Additional Persecution News from China – December 15, 2015 (Part I, 33 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 28 cities or counties in 12 provinces. According to this report, 37 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 26 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Jincheng City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Guo Yunzhi Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
2. [Beijing] Ms. Zhao Jinghua Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
3. [Jincheng City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Yue Jianjun Detained
4. [Huazhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Meiling Detained
5. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Lu Cuixiang and Ms. Zhang Fengrong Detained
6. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Yunhua and Husband Arrested
7. [Beijing] Ms. Yao Guiyun Arrested
8. [Beijing] Mr. Li Guogang Arrested
9. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaoling and Ms. Li Yifeng Detained
10. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Nine Practitioners Harassed
11. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Mr. Jiang Junfeng Detained
12. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Min Detained
13. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Ma Wensheng Detained; Two Practitioners Harassed
14. [Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Yun Detained
15. [Jiangyou City, Sichaun Province] Ms. Fu Faqiong Detained
16. [Panshi City, Jilin Province] Five Practitioners Detained
17. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chi Ming Detained
18. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Changjing Detained
19. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Dianbin Detained
20. [Luan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Fengjiu and Mr. Han Zhonghua Detained
21. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xue Yunxiu Arrested
22. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Hongyan and Ms. Li Yanhua Detained
23. [Linze County, Gansu Province] Mr. Tang Rong Arrested
24. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
25. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wu Guilan Detained
26. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liang Shunjing and Wife Ms. Deng Xiufen Arrested
27. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Zhao Yunxia Arrested; Mr. Fu Tao Harassed
28. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Long Yuping Detained
29. [Qianxi County, Hebei Province] Ms. Chai Junxia Detained
30. [Jiuquan City, Gansu Province] Several Practitioners Harassed, Arrested, or Detained
31. [Shanghai] Ms. Wang Quandi Very Weak Due to Persecution
32. [Li County, Hunan Province] Mr. Tan Guodong Detained
33. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Jiang Detained

1. [Jincheng City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Guo Yunzhi Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

Ms. Guo Yunzhi, 61, was arrested by officers from the Zezhou Road Police Station on February 14, 2015, for telling people about Falun Gong. She was held in the Jincheng City Detention Center. She was later sentenced to four years in prison. She is held in the Shanxi Province Women's Prison.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Guo:Zhang Zhongqi (张忠琦), director of the Zezhou Road Police Station: [phone]

2. [Beijing] Ms. Zhao Jinghua Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Ms. Zhao Jinghua from Shuangjing Residential Community in the Chaoyang District was arrested by officers from the Shuangjing Police Station when she was distributing Falun Gong informational materials on January 14, 2015. She was held in the Chaoyang District Detention Center. The Chaoyang District Court sentenced her to three years in prison on November 15, 2015.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhao:Shuangjing Police Station: [phone], [phone]Sun Xiaoqing (孙晓青), director in charge of the case: [phone]Zhang Lianxi (张连喜), residential police officer: [phone]Tian Kangning (田康宁), head of the 610 Office: [phone], [phone]

3. [Jincheng City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Yue Jianjun Detained

Mr. Yue Jianjun, 42, from Nanyicheng Village, Beiyicheng Town, Zezhou County, was reported to the police when he was distributing Falun Gong informational materials on September 7, 2015. He was arrested by Beiyicheng Town Police Station officers, who ransacked his home and confiscated a computer, a copy machine, and Falun Dafa books. Mr. Yue is detained in the Zezhou County Detention Center.

4. [Huazhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Meiling Detained

Ms. Chen Meiling was arrested by officers from the Dongshan Police Station when she was talking to people about Falun Gong on November 8, 2015. She is detained in the Tanggangling No. 2 Detention Center.

5. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Lu Cuixiang and Ms. Zhang Fengrong Detained

Ms. Lu Cuixiang from Shifo Village and Ms. Zhang Fengrong from Luo Village were recently detained. Ms. Lu was transferred to the Zibo City Detention Center.

6. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Yunhua and Husband Arrested

Officers from the Tiangongyuan Police Station in the Daxing District broke into Ms. Zhang Yunhua's home on the afternoon of November 26, 2015. They questioned her about her lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. They took Ms. Zhang and her husband to the police station. Both practitioners, who are nearly 70 years old, were taken to a detention center at midnight. They were denied admission because of their high blood pressure and were taken home.

