(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 28 cities or counties in 10 provinces. In this report, 51 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention and at least 33 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Shan County, Shandong Province] Police Arrest Shen Jin'e and Liu Guangcun
  2. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Bian Xinsheng and Zhu Mingwu Arrested
  3. [Hebei Province] Dingzhou City Police Harass Ms. Shuxian in Dongzhangqian Village, Dingningdian Town
  4. [Shan County, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Persecuted
  5. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Lin Xiuzhu, Liu Aihua and Zhou Yuhua Arrested
  6. [Heilongjiang Province] 610 Office Agent Li Jiansheng Arrests Ms. Song Guiping on December 28, 2007
  7. [Guangxi Autonomous Region] Beihai City "610 Office" Agents Arrest Ms. Lu Lifang on December 28, 2007
  8. [Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Jin'e from Yaozhuang Village, Shahe City Arrested on December 23, 2007
  9. [Jingjing County, Hebei Province] Police Again Arrest Wu Jianjun
  10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Sixty-Year-Old Ms. Liu Yuejing Being Held at the Jianghan District Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center
  11. [Qu County, Sichuan Province] Hu Yurong's Brother and Father Arrested
  12. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Being Held at the Dashan Prison in Qingdao City
  13. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Chen Lian Arrested and Sentenced
  14. [Wangqing County, Jilin Province] Wu Yingzi Arrested
  15. [Liangning Province] Personnel from the Chaoyang City Developmental District Police Department Holds Bo Caifeng's Daughter as a Hostage
  16. [Beijing] Several Practitioners from the Dongcheng District Arrested - Belated News
  17. [Akesu City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Several Practitioners' Homes Ransacked on December 29, 2007
  18. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
  19. [Xiamen City, Fujian Province] Xu Xiaoqiang, Lai Jiyan and Xiang Benzhi Sentenced
  20. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Liu Ruichen's Family
  21. [Heilongjiang Province] Feng San Held at a Detention Center
  22. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Li Yukun Lives in Exile and His Family Harassed
  23. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Zheng Shuqing Arrested
  24. [Akesu City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] A Practitioner Arrested and Released
  25. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Jiang Xueqin Lives in Exile
  26. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Zhang Hairong Arrested
  27. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zeng Geping and Mr. Xiang Lin Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison, and Ms. Ding Yuerong Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
  28. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Officials from the Shisanli Detention Center Refuse Visits from Practitioners' Families
  29. [Heilongjiang Province] Persecution of Practitioners in Daqing City
  30. [Xuanhua City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Have Been Held for a Long Time

1. [Shan County, Shandong Province] Police Arrest Shen Jin'e and Liu Guangcun

Personnel from the Shan County Police Department National Security Division broke into Ms. Shen Jin'e and Mr. Liu Guangcun's home at 11:00 p.m. on December 29, 2007. They ransacked the place and arrested the couple.

Wang Yangui, Shan County Police Department National Security Division chief: 86-13905408886 (C)
Qi Dunzhou, Shan County Police Department's National Security Division officer who was in charge of the couple's case: 86-13012695588 (C)
Xie Kongbin, Shan County "610 Office" head: 86-13515301000 (C), 86-530-6106000 (H), 86-530-4600610 (O)

2. [Hengshui City, Hebei Province] Bian Xinsheng and Zhu Mingwu Arrested

A man went to practitioner Mr. Bian Xinsheng's home in Hongyetun Village, Chengguan Town, Fucheng County, Hengshui City at 10:00 a.m. on December 26, 2007. He said his father had been bedridden for a long time and would like to read Falun Gong books and materials. Mr. Bian gave him several books and some informational materials. However, the man arrested him and put him into the Fucheng County Police Department.

Several policemen headed by Wang Runze arrested Mr. Zhu Mingwu from his workplace in Fucheng County the afternoon of December 26, 2007. They attempted to ransack his home, but Mr. Zhu's family stopped them.

