(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 31 cities or counties in 12 provinces, where at least 89 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province] Seven Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center
2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Twelve Practitioners Arrested
3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Approximately Ten Practitioners Arrested
4. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Yafen Harassed
5. [Huolinguole City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Li Ping Harassed
6. [Shuangcheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xifen Harassed
7. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Detained
8. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ma Weihuan Sentenced to Jail
9. [Dongguan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Yanxia Detained
10. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhong Eying Arrested
11. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Deqiong Arrested and Detained
12. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Gao Arrested
14. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Jiafen Faces Trial
15. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Shi Xiancheng Taken to Brainwashing Center
16. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Hu Baijuan and Ms. Huang Suying Arrested
17. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Hua and Wife Ms. Zhao Guiyong Arrested
18. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Guizhi Harassed
19. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Jinhua's Home Raided
20. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Shi Tiejun and Mr. Nian Jingsheng Arrested
21. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Hengzhong and Ms. Feng Aixiang Harassed
22. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhou Xiancheng Arrested and Detained
23. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Five Practitioners Harassed
24. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Xiao Guoqi and Ms. Zhang Chunzhi Harassed
25. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xianzhi Harassed
26. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Jingdi Detained
27. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners Harassed
28. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Fu Shaohong Harassed
29. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Song Fangju and Ms. He Xiaoqin Harassed
30. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yang Shuqin Harassed
31. [Tianjin] Ms. Sun Zhanjuan Harassed
32. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Harassed
33. [Tianjin] 16 Practitioners Arrested or Harassed
34. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Qiaolei's Family Members Arrested
35. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Face Trial
36. [Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Wang Wenjun Imprisoned
37. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
38. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] The Verdict against Ms. Zhang Li Upheld in Second Instance
39. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Lawyer’s Family Received His Arrest Notice One Month after He Was Imprisoned

1. [Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province] Seven Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center

Seven practitioners were arrested and taken to a brainwashing center in Dingtang Town by officers from the Xiangshan County Domestic Security Division and the 610 Office on April 7, 2021. The practitioners are Zhang Ping, Feng Zhijun, Guo Chunxi, Guo Chunjuan, Qian Aqing, Zhong Ziya, and Zhu Aihua. Zhu managed to escape.

Three officers from Shipu Town came to Ms. Lin Li’s workplace to arrest her. Ms. Lin managed to escape.

2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Twelve Practitioners Arrested

Twelve elderly practitioners were arrested by officers from the Exhibition Hall Police Station on April 17, 2021. Ms. Wen Xianghua in her 70s is one of them. She was released on bail pending trial and was taken home by her son. She was threatened with three to five years of imprisonment. The other practitioners' situations are unknown.

3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] About Ten Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Yue Yanzhi was arrested at her workplace at the Northeast Agricultural University on April 19, 2021. Three officers from the Tiedong Police Station in the Xiangfang District and one official from the university security section came to arrest her. They confiscated her two cell phones and ransacked her home. Her laptop was confiscated from her home. Her son (non-practitioner) was called in and took her back around 4 p.m. after the police took a statement.

About ten practitioners in Xiangfang District were arrested by officers from the Railway Police Station on April 19, 2021. Their homes were ransacked.

4. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Yafen Harassed

Ms. Li Yafen was harassed by several people on March 18, 2021. Two of them are Bao Guoxi, the security director of Huancheng Township Government, and Li Wenhui, secretary of Fu’an Village Communist Party Committee. They wanted to send Ms. Li to a brainwashing center, but Ms. Li refused. Eight or nine people came to harass her again on March 21, 2021.

5. [Huolinguole City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Li Ping Harassed

Ms. Li Ping was harassed at her home on April 12, 2021. Nie Xin, community director, and Ma Qiang, director of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, were among the people. They told Ms. Li to sign on the documents they had prepared, which she refused. They called Ms. Li’s daughter and told her to sign on behalf of her mother, which she refused. They threatened Ms. Li’s daughter and said that they would talk to the leader in her workplace if she did not cooperate.

6. [Shuangcheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xifen Harassed

Ms. Wang Xifen was harassed at home by four officers from the Handian Town Police Station on April 7, 2021. They asked questions such as whether she still practiced Falun Gong, whether she published anything online, etc. They photographed around and pressured Ms. Wang to sign a guarantee statement, which she refused to do.

7. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Mr. Zhu Qinghua and two other practitioners from Hongtoushan Town, Qingyuan County are currently detained in the Tieling Detention Center. Their cases have been submitted to the procuratorate.

8. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ma Weihuan Sentenced to Jail

Ma Weihuan (gender unknown) from Chiping District was arrested in July or August 2020 for using money imprinted with Falun Gong facts in Linyi City. It was learned that Ma was sentenced to jail in 2020.

9. [Dongguan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Yanxia Detained

Ms. Li Yanxia is currently detained in the No. 2 Detention Center. Her lawyer visited her on April 15, 2021 and learned her recent situation. She was repeatedly interrogated for long hours by officers from the Domestic Security Division from around 10 a.m. to 3 or 4 p.m. each day. They repeatedly ask the same questions and are very rude.

10. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhong Eying Arrested

Ms. Zhong Eying from Heshan District, 74, was arrested at home by five or six plainclothes policemen on the morning of April 8, 2021. Her home was ransacked. She was directly taken to a detention center.

11. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Deqiong Arrested and Detained

Ms. Zhao Deqiong, 77, was harassed at home by local police on March 2, 2021. They ransacked her home and confiscated Dafa books, Minghui articles, periodicals, and truth-clarifying materials. She was subjected to 12-day detention by the Shunqing Police Department on March 18, 2021.

12. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Ms. Ma Defang, Ms. Liu Guangdi and Ms. Zhang Cuxian live in Mamuhe Village, Longxing Sub-district. They were harassed by four villagers including Yuan Wenping on April 20, 2021. They took away a photo of Falun Gong's founder, desk calendars, etc. They also tore down the couplet from Ms. Zhang Cuixian's door.

13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Gao Arrested

Mr. Gao was arrested at his dormitory in a vocational school by officers from the Beiguan Police Station in Weicheng District on the beginning of April 2021. The police confiscated his computer and Dafa books. He was taken away. His wife, a practitioner, left their home to avoid arrest.

14. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Jiafen Faces Trial

The case against Ms. Chen Jiafen was submitted to the Yinan County Court. She will be tried in court around April 28, 2021.

15. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Shi Xiancheng Taken to a Brainwashing Center

Shi Xianchen (gender unknown) from Yingdong District was arrested on April 7, 2021 and was taken to Gelindongfang Hotel, where brainwashing sessions were held.

16. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Hu Baijuan and Ms. Huang Shuying Arrested

Ms. Hu Baijuan was arrested by officers from the No. 4 Center Police Station of Linyuan in Datong District on April 20, 2021. Her home was ransacked. Ms. Huang Shuying was also arrested the same day. Ms. Hu and Ms. Huang were detained in the Datong District Detention House.

17. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Hua and Wife Ms. Zhao Guiyong Arrested

Three officers from the Laozhuan Police Station came to the home of Mr. Li Hua and Ms. Zhao Guiyong on April 20, 2021. They forcibly took the couple to the police station for interrogation. The couple were taken to have nucleic acid tests and were later taken to the Changliu Detention Center. Mr. Li Hua was denied admission due to his high blood pressure and was released around 1:30 a.m., April 21, 2021. His wife Ms. Zhao Guiyong was placed under 10-day detention.

18. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Guizhi Harassed

Ms. Li Guizhi was harassed at home by officers from the Yanjiao Police Station on April 18, 2021. They wanted to know whether she still practiced Falun Gong. Ms. Li told the police to stop coming and said, “My daughter is terrified to see you in your police uniforms. Last time you came and scared her so badly that she had to take medicine. She's a little better, but now you've come to make trouble again.”

Ms. Li received a harassing call from the police on the morning of April 20, 2021.

19. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Jinhua's Home Raided

Officers from the Beiguan Police Station ransacked Ms. Wang Jinhua’s home on the morning of April 20, 2021. They confiscated USB disks, truth-clarifying materials, and paper currency imprinted with Falun Gong facts. Ms. Wang was not taken away due to her family’s objections. Now Ms. Wang is being followed wherever she goes.

20. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Shi Tiejun and Mr. Nian Jingsheng Arrested

Mr. Shi Tiejun from Acheng District was arrested near his home by officers from the Sheli Police Station, the Railway Police Department and the Acheng District Police Department. Mr. Nian Jingsheng, who works in Harbin, was also arrested at his workplace. The police also tried to arrest Ms. Wang Zhongming, but failed.

21. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Hengzhong and Ms. Feng Aixiang Harassed

Two officers from the Qingzhou Development District went to Mr. Chen Hengzhong’s home on March 19, 2021. Mr. Chen was not at home. The same officers came again on April 13, 2021. They videotaped around and asked all kinds of questions. They wrote down Mr. Chen’s ID number and his cell phone number.

Two officers from the Zhuliang Police Station in Gaoliu Town, Qingzhou Development District, came to Ms. Feng Aixiang’s home to harass her on April 13, 2021.

22. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhou Xiancheng Arrested and Detained

Mr. Zhou Xiancheng, in his 80's from the Tiemengang Township, was arrested by officers from the Pantang Police Station in Xinzhou District on March 28, 2021. He is currently detained in the Xinzhou Detention Center.

23. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Five Practitioners Harassed

Ms. Liu Shuying was harassed at home by officers from the Shihe Police Station and security director Jiang in Shihebeihai Village. They photographed around and questioned Ms. Liu about Falun Gong.

Security director Lin Guofu led local police officers to harass practitioners including Mr. Jiang Chundang, Ms. Sun Hongxiang, Mr. Wang Jizhi, and Ms Yu Xuefe. They photographed and questioned the practitioners.

24. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Xiao Guoqi and Ms. Zhang Chunzhi Harassed

Two officers from the Sanyou Police Station in Nanbao Development Zone, Caofeidian District, came to the fried chicken restaurant that Mr. Xiao Guoqi owns, on April 20, 2021. They pressured Mr. Xiao to sign a guarantee statement, which he refused to do.

Two officers from the Sanyou Police Station came to Ms. Zhang Chunzhi’s home on April 21, 2021. They pressured Ms. Zhang to sign a guarantee statement, which she refused to do.

25. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xianzhi Harassed

Ms. Wang Xianzhi was harassed at home by people from the Qiqihar City Political and Legal Affairs Committee in March 2021. She refused to cooperate. They went to her son’s workplace to harass him. Under pressure, her son signed the three statements on his mother's behalf.

26. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Jingdi Detained

Ms. Wang Jingdi was taken to the Shenyang Detention Center in Liaoning at around 5:00 p.m. on April 19, 2021.

27. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners Harassed

Ms. Zhang Ruilian was harassed at home on April 19, 2021 by Ma Xijing, secretary of the Taipingzhuang Village Communist Party Committee.

The next day, Ma Xijing led four officers from the Huanggezhuang Town Police Station to practitioners’ homes to harass them. They videotaped around and questioned the practitioners. Some of the practitioners being harassed are Ms. Zhang Ruilian, Mr. Ma Zhixiang, Ms. Zhang Ruilan, Wu Baohe (gender unknown), and Wu Xiuquan (gender unknown).

28. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Fu Shaohong Harassed

Ms. Fu Shaohong was harassed at home by three officers from the Yandiankou Police Station in mid-March 2021. The police were all equipped with body video cameras.

29. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Song Fangju and Ms. He Xiaoqin Harassed

Ms. Song Fangju and Ms. He Xiaoqin were harassed at home by two officers from the Fanjiang Road Police Station and two supervisors from Leiyin Village, Tianpeng Town on the morning of April 19, 2021. They forcibly broke into Ms. Song’s home while she was not there, and confiscated a Falun Dafa book.

30. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yang Shuqin Harassed

Ms. Yang Shuqin was harassed by officers from the Caihong Police Station in the Longsha District. Her elder sister Ms. Yang Shuhui (non-practitioner) was also harassed and was pressured to sign a guarantee statement on behalf of her younger sister, which she refused.

31. [Tianjin] Ms. Sun Zhanjuan Harassed

Ms. Sun Zhanjuan received a harassing phone call from the Douzhangzhuang Town Police Station in the Wuqing District on April 21, 2021. She was told to meet the police to have her photo taken, which she refused. The police also asked for her address and told her not to practice Falun Gong.

32. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

Feng Jinzhao, head of the Nanyuan Police Station in Caofeidian District, led three or four officers to the home of Mr. Wang Weidong and his wife Ms. Li Wen’e on the afternoon of April 20, 2021. They videotaped around. Mr. Wang asked them to return his ID card. His ID card was confiscated in November 2014, and was not returned to him. Having no ID card made Mr. Wang's life difficult. These people then went to the clinic where Ms. Li Wen’e worked, which scared the patients there.

