(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 18 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhu Xiufeng and Three Other Practitioners Tried
2. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yu Hongfu and Wife Ms. Chu Yuzhen Given Heavy Sentences
3. [Tianjin] Ms. Su Jinrong Given a Five-Year Prison Term
4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Tang Lihua Detained
5. [Heze City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shi Hongying and Two Other Practitioners, All in Their 70s, Taken Into Custody
6. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Song Jinyuan Faces Trial
7. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Zhao Zhixing Arrested
8. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaorong and Ms. Zhang Guizhen Detained
9. [Xiangtan County, Hunan Province] 80-Year-Old Ms. Shi Qiaoyun Faces Trial
10. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Ma Jie and Ms. He Hongli Arrested

1. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhu Xiufeng and Three Other Practitioners Tried

Ms. Zhu Xiufeng, Ms. Huang Zhongying, Mr. Li Fujun, and Ms. Tao Juxian were tried by Shanghai Railway Transport Court.

2. [Shulan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yu Hongfu and Wife Ms. Chu Yuzhen Given Heavy Sentences

Ms. Chu Yuzhen was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison on December 24, 2019. She has been released on medical parole. Her husband Mr. Yu Hongfu was given an eight-year-and-six-month prison term and is being held at Shulan City Detention Center.

3. [Tianjin] Ms. Su Jinrong Given a Five-Year Prison Term

Ms. Su Jinrong from Beichen District was reported to authorities for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was arrested after police identified her on a surveillance video. It was reported that Ms. Su was given a five-year prison term and taken to Tianjin Women's Prison.

4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Tang Lihua Detained

Ms. Tang Lihua was arrested by officers from the Weifang Hi-Tech Zone Police Department on April 19, 2019. She is being held in the Weifang City Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Tang:Zhuang Dongbo (庄东波), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-18815367779Zhang Haili (张海礼), officer: +86-18815367117

5. [Heze City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shi Hongying and Two Other Practitioners, All in Their 70s, Taken Into Custody

Ms. Shi Hongying, in her 70s, from Shan County, was taken to Shandong Province Women's Prison in mid-June 2019 by officers from the Shan County Domestic Security Division and the county court.

Mr. Huang Kunyi and his wife Ms. Li Meirong, both in their 70s, were arrested and their home was ransacked by officers from the Huanggang Police Station in the early morning hours of October 26, 2019. The couple was taken to the county detention center. Mr. Huang was not admitted due to high blood pressure, and was released. Ms. Li was taken to the Heze City Women's Detention Center.

6. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Song Jinyuan Faces Trial

Mr. Song Jinyuan from Yingze District was arrested in September 2019. It was reported that the court would put Mr. Song on trial between December 25 and December 31, 2019.

7. [Luoyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Zhao Zhixing Arrested

Mr. Zhao Zhixing was recently arrested by officers from the Xigong District 610 Office.

8. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhang Xiaorong and Ms. Zhang Guizhen Detained

Ms. Zhang Xiaorong, about 33, was arrested on December 4, 2019. She is being held in Erzhigou Detention Center.

Ms. Zhang Guizhen, 58, from Meiguiyuan Residential Community, Bayi Garden Community, Hongshan District, was arrested at noon on October 23, 2019. The police confiscated Falun Dafa books, printed materials, cash, cell phones, and a computer. Ms. Zhang is being held in Duoluokou No. 1 Detention Center. She has been denied family visits.

9. [Xiangtan County, Hunan Province] 80-Year-Old Ms. Shi Qiaoyun Faces Trial

Ms. Shi Qiaoyun, 80, was again arrested at home by officers from the Huashi Police Station on December 24, 2019. She was taken to Xiangtan County Procuratorate and court to sign paperwork. Court officials told her that the trial would be held soon, and the date was to be determined.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Shi:Yang Zhi (杨智), Legal Team, Xiangtan County Police Department: +86-18673208996Ling Jiecai (凌杰才), Legal Team, Xiangtan County Police Department: +86-13973279308Secretary of Zhangguantun Village: +86-13931726000Village director: +86-13131703319

10. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Ma Jie and Ms. He Hongli Arrested

Ms. Ma Jie and Ms. He Hongli were arrested when talking to people about Falun Gong in the Weihean area on the afternoon of December 24, 2019.