(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 42 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Twenty Three Practitioners Detained
2. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Han Xuezhi Taken to Prison
3. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fu Lizhen Arrested
4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Huixia Arrested
5. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] List of Practitioners Held in Two Prisons
6. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xie Yuxia and Ms. Wang Xiuqin Arrested
7. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Luanqing Detained

1. [Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Twenty Three Practitioners Detained

Twenty three practitioners are being detained, with eight being held in prisons, and the other 15 being held in detention or lockup centers.

Details are as follows:Menyuan Prison in Qinghai Province:Mr. Hu Jiancai, for a seven-year prison term

Shizuishan Prison:Mr. Wang Desheng, for a 13-year prison termMr. Luan Ning, for a 10-year prison termMr. Xie Yiqiang, for a three-and-a-half-year prison termMr. Song Laiping, for a one-year-and-six-month prison term

Ningxia Women's Prison:Mr. Zhang Xueyan, for a seven-year prison termMs. Su Qingling, for a four-year prison termMs. Xu Runye, for a three-and-a-half-year prison term

Not included in the count is Ms. Tan Xiuxia, who was held in Ningxia Women's Prison for three years. Her prison term should have ended at the end of November 2019, but her current whereabouts are unknown.

Yinchuan City Detention Center:Ms. Jiang Hongying, Ms. Wang Xiuhua, Ms. Jiang Chunmei, Ms. Xiao Yanzhi, Ms. Na Qin, Ms. Chen Bo, Ms. Zhu Haiyan, Ms. Sun Fanghong, Ms. Sun Fanghui, and another practitioner. The ten practitioners have all been officially placed under arrest.

Pingdong Lockup Center, Siping City, Jilin Province: Mr. Li Jianhui, who was officially placed under arrest.

Shizuishan City Detention Center: Mr. Shi Chunrong

Guyuan City Lockup Center: Ms. Zhang Junqin and Ms. Zhang Lifang

Zhongwei City Detention Center: Mr. Sun Jianfeng, whose case has been turned over to the court.

2. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Han Xuezhi Taken to Prison

Mr. Han Xuezhi, from Changsha City, was sentenced to a seven-year prison term and fined 10,000 yuan by the Railway Transport Court in early July 2019. He appealed to the Intermediate Court of Guangzhou Railway Transport Section. His lawyer received the verdict from the Intermediate Court which upheld the original sentence. Mr. Han is being held in Wangling Prison, You County, Zhuzhou City.

3. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fu Lizhen Arrested

Ms. Fu Lizhen was arrested and taken to the Xinfeng Police Station by plainclothes officers, when she was talking to people about Falun Gong on December 13, 2019. She was soon released. The police ransacked her home that morning, and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong, DVDs of lectures given by the Falun Gong founder, and calligraphy of good wishes.

4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Huixia Arrested

Ms. Wang Huixia from Fumaying Village, Meicun Town, was arrested at home by four or five officers led by the director of Meicun Town Police Station on the morning of December 18, 2019. The officers confiscated a Zhuan Falun book and printed materials. Ms. Wang was taken to the police station, but was released that afternoon.

5. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] List of Practitioners Held in Two Prisons

Those being held in Wangling Prison since 2013:Mr. Tang Peilin, for a seven-and-a-half-year prison term

Those being held in Wangling Prison since August 14, 2017:Mr. Deng Ye, for a seven-year prison termMr. Peng Shiqing, for a nine-year prison termMr. Wang Qingsheng, for a six-year prison termMr. Yang Jia, for a three-and-a-half-year prison termMr. Zeng Gu, for a three-year prison termMr. Yang Shiyi, for a four-year prison term

Those being held in Hunan Women's Prison:Ms. Wang Duohong, for a ten-year prison termMs. Fu Xianhua, for a seven-year prison term, since 2013Ms. Suo Yan, for a three-and-a-half-year prison term, since August 14, 2017Ms. Liu Manyan, serving a one-year prison term outside the prison, and she has been forced to wear an electronic wrist watch monitorMs. Zhang Yaqin, for a two-year prison term since 2018Ms. Guo Mingqing, for a one-year-and-six-month prison term since May 2019

6. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xie Yuxia and Ms. Wang Xiuqin Arrested

Ms. Xie Yuxia and Ms. Wang Xiuqin were arrested for talking to people about Falun Gong around December 13, 2019.

7. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Luanqing Detained

Ms. Huang Luanqing, in her 50s, from Beishan Village, Liusha Town, Puning City, was reported to police for posting Falun Gong materials on the afternoon of December 12, 2019. She was arrested and taken to Meitang Police Station. Officers from Puning City Domestic Security Division, Chengdong Police Station, Meitang Police Station, and security guards from Beishan Village ransacked Ms. Huang’s home that evening. They confiscated Falun Dafa books, among other belongings. Ms. Huang is being held in the Puning City Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Huang:Chengdong Police Station: +86-663-2810666, +86-663-2813535Yang Yongtao (杨永涛), director, Meitang Police Station: +86-663-2614204Puning City Detention Center: +86-663-2235730Xie Rongbiao (谢荣标), secretary of Puning City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-663-2252001610 Office: +86-663-2225060