Additional Persecution News from China – July 21, 2021 (30 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 29 cities or counties in 14 provinces, where at least 51 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Qingcheng County, Gansu Province] Mr. Liu Shiyi and Ms. Fan Ailing Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
2. [Chongqing] Ms. Yu Lan Faces Trial
3. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Che Jing’e and Ms. Che Jinghua Placed Under Official Arrest
4. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Nine Practitioners Harassed
5. [Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Gou Jiawen Arrested
6. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Ma Haiyun Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
7. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Yuan Qirong and Ms. Wu Qingai Harassed
8. [Beijing] Wen Haibiao Missing
9. [Yingde City, Guangdong Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yin Zhenxiu Harassed
11. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Case Against Ms. Wu Zhengping Submitted to Court
12. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Luan Changhui Arrested
13. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yang Fengying’s Pension Deducted
14. [Qihe County, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Feng and Wang Cheng Arrested
15. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xie Yunhua Arrested
16. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Tried in Court
17. [Huili County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Yongzhen Arrested
18. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Case Against Ms. Fan Ying Submitted to Court
19. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhao Suping Sentenced to One and a Half Years in Prison
20. [Ningyuan County, Hunan] Ms. Zheng Runfeng Faces Trial
21. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Zhengping Detained
22. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Xiumei Arrested and Detained
23. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Shuiqing and Ms. Chen Lihong Detained
24. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Qi Xiuying Harassed
25. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wei Junying Arrested and Detained
26. [Mianyang City, Sichuan] Ms. Cheng Huaqiong Harassed
27. [Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhu Yinghui Harassed
28. [Qixia City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhai Qiaozhen Harassed
29. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Dong Xiuling and Ms. Shen Jingli Arrested and Detained
30. [Ruian City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Su Zhongji Arrested

1. [Qingcheng County, Gansu Province] Mr. Liu Shiyi and His Wife Ms. Fan Ailing Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Mr. Liu Shiyi and his wife Ms. Fan Ailing, both 57 years old, were arrested on March 25, 2020 for talking to people about Falun Gong. The police ransacked their family-owned shop and their home, and confiscated their personal belongings including computers, printers, Falun Gong books, etc. Mr. Liu and Ms. Fan were detained in the Qingcheng County Detention Center and the Ning County Detention Center respectively. They were sentenced to three years in prison by the Qingcheng County Court in January 2021.

Ms. Fan was taken to the Gansu Province Women’s Prison on June 19, 2021. Mr. Liu was taken to the Gansu Province Prison in Lanzhou City on July 9, 2021.

2. [Chongqing] Ms. Yu Lan Faces Trial

Ms. Yu Lan, 67, from the Changshou District, was arrested by officials from the Longshan Police Station in Yubei District for posting stickers near the Chongqing Procuratorate on June 18, 2020.

Officer Wu Bin in the Longshan Police Station was in charge of her case. The case was submitted to the Jiangbei District Procuratorate and later to the Jiangbei District Court. Ms. Yu will soon be tried in the court. The Procuratorate has recommended a two year prison term.

3. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Ms. Che Jing’e and Ms. Che Jinghua Placed Under Official Arrest

Among the practitioners who were arrested on June 2, 2021, Ms. Che Jing’e and her sister Ms. Che Jinghua were placed under official arrest by the Dongying District Procuratorate.

4. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Nine Practitioners Harassed

Gao Heping, an official in the Dongnan Brigade, Wanquan Town, Wanquan District, and two officers, Shi Liang and Luo Yuchun, from the town police station, went to Ms. Wang Xiuying’s home at around 3 p.m. on June 23, 2021. Ms. Wang was not at home. They talked to her husband about signing a guarantee statement. They also pulled down two posters from the wall. The two officers returned the next morning. Ms. Wang was still not at home. They returned at around 3 p.m. that afternoon and finally met Ms. Wang. They asked whether she still practiced Falun Gong and pressured her to sign a form while videotaping her.

