(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 33 cities or counties in 16 provinces, where at least 78 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Cai Jianyu Held in Prison
2. [Qianxi County, Hebei Province] Ms. Chai Shuzhen Mistreated in Prison
3. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Seven Practitioners Tried
4. [Beijing] Ms. Chang Shurong Tried
5. [Qianxi County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Guiping Harassed
6. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
7. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaoyue Detained
8. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wu Shufen and Husband Mr. Sun Guowen Harassed
9. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qin Shaohua Arrested
10. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Guihua’s Home Ransacked
11. [Tianjin] Practitioner Pang Zhirong Harassed
12. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Yuzhi and Ms. Zhang Wenling Facing Trial
13. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Huang Biao Arrested
14. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Hou Yanmei and Mr. Liu Zhanjun Harassed
15. [Beijing] Ms. Xu Yang and Ms. Zhou Jing Arrested
16. [Linyi County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Cuixia Arrested
17. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Hu Jixiu Held in Detention Center
18. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Yuan Huiwu and Mr. Yang Xin Facing Trial
19. [Tianjin] Ms. Li Ying Harassed
20. [Shifang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xiao Yihui and Mr. Tang Zhangyuan Harassed
21. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
22. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Guixiang’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
23. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhong Nailan Harassed
24. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Gao Guixia and Ms. Duan Lianying Held in Detention Center for a Year
25. [Hanchuan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiao Yanfang and Mr. Liu Yibo Arrested
26. [Fucheng County, Hebei Province] Two Practitioners Held in Detention Center
27. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Fengxian Taken Into Custody
28. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Qiao Yinglan Taken to Detention Center
29. [Yunfu City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Jinfeng Taken Into Custody
30. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Lu Guifen Tried the Third Time
31. [Tianshui City, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center
32. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
33. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Practitioner Guo Furong Harassed
34. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Xianrong Harassed
35. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo Ren’ai Harassed
36. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wei Jianxin and Ms. Sun Yanli Arrested
37. [Anyang City, Henan Province] Ms. He Ling Arrested
38. [Dengta City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Suqin and Ms. Liu Lijuan Sentenced to Prison
39. [Beijing] Ms. Guo Xiulan’s Case Brought to Court
40. [Guantao County, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Lanying Arrested After Being Displaced
41. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked
1. [Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Cai Jianyu Held in Prison
Mr. Cai Jianyu disappeared in September 2019. After several rounds of inquiry, it was learned that Mr. Cai was sentenced to prison in June 2020, and has been taken to Nanchang City. It is not clear which prison he is incarcerated in.
Mr. Cai’s wife Ms. Li Liefeng was sentenced to three years in prison in 2007. She was held in the Jiangxi Women’s Prison, where she was tortured to the verge of death. She passed away shortly after returning home.
2. [Qianxi County, Hebei Province] Ms. Chai Shuzhen Mistreated in Prison
Ms. Chai Shuzhen, 70, was given a one-year-and-six-month prison term on November 15, 2019. She was transferred from the Tangshan City No. 1 Detention Center to the Hebei Province Women’s Prison.
In late August this year, Ms. Chai called home but her voice was very weak. Her daughter-in-law asked her, “Mom, were you sick? You sound exhausted.” Ms. Chai replied, “I cannot sleep well or eat well. My dentures fell out and were broken.”
3. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Seven Practitioners Tried
Ms. Xiao Yuxia, Ms. Wang Meiling, Ms. Lin Haiying, and Ms. Lin’s mother Ms. Li Ruihua were tried by the No. 14 Court of Wuhua District Court at 9:30 a.m. on November 18, 2020.
Mr. Qiu Anhe and Mr. Chai Maorong were tried in the same courtroom at 2:00 p.m. that afternoon. Ms. Kuang Deying was tried via video-link by the No. 1 Court of the Wuhua District Court.
4. [Beijing] Ms. Chang Shurong Tried
When Ms. Chang Shurong returned to her home in the Xibaidai area in Beijing from her parents’ home in Laishui County, Hebei Province, on April 7, 2020, the staff at the epidemic checkpoint found that she was carrying Falun Gong informational materials.
