Additional Persecution News from China – April 18, 2020 (10 Reports)

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

1. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Ms. Jiang Hongying Sentenced to Four-Year Prison Term
2. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhao Chuanmei’s Case Turned Over to Court
3. [Suifenhe City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yanhong and Ms. Zhang Jiahua Arrested
4. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Aifang Arrested
5. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Bu Rumei Arrested
6. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Yanqing and Other Practitioners Arrested
7. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Yunwen Arrested
8. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Huanchun and Ms. Zhou Yuqin Detained
9. [Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Yan Baoli Arrested
10. [Beijing] Ms. Qi Jirong and Another Practitioner Arrested

1. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Ms. Jiang Hongying Sentenced to Four-Year Prison Term

Ms. Jiang Hongying, 75, from the Xixia District, was sentenced to a four-year prison term in January 2020. She was taken to the Ningxia Women's Prison.

2. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhao Chuanmei’s Case Turned Over to Court

Ms. Zhao Chuanmei from the Pudong New Area was arrested at home on December 17, 2019. She was officially placed under arrest on January 22, 2020, and held in the Pudong Detention Center. Her case was turned over to the court.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhao:Pudong Police Department: [phone]Wang Siqiang (王思强), in charge of Domestic Security Division: [phone] ext. 62669Pudong New Area Procuratorate: [phone], [phone]Chen Gang (陈钢), procurator in charge of the case: [phone]Pudong New Area Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]Pudong New Area Detention Center: [phone], [phone]

3. [Suifenhe City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yanhong and Ms. Zhang Jiahua Arrested

Ms. Wang Yanhong and Ms. Zhang Jiahua were arrested by officers from the Suifenhe City Police Department and the Domestic Security Division on April 17, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. Their homes were ransacked.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wang and Ms. Zhang:Wang Legang (王乐刚), chief, Suifenhe City Police Department: [phone]Li Guoxin (李国新), political commissar: [phone]Wang He (王和), deputy chief: [phone]Feng Libo (冯立波), political head, Suifenhe City Domestic Security Division: [phone]

4. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Aifang Arrested

Ms. Li Aifang, 66, from the Shengli Oilfield, was arrested by officers from the Kenli Neighborhood Police Station on the morning of April 17, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong at the Kenli District Farmers' Market. Her home was ransacked.

5. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Bu Rumei Arrested

Ms. Bu Rumei from Henglin Town, Economic Development Zone, was arrested by the Henglin police on April 16, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong.

6. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Yanqing and Other Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Li Yanqing and other practitioners from the Xiangfang District were arrested by officers from the Daqing City Police Department on April 8, 2020.

7. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Yunwen Arrested

Ms. Han Yunwen, in her 50s, from Qixia City, was reported to the police on the morning of April 15, 2020, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong in Houkuang Village. She was arrested by officers from the Zhuangyuan Police Station, and her home was ransacked.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Han:Yan Shengbo (闫升波), chief, Qixia City Police Department: [phone], [phone], [phone]Liu Huachun (柳华春), deputy chief: [phone], [phone]Fan Qingbin (范庆斌), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Liu Hongwei (刘红伟), director, Zhuangyuan Police Station: [phone], [phone]

8. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Huanchun and Ms. Zhou Yuqin Detained

Ms. Zhang Huanchun and Ms. Zhou Yuqin were reported to the police on April 8, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were arrested and are being detained for 15 days.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Zhang and Ms. Zhou:Shuyuan Township Police Station: [phone]

9. [Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Yan Baoli Arrested

Mr. Yan Baoli from Laiyuan County, Hebei Province, took the train to Urumqi and was arrested by the police after reaching his destination on April 16, 2020. His whereabouts are unknown.

10. [Beijing] Ms. Qi Jirong and Another Practitioner Arrested

Ms. Qi Jirong from the Huinong District, Shizuishan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and another practitioner were arrested in March 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong in a residential community in Beijing. Her home was ransacked.