(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 23 cities or counties in 11 provinces, where at least 54 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yinfeng Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
2. [Linfen City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Xu Ling Missing
3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Six Practitioners Harassed
4. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Guo Xiaodong and Her Family Harassed
5. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhi and Her Family Harassed
6. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Harassed at Home
7. [Shanghai] Mr. Zhang Qin Appealed to Intermediate Court
8. [Zhumadian City, Henan Province] Mr. Yan Weibin’s Case Passed to Court
9. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Shufeng Harassed
10. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
11. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Zhang Wentao Beaten in Detention Center
12. [Hepu County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region] Three Practitioners Harassed
13. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Yujun Ordered to Return Pension
14. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Fan Shuyin Arrested and Released the Same Day
15. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Ruilian and Her Family Harassed
16. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Yanling and Ms. Zheng Fenglian Harassed
17. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Four Practitioners Arrested and Released
18. [Jingmen City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Guiying Arrested
19. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Shumei Detained
20. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhou Huizhu Detained
21. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Tong Hengbiao Sentenced to Prison
22. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Six Practitioners Arrested
23. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jin Min Arrested
24. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fu Shunju Arrested and Released the Same Day
25. [Beijing] Ms. Zhai Zihui Tried in Court
26. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Ms. Peng Xia Taken to Brainwashing Center, Ms. Ji Shujun Arrested and Released
1. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yinfeng Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
Ms. Liu Yinfeng was sentenced to seven years in prison. A copy of the sentencing record was sent to the detention center where she was being held, and to her lawyer.
2. [Linfen City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Xu Ling Missing
Ms. Xu Ling has been missing since May 1, 2020.
3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Six Practitioners Harassed
Ms. Na Shuyan was harassed at home by two agents from the Wanmi Neighborhood Community in July 2020. They demanded that she sign a guarantee statement promising to stop practicing Falun Gong. Ms. Na refused. They said that they would return.
Ms. Wang Shuzhen and Ms. Qu Guirong were harassed by officers from the Pingxin Town Police Station in August.
Mr. Sun Yonghui and Mr. Li Hongbin received harassing phone calls from officers Fang Hongwei and Wang Yu from the Youxie Police Station in early September. The officers tried to coerce them into writing guarantee statements.
Officers Fang and Wang also harassed Mr. Gao Chunsheng in early September. They went to his workplace, a grain store out of town, and tried to coerce him into writing a guarantee statement. They said that he must return to his hometown and write it.
4. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Guo Xiaodong and Her Family Harassed
Ms. Guo Xiaoqing, 25, and her family from Guantao County have been repeatedly harassed at home or on the phone for suing Jiang Zemin, the former leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong.
Under orders from the Chengguan Police Station, Wang Zhanxian from Dongbao Village called Ms. Guo’s father to check if Ms. Guo still practiced Falun Gong.
5. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhi and Her Family Harassed
Huang Yingdong from the Duzhuang Town Comprehensive Management Office, along with two other agents, went to Ms. Zhang Yuzhi's home in Miuzhuang Village in mid-August 2020. Ms. Zhang was not there, so they took her daughter away and ordered her to sign documents on her mother's behalf. The daughter replied, “Cultivation is my mother’s own business. I won’t sign.”
They threatened her, saying, “If you don't sign it it will hurt your son’s chance of joining the army or studying in college.”
Two people from the village committee went to harass Ms. Zhang and her family two days later.
6. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Harassed at Home
Three practitioners in Xinzhan Town, Zhaoyuan County were harassed at home between September 10 and 13, 2020. Officers from the Yishun Township Police Station went to Mr. Li Haifu’s home twice. Both times Mr. Li was not there. The officers confiscated five copies of Hong Yin and a hand-copy of Zhuan Falun.
Mr. Wang Weide was harassed at home. He was bedridden and didn't talk to the officers. They took photographs and then left.
Officers harassed Ms. Tian Yuxiu at home. She clarified the facts to them before they left.
7. [Shanghai] Mr. Zhang Qin Appealed to Intermediate Court
Mr. Zhang Qin was arrested by security guards in a subway station on April 24, 2019, and taken to the Xuhui District Detention Center. He was tried by the Fengxian District Court on July 6, 2020, and sentenced to five years in prison for his faith in Falun Gong. He has appealed to the Shanghai City No. 1 Intermediate Court.
Mr. Zhang had been arrested five times in the past, resulting in two prison terms (four and five years) and one forced labor term of one year.
8. [Zhumadian City, Henan Province] Mr. Yan Weibin’s Case Passed to Court
Mr. Yan Weibin has been held in the Zhumadian City Detention Center for over two months. His physical exam results showed that he had hepatitis B. His case was passed to the Yicheng District Court in September 2020.
9. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Shufeng Harassed
Ms. Dong Shufeng was harassed at home by the village Party secretary Wen Yuping, mayor Wang Yumei, and the town's Party secretary on September 2, 2020. The town's Party secretary asked Ms. Dong if she still practiced Falun Gong, and ordered her to write a guarantee statement denouncing Falun Gong. Ms. Dong refused.
Wang then threatened Ms. Dong’s husband, saying, “You will be implicated if she doesn’t sign.” Wang asked where their eldest grandson worked, and said that their other grandson and granddaughter's college education would be at risk.
10. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
Personnel from the neighborhood committee and the village residential committee harassed practitioners during September 2020. Some of them harassed practitioners at home, and some made harassing phone calls threatening the practitioners’ families to put pressure on the practitioners. Some videotaped practitioners whenever they met and questioned if they still practiced Falun Gong.
