(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 23 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 73 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Eight Practitioners Arrested
2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Nan Tianju Sentenced to Prison
3. [Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Qin and Li Bairong Arrested
4. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yao Shuxia Detained for Extended Period 
5. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Yuan Jiaqin Arrested
6. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhao Li and Family Harassed
7. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Suping’s Home Ransacked
8. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. He Jingxin Harassed
9. [Tianjin] Ms. Gao Hui Harassed
10. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Tianpeng and Family Harassed
11. [Chongqing] Ms. Yu Yuqing Sent to Brainwashing Center
12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Shanying Arrested
13. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Chen Ailian's and Ms. Wang Xiaoying's Homes Ransacked
14. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Fenxiao and Family Harassed
15. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Twelve Practitioners Harassed
16. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Changxia Arrested
17. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Ms. Shan Chunling Harassed
18. [Puning City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhuang Huiqing and Ms. Chen Yonghui Arrested
19. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Seven Practitioners' Cases Filed to Haizhu District Procuratorate
20. [Puyang City, Henan Province] Twelve Practitioners Arrested or Their Homes Ransacked
21. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qin Shaohua Arrested
22. [Beijing] Mr. Zhao Dongxu and Ms. Li Juan Arrested
23. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Lina Harassed
24. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
25. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Four Practitioners Persecuted 
26. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Eight Practitioners Arrested

Eight practitioners in Qingning Village, Xingfu Township of Shuangcheng District were arrested on November 27, 2020, by officers from the Xingfu Township Police Station and the Shuangcheng District Police Department. They are Ms. Wang Shuren, Liu Wenchang (gender unknown), Ms. Liu Ying, Ms. Meng Qiuyan, Ms. Ma Jingbo, Ms. Feng Xiumei, Ms. Bai Lixia, and Liu Qiu (gender unknown). Ms. Ma Jingbo was released home around 11 p.m. that day.

2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Nan Tianju Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Nan Tianju from Huangpi District was sentenced to one and a half years in prison by the Xinzhou Court. She is currently detained in the Dongxihu Women's Detention Center. 

3. [Zhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Qin and Li Bairong Arrested

Ms. Sun Qin and Li Bairong (gender unknown) were arrested on the afternoon of November 8, 2020, when they clarified the truth on the street. Li Bairong was released. Ms. Sun Qin was sent to the Suihua City Detention Center around November 17, 2020. 

4. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yao Shuxia Detained for Extended Period 

Ms. Yao Shuxia was arrested on October 29, 2020, by officers from the No.4 Police Station after she posted truth-clarifying stickers. She was detained for 15 days. After the 15 days was over on November 13, 2020, she was sent to the No.1 Police Station for a second 15-day detention. She was transferred to the Mudanjiang City Detention Center and is in criminal detention.

5. [Hefei City, Anhui Province] Ms. Yuan Jiaqin Arrested

Ms. Yuan Jiaqin, in her 60s, from Yaohai District, was arrested in early November 2020. She has not been released and her whereabouts are unknown.

6. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhao Li and Family Harassed

Ms. Zhao Li lives in Huimin Town, Banan District of Chongqing. She was harassed on the morning of November 19, 2020, by Yang Qingde, director of the Nanpeng Political and Legal Affairs Committee, Director He from the Huimin Town Government, and Ni Mingwei, director of the town community. When they showed her printed materials that slandered Falun Gong, she tore them up. Yang Qingde took out a truth-clarifying letter and threatened to send police to search her home. 

Two police officers and a local community personnel came to the home of Ms. Zhao Li’s mother around 9 a.m. November 23, 2020. They didn’t show any IDs and began to photograph the home. They ordered her mother to sign a guarantee statement on behalf of Ms. Zhao Li, which she refused.

After leaving her mother’s home, these people went to harass her uncle who was sick and hospitalized. They called the dean of the Huimin Nursing Home to go with them. They ordered her uncle to sign the guarantee statement on behalf of Ms. Zhao Li. He was intimidated and fingerprinted. 

7. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Suping’s Home Ransacked

Ms. Zhang Suping’s home was ransacked on the night of November 26, 2020.

8. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. He Jingxin Harassed

Ms. He Jingxin was harassed on November 27, 2020, by Lu Gang from the Oilfield Security Section 610 Office of No. 2 Oil Production Plant. Lu threatened her and demanded she sign the guarantee statement.

