Additional Persecution News from China – December 13, 2022 (13 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 21 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Wen Arrested
2. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Fined After Trial
3. [Huixian City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhu Xiuhua and Practitioner Xiuying Arrested
4. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Liuyan Arrested
5. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Yaping Released on Bail
6. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] The Cases Against Ms. Zhou Yongmei and Ms. Meng Guifen Turned Over to the Procuratorate
7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
8. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Liu Xiaoping Harassed
9. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Wu Rui and Li Ruihua Arrested
10. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Xuemei’s Two Lawyers Not Allowed to Defend Her
11. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Beifang Arrested
12. [Guangshui City, Hubei Province] Mr. Chen Quanlong Faces Trial
13. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Xie Lihua Detained

1. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Wen Arrested

Mr. Luo Wen from the Muyanghu Sub-district was arrested by officers from the Huangshi City Domestic Security Division and the Muyanghu Police Station on November 23, 2022. He is being held in the Xialu Brainwashing Center.

2. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Fined

Ms. Xia Jing, Mr. Wang Xuejun, Ms. Sun Jing, and Mr. Ma Hongliang were tried by the Rencheng District Court on the afternoon of November 9, 2022.

On December 12, the court notified the four practitioners by phone that they had to pay fines. The court clerks said that the sentence could only be issued after each practitioner paid the fine, and threatened that whether a practitioner paid the fine would affect the final sentencing. Practitioners’ family members asked why they were fined and the results of the sentencing, but they got no answers.

It was reported that Ms. Xia was fined 4,000 yuan. Mr. Wang was fined 3,000 yuan. Ms. Sun was fined 2,000 yuan, and Mr. Ma was fined 2,000 yuan.

3. [Huixian City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhu Xiuhua and Practitioner Xiuying Arrested

Ms. Zhu Xiuhua was arrested by officers from the Huixian City Domestic Security Division and the Urumqi Railway Police in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region on September 26, 2022. Her home was ransacked and her whereabouts are unknown.

On November 6, practitioner Xiuying was arrested. She was in a life-threatening condition and was taken home by her family.

4. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Liuyan Arrested

Before the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing in the second half of October, officials from the Zijin County Political and Legal Affairs Committee and county Domestic Security Division officers entered the elementary school during the day, where Ms. Chen Liuyan teaches and arrested her. She was first held in Heyuan City, and then transferred to the Zijin County Detention Center.

The police ransacked her home and confiscated all her Falun Gong books and printed materials. The officers also confiscated more than 1 million yuan her family received after selling a house.

5. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Yaping Released on Bail

On November 10, 2022, the procuratorate did not approve the arrest of Mr. Liu Yaping, and decided that he would face no charges and be released. He was subsequently released on bail by the police department.

Mr. Liu is a teacher and asked the Pinggu District Education Committee to restore his teaching position. The committee procrastinated to allow him to go back to work on the grounds that the procuratorate did not issue a letter stating that they did not approve his arrest. Mr. Liu was released on bail.

6. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] The Cases Against Ms. Zhou Yongmei and Ms. Meng Guifen Turned Over to the Procuratorate

Ms. Zhou Yongmei and Ms. Meng Guifen from Daduan Village, Liangshui Town, were reported to the police for distributing truth-clarification materials in town. They were arrested and their homes were ransacked by officers from the Liangshui Town Police Station. They were later released on bail. Their cases were turned over to Dong’e County Procuratorate at the end of October 2022.

On November 23, 2022, prosecutor Shen, prosecutor Zhang, and lawyer Xie videotaped Ms. Zhou and Ms. Meng at the Beicheng Police Station. The two practitioners were each asked to sign and fingerprint the pre-printed guilty plea notice and affidavit.

7. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Li Fengying and Ms. Zheng from Wulian County, Rizhao City, were arrested by officers from the Wulian County Domestic Security Division while clarifying the truth about Falun Gong on the morning of October 10, 2022. Ms. Li’s home was ransacked.

Ms. Yang Mingzhen was also arrested. She was held in the Rizhao City Detention Center on October 27 and was officially placed under arrest on December 2.

8. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Liu Xiaoping Harassed

On September 27, 2022, He Hongmei, an assistant assigned to “transform” practitioners, from Zhuangyuanlou Community in Panlong District, and officer Liu Min from the Dongjiawan Police Station, went to Ms. Liu Xiaoping’s home in Kunming City to harass and take pictures of her. Ms. Liu did not cooperate with them.

On October 11, 2022, Ms. Liu again received a phone call from Jiang Lantao, an assistant at the Jida Judicial Office in Zhuhai City, which oversaw Ms. Liu’s residential area. Jiang asked about Ms. Liu’s situation.

9. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Wu Rui and Li Ruihua Arrested

Over 10 people from the Yuanzhou District Domestic Security Division and the Xiujiang Police Station broke into the homes of Wu Rui and Li Ruihua (their genders are unknown) on October 22, 2022. The officers held a summons warrant without filling in any specific charges or specifying particular legal grounds. They forcibly took Wu and Li to the police station on the grounds that both practitioners were summoned to assist in police investigations.

The officers also ransacked the two practitioners’ homes and confiscated their Falun Gong books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, and other items.

10. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Xuemei Arrested

Ms. Wang Xuemei was arrested by officers from the Baicheng Police Department in July 2022. The court did not allow two lawyers from Beijing to make a not-guilty plea, and she defended herself in the first trial. At present, the results of the first trial have not yet been announced.

Ms. Wang’s husband is a deputy director of the finance bureau, and his cell phone was monitored.

11. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Beifang Arrested

Domestic security officer Tan Boyong led police officers to Ms. Li Beifang’s home on December 9, 2022. When Ms. Li did not open the door, the officers kept pounding on it. They said if she did not open the door, they would smash it.

After Ms. Li opened the door, they rushed in, rummaged through her cabinets and boxes, and pried open counters. They saw the receipt of mailing out her lawsuit against Jiang Zemin and took it. They took Ms. Li to the police department for interrogation. Ms. Li was brought home that day.

12. [Guangshui City, Hubei Province] Mr. Chen Quanlong Faces Trial

Mr. Chen Quanlong, a former official of the local taxation bureau, was arrested for telling people about the persecution. He will be tried in court on December 16, 2022.

13. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Xie Lihua Detained

Ms. Xie Lihua was arrested in mid-October 2022. The police ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books and printed materials. Her family members were frightened and could not bear the pressure. Ms. Xie is being held in the Nanjing City Detention Center.