Additional Persecution News from China – August 27, 2021 (22 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 26 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Han Yufeng Detained in Prison
2. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Zhu Zuoliang Sentenced to Prison
3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Chen Huan Arrested
4. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Ms. Huang Chunlan Persecuted in Detention Center
5. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Huanzhen Arrested and Detained
6. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Xia Arrested
7. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Pang Xiufeng Harassed
8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Qinghua Harassed
9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Tao Harassed
10. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Zhang Suying Arrested and Detained
11. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Weiyang Harassed
12. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Bing Sentenced to Three years in Prison with Five Years of Probation
13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Xu Nanshan Missing
14. [Tianjin] The Case Against Mr. Li Minfu Submitted to the Court
15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Wentao Missing
16. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Hao Ruiying and Li Xiangrong Harassed
17. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yan Aiqin and Her Sister Ms. Yan Kuihua Arrested and Detained
18. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Liangying Harassed
19. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Dai Shufen Harassed
20. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Fengying Arrested
21. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cheng Shumei Harassed
22. [Beizhen City, Liaoning Province] Li Jie Harassed

1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Han Yufeng Detained in Prison

Ms. Han Yufeng from Xinbin County was taken to the Liaoning Province Women’s Prison in mid-July 2021. Ms. Han was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. The verdict was directly delivered to Ms. Han herself instead of her family. Her family members tried to visit her, but the prison guards refused to let them see her.

2. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Zhu Zuoliang Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Zhu Zuoliang from the Jindong District was arrested during the zero-out campaign. He was tried in court on July 20, 2021, and was sentenced to four to five years in prison. He is currently detained in the Jinhua City Detention Center.

His family was not allowed to visit him in the detention center after his sentence. Mr. Zhu’s house in Hangzhou City was also ransacked.

3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Chen Huan Arrested

Chen Huan (gender unknown) from the Jinpu New District was arrested near home by officers from the Development District Police Department on August 18, 2021.

4. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Ms. Huang Chunlan Persecuted in Detention Center

Ms. Huang Chunlan and Ms. Li Ailian were arrested by officer Zhen Jiangong from the Yancheng District Police Department. Ms. Huang was detained in the No.2 Detention Center in Luohe City. She is now unable to walk properly and her mouth is crooked. She was given an infusion in the detention center and has not yet received proper treatment.

5. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Huanzhen Arrested and Detained

Ms. Zhao Huanzhen from the Shanhaiguan District was arrested by officers from the Domestic Security Division of Suizhong County on August 22, 2021. She was placed under criminal detention on the same day and is currently detained in the Suizhong County Detention Center.

6. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Xia Arrested

It was recently learned that Ms. Zhang Xia from Jiang’an District was arrested by police officers from Henan Province on the morning of February 28, 2021. The officers did not show their IDs and ransacked her home. They took Ms. Zhang from Wuhan City in Hubei Province to Luoyang City in Henan Province.

Ms. Zhang was denied admission three times by the Luoyang City Detention Center. The police managed to send her to the detention center on March 3, 2021. Ms. Zhang was officially arrested on April 8, 2021.

7. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Ms. Pang Xiufeng Harassed

Ms. Pang Xiufeng has been harassed at her home by officers from the Huangtuzhuang Town Police Station four times this year. The officers went to Ms. Pang’s home on August 5, 2021. They photographed the family car and her family member. The police officers refused to give their names or phone numbers.

8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Qinghua Harassed

Two officers from the Huangcheng Police Station in Shenhe District went to Ms. Zhang Qinghua’s home on August 25, 2021. They photographed the door. They called Ms. Zhang’s daughter, and said that her mother was at home and she should ask her mother to open the door. Her daughter said that she was unable to help them and that Ms. Zhang was not at home.

9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Tao Harassed

Ms. Jiang Tao was harassed at home by Director Ju of the Yiheyuan Neighborhood Committee in Pingdu City on the afternoon of August 18, 2021. Ju photographed the door plate and asked questions such as what Ms. Jiang’s salary was, whether she still worked, whether she still practiced Falun Gong, who she was in contacted with, etc.

10. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Zhang Suying Arrested and Detained

Zhang Suying (gender unknown) was taken to the Nandayuan Police Station by Cui Zhiqiang from the Nandayuan Township Government around 8 to 9 a.m. on August 24, 2021 for talking to people about Falun Gong on the street. Zhang was interrogated and was taken to have a nucleic acid test and a physical examination. Zhang was allowed to go home around 10:30 p.m. that night.

Zhang was told to pay the 300 yuan fine and was taken to a detention house by officers from the Nandayuan Police Station on August 26, 2021. Zhang was placed under 7-day detention.

11. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Weiyang Harassed

Mr. Zhang Weiyang did not answer the call from the Xinhua Front Street Police Station on the afternoon of August 24, 2021. The next day, three officers from the police station came to his workplace, the Meter Company of Yanxing Machinery Factory, around 5 p.m. Mr. Zhang was called to the office. The police officers photographed and videotaped him and asked whether he still practiced Falun Gong. Mr. Zhang said yes. They talked to Mr. Zhang for about 10 minutes and warned him not to go out and talk to anyone about Falun Gong.

12. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Bing Sentenced to Three years in Prison with Five Years of Probation

It was recently learned that Ms. Liu Bing was sentenced to three years in prison with five years of probation, and was fined 5,000 yuan.

