(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 18 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 23 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Yongzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Minhua Facing Trial
2. [Panshi City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Wenyan Officially Arrested
3. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Jiemei Abused in Detention Center
4. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Yanhua Harassed Again
5. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Fengmei Harassed Several Times
6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Elderly Ms. Yuan Arrested
7. [Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Dong Yuying Facing Trial
8. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Ronghua Held in Detention Center
9. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhao Zhongrong Held in Detention Center
10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Mao Jiaping Officially Arrested
12. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Weidong Held in Detention Center
13. [Beijing] Ms. Hou Yuxin Tried
14. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Guogang Held in Detention Center
15. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Cases against Ms. Li Yuanying and Ms. Li Jia Turned Over to Procuratorate
16. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Shen Xuewen Held in Prison
17. [Chongqing] Ms. Tan Zuqiong Missing for Over Two Months
18. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xie Kun and Ms. Wei Mingxia Held in Detention Center

1. [Yongzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Xiao Minhua Facing Trial

Ms. Xiao Minhua, 70, a retired employee from the Lingling District Traffic and Transportation Bureau, refused to accept the administrative review decision by the Lingling District Human Resources and the Social Security Bureau, and filed a lawsuit in the Dao County Court. The hearing will be held on August 10, 2021, in the No. 9 Courtroom on the fourth floor of the Dao County Court.

Ms. Xiao was previously sentenced to one year in prison in April 2017 (from April 2017 to April 2018) for practicing Falun Gong. Per instructions from the Lingling District 610 Office, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau has suspended her pension since September 2018.

Ms. Xiao filed a lawsuit against the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau in the Dao County Court in August 2020, for illegally suspending her pension. The court of the first instance ruled that the bureau should issue pensions to the plaintiff, but should deduct the pension received during the one-year period when Ms. Xiao was in prison.

The bureau refused to accept the judgment and filed an appeal to the Yongzhou Intermediate Court. The intermediate court ruled to revoke Dao County Court (2020) Xiang No. 1124 Administrative First Instance No. 143 Administrative Judgment, and rejected the case filed by Ms. Xiao.

2. [Panshi City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yu Wenyan Officially Arrested

Ms. Yu Wenyan was arrested on June 22, 2021. She was held in the Detention Center of the Jilin City Supervision Detachment. She has been officially placed under arrest.

It was reported that Ms. Yu was reported to the police for talking to people about Falun Gong in Huadian City. Before she returned home from Huadian City, her home had already been ransacked by the police. The officers confiscated her Falun Gong books, and also took her 87-year-old mother into custody and did not release her until that evening.

After returning home, Ms. Yu was also arrested by officers who had been waiting at her home.

Ms. Yu’s pension was suspended in July 2020 by the Huadian Social Security Bureau, and she went to the bureau many times to demand her pension payments.

3. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Jiemei Abused in Detention Center

Ms. Wang Jiemei’s family inquired on July 28, 2021 and learned that she was forced to take medication in the detention center, her blood pressure reading reached 180, and she was under great mental stress.

4. [Zhoukou City, Henan Province] Ms. Wang Yanhua Harassed Again

Ms. Wang Yanhua from Doumen Township, Huaiyang District was harassed at home again by village officials after 9 p.m. on July 27, 2021. They wanted her to go to the township office to talk about “transformation.”

They said that Ms. Wang was the only primary surveillance target in the southern part of Huaiyang District, and they were going to report her to higher authorities, after which she would be immediately placed under arrest. They also threatened to freeze her household registration.

5. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Fengmei Harassed Several Times

Staff members from the Erhe Village Committee in Zhuangjiadao, Wangtai Town, West Coast New Area, repeatedly harassed Ms. Wang Fengmei from June 17 to June 22, 2021, pressured her to sign three statements, and photographed her when she was not paying attention.

6. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Elderly Ms. Yuan Arrested

Elderly Ms. Yuan from Erdao District was arrested on July 26, 2021. Details of her current situation are not clear.

7. [Ziyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Dong Yuying Facing Trial

It was reported that Ms. Dong Yuying will be tried by the Yanjiang District Court in the No. 4 Courtroom at 9:30 a.m. on August 12, 2021.

8. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Ronghua Held in Detention Center

Four officers from the Tanghu Town Police Station in Yi County broke into Ms. Li Ronghua’s home on July 22, 2021. They handcuffed her and carried her into a police car. She is being held in the Yi County Detention Center.

9. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Zhao Zhongrong Held in Detention Center

Mr. Zhao Zhongrong, 69, from Nansha District, was arrested while distributing Falun Gong materials in June 2021. His current whereabouts are unknown.

10. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

It was reported that Mr. Chen Xinye, his wife Ms. Chen Lihui, Mr. Liu Xianyong, and Huang Baishun (gender unknown) were arrested at 8 p.m. on July 22, 2021. They were taken to Faku County. Huang was interrogated at the Shuangtaizi Police Station. Huang was able to return home on July 23. The whereabouts of Mr. Chen and his wife Ms. Chen are unknown. Mr. Liu is being held in the Faku County Detention Center.

11. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Mao Jiaping Officially Arrested

Ms. Mao Jiaping was arrested by officers from the Baiyun Street Police Station, Xigang District, on June 2, 2021. Ms. Mao’s family was notified over the phone by officers from the Bayi Road Police Station, on July 7, that she was officially placed under arrest by the Xigang District Procuratorate. The prosecution of her case is now underway.

12. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Weidong Held in Detention Center

Ms. Li Weidong from Qingzhou City was taken to the Changyi Detention Center on June 30, 2021. She was transferred to the Weifang Detention Center a few days prior.

13. [Beijing] Ms. Hou Yuxin Tried

Ms. Hou Yuxin was tried by the Changping District Court on the afternoon of July 29, 2021.

14. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Guogang Held in Detention Center

Mr. Zhang Guogang and his mother, who is in her 80s, were arrested by officers from the Ande Street Police Station, Lingcheng District, while talking to people about Falun Gong in Dingzhuang Town, Lingcheng District, on the afternoon of January 5, 2021. Mr. Zhang’s mother was released, but his whereabouts are unknown.

The Dezhou City Detention Center called Mr. Zhang’s family recently and asked them to send 500 yuan to the detention center for Mr. Zhang. Only then did his family learn that Mr. Zhang was being held in the detention center.

15. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Cases against Ms. Li Yuanying and Ms. Li Jia Turned Over to Procuratorate

The cases against Ms. Liu Yuanying and Ms. Li Jia in Qingshan District were turned over to the Lichuan Court of Enshi City.

16. [Meishan City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Shen Xuewen Held in Prison

Mr. Shen Xuewen from Dongpo District was arrested on July 10, 2019. He was held in the Pi County Detention Center, and officially placed under arrest in 2019.

Mr. Shen has been taken to the Jiazhou Prison. His family called the prison and wanted to visit him, but the prison replied that they could not visit him.

17. [Chongqing] Ms. Tan Zuqiong Missing for Over Two Months

Ms. Tan Zuqiong from the Kaizhou District has been missing since May 19, 2021. Unconfirmed reports indicated that she was arrested by the Kaizhou District 610 Office. No one has heard anything from her or about her.

18. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xie Kun and Ms. Wei Mingxia Held in Detention Center

Officers from the Lianshan District Domestic Security Division, the Lianshan District Police Department, and the Gangtun Town Police Station went to Mr. Zhu Jun’s home in Zhaotun Village on July 19, 2021, and arrested Ms. Xie Kun and Ms. Wei Mingxia.

The officers ransacked their homes and confiscated Falun Gong books, printed materials, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and a printer. Both practitioners are being held in the Huludao Detention Center.