(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 11 provinces. According to this report, 14 Falun Gong practitioners were illegally arrested, 12 practitioners were detained/ imprisoned, 4 practitioners were facing trials, 2 have been sentenced to prison, and 1 practitioner's whereabouts are unknown.
1. [Anning City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Feng Baoding Facing Trial
2. [Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Wang Yuecheng Officially Arrested
3. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Li Yulan's Case Turned Over to Court4. [Beijing] Ms. Yuan Zhiqin Sentenced to Prison
5. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Jianying and Mr. Liu Deying Detained
6. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Shuzhen Sentenced to Prison
7. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Three Practitioners Facing Trial
8. [Beihai City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Lin Yuezhen Taken to Brainwashing Center
9. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Gu Rongfeng Detained
10. [Bazhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Yuying Arrested
11. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Guoxin Arrested
12. [Kangping County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Haiping Detained
13. [Chongqing] Ms. Tang Minghua Taken to Prison
14. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Three Practitioners Detained
15. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yu Dongzhen Arrested
16. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Yujie Arrested
Mr. Feng Baoding will be tried in the Xishan District Court on the morning of August 10, 2018.
Mr. Wang Yuecheng, 56, from the Hailar District, was arrested by officers from the Hailar No. 8 Police Station on June 12, 2018. He was taken to the Hulunbuir City Detention Center that evening.
Mr. Wang's arrest was approved by the Hailar Procuratorate.
Ms. Li Yulan from Bairin Left Banner was arrested by officers from the Bairin Right Banner Domestic Security Division on December 25, 2017. She was taken to the Bairin Right Banner Detention Center.
Ms. Li's case was turned over to the Bairin Right Banner Court by the Bairin Right Banner Procuratorate.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li:Bao Gang (包刚), chief, Bairin Right Banner Police Department: +86-18804760999Tian Cang (天仓), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13947647266Wang Xiaowen (王晓文), president, Bairin Right Banner Procuratorate: +86-476-6216566Hong Li (红利), prosecutor: +86-476-6216413Kang Aijun (康爱军), president, Bairin Right Banner Procuratorate: +86-13304769987Su Yuxue (苏玉学), president, case handler, Criminal Tribunal: +86-13804764515
Ms. Yuan Zhiqin from the Shunyi District was sentenced to a four-year prison term by the Shunyi District Court in mid-July 2018.
Mr. Liu Jianying and Mr. Liu Deying were arrested in July 2018. They were recently taken to a detention center.
Ms. Li Shuzhen was arrested in February 2017, and was taken to the Qingdao City No. 2 Detention Center.
Ms. Li was sentenced to a one-year-and-ten-month prison term by the Shibei District Court on July 25, 2018. She has appealed.
Mr. Yang Bo, Ms. Xiao Ying, and Ms. Dou Jun will be tried in the Nanshan District Court on the afternoon of August 9, 2018.
Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Huang Xiangyue (黄湘岳), secretary of the Nanshan District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-755-26542405Hua Zhenqiang (华振强), chief, Nanshan District Police Department: +86-75584466668, +86-755-26508216Liu Xing (刘行), deputy chief: +86-13823636196Procedure Section, Nanshan District Court: +86-755-86608312
Ms. Lin Yuezhen was arrested and taken to a brainwashing center on the morning of August 2, 2018.
Mr. Gu Rongfeng from Guangfu Town was reported to the authorities on July 30, 2018, for talking to people about Falun Gong. He was arrested by officers from the Baiyangwan Police Station in the Gusu District.
Mr. Gu is being held in the Suzhou Detention Center.
Participant in the persecution of Mr. Gu:Xu (徐), director, Baiyangwan Police Station: +86-15370054066
Ms. Liu Yuying, 78, from the Bazhou Petroleum Second Mine, was arrested by officers from the Qinhuangdao Train Station Police Department on the morning of July 29, 2018.
Ms. Liu was held in custody for 12 hours, while a dozen officers took turns interrogating her.
Mr. Wang Guoxin, a former teacher at the Institute of Education of Hebei Normal University, was arrested at the Hebei Public Security Checkpoint on July 31, 2018. His car was confiscated.
Mr. Wang's whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Wang Haiping from Zhangqiang Town was arrested at her home by officers from the Zhangqiang Police Station on the morning of July 31, 2018. Her home was ransacked.
Ms. Wang was taken to the Huanggu District Detention Center for ten days of detention.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wang:Xu Yanqiang (徐砚强), director, Zhangqiang Town Police Station: +86-13940332884, +86-24-87240004Li Guojun (李国军), political head: +86-13066543617Chen Xiaolong (陈小龙), officer: +86-15566227798Guan Liguang (关立光), chief, Kangping County Police Department: +86-13904007601, +86-24-87341677Fang Xuefei (方雪飞), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13998842277
Ms. Tang Minghua from the Yubei District was transferred from the Yiwanshui Detention Center to Yongchuan Prison at the end of 2017. She was then moved to the Yudu Prison in January 2018.
Ms. Tang was transferred back to Yongchuan Prison at the end of July 2018.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Tang:Education Section, Yudu Prison: +86-23-62978132No. 9 Ward: +86-23-62978291Yongchuan Prison: +86-23 87166140
Ms. Sun Gaiqin, Ms. Fan Lianfeng, and another practitioner were followed and arrested around July 25, 2018, for talking to people about Falun Gong. Their homes were ransacked.
The three practitioners were held in a detention center for 15 days.
Ms. Yu Dongzhen from the Yingchun No. 854 Farm was arrested by the Fan County police on June 7, 2018, while taking public transportation to visit her relative in Fan County, Henan Province. They found Falun Gong DVDs and printed materials in her bag.
Ms. Zhang Yujie was arrested on the afternoon of July 31, 2018, while she was talking to others about Falun Gong. She was held in custody for five days.