Police officers arrested her at the checkpoint, and ransacked her home. She was officially placed under arrest on May 26. Her case has been turned over to the Fangshan Procuratorate. A residential police officer from the Zhangfang Town Police Station went to her home and harassed her on September 7. She was tried by the court at the Fangshan District Procuratorate on October 21.
5. [Qianxi County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Guiping Harassed
Ms. Zhao Guiping was arrested at home by officers from the Qianxi County Domestic Security Division on July 17, 2019. She was taken to the Tangshan City No. 1 Detention Center, which refused to admit her as she failed the physical exam. She was released on bail. Since July 2020, her case has gone from the Zunhua Procuratorate to the court.
A Domestic Security officer called Ms. Zhao Guiping’s son and asked him to take his mother to the Zunhua City Court. Ms. Zhao refused. Zhu Jianying, deputy head of the Domestic Security Division, and other officers went to Ms. Zhao’s home and harassed her on September 24, 2020.
6. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
Ms. Zhao Tianxia was harassed by Zhang Lin, an officer at the Jieyuan Community in Longfeng District, in September 2020. Zhang later called Ms. Zhao’s son and daughter-in-law to the community office. Zhang asked the couple to cooperate in writing guarantee statements. The couple’s son (Ms. Zhao’s grandson) was looking for a job. Zhang threatened them that if Ms. Zhao did not “transform,” it would adversely impact her grandson’s future.
Children of Ms. Xu Shuzhen and Ms. Zhang Shoushan were also harassed, and the two families were scared.
An elderly practitioner surnamed Lu and Lu’s spouse were harassed. Community personnel also went to their home to harass them.
Officers went to Mr. Ma Xiquan’s home. Mr. Ma did not let them in, and told them the facts about Falun Gong for over one hour.
7. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaoyue Detained
Ms. Zhang Xiaoyue was reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong at her own rental shop on the afternoon of November 2, 2020. She was arrested by officers from the Xilin Police Station. Four officers brought her home and ransacked the place. She was taken to the Jiamusi City Detention Center the following afternoon for 15 days of detention.
8. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wu Shufen and Husband Mr. Sun Guowen Harassed
Ms. Wu Shufen from Bajiazi Township in Wuchang City was harassed at home by three officers from the Bajiazi Township Police Station on November 13, 2020. The officers ordered her to sign a “transformation” statement, but she refused. During this time, the officers also called Ms. Wu’s husband Mr. Sun Guowen and harassed him, but he sternly refused to cooperate.
9. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qin Shaohua Arrested
Ms. Qin Shaohua was arrested on November 15, 2020. The police ransacked her home and confiscated all Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, two cell phones, and an electric car. Ms. Qin’s current whereabouts are unknown.
10. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Guihua’s Home Ransacked
Seven or eight plainclothes officers from the Hada Town Police Station, with a search warrant, broke into Ms. Sun Guihua’s home in Xianfeng Village and ransacked the place on the afternoon of November 12, 2020. They confiscated a desk calendar with Falun Gong content.
At the same time, three plainclothes officers, with a search warrant, broke into Mr. Zhang Yajie’s home in Hada Town and ransacked the place. They confiscated over ten Falun Dafa books, an MP3 audio player, and an audio player memory card.
Three people who claimed to be from the People’s Armed Forces Department of Hada Town and the Hada Middle School, which was Mr. Zhang’s original work unit, ordered Mr. Zhang’s family members to sign paperwork, but the family refused. They also ordered Mr. Zhang to sign, and he also refused.
11. [Tianjin] Practitioner Pang Zhirong Harassed
Practitioner Pang Zhirong (gender unknown) has recently been harassed at home by officers from the Jixianli Police Station in Beichen District and local community personnel. These people ordered Pang to sign guarantee statements, but Pang refused. They then threatened Pang’s family members with their jobs so as to put pressure on Pang, but did not succeed.
12. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Yuzhi and Ms. Zhang Wenling Facing Trial
Ms. Ma Yuzhi and Ms. Zhang Wenling will be tried on November 23, 2020.
13. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Huang Biao Arrested
Mr. Huang Biao was arrested by officers from the Xicheng Police Station on the morning of November 13, 2020. Mr. Huang will be taken into custody after physical examination. His paralyzed wife was relocated to the Qionghaiguoji Senior Apartments under the arrangement of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Practitioners including Mr. Huang Biao, Ms. Zhao Jun, Ms. Luo Mingchun, Mr. Pan (non-practitioner), Ms. Xu Shaoqiong, Ms. Zhou Xianrong, and Ms. Yu Hongying were tried by the Xichang City Court on the morning of May 28, 2020.
14. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Hou Yanmei and Mr. Liu Zhanjun Harassed
Personnel from the Jinghe Community in Xiangfang District called Ms. Hou Yanmei and told her that they would come to her home to take pictures and ask her to sign paperwork, but she refused.
Officers from the Jiankang Road Police Station in Leqiang Community, Xiangfang District went to Mr. Liu Zhanjun’s home on November 12, 2020. They ordered him to sign a printed version of “four statements.” They also threatened that failure to sign it would adversely impact his family members’ futures, which has caused great mental harm to members of his family.
15. [Beijing] Ms. Xu Yang and Ms. Zhou Jing Arrested
Ms. Xu Yang, about 50 years old, was reported to the Tiantongyuan Police Station for distributing and posting Falun Gong materials on October 2, 2020. Four or five officers went to her home, ransacked the place, and confiscated Falun Dafa books and printed materials in the evening. It was reported that Ms. Xu was being held in the Changping Detention Center.
Ms. Zhou Jing from Dongcheng District was arrested at home around 9 p.m. on November 12 by over ten police officers. At that time, no one in the family knew that she had been arrested.
16. [Linyi County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Cuixia Arrested
Ms. Wang Cuixia, 48, from Zhangjiapo Village in Beixin Township, was arrested when talking to people about Falun Gong in neighborhood towns on November 9, 2020.
Since Ms. Wang was harassed by officers from the Linyi County Domestic Security Division for clarifying the truth in March of this year, she has been living without a permanent home, and cannot return home. She has also been followed and harassed by the Domestic Security officers.
17. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Hu Jixiu Held in Detention Center
Ms. Hu Jixiu is being held in the Zhuhai District Detention Center on Nanzhou Road.
18. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Yuan Huiwu and Mr. Yang Xin Facing Trial
Mr. Yuan Huiwu and Mr. Yang Xin from Yanta District will be tried on November 18, 2020.
19. [Tianjin] Ms. Li Ying Harassed
Li Naitong, director of the Nanlou Police Station in Wuqing District, and officer Shi went to Ms. Li Ying’s home in late April 2019. Ms. Li did not open the door. They went to her workplace to find her the following day. They read her something slandering Dafa and asked her to sign, but she refused.
Li Naitong and other officers again went to the hospital to find Ms. Li in late April 2020. She solemnly told them not to harass her again. A person who claimed to be from the Wuqing District Political and Legal Affairs Committee went to Ms. Li’s workplace and asked to talk to her. Ms. Li was not there at the time.
20. [Shifang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xiao Yihui and Mr. Tang Zhangyuan Harassed
Fang Lifeng, director of the Majing Town Police Station, and other officers harassed Ms. Xiao Yihui and Mr. Tang Zhangyuan in the local village on the afternoon of October 27, 2020. They took pictures of the practitioners and threatened Ms. Xiao not to practice Falun Gong and not to walk around.
21. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Mr. Wang Min, Ms. Zhang Enqin, and Ms. Niu Sijing from the Puwan New Area in Jinzhou District were arrested on November 12, 2019. Mr. Wang and Ms. Zhang were released on bail. Ms. Niu is still being held in the Dalian City Detention Center.
On October 13, 2020 officers from the Paotai Police Station arrested Mr. Wang and Ms. Zhang again on the pretext of a physical re-examination. Mr. Wang failed to pass the examination and went home the next day.
