Additional Persecution News from China – April 14, 2017 (12 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 7 provinces. According to this report, 10 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 15 were illegally arrested.

1. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Junzhi and Ms. Xu Yujiao Arrested
2. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Mr. Lu Jinfei Detained
3. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Five Practitioners Detained
4. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jing Xueliang Detained
5. [Chongqing] Ms. Li Sujuan Arrested
6. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Prison
7. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Shuxia and Ms. Dong Xiaojie Detained
8. [Shanghai] Ms. Li Huaiying and Ms. Tang Liandi Arrested
9. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
10. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Fu'ai Detained
11. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Lu Daqi Taken to Weizigou Detention Center
12. [Linxia City, Gansu Province] Ms. Mu Ruiying's Family Harassed; Ms. He Shufang Placed Under Criminal Detention

1. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Junzhi and Ms. Xu Yujiao Arrested

Ms. Li Junzhi, over 60, from Luowang Residential Community in theYueyanglou District, was arrested at home on the morning of April 11, 2017.

Ms. Xu Yujiao, in her 50s, from Qijialing Residential Community in the Yueyanglou District was arrested on the same day by officers from the Yueyanglou District Police Department's Domestic Security Division. She was at home cooking for her ill 70-year-old mother at the time.

The two women's whereabouts are unknown.

2. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Mr. Lu Jinfei Detained

Mr. Lu Jinfei from Gongren Village was arrested from his dormitory about five days ago. He is now in the Xingtai City No. 1 Detention Center.

3. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Five Practitioners Detained

Ms. Cui Qunmei, Ms. Cui Qunying, and three other practitioners from the Beida area in Yanji City were arrested on the morning of April 12, 2017. They are held in the Yanji City Detention Center.

4. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Jing Xueliang Detained

Mr. Jing Xueliang was arrested by the Linghe District police on March 28, 2017, while working at the Dahushan Railway. The police then went to his home and ransacked it. They confiscated Falun Gong books, 500 yuan in paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them, and a cell phone. He was taken to the Jinzhou City Detention Center and held for 15 days.

5. [Chongqing] Ms. Li Sujuan Arrested

Ms. Gao Yunxia was tried in the Yubei District Court on the afternoon of April 21, 2017. Ms. Li Sujuan was going to attend the trial, but the police arrested her before she got to the courthouse. She was taken to a police station and held for several hours.

6. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Prison

Ms. Wang Sufang, Ms. Wei Yongxiu and Ms. Ju Shijin from Yongxing Town were arrested by officers from the Renlong Town Police Station on August 7, 2016, for distributing informational materials and talking to people about Falun Gong in Renlong Town, Pengxi County. Ms. Wang and Ms. Wei were each sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Both were taken to the Chengdu Women's Prison in the Longquanyi District.

Ms. Ju was given three years and taken to Jintang Prison.

7. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Shuxia and Ms. Dong Xiaojie Detained

Ms. Zhang Shuxia and Ms. Dong Xiaojie from Changlong Town were arrested by officers from the Yichenggong Police Station on the afternoon of April 11, 2017, for putting up Falun Gong banners. Both women were held for 15 days at a detention center and fined 1,000 yuan.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang and Ms. Dong:Wang Jianfei (王剑飞), chief, Jianping County Police Department: [phone], [phone], [phone]Jiang Jie (姜杰), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone], [phone]Zhou Enzhi (周恩志), head, Jianping County 610 Office: [phone], [phone]

8. [Shanghai] Ms. Li Huaiying and Ms. Tang Liandi Arrested

Ms. Li Huaiying and Ms. Tang Liandi were arrested. Their whereabouts are unknown.

9. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Li Linong, a teacher with the last name Qiu, and another practitioner were arrested by six officers from the Domestic Security Division and the Special Police Division on the morning of April 13, 2017. Their whereabouts are unknown.

10. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Fu'ai Detained

Ms. Chen Fu'ai was arrested by Zhouying Town Police Station officers on April 12, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong in Zhouying Town in the Xuecheng District of Zaozhuang City. She was detained for 10 days.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Chen:Zhouying Town Police Station: [phone]Xuecheng District Detention Center: [phone]

11. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Lu Daqi Taken to Weizigou Detention Center

Mr. Lu Daqi was arrested at the West Railway Station checkpoint on April 12, 2017, for carrying Falun Gong materials in his bag and taken to the West Railway Station Police Station. The police ransacked his home that afternoon and confiscated two computers, a printer, and Falun Gong books. He was transferred to Weizigou Detention Center after midnight.

12. [Linxia City, Gansu Province] Ms. Mu Ruiying's Family Harassed; Ms. He Shufang Placed Under Criminal Detention

In 2015, Ms. Mu Ruiying, 71, filed a lawsuit against former communist party leader Jiang Zemin for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong. Four officers from the Zheqiao Town Police Station broke into the home of her son, Mr. Lei Xu, in Lounian Village on the morning of March 29, 2017, and questioned her about the lawsuit.

Mr. Lei was arrested, taken to the police station, and interrogated for over two hours after the police learned that he had helped his mother write the lawsuit. His home was ransacked and a copy of Zhuan Falun was confiscated.

At the same time, officers from the Linxia Prefecture and Linxia City Domestic Security Divisions went to Ms. Mu's daughter's home and ransacked it. They also took her to the police station and interrogated her.

Both Mr. Lei and his sister were released later that day.

Officers from the Linxia City Police Department's Domestic Security Division broke into Ms. He Shufang's home and ransacked it on the morning of April 6, 2017. They confiscated all of her Falun Gong books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, an MP4 player, and informational DVDs. Ms. He was placed under criminal detention on April 10, 2017