(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 13 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Yitong County, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Lijuan Taken to Prison
2. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Chunqiu Sentenced to Prison
3. [Anyue County, Sichuan Province] Li Jun Repeatedly Harassed
4. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yue Xiuhua Arrested
5. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Mingfeng Arrested
6. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Case Against Mr. Wang Xueming Brought to Court
7. [Shanghai] Ms. Shi Xiaoling and Ms. Hu Fuying Face Trial
8. [Shanghai] Ms. Jiang Linying Officially Arrested
9. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Wansheng Taken to Prison
10. [Daxing’anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xiubo Arrested
11. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Heng Xiaofeng Sentenced to Prison
12. [Huai’an County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Yinli Harassed

1. [Yitong County, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Lijuan Taken to Prison

Ms. Zhang Lijuan was arrested downstairs at her apartment building by division head Ma from the Liaoyuan City Domestic Security Division and others on July 20, 2020. She was held in the Liaoyuan City Detention Center.

She was tried, sentenced to four years in prison, and fined 3,000 yuan by the Xi’an District Court on November 11. She appealed to the Liaoyuan City Intermediate Court, which later upheld the original verdict. She was taken to the Heizuizi Prison on March 10, 2021.

2. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhang Chunqiu Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Zhang Chunqiu was sentenced to a three-year-and-seven-month prison term by the Louxing District Court of Loudi City. He was transferred from the Loudi City Detention Center to the Wangling Prison in 2021. His situation in prison is unknown.

3. [Anyue County, Sichuan Province] Li Jun Repeatedly Harassed

Li Jun (gender unknown) from Xiaoyan Village, Ruiyun Township, was sentenced to two years in prison and just released from prison in December 2020.

Shortly after returning home, Li has been constantly harassed, intimidated, and threatened by the local police and village officials under the instruction of the Domestic Security Division.

They pressured Li to write guarantee statements and disrupted Li’s life.

4. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yue Xiuhua Arrested

Officers from the Kangzhuang Police Station broke into Ms. Yue Xiuhua’s home in Hanjiagaoyang Village, Beimeng Town, Changyi City, on March 22, 2021. They forcibly took her to the police station. Then they took her to the Gaomi Hospital and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, and other hospitals for medical examinations in order to detain her. However she failed all of the examinations.

When the police took Ms. Yue to a detention center that afternoon, her blood pressure was as high as 190. The detention center refused to accept her. The police called the village Party secretary in the evening and told him to take her home.

5. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Mingfeng Arrested

Ms. Huang Mingfeng was reported to the police while distributing Falun Gong materials outside the entrance of the Guanghan People’s Hospital on March 20, 2021. She was arrested.

6. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Case Against Mr. Wang Xueming Brought to Court

Mr. Wang Xueming was arrested by officers from the Qingshan District Police Department in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, on November 20, 2020, while he was in Baotou City giving lectures.

He was officially placed under arrest by the Qingshan District Procuratorate in December. It was reported that his case was brought to the court. His current situation is not clear.

7. [Shanghai] Ms. Shi Xiaoling and Ms. Hu Fuying Face Trial

Ms. Shi Xiaoling and Ms. Hu Fuying from Baoshan District will be tried on the morning of March 30, 2021.

8. [Shanghai] Ms. Jiang Linying Officially Arrested

Ms. Jiang Linying from the Baoshan District was officially arrested on February 3, 2021.

9. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Wansheng Taken to Prison

Mr. Liu Wansheng was taken to the New Inmates Ward of Panjin Prison on March 19, 2021.

10. [Daxing’anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xiubo Arrested

Ms. Wang Xiubo, an employee of the Hanjiayuan Forestry Bureau, was arrested on February 27, 2021.

11. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Heng Xiaofeng Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Heng Xiaofeng from Shuangluan District was arrested by officers from the Shuangqiao Police Department on March 22, 2021.

It was reported that Ms. Heng was sentenced to a two-year-and-six-month prison term by the Shuangqiao District Court. She is being held in the Shuangfengsi Detention Center.

She has developed symptoms of tuberculosis, and her family will appeal.

12. [Huai’an County, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Yinli Harassed

A police station director, government personnel, and others broke into Mr. Zhang Yinli’s home on February 23, 2021.

They forced him to sign “Four Statements” renouncing Falun Gong and photographed him. Mr. Zhang refused to sign or fingerprint the statement.

They threatened Mr. Zhang that they would burn the photos of Falun Gong's founder, but if Mr. Zhang signed the statements, they would not burn the photos.

Then they forcibly held Mr. Zhang’s hand and pressed his fingerprints on the document.