(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 26 cities or counties in 14 provinces. According to this report, 22 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 43 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wu Yuhua Sentenced to Prison
2. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Four Practitioners Tried
3. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Guiqing Detained
4. [Lintao County, Gansu Province] Mr. Wen Weilong Arrested
5. [Jianchang County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Shouyan Arrested
6. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Hao Arrested
7. [Mian County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yu Lan Arrested
8. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Nine Practitioners Arrested
9. [Xiantao City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Detained
10. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Fenghua Detained
11. [Chongqing] Ms. Qin Li and Ms. Xiao Shaogui Abused in Prison
12. [Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Three Practitioners Arrested
13. [Tianjin] Mr. Huang Liming and Wife Ms. Zhang Fengxia Arrested
14. [Loudi City, Hunan Province] Mr. He Jinlin Abused in Detention Center
15. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Fengqin Arrested
16. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liang Cuirong Arrested
17. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yang Shujun Tried
18. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Tou Caijuan Tried
19. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Eight Practitioners Tried
20. [Kunming, Yunnan Province] Ms. Xiao Jianrong Arrested
21. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Two Practitioners Tried in Detention Center
22. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Ms. He Tianfen’s Lawyer Visits Her in Detention Center
23. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Four Practitioners Tried
24. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Mo Yuhua Sentenced
25. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Six Practitioners’ Original Sentences Upheld by Lanzhou Intermediate Court
26. [Liangshanzhou, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Appeal after Being Sentenced
27. [Beijing] Ms. Xu Xiufen’s Whereabouts Unknown after Being Sentenced
28. [Tianjin] Mr. Shi Fuhua’s Appeal Heard in Intermediate Court
29. [Beijing] Mr. Jiang Xiandong’s Release Day Approaching
30. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Hongru’s Family Visits Him
31. [Beijing] Ms. Kang Lijun Tried

1. [Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wu Yuhua Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Wu Yuhua from Fengnian Village in Fanrong Township was secretly tried in the Fuyu County Court on the morning of April 13, 2016.

2. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Four Practitioners Tried

The Yanta District Court was scheduled to try Mr. Liu Weidong, Ms. Han Qiuli, Ms. Su Shaohua, and Ms. Wang Xiuxia on April 28, 2016.

3. [Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Guiqing Detained

Ms. Gao Guiqing was arrested by officers from the Qingyuan Town Police Station when they were talking to people about Falun Gong on the morning of April 14, 2016. She was taken to the Fushun City Detention Center for 10 days of detention.

4. [Lintao County, Gansu Province] Mr. Wen Weilong Arrested

Mr. Wen Weilong was arrested at the home of Mr. Wang Yalong and his wife Ms. Sang Xiaochun on the morning of April 13, 2016.

5. [Jianchang County, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Shouyan Arrested

Ms. Li Shouyan was recently arrested for suing Jiang Zemin.

6. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Hao Arrested

Mr. Liu Hao from the Daowai District was arrested and taken to the Dayoufang Police Station on the afternoon of April 12, 2016, for talking to people about Falun Gong.

7. [Mian County, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Yu Lan Arrested

Ms. Yu Lan, who is retired from the Mian County Moving Company, was arrested in the early morning hours of April 15, 2016, by Hu Junjian and other officers from the Mian County Domestic Security Division, who were staked out near her home.

8. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Nine Practitioners Arrested

Nine practitioners were arrested recently. They are: Ms. Wang Cuihua, Ms. Wang Xingxiang, Ms. Zhan Xiuhua, Ms. Wu Jinying, Mr. Chen Guirong, Mr. Liu Fanrong, elderly Ms. Liu, Ms. Xie Guixiang, and elderly Ms. Wang.

9. [Xiantao City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Mr. Liu Xiong, Mr. Hu Fengcheng, and Ms. Yang Dongmei were arrested by officers from the Jianghan Oilfield Police Department and local police in the Xiantao area early in the morning on April 12, 2016. The three practitioners are being held in the Guanghua area in Qianjiang City.

