(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 27 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Beijing] Mr. Wei Hailong Sentenced
2. [Guilin City, Guangxi Province] Tang Chao Sentenced
3. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Additional News on Practitioners’ Arrest
4. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Shen Guosheng Faces Second Virtual Hearing
5. [Beijing] Yang Chunqi and Ms. Li Shufang Arrested
6. [Anguo City, Hebei Province] Ms. Deng Limin Harassed
7. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Haiyan Disabled as a Resulti of Persecution in Prison
8. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Ying Faces Charge
9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Zhimei Harassed
10. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Xiong Xiaode Arrested
11. [Fuzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Li Yaping Arrested
12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Sumei Arrested
13. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shan Xiufang Detained, Ms. Zhang Xia Faces Trial
14. [Shanghai] Ms. Jiang Linying Faces Trial
15. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Guoha and Ms. Jiang Shuzhen Arrested

1. [Beijing] Mr. Wei Hailong Sentenced

Mr. Wei Hailong of the Pinggu District was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 4,000 yuan by the Pinggu District Court in July 2022.

2. [Guilin City, Guangxi Province] Tang Chao Sentenced

Tang Chao (gender unknown) of Lingchuan County was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and was fined 5,000 yuan on September 1, 2022.

3. [Huaihua City, Hunan Province] Additional News on Practitioners’ Arrest

Officers from multiple Huaihua City police stations coordinated to raid practitioners’ homes on the morning of August 29, 2022.

More than ten officers from the Tuanji Police Station in Hecheng District and the Chengzhong Police Station in Sanjioaping raided the homes of Ms. Liu Yu’e and Ms. Yang Guihong. Three practitioners, Ms. Qiu, Ms. Yi, and Ms. Luo, who were in Ms. Liu’s home, were arrested along with Ms. Liu. Two of them were taken to the Tuanji Police Station. Two others were taken to the Chengzhong Police Station. They were released that afternoon.

The officers seized Falun Gong books from Ms. Liu, Ms. Yang, and Ms. Qiu, four pictures of Falun Gong’s founder, three MP3 players, several U-drive cards, a notebook computer, a TV player, a box of sandalwood incense sticks, cash worth several thousands yuan, Falun Gong printouts, Ms. Liu’s court verdict, a fabricated medical record to cover up the persecution against her, and receipts.

Officers from the Tielu Police Station ransacked Ms. Tang Qingying’s home, and seized all of her Falun Gong books. They arrested her and Ms. Yang Xiaohui and took them to the police station. Ms. Tang was sick and was released on bail. Ms. Yang’s situation is unknown.

Xiao Guiying, Yin Qiuyang, Ms. Wu Fangming, Chen (first name unknown), and Huang (first name unknown) were arrested by officers from other police stations. Their homes were ransacked. Ms. Wu was released as her court hearing would be held soon. Yin and Chen were released.

4. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Shen Guosheng Faces Second Virtual Hearing

Mr. Shen Guosheng’s attorney received a notification from the Yingze District Court. Her second virtual hearing is scheduled for September 8, 2022, at 2:30 p.m.

5. [Beijing] Yang Chunqi and Ms. Li Shufang Arrested

Yang Chunqi (gender unknown) of Heidouyu Village, Pinggu District distributed Falun Gong flyers on August 24, 2022. Someone reported her. Pinggu police arrested her around 4:00 p.m. She was released around 10:00 p.m.

Ms. Li Shufang was arrested by officers from the Tongzhou District and Yanjiao Town after 8:00 p.m. on September 1, 2022, when she went out to go shopping from her apartment in Yanjiao. It was said that police tracked her for some time. She was taken back to Tongzhou that night.

6. [Anguo City, Hebei Province] Ms. Deng Limin Harassed

Ms. Deng Limin was harassed at home by Yaohua Community clerks for three consecutive days. They ordered her to sign three statements printed by the Anguo City Political and Legal Affairs Committee and threatened her with the loss of her family members’ jobs. They said the signed statements would be turned in to the committee. They made records of her children’s pictures and contact information. Her family was forced to sign the statements for her.

7. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Haiyan Disabled as a Result of Persecution in Prison

Ms. Wang Haiyan was released on August 20, 2021, after she was imprisoned for more than four years. She lost her ability to speak and her memory is now impaired as a result of the persecution and poison injections that she was subjected to while she was imprisoned.

In early February 2022, she no longer recognized her parents. She beat and scolded others. She was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in April and was discharged at the end of June.

8. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Cui Ying Faces Charge

Ms. Cui Ying of the Gaoxin District talked to people about the persecution of Falun Gong in an evening market on June 11, 2022. Someone reported her. Police identified her from the surveillance system. She was arrested by two officers from the Zhiyuan Police Station. Her home was ransacked that night. Her Falun Gong books and other items were confiscated. She was released after 1:00 a.m. on June 12. The officers ordered her sign a nine days of criminal detention notification. She refused.

She received a subpoena from the Shunhualu Police Station on August 12. It claimed she was suspected of, “organizing, instigating, coercing, luring, inciting, or engaging in (slanderous term deleted), or religious activities.”

9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Zhimei Harassed

Ms. Liu Zhimei, 66, of Daxinzhuang, put flyers on cars in May 2022. Officers noticed this through the surveillance system. They followed her to her home, ransacked the place, and arrested her. They threatened her and tried to force her to sign statements. Her village committee reported her to the Jinan City 610 Office. Afterwards, 610 Office agents repeatedly harassed her at home and tried to coerce her to renounce Falun Gong. She and her family are traumatized.

10. [Yingcheng City, Hubei Province] Xiong Xiaode Arrested

Xiong Xiaode was arrested at home by officers from the Chengzhong Police Station at the end of August 2022. The officers seized four Falun Gong books and took Xiong to the police station. Xiong was released at 9:00 p.m.

11. [Fuzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Li Yaping Arrested

Ms. Li Yaping was arrested in Yongtai County on August 19, 2022.

12. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Sumei Arrested

Ms. Li Sumei of Zhuanghe City was arrested by officers from the Xingda Police Station at 2:00 p.m. on August 11, 2022, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was held in the police station for one day before she was released.

13. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Shan Xiufang Detained, Ms. Zhang Xia Faces Trial

Ms. Zhang Xi has been indicted by the procuratorate. Ms. Shan Xiufang was arrested by officers from the Development Zone Police Department on July 14, 2022. Her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Dezhou City Detention Center.

14. [Shanghai] Ms. Jiang Linying Faces Trial

Ms. Jiang Linyin has been held in the Baoshan Detention Center since February 3, 2021. The Baoshan Court scheduled her trial for September 8, at 2:30 p.m.

15. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Guoha and Ms. Jiang Shuzhen Arrested

Ms. Chen Guohua and Ms. Jiang Shuzhen, both around 60, were arrested by officers from the Zhonghualu Police Station on the morning of September 1, 2022, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.