(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 15 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 27 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Shumin Detained
2. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yang Liwei and Ms. Zhang Limin Detained
3. [Yueyang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Lu Yongliang Arrested
4. [Pingba County, Guizhou Province] Four Practitioners Detained
5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Yunxia on Trial
6. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Mr. Cai Rundong Arrested
7. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Chen Houlan and Ms. Yin Huazhi Detained
8. [Shanghai] Update on Ms. Zhou Qian and Three Other Practitioners
9. [Luodian County, Guizhou Province] Ms. Cui Hong and Ms. Xu Fang Sentenced
10. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ren Zhijuan Detained
11. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Qi Detained
12. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Nianchun's Home Ransacked
13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yuan Yinghua Detained
14. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
15. [Duyun City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Huang Yuqing Tried in Court
16. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Shanhua Arrested

1. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Shumin Detained

Ms. Wang Shumin from Ninghe District was arrested on May 24, 2019. She was detained at Ninghe Detention Center.

2. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Yang Liwei and Ms. Zhang Limin Detained

Ms. Yang Liwei and Ms. Zhang Limin were arrested on the afternoon of May 23, 2019. They are being held at Dabailou Detention Center in Caibei Residential District.

3. [Yueyang City, Hubei Province] Mr. Lu Yongliang Arrested

Mr. Lu Yongliang was arrested on the afternoon of May 27, 2019 by officers from the Yueyang City Domestic Security Division. His whereabouts are unknown.

4. [Pingba County, Guizhou Province] Four Practitioners Detained

Ms. Zhang Wei, 56, Ms. Pang Ping, and Mr. Zhang and his wife were arrested on April 18, 2019, by officers from Guian District Police Station and Domestic Security Division. Their homes were ransacked. They are detained at Anshun No. 2 Detention Center.

Ms. Zhang and Ms. Pang were formally arrested on May 25, 2019.

5. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Yunxia Tried in Court

Ms. Gao Yunxiao, 74, from Hutai Town, was tried by the Xinmin City Court on the morning of May 24, 2019. Ms. Gao has suffered from high blood pressure and cerebral infarction. Her son-in-law carried her on his back to court.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Gao:Fan Zhijun (樊志军), Xinmin Court: +86-24-27509701, +86-15840363939Liu Bolei (刘博磊): +86-24-27509702, +86-13904043866Ma Changren (麻长仁): +86-24-27509771, +86-15840286789

6. [Xuchang City, Henan Province] Mr. Cai Rundong Arrested

Mr. Cai Rundong, 40, lives in Xuchang City. Officers from the Beida Police Station broke into his home on the evening of May 27, 2019, ransacked the place, and took him to the police station for interrogation. He was released the same day.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Cai:Zhu Baogang (朱保刚), director, Beida Police Station: +86-18637468699Zu Junmin (俎军民), deputy director: +86-18637462166Zhu Hongkai (朱红凯): +86-18637467000

7. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Chen Houlan and Ms. Yin Huazhi Detained

Four practitioners were arrested at Ms. Chen Houlan's home on the afternoon of May 27, 2019, by officers from the Dongjiao Police Department in Xunyang District. The officers ransacked practitioners' homes and confiscated their Falun Gong books and materials, as well as other personal items. Ms. Chen and Ms. Yin Huazhi were detained, while the other two were released.

Parties involved in persecuting the four practitioners:Kang Yihui (康贻辉), director, Dongjiao Police Department: +86-792-8494322, +86-13807927955Hong Haofeng (洪浩峰), deputy secretary: +86-792-8494323, +86-13907024658Zhang Rongnan (张戎南), head, Domestic Security Sector: +86-792-8493280, +86-13755268796Hu Jinchun (胡锦春), deputy head, Domestic Security Sector: +86-13607028842

8. [Shanghai] Update on Ms. Zhou Qian and Three Other Practitioners

Ms. Zhou Qian was sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Fengxian Court on the morning of May 22, 2019.

Ms. Hua Liping, Ms. Liu Fendi, and Ms. Cao Hongru are scheduled for trial on June 6, 2019.

Parties involved in persecuting them:Pudong District Procuratorate, Shanghai: +86-21-50136033, +86-21-50136028Wu Yaojun (吴耀军), judge: +86-21-37190666 ext. 26072Shi Xiaojun (史晓俊), prosecutor, Changning District Procuratorate, Shanghai: +86-18116059637Chen Shilong (陈士龙), president, criminal court, Fengxian District Court, Shanghai: +86-21-37190666 ext. 26051

9. [Luodian County, Guizhou Province] Ms. Cui Hong and Ms. Xu Fang Sentenced

Luodian County practitioners, Ms. Cui Hong and Ms. Xu Fang, were arrested on March 30, 2018. The Duyun City Court recently sentenced them to two years and to 18 months in prison, respectively.

10. [Rizhao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ren Zhijuan Detained

Ms. Ren Zhijuan, from Xinzhuangzi Village, Qishan Town, Ju County, distributed Falun Gong fliers in Gaoqiao Town, Yishui County on the morning of April 27, 2019. Someone reported her. She was arrested by officers from Gaoqiao Police Station and detained for 10 days at Yishui Detention Center.

Officers from the Yishui Domestic Security Division and Gaoqiao Police Station ransacked Ms. Ren's home on April 23. They confiscated Falun Gong books and an exercise music player. When Ms. Ren was released on May 7, 2019, Gaoqiao Police Station officers held her ID until they extorted 2,000 yuan from her.

11. [Beijing] Ms. Liu Qi Detained

Ms. Liu Qi, 74, was arrested by officers from Xiangheyuan Police Station in March 2019 for distributing Falun Gong fliers. She was held for several days at Chaoyang Detention Center. It was said that she originally was released on bail, pending trial in a year; then her release status changed to two weeks of administrative detention and probation.

12. [Yueyang City, Hunan Province] Ms. Li Nianchun's Home Ransacked

A dozen officers ransacked the home of Ms. Li Nianchun, 77, on the afternoon of May 27, 2019; they confiscated several thousands yuan in cash and other personal items.

13. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Yuan Yinghua Detained

Ms. Yuan Yinghua, in her 70s, was arrested by Weifang Domestic Security Division officers in Mid-May 2019 when she was talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She is detained at Weifang Detention Center.

14. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Bai Shaojie and her sister, Ms. Bai Shaoping, were arrested on the morning of May 24, 2019 when they were talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong at the Santun Open Market.

Ms. Zhang Yabin was arrested by officers from Songshan Police Department on the morning of May 26, 2019 when she was talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Zhang is held at the Jinzhou Detention Center.

15. [Duyun City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Huang Yuqing Tried in Court

Ms. Huang Yuqing, 60, from Qiannan Zhou was arrested on November 30, 2018 and held at Duyun Women's Detention Center. She was tried in Duyun City Court on the morning of May 8, 2019.

16. [Laizhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Shanhua Arrested

Ms. Wang Shanhua of Wangjia Village, Jincheng Town was arrested at home by officers from Jincheng Police Department at noon on May 28, 2019. She was released.