(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 35 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sun Yanhuan’s Case Brought to Court
2. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Mr. Cao Shenming and Ms. Chen Yulan Harassed and Threatened
3. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Wang Lin Arrested
4. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Si Feng Threatened
5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Xiulan and Ms. Liu Zhixian Harassed
6. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Fuguo Arrested
7. [Suning County, Hebei Province] Ms. He Xiaoyan Under Surveillance; Mr. Guo Zhenjia Released on Bail
8. [Nenjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhu Xiaoqing Under Surveillance
9. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Suqin’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
10. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Cuilian Taken into Custody
11. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Hu Xiuhua Arrested
12. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Luo Wenbin and Ms. Jiang Lianhua Arrested
13. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
14. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
15. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang and Another Practitioner Detained
16. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Wang Kezhen Detained
17. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Shi Shaolan’s Home Ransacked
18. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yan Qinghua and Mr. Li Wenqi Harassed
19. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
20. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sui Yinghua Held in Detention Center
21. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhi Detained
1. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sun Yanhuan’s Case Brought to Court
Ms. Sun Yanhuan’s case was brought to court on the afternoon of September 4, 2020. She was told to go to the Xiangyang District Procuratorate.
Ms. Sun, accompanied by her brother, arrived at the Xiangyang District Procuratorate at 8:45 a.m. in Department 7. The case handler told her to go to the court.
After arriving at the court, Song Tao, the judge in charge of her case, told her to go to the police station to finish the paperwork for residence surveillance.
On November 8, 2016, Ms. Sun was deceived into going to the Dongfeng Police Department for an “interview.” She was arrested by officers from the Jianguolu Police Station.
In mid-May 2017, she started feeling physical discomfort, with a burning pain in her chest, and she had a low fever every day.
She was tried twice, in September and October 2017, and was later sentenced to three years in prison. As her physical condition deteriorated, the detention center and the court jointly decided on a term with probation.
2. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Mr. Cao Shenming and Ms. Chen Yulan Harassed and Threatened
Mr. Cao Shenming, about 80, and Ms. Chen Yulan, in her 70s, were harassed by Changfeng Residential Community personnel in July and August 2020.
Both practitioners were later called to the Changfeng Factory’s retirement office and ordered to write three statements. The two elderly practitioners were threatened and told that if they did not write the statements, their retirement wages would be suspended.
3. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Wang Lin Arrested
Ms. Wang Lin, teacher at Lanzhou Jiaotong University, was reported by a student for talking to students about Falun Gong. She was arrested around August 23, 2020. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
4. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Si Feng Threatened
Mr. Si Feng, 67, from Lijiatuan Village, Cheng’an County, was reported to the police by someone that Mr. Si talked to about quitting the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations on June 17, 2020.
Three officers led by Zhang Yuchuan, director of the Lijiatuan Town Police Station, went to Mr. Si’s home and searched it. They confiscated a Chinese New Year painting with Falun Gong information on it, a page of printed materials, and some stickers.
On August 20, 2020, Mr. Si’s grandson, who attends a junior college, underwent a political review when he applied to join the People’s Liberation Army. The police department gave him a hard time because his grandfather practices Falun Gong. They extorted 5,000 yuan from Mr. Si’s family, 3,000 yuan of which was taken by the police department and 2,000 yuan by the Domestic Security Division. The officers ransacked Mr. Si’s home again, but did not find what they were looking for. They forced his family to pressure him to write a guarantee statement.
5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Xiulan and Ms. Liu Zhixian Harassed
Ms. Liu Xiulan from Acheng District was harassed by Li Guojun when she was about to go out on the morning of August 7, 2020. Li told her to go to the residential community office, but she refused.
Two people came to her home and told her to sign some paperwork on the afternoon of August 10. She did not sign.
Three officers from the Shengli Police Station, Binzhou Town, Bin County, went to Ms. Liu Zhixian’s work unit and harassed her on August 18, 2020. They asked Ms. Liu if she still practiced Falun Gong, went out to distribute Falun Gong materials, or had any Falun Gong informational materials at home.
They demanded that she stop practicing Falun Gong and going out to distribute Falun Gong materials, threatening that she would lose her job and her child’s future would be adversely impacted.
6. [Miyi County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Fuguo Arrested
Mr. Wang Fuguo was arrested at home by officers from the Yanbian Police Department, Panzhihua City, on the morning of September 9, 2020. Further details are pending.
7. [Suning County, Hebei Province] Ms. He Xiaoyan Under Surveillance; Mr. Guo Zhenjia Released on Bail
Ms. He Xiaoyan has remained under surveillance even after she was extorted for 20,000 yuan by the Suning County Police Department.
Mr. Guo Zhenjia was released on bail for one year.
8. [Nenjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhu Xiaoqing Under Surveillance
On February 10, 2020, over 10 people including Liu Zhaowei, a residential police officer from Qixingpa Farm in Jiusan Branch Company, deceived Mr. Zhu Xiaoqing to open the door by pretending to be a community agent. They forced their way into his home and ransacked it.
The police confiscated all items related to Falun Gong. Mr. Zhu was held in the basement of the Jiusan Police Department. Liu, deputy director of the police station and officers from the police department interrogated him. He was placed under residential surveillance for six months. His family brought him home that afternoon.
