Additional Persecution News from China – August 29, 2022 (16 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 30 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Bi Qinghua Formally Arrested
2. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Yongqin Formally Arrested
3. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Arrested
5. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Deng Zhenzhen Detained
6. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xing Xiaozhi Harassed
7. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Lihua Dies
8. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Cai Guixiang Brainwashed
9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Cuie Detained
10. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ma Fang and Ms. Sun Yuxia Arrested
11. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Ming Detained
12. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wei Lang Harassed
13. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Hou Maozhou Harassed
14. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Harassed
15. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yuan Ximei Repeatedly Harassed
16. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Deng Fangying Harassed

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Bi Qinghua Formally Arrested

Ms. Bi Qinghua who lives in the Daoli District was arrested on July 13, 2022. She was detained for 15 days of administrative detention and should have been released on July 28, but was not. Instead, she was formally arrested.

2. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Yongqin Formally Arrested

Ms. Jiang Yongqin was formally arrested by the Longtan District Procuratorate on August 26, 2022. She was transferred to the Jilin City Detention House from the Shulan Detention House.

She was arrested at home by officers from the Xinan Police Station on June 12, 2022, incarcerated for criminal detention in the Shulan Detention House on July 21, and formally arrested and transferred to the Jilin City Detention House on August 26.

3. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Zhang Lianqing, his wife Ms. Liu Guiying, their son Mr. Zhang, and four other practitioners, Ms. Liu Lianbo, Ms. Li Xiaomin, Ms. Bai Shujuan, and Ms. Zhu Xiuying, were arrested on August 27, 2022, by Suihua City 610 Office agents and officers.

4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Su Xiufu, Ms. Xu Yafen, and other practitioners who live in the Xinhaimingzhu Community were arrested at noon on August 24, 2022. Officers seized two boxes of their belongings. Ms. Xu’s home was ransacked. Her Falun Gong books and a picture of Falun Gong’s founder were confiscated. They are being held in an unknown location.

5. [Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Deng Zhenzhen Detained

Ms. Deng Zhenzhen was detained for 16 days, from August 2-18, 2022. She has been under house arrest since being released.

6. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xing Xiaozhi Harassed

Ms. Xing Yaozhi, in her 80s, was harassed at home by officer Tian and officer Liu from the Wenmiao Police Station on July 23, 2022. The officers questioned her and asked if she still practiced Falun Gong. She said yes. They wrote a three statements document and ordered her to sign it, but she firmly refused. They forced her to take a photo with officer Liu.

7. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wang Lihua Dies

Ms. Wang Lihua suddenly became ill and passed away recently. She had been repeatedly harassed by officers from the Ongniud Police Station since March 2022. This put tremendous pressure on her and her family. Even after she died, the officers kept making harassing calls to her mother.

8. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Cai Guixiang Brainwashed

Ms. Cai Guixiang is being held in the Ludonggan Brainwashing Center.

9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Cuie Detained

Ms. Zhou Cuie, in her 60s, of Chongzhou City, was arrested by officers from the Tiancheng Police Station on the afternoon of August 16, 2022, when she was talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong in Xinda Square. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to a hotel for quarantine. She is being held in a detention center.

10. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ma Fang and Ms. Sun Yuxia Arrested

Ms. Ma Fang and Ms. Sun Yuxia were arrested in a community near Jiangwan Bridge by officers from the Dongjuzi Police Station on August 27, 2022. The practitioners had talked to people about the persecution of Falun Gong in a nearby market and were followed by the officers.

11. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Ming Detained

Mr. Zhang Ming was arrested on August 10, 2022. His home was ransacked. He is being held in the Dandong City Detention Center.

12. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wei Lang Harassed

Mr. Wei Lang’s home was ransacked on August 26, 2022. Zeng, the Shizhong District Political and Legal Affairs Committee secretary, along with eight officers from the Domestic Security Division and the Tongjiang Police Station, raided the place and seized over 50 copies of Falun Gong books, 6 U-Drive cards, 5 discs, and other items. Mr. Wei was taken to the Pengshanlu Police Station for questioning. He was released because he was the only caregiver for his paralyzed and bedridden wife.

13. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Hou Maozhou Harassed

Mr. Hou Maozhou was called to the village committee office around August 16, 2022. They asked if he still practiced Falun Gong. He replied, “I just read Falun Gong books at home.” They had the village secretary go to his home and take away his Falun Gong books. He was ordered to sign a guarantee statement.

14. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Harassed

Mr. Ren Shaojie, Mrs. Zhou, Jing Jie (gender unknown), and Ms. Ma were harassed at their homes by officers on August 23, 2022. The officers searched their homes and seized their Falun Gong calendars, books, hanging decorations, pictures, paper currency with Falun Gong messages printed on them, and other belongings.

Song Shiquan (gender unknown) was harassed at home around August 23, 2022.

Officers knocked on the door of Dong Gang’s home at around 5:30 a.m. on August 23, 2022. Li Yajie’s home was ransacked the same day.

15. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yuan Ximei Repeatedly Harassed

Mr. Yuan Ximei of Zhangxing Town has been harassed at home eight times since June 2022 by the Yantai City and Zhaoyuan City Political and Legal Affairs Committee agents, officers, and local government agents. They made harassing calls to his family even while he was staying at his daughter’s home in another city for one month to take care of his grandchild. This placed his family and him under great pressure.

16. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Deng Fangying Harassed

Ms. Deng Fangying was taken from her home to the Xilu Police Station by officers and community clerks at noon on August 27, 2022, when she was preparing a meal for her hospitalized son. They ordered her to sign a document renouncing Falun Gong, but she refused. They took her grandson and granddaughter, as well as their school teachers and principal, to the police station at around 4:00 p.m. They threatened to remove her grandchildren from school if she did not sign the document.