(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 16 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, 4 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 12 were illegally arrested.

1. [Shanghai] Mr. He Yansheng Detained
2. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen Detained
3. [Huaying City, Sichuan Province] Mr. He Shaomi Detained
4. [Linquan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Li Aiping Detained
5. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Ruhong Sentenced
6. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Lu Jianwen on Trial
7. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Wang Cuihong Detained
8. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Pan Yingshun and His Wife Ms. Di Suping Detained
9. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhou Guiling Arrested
10. [Chongqing] Mr. Chen Banglin and His Wife Ms. Jiang Yan Detained
11. [Beijing] Four Practitioners Arrested; Ms. Zhang Migui Still Detained
12. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Bo Detained for Over One Year
13. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Chen Zhibo Sentenced
14. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Qinglei Sentenced
15. [Kaili City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Dong Yongqian Detained
16. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Li Caizhi Sentenced

1. [Shanghai] Mr. He Yansheng Detained

Mr. He Yanshang was arrested on January 17, 2018, and is being held in the Xuhui District Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. He:Domestic Security Division: +86-21-64861211, +86-21-64282495, +86-21-64861210Sector chief, 610 Office: +86-21-64868911, ext. 37211

2. [Nanchong City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen Detained

Ms. Zhang Xiuzhen from Nanbu County was arrested by officers from the Xicheng Police Station on the afternoon of January 12, 2018, when she was talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Zhang was taken to the Nanchong City Detention Center the following day.

3. [Huaying City, Sichuan Province] Mr. He Shaomi Detained

Mr. He Shaomi from Qinghua Town was arrested around January 5, 2018. His home was ransacked.

Mr. He was taken to the Yuechi County Detention Center.

4. [Linquan City, Anhui Province] Ms. Li Aiping Detained

Ms. Li Aiping was arrested by officers from the Xiguan Police Station for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong on the afternoon of January 24, 2018. The officers confiscated Falun Gong books from her home.

Ms. Li is being held in the Fuyang City Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Li:Sun Yong (孙勇), director, Xiguan Police Station: +86-13956753533Li Hongwei (李洪伟), director, Linquan County Justice Bureau: +86-13956755998Yang Weidong (杨卫东), deputy director: +86-13705675666Yu Liang (于亮): +86-13905683233

5. [Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Ruhong Sentenced

Ms. Huang Ruhong from Shenzhen City was arrested by officers from the Ruyuan County Police Department in Shaoguan City on July 17, 2017, for distributing Falun Gong pamphlets. Police ransacked her home.

Ms. Huang was tried on December 13, 2017. Her two lawyers defended her innocence, but she was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan on December 29.

6. [Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Lu Jianwen on Trial

Mr. Lu Jianwen was on tried on January 29, 2018.

7. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Ms. Wang Cuihong Detained

Ms. Wang Cuihong was arrested and taken to the Refinery Police Station on January 15, 2017, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She is being held in the Jiujiang City Detention Center.

8. [Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province] Mr. Pan Yingshun and His Wife Ms. Di Suping Detained

Mr. Pan Yingshun and his wife Ms. Di Suping from Qinglong County were arrested at Yikang Pharmacy, which they own, on the morning of January 19, 2018. They are being held in the Qinglong County Detention Center.

9. [Benxi City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhou Guiling Arrested

Ms. Zhou Guiling was arrested by officers from the Caitun Police Station on the afternoon of January 24, 2018.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhou:Zhao Ning (赵宁), director, police station: +86-13704143222

10. [Chongqing] Mr. Chen Banglin and His Wife Ms. Jiang Yan Detained

Mr. Chen Banglin was arrested on January 19, 2018. His home was ransacked, and his notebook computer and Falun Gong books and CDs were confiscated. His wife, Ms. Jiang Yan was forced to leave home to avoid being arrested but is now being held in a detention center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Chen and Ms. Jiang:Wang Zaixu (王在旭), Domestic Security Division: +86-13983333999Yang Ke (杨科): +86-13996785557Hu Jisheng (胡吉胜), District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-13609460779Ni De (倪德), Detention Center: +86-13983318561Xiang Yuping (项渝平): +86-13996700367

11. [Beijing] Four Practitioners Arrested; Ms. Zhang Migui Still Detained

Ms. Zhang Peizhi, Ms. Liu Qi, Ms. Liu Jinxia, and Ms. Zhang Migui were arrested for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong on September 14, 2017. Their homes were ransacked.

Ms. Zhang Peizhi and Ms. Liu Qi are over 70 years old. They were released on the same day due to their poor health.

Ms. Liu Jinxia and Ms. Zhang Migui were taken to the Chaoyang Detention Center. Ms. Liu was released a month later, but Ms. Zhang remains in detention.

12. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Gao Bo Detained for Over One Year

Ms. Gao Bo, 38, from the Shenhe District was arrested at her home on November 14, 2016, because she filed a criminal complaint against Jiang Zemin, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party who initiated the persecution of Falun Gong.

Ms. Gao has been held in the Shenyang Detention Center for over a year.

13. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Mr. Chen Zhibo Sentenced

Mr. Chen Zhibo was arrested at his home on February 28, 2017. His place was ransacked. He was taken to the Tangang Brainwashing Center on the night of March 1 and transferred to the Liwan District Detention Center a few days later.

Mr. Chen was sentenced to an 18-month prison term and taken to Beijiang Prison in Shaoguan City in December 2017.

14. [Liaocheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Qinglei Sentenced

Mr. Liu Qinglei was arrested by officers from the Guguantun Police Station on the evening of October 15, 2017, because he filed a criminal complaint against Jiang Zemin.

Pingyin County Court tried Mr. Liu in two sessions on November 17 and December 15, 2017. His lawyer defended his innocence, but Mr. Liu was sentenced to a two-year prison term on January 16, 2018. He has filed an appeal.

15. [Kaili City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Dong Yongqian Detained

Ms. Dong Yongqian was arrested by officers from the domestic security division, the criminal investigation division, and the Internet division of the Kaili Police Department on October 25, 2017, because she was seen talking to people about Falun Gong on WeChat, a Chinese social media platform.

Her arrest was approved by the Procuratorate on November 21, 2017. The Procuratorate returned her case to the police department for two months of additional investigation. She is being held in the Kaili Detention Center.

16. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Li Caizhi Sentenced

Ms. Li Caizhi from Ningcheng County was arrested while talking to people about Falun Gong at a farmers' market on July 23, 2017. Officers from the Wuhua Township Police Station ransacked her home.

Ms. Li’s blood pressure was very high, so the police forced her to take pills to reduce her blood pressure in order to get the detention center to accept her.

The Ningcheng County Court tried her on November 2, 2017. Her lawyer was recently notified that Ms. Li had been sentenced to three years in prison.