(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 10 provinces. According to this report, 8 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 36 were illegally arrested.
Ms. Wu Yanan was arrested by officers from the Shenzhen Street Police Station in the Changchun Economic Development Zone on October 12, 2018.
Ms. Wang Xiuying was arrested by officers from the Pudonglu Police Station in the Changchun Economic Development Zone on the same day.
Both practitioners are being held in the Changchun City No. 4 Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wu and Ms. Wang:Yao Huaili (姚怀利), chief, Development Zone Police Department: +86-431-84643943, +86-13354308123Tan Zaochun (檀兆春), political commissar: +86-13354304010, +86-431-89818877Zhong Yuguo (钟玉国), deputy chief: +86-13354305503Wang Fuping (王福平), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-43184643942, +86-13354303909Li Yongli (李永利), sub-division head: +86-15904419052Xu Anhuai (徐安怀), procurator-general, Development Zone Procuratorate: +86-13756209999
Officers from the Dongying City 610 Office, the Dongying Domestic Security Division, the Shengli Oilfield 610 Office, and the Shengli Oilfield Domestic Security Division arrested many practitioners on November 24, 2018. Practitioners arrested include Mr. Gao Hongwei, his wife Ms. An Yajun, Ms. Zhang Aili, Mr. Wang Xueyong, Ms. Shang Zhaoxiang, Mr. Wang Lianzhong, Ms. Xie Jufang, Ms. Qi Shifeng, Mr. Lu Yuanqing, Mr. Yu Desheng, Ms. Meng Fanyun, Ms. Hu Xiaoling, Ms. Li, Mr. Pei, Ms. Wen, and Ms. Yin.
Mr. Wang Lianzhong, Ms. Xie Jufang, Ms. Qi Shifeng, Mr. Lu Yuanqing, Mr. Yu Desheng, Ms. Meng Fanyun, and Ms. Hu Xiaoling were later released, while the other practitioners are still being held in custody.
Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Jiang Jun (姜军), Jide Police Department: +86-13905468507Lin Junwu (林俊武): +86-13013566199An Maosen (安茂森), Domestic Security Division: +86-546-8506436, +86-18654600788Cheng Gang (成刚), political head: +86-546-8506437, +86-13356616000
Ms. Shan Qinshu from the Sujiatun District was arrested at home by Song Zhenghe, a deputy head of the Sujiatun Domestic Security Division, and officers from the Huxi Police Station on the morning of December 8, 2018. Her Falun Dafa books were confiscated.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Shan:Sujiatun District Police Department: +86-24-89820716Li Zhiting (李智庭), head, Sujiatun District Domestic Security Division: +86-24-31489950, +86-24-694078Song Zhenghe (宋正和), deputy head: +86-24-31489950, +86-13940019795
Mr. Li Peigao was arrested by officers from the Jinbilu Police Station on the afternoon of November 24, 2018, when distributing Falun Gong calendars on Xunjin Street. He was released later that evening.
Ms. He Rongzhen, Ms. Wang Guilan, and Ms. Guan Xiaoxia from Liujiahe Town were arrested by officers from the Tongyuanpu Town Police Station on December 7, 2018 when distributing Falun Gong calendars in Linjiatai Village, Tongyuanpu. They are being held in Dandong City.
Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Tongyuanpu Town Police Station: +86-415-8511111Chen Lixin (陈利新), director: +86-415-8511012, +86-13941524995, +86-415-8143398Chen Zhongshan (陈忠山), political head: +86-13942596333, +86-415-8134788Li Hefei (李鹤飞), deputy director: +86-13470446111, +86-415-8128400
Ms. Yang Hong was arrested by officers from the Dongwu Police Station in the Jianhua District on November 4, 2018.
Participant in the persecution of Ms. Yang:Guo Zhigang (郭志刚), director, Dongwu Police Station: +86-452-2551722, +86-452-2716979, +86-13845280999
Five practitioners were tried by the Chaoyang District Court on November 30, 2018.
