(Minghui.org) The daughter of a Falun Gong practitioner in Shantou City, Guangdong Province, was detained while passing through customs in Hong Kong, after she was found to have Falun Gong materials in her luggage. She was deported to a police station in Shantou.
Ms. Zhang Xiaojia, who doesn’t practice Falun Gong herself, called her family at 12:40 p.m. on October 16, 2024, after boarding the high-speed rail from Shantou to Hong Kong. Her family was unable to reach her after that. At around 4 p.m. the next day, they were informed that Ms. Zhang was denied entry to Hong Kong, after customs officers found Falun Gong materials in her bag. She was sent back to the Jinpu Police Station in Chaoyang District, Shantou, which then transferred her to the Gurao Police Station. After confirming her identity, the police took her to the Shantou City Detention Center. It’s not clear whether she is still detained.
Since the Chinese communist regime began to persecute Falun Gong in 1999, Ms. Zhang’s mother, Ms. Qiu Xiuping, and Ms. Qiu’s six daughters, whether they practice Falun Gong or not, have been repeatedly targeted.
Ms. Qiu’s oldest daughter, Ms. Zhang Xiaoling, went to Beijing to appeal for the right to practice Falun Gong in 2000. She was arrested and detained for 25 days. After she was released, the police arrested her again shortly after and held her at a brainwashing center for a month.
Between 2000 and 2011, the police harassed the family hundreds of times. The family struggled even more when Ms. Qiu’s husband passed away in 2005. Ms. Qiu ran a small business to support her and her six daughters.
Ms. Zhang Xiaoling was arrested again on August 3, 2011 for talking to people about Falun Gong. Her sister, Ms. Zhang Yueqi, then 16, was also arrested when she went to visit her. When their other sister, Ms. Zhang Liling, went to the police station to demand their release, she was arrested herself and detained overnight at the police station. Ms. Zhang Xiaoling was later given two years, and Ms. Zhang Yueqi was given one year at the Chatou Forced Labor Camp.
Ms. Zhang Xiaoling was arrested another time on December 8, 2015 for talking to people about Falun Gong and later sentenced to three years in prison.
Ms. Zhang Xiaoling
Around twenty agents from the Shantou City 610 Office, Domestic Security Division and police station blocked the streets near Ms. Qiu’s home on September 21, 2023. While Ms. Qiu wasn’t home, three of her daughters, including Ms. Zhang Xiaoling, Ms. Zhang Xiaojia and Ms. Zhang Liling, witnessed the police raid. Ms. Qiu’s Falun Gong books and informational materials were confiscated. All three sisters were taken to the Gurao Police Station and held for a day. Ms. Zhang Xiaoling had bruises on her hands and injuries on her body after being dragged by the police to the car.
The police kept harassing the family afterwards. Ms. Qiu, Ms. Zhang Xiaoling and Ms. Zhang Liling were forced to live away from home to hide from the police. Unable to find them, the police frequently harassed Ms. Zhang Xiaojia and attempted to force her to reveal the whereabouts of her mother and sisters.
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