(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 6 provinces. According to this report, 9 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during detention, and at least 16 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Hao Lihua Arrested
2. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Jincheng and His Wife Detained
3. [Neijiang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ning Lanqing and Ms. Fangfang Detained
4. [Beijing] Ms. Yue Shurong Arrested
5. [Jiyuan City, Henan Province] Mr. Mao Zhengxiang Arrested
6. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Zhiqiang Detained in a Detention Center on May 21, 2014
7. [Ningjin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Hongqin and Ms. Liu Yuhong Detained
8. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Procuratorate Issued Warrant to Arrest Ms. Li Jianmei on May 22, 2014
9. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Detained
11. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Mi Xiuying and Mr. Qi Wenjie Detained
12. [Beijing] Ms. Xiao Fengwen Arrested
13. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Hongxiu Detained
14. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
1. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Hao Lihua Arrested
When Ms. Hao Lihua, 47, from Yulin Town went out to explain the facts about Falun Gong to the public at the beginning of 2013, she was arrested and her whereabouts remain unknown.
2. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Jincheng and His Wife Detained
Mr. Zhang Jincheng, in his 50s, and his wife from Huangheya in the Decheng District were arrested at home on the evening of May 22, 2014, by plainclothes officers from the Dezhou Police Department Economy and Technologies Development Zone Branch Domestic Security Division. They confiscated two cell phones and 500 yuan in cash with messages about Falun Gong written on them. The couple are being held in a detention center.
Parties involved in persecuting the couple:Zhang Baozhen (张宝镇), director, Dezhou Police Department Economy and Technologies Development Zone Branch: +86-13705342656Li Hongwei (李红卫), Domestic Security Division: +86-13805343936Chen Xinan (陈新安), director, Huangheya Police Station: +86-13805341988
3. [Neijiang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ning Lanqing and Ms. Fangfang Detained
Ms. Ning Lanqing and Ms. Fangfang were arrested by plainclothes officers and taken to the Chengdong Police Station on May 22, 2014, for talking about Falun Gong. They are being held in the Sanyuanjing Detention Center in Downtown Area.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Mao Li (毛利), director, Neijiang Police Department Downtown Branch: +86-13808275032Mao Ting (毛挺), political commissar, Neijiang Police Department Downtown Branch: +86-832-2060710, +86-13708257488Chengdong Police Station: +86-832-2062828
4. [Beijing] Ms. Yue Shurong Arrested
Ms. Yue Shurong was arrested on May 25, 2014, by plainclothes officers who were lying in wait to arrest her.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Yue:Jing Changyi (景长义), director, Houbeigong Village: +86-13264175242Dahuashan Town Government Communist Party Committee: +86-10-61947290 extension 8011Wang Hongjing (王洪景), previous director, Pinggu 610 Office: +86-13910670206
5. [Jiyuan City, Henan Province] Mr. Mao Zhengxiang Arrested
Mr. Mao Zhengxiang from Yangmaozhuang Village in Mengzhou City was arrested on May 28, 2014, at his workplace in Jiyuan City by officers from the Jiyuan Domestic Security Division and the Mengzhou Domestic Security Division. They also confiscated two computers and two printers from his home.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Mao:Zhao Weizhang (赵维章), Party secretary, Mengzhou Police Department Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13839145588Liang Hongfei (梁红飞), director, Mengzhou Police Department: +86-13939160532Long Xiaolang (龙小浪), Domestic Security Division: +86-13938157936Zhang Dongming (张冬明), Domestic Security Division: +86-13938165801Wang Lixin (王立新), deputy director, Jiyuan Police Department: +86-391-6693389, +86-391-6291876, +86-13949690888
6. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Zhiqiang Detained in a Detention Center on May 21, 2014
Individuals in the Domestic Security Division involved in persecuting Mr. Li:Zhang Xikun (张希坤): +86-13348803686, +86-534-2691289Xie Yuanbo (解元波): +86-13003716613, +86-534-2681158Li Bingxin (李炳新): +86-13905343191, +86-534-2222888Liu Xiaofeng (刘晓峰): +86-13920958131, +86-534-2628829
7. [Ningjin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Hongqin and Ms. Liu Yuhong Detained
Ms. Liu Hongqin and Ms. Liu Yuhong were arrested by officers from the Shiji Police Station on the afternoon of May 23, 2014, for explaining the facts about Falun Gong in Shiji Town. They were taken to Dezhou Prison the next day.
