(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 10 provinces. According to this report, 3 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 31 were illegally arrested.

1. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Huiqing Held in Custody
2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yu Kaixin Detained
3. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhong Ping Arrested
4. [Yu County, Hebei Province] Ms. Jin Hua Arrested
5. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Meng Lanzun Detained
6. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Pingye Detained
7. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Quanhong and Mr. Cao Taken to Brainwashing Center
8. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Geng Lijuan Facing Trial
9. [Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. He Yuhua Detained
10. [Chongqing] Mr. Peng Zhuoyu's Home Ransacked
11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Fourteen Practitioners Tried
12. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Three Practitioners Sent to Prison
13. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Ms. Long Zhuyun and Her Daughters Sentenced
14. [Wuwei City, Gansu Province] Mr. Zhang Guanghu Tried
15. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Hao Mingmei’s Fifth Trial Canceled
16. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liao Songlin Detained

1. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Huiqing Held in Custody

Ms. Liu Huiqing from the Shijingshan District was reported to the authorities for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was recently arrested by officers from the Shijingshan 610 Office and Shijingshan Police Station.

Ms. Liu is being held in custody.

2. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yu Kaixin Detained

Mr. Yu Kaixin was arrested by officers from the Chenglonglu Police Station in May 2018. He is being held in the Pi County Detention Center.

3. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhong Ping Arrested

Ms. Zhong Ping was arrested by officers from the Xiangmihu Police Station in the Futian District on July 21, 2018.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhong:Futian District Detention Center: +86-755-84462756, +86-755-83113218Reception room: +86-755-84462756Futian District Procuratorate: +86-755-82978000

4. [Yu County, Hebei Province] Ms. Jin Hua Arrested

Ms. Jin Hua was arrested in Datong City in March 2018.

5. [Shenzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Meng Lanzun Detained

Mr. Meng Lanzun from Weiqiao Town was arrested while applying for an identity card at the Weiqiao Town Police Station on the morning of July 27, 2018. His home was ransacked.

Mr. Meng was held in the Shenzhou Detention Center for five days.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Meng:Sui Xin (隋鑫), director, Weiqiao Town Police Station: +86-318-3367241, +86-13383681867

6. [Huangshi City, Hubei Province] Mr. Wang Pingye Detained

Mr. Wang Pingye from the Huangshigang District was arrested by officers from the Huahu Police Station on July 24, 2018, while he was distributing Falun Gong materials. He is being held in the Huangshi City Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

7. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Ms. Zhang Quanhong and Mr. Cao Taken to Brainwashing Center

Ms. Zhang Quanhong and Mr. Cao, from Xiangtan County, were arrested by police officer Luo Quan on July 19, 2018. They were taken to a brainwashing center.

8. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Geng Lijuan Facing Trial

Ms. Geng Lijuan will be tried on August 10, 2018.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Geng:Xihe District Court: +86-418-6281811Yu Juanjuan (于娟娟), presiding judge: +86-418-6281817Tong Xiaodong (佟晓东), arrest ratification section: +86-418-2178966Wu Zhuo (吴卓), director, Xinxing Police Station: +86-13841859996

9. [Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. He Yuhua Detained

Ms. He Yuhua was arrested by officers from the Gaizhou Domestic Security Division on the morning of July 19, 2018. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. He was taken to the Yingkou City Detention Center.

10. [Chongqing] Mr. Peng Zhuoyu's Home Ransacked

Liangping District Domestic Security Division officers broke into Ms. Peng Zhuoyu's home and ransacked it on the afternoon of July 16, 2018.

Ms. Peng is 80 years old.

11. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Fourteen Practitioners Tried

Fourteen practitioners were arrested for refusing to renounce their belief. They were tried in the Songbei District Court, Harbin City on July 24, 2018.

