(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 19 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 25 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Guimei Detained in Prison
2. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Deyu Faces Trial
3. [Chongqing] Ms. Yue Chunhua and Ms. Zhang Guizhen Arrested
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ma Arrested
5. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Xie Hong Arrested
6. [Shanghai] Ms. Ying Yu Arrested and Detained
7. [Huadian City, Jilin Province] Bu Yuxin Arrested and Detained
8. [Beijing] Ms. Du Guiqin Placed Under Residential Surveillance
9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Liu Yuhong Detained
10. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Liu Weifang Arrested and Detained
11. [Xiaogan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Xiaogang Sent to a Brainwashing Center
12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Cui Persecuted
13. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Hua Arrested
14. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Yu Lamei' Missing
15. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Ji Ruiling Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
16. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Case Against Ms. Huang Guiqin Submitted to the Procuratorate
17. [Tianjin] Case Against Ms. Xu Guilian Submitted to the Procuratorate
18. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Arrested
19. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhuang Shuhua Placed on Wanted List
20. [Tianjin] Mr. Yang Jianzhuang Arrested
21. [Xingcheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Hu Yongli and Ms. Tan Yumei Arrested
22. [Beijing] Ms. Wu Wei Arrested
23. [Liyang City, Jiangsu Province] Hua Qinxiao Arrested

1. [Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Guimei Detained in Prison

Ms. Yu Guimei, around 70, who lives in Yushutun Village, Shoushan Town, Liaoyang County, was arrested at a practitioner’s home on November 6, 2020 and released the next day. She was taken to the Liaoyang Detention Center in March 2021 and was later sentenced to three years in prison. Ms. Yu is now in the Liaoning Province Women’s Prison.

2. [Yiyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Deyu Faces Trial

Ms. Xiao Deyu, 57, was arrested at home at 1 a.m. on October 17, 2022 and has since been held in the No. 4 Detention Center. She is to be tried in the Liuyang City Court at 2 p.m. on April 27, 2023.

3. [Chongqing] Ms. Yue Chunhua and Ms. Zhang Guizhen Arrested

Ms. Yue Chunhua, 65, and Ms. Zhang Guizhen, 76, were arrested on April 19, 2023 for talking to people about Falun Gong in a market. Their homes were ransacked. Ms. Zhang was released the next day. Ms. Yue has been detained.

4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Ma Arrested

Ma was arrested in the workplace around April 23 or 24, 2023, and is currently being detained in the Yaojia Detention Center.

5. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Xie Hong Arrested

Ms. Xie Hong was arrested by plainclothes officers in the provincial government compound on the morning of April 19, 2023.

6. [Shanghai] Ms. Ying Yu Arrested and Detained

Ms. Ying Yu was arrested by officers from the Shanghai Railway Police Department on April 4, 2023, and her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Changning District Detention Center.

7. [Huadian City, Jilin Province] Bu Yuxin Arrested and Detained

Bu Yuxin from the Jiapigou community was arrested on February 25, 2022. Bu was tried in court on September 1, 2022 but a verdict was not announced. Bu is currently being held in the Jilin City Detention Center.

8. [Beijing] Ms. Du Guiqin Placed Under Residential Surveillance

Ms. Du Guiqin from Chaoyang District was placed under residential surveillance again on April 23, 2023.

9. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Liu Yuhong Detained

Liu Yuhong was reported to police for talking to people about Falun Gong, and was arrested by officers from the Mashan Police Station in the Jimo District. Liu was detained for 37 days in the No. 2 Detention Center and has been released. Liu was then bailed out pending trial for one year by the Jimo District Procuratorate.

10. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Liu Weifang Arrested and Detained

Liu Weifang was arrested and taken to a detention house.

11. [Xiaogan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Xiaogang Sent to a Brainwashing Center

Mr. Luo Xiaogang was arrested at his workplace on April 18, 2023 and taken to the Xiaochang Brainwashing Center.

Mr. Luo was seen by surveillance cameras when he was distributing information about Falun Gong last year, then arrested by officers from the Shuyuan Police Station on November 10, 2022. He was placed under 15-day detention. His father passed away and he was allowed to leave to attend the funeral on November 13, 2022. When he returned, he was denied admission due to the pandemic.

