Practitioner Ms. Yu Guirong Sentenced to Prison, Ms. Lan Bo Arrested

Ms. Yu Guirong, a resident of Zhongxing Village, Liutuan Township, Yanshou County, Heilongjiang Province, was recently sentenced to six years in prison by the local court, which is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. She was taken to Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison.

Ms. Yu was arrested by the Yanshou County Police on the evening of August 26th, 2011 and her home was ransacked. She was held in Harbin City's Second Detention Centre, also known as Yazijuan Detention Centre, where the authorities deny any family visitation. Her family was not notified about her trial or that she had been taken to Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison.

Yanshou County Practitioner Ms. Lan Bo Arrested

Ms. Lan Bo was arrested at her home sometime after 10 a.m. on July 22nd, 2012 by Zhao Xiaodong, captain of Yanshou County Domestic Security Team, and Zheng Songlin. Her home was ransacked at the same time. Ms. Lan was taken to Harbin City Second Detention Centre.

Harbin City Second Detention Centre, also known as Yanzijuan Detention Centre, is one of the main facilities where practitioners are detained and tortured. In recent years, the local authorities have been arresting female practitioners in Harbin City and the surrounding areas and sending them directly to Harbin City Second Detention Centre. Afterwards, the practitioners are usually put on trial and sentenced to prison terms. Some practitioners' families are not notified of the process. Ms. Yu Guirong's family was one of them.

Perpetrators from Yanshou County Police Department include:

Zhao Xiaodong, +86-13763406846

Zheng Songlin