Some village Party secretaries led personnel from the town government to practitioners’ homes, and sat there until their questions were answered.
The following practitioners are known to have been harassed: Mr. Cai Guosheng, Mr. Wang Qingshuang, Mr. Liu Rong, Ms. Wei Jingmin, Ms. Xiang Yan, Li (gender unknown), Ms. Dai, Ms. Han Jing, Ms. Zhao Yanfeng, and Mr. Yin Jian.
11. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Zhang Wentao Beaten in Detention Center
Mr. Zhang Wentao, in his 40s, was taken to the Nanchang City No. 1 Detention Center. He was abused by an inmate in the same cell when he was cleaning the hall one day. The inmate beat him, and stood on his hands.
Mr. Zhang was arrested at home on July 21, 2019. The police ransacked the place but didn't find anything incriminating. His stepmother was frightened and fainted.
12. [Hepu County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region] Three Practitioners Harassed
Personnel from the neighborhood committee went to practitioners’ homes during August and September 2020.
Ms. Pei Lian was harassed at home by two agents from the Fifth Street Neighborhood Committee on the afternoon of September 14. They asked her when she started to practice Falun Gong, and said that it was their boss who told them to bring a form and have her fill it in.
Two agents went to harass Ms. Zhong Lanying, but her son rebuked them. They left.
Ms. Fang Caizhen was harassed at home.
13. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Yujun Ordered to Return Pension
Ms. Li Yujun received a phone call from the Longkou Labor Bureau in early August 2020. The caller said that Ms. Li must return her pension that she received after she was arrested and before she was sentenced. If she did not comply, it would be deducted from her next pension payment.
14. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Fan Shuyin Arrested and Released the Same Day
Ms. Fan Shuyin was arrested on September 13, 2020, after someone reported her for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was taken to the Jiangcheng Police Station and later transferred to the Jingxiu Police Department.
Police officers withdrew her blood against her will. She was also forced to sign and press her fingerprints on their documents. Ms. Fan was released at 9:00 p.m.
15. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Ruilian and Her Family Harassed
Ms. Zhang Ruilian was harassed at home on September 9, 2020, by village Party secretary Ma Xijing and an agent from the town government. They demanded that she sign the three statements. Ms. Zhang refused.
They then called her son and daughter. Her daughter cried and begged her mother to sign.
16. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Yanling and Ms. Zheng Fenglian Harassed
Ms. Liu Yanling and Ms. Zheng Fenglian were harassed by two officers from the Yizhou Town Police Station and the village Party secretary on September 8, 2020. They first went to Ms. Liu Yanling’s home, videotaped her, and asked if she still practiced Falun Gong. An officer said, “Come to the police station tomorrow. We will talk to you there.”
They then went to Ms. Zheng Fenglian’s home. Ms. Zheng’s husband was the only one there. They said they wanted to see his wife. The husband replied, “Do you ever stop [harassing her]?” They later left.
17. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Four Practitioners Arrested and Released
Mr. Liu Xingrong, Mr. Jia Aihua, Ms. Zhu Fengmin, and Mr. Cheng Wenrong were arrested at a practitioner’s home at 6:00 p.m. on September 6, 2020. Officer Shi Xinmin and two dozen other officers broke into the place, and confiscated four computers, seven cellphones, U-drives, around 20 Falun Gong books, and other personal belongings.
The four practitioners were held in a police station until 6:00 p.m. the next day.
18. [Jingmen City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Guiying Arrested
Ms. Chen Guiying was arrested several days ago for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.
19. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Shumei Detained
Ms. Liu Shumei was arrested on September 14, 2020. She is being held in the Longfeng Police Station.
20. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhou Huizhu Detained
Dengfeng Street Police Station director Wang made Ms. Zhou Huizhu have a physical exam before taking her to the Dalian Detention Center for five days.
21. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Tong Hengbiao Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Tong Hengbiao was sentenced to three years in prison.
22. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Six Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Su Lifeng, Ms. Liu Jingxiu, Ms. Sang Jingmei, Ms. Xiao Benying, and Ms. Yao Yuyan were arrested by officers from the Nanguangchang Police Station on the afternoon of August 6, 2020, when they were shopping in Heishui Road Wholesale Market.
Ms. Sang and Ms. Yao’s homes were ransacked. Mr. Song Liang, Ms. Yao’s husband, was arrested at home.
Ms. Yao managed to escape from the police station. Ms. Su was released on bail. Ms. Liu is in the hospital. Ms. Sang and Ms. Xiao are being held in the No. 4 Detention Center.
The Kuanchneng District Police Department is applying for the arrest warrants from the Kuancheng Procuratorate.
23. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jin Min Arrested
Ms. Jin Min was arrested by officers from the local police station on September 12, 2020, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.
24. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fu Shunju Arrested and Released the Same Day
Ms. Fu Shunju from Mengyang Town was arrested in Jiuchi Town by officers from the local police station on September 8, 2020, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was released within an hour.
25. [Beijing] Ms. Zhai Zihui Tried in Court
Ms. Zhai Zihui was tried by the Wenyuhe Court on September 14, 2020.
26. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Ms. Peng Xia Taken to Brainwashing Center, Ms. Ji Shujun Arrested and Released
Ms. Peng Xia and Ms. Ji Shujun were arrested in Tumu Town by officers from the local police station on the morning of September 10, 2020.
Ms. Ji was taken back home on September 12. Ms. Peng is being held in the Dahuangzhuang Town Brainwashing Center.
