Additional Persecution News from China – April 10, 2020 (13 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in seven provinces, where at least 18 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Cases of Ms. Liu Zixuan and Ms. Ye Linlin Sent to Procuratorate for Third Time
2. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Cases of Four Practitioners Turned Over to Court
3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Huafu's Whereabouts Unknown
4. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Chunyan Arrested
5. [Shanghai] Ms. Chen Wei Held in Detention Center
6. [Chongqing] Ms. Luo Taiqing Arrested
7. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Shumin’s Case Turned Over to Court
8. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Yang Huilan and Ms. Cao Suzhen Arrested
9. [Beijing] Mr. Lei Zhongfu Arrested
10. [Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Mia Ping Arrested
11. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Song and Another Practitioner Arrested
12. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Suhua Arrested
13. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dong Cuirong Arrested

1. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Cases of Ms. Liu Zixuan and Ms. Ye Linlin Sent to Procuratorate for Third Time

The Xisanqi Police Station, in Haidian District, Beijing, turned over the cases of Ms. Liu Zixuan and Ms. Ye Linlin to the Haidian Procuratorate for the third time on March 18, 2020. 

Ms. Liu is from Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. Ms. Ye Linlin is from Jinan City, Shandong Province.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Liu and Ms. Ye:Zhao Yi (赵轶), prosecutor, Haidian District Procuratorate: [phone], [phone]

2. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Cases of Four Practitioners Turned Over to Court

Ms. Li Minfang, 81, Ms. Wang Juxiang, Ms. Chen Defang, and Ms. Gao Xiaowei from Baoping Road, Jintai District, were arrested by officers from the Jingerlu Police Station on November 29, 2018. They were taken to the Lingyun Hotel Brainwashing Center, and released on bail on February 2, 2019.

The four practitioners are now living under surveillance.

The Jintai District Procuratorate turned over their cases to the Jintai Court on March 5, 2020.

3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Huafu's Whereabouts Unknown

Mr. Li Huafu, 64, from the Shahekou District, was harassed on the afternoon of April 17, 2019, and became displaced. His whereabouts are unknown.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Li:Zou Lisheng (邹力生): [phone]

4. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Chunyan Arrested

Ms. Zhang Chunyan from Jixian County was arrested by officers from the Fuli Police Station on April 9, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang:Xia Yu (夏宇), director, Fuli Police Station: [phone]Wu Yamin (吴亚民), political head: [phone]Xing Fenglin (邢凤林), deputy director: [phone]Cui Xueyan (崔雪岩): [phone]

5. [Shanghai] Ms. Chen Wei Held in Detention Center

Ms. Chen Wei from Shandong Province was arrested at her rented apartment in the Putuo District by officers from the Shiquanlu Police Station, Shanghai, on March 8, 2020, for distributing information about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Changning District Detention Center.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Chen:Zhongshan New Village Community Residential Committee: [phone]

6. [Chongqing] Ms. Luo Taiqing Arrested

Ms. Luo Taiqing from Baisha Town, Jiangjin District, was reported to the police on April 7, 2020, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. She was arrested.

7. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Shumin’s Case Turned Over to Court

Ms. Wang Shumin, from the Ninghe District, had her case turned over to the Ninghe Court on March 19, 2020.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wang:Jin Jiafu (靳加伏), presiding judge: [phone], [phone]Yu Shengle (于盛乐), president, Ninghe District Court: [phone], [phone]Pang Haishun (庞海顺), deputy president: [phone], [phone]Wang Weijun (汪卫军), presiding judge: [phone], [phone], [phone]Wang Jianjun (王建军), chief procurator, Ninghe District Procuratorate: [phone]

8. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Yang Huilan and Ms. Cao Suzhen Arrested

Ms. Yang Huilan, 79, was arrested by the city police on March 14, 2020. Her home was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books and photos of the founder of Falun Gong were confiscated. Ms. Yang was taken to the Yongchang Police Station, where she was interrogated, photographed, and had her fingerprints and blood samples taken.

Ms. Cao Suzhen, 78, was arrested by plainclothes police officers on March 14, 2020. The officers confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong. Ms. Cao was taken to the Yongchang Police Station.

9. [Beijing] Mr. Lei Zhongfu Arrested

Mr. Lei Zhongfu was reported to the authorities after he gave his colleague a Falun Dafa keepsake. He was arrested by officers from the Fatou Police Station, Chaoyang District, and personnel from the Residential Committee on April 2, 2020. His home was ransacked.

10. [Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Miao Ping Arrested

Ms. Miao Ping was arrested by officers from the Binhai County Court and Yancheng City Intermediate Court on the morning of April 3, 2020.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Miao:Wang Shihua (王世华), president, Yancheng City Intermediate Court: [phone], [phone]Zhan Rong’an (詹荣安), president: [phone], [phone]Shi Xiang (施翔), secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], [phone]Gao Jian (皋健), head, 610 Office: [phone], [phone]

11. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Song and Another Practitioner Arrested

Ms. Gao Song and another practitioner were arrested by officers from the Hunnan Police Department on the afternoon of April 8, 2020, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong in the Hunnan New Area.

Participant in the persecution:Dong Bin (董斌), chief, Hunnan Police Department: [phone], [phone], [phone]

12. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Suhua Arrested

Ms. Gao Suhua from Heishan County was arrested on the morning of April 6, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was released later that evening.

13. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dong Cuirong Arrested

Ms. Dong Cuirong, in her 70s, was followed and arrested by officers from the Luofeng Police Station on the evening of March 28, 2020, for posting Falun Gong materials. Her home was ransacked, and photos of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Dafa books, and a cell phone were confiscated. She was released that evening.