(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 35 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 10 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 78 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Tianjin] Ms. Liu Aiping Detained
2. [Yunmeng County, Hubei Province] Mr. Li Hanming and Ms. Li Jinfang Arrested
3. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cao Yanchun Detained
4. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhu Weizhuo Detained
5. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Ten Practitioners Arrested
6. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhou Xianliang Arrested
7. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Haixin Detained
8. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Fangxia and Daughter Ms. Li Hui Sentenced to Prison
9. [Yulin City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Nong Shaoying and Ms. Lu Ruizhen Detained
10. [Yueyang County, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Ling and Ms. Chen Shujun Arrested
11. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Musheng Detained
12. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yan Shufang Remains in Custody
13. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Yanfen and Other Practitioners Detained
14. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Jing and Mother Arrested
15. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Yunpeng Detained
16. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Meng Yuanlin and Wife Ms. Zhao Huicheng Arrested
17. [Tianjin] Ms. Liu Aiping Detained
18. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Seven Practitioners Detained
19. [Hechi City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Mr. Liu Xinyuan Sentenced to Prison
20. [Tantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xin Xiumei Detained
21. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Guixiang Detained
22. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Shigang Arrested
23. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xue Yunxiu Arrested
24. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Li Detained
25. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cheng Guohui and Ms. Qin Xiuqing Detained
26. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Xue Lixin Arrested
27. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yu Xiaoqing Arrested
28. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Detained
29. [Tianjin] Twelve Practitioners Arrested
30. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Hongping Detained
31. [Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Yalin and Ms. Wang Guizhi Arrested
32. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Zhongyuan and Mr. Liu Xi'an Sentenced to Prison
33. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shan Jihua Sentenced to Prison
34. [Anyue County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Huang Dishu and Mr. Tang Chaoxun Taken to Brainwashing Center
35. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Xiuzhen Arrested
36. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Ji Tingrui Arrested
37. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Cao Zhanqing Detained
38. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Bu Jingju Detained
39. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Shufan Arrested
40. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Six Practitioners Detained
41. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Haixin and Ms. Qi Guizhen Arrested
42. [Ju County, Shandong Province] Mr. Cui Jian'ai Sentenced to Prison
43. [Anren County, Hunan Province] Mr. Li Jinxun Detained
44. [Beijing] Mr. Li Lanqiang Detained
1. [Tianjin] Ms. Liu Aiping Detained
Ms. Liu Aiping, 53, from the Tanggu District in the Binhai New Area was arrested by officers from the Xincun Police Station on the evening of May 13, 2016. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated a computer, a Chiwei tablet, a DVD player, and Falun Gong books. Ms. Liu was taken to the Wuqing Detention Center.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu:Zhang Liang (张亮), chief of the Binhai New Area Police Department: +86-22-65309722He Ning (何宁), deputy chief: +86-22-27387890Yang Chunming (杨春明), secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection: +86-13622166655, +86-22-23136687Chen Bin (陈滨), deputy chief: +86-13802030729
2. [Yunmeng County, Hubei Province] Mr. Li Hanming and Ms. Li Jinfang Arrested
Mr. Li Hanming and Ms. Li Jinfang were arrested by officers from the Chengnan Police Station while they were hanging banners that read “Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day” on the evening of May 12, 2016. Ms. Li was released on the evening of May 16, 2016.
Party involved in persecuting Mr. Li and Ms. Li:Jiang Hanxiong (江汉雄), director of the Chengnan Police Station: +86-712-4325383
3. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cao Yanchun Detained
Ms. Cao Yanchun from the Laishan District was arrested on May 11, 2016. She was to be held in a detention center for 15 days.
4. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhu Weizhuo Detained
Mr. Zhu Weizhuo from Nanhu Town was arrested by officers from the Nanhu Town Police Station led by the village’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary on May 12, 2016. He was arrested for suing Jiang Zemin, the former CCP leader who initiated the persecution of Falun Gong. Mr. Zhu was to be held in the Rizhao City Detention Center for 15 days.
5. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Ten Practitioners Arrested
Mr. Huang Zhihui, his wife, their daughter, Mr. Zhang Ming, Ms. Tang Lihua, Mr. Zeng Xiaobo, Mr. Jiang Heping, Ms. Ding Yuerong, Mr. Luo Yaohui, and Mr. Wei Yuanqing were arrested on May 16, 2016.
6. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhou Xianliang Arrested
Mr. Zhou Xianliang was arrested on May 13, 2016.
7. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Haixin Detained
Ms. Yu Haixin from the Jiangpanmingyuan Community in the Longtan District was arrested when she was away from home on the evening of May 12, 2016. The police ransacked her home that evening and confiscated a computer, DVDs and supplies. She is being held in the Jilin City Detention Center.
8. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Fangxia and Daughter Ms. Li Hui Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Song Fangxia and her daughter Ms. Li Hui, from Jiuqudian Village, the Jiuqu Neighborhood, Hedong District, were sentenced to prison on May 11, 2016 after they had been held in custody for nine months. Ms. Song was sentenced to four years and Ms. Li to one year in prison. Ms. Song has filed an appeal.
9. [Yulin City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Nong Shaoying and Ms. Lu Ruizhen Detained
Ms. Nong Shaoying and Ms. Lu Ruizhen from Luchuan County were arrested by officers from the Michang Town Police Station while they were talking to people about Falun Gong in town on May 13, 2016. They were held in the Luchuan County Detention Center.
10. [Yueyang County, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Ling and Ms. Chen Shujun Arrested
Ms. Wang Ling, from Sanfendian Village, Qianlianghu Town, the Junshan District, was arrested at home by officials from Qianlianghu Town on the morning of May 12, 2016. She was taken to the Xiuhuayuan Heights Brainwashing Center.
Li Xudong, director of the Qianlianghu Town Justice Agency, and Lei Lijun, security director the Yayuan Residential Community, went to Ms. Chen Shujun's home and arrested her at noon on May 12, 2016. Ms. Chen was taken to the Xiuhuayuan Heights Brainwashing Center. She escaped on the way there.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Wang and Ms. Chen:Chen Linnian (陈林年), Brainwashing Center: +86-13975072878, +86-730-7751111, +86-730-7752668Xing Ronghua (向荣华), head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-730- 8178821Peng Changhua (彭常华), head of the 610 Office: +86-13974060986Duan Deliang (段德良), director of the Qianlianghu Town Police Station: +86-730-8927368, +86-13762029078
11. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Musheng Detained
Ms. Chen Musheng, 70, was followed by the police while she was distributing Falun Gong informational materials in the Xiangzhou District. She was arrested on April 25, 2016. Her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Zhuhai Detention Center.
12. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yan Shufang Remains in Custody
Ms. Yan Shufang was transferred to the Domestic Security Sub-Division of the Yanji City Police Department on May 13, 2016.
13. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Yanfen and Other Practitioners Detained
Ms. Li Yanfang and other practitioners from Dongxinzhuang Town in Xingcheng City were arrested and taken to a detention center by local police on May 12, 2016.
14. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Jing and Mother Arrested
Ms. Wang Jing and her mother were arrested at the train station on the way to their hometown in Shandong on May 12, 2016. Ms. Wang was taken to the Jinzhou Detention Center for 10 days of detention. Her mother has returned home.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Wang and her mother:Jinzhou City Detention Center: +86-416-4588620Wang Nianhong (王念洪), chief of the police department: +86-416-2572018, +86-416-2388888, +86-13897886666Lu Shuping (刘树平), head of the Domestic Security Sub-Division: +86-15698705666
15. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Yunpeng Detained
Mr. Xu Yunpeng from the Lushun area was arrested by plainclothes officers from the Shuishiying Police Station on the morning of May 17, 2016 for suing Jiang Zemin. The officers ransacked his home and confiscated Falun Gong books. He is being held in the Yaojia Detention Center.
16. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Meng Yuanlin and Wife Ms. Zhao Huicheng Arrested
Mr. Meng Yuanlin, 77, and his wife Ms. Zhao Huicheng, 70, from Mianzhu City, were arrested by officers from the Heqing Town Police Station while they were distributing Falun Gong informational materials on the morning of May 10, 2016.
Both were forced to sit in an iron chair for 10 hours. Their photos were forcibly taken. The officer went to their home and confiscated a notebook computer, a tablet, a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, copies of Minghui Weekly, and other personal belongings.
The couple were released after the police extorted 50,000 yuan in cash from their family.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Meng and Ms. Zhao:Gao Guangqing (高光清), officer at the Heqing Town Police Station: +86-13890173779Su Dong (苏东): +86-15883787171
17. [Tianjin] Ms. Liu Aiping Detained
Ms. Liu Aiping, 53, from the Tanggu District was arrested by officers from the Xincun Police Station on the evening of May 13, 2016. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated a notebook computer and a USB drive. She is being held in the Wuqing Detention Center.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu:Xincun Police Station: +86-22-65300551Wuqing Detention Center: +86-22-22165836
18. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Seven Practitioners Detained
Ms. Song Shouyun, Ms. Gao Xiaolan, Ms. Lan Guixiang, Mr. Chen Dejun, Mr. Li Junru, Ms. Zhang Huaixia, and Mr. Li Chuanxiu, from Fei County, were arrested by Fei County police while they were talking to people about Falun Gong on May 13, 2016. They are being held in the Linyi Detention Center.
