(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 29 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Daxing’anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Kaixin Arrested
2. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Shang Lianyou and Yang Huiling Arrested
3. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Suyan Arrested
4. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. He Linguo Arrested
5. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Xu Xiangrong Missing
6. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Ruimei and Husband Arrested
7. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Qiuju and Ms. He Xuemei Arrested
8. [Kaijiang County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wu Licui and Mr. Zhang Guangquan Harassed
9. [Kaijiang County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wan Zhengping Arrested
10. [Xuancheng City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhou Sufang Held in Custody
11. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Hanqiao Held in Detention Center
12. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Delan Arrested
13. [Shishou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Shen Guoxing Harassed
14. [Quzhou County, Hebei Province] Mr. Qiu Zengjun Harassed
15. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
16. [Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Cong Xuelin Harassed
17. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Fengzhi Harassed
18. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Elderly Ms. Gong’s Home Ransacked
19. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

1. [Daxing’anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Kaixin Arrested

Ms. Liu Kaixin, a new practitioner, from Songling District was arrested at her rented home by the Songling District police officers around 11 p.m. on September 5, 2021. She is being held in the Jiagedaqi District Detention Center.

For a long time, the Songling District Political and Legal Affairs Committee has repeatedly harassed and intimidated Ms. Liu, pressuring her to write guarantee statements to renounce Falun Gong. Ms. Liu refused to cooperate. The committee tracked Ms. Liu down and arrested her by identifying other practitioners and monitoring their phone calls.

2. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Shang Lianyou and Yang Huiling Arrested

Personnel from the Sheqi County 610 Office, the Sheqi County Domestic Security Division, and the Raoliang Town Police Station broke into the home of Shang Lianyou (gender unknown) and arrested Shang on May 2, 2021. Shang has been held in the Sheqi County Detention Center for over four months.

Ms. Yang Huiling from Lidian Town was arrested by personnel from the 610 Office and the domestic security division in late June 2021.

3. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Suyan Arrested

Ms. Wang Suyan from Qianhoutai Village, Nanda Township, Xingcheng City, was arrested and taken to Xingcheng City by officers from the Nanda Police Station on the morning of September 3, 2021. A few days earlier, the Nanda Township government commissioner and staff went to Ms. Wang’s home and harassed her. They confiscated photos of Falun Gong’s founder and Falun Gong books. It is not clear where Ms. Wang is being held.

4. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. He Linguo Arrested

Mr. He Linguo from Xingning Town, Zixing City, has been missing since late August 2021. It was reported that he was arrested by officers from the Xingning Town Police Station. There is no information about where he is being held.

5. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Xu Xiangrong Missing

Ms. Xu Xiangrong, nearly 60, has lost contact with those who were close to her since around May 20, 2021. Details of her current whereabouts and situation are not clear.

6. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Ruimei and Husband Arrested

Six officers from the Nanguan Police Station, Gaomi City, broke into Ms. Zhang Ruimei’s home and ransacked the place at 6:30 a.m. on September 1, 2021. They confiscated a sculpture of the founder of Falun Gong, two copies of Zhuan Falun, and two issues of Minghui Weekly, among other items.

Ms. Zhang and her husband were arrested and taken to the police station. Ms. Zhang refused to cooperate with the officers. They forcibly took her to the Gaomi City Hospital for a physical examination. After repeated requests by their family, the police allowed the couple to return home after 3 p.m.

7. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Qiuju and Ms. He Xuemei Arrested

Ms. Chen Qiuju, 53, and Ms. He Xuemei, 70, were followed by a plainclothes officer when they talked to people about Falun Gong on September 3, 2021. The plainclothes officer called in officers from the SWAT Team, who arrested both practitioners. The practitioners were taken to the Zhenjiangsi Police Station, where they were interrogated. Afterward, Ms. Chen was taken to the Suining City Detention Center. Ms. He was released that afternoon.

8. [Kaijiang County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wu Licui and Mr. Zhang Guangquan Harassed

On September 2, 2021, director Li of the Congcheng Sub-district Administration Office, Party secretary Cai Yujun of the Xin’an Community Management Office, and two other people went to the building where Ms. Wu Licui lived and told her to come downstairs for a talk. Ms. Wu did not go downstairs. They asked her if she still participated in Falun Gong activities. Ms. Wu clarified the truth to them.

On the same day, a residential officer and five people from the sub-district administration office and the Jianshe Community Management Office knocked on the door of Mr. Zhang Guangquan’s home. Mr. Zhang, in his 80s, lives by himself. These people started photographing his home as soon as they entered it. They pressured Mr. Zhang to sign guarantee statements. He refused to sign. They forced him to fingerprint the statements. After fingerprinting they told him, “Now if you study the Fa and practice at home and don’t go out, no one will bother you.”

9. [Kaijiang County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wan Zhengping Arrested

On July 29, 2021, Li Xiang, deputy head of the Kaijiang County Domestic Security Division, and others arrested 68-year-old Ms. Wan Zhengping and took her to the Dazhou City Detention Center. She has been held in custody for 38 days.

Ms. Wan was previously tried by the Kaijiang County Court on March 23, 2021.

10. [Xuancheng City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhou Sufang Held in Custody

Ms. Zhou Sufang, in her 50s, was arrested by officers from the Jingde County Police Department and a police station on July 21, 2021. She was held in Yangliu Town for 14 days. She was twice forced to undergo a physical examination.

11. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wang Hanqiao Held in Detention Center

Ms. Wang Hanqiao, around 60, from Nanjing City, was arrested by Putuo District police officers in Shanghai in April 2021. She is being held in the Putuo District Detention Center.

12. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Delan Arrested

Ms. Xu Delan from Dongchangfu District was arrested by officers from the Fenghuang Industrial Park Police Station on the morning of July 25, 2021, for distributing Falun Gong materials in the industrial park. Personnel from the Dongchangfu District Political and Legal Affairs Committee and police officers went to Ms. Xu’s home and ransacked the place. She was taken to the hospital for a physical examination. Her blood pressure reached 180 mmHg, and the Chiping Detention Center refused to take her in. The police station director asked her to come to the detention center for another physical examination, but she refused to cooperate. The officers later asked her family to sign paperwork and released her.

On August 2, the political and legal affairs committee called and asked Ms. Xu’s child to go there. They threatened her child and said their education and job prospects would be adversely affected.

On August 9, the political and legal affairs committee called and told Ms. Xu to come in. She did not cooperate. Liu Xiaozhi and others from the political and legal affairs committee went to her home and harassed her.

On August 17, three people from the political and legal affairs committee went to Ms. Xu’s home and harassed her.

On August 26, Bai from the political and legal affairs committee went to Ms. Xu’s home and pressured her to sign paperwork. She did not cooperate. Instead, she clarified the truth to him and told him to stop harassing her.

13. [Shishou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Shen Guoxing Harassed

The Hubei Province Political and Legal Affairs Committee and 610 Office instructed the Shishou City Political and Legal Affairs Committee and the Shishou City 610 Office, and the Xiulin Sub-district Administration Office to harass Ms. Shen Guoxing. They threatened Ms. Shen and told her if she did not press her fingerprints on the three statements they prepared, the provincial government would send a group to personally transform her.

14. [Quzhou County, Hebei Province] Mr. Qiu Zengjun Harassed

On July 8, 2021, officers from the Henantuan Town Police Station led by village officials broke into Mr. Qiu Zengjun’s home, and ransacked the place. They confiscated two music players, several copies of Zhuan Falun and memory cards.

15. [Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

The deputy director and other officers from the Qingliangsi Police Station and staff of the Dashakan Village Committee broke into the homes of Ms. Liu Shufen, Ms. Yang Qiuzhi, and Mr. Liu Baohe on August 26, 2021. They secretly took photos of the practitioners and claimed that they had to meet with Falun Gong practitioners once a year.

16. [Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Cong Xuelin Harassed

Twelve people from the Chenggu County Political and Legal Affairs Committee, the sub-district administration office, the Sancun Residential Committee, the Xiguan Residential Committee, and the Sanliqiao Police Station harassed Mr. Cong Xuelin on the morning of August 25, 2021.

Political and legal affairs committee personnel pressured Mr. Cong to write Four Statements renouncing Falun Gong. They threatened him and said that if he did not write it they would not let him do business in Chenggu County and would assign the residential committee to enforce the decision.

17. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Fengzhi Harassed

Ms. Wang Fengzhi from the Xiahuayuan District was harassed at home by officers from the Chengzhen Police Station on September 3, 2021. They asked her if she still practiced Falun Gong. Ms. Wang said that whether she practiced Falun Gong or not had nothing to do with them.

Deputy director Lang Jie and an assistant officer from the police station went to the school where Ms. Wang worked on the morning of September 6. They pressured her to make a statement that Falun Gong is a [slanderous term deleted] and pressured her to express her position on an issue related to Falun Gong. She refused to cooperate.

18. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Elderly Ms. Gong’s Home Ransacked

Elderly Ms. Gong from the Wenquan District Geological Team was not at home on the morning of August 23, 2021.

Eight people including officer Chen from the Xianning City Police Department, led by Chen Dinghong from the Security Division of the Geological Team, found Ms. Gong’s daughter and asked her to take them to Ms. Gong’s home. They threatened that if she refused, they would suspend her job. Later, they ransacked Ms. Gong’s home and confiscated a satellite dish to receive TV programs and all her Falun Gong books.

19. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Several Practitioners Harassed

Ms. Xiao Fengqiong from Zhangmu Township was harassed and intimidated at home by people from the Xichang City Political and Legal Affairs Committee and the State Security Division on the morning of September 3, 2021. They used her son’s job and grandson’s education as leverage to coerce her to sign paperwork. She did not cooperate. They also notified her son and daughter-in-law to put pressure on her.

On the morning of September 3, group leader Xu of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Committee and four others harassed Ms. Guo Bing. They threatened that if Ms. Guo refused to transform, it would affect the future of her family, her children, and grandchildren. Ms. Guo refused to cooperate.

On the morning of September 3, over ten people from the provincial Political and Legal Affairs Committee, accompanied by local subordinates, went to Ms. Zhang Youfen’s home. They pressured her to sign paperwork and promise not to go out and distribute Falun Gong materials, which she refused.

On September 3, more than twelve people from the provincial Political and Legal Affairs Committee, the Xichang City Political and Legal Affairs Committee, and the Longyanjing Community Management Office went to Ms. Lin Shunhua’s home and pressured her to sign paperwork. They told her that she was not allowed to go out and distribute Falun Gong materials or advise people to quit the Chinese Communist Party or its affiliated organizations. They said that if she wanted to practice Falun Gong, she would have to do it at home. Ms. Lin did not sign anything. 

On the afternoon of September 3, a group of five people from the provincial Political and Legal Affairs Committee went to Ms. Ge Shali’s home to harass and photograph her. Ms. Ge stopped them.