Parties involved in persecuting them:Zhang Huili (张会利), Party secretary, Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13905347829, +86-18053409800Liu Wei (刘伟), Deputy Party secretary, Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-534-5232610, +86-13953430119, +86-534-5367119Liu Zhenning (刘振宁), director, 610 Office: +86-534-5236610, +86-13869298099Ningjin Police Department: +86-534-253400
8. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Procuratorate Issued Warrant to Arrest Ms. Li Jianmei on May 22, 2014
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Li:Men Hongke (门洪科), deputy president, Huaiyin District Court: +86-531-85607605Zhu Lisheng (朱力生), deputy chief prosecutor, Huaiyin District Procuratorate: +86-531-85037004Yi Shijin (伊世金), Huaiyin Police Department: +86-13361080566Zhang Li (张立), director, Yingshijie Police Station: +86-531-87956394, +86-13356655866
9. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Niu Lanzhu, Ms. Du Juan, and Ms. Zhang Lingxue were arrested by officers from the Sijiazhuang Police Station on the morning of May 28, 2014, for talking about Falun Gong in Sijiazhuang Town, Luquan. There were beaten in the police station and injected with unidentified drugs.
Ms. Niu developed symptoms of high blood pressure next morning. She was paralyzed from the waist down and could not speak. Her family was then allowed to take her home. Ms. Du is being held in the Shijiazhuang Police Station. Ms. Zhang was transferred to the Shijiazhuang No.2 Police Station in Zhaolingpu.
10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Detained
Officers from the Heping District Domestic Security Division and the Wusong Police Station went to Ms. Guan Xiumei's home and arrested her, Ms. Ding Lihua, Mr. Li Zhendong, and Mr. Zhang Hongtao. They were taken to the Wusong Police Station and held in a basement. Ms. Ding's lower back was badly injured when they kicked her. She has great difficulty moving even with the support of two people. Four of the practitioners were transferred to the Zaohua Detention Center
Officers confiscated a minivan, 7 computers, over 70 cell phones, prepaid cards for cell phones, 14,000 yuan cash, Falun Gong books, and photos of Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi.
11. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Mi Xiuying and Mr. Qi Wenjie Detained
Ms. Mi Xiuying and Mr. Qi Wenjie were arrested by officers from the Tiedaonan Police Station on the morning of May 8, 2014, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong in the residential area of the Paper Manufacturing Factory. Their homes were ransacked, and computers, printers, and over 10,000 yuan were confiscated. Both practitioners were taken to the Zhangjiakou Detention Center.
12. [Beijing] Ms. Xiao Fengwen Arrested
Ms. Xiao Fengwen, 60, from the Chaoyang District was followed and arrested by plainclothes officers on April 24, 2014, for raising awareness of Falun Gong. Her whereabouts are unknown.
13. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Hongxiu Detained
Ms. Zhang Hongxiu from Nanjianta Village in Nanjianta Township was arrested for talking about Falun Gong on May 28, 2014. She is being held in the Caiyu Police Station.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:Caiyu Police Station: +86-10-80271348Yang Lianjiang (杨连江), chief, Daxing Domestic Security Division: +86-13910316211Li Xuejun (李学军), deputy chief, Daxing Domestic Security Division: +86-13911836718Ma Chunyuan (马春元), director, Daxing 610 Office: +86-13716002418
14. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Yin Aimei, Ms. Zhang Yumei, and Ms. Liang Guihua were arrested by plainclothes officers on the morning of May 29, 2014, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. Their homes were ransacked. Their whereabouts are unknown.