(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 30 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Shanghai] Ms. Pei Shanzhen Sentenced to Prison
2. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhao Guichun Abused; Two Other Practitioners’ Cases Turned Over to Procuratorate
3. [Beijing] Mr. Yang Zhanming and Wife Ms. Wu Yao Persecuted
4. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Bing Tried
5. [Nanbu County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jing Huiling Tried
6. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wu Chunxiong and Four Other Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
7. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Donglan and Other Practitioners Arrested
8. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yuehong Placed Under Criminal Detention
9. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Dong Xiangru Under Residential Surveillance
10. [Hanchuan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Cuihua and Ms. Liu Fengzhen Arrested
11. [Tianjin] Mr. Liu Liankun Faces Trial
12. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Shuqin and Ms. Tang Fengying Arrested
13. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yun and Daughter Ms. Dong Mei Arrested
14. [Teiling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Shuxue and Mr. Ma Wanlin’s Cases Turned Over to Procuratorate
15. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Quan Xiaoyan and Husband Mr. Shang Gaochao Detained
16. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Meng Jinli Missing for Over Two Years

1. [Shanghai] Ms. Pei Shanzhen Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Pei Shanzhen from Jing’an District was tried at a branch of the Jing’an District Court, and given a three-and-a-half-year prison term on the morning of December 10, 2019.

2. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhao Guichun Abused; Two Other Practitioners’ Cases Turned Over to Procuratorate

Ms. Zhao Guichun from Yuanbaoshan District was severely abused in Hohhot Women's Prison. Yue Tingting, the No. 5 Ward supervisor, under the excuse of Ms. Zhao not taking medicine, told four or five young, large people to punch and kick her.

Ms. Sun Xiuhua and Ms. Shan Baoqin. who were arrested by officers from Erlong Police Station, Ningcheng County, are still being held in custody. Their cases were turned over to the Procuratorate.

Participants in the persecution:Ningcheng Procuratorate:Yu Zhixiang (于志祥): +86-18847636906Zhao Zhijie (赵志杰): +86-13847668099Han Feng (韩峰), chief procurator: +86-13848960888Song Adi (宋阿第), Prosecution Section: +86-18547626000, +86-18648105600Wang Yaxin (王亚欣), president, Court: +86-18604765359Liu Wenju (刘文举), director, Criminal Tribunal, who participated in sentencing Falun Gong practitioners in numerous cases: +86-13847666756

3. [Beijing] Mr. Yang Zhanming and Wife Ms. Wu Yao Persecuted

Mr. Yang Zhanming, 80, is a retired senior engineer from the Beijing Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics. He was harassed, detained on numerous occasions, and his home was ransacked many times for his perseverance in practicing Falun Gong. His wife Ms. Wu Yao passed away on June 22, 2003, as a result of being persecuted.

Officers, including Gao Jing from Huayuanlu Police Station, ransacked Mr. Yang’s home on April 13, 2019, and confiscated a computer, a printer, and Falun Dafa books, among other items.

4. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Bing Tried

Ms. Liu Bing was tried on December 10, 2019. She was held in Jilin City Detention Center for 143 days. She has been in poor health. Her eyesight deteriorated. Her legs and feet are swollen. Still she has to do slave labor every day.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Liu:Li Zhongcheng (李忠诚), Chuanying District Court: +86-432-62404965

5. [Nanbu County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jing Huiling Tried

Ms. Jing Huiling was reported and arrested for distributing information about Falun Gong on a bus. She was held in custody. She was tried twice by the local court on November 7 and November 28, 2019.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Jing:Ren Sixuan (任思璇), presiding judge, Nanbu County Court: +86-13508098043Huang Haiyan (黄海燕): +86-18990812222Liu Bin (刘斌): +86-18048401666Procuratorate:Jing Yongguo (敬永国): +86-15881728111He Bo (何波): +86-13508098838

6. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wu Chunxiong and Four Other Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Wu Chunxiong from Jiexi County was arrested and his home was ransacked by officers from the Dongsheng Police Station on May 22, 2017. Mr. Wu Xuqin (an employee at Mr. Wu Chunxiong’s company) and his mother Ms. Chen Xiaobin were also arrested.

Mr. Wu Xuqin, Ms. Chen, Mr. Wu Chunxiong, Ms. Cai Linhua, and Ms. Tang Jianqun were tried by the Rongcheng District Court on March 19, 2019.

In May 2019, Mr. Wu Chungxiong was given an eight-year-and-six-month prison term, Ms. Tang an eight-year term, Mr. Wu Xuqin a seven-year-and-six-month prison term. Ms. Chen and Ms. Cai were each given a two-year-and-six-month prison term. They were also fined. The five practitioners appealed to Jieyang City Intermediate Court.

At the end of October 2019, the intermediate court upheld their verdicts. Mr. Wu Chunxiong and Mr. Wu Xuqin were taken to Sihui Prison. Ms. Tang (from Xi’an City in Shannxi Province) was taken to Guangdong Province Women's Prison.

