(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 15 cities or counties in 9 provinces. According to this report, at least 23 were illegally arrested.

1. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. He Weifei Detained
2. [Huantai County, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Zhengli Arrested
3. [Penglai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Yujie Arrested
4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Xueyan Arrested
5. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Cuijuan Became Mentally Disoriented
6. [Zhenyuan County, Gansu Province] Ms. Guo Caiping Detained
7. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Jinghua and Ms. Ni Hong Detained
8. [Wuyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Rong Detained
9. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
10. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Lu Yan Arrested
11. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Sun Yan Arrested
12. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Xiong Guoqiong Arrested
13. [Jingde County, Anhui Province] Four Practitioners Arrested
14. [Tahe County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yang Zongbo Detained
15. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia] Mr. Zhang Hongtian Detained
16. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Bai Xiuyun and Ms. Zhang Shaolian Detained

1. [Foshan City, Guangdong Province] Ms. He Weifei Detained

Ms. He Weifei was arrested on December 7, 2015. The police officers ransacked her home and confiscated a large amount of cash and Falun Gong books. She was taken to the Nanhai Detention Center on December 28.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. He:Zhong Liyi (钟丽仪), officer, Nanhai Domestic Security Division: +86-13802466883 +86-757-86336371Li Yanghuan (李样欢): +86-13702651133Ye Bingkun (叶炳坤), officer, Nanhai 610 Office: +86-13928611599 +86-757-86289885 +86-757-86286256Wu Yongchao (吴泳潮), director, Heshun Police Station: +86-13702423191 +86-757-85119580

2. [Huantai County, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Zhengli Arrested

Mr. Wang Zhengli was arrested by officers from the Huantai County Domestic Security Division on January 21, 2016.

3. [Penglai City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Yujie Arrested

Mr. Zhang Yujie was arrested on January 24, 2016.

4. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Zhang Xueyan Arrested

Ms. Zhang Xueyan was recently arrested.

5. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Zhang Cuijuan Became Mentally Disoriented

Ms. Zhang Cuijuan was arrested by police police officers from the Chengdong Police Station, Huadu District, on January 18, 2016, for suing Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese dictator. She was forced to sign statements, agreeing to give up Falun Gong, not associating with practitioners, and other demands.

She was released the next day, but she had become mentally disoriented because of brainwashing and torture.

6. [Zhenyuan County, Gansu Province] Ms. Guo Caiping Detained

Ms. Guo Caiping was arrested on January 27, 2016, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. She is detained in the Zhenyuan County Detention Center.

7. [Tianjin] Ms. Wang Jinghua and Ms. Ni Hong Detained

Ms. Wang Jinghua, 65, and Ms. Ni Hong, 54, were arrested by police officers from the Hongshunli Police Station on January 26, 2016, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. The police ransacked their homes. They were detained at the Caozhuangzi Detention Center for 10 days.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Wang and Ms. Ni:Hungshunli Police Station: +86-22-28351806

8. [Wuyang County, Henan Province] Ms. Zhang Rong Detained

Ms. Zhang Rong was arrested on January 29, 2016, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. She is held in the Wuyang County Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Zhang:Zhang Changyu (张长瑜), deputy director, Wuyang County Police Department: +86-13903957739Instructor: +86-13839519898Captain: +86-13839578889

9. [Jilin City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Ni Yuxian, Mr. Liu Shengcao, and Ms. Su Mingying were arrested by police officers from the Baishan Police Station in Fengman District on January 30, 2016, for distributing Chinese New Year gifts with Falun Gong-related content.

Party involved in persecuting the three practitioners:Baishan Police Station: +86-432-64696110

10. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Ms. Lu Yan Arrested

Ms. Lu Yan was arrested on January 16, 2016.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Lu:Domestic Security Division: +86-315-2824452, +86-315-2534011

11. [Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province] Ms. Sun Yan Arrested

Ms. Sun Yan, who had left her home two years ago due to the persecution, was arrested by Tan, captain, and officers from the Huadu District Domestic Security Division on January 28, 2016. She was taken back to Guangzhou City.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Sun:Zhao (赵某), section chief, Huadu District 610 Office in Guangzhou City: +86-13926282883Xu Wenke (徐文科): +86-13902393115

12. [Zunyi City, Guizhou Province] Ms. Xiong Guoqiong Arrested

Ms. Xiong Guoqiong was arrested by officers from the Huichuan District Domestic Security Division on January 26, 2016. She was taken to the Leitaishan Detention Center, but was released that evening due to high blood pressure.

Party involved in persecuting Ms. Xiong:Zhang Dan (张丹), officer, Huichuan District Domestic Security Division,: +86-18089658113 +86-18786250033

13. [Jingde County, Anhui Province] Four Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Bao Huilian and her son were arrested around January 20, 2016. They were taken to a police station and interrogated. They refused to cooperate and sign documents. They were released the same day.

Ms. Feng Suyun was arrested at home on January 27, 2016. She was given a seven day detention term, but released due to high blood pressure.

Ms. Zhou Sufang was arrested and taken to a brainwashing center on January 16, 2016. She was detained in the Tunxi Detention Center for seven days.

Parties involved in persecuting the four practitioners:Director of Jingde County Police Department: +86-563-8023275, +86-563-8023003, +86-563-8023004Criminal Police Division: +86-563-8023111Security Division: +86-563-8023131

14. [Tahe County, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Yang Zongbo Detained

Mr. Yang Zongbo was arrested by officers from the Tahe County Police Department on January 16, 2016. He had gone to the police department to talk about the persecution of Falun Gong and to demand the return of items they had confiscated.

He was taken to the Tahe County Detention Center and deprived of family visits.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Yang:Cui Yuzhi (崔玉芝), captain, Tahe County Domestic Security Division: +86-18645723021, +86-457-3663932, +86-457-3667471Han Degang (韩德刚), officer: +86-13846558007, +86-457-3672111Liu Yayou (刘亚友), director, Tahe County Police Department: +86-457-3666743, +86-13846558353Zhou Quan (周权), director, Detention Center: +86-457-3636664

15. [Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia] Mr. Zhang Hongtian Detained

Mr. Zhang Hongtian, recently arrested, is detained in the Tongliao City Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Mr. Zhang:Liu Xingchen (刘兴臣), director, Keerqin District Police Department: +86-13847504751, +86-478234728, +86-136047597964Shi Wenhui (史文慧), captain, Domestic Security Division: +86-4758235118, +86-13514756533Wang Bo (王波), captain: +86-13947540101, +86-4752212020Director, Tongliao City Detention Center: +86-475-8610965, +86-475-8610965

16. [Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Bai Xiuyun and Ms. Zhang Shaolian Detained

Ms. Bai Xiuyun and Ms. Zhang Shaolian, arrested around January 30, 2016, are detained in the Pingzhuang Detention Center, Yuanbaoshan District.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Bai and Ms. Zhang:Lin Yuhua (林玉华), director: +86-476-3521688, +86-13804760360Feng Jianhua (冯建华), political commissioner: +86-476-3510525, +86-13804761101, +86-15540692777Li Yinmin (李荫民), deputy director: +86-476-3511920, +86-13604762016Wang Heran (王贺然), captain, Domestic Security Division: +86-475-3514143, +86-13904763585Li Huajie (李化杰), director, Pingzhuang Detention Center: +86-476-3510810, +86-476-3522598, +86-13904762700