(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 12 provinces, where at least 74 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Lai Zhiqiang in Critical Condition
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Over 30 Practitioners and Family Members Arrested
3. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yue Changyou and Ms. Yin Lanhua Arrested
4. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Harassed
5. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Ni and Ms. Zhou Xianrui Arrested
6. [Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Province] Ms. Deng Rongfang Arrested
7. [Lushan County, Henan Province] Mr. Si Tai’an’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
8. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Cuifang Arrested
9. [Shanghai] Ms. Li Xiufen Held in Detention Center
10. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Song Liqin Faces Trial
11. [Chengdu] Ms. Jiang Chunyan and Mr. Zhang Dehong Detained
12. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wu Jianming Taken to Prison
13. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Xueling Harassed
14. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Rulan Faces Video-Link Trial
15. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Chen Bingyu Arrested Again
16. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yan Baoping Held in Detention Center
17. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Yu Guilan Arrested
18. [Xining City, Qinghai Province] Mr. Cao Shengxiang Arrested
19. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhou Qi Arrested
20. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Ruilian Held in Detention Center
21. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yuhong and Seven Other Practitioners Arrested

1. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Lai Zhiqiang in Critical Condition

Mr. Lai Zhiqing is being held in the No. 7 Ward, Tangshan City No. 2 Prison, where he was abused and his condition became critical. He is bedridden and has been unable to move for over six months. He has symptoms of stroke, and relies on a feeding tube to sustain his life. 

When his wife saw him in the Jidong Prison in mid-January 2020, he'd already had a stroke and his condition was dire. She requested that the prison authorities release him on medical parole. The prison officials said it was, “pending approval at the provincial level.” That was six months ago but Mr. Lai still has not been released.

2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Over 30 Practitioners and Family Members Arrested

Officers from the Dalian City Police Department and the Political and Legal Affairs Committee arrested over 30 people, including practitioners and their family members, and ransacked their homes. It was part of a coordinated campaign, carried out in Lushun District, Jinzhou District, Wafangdian City, Pulandian District, Zhuanghe City, and Ganjingzi District from the evening of July 10 to July 11, 2020.

The following is a breakdown of arrests in various areas.

Lushun District

Mr. Ma Yan was arrested at home by five officers from the Xigang Police Department when he was cooking for a patient on the evening of July 10. His home was ransacked. He was interrogated at a police station in the Xigang District. He was placed under residential surveillance and brought home by his family at 8:00 p.m. the following day.

Six or seven officers pried open Ms. Tan Huali’s door, barged into her home, and ransacked the place around 7:00 p.m. on July 10. Ms. Tan and her husband were arrested. At the same time, practitioners Fu and Song from Tuchengzi Sub-direct were also arrested.

Jinzhou District

A practitioner surnamed He was arrested by six or seven plainclothes officers from the Jinzhou District Police Department around 7:00 a.m. on July 11. The practitioner has returned home.

Mr. Liu Yongguo was arrested at home by officers from the Fengrong Police Station, Pulandian District, on July 11. His home was ransacked. At the same time, a practitioner surnamed Xu from Caijia Village, Dengshahe Town, was arrested, and his home was ransacked. Both practitioners have returned home.

Mr. Du Yongfeng and his wife, Ms. Wang Dongyan, and Ms. Wang’s non-practitioner husband were arrested by officers from the Pulandian District Police Department on July 11. Their homes were ransacked. Mr. Du and his wife have returned home.

Twelve officers from the Pulandian Police Department broke into Mr. Wang Zhenhong’s home in Dengshahe Town and ransacked the place at 7:00 a.m on July 11. Ms. Wang and his wife were arrested. They were released after 7:00 p.m. that evening.

Wafangdian City

Ms. Wei Duo and her husband Mr. Chu Zhengjie from the Wazhou area were arrested at home by officers from the Bolan Police Station, Jinpu New Area, around 8:00 a.m. on July 11. Two disabled sisters-in-law were left unattended at home. The couple were released the following evening.

Ms. Qu, 80, from the Wazhou area, was arrested and her home was ransacked by officers from the Lianshan Police Station, Pulandian District, on July 11. Her seriously ill husband was left at home unattended. Ms. Qu was released around 3:00 p.m. that day.

Ms. He Yongqin from the west side of Wafangdian City was arrested by the Pulandian District police on July 11. Her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Wafangdian Detention Center.

