(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 12 provinces. In the report, 5 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 24 practitioners were illegally arrested.
Ms. Yan Ling and Mr. Guo Hejun were arrested four days ago.
Party involved in persecuting them: Lu Jianjun (吕建军), director, Tongzhou 610 Office: +86-513-86113610, +86-513-86525610, +86-513-86062336
Mr. Wang Jian was arrested and his whereabouts are unknown.
Mr. Zhang Ju and another practitioner were arrested by officers from the Longpan Police Station in Jialing District on April 18, 2014, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong.
Parties involved in persecuting them: Yang Zhiliang (杨志亮), in charge of the case, Longpan Police Station: +86-15983796340 Chen Jingsong (陈劲松), deputy director, Longpan Police Station: +86-13890808088 Wang Timing (王体明), director, Longpan Police Station: +86-13890888356
Ms. Liang Guangzhen was sentenced to 4 years in prison by the Maonan District Court on December 10, 2013. She appealed to the intermediate court on December 18. In the middle of January 2014, officers in Maoming City arrested her at her home and took her to the Guangdong Women's Prison.
Ms. Wang Nengying was arrested on April 18, 2014. She was initially held in the Yongan Police Station in Xianan District, then in the Xianning Detention Center. On the afternoon of April 23, she was taken to the Banqiao Village Brainwashing Center.
Parties involved in persecuting her: Wang Hanqiao (王汉桥), in charge of persecuting Falun Gong practitioners, deputy mayor, Xianning City: +86-13907249958, +86-715-8126208 Tu Bin (涂斌), director, Xianning 610 Office: +86-13508649762, +86-715-8129098, +86-715-8126506 Yao Xiong (姚雄), Xianning 610 Office: +86-13886509329,+86-715-9126789,+86-715-8126179 Huang Shehui (黄社会), director, Xianan 610 Office: +86-715-8126179
Ms. Dai Julan was arrested by officers from the Zhongzhan Police Station in Zhongshan Park on March 8, 2014, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. Officers from the Changqing Park Police Station broke into Ms. Dai's home, arrested her husband, and ransacked their home. They confiscated photos of Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi, Falun Gong books, two MP3 players, informational materials about Falun Gong, and a tape recorder. Ms. Dai and her husband have now been released.
Mr. Ye and his wife from Beijing Road were arrested and their home ransacked on the afternoon of April 21, 2014. At the same time, officers from the Shuikousi Police Station arrested Mr. Zhang Chunming, ransacked his home, and confiscated two printers, a computer, a DVD burner, and other items. Another practitioner was arrested and released on the same day.
Ms. Li Mingxiu from the Jingyang District was arrested and taken to the Lushanlu Police Station on the morning of April 21, 2014, for explaining the facts about Falun Gong. She was then taken to the Guanghan Detention Center for a term of 7 days.
Ms. Huang Xiaoxia was reported to the police for posting information about Falun Gong on the afternoon of April 23, 2014. Over ten officers from the Jiefanglu Police Station and the Hongqilu Police Station ransacked her home that evening. They confiscated two computers, a tablet, 5 mobile disk drives, 7 packages of bags, 4 bags of paper, 3 paper cutting knives, about 70 bottles of ink, two printers, several hundred yuan in cash, an MP5 player, and informational materials about Falun Gong. They arrested Ms. Huang; her husband, Mr. Xu Xianda; and Mr. Yang Zhaocai, who happened to be visiting the couple.
Officers barged into Mr. Yang's home the next day around noontime and confiscated his Falun Gong books.
Mr. Sun Jiangdong, the husband of arrested practitioner Ms. Chen Guangxia, was arrested for going to the Gaomi Domestic Security Division and demanding the release of his wife.
Mr. Pan Lianqiao, about 50, was arrested on April 23, 2014
Parties involved in persecuting him: Liu Shouming (刘守明), Party secretary, Fuan Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13950566789, +86-593-6846789 Huang Guangtang (黄光棠), Party secretary, 610 Office: +86-13950513616, +86-593-6358666, +86-593-6380263 Lu Xiuli (陆秀丽), director, State Security Office: +86-13559619366,+86-593-66789386
Officers from the Wuhan City Domestic Security Division, the Hongshan District Domestic Security Division, and the Qingshan District Domestic Security Division ransacked Ms. Wen Xiulian's home on April 24, 2014. Ms. Wen managed to escape.
