Additional Persecution News from China - September 21, 2022 (15 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 22 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Kaili City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Chen Guolan and Ms. Wu Dongxian Arrested
2. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Guo Libin Sentenced
3. [Huaibei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhao Xinyun and Ms. Wei Sentenced to Prison
4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Fu Shengqiang Taken to Brainwashing Center
5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Jianhua’s Prison Term Expires
6. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Cao Guirong Arrested
7. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Zhao Yunfei’s Home Ransacked
8. [Zaoqiang County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuyun and Ms. Li Dongmei Harassed
9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
10. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Blood Samples Forcibly Taken from Mr. Lyu Yueguang and Zhang Guihua
11. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Yin Jian Harassed
12. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Gangli Taken to Prison
13. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Dai Mingrong Harassed
14. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Hang Shujun Arrested
15. [Tai’an City, Shandong Province] The Original Verdict Against Sun Jinhui Upheld

1. [Kaili City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Chen Guolan and Ms. Wu Dongxian Arrested

Ms. Chen Guolan and Ms. Wu Dongxian were arrested and held in the Kaili City Case Center on September 15, 2022. They were released the next day.

2. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Guo Libin Sentenced

Mr. Guo Libin was arrested on June 10, 2021, by officers from the Hailin City Domestic Security Office. He was sentenced to six and a half years in prison and fined 5,000 yuan by the Hailin City Court. The Mudanjiang Intermediate Court dismissed Mr. Guo’s appeal.

Mr. Guo has been held in the Mudanjiang Prison intense Training Division for nearly two months. His family was not allowed to visit him or give him money or clothing.

3. [Huaibei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhao Xinyun and Ms. Wei Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Zhao Xinyun and Ms. Wei were arrested at their homes by officers from the Lieshan Police Department on the afternoon of December 1, 2021.

They were each sentenced to one year and nine months in prison by the Lieshan District Court.

4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Fu Shengqiang Taken to Brainwashing Center

Mr. Fu Shengqiang, in Huangpi District, was recently taken to a brainwashing center.

5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Jianhua’s Prison Term Expires

Ms. Jiang Jianhua was sentenced to five years in prison on October 8, 2017. She has been held in the Shenyang City Women’s No. 2 Prison. Her term expires on October 7, 2022.

6. [Macheng City, Hubei Province] Ms. Cao Guirong Arrested

Officers from the Hong’an County Police Station and the Songbu Police Station broke into Ms. Cao Guirong’s home on September 8, 2022 and arrested her. Ms. Cao was taken to the Shunhexiang Police Station, then to the Hong’an County Detention Center, and held there for 15 days.

Clerks from the Tiemenxiang Community Office and the Songjiawan community office harassed Ms. Cao’s brother, Mr. Cao Shilin, and her sister, Ms. Cao Taozhi, from September 5 to 14, 2022. The clerks pressured them to sign guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong, which they refused.

7. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Zhao Yunfei’s Home Ransacked

Zhao Yunfei’s (gender unknown) home was ransacked by Liu Jianxin and other police officers on September 16, 2022. The police confiscated his Falun Gong books and photo of Falun Gong’s founder.

The case against Zhao Yunfei was reopened.

The case against Ms. Lu Shuzhen, who was arrested around the same time, was withdrawn from the Procuratorate on September 19, 2022.

8. [Zaoqiang County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuyun and Ms. Li Dongmei Harassed

Officers from the local police station broke into elderly Ms. Zhang Xiuyun’s home on September 18, 2022. They forcibly photographed her and confiscated her Falun Gong books.

Ms. Li Dongmei of Xiaozhang Village was harassed by the police, who were carrying video recorders, on September 17, 2022. They asked her if she still practiced Falun Gong and told her to give them her cell phone number.

9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Several officers led by Xie Dianchen arrested three practitioners when they talked to people about Falun Gong, including Cao Xifeng (gender unknown), Zhang Daqing (gender unknown), and Ms. Zhang.

Zhang Daqing was released the same day. Cao Xifeng’s and Ms. Zhang’s whereabouts are unknown.

10. [Guan County, Shandong Province] Blood Samples Forcibly Taken from Mr. Lyu Yueguang and Zhang Guihua

A group of officers from the Wanshan Police Station broke into Mr. Lyu Yueguang’s home in the Nanwangduan Village on September 18, 2022.

They locked the door and did not allow Mr. Lyu’s wife to go out. They beat her when she tried to escape. They then forcibly took a blood sample from Mr. Lyu.

The police also broke into Ms. Zhang Guihua’s home in the same village and forcibly collected her blood sample.

11. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Yin Jian Harassed

Officers from the Jiefang Police Station harassed Yin Jian on September 20, 2022. The police video recorded Yin Jian and threatened to report to him or her to the higher authorities if Yin Jian continued to practice Falun Gong.

12. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Gangli Taken to Prison

Ms. Liu Gangli was taken to Liaoning Province No. 2 Women’s Prison on August 16, 2022. She was incarcerated in the second ward.

Her family was denied the right to visit or phone her.

13. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Dai Mingrong Harassed

Three officers led by the chief of the Zhaoyuan County Maoxing Town Police Station broke into Ms. Dai Mingrong’s home. They photographed and confiscated her Falun Gong books, laptop computers, and a small tape recorder.

Four officers dragged Ms. Dai out of the house and attempted to pull her into a police car. Her 80-year-old mother-in-law strongly resisted, so the police left.

The police went to Ms. Dai’s house again on September 16. They asked her to go to the police station to verify some issues, which she refused. After an hour long stalemate, the police left.

Four officers went to Ms. Dai’s house again the following day, but she was not home.

14. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Hang Shujun Arrested

Hang Shujun, from the Gaocheng district, was arrested by officers from the Economic and Technological Development Zone Police Station on September 20, 2022. Further information is pending.

15. [Tai’an City, Shandong Province] The Original Verdict Against Sun Jinhui Upheld

Ms. Sun Jinhui was arrested by officers from the Taishan District Police Department Division on December 10, 2021, when distributing calendars printed with information about Falun Gong.

The Taishan District Prosecutor submitted her case to the Taishan District Court. The court held a hearing on July 20, 2022. Ms. Sun was sentenced to five years and two months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan.

Ms. Sun appealed to the Tai’an Intermediate Court on August 9, 2022. The court upheld the verdict on September 5, 2022.