(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 14 provinces. According to this report, 12 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 33 practitioners were illegally arrested .
Ms. Xu Yingjie was arrested on December 22, 2013, and held in the Changliu Detention Center. After being tortured for an extended period, she developed severe symptoms of illness, and was then hospitalized at the Tonghua No.3 Hospital on March 4, 2014.
Ms. Liu Xiangqun from Chongyi Town was arrested by officers from the Chongyi Police Station in late October 2013, for talking to people about Falun Gong in public. Officers punched, kicked, and stomped on her head. Her ears were torn and bleeding. Officers also injected her with an unidentified drug. She was tortured for three hours non-stop, and then released.
Ms. Liu became mentally disoriented after her release. She left home in the early morning hours of March 10, 2014, and has been missing ever since.
The Zhengding County Court sentenced Mr. Jia Zhijiang to 5-1/2 years in prison and Ms. Gao Suzhen to 4-1/2 years in prison on March 24, 2014.
Parties involved in the persecution: Wang Shuxuan (王淑宣), public prosecutor, Zhengding County Procuratorate: +86-311-88020301, +86-13363115570, +86-15097310531 Cheng Jishan (程计山), presiding judge, Zhengding County Court: +86-311- 88010175, +86-15511378690 Li Jingguo (李敬国), judge, Zhengding County Court: +86-311-88024327, +86-15511378639
Mr. Hu Guangli was arrested and his home was ransacked on April 2, 2014.
Agents from the Hailar Domestic Security Division and the 610 Office arrested Mr. Yang Wanming at his home on April 2, 2014. They ransacked the home and confiscated a computer, USB drive, and other belongings. Mr. Yang is being held in the Hailar Detention Center.
Mr. Geng Xiangke, Ms. Cheng Jianghong, and Ms. Wang Yali from Nanbailou Village, Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City were arrested by local police on the evening of March 10, 2012, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong in the Changping District of Beijing. Ms. Wang was sent to the Daxing Forced Labor Camp in Beijing. Mr. Geng's and Ms. Cheng's whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Han Yuchun went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. She was arrested and has not been heard from since.
Li Gang from the Mishan Police Department Domestic Security Division, along with agents from the Mudanjiang Agriculture Reclamation Management Bureau and the Beidaying Police Station, ransacked the home of Mr. Chen Guoqing, and arrested him on the evening of April 2, 2014. His whereabouts are unknown.
Mr. Chen was an employee at the Peide Hospital, affiliated with the Mudanjiang Agriculture Reclamation Management Bureau. He was dismissed because he believed in Falun Gong.
Party involved in the persecution: Beidaying Police Station in Mishan City: +86-467-5062110
Ms. Shi Ailan from Putuo District was arrested on March 10, 2014, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. Her home was also ransacked.
Ms. He Zhuojun, an employee of the Suizhou Commerce Department, was arrested at her workplace and taken to the Wuhan Brainwashing Center by agents from the 610 Office on the morning of March 30, 2014. Her home was also ransacked.
Ms. Ding Guizhen from Dayan Village, Buzhuang Town was arrested by plainclothes officers from the Xiaying Town Police Station on March 24, 2014, for explaining the facts about Falun Gong. Her husband Mr. Yan Guangshan tried to stop the officers, but was also taken to the Xiaying Town Police Station and interrogated. The couple was released that evening.
Ms. Tan Yuling, 73, was arrested at her home in Baoan Village, Baiqi Town on the morning of April 3, 2014, by agents from the Baiqi Police Station and the 610 Office, who broke into her home.
Agents from the Fate Town Police Station and the 610 Office burst into the home of Mr. Jin Fenglian, Mr. Liu Lihua, and Mr. Gu Qingbo on the morning of April 3, 2014, and arrested them. The practitioners were taken to the brainwashing center in Shulan Bureau of Grain.
Mr. Sun Bo was arrested by officers from the Guangzhou State Security Bureau on the morning of March 11, 2014, while working in the high school affiliated with the Huanan Normal University. He is being held in the Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center.
Officers from the Xiangyang Police Department in Jiamusi City forced themselves into Ms. Liu Lijie's home on the afternoon of April 3, 2014, and arrested her and her husband Mr. Wang Xu. Ms. Liu was taken to the Xiangyang Police Department.
Officers from the Xinhua Police Department arrested Mr. Guan Yian, Mr. Zhao Xin, and Mr. Jia Changmin at their homes on the evening of April 2, 2014. Their homes were also ransacked.
Ms. Hu Ronghua, Ms. Sha Jinqi, and Ms. Gao Shuping were arrested by officers from the Jiangan Police Station in Rugao on April 1, 2014, for speaking to people about Falun Gong.
Ms. Jia Guizhi from Xinqiu was arrested by officers from the Dongmen Police Station on the afternoon of April 3, 2014, for talking to people about the benefits of Falun Gong. She is being held in Xiandongsuo.
Ms. Yang Sairong, in her sixties, and Ms. Chan Jilan, 58, were arrested by officers from the Yongtai Police Station on the afternoon of April 2, 2014, for distributing Falun Gong materials in Yongtai Township. Officers then ransacked Ms. Yang's home. Both practitioners are being held in the Zhangshu Detention Center.
Arrested on the afternoon of March 26, 2014, were Mr. Du Zilong, Mr. Zhu Hua, Ms. Chen Qi, Ms. Yao Guizhen, Ms. Zhou Pandi, Mr. Zhu, Ms. Han, and Ms. Zhu Qianqin from Zhoupu Town, Pudong New District.
Ms. Zhu Qianqin was released due to high blood pressure. The other seven practitioners are being held in the Zhoupu Detention Center.
Mr. Tang Shenyou and his wife Ms. Liu Xixia from Zhifang Village were arrested by agents from the Yiyuan 610 Office on April 2, 2014. Mr. Tang was released that evening. Ms. Liu is still being held.
Parties involved in the persecution: Tang Jiabao (唐加宝), director of Yiyuan 610 Office: +86-13953304338 Yiyuan 610 Office: +86-533-3223610 Li Dumin (李笃敏), deputy chief of the Social Security Group: +86-13573315516
Ms. Li Hua, in her fifties, and Ms. Zhang Yucui, in her seventies, from Xijiao were arrested by officers from the Yanta Police Department on March 31, 2014. Their homes were then ransacked. Ms. Zhang was released that evening. Ms. Li is being held in the Xiaozhailu Police Station.
Parties involved in the persecution: Xiaozhailu Police Station: +86-29 85260901 Domestic Security Division of Yanta Police Department : +86-29-85586061 Economy Security Group of Yanta Police Department: +86-29- 85586132
Mr. Wang Jianshe was arrested by officers from the Hengzhou Police Station on March 19, 2014. He was held in the Hengyang County Detention Center for 15 days and then released.
Parties involved in the persecution: Li Lan (李岚), Party secretary of the Committee of Discipline Inspection: +86-13574772425 Li Zhaoyang (李朝阳), Party secretary of Railway Telecommunication Department: +86-13762442661
Ms. Shen Xiaofeng from Nanshan District was arrested for explaining the facts to people about Falun Gong on the afternoon of April 3, 2014. She is being held in the Yuehai Police Station in Nanshan District.
Parties involved in the persecution: Zhu Shaoguang (朱韶光), Command Division, Nanshan Police Department: +86-551-84466661 Zhang Xiaopeng (张晓鹏), Political Division, Nanshan Police Department: +86-551-84466661 Lai Weiliang (赖伟亮), Administration Branch: +86-551-26611336 Zhang Yonghua (张永华), Yuehai Police Station: +86-551-26466110