Additional Persecution News from China – August 25, 2016 (29 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 27 cities or counties in 12 provinces. According to this report, 8 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 39 were illegally arrested.

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lei Arrested
2. [Helong City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Yanchun Taken to Brainwashing Center
3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Shuqin and Ms. Fu Deju Detained
4. [Lishui City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Chen Suying and Mr. Zeng Jinqiu Taken to Brainwashing Center
5. [Chongqing] Ms. Deng Liping Detained
6. [Greater Khingan, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
7. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gong Yue'e and Ms. Zhang Shuxiang Arrested
8. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Five Practitioners Detained
9. [Huili County, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
10. [Yibin City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Su Tan and Ms. Zhou Yejun Detained
11. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Hu Shengchen Detained
13. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Feng Xiaoping Sentenced to Prison
14. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Lijuan Detained
15. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Quanzhou Detained
16. [Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province] Ms. Fan Linyu Detained
17. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Qiao Lingqin Detained
18. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cang Miao and Ms. Yao Suge Arrested
19. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Fan Chunming Detained
20. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Huixia Faces Trial
21. [Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xie Gengyun and Ms. Chen Jiaoli Arrested
22. [Lishui City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Lou Weili Taken to Brainwashing Center
23. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Xinji Arrested
24. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wen Pinling Whereabouts Unknown
25. [Gongqingcheng City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Wang Cheng Incarcerated in Yuzhang Prison
26. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Mr. Chen Jianjun Arrested
27. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Xiuzhen Taken to Xinxiang Women's Prison
28. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Mei'e Detained
29. [Anyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Fuqin’s Case Turned Over to the Procuratorate

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lei Arrested

Ms. Lei, in her 70s, from the Shahekou District was arrested by officers from the Wuyi Square Police Station on June 26, 2016. They ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books and DVDs.

2. [Helong City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Yanchun Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Wang Yanchun was taken to the Longjing Brainwashing Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Wang:Jin Xingzhu (金兴洙), secretary, Helong City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], [phone]Helong City Police Department: [phone], [phone]Yao Ren (姚任), director, Bajiazi Town Police Station: [phone]

3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Shuqin and Ms. Fu Deju Detained

Ms. Zhang Shuqin and Ms. Fu Deju from Dabatun Village, Yujiawobo Township, Xinmin City, were arrested for talking to people about Falun Gong in Dongliujiazi Town, Zhangwu County, on August 21, 2016. Both were taken to the Fuxin City Detention Center.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang and Ms. Fu:Zhangwu County Police Department: [phone]

4. [Lishui City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Chen Suying and Mr. Zeng Jinqiu Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Chen Suying and Mr. Zeng Jinqiu were arrested on August 23, 2016. They were taken to a brainwashing center that is under the domain of the Lishui 610 Office.

5. [Chongqing] Ms. Deng Liping Detained

Ms. Deng Liping, 70, from the Yubei District was arrested and taken to the Beibei Detention Center.

6. [Greater Khingan, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhang Guizhi, Ms. Li Guilan, and Mr. Wang Yunfeng from the Jiagedaqi District were arrested on August 18, 2016. Ms. Zhang and Ms. Li have returned home. Mr. Wang was not released.

7. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gong Yue'e and Ms. Zhang Shuxiang Arrested

Ms. Gong Yue'e and Ms. Zhang Shuxiang from the Fengtun Subdivision, Gutun Division, Dagushan Area, Donggang, were arrested by Xinnong Police Station officers in Gushan Town for talking to people about Falun Gong in the Xinnong Township Farmers Market on August 24, 2016. Their homes were ransacked.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Gong and Ms. Zhang:Sui (隋), director, Xinnong Police Station: [phone]

8. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Five Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Du Zaili from the Xincheng District was arrested on August 24, 2016, by officers from the Xing'an Police Station in the Songshan District for posting Falun Gong informational materials in a residential community. They ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Gong books, DVDs, a computer, a printer, a cell phone, an MP3 player, and an undisclosed sum of currency.

