(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 34 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
Mr. Cui Yongqiang, 45, was officially placed under arrest by the Huangdao District Procuratorate on November 6, 2019. He is being held in the Pudong Detention Center.
Participant in the persecution of Mr. Cui:Wang Hanhan (王菡菡), procurator, in charge of the case: +86-532-83012356
Mr. Dai Ming, his wife Ms. Hu Anlan, Ms. Tan Changxiu, and Ms. Wang Keyu from the Fuling District were arrested by plainclothes officers who were staked out for some time, on the morning of November 9, 2019. They were taken to Chongyi Police Station, Fuling, and interrogated.
The police took their photos, fingerprints, and blood samples. Ms. Hu was handcuffed. Mr. Dai’s hands were cuffed behind his back.
The police ransacked Ms. Tan’s home that morning. They confiscated Falun Dafa books, and nearly 2,000 yuan in cash. Ms. Wang’s notebook computer was also confiscated.
Ms. Tan and Ms. Wang were released later that afternoon.
Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Fuling District Police Department: +86-23-72239110Zhang Zhongming (张中明), head, Fuling District Domestic Security Sub-division: +86-13996877709, +86-15523664233Zhang Haibo (张海波), deputy head: +86-18716834845
Mr. Bai Shizhong was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term, and fined 10,000 yuan. Mr. Xu was sentenced to a three-year prison term, and fined 10,000 yuan. Both practitioners received the verdicts on October 29, 2019.
The families of Mr. Bai and Mr. Xu received verdicts on November 7, and November 9, respectively.
The appeal period had elapsed by the time their families received the verdicts.
Elderly Ms. Xu Yuzhi and Ms. Liu Shuqin were reported to the police on November 7, 2019, for distributing Falun Gong calendars. They were arrested and taken to Liushan Police Station.
Ms. Shen Wenling, in her 60s, was arrested on March 28, 2019. She was later sentenced to an 18-month prison term.
Ms. Yang Mei, 70, was arrested on August 30, 2019, and taken to Changchunlu Police Station, Jianxi District. She is due to be tried by the Jianxi District Court on November 20.
Mr. Guo Baojun from Houzhai Township, Erqi District, did not return home after going out on the night of November 9, 2019. It is believed he has been arrested.
Mr. Wei Jialong from Sunjia Village, Luocheng Neighborhood, was arrested by officers from Shouguang City Domestic Security Division and Luocheng Police Station on August 29, 2019. His home was ransacked. He was taken to a detention center later that day, and held in shackles for three days. He was transferred to a brainwashing center, and released later in October.
Ms. Yang Cuilan, from the same village, was arrested on August 29. She was detained for five days.
Ms. Wang Xiuxiang, also from Sunjia Village, was arrested in October, during the Fourth Plenary Session of the Chinese Communist Party National Congress. Her home was ransacked. She was detained for five days.
Ms. Ma Xiurong was reported to the police on November 6, 2019, for distributing information about Falun Gong. She was arrested and taken to the Yanzhou District for a physical exam. She failed the exam.
Her home was ransacked that evening.
Ms. Wang Leying, Ms. Dong Ailan, and Ms. Wang Zhen were arrested by officers from Ershilipu Police Station, Kuiwen District, on the morning of October 31, 2019. They were photographed at the police station, then taken to the No. 2 People’s Hospital for a physical exam. They were returned to the police station, where their fingerprints were taken.
Their homes when ransacked while they were in the police station. The officers called in their families to pick them up at around 11:00 p.m. that night.
Mr. Wang Xiaoshun from the Dongxihu District was arrested at home by four plainclothes officers on September 25, 2019. His home was ransacked.
He was taken to Etouwan Detention Center for ten days, and returned home on October 5.
Ms. Li Yueli, in her 60s, was arrested on September 24, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She has been detained for over a month.
Ms. Xiang Xiqiong from Bajiao Town was arrested on the morning of November 9, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked.
Ms. Sui Ying, 44, from the Development Zone, was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term and fined 5,000 yuan by Huangdao District Court on October 28, 2019. She has since appealed to the Qingdao City Intermediate Court.
Ms. Song Xianxia was arrested by Domestic Security officers on November 11, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Song:Zhen Haidong (甄海东), head, Yongnian District Domestic Security Division: +86-13513206665Hou Xiongtao (侯雄涛), deputy head: +86-13722480111Wu Yongxiang (武永祥), officer: +86-13513206648Wang Ruifen (王瑞芬), officer: +86-15081030216
Ms. Wang Min, Ms. Zhang Enqin, and Ms. Niu, from Paotai Town, Puwan New District, were arrested by officers from Paotai Police Station on the morning of November 12, 2019, for distributing Falun Dafa desktop calendars at Paotai Farmers' Market. The police confiscated four boxes of calendars.
Participant in the persecution of the three practitioners:Chen Wenli (陈文力), director, Potai Police Station: +86-13942058444
Ms. Meng Yuhua from Kangping County was reported to the police on the morning of November 9, 2019, for distributing Falun Dafa desktop calendars. She was arrested and taken to Liangjiazi Township Police Station. That afternoon, she was transferred to Shenyang City Detention Center.
Participant in the persecution of Ms. Meng:Yu Haobin (于海滨), director, Liangjiazi Township Police Station: +86-15041249777
Ms. Wen Liping from Zaoshi Town had her home ransacked by agents from Tianmen City 610 Office on the morning of November 11, 2019.
Eight officers from Laishui County Police Department and Songgezhuang Township Police Station broke into Ms. Wang Fuyun’s home on the afternoon of September 26, 2019, when she was studying Zhuan Falun with two other practitioners.
The officers took photos and ransacked the place. They attempted to confiscate photos of the founder of Falun Gong and copies of Zhuan Falun, but Ms. Wang took them back from the officers’ hands.
Mr. Zhang Wei was arrested by officers from Beita Police Department on November 5, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Zhang:Wang Wenjiang (王文江), chief, Beita Police Department: +86-13842101234Dong Zheng (董争), officer: +86-13464064060Sun Zhaohui (孙朝辉): +86-13792501922
Mr. Xu Hongyu was sentenced to a two-year-and-ten-month prison term by Shulan City Court. He was taken to No. 9 New Inmates Ward, Gongzhuling Prison around November 4 or 5, 2019.
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