7. [Beijing] Ms. Yao Guiyun Arrested

Ms. Yao Guiyun from the East Xingfu area in the Shunyi District was arrested at home by officers from the Guangming Police Station on October 21, 2015, for suing Jiang Zemin. The officers questioned her about the lawsuit she filed, ransacked her home, and took her to the Nihe Detention Center. Six hours later she was released for health reasons.

8. [Beijing] Mr. Li Guogang Arrested

Mr. Li Gugang was arrested in mid-November for suing Jiang Zemin.

9. [Shantou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaoling and Ms. Li Yifeng Detained

Ms. Zhang Xiaoling and Ms. Li Yifeng from Gurao Town in the Chaoyang District were arrested by five or six plainclothes officers on the afternoon of December 8, 2015. Both practitioners are held in the Meihua Detention Center in the Chaoyang District.

10. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Nine Practitioners Harassed

By December 9, 2015, officers from the Binxi Police Department in the Shengli Oilfield had harassed nine practitioners who filed lawsuits against Jiang Zemin. The nine practitioners are: Ms. Zhu Guohong, Mr. Ma Xingyi, Ms. Li Xiuhong, Ms. Huang Yan, Ms. Jing Zhanping, Ms. Liu Renxia, Mr. Qi Guoxi, Ms. Li Suhua, and another practitioner whose name is unknown.

Ms. Liu Renxia and Ms. Li Suhua were placed under administrative detention. Both practitioners have returned home. Two other practitioners were released for failing physical examinations.

Party involved in persecuting them:Sun Yuewen (孙跃文), Domestic Security Division officer: [phone]

11. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Mr. Jiang Junfeng Detained

Mr. Jiang Junfeng was arrested and taken to the Pingdingshan City Detention Center on the morning of November 25, 2015, for suing Jiang Zemin. According to the warrant, he was placed under administrative detention for 15 days. Instead, he was taken to Jia County Detention Center on December 7, 2015, for criminal detention.

12. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Min Detained

Ms. Zhang Min from the Weicheng District was arrested recently. She is now in the Weifang Detention Center. The police ransacked her home. They confiscated 8,000 yuan in cash and a car.

13. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Ma Wensheng Detained; Two Practitioners Harassed

Four officers from the Jinzhu Police Station in the Longtan District broke into the homes of Mr. Ma Wensheng and Ms. Hu Chunyi and ransacked them on November 12, 2015. They confiscated Falun Dafa books and more than 20 DVDs. Both practitioners were taken to the police station, where the officers questioned them about their lawsuits against Jiang Zemin. Ms. Hu was released that evening. Mr. Ma was detained for five days.

Four officers from the police station broke into Mr. Yan Deshan's home and ransacked it on November 4, 2015. They confiscated all his Falun Dafa books.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Lin Shu (林枢), director of the Jinzhu Police Station: [phone], [phone]Lu Wenbo (吕文搏), residential police officer: [phone]

14. [Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Yun Detained

Ms. Li Yun was arrested on November 3, 2015, after she mailed her lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. She was detained for 15 days.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Li:Gao Lingfeng (高凌风), head of the Qujiang Domestic Security Division: [phone]Lu Wenzhong (陆文忠), residential police officer: [phone]Yang Liangwan (杨良万): [phone]

15. [Jiangyou City, Sichaun Province] Ms. Fu Faqiong Detained

Ms. Fu Faqiong, about 60, was arrested by officers from the Sanhe Police Station on December 8, 2015. She was detained for 15 days. Another practitioner whose last name is Zeng, about 50, was arrested on December 8, 2015.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Yang Liusong (杨柳松), head of the state security division: [phone]Shen Wen (甚文), a 610 Office head: [phone]

16. [Panshi City, Jilin Province] Five Practitioners Detained

Ms. Qi Yanjie from Heishi Town was detained for five days on November 18, 2015. Ms. Zhang Li from Baoshan Township was detained for 10 days on November 24, 2015. Ms. Zhang Peizhen was arrested by officers from the Dongning Street Police Station on November 21, 2015, for distributing Falun Gong informational materials. She was detained for 10 days.

