(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 15 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 3 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 14 were illegally arrested.

1. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liang Guizhen Sentenced
2. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Yang Lanying Imprisoned
3. [Beijing] Ms. Hao Min Imprisoned
4. [Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Dai Xinlan Held and Her Husband Imprisoned
5. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Luan Shiyun and Others Arrested
6. [Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Duan Saihua Arrested
7. [Jincheng City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Li Jianzhong Arrested
8. [Chongqing] Mr. Zeng Xiangguo Taken to Brainwashing Center
9. [Dongguang County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Shuying and Ms. Li Shuzhen Arrested10. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Changjin Tried
11. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Bian Pingge Tried
12. [Xuchang County, Henan Province] Mr. Lu Shunmin Arrested
13. [Sichuan Province] Jiazhou Prison and Chengdu Women’s Prison Deprive Falun Gong Practitioners’ to Their Visitation Rights
14. [Beijing] Ms. Cui Hong Tortured to Critical Condition
15. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Bai He Sentenced Secretly
16. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wen Ling Sent to Prison
17. [Tianjin] Ms. Yang Jian Still Detained
18. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wan Dajiu’s Sentence Upheld

1. [Yishui County, Shandong Province] Ms. Liang Guizhen Sentenced

Ms. Liang Guizhen was tried by Yishui County Court on June 15, 2016. She was sentenced to a one-year prison term and fined 10,000 yuan by Wang Li on July 19. She has appealed.

2. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Yang Lanying Imprisoned

Ms. Yang Lanying's family learned in March 2016 that she was sentenced to a three-year prison term and imprisoned at Xinxiang County Women's Prison.

Ms. Yang was arrested in July 2015 for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong and was held at the Anyang Detention Center.

3. [Beijing] Ms. Hao Min Imprisoned

Ms. Hao Min was arrested at home on December 6, 2015. She was held at the Dougezhuang No. 2 Detention Center. She was recently sentenced to a three-year prison term and is imprisoned at a prison in Tuanhe.

4. [Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Dai Xinlan Held and Her Husband Imprisoned

Ms. Dai Xinlan, 70, was arrested at home by officers from the Lengshuijiang City 610 Office and Domestic Security Division in mid-August 2016. She was held at a detention center for seven days. Her husband is still imprisoned at Wangling Prison.

5. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Luan Shiyun and Others Arrested

Ms. Luan Shiyun and other practitioners were arrested by officers from the Beijinglu Police Station on August 3, 2016.

6. [Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Duan Saihua Arrested

Ms. Duan Saihua was arrested by officers from the Loudi City 610 Office and Lengshuijiang City 610 Office at the end of July 2016. She was taken to a brainwashing center which was held in a hotel.

7. [Jincheng City, Shanxi Province] Mr. Li Jianzhong Arrested

Mr. Li Jianzhong, 42, was arrested in late July 2016, for posting information about the persecution of Falun Gong on a wall.

8. [Chongqing] Mr. Zeng Xiangguo Taken to Brainwashing Center

Mr. Zeng Xiangguo was arrested at home by officers from the local residential committee, police station, Shapingba District Comprehensive Management Office, and 610 Office on August 4, 2016. He was taken to the Qianzhugou Brainwashing Center in Geleshan.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Zeng:Zhong Zhenghong (钟正洪), officer from a local police station: +86-13452346299Zhan Xiaogang (詹晓刚), deputy director, Comprehensive Management Office: +86-13996193768Yang Chang (杨唱), officer from the Comprehensive Management Office: +86-23-65602562

9. [Dongguang County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Shuying and Ms. Li Shuzhen Arrested

Ms. Zhao Shuying and Ms. Li Shuzhen were arrested on August 14, 2016, for hanging up informational banners about the persecution of Falun Gong.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhao and Ms. Li:Kong Weifeng (孔维锋), director, Dongguang County Prevention Office: +86-317-7669921, +86-13722755111Wang Juming (王巨明), deputy director: +86-317-7698123, +86-18233777007Liu Zongjun (刘宗军), deputy director: +86-317-7698123, +86-15713076222Zhou Guangsheng (周光升), chief of the political security section of Dongguang County Police Department: +86-18003272966

10. [Changsha City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Changjin Tried

Ms. Wang Changjin was tried on August 9 for making phone calls to inform people of the persecution of Falun Gong.

