(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 34 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guan Yanfeng Facing Trial
2. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Renxia and Mr. Cui Yongqiang’s Original Verdicts Upheld
3. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Fuming Arrested
4. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Ruizhen and Daughter Harassed
5. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Runlian Arrested
6. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Dan Detained
7. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Shujuan Arrested
8. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Li Yuefen Taken to Brainwashing Center
9. [Shanghai] Ms. Qian Peizhen’s Blood Sample, Fingerprints, and Pictures Taken by Force
10. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Guizhen Arrested
11. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Yang Jin Harassed
12. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Five Practitioners Harassed
13. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked
14. [Daxing’anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xia Xiumei and Husband Harassed
15. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Six Practitioners Tried
16. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Liu Jinhua and Mr. Ling Jianmin Tried
17. [Nanping City, Fujian Province] Mr. Liu Cailin and Mr. Jiang Jianping Harassed
18. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
1. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guan Yanfeng Facing Trial
Ms. Guan Yanfeng in Hulin City is scheduled to be tried in the Jidong County Court on November 18, 2020.
2. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Renxia and Mr. Cui Yongqiang’s Original Verdicts Upheld
The Qingdao City Intermediate Court upheld the original verdicts for Ms. Zhao Renxia and Mr. Cui Yongqiang.
Ms. Zhao was given a seven-year prison term and fined 20,000 yuan by the Huangdao District Court. Mr. Cui was given two and a half years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan. They both appealed.
3. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Fuming Arrested
Ms. Zhang Fuming in the Jiangjin District was followed and arrested by plainclothes officers on the afternoon of November 13, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong.
4. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Ruizhen and Daughter Harassed
Three or four people from the Jidi Police Department and local community went to Ms. Zhao Ruizhen’s home on November 10, 2020. They ordered her to sign paperwork, but she refused to. They found Ms. Zhao’s daughter, intimidated her, told her to persuade her mother to sign, threatening that they would come again if her mother did not sign.
5. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Runlian Arrested
Ms. Huang Runlian, 80, clarified the truth to a student outside the Technical Supervision School on November 9, 2020. The student grabbed her clothes and called the police. Ms. Huang was arrested and taken to the Suishan Town Police Station. The student was also taken to the police station.
The officers took keepsakes and DVDs with software for circumventing the internet firewall from Ms. Huang's bag. They demanded to know where she’d gotten them, interrogated her, told her to sign the paperwork, and then released her.
6. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Dan Detained
Ms. Li Dan was arrested near her home while she was talking to people about Falun Gong on November 13, 2020. She was arrested and is being held in the Nanshan District Detention Center for 14 days of detention.
7. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Shujuan Arrested
Ms. Liu Shujuan in Chicheng County was arrested at home by officers from the Chicheng County Domestic Security Division on November 11, 2020. She was taken to the Zhangjiakou City Detention Center, which refused to admit her for health reasons. She was taken home at around 10:00 p.m.
8. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Li Yuefen Taken to Brainwashing Center
Ms. Li Yuefen from Huzhen Town was arrested by town officials and the police at around 6:00 a.m. on November 10, 2020. She is being held in the Xiaoyun Brainwashing Center.
9. [Shanghai] Ms. Qian Peizhen’s Blood Sample, Fingerprints, and Pictures Taken by Force
Ms. Qian Peizhen’s blood sample, fingerprints, and pictures were taken against her will by officers from the Puxing Sub-district Police Station on October 14, 2020.
10. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Guizhen Arrested
Ms. Lu Guizhen in Erdaowan Town, Fuyu County, was arrested in Daqing City by Erdaowan Town Police Station officers on November 13, 2020. She was taken back to her hometown. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
11. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Practitioner Yang Jin Harassed
Officers from the Qinglong Agency and Tongjiang County Police Department broke into the home of practitioner Yang Jin (gender unknown) in mid-September 2020. They interrogated and took pictures of Yang and ransacked the home.
12. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Five Practitioners Harassed
Practitioners Bao Siqin-Gaowa, Qu Yuling, Zhai Lixia, Zhang Yuzhi, and Zhang Shujie were harassed by personnel from Baokang Town, Horqin Left Middle Banner, on November 10, 2020.
13. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked
Officials from the Kangjin Town Political and Legal Affairs Committee and seven or eight officers led by village Party secretary Si Guozhu and villager Zhang Wei went to the home of practitioner Xu Xiaoshan (gender unknown) in Yongsheng Village on the morning of November 13, 2020.
They ransacked Xu’s home and confiscated four copies of Zhuan Falun, Fa-lectures, and weekly publications. They told Xu to sign a guarantee statement renouncing Falun Gong, which Xu refused to do.
Two people held Xu by both arms to take pictures. They also took pictures of all the items confiscated.
They then went to Ms. Yu Chunyan’s home, ransacked the place, and confiscated all her Falun Dafa books. They took pictures of her and all the confiscated items. They threatened her to sign paperwork.
14. [Daxing’anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xia Xiumei and Husband Harassed
Li Dawen (head of Daxing’anling Timber Yard), Chang Jiangying and Hao Meng (deputy heads of the yard), and Wang Xingpeng (deputy director of a police station) scheduled and had a talk with Ms. Xia Xiumei and her husband on the morning of November 13, 2020. They tried to persuade the couple to sign paperwork.
15. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Six Practitioners Tried
Mr. Fang Weixiong, Mr. Weng Qingzhong, Mr. Li Yuandong, Mr. Ling Jianmin, Ms. Liu Jinhuan, and Ms. Zheng Yingying were tried between October 29 and November 13, 2020.
At the trial, the six practitioners defended their innocence calmly and rationally. They refuted the evidence presented by the prosecutor.
16. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Liu Jinhua and Mr. Ling Jianmin Tried
Ms. Liu Jinhuan was tried in the Haizhu District Court on November 12, 2020. Mr. Ling Jianmin was tried on November 13. Mr. Ling’s family and colleagues attended the trial.
17. [Nanping City, Fujian Province] Mr. Liu Cailin and Mr. Jiang Jianping Harassed
Since the end of October 2020, officials from the Shaowu City 610 Office, the Domestic Security Division, sub-districts, communities, and police stations collaborated and took turns trying to “transform” Mr. Liu Cailin and Mr. Jiang Jianping.
They made frequent trips to the practitioners’ workplaces and homes. The officials threatened that if they did not “transform,” their children would not be allowed to graduate from college or find jobs.
18. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
Party members from the Yueyang City Government broke into Ms. Li Xiaoyang’s home and harassed her on November 9, 2020. They told her to sign paperwork. They took pictures of her and her husband against their will. They also took pictures of every room.
Three people from the Chaoyang Community in the Sanyanqiao Sub-district went to Ms. Wang Liping’s storefront on November 2, 2020, and asked her if she still practiced Falun Gong.
Personnel from the Comprehensive Management Office in the Sanyanqiao Sub-district Administration Office called Ms. Zhang Xiaowei’s husband on November 2, 2020, and asked if his wife was still practicing Falun Gong. They threatened that they would deal with her harshly and said that she had to go to the administration office, the community office, and the police station in person.
Ms. Shen Chunfang’s daughter received a call on November 5, 2020, from a stranger, who asked if her mother still practiced Falun Gong. The stranger threatened her that a zero-out campaign (a concerted drive to force practitioners on the CCP’s blacklist to renounce Falun Gong) was underway. If her mother insisted on practicing, she would be taken to a brainwashing center and be harshly dealt with. The harassment has caused the family a great deal of stress.
Mr. Zhu Musong lives in the Fengshuxincun Community in the Wangjiahe Sub-district. Community personnel called and harassed one of Mr. Zhu’s family members at work several times on November 10, 2020. When the family was about to go to bed that evening, a community staff member called and harassed them again.
