(Clearwisdom.net) Today's News from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 13 cities or counties in 29 provinces. In this report, 28 practitioners were subjected to mistreatment during their detention, and at least 34 practitioners were illegally arrested.

  1. [Shandong Province] Persecution of Practitioners in the Shandong Province No. 2 Forced Labor Camp

  2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Shuxiang Arrested

  3. [Beijing] Ms. Geng Jin'e Arrested

  4. [Beijing] Personnel from the Domestic Security Division Arrested Mr. Hu Shuyi from Tanying Village in Miyun County on December 4, 2008

  5. [Beijing] Mr. Cong Dawei and Mr. Liu Yujan Arrested

  6. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Yuli Sentenced to Prision

  7. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Shuhua's Family Harassed

  8. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Xixiang Held in the Waimao Hotel

  9. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Lin Arrested

  10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Aiying's Husband Arrested

  11. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Guanghua Arrested

  12. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Dejiang Arrested

  13. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Yongjin Persecuted in the Tai'an City Prison

  14. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Suzhen's Family Harassed

  15. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Persecution of Ms. Zhang Ping

  16. [Lishui City, Zhejiang Province] Police Arrest Ms. Zhao Lili

  17. [Hunan Province] Guards Harass Released Practitioners

  18. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Liu Hui's Family Persecuted

  19. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Gong Xudong Arrested

  20. [Xixia City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Weili and Ms. Wang Shuyun Arrested

  21. [Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province] Ms. Xie Guifang and Ms. Cao Guiqin Arrested

  22. [Liangshan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Tongjian and Ms. Hou Xia Arrested

  23. [Huichun City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

  24. [Beijing] Ms. Chen Jiaying Arrested in 2007 for Explaining the Facts about Falun Gong

  25. [Wuzhong City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Mr. Zhang Xiaodong Sentenced to Three Years in Prison with Five Years of Probation at the Wuzhong City Intermediate Court in 2005

  26. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yin He Arrested

  27. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Shucheng Forced to Leave His Home

  28. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Dou Ming and His Wife Arrested

  29. [Tianjin] Mr. Qi Changrong, Ms. Song Hongcui and Mr. Bai Hong Sentenced

  30. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Sun Shuchen Sentenced

  31. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Police Arrest Ms. Yu Zhiying and Several Others

  32. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Fei Zhongyi Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison in 2007 for Explaining the Facts about Falun Gong

  33. [Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Hua Arrested

  34. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Li Arrested

  35. [Shandong Province] Six Practitioners Have Been Transferred to the Wangchun Forced Labor Camp

  36. [Chongqing] Ms. Luo Zehui and Another Ms. Luo Sentenced to Imprisonment

  37. [Tianjin] Five Practitioners Arrested

  38. [Yangquan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Lanfang and Her Son Arrested

  39. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Ding Xuemei Arrested

  40. [Gansu Province] Three Practitioners from Zhangye City Arrested

  41. [Henan Province] Mr. Bai Shaohua Taken to Baimiao Forced Labor Camp

  42. [Tianjin] Mr. Song Zhishan Arrested and Home Ransacked

  43. [Yangquan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Lanfang and Her Son Mr. Song Jiyong Arrested on December 1, 2008, and Transferred to the Yangquan City Forced Labor Camp

1. [Shandong Province] Persecution of Practitioners in the Shandong Province No. 2 Forced Labor Camp

Mr. Lu Hongyue was forced to sit on a hard board every night until midnight. His face was swollen due to torture.

Guards instigated criminal inmates to beat Mr. Geng Daohu several times. One time, he was beaten so badly that he could not eat for eight or nine days and he was near death.

Mr. Chen Xuekai was forced to stand on one foot with his arms extended. Guards ordered him to sit on the edge of a hard stool.

Guards ordered criminal inmates to monitor, abuse, and beat practitioners. Practitioners were forced to watch slanderous videos while sitting straight. Otherwise, they would be beaten. The criminals monitored practitioners around the clock, even when practitioners used the restroom.

