(Minghui.org) Today's news from mainland China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 12 cities or counties in 7 provinces. According to this report, 1 practitioner was subjected to mistreatment during detention, and at least 19 practitioners were illegally arrested and detained.
Ms. Wang Lihong was arrested in early 2015 when she distributed calendars with information about Falun Gong. She was sentenced to a seven-year prison term, but the court did not inform her family about the trial until the verdict was handed down.
Ms. Li Ping, Mr. Meng Hulun, and Ms. Jia Haimei were each sentenced to a five-year prison terms by the Huolinguole City Court on May 5, 2015. They have been placed on trial eight times since August 9, 2014.
Ms. Zong Yanchun was sentenced to prison for two and a half years; Ms. Guo Hongyan and Mr. Cong Ming to three years each.
Five practitioners including Ms. Shi Yaqiong were arrested on May 7, 2015, for distributing Shen Yun Performing Arts DVDs. Ms. Shi is currently now in the Luoyang City Detention Center. The names of the other four practitioners and their whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Yang Songli, in her 50s, was arrested on May 7, 2015. Her whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Zhu Lilian was arrested on the morning of May 2, 2015. She is detained at the Dalian Addiction Treatment Center.
Ms. Guo was arrested by officers from the Huayuan Police Station in the Nankai District on May 7, 2015.
Ms. Guo Yunying, 59, was arrested by plainclothes officers who were assigned to monitor her on the afternoon of May 8, 2015, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She is now in the Wanzai County Detention Center.
Ms. Zhang Shuhua and Ms. Song Yuling were arrested by officers from the Wangsiying Police Station on the morning of April 27, 2015. Ms. Song was released; Ms. Zhang's whereabouts are unknown.
Mr. Yao Changshou's personal items were confiscated by eight officers from the Xinhuang County 610 Office and Domestic Security Division and Daluowan Town Police Station on May 7, 2015. The items confiscated included 44 Falun Gong books, a copy of Minghui Weekly, a bank debit card worth 12,000 yuan, and an ID card.
Ms. Zhang Yulan and Ms. Cui Zhonghua were arrested by officers from the Huanggu Domestic Security Division on April 29, 2015, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are now in the Shenyang City No. 1 Detention Center.
Ms. Wang Chuanju was sentenced to a four-year prison term and taken to the No. 11 Ward in the Shandong Women's Prison. Her family went to see her on April 28, 2015, and noticed that she had symptoms of an imminent heart attack due to ill-treatment.
Ms. Zhang Yuqin is being held in the Changzhi City Detention Center.