(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 30 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Gangli Sentenced
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Huizhen Sentenced
3. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dai Yuzhi Sentenced
4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Xiumei Arrested
5. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Deng Shaoying Detained
6. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Xingwen Detained
7. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yuqiong in Police Custody
8. [Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Fang Yi Deprived of Pension
9. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Harassed
10. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Meng Zhaoshan Harassed
11. [Beijing] Ms. Han Dongfang Arrested
12. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Sun Xianxin Harassed
13. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhong Ping Harassed
14. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Yang Xinjie Repeatedly Harassed
15. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Mr. Xie Hua and Ms. Zhu Yiyan Harassed
16. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Ronghua Detained
17. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lai Yixiang Arrested
18. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
19. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tan Qirong and Ms. Yang Bangying Harassed
20. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wei Mingxia Persecuted to Death
21. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners in Wei County Harassed

1. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Gangli Sentenced

Ms. Liu Gangli was sentenced to four and a half years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan by the Economy Development Zone Court on August 10, 2021, after two court hearings.

2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Huizhen Sentenced

Ms. Dong Huizheng was tried by the Kaifa District Court on the morning of August 13, 2021. She was sentenced to a year in prison, fined 3,000 yuan, and deprived of her pension. She refused to sign or press her fingerprints on the decision paperwork when she was ordered to do so by the judge. 

3. [Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dai Yuzhi Sentenced

Ms. Dai Yuzhi was sentenced to 10 months in prison on the morning of August 12, 2021.

4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Xiumei Arrested

Ms. Sun Xiumei was arrested at home by four officers from the Nanguan Police Station, Gaomi City on the morning of March 8, 2021. The officers did not show any legal documents or search warrants. They illegally ransacked her home and seized four Falun Gong books, two copies of handwritten books, a set of Falun Gong lectures, a notebook computer, three cell phones, four calendars with information about Falun Gong, three desk calendars containing information about Falun Gong, audio players, and Falun Gong printouts. Her family later got the computer and cell phones back.

5. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Deng Shaoying Detained

Ms. Deng Shaoying was arrested at home by officers from the Shiyang Police Station and the Domestic Security Division around 8:00 p.m. on June 26, 2021. The officers seized her Falun Gong books, a tablet computer, a cell phone, and other items. She was detained for 14 days.

6. [Leshan City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Xingwen Detained

Ms. Liu Xingwen, 66, of Jiajiang County, was arrested at home by officers from the Shiyang Police Station around 8:00 p.m. on March 30, 2021, when she distributed Falun Gong flyers. She was reported by someone and seen by the surveillance system. The officers seized her Falun Gong books, a picture of Falun Gong’s founder, a tablet computer, a cell phone, Falun Gong printouts, and other items.

She was held in the police station overnight. The next day she was given a 15-day detention in the Shuangliu Detention Center.

She had to have a physical exam in a designated hospital as a prerequisite for being admitted to a detention center. Her blood pressure was very high. The doctor suggested that she be admitted to the hospital immediately. The officers called her family. They went together to the detention center, where the officers finished paperwork, extorted 900 yuan from them, and then released her. Her tablet computer and cell phone were returned to her two weeks later.

7. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yuqiong in Police Custody

Ms. Li Yuqiong was arrested by officers from the local police station on the morning of August 13, 2021, after someone reported her for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She has been in police custody since then.

8. [Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Fang Yi Deprived of Pension

Ms. Fang Yi, a retired teacher, was deprived of her pension since she was released from prison at the end of 2020. The Zhaoqing Social Security Bureau canceled her senior citizen status. The Zhaoqing College stopped her pension. She submitted an administration reconsideration application to the Zhaoqing City government. The decision will be announced by the end of August.

9. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

Ms. Chong Yuying, Ms. Ren Mihua, Ms. Zhou Minzheng, and Ms. Zhou Shiying were harassed at home by officers from the Daiwangcheng Town Police Station in July 2021. The officers questioned if they still practiced Falun Gong, and made audio and video recordings of their responses.

10. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Meng Zhaoshan Harassed

Mr. Meng Zhaoshan, who has a second-degree disability, was harassed at home by Jiang and Tang from the Erdaowan Town government and director Yuan Qingcheng from the police station on the afternoon of August 12, 2021. They threatened him and tried to force him to be vaccinated.

11. [Beijing] Ms. Han Dongfang Arrested

Ms. Han Dongfang, 55, was arrested by officers from the Chengguan Town Police Station and the Huairou District Domestic Security Division at 8:00 a.m. on August 12, 2021, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong and distributing Falun Gong flyers on August 1. The officers ransacked her home, seized a notebook computer, a cell phone, Falun Gong books, and an audio system that played Falun Gong exercise music.

Her current whereabouts are unknown.

12. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Sun Xianxin Harassed

Ms. Sun Xianxin was repeatedly harassed at home by agent Wang Zhongfang and director Dong Shourong from the Xishan District 610 Office around July 1, 2021. Wang and Dong photographed her using their cell phones.

Recently, Wang and Dong went to harass her again with clerks from her community. She was not at home. They called her daughter and demanded that her mother be vaccinated. Her daughter said that Ms. Sun had high blood pressure and could not be vaccinated.

13. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhong Ping Harassed

Ms. Zhong Ping was called to the street office on August 3, 2021. She was told that He Xiaofeng from the Futian District Political and Legal Affairs Committee wanted to meet her. He threatened her, ordered her to report monthly to the street office, and said they would search her home. She refused to comply. He said he could kick her out of the Futian District at any time, or arrest and imprison her. He further ordered her not to contact or meet her friends, etc.

She went to the Shenzhen City Office for Letters and Visits on the morning of August 9, and reported the harassment by the Futian District Political and Legal Affairs Committee. The office suggested she report it to the Commission for Discipline Inspection. When she went there they suggested she report to the Futian District Office for Letters and Visits.

14. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Mr. Yang Xinjie Repeatedly Harassed

An officer named Fu Haitao, and others from the Chenfu Township Police Station went to Mr. Yang Xinjie’s home five times in May 2021. Mr. Yang was not at home. The officers told his family, “The top doesn’t allow people to practice Falun Gong. Stop practicing.” They searched the place. When they tried to grab the picture of Falun Gong’s founder, Mr. Yang’s family stopped them.

Officer Fu led five people to Mr. Yang’s home and harassed his family on June 24. Afterward, the group went to his son’s work unit and demanded his father’s phone number. His son replied, “I do not know.”

15. [Linqing City, Shandong Province] Mr. Xie Hua and Ms. Zhu Yiyan Harassed

Mr. Xie Hua and his wife, Ms. Zhu Yiyan, were harassed by clerks from the street office on August 11, 2021. The clerks ordered the couple to sign documents renouncing Falun Gong. The couple refused. The couple was harassed three times in less than a month.

16. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Ronghua Detained

Ms. Li Ronghua of Yi County was arrested by officers from the Tanghu Town Police Station on July 22, 2021. Even though she had high blood pressure and did not pass the detention center entry physical exam, she was incarcerated in a detention center.

Her family was worried about her health. They used their connections and money and got Ms. Li medical parole. After being held in the detention center for a week, she was transferred to the Baoding City Psychiatric Hospital for another week and was then released. 

17. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Lai Yixiang Arrested

Ms. Lai Yixiang was taken from her home to the old Pengzhou City Police Department by agents Qian Zhengtian, Liu Anze, and Feng Qing from the Mengyang Town 610 Office at 7:00 a.m. on July 23, 2021. She was held there overnight. They tried to force her to sign documents the next day.

18. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Gong Zijun, 75, Ms. Xiong Jinhua, and Ms. Zhang Yingju were arrested on the morning of August 6, 2021, after someone reported them for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong in an open market. Police photographed Ms. Xiong and Ms. Zhang against their will. Ms. Gong was taken to the Longfeng Police Station.

The officers photographed Ms. Gong, seized keepsakes and a list of people who withdrew from the Chinese Communist Party. When they ordered her to sign paperwork she refused. They identified her through the CCP’s facial recognition system and called her grandson to take her home.

19. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tan Qirong and Ms. Yang Bangying Harassed

Ms. Tan Qirong was harassed at home by clerks from her community, one of them was Dai Xianlun, on July 16, 2021. They tried to take away her Falun Gong books and have her renounce Falun Gong. They threatened her with her grandson’s future. She refused to comply.

She was taken to the Pengzhou City Brainwashing Center by brigade grid clerk Chen Wenshu, assistant officer Tu Changwen, and others on July 27. They threatened to imprison her in the Chengdu Detention Center and make her grandson lose his job if she and her two sons did not write guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong.

Ms. Yang Bangying was harassed by Qian Zhengtian from the Mengyang Town 610 Office, Deng Chao from village committee, and others on July 30, 2021.

20. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wei Mingxia Persecuted to Death

Ms. Wei Mingxia was arrested on July 19, 2021, and detained illegally in the Huludao Detention Center. She was persecuted to death on August 2, 2021. The police station still collects “evidence” against her. Her family has been intimidated.

21. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners in Wei County Harassed

Ms. Wu Guizhen in Wei County was harassed at home by clerks from the village committee and officers from the Chengbei Police Station on June 30, 2021. They questioned her and asked if she still practiced Falun Gong.

Ms. Lian Guiying of Wei County was harassed at home on June 30, 2021. They claimed to be inspecting the house and videotaped around it.

Mr. Lian Yongjie of Wei County was harassed at home by three officers from the Zhenbei Police Station. They questioned him and asked if he still practiced Falun Gong. They got his phone number, and videotaped around his home.