Additional Persecution News from China – December 21, 2016 (13 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 6 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 11 were illegally arrested.

1. [Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Chen Chuanxia Arrested
2. [Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Cheng Jiying Detained
3. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Wensheng Arrested
4. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
5. [Yongzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Deying Taken Into Custody
6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Weizhen Arrested
7. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Xiaopin Arrested
8. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Wenlong Developed Mental Disorders Due to Torture at the Hulan Prison
9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xiao Yalin Arrested
10. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Shuxia and Mr. Wu Donghui Arrested
11. [Xixiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Liu Hongtao Arrested
12. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Mr. Li Rong Detained
13. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Qi Wenxin Secretly Tried

1. [Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Chen Chuanxia Arrested

Ms. Chen Chuanxia from the Gulou District was arrested by Zijindongjun Residential Community staff and officers from the Cuipingshan Police Station on December 19, 2016. Her computer was confiscated.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Chen:Gu Cheng (顾晟), director of police station: [phone], [phone]Li Xinlong (李新龙), deputy director: [phone]Yunlong Police Department: [phone]Qi Shouhui (祁守会), residential police officer: [phone]Xingyun residential police officer: [phone]

2. [Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Cheng Jiying Detained

Mr. Cheng Jiying was arrested in early December 2016 and is being held in a detention center.

3. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Wensheng Arrested

Mr. Li Wensheng from Zhucheng City was arrested in the early hours of December 18, 2016.

He was distributing Falun Gong materials in Hujiaqiankuan Village, Dacun Town when he was apprehended by officers from the Dacun Police Station, Jiaonan City.

4. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Xu Juan was sentenced to a seven-year prison term and Mr. Lei Yingxin to a one-year-and-three-month prison term on December 12, 2016.

Mr. Zhou Baihong was given a three-year prison term on December 13.

Ms. Zhang Fengqin was given a two-year prison term on December 14.

5. [Yongzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Deying Taken Into Custody

Ms. Li Deying from Lanshan County was arrested by local police on the evening of September 23, 2016, for distributing Falun Gong materials in Heting Town, Ningyuan County.

She is being held in the Ningyuan County Police Station.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li:Cao Huizheng (曹辉正), secretary of Ningyuan County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]Le Yongzhen (乐永珍), head of Ningyuan County 610 Office: [phone], [phone]Tang Xiaohui (唐小辉), president of Ningyuan Court: [phone]Zhou Youyi (周友义), case filing tribunal president: [phone]Ou Pengfei (欧鹏飞), director of Ningyuan County Detention Center: [phone]

6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Weizhen Arrested

Ms. Wang Weizhen from the Bayilu area of Xigang District was arrested by officers from the Taoyuanjie Police Station on December 16, 2016.

7. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Xiaopin Arrested

Mr. Guo Xiaopin from Anping County was arrested by plainclothes officers from the Anping County Police Department and Chengguan Town Police Station on December 19, 2016.

8. [Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Wenlong Developed Mental Disorders Due to Torture at the Hulan Prison

Mr. Zhang Wenlong is being held in the No. 9 Team at Hulan Prison. He has become mentally unstable as a result of being tortured in prison.

9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xiao Yalin Arrested

Ms. Xiao Yalin was arrested by officers from the Handian Police Station on the morning of December 20, 2016. His Falun Gong books were confiscated.

Ms. Xiao is from Changfeng Village, Handian Town, Shuangcheng District, Harbin.

10. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Shuxia and Mr. Wu Donghui Arrested

Ms. Zhang Shuxia and Mr. Wu Donghui were arrested on the afternoon of December 14, 2016.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang and Mr. Wu:Zhao Baifeng (赵柏峰), officer at Qinghe Police Department: [phone]Wang Xingjun (王兴军), head of the Domestic Security Division: [phone]Li Yunbo (李云波), chief of the Tieling City Police Department: [phone]Tieling Detention Center: [phone]Fang Zheng (方征), head of the Tieling Domestic Security Division: [phone]

11. [Xixiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Liu Hongtao Arrested

Mr. Liu Hongtao was arrested at around noon on December 20, 2016. Police ransacked his home in Xiangyang New Village, Hongqi District, and confiscated his Falun Gong books, other related materials, a printer, a paper cutter, and a notebook computer.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Liu:Li Laiwei (李来卫), police officer: [phone]

12. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Mr. Li Rong Detained

Mr. Li Rong from Qinyang City was arrested on December 10, 2016. He is being held in the Jiaozuo City Detention Center.

13. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Qi Wenxin Secretly Tried

Mr. Qi Wenxin was arrested on the morning of September 10, 2016, for distributing booklets containing information about Falun Gong.

He was secretly tried by the Luyuan District Court in early December 2016, and is being held in the Changchun City No. 2 Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Qi:Yang Xiaojing (杨晓晶): [phone], [phone], [phone]Liu Zhimin (刘志民): [phone], [phone], [phone]Gao Xuebo (高学波): [phone], [phone], [phone]Yue Lin (岳林): [phone]Lin Xiaoguang (林晓光), president of Luyuan District Court: [phone], [phone]