(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 23 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sun Wenzhong Sentenced to Three and a Half Years in Prison
2. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Gangli Detained in Prison
3. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Fang Faces Trial
4. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
5. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Dianjun Harassed Repeatedly
6. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Nian Harassed
7. [Nanping City, Fujian Province] Ms. Sun Xueying Arrested
8. [Shulan City, Jilin] Four Practitioners Harassed or Arrested
9. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Guilan Harassed
10. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
11. [Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Yu Li Arrested
12. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xiang Xiqiong’s Pension Suspended
13. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] Gong Pirong Arrested and Detained
14. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Ni Jieming Arrested
15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Xia Harassed

1. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Sun Wenzhong Sentenced to Three and a Half Years in Prison

Mr. Sun Wenzhong was sentenced to three and a half years in prison by the Ranghulu District Court. He appealed the sentence.

2. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Gangli Detained in Prison

Ms. Liu Gangli was taken to the No.2 Women’s Prison of Liaoning Province. She will be quarantined for 14 days.

3. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Fang Faces Trial

Ms. Zhang Fang will be tried by the Wenyuhe Court on September 14, 2022.

4. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Four practitioners from Dayushan Community in the Nanpiao District were arrested on April 7, 2022, for distributing truth-clarifying materials in Tiantun, Gaoqiao Town, and the Nanpiao District. They are Mr. Liu Quanwang, Cui Ping, Mr. Zhang Aimin, and his wife Ms. Dong Yanping. The practitioners were released due to the pandemic.

The four practitioners were arrested by officers from the Jitun Police Station in the early morning hours of August 19, 2022, and were taken to the Huludao City Detention Center.

5. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Dianjun Harassed Repeatedly

Ms. Wang Dianjun from Hongguantun Town in Chiping District was reported to police for talking about Falun Gong. Four officers from the Yangguantun Police Station went to her home on June 28, 2022. They videotaped Ms. Wang. The officers including Yang Wenbo, head of the police station, came back in the afternoon. They ransacked Ms. Wang’s home and confiscated 2000 yuan in paper bills imprinted with information about Falun Gong.

Two officers from the Hongguantun Police Station went to Ms. Wang’s home on July 7, 2022. They pressured Ms. Wang to sign a guarantee statement. Seven officers from the Chiping District Police Department and the Hongguantun Police Station went to Ms. Wang’s home on July 11, 2022, to harass her. Two officers from the Chiping District Police Department and Yang Wenbo, head of the Hongguantun Police Station, went to harass Ms. Wang again on July 13, 2022. Ms. Yang’s husband was pressured and signed a statement to promise not to go to the market.

6. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Nian Harassed

Ms. Chen Nian lives in the Yongxing Residential Community on Electronic Road, Xindu District. More than 10 people from the municipal political and legal affairs committee, the neighborhood community, the brainwashing center, and the local police station, waited for Ms. Chen when she was returning home after work. She was pressured to sign a guarantee statement. They stayed there from 8 - 11 p.m.

7. [Nanping City, Fujian Province] Ms. Sun Xueying Arrested

Ms. Sun Xueying, 56, was arrested by several officers who waited downstairs at the community where Ms. Sun lives, on August 17, 2022. Ms. Sun was held for six days in a detention house and was released on August 23, 2022.

8. [Shulan City, Jilin] Four Practitioners Harassed or Arrested

Two police officers went to Ms. Yin Limei’s home and knocked on the door around 6 a.m. on August 23, 2022.

The officers went to Ms. Li Guilan’s home and knocked on the door around 6 a.m. on August 23, 2022. Ms. Li thought it was her husband coming back from the morning exercises and opened the door. The officers came in and searched the home. They confiscated more than 20 Falun Gong books and took Ms. Li to the Beicheng Police Station. She was placed under 13-day detention which would be executed after the pandemic. She was released that afternoon.

Mr. Liu Guoxing and another practitioner were also arrested on August 23, 2022. Mr. Liu was placed under 13-day detention which would be executed after the pandemic. He was allowed to go home.

9. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Guilan Harassed

Ms. Liu Guilan, over 60, lives in Sadaigoumen Village, Dage Town, Fengning Manchu Autonomous County. Five officers including Li Changshan, went to Ms. Liu’s home at 11 a.m. on August 24, 2022. They did not show their IDs and ransacked her home. They did not find anything.

10. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Three practitioners including Ms. Xu Yafen and Su Youfu were arrested at noon on August 24, 2022. The police ransacked Ms. Xu Yafen’s home and confiscated their Falun Gong books.

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

Mr. Yu Li was arrested at his workplace by officers from the Xinyuan Police Station at 11 a.m. on August 24, 2022. His home was ransacked. The police confiscated his Falun Gong books and his laptop computer. The police also looked for Mr. Lu’s wife Ms. Xia Jiangyan.

12. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xiang Xiqiong’s Pension Suspended

Ms. Xiang Xiqiong’s pension has been suspended by the Jingyang District Social Security Bureau. Her family was pressured to return Ms. Xiang’s pension payments of about 20,000 yuan which she received during her detention in 2021.

13. [Yinan County, Shandong Province] Gong Pirong Arrested and Detained

Gong Pirong was arrested by officers from the Yinan Police Station and has been detained in the Linyi Detention Center for over a month.

14. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Ni Jieming Arrested

Mr. Ni Jieming was arrested by officers from the Huangli Town Police Station.

15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Xia Harassed

Police officers and the community director went to Ms. Li Xia’s home on August 9, 2022. She was pressured to get vaccinated, which was not done due to her high blood pressure. They ransacked her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books, the photo of Falun Gong’s founder, and three bank cards. Ms. Li received a notice from the property management office the next day, telling her she had to leave the rented apartment within a certain time limit. This violated the rental agreement.