(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 12 provinces, where at least 31 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lan Lihua Denied Treatment
4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Chunxiang and Three Other Practitioners Imprisoned
5. [Tianjin] Ms. Wu Donghong Detained
6. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Zhijun and an Elderly Practitioner Arrested
7. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Xudong Sentenced
8. [Ruian City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Tang Wanjian Held in Custody
9. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
10. [Nancheng County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Luo Jianrong and Ms. Yao Aiying Arrested
11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xia Huanzhen Persecuted
12. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Gao Minghui Detained
13. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Cao Junjian Arrested
14. [Beijing] Ms. Wei Yuhong Sentenced
15. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Qingshan Taken to Prison
16. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Junqing Tried
17. [Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Yu Rongxin and His Wife Ms. Xie Qing Imprisoned
18. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Prison
19. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Tian Lili’s Case Sent to Court

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Chen Xiuhua and Ms. Yan Chunhua were arrested by officers from the Lianxing Town Police Station on April 24, 2019, for distributing informational DVDs about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were taken to the Shuangcheng Police Department by four officers, including director Zeng Qingyuan (曾庆元). Both women were later transferred to the Harbin City Detention Center.

Ms. Zhao Shujie was arrested by officers from the Hexinglu Police Station on April 23.

Ms. Cao Guiqing was arrested on November 9, 2018, and was tried by the Harbin Railway Transport Court on April 26, 2019.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Cao:Quan Wumin (权伍珉), deputy head, Harbin Railway Transport Court: +86-451-86432018Cui Linsheng (崔林生), head, Harbin Railway Transport Court: +86-451-86431018Huang Zhenwei (黄振伟), judge: +86-451-86433658

2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Lin Jinli was arrested by officers from the Lihua Police Station in the Daowai District on April 23, 2019, and his home was ransacked. He is being held in the Harbin No. 2 Detention Center.

Ms. Li Yinghui, who was arrested along with Mr. Lin, was held for 15 days in the Harbin Detention House.

Xiao Wang, from Yonghe Village in the Shuangcheng District, was arrested by officers from the Dongfeng Police Station on April 23, 2019, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lan Lihua Denied Treatment

Ms. Lan Lihua was diagnosed with a breast tumor while detained in the Shenyang No. 1 Detention Center. When her family learned of her condition on April 26, 2019, they called the detention center to request for her to receive treatment, but it was denied.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Lan:Song Zhenghe (宋政和), officer: +86-13940019795Chang Jingning (常景宁), judge: +86-24-89469878

4. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yu Chunxiang and Three Other Practitioners Imprisoned

Ms. Yu Chunxiang was transferred from the Yaojia Detention Center to a prison on April 23, 2019. Her family was not informed. Three other practitioners were also imprisoned on the same day.

5. [Tianjin] Ms. Wu Donghong Detained

Ms. Wu Donghong was harassed at home by officers from the Nanjiang Police Department on April 16, 2019. She was arrested two days later and her was home ransacked. The police confiscated Falun Gong books, cell phones, and paper bills with information about Falun Gong written on them.

Ms. Wu is being held in the Tanggu No. 1 Detention Center.

6. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhao Zhijun and an Elderly Practitioner Arrested

Mr. Zhao Zhijun and an elderly practitioner were arrested on April 25, 2019, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were taken to the Dongyaozi Town Police Station.

The elderly practitioner was released, while Mr. Zhao's whereabouts are unknown.

7. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Xudong Sentenced

Mr. Wang Xudong was recently sentenced to a nine-year prison term after being detained for almost a year.

8. [Ruian City, Zhejiang Province] Mr. Tang Wanjian Held in Custody

Mr. Tang Wanjian was arrested on his way home by officers from the Tangxia Town Police Station on April 18, 2019. The police ransacked his residence and confiscated Falun Gong books, informational materials, and other personal belongings.

Mr. Tang is being held in the Louqiao Police Station.

9. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Xuan Xiaomei, Ms. Wei Juan, and Ms. Zhu Peiqin were arrested by officers from the Fengqiao Police Station on April 26, 2019.

10. [Nancheng County, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Luo Jianrong and Ms. Yao Aiying Arrested

Ms. Luo Jianrong and Ms. Yao Aiying were arrested at Ms. Luo's home by a dozen officers from Nancheng County on April 21, 2019.

11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xia Huanzhen Persecuted

Ms. Xia Huanzhen, 70, was arrested for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was detained in the Ankang Hospital, and later sentenced to a one-year prison term.

Ms. Xia was transferred to the Baofenglu Women's Prison in Wuhan City. She has since been released.

12. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Mr. Gao Minghui Detained

Mr. Gao Minghui was arrested in March 2019, and is being held in the Zunyi City No. 2 Detention Center.

13. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Cao Junjian Arrested

Mr. Cao Junjian was arrested on April 23, 2019.

14. [Beijing] Ms. Wei Yuhong Sentenced

Disabled Ms. Wei Yuhong was arrested on June 14, 2017, and was tried by the Daxing District Court on January 29, 2018. Officers Zhu Shiqing and Xing Zhenqiao from the Guanyinsi Police Station fabricated evidence against her.

Ms. Wei’s lawyer was told to pick up his client’s verdict at the court on April 11, 2019. The verdict, dated November 16, 2018, stated that Ms. Wei had been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 6000 yuan. The prison term is due to end on June 13, 2020.

15. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Qingshan Taken to Prison

Mr. Zhang Qingshan, 65, was secretly tried and sentenced to 18 months in prison. He was recently taken to the Tiantanghe Ward of Beijing Prison.

16. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Ms. Li Junqing Tried

Staff from the Weidu District Court went to the Xuchang Detention Center and illegally tried Ms. Li Junqing, 66, on April 4, 2019. Only two of Ms. Li’s family members were allowed to sit in on the trial that lasted less than 20 minutes. A verdict was not announced.

17. [Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Yu Rongxin and His Wife Ms. Xie Qing Imprisoned

Mr. Yu Rongxin was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison and fined 30,000 yuan on December 28, 2018. His wife Ms. Xie Qing was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years and fined 25,000 yuan. The couple appealed to the Jiangmen Intermediate Court, but their original sentences were upheld. Their families were not notified.

Mr. Yu is incarcerated in the Beijiang Prison in Shaoguan City, while Ms. Xie is incarcerated in the Guangdong Provincial Women’s Prison, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City.

18. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Taken to Prison

Ms. Gu Xiuhua, Ms. Zhang Sanman and Ms. Tan Chunrong, from Shihe Town in the Jinzhou District, were taken to the Liaoning Women’s Prison on April 23, 2019.

Ms. Gu was sentenced to four years in prison, while Ms. Zhang and Ms. Tan were both sentenced to three years and eight months in prison.

19. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Tian Lili’s Case Sent to Court

Ms. Tian Lili was arrested on August 23, 2018, and has been held in the Shenyang Detention Center. The Shenhe District Procuratorate had returned her case back to the police department twice due to a lack of evidence. The police then fabricated further “evidence” to prosecute her.

Ms. Tian's case has recently been submitted to the Shenhe District Court.