9. [Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Suqin’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
Ms. Wang Suqin, 70, from the Haizhou District, was reported to the police for distributing Falun Gong materials on August 8, 2020. She was arrested and taken to the Yuntai District Detention Center by officers from the Hongmen Police Station. Her case was turned over to the Procuratorate.
10. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Cuilian Taken into Custody
Ms. Jiang Cuilian was arrested at home by two officers from the Beita Police Department on September 6, 2020. She was taken to the Chaoyang City Detention Center.
11. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Hu Xiuhua Arrested
Ms. Hu Xiuhua, 83, who lives in the Yueliangwan Residential Community, Lingshanwei Sub-district Office, West Coast Huangdao New Area, was arrested at noon on September 8, 2020. Further details are pending.
12. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Luo Wenbin and Ms. Jiang Lianhua Arrested
Mr. Luo Wenbin was arrested when he distributed Falun Gong materials in the Tacheng area, Liantang Town around September 1, 2020. He is being held in the Nanchang County Detention Center.
Ms. Jiang Lianhua was arrested about two weeks ago in the Wuyang area, Liantang Town. Her current situation is not known.
13. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
Three officers from the Zhangxing Town Police Station and Yuan Guihao, a town government staff member, went to Ms. Sun Yaoxiang’s home in Dibeitouwangjia Village and arrested her on September 1, 2020.
She was handcuffed and taken to the town police station for interrogation. The officers photographed her and tried to force her to sign and fingerprint some paperwork. She refused. Several officers grabbed her hand and pressed her fingerprints on the sheet. They then took her home and ransacked the place.
Ms. Wu Yuanying from the Lingshang Village, Jinling Town, was reported to the police when she distributed Falun Gong materials on September 2, 2020. She was followed and arrested at a vegetable market by officers from the 610 Office the following morning. She was taken to the city police department for interrogation. She was beaten by the police for not cooperating, and her face became swollen.
Ms. Wu was taken to her daughter’s home. The officers confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun and other items.
Ms. Guo Guimin from Guanzhuang Village and Ms. Guo Lixin from Guojia Village, Jinling Town, were arrested and taken to Zhaoyuan City by plainclothes Domestic Security officers at the Zhangxing Town farmers market when they talked to people about Falun Gong on September 7, 2020. Both practitioners were taken back home that evening.
14. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Xie Chunhua from Kaiping District was arrested by two officers when she talked to people about Falun Gong in Luogezhuang Village, Yuehe Town, Kaiping District, on September 4, 2020.
Ms. Fu Shuying and her husband Mr. Wu Hailin were arrested by officers from the Malu Police Station on September 8, 2020. The officers photographed Ms. Fu.
15. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang and Another Practitioner Detained
Ms. Wang, 60, was arrested by several officers from the Yingshan County State Security Division in recent days. The officers ransacked her home, but did not find anything to use against her.
The officers ran into another female practitioner, in her 60s, and immediately arrested her. They ransacked her home as well.
Both practitioners were taken to the Yilong Detention Center by officers from the Xiaoqiaoniu Police Station. They were detained for six days.
16. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Wang Kezhen Detained
Ms. Wang Kezhen, 58, and another female practitioner went to visit an 84-year-old practitioner. They were arrested by officers from the Dongqi Police Station, Yaohai District. Both practitioners were detained for violating the public order.
17. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Shi Shaolan’s Home Ransacked
Ms. Shi Shaolan’s home in Fengnan District was ransacked, and all her Falun Dafa books were confiscated.
18. [Laishui County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yan Qinghua and Mr. Li Wenqi Harassed
The Party secretary of Hujiazhuang Township Ma Shuhai, the head of the Armed Department, the local police, and Guo Guang, Party secretary of Xiwuquan Village, went to the homes of Ms. Yan Qinghua and Mr. Li Wenqi in Xiwuquan Village, and harassed them on September 9, 2020. They photographed the practitioners and pressured them to sign some paperwork.
19. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
The Jinan Railway Police Department, and the Jinan Public Security Ministry coordinated with the Laiwu Railway Police Station to arrest several practitioners and ransack their homes on July 15, 2020.
Ms. Gu Xiuling and her husband Mr. Wei Lianpei from Zhangjiawa Town, Laiwu District, were arrested by seven plainclothes officers from the Jinan Railway Police Department. They were taken to the Zhangjiawa Town Police Station, where they were interrogated. All their Falun Dafa books were confiscated.
Three plainclothes officers went to Ms. Lu Yifen’s home. They found Ms. Lu lying in bed and saw that she could hardly take care of herself. They forced her family to sign a guarantee statement for her.
20. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sui Yinghua Held in Detention Center
Ms. Sui Yinghua was arrested at work by five officers from the Gujiao Police Station, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, and officers from the Yaozhan Police Station, Qingyuan County, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, at noon on September 6, 2020.
Her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Dashagou Detention Center.
21. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yuzhi Detained
Ms. Zhang Yuzhi, 65, was reported to the police when handing out keepsakes to people at one end of the Dalian Bridge on August 26, 2020. She was arrested by officers from the Dongzhou Police Station. Her home was ransacked and her Falun Dafa books were confiscated. She was taken to the Nangou Detention Center for 15 days of detention.
