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Additional Persecution News from China - July 13, 2022 (21 Reports)

Aug. 3, 2022

(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 48 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Pingtan County, Fujian Province] Ms. Chen Yingxia Arrested
2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Zhu Mingdi and Ms. Cai Xiuying Detained
3. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Bin Sent to Zhengzhou Prison in Henan Province
4. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Song Xiujing Arrested
5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
6. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Homes of Ms. Xiao Guozhen and Ms. Liu Shufang Ransacked
7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Qi Huaizhi, Nearly 80, Harassed Repeatedly
8. [Changyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Chuanjie and Other Practitioners Arrested
9. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yuan Limei and Her Daughter Ms. Chi Jingyuan Arrested
10. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Jin Xiaoqin Harassed and Monitored
11. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Jing Sentenced to Four Years in Prison.
12. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Tingting Repeatedly Harassed
13. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Yanqiu Harassed
14. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lan Wenhua’s Store Searched
15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Luo Yuzhang Detained and Home Ransacked
16. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zou Shuqing and Ms. Luan Yanping Detained17. [Gong’an County, Hubei Province] Ms.Yu Kaiju Arrested
18. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Multiple Practitioners Harassed
19. [Shaoyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Aihua Detained
20. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Zhifeng Detained
21. [Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Su Guangming Arrested

1. [Pingtan County, Fujian Province] Ms. Chen Yingxia Arrested

Officers from the Chengguan Police Station searched Ms. Chen Yingxia’s home in May 2022. They confiscated her Falun Gong books, printed Falun Gong materials, a cell phone, and other personal belongings.

Ms. Chen was taken to the police station and interrogated until 6 a.m. the following day.

2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Zhu Mingdi and Ms. Cai Xiuying Detained

Zhu Mingdi (gender unknown) and Ms. Cai Xiuying were tricked into going to the Longnan Police Station on July 6, 2022. The officers said their bail expired. They have been detained since then.

3. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Bin Sent to Zhengzhou Prison in Henan Province

Mr. Li Bin, from Botou City, Hebei Province, was arrested by Liu Weipeng and Wang Junan from the Neihuang County Domestic Security Division in Anyang City, Henan Province, in April 2021. Mr. Li has been detained in the Anyang City Detention Center since then. He was sent to Zhengzhou Prison in Henan Province on July 7, 2022.

4. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Song Xiujing Arrested

Three officers went to Ms. Song Xiujing’s home in the Mancheng District on July 11, 2022. They searched her home and told Ms. Song to take a photo with them. She refused.

Later, more than ten officers from the Mancheng District Chengguan Police Station forcibly took Ms. Song to the police car and handcuffed her. They confiscated the photo of Falun Gong’s founder and her Falun Gong books. Ms. Song returned home that night.

5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhao Shumin, in her 60s, from Chengen Village in Shuangcheng District, Harbin City, was arrested on July 12 by people who may have been from the Hongqi Police Station. She may now be detained in the Shuangcheng Police Department. Further information is pending.

Ms. Lu Wei and her husband, Mr. Fu Minhua, were taken to the Nangang District Liaoyuan Police Station by more than ten officers from the Liaoyuan Police Station, Railway Police Station, and the Baojianlu Police Station. Their home was ransacked. Ms. Lu underwent a physical exam. Her whereabouts are unknown.

6. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Homes of Ms. Xiao Guozhen and Ms. Liu Shufang Ransacked

Officers from the Dingxing Domestic Security Division and the Luxi Police Station ransacked the homes of Ms. Xiao Guozhen and Ms. Liu Shufang in Dingxing County in early July 2022.

They confiscated all their Falun Gong books, printed Falun Gong materials, and their TV receiver.

Ms. Xiao is now having difficulty walking because of the harassment. Further information is pending.

7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Qi Huaizhi, Nearly 80, Harassed Repeatedly

Four officers from the Kuiju Police Station, Changyi City, broke into Mr. Qi Huaizhi’s home on June 28, 2022. They confiscated his Falun Gong books, several USB cards, and a laptop computer. They left a summons requesting his daughter go to the police station the next day.

