(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 20 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Shuzhen Held in Detention Center
2. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Ji Yongcheng Officially Arrested
3. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Liu Yanqi Arrested
4. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Sun Yushan Officially Arrested
5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Guizhen and Ms. Wang Indicted
6. [Chongqing] Ms. Shi Ling Harassed
7. [Chongqing] Practitioner Liu Ziqun Arrested
8. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Jiang Yifen and Ms. Zheng Yufang Arrested
10. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yang Zhi Held in Custody for Over a Month
11. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Xiumei Arrested
12. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Cuilian and Ms. Sun Ming Arrested
13. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

1. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Shuzhen Held in Detention Center

Ms. Gao Shuzhen from Tangyuan Town was arrested by officers from the Linqing City Domestic Security Division when she was heading to work in the field on March 1, 2022. Her family could not come up with the amount of money the police asked for, and the officers took her to the Guanxian Detention Center.

The police broke into Ms. Gao’s home and ransacked the place in September 2021. The officers also threatened her family and relatives to face the consequences if they did not pay 10,000 yuan.

The officers have since frequently harassed Ms. Gao and her family. Ms. Gao became displaced. She was not able to take care of fieldwork or do household chores and was unable to take care of her children and the elderly.

2. [Mengyin County, Shandong Province] Mr. Ji Yongcheng Officially Arrested

Mr. Ji Yongcheng from Taoxu Town was arrested by officers from the Chengdong Police Station, Fei County, on February 15, 2022. He has been officially placed under arrest by the Lanshan District Procuratorate in Linyi City.

Mr. Ji was arrested by officers from the Xijiao Police Station, Lanshan District, while distributing Falun Gong materials in Lanshan District on September 26, 2020. After being held for 24 hours, he was released and returned home. The Taoqu Police Station placed him under residential surveillance. Officers from the Xijiao Police Station went to Mr. Ji’s home twice to harass him and tried to arrest him but did not succeed.

Mr. Ji was arrested at home and taken to the Fei County Police Station by officers from the Chengbei Police Station and Taoxu Town Police Station on February 15, 2022. He was taken to the Xijiao Police Station the following day, and then to the Mengyin County Detention Center on February 17.

On March 1, the Lanshan District Procuratorate issued an arrest notice to Mr. Ji’s relatives.

3. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Liu Yanqi Arrested

Mr. Liu Yanqi, 68, was arrested at home by seven or eight officers, from the Jianxi Police Station, who arrived in two vehicles on the morning of March 2, 2022. The officers ransacked his home and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Dafa books, and other personal belongings.

On the morning of March 3, Mr. Liu’s family went to the police station to ask for his release and return of the confiscated cell phone. The officers did not return the phone and said he had been transferred elsewhere. They did not tell the family where he was. His whereabouts are unknown.

On the afternoon of March 3, the officers went to Mr. Liu’s home for the second round of search, which intimidated his nervous family members.

4. [Changsha Ctiy, Hunan Province] Mr. Sun Yushan Officially Arrested

Mr. Sun Yushan was arrested and his home was ransacked by officers from the Qingshuitang Police Station on January 20, 2022. The Kaifu City Police Department issued a detention notice. Mr. Sun was held in the Changsha City No. 2 Detention Center. Later, Mr. Sun’s case file was turned over to the Changsha City Procuratorate and handled by prosecutor Zhan Tong.

Mr. Sun’s family received a notice from the police department, on March 4, that he was officially placed under arrest. It has been confirmed that on the afternoon of February 25, prosecutor Zhang, Yang Xia, and Ning Yi interrogated Mr. Sun, and issued the warrant at that time to place him under arrest.

5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Guizhen and Ms. Wang Indicted

Ms. Xu Guizhen and Ms. Wang Shuhua from Fangzi District were arrested by officers from the Fenghuang Police Station while distributing Falun Gong materials on the evening of December 7, 2021. Ms. Xu’s home was ransacked. Both practitioners were given medical examinations and were released 48 hours later due to physical reasons. In recent days, the two practitioners’ cases were turned over to the procuratorate by the Fangzi District Domestic Security Division.

6. [Chongqing] Ms. Shi Ling Harassed

Ms. Shi Ling, in her 40s, lives in the Jiazhou area of Yubei District. At around 10 a.m. on March 4, 2022, director Zhu Shiwen of the Longxing Town Police Station, Party secretary Bao Yueliang of Dongkou Village, and others went to Ms. Shi’s workplace. They asked Ms. Shi a lot of questions. The officers also called her husband and the work unit’s managers and harassed them.

7. [Chongqing] Practitioner Liu Ziqun Arrested

Practitioner Liu Ziqun from Nan’an District was arrested by officers from the Huayuan Road Police Station on February 22, 2022. Further details are not yet available.

8. [Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

The displaced Huang couple and another practitioner Wang were arrested by four people in plainclothes at Huang’s home at noon on March 4, 2022. People in plainclothes were staking out the downstairs of the building where the Huang couple were staying.

9. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Jiang Yifen and Ms. Zheng Yufang Arrested

Ms. Jiang Yifen and Ms. Zheng Yufang were arrested by officers from the Chengbei Police Station, Acheng District, around 6 a.m. on March 3, 2022. The officers confiscated the cell phones of the two practitioners and their family members. Ms. Zheng returned home safely around 5 p.m. that day. Ms. Jiang was taken to have a nucleic acid test.

10. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yang Zhi Held in Custody for Over a Month

Officers from the Chengdu City Police Department broke into the home of Mr. Yang Zhi and his wife Ms. Luo Guoping and arrested them on the evening of January 21, 2022. The officers searched the place and confiscated personal items without showing police IDs, a search warrant, or a summons. The couple was taken to the Pengzhou City Detention Center.

On February 24, a lawyer hired by the family went to the detention center to meet Mr. Yang. The guard at the detention center told the lawyer that Mr. Yang was accused of “subversion of the state” and was not allowed to meet with the lawyer. During her detention, Ms. Luo was tortured and severely beaten by several young officers.

On March 3, Mr. Yang was placed under residential surveillance and returned home.

11. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Xiumei Arrested

Seven officers from the Lidu Town Police Station knocked on the door at Ms. Chen Xiumei’s home at 4:30 p.m. on February 21, 2022. Ms. Chen did not open the door, and the officers went in through the window and arrested her. Ms. Chen lives alone, and her whereabouts are unknown.

12. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Cuilian and Ms. Sun Ming Arrested

Ms. Chen Cuilian and Ms. Sun Ming from Xuanhua District were arrested by officers from the Dabeijie Police Station while talking to people about Falun Gong in Dabeijie Sub-district on March 4, 2022. Ms. Sun returned home safely around 6 p.m. that evening. Ms. Chen was taken to the Zhangjiakou City Detention Center for five days of detention.

13. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhang Lifeng and Ms. Wang Yabin from Nangang District were arrested at home by Zhang Xumin and others from the Nangang District Domestic Security Division, and officers from the Gexin Police Station on March 1, 2022.

The officers confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Dafa books, audio players, and other personal belongings.

Ms. Xu Guizhi from Daowai District was also arrested at the same time.

The officers ignored the strong opposition from the three practitioners and took them to the public security hospital. The three practitioners were forcibly held down when their blood samples were taken twice. They were also given physical examinations and nucleic acid tests. The officers photographed them and compiled interrogation transcripts. The three practitioners returned home on March 3.