Additional Persecution News from China – January 13, 2021 (12 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 5 provinces, where at least 33 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Liying Harassed
2. [Suizhou City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
3. [Beijing] Mr. Sun Yuanlong and Mr. Zhang Bowu Arrested
4. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced
5. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Ms. Kang Huazhi Sentenced to Prison
6. [Shanghai] Elderly Ms. Chen Weiqin Arrested
7. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
8. [Haiyang City, Shandong Province] Nine Practitioners Tried or Facing Trial
9. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Yanfen and Ms. Zhao Yanmin Hospitalized
10. [Jiangsu Province] Pan Hongsheng Arrested and Detained
11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Bao Yunong and His Wife Harassed
12. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Luan Yuemei Arrested

1. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Liying Harassed

Ms. Liu Liying lives in Niuxinzhai Village, Ren County. Her son received a phone call from their local police station on January 4, 2022, asking Ms. Liu to go to the police station to fill out a form. When she arrived the police took her to the Julu County Police Department. The officers there attempted to press her fingerprint but failed.

2. [Suizhou City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Four practitioners, including Chen Yangxiu (gender unknown), Ni Ying (gender unknown), Wu Wu (nickname, gender unknown), and Du Qun (gender unknown), were arrested on January 12, 2022. The police ransacked their homes and put them under official detention. It was said that the police planned to take them to a brainwashing center.

3. [Beijing] Mr. Sun Yuanlong and Mr. Zhang Bowu Arrested

Mr. Sun Yuanlong, about 42 years old, and Mr. Zhang Bowu, about 26 years old, were arrested on January 8, 2022, in Shunyi County. Mr. Sun and Mr. Zhang are both software programmers. Mr. Sun was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016.

4. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced

The cases against three practitioners were ruled on after court hearings in the Hailin City Court. Ms. Chen Xitao and Mr. Guo Libin were sentenced to six and a half years in prison and fined 5,000 yuan. Ms. Fu Zhaocui was sentenced to nine and a half years and fined 10,000 yuan. They all pleaded not guilty and appealed to the Mudanjiang City Intermediate Court.

5. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Ms. Kang Huazhi Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Kang Huazhi, from Wei County, was reported to the police when she talked to people about Falun Gong on October 31, 2020. More than ten officers from the Mingzhou Township Police Station came and arrested her. The officers searched her home and confiscated Falun Gong materials, media players, and other personal belongings.

Ms. Kang was then taken to the Wei County Court and was interrogated there. She was officially arrested on November 3, 2020, and detained in the Xingtai City No. 1 Detention Center.

The Guangzong County Procuratorate submitted an indictment against her to the Guangzong County Court on February 3, 2021, which then sentenced her to ten months in prison and fined her 2,000 yuan.

6. [Shanghai] Elderly Ms. Chen Weiqin Arrested

Ms. Chen Weiqin, 82, in Baoshan District, was recently arrested at her home. Further information is pending at this time.

7. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Officers from the Jindao Police Station in Cangzhou City Development Zone arrested Mr. Hou Dongliang at around 2:30 a.m. on January 11, 2022. Mr. Hou’s father and Ms. Liu Zaiyun were also arrested that night.

Three officers arrested Ms. Wang Shumei and Mr. Su Hongxin at around 1:30 a.m. on the 12th. Ms. Su’s home was ransacked at around 9 a.m.

8. [Haiyang City, Shandong Province] Nine Practitioners Tried or Facing Trial

Nine practitioners were arrested by the Haiyang City Domestic Security Division on January 9, 2021. Their homes were ransacked.

Mr. Zhang Jiguo and Mr. Ji Lixiao were tried in July 2021 and were sentenced to one and a half years in prison. Mr. Zhang has submitted an appeal.

Mr. Zhang Junfeng and Mr. Wang Chenggang were tried in September and October 2021.

Mr. Zhang Jiguo and Ms. Ji Lixiao were illegally tried in July and were sentenced to one and a half years in prison. Mr. Zhang Jiguo has submitted an appeal.

Mr. Yu Haiyong and Ms. Wang Xuemei were scheduled to be tried on January 17.

Mr. Liang Yaomin is facing a third virtual court hearing.

The release on bail for Ms. Wang Juan and Ms. Sui Weili was dropped.

9. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Yanfen and Ms. Zhao Yanmin Hospitalized

Ms. Zhao Yanfen and her sister Ms. Zhao Yanmin, from Qianxi County, were arrested at a market on January 7, 2022. They were detained for 14 days and later taken to the Qianxi County Hospital due to their high blood pressure. Ms. Zhao Yanfen’s daughter is looking after them but no other family member is permitted to visit them.

10.[Jiangsu Province] Pan Hongsheng Arrested and Detained

Pan Hongsheng (gender unknown) was held for 24 hours on December 3, 2021. His home was ransacked. After 25 days passed, Pan was detained for seven more days.

11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Bao Yunong and His Wife Harassed

Mr. Bao Yunong and his wife, Ms. Cai Manyi, were arrested from home in April 2018 and released on bail on August 7, 2018. They were repeatedly harassed after they returned home.

Yang Zhigang from the Luojiazhuang community management office led the head of the 610 Office in Jiang’an District, surnamed He, and staff member Yin of the Jianghan District Stability Maintenance Office, to their home and harassed them on September 25, 2018. They photographed the couple and pressured them to slander the founder of Falun Gong.

Mr. Bao and his wife were requested to go to the Beihu Street Police Station on November 12, 2018. The police forcibly took blood samples from them, and interrogated them. They were prohibited from leaving the city and had to be on call. Officers from the Erqi Street Police Station interrogated and photographed them again on December 18, 2018.

Before the World Military Games in Wuhan in October 2019, two officers, including Xu Nongyan from the Erqi Street Police Station, went to their home again. They photographed the couple and warned them not to watch the games or go near them. They continued to harass Mr. Bao and his wife after their release on bail term expired on August 26, 2019.

In November and December 2021, Xu Nongyan from the Erqi Street Police Station and Luo Zhigang from the LuoJiazhuang Community called Ms. Cai many times as part of the “zero out” campaign and pressured them to sign documents. They called her again on January 11, 2022.

12. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Luan Yuemei Arrested

Director Wei Guanghui from the Hehua Road Police Station in Chuanhui District and Wangyong led several officers to Ms. Luan Yuemei’s home on January 11, 2022. They confiscated her Falun Gong materials and took her to the police station, where she was interrogated and had her ten fingerprints, palm prints, and footprints forcibly taken. They also forcibly took a blood sample. In the process they injured her wrist and ribs. Ms. Luan returned home that night.