(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 44 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Bao’anzhao Area, Inner Mongolia] Force Brainwashing in Bao’anzhao Prison
2. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Qingyu Detained
3. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Case Against 85-year-old Mr. Zhang Wanxin Submitted to Court
4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Hongyan Arrested
5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yanfeng Arrested
6. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Jin Hua Arrested
7. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Yongxiu Arrested
8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Zhao Harassed
9. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Huaxun Harassed
10. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
11. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liang Xiuhua Harassed
12. [Dazhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Deng Hai Arrested
13. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Harassed
14. [Qichun County, Hubei Province] Ms. Zheng Fengjiao Harassed
15. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
16. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Sujuan Harassed
17. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Liyan and Li Wenyu Arrested and Detained
18. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhu Xiaohong and Ms. He Suzhi Harassed
19. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Zhihong and Ms. Liu Yuhua Arrested

1. [Bao’anzhao Area, Inner Mongolia] Force Brainwashing in Bao’anzhao Prison

More than 20 Falun Gong practitioners were detained in the Bao’anzhao Prison. The prison’s education section is the key one used to persecute practitioners. Practitioners who died due to the persecution in the prison include Mr. Tian Fujin from Tongliao City, Mr. Zhou Jian from Hulunbuir City, and Mr. Fang Qingchang from the Xing’an League.

A wave of forced “transformation” started on May 10, 2021, led by the prison’s education section based on a document from the CCP’s Political and Legal Affairs Committee stating that those who still persist in practicing Falun Gong should not be allowed to return to society. This action targeted the 13 practitioners who were held in the prison. The practitioners were told that their terms would be extended if they were not transformed and that everyone must be transformed. Three prison guards Wang Wenbin, Ma Jiwu and Pan Xijin arranged to have three inmates be in charge of each practitioner. The practitioners’ movements were restricted and they were watched by the inmates both day and night.

Four practitioners who refused to renounce their faith were put into solitary confinement cells on June 12, 2020, where they were detained for 60 days. They were given two meals a day with only two steamed buns and a bowl of vegetable soup.

On August 10, 2020, the persecution was intensified against those who remained steadfast in their belief. These practitioners were forced to watch videos that slandered Falun Gong and to listen to former practitioners who are now CCP collaborators. After the brainwashing approach did not work, a hunger method was implemented. Each practitioner was only given one small steamed bun per meal twice a day. If one gave in, better food would be provided.

When these methods did not work, guards turned to brutal torture. The practitioners were deprived of sleep, their wrists and ankles were tied up with cloth, and they were repeatedly shocked with electric batons.

2. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Qingyu Detained

Mr. Liu Qingyu was reported to police on April 11, 2021. His car was recorded by surveillance cameras in Dashiqiao City and he was arrested on April 12, 2021. The police opened his apartment with the key they found in his car and ransacked it.

Mr. Liu has been detained in the Dashiqiao City Detention Center for nearly five months. His two lawyers submitted the required forms to the Zhanqian District Court in Yingkou City on September 1, 2021. They met with Mr. Liu in the detention center.

3. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Case Against 85-year-old Mr. Zhang Wanxin Submitted to the Court

Mr. Zhang Wanxin, 85, lives in Zhangzhuanghu Village, Nanfangezhuang Town, Guye District. He was called to the village office on August 20, 2021 to meet people from the Luannan County Court. He received a notice from the Guye District Judicial Bureau on September 2, 2021, stating that the bureau was entrusted by the Luannan County Court to take charge of the pre-trial investigation and evidence collection. Mr. Zhang was told to contact the bureau in three days to cooperate with the process.

4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Hongyan Arrested

Ms. Yang Hongyan and her son were asleep in their home in Weizigou Town of Jiutai District around 11 p.m. on September 1, 2021, when someone broke one of their windows and forcibly entered their home. The person did not show his ID and told Ms. Yang to unlock the entry gate. Two more people entered her house after the gate was opened. One of them held Ms. Yang’s son and released him after they took away Ms. Yang.

5. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Yanfeng Arrested

Ms. Wang Yanfeng lives in Duanjia Village, Dengshahe Town, Jinzhou District. She was arrested in Huajia Town Market by officers from the Huajia Town Police Station on September 1, 2021. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

6. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Jin Hua Arrested

Jin Hua (gender unknown) has been harassed multiple times by people from the Zhenhai District Political and Legal Affairs Committee since July 2021 during the CCP’s “zero-out campaign.” Jin Hua refused to sign a guarantee statement to renounce Falun Gong.

Jin Hua was taken away by people from the Zhenhai District Political and Legal Affairs Committee on the morning of August 27, 2021, and has not returned.

7. [Luzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhao Yongxiu Arrested

Ms. Zhao Yongxiu, in her 40s, owns a shop in Luzhou City. Her shop was closed for many days in late August 2021. According to her neighbors, Ms. Zhao was arrested while she was working in her shop. The details are unknown.

8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Practitioner Zhao Harassed

Practitioner Zhao’s (first name and gender unknown) son and daughter-in-law received a call from the Kaixuan Sub-district Office in Kuancheng District at the end of August 2021. Zhao was threatened that his or her children would be prevented from entering a good university because their parent practices Falun Gong. The children were told to pressure Zhao to give up practicing Falun Gong. Two people came to pressure Zhao to sign a guarantee statement on September 2, 2021, which Zhao refused.

9. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Huaxun Harassed

Two officers from the Hedong Police Station went to Ms. Chen Huaxun’s store on the morning of September 1, 2021 and asked whether she still practiced Falun Gong. They had called her son and her husband several times before and went to her home but did not meet her.

