(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 54 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Chicheng County, Hebei Province] Numerous Practitioners Harassed
2. [Tangyuan County, Heilongjiang Province] Numerous Practitioners Arrested
3. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Officially Arrested
4. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Zheng Jiajin and Ms. Zhu Fenglan Sentenced to Long Prison Terms
5. [Zoucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dai Dexiu Arrested
6. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Judgment Delivered to Ms. Zhang Guijun
7. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Su Weiquan and Ms. Liao Yuying Arrested
8. [Jiansanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
9. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
10. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Yuemei Arrested
11. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Elderly Ms. Tong’s Home Ransacked
12. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yuqiong Detained
13. [Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Dong Ye Abused
14. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhong Tiemei Harassed
15. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Xiancui Arrested
16. [Ningxiang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhou Jingcheng Arrested
17. [Wuning County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Shao Sanmei Arrested
18. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Harassed
19. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hu Hui Faces Trial
20. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
21. [Xuyong County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yu Congyan Arrested
22. [Xuyong County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fu Qingming Displaced
23. [Ningxiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Lihong Detained
24. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Homes of Practitioners Leng and Zhao Ransacked

1. [Chicheng County, Hebei Province] Numerous Practitioners Harassed

Party secretary Yang Xiaojun and accountant Zhao Yufang of Dongzhazi Village, along with officers from the Zhenningbao Township Police Station, went to Ms. Zhou Zhihong’s home on June 18, 2021. An officer photographed her with his cell phone, but Ms. Zhou stopped him. The officers asked if she still practiced Falun Gong. She said yes. Ms. Zhou’s husband clarified the truth to these people.

This same group of people went to Ms. Hou Guimei’s home in the village and asked if she still practiced Falun Gong. Ms. Hou replied, “Such a great practice, how can I not practice it?!”

Cao Guangying, a member of the Zhongsuo Village Committee, led two officers from the Zhenningbao Police Station to Ms. Cao Manfen’s home the following day. When they asked if she still practiced Falun Gong, she said yes.

The two officers also went to the homes of Ms. Cao Manzhen and Ms. Cao Jilan and asked them if they still practiced Falun Gong, both practitioners answered yes.

The two officers also went to Ms. Li Guilan’s home and harassed her. Later, they went to Ms. Wang Yumei’s home.

On August 3, director Wu Jianlong and an officer from the police station went to Ms. Li Xiuping’s home and asked if she still practiced Falun Gong. Ms. Li pointed to the body cameras on their shoulders and said, “Please turn them off.”

2. [Tangyuan County, Heilongjiang Province] Numerous Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Li Hong, 58, was arrested at her job in the Yangguang Hotel by special task force personnel from Jiamusi City on March 18, 2021.

They took Ms. Li to her home, ransacked the place, and confiscated her Falun Gong books and photos of the founder of Falun Gong. They video-recorded the entire process, then took her to the Xicheng Police Station for questioning, and took notes.

They forced Ms. Li to go to the hospital for nucleic acid, blood, and urine tests. She was also given a heart check. Ms. Li was held in a small, dark room in the police station. Terrified, Ms. Li passed out and started convulsing. She was taken to the Tangyuan County Detention Center for 15 days of detention, and was released three days later.

On March 18, four special task force members from Tangyuan County broke into 60-year-old Mr. Li Wenyi’s home, searched the place, and confiscated five copies of Zhuan Falun, Master’s lectures given in various places, one large photo of Master, one large drawing of a Falun, two e-books, two MP3 audio players, two amulets, and eight copies of Minghui Weekly.

Mr. Li was handcuffed and taken to the Tangyuan County Police Department for interrogation. He refused to answer any questions. After the interrogation, Mr. Li was told to sign the interrogation form, which he refused.

Mr. Li was handed over to the Xicheng Police Station. The officers took him to the county hospital for a nucleic acid test and then to the Tangyuan County Detention Center.

On March 20, Mr. Li’s wife and daughter went to the community office, the police station, and the Domestic Security Division and signed paperwork in each place. His daughter wrote a guarantee statement to ensure that throughout the period of 15 days of Mr. Li’s detention, no unexpected issues would arise. Mr. Li was then released on March 20.

3. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Officially Arrested

Ms. Zhao Shuying, Ms. Chen Caimin, and Ms. Li Cuixia from Xiaochengzi Town, Lingyuan City, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, were arrested in May 2021 by officers from the Tianyi Police Station while they were talking to people about Falun Gong in Tianyi Town, Guningcheng County, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Their homes were ransacked by officers from the Tianyi Police Station and the Xiaochengzi Police Station.

All three practitioners were officially placed under arrest and are being held in the Ningcheng County Detention Center.

4. [Xinxiang City, Henan Province] Mr. Zheng Jiajin and Ms. Zhu Fenglan Sentenced to Long Prison Terms

Mr. Zheng Jiajin, 81, and Ms. Zhu Fenglan, 66, were arrested at a rented house in Nangao Village by officers from the Xinxiang City Domestic Security Division on the afternoon of August 28, 2020. The officers confiscated a computer, a printer, and other personal belongings.

