(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 26 cities or counties in 10 provinces, where at least 37 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xueyun’s Pension Withheld
2. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Mao Arrested, Ms. Wang Fengxia Arrested and Released the Same Day
3. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Held in Detention Center
4. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Peizhen Arrested
5. [Shanghai] Ms. Liang Yunying and Ms. Wan Fumei Taken to Detention Center
6. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gu Wenhua Arrested
7. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Yin Jian Harassed
8. [Nong’an County, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Sentenced
9. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Cong Ruimin Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
10. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Mr. Wei Anyue and Ms. Ma Yongyan Detained
11. [Linjiang City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Jinghua Detained
12. [Jiuquan City, Gansu Province] Ms. Lu Guiqin Arrested
13. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhou Hua Taken to Detention Center
14. [Zhumadian City, Henan Province] Ms. Tian Xianghong Officially Arrested
15. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Xia Zehong’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
16. [Luchuan County, Guangxi Province] Mr. Qiu Shaolin Held in Detention Center
17. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Baoyun Displaced
18. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Di Shaoqun Tried
19. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Qian Shuju Taken to Detention Center
20. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Xinhua Harassed
21. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Xiaoju Harassed
22. [Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Li Jiuping Arrested and Released the Same Day
23. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Chenghua’s Wages to be Withheld During Time in Prison
24. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yan Xihua’s Case Brought to Court
25. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Luo Guizhen’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate
26. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. He Ping and Her Family Harassed
27. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Hua Harassed
28. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ren Haifei Officially Arrested

1. [Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Xueyun’s Pension Withheld

Zhu Qingzhong, Party secretary of the Sixth Management District, No. 857 Farm, and two others went to Ms. Wang Xueyun’s home on the afternoon of July 12, 2020. They asked her to sign guarantee statements to renounce Falun Gong but she refused. Her pension has been withheld for three months.

2. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Mao Arrested, Ms. Wang Fengxia Arrested and Released the Same Day

Ms. Mao, 65, was arrested by a dozen or so officers from the Chengxi Police Station at 6:30 a.m. on August 11, 2020. Her home was ransacked and a large number of personal belongings were confiscated. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Ms. Wang Fengxia was arrested at home by officers from the Chengbei Police Station around the same time. She was released later that day.

3. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Held in Detention Center

Mr. Hu Shaowei, Ms. Liu Ying, and Ms. Zhang Dongqing were arrested by the Chaoyang County police in 2019, and taken to the Chaoyang City Detention Center.

Mr. Hu was transferred to the Chaoyang County Detention Center in March 2020, and taken to the Jinzhou Prison in July. During the physical examination, Mr. Hu was found to have a high body temperature so they refused to admit him.

He is still being held in the Chaoyang County Detention Center. Staff there called his family and asked them to deposit money. When the family members went there, they were not allowed to see Mr. Hu.

4. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Peizhen Arrested

Ms. Wang Peizhen was arrested at home by officers from the Zhujiangdao Police Station on the morning of August 10, 2020. Her home was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books and other personal belongings were confiscated. She was taken to Gouquzhai Village in the Shanhaiguan District.

5. [Shanghai] Ms. Liang Yunying and Ms. Wan Fumei Taken to Detention Center

Officers from the Baoshan District 610 Office and the Shuangchenglu Police Station broke into Ms. Liang Yunying’s home at 11 p.m. on April 30, 2020. They arrested her and ransacked the place. Ms. Liang was taken to the Baoshan Lockup Center.

Ms. Wan Fumei was arrested on May 1. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Liang and Ms. Wan were transferred to the Baoshan Detention Center on May 18. Ms. Liang was released on May 29. Ms. Wan is still being detained.

6. [Dezhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gu Wenhua Arrested

Ms. Gu Wenhua from the Lingcheng District was distributing cards with QR codes for circumventing the Internet Firewall in the Lingcheng Chinese Medicine Hospital on August 3, 2020. Two young men in the hospital grabbed her and called the police.

Officers from the Lingcheng Police Department ransacked Ms. Gu’s home on the morning of August 6. They confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun, Minghui Weekly publications, and over 40 yuan in paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them.

Ms. Gu was taken to the Lingcheng District Police Department, where they took her blood sample and fingerprints. She had to put her fingerprints on several documents before her son could take her home. She has became displaced.

7. [Botou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Yin Jian Harassed

Officers from the Jiefang Police Station went to Mr. Yin Jian’s home on August 11, 2020. They tried to force him to give up practicing Falun Gong, but he refused.

