(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 26 cities or counties in 11 provinces, where at least 48 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Renqiu City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Fenghua Detained
2. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Qiu Lin Imprisoned
3. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Huang Jianmin and His Wife Ms. Peng Wenjian Imprisoned
4. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Peng Shuming Arrested and Detained
5. [Beijing] Zhang Lei Arrested and Detained
6. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhou Yirong Arrested
7. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Shuang and Her Family Persecuted
8. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Guorong and Ms. Yu Guixia Harassed
9. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Shulan and Ms. Qin Meili Harassed
10. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Li Xing'an Harassed
11. [Shifang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Tian Guangzhi Harassed
12. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Shufen Harassed
13. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Five Practitioners Harassed
14. [Puning City, Guangdong] Case against Ms. Zhuang Huiqing and Ms. Chen Submitted to Procuratorate
15. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
16. [Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province] Lu Jinxiu Harassed
17. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Elderly Female Practitioners Arrested
18. [Linkou County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Du Limei Harassed
19. [Tianjin] Ms. Han Xiuhui Harassed
20. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Guirong Harassed
21. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Zhimin Harassed
22. [Shenyang City, Jilin Province] Mr. Xu Zhihai Harassed
23. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Rongmei Harassed
24. [Jiuquan City, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
25. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhang Yi and Her Father Persecuted
26. [Shanghai] Ms. Wu Yuqin Arrested
27. [Shanghai] Ms. Yao Lingfang Harassed
28. [Beijing] Mr. Qi Shichun Arrested
29. [Tianjin] Mr. Xu Zhiqiang Arrested
30. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Tang Meilian's Home Raided
31. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Qin Runhua and Ms. Liang Liqin Harassed
32. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Zhu Zuoliang Harassed

1. [Renqiu City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Fenghua Detained

Ms. Wang Fenghua was arrested by officers from the Qingta Township Police Station on May 24, 2020, for telling people how to keep safe during the pandemic. Her family was extorted more than 200,000 yuan. She was released two days later on May 26, 2021. Ms. Wang was tried by the Renqiu City Court on November 16, 2020, and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Ms. Wang is currently detained in the Shijiazhuang Women’s Prison.

2. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Qiu Lin Imprisoned

Ms. Qiu Lin, 37, was reported to police for talking to people about Falun Gong and was arrested by officers from the Chang’an Street Police Station on the afternoon of July 9, 2020. She was directly taken to the Jilin City Detention Center and was later placed under official arrest. When the lawyer hired by her parents visited her on March 20, 2021, her parents learned that she was tried online in November 2020 and was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 2,000 yuan. Ms. Qiu appealed her case, but the verdict was upheld.

Her parents went to the Jilin Detention Center on April 28, 2021 to deliver some clothes. They learned that their daughter had been sent to the Changchun Women’s Prison on April 27, 2021.

3. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Huang Jianmin and His Wife Ms. Peng Wenjian Imprisoned

Mr. Huang Jianmin and his wife Ms. Peng Wenjian were arrested at their family-owned shop by officers from the Rongcheng District Police Department and the Dongyang Police Station in September 2019. Their home was ransacked. The couple was tried by the Jiedong District Court in the second half of 2020. Mr. Huang Jianmin was sentenced to four years in prison. His wife Ms. Peng Wenjian was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Ms. Peng was taken to the Guangdong Women’s Prison at the end of 2020. Mr. Huang was recently taken to the Sihui Prison.

4. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Peng Shuming Arrested and Detained

Mr. Peng Shuming in Gaotang County was arrested at his own clinic by officers from the Baicheng Police Department around April 10, 2021. His home was ransacked. His wife Ms. Cao Huixi was arrested as well, but was released later due to her physical condition. Mr. Peng is currently being detained in the Taonan Detention Center.

5. [Beijing] Zhang Lei Arrested and Detained

Zhang Lei (gender unknown) was arrested at home by officers from the Changping District Domestic Security Division on the morning of April 22, 2021. Zhang's home was ransacked. The police confiscated the computer that the child used for online classes, two cell phones for work and several Dafa books. Zhang Lei is currently detained in the Liucun Detention Center in Changping District.

6. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhou Yirong Arrested

Ms. Zhou Yirong, 67, has been arrested and detained multiple times for telling people about Falun Gong. She was arrested again in early April 2021.

7. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Shuang and Her Family Persecuted

Ms. Li Shuang was taken from her home by four officers from the Tayu Police Station at 8:50 a.m., April 29, 2021. They took her to the Wanghua District Procuratorate to make a statement. She was told that she would be placed under residential surveillance and was taken back to her home. Ms. Li Shuang and her parents all practice Falun Gong. Her mother has passed away.

Ms. Li and her father were arrested at home by officers from the Tayu Police Station on October 16, 2020. Their home was ransacked. Her father was released on the evening of October 17, 2021 due to his physical condition. Ms. Li was taken to the Xinbin Detention Center. She was detained for 13 days. After she returned home, she was harassed twice.

8. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhang Guorong and Ms. Yu Guixia Harassed

Ms. Zhang Guorong's daughter received a harassing call from the Tansu Community Office on April 1, 2021. Ms. Zhang was told to come to the community office to sign a statement and to have her photo taken. She did not cooperate.

On March 30, 2021 a staff member of the Tansu Community Office waited downstairs in the building where Ms. Yu Guixia lives. He asked her neighbors which residents practiced Falun Gong.

9. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Shulan and Ms. Qin Meili Harassed

On April 27, 2021, Ms. Li Shulan and Ms. Qin Meili were harassed at the dormitory of the No. 2 Construction Company of Hebei Province by three people from the Tangu Police Station and Changdong Union Sub-district. They called Ms. Li’s husband (non-practitioner) at around 3 p.m. and asked whether Ms. Li still practiced Falun Gong. They met Ms. Qin downstairs after they knocked on her door and no one answered. Ms. Qin was asked the same question. One of the three people tried to photograph Ms. Qin, but she stopped him.

10. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Li Xing’an Harassed

Li Xing’an (gender unknown) was harassed by the local sub-district office and local neighborhood office, and was pressed to sign a guarantee statement, which Li refused.

11. [Shifang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Tian Guangzhi Harassed

Mr. Tian Guangzhi and his wife were harassed at home by people from the urban management office in Luoshui Town on April 19, 2021. They tore off the couplet from Mr. Tian’s door and threw it into the trash can before they left. Mr. Tian received a harassing call from Yin, secretary of the town Party committee. Yin told Mr. Tian to cooperate with them, which Mr. Tian refused.

12. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Shufen Harassed

Ms. Wu Shufen was harassed at home by three officers from the Longhua County Domestic Security Division on April 27, 2021. They asked if she practiced Falun Gong before and whether she still practiced. As she talked, one of them wrote something in a notebook.

13. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Five Practitioners Harassed

Officers from the Cangshan Town Police Station, including Jiang Yang, harassed several practitioners at their homes. They confiscated their Dafa books and photographed the interior of their homes. The practitioners being harassed are Tian Ronghua, Ms. Chen Changxiu, Ms. Cao Guiying, Ms. Wang Yinghong, Ms. Wang and Ms. Lu Xiuyuan.

14. [Puning City, Guangdong] Case against Ms. Zhuang Huiqing and Ms. Chen Submitted to Procuratorate

Ms. Zhuang Huiqing and Ms. Chen Yonghui were arrested by officers from the Puning City Police Department and the Meitang Police Station on the morning of November 27, 2020 for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were placed under official arrest and their cases have been submitted to the Jieyang City Procuratorate.

15. [Luohe City, Henan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Through WeChat conversations tracked by police, Chen Xiaohong (gender unknown) was arrested around April 22, 2021 and detained in a brainwashing center in Yancheng District for two days. Chen was then taken to the Luohe Detention House and was placed in a 15-day detention.

An Haichao (gender unknown) was arrested at home in Maozhai Village, Ganhechen Neighborhood Office and was taken to a detention house. A male practitioner in his 30s was also arrested and taken to a detention house.

