(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in eight cities or counties in eight provinces, where at least 25 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Yongning County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Nine Practitioners’ Cases Turned Over the Court
2. [Suizhou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Renying Officially Arrested
3. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Shuhua Held in Detention Center
5. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested
6. [Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Qingwu Transferred to Detention Center
7. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Xiuzhen and Ms. Chen Xianbi Arrested
8. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Gong Piqi Files Motion to Reconsider His Case

1. [Yongning County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region] Nine Practitioners’ Cases Turned Over the Court

Mr. Xie Nanfang, Ms. Na Qin, Ms. Xiao Yanzhi, Ms. Zhu Haiyan, Ms. Chen Bo, Ms. Jiang Chunmei, Ms. Wang Xiuhua, Ms. Sun Fanghui, and Ms. Sun Fanghong were arrested by police officers from Yongning County on September 19, 1999. Their cases were turned over to the Xixia District Court, Yinchuan City, on June 2, 2020.

2. [Suizhou City, Hubei Province] Ms. Li Renying Officially Arrested

Ms. Li Renying was arrested on May 14, 2020. She is being held in the Suizhou City No. 2 Detention Center. The Zengdu District Procuratorate officially placed her under arrest on May 28.

Participant in the persecution of Ms. Li:Detention Center: +86-722-3307288, +86-18307238330

3. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Fan Zhen from Fuping County was arrested by plainclothes officers from the Fuping Police Department on the morning of May 27, 2020. They confiscated Falun Dafa books and printed materials.

Mr. Yin Xinjian and Ms. Xiaozhen from Gaoyang County were arrested by Gaoyang Domestic Security officers on June 5. Their homes were ransacked.

Participants in the persecution of the three practitioners:Bian Likun (边立坤), head, Domestic Security Division, in charge of the case: +86-312-6622748, +86-13932235885Sun Zongqi (孙宗淇), Party secretary, Gaoyang County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-312-6699790, +86-312-6699956, +86-13933202858Li Zhaoyang (李朝阳), deputy Party secretary: +86-312-6699796, +86-13932272277Wang Shengli (王胜利), head, 610 Office: +86-312-6699077, +86-312-6699077, +86-13930838200Qi Yuling (齐玉领), deputy head: +86-312-6699077, +86-13930866915

4. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Jiang Shuhua Held in Detention Center

Ms. Jiang Shuhua from the Ganjiatun area of Dehui City was arrested by officers from the Daqingzui Police Station on June 4, 2020. She is being held in the Dehui Detention Center.

5. [Baiyin City, Gansu Province] Seven Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Dang Yanwen from the Pingchuan District was arrested by Pingchuan Domestic Security officers on April 20, 2020, for talking to people about Falun Gong. His home was ransacked, and Falun Dafa books and a cell phone were confiscated.

Officers from the Pingchuang Domestic Security Division and the Baoji Police Station broke into Ms. Zhang Xiuling’s home and ransacked it on May 18. They confiscated a cell phone and an MP5 player. The same officers went to Ms. Qian Jingmin’s home and ransacked it. They confiscated a large number of Falun Dafa books and a computer. They then went to Mr. Xu Xuejun’s shop and ransacked it, confiscating their Falun Dafa books. The three practitioners were taken to the police station.

Ms. Ren Wanrong, Ms. Guo Lianqing, and Ms. Zhang Xiuling were arrested by officers from the Pingchuan Domestic Security Division and the Changzheng Domestic Security Division on the morning of June 4. Their homes were ransacked, and Falun Dafa books and MP3 players were confiscated. They were released later that evening but are being monitored and followed by the police.

Participants in the persecution of these practitioners:Residential police officers:Qin Haijun (秦海军): +86-13893051374Guo Shipeng (郭世鹏): +86-15101441290

6. [Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Zhang Qingwu Transferred to Detention Center

Mr. Zhang Qingwu was quarantined for nine days in a hotel due to the coronavirus pandemic before being transferred to the Bayan County Detention Center.

Participants in the persecution of Mr. Zhang:Li Yanguo (李彦国), secretary, Bayan County Political and Legal Affairs Committee: +86-451-57502716Wang Yunhe (王云鹤), deputy secretary: +86-15045444567, +86-451-56073699Peng Haifeng (彭海峰), deputy secretary: +86-13644581789, +86-451-56073189Wen Yuquan (闻玉权), head, 610 Office: +86-13796230800, +86-451-57513231Yu Haiyan (于海燕), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13634803322Wang Yan (王岩), director, Bayan County Detention Center: +86-1379604778

7. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Ms. Huang Xiuzhen and Ms. Chen Xianbi Arrested

Ms. Huang Xiuzhen and Ms. Chen Xianbi from Pengxi County were arrested in early May 2020 for talking to people about Falun Gong.

8. [Qingdao City, Shandong Province] Mr. Gong Piqi Files Motion to Reconsider His Case

Mr. Gong Piqi, a 65-year-old retired colonel, was sentenced to a seven-and-a-half-year prison term by the Shibei District Court on July 20, 2018. He filed an appeal to the Qingdao City Intermediate Court in August, but it was rejected.

He is incarcerated in the Shandong Province Prison and is filing a motion to reconsider his case to the Shandong Province Supreme People’s Court.