(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 5 provinces, where at least 12 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiao Linghui and Ms. Chen Guifang Sentenced
2. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hao Chunlan Arrested
3. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Liu Xingkun Arrested, Lu Yele Detained
4. [Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Jing Changxu Detained
5. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liang Jun and Ms. Hong Yanrong Face Indictment
6. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Du Arrested
7. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Cao Zhifang and Ms. Yang Fang Released from Prison
8. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yali Under House Arrest

1. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiao Linghui and Ms. Chen Guifang Sentenced

The Longkou Court sentenced Ms. Jiao Linghui to two years in prison and Ms. Chen Guifang to one year in prison on March 12, 2024.

2. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hao Chunlan Arrested

Ms. Hao Chunlan, who lives in the Zoujiazhuang, Wanquan District, was followed by plainclothes officers after she talked to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was arrested downstairs at her son’s home on the afternoon of March 12, 2024.

3. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Liu Xingkun Arrested, Lu Yele Detained

Liu Xingkun, 85, gender unknown, and Ms. Lu Yeli, 69, were arrested by Ling’an Police Station officers on March 12, 2024. Their homes were ransacked. Liu was released, but Lu is being held at the Jinzhou City Women’s Detention Center.

4. [Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Jing Changxu Detained

Mr. Jing Changxu was arrested at home by six officers from the Anyue County Yueyang Town Police Station on the evening of March 9, 2024. The police ransacked his home and seized his computer, more than 1,000 yuan in paper currency with Falun Gong messages printed on them, Falun Gong books, and other items. He was released around 4:00 a.m.

He was arrested at home again by three officers on the evening of March 10. They gave his wife a detention notification and took him to the Anyue County Detention Center. There has not any news about him since then.

5. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liang Jun and Ms. Hong Yanrong Face Indictment

Ms. Liang Jun and Ms. Hong Yanrong were arrested on July 14, 2023. Their cases were sent to the Funing District Procuratorate.

Ms. Liang’s mother and Ms. Hong’s sister, both nearly 80, went to the procuratorate four times, but prosecutor Li Wenming refused to accept their statements.

6. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Du Arrested

Ms. Du, first name unknown, in her 50s, was arrested in Dajingmen area on March 13, 2024 for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

7. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Mr. Cao Zhifang and Ms. Yang Fang Released from Prison

Mr. Cao Zhifang and his wife, Ms. Yang Fang, where arrested with five other practitioners in Li Zhigang’s home by Liuyang City Police Department officers on October 27, 2020. They were sentenced to three-years-and-four-months in prison on December 24, 2020. The couple was released on February 27, 2024, after they completed their prison terms.

8. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yali Under House Arrest

Ms. Wang Yali was seen on surveillance cameras when she distributed Falun Gong flyers in early February, 2024. She was arrested at home by Longwangtang Police Station officers around 8:00 a.m. on February 25, 2024. They ransacked her home and seized over 50 Falun Gong books, two pictures of the founder of Falun Gong, paper currency with Falun Gong messages printed on them, a computer, a cell phone, and her resident identity card. She is now under house arrest.