Party involved in persecuting them:Panshi City 610 Office: [phone]

17. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chi Ming Detained

Ms. Chi Ming was arrested on December 1, 2015. She was detained for 10 days.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Chi:Sun Jiangang (孙建刚), officer: [phone], [phone], [phone]Xu Xiaobin (徐笑滨): [phone], 8+86-451-84287678

18. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Changjing Detained

Approximately 12 officers from the Changsha Police Department and the Jingwanzi Police Station forced their way into Ms. Wang Changjing's home on the evening of December 7, 2015, claiming to be checking the water meter. They confiscated a desktop computer, an all-in-one PC, three notebook computers, four tablet PCs, two printers, 12 cell phones, 30 cell phone SIM cards, more than a dozen Falun Dafa books, and over 1,000 yuan worth of paper bills with facts about Falun Gong printed on them. One officer recorded the entire process with a video camera.

Mr. Wang, 63, who is retired from the Changsha City No. 5 Construction Bureau, and his daughter were taken to the Jingwanzi Police Station at 11:30 p.m. that night. One of Mr. Wang's hands was handcuffed to a chair overnight, and both his daughter's hands were handcuffed to the chair. The police took written notes when interrogating them separately the next morning. Mr. Wang's daughter was taken to a brainwashing center that afternoon and held there for one day. She has since returned home. Mr. Wang is detained in the Changsha No. 4 Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Li Jinhai (李金海), director of the Jingwanzi Police Station: [phone]Xiao Jianguo (肖建国), director in charge of criminal investigation: [phone]Zhao Guangxiang (赵光湘), political head: [phone]

19. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Dianbin Detained

Mr. Zhang Dianbin, 68, was arrested at home by officers who smashed the door and broke in on the morning of November 18, 2015. The officers confiscated a computer, a printer, and Falun Gong calendars. Mr. Zhang was taken to the Qinhuangdao No. 1 Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Zhang:Ru Jingfeng (茹景峰), director of the Heping Street Police Station: [phone], [phone]Domestic Security Division: [phone]Liu Xiaoguang (刘晓光), chief of the Haigang Police Department: [phone], [phone]Li Huaxing (李化兴), director of the Qinhuangdao City Detention Center: [phone], [phone]

20. [Luan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Fengjiu and Mr. Han Zhonghua Detained

Ms. Yang Fengjiu and Mr. Han Zhonghua were arrested on the afternoon of December 8 and the morning of December 10, 2015, respectively, by officers from the Luan County Domestic Security Division and the Xincheng Police Station. Both practitioners were taken to the Luan County Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Chang Lixin (常立新), police officer: [phone]Wei Shengqiang (魏胜强), police officer: [phone]Liu Shuqing (刘树清), domestic security officer: [phone]Liu Lizhi (刘立志), domestic security officer: [phone]

21. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xue Yunxiu Arrested

Ms. Xue Yunxiu, 73, was arrested by plainclothes officers from the Hongshiya Police Station when she was distributing Falun Gong informational materials on the morning of December 11, 2015.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Xue:Wang Yutang (王玉堂), director of the Hongshiya Police Station: [phone], [phone]Yu Zhiwei (于志伟), political head: [phone], [phone]Wang Zhen (王震), deputy director: [phone], [phone]

22. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Hongyan and Ms. Li Yanhua Detained

Officers from the Jiutai Domestic Security Division and the Weizigou Police Station broke into Ms. Yang Hongyan's home in Lishu Village on the morning of December 7, 2015. They arrested Ms. Yang and Ms. Li Yanhua, who were visiting from the neighboring village. Both practitioners were detained for 15 days. Ms. Yang's son videotaped the officers using his cell phone while they carried out the arrests. He also took photos. The officers beat him and injured his arm.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Chen Guangwu (陈光武), head of the Jiutai District Domestic Security Division: [phone]Highest ranking director of the Weizigou Town Police Station: [phone]Sun Zhenbiao (孙震彪), No. 2 director: [phone]

23. [Linze County, Gansu Province] Mr. Tang Rong Arrested

Mr. Tang Rong was arrested at work on December 11, 2015.

24. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. He Xingliu, Ms. Qi Fengqiao, Ms. Cui Kuan, and another practitioner were reported to the police by Gao Dajun, Chengshiwu Village Party secretary, when they were talking to people about Falun Gong and handing out desk calendars on December 9, 2015. Li Xingmin, director of the Chengwei Town Police Station, and other officers arrested and took the four practitioners to the police station. The practitioners were released that afternoon.

