(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 22 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
2. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hua Yanru Taken to Prison
3. [Beijing] Ms. Li Hong Detained
4. [Tianjin] Ms. Jiao Huiping Sentenced to Prison
5. [Qian’an City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
6. [Gucheng County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
7. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Female Practitioner Hongri Detained
8. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Cuiying Detained
9. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
10. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Cixiu Arrested
11. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Li Arrested
12. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Wu Huiying Detained
13. [Renshou County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Xiaoqing Detained
14. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Guiping Detained

1. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhang Lingmei, 77, Ms. Li Xiumei, 68, and Ms. Jiang Dailan 71, from the Huangpi District, were arrested by plainclothes officers on June 14, 2019, for distributing Falun Gong materials at Jiahai Industrial Park, Songgang Road in Huangpi. They were taken to the Tenglong Police Station.

Ms. Zhang was later released due to her poor health. She was taken home by her family that day. Ms. Li and Ms. Jiang were taken to the Dongxihu No. 1 Detention Center for 15 days.

2. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Hua Yanru Taken to Prison

Ms. Hua Yanru was sentenced to a two-year prison term. She was taken to the Liaoning Province Women’s Prison on June 2, 2019.

3. [Beijing] Ms. Li Hong Detained

Ms. Li Hong, in her 50s, was arrested on June 5, 2019, when she was mailing Falun Gong informational materials. She was taken to the Tongzhou Detention Center.

4. [Tianjin] Ms. Jiao Huiping Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Jiao Huiping from the Beichen District was arrested by officers from the Beicang Police Station when she was talking to people about Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Jiao was sentenced to an 18-month prison term.

5. [Qian’an City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Wan Yonghong, Ms. Liu Xiaoyuan, and Ms. Zhou Xiuxia were arrested on December 15, 2015. They were tried on March 19, 2019.

Ms. Wan was sentenced to a four-year prison term. She appealed, but the Qian’an City Court upheld the original verdict on June 6. Ms. Wan was taken to the Shijiazhuang Women’s Prison on June 18.

Ms. Liu and Ms. Zhou were each sentenced to three-and-a-half-year prison terms. They returned home on June 15.

6. [Gucheng County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Wei Xiaoxia, Ms. Ai, and Ms. Li Leijing were reported to authorities for talking to people about Falun Gong on June 15, 2019. They were arrested by officers from the Gucheng Town Police Station.

Ms. Li managed to escape. Ms. Wei and Ms. Ai were taken to Gucheng County Detention Center.

7. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Female Practitioner Hongri Detained

Hongri (nickname) from Chishan Neighborhood, Shidao Management District, was arrested by officers from the Chishan Police Station around June 6, 2019, when she was talking to people about Falun Gong.

Hongri is being held in the Rongcheng City Detention Center.

8. [Longkou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Han Cuiying Detained

Ms. Han Cuiying was arrested by officers from the Donglai Police Station on June 12, 2019. She was detained for five days.

9. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Three practitioners were tried by the Laishan District Court on May 17, 2019.

Ms. Pan Rongqing was sentenced to a four-year prison term and fined 10,000 yuan. Ms. Pan Yanyan was sentenced to a three-year prison term and fined 7,000 yuan.Ms. Ma Yuzhen was sentenced to a two-year prison term and fined 4,000 yuan.

10. [Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province] Ms. Wang Cixiu Arrested

Ms. Wang Cixiu, in her 70s, from the Shifeng District, was arrested by Ouyang Xingchuo, head of the Shifeng Domestic Security Division, and Chen Ming, director of the Tianxin Police Station, on March 1, 2017. The officers confiscated Falun Dafa books, printed materials, a notebook computer, and 2,000 yuan in paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wang:Ouyang Xingchuo (欧阳兴绰), head, Shifeng District Domestic Security Division: +86-15507333621Yuan Zhi (袁智), head, Shifeng District 610 Office, Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-18707332888Chen Ming (陈明), director, Tianxin Police Station: +86-15507333506

11. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Li Arrested

Ms. Zhang Li was arrested on June 16, 2019, when she was talking to people about Falun Gong at Beijing Road near the Guangzhou Department Store.

12. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Wu Huiying Detained

Ms. Wu Huiying was arrested on the morning of June 13, 2019, when she went to attend a court hearing for Mr. Li Yuanyou. (Mr. Li, 62, was scheduled to be tried by the Nanming District Court that morning).

Ms. Wu was taken to the Wangchengpo Detention Center.

13. [Renshou County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhou Xiaoqing Detained

Ms. Zhou Xiaoqing, 54, from the Sihai Residential Community, Heilongtan Town, was arrested by officers from the Heilongtan Police Station on April 25, 2019. She is being held in the Renshou County Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhou:Liang Lei (梁磊), Renshou County Party secretary: +86-13808166819Qin Biao (秦彪), deputy secretary: +86-13320931777Yang Jian (杨建), deputy security: +86-13608166966

14. [Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wang Guiping Detained

Mr. Wang Guiping from Li’an Village, Tianpeng Town, was arrested by officer Liu Guanghua from the Longfeng Town 610 Office in the morning on June 6, 2019. He was taken to Lichun Detention Center for five days.