Additional Persecution News from China – June 15, 2021 (16 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 25 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wu Zhirong Taken to Prison
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Shufeng and Her Sister Ms. Yu Shuhong Harassed
3. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
4. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fei Guofen Harassed
5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Sun Zhiwen Held in Prison
6. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
7. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Gu Tigui Harassed
8. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Xiuling Harassed
9. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Meng Meizhen Faces Trial
10. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Mou Lanying Harassed
11. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xia Jingmin Harassed
12. [Gejiu City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Li Juhua’s Home Ransacked
13. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Mr. Chen Shuyi Held in Prison
14. [Huangchuan County, Henan Province] Ms. Yang Jinying Arrested
15. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
16. [Wanquan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Xianmei Harassed

1. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wu Zhirong Taken to Prison

Ms. Wu Zhirong from the Chuanying District was transferred from a detention center to the Changchun Women’s Prison by the Chuanying District Court on June 4, 2021.

The authorities only notified her family after she was taken to prison. The family then rushed to the prison to visit her, but prison officials refused to allow them to see her and said she was under strict supervision.

2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Shufeng and Her Sister Ms. Yu Shuhong Harassed

Ms. Yu Shufeng and her sister Ms. Yu Shuhong from Pikou Town were harassed repeatedly in recent days by officers from the Pikou Town Police Station. Ms. Yu Shufeng was held in a brainwashing center for 15 days. After returning home, she was frequently harassed at home.

3. [Baishan City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Zhang Gongchang, his wife Ms. Gong Qiumin, and Ms. Zhang Yuyan from the Jiangyuan District were arrested on June 9, 2021. Their specific situations are unknown.

4. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fei Guofen Harassed

A team leader in Yangyuanzi Village, Tai’an Town, Jiangyang District led two officers from the Tai’an Town Police Station to elderly Ms. Fei Guofen’s home on May 14, 2021. As soon as they entered her house, a tall officer immediately took pictures of her. A short officer grabbed photos of the founder of Falun Gong and took pictures. Ms. Fai tried to retrieve the photos. The officers left after threatening to take her to the police station.

5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Sun Zhiwen Held in Prison

Mr. Sun Zhiwen from Kouqian Town, Yongji County, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. After multiple inquiries by Mr. Sun’s family, it was confirmed that he was detained in Gongzhuling Prison. But so far his family has not been able to meet with him.

6. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

Three officers from the Jiulong Police Station, Fangzi District, went to the homes of Mr. Meng Qingxiu, Ms. Meng Yanfen, and Ms. Yan Guirong in Dingcunmengjia Village and harassed them on June 11, 2021.

They also went to Mr. Wang Maoji’s home in Ma Village and harassed him. They questioned him whether he still practiced Falun Gong and asked for his phone number. One officer also photographed him.

7. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Gu Tigui Harassed

Hao Libin, an official of Haozhongrong Village, led officers from the Yangli Police Station and the Jinan City Police Department to break into the home of Gu Tigui (gender unknown) on the morning of June 11, 2021. They photographed the place and searched for personal belongings, disrupting the normal life of the practitioner’s family.

8. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Xiuling Harassed

Ms. Li Xiuling was harassed at home by two staff members from the Rongfuyuan Community Management Office, Chengguan Town, Yongchang County, on June 9, 2021. They pressured her to give up practicing Falun Gong.

9. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Meng Meizhen Faces Trial

The Wucheng District Court notified Ms. Meng Meizhen that she would be tried at 9 a.m. on June 28, 2021. She was charged with undermining the implementation of the law, a standard pretext used by the Chinese regime to imprison Falun Gong practitioners.

10. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Mou Lanying Harassed

Two officers from the Taocun Town Police Station, Qixia City, went to Ms. Mou Lanying’s home on the morning of June 10, 2021. An officer was holding a law enforcement recorder while another officer asked questions.

Officer Wang took out several sheets of paper and pressured Ms. Mou to sign a repentance statement. The officers claimed that if she signed her name, they would not disturb her again. Ms. Mou refused. Her family offered to sign on her behalf, but she flatly declined. She solemnly told them why she could not sign the statement.

11. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xia Jingmin Harassed

Because of her persistence in practicing Falun Gong, Ms. Xia Jingmin, a teacher at Mingde Primary School in Quyang County, was prohibited from going to work. Recently, township subsidies that she is entitled to have been suspended without cause.

12. [Gejiu City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Li Juhua’s Home Ransacked

Ms. Li Juhua, 78, joined a tourist group for a trip to Xinjiang. On April 8, 2021, she was reported to the police onboard the train in Xinjiang. She was arrested and taken to the Urumqi Railway Police Station. The officers body searched her and checked her bag. They confiscated a cell phone and three memory cards.

Duan Yun, a member of the Gejiu City 610 Office and four people from the Renmin Road Police Station and the Political and Legal Affairs Committee went to Ms. Li’s home on the afternoon of May 7. Without showing any ID cards, they ransacked the place and confiscated a laptop, a tablet, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and Falun Dafa books. Ms. Li asked them for a list of the confiscated items, but they did not give it to her.

13. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Mr. Chen Shuyi Held in Prison

Mr. Chen Shuyi from Dongwangzhuang Village is being held in the No. 1 Ward of the Jidong Police Department No. 4 Prison.

14. [Huangchuan County, Henan Province] Ms. Yang Jinying Arrested

Ms. Yang Jinying, 78, from Huanggang Township, was reported to the police while distributing Falun Gong materials at the township hospital square on June 1, 2021. She was arrested and taken to the county police department, where the officers photographed her, forced her to press her fingerprints, and took blood samples from her.

Officers ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Dafa books, printed materials, and about 500 yuan in cash. She was released around 1 a.m. that night.

15. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

Liu Fuzeng in Baojiaying Brigade, Taibaozhuang Town, took the lead in harassing Falun Gong practitioners on June 5, 2021, and took pictures of Ms. Zhang Lanying, Ms. Sun Huaisen, Ms. Wang Meilan, and Ms. Qi Guiyu.

16. [Wanquan County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Xianmei Harassed

Kang Lijun of Deshengbao Village, Anjiapu Township, led two officers from the Beishacheng Police Station to the home of Ms. Li Xianmei on June 8, 2021. They registered her national ID number and age. The authorities carried cameras. The elderly couple was intimidated.