Additional Persecution News from China – November 12, 2017 (25 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 22 cities or counties in 11 provinces. According to this report, 17 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 20 were illegally arrested.

1. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Xiuzhen Detained
2. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Cheng Deliang Still Detained
3. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Changshan Detained
4. [Xiaogan City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested and Persecuted
5. [Tianjin] Mr. Wang Bingrui and Ms. Wang Peiyan Sentenced
6. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiang Lijie Detained
7. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Shuhua Detained
8. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Four Practitioners Harassed
9. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xiao Shi Detained
10. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Aizhen Arrested
11. [Beijing] Ms. Sun Fuqi Detained
12. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Mr. Cheng Weiping Detained
13. [Chongqing] Mr. Hu Mingwen Tried for the Third Time
14. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Dai Jizhen Detained
15. [Xiangtan County, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Meiying and Ms. Lu Mengjun Taken to Brainwashing Center
16. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Two Practitioners Arrested
17. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yiying Arrested
18. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Tang Rongjuan Detained
19. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gao Fuzhi Arrested
20. [Guangan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Zhixiang Detained
21. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners’ Sentences Upheld
22. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Fengyun Sentenced
23. [Beijing] Ms. Gao Weiping Tried
24. [Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province] Two Practitioners Sentenced
25. [Li County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Xianhui Facing Trial

1. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Xiuzhen Detained

Ms. Wang Xiuzhen, 65, was arrested at home by officers from the Shangtun Town Police Station on October 22, 2017. The police confiscated a picture of the founder of Falun Gong. She was taken to the Nanyang City Women's Detention Center.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Wang:Shui Baohai (水保海), director, Shangtun Town Police Station: [phone]

2. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Cheng Deliang Still Detained

Mr. Cheng Deliang is still being held at the Yantai City No. 2 Detention Center. His wife, Ms. Tang Yulan, was held at the Yantai Detention Center for 37 days.

3. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Changshan Detained

Mr. Liu Changshan was recently arrested and taken to the Hegang City No. 2 Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Liu:Meng Xianjun (孟宪君), director, Xingan Police Department: [phone]Wang Hui (王辉), deputy director: [phone]Liu Zhenchen (刘振臣), director, Xinganlu Police Station: [phone], [phone]Ning Facai (宁发财), deputy director: [phone], [phone], [phone]

4. [Xiaogan City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested and Persecuted

Mr. Xiong Jiwei, Mr. Xiong Wende, Mr. Wang Gangqiang, and Mr. Li Guoping were arrested on November 8, 2017. Mr. Xiong Wende is currently held at the Yunmeng County Detention Center and deprived of family visits. Mr. Wang is held at the Yingcheng City Detention Center. Mr. Xiong Jiwei is currently held at the Hanchuan City Detention Center and has been being holding hunger strikes to protest the persecution.

Parties involved in persecuting the four practitioners:Xu Zhihua (许志华), director, Xiaogan City Police Department: [phone]Xiaogan City 610 Office: [phone], [phone]Xiaogan City Domestic Security Division: [phone]Xiaogan City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]

5. [Tianjin] Mr. Wang Bingrui and Ms. Wang Peiyan Sentenced

Mr. Wang Bingrui, 72, and Ms. Wang Peiyan, 56, were each sentenced to a one-year prison term.

6. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiang Lijie Detained

Ms. Xiang Lijie, arrested on October 24, 2017, is currently held at the Liaoyuan City Detention Center.

7. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Shuhua Detained

Ms. Liu Shuhua was taken to the Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center from a detention center by officers including director Shen, from the Sandian Police Station.

8. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

The homes of Ms. Wang Aiai, Mr. Wei Xianglian, Mr. Chen Denggao, and Ms. Zhang Yingchun were ransacked by officers from the Chengdong Police Station in Liquan County on November 9, 2017. They confiscated pictures of the founder of Falun Gong, volumes of Minghui Weekly, and informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong.

9. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xiao Shi Detained

Ms. Xiao Shi was arrested on November 8, 2017, and detained for five days.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Xiao:Yin Jianhua(殷建华), captain, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Zhao Shouyou (赵守友), instructor: [phone]Jiang Xiguo (姜锡国), director, Xian Police Department in Mudanjiang City: [phone], [phone]Liu Hui (刘慧), political commissioner: [phone], [phone]

10. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Aizhen Arrested

Ms. Wang Aizhen was arrested by officers from the Guhe Police Station on November 9, 2017.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Wang:Zhu Guigang (朱贵刚), director, Guhe Police Station: [phone], [phone]Jiang Chuanpeng (姜川朋), instructor: [phone], [phone]Hao Caihui (郝才辉), officer, Laixi City Domestic Security Division: [phone]Han Wenlei (韩文雷), officer, Laixi City Domestic Security Division: [phone]Zhang Fangbao (张方宝), director, Laixi City Police Department: [phone]Wang Jianzhi (王建志), deputy director: [phone]

11. [Beijing] Ms. Sun Fuqi Detained

Ms. Sun Fuqi was arrested by officers from the Dongba Police Station o October 26, 2017, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was taken to the Chaoyang Detention Center.

12. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Mr. Cheng Weiping Detained

Mr. Cheng Weiping was arrested and taken to the Fushan Police Station by officers from the Shuangxi Police Station on November 8, 2017, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. He was later held at the Xianan District Detention Center for 15 days.

13. [Chongqing] Mr. Hu Mingwen Tried for the Third Time

Mr. Hu Mingwen, arrested by officers from the Jingguan Police Station on August 11, 2016, has been being held at the Beibei District Detention Center. He was tried by the Beibei District Court on November 15, 2017, the third time he has been placed on trial.

14. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Dai Jizhen Detained

Ms. Dai Jizhen was arrested by officers from the Tianqiao Police Station in Linquan County on October 22, 2017, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was taken to the Fuyang City Detention House by officers from the Linquan County Domestic Security Division for a 13-day detention term. On November 4, she was transferred to the Fuyang City Detention Center.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Dai:Tianqiao Police Station: [phone]

15. [Xiangtan County, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Meiying and Ms. Lu Mengjun Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Liu Meiying and Ms. Lu Mengjun were arrested by officers from the Xiangtan City 610 Office on October 13 and 17, 2017, respectively. They are currently detained at the Brainwashing Center of Xiangtan Radio and Television University.

16. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Wang Aizhen and Mr. Zhou Shizhan were arrested and had their homes ransacked by officers from the Laixi City 610 Office and the Guhe Police Station on November 9, 2017.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Wang and Mr. Zhou:Zhu Guigang (朱贵刚), director, Guhe Police Station: [phone]Jiang Chuanpeng (姜川朋), police officer: [phone]Diao Jianqing (刁建青), police officer: [phone]Zhang Fangbao (张方宝), director of Laixi City Police Department: [phone]

17. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yiying Arrested

Ms. Wang Yiying, 74, was arrested and taken to Qianjin Police Station on November 5, 2017, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

18. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Tang Rongjuan Detained

Ms. Tang Rongjuan was arrested by officers from the local Domestic Security Division on October 30, 2017. She is still detained.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Tang:Domestic Security Division: [phone]Pan Hongkai (潘洪凯), captain of Domestic Security Division: [phone]

19. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gao Fuzhi Arrested

Mr. Gao Fuzhi was arrested and had his home ransacked by officers from the Bayan Town No. 2 Police Station on November 9, 2017.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Gao:Zhao Quan (赵权), director, Bayan Town No. 2 Police Station: [phone]Li Guoqiang (李国强), officer: [phone]Luan Hefeng (栾和峰), director, Bayan County 610 Office: [phone]Yu Haiyan (于海燕), captain, Bayan County Domestic Security Division: [phone]Sun Guolin (孙国林), secretary, Bayan County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]

20. [Guangan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Zhixiang Detained

Ms. Li Zhixiang was arrested on November 7, 2017, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was held at the Guangan Detention Center for 15 days.

21. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners’ Sentences Upheld

It was learned recently that Jixi City Intermediate Court ruled on August 24, 2017, to uphold convictions of two local women sentenced to prison for their faith.

Ms. Yu Xiuxiang and Ms. Wang Yufeng were arrested on December 14, 2016, while distributing materials exposing the Chinese communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong. They were tried on May 23, 2017, and found guilty on June 22. Ms. Yu and Ms. Wang were given 4 and 3 years in prison, respectively. They were also each fined 30,000 yuan.

Both women filed an appeal, but the local higher court upheld their conviction without holding an open hearing as required by law.

Three other practitioners were arrested together with Ms. Yu and Ms. Wang, and they were also sentenced. Ms. Guo Xiuhua, Ms. Yang Shuxian, and Ms. Shang Yanhua were each sentenced to 1 year in prison, suspended for 2 years. They also had to each pay a fine of 10,000 yuan. The local court issued the three women cell phones to monitor their whereabouts and ordered them to report to the village judicial bureau once every month.

22. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Fengyun Sentenced

Ms. Wang Fengyun has been admitted to Xinxiang Fifth Women's Prison after being given three years for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.

Ms. Wang was seized at her rental place on January 10, 2017. Her latest arrest was preceded by an earlier arrest on November 3, 2014, when police broke into her home and took her away. Her nearly 100-year-old father and then-infant-granddaughter were terrified by the police.

Ms. Wang was released on bail four days later following her arrest in 2014. To avoid further harassment, she lived away from home, only to be arrested again three years later.

23. [Beijing] Ms. Gao Weiping Tried

Ms. Gao Weiping appeared in court on November 3, 2017, to face charges that she "used a cult to undermine law enforcement," a standard pretext used by the Chinese communist regime in its attempt to frame and imprison Falun Gong practitioners.

The former editor at the research department of China News Service was seized at Xinhua Book Store on February 9, 2017 after the store manager reported her to police for placing a bookmark which had a Falun Gong message inside a book.

Only four of Ms. Gao's family members were allowed to attend the court hearing. She appeared emaciated and was slow to respond to questions. Prosecutor Tong Jie recommended a prison term between 3 and 7 years. Judge Bai Chongwei adjourned the hearing without issuing a verdict.

This is not the first time that Ms. Gao has been targeted for her faith. The 52-year-old woman was twice given forced labor and once imprisoned in the past for her faith. She was fired from her job and forced to divorce her husband.

24. [Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province] Two Practitioners Sentenced

Two local women were recently sentenced to prison for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.

Ms. Kou Juan and Ms. Chen Shangping were arrested on November 15, 2016, and first appeared in court on September 1, 2017. Ms. Kou's lawyer entered a not guilty plea for her, and she also testified in her own defense.

The sentencing hearing was held on October 31 and both women were convicted. Ms. Kou and Ms. Chen were each sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan. Ms. Kou immediately filed an appeal.

25. [Li County, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Xianhui Facing Trial

Mr. Wang Xianghui was arrested on June 16, 2017, for writing letters to provincial and central government officials and urging them to stop the persecution of Falun Gong.

The local Li County Police Department forwarded his case to the local procuratorate on August 23 and recommended he be charged with using a cult to undermine law enforcement. The procuratorate returned the case citing insufficient evidence.

Mr. Wang's lawyer filed a request to have the case dropped, but the procuratorate indicted him on October 16 after receiving further evidence from the police.

Mr. Wang's father ran into Jiang Lei, vice president of the criminal court assigned to the case, outside the Li County Court on November 6. Jiang asked if his family still planned to use a lawyer. Only then did Mr. Wang's father realize that the lawyer and the court hadn't got a chance to talk.

The father immediately called the lawyer and learned that the latter had been busy with other cases. The lawyer then called the court to reschedule the court date, which was initially set for November 10. He told Mr. Wang's father two hours later that the court agreed to postpone the trial.