(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 24 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 49 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Mr. Chu Guiyan Sentenced to Eight Years
2. [Qishan County, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Shen Hongqi and Three Other Practitioners Tried
3. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Zhanfa and Ms. Wang Zaixia Face Trial
4. [Shanghai] Blood Samples Taken by Force from Over 10 Practitioners and One Practitioner Harassed 
5. [Daxing’anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Fu Fenglan Harassed
6. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Mr. Ma Jun and Ms. Yang Xiuying Arrested
7. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yu Huijun Harassed
8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Su Lifeng Arrested
9. [Shenmu City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wu Lifen Arrested
10. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Dayong’s Case Sent to Court
11. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Two Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked; Mr. Wei Anyue Missing
12. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Yuying Sentenced to Three Years
13. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Lin Shaoqing Likely Taken to Brainwashing Center
14. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Qiu Xinfang’s Case Sent to Court
15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yu Kaixin Arrested
16. [Ninghua County, Fujian Province] Mr. Lin Wei Sentenced to Four Years
17. [Jiuquan City, Gansu Province] Several Practitioners Harassed
18. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Xiaoqin Detained Under Criminal Detention
19. [Susong County, Anhui Province] Ms. Xu Jinju Harassed
20. [Diaobingshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Jingbo Scheduled for Trial
21. [Chongqing] Mr. Yuan Zhiqiang’s Case Sent to Procuratorate
22. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Mr. You Yuanzhang Harassed
23. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qu Xue Taken to Brainwashing Center
24. [Chongqing] Ms. Xu Keqin and Mr. Dai Xianming Harassed
25. [Jiuquan City, Gansu Province] Ms. Jia Yanxia Harassed
26. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Minxiang Harassed
27. [Shanghai] Mr. Yu Yongsheng Harassed
28. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Elderly Ms. Luo Arrested
29. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Yingchun Arrested

1. [Siping City, Jilin Province] Mr. Chu Guiyan Sentenced to Eight Years

Mr. Chu Guiyan, 50, and his wife, Ms. Bie Lihua, 48, from Shuangliao City were arrested. Mr. Chu was later sentenced to eight years in prison and taken to Gongzhuling Prison in January 2020.

2. [Qishan County, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Shen Hongqi and Three Other Practitioners Tried

Mr. Shen Hongqi, Mr. Jiao Bingnan, Ms. Wang Yalan, and Ms. Xu Mingxia were tried. Mr. Jiao and Ms. Wang have returned home. Mr. Shen remains in custody. Ms. Xu is in critical condition due to abuse in detention; she was taken to Baoji City Central Hospital for emergency treatment.

3. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Zhanfa and Ms. Wang Zaixia Face Trial

Mr. Wang Zhanfa and his wife, Ms. Wang Zaixia, were arrested at home by Tan Fujia and other officers from the Guangming Police Department on November 7, 2019. They have been detained at the Chaoyang City Detention Center for nearly nine months. Their cases were sent to the Shuangta District Court, and they were scheduled for trial on August 11, 2020.

4. [Shanghai] Blood Samples Taken by Force from Over 10 Practitioners; One Practitioner Harassed

Blood samples from over 10 practitioners, including Mr. Gao Qiao, Mr. Gao Xing, Mr. Gao Dong, from the Pudong New Area, were forcibly taken by police.

The police additionally collected the practitioners’ fingerprints and palm prints, recorded their voices, measured their height, and took samples of their handwriting (practitioners were ordered to write 300 Chinese characters on paper). The police took one frontal photo and two profile photos of each practitioner.

In May 2020, Ms. Wu Liandi was reported to police for visiting another practitioner’s home. Community officers from Gaodong Town, Pudong New Area, used that visit as an excuse and broke into Ms. Wu’s home, ransacked the place, and confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun.

5. [Daxing’anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Fu Fenglan Harassed

Two carloads of police officers arrived at 73-year-old Ms. Fu Fenglan’s home on the morning of July 21, 2020. Ms. Fu was not at home, so the officers went to find her son and ordered him to tell Ms. Fu to go to the police station.

That afternoon, Ms. Fu’s daughter-in-law accompanied her to the police station. The police asked her how many years she had practiced Falun Gong, whether she was still practicing, who she knew, and who paid for making the truth-clarification booklets.

Ms. Fu was questioned by police for over two hours and was then ordered to sign the transcript. The police then took out a search warrant, went to her home, and ransacked the place. They confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun.

6. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Mr. Ma Jun and Ms. Yang Xiuying Arrested

Mr. Ma Jun and Ms. Yang Xiuying from Chengguan District were reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were arrested and taken to the Yanjiaping Police Station. They were later taken to the Qilihe Police Department and interrogated. Mr. Ma was taken home at 11:30 p.m. and Ms. Yang was taken home around midnight.

7. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yu Huijun Harassed

Gao, an officer from the Chenggu 610 Office, and Zhang, head of the Chenggu Police Department, and three other people recently went to Chenggu Insurance Company, an agent of China Life Insurance, to harass Ms. Yu Huijun at work.

Ms. Yu, in her 50s, was ordered to write a guarantee statement promising to stop practicing Falun Gong, which she refused to do.

The officers threatened to take her to Love Base Brainwashing Center in Mian County and detain her there for three months. They claimed that the associated costs would be paid by her work unit, but the insurance company refused to do so.

8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Su Lifeng Arrested

Ms. Su Lifeng was arrested on the evening of August 6, 2020.

9. [Shenmu City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wu Lifen Arrested

Over 10 officers from the Renminlu Police Station and the Shenmu Domestic Security Division broke into Ms. Wu Lifen’s home and arrested her on the morning of August 6, 2020. Ms. Wu was taken to the police station for interrogation.

10. [Haicheng City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Dayong’s Case Sent to Court

Mr. Wang Dayong from Wangshi Town was reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong. He was arrested by officers from the Haicheng City Police Department and the Wangshi Town Police Station on September 19, 2019, and his home was ransacked. Mr. Wang was taken to Erdaohe Detention Center, and his case was sent to the Lishan Court, Anshan City.

11. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Two Practitioners’ Homes Ransacked; Mr. Wei Anyue Missing

The home of Ms. Chen Guifang, 60, was ransacked by officers from the Beijinglu Police Station on July 31, 2020. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books and 20,000 yuan in cash.

The home of Ms. Li Jinlan, 65, was also ransacked by the officers at the same time.

Mr. Wei Anyue, about 61, has lost contact with others since August 2, 2020.

12. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Yuying Sentenced to Three Years

Ms. Sun Yuying was tried and given a three-year prison term by the Chuanying District Court at the end of July 2020. She is detained at the Jilin City Detention Center.

13. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Lin Shaoqing Likely Taken to Brainwashing Center

It is suspected that Mr. Lin Shaoqing from Xiashan District was recently arrested and taken to the Zhanjiang City Brainwashing Center.

14. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Qiu Xinfang’s Case Sent to Court

Ms. Qiu Xinfang, 68, was deceived, arrested, and taken to the Nanyang City Detention Center by officers from the Guxian Town Police Station, Tongbai County, on August 1, 2020. Her case was sent to the Tongbai County Court.

15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yu Kaixin Arrested

Ms. Yu Kaixin from Wenjiang District was spotted by community security guards when posting stickers (with a QR code downloaded from the Minghui website for Internet access) in her residential community on July 28, 2020. She was arrested by officers from the Yunxi Police Station. She was released after 11 p.m. that evening.

16. [Ninghua County, Fujian Province] Mr. Lin Wei Sentenced to Four Years

Mr. Lin Wei from the Ninghua County Forestry Bureau was arrested when talking to people about Falun Gong in early May 2019. It was reported that he was sentenced to four years in prison by the Ninghua County Court.

17. [Jiuquan City, Gansu Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

Officers from the Jiuquan City Police Department, the Suzhou District Police Department, and various other police stations and community police sub-stations, along with community personnel recently harassed several practitioners.

Practitioners known to have been harassed are: Ms. Jia Yanxia, Ms. Xie Hongying, Ms. Song Lanying, Ms. Ru Huiqin, Ms. Xu Liying, Ms. Zhao Jinying, Ms. Li Shufang, Ms. Zhou Shufang, and Ms. Liu Ruixian.

It was reported that the officers and community personnel paid practitioners’ families to talk the practitioners into signing statements renouncing Falun Gong.

18. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Xiaoqin Detained Under Criminal Detention

Ms. Zhang Xiaoqin from Fuling District was reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong on June 30, 2020. She was arrested, her home was ransacked, and police confiscated a computer, printer, and Falun Dafa books.

Ms. Zhang was placed under criminal detention and taken to the Fuling District Detention Center.