Mr. Zheng was released for health reasons. Ms. Zhu is being held in the Xinxiang City Detention Center.

On February 23, April 8, and May 8, the Huixian City Court placed Mr. Zheng and Ms. Zhu on trial.

Mr. Zheng was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison on May 19, adding to the previous prison term of one year and eight months, for a total imprisonment time of nine years and two months. The enforced prison term was nine years. Mr. Zheng was fined 10,000 yuan as well. Ms. Zhu was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison and fined 10,000 yuan.

Both practitioners appealed to the Xinxiang City Intermediate Court. In July 2021, the Xinxiang Intermediate Court rejected their appeals and upheld the original verdicts.

Ms. Zhu was taken to the Xinxiang City No. 5 Women’s Prison on July 27. Mr. Zheng did not return home after he was taken away by people from the judicial office in mid-June.

5. [Zoucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Dai Dexiu Arrested

According to a report on August 14, 2021, Ms. Dai Dexiu from Nantun Coal Mine was arrested several days ago when she was distributing Falun Gong materials. Her home was ransacked and her Falun Gong books and a printer were confiscated.

6. [Huanren County, Liaoning Province] Judgment Delivered to Ms. Zhang Guijun

On August 6, 2021 officers from Yahe Township delivered a court verdict on criminal charges to Ms. Zhang Guijun. Only then did Ms. Zhang learn that she was tried without her knowledge.

7. [Maoming City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Su Weiquan and Ms. Liao Yuying Arrested

Mr. Su Weiquan and Ms. Liao Yuying, who is about 83, from Lintou Town, Dianbai District, were arrested by officers from the Nahuozhen Town Police Station when they were talking to people about Falun Gong on August 12, 2021.

Officers ransacked Mr. Su’s home and confiscated calendars and cut paper pieces forming the word “Blissfulness.”

Officers from the Daya Police Station, Lintou Town, ransacked Ms. Liao’s home and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong and several copies of Minghui Weekly past issues. At around 9 p.m. the Nahuo Police Station called Ms. Liao’s family to take her home.

Officers from the Nahuo Police Station notified Mr. Su’s family by phone on August 14 that he had been taken to the Dianbai District No. 2 Detention Center for 15 days of detention. Mr. Su’s family went to the detention center and asked about his situation, but the staff members there did not find his name. Mr. Su’s whereabouts and situation remain unknown.

8. [Jiansanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zuo Chenghua, Ms. Tu Xiuxia, and another practitioner were arrested by officers from the Shengli Farm Police Department on August 9, 2021, and their homes were ransacked. The three practitioners are being held in the Tongjiang City Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

9. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Wang Shishui, the retired former deputy director of the Zhaili Town Police Station in Zichuan District, and Xizhou Village officials harassed Mr. Zhai Naizeng and Mr. Zhai Naijie on August 8, 2021. Officials photographed and took videos of the two practitioners and pressured them to sign guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong.

Wang and police assistants went to harass the two practitioners and Ms. Li Xia at 10 a.m. on August 12, and video-recorded them.

10. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Yuemei Arrested

Ms. Chen Yuemei was reported to the police and arrested on August 14, 2021. She is being held in the Shenjiatun Police Station. Further information is pending.

11. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Elderly Ms. Tong’s Home Ransacked

Ms. Tong, in her 80s, lives in Dongsheng Village, Erdaowan Town, Fuyu County. On the afternoon of August 9, 2021, village officials led Erdaowan Town government officials, Erdaowan Police Station director Ruan Qingcheng, and other people to break into Ms. Tong’s home. These people tried to forcibly vaccinate her, but she refused.

Without presenting any ID cards or paperwork, they ransacked her home, and confiscated photos of the founder of Falun Gong, two Falun Gong books, an incense burner, and dozens of yuan in paper bills imprinted with information about Falun Gong.

12. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Yuqiong Detained

Ms. Li Yuqiong was arrested and taken to the Zhenjiangsi Police Station in the Chuanshan District on the morning of August 13, 2021, while she was talking to people about Falun Gong. She was later handed over to the Law and Order Division of the Chuanshan District Police Department. Officers from the division ransacked her home and confiscated several Falun Gong books. Ms. Li was taken to the Suining City Detention Center for ten days of detention.

13. [Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Dong Ye Abused

Ms. Dong Ye was taken to the hospital for treatment in early July 2021. In the detention center, she was tortured until her hip bones were exposed, and the wounds festered and developed ulcers. According to the doctor who treated her, it would take three to four months for her injuries to heal, if they healed at all.

Her case file is now being transferred between the Nanhu District Procuratorate and the Nanhu District Police Department. The Procuratorate returned the case to the police department and asked them to refile the report.

Ms. Dong lives in Minhe County, Qinghai Province. She went to visit her daughter in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. Ms. Dong and her daughter were arrested by officers from the Jiefang Police Station, Nanhu District, Jiaxing City, on the afternoon of May 21, 2021.

Ms. Dong was detained for two months. Her daughter was released a few days ago. She lost her job and is restricted from going anywhere.

14. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhong Tiemei Harassed

Ms. Zhong Tiemei is from Wangjunzhou Village, Liangxinpu Town, Junshan District.

On the morning of August 14, 2021, village head Yuan Zhengcai and the town government personnel violated the National Health Commission principle of vaccine recipients’ being “informed, in agreement, and voluntary” before taking vaccination, and forced Ms. Zhong to be vaccinated. They called her repeatedly and went to her home to harass and threaten her family.

15. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Xiancui Arrested

Ms. Jiang Xiancui from the Development Zone was arrested at around 10 p.m. on August 13, 2021. Details are pending.

16. [Ningxiang City, Hunan Province] Mr. Zhou Jingcheng Arrested

Mr. Zhou Jingcheng from Batang Town was arrested in June 2021 by people in the same town. He was taken to the Ningxiang City Detention Center.

These people also went to Ms. Deng Ximei’s home and harassed her. They went to her home every day, monitored her, photographed her, and uploaded the photos somewhere. The continuous harassment caused Ms. Deng and her entire family tremendous mental stress, and disrupted their lives.

17. [Wuning County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Shao Sanmei Arrested

Ms. Shao Sanmei from Guantian Village, Shidu Township, was arrested at home on the morning of August 10, 2021. She was handcuffed and her home was ransacked. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

18. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Three Practitioners Harassed

Staff members from the Guilin Road Sub-district Administration Office and the Changfuli Community Management Office in Jinchuan District went to Ms. Zhu Lanxiu’s home on May 20, 2021. They pressured her to sign paperwork, which she refused.

Staff members from the Jinyangli Community Management Office in the Jinchuan District called Ms. He Bingying’s daughter and and told her to pressure her mother to sign a three statements document. They threatened that if Ms. He did not sign, it would affect her grandson’s schooling. Their demand was rejected by Ms. He and her daughter.

Ms. Yang Xiufang was harassed several times recently. Jinlongli Community Management Office staff members coerced Ms. Yang’s son into going to the community office. They leveraged him as a hostage, and convinced Ms. Yang to go to the community office. When she went there they told her to sign paperwork, which she refused. After that, they went to Ms. Yang’s home and tried to collect blood samples from her.

19. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hu Hui Faces Trial

Ms. Hu Hui was scheduled to be tried by the Xiangdu District Court on the morning of August 17, 2021.

Ms. Hu was followed and arrested by officers from the Xindu District Domestic Security Division on the afternoon of August 28, 2020. She was held in the Xingtai City No. 1 Detention Center for over 11 months.

20. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Thirteen practitioners from Fengnan District were tried at the Luannan Court on July 20, 2021.

Mr. Liu Weili was sentenced to ten years in prison.Ms. Zhang Zhilan was sentenced to seven years in prison.Mr. Zuo Desheng was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.Mr. Wang Baozhu was sentenced to eleven months in prison.Mr. Lu Lifa was sentenced to six months in prison.Ms. Bi Guanqin was sentenced to six months in prison.

Ms. Wang Huilin was not sentenced, as she fell ill halfway through the trial. It was said that the sentence would be pronounced at her home or in the brigade in her village.

21. [Xuyong County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yu Congyan Arrested

On the afternoon of July 13, 2021, deputy head Zhao Yuanyuan of Xuyong Town, director Tan of the police station, and community management staff members pressured Ms. Yu Congyan to sign guarantee statements, which she refused. She was taken to the police station.

The next day officers called Ms. Yu’s younger brother and told him to sign on her behalf. After he signed they grabbed her hand to press fingerprints on the papers.

The officers then ransacked her home and confiscated photos of Falun Gong’s founder, a Falun diagram, Zhuan Falun, Master’s lectures in Guangzhou, and Master’s recent writings.

22. [Xuyong County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Fu Qingming Displaced

When Ms. Fu Qingming picked up an amulet on the ground and handed it to a person on the morning of August 1, 2021, Domestic Security officer Zhang spotted her and photographed her. Zhang also grabbed the amulet.

Since the beginning of 2021, the director of the Xicheng Community Management Office and the person responsible for monitoring Internet content in the community often harassed Ms. Fu. They pressured her to sign a three statements document, which she refused. They often harassed her husband, who could not take the pressure and wanted to divorce her. She was forced to leave home and became displaced.

23. [Ningxiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Lihong Detained

Ms. Li Lihong, a teacher at Chengbei Middle School, was reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong at around 9 p.m. on July 23, 2021. She was arrested by officers from the Baimaqiao Police Station. The following afternoon, she was taken to the Ningxiang City Detention Center for seven days of detention. She returned home on July 31.

24. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Homes of Practitioners Leng and Zhao Ransacked

Leng and Zhao (first names and genders are unknown) from the Linzi District went to the farmers market to tell people about Falun Gong around August 2, 2021.

When the two practitioners headed home, the driver suddenly stopped halfway. Some people in plain clothes came up and forced them to get into their car. These people took both practitioners to their homes and ransacked them. They confiscated Zhuan Falun and an MP3 audio player which contained the Falun Gong exercise music.