Additional Persecution News from China – June 17, 2022 (14 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 23 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Jimei and Her Daughter Ms. Zhou Chunling Arrested
2. [Xinjin County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lin Jiuliang Faces Trial
3. [Huixian City, Henan Province] Ms. Hao Xiuying Arrested
4. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Guiqin Detained in Prison
5. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
6. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Yongqin Arrested
7. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Case Against Mr. Sun Yushan Submitted to the Court
8. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Zhaohua Arrested
9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Yuxiang and Ms. Zhang Yuemei Harassed
10. [Tianjin] Ms. Song Yunling Arrested
11. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked
12. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jin Guizhi and Ms. Lin Zhenying Tried in Court
13. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. He Xinfang Harassed
14. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhuo Weiping Arrested

1. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Jimei and Her Daughter Ms. Zhou Chunling Arrested

After Mr. Zhou Chunbao, the younger brother of Ms. Zhou Chunling and deputy of the Guan County Taxation Bureau, was arrested on May 15, 2022, his mother Ms. Xu Jimei and his sister Ms. Zhou Chunling were placed on the CCP’s wanted list. The police from Guan County tracked them to Fengcheng City in Liaoning Province where Ms. Zhou Chunling’s mother-in-law lives. With local police cooperation, officers from Guan County arrested Ms. Xu Jimei and her daughter Ms. Zhou Chunling in Fengcheng City on June 10, 2022. Ms. Zhou Chunling’s husband and mother-in-law were also arrested but were later released.

2. [Xinjin County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lin Jiuliang Faces Trial

Ms. Lin Jiuliang from Xinjin County is currently being detained in the Chengdu City Detention Center. She will be tried by the Dayi County Court at 9:30 a.m. on June 21, 2022.

3. [Huixian City, Henan Province] Ms. Hao Xiuying Arrested

Ms. Hao Xiuying and another practitioner were reported to police for talking to people about Falun Gong and were arrested on the afternoon of June 14, 2022. Their homes were ransacked the next day. They are currently detained in the Huixian City Police Department.

4. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Guiqin Detained in a Prison

Ms. Zhang Guiqin from Gucheng County was detained in Room 509 of the Hengshui City Detention Center in late 2019. She was transferred to Room 503 in April 2020. Ms. Zhang was sentenced to three years in prison in 2020 and was transferred to the Shijiazhuang Women’s Prison on January 4, 2021.

5. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Three practitioners, Chen Jun, Tian Huazhen, and Ms. Zhang Jiao’e, were arrested at Chen Jun’s home in Jiangxia District by officers from the Zhifang Police Station at noon on June 16, 2022. Chen Jun’s home was ransacked.

6. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Yongqin Arrested

Ms. Jiang Yongqin was arrested on June 12, 2022.

7. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Case Against Mr. Sun Yushan Submitted to the Court

Mr. Sun Yushan was arrested by officers from the Kaifu District Police Department and the Qingshuitang Police Station on January 20, 2022. His home was ransacked. Mr. Sun was detained in the No. 5 Ward, No. 2 Detention Center of Changsha City.

Mr. Sun was placed under official arrest by Zhang Tong, prosecutor of the Kaifu District Procuratorate on March 25, 2022. His case was later transferred to the Liuyang City Procuratorate. It was learned that his case was transferred to the Liuyang City Court last week.

8. [Linqu County, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Zhaohua Arrested

Several officers including Chen Xuezeng from the Linqu County Domestic Security Division and Wang Zhaoxin from the Songshan Police Station, went to Mr. Wang Zhaohua’s home on June 13, 2022. They ransacked the home and confiscated his Falun Gong books, truth clarifying materials, cash, and his Satellite TV receiver. Mr. Wang was taken to the Songshan Police Station and later released.

9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Yuxiang and Ms. Zhang Yuemei Harassed

Four police officers, led by a village official, went to Ms. Sun Yuxiang’s home at around 9 a.m. on June 12, 2022. They searched around, including in the rooms where Ms. Sun’s son, daughter-in-law, and grandson live. They tore down the wall posters.

The police also went to Ms. Zhang Yuemei’s home. No one was at home. They tore down the couplet on the door.

10. [Tianjin] Ms. Song Yunling Arrested

Ms. Song Yunling was placed under official arrest.

11. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked

Multiple people, including officer Wang Fa from the Jiufeng Town Police Station in Zhong District and Yang Dong from the Security Section of Jiahua Cement Plant, went to the homes of Ms. Li Suhua, Peng Yulin, and Ms. Chen Suying on June 10, 2022. They ransacked the practitioners’ homes and confiscated their Falun Gong books, photos of Falun Gong’s founder, media players, and their truth clarifying materials.

12. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jin Guizhi and Ms. Lin Zhenying Tried in Court

Ms. Jin Guizhi, 80, and Ms. Lin Zhenying, 60, both from Gaotang County, were tried in the Dong’a Court on June 16, 2022. The practitioners were threatened with being sentenced to three years in prison.

13. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. He Xinfang Harassed

Six people from the Xingning City 610 Office and the town and village governments, went to Ms. He Xinfang’s home at around 10:30 a.m. on May 19, 2022. They photographed Ms. He’s home and confiscated a letter written to the Superior Court and a bookmark with the words “Falun Dafa is Good.”

14. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhuo Weiping Arrested

Officers from the Huanghelu Police Station in Xiaohe District went to Ms. Zhou Weiping’s home at 10 a.m. on May 20, 2022. They ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books, media player, two cell phones, USB drives, two amulets, and other items.

Ms. Zhou was taken to the Xiaohe District Police Department at 12:20 p.m. She was pressured to sign a paper which had words slandering Falun Gong and Falun Gong’s founder. She firmly refused. Ms. Zhou was released at midnight that day.