Additional Persecution News from China – March 8, 2023 (18 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 25 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Jie Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Jiaxiu and Ms. Du Fengqin Sentenced to Prison
3. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Guirong Placed Under Residential Surveillance
5. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiao Guichun Held in Detention Center
6. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Court to Hold Hearing on Case Filed by Mr. Wang Xiaoming
7. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Tang Hua Detained
8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Yinghong Arrested
9. [Beizhen City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Caili and Daughter Ms. Jing Shuhe Arrested
10. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xin Shurong and Her Husband Arrested
11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Hu Yuexiu Missing
12. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Weng Qingzhong Held in Detention Center
13. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wu Siqing Detained
14. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Zhou Enbo Missing
15. [Beijing] Ms. Qi Yingchun Held in Detention Center
16. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Multiple Practitioners Arrested
17. [Fuyuan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Cao Chunyan Arrested
18. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Chunhua Held in Detention Center

1. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Jie Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

Ms. Zhao Jie was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined 100,000 yuan by the Jingyang District Court on February 17, 2023.

2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Jiaxiu and Ms. Du Fengqin Sentenced to Prison

After the trial on the afternoon of March 6, 2023, Ms. Li Jiaxiu was sentenced to one year and six months in prison and fined several thousand yuan. She was immediately taken to a detention center. Ms. Du Fengqin was sentenced to two years in prison. She failed the physical examination and was not admitted to the detention center. She was taken home after 10 p.m. that evening.

3. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

From late February to early March 2023, prior to the CCP’s annual meetings of the National Congress and Political Consultative Conference, officers from the Zhengyang Police Station harassed Ms. Gao Yunlan and Ms. Wang Fenglan over the phone.

On March 4, Ms. Zheng Liyan was harassed by officers from the Zhengyang Police Station who came to her home to collect saliva samples and photograph her.

4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Guirong Placed Under Residential Surveillance

Ms. Wang Guirong and Ms. Wang Chunxiao from Shouguang City were caught on surveillance cameras when they posted signs of “Falun Dafa is Good” in public areas in September 2022.

Ms. Wang Chunxiao went to Shangkou Town to distribute truth clarification materials and was arrested. Ma. Wang Guirong was called by the police and was interrogated for 10 hours. She was placed under residential surveillance after she was released.

5. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiao Guichun Held in Detention Center

Ms. Jiao Guichun and Wang Ce (gender unknown) were reported to the police for telling people about Falun Gong in 2022. Wang was arrested at home on September 27, 2022, and was sentenced to three years in prison. Ms. Jiao left home and remained homeless for five months.

Ms. Jiao’s husband was frequently harassed by the police and was becoming mentally unstable due to the pressure. After learning that her husband was infected with COVID, she returned home to take care of him.

On March 2, 2023, pressured and threatened by the police, Ms. Jiao’s family took her to the Wendeng District authorities. She is currently being held in the Wendeng District Detention Center.

6. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Court to Hold Hearing on Case Filed by Mr. Wang Xiaoming

Mr. Wang Xiaoming was an officer at the Xinbin County Police Department. He was dismissed from his job in July 2021.

Mr. Wang applied to the Xinbin County Government for information disclosure, and then filed a case to bring his application to Qingyuan County Court. The court rejected his case for disclosure of information. Mr. Wang appealed the court decision, and his case reached the Fushun City Intermediate Court.

Next Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. the second court of the Fushun City Intermediate Court will hold a hearing.

7. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Tang Hua Detained

Tang Hua (gender unknown) was reported to the police while telling people about Falun Gong on March 4, 2023. Tang was arrested by the Shahe Police Station and was detained for 15 days.

8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Yinghong Arrested

Ms. Liu Yinghong was picked up by the police in the detention center on March 7, 2023. She may have been arrested at the end of February.

9. [Beizhen City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Caili and Daughter Ms. Jing Shuhe Arrested

Ms. Li Caili and her daughter Ms. Jing Shuhe were arrested by officers from the Qingduizi Town Police Station while telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong at the Qingduizi Town farmers market on March 6, 2023.

Six or seven officers, in two police cars, went to search their home but found nothing. In the end, Ms. Li and her daughter were released.

10. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xin Shurong and Her Husband Arrested

Officers from the Taodong Police Station called Ms. Xin Shurong and her husband, Mr. Sun, on February 28, 2023, and told them to go to the police station to retrieve the Falun Gong books that were confiscated when they ransacked their home.

After the couple went to the police station, they were arrested and detained in the Qitaihe City Detention Center.

On July 11, 2022, nearly 20 people from the Taoshan District Domestic Security Division and the Taodong Police Station ransacked Ms. Xin’s home and tried to arrest her. Ms. Xin and her husband refused to cooperate. After seven hours of confrontation, the couple was not taken away. The officers confiscated a printer and Falun Gong books and told the couple that they were placed under residential surveillance for six months.

11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Hu Yuexiu Missing

Ms. Hu Yuexiu, about 70, has been missing since December 11, 2022.

12. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Weng Qingzhong Held in Detention Center

Mr. Weng Qingzhong, in his 60s, from Baiyun District, was arrested by officers from the Tonghe Police Station on March 4, 2023. He was placed under administrative detention for five days and is being held in the Baiyun District Detention Center.

13. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wu Siqing Detained

Ms. Wu Siqing, 59, was caught on surveillance cameras while handing out truth-clarification materials in Changsha City in mid-December 2022.

On December 24, 2022, Ms. Wu was arrested at home by four people from the Xingsha County Domestic Security Division and the Quantang Police Station. Ms. Wu was taken to the police station for interrogation. She was photographed and fingerprinted. The officers recorded her voice and measured her height. She was held overnight in the police station. She returned home the next day.

On February 8, 2023, officers from the police station ransacked the home of Ms. Wu’s son and confiscated 46 Falun Gong books, two USB drives, and one MP4 player. They took Ms. Wu to the Changsha City Detention Center and detained her for 12 days. She has been released on bail.

14. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Zhou Enbo Missing

Ms. Xing Ailing from Panpengdian Village, Bachalu Town, was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan by Guan County Court around December 2022.

Ms. Xing’s daughter-in-law, Xiaoyan, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison and fined 10,000 yuan. She is serving a sentence outside prison.

Practitioner Zhou Enbo’s whereabouts are unknown.

15. [Beijing] Ms. Qi Yingchun Held in Detention Center

Ms. Qi Yingchun was arrested again on September 25, 2022. She has been held in the Haidian District Detention Center for over six months. Details of her situation are unknown.

16. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Lu Jinhua and Ms. Zhang Chunjie were put under administrative detention for 15 days. On March 7, 2023, the day they were supposed to be released, officers from the Dongzhan Police Station came and took them for a medical examination. The police asked their family members to wait for phone calls and said that the administrative detention had been changed to criminal detention.

Two other practitioners were forcibly placed in a police car by officers from the Rongguang Road Police Station and taken away. They claimed that the practitioners would be taken to the hospital for medical examinations. Practitioner Liu Yinghong, who lives in a car factory, was taken from the detention center in a police car.

17. [Fuyuan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Cao Chunyan Arrested

Ms. Cao Chunyan from Hanconggou Town was arrested at home by officers from the Fuyuan City Police Department at noon on March 7, 2023. Further details are pending.

18. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Chunhua Held in Detention Center

The case of Ms. Wang Chunhua from Yihe Road has been sent to the procuratorate. She is currently being held in the Weizigou Detention Center.