Additional Persecution News from China – October 18, 2019 (12 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 7 provinces，where at least 26 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Shanghai] Mr. Xu Jianxin Closely Monitored for Over 15 Days
2. [Beijing] Ms. Li Yuhua and Ms. Liu Zhongmin Facing Trial
3. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chu Yuzhen on Medical Parole; Husband Mr. Yu Hongfu Remains in Detention
4. [Hunchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gao Jinying Taken to Prison
5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Hou Shuang and Ms. Dong Yanhua Arrested
6. [Huili County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Xu Shikai Facing Trial
7. [Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province] Eight Practitioners Facing Trial
8. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Ms. Dong Jinping and Ms. Yu Zhi Officially Arrested
9. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Bai Yunxia and Ms. Sun Yuxian Scheduled for Trial
10. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Jinmei Arrested
11. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Australian Resident Ms. Yin Sen Taken to Prison
12. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chen Mi Arrested

1. [Shanghai] Mr. Xu Jianxin Closely Monitored for Over 15 Days

Mr. Xu Jianxin from Qibao Town in the Minhang District had been under 24-hour surveillance for over 15 days starting around October 1, which marked the 70^th Anniversary of the Communist takeover in 1949.

2. [Beijing] Ms. Li Yuhua and Ms. Liu Zhongmin Facing Trial

Ms. Li Yuhua from Jiugong Town in the Daxing District was forced to report to the Fengtai District Procuratorate on October 15, 2019.

Ms. Li and and another practitioner Ms. Liu Zhongmin are now facing trial.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Li and Ms. Liu:Shang Wei (尚卫), lawyer: [phone]

3. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Chu Yuzhen on Medical Parole; Husband Mr. Yu Hongfu Remains in Detention

Ms. Chu Yuzhen and her husband Mr. Yu Hongfu were arrested by officers from the Nancheng Police Station on the morning of June 5, 2019. They were officially placed under arrest by the Shulan City Procuratorate, and their cases have been turned over to the Chuanying District Court.

Ms. Chu was taken to the Jilin City Detention Center, where she was severely tortured. She could not walk, and had severe bruising on her body. She was released on medical parole on October 12, after her daughter was forced to pay 5,000 yuan.

Mr. Yu is still being held in the Nanshan Detention Center.

4. [Hunchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gao Jinying Taken to Prison

Ms. Gao Jinying was arrested in November 2018. She was sentenced to an 18-month prison term, and is incarcerated in the Jilin Province Women's Prison.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Gao:Jilin Province Women's Prison: [phone], [phone]An Tongyu (安彤宇), warden: [phone]Wei Lihui (魏丽慧), deputy warden: [phone], [phone]Ni Xiaohong (倪笑虹), deputy ward head: [phone]

5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Hou Shuang and Ms. Dong Yanhua Arrested

Ms. Hou Shuang, 81, from Beijing, was arrested by officers from the Beijing Street Police Station in the Kuancheng District, Changchun City, Jilin Province, on April 26, 2019, for distributing materials about Falun Gong. She was released on bail after she was found to have high blood pressure. Ms. Hou was arrested again on August 28, by officers from the Xiguangchang Police Station in the Kuancheng District, and was taken to the Changchun No. 4 Detention Center. She was later held in the Disease Monitoring Center, Police Treatment Section, Changchun Central Hospital.

Ms. Dong Yanhua from the Changchun Automobile Industrial Development Zone was arrested at home by officers from the Xixin Police Station on October 17. Her home was ransacked.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Dong and Ms. Hou:Xiguangchang Police Station: [phone]Disease Monitoring Center: [phone]

6. [Huili County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Xu Shikai Facing Trial

Mr. Xu Shikai (a retired teacher), his son Mr. Xu Mingqing, and daughter-in-law Ms. Zhou Wanqin were arrested on the evening of April 23, 2019. The police confiscated their Falun Dafa books and other personal belongings. Mr. Xu Shikai is due to be tried on the morning of October 23.

Participants in the persecution:Han Guangrong (韩光荣), secretary, Political and Legal Affairs Committee: [phone], [phone], [phone]Wang Yongbo (万泳波), executive deputy secretary: [phone], [phone]Li Minggui (李明刿), procurator-general, Huili County Procuratorate: [phone]Pan Liping (潘利平), vice procurator-general: [phone], [phone]

7. [Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province] Eight Practitioners Facing Trial

Mr. Yang Xuncheng, Ms. Wan Mengrong, Ms. Yin Guangsu, Mr. Guo Yuanjun, Ms. Huang Bohui, Ms. Lu Shangrong, Ms. Cai Yifeng, and Ms. Li Yongfang are due to be tried by the Anzhou District Court on October 29, 2019.

The eight practitioners were arrested by officers from the Xiushui Town Police Station, Anzhou, on the evening of May 28, 2019. They have been detained for nearly five months. The Anzhou Procuratorate passed their cases to the Anzhou Court in early October.

8. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Ms. Dong Jinping and Ms. Yu Zhi Officially Arrested

Ms. Dong Jinping and Ms. Yu Zhi from Wangjiang County were arrested by the Wangjiang police on July 19, 2019. They were taken to the Anqing City Detention Center, and were officially placed under arrest by the Wangjiang Procuratorate on August 27.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Dong and Ms. Yu:Pan Jiebiao (潘结标), chief, Wangjiang County Police Department: [phone]Liu Zhonghe (刘中和), head, Domestic Security Division: [phone]Yu Haijiang (虞海江), deputy head: [phone]Ren Yao (任遥), officer, Leiyang Police Station: [phone]

9. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Bai Yunxia and Ms. Sun Yuxian Scheduled for Trial

Ms. Bai Yunxia and Ms. Sun Yuxian were scheduled to be tried on October 11, 2019, by the Yuci District Court.

10. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Jinmei Arrested

Ms. Zhang Jinmei from Nankoushang Village, Gucheng Town, Dingxing County, was arrested by plainclothes officers from the Gucheng Police Station on the afternoon of October 17, 2019.

11. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Australian Resident Ms. Yin Sen Taken to Prison

Ms. Yin Sen, a resident of Australia, was arrested at the Shenzhen border checkpoint on February 4, 2019, when she returned to visit family in Dalian City, Liaoning Province. She was taken to Dalian by Dalian Domestic Security officers on February 13.

Ms. Yin was sentenced to a one-year prison term by the Shahekou District Court, Dalian, in July, and taken to the Liaoning Province Women's Prison in mid-September.

12. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chen Mi Arrested

Ms. Chen Mi from the Chuangyecheng area of Daqing City was arrested in early October 2019. She was taken to the Daqing Detention Center.