(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 13 provinces, where at least 47 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] More than Ten Practitioners Arrested
2. [Chongqing] Ms. Liu Chengbi and Mr. Wang Maoru Tried
3. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhang Yuying and Several Other Practitioners Arrested
4. [Pingding County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Shi Jun’e and Seven Other Practitioners Arrested
5. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cui Qingmei Harassed
6. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ou Zaishu Arrested
7. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Xuelan Arrested
8. [Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Haikang Arrested
9. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Chai Maorong Facing Trial
10. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Niu Shizhen and Another Practitioner Arrested
11. [Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Cheng Furong and Wife Ms. Liang Fengying Facing Trial
12. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zou He and Mr. Wang Huaiyu
13. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Liu Arrested
14. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zheng Zhonghua and Several Other Practitioners Harassed
15. [Nong’an County, Jilin Province] Ms. Cai Yuying and Two Family Members Detained
16. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Shiliang Harassed
17. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Huang Jianmin and Wife Ms. Peng Wenjian Tried Secretly
18. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhu Xueshi Arrested
19. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Huang Bowu Held in Detention Center
1. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] More than Ten Practitioners Arrested
The Xi’an City Police Department and the Hongmiaopo Police Station arrested over ten practitioners in the Laoguanmiao area and at their homes, and ransacked the homes on the morning of July 26, 2020.
Practitioners known to have been arrested include Ms. Wang Xiuyun (79 years old), Ms. Wang Bing (79), Ms. Yan (approx. 78), Mr. Zhang Hailun (approx. 60), Mr. Lian (80), Ms. Wu (approx. 78), Ms. Guo Xianglian (82), and Ms. Dou Shujun (80). Some of them were released. The others were taken into custody.
2. [Chongqing] Ms. Liu Chengbi and Mr. Wang Maoru Tried
Ms. Liu Chengbi, 74, and Mr. Wang Maoru, 72, were arrested by officers from the Shiyou Road Police Station on August 7, 2019. Ms. Liu was held in the Yuzhong District No. 1 Women’s Detention Center, and Mr. Wang in the Liziba Detention Center.
They were tried by the Jiulongpo District Court on July 29, 2020. Ms. Liu stated during the trial that it was entirely lawful for her to practice Falun Gong. She demanded an acquittal, and said the prosecutor was not able to provide evidence that Mr. Wang gave her the truth-clarifying materials.
The prosecutor did not respond, nor was he able to respond to Ms. Liu’s statement on how to interpret the definitions of Articles 35 and 36 of the Constitution.
Judge Wu Can interrupted Ms. Liu’s defense several times during the trial. He announced that the trial was adjourned until further notice.
3. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Zhang Yuying and Several Other Practitioners Arrested
Officers from the Nanjing City 610 Office and the Qinhuai District Police Department arrested approximately ten practitioners including Ms. Zhang Yuying, Mr. Zhu Shida, Mr. Tao Cheng, and Ms. Zhai Meihua, on the afternoon of July 22, 2020.
The practitioners were taken to the Qinhuai District Police Department Inspection Center for testing and fingerprints.
Some were released at midnight that night. The others’ whereabouts are unknown.
4. [Pingding County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Shi Jun’e and Seven Other Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Shi Jun’e, Ms. Qiao Guiying, Mr. Yin Zhihong, Ms. Mu Xindi, and three other practitioners were arrested at Ms. Mu’s home by plainclothes officers from the Yijing Police Station, Yangquan City, when they were reading the Falun Gong teachings on the afternoon of August 2, 2020. Five practitioners were handcuffed and Ms. Shi’s home was ransacked.
5. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cui Qingmei Harassed
Three people from the North China Oilfield Service Office went to 50-year-old Ms. Cui Qingmei’s home on the morning of July 31, 2020. They demanded that she sign a guarantee statement promising not to practice Falun Gong. She refused.
6. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Ou Zaishu Arrested
More than ten officers from the Zitong County Domestic Security Division broke into Ms. Ou Zaishu’s home and ransacked the place on the morning of July 21, 2020.
Ms. Ou was not at home, so they demanded that her daughter-in-law sign the search warrant. They confiscated a large quantity of Falun Dafa books, DVDs, and other items.
When Ms. Ou came home, she was arrested and taken to the police department. Ms. Ou was taken to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for a physical examination in the afternoon. She was released due to having high blood pressure.
7. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yu Xuelan Arrested
Ms. Yu Xuelan, in her 70s, from Zhugedian Village, Yanjiao Town, was followed and reported when she was distributing Minghui Weekly in the Zhongxingheyuan Residential Community on the morning of July 29, 2020. She was arrested by officers from the Yanshun Road Police Station, and held there for over ten hours.
Five officers ransacked her home at around noon, and confiscated over 60 Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and a laptop computer.
Ms. Yu was brought back home after 11:00 p.m. by village director Yang Zhen and others after being extorted of 500 yuan.
8. [Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Haikang Arrested
Five or six people, including officers from the Heihe City Police Department, the Domestic Security Division, and Residential Committee personnel, went to Mr. Liu Haikong’s home on the afternoon of July 31, 2020. They held Mr. Liu’s wife on the sofa, while they ransacked the place. They confiscated all of Mr. Liu's Falun Dafa books, copies of Master Li’s overseas Fa lectures and individual recent articles, a laptop computer, audio players, e-book devices, hard drives, cell phones, and USB flash drives.
