(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 11 provinces, where at least 30 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Chunjing Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
2. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Cases of Ms. Shu Yulan and Ms. Shu Yulian Brought to Court
3. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Liyun Taken Into Custody
4. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Lei Guoting Displaced
5. [Kaijiang County, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
6. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wang Yanjuan Sentenced to Prison
7. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center
8. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Luo Guobing Held in Detention Center
9. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Mingzhou Arrested
10. [Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Chen Quanrong Arrested
11. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zi Silan Harassed
12. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Shen Shihua and Mr. Wang Chengdong Held in Custody
13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiang Changqing’s Home Ransacked
14. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yin Xianju Arrested
15. [Gucheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Fengling and Ms. Wang Baoqin Arrested
16. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Suoxian and Ms. Dai Juzhen Arrested
17. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Cui Xuelei Harassed
18. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Xiulian Harassed
19. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wu Jiajian Held in Detention Center
1. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Chunjing Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Ms. Liu Chunjing was tried via video link by the Xiangyang District Court in Jiamusi City on December 8, 2020. Her lawyer refuted the prosecutor’s allegations one by one and defended Ms. Liu’s innocence with well-presented facts.
The court issued a verdict in mid-January 2021 and sentenced Ms. Liu to four years in prison.
Ms. Liu immediately appealed and entrusted her lawyer to mail the appeal and associated legal documents to the Jiamusi Intermediate Court.
2. [Anqing City, Anhui Province] Cases of Ms. Shu Yulan and Ms. Shu Yulian Brought to Court
Ms. Shu Yulan and Ms. Shu Yulian were arrested by officers from the Dananmen Police Station on May 2, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. Their cases were turned over to the Taihu County Procuratorate in November. The county procuratorate filed charges against the two practitioners with the Taihu County Court.
3. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Liyun Taken Into Custody
Mr. Zhang Liyun was arrested by village head Liu Jingwei of Risheng Village, Qingshan Township, around 10 p.m. on January 26, 2021. Mr. Zhang remains in custody, but it is not clear where she is being held.
4. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Lei Guoting Displaced
Mr. Lei Guoting was pressured by officials of the Baiyun District Political and Legal Affairs Committee and his work unit in January 2021 to sign three statements renouncing Falun Gong. He refused to cooperate and has become displaced.
5. [Kaijiang County, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Liu Mingying, Ms. Liu’s husband, Ms. Wan Zhengping, and Ms. Tang Daobi were arrested by officers from the Kaijiang County Domestic Security Division and the Xicheng Police Station in Xinning Town on February 29, 2020. Their homes were ransacked.
Due to the pandemic lockdown, there were no female wards in the Kaijiang County Detention Center. The police had to place them under detention at their own homes.
Ms. Liu was called for interrogation by deputy head Li Xiang of the Kaijiang County Domestic Security Division on December 3. She was released on bail at 7 p.m.
On December 16, deputy head Li notified Ms. Liu that her case was turned over to the Kaijiang County Procuratorate.
At 9 a.m. on February 2, 2021, Ms. Liu was notified to go to the procuratorate. Deputy head Li and other officers went to her home at around 9 a.m. the following day and arrested her. Ms. Liu’s family was notified after 2 p.m. that she had been officially placed under arrest.
6. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Wang Yanjuan Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Wang Yanjuan was sentenced to a three-year-and-one-month prison term in the second half of 2020. She was released because of serious physical problems as a result of abuse.
Ms. Wang was arrested by officers from the Chengxi Police Station in Jiedong District on the evening of December 18, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. The officers took her to the Jiedong District Detention Center, where she had been held in custody.
7. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center
Ms. Li Xiuzhen, Mr. Qiao Renxi, Ms. Gao Xiuying, Wang Fachen (gender unknown), and Mr. Wang Xiyao from Jiangyuan District were arrested and taken to a brainwashing center in the Heigou Detention Center on January 8, 2021, where they were pressured to give up their belief.
They were detained between five and fifteen days before being released separately.
8. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Luo Guobing Held in Detention Center
Mr. Luo Guobing, 69, from Laohekou Village, Heba Town, Datonghu District, was arrested at home and his home ransacked by officers from the Heba Police Station on the evening of February 4, 2021. He is being held in the Nan County Detention Center.
9. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Mingzhou Arrested
Mr. Zhang Mingzhou from Tailiu Village, Wenjia Town, was arrested by officers from the local police station and the Domestic Security Division on January 2, 2021.
