Additional Persecution News from China – February 16, 2019 (12 Reports)

(Minghui.org) *Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 129 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners' Cases Turned Over to Procuratorate
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
3. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Officially Arrested
4. [Hunchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Junling Detained
5. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Niu Yuhui Held in Prison
6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Huilan Arrested
7. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] 103 Practitioners Arrested
8. [Beijing] Ms. Du Wenge Passes Away Due to Persecution
9. [Tai'an City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhao Qisen Taken Into Custody
10. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Nine Practitioners' Cases Turned Over to Court
11. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhang Xinhong's Case Turned Over to Court
12. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Fu Xiufang Officially Arrested

1. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners' Cases Turned Over to Procuratorate

Mr. Du Yecheng, Mr. Guan Xingtao, and Ms. Wu Yanhua were arrested on November 9, 2018. Their cases were recently turned over to the Ranghulu Procuratorate.

Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Zhao Yansong (赵岩松), deputy procurator-general, Ranghulu Procuratorate: [phone]Zhu Chihong (朱赤红), head, Investigation and Supervision Section: [phone], [phone]Feng Guang (封光), case handler: [phone], [phone]

2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Kang Wancai, from Xinlicheng Town, Jingyue District, was arrested on June 1, 2018. He was given a three-year prison term.

Ms. Zhang Yanhua, from Xinlicheng Town, was arrested on April 17, 2018. She was given a three-year prison term.

Mr. Zhang Ziyou, from Xinlicheng Town, was arrested at the end of 2017. He was given a six-year prison term.

Ms. Yang Yafan, from Jingyue District, was arrested on April 20, 2018. She was given a two-year prison term and held in the Jilin Province Women's Prison.

3. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Officially Arrested

Ms. Liu Fengbao, Ms. Ding Lijie, and Ms. Yang Yanjie were followed and arrested while hanging “Falun Dafa is Good!” banners by officers from the Zhengyang Police Station on the evening of January 7, 2019. The homes of Ms. Ding and Ms. Yang were ransacked. Ms. Liu's printed materials were confiscated, and her electric car was impounded. The three practitioners were detained for 15 days. Later they were transferred to a detention center. They were officially placed under arrest by the Procuratorate on January 29, 2019.

4. [Hunchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Junling Detained

Ms. Zhang Junling is being held in the Hunchun City Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

5. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Niu Yuhui Held in Prison

Ms. Niu Yuhui was arrested by officers from the Shulan City Domestic Security Division and the Nancheng Police Station on October 13, 2016. She was later given a five-year prison term and fined 50,000 yuan by the Shulan City Court. She is being held in the No. 8 Ward, Changchun City Women's Prison.

6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Huilan Arrested

Ms. Zhang Huilan from Heping District was arrested and taken to the Huanghe Police Station by plainclothes officers in Huanggu District on the afternoon of February 14, 2019. Her Falun Dafa books were confiscated.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang:Huanghe Police Station: [phone]Huanggu District Domestic Security Division: [phone], [phone]

7. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] 103 Practitioners Arrested

One hundred and three practitioners were arrested in 2018:

