Additional Persecution News from China – March 16, 2021 (12 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 13 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Yifan Taken to Prison
2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Luo Yuanying and Ms. Huang Hongwei Arrested
3. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Ms. Guo Shengli Officially Arrested
4. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yao Shuxia Sentenced to Prison
5. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xu Jiang’e Subjected To Extended Detention
6. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Huang Zhengui Arrested
7. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zheng Yingzhu Arrested
8. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Yuzhen Arrested
9. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yan Lihua Arrested
10. [Shanghai] Ms. Sun Zhuoying Officially Arrested
11. [Beijing] Mr. Guo Zhenge Arrested
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xi Guoxiu Harassed

1. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Yifan Taken to Prison

Mr. Wang Yifan, 37, from the Yintan area in Rushan City, was reported to the police and arrested while talking to people about Falun Gong at the Changjiazhuang Village Farmers' Market in Baishatan Town in December 2019. He was held in the Rushan City Detention Center.

In March 2020, after receiving Mr. Wang’s case, the Rongcheng Procuratorate immediately turned over his file to the Rongcheng City Court. On May 15, the court held a trial without notifying his family and sentenced him to two years in prison.

Mr. Wang was taken to the Jinan Men’s Prison on March 9, 2021.

2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Luo Yuanying and Ms. Huang Hongwei Arrested

Ms. Luo Yuanying and Ms. Huang Hongwei were detained for 15 days. When their detention term ended on March 10, their families went promptly to the Wuhan City No. 1 Administrative Detention Center to take them home, but they did not get to see them.

Someone saw the two practitioners being forcibly taken away in handcuffs. After much inquiry through multiple sources, their families still could not learn where they were taken.

3. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Ms. Guo Shengli Officially Arrested

Ms. Guo Shengli, 69, was reported to the police while talking to people about Falun Gong on October 2, 2019. She was arrested. The police ransacked her home and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Dafa books, printed materials, USB flash drives, memory cards, sound players, cash, and other personal belongings. She did not cooperate with the police. She was placed under criminal detention in the Xinxiang City Detention Center. Fifteen days later, she was released on bail after paying 5,000 yuan.

On December 22, 2020, she received a summons from the Weihui City Procuratorate telling her to go to the procuratorate. She was officially placed under arrest on December 24. She is being held in the Xinxiang City Detention Center.

4. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yao Shuxia Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Yao Shuxia from Hailin City was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 30,000 yuan after her case was brought to the court.

5. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xu Jiang’e Subjected To Extended Detention

Ms. Xu Jiang’e was arrested by officers from the Chengnan Police Station on March 4, 2021. She was held in the police station and then taken to the Yingcheng City Detention Center.

It was said at the time that she would be detained for 10 days. After 12 days her family went to the police station and demanded her release. The police not only refused to release her but also threatened her family and cursed at them.

6. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Huang Zhengui Arrested

Mr. Huang Zhengui from the Chongli District was arrested on the evening of March 13, 2021. His home was ransacked.

Officer Zheng Jianguo from the Chongli District Police Department called Mr. Huang’s family on March 14 and told them that Mr. Huang was held in the police department for 15 days of detention.

7. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zheng Yingzhu Arrested

Ms. Zheng Yingzhu was arrested on March 9, 2021, for distributing Falun Gong materials. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

8. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Yuzhen Arrested

Seven or eight officers from the Kanjia Town Police Station broke into Ms. Li Yuzhen’s home in Hujia Village and arrested her on January 15, 2021. They ransacked the place and confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun, a booklet, and 20 keepsakes.

Ms. Li was taken to the police station and fined 1,000 yuan. The police called her son to pick her up at 4 o’clock that afternoon.

9. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yan Lihua Arrested

Ms. Yan Lihua, in her 60s, was arrested at home by several officers led by Li Lizhong from the Domestic Security Division on the afternoon of March 8, 2021. The officers said that she was caught on surveillance cameras when she was distributing Falun Gong materials. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated a laptop and some USB drives.

Ms. Yan was taken to the Public Security Hospital for a physical examination, which reported problems in her lungs. The doctor suspected that she had tuberculosis. She was taken to a detention center, but officials there refused to accept her upon reviewing her medical examination results.

The police station released her on bail for a year and took her home.

10. [Shanghai] Ms. Sun Zhuoying Officially Arrested

Ms. Sun Zhuoying from the Pudong New Area was arrested by officers from the Pudong Domestic Security Division and the Hangtou Police Station on December 9, 2020. She is being held in the Pudong New Area Detention Center. She was officially placed under arrest on January 16, 2021.

11. [Beijing] Mr. Guo Zhenge Arrested

Mr. Guo Zhenge is from Qianjiadian Town, Yanqing District. In order to rescue practitioners incarcerated for their faith, he signed his real name when writing letters to local law enforcement officials. He was arrested by the Qianjiadian Town Police Station on March 4, 2021, and detained overnight. He returned home the next day.

12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xi Guoxiu Harassed

The Wulidun Sub-district Committee instructed members of the Wuyuanli Community to harass Ms. Xi Guoxiu constantly. At first they called her several times, but she did not answer.

Then they called her husband and told him to record a video showing her “transformation” (renunciation of her faith). The couple refused.

The officials still did not give up. They located the couple’s new home after the couple moved. They went to the couple’s home several times to transform Ms. Xi. They threatened to call in police officers to take both Ms. Xi and her husband to a brainwashing center if she did not “transform.” At the same time, they repeatedly demanded the couple transfer their residential registration out of their jurisdiction.