The practitioners include: Shi Fenglan from Huachuan, Song Yuzhi from Jiamusi, Shi Fengxiang, Yao Yulian (also known as Yao Huaiying) and her husband Tang Lifei, Zhou Yan, Xue Hongliang, Piao Baoling, Deng Shumei, Kang Yanling, Xia Guihua, Wu Yuqin and her husband Wang Yunjie, and Song Konghua.

Except for Shi Fenglan and Song Yuzhi, all the others are from Yilan County.

The practitioners' lawyers entered a not guilty plea for them, and the presiding judge said that he would issue a verdict within 10-15 days.

Ms. Deng's family vowed to appeal her case if she was sentenced to prison.

12. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Three Practitioners Sent to Prison

Ms. Yang Cuiling, Ms. Wang Yanxin, and Ms. Yue Shuxia, from the Yuanbaoshan District, Chifeng City, were arrested on November 5, 2017, for refusing to renounce their belief in Falun Gong. They were tried on March 27, 2018, and were later sentenced to prison.

Ms. Wang was sentenced to a three-year prison term.Ms. Yue was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term.Ms. Yang was sentenced to a four-year prison term.

The three practitioners were taken to the Inner Mongolia Women's Prison in mid-July 2018.

Inner Mongolia Women's Prison is located in Shuaijiayingzi Village, Hohhot City. Its address is listed as post box 2004, Xinghua Clothing Factory, Huliang Rd., Hohhot, 010020.

Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Jin Feng, prison affairs section chief: +86-471-2396501, +86-471-2396557.Division 1: +86-471-2396028Division 2: +86-471-2396032Division 3: +86-471-2396728, +86-471-2396025Division 4: +86-471-2396518Division 5: +86-471-2396730Division 6: +86-471-2396525

13. [Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Ms. Long Zhuyun and Her Daughters Sentenced

Ms. Long Zhuyun and her eldest daughter, Ms. Sun Fangfang, were arrested at a train station on August 13, 2017. Ms. Long's younger daughter, Ms. Sun Yuanyuan, was arrested at home hours later.

The three women appeared in court on June 28, 2018, and were recently sentenced to prison.

Ms. Long was sentenced to a one-year prison term.Ms. Sun Fangfang was sentenced to a one-year prison term, suspended for 18-months.Ms. Sun Yuanyuan was sentenced to an eight-month prison term, suspended for one year.

Ms. Sun Fangfang was released on July 28. Her mother's term was set to finish on August 13, but the court notified her family to pick her up right after the verdict was announced.

14. [Wuwei City, Gansu Province] Mr. Zhang Guanghu Tried

Mr. Zhang Guanghu was arrested while talking to people about Falun Gong on December 26, 2017. His wife hired a lawyer to defend him, but the Liangzhou District Court secretly tried Mr. Zhang ten days later, without informing his lawyer and family members.

Mr. Zhang has been detained for over six months.

15. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Hao Mingmei’s Fifth Trial Canceled

A fifth trial was to be held for Ms. Hao Mingmei on July 20, 2018, but it was canceled due to heavy rain. The judge was stuck and had no way to get to the court.

Ranghulu District Court tried Ms. Hao three times in November and December 2017. Ms. Hao raised many questions during the third trial. The court could not announce the sentence as planned, and the case dragged on for over five months.

The court planned to hold the fourth session against Ms. Hao on May 14, 2018, but the lawyer and Ms. Hao refused to attend. No verdict was reached.

16. [Chenzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Liao Songlin Detained

Mr. Liao Songlin, in his 70s, was arrested by twelve Beihu District Domestic Security Division officers on the morning of July 19, 2018. Five officers went to ransack his home and confiscated Falun Dafa books, pictures of the founder of Falun Dafa, and informational materials

Mr. Liao is being held in the Chenzhou Detention Center.

Mr. Liao has been persecuted before for his belief. He was taken to a brainwashing center in 2001. He was arrested in August 2002 and held in the Chenzhou Detention Center. The Beihu Court sentenced him to three years in prison on September 6, 2003. Mr. Liao was sentenced again to four years in prison in 2008.