Additional Persecution News from China – November 9, 2021 (14 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 30 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Cui Sentenced to Prison
2. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ten Practitioners Arrested
3. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Huang Lijuan Taken to Brainwashing Center After Being Detained
4. [Chongqing] Three Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked
5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Case Against Mr. Zhang Jun Returned to Police Department
6. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yu Jianchun Harassed
7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Fang Arrested
8. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Dongxu Harassed
9. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xie Qunfang Arrested; Ms. Yang Guihua Harassed
10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Yunhua Arrested
11. [Liangshan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Shuxia Repeatedly Harassed
12. [Zoucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Yanling and Another Practitioner Detained
13. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
14. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Cases Against Ms. Bai Yuzhen and Ms. Jin Yuling Brought to Court

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Cui Sentenced to Prison

The Ganjingzi District Court recently issued a notice that Ms. Zhang Cui was sentenced to two years and six months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan.

2. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ten Practitioners Arrested

A group of people led by Zhao Wenfeng of the Yushu City Domestic Security Division arrested 10 practitioners around November 8, 2021. Ms. Zhang Shuhua was released for health reasons. Xiao Jingrong (gender unknown), Mr. Deng Yuguo, and seven other practitioners were taken to a detention center.

3. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Huang Lijuan Taken to Brainwashing Center After Being Detained

Ms. Huang Lijuan was reported to the police by a taxi driver after she talked about Falun Gong in the taxi on October 22, 2021. She was arrested and taken to the Dongxihu Detention Center. Fifteen days later she was taken to the Qiaokou District Brainwashing Center.

4. [Chongqing] Three Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked

Ms. Shi Shengbi went to visit Ms. Zhang Dinglan in Yuzhong District on October 12, 2021. As soon as Ms. Shi stepped into Ms. Zhang’s home, officer Huang Gang from the Lianglukou Police Station and others, who had been following her, forced their way in. These people ransacked Ms. Zhang’s home. They confiscated all her Falun Gong books. The practitioners were taken to the Dahuang Road Police Station and interrogated for three hours. Later, the officers took Ms. Shi to her home, ransacked the place, and confiscated her Falun Gong books.

The home of Yu Zhicheng (gender unknown) in Jiangbei District was also ransacked. The police were tracking down the source of Falun Gong materials.

5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Case Against Mr. Zhang Jun Returned to Police Department

Mr. Zhang Jun, a teacher at the Dalian No. 123 Middle School, was given a talk by officials from the Dalian City Political and Legal Affairs Committee on July 14, 2021. The Jinzhou Police Department and the Dengshahe Police Station arrested Mr. Zhang the following day. The Jinzhou District Procuratorate officially arrested him on July 26. The case against him was turned over to the Pulandian Procuratorate on September 14. The procuratorate returned it to the police department.

6. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yu Jianchun Harassed

Mr. Yu Jianchun from the Zhifu District was released on bail on August 23, 2020. In October and November 2021, he was harassed, threatened, and lied to on two occasions by officers from the Fenghuangtai Police Station. This brought tremendous pressure to his elderly family members, who are in their 80s.

7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Fang Arrested

Ms. Jiang Fang was arrested at practitioner Sun’s store in Kuiwen District on the afternoon of November 4, 2021. Further information is pending.

8. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Dongxu Harassed

Domestic security officer Wang Yalin from the Yingchun Forestry Bureau and others went to Mr. Wang Dongxu’s work unit on October 24, 2021, and asked him if he still practiced Falun Gong.

On November 5, 2021, Zhao Ying and Sun Xiaoyan from the community management office went to Mr. Wang’s work unit to “transform” him. They slandered Falun Gong, photographed him, and recorded his voice with their cell phones.

9. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xie Qunfang Arrested; Ms. Yang Guihua Harassed

Ms. Xie Qunfang was arrested on November 3, 2021. Details about her situation are not clear.

Ms. Yang Guihua was harassed and her home was ransacked.

10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Yunhua Arrested

Ms. Wu Yunhua from the Qiaokou District was arrested at home. It is not known where she is being held.

11. [Liangshan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Shuxia Repeatedly Harassed

Ms. Li Shuxia was repeatedly harassed over the phone by Yin Guangjian, section head at her work unit. Yin pressured Ms. Li to sign the “three statements” renouncing Falun Gong. Yin also called Ms. Li’s husband and pressured him to cooperate. Yin threatened that if he did not cooperate, they would deduct Ms. Li’s pension and take her to a “transformation” class.

Ms. Li’s husband was deceived into cooperating and signed the three statements. These people also told him to persuade Ms. Li to make a statement that she would no longer practice Falun Gong and videotape her saying it.

On November 8, Yin called again and pressured Ms. Li’s husband.

12. [Zoucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Yanling and Another Practitioner Detained

Ms. Wang Yanling from Zhucheng City and practitioner Yin (gender unknown) from Yanzhou District were reported to the police while distributing Falun Gong materials in Zhongxin Town on October 13, 2021. The two practitioners were arrested by officers from the Zhongxin Police Station and the Zoucheng City Domestic Security Division. Ms. Wang was detained for three days, and Yin was released on bail after being detained for 10 days.

13. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Ms. Yuan Lizhen, Ms. Zeng Fanying, and Mr. Liu Rongpin from Beilin District were harassed by staff from their respective sub-district administration offices on October 15, 2021.

A staff member called Ms. Yuan’s husband and asked him to tell Ms. Yuan to go to the brainwashing center in the municipal Science and Technology Center to “study” for three or four days in late October.

14. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Cases Against Ms. Bai Yuzhen and Ms. Jin Yuling Brought to Court

Ms. Bai Yuzhen, 79, and Ms. Jin Yuling, 59, were arrested and their homes ransacked by officers from the Xinyang City Domestic Security Division and the Gongqu Road Police Station on June 22, 2021.

The cases against them were turned over to the Huangchuan County Procuratorate and have been brought to the Huangchuan County Court.