(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 9provinces, where at least 35 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Helong City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Yucai and His Wife Ms. Qin Liqin Sentenced to Prison
2. [Yingyang City, Henan Province] Six Practitioners Persecuted
3. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Qiaolan Missing
4. [Beijing] Four Practitioners Detained; Three of Them Facing Trial
5. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Shuyan Dies As a Result of Persecution
6. [Raohe County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xu Zhuo Incarcerated in Prison
7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Jiwu Harassed at Home
8. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Shaojie Formally Arrested
9. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wu Zhaoqi Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
10. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Jin Zhimei and Mr. Yuan Yiqun Arrested
11. [Chuxiong City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Ma Jinyu and Ms. Xu Lijuan Detained
12. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Mr. Wang Shushen Arrested
13. [Yongning County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Update on the Arrest of Twelve Practitioners

1. [Helong City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yang Yucai and His Wife Ms. Qin Liqin Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Yang Yucai and his wife Ms. Qin Liqin were arrested in June 2018. They were both sentenced to three-year prison terms. Mr. Yang is incarcerated in Gongzhuling Prison.

2. [Yingyang City, Henan Province] Six Practitioners Persecuted

Ms. Ma Qimei was arrested by officers from Jingcheng Police Station in 2018. She was taken to the Guying Third Detention Center in Zhengzhou City. Ms. Ma was sentenced to a three-year term and taken to Xinxiang Women’s Prison.

Ms. Wang Haiping and Ms. Zhao Qinghua were arrested on September 26, 2019. They are being held in the Zhengzhou Third Detention Center.

Mr. Wei Chengde and Mr. Li Qinjun are incarcerated in Xinmi Prison. Ms. Li’s wife, Ms. Zhang Xiaorong, has been held in the Zhengzhou Third Detention Center for six months. Their teenage daughter, who is in middle school, is at home without adult supervision.

3. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Qiaolan Missing

Ms. Wang Qiaolan, 76, has been missing since May, 2019. She may have been arrested for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

4. [Beijing] Four Practitioners Detained; Three of Them Facing Trial

Mr. Dong Lei was arrested by officers from Xicheng Police Department in July 2018. Ms. Yang Xiubin and another practitioner were arrested at the same time. They were taken to the Xicheng District Detention Center and are due to be tried in Xicheng Court on the morning of November 14, 2019.

Ms. Jia Fengzhi from the Pinggu District was arrested on November 9, 2019, for handing out Falun Gong calendars. Police confiscated more than 1,000 yuan in paper bills with Falun Gong messages written on them and other personal belongings. She is being held in the Luoying Detention Center in Pinggu Town.

Parties involved in persecuting these practitioners:Xicheng District Police Department: +86-10-82202621, +86-10-82202620

5. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Liu Shuyan Dies As a Result of Persecution

Ms. Liu Shuyan was arrested in November 2015. She was sentenced to three years in prison and taken to Jilin Women’s Prison on July 7, 2016. She died on April 21, 2017.

Ms. Liu was forced to sit on a small bench for long periods of time every day in the prison. She was not allowed to buy any daily necessities. She went on a hunger strike to protest the persecution. She was force-fed for 12 days and held in solitary confinement for 10 days.

Her family was only allowed to take her home when she was near death.

6. [Raohe County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xu Zhuo Incarcerated in Prison

Ms. Xu Zhuo was reported to the authorities when she mailed letters with information about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was arrested at work in August 2017 and taken to the Shuangyashan City Detention Center.

Ms. Xu was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan in November 2017. She is now in Harbin Women’s Prison.

7. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Jiwu Harassed at Home

Mr. Wang Jiwu from Gongchenghao Village, Handian Town, went on a hunger strike to protest the persecution while he was imprisoned and was force-fed. He is now in poor health. He was released on probation on November 8, 2019, after his family was forced to pay 15,000 yuan.

Officers from Handian Police Station harassed Mr. Wang at home the following day. 

8. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Mr. Ma Shaojie Formally Arrested

Mr. Ma Shaojie was arrested at home by officer Liu Pinglu and others from Linqing City 610 Office and Domestic Security Division on September 17, 2019. He is being held in Liaocheng Detention Center and has been formally placed under arrest.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Ma:Liu Mingfeng (刘明峰), secretary, Linqing City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13606352966Han Yi (韩义), deputy secretary, Linqing City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13706352011Yang Qing (杨青), attorney general, Linqing City Procuratorate: +86-18563507901Zhang Tong (张彤, deputy attorney general, Linqing City Procuratorate: +86-13508925068Zhang Xiaoyong (张晓勇), president, Linqing City Court: +86-13906353832

9. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wu Zhaoqi Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Mr. Wu Zhaoqi from Shuidong Town in the Dianbai District was arrested on August 29, 2018. The Maonan District Court sentenced him to a five-year prison term in August 2019. He has since appealed.

10. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Jin Zhimei and Mr. Yuan Yiqun Arrested

Ms. Jin Zhimei was arrested by officers from the Guandu District Domestic Security Division and Chuxiongzhou Police Department on August 14, 2019. She is being held in the Kunming City Detention Center.

Mr. Yuan Yiqun was arrested by officers from Huguolu Police Station on October 15. His home was ransacked.

11. [Chuxiong City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Ma Jinyu and Ms. Xu Lijuan Detained

Ms. Ma Jinyu and Ms. Xu Lijuan were arrested at home on the morning of November 8, 2019. Police officers ransacked their residences and confiscated Falun Gong books. The women are being held in Chuxiongzhou Detention Center.

12. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Mr. Wang Shushen Arrested

Mr. Wang Shushen from the Jinchuan District, Jinchang City, was identified as a Falun Dafa practitioner during an identity card check on November 9, 2019, when he was visiting a relative in Shanghai.

Officers from Guangzhoulu Police Station in Jinchang were informed. They went to Shanghai, arrested Mr. Wang, and brought him back to Jinchang.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Wang:Feng Hai (冯海), director, Jinchuan Police Department: +86-935-5835166, +86-935-5835151, +86-13993560268Lei Xiaoning (雷小宁), political commissar: +86-935-5835150, +86-3884510998Li Mingguang (李明光), deputy director: +86-935-5835155, +86-13993569968

13. [Yongning County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Update on the Arrests of 12 Practitioners

Twelve practitioners were arrested on the morning of September 19, 2019, by officers from Yongning County Police Department, Yongning Domestic Security Division, Yanghe Police Station, Chengguan Police Station, and Wangyuan Police Station.

Among those arrested are: Ms. Jiang Chunmei, Ms. Xiao Yanzhi, Ms. Na Qin, Mr. Chen Bo, Ms. Zhu Haiyan, Ms. Sun Fanghong, Ms. Sun Fanghui, Mr. Nan Yongsheng, Mr. Jiang Tao, and Ms. Chen Shuhui.

Eight practitioners have been formally placed under arrest and are being held in detention centers. Their cases have been sent to the Xixia District Procuratorate.

The other four practitioners have been released.