(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 25 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Suzhen Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison
2. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Ms. Mo Liqiong Detained
3. [Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qu Yongxia Harassed
4. [Shenmu City, Shaanxi Province] Four Practitioners Arrested and Detained
5. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Du Yanzun and Gao Xiaojie Arrested
6. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners' Pensions Suspended 
7. [Tai’an City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Yulian Harassed
8. [Wuwei City, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Persecuted
9. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Eight Practitioners Arrested 
10. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wu Yueling Harassed

1. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Suzhen Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison

Ms. Wang Suzhen from Liaoyang County was arrested at a practitioner’s home on July 22, 2019. She had been detained in the Liaoyang Detention Center for one year and five months before she was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. She was taken to the Liaoning Province Women’s Prison in December 2020.

2. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Ms. Mo Liqiong Detained

Ms. Mo Liqiong was placed in criminal detention on February 17, 2021 by the Xiangtan County Police Department. She is detained in the Majiahe Detention Center.

3. [Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Qu Yongxia Harassed

Ms. Qu Yongxia from Sunwu County received a harassment call from the Yaotun Township 610 Office on February 9, 2021. The caller pressured her to have herself be recorded on video saying she'd given up practicing Falun Gong, which she refused.

4. [Shenmu City, Shaanxi Province] Four Practitioners Arrested and Detained

Mr. Li Xupeng was arrested in Suide County on February 13, 2021. His home was ransacked. He is currently detained in the Suide County Detention Center.

Mr. Wu Xiaojun was arrested at home by officers from the Shenmu City Domestic Security Division on February 14, 2021. His home was ransacked and personal belongings including a computer and printer were taken away.

Ms. Li Fanli and her husband Mr. Chen Guangchang were arrested at home by officers from the Shenmu City Domestic Security Division on February 15, 2021. Their home was ransacked. Personal property taken included Dafa books, cell phones, and a computer and printer.

5. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Du Yanzun and Gao Xiaojie Arrested

Ms. Du Yanzun and Gao Xiaojie were arrested by officers from the Heping West Road Police Station on February 15, 2021 for talking to people about Falun Dafa and the persecution. Their homes were ransacked. They were taken to have a nucleic acid test the next day, then detained at the police station on February 17, 2021.

6. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners' Pensions Suspended

Ms. Hu Ruifang, 63, received several phone calls from the Shizhong District Social Security Bureau in June 2020. She was ordered to return the pension payments that she'd received while she was detained from June 2016 to December 2019. Ms. Hu's pension has been suspended since July 2020. 

Ms. Zhao Shuqiong, 70, has had her pension suspended since August 2020. She was imprisoned from June 2016 to June 2019. 

Ms. Gong Xiuying, 79, was imprisoned from March 2016 to September 2019. In September 2019, she learned that the pension payments issued while she was imprisoned were suspended. 

7. [Tai’an City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Yulian Harassed

Ms. Ma Yulian, 65, lives in the Taishan Cadre Retreat, Taishan District. She was harassed at home by three officers from the Yingsheng Police Station on the morning of February 7, 2021. They came to search her home and photographed everything in the home. 

8. [Wuwei City, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Persecuted

Ms. Tang Runling from Yongfeng Town, and Mr. Zhi Wanchao and Ms. Kang Meiying from Fengle Town, were arrested on December 23, 2020 for talking to people about Dafa and the persecution. They were taken to the Liangzhou District Domestic Security Division by officers from the Fengle Town Police Station.

Ms. Tang Runling was taken to the Wuwei Detention Center on the afternoon of December 25, 2020. She is still detained there. 

Ms. Kang Meiying was detained for 15 days and has been released. 

Mr. Zhi Wanchao was released on bail for medical reasons. He received a notice from the Procuratorate on February 1, 2021 that he was being investigated. 

9. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Eight Practitioners Arrested 

Eight practitioners were arrested in Luojia Town by police from the Qingshan Lake District Patrol Team around 9 p.m., on February 8, 2021 when they read Falun Dafa teachings together at Ms. Lei Meirong’s home. Their homes were ransacked. One practitioner's home is a truth-clarification materials production site, and seven printers were confiscated from that home. All the practitioners were taken for a nucleic acid test on the third day. It is unknown where they are currently detained.

10. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wu Yueling Harassed

Several people from the Xindu District 610 Office and the Juntun Town Police Station came to harass Mr. Wu Yueling in Tianxing Village on January 12, 2021. When they found out that no one was at home, they climbed over the garden wall, entered the house and searched it.