(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 11 provinces, where at least 37 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Yulan, Ms. Jiang Wei and Ms. Wang Lidong Brutally Persecuted in Prison
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Xiyong Imprisoned Again
3. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Guishu Sentenced to Prison
4. [Chongqing] Mr. Chen Mingxi Faces Indictment
5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Detained
6. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Seven Practitioners Harassed
7. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Four Practitioners Harassed
8. [Taihe County, Anhui Province] Ms. Jiang Xiumin and Mr. Sun Yufeng Harassed
9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zeng Qingfang Harassed
10. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Feng Ruiying Arrested
11. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Meng Meizhen Sentenced to Prison
12. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Shujun Harassed
13. [Wei County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Guiping Arrested
14. [Beihai City, Guangxi Province] Mr. Wen Hui and Ms. Wang Simei Arrested
15. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Shuhua Arrested
16. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Xingdu Harassed Several Times
17. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
18. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Mr. Jiang Fuxian Harassed
19. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Dianfeng Detained
20. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Su Jinling Arrested
21. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Xifeng Harassed

1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Yulan, Ms. Jiang Wei and Ms. Wang Lidong Brutally Persecuted in Prison

Ms. Zhao Yulan, 81, was brutally abused in Liaoning Women’s Prison. The inmates stripped off her clothing and pasted words slandering Falun Gong’s founder on her body. The inmates also force-fed her unknown drugs. Prior to this term, Ms. Zhao served two prison sentences, totaling 9.5 years, for her faith.

Ms. Jiang Wei, from Chaoyang District, serving a 12 year term for her faith, was injected with unknown drugs. People heard her screaming while she was being tortured.

Ms. Wang Lidong, 45, incarcerated in the same prison, is disabled. Her husband is detained in another prison.

2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Xiyong Imprisoned Again

When Mr. Liu Xiyong, 80, was released from Dongling Prison in Shenyang City on April 9, 2021, he was directly taken by officers from the Paotai Police Station and put into the Sanli Detention Center in Jinzhou District, Dalian City. Mr. Liu suffered from pleural effusion as a result of abuse and torture in the detention center. On September 3, the detention center took him to the Jinzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. On September 28, Mr. Liu was taken to the Dalian No. 3 Prison because he did not give up his faith in Falun Gong.

3 [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Guishu Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Zhang Guishu, 70, from Xiapo Village, Yang Township, Shunyi District, was arrested by officers from the Yang Township Police Station, Shunyi District on March 31, 2021. She was tried by the Shunyi District Court on August 23, 2021. The court denied her family members’ rights to be present during the trial. In October, her family learned that she was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months.

On November 13, Ms. Zhang’s family learned that she had trouble eating because she was not allowed to wear her dentures.

4. [Chongqing] Mr. Chen Mingxi Faces Indictment

On November 25, 2012, Huang Xiaoxiao, from the Jiangbei District Court, issued an indictment against Mr. Chen Mingxi.

Mr. Chen, who is disabled after being repeatedly tortured in a forced labor camp in 2000, was arrested on June 8, 2021. Due to his high pressure he was placed under residential surveillance for six months.

5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Mr. Li Jiwu, from Yushu Town, Daoli District, was arrested from home on June 10, 2021 by officers from the Daoli District Domestic Security Division. Mr. Li’s wife, who was bedridden and unable to take care of herself, was left unattended.

On the same day, officers from the Daoli District Domestic Security Division arrested Ms. Han Yaxiang and her husband, Mr. Zhao Junsheng, at their home in Xuejiatun Village, Xinfa Town, Daoli District. They ransacked the couple’s home. These three practitioners have since been detained.

6. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Seven Practitioners Harassed

Five officers in plainclothes led by officers from the Anjuyuan Community Management Office, Decheng District went to Ms. Zhao Yucai’s home on November 5 and 6, 2021, as part of the CCP’s “zero out” campaign. They asked if she still practiced Falun Gong and pressured her to sign statements renouncing Falun Gong, which she refused.

On November 10, 2021, an officer from the Dezhou District Police Station called Ms. Zhang Wenyan’s husband and asked if she still practiced Falun Gong.

On November 22, Ms. Li Junping’s husband received a call from the community management office requesting her to sign the guarantee statement renouncing Falun Gong. They went to her home and harassed her the next day.

On November 23, 2021, Mr. Mo Xinzhong from Xiajin County was tried by the Dong’e County Court in Liaocheng City.

Three other practitioners were harassed in November. Ms. Li Junlan and Ms. Wang Aijun received calls from their local police stations. Two officers in plainclothes went to Mr. Yu Yongli’s home and harassed him.

7. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

Li Yuangang, Party secretary of the Baihe Community, called Ms. Zhou Liangying’s son on November 15, 2021 and told them to go to the community office. The next morning, as soon as Ms. Zhou and her son got there, more than ten officers surrounded them and pressured Ms. Zhou to sign a guarantee statement renouncing Falun Gong, which she refused. They then took Ms. Zhou’s son to the Pengzhou City brainwashing center. Seven or eight of them forcibly pressed her fingerprints on the statement.

On November 25, 2021, officers from the Li’an community office, Pengzhou Brainwashing center, and Fanjiang Road Police Station, led by Party secretary Xiao Yijun, went to Ms. Yang Tingju’s home. They forcibly took her to the Pengzhou Brainwashing Center. Five people forcibly pressed her fingerprint on a guarantee statement renouncing Falun Gong.

