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Additional Persecution News from China – September 28, 2019 (17 Reports)

October 16, 2019 |  

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 54 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
2. [Shangqiu City, Henan Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
3. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Yu Qingxian Detained
4. [Xiaogan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Xu Zhangqing’s Family of Three Arrested
5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Qiang and His Wife Arrested
6. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Xiaoping Arrested
7. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Nine Practitioners Officially Arrested
8. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Mi Xiuying Arrested
9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Six Practitioners Detained
10. [Tongling City, Anhui Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
11. [Shanghai] Ms. Yang Manye Arrested
12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Song Yuanhui and Ms. Ma Hui Detained
13. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Laoqi Detained
14. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hou Xiufen and Ms. Zhao Shuzhen Detained
15. [Qian’an City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Yanqin and Ms. Ma Fengqin Arrested
16. [Chongqing] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison; Ms. Zhu Hong’s Home Ransacked
17. [Guyuan County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

1. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Zhang Jian and Ms. Zhang Ling were arrested on September 20, 2019. Their homes were ransacked.

Mr. Zhu Guangcai, 75, and Ms. Yang Meizhi, 69, from the Wangzhougang area were recently arrested.

At least another four practitioners were arrested, and taken to the local Drug Rehabilitation Center. At the same time, several practitioners could not be reached, and their whereabouts are unknown.

2. [Shangqiu City, Henan Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Four practitioners were arrested by the Liangyuan District police in late August 2019. One practitioner has since been released, but Mr. Xi Dongsong, Mr. Ba Wei and another college student are being held in the Shangqiu City Detention Center.

3. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Yu Qingxian Detained

Ms. Yu Qingxian from the Chengguan District was arrested at home on September 23, 2019. She was taken to the Taoshuping Detention Center for 15 days.

4. [Xiaogan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Xu Zhangqing’s Family of Three Arrested

Officers from the Xiaonan District Police Department, the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, Judicial Bureau, 610 Office, Domestic Security Division, and the Xinpu Town Police Station forced their way into Mr. Xu Zhangqing’s home and ransacked it on the evening of September 26, 2019. They confiscated over 300,000 yuan in cash, bank cards, passbooks, ID cards, cell phones, a notebook computer, and a printer.

Mr. Xu, his wife Ms. Tu Ailian, and their son Mr. Xu Gaorui (who is not a practitioner) were arrested. Ms. Tu and her son were taken to the Xiaonan Police Department, while Mr. Xu was taken to the Huangpi Road Detention Center.

The police have also placed their daughter-in-law Ms. Chen Chunyan and her one-year-old child under surveillance at home.

Participant in the persecution:Xinpu Town Police Station: +86-712-2338358

5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Qiang and His Wife Arrested

Mr. Wang Qiang and his wife from the Wanke Four Seasons Flower City in the Yuhong District were arrested at home by officers from the Huanggu District Police Department on the evening of September 23, 2019.

6. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Xiaoping Arrested

Peng Dixin, director of the Changqinghuayuan Police Station, and Wu Xuedan, a residential police officer of the No. 3 Section, went to Mr. Wang Xiaoping’s home and ransacked it on the morning of September 24, 2019. They took Mr. Wang to the police station. He was released after 11:00 p.m. that night.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Wang:Peng Dixin (彭涤新), deputy director, Changqinghuayuan Police Station: +86-27-83930101Gao Feng (高锋), residential police officer in the No. 2 Section: +86-27-8394540Wu Xuedan (吴学丹), residential police officer in the No. 3 Section: +86-13072719608

7. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Nine Practitioners Officially Arrested

Nine practitioners in Changchun City were arrested by officers from the Siping City Police Department and the Lishu County Police Department on August 15, 2019. They were taken to the Siping Detention Center.

The practitioners are: Mr. Meng Xiangqi, his father Mr. Meng Fanjun, his mother-in-law Ms. Fu Guihua, his sister-in-law Ms. Yu Jianli; Ms. Yu’s husband Mr. Wang Dongji, her father-in-law Mr. Wang Kemin, her mother-in-law Ms. Wang Fengzhi; Mr. Han Jianping and Ms. Cui Guixian.

Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Li Changfu (李长富), deputy Party secretary, Lishu County 610 Office: +86-434-5234610, +86-434-5223502, +86-15643458333Wang Mingshan (王明山), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-18629859933, +86-15590236999, +86-434-5254041Ma Wenyang (马文洋), deputy head: +86-18543417077, +86-13154343456, +86-18043407082

8. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Mi Xiuying Arrested

Ms. Mi Xiuying, in her 60s, was arrested on September 7, 2019.