16. [Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province] Lu Jinxiu Harassed

Lu Jinxiu (gender unknown) was harassed multiple times by community officers Zhu Xinghua and Zhou Xingyu from 2020 to April 26, 2021. They came to Lu’s home and videotaped the scene. They made harassing calls to Lu and Lu’s family.

17. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Elderly Female Practitioners Arrested

Four or five elderly female practitioners were arrested in Bayi Park on the morning of April 25, 2021. They were subjected to body searches and even their underwear was searched. Their homes were ransacked. Their Dafa books were confiscated. After being interrogated, they were released.

18. [Linkou County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Du Limei Harassed

Officer Zhang from Nanshan Community and officer Geng from the Nanshan Police Station came to Ms. Du Limei’s home three times on April 26 and 27, 2021. They knocked on Ms. Du’s door. When no one opened it, they called Ms. Du’s husband. The third time they came and knocked on the door around 6 p.m. on April 27, 2021, they were able to get in. They videotaped everything with their body cameras.

19. [Tianjin] Ms. Han Xiuhui Harassed

Ms. Han Xiuhui was harassed again at her home in the Binhai New District on April 26, 2021. People from the Gangbei Police Station and the local neighborhood office pressured her to sign the three statements.

20. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Guirong Harassed

Ms. Yu Guirong was harassed at home on April 27, 2021. Three men and two women from the local community office came and pressured Ms. Yu to sign statements to renounce Falun Gong.

Ms. Yu’s daughter received a harassing call on the morning of April 28, 2021. They threatened her. They told her that if her mother refused to cooperate, she would lose her subsistence allowance; her husband’s job and the low-rent housing would be in jeopardy; her mother’s retirement would be canceled; the next generation would be implicated too. If her mother signed the statements, she could get help from the community and her mother would receive 3,000 yuan.

21. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Mr. Liu Zhimin Harassed

Mr. Liu Zhimin was harassed at his work place on the morning of April 19, 2021. Zhang Xuefeng, secretary of Maoshan Community, and the leader of Mr. Liu’s workplace came and asked Mr. Liu to sign a guarantee statement. When he refused, the leader of Mr. Liu’s workplace told him, “No one will force you to do anything; those from the community have to go through the procedure. They will talk to your family members later.” Then they left.

Zhang Xuefeng went to Mr. Liu's daughter's workplace. He called her downstairs and asked if she would sign a guarantee statement on her father's behalf, which she refused.

22. [Shenyang City, Jilin Province] Mr. Xu Zhihai Harassed

Sui Hongli, secretary of Yongfeng Community Party Committee in Dadong District, and Liu Hong, community officer, came to Mr. Xu Zhihai’s home a few days ago, which made his elderly parents very frightened.

Mr. Xu went to the community for a residence certificate years ago. His request was rejected, which resulted his failure to get approval on a minimum living allowance.

23. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Rongmei Harassed

Ms. Li Rongmei was harassed at home by four people who claimed they were from the local police station, at around 10 a.m. on April 26, 2021. They conducted a survey including name, cell phone number, car, computer, printer, internet connection, whether she still practiced Falun Gong, etc.

24. [Jiuquan City, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Three practitioners from the Suzhou District, Ms. Xie Hongying, Ms. Jia Yanxia, and Ms. Liu Suping, were besieged and arrested by police at around 4 p.m. on April 25, 2021. The following afternoon, Ms. Jia Yanxia and Ms. Liu Suping were released on bail pending trial. Ms. Xie Hongying was taken to the Jiuquan Detention Center.

25. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhang Yi and Her Father Persecuted

Ms. Zhang Yi’s father Zhang Jinbao was told by officers from the Ganquan Police Station on the afternoon of April 28, 2021 that he should persuade his daughter to cooperate with police and allow them to take a blood sample from him.