Mr. Guan Lixin accompanied Ms. Wang Li to a physical examination on April 24, 2014. He was arrested at the Dandong Train Station on their way home.
Ms. Guo Xiuqin and Ms. Liu Lanfeng were turned in to police by security staff from the Baotian Village Committee on April 20, 2014, for distributing Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs in Baotian Village, Shengping Town. They were taken to the Anda Detention Center for a term of 15 days.
Parties involved in persecuting them: Shengping Police Station: +86-455-7667006, +86-455-7645095 Baotian Village Committee in Shengping Town: +86-455-7645032
Mr. Wang Guanghui, in his 40s, a researcher at Anhui Academy of Social Sciences, was arrested and his home ransacked by officers from the Wuhulu Police Station in the middle of March 2014. He has been held in the Hefei Detention Center. The Baohe District Procuratorate recently issued a warrant for his arrest.
Ms. Wu Meie and Ms. Ge Xianfeng, both in their 60s, were arrested on the afternoon of April 24, 2014, by Zhang Dinger and Li Chenggang from the Domestic Security Division for distributing Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs. They were taken to the Domestic Security Division, then to the Tongcheng Detention Center.
Parties involved in persecuting them: Tongcheng Domestic Security Division: +86-715-43224914354610 Xiong Linqing (熊林清), director, Tongcheng 610 Office: +86-715-4354610, +86-13807244637, +86-715-4351513, +86-715-4320599
Ms. Ren Youling was sentenced to 3 years and sent to Sihui Prison.
Ms. Peng Guiming from the Daxing District was arrested on the morning of April 24, 2014, for explaining the facts about Falun Gong in Lixian Town in the Daxing District. Her whereabouts are unknown.
Parties involved in persecuting her: Lixian Police Station in Daxing District: +86-10-89271110 Yang Lianjiang (杨连江), chief, Daxing Domestic Security Division: +86-13910316211 Li Xuejun (李学军), deputy chief, Daxing Domestic Security Division: +86-13911836718
Mr. Jia Lixin from the Gaosheng Oil Extracting Field, Liaohe Oil Fields, was arrested for talking about Falun Gong in the Shuangtaizi District on April 19, 2014. He was taken to the Panjin No.3 Detention Center.
Ms. Li Fengying was taken to the Jinan Detention Center on April 14, 2014. Her home was also ransacked.
Mr. Mao Changwang from Chenyang Town, Chenxi County, was arrested at home on the afternoon of April 24, 2014, by 610 Office deputy director Jin Fang and officers from the local police station. They ransacked his home and confiscated a computer, a printer, consumable materials, a satellite dish, and other items.
Parties involved in persecuting him: Qin Shixing (秦世兴), director, Chenxi 610 Office: +86-13974545691 Huang Mingqiang (黄明强), deputy director, Chenxi 610 Office: +86-13337250610 Chenxi 610 Office: +86-745-5229610
Ms. Wang Xiaofen, a high school teacher, was arrested on the morning of April 11, 2014, by officers from the Xinghualing Police Department, for raising awareness about Falun Gong. After being held in the Taiyuan Detention Center for over 10 days, she was taken away by 610 Office agents and her whereabouts are unknown.
Over ten officers from the Wuhan Police Department, the Hongshan Police Department, and the Hepingjie Police Station broke into Ms. Wen Huilian's home in the Qingshan District and confiscated all her informational materials about Falun Gong. Because Ms. Wen was not at home at the time, the officers stayed until 4 p.m. and tried to entice her family to help them to arrest her. Ms Wen had no choice but move from place to place to avoid arrest.
Ms. Chen Wanqing, in her 70s, was followed by a disguised police vehicle on her way home on the afternoon of April 16, 2014. Several plainclothes officers got out of the car and snatched her key and other items from her purse. They used the key to open her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books, a cell phone, and 1,500 yuan in paper currency with messages about Falun Gong written on it. They also called the numbers in her cell phone and harassed her family and friends.
Ms. Chen was taken to the Jineshan Police Station, where she was interrogated and ordered to sign some paper. She was released at around 7 p.m.. Officers from the Jineshan Police Station went to her home and harassed her again on the evening of April 20 and threatened to arrest her.