Additional Persecution News from China – November 19, 2013 (12 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 10 provinces. According to this report, 4 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during detention, and at least 12 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Jinsha County, Guizhou Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
2. [Pingjiang, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Yanru Sent to Brainwashing Center
3. [Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province] Ms. Xi Yanjun Detained
4. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Jinghua Arrested
5. [Dongying, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Xingguo Arrested
6. [Shayang County, Hubei Province] Torture Rampant in Fanjiatai Prison
7. [Jinan, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhu Xiaodong Arrested
8. [Huadian, Jilin Province] Two Practitioners Sent to Brainwashing Center
9. [Luzhou, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liang Zhengfang Arrested
10. [Qionglai, Sichuan Province] Ms. Gao Detained
11. [Hu County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Zhou Yating Imprisoned
12. [Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhang Rongxia Detained

1. [Jinsha County, Guizhou Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Dai Qinyi, Ms. Liu Kaixiu and Ms. Zhang Jinhui were arrested by officers from the Chengdong Police Station while distributing information about Falun Gong on the night of November 17, 2013. Ms. Zhang was released the next day. The other practitioners are still detained.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Zhou Yong (周勇), director of the local police department: [phone], [phone]
Lu Ping (卢平), commissar: [phone], [phone]
Huang, chief of the Chengdong Police Station: [phone], [phone]
Wang Zhongbo (王忠波), police instructor: [phone], [phone]

2. [Pingjiang, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Yanru Sent to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Li Yanru from Cenchuan Township was arrested and taken to a brainwashing center by officers from the Pingjiang Police Station around November 12, 2013.

3. [Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province] Ms. Xi Yanjun Detained

Ms. Xi Yanjun was arrested at home by officers from the Ninganlu Police Station on November 15, 2013. The police ransacked her home and confiscated a laptop, a printer, Falun Gong books, Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs, and some cash. Ms. Xi is being held in the Shijiazhuang Second Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Zhao Zhiqiang (赵智强), chief of the Ninganlu Police Station: [phone], [phone]
Liu Yongqiang, (刘永强), police instructor: [phone]
Shao Zelong (邵泽龙), policeman in charge of the case: [phone]
Wang Yunfei (王云飞), chief of the Xinhua Domestic Security Division: [phone]

4. [Dalian, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Jinghua Arrested

Mr. Yu Jinghua, about 80 years old, was arrested by officers from the Haijun Plaza Police Station while distributing Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs on the morning of November 16, 2013.

5. [Dongying, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Xingguo Arrested

Mr. Wang Xingguo from the Shenli Oil Field was arrested for talking to people about Falun Gong on November 15, 2013.

6. [Shayang County, Hubei Province] Torture Rampant in Fanjiatai Prison

Between February 2012 and April 2013, Fanjiatai Prison used all kinds of torture on Falun Gong practitioners in order to meet its “transformation” quota. Practitioners were beaten, forced to stand still for long periods of time, deprived of sleep, denied restroom use, subjected to intense physical "training," placed in solitary confinement, hung up by handcuffs, shocked with electric batons, etc. Prison officials also ordered inmates to monitor and beat practitioners. Some inmates were promised to have their terms reduced if they could make practitioners renounce their faith. As a result, some of them were very brutal.

Mr. Liu Deyu was repeatedly placed in solitary confinement. He was once confined for six months.

He Debing and other inmates tortured Mr. Zhang Weijie in Division No. 3 between August 2012 and April 2013. He was not allowed to sleep and was forced to stand for a long time. The inmates beat him with whips, sticks, and metal batons. He was also shocked with electric batons and force-fed psychiatric drugs. He was forced to stand in a trash can filled with water in the winter.

7. [Jinan, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhu Xiaodong Arrested

Ms. Zhu Xiaodong was arrested at home by plainclothes officers from the Daguanyuan Police Station on the morning of November 18, 2013.

8. [Huadian, Jilin Province] Two Practitioners Sent to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Liu Jinhuan from Xiantun, Jinsha Township, and Ms. Qin Cuiping from Huadian were taken to the Shihezi Brainwashing Center on the morning of November 16, 2013.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Yang Baolin (杨宝麟), director of the Huadian 610 Office: [phone]
Yang Zhiqiang (杨志强), associate director: [phone]
Yongji Police Station: [phone]，[phone]

9. [Luzhou, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liang Zhengfang Arrested

Ms. Liang Zhengfang, 64, was arrested in Longche Town by officers from the Longche Police Station on the morning of November 15, 2013. She is from Lantian Town, Jiangyang District.

10. [Qionglai, Sichuan Province] Ms. Gao Detained

Ms. Gao, in her 60s, had been homeless for many years to avoid being arrested for her faith. She was arrested and taken to the Qionglai Detention Center when she returned home on the afternoon of November 12, 2013.

11. [Hu County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Zhou Yating Imprisoned

Ms. Zhou Yating was secretly sentenced to prison, after being detained in the Xi'an Detention Center for more than five months. She was transferred to the Shaaxi Women's Prison on November 6, 2013.

12. [Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhang Rongxia Detained

Ms. Zhong Rongxi from Pizhou was arrested while distributing informational flyers about Falun Gong on October 17, 2013. She was taken to the Yundong Police Station. The police ransacked her home and confiscated a copy machine, a cell phone, and all of her Falun Gong books and materials. Ms. Zhang managed to escape during detention. Her current whereabouts are unknown.