Several officers in police uniforms came to Ms. Zhang Yi’s home around 9 a.m. on April 29, 2021. They looked around and videotaped everywhere. They confiscated three photos of Falun Gong's founder and a Falun poster from the living room. They threatened Ms. Zhang and said they would return every day if she refused to cooperate.

Ms. Zhang Yi was subjected to one year of forced labor and sentenced to four and a half years in prison. She was detained in detention centers or police stations many times. Her father Zhang Jinbao was taken to a brainwashing center for one week in 2017 because he refused to give permission to send Ms. Zhang Yi to a brainwashing center. He was forced to write “study experiences.” His cell phone has been under long term surveillance.

26. [Shanghai] Ms. Wu Yuqin Arrested

Ms. Wu Yuqin came home around 4 or 5 p.m. on April 26, 2021. Officer Bai Hong from the Yichuan Police Station told her to go to the police station, which she refused. However, a group of officers suddenly broke into her home and dragged her to the police station while Ms. Wu was still barefoot.

Ms. Wu was pushed and held down by four or five strong policemen and her blood sample was forcibly taken. She was then taken to a small room and was told to copy three hundred characters of Chairman Xi’s words. Ms. Wu refused to cooperate.

Ms. Wu had large bruises on her arms and feet. She was released and returned home at around 8 p.m. that evening.

27. [Shanghai] Ms. Yao Lingfang Harassed

Ms. Yao Lingfang, in her 70s, lives alone. She did not open the door when officers from the Wanli Police Station knocked on it late in the evening of April 28, 2021. The police brought a locksmith and forcibly opened it, damaging the door. Ms. Yao called her daughter and her son-in-law to come. After they arrived, the officers said that Ms. Yao should go to the police station at 2 p.m. next day to have blood samples taken. Then they left.

28. [Beijing] Mr. Qi Shichun Arrested

Mr. Qi Shichun, 75, was arrested at home on April 18, 2021. He was followed by police after he distributed truth-clarifying materials. His home was ransacked and his Dafa books and the photo of Falun Gong's founder were confiscated. He was denied admission by the detention center because of his physical condition. Mr. Qi was released on bail pending trial on the afternoon of April 20. Later he was harassed at home by officers. They secretly photographed him and his family without his knowledge.

29. [Tianjin] Mr. Xu Zhiqiang Arrested

Mr. Xu Zhiqiang from the Xiqing District was arrested by officers from the Nankai District Police Department on April 25, 2021. His home was ransacked. Some Dafa books and his tools were confiscated.

30. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Tang Meilian's Home Raided

Ms. Tang Meilian was reported to police for telling people about Falun Gong at a market. Her home was ransacked on the morning of April 24, 2021. Her personal belongings including Dafa books, the photo of Falun Gong's founder, and seven hundred yuan of paper currency imprinted with Falun Gong facts, were confiscated.

31. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Qin Runhua and Ms. Liang Liqin Harassed

Ms. Qin Runhua, 78, lives in Dukoubao Village, Dukoubao Township, Huaian County. She was harassed at home by people from the township government on the afternoon of April 20, 2021. They broke in when she was reading Zhuan Falun. They searched her home and confiscated one copy of Zhuan Falun, three copies of Minghui Weekly, some truth-clarifying cards, and keepsake cards.

Those people then went to harass Ms. Liang Liqin in the same village. They met Ms. Liang while she was sweeping the street and asked if she still practiced Falun Gong. When she said yes, a woman started to photograph her. Ms. Liang refused to cooperate. They claimed they would come back and look for her.

32. [Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Zhu Zuoliang Harassed

Mr. Zhu Zuolian has been harassed multiple times by people from the local neighborhood office.

On the afternoon of April 19, 2021, Mr. Zhu was harassed at work by Cao Linwei, director of the Comprehensive Management Office of Dongxiao Neighborhood Office in Jindong District. Mr. Zhu was pressured to sign the three statements, which he refused. Cao threatened to send him to a brainwashing center or prison.

Mr. Zhu was harassed again at work around noon the next day. Four officials from the Dongguan Police Station including Yang Fengge, came and pressured him to sign the three statements, which he refused.