These four officers went to Mr. Qi’s home again on June 30 and asked why his daughter did not go to the police station. Mr. Qi told them his daughter was not at home. They stayed outside his home for several hours before leaving.

The police went to harass Mr. Qi again on July 8, 2022.

8. [Changyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Sun Chuanjie and Other Practitioners Arrested

A few plainclothes officers from the Changyi City Police Department went to Mr. Sun Chuanjie’s home in Zhougezhuang Village, Zuoshan Town, Xiashan District, at 5:30 a.m. on June 25. They searched Mr. Sun’s home and confiscated his Falun Gong books, Minghui Weekly, printed Falun Gong materials, photos of Falun Gong’s founder, computers, audio players, and other personal belongings. They then took Mr. Sun to the Changyi Detention Center.

At the same time, a practitioner surnamed Zhang was also arrested and taken to the Changyi Detention Center. His personal belongings were confiscated. Further information is pending.

It was reported that the Changyi Police Department arrested more than ten practitioners at the same time.

9. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yuan Limei and Her Daughter Ms. Chi Jingyuan Arrested

Officers from the Tumen Cty went to Yanji City, where Ms. Yuan Limei and her daughter Ms. Chi Jingyuan worked, and arrested them. Ms. Yuan and Ms. Chi were taken to the Tumen Detention Center and held there. Further details are pending.

10. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Jin Xiaoqin Harassed and Monitored

Ms. Jin Xiaoqin was harassed repeatedly by Tuanjiexincun Community Office staff. She was questioned and photographed whenever she left and entered her residential area over the past year.

11. [Xinbin County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Jing Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

Ms. Sun Jing, 68, was arrested on September 8, 2021, by officers from the Xinbin County Domestic Security Division and the Xinbin Town Police Station.

Ms. Sun was tried on February 21, 2022, in the Fushun Detention Center. The court notified her family on February 28 that she was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan.

Ms. Sun was taken to the Liaoning Women’s Prison on July 11, 2022.

12. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Tingting Repeatedly Harassed

Ms. Zhang Tingting, an English teacher at the Nanfeng No. 1 Primary School in Guanghan City, was detained by the Shifang City Police Department for five days in November 2021 for talking to people about Falun Gong.

Since November 2021, the Guanghan Political and Legal Affairs Committee, Nanfeng Police Station, the local Education Bureau, and her school harassed her repeatedly by having meetings with her at work and at home, video recording her, and so on. They threatened to expel her from school and detain her if she did not give up practicing Falun Gong.

On March 3, 2022, Ms. Zhang’s job rank was lowered, and she was demoted from her teaching position.

13. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Yanqiu Harassed

Plainclothes officers from the Hedong Police Station arrested Ms. Chen Yanqiu while she was talking to people about Falun Gong on June 14, 2022. At noon, the deputy chief of the Hedong Police Station attempted to send her to prison. He was unable to do so because Ms. Chen failed the official medical examination at the hospital. They then transferred Ms. Chen to the Qinhuangdao Harbor District Police Department in the afternoon. The police took Ms. Chen’s fingerprints, photographed, and interrogated her there. They asked Ms. Chen to sign the paperwork, which she refused.

Officers at the Hedong Police Station called Ms. Chen’s family on July 11, 2022. They asked Ms. Chen to do the nucleic acid test that day because they planned to send her to the Qinhuangdao City Detention Center and detain her for ten days. They said otherwise they would send her to the Qinhuangdao Police Department Hospital to test and quarantine her there for 14 days before sending her to the Qinhuangdao Detention Center.

14. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lan Wenhua’s Store Searched

Three officers from the local police station broke into Ms. Lan Wenhua’s store in Dumeng County. They went up to the store’s second floor and searched the drawers beneath the bed. They left without finding anything they wanted.

15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Luo Yuzhang Detained and Home Ransacked

At least fifteen people from the Wuxing Community Office in Puxing Street, Xinjin District, broke into Mr. Luo Yuzhang’s home on July 8, 2022. They took Mr. Luo to the community office and detained him there for more than 10 hours. Mr. Luo was forced to listen to their brainwashing session.