Parties involved in persecuting these practitioners:Liu Xiuguang (刘秀光), officer at the Fei County Police Department: +86-13905390069Jiang Tao (姜涛): +86-13864955099Huang Jinsheng (黄金生): +86-13805498256
19. [Hechi City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Mr. Liu Xinyuan Sentenced to Prison
Mr. Liu Xinyuan, 28, an art teacher at Hechi College, was arrested on January 7, 2016. He was recently sentenced to three years in prison. He has appealed the sentence.
20. [Tantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xin Xiumei Detained
Ms. Xin Xiumei was arrested and taken to the Yantai Detention Center by officers from the Baishi Road Police Station on the afternoon of May 11, 2016.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Xin:Zhao Llei (赵磊), director of the Baishi Road Police Station: +86-5356252329, +86-18660078565Zheng Zhigang (郑志刚), political head: +86-5356252329, +86-18660078316, +86-15853589879Yu Jianhua (于建华), deputy director: +86-5356252329, +86-18660078759, +86-13806383000
21. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Guixiang Detained
Ms. Li Guixiang was arrested by officers from the Nanling Police Station on the afternoon of May 12, 2016. She was taken to the Weizigou Detention Center for 10 days of detention.
22. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Shigang Arrested
Mr. Li Shigang was arrested and his home ransacked on May 11, 2016.
23. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xue Yunxiu Arrested
Ms. Xue Yunxiu, 74, was arrested when she went out and talked with people about Falun Gong on May 13, 2016.
24. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Li Detained
Mr. Li, the second character of whose given name is Xun, from Anren County, was arrested and taken to the Anren County Police Department by members of the 610 Office within the Anren County Domestic Security Division on May 12, 2016. The 610 Office members confiscated a notebook computer. Mr. Li is being held in a detention center.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Li:Cao Xiaoping (曹小平), head of the 610 Office: +86-13016109999Chief of the Police Department: +86-13973500000, +86-735-5212299Han Hua (韩化), head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-13975796088, +86-735-5222609
25. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Cheng Guohui and Ms. Qin Xiuqing Detained
Ms. Cheng Guohui and Ms. Qin Xiuqing, 50, were arrested at noon on May 11, 2016 by officers from the Xiguan Township Police Station, who took orders from police station director Liu Huiquan, while the two practitioners were talking to people about Falun Gong in Luojiatun Village in Xiguan Township. Both were taken to the Shenyang City No. 1 Detention Center.
Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Cheng and Ms. Qin:Liu Huiquan (刘慧泉), director of the police station: +86-24-87210044, +86-24-87339158, +86-13604921727Zhao Hongbo (赵洪波), head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-13940485556, +86-24-87342670Huang Xuguan (黄旭光), deputy head: +86-13998266664Wang Tianming (王天明), chief of the Kangping County Police Department: +86-13998336966, +86-24-87341677
26. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Xue Lixin Arrested
Ms. Xue Lixin, in her 50s, was recently arrested.
27. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yu Xiaoqing Arrested
Ms. Yu Xiaoqing was arrested and her home ransacked on May 6, 2016.
28. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Detained
Ms. Wu Yuping, Ms. Wang Ying, and Ms. Sun Xiulan were arrested by police officers who were staked out where they were hanging Falun Gong informational banners on May 13, 2016. Their homes were ransacked. They are being held in the Tiexi Detention Center for 15 days of detention.
29. [Tianjin] Twelve Practitioners Arrested
Twelve practitioners from the Beichen District were arrested while they were hanging banners that read “Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day” on the evening of May 12, 2016.
Mr. Fang Keshan, Ms. Zhang Shulan, and Mr. Wang Hui were taken to the Nankai Police Department. Mr. Hou Huilin was taken to the Xiazhuzhuang Police Station. Ms. Wang Jingfen was taken to the Baoding Detention Center.
Seven other practitioners' whereabouts are unknown: Ms. Niu Yueqing, Mr. Lan Deman, Mr. Li Jianchun, Mr. Yang Tinglian, Ms. Wang Fengping, Mr. Xu Siliang, and a female practitioner known as Elder Sister Yuan.
Parties involved in persecuting these practitioners:Liu Zirang (刘子让), chief of the Beichen District Police Department: +86-22-26392185Jing Jiuxiang (景久祥), political commissar: +86-22-26817793, +86-13602150358Su Zhengwei (苏正维), deputy chief: +86-22-26821212, +86-13902068153Sun Jianping (孙建平), deputy chief: +86-22-26825252, +86-13920858555Xu He (许合), head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-13821151682
30. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Hongping Detained
Ms. Li Hongping was arrested by plainclothes officers on the afternoon of May 14, 2016. She is being held in the Siergou Detention Center in the Xigu District.
