(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 42 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Huairong Sentenced to Prison
2. [Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province] At Least Six Practitioners Arrested
3. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Eight Practitioners Arrested
4. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Fuguo’s Case Turned Over to the Procuratorate
5. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhang Weihong Arrested
6. [Rui’an City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Xu Qingmei Detained
7. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sun Shiwei’s Lawyer Not Allowed to Review Case Files
8. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Yu Xiaofen and Mr. Luo Jianzhu Taken to Brainwashing Center
9. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Su Deqin Arrested
10. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhou Keming Arrested
11. [Beijing] Ms. Yue Guihua Faces Trial
12. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Ms. Tang Lili and Ms. Gao Harassed
13. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Xianglian and Ms. Qin Xia Arrested
14. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Ms. Lei Shengping Arrested
15. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Weizong Held in Detention Center
16. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Song Zuoqiang Harassed
17. [Benxi County, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners and Family Members Arrested
18. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Xiaoqin’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
19. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
20. [Pingshan County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

1. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Huairong Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Zhao Huairong was given a one-year-and-six-month prison term and fined 20,000 yuan by the Chengde County Court on the morning of June 16, 2020.

She was taken to the No. 14 Ward, Shijiazhuang Women’s Prison on September 17, but her family was not notified. When her family called the Chengde County Court to inquire about her situation on September 25, they were told that the case was in the appeal phase.

2. [Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province] At Least Six Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Gao Chanling, Ms. Huang Fengxian, Ms. Wang Gaifeng, Ms. Zhang Shuiyu, and two other female practitioners Eryun and Er’er, all from Dai County, were arrested by officers from the provincial, prefecture, county Domestic Security Division, 610 Office, county police stations and township police stations on the morning of October 15, 2020. The homes of Ms. Gao and Ms. Huang were ransacked.

3. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Eight Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Yi Qunying, Ms. Peng Xianzhi, Ms. Li Qiongying, Ms. Li’s husband, and three practitioners with the last names Yang, Tang, Liu, and another practitioner, whose name is unknown, were arrested when they were calling others to tell them the facts about Falun Gong on October 15, 2020.

Yang, Tang, and another practitioner were released. The other practitioners are being held in the Yongxing Detention Center.

4. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Fuguo’s Case Turned Over to the Procuratorate

Mr. Wang Fuguo in Mi County was arrested by the Yanbian County police in September 2020. He was released the next day. His case was turned over to the Procuratorate, and he was told to sign paperwork for it. He was accused of using a feudal belief and cult organization to sabotage law enforcement, a standard pretext used by the Chinese regime to persecute Falun Gong.

5. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhang Weihong Arrested

Ms. Zhang Weihong in the Panji District was arrested at home on October 10, 2020. It is not clear where she is being held.

6. [Rui’an City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Xu Qingmei Detained

Ms. Xu Qingmei from Feiyun Town was reported to the police for distributing cards with a QR code to access the Internet. She was arrested by Chen Zhao and other officers from the Rui’an City 610 Office at midnight on September 28, 2020.

Her home was ransacked and her Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, cards with the QR code, and paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them were confiscated. She is being held in the Rui’an City Detention Center.

7. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sun Shiwei’s Lawyer Not Allowed to Review Case Files

Mr. Sun Shiwei lives in Bamiantong Town, Muling City. His lawyer went to the Hailin City Court to submit the materials and review the case files. Judge Jiang Xinkun made things difficult for the lawyer, and prevented him from submitting the materials or reviewing the case files.

8. [Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Yu Xiaofen and Mr. Luo Jianzhu Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Yu Xiaofen and Mr. Luo Jianzhu, who live in the College Dongyuan Residential Community, were arrested by local Domestic Security officers on July 21 and August 13, 2020 respectively for distributing Falun Gong materials. They were taken to the Hutangjinhai Brainwashing Center. They have since returned home.

9. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Su Deqin Arrested

Ms. Su Deqin in the Langfang Development Zone was arrested at home by officers from the Huanqu Police Station on September 17, 2020. She was pressured to sign guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong.

The officers wanted to take her to the police station and threatened her that if she did not go, they would handcuff her and take her away in front of her two grandchildren. They would prohibit the children from going to school, so that they would hate her.

Ms. Su’s husband was frightened and begged the officers not to handcuff and take her away. Ms. Su was worried that her two little grandchildren would be traumatized, so she went to the police station.

Ms. Su was told to sign the statements at the police station, which she refused. In the end, the officers told her husband to copy a guarantee. They grabbed Ms. Su's hand and pressed her fingerprints on it before letting her go home.

