On August 23, authorities in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province took away several individuals from a group of nearly 20 who had gathered in support of Beijing activist Wang Lihong (???) in front of the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court and also in the city's May 1st Square. Chengmen Town officials blocked the supporters at the square and then took some away, including Lin Lanying (???), Lin Xiangguan (???), and Lin Yigen (???), while the fates of others could not be confirmed. Earlier this month, Wang was tried on a charge of "creating a disturbance" that stemmed from her role in leading protests outside the Fuzhou court's sentencing hearing of the "Fujian Three" netizens in April 2010. Others supporters on hand include Lin Xiuying (???), the mother of Yan Xiaoling (???), who was raped and killed in 2009 by thugs allegedly linked to the Fujian police, and Wu Huaying (???), one of the Fujian netizens imprisoned for defamation after publicizing Yan's case online. (CHRD) | [x]