(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 29 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
Ms. Li Jianchun was arrested at home on April 24, 2026, by officers from the Binhu Police Station in Hefei City, Anhui Province. She has been held at the Hefei City Women’s Detention Center since. Her case now rests with a procuratorate in Hefei.
Mr. Chen Jianming was recently arrested while caring for his incapacitated mother. His whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Yang Rongjun was arrested on September 10, 2026, by Nanpi County Domestic Security officers. She is being held in the Cangzhou City Detention Center.
Ms. Shang Jinmei was arrested on September 9, 2026, after someone reported her for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. The police ransacked her home, and seized her Falun Gong books and other personal items. She was taken to the Zhangjiakou City Detention Center in the afternoon and detained for seven days.
Mr. Li Yuandong, 58, was a former civil servant of the Marine Department. He was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison and fined 30,000 yuan on August 31, 2021, by the Haizhu District Court. He was admitted to the Beijiang Prison in March 2022.
Around May 2026, he became extremely weak and emaciated. He suffered spinal deformity and was hospitalized. After he was discharged, his family insisted to visit him in the prison every month and the severity of his torture was lessened.
Ms. Li Yan was harassed on September 4, 2026. Officer Sun of Guojiagou Village took photos of her without her consent.
Ms. Liu Shuyan was harassed and had her picture taken without consent on September 9, 2026, by two officers from the Wangsi Town Police Station and village secretary.
Ms. Xiao Peiying and Ms. Feng Ling talked to people about the persecution of Falun Gong in the nearby Xinqiao Town on August 29, 2026, and were reported. Ms. Feng was arrested by the Xinqiao Town Police Station officers and detained for five days. Her home was ransacked. Ms. Xiao was arrested by the Xincheng Police Station officers and released in the afternoon.
Mr. Cui Xudong was harassed on September 3, 2026, by the Jingzhou Town Police Station officers. He didn’t cooperate when they demanded to take photos of him.
Ms. Shi Lifen and Ms. Liu Junfeng were also harassed at their homes on September 3, 2026, by the Jing County Police Department officers. The police searched their places and seized the pictures of the founder of Falun Gong.
Ms. Zhao Jinfen was harassed at home on September 7, 2026, by a deputy secretory of Matou Town Government and three officers from the Matou Town Police Station. They took away a picture of the founder of Falun Gong, a wall calendar with Falun Gong messages, and a wall poster.
Mr. Guo Qing was arrested on May 11, 2025, for putting up Falun Gong posters. He was detained at the Fengtai Detention Center for a year. His wife fell ill after he was arrested and passed away in December 2025. He wasn’t allowed to attend her funeral.
Eleven practitioners who are detained at the Yinchuan City Detention Center are facing trial by the Xixia District Court.
Ms. Gao, first name unknown, was arrested on September 8, 2026, after she was recorded by surveillance camera mailing letters about Falun Gong.
Ms. Xu Dongyu, 62, was arrested around November 2025 by the Chaisang District Domestic Security Division officers. She was recently sentenced to 15 months in prison, and would be transferred from the Jiujiang City Detention Center to the Jiangxi Province Women’s Prison soon.
Ms. Zhang Xiulan distributed Falun Gong flyers on September 8,2026. Someone reported her to police. The Beidao Police Station officers arrested her, ransacked her home, and confiscated her Falun Gong books, a picture of the founder of Falun Gong, computers, players, and other personal items. Her detain location is unknown.
Ms. Liu Lanying’s home was ransacked on September 9, 2026, by a group of officers. They pried open a locked door and seized computers, printers, Falun Gong books and other items.