Ms. Sun Shiying, Ms. Wang Hongyan, and Ms. Jin Yan were each sentenced to a two-year-and-six-month prison term. Ms. Che Pingping was sentenced to a three-year-and-two-month prison term. Ms. Chen Yanhua was sentenced to a 21-month prison term.
The five practitioners have since appealed.
Participants in the persecution of the five practitioners:He Weimin (贺维民), president, Criminal Tribunal, Chaoyang District Court: +86-431-88559355, +86-13843025000Chen Xiaojing (陈晓静), deputy president, Criminal Tribunal: +86-431-88556278, +86-13844197778Jiang Hui (姜辉), judge: +86-431-88559352Wang Yanan (王亚楠): +86-431-88559354
Ms. Liu Shuxiang, in her 80s, from the Nankai District, was arrested on February 1, 2017. She was sentenced to four years in prison, and is being held in the No. 2 Ward of Liyuantou Women's Prison.
Ms. Liu has lost sight in her left eye, and the vision in her right eye has deteriorated due to being mistreated in prison. She suffers from myocardial ischemia, her face is swollen, and she is physically weak.
Ms. Liu Jingxia was transferred from a lockup center to the Zhengzhou City No. 3 Detention Center by officers from the Wenhualu Security Squadron on November 30, 2018.
Thirty six practitioners from Qingyun County were arrested on November 18, 2018. As of December 7, Ms. Zhao Junxiang, Ms. Duan Guixia, Mr. Du Quancun, Mr. Jun Gang, Ms. Yu Binglan, and Ms. Wang Shuzhen are still being held in the Dezhou City Detention Center. The rest of the practitioners have been released.
Mr. Xu Xuezhi from Jiaping Village was arrested by officers from the Dunhua City Patrol Police Division on July 4, 2018, when mailing Falun Gong informational materials in the Dunhua Post Office. His whereabouts are unknown.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Xu:Lu Yang (路洋), chief, Dunhua City Police Department: +86-433-6570001Wang Guofeng (王国峰), deputy chief: +86-433-6570002, +86-18043303002Head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-433-6360343610 Office: +86-433-6360368
Ms. Wang Haiyan was recently sentenced to a four-year-and-three-month prison term. Ms. Wang and her family have since appealed.
Ms. Tian Yanhua was sentenced to a two-year prison term, and taken to the Shanxi Women's Prison on December 1, 2018. Her husband was not informed of her imprisonment.
Ms. Zhang Jiying, 63, from Hengren County in Liaoning Province, was arrested in the early morning of August 28, 2018. Four police officers broke into her home while she and her grandchild were asleep, and ransacked the place.
When Ms. Zhang's husband, Mr. Wang Jiawei, went to the police station to inquire about her case, the police interrogated him and forced him to sign the interrogation documents, which were later used as evidence against Ms. Zhang.
Ms. Zhang is being held in the Benxi City Detention Center. Her arrest has been approved and her case has been submitted to the Procuratorate.
Ms. Zou Shuangfen was arrested on October 17, 2018, and taken to the No. 1 Detention Center in Erzhigou, Wujiashan for 15 days. Her family went to pick her up when her detention expired on the morning of October 31. However, the guard said that she would be released the following day.
Ms. Zou’s family returned to collect her before 8:00 a.m. on November1, and were told to wait until the release procedure was completed. After they waited for a long time, they learned that Ms. Zou had been taken out through another entrance by the 610 Office.
Ms. Zou’s family does not know where she is being held.
Ms. Yu Ping, 55, was arrested on October 21, 2018, and taken to the Guangzhou Legal Education System School (A brainwashing center). Her family did not receive notification from the “school” and were not allowed to take her any clothes.
Ms. Yu’s family has filed complaints against the brainwashing center to the relevant legal departments in Guangdong Province.
Ms. Lu Xiuli, about 70 years old, has been missing for more than a month. It is believed that she was taken to the Putuo District Mental Illnesses Prevention Hospital for persecution by personnel from the 610 Office.