Additional Persecution News from China – April 5, 2022 (7 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 8 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Linxia County, Gansu Province] Ms. Chen Gahong Imprisoned
2. [Liaoning Province] Practitioners Tortured in the No. 2 Women’s Prison
3. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Luo Wenbin Arrested Again
4. [Anyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Chaojie Suspended from Job
5. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Suqing Harassed
6. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Guo Yanda’s Prison Term Ends
7. [Qingzhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Hengzhong Harassed

1. [Linxia County, Gansu Province] Ms. Chen Gahong Imprisoned

Ms. Chen Gahong, 50, of Potou Village, Nanyuan Township, was arrested at the end of 2021. Afterwards, her family and friends did not hear anything about her. They recently learned that she is incarcerated in the Lanzhou Women’s Prison. They believe she has been sentenced.

2. [Liaoning Province] Practitioners Tortured in the No. 2 Women’s Prison

Ms. Wang Xueling of Dandong City and Ms. Zhang Jingchun are incarcerated in the Fourth Ward, Liaoning Province No. 2 Women’s Prison. Guards removed their clothing and shoes. Barefoot and wearing only their underwear, the practitioners were made to stand on the concrete floor. The guards opened the windows and exposed them to freezing winter temperatures. As a result, their feet became frostbitten, and the skin on their legs turned black.

Guards forced practitioners who refused to be transformed (refused to renounce Falun Gong) to stand from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and sometimes until 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. They deprived the practitioners of visits with their family and the right to phone them. Inmates have to buy their own daily necessities. The guards capped the money that practitioners could spend to 50 to 100 yuan per month, and did not allow them to contact anyone or others to give them anything. 

3. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Luo Wenbin Arrested Again

Mr. Luo Wenbin was arrested again when he was distributing Falun Gong flyers. 

Mr. Luo, in his 40s, a college graduate, is a former outstanding teacher at the Luojia Town No. 1 Middle School. He was repeatedly sentenced and incarcerated for a total of twelve and a half years in prison. He survived torture in prison, but suffered a mental disorder. 

His last prison term was a year. He finished it in September 2021 and was released from the Nanchang County Detention Center. He is now being held by the police again.

4. [Anyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Wang Chaojie Suspended from Job

Mr. Wang Chaojie, 35, a high school teacher, was arrested and released on bail. He was suspended from his job.

5. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Suqing Harassed

Ms. Tang Suqing of Yingshan County was harassed at home by three officers from the Sui’an Police Station on April 2, 2022, for mailing letters which explained what Falun Gong is to the police department, the procuratorate, and the court. The officers ordered her to sign documents. After she refused, they threatened to give her two weeks of administrative punishment.

6. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Guo Yanda’s Prison Term Ends

Mr. Guo Yanda will finish his ten-year prison term on April 18, 2022.

7. [Qingzhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Hengzhong Harassed

Mr. Chen Hengzhong has been placed under surveillance by Chen Wenying, the Xianchen Village Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary. Mr. Chen was monitored by villagers Zhou Xuehao and Zhou’s wife Xu Xiaoling. He repeatedly tried to persuade the couple to stop, but they did not listen.