Last winter, Ms. Chen’s son was told by the police officers that his parents would be removed from the CCP’s blacklist and would not be bothered anymore if he signed guarantee statements on their behalf. Her son believed them and did it.

10. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Mr. Fu Aiguo from the Lianggang Sanatorium for Retired Cadres was harassed by people from the Yuecheng Community on August 31, 2021. They pressured him to sign a guarantee statement, which he refused. They threatened to return.

Mr. Li Tianming was harassed by three people from the Jiankang Road Community and his workplace on September 1, 2021. He was told to meet the people from the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, which he refused.

A family member of Ms. Wu Wenxiu from Chuanxing Town was harassed by local community staff members on September 1, 2021. They tried to pressure Ms. Wu to sign a guarantee statement.

11. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liang Xiuhua Harassed

The secretary of the village Party committee called Ms. Liang Xiuhua’s husband around 9 p.m., on August 23 2021 and asked whether Ms. Liang still practiced Falun Gong. Ms. Liang’s husband said angrily, “When will your guys stop asking the same question?” He hung up the call.

12. [Dazhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Deng Hai Arrested

Mr. Deng Hai was reported to police by Chen Jialin from the Qinglong Town Community around 11 a.m., on August 19, 2021. Tang Zheng from the Qinglong Town Anti-Cult Office and Ren Haigang from the Qubei Police Station in Qu County went with two other police officers to talk to Mr. Deng. After Mr. Deng was asked whether he still practiced Falun Gong and answered yes, they handcuffed and arrested him.

More police officers were called in, including Liao Hailing from the Qu County Domestic Security Division and Zeng Kui, deputy of the Qubei Police Station. They ransacked Mr. Deng’s home and confiscated his entire set of Falun Gong books, a photo of Falun Gong’s founder, CDs, a computer, a monitor, a tablet, a motorcycle and a van. His home in the countryside was also ransacked.

Mr. Deng was taken to the Qu County Detention House. Wang Feiyu and Liao Hailing from the Qu County Domestic Security Division interrogated him. Mr. Deng was taken to have a nucleic acid test and a physical examination. He was denied admission due to his physical condition. He was released that night.

13. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

Four officers from the Shengjing Police Station in Zhangqiu District including Yu, head of the police station, went to Zhazi Village Community in Zhangqiu District. They harassed four practitioners there, including Li Juefang, Tan Hongxiang, Zhang Xiuying, and Zhang Shuzhi. The practitioners were asked whether they still practiced Falun Gong.

14. [Qichun County, Hubei Province] Ms. Zheng Fengjiao Harassed

Ms. Zheng Fengjiao from Chaohe Town of Qichun County was harassed at home by four police officers on August 27, 2021. They confiscated her copies of recent Falun Gong teachings. They went to her home because she was seen by surveillance cameras when she distributed informational materials about Falun Gong and the persecution.

15. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Ms. Zhang Yuhua and Ms. Han Junhua were harassed at home by Guo Baoyuan, secretary of the Bingmin Village Party Committee on July 21, 2021. They were pressured to sign guarantee statements, which they refused. Both of them were harassed at home again by Han Junfei, head of the Gaomiaobao Township Police Station on August 22, 2021. They were asked whether they still practiced Falun Gong and were photographed.

Around 10:50 a.m., on August 20, 2021 a village official in Zhangjiezhuang Village of Kongjia Town, Wanquan District, asked Ms. Pei Yongling’s husband for her phone number. He was under pressure from the local police station. Ms. Pei’s mother, who used to practice Falun Gong, received a call ten minutes later. The caller asked whether she was Ms. Pei. Ms. Pei’s mother, who has a hearing problem, said yes. The caller also asked whether she still practiced Falun Gong.

16. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Sujuan Harassed

Three people from the Political and Legal Affairs Committee called Ms. Zhang Sujuan’s husband on the morning of May 20, 2021, and then went to her home. But Ms. Zhang was not at home. They warned her family members.

17. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Liyan and Li Wenyu Arrested and Detained

Ms. Liu Liyan from Hongyazi Township in Xingcheng City was reported to police after many Falun Gong informational materials were found in the township. Ms. Liu was arrested at home on August 14, 2021, and was taken to the Caozhuang Detention Center. She was handcuffed, but they slipped off her hands due to her strong righteous thoughts. Ms. Liu was taken to have a physical examination and a nucleic acid test at the No.2 Hospital of Huludao City. She was detained in the Huludao City Detention House until August 26, 2021. She is now back home.

Li Wenyu (gender unknown), over 80, lives in Sandaogou Township of Xingcheng City. Li was arrested on August 17, 2021, and detained in the Huludao City Detention House. She was supposed to be released on August 27, 2021.

18. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhu Xiaohong and Ms. He Suzhi Harassed

Two officers Sun Yuanping and Liu Junshuai who is the head of the Wujiagou Town Police Station, went to Ms. Zhu Xiaohong’s home around 7 a.m., on September 2, 2021. They knocked on the door but Ms. Zhu did not open it. They asked whether she still practiced Falun Gong and whether she had a photo of Falun Gong’s founder in her home. They tore up all the couplets displayed on the door before they left.

Officers from the Wujiagou Town Police Station called the daughter-in-law of Ms. He Suzhi and asked whether Ms. He still practiced Falun Gong.

19. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Zhihong and Ms. Liu Yuhua Arrested

Ms. Li Zhihong and Ms. Liu Yuhua in the Shuangta District were reported to the police around 8 p.m., on August 18, 2021, for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were arrested by Shuangta District Police Department officers. Ms. Liu Yuhua’s home was ransacked that night and her Falun Gong books were confiscated. Ms. Li Zhihong was not admitted to a detention center due to her poor physical condition and was released. Ms. Liu Yuhua was previously detained in the Chaoyang City Detention Center.