(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 8 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 27 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Pingliang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Ya's Whereabouts Unknown
2. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xin Detained
3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhi's Case Sent to Procuratorate
4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Yang Yajie Detained
5. [Beijing] Ms. Liang Chunli and Ms. Shen Arrested
6. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Yanmin and Ms. Li Xiuru Detained
7. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Jia Ruiling's Whereabouts Unknown
8. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Twelve Practitioners Arrested
9. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Five Practitioners Arrested, Their Whereabouts Unknown
10. [Beijing] Ms. Xu Xiufen Detained

1. [Pingliang City, Gansu Province] Ms. Li Ya's Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. Li Ya was arrested by officers from Jianlanlu Police Station, a branch of the Qilihe District Police Department, on May 8, 2019. She was held in the Qilihe Detention Center and then taken away by someone on May 19. Her whereabouts are unknown.

2. [Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Xin Detained

Mr. Zhang Xin was arrested at the Urumqi Railway Station on his way to Xinjiang on May 21, 2019. He was detained for 15 days.

3. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhang Xiuzhi's Case Sent to Procuratorate

Ms. Zhang Xiuzhi was arrested at home by officers from Huanggu District Domestic Security Division and Liaohe Police Station on May 10, 2019. Her case has been sent to the Huanggu Procuratorate.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:Zhao Hongtao (赵洪涛), head, Huanggu District Domestic Security Division: +86-24-86402363, +86-24-86404354, +86-13904024113Song Zhiming (宋志明), police officer: +86-18640567299Li (李某), officer in charge of Liaohe Police Station: +86-17612455739Yang Yiyao (杨义瑶), prosecutor, Huanggu District Procuratorate:+86-24-86403033, +86-24-86459811Wang Yiru (王一茹), prosecutor: +86-24-86459992

4. [Shenyang City, Liaoning Province] Yang Yajie Detained

Yang Yajie, 70, was arrested by officers from Huanggu District Domestic Security Division and Shelita Police Station on April 22, 2019. Yang was taken to the Shenyang No. 1 Detention Center, and has been officially placed under arrest.

Parties involved in persecuting Yang Yajie:Zhao Hongtao (赵洪涛), head, Huanggu District Domestic Security Division: +86-24-86404354, +86-24-86407653Lin Zhiwei (林志伟), director, Shelita Police Station: +86-24-86720256Huanggu District Procuratorate: +86-24-86402000

5. [Beijing] Ms. Liang Chunli and Ms. Shen Arrested

Ms. Liang Chunli and Ms. Shen were arrested by officers from Gongchenjiedao Police Station in the Fangshan District on May 20, 2019. Their Falun Gong books were confiscated.

6. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhao Yanmin and Ms. Li Xiuru Detained

Ms. Zhao Yanmin and Ms. Li Xiuru were arrested by officers from Jiucheng Town Police Station on May 13, 2019, for posting informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were taken to Qianxi County Detention Center.

Ms. Zhao was released on May 19 due to having high blood pressure. Ms. Li was detained for ten days.

7. [Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province] Ms. Jia Ruiling's Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. Jia Ruiling was arrested by officers from Changan District Police Department on April 5, 2019. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Jia's whereabouts are unknown.

8. [Bozhou City, Anhui Province] Twelve Practitioners Arrested

Officers from the Bozhou City Police Department and Qiaocheng District Police Department arrested 12 practitioners on April 17, 2019.

Ms. Wang Yulan’s four daughters and Ms. Jiang Jianmei are being held in the Bozhou Detention Center. Ms. Jia Suling was taken to Guoyang County Brainwashing Center. The other six practitioners were released.

Parties involved in persecuting the 12 practitioners:Meng Xiangguo (孟祥国), director, Bozhou City Police Department:+86-558-5233001, +86-19805677677Wang Yazhou (王亚州), deputy director: +86-558-5233566, +86-13909686866Zhang Kun (张坤), deputy director: +86-558-5233006, +86-17756766999,+86-13805671826Gan Shaowen (甘绍文), deputy director: +86-558-5233316, +86-18956888668

9. [Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province] Five Practitioners Arrested. Their Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. Chen Ailan, Ms. Qi Zhilian, Ms. Niu Xuezhen, Ms. Li Shangzhen, and Ms. Yin were arrested at Ms. Chen's home by officers from Dongjiao Police Department on May 27, 2019. The police ransacked their residences. Their whereabouts are unknown.

10. [Beijing] Ms. Xu Xiufen Detained

Ms. Xu Xiufen from the Fangshan District was arrested by deputy director Lu (吕某) and other officers from the Liangxiang Town Police Station on April 19, 2019. She is being held in the Fangshan Detention Center.