Ms. Chen and Ms. Cai, who had finished their prison terms, were released on November 21, 2019.

7. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Donglan and Other Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhang Donglan and other practitioners from Luanzhou City were reported and arrested by officers from Angezhuang Police Station on December 1, 2019. They were taken to the Luanzhou City Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

Participants in the persecution:Liu Guolin (刘国林), director, Angezhuang Police Station: +86-13832985701Huang Yongliang (黄永亮), political head: +86-13832986323Dong Zhenxing (董振兴), deputy director: +86-18832987742

8. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yuehong Placed Under Criminal Detention

Ms. Zhang Yuehong was monitored, followed and arrested by officers from Liulinqiao Police Station on December 7, 2019, for distributing Falun Gong materials at Liulinqiao Residential Community. She was placed under criminal detention and held in Handan City No. 3 Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang:Liulinqiao Police Station: +86-310-8018972Hao Xuhui (郝旭辉), political head, Liulinqiao Police Station: +86-13315080536Yan Lifeng (闫利锋), deputy director, Liulinqiao Police Station: +86-13293086988Zhao Jinfeng (赵金锋), director director, Liulinqiao Police Station: +86-15533007777

9. [Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Dong Xiangru Under Residential Surveillance

Ms. Dong Xiangru retired from Department of Natural Resources of Zhejiang Province. She received collection notices from several people recently, including a notice on November 8, 2019, from a deputy chief of the Personnel Department of the company she retired from. She was told to return her 368,599.00 yuan pension she received between October 2014 and February 2019. She currently lives under residential surveillance.

Ms. Dong was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on March 1, 2007, and released on October 24, 2008. She was sentenced to prison the second time on October 11, 2018. She was given a two-year-and-six-month prison term and fined 20,000 yuan.

10. [Hanchuan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Cuihua and Ms. Liu Fengzhen Arrested

Ms. Chen Cuihua and Ms. Liu Fengzhen were reported and arrested by officers from the Huayan Police Station on the morning of December 11, 2019. Ms. Liu was released that day, and Ms. Chen was detained for 10 days.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Chen and Ms. Liu:Yu Qingbo (余清波), deputy head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13995852388, +86-15337329571, +86-18995702822Zhang Ting (张婷), director, Huayan Police Station: +86-13986472999Hu Guoguang (胡国光), political head, Huayan Police Station: +86-13586320086Chen Shoubin (陈守斌), deputy director, Huayan Police Station: +86-13907292310

11. [Tianjin] Mr. Liu Liankun Faces Trial

Mr. Liu Liankun from Beichen District was arrested on July 30, 2019. He is scheduled to be tried on December 14 by Beichen District Court. Mr. Liu’s family have been denied any visits to him since his arrest despite their repeated requests.

12. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Shuqin and Ms. Tang Fengying Arrested

Ms. Sun Shuqin and Ms. Tang Fengying from Hongtoushan Town were arrested by officers from Nanzamu Police Station when they distributed desktop calendars which had information about Falun Gong in Nanzamu Town, Xinbin County, on the morning of December 7, 2019. Ms. Tang was released, and Ms. Sun was taken to Nangou Detention Center.

13. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yun and Daughter Ms. Dong Mei Arrested

Ms. Zhang Yun, 75, and her daughter Ms. Dong Mei from Dadong District were arrested and taken to Shenyang City No. 1 Detention Center on December 4, 2019.

14. [Teiling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Shuxue and Mr. Ma Wanlin’s Cases Turned Over to Procuratorate

Ms. Lu Shuxue and Mr. Ma Wanlin were arrested on September 28, 2019. Their cases were turned over to Yinchuan District Procuratorate by Fang Zheng, a Domestic Security Division head.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Lu and Mr. Ma:Wu Di (吴迪), prosecutor, Yinchuan District Procuratorate: +86-24-74840641Li Guoxiang (李国相), vice chief procurator, in charge of Prosecution Section: +86-24-72206545, +86-18941005555Li Dongmei (李冬梅), Prosecution Section, participated in persecution of Falun Gong practitioners many times: +86-24-74840641, +86-24-72208405Fang Zheng (方峥), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13804100700

15. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Quan Xiaoyan and Husband Mr. Shang Gaochao Detained

Ms. Quan Xiaoyan and her husband Mr. Shang Gaochao from Liquan County were arrested and handcuffed by three plainclothes officers while they worked in their store on November 25, 2019. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books, SIM cards, and 1,100 yuan in cash. The couple was taken to Liquan County Detention Center for 15 days of detention. They have returned home.

Participant in the persecution:Wang Tao (王涛), head, Liquan County Domestic Security Division: +86-13700202000

16. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Meng Jinli Missing for Over Two Years

Ms. Meng Jinli, about 38, worked at odd jobs in Yingcheng City. She disappeared when she was returning to Guizhou from Hubei in March or April 2017. No one has heard anything from her for two years.

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