(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 11 provinces. According to this report, 9 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 13 were illegally arrested.

1. [Cifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
2. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Shuqin and Ms. Wang Arrested
3. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Xiang Detained
4. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Dou Shufen Detained
5. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Shulan Taken to Prison
6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Xiyong Arrested
7. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Jian and Mr. Cai Detained
8. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chang Xiujie Detained
9. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Yanyan's Whereabouts Unknown
10. [Fuzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Zhang Jing Arrested
11. [Tianmen City, Hubei Province] Ms. Jin Qiong'er Sentenced to Prison
12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xia Huanzhen Detained
13. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Peng Shiqing Sentenced to Prison
14. [Yiliang County, Yunnan Province] Ms. Gao Cuifang Arrested
15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Zhongfang Sentenced to Prison
16. [Jintang County, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

1. [Cifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Yang Cuiling, Ms. Wang Yanxin, and Ms. Yue Shuxia from the Yuanbaoshan District were arrested by officers from the Harqin Police Department's Domestic Security Division on November 5, 2017.

The three practitioners were taken to the Jinshan Detention Center in Harqin, and were tried in the Harqin Court on the afternoon of March 27, 2018.

Ms. Yang was sentenced to a four-year prison term.Ms. Yue was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term.Ms. Wang was sentenced to a three-year prison term.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Yang, Ms. Wang and Ms. Yue:Zhang Xianzhong (张献忠), deputy director, Harqin Police Department, Chifeng City: +86-13804768919Li Fengrui (李凤瑞), deputy director: +86-13947603305Zhang Xianyi (张献义), head, domestic security division: +86-13804768819Wen Shengli (温胜利), warden, Jinshan Detention Center, Harqin: +86-13947669767Gai Xingdong (盖兴东), president, Harqin Court: +86-476-3758101, +86-13789695888Zhu Jingling (朱景玲), presiding judge: +86-15924469190

2. [Jidong County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Liu Shuqin and Ms. Wang Arrested

Ms. Liu Shuqin and Ms. Wang from Yong'an Town were arrested on the morning of April 30, 2018, for distributing Falun Gong informational materials.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu and Ms. Wang:Guo Yucheng (郭玉成), director, Yong'an Town Police Station, Jidong County: +86-15246291818Zhang Shen (张申), deputy director: +86-18346791333Jin Changzhu (靳长柱), instructor: +86-15146181617Zhang Lei (张磊), deputy instructor: +86-18945141717

3. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhao Xiang Detained

Ms. Zhao Xiang from Yilan County was arrested at the Hulun Buir Railroad Station on April 21, 2018. She was taken to the Zhi'an Detention Center in Harbin City.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhao:Qu Weizhong (瞿卫忠), director, Yilan County Police Department: +86-451-57235201, +86-13796116666Sun Wei (孙伟), deputy director: +86-451-57235206, +86-451-59132666, +86-13796675555Hao Aimin (郝爱民), deputy director: +86-451-57235209, +86-451-57286177, +86-13284999888Zhang Yingduo (张英铎), head, domestic security division: +86-451-57237676, +86-451-57227901, +86-15045461234

4. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Ms. Dou Shufen Detained

Ms. Dou Shufen was arrested on April 24, 2018. She was taken to the Jiaohe City Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Dou:Song Shuhua (宋淑华), prosecutor, Jiaohe City Procuratorate: +86-432-67530307Shen Hongmei (沈红梅), case judge, Jiaohe City Court: +86-432-67546313Sun Zhaoqiang (孙兆强), presiding judge, Criminal Court: +86-432-67546717Li Xiuran (李秀然), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13904449191

5. [Huludao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Wang Shulan Taken to Prison

Ms. Wang Shulan was arrested by officers from the Lianwan Police Station in the Longgang District on July 22, 2017. The Longgang Court tried her on January 16, 2018, and sentenced her to four years in prison and fined her 5,000 yuan on January 24.

