(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 6provinces, where at least 32 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Yaan City, Sichuan Province] Fourteen Practitioners Detained
2. [Liuan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Pan Ling Detained
3. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
4. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
5. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lei Xinghua Arrested
6. [Chongren County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Wang Gaoxiang Arrested
7. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
8. [Panzihua City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Xiangyun and Her Husband Arrested

1. [Yaan City, Sichuan Province] Fourteen Practitioners Detained

A large number of police officers rushed into a tea house in Yongxing Town in the Mingshan District and arrested 36 people, including 14 practitioners, on the morning of September 28, 2019.

The officers took photos of everyone, and their personal details, and confiscated all the money and items they were carrying. The officers then went to the practitioners’ homes, ransacked them, and confiscated Falun Gong books and other personal belongings.

The arrested practitioners included Ms. Zheng Wangrong, Ms. Wang Guoxiu, Ms. Li Xixiang, Ms. Wei Shilan, Ms. Ye Fengying, Ms. Li Enshu, Ms. Huang Yulin, Mr. Mu Zeguang (in his 80s), Mr. Dai Tiandi, Mr. Li Xihai, Mr. Gao Zhengquan and his wife, and two other practitioners with the family name Gao.

The officers confiscated more than 2,000 yuan from Mr. Mu, and more than 1,400 yuan from Ms. Li Enshu.

Ms. Zheng’s whereabouts are unknown. The other thirteen practitioners were released on October 6. 

2. [Liuan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Pan Ling Detained

Ms. Pan Ling from the Jinan District was arrested on the morning of September 21, 2019, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. Several officers ransacked her home, and confiscated Falun Gong books and other personal belongings.

Police officers went to her home again, and notified Ms. Pan's husband that she had been taken to a detention center for one year.

3. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Officers from the Pinghu Police Department and several other police stations arrested several practitioners at their homes on September 20, 2019.

Mr. Zhang Jian, Ms. Yang Meizhi, Mr. Liu Dazhong, Ms. Zhu Haiyan, Ms. Xie Houmei, and others were arrested, and subjected to 15 days of administrative detention. Their homes were ransacked.

Mr. Zhang, Ms. Yang, Ms. Zhu, and Ms. Xie were later released. Mr. Liu was taken to a detention center, and released two days later.

Parties involved in persecuting these practitioners:Zhou Xiangdong (周向东), key person responsible: +86-1330720577Xu Hong (许洪): +86-13607208925

4. [Luoding City, Guangdong Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Officers rushed into the KFC restaurant on the first floor of the New Wanyuelou building on the evening of September 30, 2019. They searched and arrested Mr. Chen Weihuang and his wife, Ms. Chen Yuanying, and Ms. Shen Xuemei.

The four practitioners were taken to the Jiucheng Police Station, where their money and other personal belongings were confiscated.

The practitioners were later taken to the Luoding Police Department for interrogation. Police searched the practitioners’ homes at around 10:00 p.m., and confiscated Falun Gong books and other personal belongings.

Mr. Chen Weihuang and his wife were released at around 4:00 a.m. the following morning. Ms. Shen and Ms. Chen Yuanying's whereabouts are unknown.

5. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lei Xinghua Arrested

Ms. Lei Xinghua, in his 70s, was arrested by officers from the Shuangqiaozi Police Station on September 29, 2019, for distributing Falun Gong materials. He was taken to the police station for interrogation, and later released.

6. [Chongren County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Wang Gaoxiang Arrested

Ms. Wang Gaoxiang, 65, a retiree from the Chongren County Transportation Company, was arrested by officers from the Bashan Police Department and the Chongren Domestic Security Division on April 23, 2019. Her home was ransacked, and Falun Gong books and her husband’s passport were confiscated. She was interrogated for nearly two hours in the police department, before being released.

7. [Changtu County, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Liu Yuhua, Mr. Jin Liguo, Mr. Zhang Xuehua, and Ms. Zhang Lizhen were arrested at Ms. Liu’s home by Liu Jianxin and others from the Changtu County Domestic Security Division on the morning of October 9, 2019. Ms. Liu’s home was ransacked.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Liu Jianxin (刘建新): +86-15941021988, +86-15698755033

8. [Panzihua City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Chen Xiangyun and Her Husband Arrested

Ms. Chen Xiangyun and her husband, who does not practice Falun Gong, were arrested at home by a dozen officers from the Qingxiangping Police Station on the morning of September 24, 2019. Her husband was later released. Ms. Chen’s whereabouts are unknown.