(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 6 provinces. According to this report, 4 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 7 practitioners were illegally arrested.
Ms. Ding Zhaohua, 72, was arrested at home while she was printing Falun Gong materials on July 19, 2013. She was sentenced to four years in prison in November 2014. She is now held in the Dalian Detention Center. She will be transferred to the Shenyang Prison around January 23, 2015.
An officer from the Huanggu District Domestic Security Division called Ms. Zhang Xiuzhi's home on the evening of January 13, 2015. The officer told Ms. Zhang's daughter to bring clothes to her mother at the Shenyang City Detention Center.
Party involved in persecuting her:Shenyang Detention Center: +86-24-86404354
Ms. Ma Cuizhi, an employee with the Yingchun Forestry Bureau, was arrested by Song Qingjun, head of the Forestry Bureau Domestic Security Division, on the afternoon of January 18, 2015.
Party involved in persecuting her:Song Qingjun (宋庆军), head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-467-5940578, +86-15545299866, +86-13214671107
Ms. Chen Xiuju, from Guitizhai Village and Ms. Wang Chunlan, from Nizhuang Village, went to Caigezhuang Village to distribute Falun Gong materials on the morning of January 18, 2015. Both practitioners were arrested by officers from the local police station. They are being held in the Qinhuangdao Detention Center.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Teng Haiting (藤海庭), officer from the Haininglu Police Station: +86-18630319828Qinhuangdao Detention Center: +86-335-8527983
Officers from the Jihong Police Station broke into Ms. Sun Yufen's home and arrested Ms. Sun, 63, and Ms. Zhang, 60, on the morning of January 13, 2015. They ransacked the place and took all her Dafa books, portraits of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Gong materials, and a computer.
Party involved in persecuting them:Jihong Police Station: +86-24-25128737, +86-24-25873737
Mr. Xiang Kelin was arrested on January 16, 2015.
Mr. Zhang Qingtang, from Doujia Village, was arrested on January 10, 2014. He was sentenced to five years in prison before the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was on September 8, 2014.
Ms. She Weifang and Ms. Huang Liying are being held in the Shuangliu County Detention Center.
9. [Changsha County, Hunan Province] Eight Practitioners Facing Trial
Changsha County Court scheduled a trial of eight local practitioners to be held on January 28, 2015. Following their arrest in March 2014, the practitioners were charged with intercepting TV signals to broadcast information about the persecution of Falun Gong. The local procuratorate twice returned the case to the police department citing insufficient evidence, but the police still managed to have the court proceed with the case.
An earlier report on this case can be found here.