Additional Persecution News from China – September 15, 2018 (18 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 6 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 18 were illegally arrested.

1. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Ding Hongjuan Detained
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Yumei Detained
3. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wei Xiujuan Sentenced to Prison
4. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chen Peihua Taken to Prison
5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Xianghua and Ms. Li Xiufeng Taken to Prison
6. [Yitong County, Jilin Province] Mr. Du Wenbin Detained
7. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
8. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhou Degang Detained
9. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Fengqiao Detained
10. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Chunjing Taken to Prison
11. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Liu Taoying Detained
12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
13. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Ma Changqing Sentenced
14. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Bai Yuyue Sentenced to Prison
15. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Chen Xianzhong Tried
16. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Prison, Mr. Ma He Tortured
17. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yu Tried
18. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhang Juhong Awaiting Court Verdict

1. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Ding Hongjuan Detained

Ms. Ding Hongjuan from the Sartu District was arrested by Criminal Police Team officer Yang Yuxing from the Huizhan Police Department on September 11, 2018.

Ms. Ding is being held in the Daqing City Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Ding:Zhao Guohong (赵国宏), chief, Huizhan Police Department: [phone], [phone], [phone]Liu Tiejun (刘铁军), head, No. 1 Criminal Investigation Division: [phone], [phone], [phone]Xue Wenzheng (薛文政), deputy head: [phone], [phone]Huang Jingzhu (黄景柱), head, No. 2 Criminal Investigation Division: [phone], [phone], [phone]

2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Yumei Detained

Ms. Zhang Yumei was arrested by Kuancheng District Police Department officers on September 7, 2018. She was severely beaten and her arm was injured.

Ms. Zhang was taken to the No. 4 Detention Center.

3. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wei Xiujuan Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Wei Xiujuan, a teacher at the Beihua University Normal Branch, was tried in the Jilin Detention Center by the High-tech Zone Court. She was sentenced to a two-year prison term and fined 5,000 yuan.

Ms. Wei has since appealed.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wei:Zhang (张), in charge of the case: [phone]Zhu (朱), director, Jilin City Detention Center: [phone]Yang Yong (杨勇), High-tech District Procuratorate: [phone]Wang Bin (王斌), High-tech District Court: [phone]

4. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chen Peihua Taken to Prison

Ms. Chen Peihua was recently sentenced and taken to the Jilin Province Women's Prison.

5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Xianghua and Ms. Li Xiufeng Taken to Prison

Ms. Yang Xianghua and Ms. Li Xiufeng were sentenced to prison by the Luyuan District Court. Ms. Yang was sentenced to five years, and Ms. Li was sentenced to six years.

Ms. Yang and Ms. Li were taken to the No. 8 Ward of Jilin Province Women's Prison on September 11, 2018.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Yang and Ms. Li:Jilin Province Women's Prison: [phone]An Tongyu (安彤宇), warden: [phone]Wei Lihui (魏丽慧), deputy warden: [phone], [phone]Wang Lijun (王立军), deputy warden: [phone], [phone]

6. [Yitong County, Jilin Province] Mr. Du Wenbin Detained

Mr. Du Wenbin, 60, from Moli Township was arrested by Siping City police officers on September 10, 2018. His home was ransacked.

Mr. Du is being held in the Yitong County Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Du:Cui Zhenlin (崔振林), chief, Yitong County Police Department, in change of persecution: [phone], [phone]Tie Ziren (铁自仁), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Hu Baoming (胡宝明), deputy head: [phone], [phone]

7. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Liu Guangyu, over 65, Ms. Liu Xizhen, 55, Ms. Wang Sanni, 42, and another male practitioner were arrested while hanging Falun Gong banners in Huangsi Township on the morning of September 12, 2018.

The unnamed male practitioner managed to escape from the Xingtai County Domestic Security Division.

Mr. Liu, Ms. Liu, and Ms. Wang were taken to the Xingtai Police Department.

8. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhou Degang Detained

Mr. Zhou Degang from the Shijiu District was arrested on the evening of September 5, 2018. The police ransacked his home and confiscated Falun Gong books, informational materials, a computer and other personal belongings.

Mr. Zhou was taken to the Rizhao City Detention Center.

9. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Fengqiao Detained

Ms. Zhang Fengqiao from Tuanwang Town was arrested at her home by Tuanwang Police Station officers on the afternoon of September 14, 2018. She is being held in the Laiyang City Detention Center.

10. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Chunjing Taken to Prison

Mr. Wang Chunjing from Hou Town was sentenced to a five-year prison term, and taken to the Jinan Men's Prison on May 10, 2018.

11. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Liu Taoying Detained

Ms. Liu Taoying from the High-tech Zone was arrested by High-tech Zone Police Department officers on August 20, 2018. Her Falun Gong books, informational materials, cell phone, computer and printer were confiscated.

Ms. Liu was taken to the High-tech Zone Detention Center.

12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Yang Xianghua, 38, Ms. Li Xiufeng, in her 50s, and Mr. Guo Xiaoying, in his 70s, from Changchun were arrested on September 7, 2017, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong.

The police ransacked Ms. Yang's home and confiscated her Falun Gong books, laptop and bank card.

The police took the three practitioners to either the Changchun No. 2 or No. 4 Detention Centers. Their families did not learn of their whereabouts until August 2018, when the Procuratorate informed them of the sentencing.

The three practitioners were detained for almost 12 months before being sentenced.

Ms. Yang was sentenced to five years in prison.Ms. Li was sentenced to seven years in prison.Mr. Guo was sentenced to an unknown amount of time.

13. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Ma Changqing Sentenced

Mr. Ma Changqing was arrested on October 14, 2017, and tried on May 25, 2018 in the Changchun Railroad Court. He was sentenced to two years and taken to Changchun No. 2 Prison.

Mr. Ma's wife passed away in 2012, and with no one to take care of his daughter, who suffers from epilepsy, she was taken to a nursing home.

14. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Bai Yuyue Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Bai Yuyue, 66, was arrested at home on June 28, 2016, and taken to the Yingkou City Detention Center.

The Zhanqian District Court tried Ms. Bai on February 15, 2017. The judge refused to allow her family members attend the trial. Ms. Bai was sentenced to three years in prison. She appealed to the intermediate court, but her appeal was refused.

Ms. Bai was taken to the Shenyang Women's Prison.

15. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Chen Xianzhong Tried

Mr. Chen Xianzhong was tried in the Nanming District Court on June 11, 2018. The court held another session on August 22, 2018, where Mr. Chen said, “I am over 70 years old. I only tell people to be good. I haven’t committed any crime, and I request that I be released!”

The judge did not reach a verdict.

Mr. Chen is being held in the Nanming District Detention Center.

16. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Prison, Mr. Ma He Tortured

Mr. Ma He was sentenced to four years and taken to the Lanzhou Prison in November 2017. Five inmates were ordered to take turns torturing him for three months. He became very weak and disfigured.

Mr. Yang Xuegui and Mr. Zhou Wei were taken to Lanzhou Prison on June 12, 2018. They are not allowed family visits.

17. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yu Tried

Ms. Liu Yu, 69, was tried in the Qingyuan County Court on the morning of August 31, 2018. Her lawyer pled not guilty on her behalf. The trial ended without the judge reaching a verdict.

18. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhang Juhong Awaiting Court Verdict

Ms. Zhang Juhong was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison on March 2, 2018. She appealed to the Guiyang Intermediate Court, and a session was held on August 31, 2018.

Ms. Zhang has requested her immediate release, and is awaiting the court verdict.