(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 12 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
Ms. Wang Xiurong was arrested and released on bail in 2023. She was indicted by the Pingdu City Procuratorate in June 2024 and her case was submitted to the Pingdu City Court.
Ms. Zhao Hong’e and Ms. Zhang Shujie were officially arrested on June 25, 2024.
Practitioner Liu Linfeng was arrested and taken to Weihai City Detention Center by officers from Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone Police Department on June 25, 2024.
Ms. Xu Yanfei was reported to the police for raising awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was followed and arrested by a dozen officers from Weining County Police Department and the Liuqiao Police Station on April 24, 2024. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to Weining County Lockup for 15 days.
On May 29, Ms. Luo Yufen were arrested by officers of the Weining County Police Department, the Liuqiao Police Station, Weining County Political and Legal Affairs Committee, and community management office. She was taken to the Weining County Detention Center and held for 15 days.
Ms. Dai Xiaoping was reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong in early May 2024. Xinhua Road Police Station officers went to her mother’s home where she was temporarily staying to arrest her. They ransacked the place, and confiscated several Falun Gong books, printed materials, and amulets. They took her for a physical exam and held her in the Weifang City Detention Center for 13 days before releasing her.
Ms. Tian Lingqiao and her son from Liushuangying Village, Xinji Town, were arrested by Xinji City Police Department officers on June 26, 2024. Her son, who has a mental disorder, was released that afternoon.
Ms. Yin Qiuzhen was arrested and detained by officers from Jidong County Domestic Security Division on May 6, 2024. Her savings of 540,000 yuan were confiscated from her home.
In mid-April 2024, five people from Jilin Province Public Security Department, Changchun City Police Department, and Changchun City Domestic Security Division broke into 91-year-old Ms. Jiang Zhaoqin’s home. They ransacked the place and confiscated Falun Gong books. They also placed the books and portrait of Falun Gong’s founder on the ground and ordered her and her family to step on them, threatening to suspend Ms. Jiang’s pension if they didn’t comply.
Mr. Li Hongwei from the Shenhe District was arrested by officers from the Xiaojinqiao Police Station on June 26, 2024. His computer was confiscated.
Ms. Zhu Yamei was arrested on May 2, 2024. The police accused her of distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. Her case was recently transferred from the Caihong Police Station to the Judicial Office of Qixingpao Farm of Jiusan Agricultural Reclamation Bureau in Heilongjiang Province.