(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 25 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 51 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Chunying and Family Harassed
2. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Four Practitioners' Cases Filed with Procuratorate
3. [Anshun City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Li Rongqing Faces Trial
4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Qiuping Faces Trial
5. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Yin Wenyan Harassed
6. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yizhen Arrested
7. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yun's Case Filed to Court
8. [Guangrao County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Peiling Arrested
9. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia] Cases Against Ms. Luo Xinping and Ms. Shan Jining Filed to Procuratorate
10. [Zhongwei City, Ningxia] Eight Practitioners Detained
11. [Linxia County, Gansu Province] Ms. Meng Xianger Harassed
12. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Sun Wanshuai Arrested
13. [Luanzhou City, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners Harassed
14. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo Yufeng Harassed
15. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Ning Huagui Arrested
16. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Persecuted
17. [Yutian County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zheng Jinwen and Her Husband Arrested
18. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Shulan Faces Trial
19. [Bin County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gu Yufan’s Husband Harassed
20. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xie Wenyu and Ms. Xie Bifang Arrested
21. [Chongqing] Mr. Zhang Zishu Arrested
22. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Tang Qun Arrested
23. [Chongqing] Mr. Liu Shurong's Pension Withheld for 16 Years
24. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yawen Harassed
25. [Dachang County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
26. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Su Hongxin Harassed
27. [Fuping County, Hebei Province] Ms. Duan Zhenchun and Ms. Qie Jinhua Arrested
28. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Huang Ying Arrested
1. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Chunying and Family Harassed
Ms. Li Chunying was harassed at home on December 4, 2020, by three people from No. 854 Farm, led by Ren Luoxin, director of the farm community. They ordered Ms. Li to sign a guarantee statement promising to renounce Falun Gong and threatened her with her son’s job and her salary. After they made a harassment call to her son, her son kept phoning her, and her daughter-in-law threatened to divorce her son.
The above three people plus the director of the community Party committee came to harass Ms. Li again around 8 p.m. that same day.
They returned around 9 a.m. the next day and claimed that they would come every day until she signed the statement.
2. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Four Practitioners' Cases Filed with Procuratorate
Four practitioners, Ms. Dai Qunying, Ms. Li Shifang, Ms. Jian Hongmei, and Mr. Liu Kaisheng from Luzhou City were arrested at a market in Zihuai Town of Hejiang County on August 16, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were first detained in the Hejiang County Detention Center and were later transferred to the Luzhou Detention Center.
Ms. Dai Qunying's family hired a defense lawyer, who visited Ms. Dai in the detention center on September 4, 2020. The lawyer talked to Wang Zhonghe who was in charge of the case at the Hejiang County Police Department. The lawyer submitted to Wang the legal opinion, “Ms. Dai Qunying is not guilty; the case should be dismissed and Ms. Dai should be released.”
Some family members received the notice on September 23, 2020, from Ren Wei, political instructor of the Hejiang County Domestic Security Division. The notice stated that the practitioners were under official arrest and their cases had been filed with the procuratorate.
Ms. Dai’s lawyer from Beijing came to Hejiang County and reviewed the case files. On November 20, 2020, the lawyer submitted the lawyer’s opinion of “No Prosecution of Ms. Dai Qunying” with the Hejiang County Procuratorate.
3. [Anshun City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Li Rongqing Faces Trial
Mr. Li Rongqing,78, is scheduled to be tried in Xixiu District Court at 9 a.m. on December 11, 2020.
4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Qiuping Faces Trial
Ms. Wang Qiuping from Heping District is scheduled to be tried on December 9, 2020.
5. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Yin Wenyan Harassed
Ms. Yin Wenyan, 83, from the Dongting Community, Wuchang District was harassed at home on the afternoon of November 16, 2020. Police officer Lei Yahong and personnel from the Comprehensive Management Office came to her home. They demanded that she sign the three statements renouncing Falun Gong. They threatened her pension and the employment of her children and grandchildren. Ms. Yin refused to cooperate.
6. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yizhen Arrested
Ms. Zhang Yizhen, 74, lives in Daji Tianjiazhuang Village, Zhaoba Township of Shenze County. She was arrested on the morning of December 3, 2020, when she talked to people about Falun Gong in the township market. Officers from the Zhaoba Township Police Station ransacked her home at noon and took away some Dafa books. After her family paid the fine of 10,000 yuan, she was released around 7 p.m. that evening.
7. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yun's Case Filed to Court
Ms. Zhang Yun’s case was sent to the Yuhong District Court on December 3, 2020.
