(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 22 cities or counties in 12 provinces. According to this report, 41 Falun Gong practitioners were subject to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 16 practitioner were illegally arrested.

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Lianxiang and Ms. Che Lanfen Arrested
2. [Wudalianchi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Yalin Persecuted
3. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Chunhua Arrested
4. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Liu Kaimei Sentenced to a Year in Prison
5. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Mei and Two Others Arrested
6. [Jilin Province] Eight Practitioners Persecuted in the Eighth Ward, Jilin Prison
7. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wei Jianhua Persecuted
8. [Beipiao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Shuzhi Arrested
9. [She County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Dongqing's Car Withheld for Months
10. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Ms. Tao Xizhen and Ms. Yang Xiaohua Arrested
11. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Qu Liling Held in the Jilin City Detention Center
12. [Taigu County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Li Lihua Frequently Harassed by Officers from Chengguan Police Station
13. [Huanggang, Hubei Province] Ms. Huang Xiaoxia Still Held in Secret
14. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Additional Information about the Persecution of Ms. Zhong
15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] At Least Two Practitioners Arrested
16. [Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Li Arrested
17. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Hu Qianfeng and Mr. Chen Weizheng Sent to Forced Labor Camp
18. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Mr. Tan Xuliang and His Wife Held in Qidong Detention Center
19. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Liming Missing
20. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Qingsheng, Ms. Yang Xiuying and Ms. Wen Shufan Prosecuted
21. [Haiyang, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Jinmei Sentenced to Forced Labor
22. [Longkou, Shandong Province] Updates about Practitioners Arrested on April 11 and April 18, 2012
23. [Qingdao, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Dechun Sent to Forced Labor Camp
24. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Yu Lanying Arrested
25. [Haining City, Zhejiang Provine] Ms. Lan Liqin and Ms. Zhao Shuli Arrested
26. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Li and Another Female Practitioner Arrested

1. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Dong Lianxiang and Ms. Che Lanfen Arrested

Ms. Dong Lianxiang and Ms. Che Lanfen, 60, from the Jinzhou District in Dalian City were arrested by officers from the Dafangshen Police Station on the afternoon of May 2, 2012, for explaining the facts about Falun Gong. They were later taken to the Jinnanlu Drug Rehabilitation Unit. Their families went to visit them on the morning of May 3, 2012, but were not allowed to see them.

Dafangshen Police Station in Dalian City: +86-411-87600246

2. [Wudalianchi City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Yalin Persecuted

Mr. Zhang Yalin from the Zhanhe Forestry Bureau in Wudalianchi City was arrested by deputy director Liu Xiansheng and other officers from the Police Department of Zhanhe Forestry Bureau on the morning of August 15, 2011. He was held in the Zhanhe Forest Bureau Detention Center after the arrest and then locally after a trial. The document of his sentence was submitted to the provincial level and was rejected. However, the local authorities still refuse to release him. Mr. Zhang has become very weak as a result of persecution.

Bi Xuefeng, Party secretary: +86-13704566888, +86-456-6352400, +86-456-6351188
Liu Xiansheng, deputy director: +86-13009949555, +86-456-6353037

3. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Chunhua Arrested

Ms. Li Chunhua from Benxi City was turned in and arrested by officers from the Caitun Police Station on April 30, 2012, for talking about Falun Gong. She is being held in the Beitai Detention Center.

4. [Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Liu Kaimei Sentenced to a Year in Prison

Ms. Liu Kaimei from Nanjing City was arrested on May 16, 2011, and sentenced to a year in prison. She is being held in Judong Women's Forced Labor Camp in Jiangsu Province.

5. [Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Mei and Two Others Arrested

Ms. Li Mei was taken to the Nanjie Police Station on the evening of April 27, 2012, for hanging up banners about Falun Gong. Her Falun Gong books and other items were confiscated from her home.

Two practitioners from Lingnan were arrested by officers from the Lingan Police Station in Jinzhou on the afternoon of May 2, 2012.

Lingan Police Station: +86-416-3123324
Huang Haishu: +86-15698704759
Yue Baohua: +86-15698704760

6. [Jilin Province] Eight Practitioners Persecuted in the Eighth Ward, Jilin Prison

The means used to persecute steadfast practitioners in the Eighth Ward of Jilin Prison include forcing them to sit on a bench for prolonged periods from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. and providing only small amounts of thin corn porridge for each of their three meals a day. Practitioners persecuted there include Mr. Liu Yuhe, Mr. Tan Qiucheng, Mr. Sun Qian, Mr. Wang Yancai, Mr. Li Guangshi, Mr. Zhu Dexiang, and Mr. Ma Desheng. Mr. Zhang Wenfeng was kept in solitary for months.

7. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Wei Jianhua Persecuted

Ms. Wei Jianhua from Suzhou City was taken to the Loufeng Police Station on December 8, 2011. Officers including Wang Wenxiong from the Loufeng Police Station then ransacked her home and confiscated photos of Falun Dafa Founder Mr. Li, two Falun Dafa calendars, and other items. After being held in a detention center for 11 days, Ms. Wei was transferred to the Shangfangshan Brainwashing Center.

8. [Beipiao City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Shuzhi Arrested

Ms. Zhao Shuzhi, 47, lives in the 3^rd Group, Zhalan Village, Sanbao Township, Beipiao City. She was reported by villagers and arrested by officers from the Beipiao Police Department on the afternoon of May 3, 2012, for talking about Falun Gong in Mengguying Village, Mengguying Township, Beipiao City. Two officers from the Sanbao Township Police Station then ransacked her home and confiscated a DVD burner, informational DVDs, and other items. Ms. Zhao is being held in the Beipiao Detention Center.

9. [She County, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Dongqing's Car Withheld for Months

Ms. Zhang Dongqing, Ms. Liu Xiumin, and Ms. Li Mingyue from Handan City, Hebei Province, drove to She County to explain the facts about Falun Gong to the public on February 4, 2012. They were arrested by officers from the Liaochengxi Police Station of She County who searched them in the police station and confiscated over 1,000 yuan. Their car and other items were also withheld.

The practitioners were released later, but their car and other items were not returned. Ms. Zhang and her family went to She County many times to ask that their car be returned, without success.

Li Huyan, director of the She County Police Department: +86-13803206738
Hou Xianping, political commissar: +86-13315066218
Hu Huaichao, chief of the Domestic Security Division: +86-310-3819101, +86-13315068101, +86-13931008929
Niu Zhibin, director of the Liaochengxi Police Station: +86-13930007000

10. [Xianning City, Hubei Province] Ms. Tao Xizhen and Ms. Yang Xiaohua Arrested

Ms. Tao Xizheng and Ms. Yang Xiaohua from Xianning City were arrested in Chalukou on May 3, 2012. They are being held in a detention center. Ms. Yang's home was ransacked.

11. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Qu Liling Held in the Jilin City Detention Center

12. [Taigu County, Shanxi Province] Ms. Li Lihua Frequently Harassed by Officers from Chengguan Police Station

Zhang Xiaohong, director of the Chengguan Police Station: +86-13835487988
Li Yusheng, chief of the Taigu County Police Department Domestic Security Division: +86-13383442006

13. [Huanggang, Hubei Province] Ms. Huang Xiaoxia Still Held in Secret

Ms. Huang Xiaoxia, about 40 years old, is from the Huanggang Area in Hubei Province. She was arrested by officers from the Huanggang City State Security Bureau in Wuhan City on the afternoon of April 11, 2012. It was said that her temporary residence in Wuhan was looked into as well. Ms. Huang is still being held in secret by the Huanggang City State Security Bureau authorities and her whereabouts are unknown.

14. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Additional Information about the Persecution of Ms. Zhong

Officers broke into Ms. Zhong's house on the afternoon of April 2, 2012. They confiscated a printer and other items, even a DVD teaching children traditional culture. The door of the house was then sealed. Later officers from the Shajing Police Station served Ms. Zhong's family an arrest warrant. In Shajing, officers also confiscated several computers.

15. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] At Least Two Practitioners Arrested

It is now known that at least two practitioners, Mr. Xiaohongming, 66, and Ms. Yang Yan, 44, were arrested in the Hongfengling Residential Quarters in the Chenghua District, Chengdu City, by officers from the Chenghua District on the morning of April 27, 2012.

16. [Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Li Arrested

Ms. Jiang Li was arrested by officers from the Chengdu Police Department around April 30, 2012. She has been taken to the Erehu Brainwashing Center in Ziyang.

17. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Hu Qianfeng and Mr. Chen Weizheng Sent to Forced Labor Camp

Mr. Hu Qianfeng is in his 30s. He was arrested in May 2011, and his home was ransacked. He was sentenced to two years of forced labor. He is being held in the Sanshui Forced Labor Camp in Guangdong and is being held in solitary.

Mr. Chen Weizheng is in his 30s and worked as a manager in the Shenzhen Branch of IBM. His home was ransacked by over 20 officers from the Baoan District, Shenzhen, around July 18, 2011. They found Falun Dafa materials on his computer and he was consequently sentenced to a year of forced labor. Mr. Chen is being held in the Baoan District Detention Center of Shenzhen.

