Additional Persecution News from China – September 1, 2021 (15 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 33 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Yanxia and Ms. Xiao Jinzi Sentenced to Prison 
2. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wang Baiming Arrested and Detained
3. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] 14 Practitioners Harassed
4. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Harassed
5. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo Ren’ai and Mr. Zhang Chuanguang Harassed
6. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Qiyao Arrested
7. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Tang Canchun Harassed
8. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Lizhen Harassed Repeatedly
9. [Pi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Shurong Harassed
10. [Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Bian Lixian Arrested
11. [Heze City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Fenglan Arrested and Detained
12. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhu Kuiwen Arrested 
13. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wen Yuyan Arrested and Detained
14. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Jie Arrested
15. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Quan Cunying Harassed

1. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Yanxia and Ms. Xiao Jinzi Sentenced to Prison 

Ms. Yang Yanxia was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 5,000 yuan. Ms. Xiao Jinzi was sentenced to ten months in prison and fined 5,000 yuan.

2. [Heyuan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wang Baiming Arrested and Detained

Mr. Wang Baiming was arrested around June 2020 for distributing truth-clarifying materials. His home was ransacked and he is detained in the Lianping Detention Center. 

3. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] 14 Practitioners Harassed

Officers from the Matuodian Township Police Station in Changli County have harassed Falun Gong practitioners in Matuo Village since March 2021. 

Police officers led by He Xiqiong, secretary of the village party committee, went to Ms. Sun Fenglian’s home. They asked where Ms. Sun was and wanted to search her room. Her family members stopped them. 

Ms. Li Jinhua was harassed at home by police and was pressured to sign a guarantee statement. Ms. Li refused to sign anything. The officers told her that she could still practice Falun Gong after she signed it. 

The police went to Ms. Yang Shuyan’s home, but Ms. Yang’s husband stopped them from entering.

The other practitioners who have been harassed include: Wang Shaoping, Wang Shujuan, Wang Xiufeng, Wang Xiuhua, Jing Fenglan, Jing Dechun, Lu Xiuyan and Zhang Xiumin. 

Zhang Xiumin was taken to the police station because of refusing to sign the guarantee statement. They threatened that the crops in Zhang’s field would not be enough to pay the fine if Zhang did not sign it. 

In June 2021, Ms. Wang Xiuhua, Ms. Li Guiqin and Zhao Changhua were detained in a wine factory by officers from the Matuodian Township Police Station. 

On August 23, 2021, eight police officers, led by He Xiqiong, secretary of the village Party committee, went to each practitioners’ home and pressured them to be vaccinated. They began taking photos as soon as they entered practitioners’ homes. 

4. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

Three officers from the Jianye Township Police Station went to the home of Kang Suyan (gender unknown) and Kang Suyun (gender unknown) in Hetun Village around 10 a.m. on August 17, 2021. Kang Suyun was not at home. Kang Suyan was harassed by the officers.

The three officers went to the home of Zhang Xingmei (gender unknown) in Jianye Village around 10 a.m. on August 18, 2021. They warned the practitioner not to practice Falun Gong. They photographed Zhang and collected the phone number. They then went to Ms. Li Xiuhuan’s home but Ms. Li was not at home. 

They went to Ms. Li Xiuhuan’ s home again on the evening of August 20, 2021. They photographed Ms. Li and collected her phone number. 

5. [Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Guo Ren’ai and Mr. Zhang Chuanguang Harassed

Officers from the Huanan Forestry Police Station have harassed practitioners since late August 2021 including elderly practitioners over 80 years old. They question them and ask whether they still practice Falun Gong. 

Ms. Guo Ren’ai was harassed at home by Officer Li on the afternoon of August 24, 2021. Ms. Guo did not open the door no matter how the officer knocked on and kicked the door. The next morning when Ms. Guo went downstairs to throw out the trash, the officer came and started to film her with his body camera.

Mr. Zhang Chuanguang, son of Ms. Guo Ren’ai, also practices Falun Gong. Officers from the Huanan Forestry Police Station went to his workplace on the afternoon of August 24, 2021. They did not meet Mr. Zhang and claimed they would come again. 

6. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Qiyao Arrested

Ms. Li Qiyao was arrested at home around August 20, 2021. Her home was ransacked. It is unknown where she is detained. 

7. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Tang Canchun Harassed

Tang Canchun (gender unknown) was harassed at home around 4 p.m. on August 31, 2021. An officer from the Wuyi Police Station and staff member Liao from the Yangjiaping Community came and pressured Tang to sign a guarantee statement. They threatened that Tang’s grandson would be implicated and it may prevent him from entering a university. Tang refused them. They took a photo of Tang and left around 5 p.m.

8. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Liu Lizhen Harassed Repeatedly

Ms. Liu Lizhen received harassing phone calls from Sangyuan Community Director Zhang and an officer surnamed Wu on April 9, 2021. 

On April 14, 2021 Ms. Liu was phoned by director Zhang and officer Wu and told to stop by the community office. Several people were waiting for her when she got there. They tried to record the conversation and photograph Ms. Liu, but she refused to cooperate. He Xin from the Shigu District Police Department collected Ms. Liu’s and her husband’s information and warned her not to go out to distribute any flyers or talk to people about Falun Gong. Ms. Liu was told to stop by the local police station once a month. He Xin also said that he would come to Ms. Liu’s home the next day. 

Ms. Liu was called to the community office around 10 a.m. on June 3, 2021. Twelve people from the Shigu District Political and Legal Affairs Committee, the district police department, and the Sangyuan Community were waiting for her there. They surrounded Ms. Liu and tried several ways to pressure her to sign a guarantee statement. Ms. Liu firmly refused. They did not let her go until after 12 p.m. 

Ms. Liu received a phone call in August and once again was told to stop by the community office. After she refused, they threatened to call her son’s workplace and to make him lose his job. 

9. [Pi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Shurong Harassed

Ms. Wang Shurong has been constantly harassed by police, especially on the CCP’s so-called sensitive days. Four people took photos of her home in December 2020. Two people Jiang Qiuyu and Huang Weifang, took photos of her home on March 8, 2021. Then they pressured Ms. Wang to sign a guarantee statement, which Ms. Wang refused. 

10. [Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Bian Lixian Arrested

Ms. Bian Lixian was arrested at home by officers from the Wangcang County on August 24, 2021. She was detained in Guangyuan City. 

11. [Heze City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Fenglan Arrested and Detained

Ms. Zhang Fenglan, 65, was reported to police for talking to people about Falun Gong at a market in a neighborhood county. She was arrested by local police on August 13, 2021. She was taken back to Shan County on the afternoon of August 14, 2021. She was detained in the Gaoweizhuang Police Station in Shan County until August 25, 2021. Afterwards, she was taken to the Juancheng Detention Center and has been detained there since.

12. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhu Kuiwen Arrested 

Mr. Zhu Kuiwen, 82, was reported to police when he gave a truth-clarifying booklet to a person in Dingxing Park on May 22, 2021. He was arrested by officers from the Ludong Police Station and was held there for six hours. His home was ransacked and all his Falun Gong books and other materials were confiscated. 

13. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wen Yuyan Arrested and Detained

Ms. Wen Yuyan was arrested by officers from the Wula Street Police Station. She is currently detained in the Jilin City Detention Center. 

14. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Jie Arrested

Ms. Zhang Jie from the Wanghua District was reported to police for talking to people about Falun Gong in the Jianshe Market of Wanghua District on August 31, 2021. She was arrested and taken to the Jianshe Police Station. 

15. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Quan Cunying Harassed

Ms. Quan Cunying was harassed by village officials and police officers from the Dongxiaozhuang Police Station on the morning of August 12, 2021. They asked whether she was vaccinated and the reason why she was not. They took a photo of her. 

The secretary of the village Party committee went to Ms. Quan’s home on the afternoon of August 26, 2021. After Ms. Quan refused to get the vaccine, she was told to go to the township government office to sign some forms. The secretary took a photo of her and then left.