Ms. Wang appealed, but Zhan Yachen from the Huludao City Intermediate Court rejected her appeal. Ms. Wang was taken to the Liaoning Province Women's Prison on March 24, 2018.

6. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Xiyong Arrested

Mr. Liu Xiyong was arrested by officers from the Paotai Police Station in Jinpu New District on March 18, 2018, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

Mr. Liu was taken to a detention center, but the authorities there refused to accept him because he had high blood pressure.

7. [Beijing] Mr. Zhang Jian and Mr. Cai Detained

Mr. Zhang Jian and Mr. Cai from the Haidian District were arrested at their homes on April 23, 2018. They were taken to the Haidian Police Department Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Zhang and Mr. Cai:Xiao Jianhua (肖建华), officer, Xisanqi Police Station: +86-13471245669Han Zhenshan (韩振山): +86-10-62948550, +86-10-62930790Qin Chunlei (秦春雷): +86-10-62948550, +86-10-62930790

8. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chang Xiujie Detained

Ms. Chang Xiujie from Hanjialin Village was arrested by officers from the Funing District Domestic Security Division on April 25, 2018. She was detained for ten days.

9. [Weihai City, Shandong Province] Ms. Xu Yanyan's Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. Xu Yanyan, 41, from Zhangcun Town, was arrested by officers from the Shuangdao Boarder Security Police Station on March 28, 2018. The officers ransacked her home and confiscated her printer, computer, Falun Gong books, a picture of the founder of Falun Gong, and other personal belongings.

Ms. Xu's whereabouts are unknown.

Tan Lin (谭林), director, Shuangdao Boarder Security Police Station: +86-631-5757014Xie Chang'an (谢长安), director, Weihai City 610 Office: +86-631-5272361, +86-631-5276359Huancui Police Department, Weihai City: +86-631-631-5233258Che Bin, director: +86-631-5238078, +86-631-5213028, +86-13606313668

10. [Fuzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Zhang Jing Arrested

Ms. Zhang Jing was arrested by officers from the Cangshan Police Department.

11. [Tianmen City, Hubei Province] Ms. Jin Qiong'er Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Jin Qiong'er was arrested in mid-September, 2017, and taken to the Tianmen City No. 1 Detention Center. She was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term on April 28, 2018.

12. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Xia Huanzhen Detained

Ms. Xia Huanzhen was arrested on April 25, 2018, and taken to the Erzigou Women's Detention Center in Dongxi Lake. Her home was ransacked.

13. [Xiangtan City, Hunan Province] Mr. Peng Shiqing Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Peng Shiqing was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined 50,000 yuan by the Yuetang District Court.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Peng:Tang Xiexiang (唐铁湘), president, Xiangtan City Intermediate Court: +86-73158553222Dai Jihua (戴季华), Yuetang District Procuratorate: +86-18007328232Li Honghui (李洪辉), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-731-58616228Xie Ziliang (谢子良), deputy director, Shuangma Police Station: +86-13873288626

14. [Yiliang County, Yunnan Province] Ms. Gao Cuifang Arrested

Ms. Gao Cuifang from Jinjiaying Village, Yiliang County was arrested by officers from Xundian County and Beida Village in Shilin County on the morning of April 29, 2018.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Gao:Li Faguo (李发国), head, Xundian Legal System Division: +86-13708452062Feng Chaoxue (冯朝学), deputy head: +86-13987657148Jiang Debo (蒋德波), chief, Administrative Law Enforcement Supervision: +86-15987178522Liang Chuyue (梁楚越), chief, Criminal Law Enforcement Supervision: +86-13658896799

15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Li Zhongfang Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Li Zhongfang was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term by the Qingyang District Court on the morning of April 9, 2018.

16. [Jintang County, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zeng Yuezhi, Ms. Peng Xuerong, and Ms. He Yuqing from Jintang County were arrested in the Juyuan Market, Zhao Town in Jintang, on April 17, 2018.