(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 4 cities or counties in 2 provinces, where at least 13 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Sentenced
2. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] The Case Against Ms. Xu Hongying Submitted to the Court
3. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Luo Chuan Arrested
4. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Dinggang Arrested

1. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Sentenced

More than 10 practitioners, including Ms. Che Jing’e, Ms. Yin Aihua, Ms. Che Jinghua, Mr. Zhang Zicheng and his wife Ms. Wang Xiuxiang, were arrested by officers from the Kenli Street Police Station on June 2, 2021, after being monitored for nearly a year.

Some of them were sentenced by the Dongying District Court. Ms. Che Jing’e was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan; Ms. Yin Aihua, was sentenced to one year and six months and fined 10,000 yuan; and Ms. Che Jinghua, was sentenced to one year and three months and fined 10,000 yuan.

Ms. Che Jinghua and Ms. Yin Aihua served their terms and were released. At present, there are four practitioners in the Dongying Detention Center who have been sentenced, including Ms. Che Jing’e, Ms. Wang Muyi, Ms. He Boying, and Ms. Cui Guifen, who was sentenced to three years and three months.

2. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] The Case Against Ms. Xu Hongying Submitted to the Court

The case against Ms. Xu Hongying was transferred to the No.2 Court of Chengdu Railway Transportation in November 2022.

3. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Luo Chuan Arrested

Luo Chuan (gender unknown) was arrested at home by officers from the Jiuliti Police Station in the Jinniu District on August 9, 2022, and has been detained for over three months. Luo was placed under official arrest by the Jinniu District Procuratorate on November 23, 2022.

4. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Dinggang Arrested

Mr. Zhang Dinggang was arrested recently.