Ms. Liu Bing, 54, was arrested near her apartment building, by officers from the Tongjiang Road Police Station on the afternoon of July 19, 2019. The officers took the key from her purse to enter her home. The four officers ransacked her home and confiscated all of her Falun Gong books, a photo of Falun Gong’s founder, over 11,000 yuan in cash, and other valuable personal belongings.

Ms. Liu Bing and her mother Ms. Zhao Yuqin were taken to the police station. Ms. Zhao Yuqin was released around 7 p.m. that night. Ms. Liu Bing was taken to the detention center.

Ms. Liu Bing was placed under official arrest on August 21, 2019. Her case was submitted to the Chuanying District Court by the Changyi District Procuratorate on October 25, 2019. Ms. Liu was tried in the Chuanying District Court at 9:20 a.m. on December 10, 2019. She was handcuffed and wore shackles during the hearing. The hearing lasted about 40 minutes.

13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Xu Nanshan Missing

Mr. Xu Nanshan, in his 70s, was harassed by staff from the local community office in mid-to-late May in 2021. No one has heard from him for over three months now.

14. [Tianjin] The Case Against Mr. Li Minfu Submitted to the Court

Mr. Li Minfu from the Wuqing District was contacted by the Wuqing District Court on the afternoon of August 26, 2021. He was told the indictment against him was submitted to the court on August 31, 2021.

15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Wentao Missing

No one has heard from Ms. Wang Wentao in Chengdu since August 23, 2021.

16. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Hao Ruiying and Li Xiangrong Harassed

Ms. Hao Ruiying was harassed at home in the Shirenpo Village by Wang Jingbin, director of the General Administration Office, and local officers on August 4, 2021. They searched her home.

Li Xiangrong (gender unknown) was harassed at home on August 5, 2021. Twelve people from the county government, the town government and the village office including Wang Qinghai, secretary of the Dengjiazhuang Village Party Committee, came to harass Li. Li tried to talk to them about Falun Gong, but they refused to listen.

17. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yan Aiqin and Her Sister Ms. Yan Kuihua Arrested and Detained

Ms. Yan Aiqin and her younger sister Ms. Yan Kuihua, 57, were taken from home by Wang Qingtao from the Sunlou Police Station and Chief Wang from the Linzi District Domestic Security Division on the morning of August 24, 2021. The two sisters were first taken to have a physical examination and then taken to the Zhangdian Detention House. They were placed in detention for 10 days. Ms. Yan Kuihua was denied admission due to her poor health and was released that evening.

18. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Liangying Harassed

Ms. Zhou Liangying’s son received a call from Li Yuangang, director of the Baihe Community, on July 9, 2021. Li told Ms. Zhou to come to the community office.

Ms. Zhou was harassed at home on July 19, 2021. The staff member from the community office pressured her to sign a guarantee statement and threatened her that the higher authorities would talk to her if she refused. Ms. Zhou did not cooperate.

19. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Dai Shufen Harassed

Ms. Dai Shufen, in her 80s, is retired. She received a call from a local police officer at around 7 p.m. on August 16, 2021, asking for her home address. She hung up the phone. Later, two people knocked on her door around 9 p.m., but Ms. Dai did not open the door.

The next morning on August 17, 2021, two police officers went to her home. They started the video recording as soon as they entered the house. They asked whether she still practiced Falun Gong. Ms. Dai tried to stop them from recording.

Two officers came to her home again on the morning of August 20, 2021. Ms. Dai was not at home. They returned around 2 p.m. that afternoon. Ms. Dai’s children were at her home. The officers threatened that her children would be implicated because of her. They pressured her to say she gave up the practice while they videotaped her.

20. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Fengying Arrested

Ms. Yu Fengying was reported to police for distributing truth-clarifying materials in Dahexi Village, Xigou Township, Longhua County. She was arrested by Longhua County police officers and Luanping County police officers on August 22, 2021. Her home was ransacked and her personal belongings including all her Dafa books, truth-clarifying booklets, amulets, stickers, and media players were confiscated. Ms. Yu did not cooperate when they questioned her. She was taken to have a physical examination and was found to have high blood pressure and dark spots on her lung. She was released on August 24, 2021.

21. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cheng Shumei Harassed

Ms. Cheng Shumei is 84 years old. Her husband Mr. Zhao Zongyue’s mind has been muddled for years as a result of being persecuted. The couple hired a house helper to help take care of him.

Two police officers came to Ms. Cheng’s home around 10 p.m. on August 16, 2021. One of them asked the house helper whether Ms. Cheng still practiced Falun Gong. Ms. Cheng came out of her room and asked why they were there. One officer immediately tried to take a photo of her. Ms. Cheng covered her face with her clothes and said he was violating the law. The officer asked her whether she practiced Falun Gong. Ms. Cheng said, “I just do some exercises. Why are you so afraid of people doing exercises?” The officer behind took a photo of her while she was talking and then they left.

22. [Beizhen City, Liaoning Province] Li Jie Harassed

Several officers from the Guangning Township Police Station went to the home of Li Jie (gender unknown) in the Sutun Village one afternoon in mid-May 2021. Li recognized the police car from the window and left home quietly. The police did not find Li and sounded the siren for half an hour. They shouted outside Li’s home and claimed they would come again.

The police officers went to Li Jie’s home again on June 15, 2021. Li was not at home. The neighbor told Li that two officers were at the front door, two were at the back door, and two jumped into the yard from the neighbor’s yard.

The villagers saw the police car again in the late July 2021. Li Jie has been staying away from the home to avoid the police harassment.