Ms. Zhang was held in the Wafangdian Detention Center. After four or five days of hunger strike, Ms. Zhang was very weak, and her life was in danger. She was taken to the Wafangdian No. 50 Hospital. Her family went to the police station and demanded her release. They were extorted of 30,000 yuan by Chen Wenli, director of the police station, before she was released.
22. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Guixiang’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
Ms. Zhang Guixiang was taken to the Changchun City No. 4 Detention Center on October 30, 2020. Her family recently received the arrest notice from the Luyuan District Police Department issued on November 13, 2020. Her family went to the Chuncheng Street Police Station and demanded her release on November 16. The officers told them that her case had been turned over to the Chaoyang District Procuratorate.
23. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhong Nailan Harassed
Personnel from the Qingfeng Residential Community in Chuanying District went to Ms. Zhong Nailan’s son and coaxed him to agree to talk his mother into signing a three statements document. Someone who was staked out outside Ms. Zhong’s door attempted to arrest her on November 3.
24. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Gao Guixia and Ms. Duan Lianying Held in Detention Center for a Year
Ms. Gao Guixia and Ms. Duan Lianying were arrested by the Songshan District police last year. They have been held in the Songshan District Detention Center for a year.
25. [Hanchuan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiao Yanfang and Mr. Liu Yibo Arrested
Four officers including Yu Qingbo from the Hanchuan City Domestic Security Division knocked on the door at Ms. Xiao Yanfang’s home on the 27th floor just after 1:00 p.m. on November 11, 2020. The police located the place by tracking down the location of her cell phone.
They forcibly dragged Ms. Xiao, who was taking a nap, and pushed her outside without waiting for her to get dressed.
Three officers went Mr. Liu Yibo’s home and arrested him while he was working at 2:00 p.m. that afternoon.
Ms. Xiao and Mr. Liu are currently being held in a detention center for 14 days of quarantine.
26. [Fucheng County, Hebei Province] Two Practitioners Held in Detention Center
Practitioner Zhang Bingjun (gender unknown) from Chenji Village and Ms. Zhang Sumei from Daxizhuang Village in Cuimiao Town were arrested by officers from the Matou Town Police Station on the morning of November 11, 2020. They are being held in the Hengshui City Detention Center.
27. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Fengxian Taken Into Custody
Mr. Wang Fengxian was arrested while distributing Falun Gong materials on November 10, 2020. Someone saw that the Haiyang City police ransacked the shop called Datang Condiments at around midnight. Mr. Wang’s wife and son were in the store. Some plainclothes officers were staked out there. The officers ransacked their home and confiscated over 300 cards with QR code for Internet access. It is not clear where he is being held.
28. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Qiao Yinglan Taken to Detention Center
Ms. Qiao Yinglan was arrested by officers from the Xiyao Police Station on October 27, 2020. She was taken to the Chaoyang Lockup Center, then transferred to the Chaoyang City Detention Center on November 6.
29. [Yunfu City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Li Jinfeng Taken Into Custody
Officials asked the landlord to open the house rented by Ms. Li Jinfeng on September 3, 2020. They ordered her to sign the three statements, but she resisted. They became furious and forcibly snatched her key.
On November 5, they again asked Ms. Li to sign. After being refused, they called in the police, who ransacked her home and arrested her. She has not yet returned.
30. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Lu Guifen Tried the Third Time
It was reported that Ms. Lu Guifen, 70, was tried the third time. She had been previously taken to a forced labor camp, and sentenced to prison on numerous occasions.
31. [Tianshui City, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Brainwashing Center
Officers from the Qingzhou District Police Department, Domestic Security Division, Qingzhou District Police Station, SWAT Team, and the residential community led by Li Yu, secretary of the Tianshui City Political and Legal Affairs Committee, broke into the homes of practitioner Wu Zhanning (gender unknown), Ms. Ma Xiaojuan, and Ms. Zhang Aifang on the afternoon of November 13, 2020. The officers smashed the cat eye on the doors when breaking in.