3. [Hebei Province] Dingzhou City Police Harass Ms. Shuxian in Dongzhangqian Village, Dingningdian Town

4. [Shan County, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Persecuted

Personnel from the Shan County Police Department held a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on December 18, 2007 and ordered policemen to monitor and follow practitioners.

Personnel from the Huanggang Town Police Station and from the Fugang Town Police Station arrested Ms. Wang Fenglan and Mr. Qi Jiansheng, and took them to the Fugang Town Police Station the afternoon of December 24, 2007. They ransacked Ms. Wang's home at 9:00 p.m. that day, and Mr. Qi's home at 9:00 a.m. the next day.

Police arrested two practitioners at 9:00 p.m. on December 29, 2007.

Xie Kongbin, Shan County 610 Office head: 86-13515301000 (C), 86-530-6106000 (H), 86-530-4600610 (O)
Zhao Qi, Shan County Police Department chief: 86-530-4657001 (O), 86-13905400382 (C)
Wang Yangui, Shan County National Security Division chief: 86-13905408886 (C)

5. [Laiyang City, Shandong Province] Lin Xiuzhu, Liu Aihua and Zhou Yuhua Arrested

Ms. Lin Xiuzhu, Ms. Liu Aihua and Ms. Zhou Yuhua from Laiyang City were arrested in December 2007. Police confiscated Ms. Zhou's computer, a printer and some Dafa books. It was reported that the three practitioners are presently being held at the city's detention center.

6. [Heilongjiang Province] 610 Office Agent Li Jiansheng Arrests Ms. Song Guiping on December 28, 2007

Li Jiansheng: 86-13359973005

7. [Guangxi Autonomous Region] Beihai City 610 Office Agents Arrest Ms. Lu Lifang on December 28, 2007

Beihai City 610 Office head: 86- 133176926820779 (C)

8. [Hebei Province] Ms. Liu Jin'e from Yaozhuang Village, Shahe City Arrested on December 23, 2007

9. [Jingjing County, Hebei Province] Police Again Arrest Wu Jianjun

Mr. Wu Jianjun is an employee from the Jingjing County No. 641 Factory in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Personnel from the county police department arrested him again on December 18, 2007.

10. [Wuhan City, Hubei Province] Sixty-Year-Old Ms. Liu Yuejing Being Held at the Jianghan District Erdaopeng Brainwashing Center

11. [Qu County, Sichuan Province] Hu Yurong's Brother and Father Arrested

Personnel from the Qu County Domestic Security Division broke into Ms. Hu Yurong's parents' home and confiscated some items worth more than 1,000 yuan the morning of October 1, 2007. They then took Ms. Hu's father and brother to the Baocheng Township Police Station.

12. [Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province] Several Practitioners Being Held at the Dashan Prison in Qingdao City

Jiaozhou City 610 Office agents arrested more than ten practitioners during the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 17th Conference in 2007. Ms. Wei Xiurong, Ms. Li Shiying, Ms. Hei Jianfeng, Ms. Song Gui'e and Ms. Zhou Shenghua are being held at the Dashan Prison in Qingdao City. Mr. Zhai Yingqiang and Mr. He Kunlun are being held at the Jiaozhou City Detention Center.

13. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Chen Lian Arrested and Sentenced

Personnel from the Guanghan City 610 Office and Welfare Center official Yuan Xiuquan suspended Mr. Chen Lian's salary because he practices Falun Gong. Mr. Chen explained the facts about the persecution to some people in Chengdu City, but personnel from the Jinniu District's Wukuaishi Police Station in Chengdu City arrested him and put him in the city's detention center. Mr. Chen's father and brother attempted to visit him twice, but were turned away.

Jinniu District Court agents secretly sentenced Mr. Chen to three and a half years in prison on November 4, 2007, with the sentence to be served at the Wumaping Prison in Leshan City. Mr. Chen's family did not know about it until he was imprisoned there.

