Additional Persecution News from China – June 17, 2019 (12 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 16 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Na Limei’s Case Turned Over to Court
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Hu Meihua and Ms. Liu Lihua Detained
3. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Yuying Detained
4. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yao Zongxia’s Case Passed to Procuratorate
5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Ping Taken to Prison
6. [Liangshan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Chang Qiulin and Ms. Yang Qiuju Arrested
7. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Yonggui Sentenced to Prison
8. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Meixia Detained
9. [Tongcheng County, Hubei Province] Ms. Hu Ruyi and Ms. Li Caihua Arrested
10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Elderly Ms. Wei Xianrong Officially Arrested
11. [Pingjiang County, Hunan Province] Mr. Li Xun and His Daughter Ms. Li Hui Held in Custody
12. [Huaying City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Luo Yuanling Detained

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Na Limei’s Case Turned Over to Court

Ms. Na Limei’s case was turned over to the Railway Transport Court on June 10, 2019.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Na:Wang Yuanju (王元举), Railway Domestic Security Division: [phone]Cui Linsheng (崔林生), Railway Transport Court: [phone], [phone]Sang Liping (桑利平), deputy president: [phone]Huang Zhenwei (黄振伟), president, Criminal Tribunal: [phone], [phone]Jiang Li (姜丽), judge: [phone]

2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Hu Meihua and Ms. Liu Lihua Detained

Ms. Hu Meihua and Ms. Liu Lihua were recently arrested by officers from the Erdao District Police Department and Domestic Security Division. They were taken to the Weizigou Detention Center.

3. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Yuying Detained

Ms. Sun Yuying was arrested on May 16, 2019. The police confiscated her Falun Gong books and printed materials. She is being held in the Jilin City Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Sun:Liu Yixin (刘依鑫), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]Xing Hongbo (邢红波), head: [phone]Zhang Longjiang (张龙江), political head: [phone]Zhang Qingshan (张青山), head, Changyi District 610 Office: [phone]

4. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yao Zongxia’s Case Passed to Procuratorate

Ms. Yao Zongxia from the Luozhuang District was arrested by officers from the Shengzhuang Police Station on April 11, 2019. She was taken to the Hedong Detention Center.

The Luozhuang District Domestic Security Division passed Ms. Yao's case to the Luozhuang District Procuratorate on June 10, 2019.

5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Ping Taken to Prison

Ms. Zhang Ping from the Weifang High-tech Zone was sentenced to a five-year prison term. She was taken to the Shandong Province Women’s Prison from the Weifang Detention Center in early June 2019.

6. [Liangshan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Chang Qiulin and Ms. Yang Qiuju Arrested

Ms. Chang Qiulin was arrested by officers from the Shuibo Police Station, Liangshan County, while talking to people about Falun Gong on June 3, 2019. Her home was ransacked. She was held in the Jiaxiang Detention Center for seven days.

Ms. Yang Qiuju was arrested on the afternoon of June 15 for talking to people about Falun Gong.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Chang and Ms. Yang:Liu (刘), Shuibo Police Station: [phone]Hu Xin (胡新), director, Liangshanzhai Police Station: [phone]Yan Xinfu (闫新福), director, Chengjiao Police Station: [phone], [phone], [phone]Qi Xiuzhen (齐秀珍), political head: [phone], [phone], [phone]

7. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Yonggui Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Zhang Yonggui from Zhaizi Village, Sunji Town, was arrested at home on May 24, 2019. He was recently sentenced to a two-year-and-eight-month prison term by the Qingzhou City Court.

8. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Meixia Detained

Ms. Yu Meixia from Wutu Town was arrested around June 10, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She is being held in the Weifang Detention Center.

9. [Tongcheng County, Hubei Province] Ms. Hu Ruyi and Ms. Li Caihua Arrested

Ms. Hu Ruyi, 73, and Ms. Li Caihua, 68, were reported to the authorities by middle school students when they were talking to people about Falun Gong at the school gate on the afternoon of May 10, 2019. They were arrested.

Ms. Hu was released that day. Ms. Li was taken to a detention center, but they refused to accept her. She was also released later that day.

10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Elderly Ms. Wei Xianrong Officially Arrested

Ms. Wei Xianrong, in her 80s, is a retired senior engineer from the Central and Southern China Municipal Engineering Design Research Institute. She was arrested by officers from the Qingui Police Station and the Rail Transit Management Branch of the Wuhan City Public Security Bureau on March 20, 2019. Her home was ransacked.

She was taken to the Wuhan No. 1 Women’s Detention Center and officially placed under arrest on April 24.

11. [Pingjiang County, Hunan Province] Mr. Li Xun and His Daughter Ms. Li Hui Held in Custody

Mr. Li Xun and his daughter Ms. Li Hui from Sandun Township were arrested on June 11, 2019. They are being held in the Sandun Township Police Station.

12. [Huaying City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Luo Yuanling Detained

Ms. Luo Yuanling was arrested by the urban management police on June 4, 2019, while she was distributing Falun Gong materials. The officers confiscated her Falun Gong books and Falun Gong exercise music. She is being held in the Zaoshan Detention Center in the Guang’an District.