Additional Persecution News from China – January 19, 2020 (7 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today’ news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 5provinces, where at least 10 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Longchang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yu Ziming and Another Practitioner Arrested
2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Guo Lirong’s Case Passed to Procuratorate
3. [Tianjin] Ms. Qi Qinglian Sentenced; Three Practitioners Arrested
4. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Dong Guigang Taken to Prison
5. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wu Wenzhang Imprisoned
6. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Shuhua Arrested
7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Xueqin Imprisoned

1. [Longchang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yu Ziming and Another Practitioner Arrested

Mr. Yu Ziming, 64, was arrested at home by officers from Longchang City First Police Station on the morning of January 2, 2020. While the officers were ransacking his home, another practitioner came and was also arrested.

An officer grabbed Mr. Yu’s hair and smashed his head against the wall. The right side of Mr. Yu’s face immediately became brushed and swollen, and a lump appeared on his forehead.

Both practitioners were taken to the police station and interrogated. They were released that afternoon.

2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Guo Lirong’s Case Passed to Procuratorate

Ms. Guo Lirong was arrested at home by officers from the Chenghua District Domestic Security Division and Fuqinglu Police Station on July 10, 2019. The Fuqinglu Police Station turned her case over to the Chenghua Procuratorate.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Guo:Yao Yunling (姚运玲), Chenghua District Procuratorate: [phone]Xu Ruili (徐锐利): [phone]Li Peiyuan (李沛原), Chenghua District Domestic Security Division: [phone]Zhao Lan (赵兰): [phone]Feng Shouyi (冯守益), Fuqinglu Police Station: [phone]Liu Hui (刘晖): [phone]

3. [Tianjin] Ms. Qi Qinglian Sentenced; Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Qi Qinglian was arrested in Zhongbei Town on February 25, 2019. She was sentenced to a two-year prison term in December.

Ms. Liu Xiuzhen was arrested by Zhang Guoqiang and three other plainclothes officers from Gangxi Police Station on the afternoon of January 11, 2020. Ms. Liu is being held in the Criminal Division Detention Center of Nankai District Police Department.

Ms. Liu Maofen from Hanzhuang Village, Chengguan Town was arrested at home on January 13.

Ms. Wang Fengqi from Shuangjie Village, Beichen District was arrested on January 15.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Feng Weihua (冯卫华), secretary, Nankai District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]Nankai District 610 Office: [phone], [phone]Wang Hongshui (王洪水), head, Nankai District Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]

4. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Dong Guigang Taken to Prison

Mr. Dong Guigang from Zhaojiazhuang Village, Linjiacun Town was arrested on August 7, 2019. His home was ransacked. He was secretly sentenced to three years and three months in prison by Gaomi City Court.

Mr. Dong was taken to the 11^th Ward of Jinan Prison on December 12.

5. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wu Wenzhang Imprisoned

Mr. Wu Wenzhang was arrested on June 9, 2017, and sentenced to an 11-year prison term. He is incarcerated in Baoding City Prison.

6. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Shuhua Arrested

Ms. Li Shuhua, 60, was arrested by officers from Weidu District Domestic Security Division on January 13, 2020, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Li:Fu Qungang (付群刚), head, Weidu District Domestic Security Division: [phone]Feng Ning (冯宁), instructor: [phone]Luo Huailiang (罗怀亮), head: [phone]Wen Jianwei (文建伟), officer: [phone]Chen Junjie (陈军杰), officer: [phone]

7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Xueqin Imprisoned

Ms. Li Xueqin from the Acheng District was taken to Harbin City Second Detention Center on November 9, 2018. When her family went there to deposit money for her on January 17, 2020, they learned that she had been sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term and transferred to Harbin Women’s Prison on January 14, 2020.