(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 28 cities or counties in 15 provinces, where at least 46 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Longhua County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Shulian Sentenced to Three Years in prison
2. [Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xu Zhonghui Imprisoned
3. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Chaoying Under Formal Arrest
4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Five Practitioners Facing a Trial
5. [Jingmen City, Hubei Province] Mr. Chen Fenghua Arrested
6. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Chuanjie and Ms. Li Xinyun Harassed
7. [Chengde County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Liu Jingchun Arrested
8. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Xu Min Arrested
9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Sumei Arrested
10. [Yongji County, Jilin Province] Practitioner Cao Hua and Ms. Shi Harassed
11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhou Yanbo Arrested
12. [Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
13. [Chongqing] Practitioner Yuan Rong Arrested in Henan Province
14. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Du Fengqin and Ms. Zhou Mengqiong Harassed
15. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Chen Youtian Arrested
16. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Chang Zhongmin Arrested
17. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Li Dan Arrested
18. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Peng Wanqin Harassed
19. [Gongyi City, Henan Province] Ms. Wu Xiaoxia Harassed
20. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Yulan Harassed
21. [Linxi County, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ding Xiuzhen and Ms. Zhang Zhihua Arrested
22. [Huili County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Deyuan Harassed
23. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Ms. He Xiuyun Arrested
24. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yin Huifang Harassed
25. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] The Couple of Cao Yuling and Wang Guilan Arrested
26. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Ying Arrested
27. [Dengta City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Wang Hongxu Facing a Trial
28. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yu Chunbo and His Wife Arrested
29. [Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Meifeng Arrested
30. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Xiaoling Facing a Trial
31. [Gaobeidian City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wen Xiyan Arrested
32. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
33. [Beijing] Ms. Zhao Yanhua Sentenced
1. [Longhua County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Shulian Sentenced to Three Years in prison
Ms. Zhang Shulian was arrested by Yan Zhende, deputy of Longhua Domestic Security Division and was forcefully taken to have a viral test on September 27, 2020. She was taken to Chengde Chinese Medicine Hospital the next day to have a medical exam. She was found to have multiple gallstones, a lump on her neck, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid heart disease, and high blood pressure of 190/130. She was rejected when sent to the detention center. She was released on bail pending trial on September 29, 2020.
Ms. Zhang was sentenced to three years in prison on October 12, 2020, and fined 10,000 yuan. She has appealed her case.
2. [Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xu Zhonghui Imprisoned
Ms. Xu Zhonghui was sent to No.4 Ward of Chengdu Women’s Prison from Mianyang Detention Center in October 2020 to serve a three-year term. Her family received a call from the prison on November 11, 2020, to inform the family not to visit or call Ms. Xu except for sending money.
Ms. Xu’s family hasn’t seen her since she was arrested and detained in July 2019. Her 88-year-old mother passed away this year and was unable to see her daughter.
Prior to her latest persecution, she was detained 15 days after she was arrested on August 4, 2018, for talking to people about Falun Gong.
3. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Chaoying Under Formal Arrest
Ms. Wang Chaoying (66 years old) from Yanqing District was arrested in front of her home on October 6, 2020. She has been detained in Changping Detention Center. Her family was informed on November 13 by Qianjiadian Police Station that she was now under formal arrest. The family refused to sign the arrest notice.
4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Five Practitioners Facing a Trial
Five practitioners from Wanggang Town of Nangang District, including Yu Ping, Feng Shuhuan, Dai Shihua, Dai Shiling, and Wu Guibo, were arrested on April 22, 2019. They are going to be tried by Daoli District Court on the morning of November 24, 2020, via online video.
5. [Jingmen City, Hubei Province] Mr. Chen Fenghua Arrested
Mr. Chen Fenghua was arrested at home on the evening of November 9, 2020, and was sent to Shayang Police Station. His home was ransacked. Dafa books and the computer were taken away. His family has not been allowed to visit him.
6. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Chuanjie and Ms. Li Xinyun Harassed
Mr. Zhao Chuanjie in Yongnian District was harassed at home on November 11, 2020, by two police officers from the West Police District. They demanded him to sign the so-called “guaranteed statement” and photographed him.
