Additional Persecution News from China – April 14, 2016 (22 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 11 provinces. According to this report, 21 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 14 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Yizhou City, Guangxi Province] Ms. Liu Xinyuan Detained
2. [Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Xiong Jiyu in Critical Condition
3. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Changkuan Detained
4. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Jingfen Detained
5. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Haitao Handcuffed in Public Security Hospital
6. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Detained
7. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Haiqin Arrested
8. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Xiaohui Harassed
9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yaping Tried Again
10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Two Practitioners' Homes Ransacked Twice in Same Week
11. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Niangxin's Home Ransacked
12. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Liu Yanhong Arrested
13. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Song Guixiang Missing
14. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gu Hongying Detained
15. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Elderly Ms. Liu Wanqin Harassed
16. [Wuzhi County, Henan Province] Six Practitioners Detained
17. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Elderly Ms. Cao Naixin Arrested
18. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Yumei and Ms. Huang Liangzhen Arrested
19. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Fengxia Arrested
20. [Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhang Shuqin Arrested
21. [Pi County, Sichuan Province] Six Practitioners Arrested
22. [Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wu Songmei and Ms. Luo Suhua Detained

1. [Yizhou City, Guangxi Province] Ms. Liu Xinyuan Detained

Ms. Liu Xinyuan, an art teacher at Hechi College, was officially placed under arrest on January 27, 2016. She is held in the Yizhou City Detention Center. Members of the 610 Office tried to persuade her to quit practicing Falun Gong. She firmly refused. Now the 610 Office and the Yizhou City Court officials are using other methods on her.

2. [Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Xiong Jiyu in Critical Condition

Ms. Xiong Jiyu and Ms. Zuo Li were sentenced to prison in 2014. Both practitioners were held in Xi'an Prison. Ms. Xiong's family was recently notified that Ms. Xiong is in critical condition.

3. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Changkuan Detained

The police ransacked the home of Mr. Yang Changkuan and his wife Ms. Wang Cuihua on March 22, 2016, and confiscated a computer and a printer, among other items. The couple's mother, in her 80s, was so traumatized that she passed out. When the police tried to arrest the couple, the neighbors intervened. In the end the police only arrested Mr. Yang. He is now in the Zichuan Detention Center.

4. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Jingfen Detained

Ms. Liu Jingfen was arrested on March, 24, 2016. She is in the Fujia Detention Center.

5. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Haitao Handcuffed in Public Security Hospital

Ms. Wang Haitao, 69, from the Fangshan District has been mistreated for 37 or 38 days. She is currently in the Beijing Public Security Hospital, and her hands are cuffed behind her back.

6. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Ms. Yang Xiuying, Ms. Wang Genlan, and Ms. Lin Guizhen were reported to the police when they were talking to people about Falun Gong in Fengtun Town on the morning of April 11, 2016. The three practitioners were arrested by officers from the Fengtun Police Station. Ms. Wang and Ms. Lin were taken to the Liaocheng Detention Center that afternoon. Ms. Yang has returned home.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Yang Ruixi (杨瑞喜), director of the Fengtun Police Station: [phone]Ma Ruijin (马瑞金), head of the Domestic Security Division: [phone]

7. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Haiqin Arrested

Zhang Dianxing, chief of the Development Zone Police Department, and several plainclothes officers arrested Ms. Han Haiqin at home on April 7, 2016. They confiscated her Falun Gong books.

8. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Xiaohui Harassed

Shang, head of the Liaohe Oilfield 610 Office, told Wang Shijie, secretary of the Yulong Industrial Group in the Liaohe Oilfield, to tell his employee Ms. Jiang Xiaohui to go to the police department the next morning for a talk. The talk may be related to lawsuits against Jiang Zemin.

Back in 2010, Wang Shijie and others, led by Shang, took Ms. Jiang to a brainwashing center for over a week. Wang talked with Ms. Jiang and her family many times, pressuring her to give up her belief in Falun Gong.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Jiang:Shang (尚), head of the Liaohe Oilfield 610 Office: [phone]Wang Shijie (王世杰), secretary of the Yulong Industrial Group in the Liaohe Oilfield: [phone]

9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yaping Tried Again

Ms. Wang Yaping was placed on trial again on April 14, 2106.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Wang:Ma Hongyu (马洪宇), judge, the Heping District Court: [phone]

10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Two Practitioners' Homes Ransacked Twice in Same Week

Residential police officers from the Changshou Residential Community and others showed up at Ms. Huang Yongmei's home on April 8, 2016. Ms. Huang and her family did not open the door. The group then went to Ms. Zhao Lianzhen's home and confiscated several DVDs with Falun Gong content.

