(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 24 cities or counties in 13 provinces. According to this report, 28 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 21 were illegally arrested.
The Rudong County Court tried Ms. Zhu Liling on January 23, 2016. The judge refused to hear Ms. Zhu's lawyer not-guilty defense, nor allow her to defend herself.
Ms. Zhu was arrested at home by officers from the Rudong County Domestic Security Division on the morning of September 1, 2015, for suing Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese dictator, for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong.
She was held in the Nantong Detention Center, where she was in an unconscious state for some time as a result of being tortured.
Parties involved in the persecution of Ms. Zhu:Nantong Detention Center: +86-513-83573230Qian Feng (钱峰), head of Rudong County 610 Office: +86-13906271246Xu Jianhua (徐建华), head of Rudong County Domestic Security Division: +86-13921692488Yuan Xinlan (袁新兰), head of Juegang Town 610 Office: +86-13003562575
Ms. Chen Ximei and Ms. Hu Aijiao were arrested by local police officers and officers from the 610 Office in August 2014. Ms. Chen was sentenced to seven years in prison and Ms. Hu was sentenced to eight years in prison in early December 2015. They have been taken to the Fujian Province Women's Prison.
Ms. Yao Jinxiang, 74, was arrested in August 2014 for distributing Falun Gong informational materials. She was sentenced to three years in prison, with three years of probation on August 15, 2015. She is still being harassed by police.
Three practitioners from Haikou Town were sentenced to prison during their third trial. Ms. Dong Zhuying, 74, and Ms. Li Juying were each sentenced to three years in prison. Ms. Duan Xuying, in her sixties, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.
Ms. Wu Lanying's case has been withdrawn.
Ms. Jin Shumin and Ms. Wang Xiulan from the Fengtai District were arrested by officers from the Fengtai Police Department on March 9, 2016. They are being held in the Fengtai Detention Center. Family visits are not allowed.
Twenty-five practitioners were arrested in Changde City on August 10, 2015. Ms. Wang Xiaoqun, Ms. Yin Hong, Ms. Shi Yuhua, Ms. Zhang Wenlan, Mr. Xue Jinlong, and two unnamed practitioners are still being held in the Baiheshan No. 1 Detention Center.
Party involved in persecuting the practitioners:Li Bo (李波), deputy head of Domestic Security Division: +86-13707368878
Mr. Wu Yilin was arrested by Xiao Ningjian and several police officers at an elderly practitioner's home on March 10, 2016. He is being held in the Qinhuai District Detention Center, in Yangzhuang District. The officers ransacked his home and confiscated a cell phone and flash discs, among other items.
Ms. Huang Bo, 65, from the No. 9 Building in the Liyuan Residential Community, was arrested around March or April 2014 with an unnamed practitioner, by officers from the Jianxin Police Station in the Lixia District, for telling people about Falun Gong. She has been missing for two years.
Ms. Jiang Zhimei was arrested and her home ransacked.
Ms. Zhang Huiling, Ms. Wang Fengxia, and Ms. He Ying, from the Hengshan District, were arrested on March 12, 2016, for distributing Falun Gong informational materials in the Dongmashan District. The three practitioners are being held in the Jixi No. 2 Detention Center.
Ms. Shang Fenghua and Ms. Xu Hui were arrested by officers from the Songzhou Police Station, Songshan District, on the afternoon of March 3, 2016, for suing Jiang Zemin. Both practitioners were detained for five days.
Ms. Zhong Shujuan and Ms. Chang Baohua were reported to police for telling people about Falun Gong on the evening of March 10, 2016. They were arrested by officers from the Zhonghualu Police Station.
Liu Changshan, director of the Jinling Town Supply and Marketing Cooperative, showed up at Mr. Wu Yuanqing's home on December 26, 2015, to question him about his lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. He was forced to sign documents.
At the time Mr. Wu felt very sick. He had not eaten anything for two days and had been experiencing vomiting and diarrhea, after recently getting over a high fever. Mr. Wu, 48, passed away on the evening of December 28, 2015.
Ms. Dai Fengzhen's, whose legs were disabled from being tortured, had filed a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in May 2015. Officers from the Bohai Police Station ransacked her home on November 11, 2015. They threatened and intimidated her. As a result of physical and psychological abuse, Ms. Dai passed away on March 9, 2016.