8. [Guangrao County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Peiling Arrested
Ms. Liu Peiling was reported to local police by plainclothes guards on patrol when she talked to people about Falun Gong in Lemin Community on the morning of November 26, 2020. She was arrested and taken to the Guangrao Street Police Station. She was released that afternoon.
9. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia] Cases Against Ms. Luo Xinping and Ms. Shan Jining Filed to Procuratorate
The case against Ms. Luo Xinping was filed with the Xixia District Procuratorate around November 26, 2020, by the Xingqing District Police Department.
The case against Ms. Shan Jining was filed with the Xixia District Procuratorate around November 29, 2020, by the Jinfeng District Police Department. Prosecutor Ren Wei is in charge of the case.
10. [Zhongwei City, Ningxia] Eight Practitioners Detained
Eight practitioners were arrested on October 24, 2020. Ms. Wen Yuxiu is detained in the Wuzhong City Detention Center. Ms. Jing Yuling is detained in the Yinchuan City Detention Center. It is unknown where Ms. Wang Shunqin is detained.
11. [Linxia County, Gansu Province] Ms. Meng Xianger Harassed
Ms. Meng Xianger from Nanyuan Township was harassed in mid-November 2020 by officers from the Nanyuan Township Police Station and township officials. They ordered her to give up practicing Falun Gong and threatened her with her daughter’s job and her son’s schooling.
12. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Sun Wanshuai Arrested
Mr. Sun Wanshuai was arrested at his home in the Fenghuangcheng Community on December 3, 2020. His home was ransacked. His computer and the cell phones were taken away. He was later transferred to the Luoyang City, Henan Province and is currently detained in the Nanchang District Police Department, Luoyang City.
13. [Luanzhou City, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners Harassed
Officers including Ouyang Zhancun from Giyutuo Town Police Station have been harassing local practitioners.
Ms. Liu Fengying in Zhongjie Village was harassed at home on December 2, 2020.
Ms. Xue Yanqing in Zhongjie Village was harassed at home on December 3, 2020. The police came to her home in the day time and returned in the evening.
The police came to Ms. Liu Cunxia’s home and Mr. Li Shunmin’s home in Zhongjie Village on the afternoon of December 3, 2020.
They came to harass Ms. Li Guiying from the Xijie Village at her street stall. They also photographed her.
14. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo Yufeng Harassed
Zhang Lianxi, head of Xinzhan Town Police Station, came to harass Ms. Guo Yufeng twice. When they came to Ms. Guo’s home, her son was at home. Her son said he supported his mother’s practice of Falun Gong.
When they came for the second time, Ms. Guo Yufeng and Ms. Wang Cuiyun were studying Falun Gong books. Zhang Lianxi and another police officer searched the home and took her set of Falun Gong books. Ms. Guo’s son later got her books back.
15. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Ning Huagui Arrested
Ms. Ning Huagui, 69, was arrested at the kindergarten gate on the morning of November 25, 2020, when she brought her granddaughter to school. Her home was ransacked. More than 40 Falun Gong books and five or six informational booklets were taken away. The police also installed eavesdropping devices inside her home.
16. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Persecuted
Twelve practitioners were arrested on September 15, 2017, by officers from the Laishan District Police Department. They were detained in the Yantai Detention Center. Ms. Pan Rongqing, Ms. Pan Yanyan, Ms. Ma Yuzhen and Ms. Zou Benzhen were placed under arrest pending approval on October 19, 2017, by the Laishan District Procuratorate.
The practitioners were tried in the Laishan District Court on May 17, 2019. Three lawyers from Beijing pleaded not guilty for them. Ms. Pan Rongqing was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan, Ms. Pan Yanyan was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 7000 yuan, and Ms. Ma Yuzhen was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 4000 yuan. Ms. Zou Benzhen was assigned no criminal responsibility.
After Ms. Pan Rongqing, Ms. Pan Yanyan and Ms. Ma Yuzhen appealed to the Yantai Intermediate People's Court, the case was sent back for retrial on August 19, 2019, because of unclear facts and insufficient evidence.
They were tried via live video on September 2, 2020, in the Laishan District Court. The judgment from the first trial was upheld. The three practitioners appealed to the Intermediate Court again.
Ms. Pan Rongqing is still detained in the Yantai City Detention Center. Ms. Zou Benzhen returned home on February 9, 2018. Ms. Ma Yuzhen returned home on September 15, 2019. Ms. Pan Yanyan returned home on September 15, 2020.
