(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 13 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 28 practitioners were illegally arrested.
Ms. Liao Anan, 80; Ms. Li Qiaolian, 61; Ms. Yang Wenxiu, 62; and Mr. Chen Zhongxuan, 53, were arrested by Fan Fengtao, head of the Baiyin City Domestic Security Division, and officers from the Huining Police Department on the afternoon of September 19, 2014.
On February 6, 2015, the Baiyin District Court sentenced Mr. Chen to six years in prison, Ms. Liao and Ms. Li each to five years, and Ms. Yang to three years.
They all appealed, but the appeals court upheld the original judgement. The three female practitioners were taken to the Gansu Women's Prison on April 7, 2015. Mr. Chen was taken to the Lanzhou Prison the same day.
The Laobian District Court secretly sentenced Ms. Zhang Fuzhen and Ms. Hu Yanmin each to seven years in prison and Ms. Wang Guifen and Ms. Sun Li each to three years with five years of probation.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Jiang Hongying (姜红英), secretary of the Yingkou City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-417-2669678, +86-417-2601133, +86-15841766333Guan Changzhi (关昌志), head of the Domestic Security Sub-Division: +86-417-2640001, +86-417-2818588, +86-13704177777Li Jiaqi (李嘉琪), president of the Laobian District Court: +86-417-3879055, +86-13394171355Lai Yanlai (赖延来), deputy president: +86-417-3879001, +86-417-2851989, +86-13941728928
Ms. Ying Xiuzhen was arrested at home on June 2, 2015. Her whereabouts is unknown.
Ms. Hu Xiuchun was arrested at home on June 3, 2015. The police ransacked her home.
Ms. Cheng Fuhua, about 67, and Ms. Ji, about 56, from the Zhongshan District were arrested and taken to the Kunmingjie Police Station for distributing Shen Yun DVDs on June 1, 2015.
Party involved in persecuting them:Kunmingjie Police Station: +86-411-82635884
Ms. Yang Caiyun from Daban Village in the Xianan District was arrested on the evening of June 1, 2015, for posting Falun Gong informational materials. Officers from the Shihaoqiao Police Station arrested her and took her to the station. She was later taken to the detention center.
Parties involved in the persecution of Ms. Yang:Shihaoqiao Police Station in the Xianan District: +86-7158322499Zeng Guohua (曾国华), head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-7158823090, +86-18986631359, +86-18995827181Wang Puxiang (王甫香), head of the Xianan District 610 Office: +86-7158369132, +86-7158321843, +86-13971818135Xianan District Detention Center: +86-7158326391, +86-7158302322
Ms. Xiao Silan from Chenzhou Motor Transport Group Co., Ltd in Hunan Province, and Ms. Hu Yumei from Shiqiu Village, Zhuquan Town, Jiahe County, went to Guangfa Township to tell people about Falun Gong on June 1, 2015. They were arrested and taken to the detention center by officers from the Guangfa Township Police Station and the Jiahe County 610 Office.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Li Wenchun (李文春), former director of the Guangfa Township Police Station in Jiahe County: +86-7356864110, +86-13117355636Wang Yupeng (王宇鹏), political head: +86-13786580777Guangfa Township Police Station: +86-7356864110
Ms. Lai Guiying from Huayang Town in the Tianfu New District was arrested by Huayang Town Police Station officers on the morning of June 3, 2015. She was interrogated and beaten before being released. Her husband, Mr. Chen Huaigen, was also arrested and taken to the police station. He remains in custody.
Mr. Zhang Zhaosen was arrested by officers from the Qilihe Police Station in the High-Tech Industrial Development Zone on May 29, 2015. He was taken to the Wuhan Brainwashing Center.
Party involved in persecuting him:Xiangyang City Police Department: +86-710-3382751
Ms. Huang Hongying and Ms. Yan Chunmei were arrested on the afternoon of June 6, 2015, by officers from the Sandian Police Station in the Dongxihu District for distributing Falun Gong informational materials.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Zhou Youkun (周幼坤), secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee in the Dongxihu District: +86-13908630860, +86-27-83941975Wang Su (汪粟), deputy head of the 610 Office: +86-13886007115, +86-15927273890
Mr. Deng Kaiming and three other practitioners were arrested when they were distributing Falun Gong informational materials in Jinfeng Town in the Jiulongpo District on June 3, 2015.
Mr. Li Mingzhe and Mr. Wang Yingjie were tried in the Taian County Court on May 19, 2015. They were each sentenced to three and half years in prison on May 29, 2015.
Ms. Zhou Guihua was arrested and taken to the Renminlu Police Station by a plainclothes officer when she told him about Falun Gong. She is now in custody in the Handan No. 1 Detention Center.
Parties involved in the persecution of Ms. Zhou:Feng Yuming (冯聿明), director of the Renming Road Police Station: +86-310-3014643, +86-13315066522Ren Xinshun (任新顺), political head: +86-310-30621, +86-13283186966
Mr. Liu Wenhua and Mr. Liu Xinrong were arrested on the afternoon of June 3, 2015, by Xindihao Police Station officers for telling people about Falun Gong. The two men were taken to the Jilin City Detention Center for 10 days of detention.
Ms. Lu Gendi, 82, was arrested by officers from the 610 Office affiliated with the Jinyang Neighborhood Administration Office, Pudong New District, on the evening of June 1, 2015. Her whereabouts is unknown.
Mr. Lu Shengli, Ms. Jiang Meng, and several other practitioners were arrested by plainclothes officers from Ziyang City and Chengdu City on the afternoon of June 4, 2015. Mr. Chen was taken to Ziyang City. Four other practitioners were taken to Mianyang City and Yanting County located in Mianyang City.
Mr. Hu Yuanqin, 60, is the chairman of Jiangning Real Estate Development Company. He was arrested on March 5, 2014, for practicing Falun Gong and is set for trial on June 16, 2015.
Ms. Cui Hong was sentenced to prison for three and a half years in December 2014 by the Xicheng Court. She was taken to the No. 3 Division of Beijing Women's Prison on March 24, 2015.
Ms. Zhou Jianqiong, 78, was arrested at home by a dozen officers from the Xiangtan Domestic Security Division and the Yuhu, Yuntang, and Jiangli police stations on the morning of May 29, 2015. They also ransacked her home. She was interrogated and released that afternoon.
Mr. Liu Heqing from Yishuhe, Xiangtan, was arrested at work on May 28, 2015. He was taken to the Xiangtan County Detention Center.
A witness saw a female practitioner over 70 being arrested on the way to the family housing area of Xiangtan University. She came from Anqing to visit her sister.
Ms. Xiao Meijun and Mr. Wang Shengliang were arrested at home by officers from the Xiangtan County Domestic Security Division on May 18, 2015.