(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 21 cities or counties in 13 provinces. In this report, 24 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 19 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Longkou, Shandong Province] Five Practitioners Facing Trial
2. [Nanyang, Henan Province] Ms. Sun Hengying Detained
3. [Xingan, Inner Mongolia] Practitioners Tortured in Tumuji Forced Labor Camp
4. [Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province] Mr. Jia Zhijiang Arrested
5. [Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xu Ying Arrested; Home Ransacked
6. [Liaoyuan, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Facing Trial
7. [Gongzhuling, Jilin Province] Mr. Gao Junsheng Arrested and Detained
8. [Chongqing] Ms. Yuan Guangfen Arrested
9. [Huarong County, Hunan Province] Ms. Wu Aiying and Ms. Jiang Jinlian Detained
10. [Huarong County, Hunan Province] Ms. Yan Congxi's Court Hearing Held in Secret
11. [Beihai, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Guo Zhaojuan Sent to Brainwashing Center
12. [Duchang County, Jiangxi Province] Police Attempt to Arrest Mr. Jiang Xiaohua
13. [Dawa County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Sun Shouzhang and Ms. Bo Shumin Detained
14. [Dawa County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Guifen Arrested
15. [Jimo, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Xuesen and His Son, Mr. Wang Wei, Detained
16. [Tanghe County, Henan Province] Ms. Yang Xiangzhen and Ms. Shi Xiurong Detained
17. [Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
18. [Dongying, Shandong Province] Ms. Liang Yu's Family Harassed
19. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Five Practitioners Arrested
20. [Xinglong, Hebei Province] Mr. Tan Jingshi's Home Ransacked
21. [Anlu, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Hui Sent to Brainwashing Center
22. [Mishan, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Mingzhang and Ms. Xia Weifang Arrested

1. [Longkou, Shandong Province] Five Practitioners Facing Trial

Ms. Yang Meijuan, Ms. Jiang Shuhong, Ms. Sui Yuhong, Mr. Wang Mingliang, and Mr. Jiang Yongzhan were arrested on April 11, 2012. They have been detained for 4 months. Ms. Yang, Ms. Jiang and Ms. Sui were forced to work for 16 hours a day in the Yantai Detention Center. When Ms. Yang refused to work, she was beaten and punished by policemen. Her face became haggard and white and she had difficulty walking as a result of the abuse.

Longkou Court scheduled the practitioners' hearing for the morning of August 21, 2012.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Du Jitiao, president of Longkou Court: +86-535-8778277, +86-13863801877

2. [Nanyang, Henan Province] Ms. Sun Hengying Detained

Ms. Sun Hengying was arrested on August 8, 2012. She is being held in the Miyang Detention Center.

3. [Xingan, Inner Mongolia] Practitioners Tortured in Tumuji Forced Labor Camp

Twenty practitioners from Beijing were sent to the Tumuji Forced Labor Camp and tortured there. On the night of July 23, 2012, several guards shocked Mr. Tang Guilin with electric batons. On the morning of August 7, 2012, the guards shocked Ms. Lu Lin with electric batons for a long time.

4. [Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province] Mr. Jia Zhijiang Arrested

Officers from the Zhuodong Police Station and the Donghuan Police Station broke into Mr. Jia Zhijiang's apartment and arrested him on the night of August 13, 2012. They confiscated a printer, a computer, a scanner and some Falun Gong books.

5. [Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Xu Ying Arrested; Home Ransacked

Ms. Xu Ying was arrested and her home was ransacked on the morning of August 14, 2012.

6. [Liaoyuan, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Facing Trial

Xi'an District Court has scheduled a hearing for Mr. Wang Guoxiang, Ms. Wang Yuxiang, and Ms. Liu from Changchun City, Jilin Province for August. Ms. Liu Xinyu, 17, has been released from police custody and is home.

7. [Gongzhuling, Jilin Province] Mr. Gao Junsheng Arrested and Detained

Mr. Gao Junsheng was arrested by officers from the Domestic Security Division and the Yangdachengzi Town Police Station on the afternoon of August 12, 2012. Police ransacked his home and confiscated his Falun Gong books, DVDs, and cell phone. Mr. Gao is being held in the Gongzhuling Detention Center.

8. [Chongqing] Ms. Yuan Guangfen Arrested

Ms. Yuan Guangfen from the Shapingba District was arrested while she distributed informational materials about Falun Gong on the morning of August 13, 2012. She is currently detained in the Tongjiaqiao Police Station in Shapingpa.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Tongjiaqiao Police Station: +86-23-65311758

9. [Huarong County, Hunan Province] Ms. Wu Aiying and Ms. Jiang Jinlian Detained

Ms. Wu Aiying and Ms. Jiang Jinlian were arrested on August 13, 2012, while while they handed out Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs. Their homes were ransacked and their Falun Gong books and other materials were confiscated. Bai Weidong, head of the local police station, and other policemen from Xingfu Township carried out the arrest.

