Additional Persecution News from China – November 28, 2021 (16 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 30 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Qiulian Released on Bail, Ms. Xu Jianying Imprisoned
2. [Tianjin] Ms. Guo Huili Sentenced
3. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Dagang Sentenced
4. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xiang Yaoyi Detained
5. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Province] Mr. Zhao Hengde Detained
6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Jinghong Arrested
7. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Shuguang and Ms. Zhang Chunling Face Indictment
8. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Wan Taoying Detained
9. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Tang Yu Harassed
10. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Mei Subjected to Extended Detention
11. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhao Dunqing Detained
12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] 13 Practitioners Tried, Some Sentenced, Three Appealed
13. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Donglan Detained
14. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Guangjian Arrested
15. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Hongyan Released on Bail for Medical Reason
16. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zeng Xianmei Detained

1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Qiulian Released on Bail, Ms. Xu Jianying Imprisoned

Ms. Zhang Qiulian was arrested by officers from the Zhucheng Police Department on August 23, 2021, when she distributed Falun Gong flyers in a food market. They ransacked her home and brought her to the police station. After they photographed her and took her fingerprints by force, she was released on bail for a year.

Ms. Zhang was sentenced to three years in prison in April 2009. In August 2014, she was sentenced to five-and-a-half-years in prison. When she was released in 2020, her salary for the five years was deducted and she did not have a penny of income. It was not until November 2020 that she got about 900 yuan in living expenses.

Ms. Xu Jianying was arrested in May 2020 when she was reading a Falun Gong book with others. She was released on bail for one year. The Xinzhou District Court sentenced her to one year in prison on May 21, 2021. She was incarcerated in the Wuhan City Women’s Prison on September 13.

2. [Tianjin] Ms. Guo Huili Sentenced

Ms. Guo Huili was arrested on September 25, 2019. The Wuqing District Court sentenced her to three and a half years in prison. She was incarcerated in the Tianjin Women’s Prison on August 25, 2021.

3. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Dagang Sentenced

Mr. Dagang (nickname) was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Chaoyang District Court.

4. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xiang Yaoyi Detained

Ms. Xiang Yaoyi of the 854 Farm was on her way to go grocery shopping on October 4, 2021, when she was stopped by 854 Farm Domestic Security Division head Li Zhengwen and police station director Wang Zhibin. They searched her and found Falun Gong calendars. They arrested her and took her to the police station. Li Zhengwen ransacked her home and seized all of her Falun Gong books. She was released that night.

Police took her away from home at noon on October 14. Six to seven officers took turns to photograph her and collect her fingerprints by force. She was handcuffed with her hands behind her back. Criminal police team lead Guo Yanzhou brought her to the Hulin Detention Center for 15 days of detention. She launched a hunger strike to protest the persecution. She was released after her detention term was finished.

5. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Province] Mr. Zhao Hengde Detained

Mr. Zhao Hengde was arrested on the evening of November 26, 2021, for distributing Falun Gong flyers. His home was ransacked.

6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Jinghong Arrested

Ms. Wang Jinghong was arrested and subjected to 15 days of detention by officers from the Puyangjie Police Station. After the detention term was over on November 27, the officers did not allow her family to take her home. They brought her to the police station, ordered her to write three statements renouncing Falun Gong, and threatened to sentence her if she did not comply.

7. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Shuguang and Ms. Zhang Chunling Face Indictment

Mr. Ma Shuguang and his wife, Ms. Zhang Chunling, received a notice from the Wangcun Judiciary Office. It said the case against them last year was submitted to the Zichuan District Procuratorate.

They were arrested at home by officers from the Wangcun Police Station on November 11, 2020. They were released on bail on November 13, 2020. Mr. Ma was arrested and detained in the Zhoucun Detention Center on December 2, 2020. He was later released.

The couple are in their 70s. Ms. Zhang has numbness in her arm and symptoms of cerebral infarction (stroke). She was admitted to the hospital twice in the last three months.

8. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Wan Taoying Detained

Ms. Wan Taoying of Jingxian County went to the Minhe Police Station on the morning of November 26, 2021. She handed the director a letter titled “Practicing Falun Gong Is Legal, Persecuting Falun Gong Is Illegal” and asked him to pass it to the Domestic Security Division.

Police ransacked her home at noon, arrested her, and took her to the Jinxian County Police Department. It was learned that night that she was subjected to 15 days of detention.

9. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Tang Yu Harassed

Ms. Tang Yu was harassed at home by a community officer from the Dongluqiao Police Station on October 11, 2021. The officer ordered her to report to the police station. She went there. Qiu Yueyan, former head of Xishan District Domestic Security Division, and officers from the Domestic Security Division demanded that she cut off all contact with others and report in person every day to the police station.

She did this at around 8 a.m. every day from October 12 to 14. Afterwards she stopped, and no longer followed their illegal demand.

She was harassed at home again by the community officer in the first half of November. The officer ordered her to report to the police station once a week. She refused.

10. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Mei Subjected to Extended Detention

Ms. Liu Mai was detained in the Dandong City Detention Center. When the detention term was up on November 24, 2021, Ms. Liu was not released. Her administrative detention was altered to criminal detention. She was transferred to the Fengcheng City Detention Center for continuous detention by officers from the Donggang City Domestic Security Division and the Xiangyang Police Station.

11. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhao Dunqing Detained

Mr. Zhao Dunqing was arrested and subjected to seven-day administrative detention by officers from the Xinfa Police Station on November 25, 2021, after someone reported him for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. He is being held in the Liangshui Town Administrative Detention Center.

12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] 13 Practitioners Tried, Some Sentenced, Three Appealed

Thirteen practitioners who live in the Fengnan District were tried in the Luannan Court on July 20, 2021. Mr. Liu Weili was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Ms. Zhang Zhilan was sentenced to seven years in prison. Mr. Zuo Desheng was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. Mr. Wang Baozhu was sentenced to 11 months in prison. Mr. Lu Lifa and Ms. Bi Guanqin were sentenced to six months in prison. Ms. Wang Huilin got sick halfway through the trial. Her sentence will be announce in her brigade or home.

Mr. Wang, Mr. Zuo, and Mr. Liu appealed to the intermediate court. The court will hear their cases on November 30, 2021.

13. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Donglan Detained

Ms. Liu Donglan of Yangxin County was arrested in her second daughter’s home on the evening of November 26, 2021. She is being held in an undisclosed location in Xialu District.

14. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Guangjian Arrested

Mr. Wang Guangjian was arrested at home by officers from the Mengshan Police Station after 10:00 p.m. on November 7, 2021. The officers climbed over his fence, broke into his home, and ransacked the place. They seized his cell phone and a picture of the founder of Falun Gong. They interrogated him the next day. After extorting 1,000 yuan from him, they had his son come and take him home in the afternoon.

15. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Hongyan Released on Bail for Medical Reason

Ms. Zhao Hongyan was arrested and subjected to administrative detention for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong on September 14, 2021. She was formally arrested 12 days later.

She suffered a sudden heart attack in the detention center on November 20, 2021. She was taken to the emergency room. Guards told the Jiaohe City Police Station to take her back. Officers from the Minzhu Police Station notified her family that afternoon. She was released on bail the next day.

16. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zeng Xianmei Detained

Ms. Zeng Xianmei was arrested at home by officers from the Jiang’an District Police Department on November 19, 2021. Police found that she posted Falun Gong flyers in Qiugui Street via the security monitoring system. They ransacked her home. She is being held in an undisclosed location.