Mr. Liu, 67, was arrested and taken away after 5:00 p.m. He was taken into custody in Heihe City on the afternoon of August 1, 2020.
9. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Mr. Chai Maorong Facing Trial
Mr. Chai Maorong will be tried again by the Wuhua District Court on August 6, 2020.
The first hearing last year was adjourned after the defense lawyer stated that the court did not provide evidence. Due to the pandemic, the notice that Mr. Chai would be placed on trial again was not sent out until July 29, 2020. Mr. Chai has been held in custody for one year and four months.
10. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Niu Shizhen and Another Practitioner Arrested
Ms. Niu Shizhen and another practitioner were reported to the police when they were talking to people about Falun Gong at the Gaocun Town farmers market in Wendeng District on July 26, 2020. They were arrested by officers led by Yu Xiaopeng, squadron leader from the Gaocun Town Police Station. It was reported that they were later taken to Shidao Town.
11. [Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Cheng Furong and Wife Ms. Liang Fengying Facing Trial
Mr. Cheng Furong and his wife Ms. Liang Fengying will be tried by the Huimin District Court on August 5, 2020.
The couple was followed and arrested on March 9, 2020. They have been held in the Hohhot City No. 1 Detention Center for five months.
12. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zou He and Mr. Wang Huaiyu
Mr. Wang Huaiyu was arrested by officers from the Nanta Police Department on March 29, 2020, for distributing Falun Gong materials. He has been held in the Chaoyang County Detention Center for nearly four months.
Mr. Zou He was arrested by officers from the Nanta Police Department on the morning of January 6, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. He has been held in the Chaoyang County Detention Center for nearly seven months. His case was turned over to the Shuangta District Procuratorate. His family members have repeatedly requested his release.
13. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Liu Arrested
A practitioner with the last name Liu from Diaobingshan City was reported to the police while distributing Falun Gong materials in Zhengjiawopu Village, Fengbeipu, Faku County, on the afternoon of August 3, 2020. Practitioner Liu was arrested by officers from the Fengbeipu Police Station, and is being held in the police station.
14. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zheng Zhonghua and Several Other Practitioners Harassed
Officers from the Wutai Police Station went to Mr. Zheng Zhonghua’s home in Langdong Village, Wutai Township, on the afternoon of July 16, 2020 and ransacked the place. They confiscated a copy of the book Zhuan Falun.
The officers went to the homes of Ms. Dong Deqin and Ms. Zhang Fuling in Shunglong Village and harassed them at 6:00 p.m. that day. They confiscated a Minghui desktop calendar from Ms. Dong, and a copy of Zhuan Falun from Ms. Zhang. Both practitioners were taken to the police station for interrogation, and released later.
Officers from the Chaoyang Police Station went to Mr. Wang Zhijie’s home in Banlashanzi Village, Chaoyang Township, in mid-July 2020. They confiscated a photo of the founder of Falun Gong. Mr. Wang was taken to the police station, and released five hours later around 3:00 p.m.
Ms. Jiang Fengxia was harassed at home by the village accountant in early July 2020. She was told to give up practicing Falun Gong.
Government officials went to Mr. Guo Yanxiang’s workplace, Shanghewan Central Primary School, in mid-July 2020. They took photos of him. They demanded to know his phone number and National ID number, and his wife’s name and phone number.
15. [Nong’an County, Jilin Province] Ms. Cai Yuying and Two Family Members Detained
Ms. Cai Yuying, 65, her husband Mr. Yu Chunlin, and daughter Ms. Yu Jiaoru were arrested. The anti-theft door lock of their home was pried off, leaving two large holes. The police took the couple and their daughter away without locking the door.
Ms. Cai’s son and daughter-in-law returned from Shenyang to bring their daughter to her grandparents’ home to spend the summer vacation. They found that the door was unlocked and there were holes in the door. They then learned that their parents and sister had been arrested.
The son found someone to replace the lock. He fell ill as a result of anxiety, and became unable to talk.
Ms. Cai and her daughter were held in the Changchun City No. 1 Detention Center. Her husband was held in Dehui City.
16. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Shiliang Harassed
Cao Huiping, deputy head of the Xinhuang County 610 Office, and Zeng Aijun, former Xinhuang County Smelter Factory director and Party secretary, went to the home of Mr. Zhang Shiliang, a retired smelter employee, on the morning of July 28, 2020.
Mr. Zhang escaped through the back door. He later learned from his wife that the two men came to demand that he go to the factory to write a guarantee statement renouncing Falun Gong.
17. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Huang Jianmin and Wife Ms. Peng Wenjian Tried Secretly
Mr. Huang Jianmin and his wife, Ms. Peng Wenjian, were secretly tried by the Rongcheng District Court at the Jieyang City Detention Center on July 27, 2020. Their family was not notified.
18. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhu Xueshi Arrested
Mr. Zhu Xueshi, approximately 45 years old, from Zhujiazhuang Village, Tanyi Town, Fei County, was arrested by officers from the Dazhong Village Police Station, Lanling County, on July 31, 2020, for distributing Falun Gong materials. The officers ransacked his home without showing any legal documentation. At that time Mr. Zhu’s child was at home alone, and frightened. Mr. Zhu is being held in the Fei County Detention Center.
19. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Huang Bowu Held in Detention Center
Mr. Huang Bowu from Lianping County was arrested in early July 2020. He is being held in a detention center.