Ms. Han Xuesong, Ms. Jin Cuixiang, Ms. Liu Aimin, Ms. Xu Xiaoyan, Ms. Han Meiling, Ms. Zhang Yuxia, Ms. Wang Xiuxiang, Mr. Li Kuan, Mr. Zheng Decai, Mr. Liu Xiyong, Mr. Zhou Xing, Mr. Li Tianxue, Ms. Wang Liguo, Ms. Zhang Sanman, Ms. Tan Chunrong, Ms. Gu Xiuhua, Ms. Sun Baoying, Mr. Liu Jinglong, Mr. Xu Changlan, Mr. Wang Jun, Ms. Wang Limei, Mr. Ju Xianqing, Mr. Lu, Mr. Li Gang, Mr. Wang Riqing, Ms. Yu Chunxiang, Ms. Jiang Lihua, Ms. Wang Sumian, Mr. Zhou Hongxu, Mr. Hao Fukui, Ms. Nie Shuang, Ms. Zhu Weifeng, Mr. Bu Dongfang, Ms. Liu Yuqin, Mr. Sun Jie, Mr. Liu Qingtao, Mr. Sun Bin, Ms. Zhu Chunrong, Ms. Lu Ping, Ms. Sun Yumin, Mr. Teng Wenzhi, Ms. Sun Guiling, Ms. Wang Yuehong, Mr. Zhang, Ms. Yin, Ms. Liu Lianhui, Mr. Bao Weidong, Mr. Wang Yongsheng, Mr. Chen Lirong, Mr. Chen Guirong, Ms. Li Changlan, Mr. Lu Liguang, Mr. Ma Guangrong, Ms. Da Chun, Mr. Liu Xiaoxiong, Mr. Liao Jie, Mr. Zhu Weijun, Ms. Zhang Yali, Mr. Wang Zhao, Ms. Yang Lihua, Mr. Zhu Chengqian, Ms. Teng Yunqing, Ms. Cui Shangying, Ms. Meng Xiangling, Ms. Chen Meijuan, Ms. Han Shengjin, Mr. Zheng Keqing, Ms. Zhao Xiuying, Ms. Yang Guiju, Mr. Hua Jingyu, Mr. Sun Caizhang, Mr. Wang Shandi, Ms. Qu Shuqing, Ms. Song Shuchun, Mr. Song Xuecun, Ms. Chen Guoyan, Ms. Chen Guohua, Ms. Chen Guoli, Ms. Sun Mingjia, Ms. Sun Yuzhi, Ms. Wang Xufeng, Ms. Xu Yanxia, Ms. Jiang Lianxiang, Ms. Wang Shuying, Ms. Dang Li, Ms. Liu Lihua, Ms. Zhang Min, Ms. Xu Yanling, Ms. Cheng Yurong, Ms. Chen Yuerong, Ms. Cao Limei, Mr. Zhang Xin, Mr. Liu, Ms. Wang Junying, Ms. Zou Xiuyan, Ms. Guo, Ms. Sun Huali, Ms. Sun Huali's husband, Ms. Guan Shuhua, and Ms. Xu Li. Total 103 practitioners.

8. [Beijing] Ms. Du Wenge Passes Away Due to Persecution

Ms. Du Wenge from Daxing District was held in the Tiantanghe Women's Prison for four years. She was monitored and harassed since she returned home on June 20, 2018. She passed away on February 1, 2019.

9. [Tai'an City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhao Qisen Taken Into Custody

Mr. Zhao Qisen, 55, a retired worker from the Liangzhuang Mine of Xinwen Mining Group, was arrested by officers from the Dongping County Domestic Security Division, the Jieshan Police Station, and the Tianping Police Station on the afternoon of October 25, 2018. He has been held in the Dongping County Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Zhao:Xue Qizhen (薛其祯), director, Jieshan Police Station: [phone]Lin Jiasheng (林家生), domestic security officer: [phone], [phone]

10. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Nine Practitioners' Cases Turned Over to Court

Eight practitioners were arrested by officers from the Yingze Police Department on June 25, 2018:Ms. Wang Suping (67 years old), Mr. Luo Baojun (62 years old), Ms. Sun Zhifen (60 years old), Ms. Zhang Qingxiang (69 years old), Ms. Zhang Runying (71 years old), Ms. Guo Runxian (68 years old), Ms. Tian Yuqin (60 years old), and Ms. Hu Lanying (65 years old). Their homes were ransacked

Ms. Wang Lanmei (72 years old) was arrested at home on October 18, 2018. Her home was ransacked.

Currently the nine practitioners' cases were turned over to the Yingze District Court by the Yingze District Procuratorate.

Participants in the persecution:Wei Yi (魏毅), chief, Yingze Police Department: [phone], [phone]Wang Zhengming (王政明), deputy chief: [phone], [phone]Chen Jialin (陈加林), procurator-general: [phone], [phone]Du Wenshan (杜文山), deputy procurator-general: [phone], [phone]

11. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhang Xinhong's Case Turned Over to Court

Ms. Zhang Xinhong was arrested by officers from the Hepinglu Police Station on June 8, 2018. Her case was turned over to the Shushan District Court.

12. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Fu Xiufang Officially Arrested

Ms. Fu Xiufang was arrested on October 25, 2018. She was officially placed under arrest on December 1, 2018. She is being held in the Shenzhen City No. 3 Detention Center. She will be transferred to the Nanshan Detention Center on January 18, 2019.