Zheng Wanxin, Shandong Province No.2 Forced Labor Camp's No.8 Division chief: 86-533-6688911 (Home)
Sun Fengjun, instructor: 86-533-6688104 (Home)

2. [Changchun City, Jilin Province] Ms. Yang Shuxiang Arrested

Several officers headed by Yu Tao from the Xinhu Town Police Station broke into Ms. Yang Shuxiang's home in Xiaonangoutun Village, Xinhu Town in the Jingyue Development District, Changchun City at 3:00 p.m. on December 4, 2008. They arrested her and confiscated a computer and a printer. Ms. Yang is held in the Weizigou Detention Center.

3. [Beijing] Ms. Geng Jin'e Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Geng Jin'e from her home at No. 22 Fuxing Street in Beijing on November 28, 2008. They ransacked her home twice but did not find any evidence. Ms. Geng has been sent to Tuanhe Forced Labor Camp.

4. [Beijing] Personnel from the Domestic Security Division Arrested Mr. Hu Shuyi from Tanying Village in Miyun County on December 4, 2008

5. [Beijing] Mr. Cong Dawei and Mr. Liu Yujan Arrested

Personnel from the Haidian District Police Department arrested Mr. Cong Dawei and Mr. Liu Yujian on December 4, 2008. The two are now in the Qinghe Detention Center in Beijing.

6. [Tianjin] Ms. Zhang Yuli Sentenced to Prision

Ms. Zhang Yuli from Hexi District, Tianjin, is about 50 years old. Officers from Tucheng Police Station arrested her in April this year for doing truth clarification and detained her in a detention center affiliated with the Hexi Police Department. Without going through any legal procedures, she was "illegally sentenced" to three years in prison.

7. [Pingdu City, Shandong Province] Ms. Zhang Shuhua's Family Harassed

Police from Pingdu City failed to arrest Ms. Zhang Shuhua on May 8, 2008. Ms. Zhang now lives in exile to avoid being arrested, but the police often harass her family. Four officers broke into her home during her daughter's wedding ceremony on the morning of December 4, 2008. The police ransacked the home and confiscated a copy of Zhuan Falun.

8. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Xixiang Held in the Waimao Hotel

Baiyushanzi Community Women Union chief and policemen from the Zhucheng City Domestic Security Division broke into Ms. Liu Xixiang's home in the community at 4:00 p.m. on November 17, 2008. They arrested her and confiscated many items.

Ms. Liu is now in the city's Waimao Hotel. She is on a persecution-protest hunger strike and is being subject to forced-feeding.

Meng Lingjun, Waimao Hotel manager: 86-13864616068

9. [Laixi City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Lin Arrested

Ms. Sun Lin, an employee of the Laixi City People's Hospital, was arrested on November 27, 2008. She is in the city detention center. She was handcuffed to a heating pipe on December 1, 2008. She escaped from the handcuffs, but her attempt to leave the detention center failed. Four policemen took her back. No family visits are allowed.

10. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Ms. Sun Aiying's Husband Arrested

Four officers from the Wangliu Town Police Station in the Weicheng District, Weifang City, went to Ms. Zhang Aiying's home at 9:00 a.m. on November 5, 2008. Since Ms. Zhang was not at home, the police arrested her non-practitioner husband, Mr. Zhao Deli, ransacked her home, and confiscated a picture of Master.

11. [Weifang City, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Guanghua Arrested

Personnel from the Fenghuang Police Station in the Development District colluded with officers from the Fangzi District Police Department's Domestic Security Division to arrest Mr. Zhang Guanghua from Nangouxi Village in the Fangzi District on December 2, 2008. The police ransacked his home and put him in the city detention center.

Yu Ting, Fangzi District 610 Office head: 86-13906369997 (Cell), 86-536-7608610 (Office)
Shang Jingyuan, Fangzi District Domestic Security Division chief: 86-536-7602754 (Office)

12. [Gaomi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Wang Dejiang Arrested

Four community security officers reported Mr. Wang Dejiang to police when he distributed Falun Gong flyers in the community at 7:00 p.m. on December 4, 2008. Five officers from the Xiguan Police Station arrested him and put him in a detention center on the afternoon of December 5, 2008.