Party involved in persecuting them:Gao Dajun (高大军), Chengshiwu Village Party secretary: [phone]

25. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wu Guilan Detained

Ms. Wu Guilan from the Honghe Residential Community was arrested on December 4, 2015. She was taken to the Domestic Secretary Division and then to the Yaziquan Detention Center. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated at least three printers, a DVD burner, a computer, and paper bills with facts about Falun Gong printed on them.

26. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Liang Shunjing and Wife Ms. Deng Xiufen Arrested

Mr. Liang Shunjing and his wife Ms. Deng Xiufen were arrested by officers from the Meijiang District Domestic Secretary Division and the 610 Office on the evening of December 10, 2015. The couple was handcuffed. The officers ransacked their home and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong, three sets of Falun Dafa books, printed materials, two computers, a printer, a camera, two MP3 players, a radio, four cell phones, and a car. Ms. Deng was taken home by her family because of her high blood pressure. Mr. Liang was held in the Qinhuang Detention Center located in the Meijiang District.

Parties involved in persecuting the couple:Hou Xuewen (侯学文), head of the 610 Office: [phone]Deng Chenghua (邓成华), deputy head: [phone], [phone]

27. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Zhao Yunxia Arrested; Mr. Fu Tao Harassed

Ms. Zhao Yunxia was arrested by officers from the Huifeng Police Station in the Jiancaoping District on December 10, 2015.

Mr. Fu Tao was harassed the following day. The officers posted Mr. Fu's enlarged photo ID on the propaganda bulletin board in the residential community where he lives. The notice said that Mr. Fu was a criminal suspect and residents were encouraged to report his activities.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Zhang Wensheng (张文胜), deputy director of Huifeng Police Station: [phone]Wang Qiang (王强): [phone]Bai Yunfeng (白云峰), residential police officer: [phone]Jin Huiqin (金慧琴): [phone]

28. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Long Yuping Detained

Ms. Long Yuping at the Huazhong Agricultural University was arrested by officers from the Hongshan Police Department on November 9, 2015, for suing Jiang Zemin. She was officially placed under arrest on November 30. She is held in the Wuhan No. 1 Detention Center.

29. [Qianxi County, Hebei Province] Ms. Chai Junxia Detained

Ms. Chai Junxia was summoned to the Domestic Secretary Division by officers from the Qianxi County Domestic Secretary Division and the Xinzhuangzi Police Station on the morning of December 14, 2015. She was placed under criminal detention that afternoon and was taken to Tangshan City.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Chai:Li Chaoying (李超英), deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], [phone], [phone]Liu Bin (刘彬), head of the 610 Office: [phone], [phone], [phone]Li Shaofeng (李绍峰), head of the Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]

30. [Jiuquan City, Gansu Province] Several Practitioners Harassed, Arrested, or Detained

Officers from the Suzhou District Domestic Secretary Division harassed, arrested, and detained practitioners who filed lawsuits against Jiang Zemin. They also ransacked the practitioners' homes.

From the end of October to mid-December, Ms. Liu Ruixian, Ms. Liu Suping, Mr. Quan Zhenwei, Ms. Xie Hongying, Mr. Xiao Zhanlong, Ms. Qin Shixiu, Mr. Yang Bingde, Ms. Jia Yanxia, and two other practitioners were harassed, arrested, and detained for 15 days.

31. [Shanghai] Ms. Wang Quandi Very Weak Due to Persecution

Ms. Wang Quandi and other female practitioners being held in the Songjiang Women's Prison were pressured to give up their belief in Falun Gong. All of them went on hunger strikes to protest. Ms. Wang became very weak after an extended hunger strike. She was taken to the Shanghai Prison Hospital in Zhoupu Town. Family visits were denied.

32. [Li County, Hunan Province] Mr. Tan Guodong Detained

Mr. Tan Guodong was arrested and taken to the Li County Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Tan:Luo Yueping (罗悦平), director of the Li County Detention Center: [phone]Zhou Yuyin (周禹银), political head: [phone]Wu Xiangping (武湘平), deputy director: [phone]

33. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Jiang Detained

Mr. Zhang Jiang from the Transportation Team in the Power Plant in the Daqing Oilfield was arrested by Wang Chunlei, head of the transportation team, and officers from the Dongguang Police Station in the Longfeng District on the afternoon of December 11, 2015, for suing Jiang Zemin. He was taken to the police station and then detained in the Longfeng Detention Center for 15 days.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Zhang:Gao (高), team leader at the Dongguang Police Station: [phone]Wang ChunLei (王春雷), head of the transportation team: [phone]