(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 35 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Su Guixiu Faces Indictment
2. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Chunmei’s Probation Extended
3. [Dazhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Deng Hai and Ms. Lei Qifeng Harassed
4. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gao Xizhen Arrested
5. [Chongqing] Ms. Yuan Jufen and Ms. Li Yuqiong Harassed
6. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Guo Xiuqing and Her Family Harassed
7. [Shaodong City, Hunan Province] Mr. Ning Tieqiao Bedridden, His Family Harassed
8. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Practitioners Persecuted
9. [Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Li Tingchun and Ms. Yu Shihong Persecuted

1. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Su Guixiu Faces Indictment

Ms. Su Guixiu, 74, was arrested in November 2021 and early December 2021 for distributing Falun Gong flyers. Police ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books and materials. Officers from the police station ordered her daughter to pay her bail, and she was released.

Officers from the Wangsherenzhuang Police Station notified her daughter on May 7, 2022, that her case was submitted to the Licheng District People’s Procuratorate.

2. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Chunmei’s Probation Extended

Ms. Li Chunmei, 74, was sentenced to three years in prison in 2016. She was threatened and intimidated by officers from the Domestic Security Division. She was so anxious and tense that she was taken to the emergency room twice. The Xinxiang Women’s Forced Labor Camp, therefore, refused to admit her. She was given three years of medical parole, but officers kept harassing her and intimidating her. As the three-year term was about to end, her son was told the probation would be extended.

3. [Dazhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Deng Hai and Ms. Lei Qifeng Harassed

Mr. Deng Hai and his wife, Ms. Lei Qifeng, were harassed at home after 9:00 a.m. on April 14, 2022, by Liao Hailing from the Qu County Domestic Security Division, officers from the Chengbei Police Station, Qinglong Town mayor Tang Zhenyang, Lei Yi of Qinglong Town Community, and others. Their home was ransacked. A copy of Zhuan Falun was confiscated.

4. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Gao Xizhen Arrested

Ms. Gao Xizhen who lived in Wangda Village, Fate Town, was arrested at home by five or six officers from the Fate Police Station around April 27, 2022. The officers seized over 20 copies of Falun Gong books and a picture of the founder of Falun Gong. She was taken to the police station and released later that day.

5. [Chongqing] Ms. Yuan Jufen and Ms. Li Yuqiong Harassed

Ms. Yuan Jufen, 72, is a retiree from the State Wangjiang Machine Factory. She was harassed at home by four clerks from the Guojiatuo Street Office on the morning of April 27, 2022. They photographed her. Since the persecution of Falun Gong started in 1999, she has been detained, imprisoned in a forced labor camp, held in a brainwashing center, and repeatedly harassed.

Ms. Li Yuqiong of Nan’an District was harassed at home by community officers and clerks from her community at 3:00 p.m. on April 25, 2022. They photographed every corner of her home, searched everywhere, and found Zhuan Falun and two other Falun Gong books. She took them from their hands.

6. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Ms. Guo Xiuqing and Her Family Harassed

Officers from the Tiedong Police Station broke into Ms. Guo Xiuqing’s home on the afternoon of May 7, 2022, and seized her Falun Gong books and personal items. She was not at home. The officers arrested her husband, even though he was not a practitioner. He was released on the morning of May 8.

7. [Shaodong City, Hunan Province] Mr. Ning Tieqiao Bedridden, His Family Harassed

Mr. Ning Tieqiao of Jianjialong Township was admitted to the Shaodong People’s Hospital for bleeding of the brain and was discharged on April 14, 2022. Although he is bedridden and cannot walk or speak, agents from the Shaodong 610 Office keep harassing his family.

8. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Practitioners Persecuted

Ms. Zhang Xiurong, 64, of Songshan District, and Ms. Zhao Guilian, in her 70s, were arrested on the street in December 2021. They were released the same day.

Ms. Zhao Guilian, in her 70s, of Shuxiangtingyuan Community, Songshan District, was arrested at home by officers from the Mujiaying Police Station on January 19, 2022. She was held for seven days in the Songshan District Detention Center. The officers extorted money from her before they released her.

Ms. Wang Xiufan of Yuanbaoshan District was arrested by officers from the Haladaokou Police Station on January 16, 2022. The officers extorted 5,000 yuan from her family, then released her.

Ms. Zhang Xiangyun and Ms. Sun Guizhi of Ningcheng County were arrested by officers from the Daming Town Police Station on January 26, 2022. They were released the same day. Officers from the Ningcheng County Domestic Security Division ransacked the practitioners’ homes. Ms. Zhang was arrested again later. Her case was submitted to the Procuratorate. Ms. Sun left home to avoid further persecution.

Ms. Yu Cairu of Hongshan District was tracked by plainclothes officers around the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022. The officers followed her to her home, ransacked the place, and seized many items.

Ms. Wu Xiurong, Ms. Zhang Xiangyun, and Ms. Yang Xiuyun of Ningcheng County were deprived of their pensions.

Mr. Chen Jingyu was forced to pay 140,000 yuan to the Social Security Bureau, which threatened to stop his pension if he refused.

Ms. Ma Jinlan passed away after she was forced to pay more than 90,000 yuan in exchange for getting her pension.

Ms. Li Yuzhi, Ms. Yang Xiurong, Ms. Wang Suqin, and Ms. Wang Jinrong of the Hongshan District were deprived of their pensions. Ms. Wang Jinrong passed away while trying to get her pension back.

Ms. Meng Xiangzhi, Mr. Jia Guanglin, Ms. Ren Suying, Ms. Zhai Cuixia, and Ms. Wang Fei from Yuanbaoshan District were deprived of their pensions.

Ms. Zhao Shufang of Songshan District, Ms. Zhao Guichun of Wengqi, Mr. Guo Wen, Ms. Wang Xiaoyan, and Ms. Li Yufen of Zuoqi were deprived of their pensions.

9. [Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Li Tingchun and Ms. Yu Shihong Persecuted

Mr. Li Tingchun and his wife, Ms. Wu Shihong, of Yizheng City, were arrested by Chengbei Police Station officers when they distributed Falun Gong flyers on the evening of December 8, 2021. The couple was taken to the police station. Their home was ransacked. Officers seized their printer, three notebook computers, a desktop computer, many Falun Gong books, video materials of Falun Gong teachings, and other items.

Mr. Li was held for 37 days in the Yizheng Detention Center and was released on bail after paying 5,000 yuan in bail money.

Ms. Wu was taken to the Yangzhou Detention Center. But guards did not admit her after they read her physical examination report. She was released on bail after paying 5,000 yuan in bail money.

The Jiangdu District Procuratorate tried to charge them in March 2022. The couple refused to cooperate or sign documents.