Ms. Hu Guixiang and Ms. Tang Aiyun were arrested by officers from the Yuanjiang Police Department for distributing Falun Gong informational materials on the afternoon of March 11, 2016. Her whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Mao Huilan was arrested around March 3, 2016. Her whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Wang Yi, 29, an employee at the Citibank, Xiaopingdao District, was arrested by officers from the Heishijiao Police Station on the evening of March 9, 2016.
Mr. Shi Xueyong was arrested for distributing Falun Gong informational materials on the evening of March 12, 2016. He is being held in the Tai'an County Detention Center.
Ms. Shi Guiying was held in administrative detention for 15 days, beginning on February 25, 2016.
Ms. Yao Yulin, in her sixties, was also held in a detention center.
Officers from the Chengguan Town Police Station arrested Ms. Xiaoyu on the morning of March 10, 2016. She was taken to Hengshui City.
Ms. Li Lingxiao and Ms. Qiao Naran were harassed by police on the same day.
Mr. Xiang Kelin has been held in the Jingshan County No. 1 Detention Center for over a year. Family visits have been denied.
Ms. Yang Danhua, from Sanguanmiao Village, Dachangshandiao Town, was reported to police on March 9, 2016, for telling people about Falun Gong. She was arrested and taken to the Dalian City Detention Center.
Three officers from the Xiaomenjia Town Police Station broke into Ms. Men Yulan's home in Lujiagou Village and arrested her on the morning of March 10, 2016. She was detained for 15 days.
On the same day the officers broke into a 79-year-old practitioner's home in Jushangou Village. They questioned her about her lawsuit against Jiang Zemin.
Party involved in persecuting the practitioners:Liu Yan'an (柳延安), director of Xiaojiamen Town Police Station: +86-535-5751215, +86-535-5751110
Three plainclothes officers from the Guocheng Town Police Station broke into the homes of Ms. Jiang Cuiju, Ms. Wang Yuehua, and Ms. Yu Ailing on March 9, 2016. They were questioned about their lawsuits against Jiang Zemin.
The officers confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong and Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Gong, from Ms. Jiang; photos of the founder of Falun Gong from Ms. Wang; and Zhuan Falun and several copies of the Minghui Weekly from Ms. Yu.
On the same day, the police broke into Ms. Jiang Mingfang's home and confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun.
Parties involved in persecuting the practitioners:Wang Shixin (王诗新), chief of Haiyang City Police Department: +86-13905352839, +86-18660076699Li Wei (李伟), head of Domestic Security Division: +86-18660075746Yu Zhenggao (于正高), officer: +86-18660075879Ji Xintao (纪辛涛): +86-18660075873
Ms. Li Yaqin and an unnamed practitioner were arrested by Xin Guangzhong, deputy head of the Domestic Security Division on March 8, 2016, for talking to him about Falun Gong in Ulan Hot City.
Parties involved in persecuting the practitioners:Xin Guangzhong (辛广忠), deputy head of Domestic Security Division: +86-13514828811Bai Xuepeng (白雪鹏), Domestic Security Division officer: +86-13848389877Mandulatu (满都拉图): +86-13654800005Gong Shuming (宫树明), head of Domestic Security Division: +86-13704790010
Chen Zhao, an officer from the 610 Office, a section within the Domestic Security Division of the Rui'an City Police Department, along with several officers from the Mayu Town Police Station, ransacked Ms. Yu Huanqiao's home in Jiangxi Village on the afternoon of March 2, 2016. They confiscated a computer and Falun Gong books.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Yu:Lin Shaoxiao (林绍霄), head of 610 Office: +86-13705870887Ye Liangcai (叶良才), head of Domestic Security Division: +86-13806537777Chen Zhao (陈昭), 610 Office, Domestic Security Division: +86-13806808909
Ms. Liu Qionghuan, Ms. Yang Qionghua, 72, and Ms. Wei Binlian,76, from Chongzhou City, were reported to the police for telling people about Falun Gong on February 18, 2016. The three elderly practitioners were arrested and taken to the local police station.
The police took notes during the interrogation. The officers forcibly took blood samples, photos, and body-searched the three elderly practitioners. They then took pictures of the practitioners with a computer.
The officers contacted police stations based on the home addresses of the three practitioners and told the officers to get them.