Additional Persecution News from China – January 23, 2021 (10 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 11 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Beijing] Ms. Hao Zhen Faces Third Hearing2. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhang Xiurong Arrested3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Ke Arrested4. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Xiaohua Arrested5. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Yingchun Arrested6. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Yanping Arrested7. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Yanrong Arrested8. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Chunmei Harassed9. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Cai Kejian Arrested10. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Sun Yuming and Ms. Zhang Shaozhen Harassed

1. [Beijing] Ms. Hao Zhen Faces Third Hearing

Officers from the Fangzhuang Police Station ransacked Ms. Hao Zhen’s home in the Fengtai District on November 19, 2020. The police confiscated her Falun Gong books, photos of Falun Gong’s founder, and some personal belongings. They then took Ms. Hao to the Fangzhuang Police Station and interrogated her there. Ms. Hao was released on bail due to her health issue. She has been tried twice and now faces a third court hearing.

2. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhang Xiurong Arrested

Officers from the Mujiaying Police Station in Songshan District arrested Ms. Zhang Xiurong, 64, from the Jingtai Rongcheng neighborhood in Songshan District on January 19, 2012. Ms. Zhang is currently held in the Songshan District Detention Center.

3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Ke Arrested

Ms. Li Ke, from the Huanggu district, was arrested in January 2021 after surveillance cameras recorded her distributing information about Falun Gong. She was detained for four days but released due to her health issue.

An officer surnamed Zhang from the Huanggu Police Department took Ms. Li to the division on January 21, 2022. She is still detained there.

4. [Hengyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Xiaohua Arrested

Eight officers from the Qingshan Street Police Station arrested Ms. Wang Xiaohua on January 19, 2022. She returned home the same day.

5. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Yingchun Arrested

Ms. Yu Yingchun from Wendeng District was arrested on January 21, 2021. Officer Li Benhai took her to the Rongcheng District Procuratorate. A clerk surnamed Liu pressured Ms. Yu to sign the summons paperwork, which she refused. Her husband signed it under high pressure. Ms. Yu returned home in the evening.

6. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Yanping Arrested

Ms. Zhao Yanping was arrested on November 4, 2021, because she told people how to break through the Internet blockade to the guests at her cousin’s wedding. She has been detained for more than two months since then.

7. [Panjin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Yanrong Arrested

Officers from the Liaohe Police Station in Shuangtaizi District broke into Ms. Zhao Yanrong’s home and arrested her on January 20, 2022, after surveillance cameras recorded her distributing information about Falun Gong. They confiscated her Falun Gong books and a photo of Falun Gong’s founder. Ms. Zhao is detained in Panjin City No. 3 Detention Center.

8. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Chunmei Harassed

Three clerks from the Sishili Village Committee in Sishilibao Township broke into Ms. Wang Chunmei’s home and harassed her on January 21, 2022. They photographed her and pressured her to sign statements renouncing Falun Gong, which she refused.

9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Cai Kejian Arrested

Mr. Cai Kejian from Tuanjie Township was arrested at a market in Shuiquan Township on January 22, 2022, because he talked to people about Falun Gong. He was taken to the Wuchang Detention Center and held for ten days. The police also ransacked his home. Further information is pending.

10. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Sun Yuming and Ms. Zhang Shaozhen Harassed

Four officers, including Wang Qiang, secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of Gaoqiang Township, Yang Yuan County, and chief of Gaoqiang Police Station surnamed Zhang, harassed Mr. Sun Yuming, 72, and his wife Ms. Zhang Shaozhen, 69, at their home on January 17, 2022. They threatened the couple and photographed them.