Mr. Yu Xichun, who had been arrested previously and sent to force labor camps, was arrested by officers from the Gongji Police Station on July 11. He has returned home.

Ms. Song Shuchan from Paotai Sub-district, Jinpu New Area, was arrested on July 11.

Ms. Fan Yongmei from Yandian Township was arrested by officers from the Lianshan Police Station on July 11. Her home was ransacked, and three boxes of small speakers and three printers were confiscated.

Pulandian District

Ms. Liu and her non-practitioner husband from Zhangjiagou Village were arrested on the morning of July 11. Their home was ransacked. The couple was released that afternoon.

Mr. Zhang Qingtao was arrested on July 11. Plainclothes officers were stationed in his Mantanghong Mutton Soup Restaurant. His mother’s home was also ransacked.

Ms. Ge and her daughter from the Xudian area were arrested on July 11. Their home was ransacked. Both practitioners were released.

A couple from Yangshufang Town, who own a supermarket, were arrested on July 11. Their home was ransacked. They were beaten, their heads were covered with black hoods, and they were taken away by a SWAT team.

Mr. Tang from the Changshan area was arrested on July 11. He was released after having money extorted.

Ms. Xu Qiang, Mr. Jiang Wenxue, and a female practitioner named Yingying from Yangshufang Town, Ms. Zang Chunfeng and Ms. Zhang Liping (released for health reasons) from Daliujia Town, and Ms. Yu Shuhong and Ms. Zhang from Pikou Town were arrested on July 11.

Zhuanghe City

Ms. Wang Changqing and Ms. Xu Minghua from Guangmingshan Town were arrested on the morning of July 11. The police covered Ms. Xu’s head with a black hood, handcuffed her arms behind her back, shoved her to the ground, and kicked her. Ms. Zhang Shujie, who tutors Ms. Xu’s son, was also arrested. Mr. Zhai Jing, (Ms. Wang Changqing’s husband) was arrested on July 11. Ms. Xu and Ms. Wang were taken to the Pulandian Detention Center. Ms. Zhang, Mr. Zhai, and Ms. Wang were released.

Ganjingzi District

Ms. Li Suzhen from Paoya Residential Community was arrested at home on the morning of July 11. Her home was ransacked.

3. [Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province] Mr. Yue Changyou and Ms. Yin Lanhua Arrested

Mr. Yue Changyou was reported to the 110 Response Unit when he distributed Falun Gong materials on the afternoon of July 7, 2020. He was arrested and interrogated. The police searched him and took Ms. Yin Lanhua’s keys that he carried. They went to Ms. Yin’s home and arrested her. They confiscated several Falun Dafa books. She was placed in criminal detention at a detention center.

4. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Four Practitioners Harassed

The Nanpi County Political and Legal Affairs Committee issued a notice to harass Falun Gong practitioners in early July 2020. A key question the police ask is whether practitioners still practice Falun Gong. They forced practitioners to sign guarantee statements not to practice Falun Gong, and recorded the conversations.

Mr. Liu Peifu, Ms. Guo Xiurong, Ms. Liu Fengqi, and another elderly female practitioner from Luguan Township were harassed.

5. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Mr. Ni and Ms. Zhou Xianrui Arrested

Mr. Ni, in his 60s, and Ms. Zhou Xianrui, around 55, were arrested by plainclothes officers on the afternoon of July 10, 2020.

6. [Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Province] Ms. Deng Rongfang Arrested

Ms. Deng Rongfang, a former employee of the Guangxi Fangcheng Port Authority, was arrested in Nanning City in early July 2020. She was taken to Fangchenggang City for five days of detention.

7. [Lushan County, Henan Province] Mr. Si Tai’an’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate

Mr. Si Tai’an, 68, from Huying Village, Malou Township, was arrested at home on June 26, 2020. At that time he was at home alone. His family, who learned about the arrest two days later, went to the police station to ask about him. They were not allowed to meet with Si. The police said that his case was turned over to the Procuratorate, and an official arrest warrant had been issued.

8. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Cuifang Arrested

Ms. Liu Cuifang from Guyuan County was reported to the police by a student when she talked to people about Falun Gong on July 11, 2020. She was arrested and taken to the Guyuan County Police Department. The police ransacked her home that evening, and confiscated a set of Falun Dafa books. She was placed in criminal detention and taken to the Zhangjiakou Detention Center.

