(Minghui.org) A woman in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province is facing prosecution for her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.
Ms. Song Ruixiang, 73, was arrested at a farmers’ market in Zhaoyuan County on September 8, 2025, after she was reported for talking to shoppers about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was soon admitted to the Daqing City Second Detention Center.
When Ms. Song’s lawyer visited her on October 14, she was in very low spirits; her systolic blood pressure was over 200 mmHg (the normal level is 120 mmHg or lower); she also struggled with emphysema (damaged lung air sacs) and had difficulty breathing and walking.
Despite Ms. Song’s condition, the Ranghulu District Procuratorate still approved her arrest. The prosecutor has now returned the case to the Zhaoyuan County Police Department for additional evidence.
Ms. Song took up Falun Gong in 1998. Her many ailments, including lumbar disc herniation, stomach disease, and uterine fibroids, soon disappeared. After the Chinese Communist Party ordered the persecution in 1999, she was arrested at least five other times and tortured while in custody. Her husband and younger brother, who also practiced Falun Gong, both passed away as a result of the persecution.
See the related report for details of her and her family’s persecution.