The community staff also pressured Mr. Luo’s wife and daughter to tell Mr. Luo to give up his faith in Falun Gong.

At the same time, officers from the Puxing Police Station ransacked Mr. Luo’s home and confiscated his personal belongings.

16. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zou Shuqing and Ms. Luan Yanping Detained

Guo Fudui, from the Longkou District Domestic Security Division, led officers from the Xufu Township Police Station to break into Ms. Zou Shuqing’s barbershop on July 4, 2022. They searched the place and confiscated some printed Falun Gong materials and calendars with Falun Gong messages. Mr. Zou was taken to the Xufu Town Police Station.

Ms. Luan Yanping was also arrested at the same time. Guo Fudui interrogated both practitioners and said the surveillance caught them putting up stickers on May 13, 2022. Ms. Zou and Ms. Luan did not answer his questions.

Ms. Zou and Ms. Luan returned home that night but the next day they were told to return to the police station. On the morning of the 5th, the two practitioners were taken to the Longkou City Hospital for medical examinations and were forced to undergo various tests. Ms. Zou and Ms. Luan were then taken back to the Xufu Police Station, where they were videotaped. Blood and hair samples were also collected from them.

Ms. Zou and Ms. Luan were sent to the Zhangjiagou Detention Center in Longkou on the 6th. Ms. Zou was detained for ten days and Ms. Luan for five days. Ms. Zou returned home on the 10th, and Ms. Luan returned home on the 11th.

17. [Gong’an County, Hubei Province] Ms. Yu Kaiju Arrested

Ms. Yu Kaiju was arrested by officers from the local Domestic Security Division on July 8, 2022. Her home was ransacked. It was said she was arrested because she distributed Falun Gong materials.

18. [Pingdingshan City, Henan Province] Multiple Practitioners Harassed

Officers from the Bakuang Police Station and Weidong Police Department ransacked several practitioners’ homes. The police confiscated their Falun Gong books, audio players, cell phones, cash, and other personal belongings.

The practitioners (genders unknown) whose homes were ransacked included Zhang Huaiding, Liu Yuxin, Li Aizhi, Zhou Xiuluo, Liu Damei, Yang Shixiu, Liu Huiju, and Yu Ca.

Among them, Zhang Huaiding, Li Aizhi, Zhou Xiuluo, Liu Damei, and Liu Huiju were taken to the Wuyi Road Branch on the same day. They returned home at midnight that day.

Zhang Huaiding and Li Aizhi were taken to the local police station by Yang Hong and other officers from the Bakuang Police Station on May 16, 2022. They were released on bail that night.

19. [Shaoyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Aihua Detained

Ms. Liu Aihua was arrested by officers from the Xingung Police Station in the Kaifu District on July 7, 2022. She was detained in the Changsha City No. 4 Detention Center. The police did not notify her family members about her being detained until several days later when her family went to the police station and reported her missing.

20. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Zhifeng Detained

Mr. Zhang Zhifeng was arrested by officers from the Yunmenghu Police Station in Mengyin County for posting stickers with Falun Gong messages in May 2020. He was released on bail after being fined 10,000 yuan. The case against him was submitted to the local procuratorate.

During this period, officers from the Yunmenghu Police Station, together with officers from the Mengyin County Police Station, constantly harassed and intimidated Mr. Zhang. He had to stay away from his home to avoid further harassment.

Mr. Zhang was arrested by officers from the Mengyin County Police Station on June 22, 2022, and detained in the Mengyin County Detention Center for 20 days.

21. [Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Su Guangming Arrested

Mr. Su Guangming, from Changwu Town, was arrested at his rental home in Daqing City on June 27, 2022.

Mr. Su had to stay away from home for about twenty years to avoid further persecution. His whereabouts were discovered by Wang Lijun, the head of the Zhaodong City Police Department, when Mr. Su was forced to do a nucleic acid test in June 2022.

Wang Lijun, joined by Xiao Jianguo, the head of Changwu Town Police Station, led the police to go to Mr. Su’s home at night and arrested him. Mr. Su has been detained in the Zhaodong City Detention City since then.