Additional Persecution News from China – May 18, 2013 (14 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 10 provinces. According to this report, 16 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 10 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Tianjin] Additional Information on Ms. Shen Huafeng's Daughter
2. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Han Ping and Other Practitioners Arrested on May 11, 2013
3. [Yuanjiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Ruilin and Ms. Liu Yongmei Arrested
4. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Ma Yingjie Arrested
5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yunxue Harassed
6. [Duolun County, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhou Yanhua Arrested in Xilinhaote City on May 13, 2013
7. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Defen Tortured at Jinan City Prison
8. [Yi County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Cui Guohua and Ms. Liu Mei Arrested
9. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Yuhe and Mr. Shi Wenzhuo Tortured in Small Cell at Jilin City Prison
10. [Jinzhou City, Hubei Province] Mr. Yan Yonggui Taken to Chengnan Police Station, Jianli County
11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Cui Changyu Arrested
12. [Nan County, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Tao's Home Ransacked
13. [Yuanqu County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wei Yindi and Ms. An Xiaorun to Be Tried
14. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Shuhua Arrested　

1. [Tianjin] Additional Information on Ms. Shen Huafeng's Daughter

Ms. Shen Huafeng's daughter, Ms. Shen Qing, was arrested at the subway station near her home on the morning of May 9, 2013. Her father, who doesn't practice Falun Gong, was also arrested near their home and taken to the police station after he returned from work. Ms. Shen was also taken to that police station at that time. The father asked to visit the daughter but was rejected by the police officers. Approximately twenty police officers forced the father to open the door, and then ransacked the home. They confiscated a printer, a computer, and truth clarification DVDs. She has since been taken to the Hexi District Detention Center in Wushuidao.

After she was arrested, many plainclothes police officers stayed near her home to monitor them.

Liu Zongyi, director of Tucheng Police Station, Jianshan, Hexi District, Tianjin: [phone]
Liu Zhongren, chief of police officers: [phone]
Zhao Sumei, director of Hexi District Detention Center: [phone] (Cell)

2. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Han Ping and Other Practitioners Arrested on May 11, 2013

3. [Yuanjiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Ruilin and Ms. Liu Yongmei Arrested

A police officer from Ziyang District, Yiyang City, together with nine police officers from Yuanjiang City, pried open the electronic theft-proof door and entered Ms. Xiao Ruilin's home on the morning of May 15, 2013. They held her to the floor and handcuffed her hands behind her back. The police officers ransacked her home. They confiscated twenty copies of Zhuan Falun, 6,000 yuan in cash, two computers, and photo's of Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa.

At almost the same time, another group of officers entered Ms. Liu Yongmei's home and arrested her. Another group of police officers stormed into an elderly practitioner's home who was in her eighties and harassed her.

Fang Huatang, director of Yiyang City Police Department: 15207372088, [phone]
Zhou Jianjun, deputy director of police department: [phone] (Cell), [phone] (Office)
Jiang Zhihui, director of Domestic Security Division, Yiyang City Police Department: [phone] (Cell), [phone] (Office), [phone] (Office)
Liu Hui, chief of 610 Office: [phone] (Cell)

4. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Ma Yingjie Arrested

Mr. Ma Yingjie, an employee of Lujiatuo Mine, Guye District, Tangshan City, was told a lie and therefore tricked into going to his workplace on the morning of May 16, 2013. When he arrived at the parking lot, officers from the Tangshan City 610 Office, Domestic Security Division were already waiting there to arrest him. They later took him to his house. They confiscated his personal property, and 500 yuan in cash. He was transferred to the Tangshan City Detention Center that afternoon.

5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yunxue Harassed

Ms. Zhang Yunxue, almost 80 years old, went outside to buy food on the morning of May 16, 2013, when she was harassed by some officers from the neighborhood committee and one police officer. They confiscated her Dafa books.

6. [Duolun County, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhou Yanhua Arrested in Xilinhot City on May 13, 2013

7. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Defen Tortured at Jinan City Prison

8. [Yi County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Cui Guohua and Ms. Liu Mei Arrested

Mr. Cui Guohua and Ms. Liu Mei, from Yi County, Jinzhou City, were arrested by officers from the Yi County Police Department on the morning of May 17, 2013, when they were distributing Shen Yun DVDs. They are being held at the Jinzhou City Detention Center.

