(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 22 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 45 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Beijing] Ms. Zhao Liuji Severely Abused in Prison
2. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Ximei and Mr. Gong Jianjiang Arrested
3. [Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
4. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Zhongmin Officially Arrested
5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Dong Wenxiu and Ms. Wang Yurong Arrested
6. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
7. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Liwen in Critical Condition
8. [Qianguo County, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Detained
9. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yin Zhengbing Taken Into Custody
10. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yang Chunhong and Ms. Li Yonghong Taken Into Custody
11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yan Qinghua and Husband Mr. Ding Guochen Persecuted
12. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Guifen Arrested
13. [Chicheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yan Yufeng Arrested
14. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Liying Officially Arrested
15. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Gao Xiaoxiong Taken Into Custody
16. [Sanmenxia City, Hebei Province] Mr. Qin Fajun Arrested
17. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Qinghua Arrested
18. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zheng Fuxiang Arrested
19. [Jingshan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Shang Qifeng Arrested
20. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Taken Into Custody
21. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
22. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Xiao Yuxia and Husband Mr. Tang Wenxiang Arrested

1. [Beijing] Ms. Zhao Liuji Severely Abused in Prison

Ms. Zhao Liuji, 65, from Yanqing District, is incarcerated in the No. 3 Ward, Beijing Prison. She was subjected to brainwashing and made to do slave labor.

Instigated by the prison guards, the inmates abused Ms. Zhao physically, and her body was bruised in many places. She has become mentally disoriented.

2. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Gao Ximei and Mr. Gong Jianjiang Arrested

Ms. Gao Ximei from Ranghulu District was recently arrested by officers from the Daqing City Police Department led by He Jinggui, a residential police officer.

Mr. Gong Jianjiang was tracked down by the police via cell phone when he was calling others to tell them the facts about Falun Gong on the morning of September 11, 2019. Officers from the Development Zone Police Department subsequently followed him and arrested him at home. The officers ransacked Mr. Gong’s home and confiscated a computer, a cell phone, and Falun Dafa books. He is being held at the police department.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Gao and Mr. Gong:Yang Shuguo (杨树国), chief, Development Zone Police Department: +86-4596280110, +86-13009817508Sun Jinghai (孙景海), political commissar: +86-13329500721Wang Donglai (王东来), deputy chief: +86-18603677577Wu Fei (吴飞), director, Daqing City Detention Center: +86-4596030001, +86-18204591123, +86-13359832128

3. [Tonghe County, Heilongjiang Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhang Xiuying, Ms. Jin, Ms. Zhang, Ms. Zhou, Ms. Zhu, and two male practitioners were arrested on the morning of September 11, 2019. The five female practitioners were taken to Harbin City, and the two male practitioners were held in the Tonghe County Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Li Guodong (李国东), chief, Tonghe County Police Department: +86-451-57428421Qianjin Police Station: +86-451-57423246

4. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Zhongmin Officially Arrested

Ms. Liu Zhongmin from Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, was arrested by officers from the Nanyuan Police Station, Fengtai District, Beijing, on May 22, 2019. She was officially placed under arrest on July 4.

5. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Dong Wenxiu and Ms. Wang Yurong Arrested

Ms. Dong Wenxiu was arrested at home on the morning of September 11, 2019. She was handcuffed. A large number of personal belongings in her home were confiscated by the police.

On the same morning, officers from the Railway Police Department arrested Ms. Wang Yurong, from Xiangfang District, who had been displaced, at the place where she was staying.

6. [Songyuan City, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Female practitioner Xiaofang, Ms. Fu, and her child were arrested by Songyuan City police on the morning of September 10, 2019.

The officers pried open practitioner Xiaojing’s door and arrested her on September 10, 2019.

Ms. Liu Ying, her sister, Mr. Li Dongjun, and his non-practitioner wife were also arrested that day. Their homes were ransacked.

Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Jiang Fengzhi (蒋凤志), director, Changlong Township Police Station: +86-4382570030, +86-17604385511Qianguo County Police Department: +86-4382123056, +86-4382122428, +86-4382810110Zhu Mingda (朱明达), chief: +86-4382122456Sun Deyu (孙德煜), deputy chief: +86-13943820116Domestic Security Division: +86-4382123003

7. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Liwen in Critical Condition

Ms. Li Liwen was arrested by officers from the Jilin City Police Department and the Erdao Township Police Station, Fengman District, on July 19, 2019. She was held in the Jilin City Detention Center. She was taken to the Jiangnan No. 465 Hospital when she was in critical condition on September 10. Her family saw that she was attached to the ventilator and looked disoriented.

She was later taken to another hospital which the Changchun City Police Department designated. The hospital refused to accept her. She was then taken back the detention center.

8. [Qianguo County, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Mr. Li Dongjun has been held in the Shanyou Detention Center, Songyuan City, Ms. Huang Xiuhua in the Songyuan City Detention Center, and her daughter-in-law Ms. Yu Wei in the Qianguo County Detention Center. They were all held for 15 days of detention.

9. [Wafangdian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yin Zhengbing Taken Into Custody

Mr. Yin Zhengbing from the Wafangdian Bearing Factory was lured to the Xinhua Police Station, where he was arrested on April 29, 2000. The police confiscated Falun Dafa books, videotapes, audiotapes, and a radio. Mr. Yin was taken to the Wafangdian City Detention Center.

10. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yang Chunhong and Ms. Li Yonghong Taken Into Custody

Ms. Yang Chunhong from Xintun Subdistrict, Dongzhou District, was recently reported to the authorities after she talked to people about Falun Gong. She was arrested by officers from the Longfeng Police Station, and held in the Nangou Detention Center.

Ms. Li Yonghong was arrested by officers from the Wanxin Police Station, Dongzhou District, for posting Falun Gong materials on the morning of August 31, 2019. She is being held in a detention center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Yang and Ms. Li:Zhang Huapeng (张华鹏), director, Longfeng Police Station: +86-24-54629051, +86-24-57504688, +86-13904139986Zhou Zhiguo (周志国), director, Fushun City Detention Center: +86-13941327000, +86-15504931789Yuan Changwei (原长伟), deputy director: +86-13842368078Zang Jianmao (臧建茂): +86-15504931810Li Shusen (林树森), director, Wanxin Police Station: +86-13804935599, +86-24-54681110Wang Chuang (王闯), sheriff: +86-138-9831-9395

11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yan Qinghua and Husband Mr. Ding Guochen Persecuted

Ms. Yan Qinghua from Jinzhou District was released on bail by the Xianjin Police Station on July 10, 2019.

She went to the police station on September 10 and asked the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release her husband Mr. Ding Guochen.

Li, a team leader in the police station, pulled her hair and pushed her around. A lot of her hair was pulled out.

Participant in the persecution of the couple:Duan Shixing (段时兴), officer, Xianjin Police Station: +86-15566407548

12. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Guifen Arrested

Ms. Wang Guifen was arrested when she was distributing Falun Gong materials in Shalingyang Village, Shahe Town, on the afternoon of September 11, 2019. She was taken to Huludao City.

13. [Chicheng County, Hebei Province] Ms. Yan Yufeng Arrested

Ms. Yan Yufeng was arrested by Xu Haitao, director of the Houcheng Town Police Station, and other officers led by Wang Xinbao, Houcheng Town Party secretary, on the morning of September 11, 2019. The officers confiscated printed materials, a printer, and amulets. Ms. Yan was taken to Zhangjiakou City.

14. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Sun Liying Officially Arrested

Ms. Sun Liying was officially arrested on the evening of September 12, 2019. She is still being held in the Baoding City Detention Center.

15. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Gao Xiaoxiong Taken Into Custody

Mr. Gao Xiaoxiong from Xingwang Village, Peishan Town, Yi County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, was arrested in Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, by the local police on September 8, 2019. The officers ransacked his home, and also took his wife and two young children, who are about four or five years old, to the police station. The wife and children were released at around 3:00 a.m. Mr. Gao is being held in the Zunyi City No. 2 Detention Center.

16. [Sanmenxia City, Hebei Province] Mr. Qin Fajun Arrested

Mr. Qin Fajun was arrested by the local police around August 28, 2019. The officers confiscated a computer, and a printer, among other items.

17. [Chiping County, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Qinghua Arrested

Ms. Sun Qinghua was arrested by Li Zhiqiang and other officers from the Yancheng Town Domestic Security Division, Qihe County, on September 10, 2019. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books, stickers with Falun Gong information, and 1,700 yuan in paper bills with Falun Gong facts printed on them.

18. [Changle County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zheng Fuxiang Arrested

Mr. Zheng Fuxiang, in his 70s, was arrested at the Changle County Chinese Medicine Hospital on September 7, 2019.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Zheng:Changle County Police Department: +86-536-6296033, +86-536-6296034Yu Jianjun (于建军), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-18678078856, +86-536-62960811Zhao Shisheng (赵世胜), deputy head: +86-18678078912, +86-13863629388Shan Jicheng (单既成), squadron leader: +86-15866191767, +86-18678078808

19. [Jingshan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Shang Qifeng Arrested

Shortly after Ms. Shang Qifeng was released from prison, she was again secretly arrested by the Jingshan City Domestic Security officers in August 2018. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

20. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Taken Into Custody

Mr. Fu Yousheng from Jian’an District was arrested and taken to the Hanyang Railway Station Police Station when distributing Falun Gong materials at the train station on the morning of September 10, 2019. After Mr. Zhu Guangrong learned what happened, he rushed to the Hanyang Railway Station Police Station to demand Mr. Fu’s release. Mr. Zhu was also arrested.

The police ransacked their homes and confiscated 90,000 yuan in cash, along with other belongings from Mr. Fu’s home. Both practitioners were taken to the Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center that evening.

Ms. Xia Yun was arrested at her son’s home on September 5, 2019. She was taken to the Hubei Province Women's Prison.

21. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Yi Zhaoling, a university teacher from Guangzhou City, was arrested at home by officers from the Ya’an Police Department, Sichuan Province, across provincial boundaries. Ms. Yi is being held in the Xingang Police Station, Haizhu District, Guangzhou City.

Mr. Zhang Guangchang, 67, and his wife Ms. Tian Qiuzhen, 64, from Huadu District were arrested at home by the head of the Huadu District Domestic Security Division on September 10, 2019.

Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Xingang Police Station: +86-20-84199876, +86-20-84462782Haizhu District Detention Center: +86-20-84175647, +86-20-84175682Xu Wenke (徐文科), head, Huadu District Domestic Security Division: +86-13902393115

22. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Xiao Yuxia and Husband Mr. Tang Wenxiang Arrested

Ms. Xiao Yuxia and her husband Mr. Tang Wenxiang were arrested by officers from the Wuliduo Police Station and the Guandu District Domestic Security Division on the morning of September 6, 2019. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books, and photos of the founder of Falun Gong, among other items.