(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 3 provinces, where at least 11 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhu Yafen Taken to Prison
2. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hu Fengjun Sentenced to Prison
3. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yuan Cuifeng Faces Trial
4. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiang Wenlan Serves Her Sentence Outside Prison
5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Fenglan Detained
6. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
7. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Tianjian Watched Around the Clock for Five Years

1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhu Yafen Taken to Prison

Ms. Zhu Yafen, 75, was taken to a women’s prison on December 28, 2023. She was reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong on the afternoon of February 1, 2023, and arrested. Her home was ransacked by three officers from the Qianjin Police Station. She was taken to a detention center and sentenced to three years in prison by Dongzhou District Court judge Zhang Yang.

2. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hu Fengjun Sentenced to Prison

The case against Ms. Hu Fengjun from Changtu County was presented to the Changtu County Court after she posted information about Buddhism on the Internet Kuaishou app. She was tried at 9 a.m. on December 14, 2023, and sentenced to 11 years in prison on December 29. She has appealed.

3. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yuan Cuifeng Faces Trial

Ms. Yuan Cuifeng from Shuangyang Town in the Zichuan District is scheduled to be tried at 9 a.m. on January 26, 2024.

4. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiang Wenlan Serves Her Sentence Outside Prison

Ms. Xiang Wenlan was arrested at the end of 2023. She was sentenced to one year in prison by the Wujiagang District Court. She was serving her term outside prison due to an earlier cancer diagnosis.

5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Fenglan Detained

Ms. Li Fenglan was on a train to Tieling City on January 18, 2024, when officers from the Beizhan Police Station arrested her for talking to people about Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked and she was detained for 10 days.

6. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Around 4 p.m. on January 18, 2024, Liu Haizhi, head of the Domestic Security Division, and others went to the homes of three practitioners. They arrested five practitioners. They first went to Mr. Shi Baosheng’s home in Dayubu Town, Yi County, and arrested him. Then they went to Mr. Qin Shuhai’s home, also in Yi County, and arrested him, Ms. Chu Hongfen, and Mr. Li Guibin, who were all reading Zhuan Falun together.

Mr. Li and Ms. Chu are being held in the Jinzhou Detention Center, reportedly for 15 days. Mr. Qin and Mr. Shi are being held in the Yi County Detention Center and face prison terms. The police claim that many Falun Gong items were confiscated from Mr. Qin’s home.

Mr. Qin’s relative called Ms. Liu, and a police car arrived downstairs at Mr. Qin’s home. The officers drove Ms. Liu to her home, ransacked the place, and confiscated many items. Further details are not yet available. Ms. Liu is currently being held in the Jinzhou City Detention Center and will be sentenced to prison.

7. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yu Tianjian Watched Around the Clock for Five Years

Mr. Yu Tianjian was arrested and taken to a brainwashing center in the Ganjingzi District in June 2018 for talking to people about Falun Gong. Mr. Yu refused to be “transformed.” Guo, a brainwashing center employee, was angry and called in members of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee (PLAC) to coerce and pressure Mr. Yu to renounce his belief. They failed. Mr. Yu returned home after being held for five or six days. Mr. Yu was put on the CCP’s blacklist and was monitored around the clock. He was also followed wherever he went.

In 2021, when Mr. Yu returned to his hometown of Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, to take care of his father who was paralyzed and bedridden, personnel from the Dalian PLAC and the 610 Office notified the local police to follow and monitor him. After his father passed away, he headed back to Dalian City. He was taken to the Suihua Railway Station guard room by officers from the railway station. He later returned to Dalian.

In 2022, Mr. Yu and his family went to Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, to work. The Dalian PLAC and the 610 Office again notified the local PLAC to harass them. Mr. Yu and his family were taken to the Caobu Police Station in Guzhen Town, Guangzhou City. He and his family refused to sign any paperwork at the police station. Leaders of the company where Mr. Yu worked could not put up with the troubles the police were causing, so Mr. Yu and his family had to return to Dalian City, where the police often called and harassed him over the phone. When he went out to talk to people about Falun Gong, the Dalian PLAC and 610 Office told the police to harass him at his home.