14. [Wangqing County, Jilin Province] Wu Yingzi Arrested

Personnel from the Wangqing County Police Station arrested 66-year-old Ms. Wu Yingzi at 4:00 p.m. on December 25, 2007. She is presently being held at the county's Zhong'an Detention Center.

Ms. Wu has been arrested more than ten times and sentenced three times since 1999. The last arrest happened on October 12, 2007. Her retirement pension has been suspended.

Jin Ying, Wangqing Town Police Station chief: 86-433-8812582 (O), 86-433-8823388 (H), 86-13904467396 (C)
Jin Ming, 610 Office head: 86-433-8828400 Ext. 7518 (O), 86-433-8822288 (H), 86-13904462345 (C)
Guan Qingyou, 610 Office deputy head: 86-433-8828400 Ext. 7566 (O), 86-433-8830016 (H), 86-13944770818 (C)

15. [Liangning Province] Personnel from the Chaoyang City Developmental District Police Department Holds Bo Caifeng's Daughter as a Hostage

Officers Zhang Hua and Hong Guanghui from the Chaoyang City Developmental District Police Department broke into Ms. Bo Caifeng's home and ransacked the place on December 30, 2007. Ms. Bo was not at home, so they arrested her newly married daughter and took her to the police department.

Zhang Hua: 86-421-3817868, 86-421-2914334, 86-13304214334
Hong Guanghui: 86-421-3817868, 86-421-7289799, 86-13842182977

16. [Beijing] Several Practitioners from the Dongcheng District Arrested - Belated News

Six practitioners surnamed Zhao, Wang, Tang, Na, Cui and Liu were arrested between August 20 and August 29, 2006 when they distributed Falun Gong truth-clarification materials at the Hujiayuan Community in the Dongcheng District. They were sentenced to three years of forced labor.

Another practitioner from the Hujiayuan Community was arrested in April 2007 when she distributed Falun Gong materials in Tongzhou County.

17. [Akesu City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] Several Practitioners' Homes Ransacked on December 29, 2007

Zhou Shengwen, Akesu City Police Department's National Security Division: 86-13031276398, Chen Guozhu: 86-997-2146512 (O)
Lu Junxian, 610 Office head: 86-13899225166 (C), 86-997-2137350 (O)

18. [Suining City, Sichuan Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Fifty-year-old Ms. Chen Rong, 60-year-old Ms. Yan Changsu, and 73-year-old Ms. Zeng from Suining City were arrested and put into the city's Beigu Asylum Center at 10:00 a.m. on December 28, 2007.

19. [Xiamen City, Fujian Province] Xu Xiaoqiang, Lai Jiyan and Xiang Benzhi Sentenced

Siming District Court agents in Xiamen City sentenced Mr. Xu Xiaoqiang, Ms. Lai Jiyan and Mr. Xiang Benzhi on December 27, 2007. They are presently being held at the city's No. 2 Detention Center.

Lin Lixian, 610 Office head: 86-13859918220
Bai, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13859919786

20. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Persecution of Liu Ruichen's Family

Personnel from the Hancheng Town Police Station arrested Mr. Liu Ruichen, his wife Ms. Wang Lifen and his daughter Ms. Liu Zhihua from their home in Zhongmenzhuang Village. The village is located in Hancheng Town, the Fengrun District, Tangshan City. The arrest happened at 4:00 p.m. on December 29, 2007. Police took the family to the district detention center and ransacked their home.

21. [Heilongjiang Province] Feng San Held at a Detention Center

Police officers arrested Mr. Feng San, an employee from the Fangzheng Forest Bureau, on the morning of December 28, 2007. They ransacked his home and confiscated a bank deposit book registering 2,900 yuan, a tape recorder and several tapes. Mr. Feng is presently being held at the Forest Bureau's Detention Center.

22. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Li Yukun Lives in Exile and His Family Harassed

Zhucheng City's Xiangzhou Police Station chief led six policemen and went to Mr. Li Yukun's home in Qianliangtai Village, Guojiatun Town on November 9, 2007. They ransacked the place and confiscated one of Master's pictures, some Dafa books and other materials. Mr. Li was not home and now lives in exile to avoid further persecution. Police went to Mr. Li's home and harassed the family every day between November 12 and 14, 2007.

23. [Jiaohe City, Jilin Province] Zheng Shuqing Arrested

Ms. Zheng Shuqing from Songjiang Town, Jiaohe City was arrested and sentenced to 10 days of detention. Her detention term was extended by five days. After that, the police placed her in the city detention center for refusing to give up Falun Gong practice. Ms. Zheng's family requested her release, but the police pushed them out of the Songjiang Town Police Office.

24. [Akesu City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region] A Practitioner Arrested and Released

A practitioner explained the facts about Falun Gong at the entrance to a school on December 28, 2007. A teacher reported her to police. Local police broke into the practitioner's home and arrested her in the morning of December 29, 2007. They confiscated all of her Dafa materials and an MP3 player. She has since been released. Police ransacked another practitioner's home in the middle of the night on December 29, 2007, and confiscated a computer and some CDs.

25. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Jiang Xueqin Lives in Exile

Officer Chen Xin from the Domestic Security Division broke into Mr. Jiang Xueqin's home on December 20, 2007, and confiscated a computer, a printer, some Dafa materials and one of Master's pictures. Mr. Jiang was not at home and now lives in exile to avoid further persecution.

26. [Zhengzhou City, Henan Province] Zhang Hairong Arrested

Personnel from the Weilai Avenue Police Station arrested Mr. Zhang Hairong and took him to the Jinshui District Police Department at 4:00 p.m. on December 21, 2007. Mr. Zhang is presently being held at the Matougang Detention Center.

27. [Guang'an City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Zeng Geping and Mr. Xiang Lin Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison, and Ms. Ding Yuerong Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

Teng Mingxiang, Guang'an City Court chief: 86-826-2332599 (O), 86-13980326699 (C)
Ma Zebo, deputy chief: 86-826-2332519 (O), 86-826-2332563 (H), 86-13982662963 (C)

28. [Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province] Officials from the Shisanli Detention Center Refuse Visits from Practitioners' Families

More than ten practitioners' family members traveled more than 100 miles to the Shisanli Detention Center on family visiting day, December 30, 2007. Two policemen in the reception room refused their requests for visits and told them that they could not see any practitioners.

29. [Heilongjiang Province] Persecution of Practitioners in Daqing City

According to statistics from Clearwisdom.net, more than 70 practitioners have been arrested or harassed in 2007. Nine practitioners were sentenced to imprisonment. They are Ms. Cui Hongyan, Ms. Yu Chunyan, Ms. Sui Yumin, Ms. Qu Yanyan, Ms. Yan Xiuli, Mr. Han Defa, Mr. Liu Zhigao, Ms. Yang Jinfeng and Ms. Yin Guirong. Three practitioners were put on trial, but the verdicts are unknown. They are Mr. Zhou Wenyan, Mr. Shi Baosheng and Ms. Li Chunying. Five practitioners were sentenced to forced labor. They are Mr. Tie Zhijie, Ms. Cui Yumei, Mr. Li Yunbiao, Mr. Dong Wenwu and Mr. Cai Shuhu. Seven practitioners died as a result of torture. They were Mr. Zhang Hongquan, Mr. Ma Bing, Ms. Zhang Baoying, Mr. Zhou Shuhai, Jiang Pai, Mr. Liu Sheng and Mr. Ni Wenkui.

30. [Xuanhua City, Hebei Province] Several Practitioners Have Been Held for a Long Time

Several practitioners have been held at the Xuanhua City Detention Center for a long time. They are Ms. Zhao Guiping, Ms. Lei Wenxia, Ms. Hu Zhimei, Ms. Liu Yuzhi, Ms. Li Guirong and Ms. Liu Nuan.

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Category: Accounts of Persecution