Ms. Qiao Guizhen was harassed at home by two police officers and an official in the Dongnan Brigade on June 23, 2021. They asked whether she still practiced Falun Gong and wanted to know her husband’s and son’s names.

Two police officers led by a village official in Wujiazhuang Village, Wanquan Town, went to the home of Wang Demei (gender unknown) on June 24, 2021. One of the officers started to take photos as soon as they entered the house. A member of Wang’s family stopped him. They asked whether Wang still practiced Falun Gong.

Two officers from the Wanquan Town Police Station and the Dongwan Village Party Committee secretary went to Ms. Hu Yuzhi’s home around June 25, 2021. They asked whether Ms. Hu still practiced Falun Gong and wanted to know her husband’s name. They threatened that her children and grandchildren would be implicated if she did not stop. This same group of people then went to harass Mr. Baoqing in the same village.

Ms. Wang Xiulan was harassed at home by two officers from the Wangquan Town Police Station and official Zhao Zhihong from the Dongqiao Brigade on June 27, 2021. Ms. Wang was questioned whether she still practiced Falun Gong.

Ms. Duan Xiuguo was harassed at home by three people including Zhao Zhihong from the Dongqiao Brigade, a Wanquan Town official, and an officer from the town police station at around 5 p.m. on June 27, 2021. They video recorded and photographed Ms. Duan and asked whether she still practiced Falun Gong.

Mr. Qiao Fa and his brother Mr. Qiao Rong live in Huojiafang Village, Xuanpingbao Township, Wanquan District. They were harassed at home by two officers, Wang and Kang, from the township police station, and township official Du Zhiping at around 10 a.m. on June 30, 2021. They questioned the brothers whether they still practiced Falun Gong and tried to video record them. Mr. Qiao Rong stopped them.

5. [Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Gou Jiawen Arrested

Four plainclothes officers came to Mr. Gou Jiawen’s home and took him to the police station on July 6, 2021. They showed Mr. Gou a video clip that showed him talking to a student and handing him a booklet called Hope on July 2, 2021. Mr. Gou was taken to have a physical examination. Although his blood pressure measured as high as 220, he was still placed on a five-day detention.

6. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Ma Haiyun Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Ms. Ma Haiyun was tried in the Tianjia’an Court on March 18, 2021 and was sentenced to five years in prison. She appealed to the Intermediate court and will be tried again on July 27, 2021.

7. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Yuan Qirong and Ms. Wu Qingai Harassed

Four people from the Sanqiao Police Station and the Hengdamingdu Neighborhood Committee knocked on the door of Mr. Yuan Qirong’s and his wife Ms. Wu Qingai’s home for a long time on June 27, 2021. The couple are both over 80 years old and were not at home. Their neighbors were upset and later told the couple about this harassment.

Mr. Yuan received a call from Gao Aiwu, director of the Hengdamingdu Neighborhood Committee, on June 28, 2021. Gao warned the couple not to go out.

Three officers from the Jinya Police Station went to the couple’s home just before July 1, 2021. One of them took photos of the couple’s room with his cell phone. Mr. Yuan stopped him. The officers warned the couple not to go out.

8. [Beijing] Wen Haibiao Missing

Wen Haibiao (gender unknown) has not been heard from, and Wen’s current whereabouts and situation are unknown.

9. [Yingde City, Guangdong Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Most of the practitioners in Yingde City have been harassed by local police officers and neighborhood committee staff members from last year to this year. They were pressured to sign a guarantee statement.

Ms. Tang Aiying is a retiree from the Guangdong Ferroalloy Factory. Chen Weicai, a security official at the Guangdong Ferroalloy Factory, went to Ms. Tang’s home multiple times in November 2020 to pressure her to give up practicing Falun Gong. Ms. Tang firmly refused.