Ms. Li Xinyun was harassed at home on November 10, 2020, by an official from Dongzhao Village and two police officers from West Police District. They questioned her whether she still practiced Falun Gong and photographed her.
7. [Chengde County, Hebei Province] Practitioner Liu Jingchun Arrested
Liu Jingchun (gender unknown) was reported to police in Laoxiying and was arrested on the morning of November 8, 2020. Liu is currently detained in Chengde County Detention Center.
8. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Xu Min Arrested
Ms. Xu Min was arrested at home by the police from Binhu Police Station in June 2020. She was later released on bail pending trial.
Ms. Xu was arrested again on November 6, 2020. She is currently detained in the detention center.
9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Sumei Arrested
Ms. Zhang Sumei from Tiexi District was arrested on November 12, 2020, by the police from Xinhua Police Station when she was clarifying the truth.
10. [Yongji County, Jilin Province] Practitioners Cao Hua and Ms. Shi Harassed
The deputy of Yilaxi Town Police Station Wang Chunlei and the police officer Qu Hangjian came to the homes of Cao Hua (gender unknown) and Ms. Shi to harass them on November 2, 2020. They went through their homes to check and didn’t show their IDs and state their names.
11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhou Yanbo Arrested
Ms. Zhou Yanbo from Jinzhou District was arrested at a snack shop by plainclothes policemen on the afternoon of November 12, 2020. Her whereabouts is unknown.
12. [Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
Practitioners Feng Tingcai, Feng Yongyan and Feng Tingxiang in Ketuo Village were harassed at home on November 11, 2020, by more than a dozen of people from the Gansu Politic and Legal committee, Linxia Prefecture Police Department, Yongqing County Police Department, Sanyuan Police Station, and the village committee.
They were also called to the village committee for questioning.
13. [Chongqing] Practitioner Yuan Rong Arrested in Henan Province
Yuan Rong (gender unknown) from Nanxi Valley of Chongqing was arrested by the police from Henan Province in early November 2020. The practitioner is currently detained somewhere in Henan Province.
14. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Du Fengqin and Ms. Zhou Mengqiong Harassed
Ms. Du Fengqin and Ms. Zhou Mengqiong were harassed at home on October 21, 2020, by two police officers from Qinglong Police Station. They photographed them.
15. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Chen Youtian Arrested
Chen Youtian (gender unknown) in Taihe Town of Zichuan District was arrested at home on November 12, 2020, by seven or eight Zhichuan District police officers with the assistant of the village women director.
16. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Chang Zhongmin Arrested
Mr. Chang Zongmin was arrested at home around 5 AM, November 9, 2020, by three police officers from Mushihe Police Station in Jiutai District. They ransacked his home and took away two Dafa books. Mr. Chang was taken to Changchun Detention House under a 10-day detention after the medical exam in Jiutai District Hospital.
He was found to have heart problems and calcification spots in his lung during the medical check in the detention house and was rejected. He was sent back to his home and was told to be under house arrest for ten days.
17. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Practitioner Li Dan Arrested
Li Dan (gender unknown) was reported to police when clarifying the truth and was arrested on November 13, 2020. It is unknown where Li Dan is detained currently.
18. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Peng Wanqin Harassed
Ms. Peng Wanqin was harassed recently by the police officer Linghu Changlei from Zhonghua Road Police Station and Liu Yongsheng, party director of No. 4 Hospital of Zunyi City. Ms. Peng was threatened that she would lose her job if she refused to give up her practice of Falun Gong.
19. [Gongyi City, Henan Province] Ms. Wu Xiaoxia Harassed
Ms. Wu Xiaoxia was harassed at home five times in November by the government officials from Zhanjie Town, and Du Dadui, an officer from Sigou Village. They threatened to send Ms. Wu to the brainwashing center in Zhengzhou City for 20 days. Two people would accompany her there to assist in the brainwashing.
20. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Yulan Harassed
Ms. Gao Yulan was harassed at her shop on November 12, 2020, by four people from Tiexi Police Station and the local community, and the deputy of Fuyu Town. She was demanded to sign the so-called “three statements”, which she firmly rejected.
