(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 23 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fang Caixia’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
2. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Yuemei’s Case Brought to Court
3. [Guyuan County, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Su Hong and Ms. Qu Rongying Held in Custody
5. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Fuxing Arrested
6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Liming and Wang Quanfeng Arrested
7. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Yongchuan Harassed
8. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Released
9. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Gao Zhijun Released From Prison
10. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Changping Arrested Twice
11. [Cang County, Hubei Province] Elderly Practitioner Yang Hongying Harassed
12. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Zhang Qing Arrested
13. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Ms. Du Xiaoyun Missing
14. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Lijuan Taken to Prison

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Fang Caixia’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate

Ms. Fang Caixia was arrested on June 23, 2025, and the arrest was approved on July 30. The police submitted her case to the local procuratorate on September 29.

2. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Yuemei’s Case Brought to Court

Ms. Zhang Yuemei’s case was brought to the Pingdu City Court on September 26, 2025.

3. [Guyuan County, Hebei Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Wu Jinxiang, Ms. Liu Shuping, Ms. Wang Aihua, Bingbing (nickname), and his wife were arrested on September 26, 2025, while talking to people about Falun Gong. Bingbing was released later that day. The other practitioners’ case statuses aren’t clear.

4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Su Hong and Ms. Qu Rongying Held in Custody

Ms. Su Hong from Jiutai City, Jilin Province, was arrested in Qingdao City, Shandong Province in early September 2025 by officers from Dehui City, Jilin Province, who followed her to Qingdao. She and her husband are currently being held at the Changchun Supervision Center. Both Jiutai and Dehui are under the jurisdiction of Changchun.

Ms. Qu Rongying of Dehui City, who became paralyzed in her lower body in 2001 due to torture, was also arrested in early September 2025. She is currently being held in a police hospital.

5. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Fuxing Arrested

Mr. Wang Fuxing, 62, was arrested at his workplace by officers from the Jianshexincun Police Station at 7 a.m. on September 29, 2025. His home was ransacked and his Falun Gong books, cell phone, and printed materials were confiscated.

6. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Liming and Wang Quanfeng Arrested

Ms. Li Liming, about 70, from Sujiatun District was arrested by officers from the Shenyang City Police Department, Sujiatun District Domestic Security Division, and the local police on September 25, 2025. Her home was ransacked.

Practitioner Wang Quanfeng was also arrested. Further information is not yet available.

7. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Yongchuan Harassed

Mr. Wang Yongchuan bought train tickets online to accompany his daughter to her college in another city. On August 27, 2025, the day before his trip, officers from the Xuanpingbao Township Police Station called him and ordered him to change his train route, to avoid passing through Beijing, where a military parade was scheduled for September 3. Mr. Wang was forced to change the tickets, which cost him over 100 yuan more.

Qiaodong Police Department officers called Mr. Wang around mid-September 2025 and demanded that he verify his personal information. The Hongqilou Police Station officers then harassed him at home on the same day. The police returned on September 25 and made three attempts to force him to open the door. Pressured by the police, his landlord terminated his contract. He was forced to move out and he hadn’t yet found a place to live at the time of this report.

8. [Chibi City, Hubei Province] Four Practitioners Released

Four practitioners were arrested by officers from the Chibi City Domestic Security Division on September 15, 2025, and held in a local lockup. The arrested practitioners included Mr. Chen Caiwang (detained for 13 days), Mr. Zhong Xiaoming (detained for 10 days), Ms. Wu Hanxiang (detained for 10 days), and Ms. Deng Liming (detained for 10 days). They have all since been released.

While Mr. Chen was still detained, the police forced him to go home to open the door for them. They ransacked his home and took away all his Falun Gong books.

9. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Gao Zhijun Released From Prison

Ms. Gao Zhijun was released on September 20, 2025, after serving three years in prison.

10. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Changping Arrested Twice

Mr. Wang Changping was twice arrested, by the head of the Yunmeng County Domestic Security Division, along with Chengnan Police Station officers, on August 13 and September 12, 2025. His home was ransacked. He was released on September 27.

11. [Cang County, Hubei Province] Elderly Practitioner Yang Hongying Harassed

Elderly practitioner Yang Hongying was harassed at home by two officers from the Liujiamiao Township Police Station on September 15, 2025. They questioned whether Yang was still practicing Falun Gong and threatened to suspend Yang’s pension.

12. [Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Practitioner Zhang Qing Arrested

Wang Chunyong, political head of the Hongqi Boulevard Police Station, and Tao Yuhong, an officer from the Qiaoxi District Police Department, harassed practitioner Zhang Qing at work on the morning of September 22, 2025. As Zhang refused to cooperate with them, Wang and Tao forcibly took Zhang to the police station and accused Zhang of distributing Falun Gong brochures in a residential compound. Zhang’s home was ransacked. Zhang was released on September 23.

13. [Kaifeng City, Henan Province] Ms. Du Xiaoyun Missing

Ms. Du Xiaoyun, about 62, from Kaifeng City, Henan Province, was working in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, as a chef. She lost contact with her family last year and they suspected that she had been arrested. She was arrested by the Guangzhou City 610 Office about 14 years ago and later sentenced to an eight-year prison term.

14. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Lijuan Taken to Prison

Ms. Huang Lijuan was admitted to the Guangzhou City Women’s Prison in 2025.