(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 4 cities or counties in 2 provinces. In this report, 16 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 18 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Beijing] Ms. Fang Yunbao Sent to Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp
2. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Guiyue and Ms. Pan Juan Harassed
3. [Heilongjiang Province] Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison Authorities Intensify the Persecution of Practitioners
4. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Several Practitioners
5. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Tan Yurui and Ms. Tan Guiying Sentenced to Long-term Imprisonment

1. [Beijing] Ms. Fang Yunbao Sent to Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp

Retired teacher Ms. Fang Yunbao was transferred from Haidian District Detention Center to Beijing Women's Forced Labor Camp on January 8, 2013.

2. [Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Li Guiyue and Ms. Pan Juan Harassed

On the morning of January 15, 2013, four perpetrators including Zhang Yingduo, the Domestic Security Division head, ransacked the homes of Ms. Li Guiyue and Ms. Pan Juan from Weizigou Village, Sandaogang. They attempted to arrest Ms. Li, but she was not home.

Parties involved in the persecution:

Zhang Yingduo, Domestic Security Division head: +86-15045461234

3. [Heilongjiang Province] Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison Authorities Intensify the Persecution of Practitioners

Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison authorities intensified the persecution of practitioners. The practitioners in the Ward No. 7 did not cooperate and were subsequently subjected to torture. They were forced to sit on small stools for eight hours. The twelve practitioners who were tortured are: 69-year-old Ms. Li Hua, 71-year-old Ms. Qiu Jiyun, 60-year-old Ms. Guo Jingxia, Ms. Zhang Qing, Ms. Wang Hongxia, Ms. Li Wenjie, Ms. Li Xinchun, Ms. Wang Yarong, Ms. Sun Xia, Ms. Liu Yanwei, Ms. Li Xiaomei, and Ms. Zhang Qing.

4. [Rongcheng City, Shandong Province] Additional Information on the Arrest of Several Practitioners

Personnel from Rongcheng City Domestic Security Division arrested 17 practitioners, ransacked their homes and detained them at Rongcheng City Detention Center on February 17, 2012. Several days later, nine practitioners were sentenced to one and a half to two years in forced labor camps. Three of them were able to escape from the labor camp and go home. Four of them were detained at Rongcheng City Detention Center for one month and then released. Seventy-four-year-old Ms. Sheng Hanqiu was detained for six months. Seventy-year-old Mr. Ning Shijiang was sentenced to four years of imprisonment and sent to forced labor camps three times. The prison refused to accept him due to his high-blood pressure. However, the perpetrators in Rongcheng City Domestic Security Division still refused to release him. On January 5, 2013, Mr. Ning left Rongcheng City Detention Center after being detained there for close to 11 months.

5. [Harbin, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Tan Yurui and Ms. Tan Guiying Sentenced to Long-term Imprisonment

The lawyer representing Ms. Tan Yurui from Echeng District received a notification from the court on January 15, 2013 that she was sentenced to ten years of imprisonment; Ms. Tan Guiying was sentenced to six years of imprisonment.