(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 35 cities or counties in 14 provinces, where at least 87 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Shehong and Wife Ms. Zhao Xiujuan Sentenced
2. [Beijing] Ms. Su Huina Sentenced
3. [Xunke County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Che Guohong Faces Trial
4. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Ma Jun Formally Arrested
5. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Twelve Practitioners Sentenced
6. [Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Wang Xueming Detained
7. [Ezhou City, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Zhengyin and Ms. Song Chunmei Detained
8. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Many Practitioners Harassed
9. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Niu Xiue Harassed
10. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yao Shuxia Facing Indictment
11. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Mr. Feng Xinglei Harassed
12. [Beijing] Ms. Yang Wanxin Facing Indictment
13. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Su Zhouping Arrested
14. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Qingyi and Ms. Zhang Shuxia Harassed
15. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Suhuan Arrested
16. [Chongqing] Ms. Li Shuyu Harassed
17. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Xiulian Repeatedly Harassed
18. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
19. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Xixian’s Family Harassed
20. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Jianrong Harassed
21. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Hua Arrested
22. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ma Huixin Discharged from Hospital Under Police Command
23. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Nine Practitioners Arrested
24. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Su Jinping Harassed
25. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Shuguang and Ms. Wang Guilan Arrested Again
26. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yin Shufen and Ms. Tian Yanhong in Police Custody
27. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Juan’s Husband Harassed
28. [Tianjin] Ms. Lu Yuqing and Family Harassed Repeatedly
29. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xia Lihua Harassed
30. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Shumin’s Appeal Rejected
31. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Jiang Sugen and Mr. Wu Huaxin Face Trial
32. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Shao You Forced to Leave Home
33. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Wu Liangmei Arrested
34. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chu Zhanjuan Harassed
35. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Xu Jun Harassed
36. [Tongling City, Anhui Province] Mr. Zhou Zhengpei Detained
37. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Arrested
38. [Beijing] Ms. Hao Zhen Arrested
39. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zheng Shuqin Harassed
40. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Yanzhi in Hiding to Avoid Persecution
41. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Mr. Bian Bo Harassed
42. [Fusong County, Jilin Province] Practitioners and Their Families Harassed
43. [Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced
44. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Practitioners and Their Families Harassed
1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Shehong and Wife Ms. Zhao Xiujuan Sentenced
According to news from Jingzhou City on December 3, 2020, Mr. Liu Shehong was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, and his wife Ms. Zhao Xiujun was sentenced to seven years in prison.
2. [Beijing] Ms. Su Huina Sentenced
Ms. Su Huina’s family called the Chaoyang Court on December 3, 2020. A staff member answered, “Su Huina was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on November 6, 2020. She did not agree and appealed. She is still being held at the Chaoyang Detention Center.” The family was surprised and said, “The court should tell the family about her sentencing. You did not notify us.” The agent replied that her case was no longer theirs but had been moved to the Beijing City No. 3 Intermediate Court and that the court did not notify the family since she appealed.
3. [Xunke County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Che Guohong Faces Trial
Che Guohong (gender unknown) is facing trial. Che’s lawyer will enter a not-guilty plea in court. Che was formally arrested on November 4, 2020, and is being held at the Heihe City Detention Center.
4. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Ma Jun Formally Arrested
Ms. Ma Jun, in her 70s, was arrested by officers from the Chengguan Domestic Security Division on October 27, 2020. She has since been held in the 13th Squad at Lanzhou City No. 1 Detention Center. The Chengguan Police Department submitted an arrest request to the Chengguan Procuratorate on November 4, 2020, and the procuratorate issued an arrest warrant on November 10.
5. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Twelve Practitioners Sentenced
Twelve practitioners were sentenced by the Zunhua Court on November 29, 2020. Ms. Wang Ruiling was sentenced to eight years in prison. Mr. Wang Jian and Zhang Yuming (gender unknown) were sentenced to seven years in prison. Ma Kuang (gender unknown) was sentenced to five years in prison. Ms. Sheng Jinling and Ms. Guo Shuhuan were sentenced to four year and ten months in prison. Ms. Zhang Qin was sentenced to four years and six months in prison. Ms. Lin Xiuling was sentenced to four years in prison. Ms. Gao Jingru, Ms. Lu Cuihua, and Ms. Tian Shuxue were sentenced to three years in prison. Mr. Wang Kun was sentenced to two years in prison.
The practitioners were arrested either on July 2 or 6, 2019, by officers from the Zunhua City Domestic Security Division and local police stations. Their homes were ransacked. On July 6, 2019, practitioners in several villages were arrested at home almost simultaneously around 3 a.m. Their homes were ransacked. It was said that the police had been tracking their cell phones for more than two months. Over three hundred officers arrested 19 practitioners that day.
6. [Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Wang Xueming Detained
Mr. Wang Xueming of Sichuan Province was arrested by officers from the Qingshan Police Department on the morning of November 21, 2020, when he was a visiting professor there. He is being held at the Qingshan District Detention Center.
Mr. Wang, pen name Tang Ming, is an author, well-known professor in education, and expert in Sinology. He has published a dozen books.
7. [Ezhou City, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Zhengyin and Ms. Song Chunmei Detained
Mr. Liu Zhengyin, around 65, has not been released since he was taken to the Wuhan Brainwashing Center by agents of the 610 Office in mid-November 2020.
Ms. Song Chunmei, 63, was arrested on November 24, 2020, when she was distributing Falun Gong flyers in the countryside. Police illegally searched her home and seized her computer, printer, and other personal property. She is being held at Ezhou City No. 1 Detention Center.
Both practitioners live alone. Their children live out of town. More persecution details are unknown.
8. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Many Practitioners Harassed
Officers from the Yangguanlin Town Police Station harassed Huangjiatun practitioner Ms. Zhang Weizhi; Changyu practitioner Ms. Wang Guizhi; Caozhuangzi practitioners Ms. Yue Yanxiang, Zhang Hongjie (gender unknown), and several others (names unknown); Shifolin practitioners Ms. Chen Fengrong, Ms. Liu Shumin, Ms. Li Xiufen, and Cheng Shuli (gender unknown); and all practitioners in Xindianzi.
9. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Niu Xiue Harassed
Ms. Niu Xiue of Yi County was harassed on November 30 and December 2, 2020. She was ordered to write a guarantee statement renouncing her faith and slander Falun Gong.
10. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yao Shuxia Facing Indictment
The daughter of Ms. Yao Shuxia asked an officer about the release date of her mother. The officer of the Hailin No. 4 Police Station replied that she had to talk to the procuratorate.
11. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Mr. Feng Xinglei Harassed
Mr. Feng Xinglei has continued to be harassed since Monday. The harassers demanded that he “transform” (renounce his faith in Falun Gong). His employer gave in to the pressure and fired him.
12. [Beijing] Ms. Yang Wanxin Facing Indictment
Ms. Yang Wanxin has been detained for more than three months. Her case was submitted to the Shijingshan District Procuratorate.
13. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Su Zhouping Arrested
Ms. Su Zhouping was arrested by officers from the Shengping Police Station on November 1, 2020. There have been no updates about her since then. It was said she was arrested after being reported by a taxi driver. Her home was ransacked and some items were confiscated.
14. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Qingyi and Ms. Zhang Shuxia Harassed
Ms. Liu Qingyi and Ms. Zhang Shuxia of Shuangcheng District were harassed by officers from the Handian Police Station and agents from the Handian Town government on December 2, 2020.
15. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Suhuan Arrested
Ms. Liu Suhuan was arrested by officers from the Suizhong Police Department on December 3, 2020.