They also went to Mr. Pang Yongsheng’s home and Ms. Ye Hongxia’s home on the afternoon of April 20, 2021 and the afternoon of April 21, 2021. They knocked on the doors but were unable to get in.

33. [Tianjin] 16 Practitioners Arrested or Harassed

Mr. Chen Mingzhi and his wife were arrested by officers from the Huogezhuang Town in Baidi District around April 15, 2021. Their whereabouts are unknown. Dang Xiangxin and his wife had to leave their home to avoid being arrested. Their relatives have been harassed by police.

Gao Tianwei from Houdang Village, Huogezhuang Town, was arrested by officers from the Huogezhuang Town Police Station. The details are yet to be investigated.

Many practitioners in Wangbuzhuang Town, Baodi District were harassed and pressured to sign guarantee statements. They are Ma Guiying, Zhang Qiang, Wu Baohui, Wang Zhixiong, Li Chuanhong, Yu Boqun, Zhao Junling, Han Xiuhong, Zhang Qiaoling, Wang Qingyun, Liu Enyong, and Kong

34. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Qiaolei's Family Members Arrested

Ms. Zhang Qiaolei was arrested and taken to the Changliu Detention Center on December 19, 2020. Her family members were arrested when they tried to appeal for her. Her husband was arrested on December 21, 2020 and was detained for 13-15 days.

Ms. Zhang’s husband was arrested again by officers from the Liuhe County Police Station for appealing to the Liuhe County Women’s Union for his wife.

Ms. Zhang's daughter was arrested at her school by officers from the Liuhe County Police Department on April 19, 2021. She was later transferred to the Tonghua County Police Department.

Ms. Zhang's two older sisters, Zhang Qiaoyun and Zhang Qiaoxiu, were arrested near their homes by officers from the Tonghua County Police Department around 9 a.m., on April 20, 2021. Her second older sister Ms. Zhang Qioayun was released around 3 p.m., that day.

It was learned on April 21, 2021 that the third older sister Zhang Qiaoxiu and Ms. Zhang's daughter were detained in the Tonghua City Detention Center.

35. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Face Trial

Ms. Li Mingfang, Ms. Zhang Fengyun, and Ms. Sima Jing, were arrested in October 13, 2020 and were detained in the No. 2 Detention Center of Shijiazhuang City for over six months. The case against them was submitted to the Qiaoxi District Court by the Qiaoxi District Procuratorate on February 19, 2021. They are scheduled to be tried in court on April 23, 2021.

36. [Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Wang Wenjun Imprisoned

Ms. Wang Wenjun was taken to the Zhejiang Province Women’s Prison.

37. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Several community members came to the shop of Ms. Jin Taixian’s daughter to harass her in early April 2021. Ms. Jin was pressured to sign the three statements.

Mr. Xu Hongjun received a harassing call from officer Gao Fei on April 7, 2021. Three people including Jiang Guorui, director of the Wenhua Community, came to the home of Mr. Xu Hongjun and his wife Ms. Li Xiuhong. They claimed the couple were on the local political and legal affairs committee's wanted list. If the couple signed the three statements, their names would be removed from the list otherwise their pensions would be affected. The couple refused to cooperate.

38. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Verdict against Ms. Zhang Li Upheld in Second Instance

Ms. Zhang Li, 61, was arrested by officers from the West Lake District Police Department and the East Lake Police Department in July 2019. She was tried in the West Lake District Court on October 22, 2020. She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison, and fined 100,000 yuan. Ms. Zhang appealed to the Nanchang Intermediate Court.

It was learned recently that the verdict was upheld in the second instance by the Nanchang Intermediate Court.

39. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Lawyer’s Family Received His Arrest Notice One Month After He Was Sentenced and Imprisoned

Mr. Meng Kai’s mother was notified by certified mail on April 16, 2021 that she had to come to a specific post office to receive information about her son. She and her husband, in their 70s, rushed to the post office and picked up the letter, which turned out to be Mr. Meng's arrest notice. Dated on December 5, 2020, the letter was sent out by the Yuhua District Police Station and issued by the Liuyang City Police Station.

The arrest notice was sent about one month after Mr. Meng, a lawyer, was secretly sentenced and imprisoned. He was arrested on October 28, 2020 and held at the Changsha City No.1 Detention Center before being secretly taken to an unspecified prison.

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