(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 25 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
2. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Suying and Ms. Hu Ping Arrested
3. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Suxia Arrested
4. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Lu Xiaojuan Arrested
5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Hua Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
6. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Jiang Shuyuan Arrested
7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Lirong Harassed
8. [Beijing] Ms. Li Xuan and Ms. Yin Guiqin Arrested
9. [Yongji County, Jilin Province] Ms. Cai Ying Arrested
10. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yan Kuihua Arrested
11. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Held in Police Station
12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Cuiqing and Ms. Feng Yanyun Arrested
13. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Police Attempt to Arrest Ms. Zhou Shuqin
14. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yue Yanzhi and Her Family Harassed Multiple Times
15. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Cai Qin and Ms. Tian Chengxiang Held in Detention Center
16. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yongxian Harassed

1. [Tonghua City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Officers from the Erdaojiang District Police Station arrested Mr. Yue Chunguang, Ms. He Xiuhong, Ms. Pan Hongming, and Ms. Xu at Mr. Yue’s home on the evening of August 11, 2022. Ms. Pan’s home was ransacked the next day. Ms. Xu was released.

2. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Suying and Ms. Hu Ping Arrested

Ms. Liu Suying and Ms. Hu Ping from Zhangjiakou City were reported to the police when they talked to people about Falun Gong in Guangling County, Shanxi Province on August 10, 2022. They were arrested by officers from the Yixing Police Station and taken to the Guangling County Domestic Security Division. Both practitioners’ homes were ransacked and all their Falun Gong books were confiscated. Officers took them to the Datong City Detention Center in Shanxi Province, leaving one of the practitioners’ over 90-year-old mother unattended.

3. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Suxia Arrested

Ms. Zhang Suxia was arrested at her home on August 11, 2022. She is being held in the Xicheng Detention Center.

4. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Lu Xiaojuan Arrested

Ms. Lu Xiaojuan was reported to police when she told people about the persecution on August 12, 2022. She was taken to the Jichang Road Police Station.

5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Jiang Hua Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Ms. Jiang Hua was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer in 2020. When the doctor told her that she had only four months to live, she felt hopeless and decided to practice Falun Gong. She recovered after practicing for several months. She was reported to the police for practicing. She was arrested multiple times and had money extorted from her. She was sentenced to four years in prison in March 2022 but was allowed to serve the term outside of prison.

6. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Jiang Shuyuan Arrested

Ms. Jiang Shuyuan lives in Nonghe Town, Tonghe County. Three officers from the local police station broke into Ms. Jiang Shuyuan’s home and arrested her on August 12, 2022. They seized a copy of Zhuan Falun.

7. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Lirong Harassed

Officer Pu Zhikun from the Hesheng Town Police Station and agents from the Hesheng Town 610 Office and the Hesheng Town Government broke into Ms. Jiang Lirong’s home around 9:10 p.m. on August 11, 2022, to force Ms. Jiang to sign a statement to renounce Falun Gong. They threatened her family members to keep them quiet.

8. [Beijing] Ms. Li Xuan and Ms. Yin Guiqin Arrested

Agents from the Shunyi District Domestic Security and multiple police stations in the Shunyi District participated in arresting practitioners in other districts and ransacking their homes around July 27, 2022.

Officers from the Gaoliying Police Station in Shunyi District arrested Ms. Li Xuan from Changping District on July 27, 2022, when Ms. Li went out. She was later taken to the Shunyi District Detention Center.

Fully armed agents from the Shunyi District Domestic Security Division and the Shengli Police Station deceived Ms. Yin Guiqin from the Daxing District to go out to pick up her express mail. They arrested her around 9 p.m. on July 27, 2022. Her sister, who is not a practitioner, was also taken to the Shengli Police Station two hours later. Her sister was released after 24 hours.

9. [Yongji County, Jilin Province] Ms. Cai Ying Arrested

Ms. Cai Ying was arrested at home on August 12, 2022. Her Falun Gong books were seized.

10. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yan Kuihua Arrested

Ms. Yan Kuihua, 58, was summoned to the Linzi District Procuratorate in late July 2022. Staff at the procuratorate asked Ms. Yan when she began to practice Falun Gong, how old she was, etc. They typed on a computer and placed the information on a form. Ms. Yan returned home the same day.

Ms. Yan was arrested at home around 8 a.m. on August 12, 2022, by officers from the Linzi District Police Department. She was held in a hotel for 3 days, then taken to the Fujia Detention Center.

11. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Held in Police Station

Ms. Wei Shufen, Mr. Niu Fuguo, and his wife Ms. Ding Qinfeng went to the Yixiang Police Station on August 11, 2022, to demand the return of the computer that was seized the first time Mr. Niu and his wife were arrested. The director of the police station held the three of them in the station. Mr. Niu and his wife later returned home. Ms. Wei was taken to the Daodongbao Police Station and her home was searched. She was still being held at the police station on the morning of August 12.

12. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Cuiqing and Ms. Feng Yanyun Arrested

Ms. Sun Cuiqing and Ms. Feng Yanyun were reported to police for talking about Falun Gong in late June 2022. Four or five officers then arrested them and took them to the Tanghai Town Police Station. Officers pushed Ms. Sun into a police vehicle.

In the police station, they were ordered to have their photos taken. They refused and kept their heads down to avoid being photographed. Officer Ding Na grabbed Ms. Sun’s head and forced it up and had the photo taken. Ms. Sun’s daughter and Ms. Feng’s daughter rushed to the police station to demand their mothers be released. Ms. Sun and Ms. Feng were released around midnight.

13. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Police Attempt to Arrest Ms. Zhou Shuqin

Ms. Zhou Shuqin was reported to police when she was advising people to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organization at the Sujiadian Market on August 12, 2022. Four officers from the Sujiadian Police Station forcibly entered Ms. Zhou’s home around noon that day. They seized a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, Falun Gong books, bracelets, pendants, etc. Ms. Zhou managed to avoid being arrested. It was said that three groups of people reported her within 5 days to the Yantai City 610 Office, which in turn pressured the Sujiadian Police Station to persecute Ms. Zhou.

14. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yue Yanzhi and Her Family Harassed Multiple Times

Staff from the Nongda Community have called Ms. Yue Yanzhi’s family multiple times to harass them since July 18, 2022. Da Jing, director of the Nongda Community, went to Ms. Yue’s home twice, on July 23 and 25, 2022, and told her to write three statements to renounce Falun Gong.

Officer Li Changqing from the Tiedong Police Station, Da Jing, and another agent went to Ms. Yue’s home again on August 3, 2022, and pressured her to write statements to renounce Falun Gong. Ms. Yue’s mother-in-law, 89 years old, almost had a heart attack after being pressured and harassed so many times.

15. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Cai Qin and Ms. Tian Chengxiang Held in Detention Center

Ms. Cai Qin and Ms. Tian Chengxiang were arrested at home by agents from the Fangzheng County Domestic Security Division and the Daluomi Police Station on July 22, 2022. They are being held in the Harbin Detention Center.

16. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yongxian Harassed

When Ms. Li Yongxian was about to leave home to go to work on the morning of August 3, 2022, a village leader and a group suddenly came for her and did not allow her to leave. About 20 or 30 agents came around 9 a.m. They ransacked Ms. Li’s home, broke her cabinet, and seized her Falun Gong books. They removed the satellite dish that receives programs from New Tang Dynasty Television.

One of the agents lifted Ms. Li’s hand and pulled it backward. That pained Ms. Li so much that she could hardly breathe. They then forcibly pulled Ms. Li’s finger to press the fingerprint. They also tore off the couplet inside her home.