(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 11 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Yu Yingzhu’s Case Brought to Court
2. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Xiao Xinjin and Ms. Hu Shuiying Held in Detention Center
3. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Li Dongying’s Case Turned Over to the Procuratorate
4. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Chunrong Held in Chongqing Women’s Prison
5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Shuzhen Arrested
6. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
7. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Pang Huanxiang Arrested
8. [Nanping City, Fujian Province] Ms. Yang Rongjiao Passed Away in 2007
1. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Yu Yingzhu’s Case Brought to Court
Ms. Yu Yingzhu from Shifeng District, Zhuzhou City was arrested by officers from the Yuhua District Police Department in Changsha City on March 29, 2023. She was held in the Changsha City No. 4 Detention Center. Ms. Yu went on a hunger strike for two months and was very weak. On June 1, after Ms. Yu was released, she was placed under residential surveillance by the local police station and neighborhood committee.
On the afternoon of August 24, the Yuhua District Court asked the Yuhua District Police Department to arrest Ms. Yu again. She is being held in Changsha City No. 4 Detention Center.
2. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Xiao Xinjin and Ms. Hu Shuiying Held in Detention Center
Ms. Xiao Xinjin, 75, was arrested and taken to the Nanchang City Detention Center on August 3, 2023. She has been held there for over 20 days. Ms. Hu Shuiying, 71, is also held there.
Around 8 a.m. on August 2, 2022, seven practitioners, including Ms. Xiao and Ms. Hu, were arrested in Laofushan Garden by a group of officers from the Xihu District Police Department. When Ms. Xiao was arrested, the officers confiscated 500 yuan and the Falun Gong informational materials she was carrying. On the same day, the officers broke into Ms. Xiao’s home and ransacked the place. They confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong, a full set of Falun Gong books, small radios, USB flash drives, DVDs and other personal items. Ms. Xiao was taken to the Xihu Police Department, where she was held for 15 hours before her family brought her home. In the police department, the officers pressured Ms. Xiao and other practitioners to sign paperwork with content similar to the three statements.
After Ms. Xiao returned home she was repeatedly harassed by the police. In April 2023, the officers located her, threatened her and coerced her to sign multiple statements. On August 3, she was again summoned to the police station. No one has heard from her since then. It's believed that Ms. Xiao is being held in the city detention center.
3. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Li Dongying’s Case Turned Over to the Procuratorate
Ms. Li Dongying was arrested by officers from the Feng County Police Department on the afternoon of December 28, 2022. In the first half of 2023 her case was turned over to the Feng County Procuratorate. In August her case was forwarded to the Jintai District Procuratorate. Further information is pending.
4. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Chunrong Held in Chongqing Women’s Prison
Ms. Yang Chunrong from Banan District was arrested in April 2021. Her original sentence of six years and nine months was upheld in the second trial. She is incarcerated in the Chongqing Women’s Prison.
5. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Shuzhen Arrested
Ms. Li Shuzhen, whose family member works at Changchun Automobile Factory, was arrested in mid-July 2023. Her husband, who is sick, has no one to care for him. Further details are not available.
6. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Officers from Nanta Police Department went to Shao’s home around 5 p.m. on August 23, 2023. They arrested three practitioners who were there, reading the Falun Gong teachings. Jia has returned home, Ms. Li Shuxia has been detained for 15 days, and further information about Shao is pending.
7. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Pang Huanxiang Arrested
Officers from the Jiaoxi Police Station in Jiaozhou City broke into Ms. Pang Huanxiang’s home and arrested her around August 17, 2023. They confiscated her Falun Gong books, a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, and a printer.
The police interrogated Ms. Pang, recorded her answers as a confession, and forced her to sign and fingerprint paperwork. Ms. Pang was held overnight, and released the next day. The officers said they would place her under residential surveillance, and she would have to stay at home. She was not even allowed to go to her mother’s home.
The officers subsequently called Ms. Pang to the police station twice, and forced her to hand over her cell phone for examination.
8. [Nanping City, Fujian Province] Ms. Yang Rongjiao Passed Away in 2007
Ms. Yang Rongjiao from Zhenghe County left home in 2002 to avoid the persecution. She was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison. She was abused in Fujian Province Women’s Prison. She fell and broke her arm. Due to the harsh environment, her old illnesses returned. She never recovered after she was released from prison. She passed away in 2007 at the age of 68.
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