Additional Persecution News from China – March 13, 2021 (20 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 11 provinces, where at least 45 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Eight Practitioners Face Trial
2. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Mr. Ji Guangkui Threatened Before Release
3. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Dou Chunxiang Detained
4. [Wuzhong City Ningxia Province] Ms. Zheng and Ms. Yan Ying Detained
5. [Lechang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Pingzhen Transferred to Prison
6. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhou Lianxiang Harassed
7. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Jianjun Held in Brainwashing Center
8. [Qionglai City, Sichuan Province] Fu Chunhua Detained
9. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Harassed
10. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Guangyou Suffered Cerebral Infarction in Prison
11. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Two Practitioners Released on Bail, Two Detained
12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Tang Xiumin Arrested
13. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Harassed
14. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Du Yuhua Faces Trial
15. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
16. [Qianxi County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Zhixin’s Family Harassed
17. [Xianyou County, Fujian Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
18. [Xianning City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Harassed
19. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Li Zhanjun Arrested
20. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhou Yingmin Arrested

1. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Eight Practitioners Face Trial

Ms. Zhu Minglan, Ms. Liu Jialan, Ms. Shan Fulian, Wu Junqin (gender unknown), Rong Genxiang (gender unknown), Ms. Wang Meihua, Ms. Li Yanfeng, and Mu Qin (gender unknown) are being held in the Jilin City Detention Center. Their cases were submitted to court.

2. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Mr. Ji Guangkui Threatened Before Release

Mr. Ji Guangkui was sentenced to four years in prison, and the term will end on March 18, 2021. Guard Xia Liangmin phoned his son a month ago and threatened to have agents from the 610 Office take Mr. Ji directly to a brainwashing center from prison since he was not “transformed” (forced to renounce his faith).

3. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Dou Chunxiang Detained

Dou Chunxiang (gender unknown) was detained for five hours by railroad police after showing an identity card while purchasing a ticket on March 11, 2021. The officers ransacked Dou’s home and seized Falun Gong books, a picture of the founder of Falun Gong, paper currency with Falun Gong messages, keepsakes, pocket players, and other items.

4. [Wuzhong City Ningxia Province] Ms. Zheng and Ms. Yan Ying Detained

Ms. Zheng of Wuzhong City (first name unknown) was arrested around February 9, 2021. She is believed to be held at the Qingtongxia City Detention Center.

Ms. Yan Ying of Lingwu City was arrested on February 21, 2021. She is being held at the Qingtongxia City Detention Center.

5. [Lechang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Pingzhen Transferred to Prison

Ms. Chen Pingzhen was transferred to Guangzhou Women’s Prison.

6. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhou Lianxiang Harassed

Ms. Zhou Lianxiang was harassed at home by officers from the Huoju Road Police Station at noon on March 11, 2021. The officers questioned her if she practiced Falun Gong and seized a handwritten copy of Zhuan Falun, some bookmarks, and a desk calendar.

7. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Jianjun Held in Brainwashing Center

Mr. Yang Jianjun is being held at the Jishu Brainwashing Center of Shengli Oil Field. He was director of the Propaganda Section of the Computer Center at the Geophysical Prospecting Institute years ago but was fired for practicing Falun Gong. He has since held part-time jobs and lived a frugal life.

During a mass arrest in Dongying on November 24, 2018, his home was ransacked. He escaped and left the city.

His mother was in her 80s, lived in their hometown, and could not take care of herself. He was arrested on his way to visit her on March 4, 2021.

8. [Qionglai City, Sichuan Province] Fu Chunhua Detained

Fu Chunhua (gender unknown) was arrested at 10:00 a.m. on February 23, 2021, and taken to Chengdu City the same day by agents from the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, Comprehensive Management Office, police station, and police department. Fu’s home was ransacked three times by police.

9. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

Mr. Huang Baochang, Yao Qinglin (gender unknown), Ms. Qu Guijuan, and Ms. Yan Mingjiao were harassed by officer Chen Xizeng from the Humu Township Police Station and village cadre Wang Gang at 3:00 p.m. on January 14, 2021. The harassers threatened them and tried to force them to renounce Falun Gong.

10. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Guangyou Suffers Cerebral Infarction in Prison

Mr. Liu Guangyou, 70, was arrested in August 2019 for writing letters to police officers, prosecutors, and judges to persuade them to stop participating in the persecution of Falun Gong. He has since been held at the Huanan County Detention Center.

He was sentenced to five years in prison by the Xiangyang District Court, Jiamusi City in mid-January 2020. He appealed. He suffered a cerebral infarction and is in the Huanan County Hospital.

11. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Two Practitioners Released on Bail, Two Detained

Ms. Cui Hongwei, Ms. Wang Li, Mr. Bao Yirang, and a female practitioner (name unknown) were arrested by officers from the Sichou Road Police Station on the afternoon of November 11, 2020. The officers seized several computers, printers and printing supplies, Falun Gong books, amulets, weekly magazines, cash worth nearly 20,000 yuan, and other items.

Ms. Cui and Ms. Wang are being held at the Zhangdian District Detention Center. Mr. Bao and the female practitioner were released on bail.

12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Tang Xiumin Arrested

Ms. Tang Xiumin was arrested at home by seven plainclothes officers from the Kaixuan Road Police Station after 6:00 a.m. on March 6, 2021. The officers ransacked her home and seized her Falun Gong books, a portable speaker, and other items.

