Additional Persecution News from China – September 22, 2019 (18 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 37 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Pan Shufeng Officially Arrested; Four Other Practitioners Arrested
2. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Mingxiu Sentenced to a Three-Year Prison Term
3. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Ma Xiaowang Arrested; Ms. Yanling Harassed
4. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yue Naiming Taken to Prison
5. [Beijing] Ms. Zhai Zihui Detained; Mr. Luo Jinxing Arrested
6. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Qu Dongzhi’s Home Ransacked
7. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Xie Xiaoping Taken to Brainwashing Center
8. [Jinghong City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Tai Hui and Practitioner Guo Arrested
9. [Shanghai] Mr. Deng Wen’an Detained; Ms. He Pinqin Arrested
10. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested; Mr. Pan Wei and Mr. Pan Peide Detained
11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Changzhu Arrested
12. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Su Yaming’s Home Ransacked
13. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Meng Zhaoxia and Six Other Practitioners Arrested
14. [Tianjin] Ms. Yan Zhenfen and Mr. Yu Arrested
15. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Dewei Arrested
16. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
17. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhu Hong Arrested
18. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Ms. Qiaoxue and Ms. Liu Yuejing Detained

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Pan Shufeng Officially Arrested; Four Other Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Pan Shufeng, 64, was arrested on July 10, 2019. Her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Yaojia Detention Center, and has been officially placed under arrest.

Mr. Zhang Xiaodong, Ms. Zhang Huanying, Ms. Xu Liming, and Ms. Xiao Chunling were arrested by officers from the Dalijia Police Station in the Jinzhou District on the morning of September 17. Mr. Zhang and Ms. Zhang’s children were also taken in to custody, but were later released.

2. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Mingxiu Sentenced to a Three-Year Prison Term

Ms. Li Mingxiu was arrested by the Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County police on November 9, 2018. She was placed under criminal detention, and is being held in the Daqing City Detention Center.

Ms. Li was recently sentenced to a three-year prison term.

3. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Ma Xiaowang Arrested; Ms. Yanling Harassed

Mr. Ma Xiaowang was arrested by officers from the Shenzhou City Police Department and the Bingcao Township Police Station on the morning of September 17, 2019. His home was ransacked, and his computer and printer were confiscated.

The police went to Ms. Yanling’s home in the same village, and harassed her that day.

4. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yue Naiming Taken to Prison

Mr. Yue Naiming was sentenced to a three-year prison term. He has been taken to the Gongzhuling Prison.

5. [Beijing] Ms. Zhai Zihui Detained; Mr. Luo Jinxing Arrested

Ms. Zhai Zihui, 29, had been missing since August 24, 2019. Her family learned on September 11 that she had been taken to the Guanzhuang Police Station in the Chaoyang District. The police ransacked her home and confiscated a notebook computer, tablet, and cell phone. Ms. Zhai is now being held in the Chaoyang District Detention Center. She is handcuffed and shackled.

Mr. Luo Jinxing was arrested by the Shijingshan police on September 19.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Zhai:Tian (田), director, Guanzhuang Police Station: [phone]

6. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Qu Dongzhi’s Home Ransacked

Ms. Qu Dongzhi’s home, in the family quarters of the Chemical Engineering No.7 Construction Company, was ransacked by officers from the Beigandao Police Station in the Longquanyi District, and local community personnel on the morning of September 20, 2019. They confiscated Falun Dafa books and photos of the founder of Falun Gong.

7. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Xie Xiaoping Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Xie Xiaoping was arrested on September 18, 2019. She was taken to the Gongjiawan Brainwashing Center.

8. [Jinghong City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Tai Hui and Practitioner Guo Arrested

Ms. Tai Hui and another practitioner with the last name Guo were recently arrested.

Participants in the persecution:Wu Yun (吴云), head, Jinghong City Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Tong Weiqing (童伟青), officer: [phone]

9. [Shanghai] Mr. Deng Wen’an Detained; Ms. He Pinqin Arrested

Mr. Deng Wen’an from the Pudong New Area was arrested by the Zhoupu Town police on September 14, 2019. He is being held in the Pudong New Area Detention Center.

