(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 8 provinces, where at least 16 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Tianjin] Ms. Chen Suying Detained
2. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Zhiling Taken to Prison
3. [Weining County, Guizhou Province] Ms. Xu Yanfei and Ms. Wang Qin Incarcerated in Prison
4. [Dazhu County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yu Shenghua and Ms. Zhang Qimei Detained
5. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Guohui Detained
6. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Pan Yanhua Imprisoned
7. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Cai Xiuzhi and Ms. Cai Xiuhua Arrested
8. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Qianying Detained
9. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhao Yunbin Taken to Prison
10. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Guoan and Ms. Zhou Suxia Arrested
11. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hou Qiaozhen and Ms. Zhang Peiying Sentenced to Prison

1. [Tianjin] Ms. Chen Suying Detained

Ms. Chen Suying, 70, from Zhougezhuang, Guanzhuang Town in the Jizhou District, was arrested by officers from the Guanzhuang Police Station on January 2, 2019. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Chen is being held in the Jizhou Detention Center. She is not allowed family visits.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Chen:Yang Zihua (杨子华), deputy director, Guanzhuang Town Police Station: +86-17822151519Feng Guangqing (冯广清), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13920505598Jizhou Police Department: +86-22-29142721, +86-22-82862351

2. [Jieyang City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Huang Zhiling Taken to Prison

Ms. Huang Zhiling from Puling City was sentenced to two years in prison by the Jiedong Court around December 20, 2018, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was taken to the Guangdong Province Women's Prison.

3. [Weining County, Guizhou Province] Ms. Xu Yanfei and Ms. Wang Qin Incarcerated in Prison

Ms. Xu Yanfei from Weining County was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 5,000 yuan by the Third Court of Qixingguan District Court in Bijie City.

Ms. Wang Qin was sentenced to two years in prison.

Both practitioners are incarcerated in the Fourth Ward of Guizhou Province No. 1 Women's Prison.

4. [Dazhu County, Sichuan Province] Mr. Yu Shenghua and Ms. Zhang Qimei Detained

Mr. Yu Shenghua and Ms. Zhang Qimei were arrested by officers from the Dongnan Police Station in Zhuyang Town on January 26, 2019. They are being held in the Dazhu County Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Yu and Ms. Zhang:Dazhu County Detention Center: +86-818-6221340Dongnan Police Station in Zhuyang Town: +86-818-6106110Tian Fahui (田发辉), case officer: +86-15775658899

5. [Yantai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Guohui Detained

Mr. Wang Guohui was arrested in the Yantai Railway Station on January 29, 2019, when he used paper currency with Falun Gong information printed on it. His home was ransacked.

Mr. Wang is being held in the Yantai Detention Center.

6. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Pan Yanhua Taken to Prison

Ms. Pan Yanhua from the Daoli District was taken to Xinjian Prison on January 22, 2019. The police did not notify her family.

7. [Yushu City, Jilin Province] Ms. Cai Xiuzhi and Ms. Cai Xiuhua Arrested

Ms. Cai Xiuzhi and her sister Ms. Cai Xiuhua were arrested on January 26, 2019. Their home was ransacked, and their Falun Gong books and computers were confiscated.

8. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Ms. Jiang Qianying Detained

Ms. Jiang Qianying from Jiaozhou City was arrested in the Zhangying Town Open Market by plainclothes officers from the Zhangying Police Station on January 27, 2019.

Ms. Jiang is being held in the Ducun Detention Center.

9. [Fuyang City, Anhui Province] Ms. Zhao Yunbin Taken to Prison

Ms. Zhao Yunbin was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in the Yingdong District Court on the morning of December 12, 2017. She was taken to Suzhou Prison.

10. [Beijing] Mr. Liu Guoan and Ms. Zhou Suxia Arrested

Mr. Liu Guoan and Ms. Zhou Suxia from the Shunyi District were arrested by officers from the Houshayu Police Station and Shunyi Domestic Security Division on January 28, 2019. Ms. Zhou's Falun Gong books, computers, printers, and cash were confiscated.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Liu and Ms. Zhou:Yu Gonglin (俞功林), Shunyi Domestic Security Division: +86-15611136105

11. [Handan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Hou Qiaozhen and Ms. Zhang Peiying Sentenced to Prison

Ms. Hou Qiaozhen and Ms. Zhang Peiying were tried in the Handan City No. 3 Detention Center by the Criminal Court of the Ci County Court on December 24, 2018.

Ms. Hou was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 2,000 yuan. Ms. Zhang was sentenced to one year and ten months and fined 1,000 yuan.

Both practitioners have appealed to the Handan Intermediate Court.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Hou and Ms. Zhang:Dai Jingyue (戴景月), president, Handan Intermediate Court: +86-310-6267090, +86-18632133999Zhang Shangzhen (张尚震), attorney general, Handan Procuratorate: +86-310-6086789, +86-18830006789Handan Intermediate Court: +86-310-6267001, +86-310-6267007Zhao Zengguo (赵增国), deputy president: +86-310-6267169, +86-310-6267169, +86-15903206666