The three practitioners were taken to a brainwashing center, where the vice president of the Qingzhou District Court personally slandered Dafa and demanded that Falun Gong practitioners give up practicing. Practitioners are currently on a hunger strike.
32. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Sun Jifeng, a practitioner surnamed Yan (gender unknown), and Ms. Jiao Liqun were arrested by four officers from the Fengshan Police Department on the morning of November 16, 2020. The officers ransacked their homes and confiscated Falun Dafa books and computers.
33. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Practitioner Guo Furong Harassed
Practitioner Guo Furong (81, gender unknown) from Beijie Village, Linxi Town, Linxi County, lives alone. Several officials from the Chengbei Sub-district went to Guo’s home on November 3, 2020, and ordered Guo to sign guarantee statements, but Guo refused.
34. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Xianrong Harassed
Ms. Yu Xianrong, 80, lives in Licheng District. Officers from the Shanda Road Police Station knocked on her door on the afternoon of November 4, 2020. They asked her if she was still practicing Falun Gong, and if she still went out to distribute Falun Gong materials. They then took out a letter and asked if she had seen it before, and where these letters came from.
35. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo Ren’ai Harassed
Duan Xingfu, a 610 Office official from the Forest Industry and Forestry Bureau, police officers, and personnel from the Hualin Community have harassed Ms. Guo Ren’ai several times on November 8-16, 2020.
They went to her home, called her, and also harassed her family members. They went to her home on November 16, took pictures, and claimed that they would come again.
36. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Wei Jianxin and Ms. Sun Yanli Arrested
Some practitioners from Aohan Banner were arrested or harassed recently. Some practitioners’ salaries were suspended.
Practitioners known to have been arrested include Ms. Wei Jianxin (arrested by the Aohan Banner police on November 13, 2020), and Ms. Sun Yanli (arrested around November 10, 2020).
37. [Anyang City, Henan Province] Ms. He Ling Arrested
Ms. He Ling, about 50, from Beiguan District, was arrested at home by the Beiguan District police after the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was on October 1, 2020. Her home was ransacked. She is single and lives alone, and her family and relatives do not know her whereabouts.
Her family and relatives saw that the door of her home was wide open and the place was ransacked. They later learned that she had been arrested and taken to the Jiefang Road Police Station, where she was interrogated by the officers for two consecutive days and nights. She has been held in the Anyang City Detention Center.
38. [Dengta City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Suqin and Ms. Liu Lijuan Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Zhao Suqin was arrested and her home ransacked in November 2019. She was held in the Liaoyang City Detention Center. She was sentenced to one year in prison for not writing the “transformation” statement. She was about to go home in coming days when her prison term matured.
Ms. Liu Lijuan was arrested and held in the Liaoyang City Detention Center. She was sentenced to three years in prison.
39. [Beijing] Ms. Guo Xiulan’s Case Brought to Court
Ms. Guo Xiulan’s case was brought to the Changping District Court on November 11, 2020.
40. [Guantao County, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Lanying Arrested After Being Displaced
A team of police officers led by Li Junshan, an officer from the Guantao County Domestic Security Division, broke into Ms. Sun Lanying’s home in Guantao County, Hebei Province, on June 3, 2019. Ms. Sun disappeared since then and never returned home. She was listed online by the Guantao County Police Department as “most wanted by the police.” For more than a year, Li and others have been harassing, intimidating, and deceiving her family.
One and a half years after Ms. Sun’s disappearance, she was caught by surveillance cameras in a park in Beijing on the afternoon of November 14, 2020. She was arrested by officers from the West Chang’an Street Police Station in Beijing, and transported back to the Guantao County Police Department in Hebei Province.
41. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked
People from the Dongchangfu District 610 Office, The Domestic Security Division, the Gulou Police Station, and the residential community in the Gulou Sub-district ransacked four or five practitioners’ homes in family quarters of the Dongchang Road Pipeline Bureau on the morning of November 12, 2020. One of the practitioners’ name was Lu (gender unknown).