13. [Linyi City, Shandong Province] Mr. Liu Yongjin Persecuted in the Tai'an City Prison

Personnel from the Lanshan Street Police Station stopped 37-year-old Mr. Liu Yongjin on February 5, 2008, on his motorcycle as he was delivering Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials and passsed the Shuitian Station in Linyi City. They arrested him and put him in the Domestic Security Division. The police tortured him because he refused to tell them where he got the materials and how he got online. Mr. Liu later went on a hunger strike. He has been sentenced to seven years in prison and is in the Tai'an City Prison.

14. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Ms. Zhang Suzhen's Family Harassed

Ms. Zhao Suzhen was arrested in 2006 but later escaped. Personnel from the Baoding City Domestic Security Division recently harassed her family. They broke into her home on the night of June 26, 2008, but did not find Ms. Zhao. Then they went to her family's rented house in Anguo City and harassed the family.

Liu Jiantao, 610 Office head: 86-13903228536 (Cell), 86-312-3552127
Liu Shengli, Anguo City Police Department chief: 86-312-3518989, 86-13673283188
Xu Yawei, Domestic Security Division chief: 86-13931360166

15. [Lanzhou City, Gansu Province] Persecution of Ms. Zhang Ping

Ms. Zhang Ping, 40 years old, was arrested in May 2005 and sentenced at the Xigu Court to five years in prison. She is currently being held in the Lanzhou City Women's Prison. Ms. Zhang was reported for doing Falun Gong exercises at night in November 2008. The police tortured her for 14 days.

16. [Lishui City, Zhejiang Province] Police Arrest Ms. Zhao Lili

Ms. Zhao Lili was arrested on November 27, 2008, for explaining the facts about Falun Gong. She is in Sanyansi Detention Center in Lishui City.

17. [Hunan Province] Guards Harass Released Practitioners

Four guards from the Hunan Province Women's Prison colluded with personnel from the local 610 Office. They damaged the metal lock and broke into Ms. Mao Siyuan's home at 11:30 a.m. on December 2, 2008. Ms. Mao's daughter was so frightened that she couldn't eat or sleep for several days.

18. [Chengdu City, Sichuan Province] Mr. Liu Hui's Family Persecuted

Mr. Liu Hui had been sentenced to four years in prison. Because he refused to give up Falun Gong practice, he was sent to Xinjin Brainwashing Center in the Chengdu City Law Education Institute after his term expired. Mr. Liu has been held there for over two years and still in detainment to date. Personnel from the Chengdu City Domestic Security Division recently harassed Mr. Liu's parents.

19. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Gong Xudong Arrested

Personnel from the Zhongshan District Police Department and from the Kuiying Street Police Station arrested Mr. Gong Xudong from Qingyun Street at 8:00 a.m. on December 2, 2008. The police ransacked his home and confiscated two computers, a printer, some supplies, and personal items. Mr. Gong is being held in the Yaojia Detention Center's No. 11-1 Cell in Dalian City.

Ji Zhenfeng, Dalian City Stability Maintenance Office: 86-411-82739766 (Home), 86-13504095858
Liu Jing, deputy chief: 86-411-83767610-8160 (Office), 86-411-84664176 (Home)

20. [Xixia City, Shandong Province] Ms. Gao Weili and Ms. Wang Shuyun Arrested

Police arrested Ms. Gao Weili and Ms. Wang Shuyun on December 4, 2008, when the two women were distributing Falun Gong flyers. They are in Xixia Detention Center.

21. [Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province] Ms. Xie Guifang and Ms. Cao Guiqin Arrested

Ms. Xie Guifang, in her 40s, is retired from the No. 404 Factory in Jiayuguan City. Policemen from the factory's 610 Office arrested her on the morning of November 29, 2008, when she distributed Falun Gong flyers.