Ms. Wu and Ms. Jiang are being held in a Huarong County detention center.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Bai Weidong, director of Xingfu Police Station: +86-13789037888, +86-18973068056

10. [Huarong County, Hunan Province] Ms. Yan Congxi's Court Hearing Held in Secret

When Ms. Yan Congxi's daughter went to ask for her mother's release, Domestic Security Division personnel informed her that Ms. Yan's court hearing had been held in mid-July 2012.

11. [Beihai, Guangxi Autonomous Region] Ms. Guo Zhaojuan Sent to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Guo Zhaojuan was arrested on the afternoon of August 13, 2012. She was detained in a drug rehabilitation center that serves as a brainwashing facility, along with Ms. Tan Zezhen, Ms. Mo Deqing and two other Falun Gong practitioners.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Chen Renmei, Party secretary of the Political and Legal Committee: +86-13877926916

12. [Duchang County, Jiangxi Province] Police Attempt to Arrest Mr. Jiang Xiaohua

Tan Xinmin, Fang Changgen and other policemen from the Domestic Security Division broke into Mr. Jiang Xiaohua's home intending to arrest him on the afternoon of August 14, 2012. When they saw that Mr. Jiang was not there, they hid near his home. Mr. Jiang managed to escape the arrest.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Peng Songgui, director of Political and Legal Committee: +86-792-5223327, +86-13879293098, +86-18907922368

Wang Bo, 610 Office head: +86-13607026498, +86-18970268649

Tan Xinmin, Domestic Security Division head: +86-13707922988

13. [Dawa County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Sun Shouzhang and Ms. Bo Shumin Detained

Mr. Sun Shouzhang and Ms. Bo Shumin from Shuguang Village, Wangjia Township, had been harassed by agents from the Domestic Security Division and had to leave home to avoid further persecution. On August 12, 2012, they were arrested by policemen from the Luyang Police Station when they spoke to people about Falun Gong. They are being held in the Jinzhou Detention Center.

14. [Dawa County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Guifen Arrested

Ms. Zhang Guifen was arrested around August 12, 2012.

15. [Jimo, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Xuesen and His Son, Mr. Wang Wei, Detained

Jimo police broke into Mr. Wang Wei's home, located on the third floor, using a ladder on the morning of August 1, 2012. They confiscated his check for 300,000 yuan and 3,500 yuan in cash, along with a computer and other belongings. The agents arrested Mr. Wang Wei and his father, Mr. Wang Xuesen, and took them to the Mashan Police Station. Both practitioners are being held in the Jimo Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Domestic Security Division: +86-532-88517298, +86-532-88553377

Sun Yuanzhuo, Jimo Police Station head: +86-13905423665

16. [Tanghe County, Henan Province] Ms. Yang Xiangzhen and Ms. Shi Xiurong Detained

Ms. Yang Xiangzhen and Ms. Shi Xiurong were sent to the Nanyang Detention Center.

17. [Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhang Ping, Ms. Zhang Jinhua and another practitioner were arrested by 20 policemen in the middle of the night on August 13, 2012.

18. [Dongying, Shandong Province] Ms. Liang Yu's Family Harassed

Domestic Security Division head Ma Yuqiang and other policemen went to Ms. Liang Yu's home in an attempt to fabricate false evidence against Ms. Liang on the afternoon of August 13, 2012. They found some Falun Gong informational booklets and forced Ms. Liang's family members to sign documents.

19. [Wuhan, Hubei Province] Five Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhao Zhenjiao, Ms. Guo Sulan, Ms. Yinhao, Ms. Xiehong, and 71 year-old Ms. Zhu went to Huangpo District to speak to people about Falun Gong on the morning of August 13, 2012. They were arrested by officers from the Qijiawan Police Station. Ms. Zhu was released. The other practitioners were sent to the Erzhigou Detention Center in Dongxihu.

20. [Xinglong, Hebei Province] Mr. Tan Jingshi's Home Ransacked

Police ransacked the home of Mr. Tan Jingshi and confiscated a laptop and a printer. They also extorted 10,000 yuan from his family.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhu Junchun, Domestic Security Division director: +86-1583142007, +86-314-5055776

Ding Yuxiang: +86-13832405607, +86-314-5059569

21. [Anlu, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Hui Sent to Brainwashing Center

Four agents from the Anlu 610 Office and Domestic Security Division broke into retired teacher Mr. Wang Hui's home on the afternoon of August 10, 2012. They confiscated Falun Gong books, computers and other personal belongings.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Song Huaming, Anlu 610 Office head: +86-13508696600

Shen Wenbo, Anlu Domestic Security Division head: +86-13307293299, +86-13907296599

22. [Mishan, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Mingzhang and Ms. Xia Weifang Arrested

Mr. Liu Mingzhang and Ms. Xia Weifang were arrested on the morning of August 8, 2012, when they spoke to people about Falun Gong. Officers from the Mishan No.1 Police Station made the arrest. Ms. Xia was detained for a day. She was released on August 9, after officials extorted 500 yuan from her. Mr. Liu was detained for 5 days. Officials also extorted 500 yuan from him before his release on the morning of August 13, 2012.