On the morning of April 11, 2016, these same people returned to both practitioner's homes to harass them.

Ms. Zhou Mingli and Ms. Yang Lihua have been held at the Etouwan Brainwashing Center in the Qiaokou District for over a month.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Hanzhong Police Station: [phone]Tang Liguo (唐利国), deputy director: [phone]Zhang Liang (张良), police officer in charge of household registration: [phone]

11. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Niangxin's Home Ransacked

Ms. Li Niangxin's home was ransacked on April 11, 2016.

12. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Liu Yanhong Arrested

Ms. Liu Yanhong was reported to the police when she talked to people about Falun Gong on April 6, 2016. She was arrested by officers from the Dengjiapo Police Station. Officers from the 610 Office, the Domestic Security Division, and the Dengjiapo Police Station ransacked her home the following day. They confiscated a printer, paper currency with Falun Gong information, and informational brochures about Falun Gong. Ms. Liu's whereabouts are unknown.

13. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Song Guixiang Missing

Ms. Song Guixiang went missing on April 11, 2016. Her home was ransacked on April 12, 2016. Her whereabouts are unknown.

14. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gu Hongying Detained

Ms. Gu Hongying was arrested and taken to the Liaoda Police Station by security guards when she handed out Falun Gong informational materials at Liaocheng University on the morning of April 12, 2016. She was taken to the Liaocheng Detention Center for 10 days of detention.

15. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Elderly Ms. Liu Wanqin Harassed

Seven or eight officers and officials from the Chaoyang Police Station and the Residential Committee broke into Ms. Liu Wanqin's home on the morning of March 23, 2016. They threatened Ms. Liu, who is in her 80s, and forced her to sign paperwork. She does not know what the papers said.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu:Chaoyang Police Station: [phone]Lou Yuchao (楼玉超), director: [phone]Song Xing (宋星), political head: [phone]

16. [Wuzhi County, Henan Province] Six Practitioners Detained

Ms. Gao Songmei, Ms. Li Ruyi, Ms. Luo Lianping, Ms. Niu Xiaoying, Ms. Kong Jinxiang, and Ms. Li Fengyun were arrested on April 7, 2016. They were taken to the Jiaozuo City Lockup Center and the Detention Center.

17. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Elderly Ms. Cao Naixin Arrested

Ms. Cao Naixin, in her 70s, was arrested and taken to forced labor camps several times. Her home was also ransacked many times. While she was detained, she was tortured repeatedly and on the verge of mental collapse. Ms. Cao was arrested again a few days ago.

18. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Yumei and Ms. Huang Liangzhen Arrested

Ms. Li Yumei and Ms. Huang Liangzhen were arrested by officers from the Yuantongqiao Police Station when they distributed Falun Gong informational materials in the Yuantongqiao area on the morning of April 12, 2016. Ms. Li's whereabouts are unknown. Ms. Huang’s daughter brought her home.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Yuantongqiao Police Station: [phone]Huicheng District Police Department: [phone]

19. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Fengxia Arrested

Zou Jianhuan and two other officers from the Xinhua Road Police Station broke into Ms. Chen Fengxia's home and dragged her into the police vehicle on the afternoon of March 31, 2016. The officers took her to to be examined at the Weifang No. 2 People's Hospital. She was released that afternoon due to high blood pressure.

20. [Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhang Shuqin Arrested

Ms. Zhang Shuqin was arrested on April 7, 2016, at home by Yang Fuchun, an officer from the Domestic Security Division.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:Yang Fuchun (杨福春), officer from the Domestic Security Division: [phone]

21. [Pi County, Sichuan Province] Six Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Wang Xiuying, 83, and five other practitioners were arrested and taken to the Tangchang Town Police Station on the afternoon of March 28, 2016. They were released that afternoon. A few police officers ransacked Ms. Wang's home and confiscated several dozen copies of Falun Gong books and Nine Commentaries.

22. [Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wu Songmei and Ms. Luo Suhua Detained

Ms. Wu Songmei and Ms. Luo Suhua are in the Pinggang Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Pinggang Police Station: [phone]Liang Yongsui (梁永绥), head of the Yangjiang City 610 Office: [phone], [phone]He Han (何汉), deputy head of the city 610 Office: [phone], [phone], [phone]Huang Xianhua (黄显华), deputy head of the District 610 office: [phone]