The police also arrested 60-year-old Ms. Cao Guiqin on the night of December 3, 2008, and confiscated a computer and a printer. Her elderly husband, a factory employee, is now one his own. The police also stayed near her home in order to arrest more practitioners.

Zhou Wanlu, No. 404 Factory 610 Office head: 86-937-3655425
Shen Guohua, No. 404 Police Section chief: 86-937-6784896

Liu Chengchang, who stalks near the practitioner's home: 86-937-6786270

22. [Liangshan County, Shandong Province] Mr. Zhang Tongjian and Ms. Hou Xia Arrested

Personnel from the Dalukou Township Police Station arrested Mr. Zhang Tongjian and Ms. Hou Xia the night of December 6, 2008, when they distributed Falun Gong flyers in the township.

Dalukou Township Police Station: 86-537-7457110
Yu Yusheng, police station chief: 86-13355153189

23. [Huichun City, Jilin Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Han Zhengfen, Ms. Wang Weixiu and Ms. Li were arrested for distributing Falun Gong flyers on November 26, 2008.

24. [Beijing] Ms. Chen Jiaying Arrested in 2007 for Explaining the Facts about Falun Gong

25. [Wuzhong City, Ningxia Autonomous Region] Mr. Zhang Xiaodong Sentenced to Three Years in Prison with Five Years of Probation at the Wuzhong City Intermediate Court in 2005

26. [Zhucheng City, Shandong Province] Mr. Yin He Arrested

Mr. Yin He lived away from home in 2007 to avoid illegal arrest. He was arrested again on the night of December 2, 2008. Police confiscated a computer, a printer, and a CD-burner.

27. [Tangshan City, Hebei Province] Mr. Zhang Shucheng Forced to Leave His Home

Mr. Zhang Shucheng is from Gujiayu Village, Zuojiawu Town in the Fengrun District, Tangshan City. He was reported to police for distributing Falun Gong flyers in Hugezhuang Village on December 5, 2008. Personnel from the Wangguanyin Town and the Zuojiawu Town Police Station broke into Mr. Zhang's home and ransacked the place while only Mr. Zhang's small daughter was at home. When the police handcuffed his daughter and manhandled her, she started to cry. A woman heard her screams and reasoned with the policemen, who eventually released the girl. Mr. Zhang now lives elsewhere.

28. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Mr. Dou Ming and His Wife Arrested

Mr. Dou Ming and his 60 year-old wife, Ms. Wang Su, from the Daoli District in Harbin City were arrested on December 5, 2008.

29. [Tianjin] Mr. Qi Changrong, Ms. Song Hongcui and Mr. Bai Hong Sentenced

Mr. Qi Changrong, Ms. Song Hongcui, and Mr. Bai Hong from the Tanggu District in Tianjin were held in a detention center for seven months until they were sentenced in the middle of October 2008. Mr. Qi was sentenced to five years in prison; Mr. Bai and Ms. Song to three years. They have been transferred to the city No.2 Prison. Police deny all the families' visits. The three practitioners' appeals have been turned down.

30. [Anshan City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Sun Shuchen Sentenced

Forty-year-old Mr. Sun Shuchen from Chaoyang Township, Youyan County, Anshan City, was arrested in August 2008. He was sentenced to one and a half years of forced labor and is now in Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. His elderly parents now have no one to care for them.

31. [Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province] Police Arrest Ms. Yu Zhiying and Several Others

Police arrested several practitioners including Ms. Yu Zhiying from the Zhenhai District in Ningbo City at noon on November 17, 2008, when they distributed Falun Gong CDs. The police destroyed all the truth-clarifying CDs and put Ms. Yu in the city's Zhenhai Detention Center. She might be sentenced to five years in prison. Ms. Yu had been arrested many times before.

32. [Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province] Mr. Fei Zhongyi Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison in 2007 for Explaining the Facts about Falun Gong

33. [Gaizhou City, Liaoning Province] Mr. Liu Hua Arrested

Personnel from the Gulou Police Station in Gaizhou City arrested Mr. Liu Hua on December 5, 2008. The arrest happened when Mr. Li explained the Falun Gong facts in Hongqi Shopping Mall. He is in the local detention center.