Her lawyer from Beijing defended her constitutional right to practice and spread information about Falun Gong, as no law in China criminalizes the spiritual discipline based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

The prosecution evidence included testimonials from the 44 people who received Ms. Wang's phone call regarding Falun Gong. Her lawyer argued that those phone conversations posed no harm to anyone, let alone undermining law enforcement.

The lawyer demanded Ms. Wang's acquittal, but judge Pan Hao adjourned the hearing without issuing a verdict.

Ms. Wang was first placed under criminal detention on December 8, 2015, but was later placed under house arrest on December 29. It is not clear if she was free to go home or taken into custody after the hearing.

11. [Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Bian Pingge Tried

Ms. Bian Pingge was tried on August 8 for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.

Both Ms. Bian and her lawyer argued for her constitutional right to freedom of belief. One college student who received financial support from Ms. Bian also submitted a written statement testifying to her character.

The courthouse was heavily guarded, with local officials monitoring the entire court proceeding.

The lawyer revealed later he was threatened and told to drop the case, but he refused to comply.

Ms. Bian remains detained following her arrest in March of this year.

12. [Xuchang County, Henan Province] Mr. Lu Shunmin Arrested

Mr. Lu Shunmin was arrested on August 12, 2016, while urging the local police chief Zhou Hengwei to stop persecuting Falun Gong.

This is not the first time the 66-year-old man was targeted for his faith. He has been imprisoned for a total of 12 years.

Chief Zhou personally directed arrests, torture, and sentencing of many local Falun Gong practitioners. He is now keeping Mr. Lu in the Xuchang County Detention Center.

13. [Sichuan Province] Jiazhou Prison and Chengdu Women’s Prison Deprive Falun Gong Practitioners’ to Their Visitation Rights

Since the end of July 2016, Falun Gong practitioners held in Jiazhou Prison and Chengdu Women’s Prison were not allowed to meet their families. The prisons told the families that they received this instruction from upper authorities, and stated that so-called “special forces” would force the practitioners to give up their belief. The families were worried that the prisons would torture the practitioners more severely.

14. [Beijing] Ms. Cui Hong Tortured to Critical Condition

Ms. Cui Hong has been detained in Beijing Women’s Prison since March 2015. She was tortured inhumanly for a long time. She was forced to do heavy labor, which severely injured her back.

The prison informed Ms. Cui's husband at the beginning of August 2016, that she had symptoms of a severe heart attack and must be sent to the prison hospital. The prison demanded Ms. Cui's agree to send her to the hospital because she would not cooperate.

Ms. Cui’s husband strongly requested the prison release her on bail for medical treatment. The prison refused to release her.

Ms. Cui is still in a critical condition.

15. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Mr. Bai He Sentenced Secretly

Mr. Bai He was arrested on July 23, 2015, for filing a criminal complaint against Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party. He has been detained for more than one year.

His lawyer learned that he had been tried secretly on June 1, 2016, when they met in the detention center on August 12. The court sentenced Mr. Bai to 3.5 years' imprisonment on August 5.

Mr. Bai has appealed to the intermediate court.

16. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wen Ling Sent to Prison

Ms. Wen Ling was sentenced to 3.5 years’ imprisonment by Beihu District Court on June 17, 2016. She appealed to Chenzhou Intermediate Court.

The intermediate’s court ignored the law and still upheld the original sentence. Ms. Wen was taken to Hunan Provincial Women’s Prison on August 15.

17. [Tianjin] Ms. Yang Jian Still Detained

Ms. Yang Jian was arrested by the police from Wuqing District on the night of June 25, 2016. She has been held at Wuqing District Detention Center.

Prior to this arrest, Ms. Yang was arrested on September 15, 2010, and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. She was tortured into a mental collapse in January 2013 and not released until November 30, 2015.

18. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wan Dajiu’s Sentence Upheld

Wuhan Intermediate Court upheld Mr. Wan Dajiu’s original four-year sentence in June 2016.

The court ignored questions from Mr. Wan and his lawyer about the facts and evidence. There was no hearing and the case was not sent back for re-evaluation. Mr. Wan’s family has decided to appeal again.