Additional Persecution News from China – June 30, 2020 (13 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in seven provinces, where at least 27 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Zhengding County, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Shulin Officially Arrested
2. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Qi Yanming’s Case Turned Over to Court
3. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Liu Maozhi Arrested and Released the Same Day
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Ying Arrested, Released, and Monitored; Ms. Lu Chunyu Facing Prosecution 
5. [Huadian City, Jilin Province] Ms. Quan Jinzi and Ms. Li Fengqin Arrested and Released the Same Day
6. [Chongqing] Mr. Lai Yuanchang Arrested
7. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Elderly Ms. Zeng Zhaoyuan and Ms. Li Wuju Arrested and Released the Same Day
8. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Six Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center and Released
9. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhu Gewei Arrested and Released
10. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Cai Jinrong and Ms. Jia Chungui Held in Detention Center
11. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Five Practitioners Arrested, One Released the Same Day
12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ren Haifei Arrested, Ms. Sun Zhongli Arrested and Released
13. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Shuliang Arrested, Mr. Jiang Wenhai Arrested and Released the Same Day

1. [Zhengding County, Hebei Province] Mr. Liu Shulin Officially Arrested

Mr. Liu Shulin was arrested by officers from the Zhengding County Police Department and the Xinle City Police Department on May 19, 2020. His home was ransacked. He is being held in the Xinle Detention Center.

Mr. Liu's family received the arrest notice on June 28.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Liu:Xiang Jinfeng (相进锋), director, Matoupu Police Station: [phone]Wang Yulu (王玉录), Xinle City Procuratorate: [phone], [phone]

2. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Qi Yanming’s Case Turned Over to Court

Mr. Qi Yanming, 57, was arrested in mid-May 2020. He was released on bail due to the coronavirus pandemic. His case was turned over to the procuratorate in late May, and passed to the Chuanying District Court in June.

3. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Liu Maozhi Arrested and Released the Same Day

Nearly 20 people from the Domestic Security Division, the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, the local police station, and residential community personnel in the Bozhou District pried open the door to Ms. Liu Maozhi’s home and ransacked it on June 29, 2020.

Ms. Liu was arrested and taken to the community hospital for a checkup. She was then taken to the Longkeng Police Station where she had her fingerprints taken and was forced to sign the “three statements.” Ms. Liu was released later that afternoon.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Liu:He Wenqiang (何文强), official, Comprehensive Management Office, residential community: [phone]Ouyang Ruqiu (欧阳汝秋), officer, Longkeng Police Station: [phone]Director, Longkeng Police Station: [phone]

4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Ying Arrested, Released, and Monitored; Ms. Lu Chunyu Facing Prosecution

Ms. Li Ying was arrested by plainclothes officers on May 27, 2020, for distributing Falun Gong informational materials. Officers from the Development Zone's Huanghailu Police Station ransacked her home, and confiscated a computer, printer, and Falun Dafa books. Officers at the detention center took her fingerprints, footprints, blood samples, and took pictures of her face and eyes for facial recognition. She was released the following afternoon, and placed under residential surveillance for six months.

The Development Zone Procuratorate sent an agent to Ms. Lu Chunyu’s clinic to deliver the indictment on June 29. Ms. Lu was not there at the time, and the indictment was given to her husband.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li and Ms. Lu:Person who delivered the indictment: [phone]Development Zone Procuratorate: [phone]Development Zone Count: [phone]

5. [Huadian City, Jilin Province] Ms. Quan Jinzi and Ms. Li Fengqin Arrested and Released the Same Day

Ms. Quan Jinzi and Ms. Li Fengqin were reported to the police on June 24, 2020, for distributing cards with a QR code for Internet access and posting Falun Gong informational stickers. They were arrested by officers from the Shengli Police Station. Their bags were searched and approximately twelve cards and stickers were confiscated. Both practitioners were taken home that afternoon.

6. [Chongqing] Mr. Lai Yuanchang Arrested

Mr. Lai Yuanchang from Jijiang Town in the Jiangjin District was arrested at home on June 24, 2020. His home was ransacked. Mr. Lai's whereabouts are unknown.

7. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Elderly Ms. Zeng Zhaoyuan and Ms. Li Wuju Arrested and Released the Same Day

Ms. Zeng Zhaoyuan and Ms. Li Wuju, both in their 70s, were arrested on the morning of June 19, 2020, for distributing Falun Gong materials at the Xichang City Center Plaza by SWAT officers who were stationed there.

The officers confiscated their Falun Gong informational materials and DVDs, and took them to the Ningyuanqiao Police Station.

Officers at the police station called the Xichang State Security officers to come and interrogate them.

Ms. Zeng and Ms. Li were interrogated, photographed, and forced to sign their names. They were taken home by their families that afternoon.

8. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Six Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center and Released

Ms. Chen Shouyun, Ms. Zhang Zhanju, Ms. Li Qin, and three other practitioners were arrested by plainclothes officers on May 27, 2020. They were taken to a brainwashing center, where the officers tried to force them to renounce their belief, and sign some paperwork. The practitioners were released three days later.

9. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhu Gewei Arrested and Released

Mr. Zhu Gewei from the Fengrun District was arrested at his rented home by officers from the Changzhuang Police Station at around 5:00 a.m. on June 18, 2020. All of his personal belongings – even rice, noodles, and cooking oil – were confiscated. The front door of his home was sealed with an official notice.

Mr. Zhu was taken to the Tangshan City No. 1 Detention Center, and was later released after failing the physical exam.

10. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Cai Jinrong and Ms. Jia Chungui Held in Detention Center

Ms. Cai Jinrong from the Chencang District was arrested by the Weibin District police on June 16, 2020, and placed under criminal detention.

Ms. Jia Chungui received a phone call from the police on June 17, and was told to go to the police station. She was arrested when she arrived there, and was taken to the No. 2 Detention Center. The police told her son to sign their paperwork, saying that his mother would be detained for a month and then be sentenced.

Both Ms. Cai and Ms. Jia were previously arrested by officers from the Shennong Police Station on the afternoon of February 7, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. The officers confiscated Falun Gong materials and paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them. Both practitioners were released later that night. Ms. Jia’s home was ransacked the next day, and her Falun Dafa books were confiscated.

11. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Five Practitioners Arrested, One Released the Same Day

Ms. Chen Xiufang, Ms. Huang Xiuling, Ms. Wang Dingju, Ms. Chen, and another practitioner from Pengxi County were reported to the police by high school students on the morning of May 16, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were arrested. Four of the practitioners were taken to the Suining City Detention Center. The other practitioner was released later that day.

12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ren Haifei Arrested, Ms. Sun Zhongli Arrested and Released

Mr. Ren Haifei was arrested at home by officers from the Ganjingzi Police Station on the afternoon of June 26, 2020. Without presenting a search warrant, the officers ransacked the place and confiscated a large amount of T-flash cards and empty USB flash drives with a cumulative value of over 200,000 yuan, and over 500,000 in cash were confiscated. (Note: to avoid arbitrary freezing of their bank accounts and asset seizures, practitioners sometimes choose to hold onto their cash).

Ms. Sun Zhongli was arrested at the same time. They ransacked her place, and confiscated over 100 copies of Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and a computer. Ms. Sun was released the following day for health reasons.

Mr. Ren was taken to a detention center on June 28, but they refused to admit him after he failed the physical exam with high blood pressure. He was brought back to the police station, and has since been on a hunger strike.

13. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Shuliang Arrested, Mr. Jiang Wenhai Arrested and Released the Same Day

Mr. Wang Shuliang from Sangqiao Village, Sang’e Town, Guan County, was arrested by officers from the Weizhuang Police Station in Shen County on June 27, 2020. His whereabouts are unknown.

Mr. Jiang Wenhai, 85, from Duanzhuang Village in Sang’e was recently arrested on his way home by officers from the Weizhuang Police Station. The officers tried to force him to write the “three statements” and took his fingerprints. Mr. Jiang returned home later that day.