(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: +86-15566792333, +86-15042139999, +86-421-7813186Jiang Jie (姜杰), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-15566792186, +86-13842168008, +86-421-7829155Zhou Enzhi (周恩志), head, Jianping County 610 Office: +86-421-7828443, +86-421-7816181
Ms. Li Huaiying and Ms. Tang Liandi were arrested. Their whereabouts are unknown.
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.
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: +86-632-4711008Xuecheng District Detention Center: +86-632-4412948
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.
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