Additional Persecution News from China – May 20, 2025 (5 Reports)

(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 5 cities or counties in 3 provinces, where at least 5 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Rongling Faces Trial
2. [Beijing] Ms. Wu Huitian Detained
3. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Ping Harassed
4. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Qin Zhengxiu Harassed
5. [Tianjin] Ms. Li Shufang Harassed

1. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Rongling Faces Trial

Ms. Li Rongling of Fushan District was arrested by Fushan District Police Station officers around May 8, 2025. Her home was ransacked. She was released on bail that same day.

Ms. Li was ordered to report to the police for questions on May 13. She refused to sign the police document. Her case is now in court.

2. [Beijing] Ms. Wu Huitian Detained

Ms. Wu Huitian of Jiuxian Village, Changping District was arrested on May 13, 2025, for distributing Falun Gong flyers. The police notified her family on the afternoon of May 14 that the Changping Police Department had given her 12 days of administrative detention at the Haidian District Lockup.

3. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Ping Harassed

Ms. Li Ping of Yuhua District was harassed by officers from the Chang’an District Police Department on the morning of May 18, 2025. They photographed her against her will and threatened to come back to her home if she continued practicing Falun Gong.

4. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Qin Zhengxiu Harassed

Ms. Qin Zhengxiu, in her 80s, was harassed at home by Zhou Daihua, a local officer, on the morning of April 18, 2025. When Zhou asked if she was still practicing Falun Gong, she replied, “It’s a good practice. Why not?”

Zhou then took Ms. Qin to the Luocheng Police Station. Officers took pictures of her and questioned her as to whether she would continue practicing Falun Gong. They asked her who submitted the information to Minghui.org that Zhou harassed her at home on February 28, 2025. They searched Ms. Qin and forced her to sign a piece of paper with unknown content, threatening to detain her if she did not sign it. She was released later on.

5. [Tianjin] Ms. Li Shufang Harassed

Ms. Li Shufang received a harassing call at her home in the Tanggu area from the Bohai Oil Nanjiang Police Station on April 23, 2025. After that, she was harassed at home.

She was harassed again on May 17 at her new home in the Gegu area by two officers from the police station. The officers video-recorded the conversation with their cell phones and asked which home was their main residence. Her family said they had already sold the old home. The officers then left.