(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 5 provinces, where at least 24 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Seven Practitioners Tried in Court
2. [Chongqing] Ms. Xu Mingjin Arrested and Hospitalized
3. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Jianwei Arrested
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sha Jinghua Harassed by Police
5. [Tai’an City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Hongzhi and Her Sister Harassed
6. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Junting Persecuted
7. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Guiyun Persecuted and Her Family Extorted
8. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Ms. Hao Yufang’s Home Ransacked
9. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiao Jingrong and Other Practitioners Arrested
10. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Liu Arrested and Her Home Ransacked
11. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Hua and His Wife Arrested
12. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Su Xueyun’s Daughter Harassed
13. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Ying Arrested

1. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Seven Practitioners Tried in Court

The Chuanying District Court tried 7 practitioners in secret on October 28, 2021. Their families were not notified. The trial was held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The practitioners include Ms. Zhang Yuhua, who is on hunger strike; Ms. Cai Xiufang (89); Ms. Zhang Yufeng; Ms. Chen Rongjie; Ms. Zhang Hongjie; Ms. Li Ying and Ms. Liu Xiuying.

2. [Chongqing] Ms. Xu Mingjin Arrested and Hospitalized

It was learned that Ms. Xu Mingjin fell and was injured after being arrested. She is now hospitalized in the Beiji Hospital.

3. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Jianwei Arrested

Mr. Yang Jianwei was arrested at his workplace around November 6, 2021, by officers from the Shulan Domestic Security Division. The details are being investigated.

4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sha Jinghua Harassed by Police

Several officers from the Dalianwan Police Station went to Ms. Sha Jinghua’s home on November 10, 2021. They took a photo of Falun Gong’s founder, some Falun Gong books and several calendars containing information about Falun Gong. They talked about Ms. Sha’s arrest in October and demanded she sign a paper renouncing Falun Gong. She refused. The officers left, but then came back and knocked on the door again. When Ms. Sha did not open the door they left.

5. [Tai’an City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Hongzhi and Her Sister Harassed

Ms. Xu Hongzhi and her sister Ms. Xu Hongxia live in Taiqian Village. Li Haiyan, the Party secretary of Taiqian Village, called Ms. Xu Hongzhi’s daughter on October 28, 2021, saying that she would come to her home in 2 or 3 days to have her mother sign a paper renouncing Falun Gong. Li said that she would cross her mother’s name off the CCP’s blacklist once she signed, and that would benefit her children’s future.(Practitioners’ children are often implicated and can lose their jobs or suffer other losses if their parents persevere in practicing Falun Gong. The CCP uses this threat to pressure practitioners’ families.)

Li also called Ms. Xu Hongxia’s husband and asked him to come to the Village Comprehensive Management Office. Li asked him to sign a statement to renounce Falun Gong on his wife’s behalf. Her husband insisted that Ms. Xu did not do anything wrong by being a good person. He refused to sign.

6. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Junting Persecuted

Ms. Ma Junting, 82, an employee of Tai’an Science & Technologies University, was reported to police for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong to her neighbors and taxi drivers. In October the Taishan Court sentenced her to 4 years in prison and fined her 30,000 yuan. Her home was ransacked and all her Falun Gong books were seized. She was previously fined 40,000 yuan when another practitioner was arrested and she was implicated. Her husband Mr. Deng Tieliu, a professor at the Tai’an Science & Technologies University, was anguished and angered when his wife was repeatedly persecuted. As a result, he became ill and was hospitalized.

During this period, over 10 officers barged into their home and tried to take Ms. Ma to prison. Ms. Ma told them sternly, “My husband fell sick and was hospitalized because of the persecution you imposed on me. I won’t go with you!” The officers left to inquire about Mr. Deng’s condition.

Having experienced great mental suffering in the past 20 years while his wife was repeatedly persecuted, Mr. Deng passed away on November 9, in sadness and agony.

7. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Guiyun Persecuted and Her Family Extorted

While persecuting Ms. Xu Guiyun, the parties involved in the persecution extorted 64,000 yuan from her family and caused great spiritual damage and material loss to the family. These parties included staff from the Qingdao Detention Center, the Pingdu Detention Center, the Jinan Prison, the Weifang Detention Center and the Pingdu Police Station.

8. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Ms. Hao Yufang’s Home Ransacked

Ms. Hao Yufang’s home was ransacked in the early morning hours of November 11, 2021, by agents from the Xianning Domestic Security Division or the Political and Legal Affairs Committee or the Fushan Police Station, according to Ms. Hao’s neighbors.

Ms. Hao already left home in September in order to avoid the persecution. Only her husband was at home when agents ransacked the place. Their neighbors were terrified and could not understand why the police treated Ms. Hao and her family like this.

9. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xiao Jingrong and Other Practitioners Arrested

Over 10 agents, including Zhao Wenfeng, head of the Domestic Security Division of the police department, and officer Qili, barged into Ms. Xiao Jingrong’s home around 9 a.m. on November 8, 2021. They seized a laptop computer and took Ms. Xiao to the Domestic Security Division and held her for 10 days.

Ms. Zhang Zhenyong, a high school teacher, and another practitioner were also arrested on the same day.

10. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Liu Arrested and Her Home Ransacked

Ms. Liu, an elderly practitioner, was reported to the police around October 20, 2021. Four or five officers including Gao Wei arrested her and ransacked her home. They seized a copy of Zhuan Falun, two audio players, an MP3 player, over 1,000 banknotes with information about Falun Gong written on them and other items. She was released on the same day due to her old age.

11. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Mr. Li Hua and His Wife Arrested

Mr. Li Hua and his wife Ms. Zhao Guiyong were arrested on October 27, 2021, for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. Mr. Li was held in the Tonghua Detention Center and Ms. Zhao in the Changliu Detention Center.

Their daughter went to the Kuaida Police Station in the rain on November 8 and asked about her parent’s situation. Officers at the police station said that they were not aware of this case. The daughter then went to the county police department but the janitor did not let her in.

Their daughter went to the Tonghua Detention Center and wanted to deposit some clothes and money for her father. The detention center did not accept the clothes. They also refused to deposit money because the daughter did not have a deposit card. The daughter went to the Changliu Detention Center and wanted to leave some clothes for her mother, but the center refused to accept them.

12. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Su Xueyun’s Daughter Harassed

An agent from the Pingdu Political and Legal Affairs Committee called Ms. Su Xueyun’s daughter on November 10, 2021, and demanded to meet her and have a conversation. Ms. Su’s daughter refused. The agent threatened to look for her husband.

13. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Ying Arrested

The Nankai Court issued an arrest warrant for Ms. Wang Ying on November 10, 2021. Officers from the Wanxing Police Station arrested Ms. Wang and had her undergo physical examinations before she was admitted to prison. Ms. Wang is now held in the Wanxing Police Station.

Ms. Wang Yin was reported to police in mid-February, 2020. Her home was ransacked on March 31. She was bailed out and awaiting trial. The procurator filed her case in November, 2020 and the court accepted the case in January 2021. Ms. Wang received a summons on April 11. The first hearing was on April 26, 2021, and the second hearing on September 6. The Nankai Court staff called her on September 9, telling her to go to the court the next morning. When Ms. Wang asked why, the court staff did not explain. Ms. Wang did not go to the court. The staff called her again with a bad attitude and insisted she go to the court that afternoon. Ms. Wang was arrested on September 10.