(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 1 city or county in 1 province, where at least 6 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Five Practitioners and One of Their Relatives Arrested

Ms. Zhang Guixiang, around 60, was arrested at home by officers from the Chuncheng Street Police Station on October 20, 2020, and was later sentenced to three years in prison. She was held in the Jilin Province Women’s Prison until she was released on October 19, 2023.

When Ms. Zhang walked out of prison at 8:30 a.m. on October 19, 2023, police officers were waiting there and demanded she come with them to the police station to sign some documents. When Ms. Zhang’s daughter Ms. Yu Dan tried to stop them, Ms. Zhang was left in the car of her relative. The police arrested Ms. Yu Dan and demanded she assist them and find Ms. Zhang.

Around 10 or 11 a.m., the police said they located the car Ms. Zhang had been sitting in. Ms. Zhang and Ms. Xiao Weiwei were later arrested.

Ms. Zhuang Mingxia went to visit Ms. Xiao Weiwei that day and was arrested when she walked upstairs.

Ms. Zhang’s relative was missing on the morning of October 20, 2023. It is possible that he or she was arrested.