(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 15 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, at least 16 Falun Gong practitioners were illegally arrested, 13 practitioners were illegally detained, 7 practitioners were tried in court, 5 practitioners were given prison terms, and one practitioner was subjected to mistreatment during their detention.

1. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Chun and Wife Ms. Hou Lifeng Arrested
2. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Guo Libin and Wife Ms. Chen Xitao Arrested and Detained
3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Qing Xiuying Arrested
4. [Chicheng County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested and Detained
5. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Peng Xuejuan Given a Three-Year Prison Term
6. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Guan Zhongji Arrested and Abused in Detention Center
7. [Xinmi City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhao Yuzhen Arrested and Detained
8. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Guiying and Ms. Yang Caiyun Arrested and Detained
9. [Xiantao City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Qunfang and Ms. Liang Aijiao Arrested and Detained
10. [Shehong County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Surong and Ms. Tang Fang Sentenced to Prison
11. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zheng Xilin Transferred to Prison
12. [Zhuanghe City, Lianning Province] 80-Year-Old Mr. Zheng Decai Sentenced
13. [Hejiang County, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Tried
14. [Xinghe County, Inner Mongolia] Three Practitioners Tried
15. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Hui Tried

1. [Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Liu Chun and Wife Ms. Hou Lifeng Arrested

Mr. Liu Chun, 69, and his wife Ms. Hou Lifeng, 66, were reported for talking to people about Falun Gong on a public square June 12, 2018. They were arrested by officers from the Xingfang Police Station. Mr. Liu is held in a detention center. Ms. Hou was taken to Harbin.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Liu and Ms. Hou:Xingfang Police Station: +86-45157100110Gao Yanshun (高严顺), chief, Fangzheng County Police Department: +86-451-571213039Xu Hongtao (徐洪涛), deputy chief: +86-13303616345Zhou Hongchen (周洪臣): +86-13845138456Zhao Chunsong (赵春松), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13100964777, +86-13796759955

2. [Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Guo Libin and Wife Ms. Chen Xitao Detained

Mr. Guo Libin was arrested at home by officers from the Hailin City No. 2 Police Station on the evening of June 15, 2018. He is held in the Hailin Detention Center. His wife Ms. Chen Xitao was arrested by officers from the Hailin City Domestic Security Division on June 2, 2018. She was detained for 15 days.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Guo and Ms. Chen:Ding Yuhua (丁玉华), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-4537336551, +86-13199335299, +86-15504537211Wang Wei (王威), deputy head: +86-4537336502, +86-18745301222Li Shuhua (李树华), officer, No. 2 Police Station: +86-13351139333

3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Qing Xiuying Arrested

Ms. Qing Xiuying was arrested at work in the Coal Design Institute by officers from the Shenhe District Domestic Security Division and the Wanlian Police Station on the afternoon of June 16, 2018. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated a printer and a computer, among other items.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Qing:Shenhe District Domestic Security Division: +86-24-24842260, +86-24-24850789, +86-24-24844574Yang Wenqing (杨文清), head: +86-24-24842260Wang Wensheng (王文胜), deputy head: +86-13998131321Xu Baojun (徐宝军), deputy head, in charge of the persecution: +86-13840333009

4. [Chicheng County, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Ms. Li Xiuping, Ms. Zhang Yanli, and Ms. Ji Shujun were arrested by officers, including Zhang Yongxin, from the Chicheng County Domestic Security Division and village officials while they were talking to people about Falun Gong in Panshitai Village, Zhenningbao Town, on the morning of June 14, 2018. They were held in the Domestic Security Division. The officers confiscated computers, printers, and Falun Dafa books. The three practitioners were taken to the Zhangjiakou Detention Center for 10 days of detention.

Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Hou Zhisen (侯志森), chief, Chicheng County Police Department: +86-18632368081Yuan Wenhui (袁文惠), deputy political commissar: +86-13931309489Zhang Yongxin (张永新), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-15830346900

5. [Junan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Peng Xuejuan Given a Three-Year Prison Term

Ms. Peng Xuejuan, in her 60s, from Dadian Town, was followed and arrested at home by officers in Luozhuang District, Linyi City at noon on June 13, 2018. She was held in the Junan County Detention Center. She was given a three-year prison term that same day by the Junan County Court.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Peng:Wang Botao (王波涛), director, Chengxijiao Police Station: +86-539-7231004Hu Fasheng (胡发胜), president, Junan County Court: +86-539-7399018

6. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Mr. Guan Zhongji Arrested and Abused in Detention Center

