(Minghui.org) According to available information, 40 Falun Gong practitioners in Ningxia Province remain detained and are denied family visits and contact with the outside world for their faith in Falun Gong. Seven of them have been sentenced to prison, while the rest is at different stages of the prosecution.
An additional practitioner, Ms. Chen Chen, a teacher in Qingtongxia City, has remained missing since November 6, 2020. Her family suspected she has also been arrested for practicing Falun Gong.
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is an ancient spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.
Seven Imprisoned
Among the seven sentenced practitioners, Ms. Guo Lianlan, 73, was arrested on November 15, 2019, and detained at Wuzhong City Detention Center. She was sentenced to three years and her appeal was rejected by the higher court. It’s not clear where she is being detained at the time of writing.
The remaining six practitioners are currently serving time in three different prisons:
Mr. Hu Jiancai, serving a 7-year term in Menyuan Prison;
Mr. Wang Desheng, serving a 13-year term; Mr. Luan Ning, serving a 10-year term; and Mr. Sun Jianfeng, serving a term of 6 years and 4 months, in Shizuishan Prison;
Ms. Zhang Xueyan, serving a 7-year term; and Ms. Jiang Hongying, serving a 4-year term in Ningxia Women’s Prison.
Twenty-three Detained in Yinchuan City Detention Center
Eight practitioners in Yongning County, including Ms. Wang Xiuhua, Ms. Jiang Chunmei, Ms. Xiao Yanzhi, Ms. Na Qin, Ms. Chen Bo, Ms. Zhu Haiyan, Ms. Sun Fanghong, and Ms. Sun Fanghui, were arrested on September 19, 2019 and appeared in the Xixia District Court on July 28, 2020. It’s not clear whether they have been sentenced.
Eleven practitioners from Zhongwei City, including Ms. Jing Yuling, Ms. Wen Yuxiu, and Ms. Zhang Yulian, were arrested around October 24, 2020 and have been detained at the Yinchuan City Detention Center since.
The remaining four practitioners are from Yinchuan City: Ms. Song Xiuhua, 72, was arrested between September and October 2019; Ms. Luo Xinping, 66, was arrested on August 18, 2020, and her arrest has been approved; Ms. Shan Jining was arrested on August 22, 2020, and her lawyer has requested bail release for her; and another practitioner in her 30s whose name is unknown.
Four Detained in Guyuan City Detention Center
Ms. Zhang Junqin and Ms. Zhang Lifang were arrested in September 2019.
Ms. Chen Shuqin, a 56-year-old physician in Longde County, was arrested on March 7, 2020. Her arrest has been approved.
Mr. Ma Zhiwu was arrested on June 5, 2020. He has been tried by the Guyuan City Intermediate Court on November 19, 2020.
Four Detained in Shizuishan City Detention Center
Ms. Shi Meilan, Ms. Yu Dezhen, Ms. Chen Xiuping were arrested on April 30, 2020, and released the same evening. They were arrested again on May 16, 2020, together with Ms. Liu Cuimei. The four of them were indicted by the Dawukou District Procuratorate on October 13, 2020, and had their cases moved to Dawukou District Court around November 15, 2020. They are scheduled to appear in court on December 8, 2020.
Two Other Arrest Cases
Mr. Li Jianhui, of Yinchuan City, was arrested on September 13, 2019, by the police from Siping City, Jilin Province. His arrest was approved on November 6, 2019. He is currently detained at the Pingdong Detention Center in Siping. It’s reported that the Jilin police arrested him for publishing articles about Falun Gong on the Internet.
Mr. Gao Bing, of Yanchi County, was arrested on June 18, 2020, and his current detention location is unknown.
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