(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 8 provinces. According to this report, 6 Falun Gong practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 8 were illegally arrested.

1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Pei Shangyou Detained
2. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xiupei Sentenced to Prison
3. [Xianghe County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Xiuqin Detained
4. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Yuansheng Taken to Prison
5. [Dingzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Gu Minglong Arrested
6. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Guihua Arrested
7. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Taixiang Sentenced to Prison
8. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Du Zhaocai and His Wife Ms. Wu Ruifang Detained
9. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Feng Youfu Sentenced to a Three-Year Prison Term
10. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Wu Yuanxiong's Whereabouts Unknown
11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Cheng Chunzhen and Ms. Wang Xinli Arrested
12. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Hu Yating Arrested

1. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Mr. Pei Shangyou Detained

Mr. Pei Shangyou was arrested on August 6, 2018, and was taken to the Weizigou Detention Center for 15 days of detention

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Pei:Li Lei (李雷), chief, Panshan County Police Department: +86-18042785951Liu Chunsheng (刘春生), deputy chief: +86-13604239798Lu Xinqiang (卢新强): +86-13704272199Zhang Mingjie (张明杰), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-18842716427

2. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Li Xiupei Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Li Xiupei from the Tiexi District was arrested by officers from the Dugong Street Police Station on the evening of September 5, 2015, for talking to people about Falun Gong. She was taken to the Shenyang City Detention Center.

Ms. Li was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term by the Tiexi Court in early May 2017. She is being held in the No. 7 Ward of Liaoning Province Women's Prison.

3. [Xianghe County, Hebei Province] Ms. Li Xiuqin Detained

Ms. Li Xiuqin was arrested at her home by officers from the Xianghe County Domestic Security Division, 610 Office, and SWAT Team on the morning of August 3, 2018. She was taken to the Sanhe Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Li:Wu Haibin (吴海斌), chief, Xianghe County Police Department: +86-13903163789, +86-316-2352988Wang Jianhua (王建华), deputy chief: +86-13903261219, +86-316-8320008Xiao Guangping (肖广平), deputy chief: +86-13703260538, +86-316-8330300Li Chengguo (李成国), head, Xianghe County SWAT Team: +86-13932611918Yang Yongli (杨永利), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13503266006

4. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Mr. Wang Yuansheng Taken to Prison

Mr. Wang Yuansheng from the Jizhou District was taken to the No. 3 Ward of Jidong No. 7 Prison.

5. [Dingzhou City, Hebei Province] Mr. Gu Minglong Arrested

Mr. Gu Minglong was arrested by officers from the Gaopeng Town Police Station on the morning of July 18, 2018, for distributing Falun Gong informational materials in Niudian Village, Gaopeng. He was taken to the Dingzhou City Detention Center.

Mr. Gu's family received an arrest notice from the police station on August 3.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Gu:Yang Li (杨立), political head, Dingzhou City Domestic Security Division: +86-13231212266Zhao Long (赵龙), director, Gaopeng Police Station: +86-15103129188Wang Ping (王平), officer: +86-13315208781

6. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Ma Guihua Arrested

Ms. Ma Guihua was arrested by officers from the 610 Office on August 7, 2018, for talking to people about Falun Gong near the Yangchun area.

7. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Taixiang Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Jiang Taixiang, from Hangezhuang Village, Jiaolai Town, was recently sentenced to a three-year prison term and fined 10,000 yuan.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Jiang:Liu Shiming (刘世明), president, Jiaozhou City Court: +86-532-87283711, +86-532-87276067Li Jianmin (李建敏), deputy president: +86-532-87291638, +86-18562883600, +86-18553258030Fu Zengguang (付增光), presiding judge: +86-532-87291650, +86-18562883752, +86-13869809977Chen Min (陈敏): +86-185628890

8. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Mr. Du Zhaocai and His Wife Ms. Wu Ruifang Detained

Mr. Du Zhaocai and his wife Ms. Wu Ruifang from Jiaolai Town were arrested by officers from the Jiaolai Police Station on the morning of August 8, 2018. The officers ransacked their home and confiscated Falun Gong books, photos of the founder of Falun Gong, and several printers and computers.

The couple was taken to the Pudong Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Du and Ms. Wu:He Yongfei (何永飞), director, Jiaolai Town Police Station: +86-532-88220136, +86-13573264388Li Tingdong (李廷东), political head: +86-15725252777Wang Lude (王鲁德), deputy director: +86-13969602287Li Shiming (李世明), chief, Jiaozhou City Police Department: +86-53266585666, +86-13806393566Zhang Haichen (张海琛), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-53266585530, +86-13969829666

9. [Linzhou City, Henan Province] Mr. Feng Youfu Sentenced to a Three-Year Prison Term

Mr. Feng Youfu was arrested in April 2016 for filing a criminal complaint against Jiang Zemin, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party, for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong. He was secretly sentenced to three years in prison. He appealed, and the Anyang Intermediate Court returned the case back to the court stating “insufficient evidence.”

Mr. Feng was kept in a detention center.

The Linzhou Court sentenced Mr. Feng to three years in prison in 2018. He appealed again, but this time the Anyang Intermediate Court upheld the original verdict in late July.

Mr. Feng was taken to the Zhengzhou Prison at the end of July.

10. [Yichun City, Jiangxi Province] Mr. Wu Yuanxiong's Whereabouts Unknown

Mr. Wu Yuanxiong, 50, the deputy president of the Xinjian Cancer Hospital, went to his hometown in Wuhan City, Hubei Province on July 10, 2018. He was arrested by Wuhan police on the afternoon of July 12. His whereabouts are unknown.

11. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Ms. Cheng Chunzhen and Ms. Wang Xinli Arrested

Ms. Cheng Chunzhen and Ms. Wang Xinli were reported to the authorities for talking to people about Falun Gong. They were arrested by officers from the Guandong Police Station on the evening of August 5, 2018.

Ms. Cheng was released that night because she had high blood pressure, while Ms. Wang was taken to the Wuhan City No. 1 Detention Center for 15 days of detention.

12. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Hu Yating Arrested

Ms. Hu Yating, who is originally from Hunan Province, was arrested by the Shunde District police in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, on August 8, 2018.

Ms. Hu had been arrested several times since 2006. She was detained for 15 days, and sentenced to forced labor for one year.

She was twice sentenced to prison. Once, for three years, and a second time for two years and six months.

Participants in the persecution of Ms. Hu:Shunde District Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-757-22832726, +86-757-22832701610 Office: +86-757-22832763, +86-757-22830182Zhang Yingsong (张英松), head, 610 Office: +86-13590538905Xie Fangsheng (谢方生): +86-13702342943