Additional Persecution News from China – July 7, 2021 (10 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 9 cities or counties in 4 provinces, where at least 27 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Dong Yanhui Sentenced to Prison
2. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Minbo Arrested
3. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Qu Ke’an in Critical Condition
4. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Five Practitioners’ Cases Brought to Court
5. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Fangyu Arrested
6. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Haibin Detained
7. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yu Ziqun and Mr. Gu Yuliang Harassed
8. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Naxin and Mr. Wang Zhiyong Arrested
9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
10. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Dong Yanhui Sentenced to Prison

After Mr. Liu Changkun passed away in June 2020, Erdao District police officers broke into his home at around 5 a.m. on July 15, 2020, and ransacked the place. They arrested Mr. Liu’s wife Ms. Dong Yanhui. She was taken to the Changchun City No. 4 Detention Center.

Ms. Dong was tried and sentenced to two years in prison in April 2021. She has appealed to the Changchun City Intermediate Court.

2. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Minbo Arrested

Ms. Wang Minbo, 54, from Qijiazi Town, was arrested by officers from the Changtu County Police Department on June 30, 2021, at the Changtu Railway Station after she purchased a ticket to visit her son in Dalian. Further details are not yet available.

3. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Qu Ke’an in Critical Condition

Mr. Qu Ke’an, about 70, was sentenced to one year in prison on November 11, 2020, and held in the Jinan Prison. After being brutally abused in prison, he was recently admitted to the Jinan Prison Hospital. It was reported that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was in serious condition.

4. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Cases against Five Practitioners Brought to Court

The cases against Mr. Zhu Qinghua, Ms.Yang Xiaozhi, Ms. Shi Hongxiang, Ms. Lin Guilan and Mr. Yang Bailiang were brought to the Changtu County Court by the Changtu County Procuratorate on July 1, 2021.

5. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Fangyu Arrested

Ms. Zhao Fangyu, from Chengyang District, is in her 70s. She currently lives in Zhulin Residential Community in Jimo District. She was arrested at home by officers from the Huanxiu Police Station on June 3, 2021. Mr. Fan Yanqi and Mr. Li Ganlin from the Jimo District were also arrested at the same time.

Ms. Zhao’s family received a detention notification from the Pudong Detention Center in Jimo District. When her son went to the detention center to bring her clothes and deposit money for her, the detention center refused to take the clothing or the money. He asked the guards for more information, but they refused to say anything and simply told him to leave.

6. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Haibin Detained

Mr. Yu Haibin was arrested by officers from the Yandu Police Department on June 16, 2021. He was detained for 15 days and returned home on June 30.

7. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yu Ziqun and Mr. Gu Yuliang Harassed

Officer Du from the Wenlin Town Police Station, staff member Yang Jie of the Jianshe Road Residential Committee, and a residential officer went to the homes of Mr. Yu Ziqun and Mr. Gu Yuliang on the evening of June 30, 2021. The three people videotaped the practitioners.

Prior to this, the Wenlin Town Police Station also called and threatened Mr. Yu’s son.

8. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Naxin and Mr. Wang Zhiyong Arrested

Ms. Liu Naxin and Mr. Wang Zhiyong were arrested by officers from the Xibinhe Police Station, Miyun District, on June 11, 2021.

Ms. Liu’s younger brother and sister-in-law were also arrested. The officers then ransacked the residence of Ms. Liu’s late mother.

Ms. Liu’s sister-in-law was released that day. Her brother was released three days later. She was detained for 15 days.

9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

An officer from the Wenguan Police Station went to Ms. Guo Lirong’s home in mid-April 2021. The officer wanted to photograph her, but she refused. The officer and a community management staff member subsequently went to her home several times, but Ms. Guo did not open the door for them.

Officers and three community staff members went to the home of Ms. Chen Xiulan and Ms. Liu Qun and photographed them in May. Ms. Chen stopped them from photographing her.

Officers called Mr. Wang Dianjun’s wife in early June and asked for her husband’s information. They also went to Mr. Wang’s 80-year-old mother’s home and harassed her.

Officers from the Taochang Police Station called Ms. Cao Lihua’s son and asked for the location of his mother’s residence. Then they called Ms. Cao’s husband and asked him for her exact address. At the end of June, two officers went to Ms. Cao’s home and asked if she still practiced Falun Gong. They pressured her to sign paperwork, but she refused.

10. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

In June 2021, the Muping District Police Department launched a coordinated campaign to arrest and harass Falun Gong practitioners in Muping District ahead of July 1, which marked the Communist Party’s Centennial.

Ms. Du Shujuan from Xinmouli Village, Ninghai Sub-district, Muping District, was arrested by officers from the Zhengfu Street Police Station on June 24. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated all of her Falun Gong-related books and materials. Ms. Du’s daughter Ms. Zhao Shanle was also harassed because she was in her mother’s home at the time. Ms. Du was released on bail that evening.

In early June, officers from the Zhengfu Street Police Station broke into Ms. Li Zonglan’s home in the Xinmouli Village, and confiscated all of her Falun Gong-related books and materials. Lin Guomei was there at the time, and the officers went to Lin’s home, ransacked the place, and confiscated Dafa books.

In May 2021, Jinan City police went to Mr. Yu Shouchen’s home in Nangang Village, Wuning Sub-district, Muping District. They photographed him and videotaped his entire home.