Ms. Ma Zhizhen and her daughter Ms. Duan Youru worked in the Guangdong Ferroalloy Factory for a period of time. In November 2020, Xu Shaohua, the factory’s security official, accompanied by Ms. Ma’s youngest son, traveled all the way to Hunan Province where the mother and daughter live, to pressure them to sign a guarantee statement. Ms. Duan Youru was threatened that her husband would lose his job and her nephew would be unable to find a job after graduating from the university if she did not sign the statement.

Ms. Duan Youru lives in Shuikou Village, Zhonglupu Town, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province. When she refused to stop practicing Falun Gong, the local police station and local village office were told to monitor her. Ms. Duan has been harassed at home by local officers and village officials twice last year and three times this year in February and March 2021. She also received a harassing call in May 2021.

10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yin Zhenxiu Harassed

Ms. Yin Zhenxiu was harassed at home in the Qianmaling Village on the morning of July 8, 2021. Two police officers, led by Wen from the Zhifang Village, Chengguan Street, Lingqu County, came to her home and asked whether she still practiced Falun Gong and whether she was punished before for doing so.

11. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Case Against Ms. Wu Zhengping Submitted to Court

Ms. Wu Zhengping was reported to police for talking to people about Falun Gong, and was arrested by officers from the Mochouhu Police Station. She was detained 15 days in the Zhongxiang City Detention House. On July 14, 2021, she was transferred to the Dongbao District Detention Center in Pailou Town, Jingmen City. Her case has now been submitted to the court.

12. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Luan Changhui Arrested

Mr. Luan Changhui was arrested at his workplace by officers from the Bianfang Police Station in Longgang District at around 9 a.m. on July 20, 2021. His home was ransacked. The police confiscated three laptop computers, two printers, a photo of Falun Gong’s founder, and Falun Gong books, etc. His wife and the other family members were not at home when the police came. His wife went to the police station to inquire about the situation in the afternoon. She was held over half an hour. Mr. Luan is currently detained in the Bianfang Police Station.

13. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yang Fengying’s Pension Deducted

Elderly Ms. Yang Fengying was arrested at home on November 15, 2019 and later sentenced to eight months in prison.

Ms. Yang’s family member received a call from the Social Security Bureau of Jinzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone on May 20, 2021 and was told that a total of 14,091 yuan, Ms. Yang’s pension from November 1, 2019 to July 14, 2020, would be deducted. The family had an option to pay it back at one time otherwise Ms. Yang would not be able to receive his monthly pension payment for a while. Ms. Yang’s family member paid the money back.

14. [Qihe County, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Feng and Wang Cheng Arrested

Mr. Yang Feng and Wang Cheng (gender unknown) were arrested in Qihe County around April 30, 2021.

15. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xie Yunhua Arrested

Ms. Xie Yunhua was arrested by police on July 18, 2021 for talking to people about Falun Gong.

16. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Tried in Court

Ms. Yang Lifei was tried online by the Chaoyang District Court at 11:30 a.m. on July 20, 2021. The entire process lasted only 6-7 minutes. Three other practitioners, Cui Ying, Yin Jun, and Yu Aiji were also tried at almost the same time.

17. [Huili County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Yongzhen Arrested

Two officers from the Chengbei Police Station went to Ms. Zhang Yongzhen’s home in Yunyan Village, Chengbei Sub-district on June 24, 2021. They confiscated 29 pieces of informational materials that belonged to Ms. Zhang. She received a notice at around 3 p.m. on July 15, 2021 that she had been placed under ten-day administrative detention.

18. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Case Against Ms. Fan Ying Submitted to Court

Ms. Fan Ying was arrested on December 16, 2020 and detained in the Baiheshan Detention Center. Her case has been submitted to the Taoyan County Court.

19. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhao Suping Sentenced to One and a Half Years in Prison

Ms. Zhao Suping from the Huaiyang District was arrested on January 13, 2021 and sentenced to one and a half years in prison in March 2021. She is currently detained in the Xinxiang Women’s Prison.

20. [Ningyuan County, Hunan] Ms. Zheng Runfeng Faces Trial

Ms. Zheng Runfeng was prosecuted by the Xintian County Procuratorate in early July 2021. She will be tried in the Xintian County Court on July 23, 2021.

21. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Zhengping Detained

Ms. Wu Zhengping was arrested and detained in late June 2021 for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was scheduled to be released on July 14, 2021. However, it was learned that she was taken to Jingmen and is still being detained.

22. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Xiumei Arrested and Detained

Ms. Zhao Xiumei was arrested on July 18, 2021 and her home was ransacked. She was taken to a detention center on the evening of July 19, 2021.

23. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Shuiqing and Ms. Chen Lihong Detained

Ms. Yu Shuiqing was detained in the No. 2 Ward of Liaoning Province Women’s Prison. Ms. Chen Lihong is also detained in the same prison. Her family has not deposited money for her and her situation is very difficult.

24. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Qi Xiuying Harassed

Qi Xiuing (gender unknown) is nearly 90 years old and lives alone. Qi has been harassed repeatedly in the past two years. Three people from the neighborhood committee came to Qi’s home in 2020 and asked whether Qi still practiced Falun Gong. They confiscated a photo of Falun Gong’s founder and warned Qi that he/she would be taken to the police department if Qi was younger. They came to harass Qi again this year and confiscated another photo of Falun Gong’s founder.

25. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wei Junying Arrested and Detained

Ms. Wei Junying, 55, was arrested on July 16, 2021 when she and other practitioners were distributing truth-clarifying materials at the Dongxinzhang Market in Fangshunqiao Town, Mancheng County. She was detained for 14 days in the Mancheng County Detention Center and fined 900 yuan.

26. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Cheng Huaqiong Harassed

Ms. Cheng Huaqiong’s son received a call from the Bajiao Police Station in Yanting County in mid-April 2021 and was told that the police would come to talk to his mother. Two officers from the Bajiao Police Station went to Ms. Cheng’s home in mid-May 2021. They pressured Ms. Cheng to sign a guarantee statement, which she refused.

Five people from the Bajiao Town government and the village office went to Ms. Cheng’s home on June 17, 2021. Ms. Cheng was not at home. Her husband refused to cooperate. They then went to the home of Ms. Cheng’s son but no one was at home.

27. [Mianzhu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhu Yinghui Harassed

Ms. Zhu Yinghui, 79, lives with her daughter in Yangjia Town, Deyang City. Her household registration address is in the Wufangcun Brigade, Shiti Town, Mianzhu City. Four people from her hometown, including brigade officials and police officers, went to the home of Ms. Zhu’s daughter. They pressured Ms. Zhu to sign a guarantee statement, which she refused. They tricked her son-in-law (non-practitioner) to sign it on her behalf.

Ms. Zhu’s daughter Ms. Yong Daichang, around 58, is also a practitioner. Her home was ransacked by officers from the Yangjia Police Station in April 2021. She has stayed away from her home for several months to avoid further persecution.

28. [Qixia City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhai Qiaozhen Harassed

Three officers from the Tingkou Town Police Station went to Douya Village in early June 2021. Village official Yu Jianjun led the officers to Ms. Zhai Qiaozhen’s home. They pressured Ms. Di to sign a guarantee statement, which she refused.

29. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Dong Xiuling and Ms. Shen Jingli Arrested and Detained

Ms. Dong Xiuling and Ms. Shen Jingli were reported to police for talking to people about Falun Gong in the Daxizhang Village Market in Xushui District and were arrested by officers from the Dayin Police Station on the morning of July 3, 2021. Both practitioners were taken to the Xushui District Detention House on July 9, 2021.

Ms. Shen Jingli was released on July 20, 2021. Ms. Dong Xiuling was transferred to the Baoding City Detention Center. Officials claimed that her additional detention was based on the grounds that she was subjected to forced labor before.

30. [Ruian City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Su Zhongji Arrested

Mr. Su zhongji from Mayu Town was arrested by officers from the Ruian City Police Department on July 14, 2021. Police cars were seen around his house a few days before he was arrested.