(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 29 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Yuandong Sentenced to Eight and a Half Years in Prison
2. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
3. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Zhihong Faces Trial
4. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Shubo Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Qiuping Transferred to Prison
6. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Yanhua Harassed
8. [Beijing] Mr. Huang Luyong Harassed
9. [Nong’an County, Jilin Province] Mr. Shan Weihe and Mr. Zhang Jingyuan Taken to Prison
10. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Guiqing Harassed
11. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaorong Arrested
12. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Song Wentao Arrested
13. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Guanglan Forced to Press Fingerprint Against Her Will
14. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Four Practitioners Forced to Press Fingerprints Against Their Will
15. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Xia’s Home Ransacked
16. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Mr. Xu Derong Harassed
17. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Changlu Sentenced to Nine and a Half Years in Prison
18. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] 80-year-old Ms. Tong Arrested and Detained
19. [Huili City, Sichuan Province] Hearing on Ms. Luo Jiping’s Pension Deduction Held in Court
20. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Arrested

1. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Yuandong Sentenced to Eight and a Half Years in Prison

Mr. Li Yuandong, a former civil servant in the Maoming Port Supervision Bureau, was arrested near his home by officers from the Haizhu District Police Department and the Shayuan Police Station on July 9, 2019. He was detained in the Haizhu District Detention Center. He was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison and fined 30,000 yuan by the Haizhu District Court on August 31, 2021. He appealed to the Guangzhou Intermediate Court. The original term was upheld by the Intermediate Court on December 21, 2021.

2. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Four practitioners, Ms. Chou Yunfeng, Mr. Wang Meiqing, Ms. Liu Xin’an, and Ms. Deng Yongmei, were tried in the Dangyang City Court on October 12, 2021. The verdicts were announced on December 28, 2021. Ms. Chou was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan; Mr. Wang Meiqing, two years and two months in prison and fined 6000 yuan; Ms. Liu Xin’an, one year and nine months in prison and fined 5000 yuan; and Ms. Deng Yongmei, to six months in prison and fined 2000 yuan.

3. [Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Zhihong Faces Trial

Ms. Wang Zhihong from Xiyang County will be tried in the Xiyang County Court on January 12, 2022.

4. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Shubo Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

According to her lawyer, Ms. Wang Shubo was sentenced on January 7, 2022 to four years in prison by the Jiamusi City Court and was transferred to the Heilongjiang Province Women’s Prison.

5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Qiuping Transferred to Prison

Ms. Wang Qiuping is scheduled to be transferred to the Liaoning Province Women’s Prison some time between January 10-14, 2022.

6. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Liu Binghuan, Mr. Liu Binglei and another practitioner surnamed Liu were arrested by officers from the Weijiazhuang Police Station including Li Wei, head of the police station, on the evening of December 29, 2021. It is unknown where they were detained.

Li Wei led some officers from the Weijiazhuang Police Station went to Li Zhonghua’s home around 8:30 a.m. on December 30, 2021. They confiscated Li’s Falun Gong books and truth-clarifying materials. Li Zhonghua was detained in the police station for about 24 hours before being released.

7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Lu Yanhua Harassed

Two officers from the Xinmin Police Station in Hulan District went to Ms. Lu Yanhua’s home around 3:30 p.m. on January 4, 2022. Ms. Lu Yuan, 74, was not at home. Her husband was threatened with their children’s job.

8. [Beijing] Mr. Huang Luyong Harassed

Officer Ding from the Mulin Town Police Station went to Mr. Huang Luyong’s home on the morning of January 7, 2022. He tried to photograph Mr. Huang, but Mr. Huang stopped him.

9. [Nong’an County, Jilin Province] Mr. Shan Weihe and Mr. Zhang Jingyuan Taken to Prison

Mr. Shan Weihe and Mr. Zhang Jingyuan were arrested on July 15, 2020 and were later sentenced to six years in prison and two years in prison respectively by the Dehui Court.

Both practitioners were transferred from the Nong’an County Detention Center to the Gongzhuling Prison on January 6, 2022.

10. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Guiqing Harassed

Mr. Liu Guiqing was harassed at home by local community staff members and local police officers in November 2021. They pressured him to sign a guarantee statement and photographed him.

11. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaorong Arrested

Ms. Zhang Xiaorong was arrested by officers from the Xingyang Police Department and the Jingcheng Police Station on December 31, 2021. She is detained in the No.3 Detention Center of Zhengzhou City.

12. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Song Wentao Arrested

Mr. Song Wentao was arrested by four plainclothes officers from the Weihai Police Department on January 2, 2022 for distributing calendars which contained information about Falun Gong and talking to people about Falun Gong. He was taken to the Songshan Police Station and detained for 6 hours before being released.

Mr. Song met the same plainclothes police officers in the Wenquan Market on January 3, 2022. They confiscated five calendars and one packet of tea.

Three officers went to Mr. Song’s home around 10 a.m. on January 5, 2022. They knocked on the door but Mr. Song was not at home. They tore off the couplet on the wall which had the words, “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” They came back twice that afternoon, around 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., but left because no one was at home.

13. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Guanglan Forced to Press Fingerprint Against Her Will

Twelve people from the Pengzhou City 610 Office, Zhihe Town Government and the Guangming Police Station, went to Ms. Tang Guanglan’s home at around 11 a.m. on August 18, 2021. They took Ms. Tang to a brainwashing center and later to the police station. Her home was ransacked and a photo of Falun Gong’s founder and an embroidered cloth with the words “Falun Dafa is good” were confiscated. Ms. Tang was pressured to sign a guarantee statement, which she firmly refused.

The twelve people returned to Ms. Tang’s home again around 2 p.m. on November 30, 2021. They took Ms. Tang to the Guangming Police Station. She was pressed down on the floor. They forcefully held her hand to press her fingerprints on a guarantee statement.

14. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Four Practitioners Forced to Press Fingerprints Against Their Will

Ms. Wang Xiaoping, Mr. Li Yonggui, Ms. Hu Guofang, and Mr. Li Yonggang live in Xibei Village, Longfeng Town. More than 20 people from the town government, the town police station and the village office, took the four practitioners to the village office on the morning of December 7, 2021. They were held by force to press their fingerprints on guarantee statements.

15. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Xia’s Home Ransacked

Ms. Li Xia’s home was ransacked on January 2 or 3, 2022.

16. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Mr. Xu Derong Harassed

Zhou Jingfu, director of the General Office of Qinjiatun Town, and Zhao Xinle, deputy of the Qingjiatun Town Police Station, went to Mr. Xu Derong’s home on the morning of January 3, 2022. They pressured Mr. Xu to sign a guarantee statement, which he refused.

Zhou Jingfu and three other persons, including Li Baijun who is in charge of the town Internet office, went to Mr. Xu’s home again the next day on the morning of January 4, 2022. Li Baijun kept pressuring Mr. Xu to sign the guarantee statement and claimed that Mr. Xu was on the city’s and provincial government’s blacklist. Li Baijun claimed that Mr. Xu’s name would be removed if he signed.

Zhou Jingfu led more people to Mr. Lu’s home again on the morning of January 6, 2022.

17. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Xu Changlu Sentenced to Nine and a Half Years in Prison

Mr. Xu Changlu was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison because he continues to practice Falun Gong. He is currently detained in the Dalian Prison. His family is not allowed to visit him.

18. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] 80-year-old Ms. Tong Arrested and Detained

Ms. Tong, 80, was arrested by officers from the Hanzhongmen Police Station and taken to the Nanjing City Detention Center.

19. [Huili City, Sichuan Province] Hearing on Ms. Luo Jiping’s Pension Deduction Held in Court

The hearing on Ms. Luo Jiping’s pension deduction will be held in the Huili City Court on January 10, 2022.

20. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Arrested

Ms. Wu, nearly 70, was reported to police by a security guard for talking to people about Falun Gong in the Wenti Plaza, Huangpi District. She was arrested at the end of 2021.