(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 14 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
Ms. Xie Guifang from Qilihe District, 64, was arrested by officers in the Qilihe District on February 28, 2023. She was later sentenced to five years in prison by Chengguan District Court and is currently held in the No.1 Detention Center of Lanzhou City.
Ms. Xie was sentenced to four years in prison in September 2012. She was arrested and detained for 15 days in December 2021.
The cases against six practitioners were recently submitted to the court. The practitioners are Ms. Li Mingxia, Ms. Zheng Zhimei, Ms. Li Yeshu, Mr. Luo Bingxin, Ms. Xu Huancui, and Ms. Li Hongmei.
Ms. Zhao Kunli was reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong and was arrested. Her home was ransacked. She was held at the Ximen Detention Center for over a month.
Ms. Li Shuilian’s family was forced to pay a fine of 5,000 yuan to the Shahe Police Station in Chaisang District in July 2023. The police threatened the family and told them they would take Ms. Li to court if they did not pay.
Ms. Zhao Sucai, 65, lives in Nanzhuang Village, Zhao County. Officers from the county police department went to her home at 4 a.m. on July 4, 2023. Ms. Zhao was not there. The police ransacked her home and took her son and daughter-in-law who were not practitioners, to the police department for questioning. Ms. Zhao left home to avoid further persecution.
Ms. Zhang Hongyan was arrested on July 3, 2023, and was detained for one month in the Pudong Detention Center in Jimo City. She was released on August 4, 2023.
Ms. Li Cuiqing and her husband Mr. Yuan Chongqi from Nanlongwangzhuang Village were arrested on July 27, 2023, when they were seen by surveillance cameras distributing information about Falun Gong. The couple was taken to the Laixi City Detention House on July 28, 2023, and held there until they were released on August 7, 2023.
Mr. Zhang Guofang who works in Changchun Automobile Factory, was arrested by officers from the Anqing Police Station on July 20, 2023.
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