(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 8 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 12 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Beijing] US College Students Mr. Feng Pu and Ms. Li Yue Arrested in Beijing
2. [Chishui City, Guizhou Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
3. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Jiamusi Prison Guard Yu Chunliang Continued Doing Bad Deeds
4. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Xiuyun Arrested
5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Cao Xiaohua Detained
6. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Elderly Female Practitioner Arrested
7. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xu Wenlong Tortured at Tailai Prison
8. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Mr. Xue Mingshui Detained
9. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xiaoyan Given Unknown Drugs at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp
10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Shuangying Detained
11. [Xiajin County, Shandong Province] Two Practitioners Arrested; One Practitioner's Home Ransacked
12. [Xiangtan City, Hu'nan Province] Mr. Liu Heqing Detained
 

1. [Beijing] US College Students Mr. Feng Pu and Ms. Li Yue Arrested in Beijing

Mr. Feng Pu (from Langfang City in Hebei Province) and his fiancee Ms. Li Yue (from Beijing) are both college students in New York. When they flew from the US to Beijing in late May, Beijing State Security officers arrested them upon their arrival.

Mr. Feng was transferred to the Langfang Brainwashing Center on May 29. Ms. Li is still detained in Beijing, but the exact location is unknown.

2. [Chishui City, Guizhou Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Five practitioners from Chishui City went to Baihechang at Naxi District, Sichuan Province, to distribute Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs on June 7, 2013. They included Mr. Wang Zexuan, Ms. Chen Yingqun, Ms. Zhou Bangqin, Mr. Wang Daigui, and Mr. Chen Tingfu. Police arrested them and took them to the Dagu Police Station. They were sent to the Naxi Detention Center that afternoon.

3. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Jiamusi Prison Guard Yu Chunliang Continued Doing Bad Deeds

Yu Chunliang, an officer at the 8thDivision of Jiamusi Prison, often beat practitioners. After beating Mr. Guo Qizhong this March, he beat and swore at Mr. Meng Xianguo on June 3.

Guards found hand-transcribed Falun Gong books from Mr. Meng Xianguo on May 31. Yu beat him hard, causing Mr. Meng's ears to constantly hum. Now he is unable to hear anything.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Yu Chunliang, officer at Division No.8 of Jiamusi Prison: +86-18045482252
Liu Renli, head of Division No.8 of Jiamusi Prison: +86-18045482009

4. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Xiuyun Arrested

Ms. Xu Xiuyun was arrested as she clarified the facts about Falun Gong on the morning of June 9, 2013.

5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Cao Xiaohua Detained

Ms. Cao Xiaohua was arrested on June 3, 2013 and is currently at Changchun No.2 Detention Center.

6. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Elderly Female Practitioner Arrested

When an elderly female practitioner told others about Falun Gong at Taziba in Tianpeng Town on June 8, 2013, Tianpeng Town police arrested her. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

7. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Xu Wenlong Tortured at Tailai Prison

Mr. Xu Wenlong, a 25-year-old practitioner from Mudanjiang City, is a student at China Central Academy of Fine Arts. He was sentenced to six and a half years in prison, and was detained in Ward 16 of the Tailai Prison. Office Zheng Hui ordered inmates to beat him in late May 2013. To cover up the injuries, Division head Liu Chunxiao handcuffed him, chained his feet, and put a winter hat on him. Mr. Xu has been detained in solitary confinement since then.

8. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Mr. Xue Mingshui Detained

Mr. Xue Mingshui was arrested on June 1, 2013 and is currently at the Sanhe City Detention Center.

9. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xiaoyan Given Unknown Drugs at Masanjia Forced Labor Camp

Ms. Li Xiaoyan, 50 years old, was sent to labor camps three times in the past. Police arrested her and another practitioner on October 23, 2011. She was sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp on November 4, 2011, with a term of 21 months. Her family was not allowed to visit her. Someone who knew the situation said Ms. Li had the symptoms of high blood pressure. In addition, guards at the camp have been force-feeding her with unknown drugs.

10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Shuangying Detained

Ms. Zhang Shuangying was sent to the Erzhigou Detention Center from the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center on the morning of May 20, 2013. Officials took her back to the Yangyuan Brainwashing Center two weeks later.

11. [Xiajin County, Shandong Province] Two Practitioners Arrested; One Practitioner's Home Ransacked

Police arrested practitioner Mr. Li Bingchen from Dongli Town on May 27, 2013 and practitioner Mr. Zhang Shouqiang from Wangtang Village, Shuangmiao Township on May 28. Officials also ransacked the home of Ms. Tang Jilan on June 1 and confiscated her personal belongings. Ms. Tang is a practitioner from Hanwangmiao Village of Shuangmiao Township.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Song Jun, Xiajin County 610 Office: +86-13573432888, +86-534-2196110

12. [Xiangtan City, Hu'nan Province] Mr. Liu Heqing Detained

When Mr. Liu Heqing was destroying a poster board that defamed Falun Gong in Yuhu District on the morning of May 30, 2013, four police agents arrested him and took him to the Yuntang Police Station. Officials then sent him for a physical examination at Xiangtan City Police Hospital and have kept him at the Jintangwan Detention Center since then.

Mr. Liu is 41 years old and he was detained numerous times in the past including twice at a brainwashing center, four times at the Xiangtan County Detention Center, once at the Xiangtan Detention Center, three times in a forced labor camp, and twice in a mental hospital.