(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 6 provinces, where at least 9 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yang Yan'e Arrested, Whereabouts Unknown
2. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Fu Jinfeng Detained
3. [Chuzhou City, Anhui Province] Mr. Liu Shiwei Tried
4. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Mr. Xia Zhongzhi Arrested
5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Meng Xianqiang Sentenced to Prison
6. [Pingding County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Chen Guimei Taken into Custody
7. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Song Zhengyun Arrested
8. [Yuzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Hou Yingluan and Ms. Xiao Yu Arrested

1. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yang Yan'e Arrested, Whereabouts Unknown

Elderly Ms. Yang Yan'e was arrested by officers from the Yanta Police Department on March 30, 2019. Her whereabouts are unknown.

2. [Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Fu Jinfeng Detained

Ms. Fu Jinfeng was arrested on the morning of March 7, 2019 for distributing U-Disks with information about Falun Gong. She was held in the Nanchang City Detention Center for 15 days.

3. [Chuzhou City, Anhui Province] Mr. Liu Shiwei Tried

Mr. Liu Shiwei was tried on April 8, 2019.

4. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Mr. Xia Zhongzhi Arrested

Mr. Xia Zhongzhi from Huaiyang County was arrested by officers from the Huaiyang County Domestic Security Division on March 9, 2019. The officers ransacked his home and confiscated Falun Dafa books, among other items.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Xia:Cheng Weifeng (程维峰), officer: +86-18336592069Zhang Ximin (张喜民): +86-18336592302Zhang Pei (张沛): +86-18336592312

5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Meng Xianqiang Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Meng Xianqiang from Changle County was tried and sentenced to four years in prison by the Qingzhou Court on January 8, 2019. He was transferred from the Changle County Detention Center to the Jinan Prison in February 2019.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Meng:Yu Jianjun (于建军), head, Changle County Domestic Security Division: +86-536-6296083, +86-18678078856, +86-536-6296081Yu Mingfang (于明芳), political head: +86-536-6296085, +86-13953671881Zhang Shisheng (赵世胜), deputy head: +86-536-6296082, +86-18678078912, +86-13863629388Shan Jicheng (单既成), squadron leader: +86-15866191767, +86-18678078808

6. [Pingding County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Chen Guimei Taken into Custody

Ms. Chen Guimei from Jucheng Town was reported for talking to people about Falun Gong at the Yangquan Train Station on the morning of April 4, 2019. She was arrested by officers from the Zhanqian Police Station. The officers confiscated her computer and printer. Ms. Chen was taken to the Yangquan City Detention Center.

7. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Song Zhengyun Arrested

Mr. Song Zhengyun from the Shunwang Neighborhood was arrested by officers from the Shunwang Neighborhood Police Station when he was talking to people about Falun Gong with another practitioner on the morning of April 5, 2019. His home was ransacked.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Song:Su Lei (苏磊), director, Shunwang Neighborhood Police Station: +86-18753665768, +86-18678085328Zhao Jianxi (赵建溪), head, detention center: +86-13508961678Wang Shoufeng (王首峰), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-18678085319, +86-18366313766. +86-536-6328121

8. [Yuzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Hou Yingluan and Ms. Xiao Yu Arrested

Ms. Hou Yingluan and Ms. Xiao Yu were arrested when they were distributing calendars containing information about Falun Gong at the end of 2018. Ms. Xiao escaped and became displaced. Ms. Hou was taken into custody. Her case was turned over to the court.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Hou:Li Hongwei (李红伟), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13782348886Luo Dongjun (罗栋峻), political head: +86-15803745666Wang Xiaowei (王晓伟), squadron leader: +86-18839906119Zu Jianjun (俎建军), chief, Yuzhou City Police Department: +86-18637462166