31. [Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Yalin and Ms. Wang Guizhi Arrested
Mr. Zhang Yalin and Ms. Wang Guizhi from the Zhanhe Forestry Bureau were arrested by Wang Jing, an officer from the local Domestic Security Division, and officers from the local police station on May 13, 2016. Their homes were ransacked.
Party involved in persecuting Mr. Zhang and Ms. Wang:Wang Guang (王光), secretary of the Zhanhe Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-15704566155
32. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Li Zhongyuan and Mr. Liu Xi'an Sentenced to Prison
Mr. Li Zhongyuan was recently sentenced to seven years and six months in prison for suing Jiang Zemin. Mr. Liu Xi'an from Kaiyuan City was sentenced to three years in prison for talking to people about Falun Gong. Both have appealed to the Tieling City Intermediate Court.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Li and Mr. Liu:Zhang Dongsong (张栋松), presiding judge in the Tieling City Court on the second trial: +86-24-74856857Jia Jinru (贾金儒), presiding judge on the second trial: +86-24-74856690, +86-13704902468Zhou (周), president of the Tieling City Intermediate Court: +86-24-74856666Nie (聂), president of the Tieling City Intermediate Court: +86-24-74856669
33. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shan Jihua Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Shan Jihua was sentenced to three years and ten months in prison by the Gaomi City 610 Office and the court. She was taken to the Jinan Prison on May 4, 2016.
34. [Anyue County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Huang Dishu and Mr. Tang Chaoxun Taken to Brainwashing Center
Eighteen practitioners were arrested by the local police while they were studying Falun Gong teachings in a practitioner's home on May 12, 2016. Many of them were released the following day. Mr. Huang Dishu and Mr. Tang Chaoxun were taken to the Zizhong Brainwashing Center.
35. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Xiuzhen Arrested
Ms. Sun Xiuzhen, an employee at the Laiyang City Chinese Medicine Hospital, was arrested by officers from the Liayang City 610 Office on the morning of May 16, 2016.
36. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Ji Tingrui Arrested
Mr. Ji Tingrui was arrested at home and his home ransacked on May 13, 2016.
37. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Cao Zhanqing Detained
Mr. Cao Zhanqing, 60, was arrested by Domestic Security officers from the Wanbailin District while he was distributing Falun Gong informational DVDs on May 9, 2016. He is being held in the Taiyuan No. 1 Detention Center.
38. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Bu Jingju Detained
Mr. Bu Jingju from Nanshiwu Village in Duozhuang Town was arrested by officers from the Duozhuang Police Station on May 12, 2016. He was detained for 10 days.
39. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Shufan Arrested
Ms. Liu Shufan was arrested by officers from the Huanggu District Domestic Security Division on the morning of May 13, 2016. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Gong books, a computer, and a printer.
40. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Six Practitioners Detained
Ms. Sun Peijuan, Ms. Guo Jianling, Ms. Luan Cuiping, Ms. Shi Dongfeng, Ms. Tang Jinfang, and Ms. Diao Chunxiang from Xialiujia Village in Fushan Town were arrested on the evening of May 11, 2016. They were taken to a detention center.
41. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Haixin and Ms. Qi Guizhen Arrested
Ms. Yu Haixin and Ms. Qi Guizhen were arrested by officers from the Longtan Police Station on the morning of May 13, 2016. The officers ransacked their homes and confiscated Falun Gong books, computers, printers, and DVD burners. Their neighbor Ms. Li Chunqing was also arrested. A detention center refused to admit Ms. Qi because of her high blood pressure. She returned home that night.
42. [Ju County, Shandong Province] Mr. Cui Jian'ai Sentenced to Prison
Mr. Cui Jian'ai was sentenced to eight years in prison in March 2016.
43. [Anren County, Hunan Province] Mr. Li Jinxun Detained
Mr. Li Jinxun from Hedong Village in Chengping Township was arrested and taken to the Anren County Police Department by members of the 610 Office on May 12, 2016. His home was ransacked.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Li Jinxun:Cao Xiaoping (曹小平), head of the Anren County 610 Office: +86-13016109999Wu Xingguo (吴兴国), chief of the Anren County Police Department: +86-13973500000Li Guowen (李国文), political commissar: +86-18975509688Han Hua (韩化), deputy head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-13975796088
44. [Beijing] Mr. Li Lanqiang Detained
Mr. Li Lanqiang from the Fangshan District was arrested on April 20, 2016. He was transferred from the Fangshan Police Department to the Fangshan Detention Center.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Li Lanquiang:Detention center: +86-10-81301707Legal Affairs Office in the Fangshan Police Department: +86-10-89325109Mi Qing (密涛), officer in charge of the case: +86-15801462380