Ms. Du's elder sister Ms. Du Fengzhen, Ms. Liu Mengchun, Ms. Su Xiangqin, and Mr. Wang Xiaodong were there at the time and were also arrested.

The five women are being held in the Case Handling Center of the Criminal Sub-Division of the Chifeng City Police Department.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Zhao Jiannan (赵剑南), Chifeng City Police Department: [phone], [phone]Xu Baofang (徐宝芳): [phone], [phone]Bai Feng (白峰): [phone], [phone]Liang Zhanting (梁占廷), Hongshan District Police Department: [phone], [phone]Xu Hairong (许海荣), Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]

9. [Huili County, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Hua Wanxia, Ms. Cui Deli, and Ms. Zhang Huiqiong were arrested by officers from the Huili County Domestic Security Division and police station, as well as residential community personnel on August 24, 2016.

Parties involved in persecuting the three women:Zhang Yong (张勇), head 610 Office: [phone], [phone], [phone]Lu Dengguo (卢登国), deputy head, Social Stability Maintenance Office: [phone], [phone]Li Xiang (李祥), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone]-2826, [phone], [phone]Wang Zifa (王紫发), political head, State Security Division: [phone]-2825, [phone]

10. [Yibin City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Su Tan and Ms. Zhou Yejun Detained

Ms. Su Tan was arrested at home by officers from the 610 Office of the Yibin City Police Department on August 12, 2016.

Ms. Zhou Yejun was arrested at the same time. Both women are being held in the Dayi Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Su and Ms. Zhou:Sun Xiaochuan (孙小川), chief, Yibin City Police Department: [phone]Cuiping District Police Department: [phone]

11. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Liu Zhilan, Ms. Shi Xiuyao, Ms. Liu Hanxiang, and Ms. Liu Xiaozhen from Zhuqiao Town, Laizhou City, were arrested on August 23, 2016, by officers from the Laizhou City Domestic Security Division and the Zhuqiao Town Police Station for talking to people about Falun Gong in the Zhuqiao Farmers Market. They were taken to the police station and released after the police extorted 3,000 yuan from them.

12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Hu Shengchen Detained

Mr. Hu Shengchen from Dapo Town, Yushu City, was arrested by Dapo Town Police Station officers on the morning of August 23, 2016. They also confiscated printed materials. Mr. Hu was detained for 10 days at the Yushu Detention Center.

13. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Feng Xiaoping Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Feng Xiaoping from the Chencang District was sentenced to three years in prison in the Chencang District Court on July 19, 2016. She is being held in the Chencang District Police Department Detention Center.

She was arrested at home on March 8, 2016. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated a computer, a printer, Falun Gong books, and DVDs.

14. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Lijuan Detained

Ms. Zhang Lijuan from the Yuhong District was arrested by West Hunhe Police Station officers in the Heping District on August 11, 2016. She is being held in an undisclosed detention center.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:Wei Zhenwei (魏振威), director, West Hunhe Police Station: [phone], [phone]

15. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Quanzhou Detained

Mr. Wang Quanzhou from the No. 8 Coal Mine of Pingdingshan City was arrested on August 3, 2016, for distributing Falun Gong informational materials. He was detained for 15 days in the Xixie Detention Center. His family went to the detention center to pick him up at the end of the 15 days and learned that he had been transferred to the Jia County Detention Center.

16. [Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province] Ms. Fan Linyu Detained

Ms. Fan Linyu from the Yongding District was arrested on August 23, 2016, and taken to the Sanping Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Fan:Xu Liankun (徐联昆), Yongding District Police Department: [phone]Zhang Ying (张英): [phone]Tian Liping (田利平): [phone]Yang Yiyi (杨刈刈), Yongding District Domestic Security Division: [phone]

17. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Qiao Lingqin Detained

Ms. Qiao Lingqin was arrested on August 9, 2016, by Gaoxin District police for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Nanyang City Detention Center.

18. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cang Miao and Ms. Yao Suge Arrested

Two Jinzhou City practitioners—Ms. Cang Miao from Maojiazhai Village, Donglizhuang Town, and Ms. Yao Suge from Zhouyuanfang Village, Taoyuan Town—were arrested on August 22, 2016, by officers from the Jinzhou City Domestic Security Division and the Taoyuan Police Station for posting Falun Gong informational display boards in Yuanzhuang Village, Taoyuan Town. Their homes were ransacked. Ms. Yao was released on bail the following day. Ms. Cang was taken to the Shijiazhuang City No. 2 Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Cang and Ms. Yan:Zhao Jianhui (赵建辉), director, Taoyuan Police Station: [phone]Ru Xiaolian (茹小联), party secretary, Taoyuan Town: [phone]

19. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Fan Chunming Detained

Mr. Fan Chunming from Rongcheng City was reported for talking to people about Falun Gong. He was arrested by plainclothes officers on August 23, 2016. He was taken to the Rongcheng City Detention Center for 15 days.

20. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Huixia Faces Trial

Ms. Yu Huixia was arrested on June 21, 2016, by Beimenwai Police Station officers in the Guangyang District for talking to people about Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to the Langfang City Detention Center and is facing a trial.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Yu:Guangyang District Court: [phone], [phone]Letters and Complaints Office: [phone]Court of criminal jurisdiction: [phone]

21. [Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xie Gengyun and Ms. Chen Jiaoli Arrested

Ms. Xie Gengyun and Ms. Chen Jiaoli from Caitang Town in the Chaoan District were arrested by officers from the Neighborhood Security Units of the Chaoan District Police Department for distributing Falun Gong informational materials on August 22, 2016.

22. [Lishui City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Lou Weili Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Lou Weili from Xinjian Town in Jinyun County was arrested and taken to a brainwashing center on August 22, 2016.

23. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Xinji Arrested

Mr. Li Xinji from Diaobingshan City was arrested in the evening on August 24, 2016, by Daming Town Police Station officers for posting Falun Gong informational materials.

24. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wen Pinling Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. Wen Pinling was arrested at home by officers from the Wuhua County Police Department, the Wuhua County 610 Office, and the Meilin Town Police Station at noon on August 23, 2016. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Wen:Zhong Xiangheng (钟湘衡), deputy Party secretary, Wuhua County Discipline Inspection Commission: [phone]

25. [Gongqingcheng City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Wang Cheng Incarcerated in Yuzhang Prison

Mr. Wang Cheng was sentenced to a one-year prison term in the Gongqingcheng City Court on January 22, 2016. He is now in Yuzhang Prison.

26. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Mr. Chen Jianjun Arrested

Mr. Chen Jianjun from Hongqiying Village, Hemujing Township, was arrested by plainclothes officers on the morning of August 22, 2016. He was taken to the Xinji City Domestic Security Division.

27. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Xiuzhen Taken to Xinxiang Women's Prison

Ms. Wang Xiuzhen was sentenced to three years in prison in the Weidu District Court on July 14, 2016. She was taken to the Xinxiang Women's Prison on August 11, 2016.

28. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Mei'e Detained

Ms. Chen Mei'e from Changyi City was reported for talking to elementary school students about Falun Gong on the morning of August 22, 2016. She was arrested by officers from the Duchang Police Station and taken to the Changyi City Detention Center. Her home was also ransacked.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Chen:Liu Chang'en (刘昌恩), squadron leader, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Zhu Yanbo (祝言波), director, Duchang Police Station: [phone], [phone]

29. [Anyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Fuqin’s Case Turned Over to the Procuratorate

Ms. Li Fuqin was arrested on August 11, 2016, for talking to people about Falun Gong. Her family went to Wentai Police Department after hearing the news. Her son saw she was confined in a cell. Ms. Li was not allowed to eat or drink. The cell was extremely hot.

Ms. Li’s case was submitted to the procuratorate on August 18, 2016.

She and her family have suffered a lot during the past 17 years of the persecution. Her father was identified as a key target by the local authorities. Her parents passed away because of the stress. Her younger sister was forced into homelessness and has been destitute for more than 10 years.

Her husband was involved in a car accident while she was detained in a forced labor camp. One of his legs was broken. He passed away soon after Ms. Li was released.