Additional Persecution News from China – March 23, 2021 (12 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 51 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Beijing] Ms. Hu Xingxi’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
2. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Lin Xia Held in Detention Center
3. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Jin Changlin Sentenced to Prison
4. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Quantao Arrested
5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Guilian’s Home Ransacked
6. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Yingjie Displaced
7. [Shanghai] Ms. Shi Xiaoling’s Case Brought to Court
8. [Gulin County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Luo Guoqiang and Ms. Liu Daiqiong Harassed
9. [Anyue County, Sichuan Province] Li Jun and Family Harassed
10. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
11. [Anhua County, Hunan Province] Ms. Han Yanli’s Case Brought to Court
12. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Cases of Mr. Guo Zhenfang and Wife Ms. Feng Yuhua Sent to Court

1. [Beijing] Ms. Hu Xingxi’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate

Ms. Hu Xingxi, 78, from the Fangzhuang Area, was arrested by officers from the Fangzhuang Police Station on April 23, 2020. She was released on bail for one year.

Officer Jiang in charge of her case called on March 22, 2021, and told her that her case had been turned over to the procuratorate. Jiang asked Ms. Hu to wait for the subpoena. Ms. Hu did not give her consent.

2. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Lin Xia Held in Detention Center

Ms. Lin Xia from the Jiangbei New Area was recently arrested. She is being held in the Nanjing Detention Center.

3. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Jin Changlin Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Jin Changlin was tried in the Wujiang Court on March 22, 2021. She was sentenced to six months in prison and fined 2,000 yuan. She immediately requested an appeal. She was taken into custody by the court.

Ms. Jin’s case was brought to the Wujiang Court in early August 2020. She was tried on the afternoon of October 30. Her daughter defended her innocence. No sentence was pronounced that day, and both Ms. Jin and her daughter went home.

4. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Quantao Arrested

Ms. Liu Quantao from the Changping District was arrested on March 9, 2021, by more than twelve officers led by the director of the Machikou Police Station. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, two printers, two cell phones, a small speaker, two tricycles, and some paper bills with Falun Gong facts printed on them. Ms. Liu was taken to a detention center, and her blood pressure readings were high during the physical exam.

On March 11, after three physical examinations, Ms. Liu's blood pressure was still high so the detention center refused to accept her. She was released on bail.

5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Guilian’s Home Ransacked

Liu Sha, of the Nanshanzhuang Community Residential Committee, Longwan Community, Zhanqian Sub-district, Jinzhou District, and residential police officers went to Ms. Xu Guilian’s home in the Minhe Residential Community on March 19, 2021, and ransacked the place. They confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun, and photos of and lectures given in various regions by the founder of Falun Gong.

6. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Yingjie Displaced

Ms. Liu Yingjie from Dongnanliu Village was arrested at home by officers including Wang Jing from the Liucun Township Police Station, Shenze County, on the afternoon on March 19, 2021.

She was taken to the police station. She did not cooperate with officers when asked to sign paperwork, press fingerprints, or to take blood tests. She escaped from the police station that evening and is now displaced.

7. [Shanghai] Ms. Shi Xiaoling’s Case Brought to Court

Ms. Shi Xiaoling, 78, from the Jing’an District, was arrested by officers from the Gaojing Town Police Station, Baoshan District, on April 24, 2020. Her home was ransacked. She was held in the Baoshan District Detention Center. Several months later she was officially placed under arrest by the procuratorate, which brought her case to court.

8. [Gulin County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Luo Guoqiang and Ms. Liu Daiqiong Harassed

Zeng Xiangguo (head of the Taiping Town government), Wang Long (member of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee), and other people went to Mr. Luo Guoqiang’s home in Zouma Village on March 15, 2021. They pressured him to sign guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong. Mr. Luo refused. Two people grabbed his hands to force him to fingerprint the document. He resisted and was beaten.

Zeng and Wang went to Ms. Liu Daiqiong’s home in the Zouma Village on the morning of March 19. Ms. Liu was not at home. They simply opened the door, and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong and an incense burner.

9. [Anyue County, Sichuan Province] Li Jun and Family Harassed

The mother of Li Jun (gender unknown) in Xiaoyan Village, Ruiyun Township, has been harassed by village officials over the phone in recent days. The officials asked Li’s mother to tell Li to go to the office to write guarantee statements. They told her that once Li signed the statements to meet the “zero out” requirements, they would never bother Li again.

Li was recently released from prison. A local police officer has been harassing Li as well.

10. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

Yan Ping, member of the Wujia Sub-district Office, Shuangcheng District, called Ms. Zhao Shukun and Ms. Shi Hongyan on the morning of March 17, 2021.

Yan told both practitioners that the office received orders from her supervisors to go to practitioners' homes and record videos of them “quitting Falun Gong.” Yan threatened that if they did not give up their belief, their children would not be allowed to go to school or join the army, and that they would not be allowed to go out of town by taking a plane or even a bus. The two practitioners rejected her demand.

Yan called Ms. Xu Zhiqin’s husband on March 17 and told him to record a video of Ms. Xu’s renouncing her belief.

Wujia Village Party secretary Zhang Biao, village head Song Weidong, and a person named Guo Guiyun went to Mr. Cao Qicai’s home in Wujia Sub-district on the morning of March 17. They tried to record a video of him giving up Falun Gong. Mr. Cao refused; instead he clarified the facts about Falun Gong.

11. [Anhua County, Hunan Province] Ms. Han Yanli’s Case Brought to Court

Ms. Han Yanli was arrested while distributing Falun Gong materials on October 19, 2020. She was held in the Yiyang City No. 1 Detention Center. Her case has been turned over to the Heshan District Court and Procuratorate.

12. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Cases of Mr. Guo Zhenfang and Wife Ms. Feng Yuhua Sent to Court

Mr. Guo Zhenfang and his wife Ms. Feng Yuhua are from Songshan District. It was reported that their cases were sent to the Songshan District Court.