(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 23 cities or counties in 12 provinces, where at least 45 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Fu'an City, Fujian Province] Four Practitioners Harassed, Two Detained
2. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
3. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Sumei Harassed
4. [Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners Harassed
5. [Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Fengling Harassed
6. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Mr. Ding Gan and Ms. Wu Jinfang Harassed
7. [Yongji County, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu and Ms. Xie Harassed
8. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yan Lijun Detained
9. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Lanying and Ms. Liu Xiuyun Arrested
10. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yinfeng Sentenced to Prison
11. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Jiang Jingyou Under Formal Arrest
12. [Houma City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Liang Chenying Harassed
13. [Liuhe County, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Changchun Harassed
14. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zheng Yingying Scheduled for Trial and Zheng Yingzhuang Released
15. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Mr. Kang Zisheng Sent to Brainwashing Center
16. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Nine Practitioners Harassed
17. [Gucheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wei Xiubian Returns Home from Prison with Mental Problems
18. [Hengshan County, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Meiying Arrested
19. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. An Jinying Harassed
20. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Shen Wenjuan and Ms. Wang Junhua Detained
21. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia] Ms. Shen Dongmei Harassed and Detained
22. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Fenglian Detained
23. [Shanghai] Ms. Guan Longmei Arrested
24. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ye Zhigang Harassed
25. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhou Released on Bail
26. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yan Qunying Harassed
1. [Fu’an City, Fujian Province] Four Practitioners Harassed, Two Detained
In August 2020, the 610 Office of Fu’an City tried to force every practitioner to sign a guarantee statement promising not to practice Falun Gong. Four practitioners, including Ms. Guo Pingfang, Mr. Pan Lianqiao, Ms. Pan Feizi, and Ms. Ning Xiaohong were listed as key targets.
A brainwashing center was set up specifically by Huang Rongsheng from the Domestic Security Division. Mr. Pan Lianqiao was first secretly detained in the brainwashing center until he was forced to sign the so-called three statements.
Ms. Ning Xiaohong was arrested and detained on the morning of October 12. The details are still unknown. Ms. Guo Pingfang and Ms. Pan Feizi were harassed at home and pressured to sign the so-called three statements.
2. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
Practitioners in Mishan Community of No. 857 Farm in Mudanjiang Agricultural Reclamation Branch were harassed by staff from Mishan Community and pressured to sign a statement promising not to practice Falun Gong. For those who refused to sign, the community Party secretary Liu personally went to harass them.
Ms. Guo Lihua was harassed at home by Liu. He threatened that local police would come if she refused to sign the form.
Ms. Xu’s husband received a call from Liu. When he refused the request, Liu threatened to destroy his home.
Liu and other staff also threatened Ms. Wang Ailing's 30-year-old son.
3. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Sumei Harassed
Ms. Wang Sumei was harassed at home in the morning on October 13, 2020, by staff from Donghuan Zhongjie Street Office in Xinhua District. They knocked on the door and demanded to know if she still practiced Falun Gong. Ms. Wang Sumei responded with “yes.” They also harassed Ms. Wang Sumei’s son.
4. [Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Two Practitioners Harassed
Ms. Xie Jinxian and Ms. Shi Qiuju are teachers at Kanghui School in Acheng City. School leaders demanded in August that they sign a statement promising not to practice Falun Gong, and threatened that they might lose their jobs if they refused to sign.
5. [Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Fengling Harassed
Officers from Jinshangjing Police Station went to Ms. Wang Fengling's home to harass her in September 2020. After seeing she was not at home, they went to her workplace. They made more than ten calls trying to locate her.
6. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Mr. Ding Gan and Ms. Wu Jinfang Harassed
Mr. Ding Gan was harassed from late August to early September 2020, by people from Wenhua Street Police Station and Shanhewan Community in the Xingqing District.
Ms. Wu Jinfang was harassed in August by people from Wenhua Street Police Station and the local community. She was called from work to go to the local police station in late September. Her husband was called to go there as well. She was pressured to sign a statement saying she would stop practicing Falun Gong. They threatened to charge her if she refused. She was released after being detained at the police station for more than five hours.
