(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 4 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 19 practitioners were illegally arrested.

1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Taken into Custody
2. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Guo Zhenxiang and Ms. Kang Yanmin Arrested
3. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Shixiao Detained
4. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Yinying Arrested
5. [Shuangliu County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wen Ganglin Arrested
6. [Pengxi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Qiong and Another Practitioner Detained
7. [Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
8. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Wenqing Detained
9. [Fuzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Zhang Liyu and Ms. Jiang Yanmei Detained
10. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Sha Jintang Sentenced to Prison
11. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Hongru Formally Arrested
12. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Tried
13. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chai Junxia Tried
14. [Jianshui County, Yunnan Province] Mr. Deng Jianhui Sentenced

1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Taken into Custody

Ms. Li Yanfen, Mr. Li Chunbao, and Ms. Zhang Xiaolan, from Dongzhou District, were reported when they distributed Falun Gong informational materials on the afternoon of June 12, 2016. They were arrested and are being held in the Longfeng Police Station.

2. [Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province] Ms. Guo Zhenxiang and Ms. Kang Yanmin Arrested

Ms. Guo Zhenxiang and Ms. Kang Yanmin were arrested by officers from the Quanshan Police Station when they talked to people about Falun Gong on June 10, 2016. Ms. Guo was released that day. Ms. Kang was taken to the Zhaoyuan City Detention Center for 15 days of detention. Family visits are denied.

3. [Shouguang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Shixiao Detained

Mr. Wang Shixiao from the Xifanglu area was reported when he talked to people about Falun Gong on June 11, 2016. He was arrested by officers from the Shangkou Police Station. His home was ransacked. He is being held in the Shouguang Detention Center.

4. [Beijing] Ms. Zhang Yinying Arrested

Ms. Zhang Yinying, 65, was arrested on June 4, 2016.

5. [Shuangliu County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Wen Ganglin Arrested

Mr. Wen Ganglin was arrested by officers from the Dongsheng Town Police Station in Tanghu Park in the urban Shuangliu area on the evening of June 3, 2016 for talking to passengers about Falun Gong. The officers confiscated his Falun Gong informational materials and paper bills with information about Falun Gong printed on them.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Wen:Li Ran (李然), officer with the Dongsheng Town Police Station: +86-15982149329Li Jungang (李俊钢), officer: +86-13982023365

6. [Pengxi County, Sichuan Province] Ms. Wang Qiong and Another Practitioner Detained

Ms. Wang Qiong and another practitioner from Pengnan Town were reported while they were distributing Falun Gong informational materials on May 23, 2016. They were arrested and taken to the Anfu Police Station and then to the Nanchong City Detention Center. Ms. Wang is being held in the detention center. The other practitioner was released after 12 days.

Parties involved in persecuting the two practitioners:Jialing District Police Department in Nanchong City: +86-817-3631231, +86-817-3637517Anfu Town in the Jialing District: +86-817-3631351

7. [Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province] Three Practitioners Sentenced to Prison

Three practitioners were tried by the Yongding District Court on April 12, 2016.Mr. Li Baoxing was sentenced to four years, Ms. Deng Yue'e to three and a half years, and Mr. Jin Fuwan to three years in prison.

Parties involved in persecuting the three:Zhuang Xiaoyang (壮晓阳), president of the Zhangjiajie Intermediate Court: +86-17774487700No. 2 Criminal Tribunal: +86-744-8283866

8. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Zhang Wenqing Detained

Mr. Zhang Wenqing was reported when he talked to people about Falun Gong on June 7, 2016. He was arrested by officers from the Changchun Police Station. The officers confiscated a computer, a printer, DVDs, Falun Gong books, and 500 yuan in paper bills with Falun Gong information written on them. He was taken to the Nangou Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

Party involved in persecuting Mr. Zhang:Zhang Zhe (张哲), director of the Changchun Police Station: +86-24-57503146

9. [Fuzhou City, Fujian Province] Ms. Zhang Liyu and Ms. Jiang Yanmei Detained

Ms. Zhang Liyu and Ms. Jiang Yanmei were arrested while they were talking to people about Falun Gong on the evening of June 10, 2016. They were held in the Shangdu Police Station. They were transferred to the Fuzhou City Detention Center the following day.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang and Ms. Jiang:Fuzhou City Police Department: +86-591-87557705Xu Fangxin (徐凡新), chief: +86-591- 87026001, +86-591-87879973, +86-13859889133Lin Xiang (林祥), deputy chief: +86-591-87026003, +86-13860613366

10. [Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Sha Jintang Sentenced to Prison

Mr. Sha Jintang was tried by the Jianping County Court on May 26, 2016. He was sentenced to three years in prison, with five years of probation.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Sha:Wang Jianfei (王剑飞), chief of the Jianping County Police Department: +86-15566792333, +86-421-687666, +86-15042139999Sun Zhiguo (孙志国), secretary of the Jianping County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-421-7813479Jianping County 610 Office: +86-421-7829533, +86-421-7829556Zhou Enzhi (周恩志), head: +86-421-7828443, +86-421-7816181

11. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Hongru Formally Arrested

Ms. Zhang Hongru has been formally arrested on June 9 and is facing indictment for refusing to renounce Falun Gong.

Ms. Zhang was arrested on May 9, and her rental place was ransacked shortly afterwards. The police confiscated her Falun Gong books, truth-clarification materials, printer, computer, and a significant amount of cash. They also forced her landlord to cancel her lease before it expired.

Ms. Zhang's relatives were unable to find the several tens of thousands of yuan in cash she had asked them to keep safe for her. They were sure that the police took her money during the raid and they are planning to file a complaint against them.

12. [Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province] Four Practitioners Tried

Four practitioners were jointly tried on June 13 for distributing calendars bearing messages about the persecution of Falun Gong.

Ms. Fang Zhizhen, 71, and Ms. Li Cuiling testified for themselves. They both talked about how Falun Gong made them healthy and improved their character. Ms. Li, in particular, expressed her gratitude to Falun Gong for saving her troubled marriage.

Both women emphasized that they broke no laws by exercising their constitutional right to practice and spread information about Falun Gong. Ms. Wang Yuying and Ms. Fu Yanhua did not testify for themselves, but they did not agree to the charges against them.

The prosecutor recommended 7-11 years of prison for Ms. Fang, 5-7 years for Ms. Li, 4 years for Ms. Wang, and 3 years for Ms. Fu.

13. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Chai Junxia Tried

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Chai Junxia was tried on charges of undermining law enforcement.

Two lawyers defended her innocence at the trial on June 13. They emphasized that there is no law in China that criminalizes Falun Gong; hence the persecution of this spiritual discipline was illegal from the onset.

The lawyers argued their client should never have been charged for exercising her constitutional right to freedom of belief.

Moreover, Ms. Chai has every right to seek justice against former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin for initiating the persecution 17 years ago. Therefore, her criminal complaint against Jiang is lawful and must not be used as evidence against her.

Ms. Chai also testified that her practice of Falun Gong harms no one, let alone does it undermine law enforcement.

The same judge that sentenced Ms. Chai to to 4 years for her faith in 2008 presided over this June trial. He adjourned the session without issuing a verdict.

Ms. Chai remains in detention following her arrest on December 14, 2016.

14. [Jianshui County, Yunnan Province] Mr. Deng Jianhui Sentenced

Mr. Deng Jianhui was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment and extorted for 60,000 yuan.