Additional Persecution News from China – January 6, 2022 (8 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 5 provinces, where at least 10 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wu Baogui in Police Custody Faces Investigation of Closed Case
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Xiulan and Ms. Gao Xiaoqi Denied Visits from Lawyers and Family Members
3. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Meng Xiangling Detained
4. [Zhengding County, Hebei Province] Ms. Nie Meifeng and Ms. Zhang Yanqin Arrested
5. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Changbi Held in Detention Center
6. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Guo Shufen Framed
7. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qiu Meiling Arrested
8. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Quanyong Arrested

1. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wu Baogui in Police Custody Faces Investigation of Closed Case

Mr. Wu Baogui was sentenced to three years in prison by the Guta District Court. He was taken to the Xingcheng Detention Center in Huludao City.

On May 27, 2020, Mr. Wu, who stayed away from home to avoid further persecution for nearly seven years, talked to people about Falun Gong at a farmers market in Hongyazi Township, Xingcheng City. He was arrested by officers from the Hongyazi Township Police Station and was taken to the Huludao City Detention Center. He was later sentenced to three years in prison. The public security, procuratorate and court system in Xingcheng City, are looking into re-opening the case against him and bringing up more serious charges.

2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Xiulan and Ms. Gao Xiaoqi Denied Visits from Lawyers and Family Members

Ms. Zhao Xiulan and Ms. Gao Xiaoqi from Nong’an County were sentenced to prison. The Changchun City Intermediate County upheld the original verdicts and ordered they be implemented.

Their lawyers and family members repeatedly requested to meet the two practitioners. Detention center officials claimed that lawyers were not allowed to meet with the practitioners while appeals were pending, and they would have to go to the prison for visits after the practitioners were taken there. It was recently reported that the detention center was planning to send more than twelve practitioners to prison on January 6, 2022.

3. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Meng Xiangling Detained

Ms. Meng Xiangling was arrested at her son’s home by officers from the Mamuchi Township Police Station on the morning of January 5, 2022. After the officers took her for a physical examination, they took her to the Zhaizi Village Detention Center in Hedong District, Linyi City, where she was would be detained for 15 days.

4. [Zhengding County, Hebei Province] Ms. Nie Meifeng and Ms. Zhang Yanqin Arrested

Ms. Nie Meifeng and Ms. Zhang Yanqin were reported to the Urban Management Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau and 110 Response Unit by hallway cleaners and security guards while they were distributing Falun Gong materials in the Hengfengcuiting Residential Community around 9 a.m. on January 3, 2022. The two practitioners were arrested and taken to the Zhengding County Police Department. The police planned to detain them for 15 days and fine each of them 1,500 yuan.

5. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Changbi Held in Detention Center

Village Party secretary Hu Xiaoquan and team leader Deng Donglin led police officers to Ms. Zhao Changbi’s home on November 24, 2021. The officers ransacked the place and confiscated an audio player, two U discs, paintings on the wall, and couplets on the door. Ms. Zhao’s youngest son was sleeping and woke up in fear. The officers questioned him and asked who had been to their home. They forced him to sign and fingerprint the list of personal items they confiscated.

Ms. Zhao has since been held in the Huafeng Detention Center in Shunqing District.

6. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Guo Shufen Framed

When Ms. Guo Shufen, 66, was walking past Yingpan Pharmacy in the northern suburbs around 9 p.m. on December 9, 2021, she noticed something posted on a telephone pole. She stopped to read it. Someone who was staked out near the pharmacy accused Ms. Guo of posting the information on the telephone pole, and called the Beijiao Police Station in Taihe District.

Officers from the Beijiao Police Station and the Taihe Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Guo. They body-searched her but did not find anything related to Falun Gong. The officers then went to her home and ransacked the place. They confiscated several computers and printers that the family used for their business.

Liu Changjie, head of the Taihe Domestic Security Division, and deputy head Li Lei wanted to frame Ms. Guo. Since there was no evidence, Liu and Li staged the scene outside the pharmacy, and then forcibly took Ms. Guo there. They took photos to serve as falsified evidence. They submitted the photos taken at the staged scene to the Linghai City Procuratorate, which officially placed Ms. Guo under arrest.

Ms. Guo is still being held in the Jinzhou City Women’s Detention Center. She is only allowed to sleep on her side. As a result she is not able to sleep.

Under the pressure of false accusations based on the photos taken at the staged scene by the Taihe Domestic Security Division, Ms. Guo now has high blood pressure. Her physical condition is worrisome. She can not speak clearly or logically. She looks completely different from the arrest.

7. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qiu Meiling Arrested

Ms. Qiu Meiling, about 60, from Qixia City, was reported to the police while talking to people about Falun Gong at the Shewopo farmers market on January 4, 2022. She was arrested by officers from the Shewopo Police Station. Yan Zhigao, deputy head of the Domestic Security Division, and officers from the police station took her back to her home in the downtown area and ransacked the place. They confiscated all her Falun Gong books. Ms. Qiu was released later that day, and she returned home safely.

8. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Quanyong Arrested

Ms. Liu Quanyong from the Changlinggang Village, Huangtugang Town, was arrested in late November 2021. She was taken to the Huanggang City Detention Center the following day, where she has been held for over a month. Her family is not allowed to visit her.