(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 6 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 19 were illegally arrested.

1. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhou Minglan Displaced
2. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Zhu Jingrong Arrested
3. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Shuzhen and Ms. Tang Ming Arrested
4. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
5. [Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Prison
6. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Jianhua Detained
7. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lin Huiying Taken to Drug Rehabilitation Center
8. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Renshu Arrested
9. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xu Yaxuan Detained
10. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
11. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xing Anmei Suffered Mental Disorder Due to Persecution
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xie Qingyun Detained
13. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Li Hui Taken to Brainwashing Center
14. [Xinhua County, Hunan Province] Mr. Yuan Guoqing Detained
15. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Mou Lihua Forced to Take Blood Tests
16. [Zaozhuang, Shandong Province] Mr. Ren Yimin’s Arrest Approved
17. [Jianping, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Huaxue’s Case Dropped

1. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhou Minglan Displaced

Around a dozen officers from the Jiaozhou City Domestic Security Division and the Jiaolai Police Station broke into Ms. Zhou Minglan's home on the morning of August 2, 2017.

They took video recordings of the place and ransacked her home, confiscating a computer, printer, Falun Gong related materials, and over 300 yuan in paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them.

Ms. Zhou was not home at the time, so the officers took her son, who does not practice Falun Gong, to the police station where he was held for a day.

The officers waited near Ms. Zhou's home to arrest her. She was forced to stay away from home to avoid being arrested.

2. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region] Mr. Zhu Jingrong Arrested

Mr. Zhu Jingrong from Sumugao Village, Tianyi Town, Ningcheng County, was reported to the authorities on August 7, 2017. He was arrested by four officers from the Tiexi Police Station.

Six officers took him to his home and ransacked it. They confiscated a music player and notes that he took of practicing Falun Gong. He was released late that night.

3. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Shuzhen and Ms. Tang Ming Arrested

Ms. Wang Shuzhen and Ms. Tang Ming from Shidao Town were arrested by plainclothes officers on August 2, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong.

Ms. Wang, in her 70s, was released due to her advanced age, but is being monitored at home. Ms. Tang was detained for ten days.

4. [Guanghan City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Luo Shizhao, Ms. Xiang Lizhen, and Ms. Chen Guiping were arrested on August 9, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong.

Ms. Luo was able to return home. Ms. Xiang was detained for five days in the Qingbaijiang Detention Center. Ms. Chen was detained for ten days in the same detention center.

5. [Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Prison

Ms. Xie Gengyun, Ms. Chen Jiaoli, and Ms. Xu Ruifen from Caitang Town in the Chao'an District were taken to the Guangdong Province Women's Prison on July 20, 2017.

Ms. Xie and Ms. Chen were both sentenced to a four-year prison term. Ms. Xu was sentenced to two years and six months.

6. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Wang Jianhua Detained

Mr. Wang Jianhua was arrested by officers from the Zhanqian Police Station on the morning of August 3, 2017. The officers told Mr. Wang's family that he would be detained for ten days.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Wang:Zhanqian Police Station: +86-432-62409757

7. [Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Lin Huiying Taken to Drug Rehabilitation Center

Ms. Lin Huiying from the Xiashan District did not return home after she went out to distribute Falun Gong materials on the morning of July 29, 2017. Her family later found out that she had been arrested and taken to the Xincun Police Station.

Ms. Lin is now being held in the Xincun Drug Rehabilitation Center.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Lin:Fu Shaoqun (付少群), principal office at the Xincun Drug Rehabilitation Center: +86-759-3334123, +86-759-3888862

8. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Renshu Arrested

When Ms. Liu Renshu, in her 70s, returned home on the afternoon of August 4, 2017, a group of people pushed her into her home and ransacked the place. They confiscated a computer, printer, and Falun Gong books.

Ms. Liu was arrested.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Liu:Zhou Jun (周钧), chief of the Fuxin Development Zone Police Department: +86-13841880058Zhao Yonggang (赵永刚), deputy chief: +86-13904182222, +86-15504183388Wang Peng (王鹏), head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-13941867988, +86-15641885858

9. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Xu Yaxuan Detained

Ms. Xu Yaxuan was arrested at her home by officers from the Yushu City Domestic Security Division on the morning of August 8, 2017. The officers confiscated some of her personal belongings.

Ms. Xu was taken to the Yushu City Detention Center.

10. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Zhou Zhencai, Ms. Wang Shaoping, and Ms. Jing Fenglan from Houmatuodian Village, Matuodian Township, Changli County, were arrested by officers from the Xinji Police Station on August 6, 2017, for talking to people about Falun Gong in the Xinji Town Farmers' Market.

The three practitioners were placed under criminal detention in the Qinhuangdao City Detention Center.