7. [Yongji County, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu and Ms. Xie Harassed
Ms. Liu, 66, is a practitioner from Shuanghe Town, Yongji County. She has been living in her daughter’s home. Her daughter received a harassment call on October 13, 2020, from the local police station. They were looking for her mother and threatened that her son’s studies at school would be implicated if she didn’t cooperate.
One of Ms. Xie’s family members was harassed on October 14, 2020, by staff from the Tongguang Community on Guilin Road, Changchun City. They demanded to know where Ms. Xie was. The request was rejected.
8. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yan Lijun Detained
Ms. Yan Lijun from Xin'an Village, Jianye Township was arrested on October 12, 2020, by officers from the Songshan Police Station, because she was clarifying the truth at Songshan Market. Her home was ransacked. They even searched the room of her 90-year-old mother-in-law, which frightened the elderly lady. They took Falun Gong books, truth-clarification calendars, an audio speaker, and other belongings. Ms. Yan was held at the Jinzhou Detention House for a 15-day-detention.
9. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Yang Lanying and Ms. Liu Xiuyun Arrested
Ms. Yang Lanying is from Xiaoliuzhuang Village, Caohe Township, Xusui District. Ms. Liu Xiuyun is from Xiantai Township, Mancheng District. Ms. Yang and Ms. Liu were arrested on October 13, 2020, by officers from Caohe Police Station because they were distributing truth-clarification calendars. They were interrogated at tbe Caohe Police Station, then taken to the Xushui Police Department, where blood samples were taken from them. They were sent back to Caohe Police Station and released after 300 yuan was extorted from each of them.
10. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yinfeng Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Liu Yinfeng from Hongqi Town, Fengcheng City was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 50,000 yuan. She has appealed her case.
11. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Jiang Jingyou Under Formal Arrest
Mr. Jiang Jingyou works at the No. 1 High School of Baoqing County, Shuangyashan City. He has been detained at the Raohe County Detention Center since his arrest, and his family has not been allowed to visit him. He was placed under formal arrest, and his case was sent to the Baoqing court from the Baoqing Police Department but was rejected due to insufficient evidence. He has not been released, however.
12. [Houma City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Liang Chenying Harassed
Ms. Liang Chenying was called to the local village office on the afternoon of October 11, 2020. The village cadres demanded that she sign the so-called “three statements,” which she refused.
13. [Liuhe County, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Changchun Harassed
Mr. Liu Changchun was harassed at home on October 13, 2020, by staff fromthe Tonghua Judicial Bureau. They demanded to know if he still practiced Falun Gong. Mr. Liu was previously imprisoned for two and a half years.
14. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zheng Yingying Scheduled for Trial and Zheng Yingzhuang Released
Ms. Zheng Yingying, 68, and her sister Zheng Yingzhuang were arrested at a bus stop on March 31, 2020, because they had paper money with truth-clarification statements printed on them during an ID check that was conducted by officers from the Jinsha Police Station. The sisters have been detained at Baiyun Detention Center since then.
Ms. Zheng Yingying is scheduled for a court hearing at Liwan District Court on the afternoon of October 21, 2020.
Her sister, Zheng Yingzhuang, after being detained for six and a half months, was released on October 14, 2020.
15. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Mr. Kang Zisheng Sent to Brainwashing Center
Mr. Kang Zisheng is from Madianzi Town of Lixin County, Bozhou City. He was taken to Bozhou Brainwashing Center in early October 2020 by local village officials and local police. He has not yet returned.
16. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Nine Practitioners Harassed
Multiple practitioners have been harassed from August to September 2020 in Songyuan City.
Via phone call or home visit, the staff from Binjiang Jiayuan Community have harassed the following practitioners: Mr. Sun Liancheng, Ms. Li Shuqin, Ms. Yu Xiufen, Ms. Zhao Lijun, Mr. Li Guangyu, and Ms. Zhang Shuqin.
