Additional Persecution News from China – July 18, 2022 (24 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 17 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 55 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Dai Qunying and Ms. Li Shifang Taken to Prison
2. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Shen Yinglan’s Life in Danger 
3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Jinghui Faces Trial
4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Bian Hongxiang and Ms. Zhu Guibin Arrested
5. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ni Shaoming Arrested
6. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Five Practitioners Persecuted
7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jin Chaorong Arrested
8. [Beijing] Ms. Lai Xiuchun Persecuted
9. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Han Yumei and Ms. Wang Yahua Arrested
10. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo San Arrested 
11. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
12. [Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Lu Shunfeng Arrested
13. [Beijing] Eleven Practitioners Arrested
14. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Arrested
15. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
16. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Du Guocong and His Daughter Arrested
17. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Ping’an Persecuted
18. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Xiuzhen and Mr. Xing Changwang Harassed
19. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Hu Mingxia Arrested
20. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Yong Arrested
21. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Lian Bo Arrested
22. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
23. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yan Shaoyi Arrested 
24. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Hui Arrested

1. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Dai Qunying and Ms. Li Shifang Taken to Prison

Ms. Dai Qunying and Ms. Li Shifang have been sentenced to prison. After being held in a detention center for nearly two years, they were taken to the Longquanyi Women’s Prison on June 15, 2022. Ms. Dai is detained in the No. 4 Ward and Ms. Li in the No. 3 Ward.

2. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Shen Yinglan’s Life in Danger

Ms. Shen Yinglan from Taicang City is detained in the Liyang Prison. She is very sick and her life is in danger.

3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Jinghui Faces Trial

Ms. Wang Jinghui from Yuhong District was arrested by officers from the Beiling Police Station on February 7, 2022 for distributing truth-clarifying materials in a residential community. Her case has been submitted to the Yuhong District Court and a trial was scheduled for the morning of July 21, 2022.

4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Bian Hongxiang and Ms. Zhu Guibin Arrested

Mr. Bian Hongxiang and Ms. Zhu Guibin were arrested on July 15, 2022. Ms. Zhu has been released.

5. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ni Shaoming Arrested

Mr. Ni Shaoming was arrested at home on July 11, 2022. The police ransacked his home. They confiscated his car and anything related to Falun Gong. 

6. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Five Practitioners Persecuted

The police went to Ms. Sun Shufen’s home on July 4, 2022 and told her to sign a criminal notice, which she refused. After being pressured by her family, she went to the court to sign it two days later. Two officers went to her home on the afternoon of July 14, 2022 and photographed her. Ms. Sun received a call from the court after the police left. They told her to go to the court the next day. 

Two officers went to Ms. Zhao Shuyun’s home around 1 p.m. on July 14, 2022. After they saw that Ms. Zhao was not at home, they went to her clothing store. Ms. Zhao did not open the door for them. The police returned the next morning. They photographed Ms. Zhao.

Four officers went to Ms. Zhang Dongxia’s home around 3 p.m. on July 14, 2022. They searched her home.

An officer from the Tiedong Police Station called Ms. Xi Yahong’s family member and asked where Ms. Xi lived. 

Ms. Wang Pengying was arrested on October 12, 2016 and sentenced to two years and six months in prison with a three-year probation. She was arrested and taken to prison on September 28, 2020. Ms. Wang was released in May 2022 after being imprisoned for one and a half years. It’s said that she is temporarily living in a nursing home.

7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jin Chaorong Arrested

Ms. Jin Chaorong, 69, from the Chenghua District, was arrested on June 14, 2022. She was taken to a brainwashing center and was forced to sign a guarantee statement.

8. [Beijing] Ms. Lai Xiuchun Persecuted

Ms. Lai Xiuchun was arrested by officers from the Dachengzi Police Station in the Miyun District on September 15, 2021 for talking to people about Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked by officers from the Xitiangezhuang Police Station in Miyun County. Because of the abnormal results of the physical examination, she was released on bail pending trial. 

Three officers from the Xitiangezhuang Police Station went to Ms. Lai’s home on February 2, 2022. They arrested Ms. Lai and took her to the county police department. The detention house refused to accept her due to the abnormal results of the physical examination and Ms. Lai was released.

Ms. Lai was arrested at home again on July 12, 2022. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to the Miyun County Procuratorate but was released later.

9. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Han Yumei and Ms. Wang Yahua Arrested

Ms. Han Yumei was arrested by officers from the Lunan District Police Department on July 16, 2022. The police broke the door and ransacked her home while no one was at home. They confiscated her Falun Gong books and a photo of Falun Gong’s founder. Ms. Han was taken to the Wenbei Police Station and was transferred to the Tangshan Detention House the next day. She was placed under 5-day detention. 

Ms. Wang Yahua was arrested this week by officers from the Diaoyutai Police Station. 

10. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo San Arrested 

Ms. Gao San was arrested by officers from the Tiedong Police Station in Fuyu County on the morning of July 14, 2022. 

11. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Jin Miaoqing and his daughter Ms. Jin Wei were arrested at home by officers from the Wolitun District Police Department around 7 a.m. on July 12, 2022. The police damaged their door when they broke in. The police ransacked the place.

Ms. Sun from the Xin’er Community and Mr. Yao from the Xinsi Community were arrested by officers in the Wolitun District the same day. 

Ms. Shi Shuhuan, nearly 70, was arrested by Zhang Guangpeng from the Donghu District Police Department on July 12, 2022. Her home was ransacked. She was released later that day.

