(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 76 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Shanghai] Cases Against Ms. Yang Manye and Ms. Gu Jihong Turned Over to Procuratorate; Ms. Sun Zhuoying’s Case Brought to Court
2. [Beijing] Ms. Qiu Dongyun and Mr. Zhang Guanghe Arrested
3. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yang Zhiqiang Harassed
4. [Tianjin] Mr. Zhao Ke Arrested
5. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Ms. Yu Qiuying Severely Harassed
6. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
7. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Fan Guitian's and Wife Ms. Cheng Wenrong’s Home Ransacked
8. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Zhang Arrested
9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
10. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Six Practitioners Arrested
11. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
12. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
13. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Song Zhanbiao Harassed Several Times
14. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Hongrong and Ms. Zheng Xiuhuan Harassed
15. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
16. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Ms. Huang Xiuzhen Held in Detention Center
17. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Li Harassed
18. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Cai Guizhen Harassed Several Times
19. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
20. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Liu Shuling Arrested
21. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Dai Yucheng Harassed
22. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yuying Arrested
23. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Guilan Harassed

1. [Shanghai] Cases Against Ms. Yang Manye and Ms. Gu Jihong Turned Over to Procuratorate; Ms. Sun Zhuoying’s Case Brought to Court

It was reported that the cases against Ms. Yang Manye and Ms. Gu Jihong were turned over to the Jing’an District Procuratorate on May 19, 2021.

Ms. Sun Zhuoying is from the Pudong New Area. Her case was brought to the Fengxian District Court. Zhu Qin is the judge in charge of the case.

2. [Beijing] Ms. Qiu Dongyun and Mr. Zhang Guanghe Arrested

Ms. Qiu Dongyun was arrested by officers from the Yinghai Town Police Station, Daxing District, on June 8, 2021, for distributing Falun Gong materials. The officers showed her footage of surveillance video, which captured her activities. They confiscated all of her Falun Dafa books, DVDs, and printed materials.

It was reported that on May 17, 2021, three security guards in the Xianshe Residential Community intercepted Mr. Zhang Guanghe, from the West Leyuan Residential Community, and reported the incident to the police. They found over 100 pieces of Falun Gong materials distributed throughout the community. Officers from the Binhe Police Station arrested Mr. Zhang and took him to the police department case handling center. The officers ransacked his home that evening and confiscated Falun Dafa books, keepsakes, and other personal belongings. They also took away his coat and bicycle. The detention center refused to accept Mr. Zhang due to his high blood pressure, and he was released on bail.

3. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yang Zhiqiang Harassed

Mr. Yang Zhiqiang, 72, from Xichang City, has returned to and lived in his hometown in Ziyang City since he retired years ago.

It was reported that officials from Butuo County, made the over 100 kilometer trip a few days ago to Mr. Yang’s home, in Ziyang City. They pressured him to write the three statements.

Mr. Yang’s wife Ms. Li Xiuying was arrested by the Ziyang City police. She was later sentenced and was taken to the Longquanyi Women’s Prison. Mr. Yang could not take the blow, his health deteriorated, and he almost completely lost his vision. He could not see things clearly, and the officials forced his son to write the three statements on his behalf. After intimidating and threatening Mr. Yang and his family, they returned to Butuo County.

4. [Tianjin] Mr. Zhao Ke Arrested

Around 2 p.m. on June 2, 2021, Zhang Ran, Party secretary of Xiaotian Village, Baigutun Town, Wuqing District, led four officers from the Baigutun Town Police Station and two town government officials to Mr. Zhao Ke’s home. They forced their way into his home, ransacked the place, confiscated five Falun Dafa books, one cell phone, and one audio player. They pressured him to sign paperwork.

Mr. Zhao was taken to the police station. He was determined not to sign any paperwork. At 9 p.m. that night, they said they would let him go home. Instead, Mr. Zhao was taken to a house previously built to quarantine patients infected by the coronavirus, where he was watched by Wu Jiang and Zhao Weiying, members of the Xiaotian Village Committee.

Later, three more people who claimed to be from the Wuqing District arrived to “transform” Mr. Zhao and pressure him to sign statements. Mr. Zhao did not sign, and instead kindly told them the facts about Falun Dafa and the persecution. During this time, Mr. Zhao was not given any food or drink. It was not until the evening of June 3 that Mr. Zhao was taken home. The village officials assigned people to watch him.

On the morning of June 4, Mr. Zhao headed out for a haircut. The village personnel tried to stop him. Mr. Zhao ignored them. He rode his bike to the market. The village officials sent four vehicles to follow him. They did not leave until Mr. Zhao returned home after the haircut.

5. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Ms. Yu Qiuying Severely Harassed

The brainwashing sessions for persecuting Falun Gong practitioners in Anqing City ended on April 29, 2021, yet the Anqing City Political and Legal Affairs Committee officials, police officers, and community management members did not stop harassing and persecuting them.

From May 24 to May 28, 2021, many people from the Anqing City Political and Legal Affairs Committee, the Tianhougong Police Station, the Yicheng Road Sub-district Administration Office, and the Wuyue Community Management Office went to Ms. Yu Qiuying’s home to harass her.

At 7:30 a.m. on May 24, when Ms. Yu opened the door, she saw director Pan Jiafeng, of Wuyue Community, and two female staff members waiting outside. They told her that she was required to sign the three statements. After a while, eight people including Wang Ming, director of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, two residential officers in plainclothes from the Tianhougong Police Station, and director Xiao of the Yicheng Road Sub-district Administration Office also arrived and pressured her to sign the three statements.

Ms. Yu clarified the truth to them, but they refused to listen. Instead, they photographed her with their cell phones. Some of them threatened, “If you don’t sign the statements, it won't be good for you, and it won't be good for your daughter.” Some smirked, “Sister, you are a good person. Sign your name as a favor to us and we can complete our task. No one cares if you practice at home in the future.” Ms. Yu sternly rejected their demands.

These people stayed outside the door all morning, preventing Ms. Yu from throwing away garbage, buying vegetables, or using the bathroom. They pressured her to sign paperwork and did not leave until after 8 p.m. that night.

For the next few days, three or four people were assigned to sit in front of Ms. Yu’s house. They sat on stools they brought and watched her from morning until 8 o’clock in the evening. These people showed up every day until May 28, which seriously disrupted Ms. Yu’s life.

6. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Members of the Duozhuang Town 610 Office and the town police station went to Mr. Zhou Guangming’s home on May 25, 2021. Ms. Zhou was not at home. They called village officials, did not find them, and left.

Members of the 610 Office and two police officers from the police station knocked on the door at Ms. Sheng Yihua’s home shortly after it became dark on May 27. Ms. Sheng refused to open the door.

After 8 p.m. on May 27, members of the 610 Office and police station officers broke into Ms. Zhang Xuefeng’s home. They tore off the Falun Gong New Year paintings and “Blissfulness” paper-cuts on the wall, and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong. They asked her who gave her these things.

7. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Fan Guitian and Wife Ms. Cheng Wenrong’s Home Ransacked

Mr. Fan Guitian and his wife Ms. Cheng Wenrong were reported to the Changcheng Town Police Station around 4 p.m. on May 31, 2021. The informer wanted to collect 30,000 yuan from the couple in exchange for his not reporting everything that he knew about them. Later, two officers went to the couple’s home, ransacked the place, and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong.

Two officers from the Zhucheng City Domestic Security Division called Ms. Cheng to the police station for questioning. She refused to cooperate.

8. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Practitioner Zhang Arrested

Practitioner Zhang (first name and gender unknown) from Laizhou City, Shandong Province, was arrested by Heilongjiang Province police on June 5, 2021. Zhang was taken to Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province.

9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Shibei District police officers broke into Ms. Hou Baoqin’s home, ransacked the place, and arrested her at noon on June 3, 2021. At around 1 p.m., Ms. Li Shuzhen and another elderly practitioner Li (first name and gender unknown), who came to visit Ms. Hou, were also arrested.

Later, Ms. Hou was taken to the Zhenjiang Road Police Station. Ms. Li was arrested by officers from the Fushan New Area Police Station. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Li Shuzhen lives by herself. The following day her younger sister went to her home and saw that no one was around, and the place was turned upside down. She looked for Ms. Li everywhere. Finally, she went to the Fushan New Area Police Station and found out that Ms. Li was being held in custody there.

Elderly practitioner Li, who was arrested on June 3 at Ms. Hou’s home, was released.

Both Ms. Hou and Ms. Li were placed in criminal detention. The Shibei District Police Department used the pandemic as an excuse to hold them at the police station for 14 days before taking both practitioners to the Chengyang Detention Center, and then to the Qingdao City Detention Center.

Ms. Wang Lian from the West Coast New Area was also arrested and was taken to Jiaonan City.

10. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Six Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Song Yusheng, Ms. Fang Yuying and Mr. Feng Liguo from the Jimo District were arrested at Mr. Song’s home when they were studying the Falun Gong teachings together on June 3, 2021, by officers from the Development Zone Police Station.

Mr. Li Ganlin, Mr. Fan Yanqi, and Ms. Zhao Fangyu from the Jimo District were arrested at Ms. Zhao’s home when they were studying the Falun Gong teachings together on the evening of June 3 by officers from the Huanxiu Police Station. Their homes were ransacked. Mr. Li was placed in criminal detention.

11. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Zhang Tangjiang from Zhugouqian Village, Zhugou Town, Pingdu City, was arrested and taken to the local police station around 9 a.m. on June 4, 2021. His home was ransacked.

On the morning of June 5, a village official led several officers in three police cars to Mr. Zhang’s home. The officers ransacked the place all morning.

On June 5, Mr. Zhang’s wife and son went to the police station to ask for the keys. The officers did not let them meet with Mr. Zhang and asked their son to sign the detention notice. When Mr. Zhang’s wife and son opened the door with the key, they saw that both the front and back rooms were in a mess. The side door hinges of the coal-heated brick bed (kang) of the couple’s youngest son were broken, and two boxes of tea sets given by the factory were opened.

The officers confiscated two printers, one DVD burner, four photos of the founder of Falun Gong, two paper cutters, five or six boxes of printer paper, 10 bottles of ink, and all copies of Falun Dafa books and Minghui Weekly.

Xu Yanzhen (gender unknown) and Xu's spouse from Jiaozhou City were recently arrested.

12. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

Song Zhiqiang, head of the Criminal Police Team in Guangling Police Department, continued to harass Mr. Guo Yuanrong’s son over the phone in February and March 2021 and asked for Mr. Guo's whereabouts. His father left home and is now displaced.

Four officers from the Domestic Security Division and the local police station went to Ms. Song Haiye’s home at 5 p.m. on March 22. One officer wore a body camera. Another officer asked Ms. Song what her name was while he filled out a form. At 11 a.m. on April 13, Ren Zhenmin, from the county Political and Law Affairs Committee, Chai Haibing, the secretary of the Huquan Town Political and Legal Affairs Committee, and others went to Ms. Song’ home again. They also called and threatened her husband every time they went to harass her. Her cell phone was also monitored.

In early May, officers from the Huquan Town Police Station and staff members of the community management office went to Ms. Xu Guiyuan’s home. They took two photos of her in the morning. Ms. Xu asked them to delete the photos, and they did. They went to her home again in the afternoon and secretly took pictures of her. When Ms. Xu took out her cell phone to take pictures of them, they left in a hurry. Two men and a woman went to Ms. Xu’s home again on the morning of June 2. They held cell phones in their hands, and appeared to be taking pictures.

Nie Jianling, staff member of the Dongtai Community Management Office, contacted the daughter of practitioner Wang Jianping at 8 p.m. on May 9, 2021, and told her that Nie and others would go to her home. Ren, Chai, Nie, and others went to her home, and a woman secretly took pictures. Mr. Zhang Zhijun, Ms. Xue Shu’e, and Ms. Zhao Yuzhen were also recently harassed by these people.

In addition, Ms. Gao Sulan from Guangling County was arrested on August 30, 2019. She has been held in the Chenzhuang Detention Center for nearly two years. Ms. Gao’s teenage daughter has to live with Ms. Gao’s sister.

13. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Song Zhanbiao Harassed Several Times

Recently, as part of the “zero-out” campaign in Baoding City, a number of police and residential committee members broke into the homes of Falun Gong practitioners and harassed them.

On June 2, officers from the Dongguan Police Station went to the college in Hebei University, where Ms. Song Zhanbiao works. They wanted to enter her home, which she refused.

At least three people, including police officers and the deputy director of the residential committee knocked on the door at Ms. Song’s home again and rang the doorbell on June 4. When Ms. Song did not open the door, they left. They went to her home again on June 5, but she did not open the door.

On June 8, as soon as Ms. Song went to work, she received a notice from the academic secretary that she was disqualified from overseeing the National Level 4 and Level 6 English Examinations.

In 2015, Ms. Song was disqualified from teaching classes because she filed a criminal complaint under her real name against Jiang Zemin for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong.

14. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Hongrong and Ms. Zheng Xiuhuan Harassed

Four police officers from the Caofeidian District went to Ms. Sun Hongrong’s home in May 2021. They asked whether Ms. Sun still practiced Falun Gong, whether her husband Mr. Zhao Xingyuan still practiced Falun Gong, and where he worked.

On June 4, three or four officers from the No. 8 Farm Police Station in Caofeidian District harassed Ms. Zheng Xiuhuan, asking for her name, her cell phone number, and home address. One officer wore a video camera on his chest.

15. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested

Falun Gong practitioners living near Jicun Town, Yuanshi County, went to Jicun Town Farmers Market to tell people about Falun Gong on May 31, 2021. They were reported to the police. Seven practitioners were arrested at the scene. Five of them were released. Practitioners Fenfen and Wang Hong (their genders are unknown) are still being held in the Shijiazhuang Detention Center.

16. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Ms. Huang Xiuzhen Held in Detention Center

Ms. Huang Xiuzhen, 71, who retired from the General Electromechanical Factory, was arrested at home by police officers, including Wang Jianping from the Donghuan Road Police Station, on June 4, 2021. Her husband Mr. Huang was also arrested. He was released after he failed the physical exam. Ms. Huang is being held in the Ruzhou Detention Center.

17. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Liu Li Harassed

People from the Jiang’an District Political and Legal Affairs Committee, the 610 Office, and the community residential committee knocked on the door of Mr. Liu Li’s rented home in the Haijianlou Residential Community, Liudian Town, Huangpi District, on the evening of June 7, 2021.

They cut off the home's water and electrical supply and waited outside the door all night. These people continued waiting outside his door during the day. Mr. Liu’s child, who was about to take the final exams, could not go to school. Mr. Liu could not go to work.

18. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Cai Guizhen Harassed Several Times

Since May 2021, the Comprehensive Management Office of the Baibuting Community Management Committee and the Xingfushidai Community Residential Committee have repeatedly harassed Ms. Cai Guizhen, 81, and her family members.

They said that they would “zero-out” the group of Falun Gong practitioners and would require each practitioner to sign the three statements. They also threatened that this was the deadline and if Ms. Cai did not sign the statements, they would take her to the brainwashing center, which would seriously disrupt her normal life. Ms. Cai’s family members were fed up with the coercion. They ended up turning off their cell phones.

19. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

Practitioners Cai Shenglan, Gao Xiang, Yang Jiying, Yi Xiangsheng, Duan Fengzhen, Fu Liping, Yuan Hongying, and Zhang Zihua were harassed between April 20 and April 29, 2021, by officers from the Gulou Police Station and community management office staff members.

Officers from the Longchi Police Station and staff members of the community management office harassed practitioners Liu Jiqing, Wan Yun, Bai Zijian, Zheng Zunxiu, Hu Lingzhi, and Xu Yulan on April 20. They went to Ms. Xu Yulan’s home twice. They gave up as her door was locked.

On April 26, five officers including Bao Faguo went to Ms. Zheng Zunxiu’s home again and wanted to take pictures of her, but she refused to cooperate. Ms. Zheng lives alone. She has been harassed by the Longchi Police Station and the community management office for many years simply for her belief in Falun Gong. She was displaced for several years due to the persecution.

In April, several people from the Longchi Police Station and the Xifan Community Management Office went twice to the homes of practitioners Mr. Wu Shuangxi and Zhang Renxiu (gender unknown) and harassed them.

In April, Longchi Garden Community management personnel went to harass Ms. Liu Yongmei.

On April 18, six people from the Nanhu Police Station and the Wanjiayan Community Management Office went to Mr. Chen Furong and his wife Ms. Tian Yinhua’s home. They photographed the place and confiscated Falun Dafa books. The second time, nine people went to the couple’s home, violently kicked the door open and ransacked the place.

In addition, elderly practitioners Ms. Zhou, Ms. Zhao, and Ms. Yin were harassed. Their Falun Dafa books were confiscated.

Officers from the Yantianhe Police Station broke into Ms. Yang’s home on January 26, and confiscated her Falun Dafa books. Around April 20, the officers went to the homes of Ms. Yang’s cousins and confiscated her Falun Dafa books.

20. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Liu Shuling Arrested

Ms. Liu Shuling was arrested at the end of April or the beginning of May 2021. She is being held in the Zunyi City No. 2 Detention Center. Details of her current situation are not clear.

Ms. Liu was previously arrested by officers from the Changzheng Police Station on October 30, 2019. Seven officers and a village official ransacked her home and confiscated all the printing equipment in her home. Afterwards she was harassed on numerous occasions.

21. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Dai Yucheng Harassed

Four officers from the Tongyuanpu Police Station went to Mr. Dai Yucheng’s home around 10 a.m. on June 8, 2021. Mr. Dai was not at home. They asked his family whether he still practiced Falun Gong. They confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun.

22. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yuying Arrested

Ms. Liu Yuying, 58, used to teach geography in the Dalian No. 1 Middle School. She is now retired, and teaches in a private high school. Ms. Liu was arrested by officers from the Hekou Border Police Station on June 3, 2021. She is being held in the detention center. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated two printers, a computer, DVDs, Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, printed materials, and over a dozen paper bills with Falun Gong facts written on them.

23. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Guilan Harassed

Two residential officers from the Airport Police Station, Taihe District, led by Zhang Li, security director of Liujiawopeng Village, harassed Ms. Lu Guilan in early May 2021. The officers asked her if she still practiced Falun Gong. They took pictures of her, and threatened that if she continued to practice Falun Gong, three generations in her family would be adversely impacted.

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