9. [Shanghai] Ms. Li Xiufen Held in Detention Center

Ms. Li Xiufen, in her 50s, was reported to the police when she talked to people about Falun Gong in the Pudong New Area around April 20, 2020. Her home was ransacked. She is being held in the Pudong Detention Center.

10. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Song Liqin Faces Trial

Ms. Song Liqin will be tried by the High-tech District Court on July 21, 2020.

11. [Chengdu] Ms. Jiang Chunyan and Mr. Zhang Dehong Detained

It was verified that Ms. Jiang Chunyan and Mr. Zhang Dehong from Beibei District were called to the Beibei District Domestic Security Division for a “talk” with an officer named Feng Hua on July 2, 2020. They were arrested there. Both practitioners are being held in the Beibei Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

12. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Wu Jianming Taken to Prison

Mr. Wu Jianming was given a four-year prison term. He was taken to the Beijiang Prison on June 22, 2020.

13. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Xueling Harassed

Three officers from the Beidawangzhuang Police Station broke into Ms. Zhang Xueling’s home and arrested her at noon on June 29, 2020. They ransacked her home and confiscated an MP3 and an audio player. Ms. Zhang was taken to the police station. The police tried to force her to sign paperwork, but she refused. Ms. Zhang returned home at 6:00 p.m. that evening.

Two officers from the Beidawangzhuang Police Station led by Beidawangzhuang Village Committee personnel broke into Ms. Luan Aihua’s home and rummaged through the drawers and cabinets. When they did not find anything they wanted they left.

14. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Rulan Faces Video-Link Trial

Ms. Liu Rulan from Jiaozhou City will be tried via video-link by the Huangdao District Court at the Jimo Detention Center on the morning of July 16, 2020. The court notified her lawyer to attend the hearing at the detention center.

15. [Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Chen Bingyu Arrested Again

Ms. Chen Bingyu was again arrested by the local Domestic Security officers when she was distributing Falun Gong informational materials in her hometown, Jiaxing City, on January 23, 2020. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Ms. Chen has been persecuted numerous times. She was detained, held in brainwashing centers, sent to force labor camps, and sentenced to prison. Her most recent arrest prior to this year was on August 6, 2019, for distributing Falun Gong materials. She was held in the Wuxi City No. 2 Detention Center for two-and-a-half-months.

16. [Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yan Baoping Held in Detention Center

Ms. Yan Baoping was arrested by officers from the city 610 Office and the Renhe Police Department on July 11, 2020. Her home was ransacked, and all her electrical equipment was confiscated. She is being held in the Yanbian Detention Center.

17. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Ms. Yu Guilan Arrested

Elderly Ms. Yu Guilan from Longxiyuan Residential Community, Xincheng District, was arrested at home on June 18, 2020. Her home was ransacked.

It was reported that Ms. Yu was seen on video surveillance cameras posting Falun Gong stickers, and as a result the police came to her door. Two large bags of personal items were confiscated. Ms. Yu was released for health reasons.

18. [Xining City, Qinghai Province] Mr. Cao Shengxiang Arrested

Mr. Cao Shengxiang was arrested at home by several officers from the Xining City Police Department on the morning of June 29, 2020. His home was ransacked and his Falun Dafa books were confiscated. The police did not bring the detention warrant until two days later. It's not known where he is being detained.

19. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Ms. Zhou Qi Arrested

Ms. Zhou Qi was arrested at home by Guo Jianli, head of the county Domestic Security Division, and several other officers on May 12, 2020.

20. [Chengde City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Ruilian Held in Detention Center

Ms. Liu Ruilian from Nanxinying Village, Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, was arrested by Zhang Pengfei, head of the Domestic Security Division, on July 1, 2020. She is being held in the Chengde City Detention Center.

21. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Yuhong and Seven Other Practitioners Arrested

The Supervision Office of the Public Security Department of Heilongjiang Province, the Daqing City Police Department, and the Lindian Police Department dispatched over 50 officers in a coordinated campaign, and arrested eight practitioners on July 9, 2020.

The eight practitioners are: Ms. Wang Yuhong, Mr. Xue Liwei, Ms. Dong Na, Mr. Zhang Wanmin, Mr. Jiang Hongjie, Ms. Lu Chaobo, Ms. Chen Hongbo, and Ms. Chen’s child.

Their homes were ransacked. They were interrogated. Ms. Chen’s child was released. Ms. Lu was released on bail due to heart and leg problems.