Additional Persecution News from China – April 20, 2020 (9 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in nine cities or counties in six provinces, where at least 14 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
2. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Hou Jianfu Taken to Prison
3. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xu Huizhu Dies Due to Persecution, Mr. Li Changxing Incarcerated in Prison
4. [Binzhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Xiuzhen Arrested
5. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Pingxian Detained6. [Shanghai] Three Practitioners Arrested
7. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Deng Tianyu Arrested
8. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xinping Arrested
9. [Chongqing] Mr. Dai Ming Facing Trial

1. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Shao Rufen from Suning County was reported to the police on January 31, 2020, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong in Suning. She was arrested by officers from the Chengguan Police Station. Ms. Shao was tied to an iron chair and interrogated at the police station.

Ms. Shi Huiqing from Suning was arrested by officers from the Chengguan Police Station on February 7 for distributing materials about Falun Gong in the residential community where she lives.

Ms. Xu Guiting and her younger nephew from Suning were arrested by officers from the Chengguan Police Station on April 10 for distributing materials about Falun Gong in the Jindiyaju Residential Community.

2. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Hou Jianfu Taken to Prison

Mr. Hou Jianfu from Jiashan Township, You County, was recently arrested. He was taken to Wangling Prison.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Hou:Jiang Zhijing (蒋芷境), chief, Police Department: [phone], [phone]Peng Fugang (彭傅纲), deputy chief: [phone], [phone], [phone]Liu Guifei (刘桂飞), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone], [phone]Hou Zhengliang (侯正良), deputy head: [phone], [phone]

3. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Xu Huizhu Dies Due to Persecution, Mr. Li Changxing Incarcerated in Prison

Ms. Xu Huizhu, a retired elementary school teacher from the Tianhe District, was arrested in late July 2016 and taken to the Huangpu Brainwashing Center located in the Tianlu Equestrian Club. She died in early August 2016, at the age of 78, as a result of persecution.

Mr. Li Changxing was arrested by officers from the Haizhu District Police Department on the morning of April 20, 2017. He was sentenced to a four-year prison term by the Haizhu Court on September 6, 2018, and is incarcerated in Beijiang Prison.

Participants in the persecution:Wang Xuguang (王旭光), Party secretary, Shipai Sub-district, Tianhe District: [phone]Li Wei (李蔚), head of the local residential office, Tianhenan Sub-district: [phone], [phone]Chen Hanhui (陈汉辉), Party secretary, Zhinan Residential Community, Nanshitou Street: [phone], [phone]

4. [Binzhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Xiuzhen Arrested

Ms. Zhao Xiuzhen was arrested on April 11, 2020, for distributing Falun Gong materials. Officers from the Shizhong Police Station ransacked her home, and confiscated Falun Dafa books, printed materials, and keepsakes.

Ms. Zhao was released that afternoon after her family was forced to pay 5,000 yuan.

5. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Pingxian Detained

Ms. Liu Pingxian from Houcaozhuang Village in the Yongnian District was arrested on the train to Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on April 16, 2020. She was taken to the Urumqi Railway Public Security Division.

6. [Shanghai] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhao Xiaodong was arrested by officers from the Xinhualu Police Station in the Changning District on February 29, 2020.

Ms. Hou Huifang and Ms. Guo Yuezhu from the Minhang District were arrested by the Minhang police in April. The three practitioners have since been released.

7. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Deng Tianyu Arrested

Ms. Deng Tianyu was arrested by officers from the Shashi District 610 Office on the morning of April 14, 2020, for distributing Falun Gong materials. She was taken to the Jiefang Police Station in the Shashi District.

Her home was ransacked that evening, and Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, printed materials, and DVDs were confiscated.

8. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xinping Arrested

Ms. Li Xinping was reported to the police on the evening of April 4, 2020, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. She was followed and arrested by the police. Her home was ransacked, and photos of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Dafa books, printed materials, audio players, a cell phone, and laptop were confiscated.

9. [Chongqing] Mr. Dai Ming Facing Trial

Mr. Dai Ming from the Fuling District is due to be tried by the Nanchuan District County Court on April 20, 2020.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Dai:Sun Yangtong (孙养统), president, Nanchuan District Court: [phone]Pu Xiaobo (蒲晓波), deputy president: [phone], [phone], [phone]Rao Chuan (饶川), deputy president: [phone], [phone], [phone]Zhu Jin (朱金), level 4 senior judge: [phone], [phone], [phone]