(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 5 provinces, where at least 7 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Lijie Sentenced to Three and a Half Years in Prison
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Qingjie Released
3. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ji Yunzhi and Ms. Sun Zhifang Arrested
4. [Beijing] Mr. Pan Hang Under 24-hour Surveillance
5. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Duncheng Arrested
6. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Prevented from Appealing
7. [Langzhong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zheng Suhua Arrested
1. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Lijie Sentenced to Three and a Half Years in Prison
Ms. Liu Lijie was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined 15,000 yuan by the Xiangyang District Court on November 17, 2021. She appealed to the Jiamusi Intermediate Court, which upheld the original verdict.
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Qingjie Released
Ms. Liu Qingjie will be released from the Gongzhuling Prison in Jilin Province on March 13, 2022 after four and a half years of imprisonment.
3. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Ji Yunzhi and Ms. Sun Zhifang Arrested
Five officers from the Balinzuoqi Police Department including Xu Jianfeng, head of the Domestic Security Division, went to Ms. Ji Yunzhi’s home around 8 a.m. on February 1, 2022, which is Chinese New Year’s Day. They ransacked her home and confiscated more than 40 Falun Gong books and a photo of Falun Gong’s founder.
Ms. Ji Yunzhi and Ms. Sun Zhifang who was visiting Ms. Ji, were arrested. They are currently detained in the Balinzuoqi Detention Center.
4. [Beijing] Mr. Pan Hang Under 24-hour Surveillance
Mr. Pan Hang was reported to police for talking about Falun Gong on the street and was arrested in December 2021. He was detained for 10 days in the Dongcheng District Detention House. Mr. Pan has been under 24-hour residential surveillance since January 24, 2022. The police officers take turns watching and following him all the time. There are always two police officers near the elevator downstairs in the building where he lives.
5. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Duncheng Arrested
Mr. Zhang Duncheng, 50, works in the No.7 Construction Company of PetroChina. He was arrested by officers from the Sanlihe Police Station when he distributed truth-clarifying materials in Lucheng Community on October 17, 2021. He was placed under official arrest by the Jiaozhou Procuratorate 10 days later. Mr. Zhang was first detained in the Sanlihe Police Station and was later transferred to the Jiaozhou Detention Center. He has been detained there till now.
6. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Practitioners Prevented from Appealing
The Zhuanying District Court summoned the practitioners who were held in the Jilin Detention Center to the court room. The practitioners were pressured to sign a document to give up their right to appeal their cases.
7. [Langzhong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zheng Suhua Arrested
Ms. Zheng Suhua was sentenced to prison by the Nanjin Court a few years ago with the term to be executed outside of prison.
Ms. Zheng was taken away by court staff in early January 2022. They claimed that she still had eight months of the prison term left. Her family does not know where she is detained.
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