(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 7 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 24 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Six Practitioners Arrested
2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Lan and Mr. Wang Dechen Arrested
3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Haijun Arrested
4. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Yaping Detained
5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Xiuyu and Ms. Xiang Xiuping Detained
6. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Shifang Arrested
7. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Yanmei Arrested
8. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Liping and Mr. Yan Bin Arrested
9. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Fengzhi Detained
10. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Nie Yong Detained
11. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
12. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zuo Xianfeng Taken to Prison
13. [Beijing] Mr. Jiang Xiandong Detained
14. [Shanghai] Ms. Gu Yueling Detained
15. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Tang Meiling Arrested
16. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
17. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Jin Feng Detained

1. [Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province] Six Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhang, Ms. Tan, Ms. Wu Xushu, Mr. Yu You, and Ms. Wang Xinrong and her husband Mr. Zhang were arrested on May 8, 2016.

2. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Wang Lan and Mr. Wang Dechen Arrested

Ms. Wang Lan and Mr. Wang Dechen from the Dongli District were arrested on May 6, 2016. Their homes were ransacked. Mr. Wang is held in the Acheng No. 2 Detention Center. Ms. Wang's whereabouts is unknown.

3. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhao Haijun Arrested

Mr. Zhao Haijun from Dancheng Town in the Shuangcheng District was arrested at home by plainclothes officers on the afternoon of May 6, 2016.

4. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Yaping Detained

Ms. Li Yaping went to the Domestic Security Division on the morning of May 9, 2016, to ask for the return of her ID card, passport, computer, and cell phone. The Shanhaiguan police arrested her. She was taken to the Qinhuangdao No. 2 Detention Center for 10 days of detention.

5. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Chen Xiuyu and Ms. Xiang Xiuping Detained

Ms. Chen Xiuyu, 65, and Ms. Xiang Xiuping, 52, from Zhuangtou Village in the Weicheng District were arrested on May 8, 2016, by officers from the Weicheng Police Department for telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong at Yingzi Village. Both practitioners' homes were ransacked. They are held in the Weifang City Detention Center.

6. [Chongqing] Ms. Yang Shifang Arrested

Ms. Yang Shifang from Jialing No. 3 Village, Guanyinqiao Residential District, Jiangbei District, was arrested by officers from the Huaxin Street Police Station and three officials from the Jialing No. 3 Village Neighborhood Administration Office on the afternoon of May 6, 2016. Her home was ransacked. Ms. Yang was released that night.

7. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Yanmei Arrested

Ms. Gao Yanmei was arrested at the Yuanshang farmers market by officers from the Yuanshang Police Station when she was telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong on the morning of May 9, 2016.

Party involved in persecuting her:Yuanshang Police Station: +86-532-66588539

8. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Lu Liping and Mr. Yan Bin Arrested

Ms. Lu Liping and Mr. Yan Bin from the Wanghua District were arrested on the afternoon of May 8, 2016, by four police officers for telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

9. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Wang Fengzhi Detained

Ms. Wang Fengzhi was arrested by officers from the Beiwangzhu Police Station officers for telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong in the Madian area on May 5, 2016.

10. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Nie Yong Detained

Ms. Nie Yong was arrested by officers from the Shenzhen Domestic Security Division on April 25, 2016, for suing Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese dictator. She was detained for 15 days.

11. [Guiyang City, Guizhou Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Li Guangfen and three other practitioners were arrested by officers from the Changjiang Road Police Station in the Xiaohe Economic Development Zone when they were posting Falun Gong informational materials at noon on April 24, 2016. They were taken to the Xiaohe District No. 44 Hospital and had their blood pressure measured; X-rays, scans, ECGs taken; and their blood tested. They were taken to Lannigou Prison, where officials refused to admit them. They were released that evening.

12. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zuo Xianfeng Taken to Prison

Ms. Zuo Xianfeng, a teacher, was arrested on December 8, 2015. She was sentenced to five years in prison in the Fangzheng County Court and taken to the Heilongjiang Women's Prison on May 4, 2016.

13. [Beijing] Mr. Jiang Xiandong Detained

Mr. Jiang Xiandong from the Daxing District was transferred from the Admissions Section of the Daxing Detention Center to the Xin'an Education and Correction Center on April 21, 2016.

Party involved in persecuting him:Admissions, Daxing Detention Center: +86-10-61215440 ext. 801, +86-10-61217238 ext. 801

14. [Shanghai] Ms. Gu Yueling Detained

Ms. Gu Yueling from Gaohang Town in the Pudong New Area was arrested by officers from the Domestic Secretary Division of the Pudong New Area Police Department on the morning of May 4, 2016. She was taken to the Pudong New Area Detention Center for 10 days of detention.

Party involved in persecuting her:Pudong New Area Detention Center: +86-2158021808

15. [Huaiyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Tang Meiling Arrested

Ms. Tang Meiling from Zhoukou City was followed and arrested by officers from the Huaiyang County Domestic Security Division around May 2, 2016.

Parties involved in persecuting her:Li Fengli (李凤丽), chief of the Huaiyang County Police Department: +86-13603949966Cheng Weifeng (程维峰), head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-13838657286Li Changfeng (李昌锋), deputy head: +86-13939465160

16. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhou Meili and three other practitioners were arrested when they were telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong on the afternoon of May 8, 2016. Ms. Zhou is held in the Jiujiang Detention Center. The other practitioners' whereabouts are unknown.

Party involved in persecuting them:Xunyang Distrit Police Department: +86-7928223961

17. [Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province] Ms. Jin Feng Detained

Ms. Jin Feng from Hu Town was arrested by officers from the Hu Town Police Station when telling people about the persecution of Falun Gong on May 7, 2016. She was taken to the Jinyun County Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

Parties involved in persecuting her:Jinyun County 610 Office: +86-578-3312251, +86-578-3312059, +86-578-3122334Director of the Legal Affairs Office: +86-578-3312320Liu Xiaocai (刘晓才), head of the Domestic Security Division: +86-578-3233189