9. [Tianjin] Ms. Gao Hui Harassed

Ms. Gao Hui’s family members received harassing phone calls on November 23, 2020, from Baiping Police Station in Baodi District and from the local community. The callers insisted that Ms. Gao Hui sign the guarantee statement, which she refused.

10. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Tianpeng and Family Harassed

Mr. Zhang Tianpeng lives in Sijian Village, Huancheng Township of Yushu City. The village security director Zhang Xihua led people to Mr. Zhang’s home on November 5, 2020. Without showing any IDs, they came in and started to photograph his place. They waited until Mr. Zhang came home and ordered him to sign the guarantee statement. They threatened to suspend his retirement payments if he refused. 

Mr. Zhang’s sick wife was severely traumatized by this harassment. She could not eat or sleep.

11. [Chongqing] Ms. Yu Yuqing Sent to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Yu Yuqing, 50, from Liangping District was deceived by her younger brother Yu Yuping. She was sent to the local brainwashing center on the morning of November 11, 2020.

12. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Shanying Arrested

Ms. Zhao Shanying was arrested at home on the afternoon of November 26, 2020, by several police officers from the Erdao District Police Department, led by Feng Xianlong, head of the Domestic Security Division. Her home was ransacked. Her truth-clarifying materials were taken away. 

On November 27 her family members were phoned by an officer from the Ronghuang Road Police Station. He demanded the family pay a security deposit. They refused. 

Ms. Zhao Shanying was sent to the detention center. After she developed symptoms of high blood pressure, she was sent to the hospital. Her family is not allowed to visit her in the hospital. 

13. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Chen Ailian's and Ms. Wang Xiaoying's Homes Ransacked

Chen Ailian’s (gender unknown) home was ransacked on November 1, 2020.

Ms. Wang Xiaoying was recently arrested and her home was ransacked. The details are unknown.

14. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Fenxiao and Family Harassed

Ms. Zhang Fenxiao was harassed in November 2020 by the local community personnel and was told to sign the guarantee statement to stop practicing. She refused. 

The next day they phoned Ms. Zhang’s daughter. When her daughter didn’t reply to their phone call, they phoned the leader of her daughter’s work unit. The section director was then told to talk to her daughter. They wanted her daughter to sign the statement on behalf of her mother.

15. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Twelve Practitioners Harassed

Twelve practitioners from Lujiawa Big Village, Shaliuhe Town of Fengrun District were harassed by the village chief and local town police. They are Fu Shuilan, Yang Baolin, Lu Cheng’an, Guan Baoling, Chen Shuying, Lu Guozhou, Wang Xiuhua, Dong Rongfeng, Li Changsheng, Mr. Lu Weidong, Liu Dongcun, and Lu Xiuchen.

16. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Changxia Arrested

Ms. Liu Changxia was arrested on November 27, 2020, by five officers from the Gushan Town Police Station when they clarified the truth to people and distributed truth-clarifying calendars in Gushan Town Market. 

Ms. Liu was taken to the Jingqu Police Station. She refused to cooperate with police and have her photo taken, blood samples taken, etc. Instead she clarified the truth to them. She was released later that day.

17. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Ms. Shan Chunling Harassed

Ms. Shan Chunling was arrested at home in Linying County of Luohe City around November 18, 2020.

18. [Puning City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhuang Huiqing and Ms. Chen Yonghui Arrested

Ms. Zhuang Huiqing, 58, and Ms. Chen Yonghui, 40, were arrested on the morning of November 27, 2020, by officers from the Meitang Police Station when clarified the truth in Meitang Town Market. Their homes were ransacked. They are currently detained in the Meitang Police Station.

19. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Seven Practitioners' Cases Filed to Haizhu District Procuratorate

Seven practitioners' cases were filed to Haizhu District Procuratorate from October 20 to November 18, 2020. 

Ms. Liu Yueli was arrested at home in July 2020. Her home was ransacked. She has been detained in the Panyu District Detention Center. Her case was sent to the Haizhu District Procuratorate on November 18, 2020.

Ms. Qiu Huazhi's and Zhang Xiaozhou's (gender unknown) cases were filed to the Haizhu District Procuratorate on November 10, 2020.