Party involved in persecuting them:Liu Guohua (刘国华), director of the Longhuashan Police Station: +86-13407222001

10. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Sun Fenghua Detained

Ms. Sun Fenghua from the Daowai District was arrested by officers from the Lihua Police Station when she was sending money using her identification card in a bank on the afternoon of April 12, 2016. She was handcuffed behind her back and taken to the Harbin City No. 2 Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Sun:Zhao Zhenhai (赵振海), head of the Daowai District Domestic Security Division: +86-13936163768Wang Shoubin (王守斌), officer with the Lihua Police Station: +86-13684627110Lu Hongbin (吕洪滨): +86-15104569888

11. [Chongqing] Ms. Qin Li and Ms. Xiao Shaogui Abused in Prison

Ms. Qin Li was mistreated by guards and criminal inmates, who were assigned by prison authorities to closely monitor practitioners, in the No. 1 Ward of the Chongqing Women's Prison for refusing to be “transformed.” She was forced to repeatedly copy the prison regulations. She was strictly restricted from sleeping and using the restroom.

Ms. Xiao Shaogui from Yongchuan District lost consciousness due to abuse in the No. 1 Ward of the Chongqing Women's Prison.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Li Xiaojuan (李晓娟), warden of the Chongqing Women's Prison: +86-13983256985No. 1 Ward: +86-23-65777500, +86-23-65777503, +86-23-65777504

12. [Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Sun Cunying was arrested at home by officers from the Shapotou District Domestic Security Division on April 7, 2016, for suing Jiang Zemin. She was taken to the Zhongwei Detention Center. The detention center refused to admit her due to her advanced age. She returned home that night.

Ms. Chang Xiu'e was arrested at her barbershop by officers from the Shapotou District Domestic Security Division on April 8, 2016, for suing Jiang Zemin. She was detained in the Zhongwei Detention Center.

Ms. Mo Ruzhi was arrested by officers from the Shapotou District Domestic Security Division on April 12, 2016, for suing Jiang Zemin. She was also detained in the Zhongwei Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Wang Yongjie (王永杰), head of the Zhongwei City 610 Office: +86-13739591031Gao Yongming (高永明), deputy head: +86-13723337518Li Jinjun (李金军), head of the Domestic Security sub-Division: +86-13739596777Xu Ran (徐冉), political head: +86-13739525876

13. [Tianjin] Mr. Huang Liming and Wife Ms. Zhang Fengxia Arrested

Mr. Huang Liming and his wife Ms. Zhang Fengxia were arrested at home by officers from the Nanyang Police Station on March 23, 2016. Mr. Huang has returned home. Ms. Zhang remains in custody in the Zhaijiadian Detention Center in the Jinnan District.

Parties involved in persecuting the couple:Jinnan District Police Department: +86-22-28391360Zhang Fenghe (张凤和), director of the Nanyang Police Station: +86-13820265952Liu Guogang (刘国刚), deputy director: +86-18920585566Li Fengyong (李凤勇): +86-13752686652

14. [Loudi City, Hunan Province] Mr. He Jinlin Abused in Detention Center

Mr. He Jinlin was arrested and held in custody in mid-March 2016. In the detention center, he was often interrogated at night by the Pre-Trial Division officers. He was deprived of sleep and mentally tortured. The guards cuffed his hands and feet and lifted him off the floor against the wall because Mr. He insisted on doing the Falun Gong exercises. Mr. He now needs help to eat and use the restroom.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. He:Changping District Procuratorate in Beijing: +86-10-60718222Changping District Detention Center: +86-10-81093803, +86-10-89798349Changping District Police Department: +86-1089784582, +86-1069746110Shahe Town Police Station in the Changping District: +86-1069732136, +86-1069731902

15. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Liu Fengqin Arrested

Ms. Liu Fengqin from Zhuanghe City was arrested by officers from the Lizifang Police Station on the afternoon of April 14, 2016.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu:Liu Bin (刘斌), director of the Lizifang Police Station: +86-411-89330077, +86-13332218117Li Yongxiang (李永祥), Zhuanghe City Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-411-89842666Li Weiguo (李维国), deputy secretary: +86-411-89725777

16. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liang Cuirong Arrested

Ms. Liang Cuirong from the Jinshantun District was arrested at home by Qin Handong and other police officers on April 14, 2016. The officers confiscated Falun Gong books and 2,000 yuan in cash.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liang:Yin Zhigang (尹志刚), chief of the Jinshantun Police Department: +86-13624585000Ma Yonggang (马永刚), deputy chief: +86-13704855556, +86-458-3738755Qin Handong (秦汉东), 610 Office: +86-13766730827610, +86-4583738551Jinshantun District 610 Office: +86-458-3738406

17. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Yang Shujun Tried

Ms. Yang Shujun was tried in the Fularji District Court on April 12, 2016.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Yang:Wang Zhaohui (王兆辉), head of the Fularji District 610 Office: +86-452-6853610, +86-15604529779Wang Ping (王萍), president of the Fularji District Court: +86-452-6911995, +86-13304823999Cang Song (苍松), deputy president: +86-452-6915202, +86-13945231118Guang Daqun (关大群), deputy president: +86-452-6916032, +86-15546287000Liu Qinghua (刘庆华), division chief judge: +86-452-6921817, +86-13763593456

18. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Tou Caijuan Tried

Ms. Tou Caijuan was tried in the Jinyun County Court on the morning of April 15, 2016. Ms. Tou is not able to take care of herself after being abused during the persecution.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Tou:Pan Jinxi (潘金喜), Jinyun County 610 Office: +86-578-3312541Zhu Junliang (朱军良): +86-578-3312247Court: +86-578-3315001, +86-578-3315002, +86-578-3315006Office of the head of the Enforcement Department: +86-578-3315039, +86-578-3019003

19. [Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] Eight Practitioners Tried

Ms. Gu Qian, Ms. Wang Xiaoying, Ms. Ju Zaiping, Mr. Chen Sihai, and Ms. Gao Yan, all from Shihezi City, and Mr. Zheng Hui, Mr. Chen Zhong, and Ms. Niu Yueyun from the No. 122 Exclamation Group were arrested by officers from the Shihezi Court and subordinate courts between April 1 and April 13, 2016.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Li Jiawen (李佳文), chief judge of the administrative tribunal: +86-993-2916057, +86-13999339688Li Zhigang (李志刚), criminal tribunal judge: +86-993-2916058Li Jiang (李江), prosecutor: +86-993-2912027Wang Weiwu (王维武), president of the Shihezi City Court: +86-993-2916001, +86-13909932172Wang Ning (王宁), deputy president: +86-993-2916003, +86-13999735629

20. [Kunming City, Yunnan Province] Ms. Xiao Jianrong Arrested

Ms. Xiao Jianrong was arrested on March 31 for refusing to give up her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime.

The police notified Ms. Xiao's daughter, who lives in Shanghai, of the arrest on April 2. The daughter returned to Kunning three days later and visited the police station.

At her insistence, the police returned the items confiscated from her mother, including cash, IDs, house key, and cell phones. She signed the list of confiscated items, but the officer in charge refused to put down his name.

Ms. Xiao regained her health after she began to practice in the 1990s, but she had relapses of her symptoms after she stopped practicing in 1999 when the persecution began.

She resumed practicing Falun Gong in 2011 and soon became illness free. She was determined to tell people the persecution is wrong but that landed her in police custody.

21. [Jianping County, Liaoning Province] Two Practitioners Tried in Detention Center

Ms. Chi Shuhua and Ms. Lin Jiangmei were tried separately on April 8, 2016. Ms. Chi's trial was held at 9:00 a.m., and lasted less than 20 minutes.

Ms. Lin's trial was held at 2:00 p.m. in a room less than 10 square meters. Only her husband was allowed to observe the proceedings; more than a dozen other family members and friends were unable to enter. Lawyer Shi Fulong entered a non-guilty plea for her. The trial lasted nearly 2 hours.

Both practitioners have been held in the Huludao Detention Center following their arrest with other practitioners on November 9, 2015.

22. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Ms. He Tianfen’s Lawyer Visits Her in Detention Center

Ms. He Tianfen was formally arrested on March 7, about a month after she was taken into custody for distributing information about the persecution of Falun Gong.

Her lawyer from Beijing saw her in the detention center on April 10. During their two-hour long meeting, Ms. He explained to her lawyer why she worked hard to tell the public that the persecution of Falun Gong is illegal.

The lawyer acknowledged that he had read many reports about how the Chinese communist regime fabricated evidence to frame Falun Gong. He expressed his determination to defend her innocence.

23. [Mianyang City, Sichuan Province] Four Practitioners Tried

Mianyang Intermediate Court held an appeal hearing for four local practitioners: Li Qun, Zhong Shuirong, Tan Xiaoling, and Yang Guangmin, who were all illegally sentenced for refusing to give up their faith in Falun Gong.