9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Six Practitioners Detained

Mr. Zhu Qidou, Ms. Zhou Yuhua, and another female practitioner from Tonghe County were detained for 15 days. They were released on September 27, 2019.

Ms. Chen Shoumei (in her 60s), Ms. Zhang Xiuying (56), and Ms. Zhang Guiyun (67), were placed under criminal detention by the Tonghe County Domestic Security Division, and held in the No. 2 Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Zhang Shiguo (张士国), head, Tonghe County Domestic Security Division: +86-15326628122, 0451-57428425Lu Guodong (吕国东), chief, Tonghe County Police Department: +86-18845104567Han Tiecheng (韩铁成), deputy chief: +86-13903666177

10. [Tongling City, Anhui Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Han Zhong from Tongling City was arrested by officers from the Qingyang County Domestic Security Division in Chizhou City, for distributing Falun Gong materials.

Ms. Sun Xiaohua was arrested at work by officers from the Yi’an District Domestic Security Division on August 1, 2019. Her home was ransacked. She was held for 37 days, before being released on bail.

Ms. Huang Sizhen had just found a job in early September when she was arrested at work in the Wanda Square by officers from the Tongling Domestic Security Division on September 8. They placed her arrest warrant over the police network. She was taken to a detention center.

11. [Shanghai] Ms. Yang Manye Arrested

Ms. Yang Manye was arrested by officers from the Wanli Police Station in the Putuo District on September 26, 2019.

12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Song Yuanhui and Ms. Ma Hui Detained

Ms. Song Yuanhui was arrested by officers from the Kunming Street Police Station on the morning of September 12, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. The officers later took her to her home, ransacked it, and confiscated her Falun Gong books. She is being held in the Yaojia Detention Center.

Ms. Ma Hui was arrested on the afternoon of September 19. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to the Yaojia Detention Center the following day.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Song and Ms. Ma:Kunming Street Police Station: +86-411-82635884

13. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Laoqi Detained

Mr. Wang Laoqi, from the Xinzhou Residential Community in the Jiutai District, was arrested at home by three officers from the Jiutai Police Department on September 27, 2019. Photos of the founder of Falun Gong were confiscated.

Mr. Wang was detained for five days.

14. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hou Xiufen and Ms. Zhao Shuzhen Detained

Ms. Hou Xiufen and Ms. Zhao Shuzhen from Qianyang Town were arrested on September 19, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong at a farmers' market. Their homes were ransacked.

Both practitioners are being held in the Dandong City Detention Center.

15. [Qian’an City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Yanqin and Ms. Ma Fengqin Arrested

Ms. Li Yanqin and Ms. Ma Fengqin were arrested by officers from the Zhaodianzi Police Station on September 24, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong at the Zhaodianzi Farmers' Market. Their hands were cuffed behind their backs, taken to the police station, and interrogated. The police forcibly took their blood samples, and made them sign their paperwork. Ms. Ma was released later that afternoon when they found out that she had high blood pressure. Ms. Li was taken to a detention center.

The officers called Ms. Ma the next day, and told her to take her blood pressure again. Her reading was still very high, so she was not arrested.

16. [Chongqing] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison; Ms. Zhu Hong’s Home Ransacked

Ms. Tang Chunhua, from the Yuzhong District, and Ms. Zhang Qingbi, from the Jiangbei District, were arrested on June 29, 2018. They were tried by the Jiulongpo District Court on June 3, 2019, and were later sentenced to 15-month prison terms. Both practitioners were released from the Jiulongpo Detention Center on September 28.

Ms. Yang Mingsu from the Wutongjun area in the Yubei District, was sentenced to a four-year prison term. She was taken to the Zouma Women's Prison.

Officers from the Jiangbei Domestic Security Division ransacked Ms. Zhu Hong’s home on the morning of September 19, 2019, and videotaped the process. They took Ms. Zhu to the Dashiba Police Station, where she was forced to have her fingerprints, blood sample, and facial recognition taken.

17. [Guyuan County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Gao Qingxiu and Ms. Sun Runtao were arrested on August 17, 2019. They are taken to the Zhangjiakou City Detention Center.

Ms. Sun Shulan was arrested by several officers on September 25, when she brought her grandson home from school. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to the Guyuan County Police Department, before being transferred to the Zhangjiakou Detention Center the following day. She was released on bail after failing the physical exam.

Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Bai Zhiwei (白志伟), director, in charge of the case, Changliang Township Police Station: +86-13663338168Li Fulin (李富林), head, Guyuan County Domestic Security Division: +86-13831372018Li Yang (李洋), Domestic Security officer: +86-13700331107