Mr. Guan Zhongji was arrested at his son's home in Qingdao City on the afternoon of June 5, 2018. He was brought back to Pingdu City and held in a detention center. He was mistreated in detention, which resulted in a systolic blood pressure reading of approximately 220.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Guan:Wang Yujin (王玉进), Domestic Security Division: +86-532-66587129, +86-532-87368629, +86-13954299988Yin Shaolie (尹绍列): +86-532-66587130, +86-532-87337099, +86-18661601891Liu Jixian (刘继先): +86-532-66587131, +86-532-87336819, +86-13573218899Zhang Junda (张军达), detention center: +86-532-66587081, +86-13806421967Zhang Lingjuan (张玲娟): +86-532-87321309, +86-18661726021

7. [Xinmi City, Henan Province] Ms. Zhao Yuzhen Detained

Ms. Zhao Yuzhen from Yuecun Town was arrested while she was talking to others about Falun Gong by officers from the Yuecun Town Police Station on May 21, 2018. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated a printer, paper bills with Falun Gong information printed on them, and cash. Ms. Zhao is held in the Zhengzhou City No. 3 Detention Center.

8. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Ms. Liu Guiying and Ms. Yang Caiyun Detained

Ms. Liu Guiying and Ms. Yang Caiyun from Xian'an District were reported for distributing Falun Gong materials and helping people withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated youth organizations in Zhanggong Village. They were arrested by officers from the Zhanggong Police Station on the morning of June 14, 2018. They are being held in the Xian'an District Detention Center.

9. [Xiantao City, Hubei Province] Ms. Wu Qunfang and Ms. Liang Aijiao Arrested and Detained

Ms. Wu Qunfang and Ms. Liang Aijiao were arrested by officers from the Ganhe Police Station and the Domestic Security Division while they were talking to people about Falun Gong in Xuba Village, Ganhe Neighborhood, on June 13, 2018. They are being held in the Xiantao Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Wu and Ms. Liang:Xiantao City Domestic Security Division: +86-7283332000, +86-7283332046, +86-7283222810Chen Hongwu (陈红武), head: +86-13507227766, +86-13907229660Ye Yunlong (叶云龙), deputy head: +86-15871838811Shuilu Police Station: +86-7283315110Xiantao City Detention Center: +86-728-3202970

10. [Shehong County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Yang Surong and Ms. Tang Fang Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Yang Surong and Ms. Tang Fang was sentenced to prison by Yuan Xiaoyan, Tu Xiaolan, and Zeng Degao of the Shehong County Court on May 27, 2018. Ms. Tang was given a five-year prison term, and Ms. Yang a one-year-and-two-month prison term.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Yang and Ms. Tang:Huang Xiaowen (黄小文), Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13882599777Zhou Yuan (周渊): +86-13909065266Xie Xingdong (谢兴东), Shehong County Police Department: +86-13882575278Dai Xiongying (戴雄莺), Shehong County Procuratorate: +86-13909069860Qiu Yuandong (邱远东): +86-13808265969Fan Qin (范芹), Shehong County Court: +86-13882558787

11. [Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zheng Xilin Transferred to Prison

Mr. Zheng Xilin, in his 40s, was arrested on January 25, 2017, and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. He was transferred to Tailai Prison on February 22, 2018.

His mother became very sick as a result of the stress of the persecution. She was not allowed to visit her son.

12. [Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province] 80-Year-Old Mr. Zheng Decai Sentenced

Mr. Zheng Decai, 80, was tried by the Zhuanghe Court on the morning of April 12, 2018. His family hired a lawyer to defend him. No decision was announced at the end of the trial.

His family received a notice on June 11, 2018, and learned that Mr. Zheng was sentenced to 18 months in prison. He was transferred to Nanguanling Prison the next day.

When his family went to visit him they saw that he was in a wheelchair. He had symptoms of high blood pressure, tachycardia, and was spitting up blood.

13. [Hejiang County, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Tried

The Hejiang County Court tried Ms. Gao Xianying, Ms. Zhang Yuanhua and Ms. Zou Mingying on the morning of June 14, 2018. The court only allowed six family members to attend the trial. However, the remaining 20 seats were occupied by unidentified people.

The police and court guards checked and searched pedestrians on the street near the court. They took pictures of the pedestrians and forced them to show an I.D. and give their addresses. They also held those who did not cooperate.

14. [Xinghe County, Inner Mongolia] Three Practitioners Tried

The Xinghe County Court tried three practitioners on June 14, 2018. The trial lasted 7 hours. The practitioners are Ms. Li Shufang and Ms. Li Guiying from Huaian County, Hebei Province, Ms. Jia Pizhen from Xinpin Town, Tianzhen Town, Shanxi Province.

15. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Wang Hui Tried

Mr. Wang Hui was tried by the Gaoxin Technology Developing District Court on June 14, 2018. His lawyers entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.