(Minghui.org) Today's news from mainland China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 5 provinces. According to this report, 2 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 6 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ni Xiuhua Arrested
2. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Yuhua Detained
3. [Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Xiao Jing Sentenced to Prison
4. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Arrested
5. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Area] Mr. Chen Zhong Sent to Brainwashing Center
6. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Ms. Huang Simei Hospitalized after Arrest
7. [Chongqing] Ms. Xu Suying Detained
8. Mr. Wang Chao Arrested; Whereabouts unknown

1. [Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ni Xiuhua Arrested

Ms. Ni Xiuhua was arrested by plainclothes police from Gaizhou City on the afternoon of September 29, 2013.

2. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Yuhua Detained

Ms. Zhang Yuhua was arrested on the evening of October 1, 2013. She was taken to the Daxing District Detention Center on October 4, 2013.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Daxing District Detention Center: +86-10-61212006
Li Chunsheng (栗春生), Daxing District Police Department: +86-13801071356

3. [Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Xiao Jing Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Xiao Jing was working at a small business in Yiwu City when she was arrested by officers from the Yiwu Domestic Security Division on March 16, 2013. She was sentenced to four years in prison by the Yiwu City Court on September 26, 2013.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Jinhua City Intermediate Court: +86-579-820588250
Yiwu City Court: +86-579-85328128

4. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chen Arrested

Mr. Chen was arrested by officers from the Dajingmen Police Station on October 4, 2013.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Dajingmen Police Station: +86-313-8022981

5. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Area] Mr. Chen Zhong Sent to Brainwashing Center

Mr. Chen Zhong was arrested in September 2013. He was taken to the Shihezi Defu Brainwashing Center.

6. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Ms. Huang Simei Hospitalized after Arrest

Ms. Huang Simei was arrested on October 5, 2013, at the Xishui Market in Qingquan Town, while talking to people about Falun Gong. Police from Xishui County made the arrest. Ms. Huang was sent to a hospital for emergency treatment that afternoon.

7. [Chongqing] Ms. Xu Suying Detained

Ms. Xu Suying was arrested at home by director Deng Changjun and other officers from the Yuexi Town Police Station of Kai County on October 2, 2013. The police ransacked her home and confiscated informational materials about Falun Gong, currency bills with facts about Falun Gong written on them, and a personal computer.

Ms. Xu is being held at the Kai County Detention Center for a 15-day term.

8. [Shanghai] Mr. Wang Chao Arrested; Whereabouts Unknown

Mr. Wang Chao, from Hebei Province, was arrested in Shanghai in late September 2013. His current whereabouts are unknown.