Additional Persecution News from China – August 29, 2013 (14 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 5 provinces. According to this report, 9 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 14 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
2. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Dai Rufang Arrested
3. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Police Harass and Arrest Practitioners
4. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Chen Xiuyong Detained
5. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Shijun Harassed
6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ding Defu Detained
7. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Guo Yuezhen Detained
8. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. You Yuehong Arrested
9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wei Chunrong Arrested
10. [Yishui County, Shandong] Ms. Qi Guiling Arrested
11. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Hu Shuzhen Sent to Brainwashing Center
12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Yinghui Detained
13. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Lin Xiaofeng Detained
14. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. An Yongzhen Sentenced to Six-Year Term

1. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Huang Ping, Ms. Wen Guiqing, Ms. Zhang Shufen, and Ms. Liu Jinyan along with her non-practitioner husband were arrested by officers from the Qingyuan County Police Department and Nankouqian Police Station on August 23, 2013, when they went to a disaster area to help victims.

Ms. Qi Yunzhen was arrested at Ms. Huang's home that afternoon by officers while they were ransacking Ms. Huang's home.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Sun Yu (孙宇), director of the Qingyuan County Police Department: [phone], [phone]
Zhou Fujie (周福杰), who gave the orders to arrest practitioners, political commissioner: [phone], [phone], [phone]
Yao Shugang (姚树刚), deputy director: [phone], [phone], [phone]

2. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Dai Rufang Arrested

Ms. Dai Rufang was arrested at home by four officers including Deng Bin from the Songjiang Town Police Station on the morning of August 27, 2013. Mr. Tian Fusen, who is Ms. Dai's husband, was not at home. Two sister-in-laws of Ms. Dai were kicked by the police while trying to prevent them from arresting Ms. Dai.

Other officers went to Mr. Chen Guangshen's home the same day and tried to arrest him, but Mr. Chen was not at home.

3. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Police Harass and Arrest Practitioners

Approximately six officers from the Wangqi Town Police Station, led by director Xin Limin, went to Mr. Liu Changyou's home on the evening of August 22, 2013. They intended to arrest Mr. Liu, but he was not at home. They ransacked Mr. Liu's home and confiscated many Falun Gong books and materials about the persecution of Falun Gong, an MP3 player, 200 yuan in cash, four set top boxes (STB), and an electric machine tool. An officer mistook one of Mr. Liu's neighbors for Mr. Liu and put him in a police car.

Other officers from the same police station went to Xiaoshihe Village to arrest Mr. Wang Bo that same evening. They confiscated a calendar and later released Mr. Wang. Another practitioner was also arrested.

4. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Chen Xiuyong Detained

Mr. Chen Xiuyong was arrested by the local police while he was distributing materials about the persecution of Falun Gong in early August 2013. He is being held at the Luogang District Detention Center.

5. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Shijun Harassed

Ms. Wang Shijun received harassing telephone calls from officer Sun Wei of the Tianjin Women's Prison on August 20, 2013, not quite three weeks after her release from prison. Sun threatened Ms. Wang over the phone, saying that she continued to practice and promote Falun Gong, she would call the 610 Office and prison officials and order them to arrest her.

6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ding Defu Detained

Mr. Ding Defu, near 50, was arrested by officers from the Xigang Police Station and Zhanbei Police Station on the afternoon of August 26, 2013. He is being held at the Jinjiajie Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Dalian City Jinjiajie Detention Center: [phone]

7. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Guo Yuezhen Detained

Ms. Guo Yuezhen was arrested by officer from the Xinshi Police Station on the morning of August 22, 2013, for distributing materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. Officers ransacked her home. She was held in the Baiyun District Detention Center that night.

8. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. You Yuehong Arrested

Mr. You Yuehong was arrested by the local police on the morning of August 25, 2013. Officers ransacked his home and confiscated two laptop computers and other personal items.

Ms. Wang Yuqing's home was ransacked by approximately two dozen officers, who used an electric saw to cut open the entry door, since Ms. Wang was not at home. Officers confiscated her computer, printer, Falun Gong books, cash, and her bankbook.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhang Dayong (张大勇), director of the Longwan Bianfang Police Station: [phone]
Wang Jie (王杰), director of the Longgang Police Station: [phone], [phone]
Li Heyan (李和燕), deputy director: [phone], [phone]

9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wei Chunrong Arrested

Ms. Wei Chunrong from Heilongjiang Province stays temporarily at her son's home to take care of her grandson. She was arrested by officers from the Chengyang District Zhengyanglu Police Station on the afternoon of August 27, 2013, while speaking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. Officers ransacked her son's home and confiscated a Falun Gong book and two e-books.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Lin Yiyong (林义勇), director of the Chengyang District Zhengyanglu Police Station: [phone], [phone], [phone]
Li Zishi (李泽石), instructor: [phone], [phone]
Chen Zhengbo (陈正波), deputy director: [phone]

10. [Yishui County, Shandong] Ms. Qi Guiling Arrested

Ms. Qi Guiling was arrested on the morning of August 26, 2013.

11. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Hu Shuzhen Sent to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Hu Shuzhen, in her seventies, was arrested at home by seven or eight officers from the Domestic Security Division and Xindihao Police Station on the morning of August 27, 2013. Officers ransacked her home and confiscated all of her Falun Gong books, and materials about the persecution. She is being held at the Shahezi Brainwashing Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Officers of the Domestic Security Division: [phone]
Officers of the Politics and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]

12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Yinghui Detained

Ms. Sun Yinghui was arrested at the restaurant owned by her family on the evening of August 23, 2013. Officers ransacked her home. She was detained at the Youyi Police Station that night. The next day she was taken to the district hospital for a physical and then transferred to the Yaojie Detention Center.

13. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Lin Xiaofeng Detained

Mr. Lin Xiaofeng was arrested at his store by officers from the Domestic Security Division and 610 Office on the morning of August 26, 2013. Two laptop computers, a cell phone, and a Falun Gong book were confiscated. His wife, a non-practitioner, was hurt while she was trying to prevent officers from arresting Mr. Lin. He is being held at the Pulandian Detention Center, and his family is not allowed to see him.

14. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. An Yongzhen Sentenced to Six-Year Term

Mr. An Yongzhen, 58, was sentenced the first time to nine years in the Mudanjiang Prison, from February 10, 2002 to November 10, 2011.

He was sentenced the second time to six years in prison, from December 10, 2012 to December 10, 2018. He was transferred to the Hulan Prison on August 3, 2013, and is being held in the Eighth Division.