21. [Linxi County, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ding Xiuzhen and Ms. Zhang Zhihua Arrested
Ms. Ding Xiuzhen, (67 years old) and Ms. Zhang Zhihua (60 years old) were arrested by two plainclothes policemen on the morning of October 29, 2020. Their homes were ransacked. The personal belongings in Mr. Ding Xiuzhen’s home were taken away including a laptop (belonging to her children), a printer, a hand-copied book of Zhuan Falun, the hanging frame with the embroidered characters of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, etc. All the Dafa books and a laptop from Ms. Zhang Zhihua’s home were taken away. Both of them were detained for 10 days. They were released home on November 8, 2020.
22. [Huili County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Deyuan Harassed
Ms. Jiang Deyuan was arrested on November 11, 2020, and was taken to Chengnan Police Station for interrogation. She was questioned where she had distributed the article on Zhang Zhengyou’s benefits in practicing Falun Gong and sufferings of the persecutions. She was released around 5 PM that day.
23. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Ms. He Xiuyun Arrested
Ms. He Xiuyun was arrested at home on November 12, 2020, by the police officer Zhang Hua from Hecheng Police Department and the police from Yingfeng Police Station. She was detained in Yingfeng Police Station for one night and then sent to the detention house the next day after the medical check at the Huaihua Red Cross.
24. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yin Huifang Harassed
From October to November 3, 2020, Ms. Yin Huifang has been harassed 12 times by the people from Xindu District “610 Office”, the village officials, and local police. They came to her home to photograph her, tear off the couplets on the wall, and to take away the book of Zhuan Falun, two copies of the Minghui Weekly, and other materials. They called her to the police station with the deceptive method to threaten and intimidate her.
25. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] The Couple of Cao Yuling and Wang Guilan Arrested
The couple of Cao Yuling and Wang Guilan from Dongpu Villiage of Wangcun Town, Zhoucun District, was arrested at home on November 11, 2020. Their home was ransacked.
26. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Ying Arrested
Ms. Li Ying from the Development District was arrested on May 28, 2020, when she was distributing truth clarifying materials. Her home was ransacked and the personal belongings including one laptop and several Dafa books were taken away. She was released on bail pending trial.
Ms. Li and her husband (non-practitioner) were taken from home to the Huanghe Road Police Station on November 2, 2020. Ms. Li was under formal arrest. She is now detained in Wafangdian Detention Center.
27. [Dengta City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Wang Hongxu Facing a Trial
Wang Hongxu (gender unknown) will be tried on November 16, 2020
28. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yu Chunbo and His Wife Arrested
Mr. Yu Chunbo and his wife were arrested on November 12, 2020, by the police from Ziyou Street Police Station of Chaoyang District. Their home was ransacked. Dafa books and truth clarifying materials were taken away.
29. [Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Meifeng Arrested
Ms. Wang Meifeng was arrested on November 13, 2020.
30. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Xiaoling Facing a Trial
Ms. Li Xiaoling had more than 140,000 yuan of her pension taken by the Social Security Bureau. With the help of her husband, she filed a lawsuit against the Social Security Bureau. She was advised to withdraw the case on the first court hearing which she refused. Now she has been sued by the Social Security Bureau and will have the court hearing in Renchen Court on November 16, 2020.
31. [Gaobeidian City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wen Xiyan Arrested
Ms. Wen Xiyan was arrested recently by the police from Luxi Police Station.
32. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Wang Yali, Ms. Sun Jinkui and Ms. Wang Shugui were sentenced to four years, three years, and one year and seven months, respectively, on October 23, 2020, by the Mishan City Court.
The three practitioners were arrested between November 8 and 10, 2018. They appeared in Mishan City Court three times on November 5, 2019, January 9 and September 30, 2020, before being convicted.
The practitioners’ families and local practitioners frequented the police station, procuratorate, and court to clarify the facts of Falun Gong to the officials and urge them not to follow the persecution policy, but to no avail.
33. [Beijing] Ms. Zhao Yanhua Sentenced
Ms. Zhao Yanhua, a 39-year-old fire protection engineer in Beijing, was arrested on November 15, 2019, and has been detained at the Shunyi Detention Center ever since. She was sentenced to three years and fined 3,000 yuan on September 16, 2020, by the Shunyi District Court. Her family was not allowed to attend her trial.
