Additional Persecution News from China – April 19, 2016 (24 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 12 provinces. According to this report, 2 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to torture during their detention, and at least 28 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cong Yingyue Sentenced to Prison
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sheng Lianying Taken to Prison
3. [Xiangyang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Hu Gaohua Detained
4. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Detained
5. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Mingxiu Detained
6. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhou Guanren Detained
7. [Suixi County, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhang Jingyang and Mr. Wu Cheren Arrested
8. [Suixi County, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zheng Huawu Arrested
9. [Xinyi City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Chen Siyan and Ms. Zhang Shimin Arrested
10. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Lu Hongtao Detained
11. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sui Guilan Detained
12. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tu Yuanfa Arrested
13. [Jianchang County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Sun Guilin Arrested
14. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Xiaoli Arrested
15. [Xiuwen County, Guizhou Province] Ms. Kong Dezhen Taken to Brainwashing Center
16. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Sizhen Detained
17. [Dunhuang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Tang Zhongbi Arrested
18. [Tai'an City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Zhihua Arrested
19. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liao Mingxiang Arrested
20. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Song Aiya Detained
21. [Si County, Anhui Province] Mr. Liu Liangqun Detained
22. [Zaoyang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Kui Junbo Detained
23. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Lianping Arrested
24. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Renlan and Ms. Zheng Suyuan Arrested

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cong Yingyue Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Cong Yingyue from Shahekou District was arrested on June 14, 2015. She was recently sentenced to four years in prison by the Shahekou District Court.

2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sheng Lianying Taken to Prison

Ms. Sheng Lianying was arrested on August 10, 2015 for telling people about Falun Gong. Subsequently, she was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison by the Ganjingzi District Court. She was taken to Liaoning Women's Prison on March 29, 2016.

3. [Xiangyang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Hu Gaohua Detained

Ms. Hu Gaohua was arrested by officers from Panggong Police Station in the Xiangcheng District on the morning of April 14, 2016 for suing Jiang Zemin. She is held in Xiangcheng District Detention Center.

4. [Nong'an County, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Detained

Ms. Jiang from Qingshan Township was arrested on April 15, 2016. She is held in the Nong'an County Detention Center.

5. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Mingxiu Detained

Ms. Li Mingxiu from Nanxing Town was arrested on April 8, 2016 by officers from the Nanxing Town Police Station when she was telling people about Falun Gong. She is held in Longfeng Village Detention Center, Shuangdong Town, Jingyang District, Deyang City.

Party involved in persecuting her:Deyang City Supervision center: [phone]

6. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhou Guanren Detained

Mr. Zhou Guanren was arrested at his home by officers from Dongguan Police Station of Licheng District in the morning on April 18, 2016. He was detained for seven days in Zhonggong Detention Center.

7. [Suixi County, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhang Jingyang and Mr. Wu Cheren Arrested

Mr. Zhang Jingyang and Mr. Wu Cheren from Jiepao Town drove to Gangmen Town to distribute Falun Gong informational materials on the evening of April 7, 2016. They were followed by officers from the Gangmen Police Station. Mr. Wu was arrested, and the car they drove was confiscated. Mr. Zhang escaped.

8. [Suixi County, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zheng Huawu Arrested

Mr. Zheng Huawu from Jiepao Town was arrested at home on April 8, 2016 by officials from Suixi County Political and Legal Affairs Committee, officers from Gangmen Police Station, and officers from the local police station. His home was ransacked.

9. [Xinyi City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Chen Siyan and Ms. Zhang Shimin Arrested

Mr. Chen Siyan and Ms. Zhang Shimin were arrested and taken to a police station when telling people about Falun Gong in the countryside on April 10, 2016. Their tricycle was confiscated.

10. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Lu Hongtao Detained

Mr. Lu Hongtao from Xizhibo Village in Laiyang City was arrested at his own store by officers from the Laiyang Domestic Security Division on April 13, 2016 for suing Jiang Zemin. He was taken to a detention center.

11. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sui Guilan Detained

Ms. Sui Guilan of Lishu District was arrested on the morning of April 6, 2016 in the downstairs of her residential building by the director of the Pinggang Police Station and Yang Hongsheng, an officer from the Lishu District Domestic Security Division. The officers were staked out there. She was detained for five days.

12. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tu Yuanfa Arrested

Ms. Tu Yuanfa was arrested by plainclothes officers when she and her husband went out on March 26, 2016. The officers beat Ms. Tu's husband, who tried to stop the officers from arresting her. Ms. Tu was released several hours later.