8. [Nong’an County, Jilin Province] Several Practitioners Sentenced

Mr. Bi Yehai and his wife Ms. Liu Xinghua, Mr. Wang Zhanjun and his non-practitioner son Mr. Wang Yao, and Mr. Zhang Wenhua from Huajia Township were arrested by officers from the Huajia Police Station on December 10, 2018. The officers confiscated their cash and took them to the Nong’an County Detention Center. They were sentenced to prison on March 26, 2020.

Mr. Wang Yao and Mr. Zhang were each given 18-month prison terms. They returned home on June 9.

Ms. Liu was given a two-year prison term, and is being held in the Jilin Province Women’s Prison. Mr. Bi was given a three-year prison term, and is being held in the Gongzhuling Prison. Mr. Wang was given a six-year prison term. His whereabouts are unknown.

9. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Cong Ruimin Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

When Ms. Cong Ruimin was going through the checkpoint at Sartu Train Station on August 1, 2019, her ID card triggered an alarm. She was taken to the police affairs office, where they search her bags. Cards with information about Falun Gong were found in there.

Officers from the Sartu Train Station Police Department ransacked her home, and confiscated Falun Dafa books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, two computers, a printer, DVDs, and other personal belongings. Her case was transferred to the Longnan Police Department, and she was taken to the Daqing No. 1 Detention Center on August 2, 2019. 

Ms. Cong was released on December 3 for health reasons. However, she was still sentenced to a three-year prison term and fined 20,000 yuan by the Ranghulu District Court on December 29, 2019.

10. [Jinchang City, Gansu Province] Mr. Wei Anyue and Ms. Ma Yongyan Detained

Mr. Wei Anyue, 61, and Ms. Ma Yongyan were arrested on August 2, 2020. They were both detained for 15 days.

11. [Linjiang City, Jilin Province] Ms. Li Jinghua Detained

Ms. Li Jinghua from the Sangongli Residential District was arrested by officers from the Linjiang City Domestic Security Division in July 2020. She has been detained for over 20 days.

12. [Jiuquan City, Gansu Province] Ms. Lu Guiqin Arrested

Ms. Lu Guiqin, 61, from Dunhuang City was arrested at home by Wang Shuguo, head of the Dunhuang Domestic Security Division, and other officers on August 11, 2020.

13. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhou Hua Taken to Detention Center

Ms. Zhou Hua, 59, from the Huaji Sub-district was arrested by officers from the Xinggong Police Station on the morning of August 8, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Huludao City Detention Center the following day.

14. [Zhumadian City, Henan Province] Ms. Tian Xianghong Officially Arrested

Ms. Tian Xianghong, 28, was arrested in Zhengzhou City on the afternoon of July 17, 2020. Her home was ransacked by personnel of the Comprehensive Management Office of Social Security. They confiscated a computer, printer, card cutter machine, two cell phones, Falun Dafa books, and printed materials. She is being held in the Zhengzhou No. 3 Detention Center.

Ms. Tian was officially arrested by the procuratorate. Her family hired a lawyer from Zhengzhou, but the procuratorate didn't allow the lawyer to work on the case. The family hired another lawyer from Shanghai, but the procuratorate still did not allow the lawyer to get involved, and they were not even allowed to read the case files or visit Ms. Tian.

15. [Huainan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Xia Zehong’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate

Ms. Xia Zehong was arrested by seven officers on the evening of February 3, 2020, who were staked out in the area where she was distributing Falun Gong materials. Her Falun Dafa books, printed materials, a photocopier, four cell phones, 17,300 yuan in cash and other personal belongings were confiscated.

Ms. Xia was taken to the Tianqu Police Department for interrogation, and later transferred to a detention center. She was released that evening after failing the physical examination.

On August 3, Ms. Xia was informed that her case had been turned over to the procuratorate.

16. [Luchuan County, Guangxi Province] Mr. Qiu Shaolin Held in Detention Center

Mr. Qiu Shaolin, in his 30s, was reported to the police for distributing Falun Gong materials. He was arrested on July 31, 2020, and is being held in a detention center.

17. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Song Baoyun Displaced

Gong Yongsheng, Qianyao Village Party secretary, and two others from the Weicheng District went to Ms. Song Baoyun’s shop in June 2020. They took out a form to stop practicing Falun Gong, and told her to sign and put her fingerprints on it. She refused.

