(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 22 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Sun Yishu Missing; Two Other Practitioners Arrested
2. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zou Liming Arrested
3. [Beijing] Ms. Pan Lingjun Held in Custody
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ma Guizhen and Two Other Practitioners Arrested; Mr. Zhu Weijun Sentenced to Prison
5. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Chunlan Taken Into Custody
6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yao Zhenrong Taken Into Custody; Ms. Gao Jingqun Sentenced to Prison
7. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Dayong Held in Custody
8. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Fazhi and Ms. Qin Ruping Held in Custody
9. [Zhumadian City, Henan Province] Mr. Li Wei Held in Custody
10. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yang Huaming Arrested
11. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Zhou Rongmei Taken Into Custody
12. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Song Zhi and Two Other Practitioners Missing
13. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Shiqing Taken to Brainwashing Center
1. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Sun Yishu Missing; Two Other Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Sun Yishu, 65, retired, has lived with her daughter for a long time in Hefei City. Three officials from the Political and Legal Affairs Committee knocked on her daughter’s door and harassed her on the morning of September 26, 2019. Three uniformed police officers knocked on the door again that afternoon. They left after no one opened the door. Ms. Sun went missing on the afternoon of September 29. She has not yet returned home.
Mr. Wu Jiwen from the Qilitang area in the Xinzhan District was followed by plainclothes officers to his home when he distributed Falun Gong materials on September 11, 2019. He was arrested at home by officers from the Xinghua Police Station and the Qilitang Police Station. The officers confiscated a computer, a printer, and Falun Dafa books and materials. Mr. Wu’s current whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Bai Lihua was arrested over 20 days ago when she was talking to people about Falun Gong.
2. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zou Liming Arrested
Mr. Zou Liming was arrested.
3. [Beijing] Ms. Pan Lingjun Held in Custody
Ms. Pan Lingjun was arrested at home by several officers from the Shengli Police Station in the Shunyi District on September 28, 2019. They confiscated her Falun Dafa books and other personal belongings. Ms. Pan is being held in the Nihe Detention Center.
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ma Guizhen and Two Other Practitioners Arrested; Mr. Zhu Weijun Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Ma Guizhen was arrested and her home was ransacked by officers from the Harbinlu Police Station in the Development Zone on the morning of September 21, 2019. She is being held in the Yaojia Detention Center.
Mr. Zhu Weijun was arrested at home and taken to the Yaojia Detention Center by officers from the Development Zone Domestic Security Division on August 22, 2019. He was sentenced to four years in prison in the Shahekou District Court. His family appealed to the city intermediate court, which upheld the original verdict on September 16.
Ms. Ding Hong and Ms. Zheng Juxiang from the Ganjingzi District were arrested when they were distributing information about Falun Gong and talking to people about Falun Gong on the morning of September 24, 2019. Ms. Ding’s home was ransacked that afternoon. Ms. Zheng is being held in the Jinjiajie Drug Rehabilitation Center.
5. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Chunlan Taken Into Custody
Ms. Yang Chunlan was arrested and taken to the Jinghua Police Station, Tangjiazhuang Sub-district, by plainclothes officers when she was talking to people about Falun Gong on the morning of September 30, 2019. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated her household registration and several thousand yuan in cash. Ms. Yang was taken to the Guye District Detention Center that day.
6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yao Zhenrong Taken Into Custody; Ms. Gao Jingqun Sentenced to Prison
Mr. Yao Zhenrong, 80, from the Tiexi District was arrested at home by officers from the Minglian Police Station in the Huanggu District on the evening of September 24, 2019. They ransacked his home and confiscated Falun Dafa books. Mr. Yao was taken to the police station. When his family went to the police station to bring him clothes and 500 yuan, they learned that Mr. Yao had been taken to the Xinle Police Station in the Huanggu District. He was then transferred to the Daoyi Detention Center.
Ms. Gao Jingqun was sentenced to four years in prison by the Shenhe District Court. She has appealed.
7. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Dayong Held in Custody
Mr. Wang Dayong from Wangshi Town was arrested when he was talking to people about Falun Gong on September 19, 2019. His home was ransacked. He is being held in the Nantai Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Wang:Gu Kai (顾凯), head, Haicheng City Domestic Security Division: +86-412-3209188, +86-15040667777Zhang Jun (张军), political head: +86-412-3209288, +86-15698903288You Jingyu (尤晶玉), director, Nantai Detention Center: +86-412-3122345, +86-412-32122011, +86-15998070777Zhao Qiyuan (赵奇远), political head: +86-412-3128001, +86-412-3285502, +86-13942200222Gu Liangshan (顾良山), deputy director: +86-412-3128002, +86-412-3199488, +86-13804924686
8. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Fazhi and Ms. Qin Ruping Held in Custody
Officers from the Lianyungang City 610 Office, the Ganyu District 610 Office, and the Mazhan Police Station, Zhewang Town went to Zhonghu Village and arrested Ms. Wang Fazhi and Ms. Qin Ruping on the morning of September 19, 2019. They ransacked the homes of both practitioners.
Ms. Qin’s son was also arrested for trying to stop the officers from arresting Ms. Qin. He was released the following day.
Ms. Wang’s husband learned about his wife’s arrest when he returned home that evening. He went to the police station the following day to demand his wife’s release. He was also arrested.
Ms. Wang and Ms. Qin are being held in the Lianyungang City Detention Center.
9. [Zhumadian City, Henan Province] Mr. Li Wei Held in Custody
Mr. Li Wei from Wanzhong Township, Pingyu County, was arrested on July 2, 2019. The police ransacked his home and confiscated a computer, a printer, and supplies. His shop was also ransacked. Mr. Li is being held in the Pingyu County Detention Center.
10. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yang Huaming Arrested
Mr. Yang Huaming, about 50, who works at the Chengdu Maternal and Child Health Hospital, went to his hometown of Shehong City on September 30, 2019. He was arrested at home on October 1 by officers who came from Chengdu City.
11. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Zhou Rongmei Taken Into Custody
Ms. Zhou Rongmei was held in the Jinxian County Detention Center.
12. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Song Zhi and Two Other Practitioners Missing
On September 27, 2019, three practitioners went missing from their rented home in the Changledongyuan Residential Community of the Weiyang District in Xi’an City. They are: Mr. Song Zhi, age 45, from Chengcheng County, Weinan City, arrested several times in the past; Ms. Zhang Qing, in her 50s, from the Hantai District, Hanzhong City; and Ms. Liu Wei in her 60s, from the Hantai District, Hanzhong City. It is believed that they were arrested by Domestic Security officers.
13. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Shiqing Taken to Brainwashing Center
Ms. Yu Shiqing was arrested at home in Xiaoyujia Village, Jincheng Town, by Jincheng Town Police Station officers on September 9, 2019. She was taken to the Dianzi Brainwashing Center, where she was being brainwashed and pressured to give up cultivation.
