(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 15 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
Ms. Zhang Yingrong, a Leiyang City resident, was put into the Hengyang City Detention Center by officers from the Changning City Police Department on April 8, 2023. She was recently sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Changning City Court. It is not known where she is being held.
Ms. Nan Tianju lives in Hengdian Street, Huangpi District. She was arrested in April 2023. She was sentenced to two years in prison, but her whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Liu Dezhi was arrested by officers from the Guangshan County Domestic Security Division in 2023. She was sentenced and sent to the Henan Province Women’s Prison.
Mr. Xu Yuxiang was arrested by officers from the Guangshan County Domestic Security Division. His home was ransacked. He was sentenced and is being held in a detention center.
Ms. Cao Xiaoyan, a Jingde County resident, was arrested by Xuancheng police in August or September 2023. She was detained for five days.
Ms. Ye Li was arrested by Jingde County police and detained for five days.
Ms. Zhang Shuxia lives in Hongguang Farm. The Baiyilaga Township Police Station director and officers went to her parent’s home on the afternoon of November 30, 2023, and ordered her to sign a document. She refused. The director ordered her to report to the police station the next day and said, otherwise, they would come back and arrest her. She went there and was subjected to 15 days of detention. She is being held in the Qianguo County Detention Center.
Officers from the Qianguo County Police Department went to the Hongguang Farm Fifth Division and arrested Ms. Liu Fuyan on December 2, 2023. She is being held in the Qianguo County Detention Center.
They went to the Hongguang Farm Seventh Division, ransacked Mr. Qiu Yuanwen’s home, and forced him to give them his phone number.
That same day, officers from the Qianguo County Police Department went to the Hongguang Farm Third Division and arrested Mr. Wei Senlin at his home.
Ms. Lu Guilan was arrested at 3:00 a.m. one morning at the end of November 2023. Her whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Cao Fuqing lives in the Heishanju Village. Three officers from the Duzhuang Town Police Station ransacked her home on November 27, 2023, and seized her Falun Gong books, calendars, and other items.
Mr. Xu Jiang’s sister received a harassing call from the Jianli City Domestic Security Division in August 2023. The caller ordered her to send images of his and their sister Ms. Xu Liangying’s social security card. Afterward, Mr. Xu’s social security payments were stopped.
Ms. Wang Lanzhao and her daughter put Falun Gong flyers into bicycle buckets on October 15, 2023. She was arrested and taken to the Longdong Police Station. Her Falun Gong books, printer, computer, 2 audio players, and 4 U-drives were confiscated. She was released that night.