(Minghui.org)Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 5 provinces. According to this report, 3 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 10 were illegally arrested.
1. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiang Lijie Sentenced to Prison
2. [Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zheng Decai Tried
3. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jin Aimei and Ms. Liu Shuqin Arrested
4. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Bu Guizhen Arrested
5. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhong Yijun Sentenced to Prison
6. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ding Mingqiong Arrested; Four Others Taken for Questioning
7. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Huang Xiaofen’s Sentence Upheld
8. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiang Lijie Sentenced to Prison Again
9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Ruping and His Wife Ms. Zhang Chenglan Sentenced to Prison
1. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiang Lijie Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Xiang Lijie was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term on March 21, 2018.
2. [Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zheng Decai Tried
Mr. Zheng Decai was tried in the Zhuanghe City Court on April 12, 2018.
Participant in the persecution of Mr. Zheng:Jiang Yumin (姜玉民), court: +86-411-89725159
3. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jin Aimei and Ms. Liu Shuqin Arrested
Ms. Jin Aimei and Ms. Liu Shuqin, from Zhaogou Village, Songlou Township, Xiajin County, were arrested by officers from the Shuangmiao Police Station, while they were talking to people about Falun Gong at the Shuangmiao Town Farmers' Market.
Ms. Liu was released, while Ms. Jin was taken to the Dezhou Detention Center.
4. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Bu Guizhen Arrested
Ms. Bu Guizhen was reported to the authorities for talking to people about Falun Gong on the morning of April 11, 2018. She was arrested by officers from the Domestic Security Division. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books, a music player, and 960 yuan in paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them.
Ms. Bu was taken to a detention center, but was not accepted due to her poor health. She was taken back home and extorted for 1,000 yuan, plus a physical exam fee of 260 yuan.
5. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhong Yijun Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Zhong Yijun, 75, was arrested at the end of June 2017. She was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
Ms. Zhong appealed, but the original verdict was upheld.
6. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ding Mingqiong Arrested; Four Others Taken for Questioning
Ms. Ding Mingqiong from Pengzhou City was arrested at her workplace in Xihe Town, Longquanyi District, by five or six police officers on the afternoon of April 16, 2018.
The officers checked everyone's ID and cell phone numbers. Mr. Yang Gong, Mr. Zhao Xiantang and two other co-workers were also taken away for questioning.
7. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Huang Xiaofen’s Sentence Upheld
Ms. Huang Xiaofen was taken to the Hunan Province Women's Prison on April 12, 2018, three days after her appeal was rejected.
Ms. Huang, a retired pharmacist, was arrested on April 11, 2017, for refusing to renounce her belief in Falun Gong. She appeared in court on December 6 and was sentenced to three years in prison weeks later.
She filed an appeal to the Chenzhou City Intermediate Court around January 10, 2018, but her appeal was rejected on April 9. The higher court did not hold an open hearing as requested.
8. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiang Lijie Sentenced to Prison Again
Ms. Xiang Lijie was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on March 20, 2018, by the Longshan District Court.
This is not the first time that Ms. Xiang, 53, has been sentenced for refusing to renounce her belief in Falun Gong. Her latest arrest, on March 24, 2017, took place just a few months after she finished serving 11 years in prison for her faith.
9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Ruping and His Wife Ms. Zhang Chenglan Sentenced to Prison
Mr. Liu Ruping and his wife Ms. Zhang Chenglan were tried at the Changqing District Court on March 30, 2018.
Their lawyer recently learned that Mr. Liu had been sentenced to four and a half years in prison, and his wife had been sentenced to three and a half years. The couple have appealed to the Jinan Intermediate Court.
