(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 28 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Nong’an County, Jilin Province] Eleven Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
2. [Beijing] Wang Yan Missing
3. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Agents Enter Mr. Li Lianjie’s Home and Install Hidden Camera
4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Guirong Harassed
5. [Bejing] Practitioners in Chaoyang District Forced to Have Their Blood, Saliva and Hair Sampled in Chaoyang District
6. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Shanle and Her Husband Arrested
7. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Aizhen Arrested for Talking about Falun Gong
8. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lv Yanfei Held in Detention Center
9. [Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Guo Zhiheng Held in Detention Center
10. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Liu Changyu and Two Other Practitioners Held in Yishui Detention Center
11. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Three Elderly Practitioners Arrested

1. [Nong’an County, Jilin Province] Eleven Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Over 20 practitioners from Nong’an County were arrested on July 15, 2020. Thirteen of them were held in the Nong’an Detention Center. Among them, one practitioner was released and another one was sentenced to 7 years in prison after being prosecuted by the Dehui Procuratorate and tried in the Dehui Court. The other 11 practitioners were tried by the Dehui Court on April 9 and April 20, 2021, and sentenced to 2-10 years in prison on July 26. They were fined from 5,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan.

Ms. Zhao Xiulan was sentenced to 5 years in prison, Ms. Sun Fengxian, 2 years, Ms. Gao Xiaoqi, 9 years. They all appealed to the appeals court. Their appeal cases were filed in the Changchun Intermediate Court on September 1, 2021. Zang Wancheng, a criminal court judge, is in charge of the appeals cases.

Ms. Yu Jiaoru was sentenced to 6 years in prison, Ms. Sun Xiuying, 4 years, Ms. Cai Yuying, 9 years and Mr. Chan Weihe, 6 years. They all appealed to the appeals court. Their appeal cases were filed in the Changchun Intermediate Court on September 9, 2021. Criminal court judge Fan Wenhao is in charge of the appeals case.

Mr. Zhang Jingyuan was sentenced to 2 years in prison. He appealed to the appeals court. His appeal case was filed with the Changchun Intermediate Court on September, 13, 2021 and criminal court judge Fan Wenhao, is in charge of the case.

Ms. Zhang Xiuzhi was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Mr. Lv Xiangfu, 6 years and Mr. Feng Liqi, 9 years. Their cases were appealed and filed with the Changchun Intermediate Court. Criminal court judge He Fu is in charge of the case.

2. [Beijing] Wang Yan Missing

No one has heard from or seen Wang Yan (gender unknown) for over 5 months.

3. [Yanji City, Jilin Province] Agents Enter Mr. Li Lianjie’s Home and Install Hidden Camera

Ms. Li Zhiru was sentenced to 2 years in prison. Mr. Li Lianjie was sentenced to 3 years in prison.

Just before Mr. Li Lianjie was arrested, he discovered that CCP agents had entered his home multiple times without breaking his door. They installed a hidden camera inside a light fixture in his home.

4. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Guirong Harassed

Two agents from the Guangming Community Office went to Ms. Wang Guirong’s home and harassed her before July 1, 2021, the anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Party. One agent had a conversation with Ms. Wang while the other secretly photographed her. Ms. Wang did not notice that she was being photographed. Ms. Wang’s family discovered it.

5. [Bejing] Practitioners in Chaoyang District Forced to Have Their Blood, Saliva and Hair Sampled

It was recently learned that local officers and agents from the Chaoyang District went to practitioners’ homes and forcibly took samples from them. Some were forced to have their blood sampled, some were forced to drink water and have their saliva sampled, and others were forced to have their hair sampled. They were told that their samples were taken to conduct some DNA tests.

The officers and agents involved were from different areas including Jingwang, Huajiadi, Dongyao, Jinzhan and Cuigezhuang in Chaoyang District.

Pang Chaowu and other officers from the Huajiadi Police Station barged into the home of Qing (first name and gender unknown) on September 18, 2021 and took a sample of his or her blood. Two weeks ago, they went to Ms. Zhao’s home and several officers pressured her and took a sample of her blood. They also took a blood sample from her husband, who is not a Falun Gong practitioner.

Officers barged into the home of Xiaoling (surname and gender unknown) and took her blood sample while she was still half sleep.

6. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhao Shanle and Her Husband Arrested

Ms. Zhao Shanle and her husband were arrested around 6 a.m. on September 20, 2021. Their cell phones and all their keys were seized. They are being held in the Muping Detention Center. Details are being investigated.

7. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Aizhen Arrested for Talking about Falun Gong

Ms. Wang Aizhen from Quyang County was arrested while talking about Falun Gong at a market on September 22, 2021.

8. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lv Yanfei Held in Detention Center

Ms. Lv Yanfei was arrested by officers from the Jiefu Road Police Station while explaining the facts about Falun Gong near the station on September 3, 2021. She was forced to have a blood sample taken and was examined in three hospitals. She was taken to the Yongxing Detention Center that evening, September 3.

Ms. Lv refused to wear the prison uniform and went on a hunger strike. She was released after being held for 3 days.

9. [Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Guo Zhiheng Held in Detention Center

Mr. Guo Zhiheng from Anxiang County in Hunan Province, working in Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province, was arrested and taken to the Sisha Police Station on September 10, 2021. He was transferred to the Zhongshan Detention Center on September 15.

Mr. Hu Ke, from Li Country in Hunan Province, is also being held in the Zhongshan Detention Center.

10. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Liu Changyu and Two Other Practitioners Held in Yishui Detention Center

Liu Changyu, Fu Shanfeng and Zhao Zhongmei (their genders are unknown) were arrested by officers from the Daotuo Police Station while explaining the facts about Falun Gong in the Daotuo Town Farmers Market on September 22, 2021. They are being held in the Yishui Detention Center for a term of 15 days.

11. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Three Elderly Practitioners Arrested

Seven or eight plainclothes officers from the Fushuncheng Police Station barged into Ms. Cao Fengying’s home on September 8, 2021 and arrested her and her guests, Ms. Wu Guilan and Ms. Liang Yuzhi, without giving any reason. The three practitioners are all in their 70s. They are being held in the Fushun Detention Center.