12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Practitioner Cui Persecuted

Several officers from the Jinzhou District Police Department went to Cui’s home at 4:30 p.m. on April 23, 2023. They broke in and ransacked the place when no one was at home. Cui, 75, was arrested when Cui returned home in the afternoon and was taken to the Guangming Police Station. The police tried three times to put Cui in the detention center but failed. Cui was released on April 25, 2023 but was placed under residential surveillance.

13. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sun Hua Arrested

Ms. Sun Hua from Majiadian Town was reported to police for talking about Falun Gong and was arrested by officers from the Beijingzi Police Station on April 25, 2023. Her home was ransacked at noon. The police confiscated a photo of Falun Gong’s founder and over 40 Falun Gong books and magazines.

14. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Yu Lamei Missing

Ms. Yu Lamei from Wuchang District went out to distribute information about Falun Gong. She is now missing.

15. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Ji Ruiling Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Mr. Ji Ruiling from Hanshan District was sentenced to three years in prison by the Feixiang District Court on March 24, 2023. He appealed to the Handan City Intermediate Court.

16. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Case Against Ms. Huang Guiqin Submitted to the Procuratorate

Ms. Huang Guiqin from Beitaitou Township of Wei County, in her sixties, left her hometown in 2019 to avoid being persecuted. She was arrested in Zhengzhou City on October 14, 2022 and is currently detained in the No. 3 Detention Center of Handan City. Her case has been submitted to the Procuratorate.

17. [Tianjin] Case Against Ms. Xu Guilian Submitted to the Procuratorate

Ms. Xu Guilian lives in Dingxinzhuang Village, Dawangguzhuang Township, Wuqing District. Her home was ransacked on April 20, 2022 and the police confiscated her Falun Gong books, MP3 player, and cell phones, etc. Ms. Xu was taken to the police station for interrogation and released on bail pending trial in the late evening.

Her case was submitted to the Wuqing District Procuratorate and she was summoned to the Procuratorate at 9 a.m. on April 19, 2023. When she didn’t show up, three officers from the Chagugang Police Station went to her home and forcibly took her to the Procuratorate at noon on April 19, 2023. She was threatened and told she would be taken to a detention center if she did not cooperate. Ms. Xu left home to avoid further persecution.

18. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Arrested

Ms. Sun, around 50, was arrested by officers from the Chengbei Police Station on the afternoon of April 26, 2023. That evening her home was ransacked by officers from the Chengbei Police Station.

19. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhuang Shuhua Placed on Wanted List

Ms. Zhuang Shuhua was put on the wanted list by the Longkou Court on March 20, 2023. The reward was raised to 40,000 yuan. Ms. Zhuang has stayed away from her home for nearly four years to avoid the persecution. Her older brother was recently harassed by police who demanded to know where she was.

20. [Tianjin] Mr. Yang Jianzhuang Arrested

Mr. Yang Jianzhuang was arrested for distributing information about Falun Gong. His family was told that he would be detained for ten days.

21. [Xingcheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Hu Yongli and Ms. Tan Yumei Arrested

Ms. Tan Yumei was arrested at the North Railway Station in Shenyang City when she was returning to Xingcheng City on April 4, 2023. The police searched her and found stickers with information about Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked that evening. Ms. Tan was escorted back and taken to the Huludao City Detention Center on April 14, 2023.

Mr. Hu Yongli, a relative of Ms. Tan Yumei, was arrested by officers from the Ningyuan Police Station in Xingcheng City on April 6, 2023. He was placed under official arrest and taken to the Xingcheng City Detention Center.

22. [Beijing] Ms. Wu Wei Arrested

Ms. Wu Wei was reported to police for distributing cards which had information about Falun Gong, and was arrested on February 18, 2023. She was taken to the Dongba Police Station. Two days later she was released on bail pending trial for one year.

23. [Liyang City, Jiangsu Province] Hua Qinxiao Arrested

Hua Qinxiao was arrested at home around March 10, 2023.