Additional Persecution News from China – January 1, 2015 (16 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 7 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 19 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Xiangying Detained
2. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Fengxiang Arrested
3. [Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Xu Jinxiu Imprisoned
4. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liao Yuanhua Detained
5. [Shanghai] Ms. Yue Hongying Detained
6. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Liu Yuhong Detained
7. [Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province] Five Practitioners Detained
8. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Fengyun Arrested
9. [Jimo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Xiuying and Ms. He Xiuxiang Detained
10. [Shanwei City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Peng Wenxiu and Ms. Zhang Shujing Sentenced
11. [Tianjin] Ms. Gao Chunping Arrested
12. [Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yan Baoli Detained and Ms. Wang Arrested
13. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Huazhu Persecuted
14. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Yang Zhenhuan and Mr. Li Detained
15. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Du Yaozhi Arrested
16. [Urumqi City, Xinjiang Province] Mr. Wang Shilian and Ms. Cui Demei Detained

1. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Xiangying Detained

Ms. Wang Xiangying, 57, was arrested at home on the morning of December 30, 2014. She is held at the Mengyin County Detention Center.

2. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Fengxiang Arrested

Ms. Liu Fengxiang, in her 70s, was arrested by officers from the Zhuangyuan Police Station on September 29, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was released after the police extorted 2,000 yuan from her family.

3. [Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Xu Jinxiu Imprisoned

Ms. Xu Jinxiu, in her 60s, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison by the Yushui District Intermediate Court. She was transferred to the Xinjian County Women’s Prison in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, on December 23, 2014.

4. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liao Yuanhua Detained

Ms. Liao Yuanhua left home to avoid persecution, but was arrested on December 28, 2014. She is held at the Wuxue City Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liao:Wang Xianguo (王先国), secretary of the Wuxue City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]He Bo (何博), deputy mayor of Wuxue City: [phone]Wang Songyi (王松益), security officer from Wuxue City: [phone], [phone]

5. [Shanghai] Ms. Yue Hongying Detained

Ms. Yue Hongying was sentenced to a four-year prison term and is held at the Shanghai Nanhui Prison. She has poor vision from being tortured.

6. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Liu Yuhong Detained

Ms. Liu Yuhong was arrested on a train by officers from the Datong Railway Police Department on December 30, 2014, after Falun Gong books were found in her bag. She is still detained.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu:Domestic Security Division of the Datong City Railway Police Department: [phone]Yang Jie (杨杰), captain of the Domestic Security Division: [phone]Gao Haijun (高海军), political commissioner: [phone]

7. [Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province] Five Practitioners Detained

Ms. Liu Yueying, Ms. Mei Mei, Ms. Yang, Ms. Du, and Ms. Lei were arrested by officers from the Xiliu Police Station on December 29, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are held at the Chenzhuang Detention Center in Datong City.

Parties involved in persecuting the five practitioners:Yuan Shiqing (袁世清), director of the Yongan Town Police Station: [phone]Director of the Hunyuan County Police Department: [phone]Zhang Qinghe (张清和), secretary of the Hunyuan County: [phone]

8. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Fengyun Arrested

Ms. Liu Fengyun was recently arrested for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She has been released.

9. [Jimo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Xiuying and Ms. He Xiuxiang Detained

Ms. Wang Xiuying and Ms. He Xiuxiang were arrested on September 12, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are held at the Pudong Detention Center in Jimo City.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Wang and Ms. He:Guo Kefen (郭可汾), secretary of the Jimo City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], [phone]Fu Qiang (付强), director of the 610 Office: [phone], [phone]Jimo City Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Lin Yongchen (林永臣), captain: +86-139532352170532

10. [Shanwei City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Peng Wenxiu and Ms. Zhang Shujing Sentenced

Ms. Peng Wenxiu and Ms. Zhang Shujing were arrested on the evening of June 12, 2014, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. Both women were held at a detention center for six months before they were only recently sentenced to a four-year and a year-and-six-month prison term, respectively. They have been transferred to a prison.

11. [Tianjin] Ms. Gao Chunping Arrested

Ms. Gao Chunping was arrested in Qiaobei Town by officers from the Ninghe County Domestic Security Division on the morning of December 29, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Gao:Ninghe County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]Ninghe County 610 Office: [phone]Yue Wenping (岳文平), director of the Ninghe County Prevention Office: [phone]Liu Yushun (刘玉顺), director of the Ninghe County Police Department: [phone]

12. [Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yan Baoli Detained and Ms. Wang Arrested

Ms. Yan Baoli and Ms. Wang were arrested by officers from the Shijiaying Police Station on the afternoon of December 29, 2014, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Wang has been released, and Ms. Yan is held at the Baoji No. 2 Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Yan and Ms. Wang:Shijiaying Police Station: [phone]Wang Haigang (王海刚), secretary of the Fengxiang County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone]Dang Weihua (党维华), director of the 610 Office of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee : [phone]Zhang Minghui (张明辉), director of the Jintai District Detention Center: [phone]

13. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Huazhu Persecuted

Ms. Yu Huazhu was arrested on a public bus and taken to a local police station by plainclothes officers in December 2014 for distributing Falun Gong amulets. She was later taken to the Shengcaipeixiao Brainwashing Center. She was released several days later after the police extorted 20,000 yuan from her family.

14. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Yang Zhenhuan and Mr. Li Detained

Mr. Yang Zhenhuan and Mr. Li were arrested on December 29, 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are held at the Chibi City Detention Center.

15. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Du Yaozhi Arrested

Ms. Du Yaozhi was arrested in 2014 for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was released after two months of detention. She was arrested again by officers from the local Domestic Security Division on December 29, 2014. She has since been released.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Du:Ba Tu (巴图), officer from the Domestic Security Division: [phone]

16. [Urumqi City, Xinjiang Province] Mr. Wang Shilian and Ms. Cui Demei Detained

Mr. Wang Shilian and his wife Ms. Cui Demei were arrested at the Urumqi City Railway Department by officers from the Xinshi District Police Department in June 2014, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are held at the Liudaowan Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Wang and Ms. Cui:Jian Feng (菅锋), secretary in Xinshi District, Urumqi City: [phone], [phone]Feng Shujiang (冯述江), mayor: [phone], [phone], [phone]Ka Deer (卡德尔), deputy director of the police department: [phone], [phone], [phone]