19. [Susong County, Anhui Province] Ms. Xu Jinju Harassed

Four people, including personnel from the Fuyu Town Comprehensive Management Office and Xu, a security officer at the Mingxi Residential Community, went to Ms. Xu Jinju’s home on August 7, 2020. They took out a printed “commitment letter” and ordered her to sign it, saying it would erase any record of her being associated with Falun Gong in the government network system. Ms. Xu refused to sign.

20. [Diaobingshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Jingbo Scheduled for Trial

Ms. Xu Jingbo was scheduled for trial on August 12, 2020.

21. [Chongqing] Mr. Yuan Zhiqiang’s Case Sent to Procuratorate

Mr. Yuan Zhiqiang was arrested by the Beibei District Domestic Security officers on May 15, 2020. He was placed under criminal detention on May 21 and officially arrested in June. It was reported that his case was turned over to the Jiangbei District Procuratorate.

22. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Mr. You Yuanzhang Harassed

Four officers from the Nongnongping Police Station tried to break into Mr. You Yuanzhang’s home at 7 p.m. on August 6, 2020. They were stopped by Mr. You.

The officers insisted on going in to conduct a search. Mr. You asked for a search warrant, which the officers did not have. The officers tried to forcibly pick the lock. When Mr. You turned around to grab a cell phone, the officers were afraid that they would be caught on camera and ran outside.

Mr. You’s wife passed away after being traumatized by ongoing police harassment.

23. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Qu Xue Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Qu Xue was detained at the Gaomi City Brainwashing Center for nearly 10 days, and returned home on August 6, 2020. She was called to go to the police station the following day. No additional information is known.

24. [Chongqing] Ms. Xu Keqin and Mr. Dai Xianming Harassed

Ms. Xu Keqing and Mr. Dai Xianming were harassed by Xiao Bichun from the Shenglilu Judicial Office and others on August 6, 2020. Both practitioners were audio and video recorded when responding to these officials.

25. [Jiuquan City, Gansu Province] Ms. Jia Yanxia Harassed

Seven or eight people from the residential community broke into Ms. Jia Yanxia’s home in Xincheng District on the morning of July 7, 2020. It was indicated that the government wanted to reduce the number of Falun Gong practitioners to zero in their jurisdiction. They threatened and intimidated Ms. Jia, saying that if practitioners refused to cooperate, her children’s jobs would be jeopardized.

On July 30, seven or eight people from the residential community again went to Ms. Jia's home and tried to videotape her. Ms. Jia rejected their attempts, and they turned around and left.

26. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Minxiang Harassed

Ms. Li Minxiang was harassed by North Yingtaoyuan Village Committee personnel in late July 2020. They ordered Ms. Li to write a guarantee statement promising to stop practicing Falun Gong, which she refused.

27. [Shanghai] Mr. Yu Yongsheng Harassed

Mr. Yu Yongsheng from Putuo District was summoned to the Changning District Police Department on July 29, 2020. Officers from the Changning District Domestic Security Division threatened him, saying they would turn his recent case over to the Changning District Procuratorate.

His recent case was an arrest on the evening of February 29, 2020. Several Domestic Security Division officers broke into Mr. Yu’s home and arrested him for posting stickers on how to avoid being infected by the Wuhan virus. Mr. Yu was taken to the Tianshanlu Police Station for interrogation. The officers forcibly took his fingerprints, and Mr. Yu was held there for several hours until after midnight.

In 2014, Mr. Yu was sentenced to three years in prison for making truth-clarification printouts.

28. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Elderly Ms. Luo Arrested

Elderly Ms. Luo from the Jingyue area was reported to the police when she distributed Falun Gong materials on August 1, 2020. She was arrested by officers from the Caiyu Street Police Station. Her home was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books and DVDs of lectures given by Falun Gong's founder were confiscated. Ms. Luo was released that evening after 700 yuan was extorted from her.

29. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yu Yingchun Arrested

Ms. Yu Yingchun from Wendeng District was arrested by a Xuefu Residential Community police officer when talking to people about Falun Gong on the morning of July 3, 2020. She was taken to a police office, where the officer twisted her arms behind her, pushed her onto a chair, and handcuffed her. She was later taken to the Tianfu Police Station for interrogation.

At the police station, officers forced Ms. Yu to sign documents, forcibly took blood samples from her, and pressed her fingerprints and palm prints onto a machine to record them. Ms. Yu was released at 2 p.m. that day.