(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 36 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Taken to Prison
2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xu Jianying Sentenced to Prison
3. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioners Taken into Custody
4. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Lidi Harassed
5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun and Husband Arrested
6. [Shanghai] Mr. Wu Wei Missing
7. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Practitioners Harassed
8. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
9. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Hongshan Tried
10. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
11. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

1. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Taken to Prison

Ms. Zhang Yumei, Ms. Chen Fengqing, Ms. Liu Jun, and Ms. Cao Yulian from Chicheng County were arrested and taken into custody for distributing Falun Gong materials in the countryside on February 13, 2020.

They were tried by the Xuanhua County Court on June 30, 2021. Ms. Zhang was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 20,000 yuan. Ms. Chen and Ms. Liu were each sentenced to four years and six months in prison and fined 15,000 yuan. Ms. Cao was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 10,000 yuan. They appealed.

It was recently reported that on October 16 the Zhangjiakou City Court upheld the original verdicts without holding a hearing or notifying the practitioners’ families. The four practitioners were taken to prison on October 19, but their families were not notified.

Ms. Liu was taken to the Jidong Prison. The other three practitioners were taken to the Shijiazhuang Women’s Prison.

2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xu Jianying Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Xu Jianying from Zhucheng Sub-district, Xinzhou District, was arrested in September 2021. She was sentenced to one year in prison.

3. [Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province] Practitioners Taken into Custody

Numerous practitioners were arrested by the Chaoyang City Police Department on September 8, 2021. Their cases were brought to the Lingyuan City Court.

Mr. Zhang Kunshan was held in the Lingyuan City Detention Center. Mr. Wang Zhongxue was held in custody in Jianping County, adjacent to Lingyuan City. Ms. Wan Guiying (72 years old), Ms. Wu Yanling, Ms. Yu Shufen, Ms. Li Jing, and Ms. Liu Sulan were held in the Chaoyang City Women’s Prison.

4. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Lidi Harassed

Mr. Wang Lidi, a teacher at the Hubei University of Science and Technology, was “talked to” by 610 Office staff members, who pressured him to sign or press his fingerprints on a document promising that he would not tell his students about Falun Gong. He refused to cooperate. They also threatened to dismiss Mr. Wang and send him to prison again.

5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun and Husband Arrested

Ms. Sun and her non-practitioner husband, who live on Yuanfei Road, in the No. 10 Middle School residential section, Kuiwen District, were arrested by officers from the Changyi Police Department on the afternoon of November 4, 2021.

6. [Shanghai] Mr. Wu Wei Missing

Mr. Wu Wei has been missing for two months.

7. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Practitioners Harassed

Ms. Xiao Guilan and Ms. Deng Zhongqin were harassed by community management office staff members at the end of October 2021. The staff members called to harass the children of Ms. Xiao and Ms. Deng. Li Weizhi and Yang Guihua (their genders are unknown) were also harassed over the phone by these staff members.

Ms. Liu Chunfeng, Ms. Liu Daxiu, Ms. Yang Suhua, Mr. Gong Shufu, and Ms. Jiang Qirong were harassed at home by community management office staff members on November 1.

Three Party members from the Jingui Community Management Office carried a bucket of cooking oil to Ms. Tang Gangying’s home on November 1. They pretended to be kind and helpful in order to get Ms. Tang to sign paperwork. Ms. Tang declined their demand with righteous thoughts.

8. [Jining City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Li Hongxia from Liuzhuang Residential Community, Rencheng District, was arrested. Ms. Chang Guifang, Mr. Wang Xuejun, and Mr. Man Zhengyu from the Guanghe District were also arrested.

9. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Guo Hongshan Tried

Mr. Guo Hongshan was tried at the Changli County Court on the morning of November 2, 2021.

10. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Wang Jianwei and elderly Ms. Song were arrested around October 26, 2021. Their homes were ransacked. They are held in the Zhengzhou City No. 3 Detention Center.

Ms. Zhao was arrested and her home was ransacked.

11. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Li Caixia was arrested and her home was ransacked on November 2, 2021. Ms. Zhang Ling was arrested and her home was ransacked the following day. Both practitioners were placed in detention. Practitioner Sun’s home was ransacked.