Additional Persecution News from China – May 6, 2015 (8 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 6 provinces. According to this report, 13 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, at least 6 were illegally arrested and the whereabouts of 1 is unknown.

1. [Tianjin] Several Practitioners Arrested
2. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Yi Changlian Detained
3. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Guo Chunyan Held in Drug Rehabilitation Center
4. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Hongbin's Whereabouts Unknown
5. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Zheng Jiajin and Ms. Lin Qunzhen Sentenced to Prison
6. [Huantai County, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Fujian in Critical Condition
7. [Dongkou County, Hunan Province] Mr. Xiang Youhai Arrested
8. [Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Four Practitioners in Prison One in Detention Center

1. [Tianjin] Several Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Tian Shurong, Ms. Wang Xiangxu, Ms. Xiao Qing, and Ms.Wang's two aunts from the Pinggu District of Beijing went to Tianjin on May 3, 2015. They visited Ms. Wang's father, Mr. Wang Zicheng, who is detained in Qianjin Prison. The five practitioners were arrested by Tianjin police officers.

Ms. Tian's husband, Mr. Ma Zhanquan, is in Pinggu Detention Center. It is unknown where Ms. Wang's parents and Ms. Xiao's husband are being detained for practicing Falun Gong.

2. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Yi Changlian Detained

Ms. Yi Changlian, 65, was arrested around April 20, 2015, for telling people about Falun Gong. She has been held in the Erqibeilu Detention Center in Nanchang for half a month.

3. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Guo Chunyan Held in Drug Rehabilitation Center

Mr. Liu Yunfeng and Ms. Guo Chunyan were arrested by officers from the Wafangdian Police Department, the Lingdong Police Station, and the Zhanqian Police Station on May 3, 2015. Mr. Liu was released that night after failing a physical. Ms. Guo has been held in the Dalian Drug Rehabilitation Center.

4. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Hongbin's Whereabouts Unknown

It has been over 10 days that no one knows where Mr. Zhang Hongbin is.

5. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Zheng Jiajin and Ms. Lin Qunzhen Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Zheng Jiajin, 75 and retired from the Railway Tunnel Group, was arrested on November 3, 2014. He was held in a detention center. His family was not notified when he was tried on April 24, 2015. He was secretly sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on April 30.

Ms. Lin Qunzhen was also secretly sentenced to two years in prison on the same day.

6. [Huantai County, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Fujian in Critical Condition

Mr. Ma Fujian, 43, from Shanxi Province works in Shandong. He was arrested by officers from the Guoli Town Police Station on the morning of May 1, 2015, for talking to people about Falun Gong. He was taken to the Huantai County Detention Center where he is tortured and his life is in danger.

7. [Dongkou County, Hunan Province] Mr. Xiang Youhai Arrested

Mr. Xiang Youhai, a retired primary school teacher, in his 60s or 70s, distributed Falun Gong informational materials on the morning of May 3, 2015. He did not return home that day. The next morning he was seen handcuffed in the County Chinese Medicine Hospital. Yang Manyu, Lin Mude and officers from the Domestic Security Division ransacked Mr. Xiang's home that afternoon and confiscated a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, a notebook, and three DVDs.

Parties involved in persecuting him:Yang Manyu (杨满玉), political head in the Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Lin Mude (林目德), subdivision head: [phone], [phone]

8. [Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Four Practitioners in Prison One in Detention Center

Mr. Wang Jingyu, in his 60s, from the No. 3 Group, Gasi Village, Daming Town, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. He was taken to Chifeng Prison on March 19, 2015.

Ms. Wu Xiurong and Ms. Zhang Xiangyun were each sentenced to four years in prison. Ms. Tian Shuying, Ms. Wu, and Ms. Zhang were taken to the Hohhot City Prison.

Ms. Wang Yuying from Xizi Town in Ningcheng County was reported to the police for telling people about Falun Gong in a farmers market on March 28, 2015. She was arrested by officers from the Xizi Police Station. She is detained in the Ningcheng County Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:Liu Guolong (刘国龙), chief of the Police Department: [phone]-3768, [phone]Zhang Shuxin (张书欣), deputy chief: [phone]-3578, [phone]Zhang Guozhi (张国志), Domestic Security Division: [phone]-3766, [phone]