(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 5 cities or counties in 3 provinces, where at least 7 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Fuyu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ma Hua Officially Arrested
2. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Qingxiang Held in Custody
3. [Tai'an City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Xinghe and His Wife Ms. Feng Yuelan Arrested
4. [Shanghai] Ms. Wang Ye and Ms. Zhou Zhaoqin Detained
5. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Mingxiao Arrested Again

1. [Fuyu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Ma Hua Officially Arrested

Ms. Ma Hua was arrested by officers from the Taolaizhao Town Police Station on January 23, 2019. She was officially placed under arrest by the Fuyu City Procuratorate on February 7.

Ms. Ma is being held in the Songyuan City Detention Center.

2. [Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Qingxiang Held in Custody

Mr. Zhao Qingxiang, in his sixties, from Fujin City, was arrested by officers from the Erlongshan Town Police Station on the afternoon of February 12, 2019, while talking to people about Falun Gong in Yongshan Village. He was held in the Fujin Police Department for 15 days.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Zhao:Sun Lei (孙雷), officer, Erlongshan Town Police Station: +86-1316975456Wang Zhaojun (王兆军), officer: +86-13339551777Yang Lizhi (杨立志), officer: +86-18745411589Shan Hongfei (单洪飞), head, Fujin City Domestic Security Division: +86-13504692766

3. [Tai'an City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Xinghe and His Wife Ms. Feng Yuelan Arrested

Mr. Zhang Xinghe and his wife Ms. Feng Yuelan from Beixiyao Village were arrested by officers from the Dawenkou Police Station in the Daiyue District on December 6, 2018. Their home was ransacked.

Ms. Feng was released on bail on January 5, 2019, while Mr. Zhang was later officially arrested.

Participant in the persecution of Mr. Zhang and Ms. Feng:Sun Huakun (孙华坤), director, Dawenkou Town Police Station: +86-13854828598, +86-18353890516, +86-538-8711110

4. [Shanghai] Ms. Wang Ye and Ms. Zhou Zhaoqin Detained

Ms. Wang Ye from the Minhang District and Ms. Zhou Zhaoqin from the Pudong District were arrested by officers from the Changqiao Police Station, Xuhui District, on January 28, 2019. They were held in the Xuhui Detention Center for 15 days.

5. [Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Mingxiao Arrested Again

Mr. Zhang Mingxiao from the Shuangcheng District was arrested by Domestic Security officers in October 2018. He was arrested again in a hotel in Liaoning Province on January 28, 2019, by officers from the Daoli District Police Department and Domestic Security Division.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang:Ma Weimin (马为民), chief, Daoli District Police Department: +86-45184371666, +86-45187663101Liu Fengsheng (刘凤升), political commissar: +86-45187663102, +86-45187663107, +86-13603639166Liu Guanqiang (吕贯强), deputy chief: +86-45187663104Wang Dianming (王典明), head, Harbin City Domestic Security Division: +86-13351100359, +86-45187663277Yu Lu (预璐), deputy head: +86-13089998511, +86-15104609681