(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 9 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 12 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.
1. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yang Xiaodong Arrested
2. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Liu Runmiao Sentenced to Prison
3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ma Yanping Detained
4. [Botou City, Hebei Province] One Practitioner Arrested and Two Harassed
5. [Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Li Youwu Harassed and Threatened
6. [Jingmen City, Hubei Province] Mr. Chen Fenghua Harassed
7. [Qingyang City, Gansu Province] Practitioner Xu Ying Arrested
8. [Dongning City, Heilongjiang Province] Family Members of Mr. Yang Kui and Ms. Jia Yanfeng Arrested
9. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Hongxiang, 85, Released from Prison
1. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yang Xiaodong Arrested
Ms. Yang Xiaodong was arrested by West Changle Road Police Station officers at 9 p.m. on September 16, 2025, charged with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” She was taken to Xincheng District Police Department Law Enforcement Center for interrogation.
Officers confiscated her personal belongings, including a tablet, a cell phone, an audio player, flash drives, and memory cards. She is being held in the Xincheng District Detention Center.
2. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Liu Runmiao Sentenced to Prison
Ms. Liu Runmiao was tried in the Yingze District Court on August 14, 2025. She was sentenced to three years and three months in prison and fined 5,000 yuan. She has appealed the verdict.
3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ma Yanping Detained
Ms. Ma Yanping, 67, a native of Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province, was arrested around 8 p.m. on September 19, 2025, at a night market in Shenbei New District, Shenyang City. She was taken to Shenyang City Lockup Center the next day and held for 15 days. Her lawyer visited her on September 22.
4. [Botou City, Hebei Province] One Practitioner Arrested and Two Harassed
Ms. Chang Jianzhi was arrested in Beijing between April and May 2025, when she was there distributing Falun Gong materials. She was held in the Beijing Detention Center for seven days and then released.
Ms. Zhao Yuqiao and her family had their luggage and trunk of their car checked twice when they traveled to Tianjin in early September.
Ms. Jin Ying also had her bag and belongings searched when she accompanied her daughter to the train station on September 2. The officers called their superiors to get their approval before letting her go.
5. [Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Li Youwu Harassed and Threatened
Mr. Li Youwu was released in July 2025 after serving eight years in prison. Personnel from Yanjiang Road Community went to harass him on September 21, after they discovered he'd published a solemn statement on Minghui.org, retracting his renunciation of Falun Gong that, under duress, he'd been forced to write in prison. Because he wasn’t in, his wife didn’t open the door. Agents of the Xinyu City 610 Office later threatened his wife when they couldn’t find him.
6. [Jingmen City, Hubei Province] Mr. Chen Fenghua Harassed
Mr. Chen Fenghua has been repeatedly harassed by Daquan Community and sub-district comprehensive management office personnel, as well as officers from Duodaoshi Police Station since 2020. He discovered a surveillance camera installed on the wall across from the ground floor entrance to his apartment unit in early September 2025. Duodaoshi Police Station officers called him on the afternoon of September 11 and demanded a meeting with him. He refused to comply.
A community staffer surnamed Xu and Zhang Dan, a grid management officer in the Daquan Community, both called Mr. Chen on September 23 and insisted on meeting with him. He turned both of them down.
7. [Qingyang City, Gansu Province] Practitioner Xu Ying Arrested
Practitioner Xu Ying, over 60, was arrested in late August 2025. Xu’s Falun Gong books and informational materials were confiscated.
8. [Dongning City, Heilongjiang Province] Family Members of Mr. Yang Kui and Ms. Jia Yanfeng Arrested
Mr. Yang Kui’s daughter Ms. Yang Jing and Ms. Jia Yanfeng’s daughter Ms. Yang Nanxi went to the Hailin City Procuratorate to meet with prosecutor Fan Jiayao on September 23, 2025, to discuss their mothers’ cases. They were taken away by Hailin City police and released the same day.
9. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Hongxiang, 85, Released from Prison
Ms. Wang Hongxiang, 85, was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 20,000 yuan. She was released from Liaoning Province Women’s Prison on September 14, 2025, after completing her term.
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