(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 26 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Pingguo City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Wang Jinhe Arrested
2. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Harassed
3. [Chongqing] Xu Fuxing and Guo Jinfang Harassed
4. [Chongqing] Ms. Qiu Cuixiang and Her Sister Harassed
5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Tian’s Home Ransacked
6. [Beijing] Wang Quanyou Arrested
7. [Tianshui City, Gansu Province] Zhou Changhai Arrested
8. [Beijing] Eleven Practitioners Abused in Detention Center
9. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Mai Weilian and Ms. Deng Yuqiong Held One Day Beyond Maximum Detention Period
10. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Xiren Missing

1. [Pingguo City, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Wang Jinhe Arrested

Wang Jinhe (gender unknown), 71, was arrested by people from the Pingguo City Political and Legal Affairs Committee on April 13, 2022, for posting information about Falun Gong. Wang was held in a brainwashing center in an unspecified location in Baise City.

2. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

Someone knocked on the door of the homes of Ms. Ren Huifang, a family member of an employee of the Xianning City Construction Company, and Ms. Tao Xizhen, who was retired from the construction company, on April 27, 2022. No one answered. Ms. Chen Xinhua, also retired from the same company, was also harassed.

Mr. Wang Lidi, a teacher at the Hubei Institute of Science and Technology, was harassed on campus on the morning of April 29, 2022, by deputy head Chen Huagang from the Wenquan Domestic Security Division, director Yu Pengfei of the Yihaoqiao Police Station, Jin Juan and Ye Chen from the Xiwangqiao Community Management Office, and others. They photographed Mr. Wang when they thought no one was watching them.

3. [Chongqing] Xu Fuxing and Guo Jinfang Harassed

Officers from the Shimen Police Station in the Jiangbei District harassed practitioners Xu Fuxing (gender unknown) and Ms. Guo Jinfang around April 25, 2022, the anniversary of Falun Gong practitioners’ appeal outside the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing in 1999. They confiscated two Falun Gong books from 80-year-old Xu.

4. [Chongqing] Ms. Qiu Cuixiang and Her Sister Harassed

Two officers from the Xinqiao Police Station in the Shapingba District and a member of the community management office harassed Ms. Qiu Cuixiang and her family on April 21, 2022. They took photos of and videotaped her husband and threatened to arrest her for not giving up her practice.

Later, these people went to Ms. Qiu’s younger sister’s home and photographed it.

5. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Tian’s Home Ransacked

Ms. Tian was followed and arrested by officers from the Tuchengzi Police Station in January 2022 for talking to people about Falun Gong. They ransacked her home and confiscated all her Falun Gong books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and printed materials. They forced her son and daughter to sign a guarantee statement. Her son had to guarantee with his job in exchange for her release. The officers said they would wait until after the Chinese New Year season, which started on February 1, 2022, to deal with her case.

6. [Beijing] Wang Quanyou Arrested

Wang Quanyou (gender unknown) from Baihujian Village, Yangfang Town, the Changping District, was reported to the police while talking to people about Falun Gong on April 29, 2022, and was arrested by officers from the Beiliu Village Police Station. Village official Li Jihua and other officers went to Wang’s home and ransacked it. They confiscated Falun Gong books and a music player. Wang was held in the police station for two days before returning home.

7. [Tianshui City, Gansu Province] Zhou Changhai Arrested

Zhou Changhai (gender unknown) was arrested by officers from the Qinzhou District Domestic Security Division on April 26, 2022, and taken to the local police station. The officers ransacked Zhou’s home. Zhou returned home that evening.

8. [Beijing] Eleven Practitioners Abused in Detention Center

In March 2022. the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court suspended processing the cases of 11 practitioners, including Ms. Xu Na.

In the nearly two months that followed, staff members from the Beijing Prison Management Division were stationed in the Dongcheng District Detention Center. They have strictly monitored the 11 practitioners. It is difficult for the practitioners to obtain paper and pens, and they are not allowed to buy daily necessities (for example, soap or toilet paper). Their families have difficulty getting letters forwarded to them.

9. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Mai Weilian and Ms. Deng Yuqiong Held One Day Beyond Maximum Detention Period

Family members of Ms. Mai Weilian and Ms. Deng Yuqiong in the Dianbai District went to the entrance of the Huazhou Detention Center and waited for them to be released at 8 a.m. on May 2, 2022. The two women remained in custody one day beyond the maximum detention period. Not until the morning of May 3 were their families able to take them home.

The Huazhou City Detention Center did not give the practitioners a certificate of release from detention. Failing to issue the certificate is a violation of the law.

10. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Xiren Missing

Mr. Zhang Xiren, in his 50s, a college graduate, used to work in Weihu Prison. He had the final say in approving and accepting construction projects that cost up to one hundred million yuan. He was sent to a forced labor camp, sentenced to prison, and endured brutal persecution for practicing Falun Gong.

In July 1999, in order to force Mr. Zhang to give up his belief in Falun Gong, leaders of his work unit set up a special task group. Leaders had “talks” with him, and his family, relatives, and colleagues were recruited to coax him into giving up practicing Falun Gong. He was suspended from work, and restricted from going out or communicating with others. Mr. Zhang did not give in.

In May 2000, the local 610 Office instructed the police department and Weihu Prison where he worked to take Mr. Zhang to the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp, where he endured two years of inhuman abuse.

After his stint in the forced labor camp, Weihu Prison officials, upon approval from the Shandong Provincial Prison Bureau, removed Mr. Zhang from his administrative position, expelled him from the police force, and terminated his status as a civil servant.

Around June 2013, the Pei County Court in Jiangsu Province sentenced Mr. Zhang to four years in prison for “using a cult organization to undermine law enforcement.”

Mr. Zhang appealed to the Xuzhou Intermediate Court on the grounds that “the facts on which the judgment was based on do not exist,” and presented detailed and clear evidence. The Xuzhou Intermediate Court refused to look into the evidence and its judicial committee upheld the original judgment.

After Mr. Zhang was taken to Hongzehu Prison in Jiangsu Province, the prison authorities held extended brainwashing sessions to try to “transform” him, restricted the time he was allowed to sleep, and forced him to work overtime. The extensive and brutal persecution took a toll on Mr. Zhang’s mental and physical health and inflicted misery on his family.

After being released from prison, Mr. Zhang had a hard time making a living. He had to move from place to place, and his family and friends eventually lost contact with him. He is still missing.