16. [Chongqing] Ms. Li Shuyu Harassed
Ms. Li Shuyu was harassed at home by two officers from the Nanping Police Station, an agent from Nanping Street office, and an agent from community on the afternoon of November 30, 2020. The harassers pressured her into signing a “guarantee statement.” She refused. The officers said, “We will follow your movements if you don’t sign.”
Ms. Li’s daughter was harassed at work by officers from the police station on December 1, 2020. The officers said, “You won’t be allowed to work if your mother doesn’t sign.”
17. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Xiulian Repeatedly Harassed
Ms. Zhang Xiulian was repeatedly harassed by police. Officers knocked on her door from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on December 1, 2020. They claimed that they would knock her door daily until she signed a “guarantee statement.” Ms. Zhang did not open her door.
The officers returned to Ms. Zhang’s home on December 2, 2020. She again refused. They read a document saying that when she checked out of a supermarket, she paid with paper currency marked with messages about Falun Gong and gave the cashier a flyer. She would be detained for 10 to 15 days if someone reported her.
18. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
Several practitioners were continually harassed by Lixin County Communist Party members and officers. According to incomplete statistics, Ms. Zhang Jieqin, Mr. Zhang Shulin, Ms. Wu Xiuzhi, Gao Kunxiu (gender unknown), Gao Lei (gender unknown), Ms. Xu Qiaolian were harassed. Ms. Zhang Jieqin was forcibly taken to the Bozhou City Brainwashing Center. She abruptly showed severe illness symptoms. Agents of the center had to call her children and have them take her home.
19. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Xixian’s Family Harassed
The son of Mr. Li Xixian was called by an agent from the Pengcheng Community on December 1, 2020. The caller told Mr. Li to go to the community office and write a “guarantee statement.” The son replied, “My father won’t write it.” The agent asked the son to sign the statement for his father. The son refused. The agent then demanded that Mr. Li answer the phone. The son told her, “He doesn’t live here.”
The agent called the son again on December 2 and said they would “go to your home and have your dad sign the statement between 9 and 10 a.m. on December 3.”
The agent called the son again on the afternoon of December 3 and said they were “too busy to go this morning. Will go and get your dad someday.”
20. [Huailai County, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Jianrong Harassed
Ms. Liu Jianrong was taking care of her grandson at home when her husband got a call from the Xijie Police Station around 10 a.m. on December 3, 2020. The caller ordered her husband to report to the police station and to talk about Liu Jianrong (for brainwashing). The husband replied, “Liu Jianrong is taking care of her child at home. She doesn’t have time.”
21. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Hua Arrested
Ms. Yu Hua was arrested on the afternoon of December 2, 2020. Her home was ransacked. A set of Falun Gong books and some Falun Gong flyers were confiscated.
22. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ma Huixin Discharged from Hospital Under Police Command
Ms. Ma Huixin (also known as Ma Xinying) was arrested by officers from the Yaocheng Police Station on the afternoon of June 13, 2020, for distributing Falun Gong flyers. She was transferred to the Anguo City Domestic Security Division and taken to the Baoding City Detention Center on June 14, 2020.
The detention center called her family on November 7, saying that Ms. Ma had bleeding in her brain and was in the ICU at the Baoding City No. 1 Hospital. Ms. Ma had brain surgery on November 10 and was transferred to a general ward on November 22.
The Baoding City Detention Center and the Anguo City Domestic Security Division forced the hospital to discharge Ms. Ma after 5 p.m. on November 30. They settled her in a nursing home without notifying her family. The family learned of her location after inquiring the next day.
23. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Nine Practitioners Arrested
Nine practitioners in Xindian Town, Yancheng District were arrested by officers from Luohe City Police Department and Yancheng Police Department on July 18, 2020.
Mr. Guo Shanzhou, 69, was detained for 5 days. His Falun Gong books were confiscated.
Ms. Lu Ximei, 68, was detained for 15 days. Her receiver disc, cell phone, 53 yuan in cash, and purse were confiscated.
Ms. Luo Fenghua, 58, was detained for 15 days. Her receiver disc, Falun Gong books, and cell phone were confiscated.