Officers from the Beiguan Police Station and Beiguan Neighborhood Administration Office personnel led by Gong went to Ms. Song’s shop again on July 11. They tried to take pictures of her, but she wouldn't allow them. They told her to go to the Beiguan Neighborhood Brainwashing Center the next day.

Liu Ping and other Qianyao Village officials went to Ms. Song’s shop again on August 5. Ms. Song’s husband was there. They told him to go to the office to sign paperwork. Ms. Song has since left home to avoid further harassment and has become displaced.

18. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Di Shaoqun Tried

Ms. Di Shaoqun from the Hongwei District was tried by the Hongwei Court on the morning of August 13, 2020.

19. [Deyang City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Qian Shuju Taken to Detention Center

Ms. Qian Shuju was arrested on July 7, 2020. She was taken to the Shuangdong Detention Center in the Jingyang District. Her home was ransacked.

20. [Beijing] Ms. Wang Xinhua Harassed

Officers from the Dongfeng Police Station, and Residential Committee personnel in the Chaoyang District went to Ms. Wang Xinhua’s home on July 5, 2020, and confiscated Falun Dafa books and printed materials. They installed a surveillance camera in front of her door.

Zhang Jingwen, from the property management office, installed an audio amplifier in addition to the camera on July 29.

21. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Xiaoju Harassed

A large group of people including the local police officers, residential community personnel, and town government officials went to Ms. Wang Xiaoju’s home in Tongxian Town, Anyue County on August 4, 2020, and took pictures of the place.

22. [Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Li Jiuping Arrested and Released the Same Day

Ms. Li Jiuping was followed and arrested by plainclothes officers on the morning of August 6, 2020, for distributing Falun Gong materials. She was taken to the Zhabei Police Station.

A dozen or so officers from the Qingjiangpu District 610 Office arrived Ms. Li’s home in three police cars, and ransacked the place.

Ms. Li was released on bail due to her having high blood pressure. She returned home around 11 p.m.

23. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Chenghua’s Wages to be Withheld During Time in Prison

Ms. Zhang Chenghua works for the Mishan No. 8511 Farm, Mudanjiang Agricultural Reclamation Branch, Heilongjiang Agricultural Reclamation Bureau. The farm’s social security and finance staff member Yue Kaijiang called Ms. Zhang’s youngest daughter on August 5, 2020, and said that the farm's management had decided to withhold Ms. Zhang’s salary while she was serving her prison term. They were going to report it to higher authorities on August 14.

24. [Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yan Xihua’s Case Brought to Court

Ms. Yan Xihua, in her 70s, is a retired teacher from the Jianshan District. She was arrested in mid-March 2020. The Jianshan Procuratorate brought her case to the Jianshan Court on July 20. She is being held in the Shuangyashan City Detention Center.

25. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Luo Guizhen’s Case Turned Over to Procuratorate

Ms. Luo Guizhen, 63, was arrested by officers from the Jiaheqiao Police Station on April 15, 2020, and her home was ransacked. Her case was turned over to the Chuanshan District Procuratorate on July 20.

She is being held in the Yongxing Detention Center.

26. [Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. He Ping and Her Family Harassed

Gu Feifei, Party secretary of the No. 13 Team of Baoquanling Farm, called Ms. He Ping on August 6, 2020, and told her that she had to go to the team office, otherwise they would call the police to deal with her. Ms. He did not cooperate.

Gu located Ms. He’s husband on August 11, and told him to persuade his wife to sign guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong.

On the same day, Ms. He’s daughter, who had just started working at the Shuanghui Meat Industry Company in Beidahuang, Baoquanling District, was told to go home by officials at her work unit. She was not allowed to continue working there.

27. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Liu Hua Harassed

Ms. Liu Hua received a phone call at work from a village official on August 10, 2020. She was told to go back home and sign guarantee statements renouncing Falun Gong. The official threatened her, stating that if she refused to sign the police would come to find her.

28. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Ren Haifei Officially Arrested

Mr. Ren Haifei was arrested at home by officers from the Ganjingzi Street Police Station on June 26, 2020. He was severely persecuted and had heart and kidney failure.

Officers at the police station prevented Mr. Ren’s family and lawyer from visiting him. His family and lawyer have also never received any documents from the police station. Later, the Yaojia Detention Center called Mr. Ren’s family, and told them to deposit money for him. His family has so far not heard anything about his situation in the detention center.

Mr. Ren's family contacted the Ganjingzi Procuratorate in recent days, and was told by prosecutor Xiao Hong that Mr. Ren had been officially placed under arrest.