(Minghui.org) Today's news from mainland China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 7 provinces. According to this report, 2 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 9 practitioners were illegally arrested, detained, tried or imprisoned.

1. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Liu Yun Beaten in Prison
2. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Guozhen Sentenced to Prison
3. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Kaihua Beaten and Forced to Do Hard Labor in Prison
4. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ma Shiyuan Arrested
5. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhong Rong Imprisoned
6. [Songzi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiao Xuexiang and Ms. Liu Yongcui Arrested
7. [Heze City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zeng Yuhuan Arrested
8. [Changji City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Ma Jumei Faces Trial
9. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners to Face New Trial
10. [Tianjin] Ms. Ran Guanquan Sentenced to Prison

1. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Liu Yun Beaten in Prison

Ms. Liu Yun, 50, was arrested and taken to the Anhui Province Women's Prison in late 2014. Because she resisted the persecution, she was beaten by the cell leader. Her face and legs were severely injured and she now has difficulty walking. However, she was still forced to stand for a long time.

2. [Fuxin City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Guozhen Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Zhang Guozhen was recently sentenced to a three-year-and-two-month prison term by the Fumeng County Court. She appealed her case to the Intermediate Court.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:Liu Shubao (刘书宝), presiding judge: +86-13941846808Zhou Chengde (周成德), deputy head of the Fumeng County Court: +86-13904186772Yu Shuangqing (于双清), head of the No. 2 Criminal Tribunal: +86-15941861188Lai Rongzhen (赖荣珍), head of the No. 1 Criminal Tribunal: +86-13941835553

3. [Yichang City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wang Kaihua Beaten and Forced to Do Hard Labor in Prison

Ms. Wang Kaihua from Yichang City was sentenced to a three-year prison term by the Haidian District Court in Beijing in 2013. After the sentence, she was taken to the Wuhan Women's Prison. In order to transform Ms. Wang, the prison officials ordered inmates to repeatedly beat and abuse her. Ms. Wang lost her eyesight in one eye and has sustained numerous scars. Although she was emaciated and weak, she was still forced to work over 10 hours a day.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Wang:Zhang Xinhua (张新华), head of the Wuhan Women's Prison: +86-13207151688, +86- 717-68831001Zhou Qiong (周琼), political commissar: +86-18986275311, +86-717-68831002Wu Xuejun (吴学军), prison administration section chief: +86-15827329373, +86-717-68831025

4. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ma Shiyuan Arrested

Ms. Ma Shiyuan was arrested in Qingyuan County by the Fushun City Domestic Security Division on April 24, 2015.

5. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhong Rong Imprisoned

Ms. Zhong Rong was arrested and has been detained for nearly a year. She was recently sentenced to a three-year and six-month prison term by the Fengjie County Court. She was then taken to the Zouma Town Women's Prison in Jiulongpo District, Chongqing on March 23, 2015.

6. [Songzi City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xiao Xuexiang and Ms. Liu Yongcui Arrested

Ms. Xiao Xuexiang and Ms. Liu Yongcui were arrested by officers from the Shadaoguan Town Police Station on May 7, 2015, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong in Chelukou Village. Ms. Xiao was released that day because she is over 70 years old. Ms. Liu is detained at the Hongqi Detention Center in Nanhai Town.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Xiao and Ms. Liu:Deng Niangui, director of the Songzi City 610 Office: +86-716-6222296, +86-716-6222296, +86-15927938417Qu Songshan (屈松山), director of the Songzi City Detention Center: +86-716-6240914Director of the Zhian Detention Center in Songzi City: +86-716-6225190, +86-18972356091

7. [Heze City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zeng Yuhuan Arrested

Ms. Zeng Yuhuan was arrested at home on May 7, 2015.

8. [Changji City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Ms. Ma Jumei Faces Trial

The Changji City Court scheduled a trial for Ms. Ma Jumei on May 11. Details of the hearing are still being investigated.

Ms. Ma was detained at the Changji Detention Center since her arrest last December. Prior to her latest arrest, she served two three-and-a-half-year terms for refusing to give up her belief, the first time from 2001 to 2004 and the second time from 2007 to 2011.

9. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners to Face New Trial

The Chengnan Court in Fuyu County scheduled a trial of three Falun Gong practitioners for May 6, 2015, but they canceled it after the defense lawyers requested recusal of the public prosecutor and the entire collegial panel.

Wang Aimin, Wang Weihua, and Jing Guixiang remain detained, and it is not clear when a new hearing will take place.

10. [Tianjin] Ms. Ran Guanquan Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Ran Guanquan, 66, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years following her second hearing on March 3, 2015. She was arrested last September for practicing Falun Gong and was tried for the first time on December 30. She remains at a local detention center, and it is not clear when she will be transferred to a prison.