(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 10 cities or counties in 7 provinces. According to this report, at least 14 Falun Gong practitioners were illegally arrested, at least 7 practitioners were detained or imprisoned, one practitioner was tried, another was sentenced to prison, and 4 practitioners' whereabouts are unknown.
Mr. Xu Ancheng and his wife Ms. Ma Yufen were arrested at their home by officers from the Changyi Domestic Security Division and Yan'an Street Police Station on July 4, 2018. The officers ransacked their home and confiscated Falun Dafa books, a printer, computer, and paper currency bills with Falun Gong information printed on them.
Ms. Ma has since returned home, while Mr. Xu is being held in a detention center.
Ms. Cui Jianxiu, 57, from Xuejiamengyan Village, Xiaodian Town, Ju County, was arrested by officers from the Ju Police Department and Xiaodian Town Police Station on March 8, 2018.
Ms. Cui was officially arrested after being detained for 37 days. Her case was turned over to the Ju Court by the Procuratorate, and she was tried on July 5.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Cui:Lawyer appointed by the Ju County Court: +86-13336237625Party secretary, Xuejiamengyan Village: +86-13616337806
Ms. Yu Lanying from Beishiwu Village in Duozhuang Town of the Zhangqiu District was arrested when she was updating her household registration in the Duozhuang Police Station on July 7, 2018. Her home was ransacked.
Ms. Yu's whereabouts are unknown.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Yu:Jing Jun (景军), director, Duozhuang Town Police Station: +86-18553187681He Dawei (贺大卫), deputy director: +86-18553187681Chen Qingbin (陈庆斌), officer: +86-17853186667
Mr. Li Yizhe, an associate professor at the Nanjing Broadcasting Institute, was recently sentenced to a 21-month prison term and fined 20,000 yuan.
Mr. Wang Rui has been held in the 3rd Ward, No. 2 Prison, Jidong Prison, for six months. No family visits have been allowed.
Ms. Chen Lan, Ms. Ma Lizhi, and Ms. Wu Xiuping from Wangqiansi Town, Jing County, were arrested by plainclothes officers on the morning of July 6, 2018, while they were talking to people about Falun Gong at the Wangqiansi Farmers' Market. Their whereabouts are unknown.
Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Wangqiansi Town Police Station: +86-3184332182Wu Jian (吴健), director: +86-15031848088Jing County Detention Center: +86-3184221269Xiao Jingchun (肖景春), political head: +86-18531805877
Ms. Guo Xiuping and Ms. Xiang Qin were reported to the authorities for talking to people about Falun Gong on the morning of July 7, 2018. Both practitioners were arrested and are being held in the Linzhou Detention Center.
Mr. Yan Sanming from the Dongmafang Neighborhood was arrested by officers from the Dongmafang Police Station on the morning of July 8, 2018, for talking to people about Falun Gong. He is being held in the Yingcheng City Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Yan:Dongmafang Police Station: +86-712-3511128Dai Xueping (戴学平), officer: +86-15807291990Su Yong (苏勇): +86-13871853165Deng Kai (邓凯): +86-13995889098Yingcheng City Detention Center: +86-712-3246528
Ms. Wang Sumian, 69, from the Lushun Development Zone was arrested at the Development Zone Police Station on May 24, 2018, when she went to tell the officers there about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Yaojia Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wang:Lushun Development Zone Police Station: +86-411-86200101, +86-411-86200007, +86-411-86200577Chen Xiangjun (陈向军), director: +86-411-86373690, +86-13591170733Shuishiying Police Station: +86-411-86233003Zhu Yongjun (朱拥军), director: +86-411-86235366, +86-411-86634888, +86-13130036188
Mr. Zhang Feng, Ms. Li Lixia, and Ms. Qiang Weixiu from Zhenyuan County were arrested by officers from the Zhenyuan Police Department and Domestic Security Division on the evening of July 4, 2018, while they were studying the Falun Gong teachings at Ms. Qiang's home. Their homes were ransacked.
Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Wang Santai (王三泰), chief, Zhenyuan County Police Department: +86-9347121633, +86-13909343866Xu Sixiao (徐四孝), political commissar: +86-13809343666Huang Tiankun (黄天坤), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13263245382Liu Junhui (刘俊辉), political head: +86-15009342898