(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 29 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Return Home From Prison
2. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Seven Practitioners and Family Members Scheduled to Be Tried
3. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Four Practitioners Face Trial
4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Tan Guiling Detained
5. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Yu Qingxian and Family Members Harassed Constantly
6. [Helan County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Ms. Pan Yiyuan and Ms. Zhang Jiuxiang Harassed
7. [Beijing] Four Practitioners Tried
8. [Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province] Mr. Liang Zhongcheng Harassed
9. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zheng Arrested
10. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Baocai Detained
11. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Tian Pengcun Harassed
12. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Lianmei Arrested

1. [Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Return Home from Prison

After two years of imprisonment, Ms. Wang Fang and Ms. Zhao Tingting walked out of Harbin Women’s Prison and returned home at 9 a.m. on October 2, 2020.

Ms. Wang was taken directly to the Fendou Police Station by Dayou Sub-district Administration Office personnel, Beilin District. Two officers told her not to practice Falun Gong in the future. They said practicing Falun Gong would adversely impact the future of three generations of her family. They printed out a form and told her to sign it. When she saw the charge of “Using a (slanderous term deleted) organization to undermine or sabotage law enforcement” on the form she refused to sign it.

Mr. Yang Chuanhou, who was held the Hulan Prison, also returned home on October 2, 2020. Of the seven practitioners in Beilin District who were sentenced to prison, five have returned home.

Ms. Bai Xia and Ms. Wang Fuhua’s terms were extended for 35 days as they had been released on bail pending trial for 35 days previously. Their prison term will end on November 6, 2020. They are still being held in the Harbin Women’s Prison.

2. [Xichang City, Sichuan Province] Seven Practitioners and Family Members Scheduled to Be Tried

Ms. Xu Shaoqiong, who was held in the Xiaomiaoxiang City Detention Center, was released on bail on September 14, 2020.

It was reported that the court notified seven practitioners' families that the court would issue sentencing on their cases after China's National Day.

So far, the status of the seven practitioners and some family members to be tried are as follows:

Ms. Luo Mingchun was held in a city detention center. Ms. Zhou Xianrong and Ms. Yu Hongying were held in a prefecture detention center. Ms. Xu Shaoqiong, Mr. Huang Biao, Mr. Zhao Jun, and Mr. Pan and their family members involved in the case were released on bail and are now home.

3. [Baoji City, Shaanxi Province] Four Practitioners Face Trial

Ms. Wang Juxiang, Ms. Gao Xiaowei, Ms. Chen Defang, and Ms. Li Minfang will be tried at the Jintai District Court at 2 p.m. on October 9, 2020.

4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Tan Guiling Detained

Ms. Tan Guiling in Xiangfang District was arrested on September 22, 2020. Her home was ransacked. She was detained for 15 days.

5. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Ms. Yu Qingxian and Family Members Harassed Constantly

Since September 2020, Ms. Yu Qingxian was harassed constantly at home by Liu, director of the Chengguan District Political and Legal Affairs Committee, personnel from Weiyuanlu Sub-district Committee, officers from the Weiyuanlu Police Station, and Ma and Sun from Landa Residential Community. She was pressured to write and sign a guarantee statement not to practice Falun Gong, and to slander it. She was threatened and told that she would be taken into custody if she did not “transform.”

This frequent harassment seriously affected her family. Her husband had a heart attack. They also threatened to make her son’s work unit dismiss him and pressure him to transform her. Out of fear, her husband did not eat meals she cooked and tried to expel her from home.

6. [Helan County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Ms. Pan Yiyuan and Ms. Zhang Jiuxiang Harassed

Ms. Pan Yiyuan and Ms. Zhang Jiuxiang were harassed by officials from the Helan County Political and Legal Affairs Committee, officers from the Domestic Security Division, Wu Yahui, a residential police officer from the Desheng Industrial Park Police Station, and personnel from Sub-district committee and Hongqiao Residential Community.

Both practitioners were called to go to the Hongqiao Residential Community office to sign paperwork on September 27, 2020.

7. [Beijing] Four Practitioners Tried

Ms. Li Shuang, Ms. Liu Chun’ai, Mr. Yan Yong, and Ms. Yue Liyong were tried from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 22, 2020.

8. [Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province] Mr. Liang Zhongcheng Harassed

Mr. Liang Zhongcheng in Liunan District was harassed at home by an officer and a police assistant from the Chengdong Police Station, Liujiang County, on the morning of October 6, 2020. He was told to go to the local police station to make a statement, which he refused.

9. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Zheng Arrested

Officers from the Ziyoudalu Police Station went to Ms. Zheng’s home on September 15, 2020. They took out the summons warrant and search warrant, and then began to ransack the place. They confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun, a photo of the founder of Falun Gong, and several copies of Minghui Weekly.

Ms. Zheng was taken to the police station, where she was held for one night and one day. She was sent to the hospital twice for physical examinations. She underwent nucleic acid tests, blood tests, and urine tests. She was sent to the detention center twice, but the officials refused to accept her. She was then released.

10. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Baocai Detained

Mr. Liu Baocai if Xiangfang District was detained for 15 days, and returned home on October 8, 2020.

11. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Ms. Tian Pengcun Harassed

People from the Hexi Sub-district Office and the Wenshahuayuan Residential Community went to Ms. Tian Pengcun’s home and harassed her about a month ago. They asked if she still practiced Falun Gong. When one person tried to videotaped her, she stopped them.

12. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Lianmei Arrested

When Ms. Dong Lianmei in Lishan District went to the Bank of China to apply for survivors’ compensation, she was reported by the bank staff. She was arrested by officers from the Heping Police Station. She is being held in the Xiuyan Detention Center.