Ms. He Pinqin, in her 70s, from Yutang Village, Maqiao Town in the Minhang District, was arrested on September 18 for talking to people about Falun Gong.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Deng and Ms. He:Zhoupu Police Station: [phone], [phone], [phone]Sun Shuguang (孙曙光), director: [phone]Yu Ping (郁平), deputy director: [phone]Zhu Zhengrong (朱峥嵘): [phone]Pudong New Area Detention Center: [phone], [phone]

10. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested; Mr. Pan Wei and Mr. Pan Peide Detained

A female practitioner was arrested on the morning of September 16, 2019, and was released the following day.

Mr. Pan Wei, in his 30s, from the Dianbai District, was arrested at work on the morning of September 16. His home was ransacked. Mr. Pan's non-practitioner brother was also taken in to custody, and released that evening.

Mr. Pan Peide, in his 60s, from the Dianbai District, was arrested at home on the afternoon of September 16. His place was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books and materials were confiscated. The police notified his family on September 18 that a notice of detention had been issued. His family has not been allowed to visit him.

Mr. Pan Wei and Mr. Pan Peide are being held in the Maoming City No. 1 Detention Center.

11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Changzhu Arrested

Mr. Li Changzhu, about 50 years old, from the Xiangfang District, was arrested on September 16, 2019, for distributing Falun Gong materials. His whereabouts are unknown.

12. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Su Yaming’s Home Ransacked

Officer Cao Pengcheng from the Chibi City Domestic Security Division and about a dozen other officers broke into Mr. Su Yaming’s home on the morning of September 17, 2019. They ransacked the place and confiscated Falun Dafa books.

Mr. Su has a comminuted fracture in both feet and cannot walk. He was not arrested.

13. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Meng Zhaoxia and Six Other Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Meng Zhaoxia and six other practitioners from Malu Village and Shuanghe Village in Xiajiahe Township were arrested at home by officers from the Benxi City Police Department, the Jianchang Town Police Station, and other local police stations on September 17, 2019, for distributing Falun Gong materials. Their homes were ransacked. Their whereabouts are unknown.

14. [Tianjin] Ms. Yan Zhenfen and Mr. Yu Arrested

Ms. Yan Zhenfen from the Hedong District was arrested by officers from the Dongxin Police Station on the morning of September 16, 2019. Her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Caozhuangzi Detention Center for 15 days.

Mr. Yu was arrested at the same time, and was later released. 

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Yan:Song Xinfeng (宋新峰), director, Dongxin Police Station: [phone], [phone]Zhang Huoran (张豁然), political commissar: [phone]Jing Hongji (景洪记), officer: [phone]Jiang Shaomin (姜绍敏): [phone]

15. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Dewei Arrested

Mr. Li Dewei was arrested by officers from the Rizhuang Police Station on September 21, 2019.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Li:Zhang Fangbao (张方宝), chief: [phone]Wang Jianzhi (王建志), political commissar: [phone]Sun Baojie (孙宝杰), deputy chief: [phone]Zhao Cuiping (赵翠萍): [phone]Rizhuang Police Station: [phone]

16. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Wu Junfeng from the Tianqiao District was arrested by over 20 police officers on September 19, 2019.

Ms. Liu Xiaohui and Ms. Sun Yanfang were also arrested that day. Their homes were ransacked. Ms. Sun’s Falun Dafa books were confiscated.

17. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhu Hong Arrested

Ms. Zhu Hong, 63, from the Dashiba Sub-district, in the Jiangbei District, was arrested by Jiangbei Domestic Security officers on September 19, 2019. Her home was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and desktop calendars were confiscated. She was taken to the Dashiba Police Station, and interrogated.

Ms. Zhu was released that evening.

18. [Xinji City, Hebei Province] Ms. Qiaoxue and Ms. Liu Yuejing Detained

Ms. Qiaoxue and Ms. Liu Yuejing have been taken to the Ningjin County Detention Center.