(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 5 provinces, where at least 11 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
Mr. Yang Bo was sentenced to an eight-year prison term, and taken to Beijiang Prison on or around December 14, 2019.
Ms. Song Xiaomei was arrested on the evening of January 16, 2020.
Ms. Qi Qinglian was arrested on February 25, 2019, and sentenced to a two-year prison term in December. She is incarcerated in the No. 5 Ward of Tianjin Women’s Prison.
Ms. Huang Kunhong was caught on surveillance cameras distributing information about Falun Gong on January 1, 2020. Officers from Gongbei Police Department ransacked her home the following day, and confiscated several Falun Dafa books.
Ms. Zhang Xuebin, 48, was arrested at Taxinan Petroleum Base on August 23, 2019. Several of her houses were ransacked.
Ms. Zhang Xiaoxian, in her 50s, went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong in early January, 2020. She was arrested on January 16, and taken to Baishan Detention Center, Jilin Province.
Ms. Li Ruiling, in her 50s, was arrested by officers from Huashi Police Station on January 20, 2020. Her home was ransacked. She is being held in Dougezhuang Village Detention Center, Qiliqu Township, Changping County. The police arrested someone who was visiting her when they ransacked Ms. Li’s home.
Mr. Hou Yinxiang and Mr. Zhao Lizhong from the Caofeidian District were arrested by officers from Tanghai Town Police Station on the morning of January 19, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. Mr. Zhao was released later that day, and Mr. Hou returned home the following day.
The cases of Mr. Li Taimin and his wife Ms. Zheng Jinwen from the Caofeidian District were turned over to the Luannan County Court.
Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Yao Baochen (姚宝臣), director, Tanghai Town Police Station: +86-13832986175Wang Yong (王勇), deputy director: +86-18832982273Zhu Jianqiang (朱建强), deputy director: +86-13832986361Feng Guangdong (冯广东), president, Luannan County Court: +86-13832821944Zhang Hongbo (张洪波), deputy president: +86-13933352595