Additional Persecution News from China – March 17, 2022 (12 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 16 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhang Xiangyun Faces Indictment
2. [Lushan City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Li Zemei Faces Prosecution
3. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Yang Jinhan Harassed
4. [Tianjin] Mr. Li Guangchen Arrested
5. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Jin Yuling and Ms. Bai Yuzhen Appeal
6. [Nantong City, Jiangsu Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
7. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ma Yuai and Ms. Zhao Huiqin Arrested
8. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Luan Shuxiang Missing for Years
9. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ning Zhihui Missing
10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Li Guohua Missing
11. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Lang Yongjiu Held in Detention Center
12. [Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Yao Hao Incarcerated

1. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Zhang Xiangyun Faces Indictment

Ms. Zhang Xiangyun of Ningcheng County was arrested and held in a detention center by Ningcheng County Police Department officers on January 26, 2022, for distributing Falun Gong flyers in an open market in the countryside. Her case was submitted to the procuratorate.

2. [Lushan City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Li Zemei Faces Prosecution

Ms. Li Zemei was arrested by officers from the Ganlu Police Station at noon on August 3, 2021, after someone reported her for distributing Falun Gong flyers in the Gongqingcheng City Bus Station. She was taken to the police station and released after her physical exam showed her blood pressure was over 200 mmHg.

Gongqingcheng Domestic Security Division deputy head Wang Dazhong and four officers repeatedly called her husband and ordered him to bring her to the security division for interrogation. She faces prosecution.

3. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Yang Jinhan Harassed

Mr. Yang Jinhan was harassed at home by officers Liu Yang and Ren Zhiwei from the Zhangcun Police Station, Hui County, on March 16, 2022. His home was searched.

4. [Tianjin] Mr. Li Guangchen Arrested

Mr. Li Guangchen was arrested at home on January 19, 2022, after he was recorded on surveillance cameras when he distributed Falun Gong flyers in a community. More than ten officers from the Yucailu Police Station, led by director Lan, ransacked his home, confiscated a picture of Falun Gong’s founder and several Falun Gong keepsakes. They held him in the police station for a day, extorted 5,000 yuan from him, and released him for a year on bail. They transferred his case to the Dinanlou Police Station in his residential area and ordered him to report there once a month.

5. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Jin Yuling and Ms. Bai Yuzhen Appeal

Ms. Jin Yuling and Ms. Bai Yuzhen, 80, were arrested at home by Shihe Police Department officers on June 23, 2021. Their cases were sent to the Huangchuan County Procuratorate, then the Huangchuan County Court. They were tried in the detention center on December 14, 2021. Ms. Jin was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 8,000 yuan. Ms. Bai was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 5,000 yuan.

The Huangchuan County Court issued the criminal verdict (2021, Yu1526, Criminal Initial 408) on January 11, 2022. Both practitioners appealed to the Xinyang City Intermediate Court.

6. [Nantong City, Jiangsu Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Wei Xiaoyun, Ms. Xu Meiling, and Ms. Cao Shuping of the Chongchuan District were arrested.

7. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ma Yuai and Ms. Zhao Huiqin Arrested

Ms. Ma Yuai and Ms. Zhao Huiqin of Lujiazhuang Village, Dingzhou City, were arrested by Dingningdian Town Police Station officers on March 15, 2022, after someone reported them when they talked to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were interrogated and ordered to sign police records. They did not comply. Instead, they kept telling the officers about Falun Gong.

Lujiazhuang public security officer Guo Yongjun led four Dingningdian Town Police Station officers to Ms. Ma’s home. They ransacked the place and seized many Falun Gong books. Ms. Ma and Ms. Zhao were released after 9:00 p.m.

8. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Luan Shuxiang Missing for Years

Ms. Luan Shuxiang, around 70, was arrested in 2007 when she and others distributed Falun Gong flyers. She did not give her name or answer any of the police officers' questions. She was finally released after efforts from other practitioners and her family. But she disappeared several months later. Her son, sister, and local practitioners do not have any information about her.

9. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Ning Zhihui Missing

Ms. Ning Zhihui was arrested by officers from the Wenhualu Police Station on February 5, 2022, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong when she was shopping in the Wudaoqiao Market. She was given 15 days of detention on February 11. But detention centers would not admit her due to the pandemic.

After she was arrested no one heard from her.

10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Li Guohua Missing

Mr. Li Guohua, in his 50s, was sentenced three times and imprisoned for a total of 16 years for practicing Falun Gong. He was incarcerated in the Fanjiatai Prison for seven years. He was under house arrest for three years and sent to the Fanjiatai Prison for six years. When he was released from prison on March 9, 2022, he was directly taken to a brainwashing center from prison by agents from the city, district, and street Political and Legal Affairs Committee. His current whereabouts are unknown.

11. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Lang Yongjiu Held in Detention Center

12. [Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Yao Hao Incarcerated

Mr. Yao Hao, a doctor, was arrested in January 2021. He was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan at the end of November 2021. He was incarcerated in the Zhejiang Province No. 2 Prison in February 2022.