12. [Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Lu Shunfeng Arrested

Lu Shunfeng (gender unknown) from Fengxi District was reported to the police for talking about Falun Gong and was arrested by officers in the Fengxi District on February 19, 2022. The police ransacked Lu’s home and confiscated numerous Falun Gong books. Lu has been detained since then.

13. [Beijing] Eleven Practitioners Arrested

Lyu Yuxin (gender unknown) from Sujiatuo Town in the Haidian District was arrested on July 1, 2022 for distributing truth-clarifying materials, and was taken to the Haidian Detention Center. 

Ten practitioners were arrested by officers from the Haidian Police Department and the Sujiatuo Police Station on the morning of July 14, 2022. Seven of them including Mr. Liu Boxin and Zhang Ruyi from Fengyi Jiayuan; Ms. Zhen Xiurong, Ms. Yang Xuelan, Mr. Wan Jiaqiang and Mr. Gao Erlin from Houliulin Village; Mr. Li Deli from Xixiaoying, were released after being detained for 24 hours. Three others are detained in the Haidian Detention Center.

14. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Arrested

Ms. Liu, over 80, lives in the No.10 Zone, Ranghulu District. She was arrested on July 12, 2022. Her home was ransacked and her Falun Gong books and computer were confiscated. She was released later that day.

15. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Officers from the Madao Railway Police Station arrested Ms. Song Pingxiu, Ms. Yu Hongying and Ms. Zhao Yulin, on the morning of July 15, 2022. They ransacked the practitioners’ homes and confiscated their computers and Falun Gong books. The three practitioners were taken to the police station for interrogation. Ms. Zhao Yulin and Ms. Song Pingxiu were released that evening. Ms. Yu Hongying is held in the detention center. 

16. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Du Guocong and His Daughter Arrested

Six male officers and two female officers from the No. 4 Center Police Station in the Datong District went to Mr. Du Guocong’s home in the Linyuan Family Zone around 3 p.m. on July 12, 2022. They ransacked his home. Mr. Du, over 70, and his daughter Ms. Du Juan were taken to the police station for interrogation. They did not cooperate with police. Mr. Du was released around 9 p.m. and his daughter was released around 10 p.m.

17. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Ping’an Persecuted

Three people from the Bin County Political and Legal Affairs Committee, the Xicheng Police Station and the local community went to Ms. Lu Ping’an’s home on April 12, 2022. They searched and photographed around. They pressured Ms. Lu to speak against the founder of Falun Gong, write the three statements, and sign the transcript. She refused. 

Three officers from the Jingjian Police Station in Bin County went to Ms. Lu’s home around 9 a.m. on July 12, 2022. They searched and took photographs. They confiscated seven Falun Gong books, ten sheets of Falun Gong poems, a CD, a computer, a cell phone, a pendant, and a wall hanger. They didn’t leave until 11 a.m. Ms. Lu was arrested and taken to the county police department. They pressured Ms. Lu to speak against the founder of Falun Gong and write the three statements, which she refused. Ms. Lu was released around 6:30 p.m. Her computer and cell phone were returned.

Ms. Lu received three harassing calls on July 13, 2022, which she did not answer. Someone knocked on her door twice that morning, but she did not open it.

18. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Xiuzhen and Mr. Xing Changwang Harassed

Yi Junjun from the Maijiaobao Police Station in Fengtai District went to Ms. Wang Xiuzhen’s and Mr. Xing Changwang’s home on July 15, 2022. He took photos and asked for their ID numbers. 

19. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Hu Mingxia Arrested

More than 20 people went to Ms. Hu Mingxia’s home on July 11, 2022. They ransacked her home and arrested her. Ms. Hu is currently detained in the Sanjiang Detention Center. 

20. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yang Yong Arrested

Mr. Yang Yong from the Licheng District was arrested at home by officers from the Yaojia Police Station in the Lixia District on May 10, 2022. His home was ransacked. The police confiscated a computer, a printer, his Falun Gong books and truth-clarifying materials. He was fined 5,000 yuan and was released on bail pending trial. Mr. Yang was called to the police station a few days ago and told his case was going to be submitted to the procuratorate. 

21. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Lian Bo Arrested

Three men wearing yellow and red T-shirts with tattoos on their arms, and several police officers from South Square Police Station went to Ms. Liao Bo’s home in Kuancheng District around 11:30 a.m. on July 16, 2022. They ransacked it and confiscated her Falun Gong books and other personal belongings. One police officer stayed until Ms. Lian came back home around 4 p.m. Three more officers then arrived and took her to the police station. Ms. Lian refused to be photographed and did not sign anything. She was released two hours later.

22. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Officers from the Longfeng Police Department entered Ms. Ma Xiuqin’s home when her husband went out to exercise around 5:30 a.m. on July 12, 2022. They ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books and other personal belongings. Ms. Ma was taken to the police department and was placed under 3-day detention, which would not be executed. She was released that evening.

Mr. Jiao Chunfu and his wife Ms. Zhang Yanfang were arrested by officers from the Dong’an Police Department on July 12, 2022. Ms. Zhang has been released. 

23. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yan Shaoyi Arrested 

Mr. Yan Shaoyi from Dongchenglingxiu in Longfeng District was arrested on July 12, 2022. He was placed under 15-day detention and is detained in the Daqing Detention Center.

24. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Hui Arrested

Ms. Zhang Hui was arrested at home by twelve officers from the Qinghe District Police Department and the Xiangyang Police Station around 10 a.m. on July 13, 2022. Her home was ransacked. The police confiscated a laptop, a printer, her Falun Gong books, and other items. They returned that afternoon and took her house keys and other items. Ms. Zhang is detained in the Tieling Detention Center.