(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 18 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Pingba County, Guizhou Province] Mr. Zhang Tingxiang Detained
2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhang Xuqing Detained
3. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cui Xiaoying Arrested
4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yang Yajie Arrested
5. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Heying Arrested
6. [Beijing] Mr. Ma Guoxin Detained
7. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xu Yuanfang Arrested
8. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Airong Arrested
9. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Three Practitioners Detained
10. [Qianan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wan Yonghong Appealed Her Prison Sentence
11. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Tried
12. [Huining County, Gansu Province] Mr. Chen Zhongxuan Imprisoned for Over Four Years
13. [Huanan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wei Chunrong Taken to Prison

1. [Pingba County, Guizhou Province] Mr. Zhang Tingxiang Detained

Mr. Zhang Tingxiang, 50, was arrested by officers from Guian Police Department on April 21, 2019. His Falun Gong books, computers, informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong, cell phones, and 80,000 yuan in cash were confiscated.

Mr. Zhang is being held in the Pingba County Detention Center.

2. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Mr. Zhang Xuqing Detained

Mr. Zhang Xuqing, 48, was arrested on April 25, 2019. His home was ransacked, and the police confiscated computers, cash, Falun Gong books, and other personal belongings.

Mr. Zhang is being held in the Qingling Town Detention Center in Wuchang City.

3. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Cui Xiaoying Arrested

Ms. Cui Xiaoying was arrested by officers from the Qianan City Domestic Security Division and Wuchongan Town Police Station on April 30, 2019. Informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong were confiscated.

4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Yang Yajie Arrested

Mr. Yang Yajie was arrested in late April 2019. His computers were confiscated.

5. [Xishui County, Hubei Province] Ms. Yang Heying Arrested

Ms. Yang Heying was arrested at the Macheng Railway Station on her way back to Xishui County on April 29, 2019. The police confiscated Falun Gong books, a picture of the founder of Falun Gong, informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong, and other personal belongings.

6. [Beijing] Mr. Ma Guoxin Detained

Mr. Ma Guoxin was arrested by officers from the Yingfeng Police Station on April 22, 2019, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. He is being held in the Fangshan District No. 1 Detention Center.

7. [Cangzhou City, Hebei Province] Ms. Xu Yuanfang Arrested

Ms. Xu Yuanfang, in her 80s, was arrested by Huaxi Police Station officers on April 30, 2019. The police ransacked her home and confiscated Falun Gong books.

8. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Airong Arrested

Ms. Zhang Airong was arrested on May 2, 2019, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Zhang was released later that evening.

9. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Three Practitioners Detained

Ms. Xuan Xiaomei, Ms. Lu Huijuan, and Ms. Zhu Peiqin were arrested by officers from the Fengqiao Police Station on April 26, 2019. They are being held in the Suzhou City No. 4 Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting the three practitioners:Yu Jian (余键), director, Fengqiao Police Station: +86-51266622110, +86-51265362718Suzhou City Gaoxin District Police Department: +86-51268254008Suzhou City No. 4 Detention Center: +86-51267517475

10. [Qianan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Wan Yonghong Appealed Her Prison Sentence

Ms. Wan Yonghong was sentenced to four years in prison and fined 8,000 yuan on March 19, 2019. She filed an appeal with the Tangshan City Intermediate Court in late April.

11. [Dehui City, Jilin Province] Four Practitioners Tried

Ms. Guo Baozhen, Mr. Liu Fengbao, Ms. Ding Lijie, and Ms. Yang Yanjie from Yushu City were transferred to Dehui City and tried in the Dehui Court on April 29, 2019. They are being held in the Dehui Detention Center.

12. [Huining County, Gansu Province] Mr. Chen Zhongxuan Imprisoned for Over Four Years

Mr. Chen Zhongxuan, a former police chief, was arrested on September 19, 2014, and sentenced to six years in prison by the Baiyin District Court on February 6, 2015. He was taken to Dashaping Prison in Lanzhou City on April 7, 2015. His family was not allowed to visit him during the first year of his detention.

Mr. Chen's current situation is unknown.

13. [Huanan County, Shandong Province] Ms. Wei Chunrong Taken to Prison

Ms. Wei Chunrong, 67, was arrested on May 4, 2018, and sentenced to three years and four months in prison by the Jimo District Court in Qingdao City. She filed an appeal, but the intermediate court upheld the original verdict.

Ms. Wei was taken to the Shandong Women’s Prison on April 18, 2019.