Additional Persecution News from China – December 18, 2018 (11 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 7 provinces. According to this report, 8 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 6 were illegally arrested.

1. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Fu Canhua Arrested
2. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Zhi Sentenced
3. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Yanqiu Detained
4. [Tianjin] Ms. He Daiping Arrested
5. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Guozhen Arrested
6. [Xingtang County, Hebei Province] Mr. Han Junping Detained
7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Hongxia and Ms. Zhang Lanfen Arrested
8. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Tian Jingbo Detained
9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Li Taken to Prison
10. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Shujun Arrested11. [Ulanchabu City, Inner Mongolia] Three Practitioners’ Sentences Upheld

1. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Fu Canhua Arrested

Mr. Fu Canhua, 72, was arrested by the deputy director and other officers from the Konglong Town Police Station of Huangmei County, Huanggang City on December 9, 2018. He was detained for four hours.

Mr. Fu has been arrested three times, detained, and fined for his belief.

2. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Zhi Sentenced

Mr. Zhang Zhi was arrested at home on January 18, 2018, and his arrest was approved in March. He was sentenced to a four-and-a-half-year prison term, and is incarcerated in the Hulan Prison, Heilongjiang Province.

Since Mr. Zhang has refused to renounce his belief in Falun Gong he is not allowed family visits.

3. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Yanqiu Detained

Ms. Li Yanqiu was arrested on December 14, 2018, for distributing Falun Gong calendars. The police ransacked her home and confiscated computers and Falun Gong books. She is being held in the Jinzhou City Detention Center for ten days.

4. [Tianjin] Ms. He Daiping Arrested

Ms. He Daiping was arrested at home by officers from the Dajianchang Town Police Station on December 7, 2018. Her residence was ransacked, and a picture of the founder of Falun Gong and Falun Gong books were confiscated.

Ms. He was later released, but was harassed at home by the police on December 11.

5. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Guozhen Arrested

Ms. Zhang Guozhen was arrested by three plainclothes officers from the Huanggezhuang Town Police Station on December 13, 2018. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Zhang was taken to the police station and forced to sign their documents. She was later released.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:Meng Fanqiang (孟凡强), director, Huanggezhuang Town Police Station: [phone]Bi Haibo (毕海波), police officer: [phone]Wang Lijun (王立军), police officer: [phone]

6. [Xingtang County, Hebei Province] Mr. Han Junping Detained

Mr. Han Junping was arrested by Gu Yunlei, deputy head of the Xingtang County Criminal Division, and other officers on December 6, 2018. He was taken to the Xingtang Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Han:Gu Yunlei (顾云雷), deputy head, Xingtang County Criminal Division: [phone]Liu Meilin (刘美林), court head: [phone]Zhao Haifeng (赵海峰), court officer: [phone]Zhang Jianfang (张建芳), court officer: [phone]

7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Hongxia and Ms. Zhang Lanfen Arrested

Ms. Zhang Hongxia and Ms. Zhang Lanfen were arrested by officers from the Gaoli Town Police Station on December 15, 2018, for distributing Falun Gong calendars. The police ransacked their homes and confiscated informational materials about Falun Gong.

Both practitioners were released later that evening.

8. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Tian Jingbo Detained

Ms. Tian Jingbo was arrested at home in May 2018, and her residence was ransacked. She is being held in the Pudong Detention Center. Her case was passed to the local Procuratorate by officers from the North District Police Department.

The Procuratorate returned the case to the police department, who then sent it back to the Procuratorate.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Tian:Chen Wentong (陈文通), prosecutor in charge: [phone]Ning Weifeng (宁维峰), director, Taidong Police Station in North District: [phone], [phone]

9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Li Taken to Prison

Ms. Jiang Li was sentenced to a three-year prison term. She appealed, but the original verdict was upheld.

Ms. Jiang is incarcerated in the Sichuan Women’s Prison. Her family was informed that they can’t visit her until February 5, 2019.

10. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Shujun Arrested

Ms. Chen Shujun was arrested on December 17, 2018, for trying to take down banners that defamed Falun Gong around the town hall.

11. [Ulanchabu City, Inner Mongolia] Three Practitioners’ Sentences Upheld

Ms. Li Guiying, Ms. Li Sufang, and Ms. Jia Pizhen were arrested by officers from the Xinghe County Police Department and Dianzi Town Police Station on December 31, 2017, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

They were taken to the Jining District Detention Center, and were tried by the Xinghe Court on July 19, 2018. Ms. Li Guiying was sentenced to one year in prison, Ms. Li Sufang was sentenced to two years in prison, and Ms. Jia was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

They all appealed, but the original verdicts were upheld by the Wulanchabu Intermediate Court on November 16.

Ms. Li Guiying is being held in the Jining Detention Center, while Ms. Li Sufang and Ms. Jia were taken to Hohhot Women’s Prison.

Parties involved in persecuting the three practitioners:Feng Guiyuan (冯贵元), section chief, Public Prosecution Section of Xinghe County Procuratorate: [phone]Li Yuemei (李月梅), Criminal Court judge: [phone]Tan Haifeng (谭海峰), Wulanchabu Intermediate Court judge: [phone]Hohhot City Prison: [phone], [phone]