He was released 24 hours later.
10. [Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Chen Quanrong Arrested
Practitioner Chen Quanrong (gender unknown) was arrested at home by several officers from the Mishan Domestic Security Division and the No. 4 Police Station on December 18, 2020. The officers ransacked Chen’s home.
Chen was taken to the Jixi Detention Center the following evening. Chen was interrogated by the Mishan City Procuratorate and subsequently released on bail on January 22 after Chen’s family paid 10,000 yuan.
11. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zi Silan Harassed
Nanshan Community personnel and police officers broke into Ms. Zi Silan’s home in recent days. They pressured her to give up her belief. Ms. Zi made it clear to them that she would continue practicing Falun Dafa. They tried to confiscate her Falun Dafa books, but Ms. Zi’s daughter stopped them.
Two other practitioners at her home were arrested. One practitioner was taken to the community office, while the other was taken to the local police station. The two practitioners were later released.
12. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Shen Shihua and Mr. Wang Chengdong Held in Custody
Mr. Shen Shihua and Mr. Wang Chengdong from Bao’an Village, Qingding Township, were arrested by Yushu City Domestic Security officers on December 29 and 30, 2020, respectively. They were caught on video surveillance cameras while distributing Falun Gong materials. They were held in the local detention center.
Officers coaxed and deceived the two practitioners during interrogation. They told them if they admitted that they had distributed the materials and would sign guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong, they would be released. The two practitioners signed the statements, yet the police did not release them.
As of February 7, 2021, Mr. Shen had been detained for 41 days. Mr. Wang had been detained for 40 days.
13. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiang Changqing’s Home Ransacked
Officers from the Yejin Street Police Station, Qingshan District, went Ms. Xiang Changqing’s home, ransacked the place, and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Dafa, Falun Dafa books, and a printer.
14. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yin Xianju Arrested
Police station officers broke into Ms. Yin Xianju’s home and arrested her on February 1, 2021. She was given a blood test. The officers made voice and video recordings and collected fingerprints from her. She refused to sign the paperwork. Later her son signed for her. She was released after midnight.
The officers also ransacked Ms. Yin’s home and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Dafa, DVDs, and printed materials.
15. [Gucheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Fengling and Ms. Wang Baoqin Arrested
Director Guo Feifei, deputy director Li Mingda, and three other officers from the Jianguo Town Police Station broke into the homes of Ms. Li Fengling and Ms. Wang Baoqin and ransacked the places on February 1, 2021. They confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Dafa books, and other personal belongings.
Ms. Wang was arrested and held in a dog cage for a day. Both practitioners’ family members were called to the police station for questioning with a written transcript. Ms. Li was ordered to go to the police station at 9 a.m. the following day.
16. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Suoxian and Ms. Dai Juzhen Arrested
Ms. Wang Suoxian and Ms. Dai Juzhen from Dongxihu District were reported to the police while talking to people about Falun Gong at the Dashichang Market on January 12, 2021. They were arrested by officers from the Dashichang Police Station. Ms. Wang had a blood sample forcibly taken and was later released. Ms. Dai was released for health reasons.
Both families were called by the police station about a week later, and both practitioners were told to go to the police station. Ms. Wang’s eldest son went there on behalf of his mother.
17. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Cui Xuelei Harassed
Mr. Cui Xuelei from Yichun City was questioned, searched, and photographed by police officers at the Harbin Railway Station while he was waiting to board a train on February 7, 2021.
18. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Xiulian Harassed
Officers from the Chengxi Police Station and deputy Party secretary Jiang Wanna of the Zhumenting Residential Committee went to 70-year-old Ms. Huang Xiulian’s home in December 2020. They pressured her to sign the three statements to renounce Falun Gong, but she refused.
At around 8:30 p.m the next evening, a group of plainclothes and uniformed officers attempted to enter her home. Ms. Huang did not open the door. They threatened that she would be sentenced to two years in prison if she did not open the door.
19. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wu Jiajian Held in Detention Center
Mr. Wu Jiajian from Taiguang Residential Community in Jiangshan Town, Laixi City, Shandong Province was arrested at home by the Luoyang City police in Henan Province led by officers from Liquanzhuang Police Station in Jiangshan Town on November 7, 2020. He is being held in the Luoyang Detention Center.
