(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 22 cities or counties in 11 provinces, where at least 41 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
Mr. Shi Naiyi was arrested at home on July 16, 2019. His home was ransacked.
Mr. Tong Weiguo and Mr. Wang Guisuo were arrested by officers from the Jilin Airport Police Station when they were posting Falun Gong materials on the morning of July 18, 2019. The police ransacked their homes and confiscated all of their Falun Dafa books and computers. Both practitioners were taken to a detention center.
Mr. Sun Shangyou from Baiqi Town, Shulan City, was arrested at work by plainclothes officers on July 19, 2019.
Mr. Li Changhai, Mr. Lan, and Mr. Guo, from Longtan District, were arrested on July 19, 2019. The police confiscated Falun Dafa books and materials. The three practitioners’ current whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Cheng Shengqiong, 74, was arrested by officers from the Chengxi Police Station, Xindu District, on the afternoon of July 20, 2019. The officers confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong, all of her Falun Dafa books, and printed materials. Ms. Cheng was taken to at the Chengdu Detention Center. She has been placed under under criminal detention.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Cheng:Li Liangcai (李良才), director, Chengxi Police Station: +86-13980713858Tan Ming (谭明), deputy director: +86-15882323020, +86-18908220895Chen Bo (陈波), deputy director: +86-13880334128Liu Yuxi (刘羽西), Domestic Security Division: +86-15882126171
Mr. Ni Laijian was arrested by the local Domestic Security officers on the afternoon of July 20, 2019. The officers confiscated a computer, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and printed materials.
Ms. He Xiaoqin was arrested on July 21, 2019. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Ma was arrested on July 15, 2019. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
Mr. Zu Peiyong and Mr. Liu Naixun were taken to the Jinan Prison on the morning of July 11, 2019.
Ms. Yue Xiuhua from Hanjiagaoyang Village, Beimeng Town, was arrested when she was talking to people about Falun Gong at the the Caijiazhan farmers market in Gaomi City on July 18, 2019.
Ms. Zhou Minglan’s case was filed to the Huangdao Court by the Huangdao Procuratorate on July 12, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhou:Wang Guangjin (王光金), president, Huangdao Court: +86-532-86988355, +86-532-86989817, +86-13808978908Ding Peizeng (丁培增), deputy president: +86-532-86988368, +86-13953269267Li Dehai (李德海), deputy president: +86-532-86989608, +86-13605329385
Ms. Mi Yingtao and two other practitioners were arrested on July 9, 2019. They are being held in the Zhi’an Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Zhu Zhicheng (朱志成), director, Zhi’an Detention Center: +86-352-4050142Zan Bin (昝斌), chief, Chengqu Police Department: +86-352-2014927, +86-352-2026110Datong City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-352-6023029
Ms. Wang, 64, was arrested on July 12, 2019. Her family and friends have not heard anything about her.
Ms. Li Tianshu was arrested in September 2018. It was reported that she was being held in the Nanhai Detention Center.
Ms. Zhang Yani was arrested on July 3, 2019. The police ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Dafa books and photos of the founder of Falun Gong.
Ms. Lin Liming, 61, Ms. He Liandi, 56, and Ms. Ling Yan, 38, were also arrested on the same day. They are being held in the Sihui City Detention Center.
Ms. Qin Xiaoping and Ms. Wu Guixian were arrested by officers from the Qixing Police Department when they were talking to people about Falun Gong in Yangshuo County on July 17, 2019. The officers ransacked their homes and confiscated Falun Dafa books and printers. Both practitioners were held in the Guilin City No. 2 Detention Center.
Ms. Li Taimin and Ms. Zheng Jingwen, from Tanghai County, were arrested in recent days. The police ransacked their homes and confiscated computers and printers.
Their non-practitioner daughters were also arrested at the time. They were released the following day.
Mr. Liu Baohong and Mr. Ma Xiaohui were arrested on June 20, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of the two practitioners:Wang (王), deputy director: +86-13903751158Zhang Qingping (张庆平), officer: +86-15136919286
Mr. Yu Zaoyuan was arrested and his home ransacked on the afternoon of July 22, 2019. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Zhu Xiaohong and Ms. Hu Lanzhen from Meichuan Town were arrested by officers from the Wuxue City Domestic Security Division and the Meichuan Police Station on the evening of July 19, 2019.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhu and Ms. Hu:Xia Xueming (夏学明), chief, Wuxue City Police Department: +86-18986751777Cheng Yinong (程亦农), deputy chief: +86-713-6276407, +86-18986751011, +86-13707253666Zhang Zhengwang (张正望), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-18986751508, +86-713-6221699Wang Songyi (王松意), officer, in charge of the case: +86-18986751096
Ms. Chu Yan was arrested on April 19, 2019.
Ms. Gong Yuehua was arrested by officers from the Guangzhoulu Police Station on the afternoon of July 18, 2019. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books.
Mr. Wan Guirong from Shengli Street was arrested by officers from the Tongxing Police Station when he was distributing Falun Gong materials on the afternoon of June 27, 2019. The officers ransacked his home and confiscated Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and printed materials. The police station turned over Mr. Wan’s case to the Zhen’an District Procuratorate.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Wan:Tang Wenbing (汤文兵), secretary of the Zhen’an District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13841589881Sun Yuntao (孙云涛), Dandong City Domestic Security Sub-Division: +86-415-2103101, +86-415-3991555, +86-13942552111Yu Deqing (于德庆), deputy head, sub-division: +86-415-2103232, +86-415-3175188, +86-15941504156
Mr. Liu Yuansheng was taken away by officers from the Dandong Public Security Division on July 19, 2019 after he was detained for 15 days in the Dandong City Detention Center. He was taken to the Shenhe Detention Center for for 30 more days of illegal detention.
Participant in the persecution of Mr. Liu:Fengyutan Police Station, Shenhe District: +86-24-22937105
Ms. Li Bingying was tried by the Ranghulu District Court on June 13, 2019. Her family received a notification from the Heilongjiang Province Women’s Prison on July 21. Ms. Li was sentenced to a one-year prison term. She was taken to the prison on June 17.
Ms. Ouyang Ruyun, 73, from Jiang’an District, was arrested by officers from the Wuhan City Domestic Security Division on March 20, 2019. She is in critical condition as a result of severe abuse. Her family asked for medical parole, which was denied by the prison officials.
Ms. Xi Xianrong, Ms. Xia Daixiu, and Ms. Yang Guihua were arrested on the morning of July 18, 2019. Ms. Xi and Ms. Yang have been released.
When the police were arresting Ms. Xia, she was knocked down by a passing vehicle. Her back and waist were injured. The officers forcibly dragged her into the police car. The officers then ransacked her home and confiscated a computer and her cell phone.