17. [Yutian County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zheng Jinwen and Her Husband Arrested
Ms. Zheng Jinwen, in her 50s, is currently detained in the No. 1 Detention Center of Tangshan City. Her husband was detained in the Yutian County Detention Center.
18. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Shulan Faces Trial
Ms. Li Shulan has been detained for one year and six months. She is scheduled to be tried via live video in the No.3 Court Room of the Jiamusi Intermediate Court on the morning of December 8, 2020.
19. [Bin County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gu Yufan’s Husband Harassed
The husband of Ms. Gu Yufan from Bin County received a harassment call on November 11 or 12, 2020 from Song Jinbo, a Binzhou Town official. Song told him to persuade his wife to sign the three statements.
20. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xie Wenyu and Ms. Xie Bifang Arrested
Ms. Xie Wenyu and Ms. Xie Bifang from Longping Township were arrested on the morning of November 28, 2020, while talking to people about Falun Gong. They were taken to the Nanqiang Police Station and released that afternoon.
21. [Chongqing] Mr. Zhang Zishu Arrested
Mr. Zhang Zishu, 75, from Dazu District was arrested on the morning of November 13, 2020, when he was distributing informational materials about Falun Gong in Shima Town. His home was ransacked and his Falun Gong books and materials were taken away. He was released after being detained in the Shima Town Police Station for six hours.
22. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Tang Qun Arrested
Ms. Tang Qun was arrested at home on November 12, 2020 by officers from the Xingguan Road Police Station and local community staff. Her home was ransacked. Her Dafa books and informational materials were taken away. She was detained in the police station.
The next day three police officers took her for a medical exam and then to the Guiyang Women’s Detention Center. Because of her high blood pressure reading, she was denied admission by the detention center. She was eventually taken back to the police station and sent back home around 3 a.m. on November 14, 2020.
The reason for her arrest was that she refused to cooperate with the local community staff to sign the three statements.
23. [Chongqing] Mr. Liu Shurong's Pension Withheld for 16 Years
Mr. Liu Shurong,77, lives in Longshui Town, Dazu District. He was subjected to forced labor twice and sentenced to prison three times for talking to people about Falun Gong. He was incarcerated in the Xishanping Forced Labor Camp, Yongchuan Prison and Yuzhou Prison with an accumulated term of 10 years. Since he retired in 2004, his pension has been withheld for 16 years. He is now trying to get his pension back.
24. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Yawen Harassed
Ms. Zhang Yawan was harassed at her workplace on the afternoon of September 16, 2020, by three staff members from the Guangming Nanli Community in Lubei District. They ordered her to sign the statement promising not to practice Falun Gong by threatening her with the future of her children and grandchildren. Ms. Zhang refused to cooperate.
The next day, they made a harassment call to Ms. Zhang’s son. Her son refused them as well.
25. [Dachang County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
Ms. Xing Guizhen, in her 70s, from Lanzhuanghu Village of Chenfu Town was harassed at home on November 10, 2020, by village Party secretary Liu Liansheng. Ms. Xing refused to cooperate.
Ms. Zhang Shuying from Manxingying Village was harassed at home on November 12, 2020 by the village Party secretary Zhang Xikui. Ms. Zhang refused to cooperate.
Ms. Jia Cuirong from Lanzhuanghu Village was harassed at home by two officers from the Chenfu Town Police Station. They ordered her to give up practicing Falun Gong. Ms. Jia refused.
26. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Su Hongxin Harassed
Su Hongxin (gender unknown) lives in Lujiayuan Village, Xiaozhaozhuang Township of Xinhua District. Su Hongxin was harassed at home on the afternoon of December 2, 2020, by the village Party secretary Sun Zhen’an. Su Hongxin refused to sign the guarantee statement.
The Party secretary harassed Su’s brother and Su’s son and told them to put pressure on Su.
27. [Fuping County, Hebei Province] Ms. Duan Zhenchun and Ms. Qie Jinhua Arrested
Four officers from the Fuping Town Police Station came to Ms. Duan Zhenchun’s home on December 1, 2020. When no one opened the door for them, they used a key and entered. They ransacked the home and took away Falun Gong books and copies of Minghui Weekly.
They took Ms. Duan Zhenchun for a medical exam in order to have her admitted to the detention center. Because of her high blood pressure reading, they had to release her around 6 p.m. that evening.
On the same day, they went to Ms. Qie Jinhua’s home. Ms. Qie was arrested and taken to the detention center for seven days.
28. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Huang Ying Arrested
Huang Ying (gender unknown) from Changgang Street Community of Haizhu District was arrested on December 2, 2020, by local police and community staff.
