Additional Persecution News from China – September 14, 2021 (13 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 26 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Chen Lina Faces Trial
2. [Nong’an County, Jilin Province] Four Sentenced to Prison
3. [Mengyang Town, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Cui Yanling and Ms. Wang Ying Arrested and Detained
5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Wenxia Harassed
6. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen Harassed
7. [Beijing] Ms. Yu Fulan Harassed
8. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Ling and Ms. Huang Wenfen Harassed
9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Chuanzhen Harassed Repeatedly
10. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhang Changrong Harassed
11. [Boxing County, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Aihua Arrested
12. [Yunmeng County, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Xiaofeng Harassed
13. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Four Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center, Whereabouts of One Unknown

1. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Chen Lina Faces Trial

Ms. Chen Lina was scheduled to be tried at the Lishan Court on September 15, 2021.

2. [Nong’an County, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

On July 15, 2020, Ms. Yu Jiaoru, Ms. Sun Xiuying, Ms. Cai Yuying, and Mr. Shan Weihe were secretly arrested and taken from their homes by officers from the Nong’an County Police Department.

They stood trial at the Dehui City Court on April 9, 2021. Their lawyers were barred from defending them in court. All family members and lawyers were blocked outside of the courtroom.

These four practitioners were given up to ten years in prison on July 26, 2021. Ms. Yu Jiaoru (Ms. Cai’s daughter), 34, was sentenced to 6 years. Ms. Sun Xiuying, 68, was sentenced to 4 years. Ms. Cai Yuying, 66, was sentenced to 9 years. Mr. Shan Weihe was sentenced to 6 years. They all pleaded not guilty and appealed with the Changchun Intermediate Court. The judge accepted their cases on September 9, 2021.

3. [Mengyang Town, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

On September 7, 2021, Huang Jun and other village clerks from the Xingyue Village went to Mr. Qiu Shengbing’s home. On the same day, Ms. Zhong Dianjun was harassed by Luo Xuyou and other village clerks. They photographed her home. Also harassed were Mr. Song Qinghua and Ms. Wang Xiangyu.

On September 11, 2021, Ms. Xie Changxiu was tricked by her son and husband into going to the “Legal Care Center” (i.e., a brainwashing center) in Pengzhou City. She was pressured to sign guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong.

4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Cui Yanling and Ms. Wang Ying Arrested and Detained

On September 9, 2021, Ms. Cui Yanling and Ms. Wang Ying were arrested by officers from the Hongqi Street Police Station. They are currently being held in the Weizigou Detention Center.

5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Wenxia Harassed

On September 7, 2021, Ms. Wang Wenxia was harassed by officers from the Zhihe Police Station and clerks from the street office at home. In the afternoon, they called and harassed her son-in-law. Ms. Wang had to stay away from home to avoid further harassment.

6. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen Harassed

In August 2021, Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen, in the Pingchuan District, was harassed by officers from the Heishui Village, the Baoji Town, the Pingchuan Police Station, the Pingchuan District Domestic Security Division, and the 610 Office. She was ordered to sign a guarantee statement renouncing Falun Gong with the blood of her finger.

7. [Beijing] Ms. Yu Fulan Harassed

On September 13, 2021, Liu Xingzhou, officers from the South Dulehe Police Station in the Pinggu District, led by Yan Jinfu, a village clerk from the Fengtai Village in South Dulehe Town, went to Ms. Yu Fulan’s home and harassed her. They videotaped her home and asked Ms. Yu if she still practiced Falun Gong.

8. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Ling and Ms. Huang Wenfen Harassed

On September 8, 2021, Ms. Zhang Ling, 59, from Yiling District, was harassed by officers from the Yiling District Police Department, the 610 Office, and the Xing’an Street local neighborhood committee at her store on Baihua Street. Her store was ransacked.

The same morning, officers from the Yiling District Police Department, the 610 Office, and the East Lake local neighborhood committee ransacked Ms. Huang Wenfen’s home.

9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Chuanzhen Harassed Repeatedly

On January 26, 2021, officers led by Wang Yanhong, the director of the Dongfeng Street comprehensive management office in the Licheng District, harassed Ms. Wang Chuanzhen at her home and photographed her.

At the end of April 2021, a Xinyuan Community Management Office clerk from Dongfeng Street called and harassed Ms. Wang’s husband. In May, several officers went to Ms. Wang ’s home again to harass the couple.

10. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zhang Changrong Harassed

On September 6, 2021, officers from the Nanjin Community in Tianpeng Town, and the Pengzhou City Care Center (i.e., brainwashing center) went to Ms. Zhang Changrong’s home. They pressured her to sign documents renouncing Falun Gong. She refused.

11. [Boxing County, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Aihua Arrested

Ms. Han Aihua, about 50, was reported to police for distributing Falun Gong informational materials in a neighboring village on September 3, 2021. She was arrested by officers from the Dianzi Town Police Station and taken to the county’s 610 Office. She is currently held in the Boxing County Detention Center.

12. [Yunmeng County, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Xiaofeng Harassed

On August 26, 2012, officers from the Tiexi Police Station harassed Ms. Yang Xiaofeng at her home and demanded her son’s phone number.

13. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Four Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center, Whereabouts of One Unknown

On August 27, 2021, practitioners Ms. Shen Xiaohui, Jin Hua (gender unknown), Ms. Zheng Aiyin, and Ms. Li Caijun were taken to the Xiangshan Brainwashing Center. Ms. Jiang Chunya’s current whereabouts are unknown.