(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 15 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Min Detained
2. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yang Zhenlin Harassed
3. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Face Trial
4. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhu Yu’e Harassed
5. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Meilian Sentenced
6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yujin Formally Arrested
7. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Guodong Released on Bail
8. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Ji Arrested

1. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Min Detained

Mr. Liu Min was arrested at home by officers from the Lanxi County Police Department on November 13, 2023. His Falun Gong books and other personal items were confiscated. He is being held in the Lanxi County Detention Center, and is deprived of family visits.

2. [Lanxi County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yang Zhenlin Harassed

Lanxi County plainclothes officers banged on Mr. Yang Zhenlin’s door with a mop handle for over four hours on the morning of November 22, 2023.

Lanxi County Domestic Security Division captain Liu Xiaobo called Mr. Yang and led several plainclothes officers to ransack his home at around 4:00 p.m. They seized his Falun Gong books and other belongings.

3. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Practitioners Face Trial

Mr. Lin Hongjie, Mr. Xie Qingcai, Ms. Teng Qinhua, Ms. Pan Zhaohua, Mr. Gao Rijun, Ms. Feng Guoping, Mr. Yang Guofu, and Ms. Fang Ruiqin will be tried in the Laizhou City Court 20 at 9:00 a.m. on November 29, 2023.

4. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhu Yu’e Harassed

Ms. Zhu Yu’e was harassed at home. Kangbao Town government clerks went to her home, and told her to sign a statement to renounce Falun Gong in exchange for her low-income subsidy enrollment. She refused.

5. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Meilian Sentenced

Ms. Zhang Meilian, 61, is a retired primary school teacher in Huidong County. She was arrested in April 2023 for distributing Falun Gong flyers in a community. Her home was ransacked. Her computers, printers, Falun Gong books, and other personal items were confiscated. Even though her lawyer showed her innocence in court, she was sentenced to three years in prison. Her pension was suspended. Her family does not know where she is imprisoned.

6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Yujin Formally Arrested

Ms. Zhang Yujin was arrested. Her case was moved to the Shenhe District Procuratorate on October 25, 2023. She was formally arrested.

7. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Guodong Released on Bail

Mr. Wang Guodong from Zhaodong City was arrested on September 3, 2023. He was released on bail on October 18, 2023.

8. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Ji Arrested

Mr. Liu Ji, in his 70s, lives in the Hamatang Village, Xiyang Town. He was arrested at his home by officers from the Yongji County Police Department and the Xiyang Town Police Station, as well as the local assistant officer on the morning of October 30, 2023. They seized his two printers, a computer, and several Falun Gong books. He was taken to the police department. When he did not cooperate, an officer slapped his face twice. He was taken to a detention center, but he was released the night because he did not pass the physical exam.

Two days later the police arrested him again. They took him to the police department and planned to put him into a detention center again. The guards refused to admit him because he once again failed the physical examination.