13. [Jianchang County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Sun Guilin Arrested

Guo Jian, director of the Lamadong Town Police Station, and two other officers broke into Mr. Sun Guilin's home and arrested him on the morning of April 15, 2016. His whereabouts are unknown.

14. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Xiaoli Arrested

Ms. Wang Xiaoli was arrested by officers from the Taling Police Station at noon on April 5, 2016.

Party involved in persecuting her:Zhao Wenge (赵文阁), director of Taling Police Station: [phone],[phone], [phone]

15. [Xiuwen County, Guizhou Province] Ms. Kong Dezhen Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Kong Dezhen was arrested by officers from Zhazuo Police Station and Forest Farm Police Station on April 10, 2016. Her home was ransacked. She was held in Xiuwen Detention Center. Later, she was taken to Lannigou Brainwashing Center in the Huaxi District.

16. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Sizhen Detained

Mr. Zhang Sizhen from Xianying Residential Community was arrested by officers from the Central District Domestic Security Division on April 6, 2016 for suing Jiang Zemin. He was detained for 15 days.

17. [Dunhuang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Tang Zhongbi Arrested

Ms. Tang Zhongbi from the Qinghai Oilfield in Qili Town was arrested by officers from the Hami and Jiuquan areas on the evening of March 17, 2016. She is detained at the Hami Railroad Police Department.

Ms. Li, Ms. Ding Yinglan, Mr. Zhou, and his wife, also from the Qinghai Oilfield, were recently arrested. Ms. Li was brought back home the following day by her family. The remaining practitioners are held in the Qili Town Public Security Division.

18. [Tai'an City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Zhihua Arrested

Mr. Wang Zhihua, 77, was arrested and taken to the Taishan Police Station when distributing Falun Gong informational materials in the afternoon on April 17, 2016. The officers forcibly took blood samples and fingerprints from him, and they photographed him. He was released that night.

19. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liao Mingxiang Arrested

Ms. Liao Mingxiang from Mengyang Town was arrested by patrol officers on March 15, 2016 for suing Jiang Zemin. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated 3,550 yuan in cash. In addition, she was fined 2,000 yuan.

20. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Song Aiya Detained

Ms. Song Aiya was arrested at work by Liu Yong and other officers from Qiandong Police Station on March 24, 2016 for suing Jiang Zemin. She was detained for 12 days in Baihuashan Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting her:Qiandong Police Station: [phone]Li Tianyuan (李天元), director: [phone]Zhao Liangchang (赵良昌), deputy director: [phone]Xu Hongrui (徐宏睿): [phone]

21. [Si County, Anhui Province] Mr. Liu Liangqun Detained

Officials from the Si County Court took Mr. Liu Liangqun, 74, away at his home on the morning of April 14, 2016. They left a verdict which stated that Mr. Liu was sentenced to three years in prison. Mr. Liu is held in the Suzhou City Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting him:Hu Yongjun (胡永军), secretary of the Si County Commission for Discipline Inspection: [phone]Zhu Zongrui (朱宗瑞), deputy secretary: [phone]Shao Jiangfeng (邵江峰), chief of the Si County Police Department:[phone]

22. [Zaoyang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Kui Junbo Detained

Ms. Kui Junbo from Lutou Town was arrested by officers from Lutou Town Police Station when she was distributing Falun Gong informational materials on the morning of April 10, 2016. She is held in Zaoyang City Detention Center.

Parties Involved in persecuting her:Zhang Huafeng (张华锋), director of the Lutou Town Police Station:[phone]Gao Shuai (高帅), deputy director: [phone]

23. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Lianping Arrested

Ms. Han Lianping was arrested by officers from Shengquan Police Station when she was telling people about Falun Gong in the Laishan District on the morning of April 17, 2016.

Parties involved in persecuting her:Wang Lei (王磊), director of the Shengquan Police Station: [phone],[phone]Zhang Daoqiang (张道强), political head: [phone]Sun Jingguang (孙劲光), deputy director: [phone]Fei Zhangyi (费章义): [phone]Wang Peng (王鹏): [phone]Wang Xin (王歆): [phone]

24. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Renlan and Ms. Zheng Suyuan Arrested

Ms. Yang Renlan and Ms. Zheng Suyuan, from Gao Town, Fengdu County, were arrested by officers from Fengdu County 610 Office and the Domestic Secretary Division when posting Falun Gong informational posters in Longkong Town on February 27, 2016. Both practitioners were severely beaten; the police were trying to force a confession through torture.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Fengdu County Police Department in the East Section of Pingdu Avenue:[phone], [phone]Traffic Police Division: [phone]Criminal Police Division: [phone]Chengxi Police Station: [phone]