(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 22 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 43 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province] Eleven Practitioners Harassed or Arrested
2. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
3. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zeng Youmei and Her Sister Sentenced to Prison
4. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Jian Detained
5. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Chen Ying Arrested
6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ren Haifei and Ms. Sun Zhongli Faces Trial
7. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Xiaofen’s Case Filed to Procuratorate
8. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wang Xiuying Harassed Repeatedly
9. [Beijing] Ms. Xu Wanxiang Detained
10. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Xiaozhuan Harassed
11. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Ms. Meng Fanqin Taken to Brainwashing Center
12. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Suwen Harassed
13. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Liang Yuying Tortured in Jail
14. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Zhangcai Harassed
15. [Dingxing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yuan Guifang Arrested
16. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Eight Practitioners Persecuted
17. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xiumei Harassed
18. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Xia Arrested
19. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Mao Dejun Sentenced to One-and-a-half Years
20. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Shi Guizun Sentenced to Two Years
21. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Ms. Lang Gaiqin Imprisoned

1. [Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province] Eleven Practitioners Harassed or Arrested

From December 16 - 18, 2020, officers from the Mishan City Police Department and various police stations harassed or arrested eleven practitioners. They ordered the practitioners to write the three statements.

Mr. Luo Libin was arrested on December 16, 2020. His home was ransacked. The details are not yet known.

Ms. Guo Xiuyan from Taiping Township was arrested at home around 8 p.m. on December 16, 2020. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to the Mishan City Domestic Security Division and was forced to sign the three statements. She has now returned home.

Ms. Xin Lilian was harassed at home around 4 p.m. on December 17, 2020, by officers from the No.1 Police Station who claimed to local community staff members. One of the officers broke into her home through a window after Ms. Xin refused to open the door. They ransacked her home and took away more than ten Dafa books. Ms. Xin was taken to the police station but she still refused to sign the three statements. She was released later.

Around the same time on December 17, 2020, Ms. Yang Xiaolin, Mr. Xing Delu, and Ms. Jin Shaohua were also arrested and taken to the police department. Three of them were held there until midnight. Ms. Jin Shaohua was released. Ms. Yang Xiaolin's and Mr. Xing Delu's situation is unknown.

Mr. Chen Hongrui from Mudanjiang Agricultural Reclamation Bureau, was harassed at home in Beidaying, Mishan City by three plainclothes men with face masks. They inquired about calendars which had truth-clarifying information.

Wu Yongxia (gender unknown) was taken away around 8 p.m. on December 17, 2020 by local police. The details are unknown.

2. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Zhang Shuqin from Yimei District was sentenced to three years and four months in prison. Currently, the case is under appeal.

Ms. Guo Yuying was sentenced to two years in prison; Ms. Liu Xinglan to one and a half years; Ms. Sun Dexiang to four and a half years. All three women have been taken to Harbin Women’s Prison.

3. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zeng Youmei and Her Sister Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Zeng Youmei from Dongchangfu District was arrested on February 1, 2020, by Zhou Shengqiao, head of the domestic security division, and officers from the Gulou Police Station. Her home was ransacked. She was informed by Dong’e County Procuratorate on September 23, 2020, that she would face a trial within one or two months.

It was learned in October 2020 that Ms. Zeng Youmei was sentenced to four years in prison. She appealed to the Liaocheng Intermediate Court. According to the final judgment she was to serve the four year sentence on bail.

Ms. Zeng Youmei's sister is also a practitioner. She has sequelae of cerebral infarction and has difficulty walking. She was sentenced to three and a half years.

4. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Li Jian Detained

Mr. Li Jian lives at Zhongshan University in Guangzhou City. He was arrested on November 5, 2020, for distributing truth-clarifying materials on campus. Officers from the Haizhu District Police Department and the Xingang Street Police Station ransacked his home. They took away his printer, computer and truth-clarifying materials. Mr. Li Jian is currently detained in the Haizhu District Detention Center.

5. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Practitioner Chen Ying Arrested

Chen Ying (gender unknown) from Fuyu County was arrested at the rented apartment in Chuangyecheng Community of Daqing City on December 16, 2020.

6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ren Haifei and Ms. Sun Zhongli Faces Trial

The cases against Mr. Ren Haifei and Ms. Sun Zhongli have been transferred to the Ganjingzi District Court. Mr. Ren Haifei’s lawyer went to the court on November 17, 2020 to view the case file but was obstructed by Judge Jin Hua.

7. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Xiaofen’s Case Filed to Procuratorate

Ms. Wang Xiaofen was arrested on the afternoon of September 19, 2020, by officers from the Julun Police Station in Xinghualing District when she clarified the truth on the street. Her home was ransacked. Many personal belongings were taken away including more than 60 books, cell phone, laptop, printer, etc. Ms. Wang is currently detained in the No.4 Detention Center. Her case has been transferred to the procuratorate.

8. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wang Xiuying Harassed Repeatedly

Ms. Wang Xiuying's daughter received a harassment call around 4 p.m. on November 7, 2020, from Zhao Danhong who works in the retirement office of Xi’an Jiaotong University. Zhao threatened to send Ms. Wang to the brainwashing center if she refused to sign the guarantee statement.

