(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 5 cities or counties in 4 provinces, where at least 21 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fan Huiying Detained
2. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhuang Shuhua and Other Practitioners Arrested
3. [Sanmen County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Ye Jinyue Abused
4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Chen Min Sentenced to Prison
5. [Liaoning Province] List of Practitioners Held in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison
6. [Guang'an Cit, Sichuan Province] Mr. Deng Qixing Taken Into Custody

1. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fan Huiying Detained

Ms. Fan Huiying from Qianwei County was arrested on the afternoon of January 20, 2019 for talking to others about Falun Gong. She was directly taken to a detention center for 15 days of detention. Her home was subsequently ransacked.

2. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhuang Shuhua and Other Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhuang Shuhua was arrested by officers from the Dongjiang Police Station on the afternoon of January 19, 2019. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Dafa books, paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them, and copies of The Ultimate Goal of Communism. Ms. Diao Shufeng, Ms. Lin Qiuxiang, and Ms. Wang Yuzhen were also arrested at the same time. Ms. Zhuang was released that evening. The other three practitioners were detained for five days, and their homes were ransacked.

3. [Sanmen County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Ye Jinyue Abused

Ms. Ye Jinyue was sentenced to three years in prison, and is being held in the Hangzhou Women's Prison. She cannot walk as a result of severe abuse. The prison guards demanded that her family persuade her to write a guarantee statement promising to give up Falun Gong. The family was threatened, and told that if she refused to write the guarantee statement, she would not be released even after her prison term ended.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Ye:Zhejiang Province Women's Prison: +86-571-89970110, +86-571-89970015, +86-571-89970018Prison Politics Branch: +86-571-89970090, +86-571-89970091Commission for Discipline Inspection: +86-571-89970057

4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Chen Min Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Chen Min from Liaozhong District was recently sentenced to four years in prison. She has appealed to the Shenyang Intermediate Court.

5. [Liaoning Province] List of Practitioners Held in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison

Practitioners held in the No. 1 Ward: Ms. Jiang Wei (No. 1 Team), Ms. Liu Pingtong (No. 6 Team), Ms. Zhang Wei (No. 7 Team), Ms. Liu Shuzhen (No. 8 Team), Ms. Wang Xiuyan (No. 9 Team), Ms. Liu Hui (No. 10 Team), Ms. Zhang Fengxia (No. 10 Team), Ms. Wang Xinlian (No. 11 Team), Ms. Chen Yazhou (No. 13 Team), and Ms. Wu Yuping (No. 13 Team).

Practitioner held in the No. 7 Ward: Ms. Ma Yuxiang.

Practitioner held in the No. 8 Ward: Ms. Zhang Minfang.

6. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Deng Qixing Taken Into Custody

Mr. Deng Qixing was held in the Huaying Detention Center.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Deng:Huaying Detention Center: +86-13908284720