison

Mr. Yang Zhixiong from Xiong County, Hebei Province, was arrested at his workplace by officers Guo Junxue, head of the local Domestic Security Division, and others on November 3, 2012. He was taken to the Xiong County Detention Center on December 9, 2012.

Mr. Yang was tried by Xiong County Court on December 25 and sentenced to three years in prison on December 28. He was transferred to Jidong Prison in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, on the morning of January 16, 2013.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Guo Junxue, head of the local domestic security division: [phone] (Cell), [phone] (Cell), [phone]
Guo Xiangdong, local 610 Office: [phone] (Cell)
Sun Yongqi, party secretary of the local political and legal affairs committee: [phone] (Cell), [phone]
Han Junqing, Xiong County Detention Center: [phone] (Cell)

3. [Yuzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Jin Ping, Ms. Chunhua and Ms. Fu E Detained

Ms. Jin Ping, Ms. Chunhua and Ms. Fu E from Guolian Town, Yuzhou City, were arrested by officers from the Guolian Police Station on January 15, 2013, while they spoke to people about Falun Gong. Their homes were ransacked that night. They were sent to the Yuzhou Detention Center the next afternoon.

4. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Guo Chuanjiang and Mr. Liu Huali Sentenced to Forced Labor

Mr. Guo Chuanjiang and Mr. Liu Huali were sentenced to four years and two years of forced labor, respectively, by Tiedong Court in Anshan City on November 26, 2012. They were sent to Division No. 1 in Yuemingshan Forced Labor Camp.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Anshan City Intermediate Court: [phone]
Tiedong Police Department in Anshan City: [phone]

5. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Deqing on Hunger Strike in Detention

Mr. Liu Deqing from Jinzhou City was arrested on the morning of January 9, 2013. He is currently being held in the Jinzhou Detention Center. He is on a hunger strike to protest the detention.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Baining, head of Jinzhou City Police Department: [phone] (Cell), [phone] (Cell), [phone]

6. [Gongzhu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wu Baojun Arrested

Mr. Wu Baojun from Tianyoufang Village, Fanjiatun Town, Gongzhu City, was arrested by officers from the Yongfa Police Station at Yongfa Village Market on the morning of January 18, 2013, while he distributed Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs. His car keys, cell phone and credit card were confiscated.

7. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Yan Sentenced to Forced Labor

Ms. Zhang Yan from the Hunan residential area in Yanqing Town, Yanqing County, Beijing, was arrested at home on September 19, 2012. Her home was ransacked. She was sentenced to two and a half years of forced labor and is currently being held in Xicheng District Detention Center.

8. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Yu Peiling and Ms. Wang Mingxiang Detained

Ms. Yu Peiling from Beijing and Ms. Wang Mingxiang from Shandong Province were arrested in July 2012 in Donghai County, Jiangsu Province. They were held at the Donghai County Detention Center but have now been transferred to the Lianyungang City Detention Center in Jiangsu Province.

9. [Shahe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Liping Persecuted in Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Liu Liping from Shahe City, Hebei Province, is being held in Division No. 3 of the Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp. She has been persecuted to the point of developing high blood pressure difficulty walking.

Once arrested, she was severely beaten by an officer from the Yongnian Police Station, resulting in all her front teeth being knocked out. Consequently she now has difficulty eating.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Zhou Zhanquan, director of Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp: [phone], [phone]
Feng Kezhuang, deputy director of Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp: [phone], [phone], [phone] (Cell)
Division No. 3 of Hebei Province Women's Forced Labor Camp: [phone], [phone]

10. [Lushan, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Zhang Linghong Detained

Ms. Zhang Linghong from the Lushan mountain area was arrested on January 18, 2013 while distributing informational materials about Falun Gong at the Jingjiu Market in Jiujiang City. Ms. Zhang was detained at Jiujiang City Detention Center for 15 days.

11. [Cang County, Hebei Province] Mr. Sun Yuqiang Detained

Mr. Sun Yuqiang from Wanghaisi Village, Cang County, Hebei Province, was arrested while he spoke to people about Falun Gong on December 24, 2012. He was taken to the local police department by deputy director of the Cang County Domestic Security Division, Bai Jianhua. He was later transferred to the Cangzhou City Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Pang Liang, director of Cang County Domestic Security Divison: [phone] (Cell)
Bai Jianhua, deputy director of Cang County Domestic Security Division: [phone] (Cell)

12. [Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Shi Sumei Arrested Again

Ms. Shi Sumei, 51, from Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, was arrested at home on January 12, 2013. Her computer, printer and other items was confiscated.

Ms. Shi was sentenced to six years in prison in 2002. She was severely persecuted to near death at Division No. 7 of Fujian Province Women's Prison. She was released on medical parole in January 2007.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Chen Dong, Party secretary of Zhangzhou City: [phone], [phone]
Liu Wenbiao, secretary of local Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]
Wu Liangtong, head of local 610 office: [phone], [phone], [phone] (Cell)
Lin Mingliang, chief of Zhangzhou City Police Department: [phone], [phone], [phone]

13. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Wei Transferred

Mr. Zhang Wei from Xiangtan City was arrested in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, in 2012 and sentenced to seven years in prison. He was recently transferred to a facility in Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province.