(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes persecution that took place in eight cities or counties in five provinces. According to this report, 3 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during detention, at least 23 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Chongqing] Ms. Wang Zhengfang and Her Sister Detained2. [Shouguang, Shandong Province] 16 Practitioners Arrested; 15 Still Detained
3. [Tonghua, Jilin Province] Ms. Cai Shulian Detained
4. [Dezhou, Shandong Province] 2 Practitioners Arrested5. [Dayi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xian Shuiqin Arrested
6. [Hulin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Ma Cuizhi Arrested7. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Huirong Detained
8. [Chongqing] Ms. Zou Hualan Detained9. [Dengta, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Shusheng Sentenced1. [Chongqing] Ms. Wang Zhengfang and Her Sister Detained

Ms. Wang Zhengfang was arrested on January 17, 2015. The police went to ransack her home and then arrested her sister Ms. Wang Zhengfen. The two sisters are held at the Gaoliang Town Police Station.

Parties involved in persecuting the sisters:Xu Hairong (徐海荣), secretary of Wanzhou District: +86-23-58230566Chen Ming (陈明), director of the 610 Office: +86-23-58155203, +86-13896993628Liu Ping (刘平), deputy director: +86-23-58155206, +86-13908260259Director of the Wanzhou District: +86-23-58293001

2. [Shouguang, Shandong Province] 16 Practitioners Arrested; 15 Still Detained

Mr. Shi Luwen, Mr. Sun Baoquan, and Ms. Xing Xiaoling went to Shouguang for an experience sharing meeting on the afternoon of January 17, 2015. They were followed and arrested by officers from the Kuiwen District Domestic Security Division in Weifang, Shandong Province.

More Shouguang practitioners were arrested including Mr. Dong Jinfu, Mr. Zhang Baogui, Mr. Fu Lianhua, Ms. Sun Meixiu, Mr. Lao Zhang, Ms. Nan Xiaofu, Mr. Zhu Xiangkuan, Ms. Wang Yueling, Ms. Li Aiju, Ms. Sang Ping, Ms. Li Hong, Mr. Qin, and Mr. Zhu. Mr. Dong was released, but many are still held at the Luocheng Police Station in Shouguang.

Parties involved in persecuting the practitioners:Luochengjie Police Station: +86-536-5661110, +86-536-5621110, +86-536-5663266Yuan Dong (袁东), chief: +86-13905360013Zhang Xingye (张兴业), director of the Kuiwen District Police Department: +86-536-8878517, +86-536-88783219, +86-13605368876Zhang Hongwei (张洪伟), chief of the Domestic Security Division: +86-13563633999, +86-536-5298766

3. [Tonghua, Jilin Province] Ms. Cai Shulian Detained

Ms. Cao Shulian went to distribute informational materials about Falun Gong on the morning of January 17, 2015. She was arrested by the local police and taken to the Baishan Detention Center for a 15-day term.

4. [Dezhou, Shandong Province] Two Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Gao Guoxiang and Ms. Lao Song (about 60 years old) from Lingcheng District, Dezhou were arrested on the afternoon of January 18, 2015.

5. [Dayi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Xian Shuiqin Arrested

Ms. Xian Shuqing was arrested on December 26, 2014.

6. [Hulin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Ma Cuizhi Arrested

Ms. Ma Cuizhi from the Yinchun Forestry Bureau was arrested by officers from the Domestic Security Division of Yinchun Forestry Bureau on January 18, 2015. She was released that night. Ms. Ma was arrested again the next afternoon.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Ma:Song Qingjun (宋庆军), chief of the Domestic Security Division: +86-15545299866, +86-13214671107, +86-4675940578

7. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Huirong Detained

Ms. Liu Huirong from Changping District was arrested when she talked to people about Falun Gong on November 17, 2014. She was taken to the Changping Detention Center. Ms. Liu was transferred to the Dougezhuang No. 1 Detention Center in Chaoyang District on December 25, 2014.

8. [Chongqing] Ms. Zou Hualan Detained

Ms. Zou Hualan from the Changshou District was arrested by officers from the Fengshan Police Station on November 16, 2014. Yang Zhigang, deputy chief of the Luoqi Police Station, transferred her to the Yubei District Detention Center on January 17, 2015.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zou:Zhou Longhai (周隆海), secretary of the Changshou District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-23-40661087, +86-23-40661089, +86-23-9404808Zhou Huainian (周怀念), director of the 610 Office: +86-23-40661169, +86-13883100978Li Jianqiang (李建强), director of the Changshou District Police Department: +86-23-40666501Liu Xingli (刘兴利), commissar of the Domestic Security Division: +86-13983367198, +86-23-40666596Wang Zhongxi (王忠锡), warden of the Yubei District Detention Center: +86-13709416577

9. [Dengta, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wang Shusheng Sentenced

Mr. Wang Shusheng was secretly sentenced to five years of imprisonment by the Dengta Court recently.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Wang:Guo Qingfeng (郭清峰), director of the Dengta Police Department: +86-419-8582901, +86-13904190023Zhang Qicheng (张启成), chief of the Domestic Security Division: +86-419-8582911, +86-419-8181626, +86-13604193459Xu Guanglong (许广龙) from Dengta Procuratorate: +86-419-8582701, +86-13841906666Li Xiangbin (李向斌), deputy chief procurator: +86-419-8582712, +86-419-8289359, +86-13704193346Zhang Huan (张焕), president of the Dengta Court: +86-419-8589701, +86-13464800005