(Minghui.org) Under the directive of the Longkou City Legal and Political Affairs Committee in Shandong Province, several police stations arrested at least nine Falun Gong practitioners in their jurisdiction from late January to mid-March 2026. One practitioner remains in detention, while the other eight are out on bail.
Three other practitioners, who were previously jailed for their faith, were also harassed in March 2026.
Three Arrested on January 28
A witness reported seeing Ms. Wang Meirong, in her 60s, seized from her home on January 28. Her family said “everything is fine” and refused to disclose details, likely due to fear of retaliation from the authorities. Ms. Wang still has not returned home.
Ms. Xing Ni, around 60, was doing laundry after her father’s funeral on January 28, when five people showed up to arrest her. They were: Feng Xizhi from Fengjia Village, deputy chief Wang from the Lutou Police Station, and three others, including Wang Renchen, Wang Hengjun, and a woman whose name is unknown.
Deputy chief Wang asked if she still practiced Falun Gong. When she said she did, they confiscated her Falun Gong books and 50 yuan in banknotes with Falun Gong messages printed on the bills. They took her to the police station for questioning. Captain Guo Fudui from the Longkou City Police Department was also present. After Ms. Xing refused to answer their questions, secretary Shi Jianqiang from the Longkou City Police Department ordered her to be held in the Yantai City Detention Center. She was released on bail on February 27, 2026.
Also arrested on January 28 was Ms. Han Hui, in her 70s. Four plainclothes officers raided her home that day. They confiscated her Falun Gong books, a picture of Falun Gong’s founder, her transcription of the Falun Gong teachings, and even her kitchen cleaning tips notebooks.
At the police station, a female officer searched Ms. Han and seized her key. The police used it to raid her home again, this time time taking her printer, laptop, music player, and other valuables. She was released after 9 p.m. that day. An officer showed up at her home on February 24 and ordered her to sign her bail release form. Only then did she realize that she had been put on bail.
One Arrested on February 4
A man in his 30s and a woman in her 50s knocked on Ms. Liu Yanrong’s door on the night of February 4. They claimed to be from the property management office and were there to check for water leaks.
Ms. Liu, in her 70s, let them in. They did not find any water leaks and left.
The next morning at around 6 a.m., someone knocked on her door, complaining about water leaking from Ms. Liu’s unit to her downstairs neighbor. As soon as she opened the door, four men and a woman rushed in and went straight to her bookshelf in the living room. They confiscated all of her Falun Gong books and other materials.
The aforementioned captain Guo was also present during Ms. Liu’s interrogation at the police station. He demanded to know how she organized groups to study the Falun Gong teachings in a private home. She said she didn’t do any such thing. Another officer produced several pictures and ordered her to identify anyone she knew. She replied she couldn’t see clearly. They released her on bail that evening.
Three Arrested on February 5
Ms. Li Hongjun, around 60, answered her door at around 7 a.m. on February 5 to see three officers (two male and one female), all in plainclothes and wearing bodycams. They searched her home and confiscated her Falun Gong books, music player, and new laptop and cell phone. She was handcuffed and driven to the police station.
The police asked her where she’d been at 1:30 p.m. on January 16, 2026, but didn’t say why they wanted to know. She refused to answer and was released on bail in the afternoon.
Ms. Wang Liwen, in her 50s, was also arrested at around the same time. She was about to go see her her father, who lived next door, for breakfast that morning, when five officers (four male and one female), all in plainclothes, from the Langao Police Station barged in. They confiscated her Falun Gong books and picture of Falun Gong’s founder. When she asked to change clothes, the female officer noticed that she seemed to be having physical problems but arrested her anyway.
Ms. Wang refused to answer questions and was released on bail around 3 p.m.
Also arrested on the same day was Ms. Yuan Shufang, in her 70s. About seven officers from the Dongjiang Police Station were waiting outside her detached garage at around 8 that morning. When she opened the garage door, they tried to force their way in, but she quickly closed the door. They called in a locksmith to pry open the garage and arrested her.
The police flashed a piece of paper but didn’t let her read it. They searched her room and confiscated her Falun Gong books, picture of Falun Gong’s founder, and music player.
She was handcuffed and driven to the Dongjiang Police Station. The police asked her where she was between 1 and 6 p.m. on January 16, 2026. They then grabbed her hands to collect her fingerprints. She refused to sign the interrogation record. At 5 p.m., they summoned her child to sign on her behalf. She was released on bail at 6 p.m.
One Arrested on February 7
Ms. Liu Jiayun, around 60, was arrested around 6 a.m. on February 7 by officers from the Donglai Street Police Station. They targeted her after their surveillance cameras recorded her putting up self-adhesive stickers with Falun Gong messages. They used facial recognition technology to identify her.
After interrogating her at the police station, the police drove Ms. Liu to the Yantai City Detention Center around 3 p.m. She was released on bail the next morning. The police ordered her daughter to report her whereabouts every Monday. Captain Guo and others went to Ms. Liu’s home in mid-March 2026 and demanded to know how she made the stickers and put them up. They also interrogated her family.
One Arrested on March 23
Ms. Xiu Junhuan, in her 70s, was arrested on the morning of March 23 after being reported for talking to people about Falun Gong at a fair. Captain Guo and the arresting officers from the Shiliang Police Station raided her home. Guo even searched under her tables. He confiscated two Falun Gong calendars, one pendant, and a flyer.
After taking her to the police station, Guo asked Ms. Xiu when she started practicing Falun Gong and where she’d gotten the Falun Gong materials she passed out at the fair. Other officers collected her palm prints and fingerprints against her will. They then tried to upload her biometric information to their computer but were unable to. Her nephew was called in to sign her bail release paperwork. She returned home after 6 p.m.
Harassment Cases
Mr. Guo Meixue finished serving two years in prison on February 27, 2026, only to be harassed on the phone on March 2 and 24.
In mid-March 2026, a police officer called the family of Ms. Yuan Yuqin, who completed a four-year term in 2023, demanding to know the license plate of their private car. The family was forced to reveal the information. Upon learning of what happened, Ms. Yuan went to the police station to condemn the police for invading her family’s privacy. The police eventually agreed to remove the license plate information from their database.
Ms. Fu Qiurong, who completed a three-year term in July 2022, spotted a police officer taking pictures of her home in mid-March 2026. She chased him to the police station and demanded to know what legal right he had to invade her privacy. He called captain Guo, who said the order came from the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Ms. Fu replied that the referenced ministry was not a law-making body and that the Constitution protects her right to freedom of belief. Guo then instructed the police officer to send her away.
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