10. [Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhou Keming Arrested

Four officers from the Tiexi Police Station went to Mr. Zhou Keming’s home, arrested him, and ransacked the place on the morning of October 12, 2020.

11. [Beijing] Ms. Yue Guihua Faces Trial

Ms. Yue Guihua in Pinggu District was arrested and taken to the Pinggu Detention Center by officers from the Binhe Police Station on July 4, 2020. Her case was brought to the Pinggu District Court by the Pinggu District Procuratorate at the end of September 2020. The court will hold a trial for her at the end of October.

12. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Ms. Tang Lili and Ms. Gao Harassed

Officers from the Kuaida Town and a community member went to Ms. Tang Lili’s home at noon on October 16, 2020. They pressured her to sign the guarantee statements, which she refused. They threatened that if she did not sign, her subsistence allowance would be stopped. They told her son to sign. Ms. Tang did not allow him to sign the statement.

The police also went to Ms. Gao’s home and told her to sign, but she refused.

13. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Xianglian and Ms. Qin Xia Arrested

Ms. Li Xianglian and Ms. Qin Xia were arrested by officers from the Anqing Police Station on October 11, 2020. They failed to pass the physical examination and the Jiamusi Detention Center refused to accept them.

They were released on bail, and their families each paid a deposit of 10,000 yuan. They went home at 5 p.m. on October 12.

14. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Ms. Lei Shengping Arrested

Ms. Lei Shengping suddenly lost contact with her family in late September 2020, and her whereabouts are unknown.

It was reported in early October that Ms. Lei was arrested and taken to the Chibi Detention Center. The 610 Office personnel not only failed to notify her family, but also went to her home to harass her family several times.

15. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Li Weizong Held in Detention Center

Mr. Li Weizong from Zhangqiu District was arrested while working in a refractory brick factory in early morning of October 14, 2020. He is being held in the Zouping County Detention Center.

The reason for arresting him this time is that on the afternoon of March 11, 2020, he distributed Falun Gong materials in Linchi Town. He was arrested by officers from the Linchi Town Police Station, and then released on bail.

16. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Song Zuoqiang Harassed

Police assistants including Ouyang Zhancun from the Ciyutuo Town, Luanzhou City, went to Mr. Song Zuoqiang’s workplace in Xijie Village, harassed him, and photographed him on October 16, 2020. Mr. Song told them that personal beliefs are protected by law.

17. [Benxi County, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners and Family Members Arrested

Ms. Li Xiaoxia, her non-practitioner husband Mr. Wang Mingwei, and her non-practitioner sister Ms. Li Xiaojuan in Xiaoshi Town, were arrested by officers from the Xiaoshi Police Station on October 15, 2020. Their homes were ransacked. Ms. Li’s husband and her sister were released that evening. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Ms. Zhang Guirong was arrested by officers from the Guanyinge Police Station at around 5 a.m. on October 15. She was given 15 days of detention and fined 1,000 yuan.

Mr. Cui Bin, an art teacher, was arrested on October 15, 2020. He was given a six-year prison term and held in Dongling Prison.

18. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Xiaoqin’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate

Ms. Zhang Xiaoqin in Fuling District was arrested on October 15, 2020. She was officially arrested on July 24.

Her case was recently turned over to the Nanchuan District Procuratorate by the Fuling District Procuratorate. She is still being held in the Fuling District Detention Center.

19. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Personnel from the Sihe Residential Community went to 76-year-old Ms. Gao Hongyun’s home and harassed her in early October 2020. They asked her if she still practiced Falun Gong. When she replied, “Yes,” they told her to sign the guarantee statements. She refused.

Residential community personnel in Xinhua District went to Mr. Ma Zhiyan’s home in Guangxin Residential Community and harassed him on October 13, 2020. Mr. Ma told them that practicing Falun Gong does not violate any laws.

Officials from the Xingyuan Residential Community, the Linong Residential Community, and the Party Secretary of the Sub-district Administration Office went to Mr. Ma’s home again on October 14. Mr. Ma’s wife Ms. Xing Huansheng was not at home. She was cooking for her father-in-law at his home. They went to her father-in-law’s home and videotaped the place.

20. [Pingshan County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

The Pingshan County Police Station instructed Beibailou Village officials to harass Mr. Fu Erdong in August 2020.

The Pingshan County Police Station instructed Zhongbailou Village officials to harass Ms. Liu Xinli in August 2020.

Officers from the Gangnan Police Station went to Mr. Wang Shuquan’s home in Dongzhuhao Village in August 2020. Mr. Wang was not at home. The officers then instructed village officials to call Mr. Wang and photograph him. Mr. Wang refused to cooperate.