(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 9 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 13 were illegally arrested.
1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Wenfu Given a Three-Year Prison Term
2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Yi and Ms. Zhong Junrong Abused in Prison
3. [Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Yinhao and Ms. Zheng Shuqiong Detained
4. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Tu Qingguang Detained
5. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Cui Ping Detained
6. [Rui'an City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Dai Shengnu and Ms. Lin Chenmei Arrested
7. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Pan and Wife Ms. Cao Taken to Brainwashing Center
8. [Guangzhou, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xie Yu Detained
9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Han Zhongyi Arrested
10. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gao Yulin Abused in Detention Center
11. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Six Practitioners Sentenced
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Luo Jinling Sentenced
13. [Tianjin] Mr. Zhang Ziwen Sentenced
1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Wenfu Given a Three-Year Prison Term
Mr. Zhang Wenfu was secretly tried at the Kuancheng District Court in December 2016. He was given a three-year prison term. He has appealed to the Changchun City Intermediate Court.
Participant in the persecution of Mr. Zhang:Li Donghe (李东鹤), person in charge of the case, Changchun City Intermediate Court: +86-431-88558645
2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Yi and Ms. Zhong Junrong Abused in Prison
Ms. Zhang Yi, 47, was given a three-year prison term. She has been held in the Chengdu Women's Prison since June 2016. She was not allowed to meet with her family or friends. She was not allowed to talk to anyone. She was beaten and yelled at. She could only take one bath per week. She was not even allowed the use of sanitary napkins.
Ms. Zhong Junrong was given an eight-year prison term. She was held in the Chengdu Women's Prison. She was strictly controlled and locked in a solitary confinement room.
3. [Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Yinhao and Ms. Zheng Shuqiong Detained
Ms. Chen Yinhao, 52, was arrested and her home ransacked in August 2016 for distributing Falun Gong materials. Ms. Zheng Shuqiong, 77, was arrested in October 2016 for distributing Falun Gong materials. Both practitioners were held in the Zhongshan City Detention Center. No family visits were allowed.
4. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Tu Qingguang Detained
Mr. Tu Qingguang was arrested and taken to the Dongjiao Police Station on January 25, 2017. His home was ransacked. He was held in the Yuemei Detention Center. He returned home in the evening on January 30, 2017.
5. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Cui Ping Detained
Ms. Cui Ping was reported for distributing Falun Gong materials. She was arrested and her home was ransacked by officers from the Guanqian Police Station on February 2, 2017. She is held in the Huangdai No. 4 Detention Center.
6. [Rui'an City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Dai Shengnu and Ms. Lin Chenmei Arrested
Ms. Dai Shengnu and Ms. Lin Chenmei from Mayu Town were arrested on the afternoon of January 23, 2017 for talking to people about Falun Gong in Meiyu Township. Both practitioners were taken to the Mayu Police Station for interrogation. They were taken to the Rui'an City Police Department where they had a physical examination and blood samples taken. Both were denied admission by the detention center for high blood pressure. They were released on bail at 4 a.m. on January 24.
7. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Pan and Wife Ms. Cao Taken to Brainwashing Center
Mr. Pan from the Wuchang District returned home on February 4, 2017. His wife Ms. Cao was taken to the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center by officers from the Wuchang District 610 Office.
8. [Guangzhou, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xie Yu Detained
Ms. Xie Yu, from Yiyang City, Hunan Province, was arrested by officers from the Binjiang Police Station in Guangzhou on January 26, 2017, when she was about to go home for the Chinese New Year. She is being held in the Haizhu District Detention Center.
9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Han Zhongyi Arrested
Mr. Han Zhongyi from Zhoujia Town, Shuangcheng District, was arrested at home by officers from the Heilongjiang Provincial Public Security Bureau's Domestic Security Division on February 5, 2017 for hanging up “Falun Dafa is Good” banners before the Chinese New Year.
10. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gao Yulin Abused in Detention Center
Mr. Gao Yulin, 63, from Daoli District, was taken from the Daoli District Detention Center to a hospital on January 6, 2017 due to a serious medical condition. He was transferred to the Hulan Prison on January 18.
He was taken to the prison hospital because of serious high blood pressure and heart disease symptoms. He is very weak and needs others' support to walk.
11. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Six Practitioners Sentenced
Six Handan practitioners were sentenced to prison on December 29, 2016 for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.
Li Congchun was sentenced to 5 years and fined 5,000 yuan.Li Mingtao was sentenced to 4 years and fined 4,000 yuan.Shen Youliang was sentenced to 3 years and fined 3,000 yuan.Wan Meihua, Luo Jinyu, and Wang Yingru were each sentenced to 1.5 years and fined 2,000 yuan.
Their defense lawyers were not allowed to talk during the December sentencing hearing.
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Luo Jinling Sentenced
Ms. Luo Jinling was arrested on April 25, 2016 and held in Wuhan No.1 Detention Center for 15 days. She was then transferred to the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center for more than five months. Her family learned at the beginning of September 2016 that she was hospitalized in Ankang Hospital.
Ms. Luo’s family was notified on January 10, 2017 that Wuchang Court would have a trial against her the next day. The court claimed that Ms. Luo did not want to hire a lawyer.
Only a few family members attended the trial on January 11. The court didn’t allow anyone to raise questions and didn’t allow Ms. Luo to defend herself. There was no verdict on that day.
It was recently learned that Ms. Luo has been sentenced to five years in prison.
13. [Tianjin] Mr. Zhang Ziwen Sentenced
Tianjin Second Intermediate Court issued a decision on January 20, 2017 to uphold the guilty verdict against Mr. Zhang Ziwen, who was sentenced to 4 years in prison for practicing Falun Gong.
Mr. Zhang's lawyer met with him on February 3 and learned of the courts' violation of legal procedures. He agreed to file a complaint on Mr. Zhang's behalf.
Mr. Zhang was arrested in March 2016 and sentenced to prison in December without his family's knowledge. He filed an appeal on January 12 of this year, only to be turned down.