The same day, Xiao Yijun went to Ms. Liu Yingjun’s home and pressured her to sign guarantee statements, which she refused. He then went to Ms. Chen Yuanfen’s home, saying that her children would lose their jobs if she did not give up her faith in Falun Gong. Ms. Chen did not sign.

8. [Taihe County, Anhui Province] Ms. Jiang Xiumin and Mr. Sun Yufeng Harassed

Ms. Jiang Xiumin, from the Xiaoliying Village, Santa township, has been repeatedly harassed by Party secretary Zhao Peng and officers from the Santa Police Station. In November 2021, the local government officers from Santa Township, Taihe County, and Fuyang City, harassed Ms. Jiang several times. They pressured her to renounce Falun Gong, saying that her children would lose their jobs and be expelled from school if she did not give up practicing Falun Gong.

Mr. Sun Yufeng, from Shuangfu township, has had his pension suspended since 2014 because he didn’t give up his faith in Falun Gong. In September 2021, an officer surnamed Li, from the Taihe County Police Department, went to Mr. Sun’s home. He harassed him and attempted to take his cell phone. On October 11, Li went to Mr. Sun’s home again with another officer. They forcibly took his cell phone.

9. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zeng Qingfang Harassed

Officers from Mengyang township, including the Party secretary Daiyang, went to Ms. Zeng Qingfang’s home on November 24, 2021. They asked if she still practiced Falun Gong and if she distributed Falun Gong information. They also asked Ms. Zeng to sign the transcript, which she refused.

10. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Feng Ruiying Arrested

On November 18, 2021, officers from the Jianping County Domestic Security Division and Kuidesu township arrested Ms. Feng Ruiying and ransacked her home. She is detained in the Xidayingzi Detention Center.

11. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Meng Meizhen Sentenced to Prison　

Ms. Meng Meizhen, was told on November 16, 2021 to go to the local court. At the court, she was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison without a hearing. Ms. Meng was then sent to a detention center, which refused to accept her because of her high blood pressure. She returned home the same day.

12. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Shujun Harassed

On November 18, 2021, Guo Yucheng from the 610 Office, together with two officers from the political and legal affairs committee went to Ms. Chen Shujun’s home and asked her to sign statements renouncing Falun Gong, which she refused.

13. [Wei County, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Guiping Arrested

On November 15, 2021, officers from the Wei County Domestic Security Division went to Ms. Wang Guiping’s home. They ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books, computers, printers, Falun Gong calendars, and money printed with Falun Gong information. Ms. Wang escaped while the officers were ransacking her home. She was arrested on November 22, 2021.

14. [Beihai City, Guangxi Province] Mr. Wen Hui and Ms. Wang Simei Arrested

On November 18, 2021, seven or eight people from Yima Town government, Yihai New Village Community Committee office, and Jianshe Street Police Station in Haicheng District, arrested Mr. Wen Hui at his home. On November 20, 2021, they arrested his wife Ms. Wang Simei. The couple’s whereabouts are unknown.

15. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Shuhua Arrested

On November 21, 2021, officers from the Banlaman Town Police Station arrested Ms. Gao Shuhua on her way home. The next day, she was taken to the Jinzhou Detention Center by officers from the Heishan County Domestic Security Division.

16. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Xingdu Harassed Several Times

On November 9, 2021, seven or eight people from the Shijingshan District Political and Legal Committee, the director of the Wulituo Street Comprehensive Management Office, the Wulituo Street Police Station, pressured Mr. Liu Xingdu to give up his faith in Falun Gong, as part of the CCP’s “zero out” campaign. Six officers, including clerks from a brainwashing center, harassed him again on November 12 and 18.

17. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

In November, officers from the Yuanjiang City 610 Office, the Police Department Domestic Security Division, and the Stability Maintenance Office harassed several practitioners as part of the CCP’s “zero out” campaign. They ransacked their homes and forced their families to sign guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong on behalf of the practitioners. When the families refused to sign, they threatened taking them to the brainwashing center. Ms. Zhang Meixiang is one of the practitioners being harassed.

18. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Mr. Jiang Fuxian Harassed

On October 27, 2012, Mr. Jiang Fuxian, 86, was harassed by six officers from the Huabei Community Office and the Huachong Police Station. They went to his home and pressured him to sign guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong, which he refused. They came again the next day and threatened to take him to a brainwashing center.

19. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Dianfeng Detained

On July 4, 2021, officers from the Dongfeng Police Station, Licheng District, arrested Ms. Zhang Dianfeng, 70, from Yaojia Town, Lixia District, when she talked to people about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Zhiyuan Police Station in Lixia District and then taken to the Zhonggong Detention Center and detained there.

20. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Su Jinling Arrested

Ms. Su Jinling, 70, was arrested recently. Her home was ransacked.

21. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Xifeng Harassed

Ms. Zhang Xifeng, from Fenlu Town, Huangmei County, visited her daughter who lives in Wuhan city in mid-November 2021. After Ms. Zhang returned to her hometown, her daughter was arrested by officers from the police station near Jianghan University and interrogated for fifteen hours.

Officers from the Fenlu Township Police Station went to Ms. Zhang’s home several times and monitored her home. Ms. Zhang had to stay away from home to avoid further harassment.