Heilongjiang Province

After 10.5 Years of Incarceration, 70-year-old Man has His Pension Suspended and is in Custody Again for His Faith

China NewsMay 10, 20230Comments

May 9, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in Heilongjiang Province, China (Minghui.org) A 70-year-old man in Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province was arrested on April 21, 2023, moments after he left his daughter’s home after a visit. According to insiders working at the local municipal government, a new leadership was recently installed, who had ordered to completely…

Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province: 14 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Two Days, 4 Sentenced to Prison

China NewsFebruary 8, 20230Comments

Feb. 7, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in Heilongjiang Province, China (Minghui.org) Fourteen residents of Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province were arrested in two days in November 2020 for practicing Falun Gong and four of them have been sentenced to prison. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by…

3 Group Arrests of Falun Gong in 3 Months Under New Chief of Daqing City Police

China NewsOctober 22, 20220Comments

Oct. 19, 2022 | By a Minghui correspondent in Heilongjiang Province, China (Minghui.org) Song Hongyuan became chief of the Daqing City Police Department in Heilongjiang Province in March 2022. He coordinated the Heilongjiang Province Public Security Bureau, Daqing 610 Office and Daqing Political and Legal Affairs Committee to conduct three group arrests of Falun Gong practitioners. The arrests took…

Woman Detained for Her Faith, Family Seeking Justice for Her

China NewsNovember 4, 20210Comments

Nov. 4, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Heilongjiang Province, China (Minghui.org) The complaint case filed by Ms. Liu Jinping’s family against the police for ignoring their visitation request will be heard by the local court in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province on November 5, 2021. Ms. Liu, 40, was arrested at her home on May 14,…

Crimes of Shi Shitai, Deputy Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of Heilongjiang Province

China News, World NewsSeptember 2, 20210Comments

Aug. 28, 2021 Sanctioning human rights abusers has become common among democratic countries. After the U.S. passed the Magnitsky Act in 2016, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the 27-member European Union enacted similar laws. Austria and Japan are working on the same. In accordance with these laws, for the past several years Falun Gong practitioners…

Former Police Inspector Upholds His Faith in Falun Gong Despite 14 Years of Detention and Torture

China News, World NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

A former police inspector in Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province, credits Falun Gong for returning him to health and enabling him to become a better person, but he suffered unspeakable abuse during his 14 years of detention for refusing to renounce his faith. Mr. Shang Xiping, 54, became a target when the Chinese communist…

Chinese Police Given Quotas for Falun Gong Arrests or Face Punishment

China News, World NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

In the past 20 years of persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party, police are known to have been given arrest quotas and face punishment if they fail to meet them. Those who meet or exceed quotas are given bonuses or other rewards. Since July 2019, around the 20th anniversary of the persecution…

Twelve Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced to Prison in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province

China News, World NewsJanuary 10, 20180Comments

Twelve Falun Gong practitioners from Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, were illegally sentenced to prison and fined on December 14, 2017. The practitioners sentenced were: Shi Xiangyun: Eight years of imprisonment, fine of 50,000 yuan. Zhu Fengying: Seven and a half years of imprisonment, fine of 40,000 yuan. Zhao Xiru: Seven…

Falun Gong Banners and Posters Seen in Numerous Public Places in China

China News, World NewsMay 22, 20170Comments

Falun Gong banners and posters have recently appeared along many main streets, crossroads, and other public spaces in multiple places in Beijing, Heilongjiang, Hebei, and Shandong Provinces, China. The banners speak of the goodness of Falun Gong and raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution, as well as the ongoing efforts to bring…

Qiqihar: 62 Falun Gong Practitioners Have Died in Persecution

China NewsJanuary 6, 20170Comments

At least 529 practitioners in Heilongjiang Province have died as a result of persecution, the highest among all provinces and municipal regions in the country. In Qiqihar, the second largest city in Heilongjiang Province, it has been confirmed that 62 Falun Gong practitioners have been persecuted to death as of October 25, 2016. The 62…

Harbin, Heilongjiang Province: 1 Dies, 10 Sentenced, 59 Facing Prosecution in First Half of 2016 For Resisting Persecution of Falun Gong

China NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

According to data compiled by the Minghui website, 116 residents in Harbin City were unjustly punished in the first half of 2016 for persisting in their efforts to expose the persecution of Falun Gong. These practitioners were arrested at various times in 2016 and years prior. In all, one has died, 10 have been sentenced to…

12 Arrested in One Day for Their Faith

China NewsMay 23, 20160Comments

May 21, 2016 | Twelve locals from Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province were arrested on May 8, 2016 for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. Around 6 a.m., Ms. Tan Fengyun was arrested, and her computer, printer and Falun Gong books were taken away. Three hours later, Mr. Wang Xinrong…