(Minghui.org) At least 43 Falun Gong practitioners in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, were arrested around the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s military parade that took place in Beijing on September 3, 2025.
The CCP regularly targets Falun Gong practitioners around major events or anniversaries in order to prevent them from taking those opportunities to raise awareness about the persecution that has been going on for the past 26 years.
According to insiders, the Liaoning Province Public Security Bureau directed the operation, with various police departments and police stations participating. The police wore civilian clothes during the arrests and raided the practitioners’ homes without search warrants.
Four of the targeted practitioners were confirmed, including Ms. Gao Jingjie, 73, Ms. Yao Chunxia, in her 70s, Ms. Wang Liufeng, 67, and Liu Yantao (gender unknown).
Ms. Gao, born in December 1951, was arrested in August 2025. Ms. Yao’s exact arrest time is unknown. Liu was arrested on September 6, 2025. Ms. Wang was arrested between 12 and 3 p.m. on September 25, 2025.
The police had shadowed and monitored the four practitioners for months before arresting them.
Liu is currently held at the Hunnan District Detention Center. Ms. Gao, Ms. Yao, and Ms. Wang are held at the Shenyang City First Detention Center. The latter three have also been issued formal arrest warrants by the Dadong District Procuratorate and are facing indictment for their faith.
Ms. Gao took up Falun Gong in May 1997 and was in awe of the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. She commented that the world would become much better if everyone lived by such principles. Her health also improved through practicing Falun Gong, and she no longer suffered from slipped disc, otitis media (middle ear infection), and insomnia. She was also energetic enough to care for her husband, who was suffering from late-stage liver ascites.
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