(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 14 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 2 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 20 were illegally arrested.
Ms. Cui Xiying who lives on Zhuxin Road, Minhang District, was arrested on the afternoon of March 3, 2017.
Ms. Xiong Guihua, Ms. Xiong Xuehua, and Ms. Yao Shu'e were reported for talking to people about Falun Gong in Jiepai Town, Jiajiang County, on the morning of February 27, 2017. They were arrested and taken to the Jiepai Police Station. They have returned home.
Ms. Xu Yuxiang was arrested by officers from the Jiangling Police Department on March 3, 2017 for distributing Falun Gong informational materials near the Jiangling Automobile Factory. Her whereabouts are unknown.
Mr. Zhang Yingdong, from Heishan County, was given a four-and-a-half-year prison term by the Heishan County Court. He was taken to Dabei Prison on February 14, 2017.
Mr. He Diansong from Qing County was arrested on the morning of March 4, 2017 for talking to people about Falun Gong in Litan Town, Dacheng County. He is held in the Dacheng County Domestic Security Division.
Ms. Zhang Yinying and two other practitioners from Changping District were arrested by officers from the Pingxiwangfu Police Station and the Shunyi Police Department on the morning of March 1, 2017. They were held in the police station. One practitioners' family member and landlord were also arrested at the same time. Later the family and landlord were released. The three practitioners' whereabouts are unknown.
Ms. Wang Lingzhi and Ms. Yuan Xiaojing from Chengshan Town were arrested and detained in the Rongcheng City Detention Center on March 4, 2017 for talking to people about Falun Gong.
Mr. Dou Jinxian and Ms. Fu Ruixiang from Linqu County were reported and arrested on the afternoon of March 3, 2017. Their homes were ransacked.
Participants in the persecution of Mr. Dou and Ms. Fu:Zheng Cong (郑丛), chief of the Linqu County Police Department and head of the 610 Office: +86-13780896608Ma Hongsheng (马洪生), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-18678077787, +86-13853627721Feng Jianliang (冯建良), deputy head, Linqu County 610 Office: +86-536-3114610, +86-13869648596Yang Weihu (杨维护), head, 610 Office: +86-536-3214369, +86-536-3110522, +86-13705361976
Ms. Hu Xiuli was recently arrested.
Mr. He Libin was arrested by Lu Dechang, head of the Longxi County Domestic Security Division, and other officers on the morning of January 18, 2017. The officers ransacked his home and confiscated three computers and two printers. Mr. He has been held in the Longxi County Detention Center.
Ms. Hu Lili from Zhangdian District was arrested on November 3, 2015 for suing Jiang Zemin, the former head of the communist regime, who initiated the persecution of Falun Gong. She was released for lack of evidence after being detained for eight months. She was constantly harassed after returning home by officers from the Heping Police Station. The police filed charges against her. Ms. Hu was tried and sentenced to three years in prison with three years probation on February 25, 2017.
Ms. Luo Huazhen, Ms. Liu Guihua, and Ms. Tong Liyu, all in their 70s, from Tianxin District, were arrested by officers from the Shifeng District Domestic Security Division on February 28, 2017, for distributing Falun Gong informational materials. They are held in the Shifeng District Detention Center.
Ouyang, head of the domestic security division, and 12 Tianxin Police Station officers broke into Ms. Wang Cixiu's home on March 1, 2017. They arrested Ms. Wang, in her 70s, her husband, and their grandson, who is not a practitioner. The husband and grandson were released that day. Ms. Wang is now in the Shifeng District Detention Center.
Participants in the persecution of the family:Shifeng District Police Department's Domestic Security Division: +86-731-28683712Shifeng District Government: +86-731-28332101
Ms. Qi Ling was arrested by officers from the Ganghua Village Police Station at the end of 2016 for talking to people about Falun Gong in Qingshan District. She is held in the Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center.
Mr. Wang Quanhong from Dazhai Town, Xingcheng City, was arrested at home by officers from the Dazhai Town Police Station on March 3, 2017.