She was held at the police station for a day and a night. She was given a nuclei acid test and a physical exam in a hospital in the evening. The police gave her a ten-day detention and took her to a detention center the next day. Guards refused to admit her because of her health condition. She was released.

13. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

Two officers from the Hexi Police Station went to 80-year-old Mr. Che Xianqi’s home on the morning of January 14, 2021. His son did not let them in.

Two officers from the Hexi Police Station went to the home of Mr. Che Qichong and demanded to inspect the interior on the afternoon of March 7, 2021.

Officer Li Tao and others from the Jianshe Street Police Station knocked on the door of Ms. Zhang Baozhi’s home and claimed to be verifying information on the afternoon of March 11, 2021. Ms. Zhang’s family did not open the door.

Officers from the Jianshe Police Station harassed Ms. Li Peihua, who was nearly 80, on March 8, 2021.

14. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Du Yuhua Faces Trial

Ms. Du Yuhua’s case was accepted by the Qiaoxi District Court on March 1, 2021.

15. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Village committee members Shan Qingbao and Zhao Fengbao of Laishui County went to Mr. Cheng Zhiming’s home around February 27, 2021. Mr. Cheng was not at home. The two told his wife that they would take photos; otherwise, either she and her husband would have to go to the Yongyang Town government or her home would be searched.

Ms. Zhao Xunhua of Laishui County was harassed at her family’s farming material shop by village committee member Zhang Dongqi and others on the afternoon of March 2, 2021. They ordered her to sign several guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong. She refused.

Next, they went to Ms. Qu Shumin’s home. Ms. Qu was not there. They told her son they would come back.

Ms. Zhao was harassed at home again by clerks from the town government led by village Communist Party secretary Jiao Delin on March 4, 2021. They ordered her to sign a paper, praise the Communist Party, and renounce Falun Gong in front of a video camera. She refused.

16. [Qianxi County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Zhixin’s Family Harassed

Ms. Wang Zhixin’s father-in-law, Mr. Zhao Kuixiang, was harassed at home by deputy head Zhu Jianying and others from the Qianxi County Domestic Security Division at 9:30 p.m. on January 25, 2021. The officers ordered Mr. Zhao to get her home and said they would give her light punishment, including a release on bail.

17. [Xianyou County, Fujian Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Ms. Guo Lixian was harassed at home for three days by her sister, nephew, and niece from March 1 to 3, 2021. The three were pressured by the Xianyou County Domestic Security Division. They brought a prepared repentance statement and tried to force Ms. Guo to sign it.

Ms. Zhu Shaojie was harassed at home by 12 officers from the Putian Domestic Security Division, the Xianyou Domestic Security Division, and the Yuanzhuang Town Police Station on March 3, 2021. The officers forcibly grabbed her hand and pressed her fingerprint on a repentance statement.

Ms. Zheng Xixiang’s husband was given a repentance statement by officers from the Xianyou Domestic Security Division and the Daji Town Police Station. He asked her to sign it on March 3, 2021. She refused.

18. [Xianning City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Harassed

Ms. Sun Huixiang of Jiayu County visited her cousins, Ms. Chen Jinxiu and Ms. Chen Fengyu, on February 14, 2020. Ten minutes after she arrived, officers broke in, arrested them, and took them to the Xinjie Town Police Station for interrogation. They were released several hours later.

Ms. Sun and Ms. Chen Jinxiu were arrested on the evening of February 23, 2020, after someone reported them when they distributed Falun Going flyers. They were taken to the police station, interrogated until 3:00 a.m., and released. Ms. Sun’s home was ransacked. Her electric bike was taken by Shahuling Village Communist Party secretary Liu. She finally got it back several months later. In December 2020, Liu followed orders from the Xinjie Town Communist Party, went to Ms. Sun's home several times, and ordered her to surrender her residency book and identity card. He did not explain why.

Zeng Xuan’e (gender unknown) and Ms. Luo Xueying were phoned by officers from the Xinjie Town Police Station and village Party committee members in July 2020. They were ordered to report to the police station and sign papers.

Ms. Zhou Xinjiao of Jiayu County was ordered to sign a repentance statement at home by town clerks and village Party secretary Jiang Wei in October 2020.

19. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Li Zhanjun Arrested

Li Zhanjun (gender unknown) was arrested at home by several officers who did not show their IDs on February 23, 2021. Li was released several days later.

20. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhou Yingmin Arrested

Ms. Zhou Yingmin came home after visiting her father in Shouguang City on the afternoon of March 5, 2021. Within half an hour, three officers came with a search warrant and said someone reported her and another person when they distributed Falun Gong flyers. They traced her through a surveillance system. Her phone had been monitored since Chinese New Year.

One officer held a video camera while another officer searched. They seized her Falun Gong books, printouts, keepsakes, computers, and other items. They documented and videotaped the items and ordered her to sign the list. She refused. They signed it.

The officers forced her to take a physical exam in a hospital the next morning. They forcibly took her fingerprints, videotaped and photographed her. They issued a three-day detention warrant and drove her to the Changyi Detention Center.

The guards photographed her and took her signature. When they asked if she had any illnesses, she said she had heart disease. The guards refused to take her. She was released on bail after her family paid 20,000 yuan.