Additional Persecution News from China – November 12, 2016 (16 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 15 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 6 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 21 were illegally arrested.

1. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Fengxia and Mr. Zhang Jiguo Arrested
2. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Dingyu's Home Ransacked
3. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zheng Linghua Detained
4. [Wendeng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Hong Detained
5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Meihua Detained
6. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Ms. Jiao Hongmei Detained
7. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhou Dunwang Arrested
8. [Pucheng County, Fujian Province] Ms. Yin Shengmei Detained
9. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Shufang Arrested
10. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Song Guiyun Sentenced
11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
12. [Shenyang, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Xiuli Facing Sentencing
13. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhou Ailin Held for More Than Five Months
14. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Hongbin Sentenced
15. [Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Detained Since August 2016
16. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Ni Ruju’s Sentence Upheld

1. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Fengxia and Mr. Zhang Jiguo Arrested

Ms. Liu Fengxia was arrested on November 10, 2016, and sentenced several days later.

Ms. Liu was arrested, along with Mr. Zhang Jiguo in 2014, for using paper currency with information about Falun Gong written on the bills. Ms. Liu was released and Mr. Zhang was detained and later sentenced to a four year prison term.

2. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Dingyu's Home Ransacked

Ms. Yang Dingyu's home was ransacked by officers from the Mengyang Town Police Station on November 9, 2016. The police confiscated Falun Gong books.

3. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zheng Linghua Detained

Ms. Zheng Linghua was arrested on October 19, 2016, for talking to her fellow students about the persecution of Falun Gong. She is still being held in the Mianyang City Detention Center.

4. [Wendeng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Hong Detained

Ms. Liu Hong is being held in the Wendeng Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu:Huang Junfeng (黄峻峰), secretary of Wendeng District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]Yu Yongjin (于永进), director of 610 Office: [phone], [phone], [phone]Liu Guitao (刘桂涛), captain of Domestic Security Division: [phone]

5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Meihua Detained

Ms. Sun Meihua, in her sixties, was arrested by officers from the Dongyuan Police Station on November 7, 2016, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. The police ransacked her home. She is being held in the Changyi Detention Center.

6. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Ms. Jiao Hongmei Detained

Ms. Jiao Hongmei was arrested by officers from the Hongmen Police Station on November 10, 2016, and taken to the Xinxiang Detention Center.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Jiao:Wu Guiyun (武贵运), officer from Hongmen Police Station: [phone]

7. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhou Dunwang Arrested

Mr. Zhou Dunwang and two of his family members were arrested in early November 2016. His home was ransacked by officers from Macheng City. His workplace was ransacked on November 10.

8. [Pucheng County, Fujian Province] Ms. Yin Shengmei Detained

Ms. Yin Shengmei was arrested by officers from the Linjiang Police Station on October 28, 2016, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. The police ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books, informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong, an MP3 player, an MP4 player, DVDs, and other personal belongings.

She was held in the Wuyishan Detention Center for about seven days. She was released, but is being monitored around the clock.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Yin:Zhang Junmin (张军民), captain of Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]

9. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Shufang Arrested

Ms. Wang Shufang was arrested at home by officers from the Xianglujiao Police Station on October 31, 2016. Her non-practitioner husband was arrested and later released. She was taken to the Jinnanlu Rehabilitation Center that evening, where she was kept in solitary confinement because she refused to wear the center uniform.

The police ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Gong books, a printer, a computer, and informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong.

10. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Song Guiyun Sentenced

Ms. Song Guiyun, 65, was arrested on June 19, 2015, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She told her family that the prison guards deprived her of sleep, refused to let her wear shoes, and slapped her face.

She was recently sentenced to a four-and-a-half year prison term for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.

This is not the first time that she was targeted for her faith. Prior to her latest arrest, she had been arrested seven times and incarcerated for a total of 11 years in different facilities.

11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Five Falun Gong practitioners were arrested on November 9, 2016, after being reported to police for talking to people about Falun Gong.

Ms. Wang Sufang, 76, was released at around 11:00 p.m., after police had extorted 1,000 yuan from her.

Ms. Zhao Yalun, who was once sentenced to a five year prison term for her faith in Falun Gong, escaped while the police were searching for her house key. She had thrown it into a trash can to prevent them from ransacking her home. The police later found the key and confiscated her Falun Gong books, computers, printers, and 15,000 yuan in cash.

Ms. Liu Shuyan, Ms. Yang Chunyan, and Ms. Yu were each given 15 days of detention.

Another practitioner, Ms. Li Xiaolin, was arrested on November 10 for inquiring about the above practitioners' situation. She was also given a 15 days of detention.

12. [Shenyang, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Xiuli Facing Sentencing

Ms. Zhao Xiuli was arrested on August 11, 2016, and is facing a trial for filing a criminal complaint against Jiang Zemin, the former head of the communist regime. She holds Jiang responsible for her arrests and detention.

Ms. Zhao is a seamstress and owns her business. She credits Falun Gong for curing her stubborn skin disease and saving her marriage. She has never shied away from telling people that the persecution is wrong. She was detained many times and was sentenced to two years of forced labor in 2000.

13. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhou Ailin Held for More Than Five Months

Ms. Zhou Ailin was arrested while at work on June 13, 2016, and taken to the Etouwan Brainwashing Center.

Her daughter rushed back to China from Australia, but has been denied visits with her mother.

Ms. Zhou's latest arrest marks the eleventh time that she has been detained for refusing to renounce her faith in Falun Gong.

14. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Hongbin Sentenced

Mr. Wang Hongbin was sentenced to a nine year prison term on October 13, 2016, for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.

This is not the first time that the 46-year-old has been targeted for his faith. He was given one year of forced labor around 2000 and sentenced to ten years in prison in February 2003.

15. [Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Detained Since August 2016

Ms. Lu Jiarong, Ms. Liang Jun, and Mr. Bai Xueson disappeared around August 2, 2016. It took their families more than three weeks to find out that they had been arrested and were being held in the Qinhuangdao Detention Center.

The local Procuratorate and police have refused to provide a timetable on the case development. Existing Chinese law dictates that detainees be released if a formal arrest warrant is not issued within two months of the arrest.

16. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Ni Ruju Sentence Upheld

Guan County Court held a retrial for Ms. Ni Ruju on October 24, 2016, and sentenced her to a two year prison term.

The Liaocheng Intermediate Court held a hearing around November 10, where they upheld the conviction by Guan County Court.