(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 9 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 22 were illegally arrested.

1. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Cai Guanying Tried
2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Huabin Detained
3. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xue Xiaotong Faces Trial
4. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Mei Xuefang Detained
5. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Yongran Detained
6. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Shiguang Given a Three-Year Prison Term
7. [Yongzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Wang Qingluan Arrested
8. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Zesheng and Daughter Ms. Liu Zixuan Detained
9. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Huaifu Detained
10. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Dongling and Mr. Liu Arrested
12. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Kang Yanmei Detained
13. [Tianjin] Mr. Geng Dong Detained
14. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Lanzhi and Ms. Liu Fenghua Sentenced to Prison
15. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Tianyun and Ms. Lei Guifang Detained
16. [Beijing] Mr. Gao Bing Arrested
17. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Shuxia and Ms. Wu Donghui Detained
18. [Beijing] Mr. Qin Wei Given a Two-Year-and-Six-Month Prison Term
19. [Fukang City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Zhen Zuoyun Detained

1. [Huizhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Cai Guanying Tried

Ms. Cai Guanying was tried by the Huicheng District Court on December 6, 2016, after being held in the Meihu Detention Center for two and a half months. Her lawyer pleaded not guilty on her behalf.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Cai:Huang Yimei (黄奕美), juror: +86-752-2566035Yu Huizhen (余惠珍), clerk: +86-752-2566070No. 1 Criminal Tribunal: +86-752-2566536

2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Zhang Huabin Detained

Mr. Zhang Huabin from Qingshan Township, Yushu City, was arrested at home by officers from the Yushu City Domestic Security Division on December 15, 2016. He was given ten days of detention.

3. [Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Xue Xiaotong Faces Trial

Ms. Xue Xiaotong from Hongwei District was scheduled to be tried on December 23, 2016. She was arrested on June 28, 2016.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Xue:Li Qiang (李强), secretary of the Hongwei District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-419-5315333, +86-419-2255559, +86-13704998333Zhang Wei (张伟), deputy secretary: +86-419-5313339, +86-419-5367388, +86-13704195261Zhao Yixiang (赵毅翔), deputy secretary: +86-419-5313336, +86-419-5311499, +86-13019899100Zhao Mingguo (赵明国), deputy director: +86-419-5306529, +86-419-5369077, +86-15804206101

4. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Mei Xuefang Detained

Ms. Mei Xuefang, in her seventies, was arrested by officers from the Dazhang Police Station on December 6, 2016, for talking to people about Falun Gong in the farmers market. She is being held in a detention center for 15 days.

5. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Chen Yongran Detained

Mr. Chen Yongran, from Xiaoguozhai Village, Qingshui Town, Guan County, was arrested by officers from the Qingshui Town Police Station on the afternoon of December 13, 2016, for suing Jiang Zemin, the former head of the communist regime who initiated the persecution of Falun Gong. He is being held in the Liaocheng City Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Chen:Han Qinggang (韩庆刚), director of Qingshui Town Police Station: +86-13906355871Song Peng (宋鹏), deputy director: +86-13563575959

6. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Li Shiguang Given a Three-Year Prison Term

Mr. Li Shiguang, from Lima Village, Doucun Township, Wuqiang County, was sentenced to a three-year prison term. He was taken to the Jidong Prison in November 2016.

7. [Yongzhou City, Hunan Province] Mr. Wang Qingluan Arrested

Mr. Wang Qingluan from Ningyuan County was arrested on December 16, 2016. He was denied family visits.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Wang:Cao Huizheng (曹辉正), secretary of the Ningyuan County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-746-7237253, +86-13707469466Jiang Lanchun (姜兰春), deputy secretary: +86-746-7226038, +86-13974649262Li Bihai (李碧海), head of Comprehensive Management Office: +86-746-7238655, +86-13974642689Ou Tongmao (欧桐茂), deputy secretary: +86-746-7233466, +86-13762976907

8. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Zesheng and Daughter Ms. Liu Zixuan Detained

Mr. Liu Zesheng and his daughter Ms. Liu Zixuan, from Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, were arrested on the morning of November 30, 2016, for going to Beijing to attend the trial of Ms. Qing Xiuying, Ms. Xia Hong, and Ms. Li Yeliang. Mr. Liu is being held in the Tongzhou Detention Center. Ms. Liu is being held in the Chaoyang Detention Center.

9. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Huaifu Detained

Mr. Wang Huaifu was arrested by officers from the Weicheng Police Station on December 10, 2016, for distributing Falun Gong informational calendars in Weicheng Town. He is being held in the Mianyang City Detention Center.

10. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Lei Tizhen, 59, Ms. Wang Xinqiong, in her sixties, and Ms. Li Xianzhen, in her seventies, were reported on December 13, 2016, for talking to people about Falun Gong in Caixueyuan Village, Yuanshi Town, Songzi City. They were arrested by officers from the Yuanshi Town Police Station. Ms. Li was released because of her old age. Ms. Lei and Ms. Wang are being held in the Songzi City No. 1 Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Hu Xiaolin (胡晓琳), deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-15090795999Song Jiao (宋娇), deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13797533018Deng Liangui (邓连贵), head of 610 Office: +86-13135789859Zhang Shuo (张烁), head of Domestic Security Division: +86-18972355943Qu Songshan (屈松山), director of Songzi City Detention Center: +86-716-6240914Director of Songzi Detention Center: +86-716-6225190, +86-18972356091

11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Luo Dongling and Mr. Liu Arrested

Mr. Luo Dongling and Mr. Liu were arrested and taken to the Guanshan Police Station on the morning of December 16, 2016, for handing out calendars in the Qifa Community, Guanshan Neighborhood, Hongshan District.

12. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Kang Yanmei Detained

Ms. Kang Yanmei from Zhaoyuan City was arrested by officers from the Quanshan Police Station on the afternoon of December 16, 2016, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She is being held in the Zhaoyuan City Detention Center.

13. [Tianjin] Mr. Geng Dong Detained

Mr. Geng Dong, 39, was arrested and his home was ransacked on December 7, 2016. He is being held in the Xiqing Detention Center.

14. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Lanzhi and Ms. Liu Fenghua Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Zhang Lanzhi and Ms. Liu Fenghua, from Pinggu District, were secretly tried by the Pinggu District Court on November 4, 2016. Ms. Zhang was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined 7,000 yuan. Ms. Liu was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 6,000 yuan.

They were arrested by local police on April 22, 2016, for distributing Falun Gong materials in Daxingzhuang Town.

15. [Huanggang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Chen Tianyun and Ms. Lei Guifang Detained

Ms. Chen Tianyun and Ms. Lei Guifang were reported and arrested on December 14, 2016. Both practitioners were taken to the Huangmei County Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Chen and Ms. Lei:Pan Yinghong (潘映红), director of Justice Bureau: +86-13593659816, +86-713-3955989, +86-1713-3952606Wang Qifei (王启飞): +86-13972728881, +86-713-3955989, +86-713-3951213Wang Lixiong (王利雄), police department: +86-13886426808, +86-713-3952380, +86-713-3951488

16. [Beijing] Mr. Gao Bing Arrested

Mr. Gao Bing, 33, from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, who worked on odd jobs in Beijing, was arrested by police officers from the Daxing District on May 24, 2011. His whereabouts are unknown.

17. [Tieling City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Shuxia and Ms. Wu Donghui Detained

Ms. Zhang Shuxia, Ms. Wu Donghui, and Ms. Yang, from Qinghe District, were arrested by officers from the Qinghe District Domestic Security Division and the Zhangxiang Town Police Station on December 14, 2016, for handing out calendars in Qinghe District. Ms. Yang was released that evening due to poor health. Ms. Zhang and Ms. Wu were taken to the Tieling City Detention Center.

18. [Beijing] Mr. Qin Wei Given a Two-Year-and-Six-Month Prison Term

The Haidian District Court sentenced Mr. Qin Wei to two years and six months in prison on December 16, 2016. His lawyer was told to get a written judgment.

19. [Fukang City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Mr. Zhen Zuoyun Detained

Mr. Zhen Zuoyun, 76, was arrested by officers from the Fukang City Police Department in November 2016. He is being held in the Fukang City Detention Center.