Ms. Zhang Aifang received a harassment call from the No. 2 Branch of Ningjiang Police Department. Ms. Yao Fengying received a harassing call from the Yanjiang Police Station. Ms. Liu Fengyun received a harassing call from Jinghu Community.
17. [Gucheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wei Xiubian Returns Home from Prison with Mental Problems
Ms. Wei Xiubian returned home in Gucheng County on October 3, 2020, after serving a five-year prison term. Her family found that she was not clear-minded.
She was incontinent and wet her pants several times each day. She didn’t know how to do anything, except eat. Her over-80-year-old mother has to take care of her since she is unable to take care of herself.
18. [Hengshan County, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Meiying Arrested
Ms. Wang Meiying was arrested at home in the compound of Hengshan Social Security Bureau on September 7, 2020, by police from Guangzhou City. It is unknown where she is detained in Guangzhou City.
19. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. An Jinying Harassed
Officer Han Tianbao and two other personnel from Yuhua Road Police Station went to Ms. An Jinying’s home on September 18, 2020, to harass her. Since Ms. An was not at home, they asked her husband to sign the form.
20. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Shen Wenjuan and Ms. Wang Junhua Detained
Ms. Shen Wenjuan and Ms. Wang Junhua were arrested in Xixiashu Town in the morning on October 9, 2020, by officers from the Xinbei District Police Department. Their homes were ransacked. Dafa books and photos of Falun Gong’s founder were taken. Ms. Shen and Ms. Wang are currently being detained at the Xilin Detention Center.
21. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia] Ms. Shen Dongmei Harassed and Detained
Ms. Shen Dongmei has been harassed since late August 2020, by being followed and her door knocked on.
Seven or eight people from the local street office, local community, and local police station broke into her home on the evening of September 2. After she refused to sign the so-called “three statements,” she was taken to the police station, and detained for two days. Her home was ransacked and her Dafa books were confiscated. She was followed every day since then. Her family members were also threatened by police officials.
Ms. Shen was taken from her workplace on September 27, to the Yinchuan Detention House and placed under 15 days of detention. Her family was not informed of her detention. She was released on October 13.
22. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Fenglian Detained
Ms. Liu Fenglian was photographed by a surveillance camera when distributing truth-clarification materials in Dadong Village, Fangshan District on September 11, 2020. She was arrested by officers from the Yanhua Xingcheng Police Station. Her home was ransacked, and Dafa books, truth-clarification materials, and a computer were taken. She is being detained at the Fangshan Detention House.
23. [Shanghai] Ms. Guan Longmei Arrested
Ms. Guan Longmei, 69, of Caolu Town, Pudong, Shanghai was arrested on October 14, 2020, and her home was ransacked. She was taken to the Gulu Police Station. The police forcibly collected a blood sample from her, even though she refused to cooperate. Her blood dripped on the ground and her pants during the struggle.
24. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ye Zhigang Harassed
The community director called Mr. Ye Zhigang’s wife to the Kuixing Community office on October 10, 2020, using the excuse of needing to fill out a census form. After she completed the census form, Director Chen took out the so-called “four statements” and requested that she sign them on behalf of her husband. She refused and was threatened that she could expect the police to visit her home or work and that her children will also be impacted if she doesn’t cooperate.
25. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhou Released on Bail
Police from Wujiashan Street Police Station, Dongxihu District ransacked the home of elderly Ms. Zhou on July 15, 2020, and took away personal belongings. Ms. Zhou was taken to the Wujiashan Street Police Station. Although she was allowed to return home, she was monitored by police and community personnel. Recent information indicated that she was released on bail for one year.
26. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yan Qunying Harassed
Ms. Yan Qunying’s husband received multiple calls in September from the Dongpo District 610 Office and the Hangzhou Road Community pressuring him to make his wife give up her Falun Gong practice. Under dramatic pressure, he threatened to divorce Ms. Yan. To save the marriage of her parents, their daughter signed the so-called guarantee statement on behalf of her mother.
