(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 7 cities or counties in 5 provinces. According to this report, 4 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 14 were illegally arrested.

1. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zuo Xiuhua Arrested
2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. He Yanqiu and Ms. Zhu Guifeng Arrested
3. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ji Lijun and Ms. Ren Ping Arrested
4. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Mr. Jiang Minshi Displaced
5. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Shuhuan Held in Custody Nearly Three Months
6. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Guifang Arrested
7. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Several Practitioners Detained or Sentenced to Prison

1. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zuo Xiuhua Arrested

While Ms. Zuo Xiuhua, 73, was talking to people about Falun Gong and distributing Falun Gong materials on the morning of September 14, 2016, she was reported by someone who claimed to be a plainclothes officer. The police came and arrested her. She was taken to the nearby Yuhuangding Police Station. Her Senior Bus Pass was confiscated. Officers took her fingerprints against her will and held her down to draw a blood sample from her.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zuo:Wu Shoupeng (吴寿鹏), director, Yuhuangding Police Station: +86-535-6685199, +86-18660078685, +86-13605357097Zhao Huiyu (赵慧珏), political head: +86-18660078833, +86-13863822339Jiang Xinbo (姜新波), deputy director: +86-535-6255110, +86-18660078275

2. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. He Yanqiu and Ms. Zhu Guifeng Arrested

Ms. He Yanqiu and Ms. Zhu Guifeng from the Shahekou District were arrested by three officers from the Nansha Police Station, Shahekou District on the afternoon of January 28, 2016. The officers took them to the police station to be interrogated about written notes referring suing Jiang Zemin, the former head of the communist regime responsible for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong.

Both practitioners were forced to submit to a physical exam that night. At about 1 a.m. they were taken to the Yaojia Detention Center and held for 13 hours. They were then taken to the Jinjiajie Drug Rehabilitation Center for two days. The women were released on the morning of January 30, 2016.

3. [Dandong City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Ji Lijun and Ms. Ren Ping Arrested

Ms. Ji Lijun and Ms. Ren Ping were arrested by Jinshan Police Station officers on October 1, 2016. It was not until the following day that their families learned that they were being held in the police station.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Ji and Ms. Ren:Wu Zhaohui (吴兆会), secretary of the Yuanbao District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13842527713Zhu Chongming (朱崇明), chief, Yuanbao District Police Department: +86-415-2857567, +86-13904952777Wang Lei (王雷), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-415-2803711, +86-13941500072Jin Di (金镝), director, Jinshan Police Station: +86-415-3781070, +86-18341555799

4. [Changde City, Hunan Province] Mr. Jiang Minshi Displaced

Officers from the Dingcheng District Police Department's Domestic Security Division ransacked Mr. Jiang Minshi's home on September 22, 2016. They confiscated a laptop computer and over 10,000 yuan in cash. They made a big mess in his house. Mr. Jiang was not at home. He had to leave home and go from place to place to avoid further persecution.

5. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Shuhuan Held in Custody Nearly Three Months

Ms. Zhang Shuhuan was arrested by plainclothes officers who were lying in wait as she left home with her husband on the morning of June 28, 2016. Her non-practitioner husband was released later. The officers confiscated a computer, three printers, a DVD burner, DVDs, and printer paper.

Ms. Zhang is being held in the Benxi City Detention Center. Her health is worsening. She has heart and high blood pressure issues.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Zhang:Zhang Defu (张德富), director, Dongfeng Police Station: +86-18741487775Na Qipeng (那其鹏), deputy director, in charge of persecuting Falun Gong: +86-18341421488Jiang Fuhui (将福辉): +86-15104145028Liu Wanhui (刘万辉): +86-15174119129

6. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Guifang Arrested

Ms. Li Guifang from Yuanzhuang Village, Houcun Town, Quzhou County, was arrested by officers from the Chengguan Police Station in Feixiang County on the evening of October 3, 2016, for talking to people about Falun Gong.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li:Dong Xianlin (董献林), director, Chengguan Police Station: +86-15369000008Zhao Zhanfang (赵占方), director: +86-13832004844

7. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Several Practitioners Detained or Sentenced to Prison

Several practitioners have been arrested and their homes ransacked since mid-May 2016. Three were sentenced to prison with terms ranging from three and a half to four years. Several of them are being held in the Jiujiang City Detention Center.

Those arrested since mid-May include: Mr. Gao Jiaqu, Ms. Huang Yindi, Ms. Zhong Guifeng, Ms. Zhou Meili, Ms. Sun Cuihua, Ms. Sun Shilian, and Ms. Li Guihua.

Party involved in persecution them:Xiong Yarong (熊亚荣), director, Penpu Police Station: +86-13970291496