Ms. Chang Lanzhi, 66, was detained for 15 days. Her purse with 250 yuan in cash inside and Falun Gong books were confiscated.
Ms. Zhang Lanzhi, 66, was detained for 15 days. Her Falun Gong books and other items were confiscated.
Ms. He Zuping, 78, was released the same day. Her Falun Gong books were confiscated.
Ms. Han Wanghua, 80, was released the same day.
Ms. Guo Jingyun, 62, is still being held at the Luohe No. 2 Detention Center. Her 800 yuan cash, cell phone, Falun Gong books, a picture of the founder of Falun Gong, and a receiver disc were confiscated.
Ms. Xue Yufen, 55, is still being held at the Luohe No. 2 Detention Center. Her receiver disc and Falun Gong books were confiscated.
24. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Su Jinping Harassed
Mr. Su Jinping was harassed at home on November 10, 2020 by village Communist Party secretary Wei Changling and village head Zhu Hongbo. The harassers took photographs, asked if he still practiced Falun Gong, and ordered him to sign a “guarantee statement.” He refused.
25. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Shuguang and Ms. Wang Guilan Arrested Again
Mr. Ma Shuguang, Ms. Wang Guilan, Ms. Zhang Chunling, Ms. Cao Yuling, Mr. Li Shuai, and Zhang Feng (gender unknown) were arrested by officers from the Wangcun Police Station on November 11, 2020. Mr. Li Shuai and Zhang Feng were subjected to criminal detention. The others were released on bail.
Mr. Ma Shuguang and Ms. Wang Guilan were arrested again by officers from the Wangcun Police Station on December 2, 2020.
26. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yin Shufen and Ms. Tian Yanhong in Police Custody
Ms. Yin Shufen and Ms. Tian Yanhong of Dakanxia Village, Bailong Township were arrested in Shitou Village Fair on the morning of December 3, 2020, by officers from the Shenxing Town Police Station. They were transferred to and held in the Bailong Township Police Station.
27. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Juan’s Husband Harassed
The husband of Ms. Wang Jun was called by an agent from Jianhe Community on the afternoon of December 3, 2020. The agent told him to sign the three statements to renounce Falun Gong on behalf of his wife and secretly take pictures of his wife. The husband refused.
28. [Tianjin] Ms. Lu Yuqing and Family Harassed Repeatedly
In an afternoon toward the end of October 2020, officers from the Yuexiu Road Police Station knocked on the door of Ms. Lu Yuqing’s home and told her to sign her name. Ms. Lu refused.
On November 5, 2020, the daughter of Ms. Lu received a call from an officer at the police station: “You mom did not sign. You need to cooperate with us. Otherwise your child’s future will be jeopardized, including applying for the civil service.” The officer made many other threats. The daughter did not give in.
On November 24, 2020, the husband of Ms. Lu was called by an agent from the Community Committee. The agent asked him to report to the committee. The husband refused.
On the afternoon of November 30, 2020, Liu Changzhi and others from the street Comprehensive Management Office knocked on Ms. Lu’s door and ordered her to sign a “guarantee statement.”
29. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xia Lihua Harassed
Two female agents from the Railroad Community came to Ms. Xia Lihua’s home on November 19, 2020. Ms. Xia was not at home. They had her husband sign a document.
30. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Shumin’s Appeal Rejected
Ms. Wang Shumin was detained at a local detention center since April 17, 2019. She was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan in early September. She appealed to the Tianjin No. 3 Intermediate Court. Her lawyer received the intermediate court’s decision on November 9, 2020, to affirm the lower court’s decision without a hearing.
It was learned after multiple inquires that Ms. Wang was transferred to a prison. It is unknown when she was transferred and where she is now.
31. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Jiang Sugen and Mr. Wu Huaxin Face Trial
Ms. Jiang Sugen, in her 70s, is scheduled to be tried in the Wujiang District Court at 1:00 p.m. on December 8, 2020.
