(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 11 provinces, where at least 32 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Xiangli Facing Trial
2. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gu Wenhua and Ms. Qu Fengxi Arrested
3. [Ankang City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Kan Guangying Held in Detention Center
4. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] 84-Year-Old Ms. Shi Zhihua Harassed
5. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Wenling Harassed
6. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Dapeng and His Wife Ms. Li Chunhuan Arrested
7. [Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhang Miao’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
8. [Liquan County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Li Xianghong Harassed
9. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dai Qiuxia and Ms. Li Yufang Arrested and Released the Same Day
10. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Peng Lekuan Arrested and Released on Bail
11. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Bi Haiying Harassed
12. [Shanghai] Ms. Xia Xin Tried
13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Jieyue and Her Family Harassed
14. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang and Ms. Liang Arrested and Released the Same Day
15. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Feng Held in Detention Center
16. [Guang’an City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xu Xiaolan Tried
17. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gong Jiantao Sentenced to Prison
18. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Tang Qiuyuan Officially Arrested
19. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Guiyun Harassed
20. [Pingding County, Shanxi Province] Nine Practitioners Arrested
1. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Xiangli Facing Trial
Ms. Wang Xiangli was scheduled to be tried on September 10, 2020. However, a notice was posted by the Xuanwu Court that the hearing will now be held at 9:30 a.m. the following day.
2. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gu Wenhua and Ms. Qu Fengxi Arrested
Ms. Gu Wenhua, 61, from the Lingcheng District was arrested at home on August 3, 2020. She was released after her son paid 30,000 yuan.
Ms. Qu Fengxi, 58, from Huiwang Township was arrested at a farmers' market on August 8.
3. [Ankang City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Kan Guangying Held in Detention Center
Ms. Kan Guangying was arrested by officers from the Hanbin District Domestic Security Division. She has been held in the Ankang City No. 1 Detention Center for 11 months. Her family has not been allowed to visit her.
The detention center has been moved to a new facility located in Hexi Town in Hanbin.
4. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] 84-Year-Old Ms. Shi Zhihua Harassed
Bao Surong, director of the Women's Federation of a production brigade, and two others went to the home of 84-year-old Ms. Shi Zhihua in Zhangjiagou Village, Gangtun Town, in August 2020. They saw a photo of the founder of Falun Gong in her home and told her to write a “guarantee statement” renouncing Falun Gong. If she didn’t, they would suspend her and her husband's government allowance.
Town officials and police officers went to her home again that afternoon, but she wasn't there. When Ms. Shi returned home, her non-practitioner husband, who was frightened, told her to write the statement. She firmly refused.
5. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Wenling Harassed
Officers Fan and Liu from the Liuyuan Police Station in the Dongchangfu District went to Ms. Zhang Wenling’s home and harassed her on August 4, 2020.
They told Ms. Zhang to sign a form that had been filled out supposedly by other Falun Gong practitioners, but she refused.
6. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Dapeng and His Wife Ms. Li Chunhuan Arrested
Mr. Liu Dapeng and his wife Ms. Li Chunhuan were arrested in recent days. Mr. Liu has been officially placed under arrest, while Ms. Li was released after she was diagnosed with hepatitis B during the physical exam.
7. [Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhang Miao’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
Mr. Zhang Miao’s case was turned over to the procuratorate on July 29, 2020. He is being held in the Nanqu Detention Center.
8. [Liquan County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Li Xianghong Harassed
Police officers from Liquan County went to Ms. Li Xianghong’s home and harassed her on August 4, 2020. They confiscated two Falun Dafa books.
9. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dai Qiuxia and Ms. Li Yufang Arrested and Released the Same Day
When Ms. Dai Qiuxia opened her front door on July 22, 2020, officers from the Beidawangzhuang Police Station, who had been waiting outside, rushed in. They ransacked her home and took her to the police station. They told Ms. Dai to write something that slandered Falun Dafa and its founder and then she could go home. Ms. Dai firmly refused. She was released at 8 p.m. that evening.
Ms. Li Yufang from Jiangjiatun Village was arrested at home by about ten officers from the Juchenghe Police Station on July 22. They ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder, five audio players, an MP3, and weekly publications. Ms. Li returned home at 11:30 p.m. that night.
10. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Peng Lekuan Arrested and Released on Bail
Mr. Peng Lekuan, in his 70s, from Lijiazhuangzi Village was arrested on the afternoon of August 6, 2020, for talking to a plainclothes officer about Falun Gong.
He was taken to the Quanshan Police Station, where they took his fingerprints by force. He was released on bail after signing paperwork at around 8 p.m.
11. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Bi Haiying Harassed
Officers from the Qingbaishi Police Station and officials from the Qingbaishi Sub-district Administration Office in the Chengguan District went to Ms. Bi Haiying’s home several times in April 2020 to harass her and ransack the place.
Six officials, including Wang Bin from the Qingbaishi Neighborhood Administration Office, went to her home again on July 31. They told her that if she had not stopped practicing Falun Dafa by November, they would keep coming every week.
12. [Shanghai] Ms. Xia Xin Tried
Ms. Xia Xin was tried in the Fengxian District Court on the morning of July 17, 2020.
13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Jieyue and Her Family Harassed
Ms. Liu Jieyue and her family were harassed over the phone by Huaixiang Residential Community personnel in the Weicheng District in late July 2020. They cut off the electricity, claiming to be carrying out orders from their superiors. They forced her to go to the Community Residential Committee to write a “guarantee statement” renouncing Falun Gong and threatened to have her child kicked out of school.
14. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang and Ms. Liang Arrested and Released the Same Day
Ms. Wang and Ms. Liang from the Pulandian District were arrested by officers from the Taiping Police Station on July 11, 2020. They were released later that day.
15. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Feng Held in Detention Center
Ms. Wang Feng is being held in the Xiuyan County Detention Center.
16. [Guang’an City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xu Xiaolan Tried
Ms. Xu Xiaolan from Huaying City was arrested on February 28, 2020. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to the Guang’an City Detention Center.
Ms. Xu was tried in the Huaying Court on August 6. Her lawyer pleaded not guilty on her behalf.
17. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Gong Jiantao Sentenced to Prison
Mr. Gong Jiantao was tried in the Development Zone Court on January 20, 2020. He was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan on March 5. His family received the verdict in May.
18. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Tang Qiuyuan Officially Arrested
Ms. Tang Qiuyuan was reported to the police on June 18, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was arrested by Daguanlou Police Station officers on the morning of June 25. They ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Dafa books and other personal belongings.
Ms. Tang is being held in the Kunming City Detention Center and was officially placed under arrest by the Xishan Police Department on July 31.
19. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Guiyun Harassed
Six officers from the Zhugou Police Station went to Ms. Wang Huiyun’s home and harassed her on July 28, 2020. They confiscated an MP3 player. They went to her home again that afternoon and took her fingerprints.
20. [Pingding County, Shanxi Province] Nine Practitioners Arrested
Ms. Shi Jun’e, Ms. Qiao Guiying, Mr. Yin Zhihong, Ms. Mu Xindi, Ms. Kang Wenmei, Ms. Xi Xiulin, Ms. Feng Linlin, Ms. Ming Zhu, and Ms. Wang were arrested at Ms. Mu’s home on August 2, 2020, when they were studying the Falun Gong teachings together.
Ms. Kang was taken to the Dayangquan Detention Center for 15 days. Ms. Shi’s home was ransacked, and she was taken to the Brainwashing Center in the Chengqu Police Department Case Handling Center. The other seven practitioners were also taken to the brainwashing center.
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