(Minghui.org) Today's news from mainland China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 15 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 13 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 15 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Chongqing] Mr. Gu Jiushou Detained
2. [Hongjiang City, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
3. [Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province] Mr. Feng Xinxiang and Mr. Tian Zhiyao Sent to Prison
4. [Langfang City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wang Hongxia Sent to Brainwashing Center
5. [Xinzhou, Shanxi Province] Ms. Bai Ruifang Sent to Prison
6. [Boli County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Fengcheng Detained
7. [Tieling County, Liaoning Province] Mr. Wen Changlin and His Brother Mr. Wen Changjiang Detained
8. [Dazhou, Sichuan Province] Mr. Deng Dahua and Mr. Chen Qinghua Arrested
9. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Niu Guifang Detained for Nearly a Year
10. [Datong City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Jiang Xiaoli Harassed and Threatened
11. [Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Chuanyong Sent to Brainwashing Center
12. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Detained
13. [Yuanqu County, Shanxi Province] Ms. An Xiaorun and Ms. Wei Yindi Face Trial
14. [Panzhihua, Sicuan Province] Ms. Chen Xiangzhi Died As a Result of Persecution in Prison
15. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Ms. Song Yanqun and Ms. Guo Wenshuai on Hunger Strike to Protest Mistreatment and Abuses in Prison　

Mr. Gu Jiushou, in his 70s, is a retired engineer who worked in a lab at Chongqing University. He was arrested on the morning of July 14, 2013 in the Shapingba District, and is now held in the Shuangpai Police Station.

Mr. Yang Xiaohui, Ms. Tang Qingying and a practitioner surnamed He were arrested on the morning of July 13, 2013, as they were distributing informational DVDs about Falun Gong and the persecution in Yuanhe Town. The town police made the arrest. Mr. Yang and Mr. He have been released, but Ms. Tang is still detained in the police station.

On August 3, 2012, officers from the Fufeng County Police Department arrested four practitioners, Mr. Feng Xinxiang, Mr. Yao Wenhui, Mr. Feng Cunlu and Mr. Tian Zhiyao. Fufeng County Court officials secretly tried the practitioners on December 5, and sentenced them to one to two and a half years in prison. The practitioners planned to exercise their right to appeal. The court released Mr. Feng and Mr. Yao on December 28.

Ms. Wang Hongxia from Shengfang Town was arrested by officers from the Hexi Police Station on the evening of July 13, 2013. She was distributing informational DVDs about Falun Gong and the persecution. She is now in the Langfang City Brainwashing Center.

Ms. Bai Ruifang was sent to Shanxi Province Women's Prison on July 8, 2013.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Shanxi Province Women's Prison: +86-354-3299942, +86-354-3299733

Mr. Liu Fengcheng from Qixin Village, Yongheng Township was arrested on the evening of March 29, 2013. He is currently in the Harbin City No.1 Detention Center.

Mr. Wen Changlin and his brother Mr. Wen Changjiang from Liqianhu Town were arrested on July 12, 2013. They are currently in the Tieling County Detention Center.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Li Chunji, police station officer: +86-15604104400, +86-24-78878268

Mr. Deng Dahua and Mr. Chen Qinghua were arrested at home on the afternoon of July 12, 2013. Their homes were ransacked.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Dazhou City Police Department: +86-818-2123310
Xu Cheng, head

Ms. Niu Guifang from the Shenbei New District was arrested on the evening of July 19, 2012. She has been held in the Shenyang City Detention Center for nearly a year.

Ms. Jiang Xiaoli from Yongjiu Village, Xinwang Township was harassed and threatened by Cheng Hai, a village security officer.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Cheng Hai, Yongjiu Village security officer: +86-13834026082

Mr. Zhang Chuanyong was arrested by officers from the Railway Police Station on July 11, 2013. His home was ransacked. He was taken to the Yingxiong Brainwashing Center in Jinan.

Three plainclothes police officers broke into Ms. Sun Shuying's home on the morning of July 14, 2013. They arrested Ms. Sun, Ms. Song Jiling and two male practitioners. They also confiscated Ms. Sun's computer, printer and other personal belongings. The four practitioners are currently in the Changjiang Road Police Station.

Ms. Song Jiling's husband Mr. Wang Zhansuo is still held in Shandong Province No.1 Prison.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhang Penglu, Changjiang Road Police Station head: +86-13905429567, +86-532-66581501

Ms. An Xiaorun and Ms. Wei Yindi face trial, scheduled on July 17, 2013.

Parties involved in the persecution:
Zhang Hongjun, 610 Office head: +86-13835916330
Li Hailin, Domestic Security Division head: +86-13935939518

Ms. Chen Xiangzhi, former director of the Workers' Union Club of the Panzhihua City Mining Bureau, has been illegally arrested and detained twice since the Chinese Communist Party started the persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999. She was imprisoned in a forced labor camp for one and a half years and in a prison for eight years. She was brutally tortured in prison and was released on November 2, 2009. Ms. Chen passed away on July 10, 2013.

Ms. Song Yanqun was sent to Heizuizi Forced Labor Camp in Changchun City for a three-year term. She was brutally tortured during the time. When her term was up, she was not released but given another seven years in prison. She started a hunger strike to protest the persecution. She became emaciated and was sent to the Changchun Public Security Hospital. We learned that her condition has deteriorated and her life is in danger.

Ms. Guo Wenshuai is from Changchun and was sentenced to eight years in prison. She was sent to a prison in winter 2011. She has been on a hunger strike for more than two years to protest the illegal imprisonment.