Mr. Zhou has high blood pressure, and Ms. Jing has lung problems. Both practitioners failed the physical exam and were not accepted by the detention center. They were released on bail.

The officers confiscated some Falun Gong informational materials from Ms. Jing's home, and confiscated some personal belongings from Mr. Zhou.

Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Wang Liang (王亮), director of the Xinji Town Police Station: +86-13930361981Jiang Xueqiang (姜学强), political head: +86-18332553399, +86-15350870799Zhao Yanguang (赵艳光), officer: +86-13930327698Jiang Zhenhai (江振海): +86-13731789294

11. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xing Anmei Suffered Mental Disorder Due to Persecution

Ms. Xing Anmei from the Huanggu District became mentally unstable as a result of persecution. She went missing near the Longzhimeng Shopping Center in the Dadong District. Her whereabouts is unknown.

12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xie Qingyun Detained

Ms. Xie Qingyun from the Dongxihu District was pushed into a police car by plainclothes officers when she was distributing Falun Gong materials on the morning of August 7, 2017.

Ms. Xie is being held in the Erzhigou Detention Center.

13. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Li Hui Taken to Brainwashing Center

Mr. Li Hui was arrested by six officers on the morning of August 9, 2017. His father went to the Yanquan Police Station to request his release that afternoon.

He was told that Mr. Li had been taken to a brainwashing center, and is on a hunger strike.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Liu:Liu Zhiling (刘志凌), officer from the Yanquan Police Station: +86-13975571256Chen Bo (陈波): +86-13873506986Li Xinsheng (黎新胜): +86-18207351976Chen Chen (陈郴): +86-15873501911Zeng Wei (曾伟): +86-13607356885

14. [Xinhua County, Hunan Province] Mr. Yuan Guoqing Detained

Mr. Yuan Guoqing from Shangmei Town was arrested at his home on the afternoon of August 7, 2017. He was taken to a detention center and held for 15 days.

15. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Mou Lihua Forced to Take Blood Tests

Ms. Mou Lihua, 51, was arrested on August 24, 2016, for refusing to renounce her belief in Falun Gong. She was sentenced to five years in prison on February 4, 2017.

Ms. Mou contracted leukemia while in the Chaoyang Detention Center, so the local prison refused to accept her. She is still being held in the detention center.

When her family went to the Beipiao Court on August 7, 2017 to request her release, they were told that judge Zheng Shoukui was on his way to the detention center.

Ms. Mou was seen being escorted into the Chaoyang Zhongxin Hospital by judge Zheng, detention center guard Liu Juan and three police officers at around 11:30 a.m.. She had just been discharged from the hospital two days earlier.

Ms. Mou was taken back to the hospital on August 8, where Judge Zheng and guard Liu forced her to undergo multiple blood and bone marrow tests, despite her objection.

16. [Zaozhuang, Shandong Province] Mr. Ren Yimin’s Arrest Approved

Mr. Ren Yimin was issued with a formal arrest warrant in early August 2017. His case is now with the Zhongqu Procuratorate, which may indict him for his faith.

Mr. Ren, his wife, parents, sister, and sister-in-law were reported to the police while pasting self-adhesive posters with Falun Gong messages on them in April 2017.

Mr. Ren and his wife were arrested at their respective workplaces on April 23.

Mr. Ren's parents', his sister's and his sister-in-law's homes were raided on the same day. None of them were at home at the time, so they arrested Mr. Ren's brother-in-law instead. He was released the next day.

Mr. Ren's wife, Ms. Chen Fulan, was later released after posting bail of 5,000 yuan. Mr. Ren is still being held in the Yuelou Detention Center.

Police arrested Mr. Ren's parents a few days later, but they were released after posting bail of 6,000 yuan.

Mr. Ren's sister and sister-in-law are now living away from home to avoid being arrested.

17. [Jianping, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Huaxue’s Case Dropped

Mr. Wang Huaxue, 55, was arrested at his home on July 5, 2016, for refusing to renounce his belief in Falun Gong. He was issued with a formal arrest warrant a week later.

Mr. Wang’s lawyer met with him on July 18. Mr. Wang told him that officers beat him during the arrest and showed him the scars.

A petition calling for Mr. Wang’s release was signed by 373 local residents, and was delivered to the local police, Procuratorate, court, and the detention center.

Mr. Wang was tried on November 17, but no verdict was reached and his case remained in limbo. His lawyer mailed supplemental materials to both the Procuratorate and the court in March 2017, and urged them to drop the charges against his client.

The lawyer told both agencies that the Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong has lacked any form of legal basis from the onset, and that his client should never have been prosecuted for exercising his constitutional right to freedom of belief.

Mr. Wang was released on April 7, 2017, and received a notice in early August informing him that the Jianping County Court had approved the Jianping Procuratorate's request to withdraw its indictment against him.

This notice clears Mr. Wang of any criminal record.