(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in seven provinces, where at least 25 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhou Qin Imprisoned
2. [Beijing] Seven Practitioners Arrested
3. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Yuzhen Arrested
5. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wang Jingxiang and Ms. Li Yanfang Arrested
6. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Huang Chunling Arrested
7. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Taosu Arrested
8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Qiuping Detained
9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Guifang Arrested
10. [Chongqing] Three Practitioners Arrested
11. [Yitong County, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Fenglan and Ms. Liang Yanying Detained
12. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhou Chengxia Detained
13. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Qiuyu Arrested

1. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Zhou Qin Imprisoned

Ms. Zhou Qin was arrested in September 2019. She was sentenced and taken to Xintianzhai Women's Prison. Her family has not been allowed to visit her.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Zhou:Reception, Beijinglu Police Station: +86-13398501520

2. [Beijing] Seven Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Liu Zixuan, Ms. Ye Linlin, Ms. Jiang Shan, and Mr. Wang Xuhui were arrested by officers from the Xisanqi Police Station in the Haidian District late at night on August 7, 2019. Their homes were ransacked, and Falun Dafa books, printers, cell phones, laptops, and hard disks were confiscated. Ms. Jiang and Mr. Wang were released in September 2019. Ms. Liu and Ms. Ye were officially placed under arrest on September 12. Their cases were passed to the Haidian Court on April 29, 2020.

Ms. Chen Shumin from the Xicheng District was arrested in early May 2020. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Ms. Wang Lei and Ms. Wang Lin from the Xicheng District were arrested by officers from the Outer Deshengmenwai Police Station on May 11. They were taken to Xicheng Case Handling Center.

3. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhou Danmei, 59, Ms. Yan, 72, and Ms. Hua, in her 50s, from Pingjiang County were arrested by officers from the Tianyue Police Station on May 14, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. 

Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Officer from the Tianyue Police Station:Liu Yu (刘宇): +86-13575021000Xu Gailiang (徐改良): +86-13907401873Qiu Zhimin (邱治民): +86-18173022678

4. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Li Yuzhen Arrested

Ms. Li Yuzhen from Hujia Village, Gaomi City, was reported to the police for distributing informational materials about Falun Gong on May 9, 2020. She was arrested and taken to the Kanjia Town Police Station. Her home was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books were confiscated.

5. [Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Wang Jingxiang and Ms. Li Yanfang Arrested

Ms. Wang Jingxiang and Ms. Li Yanfang were arrested by officers Li Liang and Tao Xuanliang from the Xi’an City 610 Office on September 8, 2019.

Ms. Wang was released on bail due to her high blood pressure. Ms. Li was taken to the Yanta District Detention Center.

6. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Huang Chunling Arrested

Ms. Huang Chunling from Haiyang City was reported to the police on April 23, 2020, for distributing Falun Gong materials in Fengcheng Town. She was arrested and taken to a police station for questioning, and has since returned home.

7. [Xingtai City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wu Taosu Arrested

Ms. Wu Taosu was reported to the authorities on May 14, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was later arrested.

8. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Qiuping Detained

Ms. Wang Qiuping was held in a psychiatric hospital for six weeks before being taken to the Shenyang City No. 2 Detention Center by officers from the Heping District Domestic Security Division and the Maluwan Police Station on April 13, 2020.

She was transferred to the Shenyang No. 1 Detention Center on May 6.

9. [Jinan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Guifang Arrested

Ms. Liu Guifang, in her 70s, from Xujiazhuang Village in the Gangcheng District was recorded on the Xinzhuang Town police surveillance cameras on May 13, 2020, distributing Falun Gong materials. She was arrested by Hou Qingsan and other officers, and has since returned home.

10. [Chongqing] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Wang Chixin from the Beipei District was arrested by officer Min Jun and others from the Beipei Domestic Security Division on May 12, 2020. Her whereabouts are unknown.

Ms. Liao Shulan from the Changshou District was arrested on May 13 for distributing Falun Gong materials. Her home was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books were confiscated.

Mr. Yuan Zhiqiang from Beibei was arrested by officers from the Beibei Domestic Security Sub-division on the morning of May 15. His home was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books, printed materials, and a computer were confiscated. His whereabouts are unknown.

11. [Yitong County, Jilin Province] Ms. Zhao Fenglan and Ms. Liang Yanying Detained

Ms. Zhao Fenglan and Ms. Liang Yanying were arrested by the deputy head of Yitong County Domestic Security Division Hu Baoming and officers from the Yongsheng Street Police Station on May 15, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. Their homes were ransacked.

Both practitioners were taken to the Siping City Detention Center for 15 days.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhao and Ms. Liang:Cui Zhenlin (崔振林), deputy chief, Yitong County Police Department: +86-18543419005, +86-434-4378000Hu Baoming (胡宝明), deputy head, Domestic Security Division: +86-434-4228071, +86-13843481651, +86-18543419095Li Fengdong (李凤东), Domestic Security officer: +86-15844460828Yongsheng Street Police Station: +86-434-4222301

12. [Shanghai] Ms. Zhou Chengxia Detained

Ms. Zhou Changxia was arrested at home on the morning of April 17, 2020. Her residence was ransacked. She was taken to the Zhangjiang Detention Center, and has since returned home.

13. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Qiuyu Arrested

Officers from the Jiangguantun Township Police Station and Jianghan Village personnel broke into Ms. Zhang Qiuyu’s home and ransacked the place on April 25, 2020. They confiscated her cash and other personal belongings.

Ms. Zhang was arrested and taken to the police station, but was released later that afternoon.

Her non-practitioner husband was taken to the police station for questioning on the morning of April 27.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang:Cui Shoufeng (崔守峰), director, Jiangguantun Police Station: +86-6358881025Han Dejin (韩德金), Dubin Village Party secretary, Dongcheng District: +86-13563581588Jiang Hongzhen (姜红珍), director of the woman's section: +86-15263584446