Han Yadong, director of Patrol Special Police: [phone](Office), [phone](Office), [phone] (Cell)
Liu Jianxin, deputy director of Patrol Special Police: [phone] (Office), [phone](Office), [phone] (Cell)
Jiang Cheng, director of Yi County Domestic Security Division: [phone] (Cell)

9. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Yuhe and Mr. Shi Wenzhuo Locked in Small Cell at Jilin City Prison

Mr. Liu Yuhe was locked into a small cell by guard, Zhang Xinbin, for over two months, since mid-March, because he refused to wear the prison's uniform.

After finishing an eight year prison sentence, Mr. Shi Wenzhuo was reported when he was distributing Shen Yun DVDs, and offered one to a 610 Office agent. In April 2013, one month after he returned home, he was again taken to the Jilin City Prison. He was sentenced to four years in prison. He refused to wear the prison uniform and was taken to a small cell. He has already been in the small cell for a month.

Zheng Jiehao, guard of the Jilin City Prison: [phone]
Li Jiezhong: [phone]
Wei: [phone]

10. [Jinzhou City, Hubei Province] Mr. Yan Yonggui Taken to Chengnan Police Station, Jianli County

Officers from the Chengnan Police Station, Jianli County, Jingzhou City, arrested eight practitioners on the morning of May 17, 2013, including Mr. Yan Yonggui, who were taken to the Chengnan Police Station to be interrogated. Seven practitioners have returned home. Mr. Yan is still at the Chengnan Police Station. His printer, computer, DVD burner, DVDs, and money were confiscated.

Zhao Xunyi, director of Chengnan Police Station: [phone] (Cell)
Liu Xiaojian, deputy director: [phone] (Cell)

11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Cui Changyu Arrested

Ms. Cui Changyu, in her sixties, from Wuchang, Wuhan City, was arrested by officers from the Luojiashan Police Station, Hongshan District when she was clarifying the truth near Wuhan University on the morning of May 17, 2013. Her whereabouts are unknown.

12. [Nan County, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Tao's Home Ransacked

After officers closely watched Ms. Li Tao for several months, as ordered by the Hunan Province Justice Bureau, a technician reportedly copied a key for her home. They opened her door and ransacked her home whilst her family members were still asleep on the morning of May 16, 2013.

13. [Yuanqu County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wei Yindi and Ms. An Xiaorun to Be Tried

Ms. Wei Yindi and Ms. An Xiaorun, from Yuanqu County, was arrested and taken to the Yuanqu Detention Center because they were distributing truth-clarification materials on March 1, 2013. The authorities approved the arrests on April 11, 2013. On April 25, 2013, they were charged, and will be tried.

Zhang Hongjun, chief of 610 Office: [phone] (Cell)
Zhang Zhong, director of Police Department: [phone] (Cell)
Li Hailin, director of Domestic Security Division: [phone] (Cell)
Liu Zhenzhen, previously 610 officer: [phone] (Cell)
Gao Feng: [phone] (Cell)

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

Ms. Li Shuhua, 52, from Xuchang City, was arrested by officers from the Beida Police Station, Beida Police Department on the afternoon of May 4, 2013, when she was clarifying the truth. She is now being held at the Xuchang City Detention Center.

Ms. Li Shuhua was arrested by officers from the Xiguan Police Station in July 2009 because she clarified the truth. Her home was ransacked. She was later sentenced to three years in prison. She was taken to the Xinxiang Women's Prison. Because she refused to be brainwashed, she was locked in a small cell many times. She was released in July 2012. When she was released, she weighed only 80 pounds, though she is 5 feet 3 inches in height.

Jiang Keqin, secretary of Xuchang City Political and Legislative Affair Committee: [phone], [phone]
Jia Quansheng, chief of City 610 Office: [phone] (Cell)
Song Wenhua, agent of City 610 Office: [phone] (Cell)