(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 5 cities or counties in 4 provinces, where at least 12 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Shanghai] Ms. Chen Qinfang Faces Trial

Ms. Chen Qinfang from the Jiading District was arrested on December 23, 2021 when she was talking to people about Falun Gong in Anting Town. She was placed under official arrest on January 26, 2022 and was held in the Jiading District Detention Center. She will be tried by the Jing’an Court at 2 p.m. on December 28, 2022.

2. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhong Liena Arrested

Ms. Zhong Liena was arrested at Ms. Wu Rongduan’s home by officers from the Ronghua Police Station in the Rongcheng District on November 25, 2022. Her home was ransacked and her Falun Gong books were confiscated. Ms. Zhong was taken to the Jieyang City Detention Center.

3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Niu Xiaona Faces Trial

Ms. Niu Xiaona will be tried in the Harbin Railway Intermediate Court on December 29, 2022.

4. [Linghai City, Liaoning Province] Six Practitioners Harassed

Qu Zhe, a Xinli Village of Jianye Township official, went to Mr. Zhang Guoqing’s home at 3 p.m. on October 28, 2022. He said that he was sent by the police, and video-recorded around the home. He also harassed Ms. Wang Sufen.

Three practitioners from Hetun Village of Jianye Township, including Ms. Kang Suyun, Ms. Kang Suyan, and Ms. Hua Fengling, were harassed by officers from the Jianjie Town Police Outpost on the afternoon of October 28, 2022. The police video-recorded them.

Mr. Zhang Yu’an from Sanhe Village of Jianye Township was video-recorded by village officials.

5. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu You Detained

Mr. Liu You was transferred from the Panjin Prison to the No. 5 Ward of Jinzhou Prison a few months ago. His family has not been allowed to visit him due to the pandemic.

6. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Dinggang Arrested

Mr. Zhang Dinggang from Licang District was arrested on December 10, 2022. He has returned home.

7. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Fu Jinfeng Detained

Ms. Fu Jinfeng, a 60-year-old former nurse, was arrested on October 17, 2021 for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was first held for 15 days in the Erqibeilu Lockup and then taken to the Nanchang City No. 1 Detention Center around November 1, where she has been kept incommunicado since. Both of her parents passed away due to the persecution and her husband divorced her. Ms. Fu has no family members to seek justice for her.

8. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Jinping Taken to Prison

Ms. Liu Jinping was arrested at home on May 14, 2021. She was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined 15,000 yuan by the Xiangyang District Court on January 6, 2022. She appealed to the Jiamusi City Intermediate Court, but the judge ruled to uphold her original verdict. It’s recently been confirmed by Minghui.org that she has been taken to the Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison and is now being held at the training ward.

9. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Pan Jing Detained Following Court Hearing

Ms. Pan Jing has been held at the Dandong City Detention Center following her court hearing on October 19, 2022. The authorities are denying her of family visits and have also refused to provide any updates about her case.