Gulou Police Station: 86-417-7813723

34. [Chongqing] Ms. Zhang Li Arrested

Ms. Zhang Li from Duzhou Town in the Changshou District n Chongqing City was arrested on November 23, 2008. Her husband has chosen to lead a homeless life to avoid illegal arrest. The police also ransacked the homes of Mr. Li Chunyuan and Mr. Guo Ba. Fortunately, they were not at home.

35. [Shandong Province] Six Practitioners Have Been Transferred to the Wangchun Forced Labor Camp

Six practitioners from the Linpan Oil Extraction Factory in the Shengli Oil Field were arrested and sentenced to forced labor. They are Ms. Cai Yun'e, Ms. Xue Yuhuan, Ms. Huang Jinju, Ms. Zhao Jinrong, Ms. Zhang Huiji, and Mr. Song Chunlin. The practitioners have been transferred to the Wangcun Forced Labor Camp in Zibo City.

36. [Chongqing] Ms. Luo Zehui and Another Ms. Luo Sentenced to Imprisonment

Ms. Luo Zehui, in her 60s, was arrested and her home was ransacked in May 2008. She was sentenced to eight years in prison in December 2008.

Ms. Luo from the Jiangjin District, who was arrested with her, was sentenced to five years in prison.

37. [Tianjin] Five Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Zhang and four other older women practitioners were studying Falun Gong books in her home at Hefuli Lane, Liulin Street in the Hexi District, Tianjin, at 3:00 p.m. on December 5, 2008. Officers from the Hefuli Lane Residential Committee reported them, and four policemen broke into Ms. Zhang's home. They ransacked the place and confiscated some Dafa books, an MP3 player, and other personal items. The police arrested the five practitioners and took them to the Liulin Police Station. Later on, police also ransacked the other four practitioners' homes.

38. [Yangquan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Lanfang and Her Son Arrested

Ms. Wang Lanfang and her son have lived away from home for several years. Personnel from the Datong City Police Department arrested them and took them to the Yangquan City Detention Center on December 1, 2008.

39. [Xinyang City, Henan Province] Ms. Ding Xuemei Arrested

Forty-four-year-old Ms. Ding Xuemei was laid-off from the Pingqiao District Food Bureau in Xinyang City. Officers arrested her and took her to the district police department at 3:00 p.m. on December 6, 2008. Ms. Ding was then taken to the No.2 Detention Center. Her 70-year-old disabled mother and a 13-year-old son need her care; her husband works in another city.

Shen, police officer in the Pingqiao District Police Department personally responsible for the persecution of Ms. Ding: 86-13837662696
Li Xirui, the chief: 86-13837689888

40. [Gansu Province] Three Practitioners from Zhangye City Arrested

Three practitioners from Zhangye City, Mr. Guang, Ms. Chen and Mr. Ma, were arrested in a community in Linze County on November 30, 2008 for distributing Falun Gong flyers. They are held in the county's detention center. Mr. Guan's home was ransacked on December 1, 2008.

41. [Henan Province] Mr. Bai Shaohua Taken to Baimiao Forced Labor Camp

Ma, the chief in charge of persecuting Mr. Bai Shaohua in Baimiao Forced Labor Camp: 86-371-63829557

42. [Tianjin] Mr. Song Zhishan Arrested and Home Ransacked

Personnel from the Ninghe County Police Department and from the Fengtai Town Police Station arrested Mr. Song Zhishan and ransacked his home in Xi Village, Fengtai Town, the afternoon of December 5, 2008.

Mr. Song, in his 60s, was sentenced to three years in prison the first time, and three and a half years the second time. He was just released, but police arrested him again.

Fengtai Town Police Station: 86-22-69489020

43. [Yangquan City, Shanxi Province] Ms. Wang Lanfang and Her Son Mr. Song Jiyong Arrested on December 1, 2008, and Transferred to the Yangquan City Forced Labor Camp

December 8, 2008

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