Additional Persecution News from China – October 26, 2022 (14 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 22 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Liuyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Hu Zhihua Faces Trial
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Cao Yuqing Arrested
3. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Pan Zhenya Arrested
4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Yao and Her Father Mr. Zhang Lianji Harassed
5. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Lai Yongcai Harassed
6. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
7. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Bi Yanchun Arrested
8. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Yuqi Harassed
9. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Laixiang Harassed
10. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Li Ruihua and Wu Rui Arrested
11. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] 76-Year-Old Ms. Huang Jingyi Arrested
12. [Chongqing] Huang Jianying’s Home Ransacked
13. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Suying’s Home Ransacked
14. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Xu Wenlong Arrested

1. [Liuyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Hu Zhihua Faces Trial

Ms. Hu Zhihua, in her 70s, will be tried in the No. 1 Tribunal of the Liuyang City Court on October 27, 2022.

2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Cao Yuqing Arrested

Cao Yuqing (gender unknown) was arrested by officers from the Liuying Road Police Station for talking to people about Falun Gong on the afternoon of October 25, 2022.

3. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Pan Zhenya Arrested

Ms. Pan Zhenya from Yangshan Town in the Huishan District was reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong at a farmers market on July 16, 2022. She was arrested and is being held in the Wuxi City No. 2 Detention Center.

4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Yao and Her Father Mr. Zhang Lianji Harassed

An officer from the Mengjiaqiao Police Station in the Kuancheng District called Ms. Zhang Yao at 12:24 p.m. on October 22, 2022, and asked her to wait at home to have samples of her DNA collected. She refused. The officer threatened her, saying that she would face consequences if she failed to cooperate.

Around 1:00 p.m., an assistant officer from Xingye Street Police Station in the Kuancheng District harassed Ms. Zhang’s father, Mr. Zhang Lianji, and asked to collect his biological samples, which he refused to allow.

At 2:21 p.m. an officer who claimed to be superintendent Wang Xin from the Mengjiaqiao Police Station called Ms. Zhang again and asked for her personal information. After she refused to cooperate, Wang claimed that they would locate her. That afternoon and evening, Ms. Zhang’s neighbors saw two officers and an assistant officer knocking on her door.

5. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Lai Yongcai Harassed

Five officers from the Gaotie Town Police Station in Jiayu County and the Chebu Town Police Station in Chibi City went to Mr. Lai Yongcai’s home on the afternoon of October 14, 2022. Mr. Lai was not there. Two officials from Xinzhuang Village, Gaotie Town, went to Mr. Lai’s home the following day and took pictures.

On the afternoon of October 21, officer Li went to Mr. Lai’s home again and took pictures without explaining why.

6. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Yan Meiming, head of the Yanta District Domestic Security Division, and over 10 others broke into Ms. Xu Zhili’s rented room in a storefront in Shajing Village and ransacked the place on October 31, 2022. Ms. Xu was taken to the Xi’an City Workers’ Sanatorium, also known as Xi’an Legal Study Classes, which is a brainwashing center. She had 15,000 yuan extorted from her.

Around that time, Zhang Shuling, Liao Min, Wang Dong, Huang Junru, Chen Baifang, Liu Xiurong, and other practitioners were arrested and taken into custody by Yan Meiming. Their homes were ransacked.

7. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Bi Yanchun Arrested

Ms. Bi Yanchun was reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong on the afternoon of October 21, 2022. She was arrested by the Huancui District police. Her Falun Gong books and photos of the founder of Falun Gong were confiscated. She has not yet returned home.

8. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Yuqi Harassed

Yang Jianbo, director of the Dongta Residential Community in Mengyang Town, and four or five others took photos of and harassed Ms. Liu Yuqi at her home on the morning of October 19, 2022.

9. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Laixiang Harassed

Two officers from the Yuhe Police Station in the Weicheng District, led by members of Donghe Village Committee, broke into Ms. Wang Laixiang’s home around 4 p.m. on September 14, 2022. They asked for her phone number and work address and photographed her.

On the morning of October 4, the two officers, led by members of the village committee, broke into Ms. Wang’s home and photographed her. They said that she practiced Falun Gong and wrote a letter of accusation. The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was about to be held, and they said they had to prevent her from going out of town.

10. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Li Ruihua and Wu Rui Arrested

Li Ruihua and Wu Rui (their genders are unknown) were arrested on October 22, 2022. They were held in the Yichun City Detention Center for 14 days. Their homes were ransacked by members of the Yuanzhou District 610 Office, Domestic Security Division officers, and officers from the local police station.

11. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] 76-Year-Old Ms. Huang Jingyi Arrested

Police officers in Yuelu District broke into 76-year-old Ms. Huang Jingyi’s home and ransacked it around 1 a.m. on October 21, 2022. They said that they’d received a report that she had distributed Falun Gong materials.

After they took Ms. Huang to the police station, the officers in charge of criminal investigation went to her home again to confiscate the photo of Falun Gong’s founder on her wall and personal items.

Ms. Huang was held in custody for over 20 hours. That night, the officers notified her family that she was given 10 days of administrative detention, which was not to be enforced given her age. Ms. Huang returned home.

12. [Chongqing] Huang Jianying’s Home Ransacked

Six or seven officers from the Shijingpo Police Station in the Shapingba District ransacked the home of Huang Jianying (gender unknown) on September 27, 2022. They confiscated two photos of the founder of Falun Gong, a copy of Zhuan Falun, several Falun Gong books, collections of the founder’s recent articles, and several desktop calendars from previous years.

13. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Suying’s Home Ransacked

When Ms. Chen Suying from the Shizhong District bought a refrigerator on October 14, 2022, she left a brochure about Falun Gong in the store. Surveillance cameras caught her.

Over 10 officers from the Niuhua Police Station and the Pengshan Road Police Station went to Ms. Chen’s home on October 15. They pried open her door and ransacked the place. They confiscated all her Falun Gong books, photographed her, and pressured her to sign paperwork.

14. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Xu Wenlong Arrested

Mr. Xu Wenlong was arrested on October 4, 2022. His sister asked his lawyer to visit her brother at the Sili Street Police Station. Officers at the police station said that Mr. Xu had been taken away and was not there, so the lawyer could not see him. They did not tell his family where he was being held. Mr. Xu’s whereabouts are still unknown.