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Additional Persecution News from China – December 3, 2021 (14 Reports)

China NewsDecember 15, 20210Comments

Dec. 13, 2021 _________ (Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 22 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief. 1. [Qishan County, Shaanxi Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison 2. [Anyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Fan Xiangqin and Ms. Fang Caiyun Sentenced…

63 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in November 2021

China NewsDecember 10, 20210Comments

Dec. 7, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent _____________________________ (Minghui.org) Sixty-three (63) cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced for their faith were confirmed by Minghui.org in November 2021. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The 63 newly confirmed cases include one…

Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners by Jiangxi Women’s Forced Labor Camp

China NewsDecember 5, 20210Comments

Dec. 2, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Jiangxi Province, China ________________________________________________ (Minghui.org) The Jiangxi Women’s Forced Labor Camp, located at 826 Bolan Rd. Qingyunpu District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, was established in November 1991 and formally dismantled in October 2013. During the 14 years between July 1999, when the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) started persecuting Falun…

108 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in October 2021

China NewsNovember 18, 20210Comments

Nov. 17, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) The month of October 2021 recorded 108 Falun Gong practitioners sentenced to prison for their faith, bringing the year-to-date sentencing cases confirmed in 2021 to 1,036. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Three…

Law Enforcement in Communist China: An Abused System that Persecutes the Innocent and Brings Consequences

China NewsOctober 3, 20210Comments

Sept. 27, 2021 | By Lin Zhanxiang Zhang Qingdi, a retired deputy police chief in a northeastern city of China, died on August 1 this year. After being diagnosed with colon cancer two years earlier, he underwent several operations. But the cancer metastasised and eventually took his life. People who knew him well often relate Zhang’s…

Crimes of Song Shanyun, Former Director of Liaoning Provincial 610 Office

China NewsSeptember 16, 20210Comments

Sept. 13, 2021 | By Minghui correspondent in Liaoning Province, China Sanctioning human rights abusers has become a consensus among democratic countries. After the U.S. passed the Magnitsky Act in 2016, Canada, the United Kingdom, and most of the 27-member-country EU enacted similar laws. Australia and Japan are working on the same. In accordance…

96 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in May 2021

China News, World NewsJune 14, 20210Comments

June 10, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent The month of May 2021 recorded 96 Falun Gong practitioners being sentenced to prison for their faith, which has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The newly reported 96 cases included one that took place in 2019, 37 cases in 2020, 2 cases in…

Changzhou City Deputy Mayor, Heavily Involved in Persecuting Falun Gong, Under Government Investigation

China News, World NewsMay 11, 20210Comments

By a Falun Gong practitioner in Jiangsu Province, China _______________________________________________________________________________________________ According to a Chinese media report on April 25, 2021, Du Rongliang, deputy mayor and police chief of Changzhou City in Jiangsu Province, was recently investigated for breaking the law and violating certain policies. Du has been heavily involved…

11 Beijing Falun Gong Practitioners Remain Detained Despite Return of Cases Against Them for Insufficient Evidence Again

China News, World NewsFebruary 28, 20210Comments

After the Beijing police submitted cases against eleven Falun Gong practitioners a second time, the procuratorate returned them again in January 2021, still citing insufficient evidence. The eleven practitioners remain detained at the time of writing, and they are: Ms. Xu Na (a widowed artist) Mr. Li Zongze Mr. Li Lixin Ms.…

2,038 Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Their Faith in November 2020

China News, World NewsDecember 20, 20200Comments

In November 2020, at least 754 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested and 1,284 harassed for their faith, bringing the year-to-date arrest and harassment cases to 5,933 and 7,192, respectively. 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. Among…

Please Write Letters to Falun Gong Practitioner Ye Jinyue Detained in Zhejiang

China NewsDecember 7, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Ye Jinyue was arrested on March 15, 2016 at her home in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. Police claimed that she was arrested because she told people about the persecution against Falun Gong in China. A local prosecutor submitted her case to the Sanmen County Court. Ms. Ye has been detained in the…