(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 9 provinces, where at least 18 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Case Against Ms. Sun Yongqin Submitted to the Procuratorate
2. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Case Against Ms. Sun Lijuan Submitted to Court
3. [Chengdu, Sichuan] Case Against Mr. Qu Xing and Ms. Xu Yanping Submitted to the Procuratorate
4. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Bi Yanhong and Wang Chunguang Arrested
5. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Shulan Harassed
6. [Beijing] Mr. Zhao Bin Harassed
7. [Beijing] Ms. Meng Xiuzhen Missing
8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Guizhi Harassed
9. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Chu Mingai and Ms. Dang Arrested
10. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Jiang Qixiang Harassed
11. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Original Verdicts Against Three Practitioners Upheld
12. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Mr. Wu Guixia Arrested and Detained
13. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Mr. Yang Xuegui’s Mother Harassed

1. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Case Against Ms. Sun Yongqin Submitted to the Procuratorate

Ms. Sun Yongqin from Changyi City was reported to police and arrested by officers from the Duchang Police Station for distributing informational materials and talking to people about Falun Gong. She has been detained in the Weifang Detention Center for more than three months. Her case was submitted to the Gaomi Procuratorate on September 6, 2021.

2. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Case Against Ms. Sun Lijuan Submitted to the Court

The case against Ms. Sun Lijuan was recently submitted to the Linghai City Court by the Linghai City Procuratorate. Ms. Sun’s lawyer went to visit Ms. Sun in the Jinzhou City Women’s Detention Center and went to the court to review her case files on September 16, 2021.

3. [Chengdu, Sichuan] Case Against Mr. Qu Xing and Ms. Xu Yanping Submitted to the Procuratorate

Mr. Qu Xing and Ms. Xu Yanping were arrested by officers from the Xiaojiahe Police Station on June 8, 2021. Their personal belongings including their Falun Gong books and informational materials were confiscated. Mr. Qu Xing was placed under official arrest and has been detained in the Chengdu City Detention Center. Ms. Xu Yanping was placed under residential surveillance.

The two practitioners were charged with the crime of “undermining law enforcement” on the grounds that they had informational materials about Falun Gong. The case has been submitted to the Gaoxin Procuratorate.

4. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Bi Yanhong and Wang Chunguang Arrested

Ms. Bi Yanhong and Wang Chunguang (gender unknown) from Shidao Town were reported to police for talking to people about Falun Gong at the beach on September 13, 2021. They were arrested by officers from the Shidao Town Police Station. The practitioners clarified the facts about Falun Gong at the police station and were released that afternoon.

5. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Tang Shulan Harassed

Ms. Tang Shulan lives in Longjiu Village, Hongyan Town. She was harassed at home by village officials, Yang Shaoqi from the Aoping Town Government and network administrator Zhou, on September 16, 2021. She was pressured to sign a guarantee statement and was photographed

6. [Beijing] Mr. Zhao Bin Harassed

Mr. Zhao Bin received a call from officer Fan at the Donggaodi Police Station, Fengtai District on September 10, 2021. He was told to go to the police station to sign a guarantee statement while being videotaped.

7. [Beijing] Ms. Meng Xiuzhen Missing

Ms. Meng Xiuzhen from the Baizhifang Sub-district of Xicheng District has been missing for more than a month.

8. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Sun Guizhi Harassed

Ms. Sun Guizhi’s husband and her daughter received harassing phone calls from the Gongnong Police Station in Jiutai District and local community office in June 2021. To prevent them from further harassing her mother, Ms. Sun’s daughter told them that her mother had stopped practicing Falun Gong.

9. [Nanyang City, Henan Province] Chu Mingai and Ms. Dang Arrested

Chu Mingai (gender unknown) was arrested on the street on September 14, 2021.

Ms. Dang, in her 70s, was arrested at home about 10 days ago.

10. [Shiyan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Jiang Qixiang Harassed

Mr. Jiang Qixiang lives in Baoxia Town, Yun County. He and his family members have been harassed multiple times by town government officials and leaders at the Baoxia Town Central Hospital since September 13, 2021. They were pressured to sign a guarantee statement.

11. [Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province] Original Verdicts Against Three Practitioners Upheld

Mr. Sun Shiwei, Mr. Gao Pengguang, and Ms. Gao Yongli were sentenced to prison by judge Jiang Xinkun in Hailin City Court on July 20, 2021. They appealed to the Mudanjiang City Intermediate Court. Judge Wei Ming at the intermediate court ignored the strong evidence presented by the lawyers and upheld the original verdicts on September 8, 2021.

12. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Mr. Wu Guixia Arrested and Detained

Mr. Wu Guixia from Yingdong District was harassed on June 8, 2021. Ren Yunliang, secretary of the village Party committee, intercepted him on the street and summoned local police officers to photograph him. Ren Yunliang also arranged some people to set up a table, beds and chairs in front of Mr. Wu’s house. They put up a CCP flag and played CCP songs on a radio. When Mr. Wu left his home around 6 a.m. the next morning, two people followed him. Eight people were arranged to take turns watching him 24 hours a day.

Six police officers broke into Mr. Wu’s home on June 18, 2021, and took him for a physical examination at the No.2 Hospital of Fuyand City. Mr. Wu was detained in the Fuyang City Detention House for 15 days. He was released on July 19, 2021.

13. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Mr. Yang Xuegui’s Mother Harassed

Mr. Yang Xuegui’s mother has been harassed repeatedly by local community staff members since July 2021. Community staff members and so-called “experts” in persecuting Falun Gong would wait in front of her house and pressure her to sign the “four statements,” which she refused.