A policeman in uniform knocked on the door of Ms. Wang’s home around 10 a.m. on December 7, 2020.

Ms. Wang’s daughter received a harassment call again around 10 a.m. on December 11, 2020, from Zhao Danhong, who told her daughter to stop by the Taiyi Road Office in Peilin District. She refused.

One hour later, around 11 a.m., Ms. Wang’s daughter received a harassment call from the Taiyi Road Office. Police officer Liu requested to have an appointment with her the following Monday at Xi’an Jiaotong University and pressured her to sign the guarantee statement on behalf of her mother.

Ms. Wang’s daughter received a harassment call from the Peilin District Police Department around 4 p.m., December 14, 2020, and was requested to have a talk. After she refused, they threatened to come to her home once a week during 2021.

9. [Beijing] Ms. Xu Wanxiang Detained

In early December 2020, Ms. Xu Wangxiang was arrested by officers from the Baiquan Police Station in the Yanqing District. She is currently detained in the Changping Detention Center.

Ms. Xu was arrested and detained for 15 days two months ago. She was released on bail. She was arrested again this time because her case was transferred to the procuratorate.

10. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Xiaozhuan Harassed

Ms. Liu Xiaozhuan is a retiree from No.5 Hospital of Hengshui City. She was recently harassed by Han Fei, party director of the hospital, and Li Shihui, director of the hospital office. They demanded that she sign the guarantee statement and threatened to call police if she refused. They also harassed her husband.

11. [Tumen City, Jilin Province] Ms. Meng Fanqin Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Meng Fanqin was arrested at home on December 15, 2020. Currently she is detained in a brainwashing center in Yanji City.

12. [Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Li Suwen Harassed

Mr. Li Suwen has been repeatedly harassed since September 2020. The harassment was directed by Ran Guangming, deputy of No.854 Farm Party Committee. His former colleague Li Zhengwen and others tried to persuaded him to sign the three statements. Gao Cheng and Zhao Pu from the Comprehensive Management Office of No. 854 Farm kept harassing Mr. Li’s daughter and threatened her job. Even Mr. Li’s parents-in-law in their 90s were called to advise him. Mr. Li rejected all the harassment and did not sign the three statements.

13. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Liang Yuying Tortured in Jail

Ms. Liang Yuying, nearly 80, was subjected to “tiger bench” torture in Xinxiang Women’s Prison of Henan Province.

14. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Zhangcai Harassed

Ms. Liu Zhangcai in Hongyan Town was harassed around 1 p.m. on December 16, 2020, by four people including Zhang Luqiong and He Qing. She was told not to walk around or call anyone. She refused to cooperate.

15. [Dingxing County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yuan Guifang Arrested

Ms. Yuan Guifang was arrested on the morning of December 17, 2020, by police officers from the Dingxing Domestic Security Division.

16. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Eight Practitioners Persecuted

Mr. Li Xingjun, Mr. Zhang Jingzhou, Ms. Sun Jiangyi, and Mr. Lei Yunbo have been detained in the detention center for 16 months. Chen Shunying has been detained for 13 months. Ms. Deng Tianyu is also under custody. Mr. Liu Shehong from Wuhan City and Ms. Zhao Xiujuan have been sentenced to prison. It is unknown where they are detained.

17. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xiumei Harassed

Ms. Wang Xiumei was harassed at home on December 8, 2020. Liu Zhiqiang, deputy director of the Security Department, No. 4723 Naval Plant in Yongnian District, and three police officers came to harass her. Ms. Wang did not let them into the room. They videotaped the whole process.

18. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Xia Arrested

Ms. Liu Xia from Linghe District was reported to police and arrested on the morning of December 13, 2020, for clarifying the truth and distributing Falun Dafa keepsakes at the Shiqiaozi morning market. Her home was ransacked around 1 p.m. Her Dafa books and Minghui Weekly booklets were taken away.

19. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Mao Dejun Sentenced to One-and-a-half Years

Ms. Mao Dejun, a 66-year-old retired physics teacher, was arrested on August 11, 2020. She was tried by the Linshu County Court on December 1, 2020, and sentenced to one-and-a-half years a week later.

20. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Shi Guizun Sentenced to Two Years

Ms. Shi Guizun, 76, was arrested at home on the evening of July 26, 2019. The police ransacked her home and took her to the Jiamusi City Detention Center. Her family recently learned that she has been sentenced to two years by the Xiangyang District Court. She was imprisoned in the Heilongjiang Province Women’s Prison on September 24, 2020.

Ms. Shi began practicing Falun Gong before the Chinese communist regime ordered the persecution in 1999.

21. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Ms. Lang Gaiqin Imprisoned

Ms. Lang Gaiqin, 68, was arrested on September 9, 2019, only one day after she returned home from years of displacement to avoid the persecution. She was later sentenced to seven years by the Huixian City Court. Her appeal was rejected by the Xinxiang City Intermediate Court. She was recently taken to the Xinxiang Women's Prison.