(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 6 provinces. According to this report, 2 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, at least 13 practitioners were illegally arrested.
1. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Luan Hong Arrested
2. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yu Surong Arrested
3. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Yuhui and Others Arrested
4. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Kaidong Arrested
5. [Kangping County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Cui Rishao Arrested
6. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Li Peng Arrested
7. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Jia Fengfei's Mother Appeals for Justice for Her Son
8. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Kao Fuquan Detained Again
9. [Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhou Fa's Lawyer Prevented from Visiting Him
10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Feng Tortured in Prison
11. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Fu Tingfa Arrested Again
12. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhao Chuanwen Tortured in Detention Center
13. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Ge Xiuyun Detained
1. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Luan Hong Arrested
Ms. Luan Hong was arrested at Shengli Oil Field No. 34 Middle School on the morning of February 29, 2016, by Dong Ning, the captain of the Domestic Security Division, Binbei Police Department, Binhai Police Department, Shengli Oil Field.
Ms. Luan's whereabouts are unknown.
2. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yu Surong Arrested
Ms. Yu Surong of Baoguang Factory was arrested at home on February 26, 2016, by Weibin Police Department officers, who ransacked her home. She is incarcerated at the Baoji City No. 2 Detention Center.
3. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Yuhui and Others Arrested
Mr. Wang Yuhui from the Shibei District and other practitioners were arrested on the afternoon of February 25, 2016, by officers from the Taishanlu Police Station for distributing Falun Gong materials. Mr. Wang was taken to the Pudong Detention Center in Jimo City and detained for 7 days.
4. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Kaidong Arrested
Mr. Liu Kaidong, who fled home to avoid being persecuted, was arrested in Daqing City on February 26, 2016.
5. [Kangping County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Cui Rishao Arrested
Mr. Cui Rishao was arrested on the afternoon of February 29, 2016, by officers from the Zhenbei Police Station while he was talking to people about Falun Gong. The police ransacked his home. He was released after the officers extorted 1,000 yuan from his family.
Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Cui:Wang Ziyong (王智勇), director, Zhenbei Police Station: +86-13998325977Cao Jingsong (曹劲松), instructor: +86-13909832257Su Xiaochun (苏晓春), deputy director: +86-13898860242
6. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Li Peng Arrested
Mr. Li Peng of Jujia Village, Gaojia Town, Webin District, was arrested on his way home after he picked up his child. His whereabouts are unknown.
Zhang Xiaochen (张晓晨), secretary, Weibin District Politics and Legal Affairs Commitee: +86-917-3318974, +86-917-3318974Xiao Junming (夏君明), director, General Management Office: +86-917-3312797Liu Guohui (刘国辉), director, Weibin Police Department, Baoji City: +86-917-3323100.
7. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Jia Fengfei's Mother Appeals for Justice for Her Son
Mr. Jia Fengfei was sentenced to four years on September 29, 2015, for refusing to give up his faith in Falun Gong. His mother requested an open hearing during the appeal process, but was turned down by judge Xu from the Zhangjiakou City Intermediate Court.
Mr. Jia's mother filed a complaint with the Shijiazhuang Court against the Zhangjiakou City Intermediate Court. She mailed another copy of her complaint to the State Appeals Office.
8. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Kao Fuquan Detained Again
Mr. Kao Fuquan, 63, was taken from his home on February 25, 2016, for suing Jiang Zemin and holding the former Chinese dictator responsible for launching the persecution of Falun Gong.
Mr. Kao is the former director of the Zhaoyuan Gold Mine Electric Appliance Plant. He has been repeatedly arrested, detained, and tortured over the past 16 years for refusing to give up his faith in Falun Gong.
He joined thousands of practitioners in 2015 in filing a criminal complaint against Jiang, only to be arrested this February. He was taken to the Zhaoyuan City Detention Center for 15 days.
Officer Li Jianguang from Mengzhi Police Station led the raid on Mr. Kao's home and the arrest.
9. [Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhou Fa's Lawyer Prevented from Visiting Him
Mr. Zhou Fa was taken from his home on December 23, 2015, after filing a criminal complaint against former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin for initating the persecution of Falun Gong.
Since then, his lawyer, Mr. Ren Quanniu, hasn't been able to see him to discuss his case. The local detention center declined Mr. Ren's repeated requests to meet with his client, citing orders that only the police department can approve such visits.
Feng Jian, deputy secretary of the Chinese Communist Party of Baoqing County Police Department, was said to be the person in charge. He gave all kinds of excuses to not meet with Mr. Ren. At the same time he instructed the detention center to continue to deny Mr. Zhou any visitors.
When Mr. Ren visited the detention center again on February 25, 2016, he was given the runaround and was still unable to see Mr. Zhou.
Mr. Ren next went to different agencies to complain about the legal violations committed by Feng Jian and the detention center.
Baoqing County Procuratorate and its liaison office in the detention center, Baoqing County Discipline Committee and Political and Legal Committee, and Shuangyashan City Police Department all refused to lodge Mr. Ren's complaints.
Only the Shuangyashan Procuratorate accepted his complaint, but has not yet responded to Mr. Ren.
10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Feng Tortured in Prison
Mr. Yang Feng complained about chest pain and poor appetite during a recent family visit. The former teacher is serving 4 years in Shandong Province Prison for refusing to give up his faith in Falun Gong.
According to his family, Mr. Yang appeared distressed and suffering from deteriorating health. They are very worried about him.
Mr. Yang was arrested with his mother on July 2, 2014. The local court sentenced him to prison on August 12, 2015, a year later.
11. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Fu Tingfa Arrested Again
Mr. Fu Tingfa, 49, was arrested on October 9, 2015, for filing a criminal complaint against Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese dictator, who was behind the persecution of Falun Gong. His case has been submitted to the Junan County Court. He is being held in the Junan Detention Center.
This is the sixth time Mr. Fu has been arrested. Throughout the past 16 years, Mr. Fu had been repeatedly arrested and detained. As a result of being tortured he is now blind in his right eye.
12. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhao Chuanwen Tortured in Detention Center
Mr. Zhao Chuanwen was arrested on December 24, 2015, and detained in the Hedong District Detention Center.
Because his family was not allowed to visit him, they asked a lawyer to visit him. The lawyer met with Mr. Zhao on February 24, 2016. It was learned that Mr. Zhao was deprived of sleep and forced to take cold showers. Both his physical and mental health have declined.
13. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Ge Xiuyun Detained
More than 200 Wuxi Falun Gong practitioners filed criminal complaints against Jiang Zemin between May 27 and September 19, 2015, for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Ge Xiuyun was among them.
Officers from the Wuxi Police Department and the Nanchang District Domestic Security broke into Ms. Ge's home on January 20, 2016, and took her to the Wuxi No. 2 Detention Center.
Ms. Ge was sentenced to a year and a half in prison. She has been taken to the Nantong Women's Prison.
