(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 15 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 37 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
2. [Tianjin] Nine Practitioners Arrested
3. [Shanghai] Ms. He Pinqin Detained
4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Guilan Arrested
5. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Xiuyun Arrested
6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
7. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Yongjian Held in Custody
8. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Arrested
9. [Linyi County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Li Xiujuan Arrested
10. [Tai’an City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Xiuping and Ms. Zhai Jinping Taken to Prison
11. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Detained
12. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Zhenfang Detained; Mr. Yu Zongping Arrested
13. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Mr. Geng Lutang’s Family of Three Arrested
14. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
15. [Anshun City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhou Zhijun Arrested

1. [Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Wang Huafen from the Qingjiangpu District was arrested by officers from the Qingjiangpu Domestic Security Division and the local police station on the morning of September 16, 2019. The officers pried open the door to her home and ransacked it while no one was there. They confiscated a computer, Falun Dafa books, and photos of the founder of Falun Gong. Ms. Wang is being held in the Huai’an City Detention Center.

Ms. Li Guiying from the Qingjiangpu District was arrested at home around the same time. The officers ransacked the place and confiscated a computer, printer, Falun Dafa books, and photos of the founder of Falun Gong. People learned that she was being held in the Huai’an Detention Center after asking at multiple places.

Ms. Liu Xinzhan and Ms. Wang Fangchun from the Qingjiangpu District and Ms. Du Yunxia from the Huaiyin District were also arrested on September 16, when they were studying the Fa together. Ms. Du was released later that day. Ms. Liu and Ms. Wang were taken to the Huai’an Detention Center.

2. [Tianjin] Nine Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Wang Bingrui, 73, from the Dongli District was arrested by officers from the Liulin Police Station on September 2, 2019. She is being held in the Chaozhuangzi Detention Center.

Ms. Yue Huaifang from Lutai Town in the Ninghe District was arrested by officers from the Lutai Police Station on the afternoon of September 5 for talking to people about Falun Gong. She is being held in the Ninghe Detention Center.

Ms. Yan Zhenfang from the Hedong District was arrested on the morning of September 16. Her home was ransacked. She was taken to the Chaozhuangzi Detention Center for 15 days.

Six elderly female practitioners were arrested by officers from the Nancaicun Town Police Station when they were studying the Fa together on the afternoon of September 20. They were released after 2:00 a.m. the following morning. They were forced to go to the police station again that day to sign their paperwork.

3. [Shanghai] Ms. He Pinqin Detained

Ms. He Pinqin, in her 70s, from Maqiao Town in the Minhang District was arrested by Bijianglu Police Station officers on September 18, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She is being held in the Fengxian Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. He:Bijianglu Police Station: +86-21-34051122, +86-21-24063431, +86-21-24063433Tang Weiqiang (唐伟强), director: +86-21-24063420Tang Jianping (汤建平), political head: +86-21-24063421Song Jianping (宋剑平), deputy director: +86-21-24063422He Wenzhong (何文忠): +86-21-24063423

4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Guilan Arrested

Ms. Liu Guilan, 68, from the Nangang District was reported to the police on the afternoon of September 16, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was arrested and taken to the Haxi Police Station.

5. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xu Xiuyun Arrested

Ms. Xu Xiuyun, 60, was arrested by two plainclothes officers on September 21, 2019, when she was handing out software to break through the Internet Firewall.

6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Sun Guifen from the Ancient City Jiaqu Community in the Jinzhou District was arrested at home by officers from the Yongzheng Street Police Station on the afternoon of September 17, 2019. She was carried out of her home. Another practitioner there at the time was handcuffed and arrested. Ms. Sun’s elder sister, who was visiting from out of town, was also arrested but released later that night.

Ms. Gu Xuezhen, 69, was arrested at home on September 17. Her home was ransacked. She was placed under criminal detention in the Yaojia Detention Center.

7. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Yongjian Held in Custody

Mr. Liu Yongjian, 54, from the Shenhe District was arrested on September 21, 2019. The police ransacked his home that evening and confiscated a large number of personal belongings. His non-practitioner wife was also arrested but was released that evening. Mr. Liu is being held in the Beihai Police Station in the Dadong District.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Liu:Wang Hang (王航), Wen Guangli (温广利), Wan Bo (王博), Li Peng (李鹏), and Mu Bing (穆冰), officers: +86-24-88092412

8. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Arrested

Ms. Liu, in her 50s, was arrested by officers from the Duzhuang Police Station on September 18, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong at the Duzhuang Farmers' Market.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Liu:Duzhuang Police Station: +86-335-6086110, +86-335-6088068Dang Liyou (党立友), officer: +86-15232388678

9. [Linyi County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Li Xiujuan Arrested

Ms. Li Xiujuan from Yanjiazhuang Village was arrested at home by five or six officers from the Linyi County Police Department on the morning of September 18, 2019.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li:Officers from the Linyi County Police Department:Liu Jinsheng (柳晋生): +86-18903596888Lian Qinze (廉勤泽): +86-15333696999Xu Longchun (徐龙春): +86-15333046806Wang Qinsheng (王勤胜): +86-15333046111Officers from the Domestic Security Division:He Zhijun (和志军): +86-18035990555Zhang Runlai (张润来): +86-15333046861

10. [Tai’an City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Xiuping and Ms. Zhai Jinping Taken to Prison

Ms. Wang Xiuping and Ms. Zhai Jinping were taken to the Shandong Province Women's Prison.

11. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Ms. Yang Meici, 71, from Liujiakou Village in the Dayao Sub-district, Muping District, was arrested by officers from the Muping Domestic Security Division and the Dayao Police Station on August 27, 2019, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was held in the Yantai Detention Center for ten days and has since returned home.

Qiu Xiumei, 58, and Ms. Sun Benfen, 60, from Xinhe Village in the Wuning Sub-district of Muping were arrested by officers from the Muping Domestic Security Division and the Wuning Police Station on September 19. The officers ransacked their homes, and confiscated Falun Dafa books and materials. Both practitioners are being held in the Muping Detention Center for 15 days.

12. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Zhenfang Detained; Mr. Yu Zongping Arrested

Ms. Liu Zhenfang from Gengjia Village, Guodian Town in the Licheng District, was reported to the authorities for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was arrested by officers from the Guodian Police Station on August 26, 2019. Her home was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books, materials, and paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them were confiscated. Ms. Liu is being held in the Zhonggong Detention Center.

Mr. Yu Zongping was told to go to the Yaojia Police Station in the Tianqiao District on September 19. The police ransacked his home and confiscated Falun Dafa books. Mr. Yu returned home later that day.

13. [Dongying City, Shandong Province] Mr. Geng Lutang’s Family of Three Arrested

Mr. Geng Lutang and his wife Ms. Zhou Peixia, both in their 70s, from the Furong Residential Community, Gudao Oil Production Plant, Shengli Oilfield, were reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were arrested by the Hekou police on September 17, 2019, and are being held in the Hekou Detention Center.

The police ransacked their home the following day, and confiscated Falun Dafa books and materials.

Their son was arrested two days later.

Participants in the persecution:Li (李), officer, Hekou Criminal Police Team: +86-13475257222Lao (劳): +86-18706661802Zheng Chunmin (郑春民), director, Binhai Detention Center: +86-13395463509Song Lijun (宋立君), deputy director: +86-13780773639Hou Shijie (侯士杰): +86-13963374839

14. [Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Liu Qiaomei, Ms. Wang Yali, and Ms. Ma Lingling were arrested at Ms. Liu’s workplace by officers from the Weicheng District Domestic Security Division and the Xinxinglu Police Station on September 11, 2019. Ms. Liu is being held in the Taerpo Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Zhang Zhijun (张志军), director, Xinxinglu Police Station: +86-29-33213148, +86-29-33213148Taerpo Detention Center: +86-29-33758446Zhang Jiarui (张嘉瑞), head, Weicheng District Committee 610 Office: +86-29-33188954, +86-13892928195Cao Yanping (曹艳萍), deputy head: +86-29-33188977, +86-15891653008

15. [Anshun City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhou Zhijun Arrested

About a dozen officers from the Development Zone Domestic Security Division, the local police station, and community personnel arrested Ms. Zhou Zhijun on the morning of September 19, 2019. They ransacked her home and confiscated a notebook computer, Falun Dafa books, and her child’s DVD player.

Ms. Zhou was forced to have a physical exam, and they found something wrong in her chest. She is being held in the Anshun Rehabilitation Center. The authorities went to her home the following day and demanded that her family sign their paperwork, but they refused.