(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 18 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Ya’an City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Minghui Sentenced to Seven Years and Four Months
2. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Six Practitioners Detained
3. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Ye Xiaobing Faces Trial
4. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhang Chongfu Detained
5. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Detained Over Two Months
6. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Jie and Ms. Han Gongying Tried
7. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Liu Caifen and Ms. Ying Aiyun Taken to Brainwashing Center
8. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Runrong Harassed
9. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Deyu Arrested and Tortured
10. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Song Caiping Sentenced to Two Years
11. [Hanzhong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Zheng Jun Harassed

1. [Ya’an City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Minghui Sentenced to Seven Years and Four Months

Ms. Wang Minghui was tried twice before being sentenced to seven years and four months in prison and fined 10,000 yuan on September 26, 2021. She pleaded not guilty and appealed to the Ya’an City Intermediate Court. She is being held in the Tianquan Detention Center.

2. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Six Practitioners Detained

Six practitioners being held in different detention centers are Ms. Zhang Zehui, Ms. Li Qiyao, Ms. Zhang Shufen, Mr. Cen Xuedong, Fang Tianxing (gender unknown), and Ms. He Guoping. Some have been detained for more the 37 days, which exceeds the mandated detention times.

3. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Ye Xiaobing Faces Trial

Ms. Ye Xiaobing was scheduled to be tried in the Haizhu District Court on October 12, 2021. She was arrested by officers from the Tianhe District Domestic Security Division and the Tianhenan Police Station on April 24, 2020. She is being held in the Tianhe District Detention Center.

4. [Meizhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhang Chongfu Detained

Mr. Zhang Chongfu, 47, from Fengshun County, was arrested on July 6, 2021, after surveillance cameras recorded him distributing information about Falun Gong. He has been held in the Longgang District Detention Center for more than three months.

5. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Chen Detained Over Two Months

Ms. Chen, 65, from the Bao’an District was reported by a cab driver after she paid her fare with bills that had Falun Gong information on them on July 23, 2021. She was located through surveillance cameras and arrested by officers from the Fuhai Police Station. They ransacked her home on July 24. She is still being detained.

6. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yang Jie and Ms. Han Gongying Tried

Ms. Han Gongying and Ms. Yang Jie were arrested on April 9, 2020, by officers from the Donggang District Domestic Security Division and the Tai’an Road Police Station when they talked to people about Falun Gong at a local fair. They were released on bail that night.

They were tried in the Wulian County Court on September 17, 2021. They defended their innocence and pleaded not guilty. Neither the prosecutor nor the judge responded to their arguments. The judge called a recess without ending the trial.

7. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Liu Caifen and Ms. Ying Aiyun Taken to Brainwashing Center

A brainwashing center was set up in Jinyun County around September 20, 2021. Ms. Liu Caifen from Zhaiji Village in Xinbi Town was detained there. Ms. Ying Aiyun from Wuyun Town was arrested because she used bills with information about Falun Gong printed on them. The officers confiscated all her cash.

8. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Runrong Harassed

Two officers from the Datun Road Police Station in the Chaoyang District went to Ms. Wang Runrong’s home on September 16, 2021. They ordered her to sign documents renouncing Falun Gong and wanted to take a sample of her blood. She refused to comply. They threatened to come back with more officers to take her blood by force and get her to sign the statement.

9. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Deyu Arrested and Tortured

Ms. Xiao Deyu, 56, was reported when she talked to people about Falun Gong in the Jiucaiyuan residential district. She was arrested by officers from the Jiucaiyuan District Police Station. Ms. Xiao was admitted to the Changsha City Detention Center and held for 15 days.

Ms. Xiao was tortured in the detention center. She fainted on the fourth day. Chief Chen Xiao ordered a male officer to drag her up from the ground, but she could not sit upright. Ms. Xiao was so weak that she could not stand up straight when she was released on September 26.

10. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Song Caiping Sentenced to Two Years

Ms. Song Caiping, 77, from Wafangdian City was sentenced to two years in prison in 2010. She had to stay away from home to avoid further persecution. Ms. Song was arrested on September 24 in Dalian City. She is being held in the Yaojia Detention Center and was sentenced to two years in prison.

11. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Zheng Jun Harassed

Zheng Yahui, director of the Ningqiang County Comprehensive Management Office, went to Ms. Zheng Jun’s home with officers from the local 610 Office and police station on July 22, 2021. They went straight to Ms. Zheng’s bedroom and searched it.

They went to her home again on August 31 and pressured her to sign the statement renouncing Falun Gong. She refused. They then harassed her son at work. They ordered him to go home and persuade his mom to give up her faith in Falun Gong. Ms. Zheng and her family were told to go to the comprehensive management office. Ms. Zheng did not go, but her husband and her son were forced to go there for three days.

Zheng Yahui cursed Ms. Zheng’s son and forced him to write a statement renouncing Falun Gong and sign it on her behalf.