18. [Qidong County, Hunan Province] Mr. Tan Xuliang and His Wife Held in Qidong Detention Center

Mr. Tan Xuliang and his wife from Qidong County were arrested on April 27, 2012, for handing out informational materials about Falun Gong. They are being held in the Qidong Detention Center.

19. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Liming Missing

Mr. Zhang Liming from Shenyang City is 55 years old and works as a cadre in the Shengyang Running-water Corporation. He disappeared around April 13 or 14, 2012. His car, about 5,000 yuan, and Falun Gong materials at his home were confiscated. His whereabouts are still unknown.

20. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Qingsheng, Ms. Yang Xiuying, and Ms. Wen Shufan Prosecuted

Mr. Zhang Qingsheng, Ms. Yang Xiuying, and Ms. Wen Shufan from the Hulan District in Harbin City were prosecuted at the end of April, 2012. They have been handed over to the Hulan Court and are facing trial. Mr. Zhang Qingsheng is being held in the Harbin No.1 Detention Center. Ms. Yang Xiuying and Ms. Wen Shufan are being held in the Harbin No.2 Detention Center.

Mr. Zhang Qingsheng and his daughter, Ms. Zhang Hui, were arrested near their home by officers from the Leye Police Station in the Songbei District of Harbin and the Songbei District Domestic Security Division on October 18, 2011. The daughter was released on November 17, 2011.

Ms. Wen Shufan was arrested at her mother's home by officers from the Songbei District Police Department of Harbin on the afternoon of November 4, 2011. Ms. Yang Xiuying was arrested at home by officers from the Songbei Police Department of Harbin on November 7, 2011.

Wei Debin, president of the Criminal Court of the Hulan Court: +86-451-57358013
He Yanhong: +86-451-57358060
Harbin No.1 Detention Center: +86-451-84304176
Harbin No.2 Detention Center: +86-451-84303215

21. [Haiyang, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Jinmei Sentenced to Forced Labor

Ms. Liu Jinmei from Taishang Village, Dayanjia Town, Haiyang, was sentenced to forced labor on April 19, 2012.

It is said that Ms. Li Guoling from Zhuwu Township was arrested for talking about Falun Gong at a farmers' market on March 23, 2012, and was taken to a detention center.

Director of the 610 Office: +86-13306459366
Deputy director of the 610 Office: +86-13953569800
Secretary office of Political and Judiciary Committee: +86-535-3222992

22. [Longkou, Shandong Province] Updates about Practitioners Arrested on April 11 and April 18, 2012

Nine out of all the practitioners arrested on April 11 and April 18, 2012, are still being held in detention centers. Mr. Jiang Yongzhan, Mr. Jiang Xunliang, Mr. Wang Mingliang, and Mr. Tang Zhulong are being held in the Longkou City Detention Center. Ms. Yang Meijuan, Ms. Sui Yuhong, Ms. Jiang Shuhong, Ms. Miao Chunping, and Ms. Wang Xuan are being held in the Yantai Detention Center. Ms. Liu Yancui and Ms. Mu Xiangshun have been sent to a forced labor camp. Ms. Zhuang Shuhua was released.

23. [Qingdao, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Dechun Sent to Forced Labor Camp

Mr. Liu Dechun from Xiaoliujiatuan Village, Jiaoxi Town, Jiaozhou City, Qingdao, was arrested by officers from the Jaoxi Town Police Station on April 11, 2012, and taken to the Jiaozhou City Detention Center the next day for a term of 14 days. The Jiaozhou 610 Office sent him to the Shandong Provincial Men's No.2 Forced Labor Camp on April 25, 2012, for a term of one year.

24. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Ms. Yu Lanying Arrested

Ms. Yu Lanying from Hengshui Town, Linzhou City, was reported and arrested by officers from the Hengshui Town Police Station on April 30, 2012. She has been taken to Linzhou City.

25. [Haining City, Zhejiang Provine] Ms. Lan Liqin and Ms. Zhao Shuli Arrested

Ms. Lan Liqin and Ms. Zhao Shuli from the Second Group, Luze Village, Changan Town, Haining City, were arrested around April 23, 2012. They are being held in Haining.

26. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Jiang Li and Another Female Practitioner Arrested

Ms. Jiang Li and another female practitioner were reported and taken to the Wangjiaguai Police Station on the evening of April 29, 2012, for posting information about Falun Gong on Hengxiaonan Street, Chengdu. Their whereabouts are unknown.