(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 39 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Tianjin] Ms. Xu Haitang Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
2. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Xiang Longlan Detained and Zheng Jinghua Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
3. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Pang Yongfeng Loses Memory
4. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Zishu Harassed
5. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] 18 Practitioners Arrested
6. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Liu Chaoyun Arrested
7. [Shanghai] Ms. Yang Hui and Ms. Sun Zhuoying Faces Trial
8. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zeng Qingling Arrested
9. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Dai Xiurong Persecuted
10. [Shanghai] Ms. Liu Jianping and Ms. Zhang Yingzhi Detained
11. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Mr. Song Jianguo Released
12. [Longquan City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Xu Yongqing Arrested
13. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Zejiang Harassed
14. [Zhangping City, Fujian Province] Ms. Wu Xuexia Arrested
15. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] The Case Against Ms. Li Caiping Submitted to the Court
16. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xiufeng Detained
17. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Ai Li Arrested
18. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Gao Hongjie and Ms. Sun Yufen Arrested

1. [Tianjin] Ms. Xu Haitang Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Ms. Xu Haitang from Binhai New District was arrested by officers from the Yujiabao Police Station in March 2020 for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong. She was later released on bail pending trial for one year. It was recently learned that Ms. Xu was sentenced to two years in prison and may be held in the Tianjin Women’s Prison.

2. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Xiang Longlan Detained and Zheng Jinghua Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Xiang Longlan (gender unknown) from Yiyuan County was reported to police and arrested in July 2021. Xiang is currently under official arrest.

Zheng Jinghua (gender unknown) from Lu Village of Yiyuan County was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021.

3. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Pang Yongfeng Loses Memory

Ms. Pang Yongfeng was sentenced to two years in prison for distributing information about Falun Gong in Foshan City when she went to visit her daughter there. She was taken to a hospital for high blood pressure. It is unclear what she was given that caused her to lose her memory. After she returned to her hometown, she could not recognize other practitioners and did not remember anything.

4. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Zishu Harassed

Ms. Zhang Zishu recently received a call from Zhang Liuzhu, a village official in Wangjiashan, Yongning Town, Yanqing District. She was pressured to sign a guarantee statement, which she refused to do. Her son then received a call from the town government office and was pressured to advise his mother to sign the statement.

Yang Jinlu, secretary of Taiping Street Village Party Committee in Yongning Town in the Yanqing District, openly said on a broadcast to the entire village that Falun Gong practitioners and their family members would not receive their subsidies.

5. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] 18 Practitioners Arrested

A group study site was reported to police by three villagers Wang Bing, Wang Jing and Li Yu from Xijing Village. Eighteen practitioners were arrested by officers from the Longfeng Town Police Station on the afternoon of October 13, 2021. It was learned that the practitioners are detained in the Longfeng Town Police Station.

6. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Liu Chaoyun Arrested

Ms. Liu Chaoyun was arrested at home by several officers from the Xinghua Police Station in Luyang District on the morning of October 9, 2021. Her home was ransacked. Many Falun Gong books and informational materials were confiscated. Ms. Liu was interrogated in the police station and released that afternoon.

7. [Shanghai] Ms. Yang Hui and Ms. Sun Zhuoying Faces Trial

Ms. Yang Hui and Ms. Sung Zhuoying from Pudong New District are scheduled to be tried at Fengxian District Court at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on October 26, 2021, respectively.

8. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zeng Qingling Arrested

Ms. Zeng Qinling was arrested around October 15, 2021.

9. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Dai Xiurong Persecuted

Ms. Dai Xiurong has been detained since she was arrested on June 7, 2021. She was tried on October 12, 2021. The hearing was halted because she had a heart attack during the trial. Even though Ms. Dai had several heart attacks while she was held in the detention center, she is still being detained. She will be tried again on October 22, 2021.

10. [Shanghai] Ms. Liu Jianping and Ms. Zhang Yingzhi Detained

Ms. Liu Jianping and Ms. Zhang Yingzhi were held in the Jiading District Detention Center in February 2021. Ms. Liu was previously taken to the Jiading Detention Center in October 2019 and was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

11. [Sanhe City, Hebei Province] Mr. Song Jianguo Released

Mr. Song Jianguo was released. His two cell phones, computer and iPad are still confiscated. He was told they would not be returned until they were “fully checked.”

12. [Longquan City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Xu Yongqing Arrested

When Mr. Xu Yongqing went through the Longquan Railway Station checkpoint on October 20, 2021 he was arrested by officers from the Jianchi Police Station. They found a Falun Gong book, a USB drive and a computer in his bag. Mr. Xu was transferred to the Longyuan Police Station.

13. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Zejiang Harassed

Several officers from the Mulin Police Station went to Mr. Liu Zejiang’s home in the Daxing District on June 30, 2021. They searched his home but did not find what they were looking for. Two days later, two officers from the Daxing District told Mr. Liu to move out. They kept calling his landlord and requested that Mr. Liu move out.

14. [Zhangping City, Fujian Province] Ms. Wu Xuexia Arrested

Ms. Wu Xuexia was arrested in her restaurant around 8 a.m. on October 19, 2021. She was taken to the Guilin Police Station for interrogation. The police wanted to know who had helped her expose the persecution that Ms. Wu suffered a few years ago and who the key figures in the local Falun Gong group was. They also pressured her to sign the three statements. Ms. Wu did not cooperate with the police. She was released the next morning.

15. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] The Case Against Ms. Li Caiping Submitted to the Court

Ms. Li Caiping from Yuyao City was arrested by officers from the Lizhou Police Station on May 23, 2021. The case against her was submitted to the Yuyao City Procuratorate in early July 2021. It was recently submitted to the Yuyao City Court.

16. [Zunhua City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Xiufeng Detained

Officers from the Xisanli Police Station went to Ms. Wang Xiufeng’s home on the morning of October 15, 2021. They confiscated her Falun Gong books, her printer, printing paper, etc. Ms. Wang was arrested and taken to the No.1 Detention Center of Tangshan City on the morning of October 17, 2021.

17. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Ai Li Arrested

Ms. Ai Li was arrested at home by several officers around 10 a.m. on September 30, 2021. Her husband was not allowed to visit her and was told that she was detained in a “care center,” which is actually a brainwashing center.

18. [Anqiu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Gao Hongjie and Ms. Sun Yufen Arrested

Mr. Gao Hongjie and Ms. Sun Yufen were arrested by Anqiu City police in early October 2021.