The defense lawyers emphasized that the persecution is inherently illegal, because there is no law that says practicing Falun Gong is a crime. They demanded that their clients be acquitted.

The four practitioners also testified how Falun Gong helped them to become better people and pointed out there is nothing wrong with their exercising their constitutional right to freedom of belief.

The judge adjourned the proceedings without issuing a verdict.

Li Qun had been sentenced to 7 years, and Zhong Shuirong, Tan Xiaoling and Yang Guangmin each to 8 years during a trial on December 3, 2015.

The four practitioners have been detained ever since their arrest on September 10, 2014.

24. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Mo Yuhua Sentenced

Ms. Mo Yuhua was tried on April 14, 2016, and sentenced to one year in prison. She was also ordered to pay a 10,000-yuan fine.

Ms. Mo was arrested on August 3, 2015, while distributing information exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. She developed high blood pressure due to abuse she suffered in detention.

Even though Ms. Mo complained about dizziness from high blood pressure during her April hearing, the judge refused to halt the proceedings.

It is not clear if Ms. Mo intends to file an appeal.

25. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Six Practitioners’ Original Sentences Upheld by Lanzhou Intermediate Court

Lanzhou Intermediate Court issued an order on March 23 to uphold the prison sentences given to six local practitioners for their faith in Falun Gong.

Lu Yunfei, Tu Yuchun, Jiao Lili, Meng Yurong, Wang Yurong, and Du Shuzhen were all sentenced to prison on December 25, 2015. They filed an appeal, but the higher court judge Fu Juefei declined to overturn the lower court's decision.

26. [Liangshanzhou, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Appeal after Being Sentenced

Ms. Zhang Yi recently appealed her three-year sentence for refusing to give up her faith in Falun Gong.

The engineer from Liangshanzhou Highway Bureau was arrested on January 28, 2015, while reading Falun Gong books with a few friends. She was sentenced to three years on December 24, 2015, and fined 10,000 yuan.

Liao Ancai and Guo Bin were also sentenced around the same time for their faith in Falun Gong. All three practitioners are currently held in the Xiaomiao Detention Center and have filed appeals.

27. [Beijing] Ms. Xu Xiufen’s Whereabouts Unknown after Being Sentenced

Ms. Xu Xiufen was arrested on October 26, 2014, and sentenced to two years on November 26, 2015, for practicing Falun Gong.

The police kept moving her from one facility to another, but they never informed her family as required by law.

Ms. Xu's elderly father recently went to Fangshan Detention Center to deposit money for her, but was told she had been transferred to Daxing Third Detention Center. He rushed there, only to learn that his daughter was not there, either.

He called the relevant government agency to inquire about his daughter's whereabouts, but no one could given him an answer.

28. [Tianjin] Mr. Shi Fuhua’s Appeal Heard in Intermediate Court

The Tianjin No. 1 Intermediate’s Court heard Mr. Shi Fuhua’s appeal on the afternoon of April 5, 2016. The judge seemed inclined to uphold the original sentence.

Mr. Shi is still being held at the Nankai District Detention Center. He has severe high blood pressure as a result of ill-treatment.

29. [Beijing] Mr. Jiang Xiandong’s Release Day Approaching

Mr. Jiang Xiandong was employed at the Daxing Statistics Bureau. He was arrested on June 21, 2014, and sentenced to two years in prison in the Daxing Court on October 30, 2015. He has been held at the Beijing Detention Center. He is due to be released on June 20, 2016.

30. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Hongru’s Family Visits Him

Mr. Zhang Hongru’s mother wrote a letter to the Changping Detention Center where he has been held. The detention center notified Mr. Zhang’s family on the morning of April 5, 2016, saying they were allowed to visit him the next day. Mr. Zhang’s mother, sister, and nephew went to see him in the detention center.

31. [Beijing] Ms. Kang Lijun Tried

The Daxing Court tried Ms. Kang Lijun on the morning of April 14, 2016. Ms. Kang said she practices Falun Gong and tries to be a good person, that she did not do anything wrong or break any laws. Her lawyer pled not guilty on her behalf and said that she should be released.

The judge interrupted Ms. Kang’s self defense and said the court was not a place for preaching. He announced an adjournment.