(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 5 provinces, where at least 23 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ma Fang and Sun Arrested
2. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Huayang Arrested
3. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Ten Practitioners Arrested
4. [Wangcang County, Sichuan Province] Ms. He Xiufeng Arrested
5. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gu Wenhua Harassed
6. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ye Jichun’s Home Ransacked
7. [Bijie City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Dai Yongmao Arrested
8. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Yu Li Arrested
9. [Beijing] Ms. Yao Shuping Arrested
10. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Weidong Harassed
11. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

1. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ma Fang and Sun Arrested

Ms. Ma Fang and a practitioner named Sun were arrested in a residential community near the Jiangwan Bridge on the afternoon of August 27, 2022. Further information is pending.

2. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Huayang Arrested

Mr. Wang Huayang from Shagou Village, Biguo Town, who was displaced for years, was arrested by officers from Qixia City Police Department and the Zhaoyuan City Police Department when he was doing odd jobs in Qixia City.

3. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Ten Practitioners Arrested

Ten practitioners from Duozhuang Town were arrested by officers from the Duozhuang Town Police Station on the morning of August 26, 2022, when they were reading the Falun Gong teachings at Mr. Wei Jiuxiang’s home.

The officers confiscated their Falun Gong books and took the practitioners to the police station. The officers interrogated them, videotaped them, and forced them to fingerprint various documents. The officers also ransacked the practitioners’ homes and confiscated their Falun Gong books and printed materials. The practitioners were released. They returned to their homes that evening.

4. [Wangcang County, Sichuan Province] Ms. He Xiufeng Arrested

A total of 11 people, two from the Wangcang County Police Department, four from the Donghe Police Station, three from the Jiachuan Police Station, and two from the Jiachuan Township Government, broke into Ms. He Xiufeng’s home on August 24, 2022. They confiscated her Falun Gong books, printed materials, and personal items. They took Ms. He to the Donghe Police Station and interrogated her. She did not cooperate.

5. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gu Wenhua Harassed

Officers from the Ande Street Police Station in the Lingcheng District kept going to Ms. Gu Wenhua’s home in Xifeng Village to harass her. They forced her to have her photograph taken with them.

On the afternoon of August 26, 2022, the wife of the Party secretary of Xifeng Village went to Ms. Gu’s home to transform her.

6. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ye Jichun’s Home Ransacked

Seven people from the Xindu District Police Department, the Xindu District Justice Department, and the Dafeng Town Administration Office broke into Ye Jichun’s home in Dafeng Town, Xindu District, around 3 p.m. on August 14, 2022. They took out a prepared commitment letter and told Ye to sign, which Ye refused. Immediately, two people grabbed Ye’s hands and forced Ye to sign the letter. They confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong and two copies of Minghui Weekly.

7. [Bijie City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Dai Yongmao Arrested

Officers from the Liuqiao Police Station in Weining County broke into Mr. Dai Yongmao’s home, who is in his 80s, and ransacked the place on August 22, 2022. They confiscated three Falun Gong books and printed materials. Mr. Dai was taken to the police station and released around 6 p.m. that day. In the police station, the officers questioned Mr. Dai and took notes. They pressured him to sign paperwork, made him give a urine sample, and photographed him.

8. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Yu Li Arrested

Mr. Yu Li from the Hantai District was arrested by officers from Yang County 610 Office, Hantai District 610 Office, and the Xinyuan Police Station. Mr. Yu is being held in the Yang County Detention Center.

9. [Beijing] Ms. Yao Shuping Arrested

Ms. Yao Shuping, 65, a retired senior library staff member of Beijing Jiaotong University, was arrested at home on July 29, 2022. The police ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books. Details about her situation are not yet available.

10. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Wang Weidong Harassed

Ms. Wang Weidong, in her 70s, was arrested and taken to the Wenmiao Police Station by two officers when she talked to people about Falun Gong at the Wankelong supermarket on the afternoon on June 26, 2021. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated over 40 Falun Gong books and photos of the founder of Falun Gong. They told Ms. Wang to sign the receipt for the confiscated books. Ms. Wang was released around 10 p.m. that night.

Residential officer Du Yongming from the Zhanqian Police Station and others broke into Ms. Wang’s home and took a Falun Gong book at noon on July 15, 2022. They took Ms. Wang to the police station and pressured her to sign paperwork. Ms. Wang wrote “refuse to sign” on the sheet.

11. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Chen Mingxiu, Ms. Yan Qunying, and Ms. Gan Bin, all from the Dongpo District, were reported to the police while they talked to people about Falun Gong in Xiuwen Town on the morning of August 24, 2022. They were arrested and taken to the Xiuwen Police Station. That afternoon they were then taken to the Domestic Security Division of the Dongpo District Police Department. Ms. Gan was released that evening because of her high blood pressure. Ms. Chen was detained for 10 days. Ms. Yan was detained for 12 days.