The cases of Ms. Sun Xiuli, Tong Xuesheng (gender unknown), Zhang Yongmei (gender unknown), and Mai Kanglin (gender unknown) were filed to the Haizhu District Procuratorate on October 29, 2020.

20. [Puyang City, Henan Province] Twelve Practitioners Arrested or Their Homes Ransacked

Ms. Chu Meiran lives in the Zhongyuan Oil Field. Her home was ransacked by officers from the Zhongyuan Oil Field Police Department on the morning of April 23, 2020.

Ms. Ni Jinzhi lives in the Zhongyuan Oil Field. Her home was ransacked on April 29, 2020. 

Ms. Zhang Xiaojun was arrested at her home on the morning of May 20, 2020, by officers from the Zhongyuan Oil Field Police Department. She was detained in the Huangpu Detention House for 15 days.

Ms. Chen Liangyu from the Zhongyuan Oil Field, was arrested on May 22, 2020, and was detained in the Huangpu Detention House for 15 days.

Ms. Zhou Xiulan’s home was ransacked on July 14, 2020, and again on July 20, 2020.

Practitioner Ren's (gender unknown) home was ransacked around 8 p,m., on July 14, 2020. Falun Dafa books were taken away.

Ms. Zhang Guizhen lives in the Zhongyuan Oil Field. Her home was ransacked on the morning of July 20, 2020. 

Li Jiuju (gender unknown) from Qingfeng County was arrested on August 24, 2020, and has been detained in the Puyang City Detention Center since then. Li's case was filed to the Qingfeng County Procuratorate.

Practitioner Zhu (gender unknown) was harassed in October 2020 because Zhu distributed truth-clarifying materials.

Ms. Ni Jinzhi from Zhongyuan Oil Field had a court hearing in the Hualong District Court on October 28, 2020. The verdict has not been announced. 

Ms. Zhang Yuling and Ms. Chen Liangru were sent to a brainwashing center in November 2020 by Chen Sunjiang, head of Zhongyuan Oil Field Domestic Security Division, and police officer Sang Hu.

21. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qin Shaohua Arrested

Ms. Qin Shaohua was arrested at her work unit on November 13, 2020, by three officers from the Xiazhuang Town Police Station. They handcuffed Ms. Qin with both her arms behind her back. Her home was ransacked that evening. She was sent to the Changyi Detention Center on November 14, 2020. 

Ms. Qin was taken from the detention center on November 27, 2020, by officers from the Xiazhuang Town Police Station and directly sent to the Gaomi City Brainwashing Center. She was taken back to the Xiazhuang Town Police Station that evening and was released around 9 p.m. 

22. [Beijing] Mr. Zhao Dongxu and Ms. Li Juan Arrested

Mr. Zhao Dongxu and Ms. Li Juan from Daxin District were arrested at home on November 26, 2020. It is said that Mr. Zhao Dongxu was recorded by a surveillance camera when he hung up a truth-clarifying banner. 

23. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Lina Harassed

Ms. Wang Lina was harassed at home on November 6, 2020, by two staff members from the Wenzheng Street Office and officers from the Wenzheng Police Station in the Xiangfang District. They tried to make her husband sign the guarantee statement on behalf of Ms. Wang. Ms. Wang stopped them.

24. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Yang Chengyun (gender unknown), Ms. Shen Guifeng, Shen Yong (gender unknown) and Ma Dongmei (gender unknown) were recently arrested.

25. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Four Practitioners Persecuted 

Bai Baohua (gender unknown) from Yuanbaoshan District was arrested at home at noon on November 16, 2020. Bai’s home was ransacked and many personal belongings were taken including 6000 yuan in cash. Bai's case has been filed to the Procuratorate. 

Ms. Ren Suying and Ms. Zhai Cuixia from the Yuanbaoshan District has had their pensions suspended since August 2020. 

Ms. Zhai Cuixia received harassment calls.

26. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

Three practitioners in Xinli Village, Handian Town of Shuangcheng District, received harassment phone calls on the afternoon of November 23, 2020, from the Handian Police Station. They are Zhao Wenhua (gender unknown), Yan Xiangqin (gender unknown), and Mr. Lei Minggong. 

Liu Guangjuan (gender unknown) in Hongguang Village also received harassment phone calls.