(Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 17 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Yanzhi Faces Trial
2. [Changli County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Changhua Detained
3. [Beijing] Mr. Wang Haishan Arrested in Xinjiang Autonomous Region
4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Chi Enhong Sentenced to Six Months in Prison
5. [Dengta City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sui Baiqin Released from Prison
6. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Xiuqin Arrested; Her Husband Passes Away Due to Persecution
7. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Jiang Xinbo Harassed
8. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Aiqin Arrested
9. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Xiuyun Released from Prison
10. [Yiyuan County, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested
11. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhou Jianmei Detained
12. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yuming Arrested

1. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Yanzhi Faces Trial

Ms. Li Yanzhi from Yinzhou District was scheduled to stand trial at the Yinzhou District Court on September 29, 2025.

2. [Changli County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Changhua Detained

Ms. Zhao Changhua was arrested by two Matuodian Township Police officers on September 24, 2025. She was detained for seven days.

3. [Beijing] Mr. Wang Haishan Arrested in Xinjiang Autonomous Region

Mr. Wang Haishan drove to Xinjiang Autonomous Region with his wife and son in August 2025 for vacation. For talking to someone about Falun Gong in Xinjiang, he was reported to the police and arrested.

The Xinjiang police ransacked his home in Beijing, confiscating his computer, printer, printing paper, and paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them. His arrest has been approved and he is currently held in a detention center in Xinjiang. His wife and son have been released after they were forced to sign guarantee statements.

4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Chi Enhong Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

Mr. Chi Enhong, 76, and his wife, Ms. Zhang Yuqing, 75, were arrested on the afternoon of April 16, 2025, by Binhe Police Station officers in Shenhe District. Mr. Chi was sentenced to six months in prison. He is scheduled to be released on October 15.

The officers ordered Ms. Zhang on September 24, 2025 to write a guarantee statement to renounce Falun Gong, in order to close her case. They threatened to submit her case to the procuratorate and have the judge sentence her to eight years. She firmly resisted the police demand.

5. [Dengta City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Sui Baiqin Released from Prison

Ms. Sui Baiqin was released from the Liaoning Province Women’s Prison on September 17, 2025 after serving four years.

6. [Tonghua County, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Xiuqin Arrested; Her Husband Passes Away Due to Persecution

Ms. Yu Xiuqin was arrested by the head of the Tonghua County Domestic Security Division on August 6, 2025, and held in the Tonghua County Detention Center. She was released on August 20.

Ms. Yu’s husband, Mr. Zhao Jin, had been undergoing dialysis three times a week for years. When Ms. Yu was arrested, he was also detained. He was released due to his health. However, due to the mental distress from the police intimidation and worrying about his wife, his health deteriorated rapidly. He died of a heart attack on September 18, on his way back from dialysis.

7. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Jiang Xinbo Harassed

Ms. Jiang Xinbo from Heilongjiang went to Kunshan City and Suzhou City, in Jiangsu Province, to accompany her daughter for job interviews. She was interrogated by railway police at the Suzhou Railway Station ticket validation entrance on September 17, 2025, when she was returning from the trip. The officers also checked her cellphone.

8. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Aiqin Arrested

Ms. Xu Aiqin, 68, was arrested and detained around September 3, 2025.

9. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Xiuyun Released from Prison

Ms. Xu Xiuyun, 66, was sentenced to six years in prison and fined 24,000 yuan by judge Tian Hao of the Dongzhou District Court. She was released from the Liaoning Province Women’s Prison after completing her term.

10. [Yiyuan County, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Arrested

Yiyuan County Police Department sent a large number of officers to arrest nine practitioners on July 17, 2025. The police had been monitoring the practitioners before the operation. Most practitioners had their homes ransacked and were released the same day. Ms. Wang Taimei, Ms. Chen Yunxia, and Ms. Fang Qing’e were detained in the Zhangdian Detention Center for nearly a month, and their arrests have been approved.

11. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhou Jianmei Detained

Ms. Zhou Jianmei was talking to people about Falun Gong in Wanquan Town on the morning of September 20, 2025, when she was followed by plainclothes officers and later arrested by Wanquan Town Police Station officers. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Gong books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and an incense burner. She was detained at the Zhangjiakou City Lockup for 10 days.

12. [Suizhong County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Yuming Arrested

Ms. Liu Yuming was reported to the police while talking to people about Falun Gong in Xiwang Village, Tashan Township, on September 22, 2025. She was arrested by Tashan Township Police Station officers. She was first detained at the Suizhong County Domestic Security Division for ten days and then transferred to the Huludao City Lockup.