Mr. Wu Huaxin, in his 80s, is scheduled to be tried in the Wujiang District Court at 1:00 p.m. on December 14, 2020.
32. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Shao You Forced to Leave Home
Mr. Shao You was intercepted by officer Meng (first name unknown) when he was distributing 2021 Falun Gong calendars on December 2, 2020. The officer ordered Mr. Shao to go with him and tried to grab the key to Mr. Shao’s electric vehicle. Mr. Shao did not comply and drove away.
Police searched his home, confiscated his Falun Gong books, and questioned him about the source of his calendars. Mr. Shao had to leave home to avoid further persecution.
33. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Wu Liangmei Arrested
Wu Liangmei (gender unknown) was arrested by officers from Jingshanwa Police Station at 6 p.m. on November 30, 2020. Wu’s home was ransacked. Wu distributed Falun Gong calendars and flyers in the Chenjiamiaozi Village in the afternoon. The village head Ji Jianwei grabbed his handouts, took pictures, and reported him to police.
34. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Chu Zhanjuan Harassed
Ms. Chu Zhanjuan works at No. 4 Middle School in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. The school administrators have repeatedly had talks with her and ordered her to write and sign the “three statements” since October 9, 2020. The administrators took the actions as part of the “zero-out” campaign launched this year by the Chinese Communist Party, a concerted effort to force every single practitioner on the government’s black lists to renounce Falun Gong.
Local officers and community agents came twice to the school to harass her. They also videotaped and photographed the scene. She was given six meetings and talks. In the latest meeting, eight people, including the school principal and Communist Party secretary, tried to persuade her to renounce Falun Gong. She refused.
35. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Xu Jun Harassed
Mr. Xu Jun was harassed at home on the afternoon of November 20, 2020. Village head Xu Shangwu demanded that Mr. Xu go with him to the county seat. The next day, Xu Shangwu went to harass Mr. Xu again with village Communist Party secretary Lu Zhanbin and township government agent Huang Wei. Mr. Xu went into hiding to avoid further harassment. Several other practitioners were also harassed.
36. [Tongling City, Anhui Province] Mr. Zhou Zhengpei Detained
Mr. Zhou Zhengpei, born in 1954, is an army veteran, former foreign affairs section chief of the Tongling City Internal Revenue Bureau and Foreign Affairs Bureau director. He was dismissed from hisjob in 2000 because he refused to renounce Falun Gong. He is being held at a local detention center.
37. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Arrested
Zhao Jun (gender unknown) and other practitioners were arrested by officers from the Yaojiafang Town Police Station on the morning of December 2, 2020, when they were talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.
38. [Beijing] Ms. Hao Zhen Arrested
Ms. Hao Zhen, 72, was arrested at home by six officers from the Fangzhuang Police Station at noon on November 19, 2020. The officers said street surveillance footage showed her distributing Falun Gong flyers. They searched her home and seized a picture of the founder of Falun Gong, a set of Falun Gong books, six music players, about 200 yuan in paper currency marked with Falun Gong messages, three Falun Gong pamphlets, and a DVD player.
Ms. Hao was first taken to the Fangzhuang Police Station and then the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry Hospital for two physical exams. She was interrogated twice at the Fengtai Public Security Administration. At the end of the day, she was taken to the Fengtai Detention Center. But the center did not admit her because she did not pass the physical exam. She was released on bail after 5 a.m. the next day.
39. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zheng Shuqin Harassed
Ms. Zheng Shuqin was harassed and threatened five times by agents from the Luqiao town government, judicial office, and Sunzhengzhuang Village Committee. In addition, the harassers went to her daughter’s work unit and forced the daughter to have her mother renounce her faith. They also called her son in college for the same purpose.
Judicial office director Cheng Changli, village Communist Party secretary Zhang Baozhong, and others went to Ms. Zheng’s home on November 1, 2020. Ms. Zhen was not at home. They forced her daughter to sign “three statements.”
40. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Yanzhi in Hiding to Avoid Persecution
Ms. Sun Yanzhi, 76, was forced to go into hiding to avoid further persecution after the Dongzhou Court scheduled her trial for October 20, 2020.
41. [Jiaozuo City, Henan Province] Mr. Bian Bo Harassed
Mr. Bian Bo has been harassed at home ten times by Shanyang District Political and Legal Affairs Committee secretary Lu Xizhong, Shanyang District Domestic Security Division officer Zhang Qiangqiang, and agents from the community since October 2020. The harassers pressured him to renounce Falun Gong by writing the “three statements.” He did not comply. When the harassers came again, he refused to let them into his home. When officer Zhang Qiangqiang ordered him to write a “guarantee statement,” he refused.
42. [Fusong County, Jilin Province] Practitioners and Their Families Harassed
Some practitioners in the Fusong area of Jilin Province have been harassed in recent months.
Ms. An Baizhen was harassed at home on the afternoon of November 12, 2020. A dozen people from the community came. They first handed out 200 yuan and said it was a hardship subsidy. Then one person said, “Your name is in the provincial Falun Gong list. You sign here and your name will be off the list.” Ms. An replied, “I won’t sign it.” They tried to take pictures of her. She stopped them.
Several people went to Ms. Li Yuhuan’s home. They asked Ms. Li’s husband, “Do you practice Falun Gong?” He answered, “No.” They said, “You don’t practice, then sign your name here.”
Ms. Cui Guizhen’s son got a call: “You mother is a well-known Falun Gong practitioner. Tell her to sign her name. After that, she won’t be bothered.” The son, who worked out of town, worried about his mother’s safety, called her and asked her to sign. Right after the call ended, several people came to Ms. Cui’s home and asked her to sign a statement renouncing Falun Gong.
43. [Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced
Ms. Xiao Qiuwen, Ms. Xiao Fangmei, and Ms. Hu Meixiang were arrested by officers from the Development Zone Police Department on the morning of December 17, 2019 for distributing Falun Gong calendars and talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were held at the Pingxiang City Detention Center. They were interrogated several times by the police department before the 2020 Chinese New Year. After the detention and formal arrest process, their cases were submitted to the Anyuan District Procuratorate. After several interrogations, the practitioners were detained for six months.
The Luxi County Court tried the practitioners in an online conference on July 1, 2020, and sentenced Ms. Xiao Qiuwen to nine months in prison and fined her1,000 yuan. Ms. Xiao Fangmei was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 1,000 yuan, and Ms. Hu Meixiang was sentenced to seven months in prison and fined 1,000 yuan.
After they were released, the three practitioners were harassed by authorities.
44. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Practitioners and Their Families Harassed
Mr. Li Hengchuan and his wife were harassed in November 2020. The Xishan Street Community director went to Mr. Li’s work unit twice in a week to meet the leaders around November 20, 2020. The harasser went to the work unit of Mr. Li’s wife and threatened to look for their child in school. The harasser called Mr. Li’s wife on another occasion and ordered her to persuade Mr. Li to sign the “three statements.”
Around November 21, 2020, five people from the Beidaihe District Political and Legal Affairs Committee, Comprehensive Management Office, and street office came to Mr. Li’s work unit and ordered the work unit to cooperate and take Mr. Li to a brainwashing center. The work unit declined to do so.
Ms. Hu Shujuan was harassed at home around November 20, 2020. Cadres of Liuzhuang Village and the Haibin Town Communist Party secretary came to her home when she was cooking. They asked if she still practiced Falun Gong. Ms. Hu replied, “Yes.” She told them that they were harassing her and not to come back. They left.
Ms. Liu Shulian’s daughter was visited by agents from Beidaihe Town government in mid-November 2020. The agent told her that their superiors had said she would lose her job if her mother kept practicing Falun Gong. The daughter replied that she wouldn’t cooperate or sign a “guarantee statement.”
